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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-01
NEW GAMBLING LAW.

Fsg The outcome OF recent cases brought
x4n this city against men charged with
ii ambisng reveals a most astonishing
1 cDndition Of the State law against
b mbling. Briefly. the situation IS
8 Ahout like this Several times, Ger
z3niniy three times to our knowledge
M islsln, the n;as, few weeks, Rich
y lcnA police officers have arrested
D iler charged with gambling playing
~ cards for money. The officers have
!. 16pne into court with their cases. In
q ne instances they have presented
n most positive and direct evidence
thle showing that gambling ac-
iy took place Men arrested have
admitted that they did gamble
ols has been no doubt as to the
q 1I1I Aat they esadea the spirs, o, the
= ~ court has been forced.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-01

in every instance. to dismiss the cases,
because the letter Of the state law
provides that gambling is forbidden
snd shall be considered a crime only
when az much as $40 is lost or won
changes hands permanently within
twcnty-four hours.
II. In readily and immediately ap~
Parent that tais Law Is no law at all.
only "A man who sits in the game all
the way through can say how much
. actually lost or won in twenty-four
hours. Every case that is tried may
he conclusively proven save HIS to the
amount, Of money which changes
hnnfis In the specified time. The par
ties to the case may freely admit they
gafabied, and can then lanssa at the
.offeefs OF the law and defy them to
prove how much money was-i0st and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-01

The Raleigh Times wants to know
If 1t can't induce us 80 go along WITH
Brother Erya n to stop this pernicious
champagne fighting over there in
Yurrup"
One thing sure is that we'd find a
staff taking the part of the offensive
belligerent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-01

argument over the famous Will, MIR.
Morgans letter is written in a very
graceful manner IT breathes a spirit
of fairness and due regard for the
wishes and desires of great people,
regardless Of legal rights That r1e
people Of Virginia appreciate the
feeling and reciprocate in kind is
manifested by the letter OF Judge
Keith. and The Virginian earnestly
hopes that the desire of Mr.. Morgan
that the viii be placed at Mt. Vernon
viii he respected The people of Fair
fax County viii lose none Of their
honor or right by the document rest
ing AT that historic spot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-01

Of the city, the Cttisen1 Associates
of lockwood and vicinity has sndorpel
the Springer Drug Company's store
as such location. A copy OF the resolu-
ton adopted has been sent to Cit1
Treasurer Pace and he II expected q
designate the store In few days
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-01
ENDORsE LOCATION FOR
CITY FAY STATION.

Believing the corner Of Twenty -third
and venable StrAets to be the logical
place for the establishment Of branch
station for the payment Of gas and
water Bills II tbs northeast weldon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-01

take up his duties. Professor Byrd 10
an accomplished musician and st.
Joseph's is fortunate in securing his
services.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
PRICES ADVANCE
 ON STOCK MARKET
American Reply to German Note Has But Little Influence.

New York, July 24, (Wall Street)- the reception accorded the Presidents message in the street and the fact that the outside participation in the war specialties Is expanding steadily, despite the sensational height to which the prices of many of these shares have risen. Traders who had been
 fighting the rise in the market were impressed by the quality of the buy ing and bought freely. Nasty profit taking and a desire to await enlight- eflment on the manner in which the Presidents message would be received at Berlin caused a reaction, but there was a sharp upturn later. Sensa- tional buying of electric boat in the
 "outside" market sent it 75 points to $40. The closing was strong. Bonds were steady
 Wall Street, 10.30 a. m.-Efects of the American reply to the Ger man note had been discounted in the markets action during the last few days, so that, although considered drastic, it had but little lnIuence dt Ihe opening Ol LHe SIoCh exchange today. Initial quotations were fractionally irregular. Imme- diately following prices advanced vigorously under the leadership of United States Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Crucible Steel, Westinghouse Electric and Baldwin Locomotive. Bethele- hem Steel improved 1-2 to 2o9 1-2 a new high record, on rumors of fur thef large contracts. Several other
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
AMERICAN STOCKS
 MOST DESIRABLE
How Will Europe Pay Debt to
 U.S., a Problem.
Especial to the Herald.l

New York, July 24.-How will some of the belligerents pay for the enor- nous war supplies bought in the United States? This is the problem of the future in American financial circles. Orders thus far received a1- ready aggregate over one billion of dollars, and hundreds of millions more are practically sure to follow; for peace is not yet in sight, and the war has by no means reached it's greatest intensity Approximations are futile; yet it is more than probable that the problem of financing the war has not reached the real crisis or test. and an increasing waste of life and property must be expected as the struggle grows in bittern ess and de- structiveness. It goes without saying that some of the warning nations who are directly or indirectly purchasing war materials here can not pay cash to any extent, because they are evil dently spending several times their national savings in prosecution of the war. Treasury notes can only be used to a limited extent, and long basis on which these orders can be financed,
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
Msriden tConn.) Record.

The note measures up to the stand ards of a great nation and is charac- terized by dignity and frmness which indicates the tremendous im- port of the questions under considera- tion. Straight from the shoulder the United States strikes, not only for it. self but for every other neutral who has experienced the effect of Ger mans policy of frightfulness. If these has been any doubt in the minds of the German people as to the attitude of the United States regarding Ger many's method of warfare on the high seas, it will be dispelled by the forceful unequivocal tone of the third message
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24

iarly so. Sme deterioration has taken place, as usual in the summer months, and more may follow; but bumper grain crop is now almost within reach, and the American farmer is practical ,ly sure of good demand and good prices for all food products, which mean another season of properity. The south is naturally disturbed over the cotton outlook possibly more so than necessary. War has unavoidably deranged the cotton market, as it has many other staple commodities. It is the South's main product. and the re- strictions imposed upon it by Great Britain have very naturally created irritation. But such inconveniences are unavoidable under the circum-N stances, and the British government has in numerous instances given evil dence of a desire to interfere with American commerce as little as pos- sible; especially in not putting cot ton on the contraband list. 1t is im- possible to escape the Arrangements of the war; and as the sea is kept open We cannot make serious or very effective complaint. A tremendous wastage of cotton is going on in the fields of Europe-not to speak of the amount used in making explosives, which is estimated at from one to enc and one-half million bales-and later on there will inevitably be a heavy demand for the staple to fill the void now being created. Te steel trade is very active, chiefly, of course, the result of war munition orders. Prices are rising, and this great in- dustry is certainly enjoying more prosperity than for years The dry goods trade shows a decided improve m ent, many buyers being in this mar ket who are placing liberal orders for the new seasons cotton fabrics
 Market Fairly Active.
 On the stock exchange there has been a fair degree of activity, and
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
New York Press.

NofWithstanding the rather com piete note gets right down to business q. the very outset in it's flat declara- elon 70 Berlin that the recent imperial answer IS not satisfactory because it 1alls 10 meet the difference between .ne two governments. But it would nave hundred times the force it. ,ias II II had been slammed straight Dach at Berlin as soon as von Jagow,s = aA1eieVant and unresponsive reply was
 eiVed. President Wilson's nota p,aihiv rejects Berlin's spacious ex- !,ss plaiia.lons of words, refuses to be sat- a Wilh anything but assurances in 11sus, and gives warning that the Diiarlnes - mes must keep hands off rights. We see, however
 no war sparks from the steel of fha pIesident's pen; it rings no warlika note. ass "aiiihe
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
New York Times.


 With courage and with firmness President Wilson and Secretary Lans- ing have responded to the hopes and the deep conviction of the American people. In the controversy with Ger many it was time that there be an end of the long parleying in which our protests and our demands drew forth only evasions and irresponsive counter proposals. The nation has HOW spoken in words and in tone which leave room for no further dec iaratfons on our part . The Keeping of our relations of ametv and peace with Germany is now com mltted into the hands of Germany lt IS Tor her to choose which path sne will follow. Our self-respect. OUT honor and our safety we have reserved to our own keeping.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
New York Staats-Zeitung.

Of quite particular significance is the emphasis on the fact that the United States and Germany are striv- ing for the same object, as far as the freedom of the seas is concerned.
 And the note makes it clear, in frank, curt words, that the govern ment of the United States is ready at any time to play the part of the me- diator with a view to finding a prac-s ticable way out of the present situa- tion. a
 Emphatic as it's language, so far as the Lusitania incident is concern ed, the American government now will back President Wilson in the next step, whatever it may be.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
Buffalo Express.

It remains for Germany to say whether or not there shall be a break in the close relations whict have continued for so many years be- tween the two peoples. We have nothing more to say. We have shown Germany that we are bound to protect American lives and property from the barbaric methods of German under sea fighting and it now is for Ger many to say whether or not we shall be required to go beyond words in making our position plain to her and the world.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
New London Dav

It cannot fail to destroy any lin- seflns mlsapprehension on the part oI the Iernan government of the fu- tlllty or pleading expediency and of trylng 10 prevail upon the United states 7 to compromise a vital prinei- pie. s nevertheless, if Germany will put read alright, it extends to the na- ton promise; and the promise is that II Germany will but clear the road by removing the obstacles. of her own laWlessness, this country will see to 1t that British violations of the freedom of the sea are put stop to. 1t lights the path to the very end that German contentious and Germany's submarine policy are directed toward.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
Chicago Staats-Zeitung.

As we stated before the present note to Germany had been publish ed
 apparently our government had N a secret agreement with England to force a break with Germany. We
 now have the text of the note at
 hand and it justifies our anticipation. Germany can never submit to the tone of it, and will, much as we are sorry for it, find no other answer than the breaking off of diplomatic relations. We, as well as the Ger man governm ent know fully that with such a step she fulf1lls not only the wish of this government but that of England and will create a very painful situation for German-Amerl- cans. The note shows the president will break with Germany at all haz- ards. He should first ask the people of the United States if they are sat- isfied to be driven into war. The. noIe is unworthy of the Republic. We hope Germany will not blame the people for the present governments action.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24

prices continue to fluctua| must while our relations
 many and Mexico contiut| 0 critical state. The war sto} advances and these shares d tute fully one-half, if nod the daily transactions. q the leadership, the feveris11| market calls for increased
 in such operations, specu1I ing run wild and in somt
 dangerous excesses, while tablished railroads and shares have been largely A favorable factor is the broad market for bonds. VI easy money and reasonabI| tory crop and business co2 home, constitute the satisfa of this market. Much dep| the outcome of our negotia Germany, which, for the q are an unsettling factor. u| dividend rumors and the labor troubles must also pq as disturbing influences. ton, however. is likely Co c| change almost daily.
 HENRI
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
New York Journal of Commerce.

Notwithstanding the rather com plete forecasts already published of the final note of the government of the United States to the imperial gov ernment of Germany regarding it's submarine warfare. the plain and positive language of the official text comes somewhat as a surprise, it is such contrast in straightforward candor to the ordinary forms of diplo- matic usage. and in such glaring con- trast with that. of the government to which it is addressed. There is a tone or fnality about this missive through out which seems to imply that the only further answer expected is one or compliance with what it contends Tor. That is the answer now to be waited for.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
Hartford Courant.

Tn the new. note it is made quite clear that we are displeased. It con- tains no threat and suggests no pen alty. It is polite appeal to friend ship and a suggestion that we have the law on our side whether we have the means and disposition to enforce the law or not. The latest note is much more mild than the first. After reading the closing paragraph of the note published this morning, we are compelled to conclude that the clos Ing paragraph of the first note meant nothing whatever to those who wrote
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
Bridgeport (Conn.) Telegram.

Our latest note to Germany is a patient reiteration of the principles set forth the. moment the German submarine campaign was first an- nounced. Nothing has been gained by the diplomatic interchange to date, save the certain knowledge that Ger many has not the slightest intention of complying with our demands. We need not bother about Germanys re- ply. The question now is, what are we going to do about it when the next boat goes down? 4-
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
Chicago Tribune.

The reply of the government to the latest German note appears to, be final, so far as the American conten- tions of law and right are concerned If not an ultimatum in form, it is an nltimatum in fact. The door of the discussion is closed. There can now be no doubt of the duty of press and public, and that is to accept the stand taken by the government, with out civil or reservation and to give the government eur unf1inching and .unreserved support, whatever the consequences fate may have for the nation.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
New Haven JournaI-Courier

Germany is informed in the polite language of diplomacy that from now on we shall judge of her motives. not by notes, but by her acts. It Cthe note) is a splendid expression of American dignity in resolution u IS clearly pointed out wherein the German position is very unsatisfac- tory and why we cannot assent to even a partial suspension of the prin- clples of law and humanity to gratify an old freind
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
Kennebec Journal. (Augusta, Me )

Dressing old ideas in new verbiage does not avoid repetition, and thee note made public from Washington this morning impresses us as the product of an American hand emas- culated by "conservatism' or 'sex- trelne care, or some other substitute for lack of conviction. SorroWfuliy we feel that negotiations have not been advanced, nor is the United States any nearer her rights, nor Germany nearer strict accountable ity.''
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
The Chicago Herald.

President Wilson's third note to the German government on the results of it's methods of submarine warfare is couched in the language that self respecting man uses to friend whose acts have Wronged him and in the language which no intelligent man would resent from a neighbor whose friendship he valued. It is admirable alike for it's courtesy and it's candor.s It disguises not the offense and it re-. viles not the offender. Woodrow Will son has spoken for everyone of the o,0oo,o0O Americans worthy of the name.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
Springfield lMass.1 Union

In short the note puts the respon- sibIl1ty up to Germany as regards fur ther developments, and public inter- est is now directed to that country's future conduct in the premises and to the reply that it's government will make to the United States. Probably there will be further discussion, but after this latest note 1t will require more ingenuity on Gernany's part to maintain a policy of barley and delay. for the whole object of the note is to narrow the lines of discussion and
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
AMERICAN PRESS
 COMMENT ON NOTE
Newspapers of Country Regard Answer to Germany as Final Word

Press comments from various parts of the country seem to indicate that the latest note to Germany from the Washington government is regarded as the final word in the. stand the United States has taken regarding submarine warfare. With very few exceptions the editorials look upon the reply as the strongest and most emphatic yet made and that Germany must concede every point if it wants to- evade an open break with the American government.
 Editorial comments from some of the most representative papers of the country are as follows:
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
Providence Journal.

We propose now as we proposed in May, to hold Berlin to a strict ac- countability. If Germany de- .c1ines to follow the better way we shall know how to proceed in order to protect our rights and our inter- ests from this moment. The merit Of the presidents note lies largely in it's freedom from passion and at the same time it's rigorous insistence on our impregnable position. There can be no shadow of doubt that the coun- try stands unitedly back of him in his temperate but resolute reply.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
New York Tribune.

The supreme merit of the latest note addressed by the American gov- ernment to the German government is that it faces the facts as they are It tells the truth that has always been unmistakable and 1t tells it in words that can neither provoke just resent ment nor permit honest misapprehen- sion.
 American citizens will hope that the bandage will now fall from Ger man eyes. They will hope that Ger man rulers will at last perceive that no nation can consent to the murder of it's citizens, the invasion of it's rights, the destruction of it's liberties. merely because of real or fancied ad- vantage to Germany by such inquiries.
 The presidents message is an ad- mirable American document. It ex- presses in temper and in content the whole mind of his fellow citizens.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
TO TAKE CENSUS OF e

London, July 24, z:zb a man military authorities, to information received here| nounced that census will be gining at midnight, Auguat| stocks of cotton in Gerrn'| census will apply to raw cott| waste, cotton wool and all t
 terials. especially those ues army. A census will be tak same time of wooden and ha underclothing for men ap| other supplies such as ssd materials used in making f|
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
Boston Advertiser.

The time has come to stop these attacks of submarines on American property and lives without warning. We want to end it. We shall end it. And the president in the closing sen tence of the note printed today de- clares, in courteous, diplomatoc lam guage but unnlistakabIy, that a repe- tltion of these acts will amount to 9, declaration of war.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
Boston Globe

Taken as a whole the note repre- sents mature and moderate American opinion It rests upon accepted inter- nahonal law. We give up no right, put we can make concessions. Few can Ind fault with such course in vleW or the fact that we do not in- tend to go to war over the sinking of the Lusitania
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
New York Sum.

!. The future lies with the Kaiser The United States, with unabated friendship, stands not as a suppliant for favor, asks no privilege; the rights for neutrals and neutral nationals, founded in custom and butressed in law, enlist our defense. To invade them must be an act unfriendly, not alone to the immediate suff erers, but to all mankind. There can be no mis- und dersta nding, no mIsinterpretation of the message. detailing with firm ness and admirable clarity our dis satisfaction with the German course, that went to Berlin yesterday
 sThe German answer may come in words. It may be expressed in deeds. .Whatever the tenor, the United States has done neither more nor less than it's obligations demanded, and con- fronts the future confident and with cpnscience clear
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
San Antonio (Texas) Express.

The reply will be greeted with pro- found satisfaction in the knowledge that again the world is again made aware of the spirit of this republic, that the fires that blazed forth in re- bellion against oppression still burn undimmed and that humanity's cause is Americas cause.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
Pittsburg Dispatch.

There is not the slightest tinge of hcsti]:t. in any word or line. It gives no encouragement to jingocs. But the responsibility is squarely put up to Cerrnany that, if the wishes of this country are disregarded hereafter, the re1;t tions between the two coun- trits will likely lose their suitability.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
st. Paul Pioneer Press.

It is a great American charter of rights. It is broader than any speci- fic act or event in the scope of prin- ciple it enunciates. It is the declara- tion representing the last word the sentiment of a free people who know their rights, have determined to de- fend them and though desirous of avoiding trouble have the courage to face it without compromise and at any coSt.'
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
Norwich (Conn.y Bulletin.

If Germany for any reason has been misled in the interpretation of the American position and hoped by the lodging which she has been doing to avoid the real issue, it. must ralize now by the repetition of the demands and the refusal to compromise that it has been following the wrong course. i. The note simply rsiterates a demand for a square deal and does so more firmly than it's predecessors.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
St. Louis Globe Democrat.

The note briefly and succintly de- clares that the German position is untenable either in law or in justice There can be no misunderstanding of this note. It is as plain as pike staff. This country still desires to be friends with Germany but it cannot for a moment abandon a right that is fundamental. The president has stated the case for the American peo- pie. They will stand behind him.