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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04

These next six days give absolutely
the last chance you will have to pile
UP votes in the Pony Cart Contest and
this little special vote offer will help
you out lot II you will just take
advantage Of II an It should be. The
contest closes at p. NJ. September
II. The winners will be announced ~
soon thereafter az the anal count
can be made. which will probably take
from two to three hours. All winners
will be announced ofh~ tally In our
issue OF Sunday September ~. and
the prizes win be distributed 40 soon
- convenient thereafter.
Don't forget the big vote offer In
Sundays paper. Go to work on your
vote saving Campaign NOW-TODAY
before some on else REQUIRES the sup
port OF your friends. Watch tomor-
rows paper for the vote coupon. page
two. See today's paper for biz adver-
tiaement about the special vote offer,
and remember that al votes must be
N the contest department not htsE
than s n y. September 8.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
NEAR-R|OT ALMOST
BREAKS Up MEETING
Of EAST-ENO FOLK
Commissioner Hir 8 c h b erg .
Presence of Mind However
Brings Order Out of Chaos
CITIZENS VOTE. ON
REROUTINC PLAN
Accept Proposal of Virginia
Railway and Power Compa-
ny-To Make Marshall Via
duct Free to Pedestrians
Plan as Adopted.

Remove all tracks on Broad
Street from Twenty-first to Twen-
ty-fourth Streets. and all from
Twenty-HTth street TO terminus OF
line of Broad Street. Remove
tracks on Twenty-ninth Street
from Broad to NJ. eliminating the
crossing at Twenty-ninth and Mar
shall Streets. This will leave
tracks on Broad Street between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty
Operate Broad and Fulton told
Richmond and Henrico) as at
present. Operate Broad and Main
to Marshall through Twenty first,
along Marshall to Twenty-fourth
and Broad. along Broad to Twen-
ty-fifth. to Marshall. to Thirty
NTH. returning over same route.
Operate Clay Street line, Twenty
f1rst to Marshall, to Twenty-fourth.
to Bread. to Twenty-fifth,te NJ. to
Twenty-ninth, and then on present
route. Operate Broad and Twen-
ty-flfth line as at present.
This plan was submitted. with
three others, by the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company to the
citizens of Church Hill. with the
promise that pedestrians would
receive free passage over Marshall
Street viaduct. and that lift"
would be constructed In the via
duct at Eighteenth Street to per-
NIT passengers to take the Eigh-
tenth Street line on the surface
with tranafera.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
$4,000 EXTRA VOTE OFFER WILL
CLOSE CLOSE At G ?. N. SEPTEMBER 3
Offer Allows the Contestant In Each District Securing the
Largest Number of Coupons $4,000 Extra Votes-Second
and Third Prizes In Each District Besides Face Value
of Coupon-Now Never If You Would Win.

The special coupon vote offer APP
plies to all three districts, and there
are three vote prizes in each dis
trict. namely, first prize in each dis
trict $4,000 votes. Second prize In
each district Is, 900 votes. Third prize
In each district 10000 votes. In order
to get the maximum amount OF votes
from your friends. YOU must sstart
right now and notify them that you
want them to save you the vote that
Will appear In ext Sundays issue OF
The VfrginiaH ana that you will call
Monday and Jet them.
The yirginian's Pony-Cart Contest
closes just one week from today and
that means that every moment from
now on 10 valuable. This offer will un-
doubtedly practically decide who
the big prize winners VIII be. II
those Of you who have chance 10
win will turn In : big bunch OF
these coupona and win one Of the
special vote offers you Mre 4lmosl
sure 70 be : winner Of oAs of ~ ~
prixeA ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
FIVE THOUSAND WERE
VICTIMS OF TURKISH
VIOLENCE in ONE CITY

New York. Sept. 3.-The Presby-
terrain Board Of Foreign Missions has
received word that 1000 OF the Chris
tan population of Urumiah. Persia,
were killed and 1000 others died of
disease during the Turkish occupation
of FIVE months
All but a thousand Of the $500
Christian families were robbed Of all
their possessions. a total loss to them
OF $2,50O,000. This information came
to the board in q letter received by
j. l.. Caldwell, American minister at
Teheran, from DIR. william A. Shedd.
OF Urumiah.
DR.. Shedd said that his figures were
based on careful investigation. There
have been $500 Christian burials
alone in the city OF Urumiah and the
American college compounded. he
said. Before the Russians left
Urumiah there were $4,000 Christians
there: few days later 5000 of them
had left the country. The Presby-
terrain mission sustained loss of $10,-
600 during a Turkish attack and dur
ing Turkish occupation more than a
hundred Christian girls turned Mos
lens in the hope of escap ping VOL
ence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
MRS. MOHR DECLARES
tt WAS 4 "FRAnE-UP"
Says Negroes First Story That Mo-
tive OF Murder Was Robbery Is
Correct One. She Believes.
TAKES PERSONAL CHARGE
OF DR. MOHRS FUNERAL
Urges Her Innocence and Says Plans
Had Been Made for Reconciliation
Relatives Come to Defense Of Miss
Burgers Character.

Providence. r. l.. Sept. 3-Not-
withstanding she has been accused Of
conspiring to secure the death Of her
husband. DR. c. Franklin Mohr. and Is
to appear for preliminary trial week
from next Thursday, Mrs. Eliza beth
Tiffany Mohr took personal charge OF
his funeral today. With her two chill
dren and Charles NJ. Mohr. the son Of
the doctor by former marriage, ana
the Doctors brother. DR. Cha rles
Mohr. of McEwensville. Pa. constitute
ed all the mourners Mrs Mohr
placed on his casket 4 floral piece
marked Husband"
The funeral was held from the doc
tors late home on Eimwood Avenue.
and the lnterment was at Swan Point
Cemetery.
After the funeral Mrs. Moh- made
"a brief statement. in which she re-
iterated her innocence Of the charge
Of conspiracy made by Heals, Brown
and Speliman, claiming that they had
framed mp job on her. and explain
ed that the letter which wis given
TO the police by Emily Burgers
hrother-in-law. George Rookie vas
written by her more than a year ago
and was not intended to contain any
thea to do her husband or Miss
Burger violence. The reference to the
San eHa W WHICH MISS burEer
might come. had TO do with the evil
which might come from associatine
with the doctor. She wanted to
break up the friendship Of the pair
which was running her home.
Says She Expected Reconciliation.
i cannot understand it," she said
III was terrible thing and / feel
IT more than anyone else can possibly
realize Only few days ago re-
turned from VISIT with the brothers
and sisters of DR. Mohr and every
thing was In readiness for steps which
i had been planning to effect a recon
citation with my husband.
''Of course. the whole thing IL a
horrible affair. The terrible ordeal OF
yesterday has completely unnerved
me- ! am innocent of the terrible
charge and feel II more on account
OF my children than for myself. / be-
lieve the story which the negroes first
told relative to robbery was the real
motive for the crime. feel con-
fident of complete vindication."
The police authorities say that not
wtthstanding the certainty enterta N.
ed by Mrs Mohrs counsel that she Ia
victim OF frame up" they are In
possession of enough evidence to con-
vince them that they can hold her for
the grand jury.
Rookie today adds that DR.. Mohr
was very unhappy with his wife. but
that his sister-in-law was trying her
best to reconcile the pair. The doctor
would not listen to this pleading. but
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
Must Be Freedom for Belgium
and From Militaristic Mem
ace
ARE FIGHTING FOR
A SPECIFIC OBJECT
England Desires Peace But 1t
Must Be One Of Justice.
Question of Disarmament
Discussed

London, Sept. 3.-From authorita-
tive sources In the British Govern
ment. your correspondent Ia informed
that there is no change in the attitude
of the Government ON the question OF
peace. ----.---A-.--
Arms were taken up by Great
Britain, ii is explained. for the purely
definite purpose defined by Premier
Asquith on November 8. and no
change has been made in the British
policy. To prevent misconception, 1t
must be definitely understood that
Great Britain will not entertain any
idea Of separate peace and that any
thing which she does In the direction
of peace must be done In concert with
her allies. with whom the reciprocal
confidence Is growing stronger every
day.
The statement issued by the Ger
man embassy in Washington to the
effect that Germany is ready to make
Poland. freedom OF the seas and free
dom OF the Jews. sounds peculiar in
British ears Nothing Is said about
the freedom OF France and Belgium.
while the. German attitude toward the
Jews is regarded as significant when It
lis considered that there are 100000
Jews in the Russian army, and when
III also Ia taken into consideration that
Germany's attitude toward the Jews
In the past Is not such as to arouse
lconfidence as, to her treatment OF
that race In the future.
! VIII Fight to Victory.
The reports spread by Germany re-
EardinE the possibility of a separate
peace with Russia has only added ia
1.-THE determination Of the Russian peo-
pie to Tight until the enemy 10 defeat
| ed. In the view OF British public
men. the present German efforts to-
ward peace would indicate that she
II in some 1ifilculty and desires the
United States to help her out.
The freedom Of the seas" OF which
she speaks. certainly would mean
nothing so long as the freedom OF the
land was not secure.
There certainly is a desire for peace
in England, but 1t must be peace
unfettered by any menace Of Prussian
militarism.
So far as the submarine situation is
concerned, i, is regarded here as a
distinct step in advance that Ger
many should admit that she Is givine
Iup an illegal thing. It Is Great
Britain's contention that Germany's
whole submarine campaign Is Illegal
/ If Germany abandons this submarine
campaign In its entirey. It by no means
necessarily follows that Great Britain
will give up her reprisals. because It IL
icontended that these are perfectly
legal and that 1t would be ridiculous
Ito give up a perfectly legal right just
|
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
GALVESTON NERVOUS
OVER APPROACHING STORM

Galveston, Tea, Sept. 2.-Re-
ports that another hurricane II
now sweeping the gulf and IL up.
preaching this section, spread like
wild flre thts afternoon, and hum.
dlretis OF Citisesss who went through
the recent stOFm left the city for
other parts 81 the State. Still
larger numboFS arc spending the
night In large and substantial
buildings aboat the business dis
trict. RailrOad c0nnmunioatiOn has
Just been established and all out.
going trains A3e crowded.
While tho weather is threaten.
ing tonight ana the wind blowing
1T . brisk rate, no storm signals
have been h0istcd and II Is be.
licved by weather ofIlcials that the
storm will pa1s many miles from
this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
BLIND PREACHER,
WELL KNOWN IN
RICHMOND, WINS BRIDE

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Baltimore. Md. Sept. 3.-A bride
groom who has been totally blind
since his early childhood and his bride
OF two days, principals in very un-
usual Baltimore romance, are spend
ing q honeymoon after overcoming
parental objections in Rehobeth, Del.
The groom Ia Rev. James Cary
Walker. Of the Baltimore Presbytery.
His bride Is Miss Beulah E. East, OF
Baltimore.
Mr.. Walker attended the Richmond
Theological Seminary and while there
earned the unique distinction Of being
the first blind man to adapt the New
Y ork point system to Greek and He
brew. He graduated from the The
illogical Seminary at the head OF his
class
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
DWARF DIES IN
NEW YORK. ACE lO6

New York. Sept. 3.-Mrs. jeanette
Schwarts. los years old. who weighed
less than twenty-five pounds and was
only two and a half feet TALL died to-
day at the Brooklyn Hebrew Home
for the Aged. She was born in Ger
many.
On May 30 her birthday was cele-
brated at the home by a party, at
which she gave a recitation and was
helped to her feet by the manager and
nurse, while she did few dance steps.
OF recent years she had often awak-
ened during the night ana asked for
Ia glass Of beer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04

The clear-headedness. Of Commits
sioner Hirschberg prevented = small
sized riot at the meeting Of citizens
in Chimboraxo School auditorium last
night.
About Ave hundred voters of Jeffer-
son Ward. with few from other sec
tons as spectators. gathered in the
auditorium last night to receive, dis
cuss and dispose OF four propositions
from the Virginia Railway and Power
Company. The propositions were in
the shape Of plans for the temporary
routing of the car lines on Church
Hill, designed primarily so that work
Of repaving East Broad Street might
be proceeded with.
After the plans had been read and
explained by Chairman J. f. DECKER
son. they were discussed by various
citizens II was explained by the
chairman that the business OF the
meeting would be to discuss the plans
and then select the one which APP
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
Orvanized Bodies South of Rio
Grande Prepared for Raid
Into u. S. Territory
SOLDIERS AND TEXANS
| HOT ON BANDITS TRAIL
Two Americans Murdered by
Fleeing Robbers - Funston
Authorized to Take Amy Ac-
ton tie May Find Necessary

Washington. Sept. 3.-Onicials
ri the administration are worried
oxer, the. activities OF Mexican
4 bandits along the Texas and
.N4azxDslA borders. II has not yet
tseef uenmtesy determined Wheth-
Acr-ihe -ALexlGaus AXh0- 2rE- firing hi
American soldiers and citizens are
organized or whether they are I'M
organized bands that are operating
on their own account. InfOrmn-
tiof has been conveyed TO the
authorities here that organized
forces have been mobilixed sonth
OF the border 10 make raids into
Texas and Arizona in the event
that the pan-4AInerienn conference
recognized any government in
afcxiCo except that headed BY
First Chief Carranza.
just how much creuence IS placed
In this report officials decline TO inti-
mate. Within the past few weeks adj
ditfonal forces have been sent To f1e
border at the request of General Fun
ktcTr-mAe- Is in command Of sfte
Troops In that region. IL is the under
Handing that General Funston has
been shifting the regiments. under his
Direction with a view to checking any
laid or raids that may be sent over
The line from Mexico. Agents of the
ksilia government have persistently cir
tulatad reports that Carranza COM
handlers are prepared TO send organ
he'd forces into Texas and Arizona II a
Mutation develops that seems 10 men
ice the government of the first CHEZ.
Funston Has Full Power.
Whether there is any ground for
Such reports Is known only TO the re-
Sponsib government authorities
fhey are keeping their own counsel
declaring that General Funston. who
making his headquarters at Fort
Ens fs,f! authority to take ssien action
may be warranted by whatever
Emergency that may arise.
General Funston now has under his
command approximately %. 600 troops
This force was until recently struns
Hong In rather thin line over an
Extensive border front Officials re-
h,se TO say whether the American
brces have been strengthened nj points
Ehere a raid OF formula bic proportions
nighf possibly be made. The infer
kncc 10 be drawn from statements
|ha, the authorities have voiced
privately indicate that this govern
hen, is prepared for any invasion "a
rexas and Arizona that may he con-
srrnlated ny organized forces In
Mexico
Mexicans Acting Ugly.
Daily reports received at the wal
lepartment demonstrates tsaat Mexi'
ANS lust south of the American border
re in an ugly frame OF mind A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
COMPLETE ADJUSTMENT
IS NOW IN SIGHT
BERILN'S POLICY HAS
UNDERGONE METAMORPHOSIs
Elimination OF Won Trpitz Evidenced
BY Determination of German Gov
eminent to Get on Good Terms With
America

Washington, Sept. S-The convsc-
ton that the submarine issue with
Germany is very near q complete adj
justment was strengthened here today
with the receipt Of unoficial reports
from Berlin that Count Won Bernstorff.
the German ambassador. will be given
broad discretionary powers In dealing
with the United States on this subject.
Though the ambassador himself, 1t
is understood, has not yet received his
instructions. the word from Berlin
though unofhcial. Ii regarded ~
authoritative. In view Of the fact that
the ambassador has for . long tina
been In favor OF conceding much Il
not all OF the proposals Of the United
States, as a matter of good sense II
for no other reason. officials here feel
that a satisfactory outcome Is assured
II he is given liberal authorization by
Berlin in, negotiating with the United
States.
Berlin Reyerses Itself.
The press dispatches from Berlin
seem. In the opinion Of close OBJ
servers here, to indicate clearly that
the Berlin government has under
gone a complete change OF attitude on
the submarine question. While tho
German reports do not yet go to the
lengths OF the general view of the
situation in this country. it is believed
that 1t is only q question Of time be-
fore they do. and that the Berlin gov
eminent Is simply letting the public
down easily, 80 to speak. 1t is not
doubted here that Admiral Won Trpits
really has been eliminated from con-
troll OF the admiralty policy. and this
is regarded as the strongest possible
proof that the German government
has decided on complete change OF
attitude regarding the submarine cam
paign.
Reports that the German govern
ment has instructed Ambassador
Bernstorff to propose that the question
of compensation for the families OF
the victims Of the Lusitania, Arabic.
and other submarine attacks In which
Americans lost their lives he referred
to The Hague for arbitration are re-
Earded as quite reasonable. At the
state Department opinion on this pro-
posal Is being reserved until the Ger
man ambassador has presented form
ally Just what his government has to
offer. There Is reason to believe
however. that this government would
accept such proposal. provided, OF
course. that no question Of principle
be included In the arbitration nor Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
AUSTRIA NOW TO TURN
HER ATTENTION TO
CRUSHING SERD|AnS
Germany VIII Press Polish Campaign,
While Energies of Her Ally VIII Ba
Concentrated Against Her Balkan
Neighbors.

London. Sept, 3.-An indication that
Austria is about to move against Eer-
bia with her armies which have been
cooperating with the GermAns In
Poland is seen In q dispatch from
Amsterdam today stating that Field
Marshal Archduke Ferdinand, COM
mander- in chief OF the Austrian Ar
mics in Poland. bade oflicial farewell
today to Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen. the German commander. At
Brest -Litovsk. The parting of the
two commanders who have been d.
recting the joint Austro- Hungarian
German operations In Poland In In
terpreted as meaning that Austria II
about to utilize her forces elsewhere.
leaving the Germans to pursue the
In Poland alone. Taken In
with earlier reports Of
preparations for an attack on Serbia,
the incident would appear that nh
time set for the renewal OF the. cam
paign against Serbia has arrived.
The most interesting phase OF the
Balkan situation Is contained in dfs-
patches received from Bucharest via
Rome, which state that In the RN-
manian capital a declaration Of war.
by Austria against Rumania Is con-
sidered imminent I
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
AMERICANS WERE
/ TORTURED BEFORE
THEIR EXECUTION

kputh Texas Alamo Over Mexican
Outragcs, and Mexicans May Soon
he Decorating Lamp-Posts, Trees
and SeaffOlds.
FL Paso. Tex. Sept. "A recru-
|escence OF border raids In the lower
bio Grande country has set several
|ounties OF Southeast Texas afiame.
|hd American peace officers fear In
Irrational complications II the raids
bntinue. It is practically established
hat the raiders are making their
brays from Mexican soil.
-Four Mexican bandits and woman
}ere killed early today In the country
birth Of Brownsville, following the
kpture by the bandits of three Ameri-
kns and the execution OF one. Tho
texicans were killed in lighting the
1cers. the Mexican woman was shot
Am~FicaH osaeeFe By nnfstnke for a
ban. while she was attempting to
AXE her way to them for protection
he bodies of the two Americans, Earl
onaldson and J. HI. Smith. who were
ptured by the Mexicans and executed
birth Of Brownsville. reached that
lace today bearing evidences of horri
= torture after their captivity. with
anley Dodds. a contractor. they. were
kptured by the Mexican raiders while
work on an irrigation canal.
Talk of Reprinals.
f)odds escaped. but his two comma n :
IA were tortured and executed. The
rival of the bodies today in Browns
IL incensed the Americans 90 great
that there Is talk tonight Of repris-
! upon any Mexicans who make the
|swhtest unfrienhly move.
II would not take much, American
Hcars admit, to infiame the Ameri-
~ 10 drastic acton against the en-.
- MEXICAN population. particularly
nee the Americans believe that the
S1ers are being given shelter ard
81 the Mexican Inhabitants OF the
lley. The bandits. after capturing
= Americans. burned the property
which their prisoners had bcen
orking. This 10 the nrst incendtar-
n that has attended the raids and
y aroused the Americans to tho
cater danger that confronts them
fho bandits are not exterminated
heuA attacked yesterday BY the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-04
Nav Pass Through state.


Upon the request Of Governor H. D.
Hatfield, of West Virginia, permits
sion was granted yesterday afternoon
by Governor Stuart for the passage
of Company K, Second Infantry, of
West Virginia. through a section OF
this State armed. The troops will
take part in the manuevers at Blue
field incident to the celebration of
Labor Day.