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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
LATThCKS AUSTRIAN
METHODS OF DESTRUCTION

Q ROME. June $ via Paris. June la).
An official War Office note issue to-
might attacks what are characterized
-as Austrian methods OF destruction
and vandalism" in territory evacuated
because OF the Italian advance.
: Tho note also charges that calum-
nious reports have been circulated by
the Austrians regarding excuses by
Italian troops. Italian military All
.thorities are said by the note TO have
directed that especial care be taken not
TO damage houses abandoned by their
owners. 1t is said King Victor EN-
manuel personally directed the work OF
Saving valuable Oriental carpets from
;the ruins OF q country mansion de-
stroyed by Austrian artillery fire.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
THE U-2D DESTROYED
BY BRITISU wARSIIIp

LONDON. juno 1o.-An official state
ment made public by the british gov.
crnmcnt to-day declared that The Cor
man submarine U-29. commanded hv
captain Otto Weddigcn, which was de.
stroyed two months ago. was sunk IN.
one of His Majestys ships. This no.
lated announcement apparently 49,.
issued at this time to dispose OF j..
report current in Germany that ;bo
U-29 was rammcd by z British TANK
steamer lying the Swedish flag.
German newspaper editorials rcucb.
ing London to-day are all based on H.,
theory that British merchantmen. and
not warship. as asserted By tho
British admiralty. sank the German ,,,b.
maj inc,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20

c!ined 20 regard Mr. Tafts organization,
as the best weapon with which TO fight
the Roosevelt organization. The two
men are so different in the attitude
which they take toward international
problems that the casual observer
might conclude that tile two organiza-
lions were radically antar onistic \
close Inspection, however, of the plat
FORM adopted by The Taft organization
ought 10 leave no doubt as TO it's pur-
pose. and when its plan is understood
/, Will be seen that It's object is 10
aid. rather than obstruct, the Roosevelt
propaganda.
II the purpose Of Mr. Roosevelt :
organization is to make preparation for
war pleasant, Mr. Tafts organization
may be regarded as furnishing a plausi-
BILE prctcXt for the preparation which
Mr. Roosevelt advises: the Taft plan
gives an excuse for supporting the
Roosevelt plan. In fnct, the name in
dicates its military purpose.
We ar. told that the name Sc
iected after some debate was League to
Enforce Peace, American Branch This
presents The purpose clearly enough.
and a -cvie" % the speeches made al
the time of organizing will remove any
doubts as to The military character
Of the plan.
one OF those in attendance Is re-
ported 10 have complained that the
report was TOO Observation-Disclosures
ism he said. Was TO he fought with
m!l,arism.' He even iniitnat.d that
there was too much Hooscvc!tism in it.
I The objections. however. were soon
Lowell, Of Harvard. who is reported to
/ IN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
RUSSIANS FoRTIFYING
LINE WEST OF LEMUERC

BERLIN. Juno 10 Cvia London A
Correspondence in Galicia of the Lokal
sAnzciger sends the following:
'Aviators repor; that the Russians
Care fortifyiug heavily along a line ten
Sniiles west OF Lcmhcrs.
= IF necessary, tho present Russian
sline can be heightened in the direction
sof TomaszoT. in Russian Poland by
addition OF whatever Russian forces
,are available. Conditions for tho re
itirement OF the Russians are not UNI
Favorable. and the railroads and high
ways radiatiuE from Lcmberr are of
.the greatest value TO them for dofcn-
,sive purposes"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20

Of $50 yards. which the enemy had
been forced 20 abandon owing to our
local successes. AS result OF the
lighting in this n@ighborhood during
he Week. We nave captured 2iS prison
ers, including TWO officers, and have
taken three 'nach:ne guns ami full
gas cylinder.
"Northeas: Q: Arm@n,ie-es We ex
plodef several mines on Friday nigh,
and DESTROYED a portion Of the ene,.y's
trenches. Our ARTILLERY and rife IRE
INFLICTED casualties on The eIcrny while
ne was trying % escape the explosion.
The e:ec,r!c station IT La Rassee
vas succcss:llly bornba-ded on Friday
by our airner''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
SEEM TO OVERLOOK
IMPORTA VT FACTS

The argument sounds very ia
;ni!ar. Fighting the devil with fire
mas long been popular aInuscncnt but
the effort has never been successful
Those who advocate the policy of
lighting The devil with fire seem TO
ovcrlook TWO important facts: FIRST,
that the devil is better acquainted with
fire than his Anniversaries. and seconn
being at 40 expense for fuel. has eco
nomic advantage which tolls po,, crfully
In any prolonged contest
Before we can promise to enter into
partnership with other nations In future
wars $50 must rcpudiate the advice OF
Washington. who warned us against
'cntanrling alliances The American
people VIII he very slow to enter into
any arrangement which will involve
us In the quarrcls OF Europc-puarrels
which have their origin In centuries
OF anthGon!ain, in race hatrcds and in
commercial rivalrics. IF there were no
Shcr objection, this would seem an in
|'Hpcrahi" one q. as ! believe, the ad :
VIC" OF Washington is still reversed
The plan Of the League to Enforce
+ iohcs. would also involve n surrender
OF IN" Monroe Doctrine
w" could hardly enter into n settle
n"nt Of European disputes and at tho
same time refuse 10 allow Europcan
7 nations 10 take part in thescttlemcnt OF
I disputes ~ the Western Hemisphere.
f, The American people will not look with
\ favor upon so evolutionary a change
+ ia oar national policy
"Bui even n We were willing to re-.
pudiatc the advice of Washington ana
surrender the doctrine Of Monroe.
! would tho people hc willing so to
amend the Constitution as 10 trans.
Yer from our Congress 10 European
nations the right TO declare war? The
right TO declare war liz vested in Con-
. EF"ss; The plan proposed by the
League TO Enforce Peace would vest
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20

observers say they soon may make
fhe German positions on that from, un-
renabie.
Italy is attacking the Austrian from
aier defenses with energy, but the only
sssvidence of an advance is the report
sof the Smelling of the railroad station
sat Gorizia, which would indicate that
1he italian batteries haye been con
ssidcrably advanced
\ Rumors. as plentiful as contradic-
story. emanatc from the Balkans that
tthe entente allies have offered Bulgaria
generous territorial terms. which spe-
Scial dispatches from Sofia declare 20.
ybe absolutely satisfactory. Neverthe-
.less. 1T is cvidont that no actual alli-
sance yet has been signed, or will be
ssigncd until BulEarias neighhors make
Nhe concessions she has been consist
Gently demanding.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
Council Meetings.

Meetings OF the Council and Board
OF Aldermen will he held next week
TO pass the tax and budget ordinances
on which there is some disagree mt
between the two bodies. The Council
favors a Sl.65 tax rate and Board OF
Aldermen a sl.s5 rate, as recommended
by the finance to avoid a deficit in the
new fiscal year. The Council passed
the budget, and the Board is yet To act
upon it, Meanwhile the general ap-
preparations ordinance should be passed
this month to meet obligations which
fall due on July /
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
MAY DEFEND ITS METHOD
OF SUBMARINE WARFARE

'o.UHtITIHcH lIUIH FIISl FHEcJ
passengers is for us wholly impossi-
BILE
Count Reventiow. the naval critic. in
leading article along similar vein.
says:
1T is moral duty to extract every
possible advantage from the submarine
weapon Germany cannot let this
weapon be shut up as in cage. whose
bars are being formed by threatening
notes of the United States and BY in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
Runaway Dashcs Again,, uo,or 70.

y horse, the property of NJ. J. CRUZ,
10 south Tenth Street, attached to "a
wagon Of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company. ran away on So,-
c"'h street between Grace and Frank
I'm Streets yesterday. The wagon was
hurled against the automobile or w
j. Whitchurst and damaged il con-
slderahly. according to tho police re-
port. y" one was injured the horse
benz stopped shortly after the col
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
Chief RACLAND MAY co
into DU POINT SERVICE
Head Of Petersburg Police Receives
Flattering Offer From Com
pany Mt City Point.
WILL DECIDE ON MONDAY
Major Sylvester, Chief of Du Pont
Secret Service, Now ut Company's
Virginia Plant Organizing and
Training Police Guards.

PETERSBURG, VA. June 19.-Cap-
tain r. +. Ragland. for n number of
years chief of police in this city, and
one of the best officers the city ever
had In it's service, has received very
fiatterinG offer to enter the detective
service of the Du Pont Company at
City Point. He has the matter under
consideration and will decide as to his
course on Monday. The pay OF tho
position will be much higher than he
now receives and the duties less exact
ing. In losing Chief Ragland the city
would suffer the loss of a most capable
officer. 1t remains with the Council to
say whether or not he shall go.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
German.

BERLIN, June 70 Cvia London).-
The German War Office announced
to-day that the village OF Eber-
menil. about thirty miles east of
Nancy, had been captured by the
Germans, Tho French had fortified
the village. The tex, of ,he an
nouncement reads:
Western thea;er: y continuation
Of the attacks on our from; north Of
Arras resulted in further defeats for
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20

The following deeds of transfer OF
real estate were recorded in tho clerk S
Office this week:
William Grossman, Jr., and wife, to
Rose Lavcnstein, deed for lot on Boil
incbrook Street. s5.6S422
NJ. w. Gill and wife to w R. and NJ.
r. Fowlkes, deed for lot on north side
OF High Street. $4,000.
=. l.. Guthrie, to a. +. Baghy, deed
for lot on south side of st. Matthew
street. sl.250.
VI. l.. Hays to Clara w. Hays. deed
for lot on north side Of st. Matthew
Street. sl.050.
David a. Lyon, Jr.. substitute trus-
tee TO +. p. Read, deed for lot on east
side Oracle street, S4o5.
John ID. Watkins. trustee. TO D. E.
Wyatt deed for lot on south side OF
Rome Street, $1,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
Prince George boulevard.

The proposed forty-foot wide boule-
ward or highway from Petersburg to
City Point it is estimated. will cost be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. but those
engaged in promoting the Improvement
believe that IL will be more than worth
the cost in the great benefits that will
accrue to both city and county. The
scheme is to be pushed and Petersburg
and Prince George will he asked to
give pecuniary aid. which IT is believed
they will gladly do
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20

Mr.. Thomas. Il survivor of the Lusi
tania tragedy. presided June II at ono
OF Lloyd Georges speeding -up-munI
'ions meetings. Mt Cardiff He was
reported to have said at that time that
he had been told by friends he must
have been spared when the I.usitani,
sank that he might do for the govern.
ment some work not yet Accomplished
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
BODY Tnken Homo.

The body OF William Wilkinson. aged
twcnty-siN years, who was shocked TO
instant death by a live trolley wire
or rail at the Du Pont plant yesterday,
was brought TO this city last evening
prepared for burial ana was this morn
ing taken by relatives TO his late home
in Clarksville. Va. He was boiler
maker by trade and was at work when
the fatal accident occurred.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
CnttIe auarnDtip. Lifted

WASHINGTON. June l9.--Changes in
the Federal quarantine against foot
and mouth disease. effective juno 81
VIII free all Henrico County, Virginia
from restrictions except the Richmond
stock yards and territory within three
miles Of one dairy farm, which will be-
come Restricted area"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
ON LLOYD GEORGES STAFF

LONDON. Juno 1a-David A. Thomas
tn" Welsh coal magnatc. tho Exchange
Telegraph Company says. has accented
an appointment from David Llovd
George, Minister OF Munitions. TO GO
TO the United States and Canada to
supervise the making of munitions
contracts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
News Notes OF Intercst.

The Rowanta Methodist Church in
Dinwiddie County will be dedicated to-
morrow. the dcdicatory sermon TO be
preached by Rev. j. Is. Joliff. OF Nor
folk. former presiding elder OF this dis
trict.
closes with this week. has given great
satisfaction to its patrons. Over $500
has been pledged for next years chau-
tauQua, and more than the necessary
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20

sum to secure its return will be easil,
obtained.
The monthly meeting of the Metho-
dist Sunday School Association will be
held mt Wesley Church tomorrow af-
tcrnoon.
chant. doing business in Halifax street.
has made an assignment to ii. Il. GIL
liam, as trustee. The assets are cStt-
mated at 5000 assets not stated
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
Organizing Guards.

Major r. II. Sylvester, for years chief
of the Washington police. now chief of
the secret service of the Du Pont Pow
der Company. has been at the com
pany's City Point plant for several days
directing the organizing and training
of the police guards, for the preserva-
ton of order and the protection OF
property there. The plant ia very rigid :
" guarded against all intrusion. and
no person without proper authority is
allow ed TO enter the grounds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
ATTACK BY BRYAN
ON EX-PRESlDENTS

'Con'inned rom Firs' I'agcJ
"hich they arc connected the presuInp-
ton tina, ii Is Al lcas, not an,aronistic
to peace.
1T may be tina. some have been IN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20

tcrnational regulations. Now is tho
time for Germany to inform the world
clearly and sharply that it will not 10.
limits and restrictions BIO drawn bv
other powers to govern the manner n,
using it's submarines"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
URITiSH OCCUPY GERMAN
TRENCHES NEAR uooGl,

Especial Cable TO The Times Dispatch
LONDON, Jane l3.-Thc official prcss
bureau tonight gave out the follow
ing repor, from Field Marshal Sir John
French:
"on Friday. north. Of Hoogc. We oc
tupied the German trenches on front
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
Handsome New Synagogue.

The handsome synagogue being
erected on North Market Street by the
Orthodox Hebrew Congregation has
been nearly completed. 1t will prob
ably be occupied by August !. The
building, with lot ana equipment, cost
about $4,000. The main auditorium
will seat 500 people. while the Sunday
school room has Il seating capacity Of
500 Tho building is Of white brick.
while the front has a wide concrete
stairway and is adorned with massive
columns.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
Russian.

PETROGRAD. June is (via Lon
don, June l?).-An official War Of
fee statement issued tonight ad-
niits that the Russians have retired
beyond the line of the Grodck
Lakes. less than sixteen miles west
OF Lemberg. their last night of de-
Tense in front of the Galician cap
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
The communication follows


In the region OF Muravievo and
Shawl and on the Dubysa. engage
mcnts on the 18th resulted in no i'm
portant changes.
con the evening OF the 18th on
the Bzura and Rawka, from KoZiof
10 VIOLA Szydlowiecka, there were
artillery duels.
Near Goum!ne the enemy spread
cloud OF asphyxiatlns gas on 4
front 81 four miles.
"On the right bank OF the san
our troops retired lighting. beyond
the River Taneff ana the line O:
lakes at Grodck.
Between the Pruth and tho
Dniester, where the enemy crossed
the frontier on the previous DAYS, he
has been driven back 10 Austrian
territory"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17
nc. Amid pea.hIike Stiffness.

In the rainless interior OF Australia
there is a silence of the grave Inns
deathlike silence has peculiarly oe-
messing effect If two men are
canned and one of them goes to a ols
tant township to get provisions whiie
,ho o,ner remains penind 10 iooA ailer
the camp, the man who Is TO remain
saws to his friend in forcioie' eoiu
fields language: Now, Bill don De
long away. You know what kind OF a
Mace this is to live in by yourself.
nr words TO that effect. II his mate
is away for two or three days the 81 =.
lence gets en- the mans nerves. ana IN
the end he shouts to make NOISE
And often he is afraid Of the sound OF
his own voice.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17
York 10 visit his sister In Flushing.

York TO visit his sister In Flushing'
L. l.
A mighty man is Reilly. He fights
lions single.handed and gets away with
them. When Theodore Roosevelt made
his African hunting trip. he became
warm friend of the big Long Islander,
whom the natives Of his province treat
as II he were the real ruler OF British
Uganda.
Reilly's letter was written on Janu-
airy IL. It's long way from Uganda
to New York. Hemment has not heard
anything further from the chief. He Is
pretty sure that II Reilly and his men
won the next skirmish mentioned in
the letter, he will learn OF 1t In due
time through another letter from his
friend If he does not hear, says
Hemment, 1t will be because another
intrepid Irishman has earned the VIC
toria Cross without knowing it and the
name of w. J. Reilly has been added
to the long lists published weekly In
London under the caption: The Roll
of Honor"
. German East Africa Joins Uganda
and when the king, kaiser. president
and car let loose the dogs Of war In
Europe, it was not long before they
were barking over in Africa. BY way
OF Mombasa and Zanzibar the news
spread to the interior and erstwhile
friends we're hidden to be up and at
each others throats.
The military force Of the Uganda
COMPRISES the force OF Askaris the
chief has under him. Policemen Is the
name in English for the Askaris, 800
of them, all OF the tribe OF Uganda,
who wear their puttees on their bare
legs.
But Reilly had taught them to fight
hand and foot as they do in Ulster. He
has taught them to use guns and re-
yolvers and banished from their hearts
fear of the big game Of the jungle and
veldt The Germans have real soldiers
over there, but Chief Reilly wasn't a
bit dismayed. Overnight he made sol
diers of his policemen and the next
day marched 40 miles to meet the foe
on his own territory.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17
Experience.

Experience teaches lot OF Things
no never cared to learn.-Judge.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17
DP' LEADS BRITISH
her Long islander Is Fighting
in Africa.
hlaht He Makes Soldiers OF His
)leemen and Leads Them In Bat
|tls Against Trained German
Soldiers.

" York.-At last accounts the
bh fighting the Germans in Ger
East Africa from Uganda were
led by a Long Islander, Reilly,
pp."
J. Reilly, formerly Of New York,
} chief OF police Of Uganda. a
3h African possession adjoining
IN East Africa. Reilly turned his
police into soldiers and with
invaded the enemy's territory,
be- a 12-hour battle in which the
b lost seven and the German 100
and many wounded. according to
err from Reilly received here by
Hemment.
e's what Reilly writes to his
et come through q II hours
Five machine guns and one can
laying on US all day. had only
casualties, as l was beautifully
ched. The Germans attacked us
vn and had twice our number
nmunition ran out (some OF my
red 500 rounds) and we had to
when night set in. The funny
was that the Germans also re-
Ind left a cannon behind them
were fighting in their country
tives told them that we had re
md they came back next morn
occupied our position.
hd some narrow escapes. as
charge, and had to keep run
round. It was my first indie
command and things turned
j. We are still in their territory
going to attack them in two
e hope to give them a thorough
but Of course. we will be doing
Hcking this time and will have
casualties. We killed nearly
inbred Of the enemy and thu
d were in scores all around
rman commander was wounded
IAN and we also killed the NAL
s working the big gun"
nent first met Chief Refill.
le went to Africa with Pau
TO Photograph elephants an,
the moving pictures. A yea
October Reilly came to Ney
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-30
MARSHALL HALL "DRY"
BEGINNING TOMORROW
Heavy Penalty for Violation of Law
in Charles County,
Maryland.

Marshall Hall is to be dry" begin
ming tomorrow. Hereafter picnic par
ties and excurSionsts to the resort
across the Potomac from Mount Vernon
Will have to carry their liquid refresh
ments with them or go without. The
bar at the resort is not to be opened
this summer, or any other summer, as
long as the present law, under which
all OF Charles county. Md. becomes
prohibition territory, remains in eff
feet.
Under the law which becomes opera
tive tomorrow it is Illegal to sell, bar
ter, give away or otherwise dispose of
any kind of spirituous, vinous or malt
liquors. 1t is also unlawful to take or
solicit orders for any such beverages
within the limits or jurisdiction of
Charles county.
The law passed at the last session OF
the Maryland Legislature provided for
special election to be held in Charles
county on the license or no license
question. The mo license" people won
by a substantial majority. and Charles
county is to be added to the rapidly
extending dry territory adjacent to the
District of Columbia. Every saloon
and bar in the county. fifty-six in all,
is to close tomorrow
Penalty for violation of the new law
is a fine of not less than $50 or more
than 5000, or imprisonment in the
Maryland house of correction for not
less than three months nor more than
Twelve months, or both such fine and
imprisonment, in the discretion of the
Judge of the circuit court of Charles
county or any of the justices of the
peace for the county.