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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
CITIZENS TO MAKE
STRONG PROTEST
CLOSING OF NIGHT SCHOOLS IN
HENRICO LITTLE SHORT
OF AN OUTRAGE.

In order to register vigorous
protest against the closing Of the
might classes at Highland Springs
High School. citizens OF that vicinity
will hold a mass meeting in the new
school building next Saturday night
at o'clock.
This school has been closed in COM
mon with ali other night schools in
Henric6 County as the result of COM
plant made recently to the Tuckahoe
District School Board to tho eject
that the county school board was not
within its rights in using the funds
for the maintenance OF the county
night schools for those over school
age. The complaint is attributed to
Magistrate r. A. Smith. but the latter
declared yesterday afternoon that ne
had nothing whatever to do with the
matter.
Residents of Highland Springs and
Seven Pines are very indignant over
the action and at the meeting Satur-
day they win formulate some plan
by which to voice their protest to the
proper authorities.
Something over 100 pupils will be
deprived Of an opportunity to secure
an education as the result OF this
order, and citizens of the entire
county were yesterday voicing their
sentiments against the closing Of the
schools. Meetings will be held through
out the county and every effort will
be exerted to have the school board
reconsider the action and again allow
the schools 10 be opened for the bene-
ii are unable q lake advantage Il
the day schools.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
ASKS INJUNCTION
AGAINST PUBLISHER
ATTORNEY-GENER!AL
MOVES TO ENFORCE LIQUOR
LAW.

Mobile. Ala, March 4.--Attorney-
General w. l.. Martin, of the State OF
Alabama, flied an application here In
the Law and Equity Court today for
an injunction against the Mobile Item
Publishing Company. publishing a
Mobile afternoon paper, to restrain
them from publishing advertisements
OF any liquor concerns in reference to
the sale OF any alcoholic stimu.ants,
including whiskey. sin, wine. brandy
or beer. in violation OF the anti-liquor
advertising laws passed by the recent
session Of the State Legislature. The
writ Ii returnable March 8, and at
torneys representing the publishing
concern will contest the granting of
the writ. on the ground that the law
Is unconstitutional. in that 1t takes
away the liberty OF the press.
No arrests OF this kind have been
made in this city for violating the
law and the news dealers are not
cutting the liquor ads from their
papers or magazines.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
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ALLIES Think THE WORST IS OVER IN
GREAT CONFLICT WITH GERMAN EMPIRE
Frederick Palmer Writes From Fighting Front Practically
No Change in British Position Since October.
Situation Is Well in Hand

that I most often heard on my nrst
day at the front from officers and
men. Top dog" says Tommy Atkins
and the generals. You get 1t n
broad Scotch, Irish and cockney, and
lin broken French. 1t expresses the
opinion that the turn Of the tide haA
come, and that the worst Is past.
/. The British artillery fire, which
was weak early In the campaign. q
now stronger than the German dro
all along the line. s
Once corresponding were all0wo0
at The front everybody talked with
perfect frankness about the scope o.
tho operations, and instead OF long
! mncheons and dinners and the FUNGI
tons which generally characteristics
such tours. we were usually awakened
! at $50 o'clock in the morning an6
kept going until O'Clock At night
with first-aid packages served ous ~
| the breakfast table. You Gla8Ne
think from the stability OF all OF or
appointments that the British ha4
no expectation except OF long war,
Yet the universal opinion n that tn
fail win see victory and the end e9
the conflict
The thin isae Of troops which eos
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
GERMANS PLAN To MEET STARVATION
CAMPAIGN BY Conserving SUPPLIES
All Forms of Economy Are BE Enforced Prisoners
War Are to Be Set to Cultivating
the Land

New York. March 4.--German poll
ticians. economists. psychologists,
biologists, farmers and housewives,
working together. have evolved IL
comprehensive and authoritative plan
Of defense against the British starva-
ton move. This plan. they believe.
Is bound to be successful, IL followed
to the letter by every element In the
Empire.
Their program is contained in a
2O0-page book, just published in Ger
many, entitled THE food supply of
the German people and the British
starvation PLAN" The London. Lancet
calls 1t IAN exposition Of the problems
Of nations food supply with such
wealth OF Information as can hardly
ever have been brought to bear before
on the topic"
The pamphlet demands that the
German Government forbid the ex-
port Of foodstuffs. or the use of corn
as fodder. reduce the number of
swine by 5000, 900 head, and the num-
Der of mich cows by 100000, that
waste in households cease and that
prisoners Of war be set to- cultivate
unused moorland. These things the
prominent men who helped in involv-
iiiG the plan are confident viii Be DONE.
- they say: We shall come
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
COMPROMISE ON ANTT-JUG.
Tarbeei Thirsty May Ge, Half Gallor
Month Each.

Raleigh. y C., March 1.-The
House and Senate conference COM
mittees agreed tonight upon the pas
sage OF the Grier anti-jug act which
prohibits the receipt and delivery of
more than half gallon of whtskey.
or ten gallons OF beer, TO any North
Carolinian each month.
The House two weeks ago passed
the act prohibiting any delivery OF
whiskey i'm North Carolina, but tsae
Senate destroyed the bill yesterday ny
referring IT to special election in
August
Ex-Gosernors Glenn and Jarvis ad.
vised the lower house to refuse TO con-
cur, and by agreement tonight it In
troduced the bill allowing quart
shipments of whtskey and five gallon
shipments of beer. Delivery from one
Individual To another free is pro-
hibited,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
RICHMOND hLUMNUS
IS NEXT GOVERNOR
THAT FACT ARRANGED AT BAN
aUET OF ASSOCIATION LAST
NIGHT.
IS GREATEST OF ALL
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY EN-
THUsIAsTIC ALUMNI of RICH
MoND COLLEGE AT JET
FERs0N HOTEL.

The next Governor of Virginia will
be an alumnus OF Richmond College
That is fact, fully ascertained by
The yirginian, which prints the in
formation this morning exclusively. 1t
is printed on the highest authority,
which is herewith gwen. exclusively in
The virginian as aforesaid.
Hill Montague declares IT, Leuten-
ant Governor J. Taylor Ellyson at.
firms it. ATTORNEY General John Gar,
land Pollard confirms it.
The fact became known last night
at the Founders Day dinner OF the
Richmond Chapter Of Richmond Col
iege, held In Ase Jefferson Hotel. and
all three OF Tho Eirgin.anss inform
ants agreed that their talk was moi
idle after-dinner speaking. 1t was 4
dry banquet.
Gracefully Sidcsteps.
Mr.. Montague. who presided at the
meeting. fought shy VI saving whether
IL was to be Mr.. Pollard or Mr.
Ellyson. In fact he as gracefully side
stepped declaring himself. as Mr.. Pol
lard afterwards said he sidestepped
telling an audience during a hot 20
liticai campaign his position on the
Torrens system OF land registration
He brought appreciative applause by
declaring that he had no hesitation
in calling on one Of the two canai-
dates first. because sometimes the
first shall be last and sometimes the
last shall he first" He then called or
Mr., Eilyon. who said he had no OBJ
lection to serving first and letting Mr.
P0ila I'd follow
About LA alumni and invited guest,
attended the BANQUET last night. and
II the enthusiasm displaved is crt
terion. the loval alumni of Create
Richmond College will make that IN
siifptfon what President Boatwright
looking into the future as far As hu
man eye can see. declared II some da,
wonid be--the University of Rich
mond.
At the close OF the banquet Jus,
before the Richmond college QUAR-.
tet and all the diners sang "Old RED
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
WISCONSIN TAKES
SLAP At PRESIDENT

Madison. Wis, March 4-The Sem
ate, by a vote OF 19 to .. rejected to-
day a joint resolution extending the
LEGISLATURES sympathy and encour-
agement to President Wilson In hand
ling the neutrality problem: also. by
t6 to IL, a resolution asking Congress
to stop the expectation of war mate
rial supplied to helligerent nations
4 measure which asked that an eff
fective embargo be placed on contra
band goods. including foodstuffs, so
that one nation might not take adj
vantage over the other. got only the
authors vote. An Assembly resolu-
ton memo:ializing the President TO
use all peaceful means to end the
war was killed without debate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
Bon Air People Object to In
crease of Acreage Of Indus
trial Home for Girls
Renew Agitation
For Its Removal
Criticise Trustees fer Wishing
to Buy and Real Estate
Agent for Trying to Sell
Them Adjoining Land

An indignation meeting. at which
sharp criticism was hurled at Percy
CHM. of McFeigh & Glinn, real es-
tate agents. and at the trustees of the
Industrial Home for Girls at Bon Air.
was held last night by residents OF
Bon Air and vicinity.
The meeting was called for the
purpose OF planning a fight to the
finish against further extension Of the
work of the Home in that vicinity
and for the continuance of the fight
for the removal OF the Home itself to
"a more suitable location"
The trustees OF the Home came in
for censure because of their efforts
to purchase additional property for
the enlarge ment of the Home. while
such widespread opposition already
exists to its existence in Its present
location. and Mr.. Glinn. because OF
his efforts to sell adjoining property
to the trustees
Trouble With Pollard.
Mr.. Glinn recently had some dim
Guilty with Attorney General Pollard.
accusing tho latter OF leading him
astray in an opinion and being par
TALLY responsible for the failure OF
the Zeal with the trustees of the
Home. personal encounter on the
street was barely averted.
After a number OF speeches. In
which the trustees and the real es-
tate agent were criticised. resolutions
expressing the unalterable opposition
OF those present to the enlargement
of the Home and to its very exist
ence upon its present location. were
adopted. Committees were then
named to call upon the Governor and
to take charge of the fight before
the Legislature to the proposed APP
preparation for the enlargement OF
the Home.
should BE Removed.
The resolutions declared that the
Home In which were housed immoral
and immoral women and girls, should
be removed from the vicinity of Bon
Air to more selected spot, where
there was no danger OF contamina-
ton to young people. 1t further de-
clared that the fight against the pres
ence OF the Home would be contin-
ued
The meeting was called by the Bon
Air Citizens Association, but was not
confined to Its members Large mum
bers of citizens of Bon Air and resi-
dents OF the surrounding country. not
members of the association, were
present and took part In the proceed
ings. all voicing their protest against
the present location OF the reforma-
tory.
The cause OF the meeting at this
time was he reported intention of the
trustees to ask the General Assembly
when 1t reconvenes next week to APP
propriate funds for the purchase OF
adjoining property upon which tt
erect other buildings for the women
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
Defeat sufYrare RilI.

ST. Paul March 4,-The Minnesota
Senate this afternoon defeated the bill
providing the submission to the voters
of constitutional amendment grant
ing full suffrage to women. Thirty
four votes were cast against the meas
ure. and thirty-three for It. The
House has not considered tho bill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
PROSPECTIVE CLASH
CAUSES UTILIZATION

Berlin, via Amsterdam, March A.
The German newspapers are jubiia mt
over repor: that the United States
intends To protest against the Anglo
French embargo on all foodstuffs,
and other supplies to or from Ger
many. These papers profess to an
t!cipate serious Anglo-American COM
piications over this matter. Several
papers interpret the protest TO signify
that the United States is disposed 10
cast it's influence definitely on Ger
many's side. Others, however, re-
mark that. some of the American pro-
posals for the protection OF neutrals
are unacceptable. The TaEeblatt
specifics the restriction OF mines as
observation-disclosures to Germany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
TO TURN OUT SOLDIERS.
Princeton To Give Optional Military
Course.

Princeton N. j.. March Am
optional course in military instruction
will be offered to the students OF
Princeton, according to a resolution
of the faculty which has just been
announced. The work VIII cover three
distinct fields. a series of lectures on
military topics, field work. and rifle
shooting.
A committee of faculty has been
working over the subject for some
time, and they feel that the course
which they will be prepared to offer
Immediately following the Easter va
cation will be of some special value.
Representatives of the department of
war have co-operated with the COM
mittee In planning the pature of the
Instruction, and officers of the United
States army will be detailed TO
Princeton 20 cover the various fields
which will be embraced in the course,
which will run for nine weeks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
TO ENTERTAIN COUNTESS.
Vassar Girls W." unIp Belgian Wa,
Victims

Poughkeersie, N. ". March A.
Vassar College girls are making
preparations to receive Countess
Marie de Hempter-e, of Belgium. who
will come TO the collere after the
Easter vacation. and display $f30.000
worth Of Re'gium laces that were
made by Belgian women and girls.
with view of raising funds to aid the
Belgian sufferers
The girls at the college are under
going many little sacrifices In order
to aid the cause and great prepare
lions are under way for the reception
Of the countess. who ia personal
friend Of KING Albert and Queen
Elisabeth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
FRENCH DESTROYERS SEND GERMAN SUBMARINE TO BOTTOM
WOULDN'T PRAISE WILSON.


Des Moines. Iowa, March Am In
dorsemen OF President Wilson's Eu-
ropean war policy was tabled In the
Iowa Senate today by a vote of 2S
to 3. The Endorsement was contained
in resolution which urged that Con-
gress take steps TO end tho war by
naming commission of five men TO
act as a peace commission
The original resolution offered two
weeks ago provided that ex-Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft he members of
the commission. The Senate today in
dicated that the chief objection to the
amendment was a section which prals-
ed the policy of President Wilson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
CLEyELAND,s CAPTAIN ACTS.
Takes British Nicc-ConsuI Out OF
Mexican jail.

Washington, March Prompt ac-
ton by Captain George Williams, of
the United States cruiser Cleveland,
has secured the release from iail at
ManzaniIio OF British vice-consul, a
Spanish vice consul and another Span
ish subject. Captain Williams steamed
into the port of Manzanillo, which Is
in control of Carranza, and notified
the authorities the men were under
his protection" and demanded their
release. Captain Williams, in a la
comic dispatch to the Navy Depart
ment today, says:
The three men are now on board
the Cleveland"
The men were arrested originally
at Acapulco. on orders OF Carranza,
ten days ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
INCORPORATE LEGION.
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. Among Pro-
motors Of Organization.

New YORK. March A certificate
of Incorporation for the American
Legion was approved by Supreme
Court Justice Cavegan after some al
terations had been made at his sug-
gestion to sei forth more clearly the
y rp6ses OF the organization. Among
the ncorporatorsi = Theodore Roose-
welt, Jr.
According to The amended petition
for Incorporation, 1.-The object of this
organization iE to promote patriotism
and to organize American citizens who
are not in the naval or military SER
vice of the United States. or any Of
the several States and who are
especially qualified to serve the United
States IN the event, or the inminence,
OF war"
The incorporators are Alexander NJ.
White, Julian r. Davis. Jr. Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr., Arthur S. Hoffman. and
E. Ormond Power.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
GoTHAMITES SEE SUNDAY.
But He Doesn't Like Madison Square
Garden

yufIle1s
Philadelphia. March A delega-
ton of New York c!ergymen called on
Billy Sunday at s,is home today and
told him that Madison Square Garden
was just tie place for revival meet
ing
Il wouldn't speak In that place"
said Sunday. why, when the circus
lions roar there they can't be heard
for the buzz of tax.cabs and the gen.
eral cefnnfotior outside. If come to
New York, and remember there Is
small possibility of my doing so, /
should want a tabernacle built"
The visiting clerics wanted Sunday
to call off me Trenton and Baltimore
campaigns in January. 1915, and
spend the time in New York
Nothing doing on that said sun
day. "If make New York It VIII be
shout the beginning of 1914"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05

Paris, March 4.-The German sub,
marine us has been sunk by ae~
stroyers belonging to the fiotilla, ac-
cording to announcement by the min.
lister OF marine tonight The mem-
bers of the crew were taken prisoners.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
DARDANEIIiES FORTS
UNDER RAIN OF FIRE.

London, March 5.-The admiralty
issued the following statement at
midnight on the Dardanelles opera
tons:
THE attack on the fortresses In
the Dardanelies continued yesterday
but Admiral Garden has not yet re-
ported the results within the strait. n
Outside of the strait the Dublin
demolished an observation station on
the peninsula OF Gallipoli. The Sap-
phire bombarded guns and troops az
various points of the Gulf of Adra-
myti. and six modern field guns near
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
IN sPAT OVER AUTO.
woman Sits in Machine sixteen Hours
to Hold Possession.

Baltimore March 4.--After having
sat steadily for sixteen hours In the
autoyu obile whose ownership she dis
putes with her husband, Mrs. Cath
crime II. Wooliey permitted the car
to be moved to neutral ground" at
ter IL o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Woolley got into the car last
evening AS IL stood in the alley In the
rear OF her home. and prevented it's
delivery to purchaser to whom her
husband had sold il.
All night Mrs. Wooiley had heated
bricks brought to her and was COM
Portable. despite the cold weather.
She viii sue tomorrow for partial
divorce. aiimeny and an adjudication
of the ownership of the automobile.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
INDIANA AGAINST SUFFRAGE.
Brewing Interests Charged With It's
Defeat.

Indianapolis. March 4--Suffrage
got a blow in the House today which
was taken to mean that the measure
would fail A resolution to report on
tho Senate suffrage bill by TO o'clock
tomorrow morning was tabled by a
vote OF SO to ii. One woman leader
said:
II feel that the brewers won out
and that the vote shows the influence
of the liquor element. and not that
Of the good constituency of the State. =
The women will now ask that anoth-
err sfYrage bill. which has-hecr ready
for third reading for several weeks.
be handed down.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
Dardanelles
Forts Under Fire
Allied Fleet Makes Steady Pro-
gress In Reduction of De.
lenses of Constantinople.
Find Derelict Aeroplane
FRENCH FORCE LAND
IN GALLIPOLI

The bombardment of the OAR
daneiles fortress was continued
during daylight yesterday with
success. Ships detached from the
main fleet have attacked Turkish
posts on the Gulf of Saros, and In
Syria, while battleships cannonado
tho outer dcfenses. The arrival
of a large land force under the
French General O'Amadc on the
peninsula of Gallipoii Is reported
Pctrograd dispatchcs predicts the
fall OF Stanislau, In BukOwin&,
within u short time. In the Car.
pathians the Russians continue
their advance. II Is thought that
Marshal Won Hindenburg will need
endorsements I'm northern Poland
soon, as the Russians there are
pressing him hard.
The French general staff an.
nounces still further progress In
the Champagne District, and says
that the Prassian Guard has ssif-
fcrcd severe losses. The Germans
have captured trench near Arraa
and the allies ON the dunes IN
Flanders. Rheims Is being sys-
Dramatically bombartict. A Preach
aviator destroyed . powder plant
In Baden after a flight OF 106 miles.
The German war Office an.
nouDces the capture of y trench
near Arras, and the repulso Of
French efforts In the Argonnc. The
Russians have suffered severe
losses In attempting to advance at
Lomza, in northern Poland but
arc admitted 10 have renewed their
offensive near Prxasnysx.
Austrian aviators flung I'VE
bombs at the residence OF the
Crown Prince Danilo, OF Moutene-
gro. near Antivari, but missed their
mark BY a narrow margin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
S. +. phillips Improving.

s. Edward Phillips. OF Porter
Street. who was recently removed TO
his home from Stuart Circle Hospital
where he underwent an operation. is
rapidly improving.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
STRUCK ON HEAD BY ROCK.

EmpIOyc OF I1ne q 20. SuHtfs FTaC-
tured Skull
Lynchburg Va. March Al. p.
Harris, an ernploye of Lane e. Co, on
double track construction on the
Southern Railway. was brought here
this afternoon suffering with a frac-
tured skull. He was struck on the
head by a rock today from blast
and may die.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
senate Session Ends.

May God guard the republic and
keep II long to the glory OF human
ity," said Vice-president Marshall as
he brought to close the session OF
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which reminds you that
you should read tins Rich.
nond virginisu-
EVERY DAY
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Evening star., 1915-02-05
PLAYERS SIT TIGHT.
New Three-Year Contract Said to Be
Joke on Big Leagues.

CINCINNATI. February Sit looks
as ii some conclusive tests might soon
be made OF the new base ball contracts
the documents without any ten day
olauses-and also as if II behooved the
big leagues to step carefully. Federais
and lawyers are waiting at the gates.
waiting to seize the slightest oppor-
tunity for action. Under these new con-
tracts-especially the three-year kind
the players are now beginning to
claim that it is impossible to release
them to the minors. Earl YinGling. for
instance, is out with a statement to
the effect that he stands pat; that he
refuses to be let down into the Pacific
coast circuit: that the Reds must make
good In every detail or take L chance
on court proceedings
II the new contracts have been SO
worded that q player cannot be chased
: OFF his perch the joke is ON the big
! leagues. and the Players Fraternity
can sit tight The Federals can't laugh
those same contracts. even though
they may force the majors TO keep the
men for years. automatically check the
Federals from landing any of them.