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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-27
OPPOSES BIG ARMAMENT
CONGREGATIONAL Church Goes on Recor,
.\Eninst Force LnrEer Thnn
Needed for Defense

NEW HAVEN. CONN, October oS-
Tn" National Council OF Congregational
Churches to-day placed on record It's
belief that armaments in the United
States should not be increased greater
than adequate national defense re-
quires The President and members of
Congress were asked TO recognize this
principle and urged to bend their
energies toward working out, in CO.
operation with other governments. a
plan for an international organization
that Will render a recurrence OF war
impos siblc.
The resolution. together with cne
adopted earlier in The day appealing
20 the President TO do something TO stop
The Armenian atrocities. will be car
ricd TO Washington by committee of
hrc TO be named tomorrow.
The resolution was adopted without
debate, and was said to be satisfactory
to the delegates from the Middle West,
who argued against any increase in
armam"nts. and the delegates from
Eastern and Western States who de-
clared for an adequate navy and ample
coast fortfications.
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BRYCE ON ARMENIANS
No Other Incident of War. He Snys, Can
Compare With Horrors OF
Their Mnssncre.

LO ID ON. October 25--Viscoun
Bryce. former British amba ssador at
Washington. speaking at Manchester
to-day on the Armenian massacres.
said:
The Turkish government made up
its mind Immediately after the war
started to destroy the whole Armenian n
populace. Some members Of the Turk
ish government avowcd that their mo-
tive was to insure that there should
not be any element throughout the
country which was not Mohammedon
Fanaticism had nothing to do with il
The Turkish government feared to
begin its sanguinary work until April.
when the course of the war convinced
them that they would be secure from
interference"
No other incident of the war. de-
clarcd Viscount Bryce, could compare
in magnitude with the horrors of the
Armenian maSsacres. But protests ac-
complish nothing. All the English peo
pie could do was TO send all the helm
possible TO the Armenian refugees.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-27
LAST WORD IN WARSHIPS
Supcr-DrendnouEht Nevndn at brock
lyn Navy-iard to Have Hull Cleaned
Prior 10 Final Rigid Tests.
Special to Tie Times Dispatch.

lHpcC!Ii 10 ne l ines lplSpat tch
NEW YORK, October 25-Thc super
breadnought Nevada. mighticSt of
American battlcships. arrived in Brook
lyn Navy Yard to-day The huge ves-
sci. displacing 27,500 tons, imm cdiately
went into dry dock To have her hull
cleaned prior to undergoing the rigid
tests necessary before she is accepted
by the navy.
The Nevada is the last word in naval
architecture. and in six importan,
points differs radically from her pre-
deccssors.
She is the first oil-burninE battleship
in the United States Navy. the first
completed battleship to be equipped
with the thrcc-gun turrcts. the first
to have aerial-defense guns, Il single
funnel and the so-called "all or more"
armor protection. The latter is a single
belt thirteen and Il half inches thick
Among the minor innovations aboard
the Nevada are two semiautomatic one
FOUNDER guns. The main armament
consists OF ten fourteen inch guns,
contained in four turrets, two OF which
have three guns each.
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WARNING TO AMERICANS
Those Working Their Why on Horse
Transports VIII Not he Allowed
to Lnnd on British Soil.

WASHINGTON, October 25.-So many
adventurous young Americans have
been working their way across the
Atlantic on the horse and mule trans
ports with the purpose of enlisting In
the British army that the British en-
bassy here gave notice to-day that
hereafter such persons would not he
allowed to land on British soil
Many of these Americans have been
under age. and In some instances their
parents have secured their discharge
from the British army and return to
the United States through representa-
lions by the State Department
In the future any Americans reach
ing British ports as hostlers will be
required to continue in tho same SER
vice or return home.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-27
SECRET SERVICE TAKES
FULL CHARGE OF CASE.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., October 20
The United States Secret Service has
taken full charge of the Fay case
AIDED by the agents of the Department
of Justice, the facts. as soon us ascer.
tanned. will be submitted to the Depart
ment of state.
The state Department considers the
Fay bomb plot. upon the evidence thus
far disclosed. as one that involves the
relations toward this government Ia
one OF the belligerents. rather than
affecting mere individuals. 1t is feared
that when all the facts are ascertainrd
this plot may involve at least one ma
ton as the directing factor.
Thnt President Wilson Is giving this
latest munition- plot expose his personal
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-27
BLAZING VESSEL IN PORT
Mallory Line FreiEhter Colorado Is
flowed Into Charleston Badly
DnmuHcd by IrInmcs

CHARLESTON. :. c.. October %
The Mallory Line frcightcr Colorado
which caught fire on Sunday night
en- route from Charleston TO New York
with cotton, was towed here to-day
She is badly damaged, hut it is believed
that much Of the cargo can he aalvagcd.
The cause OF the blaze has not yet beer
determined.
The fire was burning so ficrcoly late
yesterday when two tugs reached the
ship that 1t was necessary to throw
water on her some time before n line
could be attached.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-27
k|TCH|N UNCONvERTED
TO PROGRAM OF DEFENSE
House Majority Leader, However,
Will Keep Mind Open Until
He Sees Wilson.
OPPOSED TO PUBLISHED PLANS
Will Not Support Administration
Ideas as They Have Come to Him
CnofiiciaIly-Muy Make Fight as
Individual.

WASHINGTON. October 26.--Repre-
sentative Claude ki,chia. majority
leader OF The House OF Representatives..
has rot yet been converted to support
OF the administration national defense
program.
When Mir. kitc)in VAS in Washington
to-day White House officials sought
him 10 arrange an appointment to dis
cuss the army and navy appropriations
with President Wilson tomorrow. lie
had left for North Carolina, howere
before official notification reached him.
He said before leaving that he would
be glad TO confer with the President
when he returned here about Novem
ber .
TO those who talked with him. the
majority leadc" frankly said he did not
see how he could support the defense
program If il came TO Congress sub
stantially as outlined in unofficial re-
ports. He announced. however. that he
would keep his mind open until he had
talked with The President
Not all Of the details of the ARMY
program have been made public one
reason for this. il is declared is The
Presidents desire TO complete his con-
ference with the part leaders in the
Houso and Senate before a final dr.f,
of the estimates is made up.
Friends OF Representative Kitchin
assert that. in case he cannot give the
administration proposals his support,
n viii not oppose them as the leader
OF the House ma aiorty, put merely as
an individual.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-27

LONDON. October 26.-Serbian troops
who have been so gallantly holding he
northeastern corner OF their country.
whore the Austro-Cicrnan and Bull
garian armies are about to join. are
being forced slowly back. The Mar
quis OF Lansdowne, minister without
portfolio ia the british Cabinet. re-
Srctfully announced to the House of
Lords this evening that he feared they
could not much longer withstand the
attacks
In fact all along Scrbia's northern
and eastern frontiers the invaders ire
making steady progress. although at
great cost. as the Scrbians. now that
'hey have reached the hills are making
them pay heavily 40, every mile ccv-
cred.
1t is only in the south, where the
French have joined the Serbians trat
the Bulgarians are being held lore
the French and Serbians are intrench-
ing and awaiting re-cnforcements whi+h
they hope will enable them to drive
the Hnlgarians out of Macedonia
OFFER of CYPRUS no
GREECE HAS IAPSED
Sir Edward Grey, the British Foreign
Minister. to-day told the House OF
Commons that Great Britain's offer 70
ccdc cyprus TO Greece had lapsed as
Greece had not fulillcd her treaty OBJ
legations to Serbia. The British minis
ter at Athens is reported to be making
representations to Greece with respect
to the use of Saloniki as a base for the
allies. and also with regard TO Greece's
future action.
ON the eastern and western battle
fronts. as In Serbia. heavy fighting
continues. In the Riga and Dvinsk
regions of Russia the German Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg. undaunted by
repeated failures during the past forty
days 10 reach the Russian fortresses on
the Dvina River. is making another
furious effort to achieve his aim. Re-
ports to-day We're that he had made
further progress. particularly near
Illoukst
Along the rest OF the line, through
the provinces OF Wilma, Grodno and
Vo!hynia and in Galicia, there have
been battles at many points. with the
advantage first on one side and then
on the other.
lhc Italians continue their offensive
against the AuStrians, while the strur-
gle IN the Champagne region of France
begun when the French captured a por-
ton Of the La courtine works from tho
Germans, some of which the Germans
have rccapturcd. is still in progress.
The French claim they have extended
their gains by taking AN adjoining
trench north OF Massiges.
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Draws Life Sentence.

BAY ST. LOUIS. MISS. October I'd.
Harry Lester to-day was found guilty
or the murder OF Peter Marcy. a bag
SaEemaster, during the robbery of a
car on Louisville ana Nashville train
near here last April and was sentenced
TO ire Imprisonment. Lester's attor.
ney stated he would appeal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-27
-Four Bomb PZotters
Behind 1 Prlson Bars
in Federal Custodu
Robert Fay En!orgcs Con.
fession. elAing of Plan
to Bribe Russian Ship
Commanders.

NEW YORK. October .6.-Four OF :hc
tiEe men charged with conspiracy %
delay or prevent the sailing of war
munition ships from the United States
for the allied countries were locked up
under Federal custody tonight.
Robert Fay, said TO be "a former lieu
tenant in the German army; Walte, l.
SchoZ his brother-in law, and Dr
Herbert kicnZle were held in New
YORK. while Paul Daesch was in prison
IN Nc% Jersey Max Isre:tung. the NTH
man charged with completely in III,
conspiracy, has not yet been a-,rc-
hcndcd
Fay gave detailed confession %
William Flynn. chief OF the seere,
Service, to-day, in which. according 20
the Federal authorities. he repeated his
former confession made to the police
AZ Wcehawkcn. y j.. but stated. in
addition, thai his mission, besides
placing bombs on the propeu.rs or
rudders OF ships. WAS to endcavor 20
briDc the COR randers of Russian YES.
seis He said his plan was TO induce
Il RusSian commander to run a cargo
of copper into German port, at which
place large sum of money was 10 he
paid TO the Russian
GIVE LITTLE CREDENCE:
TO THIS PHASE OF STORY
Government officials said they were
inclined TO give little credrucc to this
phaSe oil rays story, but IL was made
IA part of the evidence upon which the
men were held over for further hear
ing.
Fay and Scholz, after being released
in a police court at Wechawkcn. were
fearrested on Federal warrants and
brought to New York They were
taken before United States Commits
Sioher Houghton. Both said t..ey had
no funds with which to employ coun-
sci Commissioner HouGh,on postponed
their hearing until November !. held
them each under $4,000 bond, and
sald that in the meantime he would
provide them with counsel
Daesch. when arrested n a Federal
warrant; in the Wcchawken Police
Court, elected TO bc taken before the
nearest United States commissioner ut
Jersey City. lie. too. was ncld in
$4,000 bond but his hearing was set
for November c.
Max Brcitung. the fifth man, is a
cousin of T.. " Ercitung, of New York
and Marquette, Mich, Il wealthy mill
lionaire mining man. In Il dispatch
from Marquette. Brcitung was quoted
as saying his cousin would provide
legal defense which was taken as IN
dicatinE that the man named in The
complaint here would appear later. 1t
was said he left Chicago to-day for
New York
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-27
DRAFTING NUMBER Or BILLS
/ TO AMEND PENAL. CODE

PENDING The report of the depart
mentS agents. Assistant Attorney
Genera! Warren is drafting a mum
Der of bills to amend the penal code
TO meet new conditions created by the
war. The Fay -Scholz bomb plot. the
archibald case, the kopsch case, the
developments disclosed in the arrest of
Meloy. and activities OF various other
aliens and natives against one or the
o.heF or the bclliSercnta, have dis
closed the fact that there Is very III :
tic. If any, law under which succcs full
prosecution can he had. Before the
next Congress adjourns il is likely
there Will be plenty OF authority for
punishing those who now so hagrantly
violate the neutrality of the United
states, apparently without fear of .hc
consequences.
officials OF the Department OF Jus
tice expressed doubt whether the Fed :
cral government can make Il case
against the men implicated in the plot
to blow up munition ships sailing from
the United States.
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TEUTONS ADVANCE
|. THROUGH SERBIA
IN PATH OF BLOOD
Invaders Are Making Steady
Progress, but at Fright
full Cost.
LITTLE NATION CANNOT
HOLD OUT MUCH LONGER
Entente Allies Making Desperate
Haste to Get Reinforce
ments Through.
VELES Is RETAKEN BY SERBS
Britain Still Trying TO Secure Sup
port of Forces Of
Greece.
vELEs is RETAKEN BY SERBS
Britain Still Trying TO Secure Sup
port of Forces Of
Greece.
+ orces Of Greece
Drawn Into Battle

NDON. October .1.-t.rcck
troops have bcrn tIrnun into the
lighting renr the junction of the
Greek. Serbian and bulgarian boun-
dnrics. according to - hricr message
received from the Daily Nails
Athens correspondents. rhc mes
snEe says: "Hrech frontier guards
hnNe hccu attacked near Dorian.
hut rrpulscd their attackers with
losses"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-27
REVELATIONS or GRAFT
MADE IN C0URT-NART!AL
Head OF Aviation Section ALLEGED to
Have Authorized Promotion OF
inexperienced Men.
LETTERS ARE DAMAGING
One Aviator Receives Appointment
and Draws "FlyinS Pay" Before
He Has Made Single Flight Alone.
Correspondence in Evidence.

. q. q f. "
SAN FRANCISCO. October oG.-L.et
ters purporting to show that there was
an understanding between Captain Ar
thur s. Cowan, commanding the North
Island Aviation School near San Diego
Cal. and Colonel Samuel Rehcr. head
OF the aviation section at WASHINGTON.
regarding tho promotion of certain Off
GERS of the aviation corps were intro
duced to-day at the court-martial of
l-ieutena nt-colonci Lewis T.. Goodier.
judgc-advocate of the Western Depart
ment of the United States AIRY.
Colonel Goodicr is accused OF exceed
ing his authority by inspiring charges
against Captain Cowan. who has been
drawing dying pay" two years to
which, IL has b II charged, he was not
entitled.
Captain Cowan spent the entire ,ay
on the stand as n witness for the prose
cution.
In letter written July q. 1914. by
COLONEL lscber to Captain Cowan the
commander was urged to have certain
nNintors qualify as soon as possible to
fy. SO they would he eligible to diving
pay.
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SEE PERSISTENT EFFORT ;
TO VIOLATE NEI-TUtI,IY,Y

The attitude of State Department Of
iicials is that these latest revelations
point to an Intelligent and persistent
effort to violate the neutrality of the
United states. If these bombs are
manufactured under orders from any
foreign government. or ii the agents
are financed by any government or ITS
agents. an international question of
grave Importance. administration Of
metals SAY. is created II this is sho wn
rcprcscntatio FAR more serious than
those in the numba case viii he made
TO that government. 1t is to establish
ihc exact status of Fay and his associ- :
aicS that every agency OF the govern
ment has been placed al the disposal OF
the state Department TO run these men
10 cover and learn all the facts
State Department officials believe the
activities 10 be only part OF Il con
tnuimG plan of operation against the
allies, by using the United States as
base. Conspiracics supposed to have
been suppressed as a result of the pr
l)umba expose, officials now believe to
be still in operation. Every arm of
the government is now reaching out
in great draEnct search for these
COuSDiratorS
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EEI.ES RECAr'IuHED
Bi SERBIAN TROOPS

Especial Gable TO The Times Dispatch.
LONDON. October 26.-Scrbian troops
have recaptnred Nelcs. south of UsIiup,
on the Saloniki-Nish railway. accord
ing To an official .ispatch received in
Athens tonight.
other Athens dispatches state that ii
is scmlotliciaily reported that the Sui
SArian@ advancing from Egri Palanka
and Cstup. have occupied Prizrend. in
the heart of Serbia, halfway TO the
MontcncSrin frontier
Following the reported promise OF
the entente 10 Serbia that aid viii
reach the belcasucred Serbian army
wi'hin hve days. a gathering OF troops
from all directions is reported
British. French and Russians are
preparing to move to the assistance. OF
the Scrbians, while Austrians. Germans
and Turks are getting rapidly under
way in an effort TO head off tie entente
forces which seek to strike at the Bull
garians
Dispatches from Saloniki report that
a l'riisi! brigade left there to-day for
boiran. forty miles to the northwest,
with the object OF preparing for an
advance on Strumitsa in conjunction
with the French movement by way OF
the Stara Valley.
THREE RUSSIAN FORCES
ARE READY FOR ADVANCE
Three Russian expeditions are re-
ported In dispatches to Paris 10 bs
'e'"! lor an advance to the aid OF tho
serbs while other reports state that
turkish troops are being concentrated
a' hurSas, Narna and other Bulgarian
hlfcN Sea ports 20 oppose the Russian
attempts TO land. II is said thar 'rnrk
'SH tf"ops under German officers are
replacing the Buigarians here. an tbc
latter could not be counted upon 10
oppose tho Russians
In addition TO the British hriy,d.
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DEMAND ~ GENERAL
FOR MORE INFORMATION

While there was no criticism Of the
conduct OF the Near Easter campaign
there was ? general demand when the
House of Lords met for information.
and the suggestion of "a smaller Cabi-
net 10 have charge OF the war received
support.
Lord Lansdownc. in his reply. gave n
general review Of the Salonki opera
tons. while Earl Curxon OF Kcdles-
ton. lord privy seal, stated that Premier
Asquith had under consideration the
matter OF 4 smaller Cabinet.
Lord Lansdownc explained that the
British force landed at Saloniki. which
numbers about 10000 men, was sent Mt
the request Of Serbia and at the
Instance OF Vcnizelos. then Premier. for
the purpose Of enabling Greece TO fulhil
her treaty obligations to Serbia A
much stronger fore" had been placed
under orders at the same time the Sa =
ultimate destination would depend up N
the situation and the report OF General
Monro, the new British comnander-in-
chief. who has reached thr C;allipoli
Peninsula.
Earl Lorcburn asked whether the dis
patch OF troops TO Saloniki had been
determined upon with the approval of
the naval ana military advisers and
whether the government could give
assurance that full provision had been
made for the maintenance OF this force
and for the supplying OF this force in
men and munitions. Earl Loreburn
said he understood the governments
desire was that the matter should not
be debated at present. but there was a
reason for the question
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4 APPREHENSIONS
Or EARL OF LORI:BURN

AS to the Salonilsi expedition. tho
marquis said: 81 cannot enter into the
apprehensions which possess Earl Lore
burn. ! can quite understand. having
before him our commitment in the
western theatcr of the war, the position
in which we find ourselves on the Gal
iipoi Peninsula and our interests in
Egypt ana the other possessions of the
empire, II is profoundly distasteful to
nm that the matter should be compli-
cared oY our entering into new entan-
clements in the new sphere of the
war"
Earl Loreburn. interrupting, said: "I
did not say that. What I asked was
If YOU had naval and military opinion
to justify you in your decisiono"
The Marquis OF Lansdowne: 81 uuite
understand that Earl Loreburn should
dislike the idea of what might be de-
Scrlbed as this further effort on our
part at time when we are making
so many efforts in different parts NJ
the world.
Under what circumstances has a
british force been sent to SaIonikip r
should like to recall the position I'm Tho
month of September The centra,
powers In the western theater had bccn
successfully attacked and pushed back
at several points. On the Russian
front their advance had received u Sc
rious check The Italians were press
ing their offensive, and in the minor
thcaters Of the war success was rest.
ing with our arms
THAT being the situation. the centra,
Continued on Third PagoD
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INSTRUCTED TO SIT TIGHT
AND DRAW HIS PA

All you have to do the letter read,
as introduced to-day. "is to sit tight
and draw your pay"
IT was brought out in the TESTIMONY.
that lieutenant William l.. Patterson
htd been recommended as Il Junior
military aviator early in 1914 and re-
ce.Vcd his appointment soon aftarward
although up to that time he had neycr
'hade II Hight alone. Also. il was said
ne had been drawing nearly $500 a
month since September OF last ycnr as
extra pay Captain Cowan testified that
Lieutenant Patterson had been ,lvip.
alone about a month
letter written last January bv col
oncl Rcbcr to Captain Cowan stared
mat Lieutenant PattcrSon's name never
appeared on the weekly hght rcports
am afraid" the letter said. some
DAY some one is going To question as
20 how II is i've qualified as an avia-
tor"
According to the corrcSpondancc col
o''ci kchcr wrote to Captain Cowan i'm
December last saying. "it is rather
embarrassing to me because Patterson
mas not spent an hour in the air. No
o"ay mas noticed il yet. and no uues
lions have been asked"
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ONE OR TWO Sc,I.pS

May ii. This year, in a letter to Can
tam Cowan Colonel Rchcr wrote with
reference to the charges against Can.
'aih Cowan. according to the TESTIMONY.
that all YOU have To do is to keen
quiet think I'll get one or two scalps
before get through with this L.et
me handle this matter alone"
1T was also brought out that bcror,
going ~ Europe in the summer of 1s,a
Colonel Rcbcr left word with cant,;r
o. >. Wallace. disbursinE officer of IN,
signal corps. that aS soon us contoir
Cowan made any recommendations re-
Sardihg promotions they be acted unon
without delay