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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
StAte Corporatton Cornsntmsion.


The following charters were granted
yesterday by the State Corporation
Commission.
Southern Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany, of Richhhh, Virginia Mutual
company. Fire Insurance business.
Lawrence Perry. president. City Point,
Va; ]. w. Phillips. secretary. Peters
burg, Va r. T. Lipscombe, Richmond.
Va
Imperial Athletic Social Club. In
corporated. Richmond. Wa. No capital
stock. Social and athletic club. Frank
Marshall. president; Louis Marshall,
treasurer; Edward Marshall. secretary.
all of Richmond, Va
Home Remedy and Drug Company,
Incorporated, Norfolk. Va. Maximum.
10000; minimum. $1,000: par value.
500. Drug business. J. S. Crawford,
president, Portsmouth: A. @. williams,
secretary and treasurer, Norfolk; +. f,
Williams, vice-president, Norfolk.
L. H. Jenkins. Incorporated. Rich
mond, Va Maximum and minimum,
$500, 900; par value. 500. Bookbinding
etc. L. II. Jenkins. president; l.
Howard Jenkins. secretary and treas
urer, both of Richmond. Va.
Hopewell Electric Light and Power
Company. Incorporated, Hopewell, City
Point, Va. Light and power plant
Maximum, $4,000; minimum, $4,000;
par value. $40. w. II. Hoyt. president:
II. j. Ingram, Jr., vice president; c. T
Morris secretary and treasurer. all OF
Hopewell, Va.
Builders supply Company. of Hope
well. Incorporated, Hopewell, City
Point. Va. Maximum, $4,000; mini
mum. $4,000; par value, 800. Hand
ling builders supplies. F. w. Horton
Ilai xyton }.
H. r. Miller. secretary and treasurer.
all OF City Point. Va.
Virginia State Bank of Hopewell
Hopewell, Va. Operate a State bank
Maximum. $4,000: minimum, $4,000;
par value, 800. Lawrence Perry, pres
ident; J. w. Phillips. first vice -presi-
dent; Samuel A. Morris. secretary and
cashier. all OF Hopewell. Va
Lecky Insurance Agency. Incorpor.
ated. Richmond. Va Maximum. $500
minimum. $4,000; par value, 800. In
surance agency business. Robert
Lecky, Jr., president; NJ. T. Goddin
secretary, both of Richmond. Va.
buckingham Slate Products Corpora
| tion Arvonia. Va. Maximum, $4,000;
| minimum, $4,000 par value, 800
Manufacturing slate. John b. Boat
wright. president: L. w. Hubbard, vice.
president; W. J. Hubbard. secretary and
treasurer. all of Buckingham. Va.
Botetourt Water Power Company
Roanoke, Va Maximum, $1,000; mini
| mum. $500, par value. 500. Power
plant. ]. w. Hancock, president; H
D. Vickers, secretary and treasurer
both of Roanoke, Va.
A. w. Hawkins Company. Incorpor-
ated, Lynchburg. Va. Clothing busi-
ness. Maximum, SIS, 900; minimum, s5,-
900; par value. 500. A. w. Hawkins
president; Lula Dodd. vice president;
Middle Rulings, secretary, all of Lynch
burg, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
1lnEET IS QuIETER
But NOT At ALL WEAK
MARKET STRENGTH REVELATION
Axser Gyrnfsons OF Crucibic Steel Last
Week, Street Operators Were Pre-
pared For Unpleasant Develop

New FORK, Aug. At was q reia
tfveiv cniet day in the stock market.
The chief feature was an absence OF
the sensational speculative movements
That were witnessed In the recent past.
and specially last week. Bus. II no
violent movement occurred, q good
business was transacted, the SIX nun
AIRED thousand odd shares, while fall-
ing below the high marks made last
Thursday and Friday, being well above
Che recent daily average. In these
respects the days trading marked a
cexurn to more normal conditions. IL
was an orderly market with q better
sistrfhutton of the dealings. The rail-
road and copper shares took more
prominent part in the trading ana
the war stocks no longer monopoiizeo
speculative attention
No Signs of Weakness.
Hut IL the market for the war
stocks was considerably Quieter. there
was no sign of weakness. In fact, the
underlying strength Of the market lot
ahese stocks WAS once more displayed
n striking fashion. After the shock
dealt the market last week by the Vio-
lent syrations of Crucible Steel. no
nurprise could have been felt at
- rttal collapse in the price structure.
Under the circumstances, therefore
the action OF the market has heen Il
revelation. II has shown that the
present speculation Is not the finsy
ching that Il has seemed TO many,
bur Is based upon the real values ana
the confidence OF the people.
There were no big developments
over the weekend with direct stock
market application. The war news
VAS not of a character to increase
speculative commitment on either soc
If the account
Rails Are Strong.
what was generally regarded as a
ysvorably development was the greater
attention received by the railroa
shares in the stock market. the
whole list of rails did very well, CLOS
ing slightly higher all along the iine'
Speculative interest also devoted IL
SELF In lively fashion to the copper
shares. some OF which were TRACED III
heavily at advancing prices the m
creased activity here appeared 10 Dc
stimulated by reports OF better de-
mand for the metal. including bid'
from consumers involving large quan
titles of copper. OIL shares were also
In demand Several other specfaites
also came into prominence
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
MEs0P0TAMIA SCENE
Of BRITISH VICTORIES


Turkey had scarcely entered the wal
as an ally OF Germany and Austris
when the British despatched an expe
dictionary force from the head of tsas
Persian Gulf into Mesopotamia. II has
a twofold purpose. to protect the An.
glo-persian oil fields. below Basra
and to create diversion that might
cause the Turks uneasiness as TO g
possible advance up the Euphrates
The expeditionary force consists 81
between $1,000 and $4,000 men. The,
were picked from the Indo- British
troops and were under the command
OF Sir Arthur Barrett. The adyancs
guard came upon the Turks Few
miles from the mouth of the Shat tel
Arab and after short skirmish drove
them up the river. By the time that
the main body had arrived the rains
had converted the low alhviai flats
into an almost impossible mire. The
men were covered with mud and they
advanced with the greatest difficulty
The first general engagement took
place at Sasiiilo. where the Governor
of Basra, General Subr Bey, had col
lected about 5000 men. The ground
here was open and the Turks had n
perfect field OF fire, while the invad-
ers had to advance through a ciayey
bed In which they often sank up to
their armpits. They made good prog
ress, however. supported by the fire
of gunboats in the river and at last
carried the Turkish intrenchments.
The Turks retreated upon Basra,
General Subr Bey sank several ves-
sells in the channel below the town.
thinking in that way to prevent the
passage of British boats. He saw that
with his small force it would be i'm
possible to hold a town spread out
over a valley as Basra Is, and he evac.
uated 1t.
Subr Bey retired to Kurna, at the
point where the Tigris joins the
Euphrates, and fortified the position.
He had collected about 1900 regulars
and several mounted companies OF
Arab troops. These he spread out
along the river front of Kurna. He
also sent strong detachment to Ma,
zera, on the left bank of the Tigris.
to assist In checking the British gum
boats and also to prevent flank
movement. After a hard fight the
British captured Mazera and isolated
which place psychologists say Is the
site of the Garden of Eden.
General Fry bomharded Kurna from
his gunboats and from his position at
Mazera, while the infantry was car,
ried across the Tigris by a ferry which
the engineers had constructed by
swimming the swift stream and fix.
ing a wire rope over which the boats
were worked back and forth.
The attack was vigorously pushed.
Subr Bey's force had been depleted by
the heavy firing of the British guns
and by assertions. and he accepted
the inevitable. He surrendered his
whole remaining force, about 1900
men and forty-two officers and a mum.
Der of guns that had been sent from
Germany.
The British afterwards discovered
that the troops they had scattered in
their advance had merely retired fur !.
Their away from the river and had re-
formed.
A new Turkish commander was sent
out from Constantinople and he coll
lected the remains OF the troops and
took up strongly intrenched posi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET
fFurnished ny Miller d Co.. BrokesAs
Richmond, Val

Chicago. ILL.,. Aug. 2.--wheat-High :
er. Unfavorabie weather conditions
over the weekend made for nfm
opening and with small offerings on
the advance. Liverpool was closed and
with no news of Importance from there
regarding foreign crop situation. Re-
ceipts, l.4T7.opo. figures which con-
tfnue to indicate that the movement
has not yet fairly begun, owing TO tho
bad weather and delayed harvest.
Corn-~Somewhat better with the
weather continuing against the devel-
opment OF the crop Receipts, SPA
eco
Oats--stsady with receipts stifi run
ming small at $4,000.
Provisions--Some better with
much buiiish talk heard on lard, which
1t 10 claimed is selling below cost of
production, but the latter phrase liz
d rather flexible expression. Chicago
showed 10000 hogs, on full receipts for
NEnnAaV
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03

raj party from being jostled. The
church seats 700. three times that
many got in, although admission was
supposed to be by card only.
The acolytes preceded the casket
to the front of the church. and Father
Dermody said low requiem mass
The talking In the church was so loud
that only those in front could hear
what the priest was saying. There
was no music, and no eulogy.
Then there was the procession to
Woodlawn Cemetery, and the mob fol-
lowed. At the gates OF the cemetery
the procession was halted by Superin-
tendent Fred Deering, supported by a
deputy sheriff, who said that the floral
emblem with the Sacrificed to poll.
tics' inscription could not be brought
In. 1t was removed, and the process.
sion went to the Becker plot, where
Becker's body is buried.
An awning had been stretched be.
size the grave, and under it the fune-
raj party stood. The casket was
lowered, the grave was filled in. then
Undertaken William Struwe said a few
prayers, while the police held the
mob back. And then Mrs. Becker who
had held UP very well all morning
led the way back to the carriages and
was driven home.
Later II was said at the house that
she was Frustrated, and was ton III
TO see anyone. Her promise TO give
startling story about her hrs
pands conviction was not fulfilled to.
day ~
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CONTINUED From First Page.)
In the dim little front room was a
huge floral offering which covered
| the top of the coffin. 1t was of lilies
and asters, and worked out in blue
letters and on 1t were these words:
Sacrificed to politics"
An envelope on the piece said From
a friend but the card which the en-
velope had contained had been re-
moved.
The silver plate with the inscrir I.
| ton, Murdered by Governor Whit
man." which was removed by Inspec-
tor Faurot on Sunday evening had
been replaced by a plate which said:
Charles Becker, died July so, 1915"
The jostling of the crowd In the
hallway caused Mrs. Becker to give
orders to admit no one else after
about 500 people had passed through
the front room. More than 1000
persons were still inc line.
Soon after 10 o'clock the start for
the church was made. The police
damned a wedge through the crowd
TO allow the hearse and carriages
to draw up In front OF the door, and
then the casket was carried out The
pallbearers were Patrolman William
Ferrick. who was Beckers secretary
arm squad: Lieutenant Patrick Shea,
Captain John Bourke. Policeman
Joseph Sheppard. who was a mem Der
or the strong arm squad; Lieutenant
James Brady and Patrolman Jonn
OConnor.
In the first carriage the flowers
were placed. including the piece with
the inscription, Sacrificed to poll
tics. Another emblem, sent by DR..
Aiessin, the family physician. had on
II this sentences: ITO the martyr. with
sincere sympathy"
Before the casket was finally closed
Mrs. Becker pinned on her husbands
breast the picture OF herself witch
ne wore to his death last Friday.
IN the second carriage went Mrs,
Becker and her brother, John Lynch.
The mob stilled somewhat when she
passed to her carriage. and immediate-
ly followed after her to the church
In other carriages were Lieutenant
John Becker, brother of the dead man.
and jackson Becker and a sister; and
former Police Inspector Alexander s.
william and Alderman Peter Schwef-
kert. There were six carriages in all;
the last was empty.
The Funeral Party.
The Church OF st. Nicholas OF Toll
ertine is one block west OF the Becker
home, so the crowd could easily keep
pace with the carriages. Here there
was another struggle between police
ana mob 70 save nembers OF the fune-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
'SOUT Inside
FUNERAL. YESTERDAY
OF B. H. MORRISETTE

The funeral of Beverly Harrison
Morrisette. seventy.three years old,
who died Saturday morning at his
home. a5os Hull Street. was held yes
terday afternoon at o'clock from
Bainbrtdge-Street Baptist Church.
Burial was made in Maury Cemetery
The obsequies were conducted by the
Rev. John w, kincheloe. who was as
sisted by the Rev. Decatur Edwards,
OF fredericksburg; e. T. Smith and
J. A. Barker. The pallbearers were
as follows:
; Honorary--ColoneI III. M. Boykin,
F. A. Lamb, e. N. Gregory, Sr.. Mr..
Hicks. Justice III. A. Maurice. j. III.
Patteson, DIR. j. w. Broaddus, Judge
]. M. Gregory, James +. Lipscombe.
B. P. Owen, Jr., and w. F. Bryce.
Active--C. L. Jackson, w. C. Green.
s. s. Perkins. j. G. Saunders, r. g.
Lowman. J. II. d, Johnson, E. e.
Early and C. w. Payne.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
BIG BUFFALO BULL
BUTTS BRONCHO BUSTER

Bridgeport Conn. Aug. 2.--Howard
Langdon, twenty-year-oId broncho
buster of the "1o1 Ranch Circus. .
narrowly escaped with his life TODAY
when a huge buffalo attacked him i r.
ter he had been hurled from the hack
of a bucking horse.
PROSTATE on the ground in q rrax-
ing corral, Langdon was charged by
the buffalo, which drove its horns
into his left side. broke two OF hia
ribs, crushed his left leg and covered
his body with bruises
Cowboys with sticks battled with
the buffalo until they had subdued 1t
and rescued Langdon. His condition
Is dangerous.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
BUSINESS NEWS AND
COURT RECORD
CHANCERY COURT.
Nine Deeds of bargain aud Sale Re-
Corded NeAferdnY.

corded nesSef0hys
Jacob w. wilbur and Addie Y. Will
bur to Charles p. Slater. three lots
In Brookland Terrace, 90 by SIS feet
on Jeter Avenue; tax $500.
Ii. II. Melton and wife to Thomas d
Cross, lot with brick dwelling at 1900
Floyd Avenue; $3.50.
Abbey Realty Corporation to Mrs.
Florence 3. McFadden. lot No. Z. in
block 2s. Colonial Fface; sSS0, ''''''''~"
Charles Ttllyer and wife TO Dakota
Best Brown, % by 1t5 feet on north
side of Franklin street, l75 feet wsgt
Of Cleveland Street: tox $50.
Abbey Realty Corporation to @. David
Taylor, lot IA. in block l, Colonial
Place: $500.
Virginia v. Bowers and husband to
Charles NJ. Robinson, 1908 Hanover
Avenue; tax $3.50.
Charles NJ, Robinson and wife to
Virginia v. Bowers. SIS feet inches.
with brick and stone dwelling at south
west corner Grove Avenue and Deep
Run street; tax $50.
George w. Lewis, special commits
stoner TO A. Sachs, SO by 100 feet at
northwest corner of Moore and Din
neen streets: tax $3.50,
A. w Patterson, executor estate OF
n A. Patterson. to c. r. Goldbach, 80
by 100 feet 2 inches on north side OF
Oak tnow Tayior) Street, los feet west
of Temple street; $42o.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
MAKING INRoAD
ON BEER TRADE

Jefferson City. Mo-. Aug. g.
For the first time since the beer
inspection law was enacted In
1899. the report shows decrease.
The receipts from the inspection
for July, 1915, compared with the
same month of 1914, shows a de-
crease OF $f9.S63.04. This means
a decrease of about one hundred
thousand barrels of beer manu-
featured and placed upon the
market.
This Ia the first evidence the
department. has had that the dry
territory Is making serious In
roads on the output of beer I'm
this State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03

ton on the Euphrafes about $50 miles
above the Kurna. me british, with
the aid Of their gunboats carried this
position and captured sukeeh-shey-
uph. The Turks retired to new In
trenchments still further up the Eu-
pirates.
The British have made Kurna their
headquarters for their operations in
Mesopofamia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
Personal Notes.

Mrs. L. II. Bowen and son. Harvie
Bowen, and Mrs. H. A. Bowen and
their daughter, Miss Ellen Bowen,
have returned from Pen Mar, Pa.
whore they spent the month of July.
Miss Hattie Newcomb, of Peters
burg. who has been the guest of Miss
Bertha Belcher, has returned to her
home,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
Fined and Put Under Bond.

William Cole, a young white man,
was fined $40 and put under 500
bond for six months on a charge of
cursing and abusing Mrs. Teresa Rey-
nolGs. an elderly neighbor. The af-
fair grew of "a seven-year feud that
had been waged between the Cole and
Reynolds families
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
b. Lewis Appointed Cn,usyeur

On recommendation of superinten-
dent of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment Cohn. the Administrative Board
yesterday named B. Lewis chauffeur
in the street cleaning department at
a. pay of s2.75 per day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
Deeds of Release.

+ A. J. Chewing and F. NJ. Boxley
trustees 10 Maria p. Taylor, 6l2 North
Kinney Street; $3.50.
w. s. Bell and r. T. Clayton, trustees
TO Leslie w. Dunn, l7Is Floyd Ave-
nue.: s1.2o5.
Bank OF Commerce and Trusts. trus-
tee. to Charles NJ. Robinson. 65 feet
inches by i25 feet at southwest cor
ner OF Grove Avenue and Deep Run
Street; So. 600
r r sutton. trustee, TO Charles NJ
Robinson. 65 feet z inches by 135 feet
at southwest corner OF Grove Ave-
nue. and Deep Run Street: $1,000.
George C. Poindexter. surviving trus-
tee. to II. A. Moran and w. A. Moran,
40 by ~ by so by 40 feet on north
side Of Kensington Street. seventy feet
west Of Roseneath Road; sI42
Iohn Bagby. trustee. to T. P. Cath
-eaFtr4A by lA4 feet ON south side of
Main Street, "a feet s "a inches west
Of Broad street; sl.325.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
Administratrix aualls,ea.

Mrs Bertha Meyer, 1921 Hanover
Avenue qualified in the chancery Court
yesterday as administratrix of the es-
tate of her late husband. A. NJ Meyer.
There was no will The estate is ap-
praised al s34,0 600.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
LAW SCHOOL
Richmond College
Forty fifth Session Opens
Sepfember 10,

Two years course of study leading
to degree of LIB, Able faculty OF
four professors and two lecturers
Moderate expenses. Send for catalogue
to W. S. Mcneil. Phi. D.. Travellers
Building. Richmond. Va, or
President F. w. BoATwRIGHT.
Richmond College, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
Charged With Theft

Beverly johnson, a negro, will be
given hearing before Justice Maurice
today on a charge of stealing a suit
of clothes from NJ. Lieberman,
tailor, the garment being valued at
S33
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
Hastings Court.

Marriage licenses issued at the office
Of the clerk yesterday were TO-
Robert w. sherman and Edith NJ
stokes.
Willie j. Johnson and Addie f. Sea-
fer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03

Christie Company Gets Judam~nt.
Judgment was entered yesterday ia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03

Lights For Kissing Lane.
The Administrative Board yesterday
decided to install lights on Kissing
Lane from Cary Street to Grove Ave-
nue., at a cost of sl,447.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
Petition i'm Bankruptcy,

Petition i'm Bankruptcy.
Edwin r. Harris. timer and
plumber. yesterday filed in the Fed
eral Court a petition in bankruptcy.
His liabilities are s5.33s.53 and his
assets S765.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
DISTRICT No. 1.

DISTRICT No. l.
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sos
Doiard Randolph street i sioo
'V West Ma Street Street 1898 1875
Gss.,s sss
stafss F Fare iss ss7 W sse SaT s,ss
MAINE Avenue s iss
Hughes West % Mana Street sSo
As ass ess Is W SssA T hsTs ss
chs s'aisy Avenue sss as
susan m ';1 es,s Mop srr ss es a PARK
Mcdonnell saisS
sstfss 81 Has.sG Main as. sss
1 ASenS 4 sssl
Main street s $50
Es1s ssssh seo t9 4.y South Laurel
P R;;a,s.to TT s
Nancy Woodward 7os 800
Louise "''' s'G DISTRICT ISL 5S S No. '''''
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Brown 3os State sSS
isa ass
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n n n s'Pf Fora ~ "a ss s Ts; third ss
s a . s ss:,s
Sss5 r.; s u sss,
Meredith Jordan 2slo $500
ionnah Mosos isoo Ensiow avenue 800
Aieo Smart so7 Lamb avenue 510ol
subject 4ol East Grace Street 36590I
slo NORTH second Street 2SI7o
DISTRICT No g. ,,'s.' ~
Joseph Andrews Foryffh and Archer Streets
Yves, street
vV street
nun
hooker saIb 67,T10
Charlotte HARDING $500 Lawson Street sssso
i4o4 Bainbdge Street
lznl 4os West Street 5.s50
Street.
Slo6 Banbdge
Leslie Rudd 2i5 West Eighth Street sIoo
Garland Sharp sai Decatur Street
Conrad Williams. si as,s H sa, s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03

the Christie Manufacturing Company
against Emanuel Lehman for s420.2S.
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RICHMOND HAN MARKET.
Richmond. Va, Aug. 2, 1915.
HAY--Car Lots.
No. Timothy told) 80. asa 90
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
SPECIAL VOTE OFFERS

that you keep leaders for
be
plain them In
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
MOB OF MORBID. ONES

CONTINUED From First Page.)
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-06-19
TWILIGHT STORIES For LITTLE FOLKS
By Paul Leake

in the air. Over fields, rivers and
lakes they flew; over mountains and
plains, down by the great sea and
along the coast to a southern city.
Here the air-man paused above
great lot filled with horses and mules
which were being loaded into a steam
ship. The poor frightened things
were put in sings and lifted on the
steamer by big machines. Leaving
there, the airman went straight across
the ocean, to far distant shores; above
vine clad hills and finally above
great black forest. The rumble and
roar of big guns could be heard and
cries of men hit with pieces of burst
ing shells. The airman let his machine
down in field and with Ben got out.
Right before them were team after
team hauling big guns, stuck in the
mud. Drivers were using great big
whips on the poor struggling animals
which were trying so hard to pull.
Right alongside of Ben was a fine
looking man who had a great whip
with which he was beating the horses.
stop thatw cried Ben and grasp
ing the whip he broke it in several
pieces. Then he went to the others
and did the same. Men fell back be-
fore his just anger. The horses
rubbed their noses against Ben's coat
in gratitude. He unhitched them all
and they ran away into the forest just
as lot of men on horses with drawn
swords came dashing at the boy, who
with the stranger, ran to the flying
machine, and rose with it into the air.
Bang, bang, bang, went the machine
guns and bullets whistled all around
the flying machine.