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THURSDAY. JUNE 10. 1915.
Tt,E agcloNpEe RMAN NOTE.

The Auef1caHi PupnEs g 0A4IS W III
interests the second mote to the German
ration from tho United States in re-
gard tossubmartne warfare, which note,
according to the best information
ayasiable vim be given out for publ
cation IN the newspapers Of the
country tomorrowimo morning: The reply
OF Germany To the first document
fron President Wilson did not meet
with the entire approval Of the
American people as evidenced by the
action OF the Administration in re-
gard 10 81; ana ST IS likely that the
SECOND note Of this government will
be riEht toifhe point in certain specific
points Of discussion and win demand
tliat the German nation observe Ger.
tain points of sinternationa law which
httherto. as fars AS the American gov.
ernment IS concerned, as expressed
through the executive head of the ma.
ton, lave NOT been complied with.
init new document to the Kaiser
has aiteady caused a serious break
IN the cabtnet o. the President of the
unitsd stafes, because William Jen-
nIngs BEyan. theIsily er:tongue orator.
and one ofsthe most famous opponents
OF untysrsal peace could not agree
With the head 81 the nation on the text
Of the note, ana therefore, resigned
his ofdce as secretary of state, rather
than 10 along tn the administration
This ii ttself, twithstanding many
other things which have come up since
the reply frena the FIRST note was re-,
ceived morn Germany, indicates that
Psesident Wilson, his message, has
departed iderablys from his for
mer policy o. conservatism and has
taken 3 ntm stand;
As tar as the resignation of Mr..
Bryan goes. there Will be little regre:.
In many respects he has been failure,
and Tor him 10 stir up q rumpus at this
time was fool:hardy although it must
be aid that ne did the right thing in
gatting out % the way when he found
that lie could not conscientiously ad.
here to the policy of the President IN
the natter % the second note to the
German government: There is such a
thing 20 q conservative and careful
policy in regard to foreign affairs, and
such ms been the policy. Of President
Wtlsor during tue entire time that he
has Been ID Office and for which he
must be- given due credit. For I'M
doubleday the stand o. the President
Of the united STATES on the question
OF the war in Europe and the trouble
IN Mexteo has done much to help the
Amerlcan public keep an opep mind on
the yexing questions: But the policy
o. Bryan, 81 thes face OF the condi-
Hons ot thtngs Is little out Of place,
and Tie President, feeling the pulse OF
the american people, has evidently
pr1psret note which he believes will
best express tie opinion Of the ma.
iotity Of the best people in this coun.
Try; and he has further insisted on
his VIEWS bsing Communicate to Ger.
many and hass 60 the cost Of a cabinet
memners held arn, refusing absolutely
to give WY to the arguments of Mr..
Bryan.
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he is united to its protection. Ger.
many has stated that she will not
discontinue such warfare in the war
zone, and no submarine attack
could be successful If the swift ocean
liners must be notified that a sub
marine attack is going to be made,
enabling the enemy's ships to escape
or destroy the detenseless submarines.
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Admiral Grape Juice deserted the
Wilson administration yesterday and
fred torpedo at the old ship, but it
is believed there are enough water.
tight block heads left to keep the old
hull afioat till 1916.
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Scene from sPThe Italian" at Grand

L b. / Il ~ st. g
Scene from ""TheH Italian" at Grand
ts2 tonight. %
In the character Of Beppo Donnetti
George Beban gtvesg a. nasterly exam
ple 81 what an actorIwho is alive to hts
role and can feel his part can do in
the way Of holding an audience in sus'
tanned tension. ii
Coupled with good clear protog-
raphy, well; chosen interior settings,
and a few startling innoyat ions, such
as hanging on the running; board OF a
rapidly.noving automobile, being
thrown on by q kick in the face, and
90 on, the acting of Beban makes q
rather pleasing and interesting pro:
duction out Of a story whose plot IS
nothing out Of the ordinary.
s.'.-- The story Of the immigrant toiling
IN 4 foreign land to earn enough to
brine Ills prospective bride to his side
from their native land, and heir sub:
seaue1lt struggles to subsist on the
barest living wage, has been used over
and over again. FL q.
ButSwith the help OF bout ! 500 feet.
Of film devoted to scenes IN the ma
tive Italy, and the fntrod ctto1s OF the
political boss in the city OF the land
Of the free, a. rat her novel twist -
given the story and It is made "a bet
ter one than the ayerage (!
on HIS release from prison, where
he has been sent for trying TO get
milk for his dying child, Beppo learns,
tofEthef child death and holds the po5
,liticaI boss indir ectly resp0n s1bles
Rememb ering past stayors rendered nyl
him to the boss, he had 3e1pec ed help
from that quart err only to be literally
thrown IN the gutter. 38ss lss
earning Of the illness Of the boss
baby, q few days Iater, y Beppo. by Inn M
;nersonating K a. ped der secures en-:
trance to the house, He hears the
ldoctorSt tell the fath her that the slightest
sound or shoe will prove fatal ito the
child; and when the lid Is lett alone
for MON emit Beppo yattatnsa the SIDE
lof gthe %crtb. n Raising alott the glass
SHADE FofS q lamp; he Is al bout To- dash
m "a the floor, wi EN- Ia slight moves
"a "a esnt az the child 'sj arm brings to mind
that his own child was won't TO make.
fheIsamef gesture! II Cent lowering the
shade, sBeppo steals away
n III 3ATaTHEg 81 oDRo I'M &.
y Eafl's six Water rymp hs. whicnH
have screwde the % ppe dreraes heaIel
for the tirst halt OF the week, nave
l1een1 kept for the balanec q 1.-THE week.
a that every one IN atrmont can
hayetans opp6rtunIty to see them.
There are many IN the ciky Mhos cam
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The Pittsburgh Gazette Times says,
"that Bryan always had yellow
streak. and is now shown to have a
white liver
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a sLENpER THREAD.

out Of over fifty allegations against
the new charter. Judge Raymond only
sustained one, and it is upon this
slender thread that the case will go
to the Supreme Court, and mighty
will be the fall when the thread breaks.
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Sometimes our brain Is 8particu larlg
dense; for instance, we cannot en-
stand why il the steel trust isn't q
trust Barnes is a boss. ~
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.57 vARlETlEs.n

There were "57 varities" Of charges
and allegations made as to why the
charter is void, but only one Of the
pickles was found with sufficient Juice
in, it to squirt into the eyes of the
court and attract its attention.
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Perhaps the approach of the chau-
,tauqua' season made the Bryan resigna-
ton imperative atSthis time.
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Executor Named.

George A. Vincent was named exc
cutor Of the will OF the late Anna R.
Miller. Bond of $500 given.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-01
MOTOR CLUB WILL TAKE
ORPHANS ON RIVER TRIP
Annual Outing for Inmates OF Local
Homes for Children to lie
Held shortly.

FOLLOWING the newer custom il or!ri-
mated last year. the Richmond Automo-
bile Club VIII give it's annual outing
to the orphans Of Richmond by taking
them down the river on The steamer
Pocahontas. leaving Richmoid in tho
morning at 10 o'clock and returning
at o'clock. Kessnich's Band will
furnish music during the day, and the
children will be supplied plcntifullv
with ice cream. cake and fruits, and
at midday with a more substantial
lunch.
1t is tho urgent wish OF r. b. All
port, chairman Of the committee, that
every member of the club will con
tribute so that it will not I've necessary
to ask outside aid. Such outings have
formed distinctive feature of the
work of the club, and hundreds of
orphans have enjoyed the picnics
which the club has furnished them In
the past. Only a small contribution
Is asked. and it is requested that checks
for the desired amount be mailed to
Chairman Airport.
In times past, the club used to take
the orphans out in automobiles, but
this plan, for various reasons. was
found to be unsatisfactory, and the
boat picnic plan was substituted, and
was last year n great success and q
source Of anticipation to the orphans
of other like outings TO come
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-01
Turkish.

NSTANTlNOPLE. April 80 (via
l.ondom.--Tho following Turkish
official statement regarding opera
tons in tho Dardnncllcs was given
out here tonight:
''On April 2S the fire of our bat
tcrics damaged tho French armored
cruiser Jeanne Dare, which left for
Tencdos In flames. An English de-
stroyer was sunk by our shell fire
on April IS ut the entrance to tho
narrows.
sixteen armorcd cruisers at
tackled our advance batteries at tho
narrows on April -, but up to eve
ming tho thousands of shells fired
upon our batteries and infantry po-
sitions resulted only in the wound
ing of number OF soldiers. The
transports off Scddul Bahr were
struck repeatedly by our shells, and
one WAS beached. We sank some
boats and sailing vessels.
The British battlcships Majestic
and Triumph, which had been dam
aged, had to withdraw from the
lighting line.
For the last two days the enemy
feet has undertaken no operations
against the narrows."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-01
HEAD OF JITNEY COMPANY
CHARGED WITH SPEEDING

Fritz Sitterdine, Jr.. president of the
General Motor Company, charged with
speeding In jitney bus last night at
S:45 o'clock, will be arrested to-day on
warrant sworn out by Traffic Police
man Samucls. according to n statement
made by the police. 1t was charged
that Mr.. Sitterding exceeded the speed
limit while running between Harrison
and Vine Streets on Main, and that
he was operating his car at a rate OF
between thirty and thirty-ive miles
an hour.
MIR. Sitterding Is the son Of the vice.
president of the Virginia Railway and
Power Company. When the latter
company entered tho Held against tho
Independent jitney buses. Mr. Sitter
ding, Jr., was made -fFr1sIdent of the
W psw o1sssa 70 and I'd y 1Sss
ordinance last night he -
~ Policeman Samueis1
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German.

BERLIN, April 30 (by wircless).-
German army headquarters to-day
gave out this report:
''Aviators have been active on the
coast: at ostend houses were dam
aged. The fortress at Duukirk was
shclled yesterday by German artil-
lcry.
Last night there was lighting
between Steenstraat and Hctsas.
German troops have fortified and
hold bridge heads on the western
bank OF the canal near Stecnstraat
and Aetsas. and on the east bank OF
the canal north of Ypres. Zouavcs
and Turcos attempted charge
against the German right wing, but
this charge broke down under the
German fire.
I'm the Champagne district, north
of LIE Mesnil, the French attempt to
win back their former positions re-
suited IN failure.
I'm the Argonne district, to the
north Of Four de Paris. n trench OF
the enemy was captured. German
troops here took prisoner one
French officer and thirty men. and
held tho ground gained against re-
peated French counterattacks
Near Corray. in the eastern part
of the ArEonnc, m acroplanc of tho
enemy came To earth. The aviators
were found to he dead.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-01
.DUNK|RK NOT BOMBRhDED
BY GERMAN WAR VESSELS
Smelling Of City Reported by Aerial
Reconnaissance to Have Been
by Land Gun.
NUMBER OF BOMBS DROPPED
Four Zeppelin Dirigible Balloons Re-
ported Over Lowestoft, Suffolk
County-Air Activity in Other Sec
lions Also Referred To.

LONDON. April 3o.-A British official
statement given on. this evening says
1t is not true that German warships
have bombarded Dunkirk. OH the coast
OF France.
The admiralty tonight made the
following announcement:
The position of the German guns
bombardng Dunklrk has been veri-
ned by air reconnaissance. IT was at
tackled this evening. twelve small and
two large bombs being dropped.
y reconnaissance was also made at
ostend which Is clear of important
craft. ~ Taube appeared. hut 1t kept
io.ooo feet up. at Il distance of about
three miles. Our aeroplanes gave chase,
wlercupon II retired"
Another British official statement
given out this evening said:
The Smelling of Dunkirk is now re-
ported by aerial reconnaissance to have
Dcen land gun. and the reports trait
German warships were off that port
were due to misapprehension"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-01
LAUGHED AT THEIR APPEAL
Men on German Submarine Indifferent
10 Struggling Survivors Of I'niuhn.

LONDON. April 3o.-E r. Peak, sec
cnd engineer Of the British steamer
Falaba. who was rescued by trawlcr
when his ship was sunk off The Irish
coast on March 2S by German sub
marine. with heavy loss OF life, has
made a statement to The admiralty
definitely charging that the submarine
crew laughed ut the struggling sur
vivors of the Falaba and were lndif-
fcrent to their appeals for help AZ
ter telling how he was washed off Il
lifcboat by the explosion OF a torpedo
but managed to keep himself up with
an oar, Peak says:
81 was now quite close to the sub
marine. In fact ! was hoping they
would pick me up. hut. instead. they
We're laughing and seemed to treat II
as huge Joke There were about n
dozen standing on her deck The crew
OF the submarine had every oppor-
tunity for saving lives had been they
SO minded. but II was quite evident
that the Germans wore prepared to
see tho people drown"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-01
CARNEGIE COMMISSION
AWARDS HERO MEDALS
Fifty-1sSo Acts of bravery In Variou.
Sections OF Country
Recognized.

PITTSBURGH, April 3o.-At the
spring meeting of the Carnegie Hero
Fund Commission here to-day. fitty-
two acts of heroism in many sections
of the country were recognized. In
two cases. gold medals were awarded;
i'll fourteen cases, silver medals, and in
thirty-siX, bronze medals.
Ten OF the heroes lost their lives
and to the dependents of four OF these
pensions aEEregating $2,76O n wear
were granted: to the dependents of five
of the others who lost their lives sums
totalinE $3.5t0, to be applied. subject
Ia the directions of the commissions i'm
various ways, were granted I'm addi-
ton to these money grants, in thirteen
cases sums agErcgating $4,000 were
appropriated for educational purposes.
payments 10 he made as needed ana
approved and In twcnty-nine cases
awards HGEregating s30,5OO were made
To be applied toward tho purchase OF
homes and to other worthy purposes.
Payments in these cases Will not be
made until the beucnciarics' plans for
the use Of the award have been ap-
II.
Among the awards were the follow
ing:
'ironzc mcdals-J Joseph Black
shear. Thonpsonvillc, Ga. aged four
teen. saved three girls from drowning
in pond nj Thon,psonville. May is.
1912: James y. Madison, 1916 West
Madison street, Chicago ILL.,, aged
eighteen. saved Henry -. Bryson from
drowning nj Webster. n. c.. April ?,
1919; w. Arthur Lusby. 2ii7 Nichols
Avenue. Washington, II. G.. aged
eleven, saved three boys from drown
ing in the Amacustia River, january o.
1917; Lyman !. Bobcr, 1926 East Monu
mont street, Baltimore, Md, aged
thiriH-two, sevcd three girls from
drowning at Ellcott City. August IG
1918; William y. Pcarcc, 1O4 East Fort
Avenue. Baltimore. Md, aged twenty
seven. saved Il passenger train from
being wrecked at Elsinerc, Del, June
6. 1913. by pulling plank from the
rails when the locomotive was within
eighty feet OF him.
Silver mcdals-William w. Marshall
Clio North Milton Avenue, Baltimore
Md. helped TO save Charles Davies, In
the same accident In which Van DYKE
was killed.
Gold medals =. Charles Zollinger
Frederick. Okla, and julius j.. Gordon
of Houston. Tex, helped to saws oliver
III. Brewer and Alvah Dean from, n
cavc-in Mt Frederick. okla, October
2S. 1913. Worked for hours, notwith
standing warning from onlookers tina,
h6ey themselves would bo buried }by
MGR Caye-in. H.,t. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-01
CAPTAIN HENRY BOWEN
DIES At TAzEWELL HOME.
Was One of Last Six Survivors of
Capitol Disaster of Forty
Five Years Ago.
IN U. S. CONGRESS TWO TERMS
Had Distinguished Career as Mem
Der OF State Legislature-Wido
receives Very Sympathetic Mes
sage From Governor Stuart.
Especial TO The Times-Dispatcb, !

1
! TAIEWELL. VA, April 3o.-contain
Henry Bowen, one of the most nro,,i-
"eht ana highly respected citizens OF
laZewell County, died at his home at
Maiden Spring, yesterday afternoon at
3:3 o'clock, ana was buried ii, Jef-
fersonville cemetery Mt Tazcwcu. this
AFTERNOON The funeral was conducted
ny fev j. 70. Spring. Rev ]. ". Har-
man and Rev II. x. Suthcr.
Captain Bowen was son of Camera,
ltees T. Bowen, who represented this
"is'rict In Congress many years ago.
ana was born at Maiden Spring .Taze-
well County, on December &c, 1871. be-
ing In his seventy fourth year at tho
time of his death.
ON December 4. 1871. he morrie,
Miss Louisa Gillespie. who was n sis
ter of the late a. L. Gillespie and ex-
Senator Joseph S. Gillespie. of ,royo-
We'll County. and of this marriage the
following children. together with ,:.
widow. survive: Dr. Margaret Ro,yer
! j. Walker. William Rees, II. a. Bowen
ana Joseph G. Bowen. and one brother.
ltecs r. Bowen, and one sister Mrs
1
captain Bowen entered the C.onfad
crate army in 1861. served contint
ously. most of the time as captaiu Of
cavalry IN Paync's Brigade. Lees Di-
vision, Army of Northern Virginia. nm
III December p. 1864. when NJ was can
turcd in night attack By Sheridan's
Cavalry az Lee Springs When r.
leased from Fort Delaware. Juno 10
] $685., he returned to his native county
ana engaged In farming. III 1869 he
WAS elected To the Virginia LcEislA-
t,trc. ANA reelected In 1871.
In the death OF Captain Bowen ono
OF the last six surviving members of
me Legislature who was in the Capi;ol
building when II collapsed fortv-fivc
years ago last Tuesday, is removed. In
the disaster sixty-onc ,incn Lost Their.
/ lives. and 96l were injured. Captain
Bowen was injured. hut escaped along
with Major John w. Daniel. his com
rauc in arms. ana colleague at thar
time in tho Legislature
In lSS2 Captain Bowen was elected
10 Congress rs q rcadjustcr, and was
elected TO tie Fitticth Congress as q
Republican. and served with distinction
III Congress.
A. mark or tho high esteem In
which he was hold by HIS fellow citi-
@ens, the following telegram was this
morning received by his widow from
Governor stuart:
II am greatly distressed by the sad
tidin@s Of the Sr:cvous blow that has
fallen upon YOU. The loss IS not yours
alone. The State has lost a son in
whose life ana character were cXcmpii-
. fled i'll n high degree tho qualities Of
honor, courage and patriotism, which
for five generations characterized and
distinguished the name he bore. y gal
liant soldier an upright citizen. honor
able In all relations. he worthly typi-
drove out tho Indian and the alien, and
whose good right arm carved from "a
wilderness the paradise OF the noun
tains Please know that my syulpn Thy
goes out TO YOU and yours III this dark
hour OF atiiction"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-01
French.

PARIS. April 30.-The French
War Office report this afternoon fol-
lows:
I'VE made progress yesterday to
the north Of Ypres, in the region of
steenstraat.
The city of Rheims received 500
shells, of which many were Of an in
cendiary nature. These missiles
started several fires, but it was
found possible to circumscribe them
and to put them out quickly.
In the Champagne district the
enemy shelled one Of our ambu
lances, wounding n doctor
German warships have been re-
ported at large off the coast of Bel
GUM.
3Dunkfrk yesterday received nine
teen shells Of large caliber. Twenty
persons were Killed and forty-fve
wounded. Some houses were de-
stroyed."
The War Office tonight made
public the following official com
munication:
I'm Belgium. to the north Of
fpres, our attacks have progressed
on the whole front on depth
varying from 500 meters (about
l,6OO feet) to one kilometer two-
thirds of mile).
We have taken two successive
lines OF trenches and captured
great many prisoners.
The correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press visited to-day the
summit Of Hartmanns-Weile OPT,
which the enemy has not attacked
for the last two days.
One Of our airships has bonn
barded the railroad and sheds in the
region of Nalencicnnes.
"One of our acroplanes, which
was destroyed by an explosion, fell
inside tho encmy's lines"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-01
WHAT WARNING NATIONS CLAIM
IN THEIR OFFICIAL STATEMENTS

Between the Meusc and tho
Moselle French attacks on positions
conquered by us on the heights of
the Mouse resulted in failure. Also
to the north of Flirey Il French
charge failed, with heavy losses.
In the lighting on the heights Of
the Mouse between April "a and
April IS. the French lost In prison
ers forty three officers. including
three regimental commanders, and
about 1000 men.
The fortiflcations OF Harwich
have been shelled from the air.
CThe dispatches from England last
night said Ipswich and Bury ST.
Edmunds had been shelled by a
German airship, with slight ma
terial damage and no loss of life.
Harwich is ten miles to the south
east Of Ipswich. while Bury st. Ed
munds, where several bombs were
dropped and two houses set on fire.
is about twenty-five miles to the
northwest of Ipswich.)
I'm the eastern arena of the war
the vnnguards OF the German
forces, advancing into Northwestern
Russia. reached yesterday the rail-
road running from Ducnaburg to
Libau. The Russian forces did not
offer serious resistance. Fighting
is now going on near Szawle and
Kalwarya lin Russian Poland, north
of Suwall<i. Duenaburs Is about
225 miles to the east of Libau. 1t
is an important manufacturing city,
and Il is described as IL great depot
for the Russian artillery. The rail
road line between these two points
runs east and west through the
Province of Eovno. and 1t is. rough
~ speaking, 1870 miles to the north
of the boundary line between Kovno
and East Prussia).
Strong Russian attacks on our
positions failed with heavy losses.
German troops took prisoner five
officers and 500 unwounded Russian
soldiers.
Further to the south, between
Kalwarya and Augustowo. Russian
charges failed"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-01
WEST VIRGINIAN WINS
Interstate Oratoricnl Contest Held In
baltimore.
Especial to The Times.Dispatch.l

l MI
BALTIMORE. MD, April 30-W!l-
ford ]. BOOKER OF West Virginia Uni
versity. and representing the State OF
West Virginia, was declared the victor
in the interstate contest in oratory.
held this evening at Mccoy Hall under
the auspices OF the INTERCOLLEGIATE
Peace Association. Tho Maryland rep
rcsentative, Leo y. Codd, of Loyol,
College. was placed second BY the
Judges.
The University of Virginia was rep-
resented by l.. G. Purvis, who was the
last DICTATOR. His subject was The
Surest Way to International Peace
Mr.. Purvis did not take the prize, but
was complimcntcd on his paper. The
prize was $75, and entities the victor
to compete in the national conference
TO he held at Lake Mohonk, " Y. the
latter part of May.