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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
UNMARRIED MEN
 IN FIRST: DRAFT
Conscription Sure to be Forced upon Young Men Who Have Failed
 to Enlist Voluntarily.

LONDON, Oct 25.-The execution of Edith Cavill, the English nurse, has weakened the opposition to con- scription in the House of Lords and the plan advanced by Lord Derbys is growing in favor daily.
 Lord Derbys conscription measure calls for forced enlistment of all un- married men of military age first. ex- cept those engaged in intuition fac tories and other industries under gov ernment control, and is aimed partic- ularly at the young men of the cities who have failed to enlist even when discharged from employment and their places filled by the wives of the men at the front.
 Even the strongest opponents to realize that if the Empire is to survive the present crisis a large army must be trained during the com ing winter to take the field in the spring campaign and fill the ranks of the British forces now at the front.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
buLGARS CAPTURE
 USkUP RAILROAD
Cut Serbian Line of Communication With Salonika and Completely
 Isolating Serbians.

LONDON, Oct. 25.-Advices from Nish state that the Bulgarian invad- CITE have reached the Serbian city of Uskup anu have cut the railroad line between Nish and Salonika, isolating the Serbian army from it's source of supplies ....
 The Allies are reported to be rush. ing large army northward from sa- Ionika and it is believed that one of the greatest battles of the present war lsideveloping south of Uskup along the Varaar river.
 The capture of the railroad center 2t Uskup Is of tremendous advantage tp the Bulgarians as 1t gives them direct railroad communication with Sofia and enables them to centralize their troops against the Allies in zouthern Bulgaria or in Serbia.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
BALlA|NE WILL
 N0T COMP PROMISE
Court Intimates to Litigants that Suit is not Matter which Court
 Should Have to Decide.

SEWARD, Oct. 25.-Attorney Tom West, representing the stockholders of the Alaska Northern railroad com pany, suing John E. Ballaine for ti- tie to the Seward townsite, has offer ed to arrange with the Ballaines for the appointment of a trustee through which the lots could be sold and a clear title given purchasers pending a decision of the suit.
 Judge Fred M. Brown, 1t is under stood, has suggested that the case is not a matter which the court should be called upon to decide but the Bal laines have declined to even enter tain the claims of the other side and assert that they will win the suit de- cisively.
 James A. Haight, l.. V. Ray and s. o. Morford are attorneys for John E. Ballaine and Frank L. Ballaine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
STRONG ACCUSED
 POLITICAL ERROR
Former Clerk in Governors Once Files Charges with President
 Secretary is Republican.

William I Wade, who says he was formerly employed in the office of Governor Strong but resigned, has preferred charges against the govern or accusing him of retaining Repub- lican private secretary in the face of Democratic protests on account of the secretary's radical and offensive ac- tons in politics. The charges have been filed with President Wilson.
 l.. w. Shorthill, who was connect ed for several years with the Copper River & Northwestern Railroad com pany at Cordova, has been Governor Strong's secretary since the governor took office and has always been re- garded as a capable and efficient off, cial.
 The charges have been laid before Secretary Lane. of the department of the interior, to determine what action should be taken. Wade is said to be unknown in Washington.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25

LONDON, Oct 25.-Advices from Nish, received today, state that the Bulgarian forces which have gained control of the railroad at Uskup, which connects Salonika with Nish, are still forty miles from the nearest point reached by the Teutons, who are hammering a passage through Central Serbia from Bosnia. The Teutons are nearing the railroad north of Uskup but the road had been rendered useless to the invaders for the transportation of troops as the Serbians have destroyed the bridges spanning the mountain streams It is reported that the Allies are rushing troops northward to engage and check the Bulgarian army before it can form a juncture with the Teutons north of Uskup. The Teutons are marching southward down the valley of the Vardar river and are meeting
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
BO1HA PARTY WINS
 OVER lAB0R|TEs
xsuth African Laborites are Opposed ao Continuance of European
 War-Defeated at Election.

JOHANNESBURG, S. A.. Oct. 25.- The parliamentary elections held last Saturday in the Union of South Afri- sa resulted in the triumph of the Botha party and the overwhelming dafeat of the laborites. The Botha rarty stands for continuing the war In support of the Empire and marks A complete reversal of the situation In the districts during the past twen- ty years, when the laborites were tEaamoring for war in order to extend AAleHuence of the British in Africa.
 &eneral Both, who was one of the 1sading Boer generals, and who has hean in command of British troops in Africa against the German colonies has offered his services to the empire h France against the Germans. He will leave shortly for England to con- fer with the British cabinet regard Ing the control of the captured Ger HAn provinces in Africa.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
EDISON c0NQuERS
 A. GREAT DEFECT
Was Kept Fully Informed on Con- versations During Meeting or
 Naval Board by Telegraphy.

ORANGE. N. J.. Oct. 25.-How Thos A. Edison, the noted inventor, overcome the disadvantage of his deafness as chairman of Secretary Daniels navy board, when it met at Washington recently, has been told by Dr. Miller Reese Hutchinson. The doctor is the chief engineer of the Edison industries and when Edison was named chairman of the naval board Dr. Hutchinson was made as- sistant to the chairman.
 The great inventor has been ex- ceedingly deaf since boy. Both Edison and Hutchinson were tele- graph operators in their younger days and we'll acquainted with the Morse code. During the meeting of the board Dr. Hutchinson sat beside Edi- son and kept him informed of the con- versation by gently tapping out the code on his wrist. When Edison wished to tell his assistant anything of Q private nature the process was reversed and he did the tapping on Dr. Hutchinson's wrist.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
SAYS ALLIES DRIVE
 TERRIBLE FAILURE
German War Office Reports that Octo- Der Casualties of Nations ln-
 yolved are One Million.

BERLIN, Oct. 25.-The German war office reports that the month of October has been the bloodiest one in the history of the world, the casu- alties of the nations involved having reached the enormous total of one million men.
 The drive of the Allies to break the German line through northern France and Belgium is described as a failure, and is reported to have cost the British and French troops hun dreds of thousands of men who were the mainstay of their armies. The British commanders sent company after company against the German po- sitions, where they were literally moved down.
 It is claimed by the war office that all the positions from which the Ger man troops were withdrawn along the western battlefront during the terrific artillery bombardment of the Allies, have been recovered and new ground gained by the Grown Princes army in the Argonne district.
 The Russian resistance is reported as weakened by the continued ad- vances of General Hindenburg's com mand and the fall of Riga is antici- pated in the near future. The Ger man troops are reported as victorious in the south and Emperor William is reported as satisfied with the manner in which the many campaigns in which Germany is involved are pro- gressing.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
VALDEZ MAN
 SUFFERED BY FLOODS.

The many Valdez friends of Mickey Coyle, who was connected with the local ofice of the Signal Corps for several years, will regret to learn he suffered the loss of ali his earthly possessions in the great hurricans and flood which devasted the Galveston, Texas. district last month. Coyle's lot in Valdez was destroyed by the glacier stream the last time 1t forced its way through town and he writes that he hopes his hard luck period has been broken.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
WANT LIQUOR CASES
 TRIED AT ANCHORAGE.

Petitions are being circulated at Anchorage for signatures of citizens which will be presented to Judge Fred M. Brown of the district court, re- questing that the Anchorage liquor cases be tried at Anchorage instead of Seward. The reason given is that many of the accused bootleggers and witnesses will be forced to leave their business and may result in their hav- ing to return home over the trail after the close of navigation.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
REPORTS OF SHORTAGES
 IS ALLIES FABRICATION

BERLIN, Oct. 25.-The German government has informed the neu- tral nations of the world that the re- ported shortages of food in Germany are fahrications of the Allies. The statement is made that the German crop was the largest in the history of the empire and was harvested suc- cessfully. The supply of live stock is being kept normal by the govern ment in order to insure against the supply of meat for the army becom- ing exhausted.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
COMMISSION IS COUNTING
 ALAsKANs ON THE JOB.

A dispatch from Anchorage states that the Alaskan Engineering com mission is taking 2 census of its em- ployes to ascertain the number of Alaskans who are at work for the commission. It is believed that this is a move to refute the charges that the commission has been discriminat- ing against Alaskans in favor of for eigners because of the Alaskans being too independent.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
Cornell Defeats Harvard.

, ,,sEAMBRIDGE, Oct. 25.-Despite
 th& cold weather here Saturday thou sands of spectators witnessed the football match between the Harvard and Cornell college teams. The game
 was hard fought and keenly contest ed to the last minute. The score stood Harvard, o; Cornell, 10.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
No News From Western Front.

LONDON, Oct. 25.-The censor ship on news coming from France is complete and the British public is being kept in ignorance of the trend of affairs although it is believed that a general battle is being waged along the entire western front. Thousands of British wounded are being brought across the channel daily but reporters are excluded from the hospitals or interviewing the wounded soldiers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25

D. Duffield, the we'll known printer. will be a passenger on the Admiral Farragut tomorrow night for Sew ard. having been drawn on the petit jury for the term of district court to begin November 1.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25

Admiral Farragut Due Tomorrow.
 The steamer Admiral Farragut passed Juneau yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock and is expected to reach Valdez sometime tomorrow evening. The Farragut will call at Yakutat and Katalla if weather conditions are fav- orable on the north bound trip.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
TEUTON AND BuLGAR ARMIES
 ARE NEARING CENTRAL POINT

GENERAL MACKENsEN PASSAGE THROUGH MILES FROM USKUP WHICH HAS BEEN CAPTURED BULGARIANs-ALIIEs RUSHING TROOPS NORTH WARD TO CHECK BULGARs BEFORE JUNCTION CAN BE EFFEcrED-sERBIANs OFFERING STUBBORN ANCE-vENICE FORWARDED CLoUDs-WEsTERN COMPLETE.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25

Just received, lot of samples, no Two alike, of hair ornaments, stamp ed articles for embroidery. wool hoods and scarfs. at The Emporium.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25
Aeroplanes Lombard Venice.

ROME, Oct. 25.-A fleet of Aus trian aeroplanes yesterday morning visited Venice and rained bombs into the center of the city It is reported that hundreds of civilians were killed by the explosions.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-10-25

with strong resistance from the Ser bian force in the mountains.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-16
TOWN TREASURER has
Been Ill N H0PEWEll


Farmville. Va. October 1b.-w
Talbot Sinclair. representing tho
bonding company. has been In Farm.
Vile some days making thorough AZ.
animation into the account OF forme,
Treasurer s. W. Paulett. Jr. Thi,
makes the third auditing the books
and papers have had, each showing 4
vastly different result.
After careful work, assisted Nv
Treasurer Grove, Mr.. Sinclair con.
cluded this report yesterday, which
shows that the alleged shortage will
not amount to as much as 1000. The
accountant states that he has been
unable to find any evidence in the
bookkeeping of Mr.. Paulett which
would indicate intentional wrong
doing.
Mr.. Paulett, whose absence from
home for more than a month, created
sensation, returned about ten days
ago. and has since been with his fam
lily. He says that the greater part OF
his time while away was spent In a
hospital In New York, being too sick
to return home. and he Is at present
too indisposed to be out of the house
II is understood that the matter
between the former treasurer and the
town of Farmville will be satisfac-
torily adjusted as soon as the exact
amount due the town Is ascertained.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-16
The Virginian Free
Shopping Service

n for any reason yon cannot do
your own shopping, we viii pro-
cure for you any article adyer-
tised In our paper.
Read these rules before You give
us an opportunity To serve You:
Amy article advertised in "The
yirginian,' or any article sold by
sns "tirginian" advertiser. will he
on~cha Sod BY The Virginiap" shop
per upon receipt of cheqne or
money order for fun amount of
purchase.
Information about articles de-
scribed in the shopping Column.
either Sunday or daily, will he
given on request by ''T'he Virsinian"
shopper.
Write 10 1.-THE Vireinian" Shopper
enclosing seif-addressed stamped
envelope, and she Will answer,
giving Information concerning
where article may be purchased.
and on receipt OF your order will
purchase for you III cbeque or
money order for the proper amount
Is inciosed. II you live In a small
town. mention the name of the
county.
Correspondents must remember
that unless orders for Special
Sales reach "The Yirginian" Shop
per the day the sale takes place, the
goods cannot be secured as adyer-
tised.
No charge for services of "yir-
ginian" Shopper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-16
SHERIFF PHILLIPS,
OF YORK, IS DEAD
Captain Tom" Was Widely Known
and Much Beloved Throughout
Eastern Virginia.

Newport News, Va, Oct. l5.--Fol.
lowing an Illness Of several days
Captain Thomas s. Phillips, sheriff OF
York County and probably the mos,
popular man in that historic section
died yesterday at 1870 O'Clock A. M.
I IN his home in Poquoson. For the
past few days the. venerable officer
has been lowering between life and
death and his end came not as sur
prise to his family and many friends.
Death was due to a complication of
diseases, aggravated by old age
The funeral services will be held
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock from
the home of the dead sheriff, and the
burial will be made In Smiths Gene
terry. The Rev. w. w. Royal, Of the
Poquoson Methodist Church, will con-
duct the services.
Captain Phillips was born in York
County seventy-seven years ago Be-
fore the Civil War he was enga ged in
the boat business having run steamers
from Yorktown to Baltimore. He en-
listed in the cause of the South at
the outbreak of the war and served
with distinction in that famous com.
pdHy--lHe IpTk IIdHEeTS. captain
Phillips was a brave soldier, a fine
officer and a man that was liberal with
his money to a fault. He had friends
by the hundred. as was shown by the
fact that twenty-five years he had
held the position of sheriff and never
anyone had a chance to run against
him during that time.
He was engaged in the water traffic
when he was elected the sheriff of
the county. Captain Phillips also own
ed a large farm. and was successful
in all the business undertakings he
ever engaged in. He was affection
ately known to everybody in York
County as Captain Tom He was
widely known IN Hampton and New
port News.
Captain Phillips Is survived by his
widow. two sons-Benjamin Phillips
and Thomas S. Phillips. Jr.. and one
daughter, Mrs william Moore.
Captain Phillips would have retired
from his office on January /, as he
declined to stand for reelection in the
recent primary. He will be succeed
ed In office by William lawson. who
received the nomination In the recent
primary. It Is likely that Judge D.
GARDINER Tyler will name Mr.. lawson
to fill out the unexpired term OF Cap
tain Phillips.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-16
'SMITHF|ElD AGloW
WITH FAIR SPIRIT
Town Of Ham and Peanut FAn1c to
Have Record Agricultural
Display.

Smit'1held. Oct. 15.--Great enthu-
siasm prevails all over old Isle OF
Wight for the fair at Smithfleld
which begins on October 26, and in
dications are that there will be over
$500 people at Smithfield to enter
tain. as the Old Dominion Steamship
Company expects to bring 500 people
on their special steamer from Nor
folk. Portsmouth and Newport News
The executive committee OF the Isle
OF Wight Fair Association met today
and heard report from the Council Of
SmitfAeld that liberal appropriation
had been made for the far, and that
z Council committee, consisting of
Mayor l. E. Brock, P.sD. Gwaltney,
Jr.. and d. W. Chapman, had been
appointed to see that the town was
properly decorated with arches and
bunting. flags. and so on.
Inc committee on entertainment
reported that arrangement had been
completed with the Kings Daug hters
TO furnish the fair visitors with eat
aoies, and plenty of fried chicken
pected.
fAoiioWiny general marshals
were appointed:
Captain A. 8. johnson. chief mar
shall; James T. Davis. Jr., Fairfield
Whitley, James w. Jordan, Ray Har-
low. Joseph b. Gale and II. NJ. Good
son. Two large rest rooms for the
ladies have been provided on the sec
ond floor Of the City Hall. with two
colored maids to look after the needs
of ladies visiting the fair ami their
small children
Cots and other conveuiences and
comforts for the little children have
been provided. so that the mothers
may have pleasant day. All schools
in the county have been visited, and
plans made so that all school wagons
shall use the sroad that leads to
Smithfeld on fair day and bring the
children to the fair. instead of to
school.
A cloak room has been set off at
the City Hall for the convenience OF
visitors who may wish to check their
cloaks. bags and other PACKAGES.
The program follows:
1918 A. NJ. Octoper 26--Automo-
bile parade will form on Church
Street: Hu1cher's Band will form on
Commerce Street, march to Main
Street and lead parade up Main to
Cary to Grace to Institute. and back
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-16
RICHMOND IS NAMED
NEXT MEETING PEACE

Especial to The Richmond yirginian. J
Lynchburg, Va, October 1.-THE
closing session of the eleventh annual
meeting of the Virginia SynodicaI,
which comprises all of the missionary
secretaries or the Presbyterian Church
IN TINS State, was held this morning
at the First Presbyterian Church, and
the delegates have returned to their
respective homes after a sojourn OF
four days In Lynchburg.
The meeting next year will be In
richmond at Grace Covenant Pres
byterian Church.
The terms of only three officers ex
PRED this year. and the following
were elected unanimously to fill the
vacancies: Mrs. II. ID. r. Perkins. OF
Norfolk, secretary OF young peoples
work; Miss Irene Haislip, OF Staun-
ton, corresponding and recording sec.
rotary; Miss Bessie Cook, OF Bon Air
secretary OF literature.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-16
NORTHERN NECK NOTES.

Especial to The Richmond virginian. !
1rvington, Va, Oct. 15.--For week
or SO now freight to and from Balti
more has been heavy Big oyster
shipments have largely caused this In
addition to canned goods. Prices on
the latter keep well up. while the
oyster market is only fair.
More oysters would have been ship
ped from the Rappahannock but for
inability to get empties. The stea m
boat company Is sending down extra
boats loaded with empties
Baptist Minister'S Laymen's Instt-
tute will be held with Nomini Baptist
Church, Westmoreland County, Octo-
Der 30-31.
The ANNUAL rally OF the Lancaster
County Anti-Saloon League and
friends will be held all day Friday,
October 20, at Lancaster Courthouse.
Besides local speakers. there will be
good ones from a distance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-16

Or Alfred Palmer, OF Urbanna, who
formerly made his home in Richmond.
Lie now the guest Of Lilburn NJ. Myers,
In this city.
Mr. william Henry Jones. Of Danville,
| is in town for a few days with his
sister-in-law Mrs ]. X. Jones, at her
home on Park Avenue. Mrs. Jones also
has as her guests her nephew and niece,
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Claude. who were
married last week in Galena, Md.
After a visit of a few days here, Mr..
Claude and his bride will make their
home in Petersburg.
Mr.. John Munson spent few days
lin town with his daughter, Miss Alice
Munson at her home on West Frank
lin Street.
Mrs. Vernon Culpeper, Of Norfolk.
who has been in town for few days,
has returned to her home.
Mrs Frederick Scott Campbell is
spending some time with friends in
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Weldon have re-
turned to the city. after spending some
time In the mountains of Tennessee
and visiting relatives in South Caro-
lima.
Misses Alice and Emma Netherland
have gone to California and Homo
lulu. where they will remain for the
entire winter. returning TO Richmond
in the spring.
Miss Hazel Hin. OF Newport News.
~
this city.
Or and Mrs. Gilmer Reynolds. Of
Chatham, who have been visiting their
parents. Mr., and Mrs. S. r. Fitzgerald.
on south Third Street have returned
to their home.
J. Stewart Barney. of New York and
Newport. has been the guest of Rev.
and Mrs, J. Calvin Stuart. in this
city, for brief stay.
Mrs. Peter c, Warwick. who has been
spending few days In Richmond. has
returned to her home in Norfolk
j Thompson Brown. OF ivy Clin."
Bedford County, is the guest of friends
in this city.
Mrs. s, B. Face, of Roanoke. Is the
guest Of friends In Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs, Robert Scott Chamber
Jayne. Jr.. who have been at Old Point
comfort, are now in Richmond for a
brief stay.
Mrs, Hunter Mcclure and her daugh
ter of Farmville, spent last week in
this city AS the guests OF Mrs. Eggles-
ton and Mrs Mcclure,
Mrs. Mamie Valentine, of Richmond
WAS III Farmyille several days last
week visiting relatives
II. II. Bell. Of stanton. Is in town
for few days.
The Rev. Churchill Gibson, OF Luray,
who was operated on at st. Luke's Hos.
pital. is doing very we'll. Mrs. Gibson
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-16
Inspect. d. and w. Road.

Danville. Va, October f5,-Fairfax
Harrison. president OF the Southern
Railway. with II. L. Miller. vice.
president. and Alfred p Thorn, gem
eral counsel, made his first tour of in
spection over the Danyille and West
ern Railway yesterday morning. He
traversed the road to Stuart. it's ter
minus. and also went over the spur
track to Spray. n. c. The party re-
turned last night, Mr.. Harrison leav-
ing on his car at midnight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-16
Is Nam tlfeGt. ~.
Marshal.

Is Nam 6lfset. "a ~.
msr6lAaj. (. n
ii o'clock "A. n. ~ I
radle viii form on HAYDEN
1880 A. NJ, In individuaY
nation, the faculty Of 90
leading their respective d
band leading to Institute I
Grace. stopping in front .
viewing stand, where Stat.
tendent atearnes will make
minute address. DR.. X. Ia
chief marshal.
II o'clock--Governor He1
art will make an address.
1880 r. MFRS. b. B.
president Equal Suffrage
Virginia, will address the p)
ject: "woman's Right to
3 o'clock--lsle of Wight
Club parade. seventy strot
Lyons. chief marshal.
$3.50 o'clock--Nation's pj
boys riding. forming on Inst
UP Grace to Cary, to Md
Institute. DIR. w. c. Al
marshal,
; o'clock-Stock parade
driving. draft and riding 4
mules. v. W. Joyner. child
4 o'clock-Sales automoh
with Farewell to Isle of WI