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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
BADEN POWELL TELLS OF DARDANELLES TRIP

Lcndon, April 1o.-(Special )--Lieut. Gen. Sir k. Baden-Poweli disclosed to the members of the Adwych club how he dis covered the obsolete nature of the arma- ments of the Dardanelles.
 Just now,'' he said, 'the Dardanelles are of intense interest to me, because it was there I had some of my earliest experiences in finding out what guns the Turks had in these forts and what sort of water there was for ships to go and lombard them, for troops to be landed to attack them from.
 At one time they had spread the news that they had some of the biggest guns in the world to defend their forts.
 Everything was very secret, and they were hidden from all view and no one was able to go inside the forts. | Fortunately I got hold of the young lady who was the great friend of one of the pashas who commanded one of these forts, and we were able to go to tea with him. and he showed us round the forts.
 We saw the outside of one of these guns. but no one could examine the work ing of it. Finally he was kind enough for her benefit to drag off the covering. I was very much surprised, as l was eX- pecting to find the latest and best equipped gun
 T said, Why, this is an obsolete old gun And he said, That is so. We want to take in a certain power which is be- coming very inquisitive so we are cov- ering up these and saying they are brand new ones, but we have not brand new gun in the place.
 "These straits of the Dardanelles were watched very much, but the Turks did not suspect brokendown old grain boat going down which had to anchor every now and then.
 There was always a fort where we had to cast anchor to make repairs, and, of course, l went off to fish meantime.
 q may have had prismatic compass or surveying instruments in my pocket, but that didn't matter. We found the likeliest places for anchoring and sending landing parties, and on."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11

having won the s1000 prize at the Cin- cinnati festival many years ago. It is Sullivan's Golden Legend that is to be sung here and it will be hard to imag zine any choral work more beautiful. The chorus will number nearly 150. It will be accompanied by the Damrosch or chestra.
 The "Golden Legend takes up just half the programme The other half will be mostly orchestral symphony orchestra programme will be presented at the after noon concert. It will include Beethoven's fifth symphony, a Wagner group and Deibes' popular ballet suite. In addtios there will be one or two vocal solos in the afternoon
 Altogether these programmes are con sdered exceptionally choice, appealing as they do to all classes of music lovers.
 The Birmingham Choral association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
Use Books Printed in Germany

Paris, March -(Correspondence of the Associated Press. )-Attention has been called to the fact that German enterprise had even penetrated the Corbonne. Most of the textbooks student are obliged to use in preparing their examinations in Greek and Latin literature which were and are still German editions. Monsieur Crorst, dean of the faculty of letters, declares that this situation Is chargeable to French publishers whose textbooks are not so well adapted to higher education. Efforts are already being made by the big publishing houses In cooperation with the faculty of the Sorbonne to replace the textbooks made in Germany
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11

Birmingham's greatest musical event of the entire season will be the festival at the Jefferson theatre Monday, April 19, afternoon and night
 Walter Damrosch with his celebrated New York Symphony orchestra has been secured for the occasion, and he brings with him four vocal celebrities-Grace Kerns, soprano; Merle Tillotson Alcock, contralto; John Campbell, tenor, and Milo Picco, baritone. These artists will form the solo quartet for the Golden Legend to be performed Monday night under the direction of Rienzi Thomas. There are two musical settings of Long, fellows great poem. One is by Dudley Buck and the other by Arthur Sullivan. Both of these cantatas rank high, Buck s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
Varsity Rowers Man Vessel

Cambrldge, England, March 20. Correspondence of the Associated Press. )-"One of the ships engaged in the most dangerous naval operations is manned entirely by men from the rowing squal of Cambridge university, with the exception of one high officer and the stolkers,' states Dr. A. F.. Shipley, head of Christs college, Cam bridge university, in a statement given out here. The captain of the Cambridge crew is the carpenter of the ship and the other oarsmen are serving in var because of the war, the concern was ious capacities from cook to mate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
German Military Telephone

Berlin, March 25.--(Corresponden of the Associated Press. .)-According to information from the army head quarters In France the German central military telephone office there now serves not less than 306 connections Not only is there a connection with the commanders of the German troops all along the line, but also the vari- cus governmental departm ents in Ber- lin. The little book containing the list of connections shows several entrie | for the Emperor and several others for his anteroom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11

Servians. Montenegrins and the pigs.
 There is, however, a ninth enemy-the dog-which ceases to be the best friend
 of man when it begins to feed itself at
 his expense.
 Dogs are great eaters and eat al- most like us. Since the enemy is cutting off our food supplies we ought without hesitation, to sacrifice all the dogs: It would be a real crime to give them po- tatoes and bread, which are lacking to | feed German citizens"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
Gingerbread Fair Omitted

Paris. March -(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)-The traditional gin gerbread fair of the Place de la Nation, that has been held annually beginning Easter Monday, for more than 100 years, was omitted this year. The "old from fair of the Boulevard Richard Lenoir will be held as usual. but no arms or equip ments will be sold. The Fete de Neuilly, the most important of the year, formerly held during the week following the Grand Prix, as we'll as the F'ete of the Invalids. has been prohibited by the prefect of pc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
Englishmen fingered

Englishmen are notorously slow to anger, but 1t cannot be concealed that there is a rising tide of indignation against St. Stanley Buckmaster and his staff of assistants at the press bureau, since it became known that the bureau has wilfully kept the English in ignorance of one of the most glorious feats of arms ever performed by British soldiers for more than five months.
 I refer to the battle of Ypres. fought on October 31 last year, in which the English expeditionary force annhilated the Prus- sian Guards, and where the total of English casualties amounted to 5o0OO out of 120,000 men engaged When it Is con sioered that the American correspondent who first described the battle estimated the France-B Belgian losses at 70,0o0 men and the German at no less than 375, GOO it is easily understood that even a phleg- matic Englishman hates to realize that he has been treated like child or a fool who has no right to be informed of what the country's army is doing, but is sim ply supposed to keep quiet and pay the taxes that are demanded of him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11

here that the United States collier Jason should be sent upon such an errand of mercy. This sanitary work is of inn portance not only to the whole of the belligerents but to all of the neutral states as well. The sailors who are handling the shipping at Salonika. ship ping which goes to the whole of the world, will be liable to infection and be the means of transmission of this dis ase as the summer comes on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
Roumama Taxes Exports Heavily

Bucharest, March 2b.-ICOrrespond- ence of the Associated Press.) )-Rou- manias new export taxes on foods and folders make a formidable list of charges An ordinary farm wagon load ed with maize, for example, must pay $60; a similar load of corn flour is assessed $40. and a wagon full of beans would not be allowed to cross the border until it had paid a customs duty of $500. The charges are prohib- itive on many other products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
Germans Spiteful Against Dogs

According to an article in a copy of the Nossische Zeitung, just received here, the Germans are beginning to take spite against their dogs because the animals require to be fed. This journal says Germany has eight enemies-the English, French, Belgians. Russians, Japanese,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
TH|NK[[OYD- IS 4 BIT TOO FRANK Reveals Incidents Just Be-
 fore Outbreak of War
 FEELING IN FRANCE
Queen Alexandra Recovering Health. English Kept in Ignorance of Glorious Feat of British
 Army at Ypres
By PHILIrP EVERETT

London, April 10.-tSpecial.) )-The reve- lations made by Lloyd George concerning certain incidents which happened in the meetings of the English cabinet imme- diately before the war and an interview published in the March number of a Lon- don magazine, have, l am informed by personal friends in Paris, aroused q cer- tain bitterness among the French people, a bitterness which has fortunately been deprived of its sting by later events and principally, of course, by the splendid feats of arms of the British army and navy.
 At the same time no one in France understands why the British chancellor of the exchequer should have found it proper at the present moment to inform the whole world that the liberal govern nent but for the violation of Belgian neu- trality, would not have sent single sol dier to France to help Engiands best friend in defending her territory against an entirely unprovoked attack. which Ger many herself has now made perfectly clear was merely to be considered as a necessary prelude to an attack upon Englane, when Russia and France should have been eliminated and the German navy strong enough to tackle that of England.
 Frenchmen l hear are asking them selves if it be the intention of Lloyd George to give France an opportunity some day to reply to England: Tt was not for the sake of France that you sac rifced your army, it was not for the French nation, your true and loyal friend for years, but merely for Belgiums s sake that you entered the war. Your only object was merely to prevent Germany from seizing Belgium ports, the occupa- ton of which you looked upon as a dan ger to the British Isles"
 Here in England we have our doubts as to whether Lloyd Georges statements are in strict accordance with truth. We are far more inclined to believe that there was q perfect understanding between the French and English governments, so much more as this appears obe the only pos sible explanation of the fact that the British fleet was already concentrated in the North sea, as well as in the channel, while the French fleet was prepared for any task that might arise in the Mediter- ranean.
 Is Recovering Health
 With the returning spring weather, Queen Alexandra seems to have recovered her health anl youthfulness, and the amount of work she manages to accom- plish Is astonishing. She is as impulsive as sever and one of her favorite pastilnes is unannounced visits to the London hos pitals, where wounded and sick soldiers are cared for. The result of this is that every hospital is always ready for a royal inspection, and those of Queen Alexandra are very thorough ones. The patients get the benefit of the continuous alertness of the entire staff.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
c. 5. DONALD ARRESTED
AFTER AUTO ACCIDENT
His Car Crashed Into Wagon Driven
by John l.. Grntcr on Seven
Pines Road.

Grover s Donald. Of No. North
Mulberry Street, was arrested by Con-
stable Hardy. of Henrico county, yes
tprday on charge If recklessly driv-
ing an automobile ana running into a
wagon driven by John l. GRADER near
stop 81 on the Seven Pines line Mon
day night. Taken before Magistrate
IL. s. Sunday, Mr.. Donald Furnished
bail in the sum OF 500 for his ap-
pearance for trial later.
The wagon driven by Mr. GRADER
was occupied by hts wife and their,
guests. the Misses Tutosek, when
struck and overturned by the auto
mobile of Mr.. Donald. All four mem
bers of the GRADER party were thrown
out. but. fortunately. were not seyi-
ously hurt. The automobile. a Kline
car. carried three women and one
man besides the chauffeur It bore
license tag HIS and this number,
registered In the-name Of Mr. Donald
led to his arrest yesterday
Mr.. GRADER charges that the lights
on the automobile were burning dim
ly. that he saw the lights and turned
to one side Of the road In endeavor
20 escape being struck. and that the
car crashed into his horses, iujuring
them seriously. damaging his vehicle
and throwing all It's occupants into
the road.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
AIRSCHBERe GUNS FOR
CITY ENGINEERS SCALP
Introduces Resolution In Administer.
tive Board Calling on Boiling to
Il. Resign July 4.
DOES NOT EXPLAIN REASONS
Board Declines to Consider the Mat.
ter, Hirschberg Being Only Mem
her to Vote in Afirmadve---Larae
Saving by Accepting Roanoke Com.
pany's Bid.

Something Of a sensation was
sprung by Commissioner Hirschberg
at the meeting of the Administrative
Board yesterday. after a contract for
repairing N!nth-Street Bridge had
been awarded the Virginia Bridge and
Iron Company of Roanoke. for ST.
760.
Commissioner Hirschberg offered a
resolution requesting City Engineer
Boiling to resign. to take effect on
July /. The resolution was not
adopted. however. Mr.. Hirschberg be-
ting the only member voting for his
resolution.
THE commissioner offered no ex-
PLANTATION OF his motion. nor would he
talk Of the matter after the meet
ing.
before the contract was awarded
discussion by members of the board
revealed the fact that some months
ago tho City Engineer had prepared
plans by which the bridge was to be
repaired At cost approximating s55,-
900. An appropriation OF S4s.o55.72
was made by Council for the work.
but this money was never used
Among bids received was that OF the
Roanoke concern.
The great difference In the figures
submitted by the City Engineer and
the Roanoke Company caused Com
milestone. Hirschberg. II IL inferred. TO
question the ability OF tho City Engi-
neer. and 1t 10 believed that was his
reason for asking for his resigna-
ton.
Several weeks ago City Engineer
Boiling prepared an estimate Of the
cost OF repairing the bride. This
work is now going on. He feels that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
LOGON INDICTED FOR
CRIMINAL assault
John c. watkins. slayer of Miss He's
ter VI. Dodson. Must stand Trial
Fer His Life.

The grand Jury In Hastings Court
yesterday handed in true bills of in
dictment in a number of cases. in
Guiding that of John G Watkins the
young man who shot and killed his
sweetheart. Miss Hester NJ. Dodson.
the night OF February g.
Watkins called upon the girl at her
home on Church Hill. They seem to
have quarrcled, and as he was about
TO leave. he shot the girl. who died
almost instantly.
true bill was also returned against
Charles L. Loxon. the elderly basket
maker. who 10 charged with having
criminally assaulted two little girls
living near his shop at Twenty second
and Broad Streets
The hearing of this case was fixed
for April 81.
Tho case OF J. Fl. Carver. alleged TO
have been an accessory. is being fully
inquired into.
Henry Mallory. colored. was indicted
for the killing OF John H. Crump,
another negro
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07

sion concerning certain contracts for
city work, the feeling between the
City Engineer and certain, members
of the Administrative Board grew
tense. and Mr.. Boiling asked-the board
to accept his resignation. to take ef-
feet upon the first of May.
At that time there was congestion
in the office of the City Engineer, and
the Administrative b ard was piling
work upon the department. The board
itself was new, and was making a
showing on the start. while the engi-
neer's office was the sufferer.
Commissioner Beck moved the
resignation be laid on the table for
future reference. This was done. and
then friends of Mr.. Boiling got busy.
They asked him to withdraw his resig-
nation, and members of the Admin
istrative Board stated they would do
everything possible to relieve the stu
alton in the Office of the City Engi-
neer.
The City Council passed a resolu-
ton asking Mr.. Boiling to reconsider
his determination 10 retire from the
department., and number of organi-
zations sent letters to the board ask
Ing 1t to decline TO accept the resigna-
ton.
On April IS, 1913, Commissioner
Whittet offered a motion to the effect
that as City Council and the Mayor
had asked the board not to accep.
the resignation. that body decline to
accept the resignation.
! Previous to this. when the resolu-
ton from Council was received by the
board. and which was filed, on motion
OF Mr.. Mccarthy. Mr.. Hirschberg Of
fered a resolution accepting the resig-
nation. His motion was lost. how
ever. his own vote being the only one
recorded in favor of II.
Later NJ. Hirschberg changed his
vote, and when Mr.. Whittet's resolu-
ton was presented. Mr.. Black was the
only member of the board who voted
to decline. to accept the resignation.
II will never ask a man to resign"
explained Mr.. Beck. but I shall al
ways vote to accept the resignation
OF any man who offers to resign
from the Mayor to the Janitor."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
NOT GUILTY VERDICT
FREES C.. A. GATHR|GHT
Goochland County Man Tried In Fed
cral Court On Charges of Viola
ton Of Internal Revenue Law.
EIGHT INDICTMENTS ARE FOUND
Richmond Man Charged With i:p-
Using Spirits Bottle without De-
stroying Stamp-Fcderat Grand
Jury Still In Session---Two Mol
Presses.

After hearing the evidence. in which
the United States mad failed to make
its case against Carroll A. Gathright,
OF Goochland County. charged with
violation of internal revenue laws, he
jury in the United States District
Court yesterday returned verdict OF
not guilty. on motion of Gathright's
attorneys. Six indictments were the
results of the second days delibera-
tions by the Federal grand jury, which
is still in session and from which ad-
ditional indictments are expected to-
day.
Gathright was charged with having
operated business as retail malt
liquor dealer without having paid the
special stamp tax required by the in
ternal revenue laws. He was rep
resented by Attorneys David Meade
White. of this city. and r. T. Thorp,
of Norfolk. who moved the court for
a not guilty verdict. which was given.
Six New Indictments.
Indictments returned yesterday
were against:
with having reused bottle for con-
tanning distilled spirits without re-
moving or destroying stamp.
Cornelius A. Ballentine. alias N.
Ballentine, alias Neal Ballentine.
Portsmouth, charged with swearing
falsely TO a civil service applicat ton.
g. w. Todd, Newport News. charged
with ref1lling empty stamped spirits
bottle.
John Gibson. alias Edward Gibbs,
Elizabeth City County, charged with
making false affidavit in application
for pension.
W S. Lee. Norfolk, charged with
sion opium and its derivatives.
Mitchell Barbour. charged with as
sault with dangerous weapon upon
James Hutchins. aboard steamer
Wakefield on the Potomac River.
January s, 1915.
First Days Indictments.
Two indictments were returned by
the Federal grand jury in its first
days sitting and two cases called in
the District Court were nolle pros
equied.
One of the indictments found was
against William Jefferson, charged
with stealing part of a shipment OF
candy in interstate commerce, from
New York to Johnson City, Tenn,
from the Old Dominion Line In Nor
folk. The other was against Z. Davies,
charged with permitting Vincente
Sendra. alias Fendra. an alien. to land
at Newport News, place other than
that designated by immigration au-
thorities. Both men are under bail
for their appearance
Cases called and nollied are those
of the United States against W. C.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
CHRISTIAN GOES FORTH
AND SECURES A QUORUM
Utilities Committee disappointed AT
Failure of Administrators to
Hand i'm Report ON Gas.

Failure on the part OF the Admins
trative Board to forward to the Coun-
ell Committee on Utilities its report
on the proposition of q lease of the
gas works to the Southern Gas and
Electric Corporation. was disappoint-
ment to members of the committee. who
gathered at the City Hall to discuss
the matter last night.
Chairman Mitchell had some little
trouble In securing a quorum OF the
committee. because several members of
the body were In attendance uron the
hearings before the Investigate
Committee. However Major Christian,
acting as provost guard for Chairman
Mitchell. went forth to arrest the mem
hers who had secured reserved seats
at the special hearing. He not only
performed hts duty in soldiery fash
ion, but he corralled two other mem
bers. and when the meeting was called
together nearly every member was in
his seat
Nothing appearing on the blotter.
however, but paper from the Cham
Der OF Commerce in reference to the
sale of the Ford lot. on motion of
Mr.. Batkins the committee adjourned
Those present were Chairman Mitchell
and Messrs. Christian. Ratcliffe. Bat
kins, Pitcher. JEFF Powers. Nielsen. The
absentees were Alderman Joseph
Powers and Councilman Atkinson.
The Administrative Board reported
that II was not ready with It's report
on the gas question. The paper from
the Chamber OF Commerce urged the
city to be cautious in the expenditure
OF money at this time. and suggested
that the committee Cor a committee
from CounciD meet with n committee
named by the Legislature on the oues-
ton OF the sale of the Ford lot TO the
State.
1t was thought by some members of
the committee that the Chamber of
commerce paper properly belonged to
the Special Committee on MuntcipsI
Building. and Il is likely that at the
next meeting of the Utilities Commit
tee. motion may be made to refer IL
10 that committee. OF which Alderman
Barton H. Grundy is chairman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
START IMPROVEMENTS
ALONG SHOCKOE CREEK

The Administrative Board has start
ed in earnest the work OF iaprove-
ments along Shockoe Valley. Yester-
day contract for sewer work be-
tween the west side of the bollorhouse
a the Locomotive Works to the west
side OF Second street was awarded
Contractor L Hawkins. OF Richmond,
at the price OF s6l.s62.50. The con
tractor promises to have the job com
pleted In 200 days
This IS but one step toward the
construction OF the great valley boule-
ward. 40 long contemplated by City
Engineer Boiling and members or the
Administrative Board.
when completed n driveway or
boulevard Win extend from the far
western part of the city, near the Fair
Grounds. to Fifteenth and Main street.
and viii offer splendid passagewav for
traffic between the two sections Of the
city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
RAILWAY WINS OVER
JITNEYS IN DERATD

In heated debate before a largo
audience. the orators OF the Phi
Kappa Epsilon Debating Society dis
cussed the question Resolved, That
the 'Jitney Bus Should Not Be Al
lowed to Operate In Competition with
the Street Cars Under Greater Priv
iieges Than Are Granted the Vir-
ginia Railway and Power Company
Miss Edythe Gathright and Logan
Richie upheld the affirmative, while
Messrs. George Eubank and G. T.
Ford presented the negative or jitney
bus side Of the question.
After hearing the question fully
debated from various angles. the
Judges awarded the debate 10 the
affirmative side. and announced To-
gan Ritchie as the hest speaker