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BUSINESS W0EFULLY SLACK
of umbreilaH Are Forced
Into Hands of Receiver

Especial TO The Timrs-Disnatchl
NEW YORK. May l9-E,ther the
great American public has attained the
zenith OF wisdom popularity described
AS knowing enough TO ge; In out OF
the rain" or that weil-known nuisance,
Jupo Plurc. is sleeping on the job-but
whatever the reason. the fact was es-
tablsshed In the United States District
Court in Brooklyn that the UNI
brella business ia woe:ully slack. Will
liam II. Rich & Son. one Of the largest
firms Of umbrella manufacturers In the
country. was put in tho hands OF a re-
ceiver. with liabilities estimated at
s342.i66 and assets OF S395.S90. Asked
10 explain the excess in assets. the petit
TONERS stated that these included ac-
counts receivable from many firms
throughout the country-umhrella VEN
ders-who had recently gone to the
wall.
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CALOMEL SELDOM
SOLD HERE NOW
Nasty drug salivates, makes
you sick and you lose
a days work.

Every druggist in town-your drug
gist and everybodys druggist has no.
ticed a great falling-off in the sale OF
calomel They all give the Same rea-
son. Dodson's Liver Tone is taking its
place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people
know IT, while Dodsons Liver Tone Is
perfectly safe and gives better results"
said a prominent local druggist Dod-
sons Liver Tone is personally guaran-
teed by every druggist who sells It, A
largo bottle costs 80 cents, and IL 1t
fails to give easy relief In every case
of liver sluggishness and constipation,
you have only 10 ask for your money
back.
Dodson's Liver Tone Ia pleasant
tasting. purely vegetable remedy,
harmless to both children and adults.
Take n spoonful at night and wake up
feeling fine; no blllousness, sick head
ache. acid stomach or constipated bow
els. 1t doesn't gripo or cause incon-
Venience all the next day like violent
calomel. Take dose of calomel to-
day and tomorrow you will feel weak.
sick and nauseated. Don't lose n days
work! Take Dodsons Liver Tone In
stead and feel fine. full Of vigor and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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EFFORTS TO ANTICIPATE
PROTEST. AGAINST DELAY.

LONDON. May lo-The opinion is ex-
pressed in official circles that efforts are
being made TO anticipate the reported
american note dealing with delays in
examining detained carEocS
Since last Saturday the American ON
hassy has received reports showing that
twelve vessels carrying cargoeS from
American ports have had their cases
settled in various ways. some going
into prize courts, others having their
carcoes purchased by the British gov
eminent. and still Others being per
United to proceed
Many Of them We're cotton ships but
while twenty-eicht OF them has been
detained only three are OF American
registry. One. the Maud. has dis
charged her cargo. which. was pur-
chased by the government and has pro-
ceeded.
Il is learned the Foreign Office has
constantly besought the admiralty TO
expedite examinations, but without re-
suit until the last few days when that
department seemed 10 awake 10 the
Importance OF speed.
Several entire cotton cargoes have
been purchased by the government.
under the cotton agreement covering
cargoes contracted for before the or
der in council was issued. Other cot
ton cargoes have been held for the
prize court, but officials here argue
that this does not necessarily imply
that cotton has been made contrabaId
as such cargoes may have been or
dered into prize courts under orders
in council covering the property OF
hostile countries
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-20
MEANS MJCu MORE WORK
FOR l. y. Ri.iUl.SESTATINE

WASHINGTON, May l@-If Italy
were to enter the European conflict.
American ambassadors. ministers and
consuls abroad would add 20 their al
! ready numerous tasks tile custody Of
italian interests IL Austria, Germany
!, and Turkey as wei rs Austrian in
tcrests in Italy. Inasmuch as Italy
has been acting for Russia IN Turkey.
the American embassy in CONSTANT
noplc. II is expected, would take over
Russian affairs Switzerland would
handle German interests II Italy.
The diplomatic and consular ma
chinery of tho United States govern
ment is caring for the affairs OF moro
countries ana na,ionaiitics than any
one nation has III the history of The
world The United states now repro
sents Austria. Germany. Turkey B,i-
GUM, Serbia, Great Britain. France.
Russia and Japan, all helligcrcnts. in
various quarters Of the globe Some
neutral nations also have asked the
United states TO look out for their in
terests. Switzerland. which has no
representation IN China, to-day asked
the State Department 10 instruct the
r American legation to care for swiss
affairs there. since the outbreak III
the war the American government, also
has. by request, taken charge O! the
diplomatic or consular interests OF
Switzerland, denmark. Greece. Panama
Brazil, Nicaragua and Guatemala in
some countries and cities where they
had no representatives.
Some of the heliirerents are repre-
sented in various places by Spain a!-l
Switzerland
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under penalty OF six months imprison-
mon,. II war shall have been declared.
those who violate this provision will
he court mar;ialed In certain sec
lions travellers must draw the curtains
OF railway coaches and not look out
Of windows
Nearly ell the members OF the Cham
hcr Of Deputies were in Rome tonight.
They are almost unanimous for war.
IF the 5"S deputies. ii is expected that
less than fifty will oppose the gove:n-
ments bill.
When the chamber assemblies each
member VIII receive a copy Of the green
book, containing diplomatic documents
showing the attitude OF Italy since the
beginning Of tho war and relating the
efforts made "a reconcile tho ohli-a-
tons Of the triple alliance win Italian
national aspirations
This Will show tina. from tho begin
ming Austria failed TO realize that italy
vas determined 10 enter the war unless
she could obtain satisfactory terri
torial concessions by means o. diplo-
matte action.
II was question with italy o, main.
tanning hcr dignity before the world
The green hook contains the note Of
May 4. in which Italy nointed out that
Ausiria's course had been contrary to
the snri, q the triple alliance treaty
II shows further how the treaty was
denounced
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Austrian.

VIENNA. May 10 ,via London) -
The following Austrian official state
ment was given out here tonight:
The Teutonic allied troops who
advanced to the cast bank Of the
san River (GaliciD yesterday re-
pulsed across the Lubaczowi<a Rivcp
strong Russian forces. which offered
resistance northeast of Jaroslau.
VIC captured Sicniawa and forced n
crossing of the San, taking 1000
prisoners and eight guns. Early
morning counterattacks were re-
pulsed IN stubborn lighting.
"On the upper Dniestcr River and
IN the district OF Stry the lighting
is proceeding. our attacking col
nnins stormcd several Russian posi-
tons on the heights north of sam
Dor. and captured places which had
been defended obstinately by the
enemy.
ON the Pruth line there is moth
Ing important to report
IN Russian Poland fsh,iny is
proceeding in the hilly distr!c, OF
Rie!oc."
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to be u private secretary to an Official
| m the Internal revenue ONCE In Wash
,ncton. tie also appeared to he fanii,-
ar with tn. proposition and cxpla nod
II AT some ,cnEth. we later wen. tn
MI Moncurcs residence where the
proposition WAS laid before him. AT
'na' time Lassiter presented 4 letter
which lie claimed had been written hy.
John SHELTON Williams. Both MIR. Mon
cure and myself are familiar with Mr..
Williams's signature and thought the
SIGNATURE genuine. IT may have been.
I'ho letter recommended Lassitcr to us.
II then suggested that Lassitcr on
dorse the note before we did so. The
man demurred. but finally did so just
as he WAS about to take a train for
Washington. From Adams Mr.. Moncure
secured several addresses at which
Adams said Mr.. Ford might be locat-
ed, and letters were addressed to him
mt each of these places. In the mean
time wrote to Mr.. Ford at his Wash
inEton office.
Yesterday Mr.. Moncure received a
reply TO one OF his letters, In which II
was stated that one of the letters had
been forwarded TO Baltimore and had
been received by Mr. Ford there This
letter SAID that Adams was trust
worthy, that the property on which lie
had secured options was good and that
he had endorsed the potc. The letter
advised Mr. Moncure to enter tho deal,
Thts letter bore the signature OF Mr.
Ford and was writtenon the stationery
OF the Hotel ReniIcrt at Baltimore.
FORD WRITES THAT HE
REFUSED 70 SIGN NOTE
However. on the same mail re-
cetred reply to my letter to Mr..
Ford. My letter was on the stationery
OF his office and was sent from Wash
inRton. II Informed me that Mr.. Ford
knew Adams. but thought his PROPOSE
ton an immature one, and that he
had refused to endorse the note.
Mr.. Moncure and myself compared
notes and then called Mr.. Ford over
the long distance telephone. Mr.. Ford
denied writing any letter at all from
Baltimore. We then called on Captain
Mcmahon and stated the circumstances
to HIM He mapped out the plan OF
action which was followed later and
which resulted IN Adams arrest"
According TO the police. Adams con-
fesscd To them at the Second Station
that tho Ford signature on the note
was a forgery. The man is about
ers checks for about $3.50 at the time
niGht TO talk with newspaper men. and
manifested the greatest desire to pre-
vent the publication of his arrest
The detectives charged him with be-
ing suspicious character. suspected
OF forging the name OF AZell Ford, OF
Washington, to negotiable note for
$4,000 lie was hailed for his appear
ancc in the Police Court this morn
Ing. He settled his bill at the Jerer-
son Hotel before departing for the
$tatiUnhoUSc with the officers.
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WILL SANCTION
GOVERNMENTS DECISION
by Cnmilln Iinnfurn

ROtiE MAY la-To--lor-ou, to ....,
of the worIc viii 10 .r~5
@I'he eovcrnner, rc,ltzav ,ris -.
lis de;crmininr maj In s.rc,sr, ~"
scented nv Inc r,o.se-,,},,i,e. p,e
cament shall bo c,a ~, t.-- a. "a
salted patrio,is.n' ''''' '''''' anu *
: The ,oyc-r,,,o.,.,- s,.,..
gts.t,,i,.i, .e,lsIoa mas been
morrow viii , 49,. ..''."'Heh' TO
Rome tonight is rrn,,.-f,, t,- .s.Ii''
s5toric sitting ry.r, ,iT,sC-,; - u
s.becn taken Ia ire,;rs ordc 49, ms
Weddings vii be sirno,o an, ~ 49,
aout precedent. As In tho las; ;yar win
austria. Tia" government vii! INTRODUCES
"a bill! consisting Of one article. j.,
G.which VIII DC embodied all the 20.
L. a '"' I'H prosecution of the
4 Aus,ri. ,rea.
the inevitable Her anal ryo,osais
~made at the eleventh hou, were eDt,
Emitted to the Cabinet to-dav Nv.
luna ninlous vote the Cabinet rejected
Chen Inc concessions came too late
e. lo-da Lieutenant-G General Count Ca
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INFERENCE THAT COLONEL
Is HOPE OF PEOPLE

The speaker bore down hard on this
dominance He made the KEYNOTE Of
his remarks FOR the next hour the dr.
ference between popular government
as represented bv Roosevelt. and boss
government a. Represented by Barnes
lnah!rg plain the inference that Roose-
veli IS the hone % The people. In con-
ciusion. he spoke Of ;he Declaration
OF inaenendence and is claim o, life.
liberty and he pursuit o. happiness. as
The heritage q mankind
Then. citing first Washington and
aff"rward Lincoln. re hreczed down
through American history until he
came 10 tn" life and performances or
heodors Roosevelt whom ne held up
as an example TO the jury and 20 all
mankind.
Incidentally. he threw bououe, =,
the jurEIn"n AS a fine Representative.
hody OF mer--the flower o. Syracupe
/ business and social life and even had
: Kind wore 70 say Tor the newsDaper
I men "ho have reported the trial from
/ the beginning.
| Mr. Bowers insisted tina. there had
I oeen ample proof Of bargain with
/ Murphy over IN" s.natorsh!p and o,
Barnes's position in regard 20 campaign
contribution from both Democrats and
/ Republicans
In conclusion, he said
There Is no room for cornprornisa
The defendant is entitled 20 a verdict,
IN" only question 's-.s he right o.
wrong Tn" whole matter now passe.
INTO yof.r
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German.

BERLIN. May 10 tvia Londonl.-.-
The following announcement was
made to-day ut tho War Office:
Western thcatcr OF war
ON the eastern bank of the canal.
north of Ypres. fighting has de-
vcloped in our favor. South Of
Neuve Chapelle a British attack.
made after Il heavy preparatory ar
iillery iirc, was rcpulsed.
"On Lorcttc heights we took
some enemy trenches and two ma
chine guns. y French attack
against the southern part of Neu-
Vile broke down under our fire,
with the heaviest losses for the
enemy.
In the forest OF LIE Pretre tho
French attempted 10 break through
shortly before midnight, but were
held back by our artillery.
Eastern theater of war:
Further enemy forces were
brought UP yesterday on the Shawl
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-20
blame ON Americans.

AMSTERDAM. May u (Via London.
May !3.--captain Persius. writing in
the Berlin Tagcblatt. says.
III. in spite OF the German admiral
tvs warning against entering tho war
zone, American citizens entrusted them
selves TO the Lusitania. the blame falls
on themselves and their government.
Can America guarantee that ne!the r
guns nor ammunition were on board,
and further That submarine. when
emer2!nS, was not cxpoged TO being
rarnmcd by the Lusitania?
~ the answer !s In the negative, g
urtouDtedly II must be. the American
government, after calm dcljberation,
vii! understand II has no right 70 raise
4 pro;ent against the t0rpedoing Of the
!.uSitania.
the German government. We expect.
VIII have the nrmneEs 10 rctTact no
step and should In th!s case be certain
OF the approval of the entire people"
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WHAT WARNING. NATIONS CLAIM
IN THEIR OFFICIAL STATEMENTS

Fraurburg sector. North and south
OF the Niemen fighting continues.
southeastern theater OF war:
The Russians yesterday at
tempted. by Commentaries. TO check
our troops which pressed forward
across the SAN. but all these at
lacks failed, with heavy loss to
the enemy. division composed OF
Hanovcrian and Oldenburg troops
nave during the past two days made
1000 prisoners in the fighting mt the
crossing of the san. They also took
four cannon and twcnty-eight ma
chine guns.
"Between the rilica and tho upper
Nistula and southeast OF przcmysl
lighting continues"
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SECRETARIES ORGANIZE


y l. G IL. y. c., May 1s.-
The organization OF thu North Car
olina Association OF Secretaries OF
Chamber OF Commerce was effected
mere yesterday by the election OF
j. l.. Horne. of Rocky Mount Chamber.
president: q. w Barber, Of the Sails
bury chamber. vice president. and Miss
Hackney. Of the Raleigh chamber.
secretary treasurer. The president
of the new association was authorized
10 appoint n hoard OF directors to act
with the other officers. Three OF the
directors Will represent the eastern,
the central and the western sections
of the State and two others viii be
appointed at large.
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Torpedoed in EnsIr.h Channel.

CARDIFF, WALES. May ~ Via
Londom.-The British steamer Drum
cree, which left Barry yesterday, h..
been torpedoed in the English Channel
The members Of her crew have been
saved, as were her passengers.
1t was only on account Of the braverv
shown by the crew OF Norwegian
steamer that the passengers and crew
OF the Drumcrec were rescued The
Drumcres first was ,orpedoed when off
the Cornish coast yesterday, but tho
projectile failed TO sink her She was
taken In tow by tho Norwegian
steamer, but tho submarine started in
pursuit. and tho Norwegian cast her
OF.
second torpedo finished the Drum.
cree. She was sinking rapidly when
the Norwegian vessel. perceiving her
peril took of the passenger. and crew
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-20
FRYE CASE TO PRIZE COURT
bryan Wants to Know II Action In In
tended ns Reply to American Note.

WASHINGTON. May 19.-Germany
scnt to prize court the case OF tho
American sailing ship William p. Frye,
sunk In the South Atlantic last jan
uary by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich. but
10 is understood here that tho German
admiralty took that action before It
had received the American note insist
Ing that the damages be adjudicatcd
directly through diplomatic negotiation
In Washington.
1T Is said by officials here that refer
ehce or tho cast TO q prize court will
not necessarily prevent diplomatic add
justment.
Secretary Bryan has asked Ambas-
sador Gerard to inquire of the German
government whether tho sending of tho
Frye case to a prize court is intended
as reply to the American note on the
subject.
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Comment ny German Press.

TEELi% (via Amsterdam and Lon
dom. May .s,--The vosslsche zeitung
SAYS
~ America succeeds In bringing It
about that British merchant vessels
snail no longer sail under false flags,
that England shall cease arming mer-
chant vessels. and that contrab band car
coca shall no longer ne protected bv
American passengers, thcn the United
states VIII fnd Germany on her side
in An cndeavor 10 lead submarine war
into more humane channels.
IL America fails 70 inhuenc. Great
Britain thus. the United States will
have TO put UP with submarine war
Al present waged."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-20

King whom Italy needs In this supreme
moment"
Describing the interview. D'Annun2io
said he was struck by the wonderful
power Of the sovereign and his krowl-
edge OF the complex and vast problems
now ngitating Europe.
Won BUELOW,S BAGGAGE
ARRIVES AT CHIASSo
GENEVA. SWITZERLAND. May 10
u(rla s).-Sevcral servants having
in charge heavy baggage bearing the
monogram of Prince Won Buclow. Ger
man ambassador at Rome, arrived
at Chiasso. Switzerland, yesterday
Freight traffic between Italy and Ger
many by way OF switzerland has been
stopped.
Cheering crowds carried British and
French flags through the streets of
Milan yesterday.
~ telegram from Innsbruck SAYS
strong new Russian army. coming from
Bessara bin is throwing back the Aus
tro- HunEarian forces in HU<owiua. and
is marching toward Central ,ialicia to
join the principal Russian army in
/. Galicia.
= y telegram from Salonili says the
<Germans have lost forty-three officers
danellcs during the last sin days In
tho vicinity Of Constantinoplc trains
have been stopped owing TO shortage
OF coal No food supplies ar" reaching
the city. and distress is Increasing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-20
CLOSES CASE WITH ELOQUENT
APPEAL TO THE JIRy

Ana with an earnest reading OF the
"ettEshurr address. in which special
emphasis vas placed on the sentence
whether government so conceived
ana dedicated can long endure 3rr
lowers closed III" case Of tho deten,.
'"ieir!ns TO MS client ana his case II.
ih!s manner
President, Governor the PEG
PICS true representative Jurors. VII
va" '"t h!m be broken down and dc
Su'y"H: stand for him stand for TIC
ncoh!e Civ" no vote 10 accono,lsL
~" purpose sought ~ this action
Me"' me responsibility that rests uoon
!o" WIN clear conscience. and The,
oore Roosevelt viii remain a pow.r "a,
! good" '"'
! r"''nel Roosevelt rushed over IN M,
! "hen the latter ceased gp.aL.
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CHAPLIN WALK/lS LATEST
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

I0ptCIHI 20 IHt Imeb D1BpAtCh.
NEW YORK, May 13-The Charlie
Chaplin Walk" is spreading to Fifth
Avenue. Have you noticed how many
of the "deah" boys in tweed suits.
malacca canes, and speckled guinea
egg vests are strolling along with their
sp,t-clad feet turned in at the heel
and out ut the toes? Fact.
Fifth Avenue BARRIERS report. too
that the spring fashion in moustaches
follows closely upon the lines of the
hirsute adornment worn by Chaplin in
his recent reel comedies.
1T merely proves" remarked an. oh.
servcr OF the Weary Willie imitators or
Tn Avenoo to-day. that First and
Fifth Avenues are one at heart"
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German Emperor
Has Marrow Escape

GENEVA tvin Pnris). May 20.-Thc
German Emperor and his stan Ind
narrow escape on Sunday while
watching the operations In n village
ncar the River San in Gnlicia.
According to a budapest dispatch,
heavy shell hurst 500 yards from
the Emperor, among sOme ANTONIO
biIes. destroying several. including
the Emperor's. md killing his chauf-
feur. The Emperor Ind left his chr
only fifteen minutes before.
A. more Russinn shells were fall
ing In the i8hborhood. the EN-
peror aud hia stnn left hastiIy in
machines which they communicated.
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PENNSYLVANIA Legislature Acts.

HARRISBURG. PA. May lo.-The
Pennsylvania Legislature 20 night
adopted concurrent resolution re-
qucst!nS the Governor OF Georgia 10
commute the death sentence OF Leo NJ.
Frank. convicted of murder that ne
may be given the opportunity 10 vim
dictate himself"
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French.

PARIS, May l9.--The French War
once to-day gave out this report:
THE bad weather continues.
There has been no development on
the from, during the night, with
the exception of some artillery cN-
changes At various points. Also
east OF the User two attempted at
tarks were checked by our fire
The official communication issued
by the War Office tonight says:
Very inclcment weather prevails.
With q very thick mist, and there
has been no action during the day
on any part of the front.
The Germans last night at
tempted an attack in the forest OF
lie Pretrc. hut were Immediately
checked by our fire"
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MASSED ATTACKS
AGAINST RUSSIANS

Continued from First PaEeD
~ the Lusitania. have claimed another
victim III the British steamer Dunn
tfies sunk OFF the Cornish coast; Nor
man Hi!l, secretary Of the Liverpool
steamship Owners Association. TODAY
pointed out that during the month OF
Apr'l careoes 20 the value OF iIlt.0Oo. =
""o sterling were carried in and out
OF ports OF the United Kingdom. while
the value of the carEoes destroyed by
submarines was $4,000, or shilling in
800.
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NOTIFICATIONS SILENCED
Allies Mnke Progrcss In Attack at KnIid
Bahr, In DnrdnneIlrs.

LONDON. May ia message from
M%tilcne. forwarded from Athens to
the Exchange Telegraph Company,
says that the allies have silenced tho
Turkish fortitications at kalid Rahr,
on the European side of the Darda-
ncl!es. at the end Of the narrows
nearest Cons;antinople. The fall Of
Niagara. on the .Asiatic side across from
kal!d Bahr. IL said 10 be Imminent
The Turks are sending re-enforce-
ments 20 their positions along the Gulf
.! Smyrna.
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Did Not See Submarine.

PLYMOUTH. May 2o.-Fifty.tw,
members OF the crew Of the steam.,
Dumfries have been landed at Ilfra
combe. They were picked up half AN
hour after the steamer was torpedo.6
Two Lascars Of the crew were
drowned. and two others were badly
injured.
The captain OF Dumfries says tina,
neither he nor any OF the crew saw tho
submarine. They took to the boats
and were rescued by a patrol boat