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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
Germans Repulsed All Along
Line With Extremely Heavy
Loss. Paris Claims
BRITISH AND FRENCH
MAKE SHORT ADVANCE
Several Hundred Metres Of
/ Trenches and Some ( Prisoners
Are Taken-Claim Turks
Slaughtering Armenians

Paris. May 23.-There was a gem
eral assault by the German armies
from the sea TO Arras last night, but
~ no place, says the war office, did
xhey secure a foothold. Their lcsses
during these forward PUSHES are de-
Gcribed as extremely heavy" while
the fighting which continued today.
evidently as result of the repulses
inflicted upon the German last night.
was of such a violent character that
the cost in life was very severe in
deed
Both Make Progress
The British made progress east OF
Festubert during the day and the
French advanced several hundred
meters and captured some prisoners
nort beast Of the chapel OF Notre
Dame de Lorette. More German
trenches were captured by French
foT.ts north of Neuville St, VAST all
OF which would indicate that the con-
|certed Brush ana rr~ncu dave to-
wa-d LaBassee Ia progressing salts
factorily,
prom the northeast and the south
least the Germans drove at the La
rette plateau with great fury last
night attempting to win back III"
ground thes have lost In this neigh
horhcod, but their endeayor was
|frusfiess They also pressed for~arf
with determination against the
Ere, oh positions at Neuviiie 81
Vast durinS the night. but were re =.
pulsed nevery hand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
FLOOD SAVES TOWN
FROM DESTRUCTION

Redding. Calf. May e3.--Hat Greek
Valley. which was threatened with
destruction yesterday BY the eruption
Of I.assen Peak. has been saved The
food which followed the disturbances.
Il was Learned today, changed It's
course for only q short distance. the
main mud row being carried out into
the old lava fields. The entire valley
was shaken by q strong earthquake
Just previous TO yesterdays eruption.
No damage from this source Is re-
ported. Clouds hid the volcano this
morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
COMPARISON and CONTRAST
Editor virginian:

% friends The Richmond
vnian who closely acquainted with affairs that $4,000 capital should
monthly expenses me ana 10 put
aon While the the steadily increased and during
which draw the
sell worth of bonds and the other $4,000
later
interested The VTgan
sympathy the
with what has ACCOMPLISHED and with what expected do for moral
calls letters number of Richmond and other
bonds These letters all personally addressed and personally
while they marked confidential they not public dou
communications
of with of
idea published Saturday
the this with follow
News Leader damage virnian comparison of
with the portion the published the News Leader
The full paragraph follows:
by critical financial
paper
than before does the of
is absolutely necessary that
amount 1880 have been placed leaving balance Of $4,000 yet un
sold by Tuesday May 25 otherwise the publication of The Vnian
not h
quotation front follows:
absolutely worth bonds be sold Of this
absolutely $4,000
sold May otherwise the publication of The Vnian
deliberately
1t
quotation the middle order to omit what did
;
publication
the mad by the the last Thus
continued usefulness win them of the bonds and helping
JAMES CANNON JR.
will be editorial of tday's
Ed. Virenian1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24

Rome, May 23.--Italy declared
war against Austria this astcr-
noon.
The Duca d'Avarna. the Italian
ambassador at Vienna. was if,-
structed 20 present the declaration
to Baron Burian. the Austrian
premier. and leave af once for
home. Ii Is expected that Austria
will be formally notified that u
state of war exists this evening.
When the public became ass;,vn
of the fact that hesitation was at
an end and the Italian gos e;n-
ment definitely committed TO make
war for the redemption OF the .er-
ritory inhabited by Italians utsficr
the Austrian yoke. the enthus .tsfa
of the people knew no b0s.ids.
All parties, even the Socialist.
are now united I'm praise for the
stand of the cabinet.
Italy's Strength.
While the general mobilization mr.
der wos issued yesterday will bring
about three million to the color witk-
in a month. it is known thai Italy
will start the war with about Z snse1s
first line troops. AT the outbreah
of the European war the Italian army
consisted of 100000 men. the classes
with the colors being those OF 1891
1892. and 1898 After the war stlrted
two more classes. including about
220, 600 men, joined the cotors. VAR
ious other changes recently mate ua-
der orders from General Zrpeili. the
minister of war. brought the strength
of to 10000 at present.
Ii is likely that the army will be
under the direct command of General
Caneva. who led the Italian forces
in the conquest of Tripoli. or General
Count Caderna. the chief of tire gem
eral staff In case the military OPP
erations call for a division ri the
forces into two units each of these
officers will have command of ali army,
Both of them are said to be soldiers
of great ability and full confidence
is felt that they will lead the troops
of Italy to victory. General Caneya
is the only living generate dell 'eser-
cito," a title which is granted only in
time of actual war. He won the honor
nv his Tripoli campaign.
Rumania's entry into the war IL
now believed to be q question or
a day or two, following Ifaly's
declaration. The fears felt I'm
Bucharest that Bulgaria might
sieze the opportunity to make an
attack on Runania have been al
layed by the Official declaration
that Bulgaria will keep her b snds
of. II Is not considered iml,r1b-
able. too. the Bulgaria will invade
Turkey I'm the hope Of winning
back Adrianoplc, taken from her
tas a result of the second Balkan
war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
7. A. EDISON IHVfAIS
WRITING TELEPHONE


West Orange. ". j.. May Ga
That he has finished his thirty-eighs
years of labor on q new invention.
which he has styled the ''telescr:be."
was the announcement today or
Thomas A. Edison at his laboratory
here. The device will record teio-
phone conversations even though
speakers are 5000 miles apart and
7imple, small box ON q business
mans desx will be his guarantee
against Misunderstanding Language
used by him to others, az well as
insurance that he got messages to
himself accurately.
The continuance consists of sem
sitive telephone. arranged for .lesk
use, with controlling buttons to OPP
crate the special recording device
conveniently placed near It. Keer:
as the human ear and highly scnsi-
tizec the slightest vibration does not
escape the recorder. The telephone
receiver Is placed upon small am
plifer and the sound communicated
to the wax cylinder instantly and ac-
currtely.
Sequel TO PhOnograph
The telesci ibe ID sequel to Mr..
Ediscn's inventions Of tie carbon
telephone trnnsmitter and the phnno-
graph, and his total patents now have
passed the 300 mark This IL the
largest number OF brain products Of
any individual. vet Mr. Edison II by
no means Through"
One OF the economics OF the new
affair in lon gdistance calls was ex-
planned HI follows. s9s IS -
III q party calls another OF =
business matter and ID Informed the
one sought IL not in the once, the
button may be pushed BY the party
answering The telephone ana the
sender's message can be given and
studied when the recipient arrives In
his ONCE Mr.. Edison humornnsly
remarked the telexcribe can end for
all time tbs mootrd question inv,iv-
cd when an interviewed person de-
MES. following their publication, re-
mafKa attributed 70 him In a news
paper
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
RICHMOND ITALIANS
REJOICE OVER NEWS
Many Expected TO Volunteer For War
With Austrsa-Four Hundred
Eligible.
DIR. CAMILIgO VERTA, CONSUL
FOR ITALIANS, EXPLAINS
DIR. Camille Verta Tells Why Italy
Goes to War--Robbed BY Austria
When Weak. But Is Now Strong.

There are In Richmond between
1000 and 1900 Italians, according to
estimate made last night by DR.. Ca
milo verta, Italian consular agent
here. OF this number there are prof.
ably 400 TO soc adult males. number
of whom may voluntarily return to
Italy to join the colors.
Since the situation In Italy became
acute some time ago and war with
Austria was imminent. several young
Italians have called on DIR. Verta and
expressed their intention of retaining
to italy to take up arms for their
country. Passage has not yet been
secured for any of them, though cor
respondence with the general consular
office in Philadelphia has been begun
with reference to providing transpor-
tation for those who want to go.
Cannot BE Forced.
No Italian In America. DR.. yerta ex-
planned. can be forced 10 join the col
ors. but those who are on the lists as
reservists are expected to- II. after
the war is over, Italians supposed TO
serve so to Italy from America they
may be prosecuted and sentenced to
jail for having failed to join.
In the case OF those Italians who
have become naturalized citizens of the
United States there is no prosecution,
but the stay of naturalized citizens in
Italy is limited TO three months
When DR.. verta was told that war
had been declared. he expressed no
surprise as events ef the last few
weeks have been such that Italians in
America expected the break with Aus
tria at any moment.
DIR. verta and other Italians In Rich
mond believe the Italian army is large
enough, there being about 2.o0e 000 first
class troops. Italy. they say. can
place nearly 100000 men in the field,
should ii become necessary.
Explains Italy's Position.
Italy. said DR.. Verta. is going to
war to liberate from the tyranny
of Austria the hundreds of thousands
of Italians now under the yoke of
the hated Tedeschi in Triente and
Trentino.
The Italian consul was indignant
at expressions in some of the news
papers Of Richmond regarding Italy's
part In the events leading up to war.
He declared that there is no bargain
hunting" on the part of the Italian
people, but that their entry into the
war Is because of their ideaiism and
devotion to principle. Italia Irre-
denta." the Italians call the two prov
inces once part OF Italy, and now in
possession of Austria and for years
there has been strong ''Irredentist'
party In italy.
When Italy was weak, Austria took
her Provinces; now Italy IS strong.
said DR.. verta. with an expressive
shrug OF his shoulders.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
New York Italians wild.

New York. May 23.-Up to THIS
evening there was no official news
to be CLEANED at the Italian consulate
of any decree calling Italian reservists
back to the colors, bur thousands OF
offers OF service and of appeals for
repatriation have been received. There
can be no doubt that the prospect
Of war is received with the widest
enthusiasm In Little Italy, and that
all men capable of bearing arms Will
Iaffer themselves. ,ta take part In the
last phase of recovery of Italia 1rren-
denta..
One Italiam gentleman whose work
has kept him in close touch with Ital-
ian New York. estimates that, from
within $50 miles of the city hall. an
army OF 100000 Italians Of military
age can be brought together. The to.
tai Italian population in the United
States he estimates at about 2.b0o,o0o.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
STEEL PROCESS INVENTOR @
MARTIN DIES IN PARIS

Parts, May 23.--Pierre Martin. the
inventor Of a process for making steel
which by 1919 was employed In pro-
supply, died today. The Steel Institute
of England on May IL awarded Mar
tin the Bessemer gold medal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
Foss Changes Goats Again.

Boston, May 2s,~Eugene M Foss,
three times, elacted governor, of Mas
sachusetts on the Democratic ticket.
announced tonight HIS candidacy for
the Republicans nomination for Cow
ernur on q national prohibition plat
form.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
ConxrasulAtc Teddy.

New York. May 1s.--Colonel Roose-
velt's secretary said today that q large
number of@telegramA OF conEratulatien
had been received IT Oyster Bay from
mi over the country. Colonel Roose-
Welt spent today quietly * his nome
and had no further statement 70 give
out
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24

ss. S0--Ignchburw and Retarn--as. 90
VIA Norfolk and Western Railway.
Account Unwilling Monument 10
SENATOR Julnn w. DanfeT

Tickets on. sale May ~. rs ana IS.
good on all regular trains going and
returning FINAL limit. May 10. Phone
Madison ~ for luther particulars.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24

gnsinued p Third pasA,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
Liquor and Politics
By JAMES c. KELLY

great deal being said about the political activity Of III.
hquor interests TO the more common exnresso,
ue Soon IN politics The average citizen enerossed in his
Own ana prone to accept the common theory so carefully
disseminated by the prohbitonss that the political activity o
the quor business due to inherent love othe Game An
analysis or the situation. however convince anv ma, d
average intelligence that such theory is both untenabe and
absurd ~ 'S'i'O'e anu
is an Altogether safe bet that where you find o,or r.;
PoucS you Will find prohibition in politics Sbrewd LEADERS,
" .e Prohioinon agitation many of them prohbionsts for
poucai purposes only using every trick known TO Dol
cripple or destroy the legitimate liquor trade Ped asa;ns,
eSe you Will hnd the liquor interests fighting for their very
existence o expect other than this would be r. exnec, b
interests to submit quietly to their own destruction
quor question: in its broader sense has become semi;
pouca question tor the that the prohbonis,s 6
c'eo IL into politics. Today they raise the question in every
township national They insist upon the election
o ueeat OF candidates because they dry or wet and
dill oher quallhcatlonS are diSregarded
JUST as soon as prohibition thrown out of politics nradc
speedy withdrawal of the liquor forces from the same
II ridiculous to believe that the liquor trade or apv ob -;
y gong to spend time. labor and money merely for b
privilege OF being political factor-Adv
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
Chinese Worship Of Ancestors

The one spiritual force that dom
mates every class Of society in chi
na is ancestor worship. In the Chi
nese religion there is no other thai
can take its place for q moment. A
man may or may not worship idols
DE may express his utter skeptic-
isn about them or profess belief in
them. No one cares what h.
thinks. Let him, however, neglect
The worship Of the dead and he Il
looked upon and pointed to with
the bitterest scorn both by his own
relations and by his neighbors. The
worst taunt that the heather can
hurl against the Christian, and the
one that stings him most, is the
Ineerlng statement that he has no
Ancestors.-New York Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
DRY GEORGIA WINS
WET FIRST PRIZE
While "Dry" Savannah Almost
Gets Next Drink-Mixing
Convention

A drink.mixing contest was recent,
held at a hotel stewards convention
In Detroit. and special disratch tc
the Cincinnati Enquirer has the fol
lowing startling announcement to
make as to the result of the "try-out. y
Delegates to the Hotel Stewards
convention here today laid out next
winters styles In mixed drinks. and
Georgia leaped to fame as the result
OF the award OF prizes Will III. Zim-
mer, of Atlanta, was the winner with
his Chatham Artillery punch recipe.
Inasmuch as the awards were de-
cided after personal tests of the com.
peting drinks with hilarious results
Savannah, the birthplace OF the Chat
ham, came nearly getting the next
convention from New York. AS II was
the Chatham Artillery Punch, which is
drink with 42-centimeter kick 70 u
won new fame for thinner.
He had hard competition too for
the Tipperary Cocktail, guaranteed IN
make an army stand on it's toes and
sing, was entered by Dan Hurley. of
Boston, and the Belgian Sinner n
creme de menthe and brandy concoc.
ton. was proposed by Boni Falisse
steward OF the Hotel Plaza In New
YORK But after testing Zimmer's
recipe, the stewards agreed that Ceor
gfa still led"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
"WET" SMILES BRING JOY
TO THIRSTY ALABAMIANS
Certain Dry Citizens Give Warm Welcome To Trains
From Wet Towns" Says Birmingham
Newspaper
Newspaper

Under the caption OF Certain DR.,
Citizens Give Warm Welcome ts
Trains from Wet Towns" the Birm
ingham AgeHerald makes the follow
Ing report regarding conditions in
dry" Alabama:
Birmingham money has begun 10
now out and somebody's wet goods
nave begun TO flow IL. IL you don't
believe 1t go arou1d 10 ole of the To-
cal express comyany's offices about
half an hour after the arrival of a
train from wet territory and see the
line OF men waiting to receive their
package OF shoes"
For the first 10 days of prohibition
little. II any, liquor was received for
delivery in Birmingham 1t seemed as
Enough every one who wanted IL had
taken the precaution to lay in a sup
ply sufficient TO last through several
weeks OF the dry spell. Evidently the
stock OF most OF those who showed
foresight" did not last long enough
and they were compelled to find out
the address OF some OF the LIQUOR deal
ers in other cities.
WET" Smiles in DRY" States.
Yesterday morning Ii was an anus
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10

ing sight to see the crowd of men IL
line on First avenue between Twen
ueth and Twenty-first streets. Most
Oh them had pleasant smile OF happy
anticipation on their faces and every
one seemed tn be in happy frame OF
mind. Several were seen to smack
their lips meditatively as they mopped
their perspiring brows and swore silent
iy as the crowd moved slowly to the
place where the packages were stored.
various estimates put the number of
packages received In Birmingham
daily at between 800 and 600. Others
VINO have made the liquor traffic a
study say that the average number of
packages" now received daily is in
excess of 500.
Under the prevailing law each indi.
vidual is allowed to receive two quarts
or whisky. one gallon of wine and five
dozen bottles OF beer every two weeks
IL is interesting TO note that most of
those who received packages" yester-
DAY could hardly carry their load.
meaning, OF course, the one in their
arms. leading the observer to believe
hat most OF the goods received con-
sisted of beer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
Causes OF War,

The horrors Of the Indian mutt.
ny will still be remembered, ana
the cause which led to it is a mat
ter OF history. Cartridges CREASED
with cows fat were served out "a
tho sepoys, who refused to. us.
them on the ground that the COW
was q sacred animal. Almost with
out any warning the terrible massa-
cres followed. which we're only
avenged at an enormous erpendi-
ture OF lives and money.
The war which deluged Austri.
and Prussia with blood in 1866 en-
anated in the former failing to an
swer question: asked by the latter
In the spring of that year the Aus
TRANS began to arm very speedily
md powerfully, and the Prussians
wanted to know the reason. To
This they would give no reply, and
Prussia, thinking it was an un-
friendly and menacing action.
brought about the CORY campaign
london Tit-Bits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
Why He Bolted.

At one of the London clubs on.
evening Mr.. Montagu Williams me,
Lord =, who had just lost his fs-
ther. The young lord was naturally
melancholy, and the lawyer pro-
posed visiting a theater Opposite.
which proposition was accepted
ihere was a slight fire in the thea
ter whereupon the young lord was
among the first to bolt, "like a rab-
oit, out Of the building. Return
ing leisurely to the club, Mr.. VIII
hams found there his young friend
quietly smoking a cigar.
What on earth made Won bolk
that way? You seemed frightened
out OF your wits (not a difficult mat
ter perhaPs). Don't you know that
on such an occasion if everybody
got up and rushed out panic would
ensue, with very likely fatal conse-
quences? Why on earth couldn't
you sit still, as l did? There was
nothing serious the matter" Upon
thus, with the most patronizing air.
'he young gentleman replied, ooh.
res, that's very well for you. but
'ou've not just succeeded to q pssr.
'ge and 100000 year." d
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
SUNDAY is "6lUE" ENoucu
ALABAMA.

recent attempt to get h,,,
through the Alabama Senate nlacino
the ban on all Sunday amusements
met with Overwhelming defeat
The following result of the vota IN
the the bill is from the New Orleans
States" - -
AT night session OF the ssn.ts
the drastic Sunday blue laws measure
met with defeat by vote OF ?. 10 ,
Nearly forty thousand signatures NJ.
tached to petitions from the larger
cities OF the state. we're presented Tha
bill provided for! prohibition of base
ball. moving pictures and all snpfav
except gon. An amend.
ment was adopted which saye efties
OF over q, coo the. power e resu,ate
Sunday amusements through the CITY
When the smended bill
was passed ths author Withdrew tha
original and .aftefa ionr f,sht ths
slate was cleaned of eli restrictions
As 70 sunday amusements"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
Bruce's Mother.

The Inspector was eraminine
standard /, and all the class had
been specially told beforehand bv
their master, Don't answer unless
you are almost certain your answer
Is correct"
History was the subject.
Now, tell me" said the inspect
or, who was the mother of our
great Scottish hero, Robert Bruce ?"
DE pointed to the top boy, then
around the class. There was no
answer. Then at last the heart OF
the teacher of that class leaped with
10y. The boy who was standing at
the eve very foot had held up his hand.
Well" my boy," said the in
lhe ?"
Please, sir. Mrs. Bruce"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
MORE PROHIBITION IN ALABAMA
walkers OF Soft Drinks and FIavorIno
Extracts Threatened by
Aoltators.

Many concerns in Birmingham who
are manufacturers Of raw syruns used
IN the making of soft drinks and fla
Voring extracts have ceased To on.
crate, as the result OF the prohibition
law in the state.
Ihe prohibition laws have a clause
In them that will seriously affect tho
sort drink and fiavoring extract busi-
ness, II has developed. Alcohol is
used In making favoring extracts and
as separator for soft drinks.
Inc use OF the alcohol is To emf ,be
necessary oils from the raw svr,no
For this purpose. grain alcohol can no
used. or an alcohol made from suear
cane FOR this purpose. When the 40.
Vorings for soft drink syrups are
made, II is stated there Is less tbor
one-tenth OF one per cent of alcoboI
left. o'oi
ihere are about % concerns in pir.
hihgham making soft drinks NJ nv.
tracts, II Is learned Some of these
concerns already have run into n snag
ma have ceased TO manufacture Most
II the others have hundred or so paI
ohs or alcohol left. but are facing q
erlous problem after the supply Is
xhausted. The railroads refuse to
axe any shipments from Alabama
nd no hope is held out for the mann.
acturers.
u Is learned several OF the owners
these plants are preparing to leave
:, =, niihsham' and manufacture in
ther states. :"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10

Whoever knows anything abou,
the small boy and his pride in hi.
first pair of trousers will recognize
the truth Of story the Philadel-
Iphia Ledger prints.
Tommy was at Sunday school n
his first real" CLOTHES. A picture
OF . lot Of little angels was before
the class, and the teacher asked
Tommy II he would not like to be
one.
NO, ma'am," replied Tommy
after inspecting the picture.
Not want to be an angel, Tom
myP reproached the teacher. why
not ?"
cause I'd have TO give up M
DatA~ said NnwpI saok -,