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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
NO TRUTH IN STORY THAT JAPAN HAS
ESTABLISHED BASE AT TURTLE BAY
Embassy Issues Statement That Rumor Preposterous
Only Ground For Rumor Is That Wrecked Cruiser
Asama Is Being Savaged-U. S. Makes No Protest

Washington, April l5.-rhc admins
tration sees no cause for concern in
the japanese naval operations in Tur-
tie Bay, on the coast OF Lower Cali
fornia, Mexico.
The Japanese embassy today au-
,thorized the statement that every
thing that Japanese vessels are doing
at Turtle Bay is In connection with
the work of saving the wrecked
cruiser Asana, which ran on the rocks
there some months ago Oficiais of
the government are satisfied that this
is tile case.
-. The Navy and State. department are
not without information of their own
on the subject United States war
ships are constantly moving up and
down the coast of Lower California in
connection with the patrol OF Mexican
waters. and Washington has been in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
|AND|TS WITH MOTOR TRUCKS HOlD-UP
FREIGHT, SECURING VALUABLE LOOT
robbery OF New Aork Central Train One of Most UNIQUE in
History Fifty Thousand Dollars Worth of Valuable
Fabrics Taken Engineer in Dash Raises Alarm

Buffalo. \. u. April To-
Armed bandits held up "a New
York Central Railroad fast freight
carly today. terrorized the train
crew by rifle fire. looted S50.O00
worth OF bolted silk from fifteen
cars and escaped with the plum
der In four automobile trucks.
Posses hurried to the scene of the
|oId-up, at Sanborn. nine miles east
Z North Tonawanda. after the engine
liver, running through n rain OF shot
kmped to the throttle or his locomo-
I've, which had been detached from
he traia. and made a record run OF
lEht miles to suspension Bridge
here he raised the alarm.
Cordons OF mounted Lolice guard
4 every road from the east and north
Ito Buffalo today on the lockout for
" bandits. who were reported y
"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
SHOWER DAY SUCCESS
AT SETTLEMENT HOUSE

Wednesday was shower" day, or
donation day, at the Nurses Settle
meat. 81 South Beech Street. Many
friends e the institution In which
working girls are given the environ
ment OF real home at nominal
cost, either callet at the house with
their gifts or sent them in and the
total of gifts for the day was a very
gratifying one.
That the event was most success
fui one was stated last night by the
la dies who look after the direction
and management OF the institution,
and officers Of the nome declared
Il7ql ssaIdX3 OF p9usI@ faul luqI
thanks for the generous manner in
which they responded.
The Nurses Settlement Home was
established in October. 1918, by the
Nurses Settlement OF this city, and
n number OF friends, L vas on open
ing day eplendidly equipped by its
friends, The stock Of linens kitchen
and dining room equipment and
household goods having considera bly,
diminished since Opening day a call
was issued several days ago to the
friends of the Institution
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
.css Than Half Voted Last
September, When Largest
Vote in Twelve Years Was
Cast in Richmond
WHEREIN RICHMOND
CITIZENS ARE REMISS

Taking az their taxt .E.terras
ciiance Is the Price of Liberty =
fly or sixty of the more prominent
uSjneSs ana urofcssf.,F,t -
Richmond met last nigh In the Me
fanics' Institute hall and nerfecfaa
permanent organization having for
Is purpose !. gradual increase In no
Eotlng strength Of tire CITY ~ pteb-
kond until. All elteIhIa u.hita ,,Tfe,e
be registered The sf,,tf,,,, -
Rotation Of Richmond - ~ nave
To-day Permanent t.hafr,n,r r. ~
u rrtpg a., n.,T 80, - "a
B,:,n4itteo oe i've vh{.b r.Ill ,fs. I've
ccn1rnittee on f.er,,,a,-a-,t o,e-s,,tza-
Hon. 'Th3s esrnn{.ten u;l7 erlsr. .
#ala Sccretar, whose business Z. vtftI
J. Ia perform the wort nf rho nr.
,,4lgatfe Isn, ~, ,,t.esan, NJ 49,,
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bern To rail hoecra tno4. ,hetr -
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h. elt.,lblo vnfcrs vTssf, f,at,, ,,,t -ags
tered and al herV{1ss t1ttsHNe8
Suf,~s.vtp,ions Secured
For the .XperNe- ~ he o,.o,,tzs-
ON subscriptions we're received -.
snt from these present ana today
pd from -taA on efforts vifl he male
sert1re rnomhcra each member IT,
Describe according 10 hts .neaps ara
is desires
Strons speeches .rer, r,4a5n last
sht d. r N ,sa~rin,rt,,,, {,,h, =,
"a Sley Iaz~pb q. Tatlar ana cher.
hese men urged uuon thar bsarere
Ac Importance Of increasing ths reg
tered vo1A oe thc rit,- otrn,{rc -
stics Of a nature starfli9sy "a ,bn~e
no hay been in hnssf1l ignorance Al,
be raurIfv Of the Registered vn.. :,
Richmond.
Mr. Darlington called tba ynee.3nr
] order as ,hsIrr,ar - ~ f,rn
r or Eon1nlcrre forsrn3t,ne y.Gtrh
|snce{ved t}3r idea ana 49, ,p,, ncra 49,,
hartman of the meeting ~. d..
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ore than 20 Goa ergfl,le wh3,a
.ters of which Ises th,,, ara.h.lf
|sualiy voted "a a,tficsrnt nx,,l.,,at
|an ot v7Y.s nlcrtians are fra,1,crtf,.
I,ntroiied H., omn}ove4 ae tbe r5ty
po,,uIar t.o,,yu,,,.,e
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16

New York, April l5.-John BUNNY
the movie comedian, is critically Ill a,
his home in Brooklyn. After a very
arduous season he suffered break
down three weeks, ago. wherr 'c01npif-
cations of heart and kidney trouble
became manifest. His physician holds
little hope for his recovery.
Bunny 10 fifty-two years old and Z
native 81 New York etty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
ZAPATA PLANNING TO SIIZI
REINS OF GoA ERNAIEST

I'll paso. Texas. April 15.-Accord-
ing 10 Americans arriving here today
from Mexico City. after being twelve
days one the road conditions in the
Mexican capital are little better than
when General Obregon was ruling.
and Emiliano zapata, who is in charge
Of the capital with his troops. Is not
as loyal to General Villa as the Vii
llstas would have the American public
believe.
Provisional President CARO- was
still IN office when the travellers reach
ing here today left Mexico City. but
he is subordinate in power. II was
said. to General Zapata and his chiefs
Zapata Is planning to assemble the
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16

IS position 10 know what was sofnf
on. Reports published today are re.
sarted as untrue. In that they givs
an impression of the situation con-
trary to what Is understood to be
correct. The United States government
has not spoken to Japan. either for-
mally or informally, regarding actt-
vities of naval vessels in Turtle Bar,
and 1t was stated today that II n
very unlikely that anything win be
said as long as the situation continues
as at present.
Acting with Great F'reeAsn.
~ L. Us not doubted, here that this.
Japanese are acting with great free-
dom at Turtle Bay than might b. the
case were there In existence a rev.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
Mrs. Anna Virginia Kecsce.

Mrs, Anna Virginia Reese. WIFE OF
William NJ. Reese. died at. her. res.
'dencs. sos North Twenty-eighth
Street, at 1920 p NJ "Wednesday
evening. She leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Minnie Kecsse Gibbs and Miss
Ida n. Kcesce. Funeral services from
the home Friday q ~. n.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
VILLA GETTING RATHER
BETTER OF ARGUMENT
Details OF Great Struggle Arc Lack,
ing, But Decisive Battle Is In
Progress.
But CARRANZA CLAIMS
GREAT VICTORY FOR OREGON
In Fighting Before Natamoras Many
Mexican Bullets Eall i'm Brownsville,
Endangering Lives of american
Citizens.

Vera Cruz, April t5.~-trenewai
Carranz&s received today IA teIc-
gram from General Dbregon, In
forming him that Villas army has
been routed with enormous losses
Mt Celaya. General Obregon said
he has captured eight thousand
men and thirty guns. He cSti-
mated that six thousand to eight
Thousand of Villas men were
killed.
In reply General Carranh
teicgraphed.
THE reacsionaries have now
been successfully placated."
The church bells have been
ringing here all day since this
news WAS made public. and bands
are parading the principal streets.
Washington, April t5.-Fightlng IN
the vicinity OF Celaya has been re-
newed by Generals Obregon and villa
according to adyices received AT the
State Department today. Dispatch hes
are incomplete. but indicate that Gen
eral villa has had q little the better
of the battle
The lines Of the present battle
which is expected TO prove Of decisive
importance in the struggle between
Carranza and Villa, extend from
Celaya through Queretaro to La
Griega. 1t Is estimated .hat 5.00G
men are engaged Obregon's retreat
ia said to have been cut OF at Is
GTiega by the Villa troops.
San Luis Potosi and vicinity is com
pleteiy controlled by the Vil1istas. ne
state Department is informed. There
is a limited train service TO surround
ing points.
General Funston reported to thf
War Department today that In this
fighting before MAtamoras yesterday
many Mexican bullets felt in Browns.
vile. on the American side. There
were no casualties in the Texas town
The firing yesterday, the general said
was OF desultory character, and
without definite result
General Funston has called on two
aviators TO aid in the patrol Of the
border, near Matamoras. IIeutenants
Milling and Jones and All army aero
plane are being sent from the Sar
Diego army aviation school
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
ZEPPELIN RAID IN NORTH
ENGLAND \ FAILURE

London. April 1o.--The Zeppelin
raid last night on towns lying about
Newcastle. on the Tyne. must be con-
sidered the second failure OF It's sort.
Tho properly damage was SO slight
as to be almost negligible and only
two civilians were injured, their
hurts amounting 10 little more than
scratches
The city of Newcastle was undoubt-
edly the objective sought cut by the
raiders. but owing 70 tho early warn
iugs sent out aud the fact that all
lights were extinguished. this place
was entirely missed, while the Yep
pelin wandered. following an erratic
course, from one small village to an
other, dropping its bombs hlindly
The shipbuilding yards and the ex-
tensive coal bunkers along the River
Tyne escaped without damage.
Incendiary Bombs.
There were some narrow escapes
however, one bomb falling near a
passenger train. and others near build
ings in which many people wers
housed The bombs seem 10 have been
mostly of the tncendiarv type. They
were incased in steel Cylindrical tubea
six inches in diameter and eighteen in
ches long The tubes were coated with
an infiamable substance. which Great
ed an intense heat as 1t burned. Sorne
of the bombs embedded themselves
two feet in the earth, while others
when exploding. threw a sheet OF
natues ten feet into the air
The shippers of British +rawIers
who sighted the Zeppelin at sea, de-
scribed her as the "a, one of the
latest types. II is believed that the
raider came from Highland. II she re-
turned TO that island her total flight
must have measured about 500 miles,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
COLLEGE PROHIBITION
CONVENTION ON TO-DAY
Registration of Delegates and Visitors
Begins I'm First baptist Church AT
10 O'Clock This Morning.
WILL HOLD INTERESTING
SESSION or TWO DAYS
John Garland Pollard and DIR. y. 4.
Mcconnell Speakers This Afternoon
and Touight--Oratorical Contest
for Cash Prizes Tomorrow.

Representatives OF schools and
colleges In Virginia will gather from
a3l parts Of the state TODAY and to-
morrow ia the First Baptist Church
fer annual convention Of the Inter
collegiate Prohibition Association Of
Virginia, which beelus ,nls Afternoon
At SIS clock. The second session
w ll be had at s o'clock tonight. and
tAa third viii be tomorrow morning ar
= so. There viii be no afternoon meet
ing SatgrdaY. but the closing session
VII begin al 6 clock tomorrow night.
The 1n3 session viii he featured hy
the oratorIcai contest In which the
societies affiliated with the ASSOCIATE
in several Virginia colleges. via he
represented
The registration quarters for dele
gates and Others attending the con
yeution will he opened In the First
Baptist Church ~ O o'clock this mora
ing AZ stade Bts Of the schools and
colleges lu Richmond are invited to
attend the sessions, and Invitation is
extended TO the general public also.
attorney -t.cnerai Pollard To-day.
The event az THO opening session this
afternoon VII be the address. nj 4
O'Clock. by Aforementioned John
Garland Pollard. whose subject II THE
Christian student ard Civic Life
pr, J. r. Mcconnell. ~ East Rad
ford Normal school viii be fhe prlnci-
pal speaker tonight His subject =
The Challenge to the student Of This
Generation"
The ovatoriral contest tomorrow
Night VIII begin at SIS o'clock and
10 she winning speakers three cash
prizes vii he awarded. The arst prize
II ss5. given by the " .. = L. and
tho second and third. or sl5. aud Of
slo respee:tvely, are given by the
Wom@u'a Prohibition League OF
a n1erica
The progHam for thc tvo days ses-
son is follows
Friday. April 10.
io.e0 \ Authorization OF dele
gates
$40 r. M--Devotional; address of
welcome; response: music
$50 =. M.~-Address pr. r. r. An
derson. Of Richmond College
400 T. ADDRESS Hon John Gar
land Pollard. "The Christian student
and Cjyic Life
as r. Announcements and ad-
journment
s T.. NJ Devotional
$40 u NJ Address Mr. w. NJ
Eunts, The Work of the L e A."
sSo p. N. Address Or j r. Nc
Cornell. The Challenge TO the. stu
dent of This Generation
els T. Adjournment
Saturday, April ~.
$40 A. M.~-pcvotionai
$40 A. M.-Reports from local
leagues; reports from State officers:
discussions: Team, peputs ton Work"
'"fhe Study Course and College Credit
How TO Get More Students In Our
study Glasses" The Present Problem
lin Virginia" committee reports: cleo
tons of officers.
f. M-State orators contest for
three cash prizes; DR.. W. w Moore
honorary chairman; announcement of
decision of Judges adjournment
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16

Observation sleeplag Car to Atlanta
Via Sou. Ry. effective April ~. Leave
Richmond r. AZ Through train to Rir-
miDEham. Excslisnt sarvies. e07 r. Naan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
TWO HORSES KILLED THIS
MORNING IN ZEPPELIN RllD

London, April Is CFridayl The
Germans made another air raid on
the east coast Of England this morn
ing
Three bombs were dropped at 1:15
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
HOLLAND CALLS ON
GERMANY FOR APOLOGY

News of the sinking by Ger
man submarine of tho Dutch
steamer Catwiik has caused con-
stcrnation I'm Holland, where the
people arc a. one In calling ON the
Government to demand full
apology from Germany. or de-
clare war.
Berlin reports that the Germans
are holding their own on tho west
ern front and that attacks of the
French forces at various points
on the Southern part of the line
have faiiCd. The official German
statement also says that The Rus
sian invasion of Hungary has
been n failure.
French troops carried an i'm
portant position near Arras at the
point OF tho bayonet. The French
made an advance ~ nearly a mile
at alSaGc, French aviators drop
ped bombs or the headquarters of
the imperial general stan at Ma
sieras.
According to tho Petrograd Of
fetal statement tho operations on
the southern spur OF the Carpa-
thians have been entirely success
full. and the AustrianS there are In
full retreat, burning tho bridges
behind them.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
Quotes His Previous Expression.

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The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-09

sometimes overdone; they do not re.
qlure much shelter unless the weather
gets bad.
I have constructed on my farm sew
eral sheds and windbreaks where the
ewes can 80 when cold storms In the
fall and early winter come up.
allow them the freedom Of the pas
tura during the day time and they
know when they need to go to shelter
as well or better than do, and ! al
ways them be the Judge.
OF dShrse when the time Of drop
ping comes 1t is best to keep them in
small pens for a few days, but unless
the weather is very bad It is not best
to keep them too closely confined, as
It will tend to make them tender and,
as the young lambs are rather tender,
anyway. everything that win strength
en- them should be provided for them.
If you wonder why your yearlingf
do not fatten readily, an examination
Of their mouths viii doubtless show
that they are shedding their first teeth
and cannot eat wen.
It does not pay to grind feed for
sheep. In fact, they do better when
they grind their own.
Nothing better than turnips for
sheep. and nothing is more easily
raised.
More sheep are made sickly and
weak by improper ventilation than by
exposure.
A sheep does not mind cold weather
so long as 1t is not wet weather.
Force the lambs after they are four
months old If you want to get the best
market prices.
We have seen some good orchards
destroyed by pasturing sheep in them
when the trees we're very small.
Sheep win injure trees by rubbing
against them and eating of the bark,
and nothing but a wire netting viii
prevent them from doing It.
The eve should be kept in moderate
ly good flesh, and at lambing time
should be strong and able to take care
Of her lamb.
A sickly lamb at weaving time sci
dom grows into a profitable sheep.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-09
IiEIIHIf lElNyyE
PLfITETLTpS y
~
UTILIZING THE BACK YARD
Ingenuity Must Be Displayed IN Lay.
Ing Out the Small Space That
10 Available.

The problem OF combining some
aembiance Of design with the uses to
which the average city back yard Is
put Is a difficult one. Take a trip on
the elevated IN summer and consider
the acres Of waste land and the count
less wasted opportunities in those sad.
hot, dusty back yards. Think OF the
tons Of delicious vegetables they
might have raised, the lovely flowers.
Gracious; let's not think Of It any
more-lets get out our seed cata.
logues and pencil and paper and plan
to have our back yard an oasis this
summer.
Here are suggestions for the plant
ing OF very small yards. The design
shows a garden 25x60 feet Of lawn,
shrubs and flowers, the whole com
pletely hidden from the street by the
heavy planting in the northwest cor
ner.
The yard is s7hxsO feet and has 3
small cold frame at right
In the cold frame can be raised the
twenty-four tomato plants that later
80 against the north fence, the ear
Hest crops OF lettuce. radishes and
onions and the first planting Of sweet
corn and cuoumbers
The six dwarf fruit trees, the olump
Of shrubs at the end Of the grass walk
and the bench make an attractive out
look from the back porch.
A delightful flower and vegetable
garden can be achieved in a planting
space s0x60 feet by dividing them
with a pergola. Suppose there is
long walk down the middle Of the
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-09
TANKAGE AN IDEAL
BROOD SOW RATION
When Mixed With Corn Strong,
Healthy Pigs Are Produced
at Minimum Cost.

Ten or fifteen years ago there was
considerable complaint Of tankage
causing trouble when fed to breed sows.
These complaints seemed to have been
due to a low grade Of tankage. or feed.
ing it in too large amounts. During
recent years there has been very little
complaint
At the Iowa station they have found.
after several years Of careful expert.
menting, that a mixture Of about Of.
teen parts Of corn to one part Of
tankage makes an ideal brood SOW "a.
ton. producing strong. healthy pigs
at a minimum Of expense, with feed
prices as they generally prevail.
If the farmer feeds hts average SOW
not more than one-half pound Of tank
age daily, and If he depends for the
most part on q ration Of about fifteen
parts Of corn 20 one part Of tankage,
he will get good results from tankage
He should be sure. however. that he is
giving q good grade Of tankage. The
fertilizer grade Of tankage, when fed
to sows, often produces bad results.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-09
PICS NEED
PROPER ATTENTION
Youngsters often Get Tangled
Up in Deep Straw and Are
Crushed BY the Sow.

It Is best to have the sows farrow
at nearly the same time. And then
the owner can watch them day and
night during narrowing time. There
should be Just enough bedding for
comfort and dryness, says Swine
Breeders Journal. Cut straw Or chat
is best. Little pigs often get tangled
IN deep straw and are either crushed
by the SOW or die from exposure.
Give the SOW as little attention as
possible while she iB faTowing unless
she must have assistance
n severe weather place the pigs as
fast IS they come ia 4 basket ID which
a blanket IS laid over a warm stone.
Keep them weI covered. and after ali
are born and have become warm and
Dry, take them f. their mother ana
place each one e 8 teat. Then cover
she mother and pigs. During the arst
g hours watch carefully. ana It 8 pig
strafs from its mother. PIT # back
asalnst Der WhaFs & va Sc warm.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-09

yard. It will seem less long because
of the little rustic pergola dividing
flower from vegetable garden.
Grass surrounded by flowers and
shrubs would be employed to make
the little flower garden in front Of
the pergola restful and beautiful-an
outdoor room Of great charm.
The pergola itself should have grape
vines trained over It.
Behind It would come the biggest
outdoor workshop imaginable, the veg.
etable garden.
At the right an asparagus bed-if
the bed is properly cultivated and fer
tilted. Peppers, eggplant or eauli-
flower can be grown between the rows
Of asparagus.
Against the fence would be two
rows of tomatoes (even in a small
garden one must grow many Of them,
they are so satisfactory, lettuce, rad
ishes and onions. six hills Of rhubarb
and the cold frame.
At the left, Swiss chard, beans,
three hills Of eucumbers, and sweet
corn--a quarter Of the garden in sweet
corn. the most delicious vegetable in
the garden.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-09

fBy r. b. RusHING.)
The feeding Of breeding ewes ls an
operation that find Is not thoroughly
understood BY many farmers. especially
those who have Just a few sheep as a
side line.
/ see fiocks too often that are all
running together, the ewes that are
expected TO raise lambs for the market
and to supply the future breeding
ewes, and the others that are being
prepared for the market all feeding
upon the same kind and quantity OF
food, and running together.
This practice I have found to be a
very bad one. as the breeding ewes. II
you intend to get the best results, re-
Quire entirely different feeding.
Ewes that are carrying young lambs
should be fed on feed that viii tend to
develop the young as well as nourish
the mother, while those intended for
the market should be fed more on fat
tening foods.
1t il a mistake to overfeed ewes
with lambs, as It is underfeed.
Also it is not best to allow the breed
ing ewes to run with the rest of the
flock. as they are too often worried
with the others.
There is another point in the han
ding Of sheep that is, think, too often
neglected, which may to some who
have never tried It seem rather silly,
and that is to never allow them to run
on the same pasture long at a time.
They do much better when they are
changed from one pasture to another
very often.
Sheep like a fresh short bite and
when they are changed from one pas
ture to another every little while they
have Just the kind Of grazing they
want. This is especially valuable with
breeding ewes.
As to water for the sheep. Provide
the very best water that is to be had,
never allowing them to drink from
stagnant pools, which often contain
all kinds OF disease germs. In fact,
when they can possibly do otherwise
they viii not drink such stuff.
The sheltering Of breeding ewes is