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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20
GENERAL &
POLLARD AT Y. M. C. "A

John Garland Pollard addressed M
large audience of men at the Con%
tral Young Mems Christian Ass00tos
ton yesterday afternoon upon the sub
tect of "A New Virginia" The speAk14
was introduced by w. d. Duke an4
was most cordially received. He Wa4
interrupted at times by applause.
The general theme, the propUk
functions Of religion and the otA4os
was admirably handled. ana no douhe
was left In the minds OF his heaEoT0
as to the speakers stand on theoo
questions. q.
The promotion of justice througn
the church and the government 49,
laid down as a great fundamental OBJ
legation OF this new day and thrOueh
this channel and strict addresses ~
this principle. we mikht hope TO- -
in the Immediate futuro--"A No.
Virginia"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20
OIL BARK AGROUND
LIKELY TO FREAK UP

MaE,eloking Beach, y. j., Dec.
ia.-- Failure OF the combined efforts
OF the wrccking tug North America
and the revenue cutter Seneca to pull
the stranded bark Pero Deiamquer
from the shoals south of this place
led to the belief tonight that the
vessel will never be budged from her
bed OF sand. Ii WAS noon today be-
fore the rescue ships had made fast
their lines GU the grounded vessel
and at 4 O'Clock, with the rising OF
the tide they strained at the hawsers.
Their efrcr.s. although continued until
late tonight. prove futile. and all are
or the pyinioa that the vessel will re-
main estrs she IL.
Captain Horner. of the Manteiokins
coast guard reported that the vessel
vas leaking and that she had Wa!-
lowed deeper Into tho rand Of tile baE.
TIA entire crew remained ashore to-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20
RECEPTION TONIGHT
TOFATHER O'FARREIL

public reception, for which -
rangements have been completed. y9N
be given tonight at Mc0iil Ca1AoN9
Union Auditorium, in honor ct ~.
Rev. ADonsignor O'FArrell. TIE oo
casion will mark not only EAk1oE
O'Farrelfs rise to . high honor 1n
the Catholic Church, but will alno ~
the anniversary OF his thirty-sext1
year In the Catholic ministry.
large attendance is expected By thoNo
In charge OF the reception.
Bishop OConnell and the pT1ageD ~
the diocese will attend. Short A1s
dresses will embrace the. pro1rAm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20
IGNORANCE TO CLAIM
CHURCH ONLY TRUE ONE
Strong Sermon in Union Station
Methodist Church.
is DAY OF THE OPEN BIBLE
East End Pastor Says There Arc
Differences in Church of Rome as
Well as Those Of the Protestant De-
nominations.

At Union Station Methodist Church
last night DR.. Asbury Christian
preached on the subject: (which Is
the True Church of Our Lord Jesus
Christi" He took as his text these
memorable words of Jesus as record
ed in Matthew 1913: And 1 say
unto you that thou art Peter: and
upon this rock / will build my church.
and the gates of hell shall not prevail
against It," DIR. Christian explained
that this text did not refer to the per-
sonality of Peter, but the confession
inspired by God that Jesus was tae
Christ. the Son OF the Living God; that
this was the real foundation OF the
church of our Lord Jesus Christ. On
this great truth the teaching of the
gospel stood, deny this and that teach
ing became merely human and had
no authority.
There are two great words there
fore of the true church of the Lord
Jesus Christ. One is the belief that
He is the Christ the Son of God. This
Is the great private test. The other
is the fruit of Righteousness, which
are by Jesus Christ. The church OF
Christ is one in spirit and in essential
doctrine. There may be differences in
nonessentials, and there will be differ
ences where men think. No church.
whatever be the unity Of its outward
organization. can claim that all her
teachers or people think and believe
alike.
Difference in Churches.
There are differences In all the
Protestant churches and differences
equal and greater in the Church
OF Rome. 1t is true of the church OF
Christ, that In essentials unity in nom
nfu ~ 10, nII
charity" The church is one, and YET
there is diversity in unity. This
church liz made up of various ele-
nents or denominations, and no one
of these parts can rightly claim to
be the whole, without arrogance.
which amounts almost to conceit. For
any part of the universal church OF
Christ to teach that 1t alone Is the
true church and all the other parts
are impositors, though having good
people, lie simply prepostrous. This
applies whether this claim is set UP by
the Greek or Eastern church, the
Church OF Rome Or Western church,
or by tho Protestant churches. or any
of them. Every church that be-
lieves and teaches that Jesus Is the
Christ. the son OF the living God. and
brings forth in the lives OF It's men,
bers the fruits OF Righteousness, which
are by Jesus Christ, Is a vital part
of the great church OF Christ. It is
easy for any set Of men to set them
selves up as John did and claim a
monopoly of the Kingdom Of God. az
he did when he said: Master, we
saw one catsing out devils in Thy
name and he followed not us and we
forbade him because he followed not
u.s.
Such a spirit merits reproof which
Jesus gave John when he answered
Forbid him not. for there Is nc
man who shall do a miracle in Ny
name that can lightly speak evil Of
Me, for he that is not against Us IL
on Our part The real spirit OF Chris,
Is not only to recognize the Christians
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20
DEATHS.

Saturday afternoon at
4 o'clock. at the home OF his sister.
Mrs. j. Z. Woodfin. 1916 Grove Ave-
nue.. WILLIAM ANGUS, of New York.
Funeral will take place Monday.
December 40. at 3 o'clock. from the
above residence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20
THE WEATHER

Virginia and North CarolinA--Fhir
Monday and Tuesday: light vartAb3os
wfpdH
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20

One OF the most interesting musical
rec.tals OF the season was given
by the younger students Of the
Robertson Pianoioste School yes
terday morning In which the follow
ing students took part: Virginia joyce
Cohen, Marie Booth. Edna Atkinson.
Cecilia Rosenstock. Dena Lee Stlth.
Isabel Crockford and Dorothy Seward,
In tta afternoon several of the more
advanced classes rendered varied and
pleasing program composed of the fol-
lowing numbers:
Etudes. Nos. and s. op. 81. s. Hell
,er--Agnes Moyler.
"Ptsxicatti," from Sylvia. Delibes-
Adah May Rees.
Babbillarde. Ran.
Cradle Song. Stoeckert- George
Cloudy.
Blue Danube Waltses. strauss
Gladys Allen.
Butterfly. Lavallie--Miss Florence
Wright.
waits. @ Mayor. Chopin--Miss Fam
ny Kerr.
papllion. Grieg--Miss Pouline Dow.
man.
Hunting Song. MacDowell.
.CsAvotte,.. from MiEnon. Thomas--
Pauline vOn Erlcknen.
n Rarcarolls, ntAeiert Nsvin-1 MIS-
lsls 81 II n q g. Il Chp ~.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
Germany Takes Official
Notice Of Russian Advance

Berlin by wireless TO London, Jan.
25.-Oficisl reports from the German
army headquarters indicate that there
is in progress a Russian movement or
considerable size TO the north OF war
saw. in the neigh borhood OF Przasnysz.
German military critics are at a loss
20 nredict whether this movement
means that the Russians are proceed
ing on new plan of campaign. The
text Of the communication follows:
Rerlin. Jan. 25 by wireless via Lon
dom The German army headquarters
TO-DAY issued the following statement;
ON East Prussia an artillery duel
was in progress on the front IRON
Loetzen to the cast Of Gumbinnen and
10 tho northward The Russians were
forced to evacuate several positions 10
the southeast OF Gumbinnen.
Russian attacks 20 the northeast OF
Gumbinnen were repulsed with heavy
Russian losses.
an Northern Poland there were no
changes in the situation.
"To the east Of the Pihca River
Southern Poland, nothing important
transpired."
Newspaper dispatches from Vienna
saw that the Austro- Hungarian sue
cosses in Bukowins have had strong
political effect In Rumauia. having
riven a hard blow 70 Russian prestige
There. The reported victory IS regardco
in Vienna, according TO the dispatches,
as ending for long time Russian Of
I fensive movements IN Bukovina and
preventing all further attempts to IN
/ wade Transatlantic. The Russian losses
AZ Kirlbabs are reported to have been
very heavy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
"TIPPERARY" SP00K
PROVES GIRL IN BED
Scared Villagers. Led by Wom-
an, Rout Ghost That Appear
ed Only for War Tune.


New London, Conn, Jan. 25.-A
spook that performed 10 the tune Of
"Tipperary" has been routed out Of a
house in Essex, near the mouth Of the
Connecticut River At any rate, the
villagers assert that ne is gone; but
Frank Brown, his wife and his sister
in-law insist that he merely is sleep
ing and will resume business on Febru-
airy 10.
Residents of Essex and vicinity have
been held spellbound by the tales Of a
rapping spook that would respond only
when "Tipperary" was played. To all
other importunities he would remain
silent. but at the first strains of the
war song there would be thumpings on
the floor, knockings on the walls and
rumblings overhead.
Last night Mrs. Frank II. Torrey, a
former spiritualist, took 100 villagers
and went 10 the Brown homestead 70
settle the spirit question for good. The
sister-in-lsw, Edna Wood, was found
in bed, and Mrs. Torrey was Informed
that the spirit moved only under those
conditions.
When the girl was asked 20 remove
her hands from under the bedclothes,
she kept only one hand out at time.
When she was forced 10 expose both
hands. the rappings ceased, Brown, II
is said, went to the rescue by tapping
with his foot. Mrs. Torrey thereupon
denounced the rspping spirit AS a
fraud.
The Browns came 70 Essex eight
years ago from Middletown. Last Sep
TENDER, when their mother died, they
moved into their present home. Since
then the antics OF the "Tippersry"
ghost have kept Essex greatly agltated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
BIG ARMY BARS
RUSSIA'S SWEEP
Continued from page !

vsnced trenches Of secondary impor-
lance On the oath. near the same re
gion. the Germans attempted an often
Sive and were successful in moving for
ward ono by one and occupying an
other Of their own trenches which they
had previously abandoned. But as a
result Of our efficient fire they were
obliged 10 evscuste that trench, which
We seized
ION January "a our artillery checked
seriously the movements Of their
troops along the front. At one point
we captured by means Of our heavy
artillery fire trench Of the enemy,
together with machine guns.
Destroy Armored Auto.
"1n the region of the village Of
Kourieschine. about five miles north
Of Rawa, our artillery destroyed an
armored automobile which was ad-
vsncing TO lombard our positions
"ln Galicis we note certain AM
nation and activity among the AUS
TRANS among all the Carpathian passes
beginning with that OF Dukla.'
The official government organ to-day
takes exception 70 a statement by
London newspaper. which places the
during the second invasion OF Poland
al only $4,000 men. 100000 being Ger
mans. This is little more than half
truth. On December 20 the correspond
ent OF The Tribune said that the losses
of three weeks lighting exceeded a
half million men. In point of fact, they
we're officially put at 100000 over
the whole front Of $50 miles from the
Baltic 10 the Rumanisn frontier.
The Germans lost over 100000 on the
Bzura River alone in those three weeks:
On one spot in this small section OF
the front on a single night the Germans
lost 1000 killed. This section was not
more than a mile in length, and, though
me losses here perhaps furnished the
maximum. yet it must not be forgotten
that the losses on many other days ana
nights over the whole $50 miles OF
front must be reckoned with.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
DEFEAT OF GERMAN
FLEET SAVED HULL
London Hears 1t Was on
Way to Shell That City
When Intercepted.
IRr OBI. 10 The Tribune !

London, Jan. 25.-From information
received it is believed that the German
feet defeated in yesterdays battle in
the North Sea was headed for Hull,
bent upon the wholesale destruction Of
the city. The effective interception by
the British squadron doubtless saved
Hull from immense destruction, such
as the big German vessels were capable
Of giving. Half an hours freedom IN
firing on Hull, IT is known, would have
meant thousands of civilians lives.
England is glowing with pleasure to-
day over the victory. The German
claims of having sunk a British battle
ship are scofFed at The British Ad-
miralty apparently had warning from
somewhere as TO the coming of the
Germans and was ready.
The Official Press Bureau gave out
tonight the following message received
by the Admiralty from Field Marshal
Sir John French:
81 and the army in France hope that
you and our naval comrdaes will accept
our congratulations on the victory Of
the British feet in the North Sea. Con-
vey to Vice-Admiral Beatty and Com
mander Tyrwhitt and their officers and
men our admiration and good wishes"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
Desperate Fighting in Alsace'
Saws Berlin Official Report

Berlin. Jan. % (By wireless 20 Say
tlt.N. -Sanguiusry fighting con.
sues IN Alssce. on the eastern end OF
y battle line which extends from
Y North Sea 20 Switzerland, accord
10 the official statement given out
The German General Army Head
Carters to-day. The Germans claim
10y have repulsed all the attacks IN
ts region and that the French Rave
gfered heavy losses. In the centre OF
70 battle line in France the Germans
titede the loss of = trench 70 the
agihwcst Of Berry-au- Bac. The text
q The communication follows:
There were artillery duels near
N,uport and near Ypres yesterday. TO
ne southwest Of Berry-au- Bac the
GERMANS lost one trench. taken a few
dy, sro from the French.
North of the Camp Of Chalons yes
'rdsy only artillery engagements took
Pace, and these are being continued
iod,y
Infantry lighting still continues in
~ Argonne Forest, while 20 the north
q Nerdun and Toul the artillery IS
ICY active.
AT the French attacks on Hart
-stn-Weilerkopf were repulsed with
''ay French losses. No less than 400
atsseurs were found dead and the
..neeT Of French prisoners Increases
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
GERMAN WIRELESS
ONLY FOR DISTRESS
New Rule Forbids Use for Any
Other Purpose-Fear Dis
closure of Secrets.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Germany mas
transmitted a new ruling for the guild
ance of ship masters with wireless in
stallations aboard their ships who enter
the mouth of the Weser River en- route
for Germany. The ruling is designed
10 protect German naval plans from
being picked up by hostile wireless
operators aboard the patrol ships Of the
Allies in the English Channel and the
North Sea. 1t is as follows:
"The use OF wireless is only per
mitted in case Of distress. After yes
sci is within German waters and the
German pilot has boarded her the ship
is always under the control of coast
stations and war vessels. The wireless
apparatus is locked and the keys hand
ed TO the pilot when the vessel passes
Rotersand Lighthouse. When the yes
sci is in port the radio apparatus is
sealed and certain parts of II turned
over TO the authorities. The reverse of
these directions is the rule for the out
ward voyage"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
TO CARRY LIQUOR BY AIR
Wheeling Devises Scheme to
Beat Prohibition Law.

Wheeling. w. Va, Jan. 25.-Liquor Is
70 be delivered to this city from Ohio
by aeroplsne. This determination has
been reached by liquor company Of
Dillonvale, Ohio. which has been doing
a big business since the Yost prohibi-
ton law went into effect in this state
By delivering intoxicants TO customers
in this city from the company's ware
house.
The decision OF the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals at Richmond,
Va. few days ago makes it illegal for
consignments of intoXicants 70 be de-
livered by common carrier. and in order
TO evade the law this company has de-
cided on the aeroplane expedient.
One company is planning TO replace
automobile trucks between this city
and Bridgeport, across the river. Those
who desire liquor will get aboard the
trucks. ride to Bridgeport, and there
have the machine loaded. Thus they
will be shipping 10 themselves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
SINGLE STANDARD
OF MORALS ASKED
Suffragettes Protest War
Order Barring Wives
from Primrose Path.

London, Jan. 25.-Mrs. Charlotte Des-
psrd, sister OF Field Marshal Sir John
French and militant sufragette. who
was in several fierce battles with the
police in antebellum days, with the
permission OF Lord Kitchener, intro
duced AZ the British War Office to-day
a deputation of suffragettes, who called
10 protest against the orders whereby
soldiers wives, in receipt Of separation
allowances. are required 20 conform
with a certain standard Of propriety
and sobriety. under penalty OF the de-
prival Of their allowances.
Bertram Cubitt. the assistant Sec
rotary Of the War Office. received the
deputation. Sylvia Pankhurst, who was
the principal speaker for the party,
warmly protested against any official
discrimination with respect 20 the
standards Of morality between men and
women. The assistant secretary prom
ised 10 report their views TO the proper
authority.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
CHICAGO ALDERMAN SHOT
Young Woman the Assailant IN
Council Chamber.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-The deliberations
of the city council were interrupted to-
night when Alderman Frank McDermott
was shot down at the door OF the coun-
ell chamber, on the third floor of the
city hall, by young woman, who SAID
She was Miss Anne Zippman. The bull
let entered McDermott's leg.
A policeman on duty in the. chamber
said she had been watching the Alder
man from the gallery during the coun-
ell meeting. Her actions attracted the
attention of McDermott, and he started
10 leave the chamber. but was inter
cepted by Miss Zippman, according to
the police, and held brief converse
ton with her that resulted in the
shooting.
McDermott was taken to hospital,
where il was said his wound was not
serious He is unmarried.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
Russian Army Checked by
Austrians South Of Passes

Vienna via Amsterdam, Jan. %
The following official communication
was issued from general headquarters
tonight:
ain Poland and Gslicia no important
e1geremeuts have occurred with the
exception Of OH the Nida. where there
vas violent artillery fight.
"The Russian attacks with the pur-
nose of recapturing the positions taken
by US in the upper ING NalIey anp
oosr Vezerszalles were repulsed with
heavy losses.
an the battles during the last two
DAYS in the Csrpsthisns we have taken
one thousand prisoners
An earlier official report ssys:
"In Bukowina quiet reigns after our
last successful battles"
ain the Carpathians the Russians
we're driven out Of several trenches
which they had pushed forward south
OF the passes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
COCKTAILS DOUBTS
WARSHIPS' PARADE
Tells President He Has
Little Hope Canal
Will Be Ready.
From Ths Tribune Bureau J

Washington. Jan. 25.-There 10 a
strong probability that the proposed
parade of American wsrships through
the Panama Canal in March will be
abandoned and that President Wilson
will journey to the San Francisco ex-
position overland. This plan was dis
cussed in official circles to-day after
Colonel George W. Goethals had talked
over the canal situation for half an
hour with the President and had told
him that because of the slides at Gold
Hill he was not very hopeful Of getting
the American battleships through
Colonel Goethsls told the President
10 was impossible TO say whether or
not the Atlantic feet could be sent
through the canal. because the slides
at Gold Hill had proved so formidable
that the engineers had not yet been
able to dredee depth sufficient to
allow the battleships TO pass.
Colonel Goethals said that approx
mately 100000 cubic yards had been
estimated as the amount of dredging
necessary TO get depth sufficient to
accommodate the battleships, but p
100000 cubic yards had already been
dredged and the desired depth had not
been produced, so persistent were the
slides.
Secretary Daniels said this afternoon
that the plans for taking the warships
through the canal we're already made,
and would be carried out unless Colo
mel Cocktails advised 70 the contrary.
The whole programme was up TO Colo
mel Goethals.
plans have already been discussed
for holding the review OF the fleet IN
Gstun Lake should the Gold Hill slides
make it impossible for the battleshlps
to get through.
Colonel Goethals indicated that as
soon as the present years approprla-
tions had been expended he would APP
plv for retirement. incidentally. he in
timated that he was not candidate
for auv political Office, whether Police
Commissioner of New York City or
President of the United States.
Fear that the Gold Hill slide will pre-
vent the expeditions passage through
the Panama Canal OF the feet next
March was also expressed by Repre-
sentative George German, OF Illinois,
Who returned to-day from visit TO the
Canal Zone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26

Somewhere in New York is A man
who since November has pitted his
wits nearly every night against the
combined cleverness OF several hun
dred police and detectives and has yet
TO lose a battle. He Is a burglar.
Lacking information regarding him, the
police call him the phantom and the
night rider.
Harlem has seen most Of ms &C
tivities, and the number OF ms Jobs
is placed roughly at l50 Not more
than one Of his victims has seen him.
Few have even heard him. His method
Of locomotion is best described by the
statement that he fits.
When the phantom began his op-
erations couple OF men we're put on
the case and II was forgotten. When
the number Of burglaries began TO
pile up the number Of detectives was
increased. a few weeks later, when
the number OF Jobs continued 70 in
crease and infsllible signs indicated
that they we're the work OF one man,
the police reached the conviction that
they were dealing with genius. To
day that conviction remains, ana mas
been strengthened.
The phantom, apparently. has one
cardinal rule: He takes nothing that
he cannot put in his pockets. Money
and jewelry are his sole detectives. He
has weakness, also, for apartments
having windows in the rear. lie gains
entrance either By going through the
basement 10 the yard and thence up
the fire escape, or by boldly entering
the front door and going up the STAIRS
TO the roof, thence descending oy 'ne
frc escape. II is certain that there
arc some open windows.
In November six apartments IN Sew
entb sv.. between f40th and l4lst sts;'
we're rifed and $4,000 disappeared
Money and jewels were taken from
eIotbes hanging in closets, and the
nbantom festooned the ire escape WIN
tbo garments when he had hnlsneo.
Tho next night. while detectlNes
uatched. the phantom went throusn
otber apartments not plock ais
tsnt. ,....o. stsy.d az
~. q, word came that an apart
,nont house at Sc West llSth ST hao
I'm bonored Accordingly the de-
.o..;ves transferred their actlvities 70
,to,h - only to learn that the centre
e one1afions had been shifted 10 mah.
Iat,sn av. and ll2th st. The phshloin
nn,orod this neighborhood friuSy
week ago, and thirty burglar'es "'
Il wa, in that neishbOrhoodu t thst ne
sra1Iy seen. Thomas A. Nhlthey'
of 9os West II2th st, awoke 70 mo Wb ~.
phantom searching his trousers VII.
p pn~ iesped for him. but the burglar