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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-14

ming at high rate of speed. Estimates
of its speed range from forty to sixty
miles an hour There was little time
in which to turn out TO pass the car
II is agreed, and it is believed tina,
the short turn at such great speed was
responsible for the accident.
Another possible cause assigned IL
that the right front wheel of the car
was snapped partly off when it struck
the rail of the street car track, which
at that point is slightly above the sur.
face at the pavement. The right front
wheel was broken from the axle.
Pegram Fireman Fifteen Years.
Thomas II. Pegram lived at eli
East Marshall Street. He was about
thirty-flve years of age. and had beer
with the Are department for some
fifteen years. He was married about
fifteen months ago to Mrs. Gibbons
who survives, The body was taken
from the hospital TO an undertaking
establishment. where II will be pre-.
pared for burial Funeral arrange.
ments have not been completed.
Among those who witnessed the ac-
cident, and who may be summoned TO
appear before coroner's jury should
DR.. Taylor deem one necessary are
Frank Haywood. 904 East Clay Street:
Walter Williams. 730 North Third
Street; Jesse cambridge. who works
at IA West Grace Street: r. NJ. Har-
ris. 143 Colonial, Avenue; H. Blair.
2327 Monument Avenue; Jesse YER
ser. West Main Street, and Morton
Deane. colored. former member OF
City Council from Jackson Ward.
Fire Not Large One.
The fire TO which Chief Joynes was
going at the time of the accident was
not large nor dangerous one, and
at the time the accident occurred II
was well in hand. The blaze was dis
covered in living rooms occupied by
NJ. d. Bloom over the Eliza Meat Mar.
ket, at 702 West Broad. and an alarm
was sounded aa $40 o'clock. En-
gines 4. 5 and and Truck 3 respond
ed, and the fire-fighting was directed
by Deputy Chief Wise.
The blaze was confined TO the rear
of the upper floor of the building and
tf=a small frame structure In the rear
The damage was said last night &c
have bene small.
The sending of call for No. 10
Engine about fifteen minutes after the
first alarm was abe cause for the
hasty flight of Chief Joynes through
the streets toward the scene of the
FIRE, and subsequently the fatal acct
dent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-14
HELD AMERICAN ship
AS SUBMARINE SHIELD
Germans Use Bark Normandy TO Aid
in Destruction % Charmed
Merchantmen.
ELEVEN OF GREW DROWNED
Russian steamer Leo, Which sailed
From Philadelphia For Beith June
rs With Americans Among Crew
Was Victim.

Liverpool. July 1s--How an Ameri-
can ship is alleged to have been used
as shield by a German submarine
for the sinking of another vessel is
the story related by members of the
crew of the American bark Normandy.
which has arrived here from Gulfport,
Miss.
The story is that the Normandy was
stopped by a German submarine sixty
miles southwest of Tuskar rock. of
the southeast coast Of Ireland. FRI
day night The captain was called
aboard the submarine. where his pa
pers were examined and found to
show that the ship was chartered by
an American firm January 5.
Obliged to Serve as Shield.
The captain of the bark, it was
asserted. was allowed to return TO the
Normandy. hut under the threat that
his ship would he destroyed unless he
stood by and obeyed orders. These
orders. u was stated were that he
was 10 act as a shield for the subma-
rine, which lay around the side of
the bark. hiding itself from an APP
preaching vessel.
This vessel proved to he the Rus
sian steamer Leo. Presently the sub
marine submerged and proceeded
around the bow OF the NORMANDY, ~
the story went, and ten minutes later
the crew of the Normandy saw the
Leo blown up,
Twenty-Five persons were on board,
of whom eleven were drown. includ-
ing three stewardesses. Those saved
Included three Americans, Walter EN-
cry, of North Carolina; Harry Clark
OF Sierra, and Harry Whitney, OF
Camden, Y. ].
Story Is Corrobortated.
All these three men when inter-
viewed corroborated the above story.
They declared that no opportunity was
given those on board the Leo for saw
ing life
The Leo was bound from Phila-
delphla for Manchester with a gen
eral cargo.
The captain of the Normandy told
the survivors he would have liked TO
signal their danger 20 them. but that
he dared not do SO, because his unin-
sured ship would then have been in
stantly sunk
The steamer Leo sailed from Phila-
deiphia June rs for Leith, under com
mand of Captain Jerstrom. She was
a vessel of 2324 tons and belonged In
Helsingsfors She was built in 1908.
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ORDNANCE OFFICERS
PERMITTED TO RESIGN
Able TO Serve Country Better organiz-
ing Private Mnnition Plants at
This Juncture.
ACCEPT TWO RESERVATIONS
Lieutenant-C Colonel Horney and Major
Phillips Permitted To Enter Service
of Private Corporations Making Mu-
nitions.

Washington. Jnly 1s,-Beltevins
that the ultimate interests of the
country will be well served by the
further development of commercial
sources Of supply OF munitions of
war In this country. Secretary Gar
rison mas accepted the designations of
two officers. experts in ordinance work,
who desire TO accept employment with
industrial firms engaged in powder
making.
The issue has been before the Sec
rotary for some time in the form Of
the designations of Colonel
Odus G. Horney and Major William
A. Phillips, both Of the bureau of
ordnance. Mr.. Garrison has asked the
attorney general for a ruling as to
whether he had the risDt 10 refnse 10
accept these officers designations, but
in view of his action announced to-
day. the opinion will not he rendered
by the attorney general.
A study Of the facts convinced Mr..
Garrison that 1t would be wise to let
these officers leave the military SER
vice on the theory that they might be
VI uENIniUeES TO the country
outside the army than in, for the
reason that as experts in their special
field they could better prepare private
industry TO aid the government lii
time OF war.
Lieutenant Horney's speciality is the
organization of powder and munition
plants II is understood that he is
10 organize new plant for the Aetna
Powder Company. Mr.. Garrison feels
that the war department can easily
find another man TO succeed Colonel
Horney as superintendent of the
Picaunny arsenal, while he Is apply
ing his ideas, acquired in the army.
In establishment a new plant. Major
Phillips is an infantry officer detailed
with the ordnance bureau assigned in
charge of the Sandy Hook proving
ground.
Mr. Garrison feels that there Ia al
ways the possibility that this govern
ment will be absolutely dependent on
private plants in this country for huge
supplies of war material. 1t has been
pointed out that while the maximum
output of the government powder
plants Is three million pounds OF
powder year. Germany is using
powder today at the rate of three
hundred million pounds a year
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enter into any terms with General
Villa
General Robes. who is now In Ell
Paso. did not make any statement to-
day regarding the report or state
whether he would be willing to accept
command of the villa army. Despite
the note the Villa agency reported
that Obregon's army had been out
fianked. and thai the column of Villa
troops was pressing south past Leon
and Silao to Irapuato. Whats head
quarters here today reported at Zaea-
tecas, while arrivals from the south
said villa himself had arrived in Chi
huahua City on his way to the Dor
der.
Villas decree, in which he fixed
the price OF his currency at thirty
cents United States currency for one
pesos, has resulted in the calling of
Ia meeting Of mine operators and
other business men and Villa officials
at Chihuahua. at which conference an
effort will be made to demonstrate
to Villas representatives the inadvis-
ability of trying to regulate arbitrari-
ly the price Of exchange.
II such regulation Is enforced, husi-
ness men declare merchants will be
forced to withdraw their supplies
from the market, making still more
serious the situation arising from the
increasing depletion Of foodstuffs
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French and British lines, the Germans
used asphyiatlng bombs.
in the region north of Arras the
cannonade was particularly violent.
There was no damage caused at Arras,
though there was no infantry action.
In the Argonne during the after
noon, the army of the crown prince
assumed the offensive along the
Rinarviile to Viennq la Chateau
Road. as far as the region OF La
Haute Chevauchee, and was subjected
to a new check. After very vio-
lent bombardment. accompanied by a
cross-fire of asphxiating bombs. the
enemy attacked with important forces
five different regiments Of the Six
teenth army corps having been iden-
titled at the point where our line was
rttv-hetft- f,aek.- Several en-
ergetic counter-attaCks delivered by
us. checked the enemy's progress and
threw him back.
Between the Meuse and the Mo-
selie the cannonade continued, par
ticularly in the Apremon forest. and
in the lie Pretre woods. where the
Germans, after new attempt to adj
vance during the night Of July 1913
had been checked. did not renew their
attacks.
Between Fey En-Haye and the
Gagne forest we gained some ground
by grenade fighting In Les Boyaux"
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MANY ARMENIAN REFUGEES
ARRIVING IN AMERICA.

New York, July I3.--The Greek liner
Vasilefs Constantine. in today from
Ptraeus. brought the biggest number
OF storage passengers, LIS. chiefly
Armenian refugees, that has arrived
here from any European port In more
than six months Among the cabin
passengers were Ave of the teaching
stan and two students OF the American
college for girls at Constantinopie The
instructors of Professor Isabel r. Dodd.
of Montclair: Professor Ellen B. Ellis, of
Mount Hoiyoke. Mass; Isabel s. Ken
needy, Miss Sarah Taylor, and Miss
Grace b. Boynton, OF Brooklyn
Miss Boynton said there were SIC, 900
Turkish wounded in hospitals in Con-
stantinople when the teachers left
there on June IL for Greece.
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SOUNDS LIKE PRETTY
FARF'ETCHED STUFF

Paris, July IA neutral traveller
Just arrived here from Germany has
told the Temps that the best Informed
persons in Germany believe that Gen
era1 Won Hindenhurg has told the
Kaiser that the war has reached Its
climax for Germany. and that as no
greater advantage can be expected IT
will be we'll to seek peace and thus
prevent a continuation OF a profitlesa
butchery.
AZ this, the Kaiser is said to have
ordered Won Hindenburg to be silent
and to leave his presence. Immediately
afterward he issued an order giving
General Macksnsen Won Hindenburgs
place. The party which breaches war
TO death" considers that 1t has won a
great victory In Won Hindenburg's dis
appearance.
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assistance. Others ran TO the middle
of the street. where lay the broken
and splintered car, and in front of 1t
and alongside the light pole, Chauf-
feur Pegram.
The lower part of the body of the
unconscious driver was entangled in
bits of wreckage of the car. and with
its red wood there blended the blood
of the man as Ii trickled from his
broken head through the debris and
formed in a pool about the body.
Policeman L. M. Reid. Of the Sec
ond Precinct, on that beat called
the city ambulance. Other calls were
also sent to the hospital garage. and
within a few minutes the ambulance,
in charge of DIR. Doggett. arrived, DR..
Wilbur Mercer and DIR. Doggett placed
Pegram in the ambulance to take him
to the Virginia Hospital but some
trouble developed, and the ambulance
wouldn't bulge.
Died as Hospital Was Reached.
The body of the fireman, in which
there was still the spark of life, was
placed upon a stretcher and placed
across the backs of the seats of a
titney bus of the General Motors Cor
poration, which was pressed into SER
vice.
The form and the ,stretcher were
held in place by Drs. Mercer and Dog
gett and Policeman Reid, and the
automobile sped to the hospital.
Pegram lived until the Virginia
Hospital was reached, and died just
as he was being removed from the
car TO be taken in, AS Pegram was
borne away from the scene OF the
accident DIR. Mercer was heard 10 say,
He has fracture at the base OF
the skull and may net live until the
hospital Is reached.
Nav Have Dislocated Shoulder.
Chief Joynes waswenrried from the
scene of the wreck in private auto
mobile to the residence of DR.. M. 9.
Sycle. 104 ID West Grace Street. The
chief was suffering from shock. across
his forehead was severe cut. and
his left shoulder, 1t is believed, was
dislocated.
He suffered so much pain that DR..
Sycle was unable to determine last
night just how seriously the shoulder
was injured. Chief Joynes was taken
TO his home on orth Eighth street
after his hurts were attended.
At midnight he was resting as COM
forta bly, as could he expected, though
he was still suffering considerably
Commissioner Mann was taken In
the city ambulance to the Virginia
Hospital as soon as the ambulances
motor began running again. The am
bulance had been put into running
order within a few minutes from the
time its trouble developed.
Mann's Hip Fractured.
From the hospital Mr.. Mann was
taken to his home, 260S East Grace
Street. DR. st. Julien OppeDheimer
called to attend him. found the lef'
leg fractured at the hip and severa
bruises about the body. The fracture
wa sreduced and Mr.. Mann was left
late last night in as comfortable con-
dition as possible. That his injuries
are more serious may be developed by
further examination today.
Those who Witnessed the accident
say the car of Chief Joynes was rum
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-14
HUERTA WIRES FAMILY
TO COME TO Ell PAsO.

New York, July lS.--Generai Victor
iano Huerfa. now In the custody of
the militar, authorities at Fort Bliss.
Texas, had teiegraphed his family IL
come to Ell Paso. Mrs, Huerta and the
members of her household. eleven in
number. are now preparing TO leave
their leased home at Forest Hills, L. L.
and they expect to depart for the Dor
der city Friday
II was said at the Office Of General
Huerta's business associates here that
the general intends making FL Paso his
future hofp<
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-14

New York, July 13--Mme. Mercedes
Schmit, "a French Red Cross nurse. ar
rived on the liner Rochambeau today
from Bordeaux.
The French know how 10 fight." she
said proudly. "and they are not afraid
TO die The love OF country Is so strong
they care nothing for loss OF limbs
or life. One private was brought Into
my ward 70 have his leg amputated.
He satd TO the surgeon: Doctor with
my leg gone ! weigh much less, |
wanted to Join the aviation corps. but
was too heavy. Now ] can go up
in the aeroplanes and drop bombs on
the Germans,
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further identified by both ladies.
Clarence Roy was also identified. not
by any particular clue. as In case of
the shirt, but by peculiarities in voice.
He stammers in an unusual manner.
This. together with his stature. fea-
lures and general appearance, ena bled
both Mrs. and Miss Coleman to be
positive in the belief that Roy was
Rollins companion in crime.
All five negroes were taken before
both ladies in their temporary home
with c. r. Jordan last night. and all
were taken before Mrs. Coleman here
today No positive evidence davel-
oped that the other three negroes are
Iaccomplices. They are still in Gus
tady,-ana- Caasta hla-R eHiwaFe- ha1
gone to arrest two more OF the gang.
1t heing the plan of the officers to be
on the safe side in the event of de-
yelopment of evidence of conspiracy
in the trial Thursday next.
Judge Chichester has kept in touch
with the situation. Juries will be
drawn tonight and subpoenaed tomor-
row. and the trials will begin Thurs
day morning Many prominent citi-
Zens OF the county were in Bowling
Green today urging speedy course in
the proceedings. Some made threats
with reference to any delay.
Mrs. Coleman is the widow of Pro-
fessor Chastain r. Coleman, who re-
sided in Caroline County many years
and died in Norfolk about twenty
years ago. She has SON residing in
Philadelphia and daughter residing
in Norfolk, and her daughter, Eula,
who shared the horrors of the fiend-
ish attack The latter daughter and
10 Nttrixa To-. Dl,tx
ton u. c.. until few months ago,
when they moved TO their country
place on account of Miss Coleman's
ill-health. brought about by arduous
work in professional duties as train
ed nurse.
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FOLkES SAYS PUT
CONTINUED From First rage.

dates for the House OF Delegates, E.
r. Fuller, Graham b. Hobson. w. M
Myers. A. O. Boschen, r. T. Bowden,
w. A. Crenshaw, John B. Lightfoot.
and James II. Price. in very brief
talks, asked the voters for their sup
port.
Several of the candidates referred
Ito the antagonism prevailing between
the members from the rural districts
and those from the cities In the last
Legislature. The Richmond delegates
claimed that the feeling was so strong
that they could do but little to pro-
tect Richmonds interests against the
attacks of the country members. atr
Price suggested that 1t would be bet
ter for the candidates TO leave the
discussion of this antagonism alone.
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'CARIHY ESCAPES


Recommends that members Of the Po-
lice Board have no power as members
of Police Force Recommends adop-
ton OF resolutions by Council TO put
features Of report into operation
These are the chief characteristics
of the committees epoch-making re-
port. The document Is signed by Al
derman Barton H. Grundy. as chair
man, and by Councilmen George w.
Rogers and G. +. Seaton, and Alder
man II. W. Melton and Councilman
E. H. Ferguson.
Alderman w. w Workman Is out
OF the city. and his name does not
appear on the paper Councilman E.
3. English presented statement that
as he could not agree with some OF
the conclusions OF the committee he
refused to sign the paper. 1t is known
that Chairman Grundy and Messrs.
English and Workman are the three
members who opposed the adoption
II the renart Msssrss Seatou Nal
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THE WEATHER.

Virginia; Prob
ably fair wednes-
day and Thursday
not much change
In temperature;
light westerly
winds.
North Carolina:
Probably ( a | r
wednesday a n d
Thursday; light
TO moderate wes-
terly Winds.
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The Gossard Corset Firm Of Chicago
has suggested to all men in RESPONSE
bic positions that total abstinence is
an essential of efficiency No pledges
have been taken, but the no-liquor
principle now controls in that firm.
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AS LAS | REs0R I
United Doctors Affect
Cures Where Others
F all

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The tinted Doctors nave affecfeo
NUMBER or remarkaoie cures tnak
nave LED some unscrupuious aover.
users 70 ADOPT simiiaT name hopin8
thereby 70 gain prestige
They wish TO notify the pnoiic tnat
they are not in any way connected
with any other institution in TINS
city.
UNTIL AD1GST FIRST.
we VIII give absoauteay Hee OF
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uon. and when necessary an Array
examination.
THIS oifcr ~ one that persons SUI
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and with very little confidence. These
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citation by hignly recommending OUT
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eases. .-s
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Read what some OF our patients nave
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II. r. Harper. prominent cftixen Of
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Local Temperature Yesterday.


Local Rainfall.
Rainfall last twelve hours .... Q
Rainfall last twenty-four hours T..
Deficiency in rainfall since Mar. /. 6.51
Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. l.. $50
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Suite sos. Richmond, VI.

Hours: a. NJ. to ! r. NJ. q to 8
r. M. daily: Tuesday. Thursday ana
Saturday until 8 r. NJ sunday, 10
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II you suffer from any OF the above
mentioned troubles, be sure ana take
advantage of diis free offer--come
today.
Do not be misied by unscrupuious
advertisers Be sure you come to our
offices. We are permanently located
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Mr.. Jenkins IL high In his praise.
and liz ready and willing to tell any
-ana of the remarkable benefits derived
from the treatment OF our specialists.
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