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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-01
THE KAUFMAN STORE
BARGAINS
TO-DAY
In the Specially Shop

oiiol'
GMARTEST BLOUSES in
~ America. That's not
eXaggerating in the least.
There positively are none
: smarter than these. Co
pies made from importa-
tions received only three
weeks ago. a wolfe model
has full round Quaker coll
lar with band Of Belgian
blue, smartly set in with
entre-deuX, and the front
embroidered in Belgian
blue and white dots and
eyelets. This model is
$3.50. and there are scores
Of others. Still others in
a variety Of models at
SOS.
Still others at $1.9S. If
it's new and stylish we
nave 1t.
Final Clearance of
Is Ready-to-
HATS
Values to $3.50. To-day,
while they last, SOC.
(First Floor
Millinery
Beautiful Trimmed Hats.
Large white shapes as we'll
as Leghorns. Exception
ally smart styles. Values
$3.50 to $1,000. To-day,
$3.50 to $500.
All Silk Parasols, made
on extra quality frame Of
steel, with fancy wood
handles; rose, Copen.
green, purple and black,
$1.50.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-01

Children's Silk and Pom
gee Parasols, fancy ribbon
borders, soc.
Black and White Neck
wear. in all the new and
popular shapes; Collars,
Collar and Cuff Sets and
Vestees, SOC and up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20
PLUNCES
THROUGH
A BRIDGE

Mich-el Mcclure T. IN the City
hospital and Mrs. Ruth Wood. a
passenger In his automobile. miracu.
lously escaped injury. when the ma.
chine crashed through the wooden
railing OF the Holgate ST. bridge and
ldroppsd to tho tide fls,s 90 feet be
low. The auto was completely de
molished.
The accident occurred about =
o'clock Saturday morning Mc.
CURE was proceeding north on the
bridge at a rapid rate. when the car
~ weryed suddenly into the rail.
Before the driver could straighten
out the wheels. the rall gave way.
precipitating car and occupants to
the ground.
Mrs. Wood escaped injury By leap
ing clear Of the wreckage She was
daxod only slightly by tho fall and
was able TO proceed TO her home
unaEsisted
MtGuire's Injuries are slight
The machine was proceeding
downtown from Clancy's roadhouse.
Both Mrs Wood and Mcclure de
clare they had but two beers each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20
FINDS NITRO
UNDER DISHPAN

Three sticks OF dynamite and a
bottle % nltroglycerin. apparently
concealed by safecrackers. VAS
discovered Saturday under a dish
pan IN a stump Ia Ravcnna park
hy ". r. Rees of 1880 Second ave
Several dents IN the pan showed It
had been target for stone-throw
ing Youngsters FOR several days.
Roos notified the police.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20

Blue.lipped. shivering and wet to
the skin. but not as peevish as one
might expect of the artistic TEN.
permanent. Miss Jane ORoark.
actress. flew with Aviator g w.
stromer from Tacoma to Seattle
I'm a hydro-aeroplane this morning.
bearing message from the post
master " Tacoma 10 Postmaster
Battle OF Seattle. and another from
the mayor OF Tacoma to III GIN.
Miss O'Roark and Stromer raced
with Jack Hayswell. who made
the Journey from Tacoma In a Max
we'll racer. The hydroplane
made the trip I'm ~ minutes actual
flying. hut. owing to difficulty In
finding n landing place in Elliott
bay. tho automobile won the race
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20
MOTHER
STEAMER
IS SUNK!

COPENHAGEN. Feb. 20.-The
Norwegian steamship Bioerke
struck mine and sank In the
North sea today. The fate OF the
crew was not known.
The Bjoerke was laden with coal
and was en- route TO Leith. There
Is no doubt that the mine was
planted by the Germans
"A the result protests are OF.
pected 10 be framed by the Nor
wegian government.
a trawler rescued the vessels =
crew. They declared the mine wAs
so powerful that the explosion al.
most tore the vessel 10 pieces.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20
BY Ed L. Keen

LONDON. Feb. Getaways
ready for a feast or a frolie--
the greatest fighting unit in
the French army"
This was the description ap-
piled today 10 the French.
American foreign legion by one
OF its members, Phil RAIDER,
Chicago journalist, author and
soldier.
Back on furlough from the
trenches, the Chicagoan painted an
intimate word picture OF the type
OF men In the legion:
ea~tuoket Butcher In Trenches
There are Americans from ev
cry part OF the United States. and
from every walk OF life" he said
Il think the most interesting was
Eugene Jacob. whose wife is run
ming a butcher shop in Pawtucket
II. l.. while he fights. Both he and
his wife were born in Belgium
when the Germans raided that
country. his wife would not lei
him go to war, even when they
learned that the village that had
been her birthplace had been burn
ed
But when word came that his
own birthplace had been destroyed
Jacob took a boat and enlisted.
Negro singer Favorte
John Street, an evangelist from
St Louis, grew hopeful that a rec
onciliation was coming during the
Christmas trucs when we smoked
and played with the Germans. The
ollowing day Street got out of our
trench and waved his hand to a
German friend in a trench 50 feet
distant A bullet hit him in the
head and he fell dead
George Ullard. a Galveston
negro, was our cook. He was
the best singer in the trenches.
The Germans loved his songs.
One day a shell killed Ullard.
The next day the Germans
yelled at us to have George
sing. When we told them he
was dead. they yelled they
were sorry. The riflemen had
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20
BRITISH REPLY SHOCKS U. S.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2O.-The
state department today received the
official texts OF the German reply
TO the American protest regarding
the war zone and the British reply
TO the notes regarding the use OF
neutral flags and the placing OF the
American steamship Wilhelmins be
fore a prize court.
The British reply regarding the
use OF the American flag BY British
ships shocked administration Off.
cials
They had believed Great Britain
would attempt to minimize the use
OF the Stars and Stripes or would
abandon the practice altogether.
Passes Buck 10 Germans
Instead. the British foreign office
said In effect that. while II would
not order commanders OF It's mer-
chant ships TO use the flag, II would
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20

to the goal. the clay hall. in &C
minutes. n record.
The hydroplane. starting from
the river mouth. Tacoma. caught
up with and passed the steamer
indianapolis. Seattle.bound. md
hove in sight off West Seattle at
1926.
The flying machine sailed low
over the Steamer Kennedy. setting
out for Bremerton. circled the bay
once and settled down Ike a gull
off the end OF the docks at the foot
OF Washington 81.
MlsH O'Roark was taken off In a
rowboat. after a delay. and was
picked up by Hayswell in his car
and taken TO the city hall.
MAYOR GIL gave the actress a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20
ON
HONORED
ATFRONT
Phil RAIDER Says Corps of Americans Best
Fighting Unit in French Army-Negro
Cook, Chicago Wrestler, Evangelist and
Other Yankees Make Names for Deeds
of Bravery in Allies Blood-Soaked
Camps.

srhii Raider. whose r~marA able
human int~r-.t war story IL told be-
low by q tnit~d Press correspondent.
is a former writer for The star and
iis sister pap~rs. hc worked for n
tim. at 10. Angeles. When Lieut..
Porte Wa preparing some months
ago TO attempt To cross the Atlantic
by s~ropiane. RAIDER ps..~d .on- time
~ his Hsmmond-port. y. n. head
quarters. star reader. will remember
his highly interesting account. Of the
sirrnsn's plsns. which the war pre-
vented carrying OUT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20

LONDON. Feb. 20.-The Anglo
French fleet Igain today was try
ing to force passage through the
Dardanelles.
a statement issued here today by
the war department says.
The combined fleet yesterday
BON barded the fortiflcation OF the
Dardanelles. The forts on the
European side were sllenced The
action is continuing today"
An Athens dispatch 10 the EX
change Telegraph says a powder
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20
NEUTRAL
NATIONS
AROUSED
Norway Prepares to Take a Hand in
Europe's Trouble Scandinavian Coun-
tries Are Expected to Ask the United
States to Cooperate With Them Against
German Attacks.
BY ED L. KEEN

LONDON Feb 2o-it today that the English
channel ps.roIed submarines but
points
they withheld.
Strong from Norway result OF the pedons
of the eelrose, expected today
Scandinavian Will act In
the United states
British officials &c disguise the serious
ness = nation.
Holland and
believe
launching the whole world hate
Holland according 10 the
ruling Of Germany plan TO place her In position
she that she 10 un.e. TO Tight the world
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20

not stop the practice entirely.
The burden OF responsibility for
the destruction by German war craft
Of neutral vessels because British
MERCHANTMEN may use neutral flags
wss placed by the British reply on
Germany
Proposes Prize Court
The reply regarding the Nlihel.
nina. which sas seized at Falmouth
when she reached there en- route
TO Germany with a cargo of food.
announced prize court proceedings.
The him carried by the note that
Great Britain may declare all food.
stnffs contrabsnd has increased the
anxiety among administration eff
cials.
England justifies the detention OF
the Nilhelmina because Germany
has decided TO seize all supplies OF
food within that empire.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20

agreed not to shoot the cheer
ful black man who sang so
we'll"
RAIDER was mentioned in dis
patches for destroying a straw
stack In which four German ma
chine guns were hidden. With
two companions he fastened beet
leaves to gunnysacks as DISCUSSES.
crawled through a beet field and
set fire 10 the stack. He was in
the trenches ~ DAYS when they
we're filled with water and mud.
New Ideas on Bravery
Il have new ideas about so
called bravery" he said. Its all
matter OF nerves and experience.
A fellow who is the quietest and
perhaps the most scared the first
day often proves the best soldier.
What impressed me most In the
trenches was how human nature
becomes stronger under military
rules. In 4 railroad yard near our
trenches was a pile OF coal. We
used to go every night to get
supply. IL developed that the Ger
mans were doing the same thing.
One night a squad Of six OF our
men came upon squad OF eight
Germans.
What's the use Of fightiug~
asked the Germans. You have no
guns and neither have We
Wrestler Hero
Afterwards Il was understood
that no man who went to get coal
should be fired on. One night
not heard OF the arrangement.
killed German. We pummeled
him but neither side ever dared TO
go for coal again.
With RAIDER is +. b. Towle. OF
Larchmont. y. Y. son of Capt. r.
h. Towle OF the New York national
guard.
The most extraordinary
American IN cur Judgment" he
said, was youth from Chi
cago named Simons. better .
known as Athos. the wrestler.
He left our trenches and
caught a huge German between
the lines one night. They
wrestled a long time and finally
Athos threw the German,
knocking him senseless. He
ran back TO the trench. got
coil OF wire, bound the pris-
soner and brought him 70 our
trenches. For ehis he was
made lieutenant and given
reward OF $50. He spent the
men"
RAIDER said only S25 men were
left ot mis- regiment out OF l.5O0
who originally went into service
He said IL was possible to walk
125 miles without leaving the
trenches OF the allies once.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20
Proposes Prize Court
TRY TO FORCE DARDANELLES

magazine on tho Asiatic side Of the
Dardanelles was blown up as the
result OF the bombardment by the
Anglo French fleet yesterday. One
Of the forts is reported to have
been destroyed and many members
OF its garrison killed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20
Cop. REVOLT BREAKS OUT:
may GET BLANKET PRIMARY

OLYMPIA, Feb. 2o.-The G.
o. p. machine found itself to.
day with a revolt on it's hands.
The state, as a consequence.
may get a blanket primary law.
a big step IN advance OF the
present act. Instead Of the reao-
tonsry substitute Chairman
Whitney had proposed.
Tho latter's bill. INTRODUCED b,
tho elections committee. came al
today In the senate.
Senator Nichols Of King was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20

letter TO deliver 10 Mayor Fawcett
OF Tacoma. She then called on
Postmaster Battles
Later she and Hayswell returned
to Tacoma In the latter's machine
Stromer took his hydroplane Ia
West Seattle.
Il liked II and wasn't scared, y
said Miss O'Roark. but the height
Bnt when we hit the water and a
wave rose up and hit me. con.
fess was frightened-a little"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20

its chief champion. He told
his fellow legislators that, in
his opc,ion. Seattle made a ter
riole mistake when II adopted
on.partisanship In its city
elections.
Senators Metcalf and Jones Of
Pierce and lverson of kitsop beean
insurging. OThe first mentioned
brought in an amendment providing
for non-partisan state wide pri.
maries. The organization is scared
stiff and there seems TO be an even
chance that its frameup will fail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20
200 Students to
Meet on Campus

An attendance OF 200 delegates is
expected AZ the annual two days
Western Washington student Vol
unteer conference. which Is to con
vene Sunday. on the University
campus.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20

Are You reading the
Confessions OF a
Wife" in The Starr
No' Well, today is a
good time to start.
Margie and Dick have
a quarrel. And Why
Because Dick Swore in
the house. She said.
he was swearing at
her. He said he was
swearing at the collar
button. Read it, on
page :. Thousands of
Star readers are enjoy
ing these confessions
every day. They form
one of the most human
documents ever writ
ten. Try them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20

A contract at 500 .23s for brick
paving Of the Sixth ave. and West.
lake ave. district was awarded Fri
day by the board OF public works 10
r. RYAN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20
ToRPEoogo OFF COAST

LONDON. Feb. 20.--The Cardiff
steamer Cambank was torpedoed by
y German submarine and sunk Off
Holy Head
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-27
JESS WILLARD
WILL TAKE A
YEARS REST
Then He May Consider Defend.
ing His TitIe-JeaIousIy
Guarded
BY Latest Mail

NEW YORK, y. Y.-Eo conQuering
hero, from Hannibal down to Napo
' leon, ever received a heartier greet
ing than did Jess Willard when he
stepped off the train from Philadelphia
, April II. He had scarcely placed his
feet on the platform when the crowd
caught sight of his towering form and
yelled There's willard! There's the
man who knocked out Jack Johnson
and brought back the title"
The crowd caught only a glimpse OF
the new champion, for Willard was
hurried to a waiting taxicab and with
four Of his Sparring partners was
whisked away at a fast clip to the
st. Nicholas rink, where he was due
to show his skill at boxing and give
an exhibition OF wrestling at II
O'Clock.
Wizards hackers want to exhibit
him only in the theaters at so much
per glimpse. They were afraid that
the moving-picture men would snap
him with their cameras and so take
away the keen edge of public interest
in him. While he was in Philadelphia
and Baltimore Willard was kept in
seclnsion and as jealousy guarded as
the Kohinoor diamond In order to
keep the champion away from the
camera men willard was not permitted
to leave his rooms in the hotel and
had all his meals served up to him.
He was literally a prisoner until 1t
was time for him to give his exhibit.
ton in the theaters in both cities.
Each time he made the trip to the the.
aters, from. his. hotel he was surround.
ed by crowd of his trainers and hus.
tied into waiting automobile in dou.
BILE quick time,
In, reply to a question whether he
would accept any challenges from Jim
Coffey. al Reich or Gunboat Smith,
Willard. said: -. .4.......
Il am in the hands of my managers
Whatever they decide, is best for me
+ Will do, But do not believe that.
will enter. the, ring again for at least
a year. My managers propose to make
a tour of the world with me- We have
already signed contracts for theatrical
performances for the next four months
We will show first in the principal
cities of the United States, beginning
with New York, tomorrow. After we
have made a tour of this country we
will take in Canada and Australia. If
by that time the war in Europe is
over we will show in the music halls
of London, Paris, Berlin and Vienna.
after which we will make a trip. to
Petrograd. Moscow and the principal
cities of japan. After the tour will
be willing to defend my title against
any white man, provided my chalIeng.
er has shown sufficient quality in the
ring during the year to make the
bout of championship caliber."
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-27
H0NOLuUSlb
neck AND neck
RACE With COLTS
Z. M. c. A. eowIlna League.
Last Nights Match.
Honolulus 8, p. B. C. 0.

The Honolulus were hitting the
pins last night and took three games
from the p. B. c. In the "Y" League.
This gives the Honolulus the same
number OF games won as the Colts
and the race between these clubs
promises to be decided I'm the final
match between them week, from
Wednesday evening. re- >sz,Is 49,.
Clark continued his fine work for
the Honoluius and averaged $50.
Winnie was only q pin behind in aS.
erage and bowled high single game.
204. Mills averaged 1856 for two
games. e. "
John Comes, captain OF sthe p. B.
c., had the highest average for the
three games Of the evening, 1873. He
missed a double century by two pins
for high single game on his side. The
other members of the p. B. C. team
were below their usual form, although
rally in the second game left the
team only four pins behind the Ho-
Tomorrow evening the Signal Corps
meet the Cosmos I'm the race for third
place. The Colts have match with
the Coast Defense Thursday evening
which will have big bearing on the
championship.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-27
STILL CHANCE
FOR OLYMPIC
GAMESIN U.S.,

BERLIN, Germany, April 10.-Sup-
plementing his statement of yester.
day that the Olympic Games of 1916
had not been transferred from Ger.
many, Count Won Francken-Sie
-vice-chairman Of the German Olympic
Committee, said that the course of, the
war would determine whether the
games would be held in a neutral
country, possibly the Omitted States. If
they take place in Berlin, he said, it
will be left to England and France to
determine whether they will partici'
pate. >.-.
The Count added that, notwithstand-
ing the war, the International Olympic
Committee was continuing its activ.
lilies. The president of the committee.
Baron Pierre de Goulbertin, French
citizen now residing in Lausanne, is
maintaining communications with
Count Won. Francken-S ierstorpff.S A
meeting of. the International commit.
tee may be held some time this year.
perhaps in Switzerland. S-s.: al
Count Won Francken-Sierstorpff is
the only member of the German exc.
cutiye committee now in a position to
represent It. Baron Won Venningen
was killed at the front and Count Ar.
MIN is with his regiment in the field
Olympic Committee Removes It's
Archives to switzerland.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (via Pa
ris). April 10.-HeadQuarters of the
International Olympic Committee,
which has charge OF the Olympic
Games, were established at Lausanne
today, and the archives of the commit
tee were brought to this city. Cere-
monies were held at the city hall.
They were attended by Baron Pierre
de Coubertin, president of the COM
mittee; Baron Godefroy de Blonay,
the Swiss member, and by the mayor
and other representatives of the NUM-
cipality. The mayor read a telegram
from President Meta of Switzerland.
The last meeting of the Information
al Committee was held in Lyons,
France. last year. 1t was said that
present circumstances made it ad.
visable for the committee to establish
headquarters in a Central European
country. 49,.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-27
O'Leary, v. C., Of the Irish Guards

across they shouted to me. and
wanted to go as much rs they did,
We soon understood how necessary u
was to keep up the steady fire. We
actually lost more HGen than the
storming party.
The brickfield was won inside half
an hour. We went forward and oc.
cupied the German trenches and pre-.
pared for coInierattEck. but noue
came
Promoted on the Field.
"O'Leary came back from his kill.
| ing as cool as IL he had been for u
walk In the park and accompanied by
two prisoners he had taken. He prob
ably saved the lives Of whole com.
pany. Had that machine gun got
Slowed round No. l Company might
have been nearly wiped out, We all
quickly appreciated the value Of
lOLeary's sprinting and crack shoot
ing, and when he were relieved that
night, dog. as We were. 0Ieary
had his arm nearly shaken OF by
his comrades
Next morning he was promoted on
the field to full sergeant by Major the
Hon. j. F. Trefusis
Sergeant O'Leary has brought
back the V. c. to the Irish guards
We lost ours when Brigadier-generaI
FitzClarence was killed He won his
". c. in the South African war.
The LIST Battalion OF the Irish
guards has been at the front since
the beginning. We were in the re-
treat from Mons. Sergeant O'Leary
joined us about three months ago. Aft
er his three years service in the bat
talon he went to Canada and joined
the Northwest mounted police. Al.
though he is quiet and unassuming
chap he has many good tales to tell
about his adventurous life out west.
don't think he is twenty-five yet.
He seemed surprised that his com.
rades thought he had done some
thing wonderful"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-27
BOXERS ON FIRING LINE.
Jem DriseolL Wins Promotion or :: ..l.
Of BATTLE.

Jem OriseoIL Wins Promotion or :: .elt
Of Battle.
Word comes from Paris that iwu
boxers In the army OF the allies have
been wounded and THAT third hn..
ron recognition In the firm "f n pro
motion for *ersh'e- on the field II h"',
tie.
F.. Marcel Thomas. a we'll known French
welterweigbt. has l'een seriously
wounded ut the front. and If be re-.
covers will prulaIly l,e unable to Ell
ter the roped ring again. Eugene
Trickri was also badly injured. but re
covered rapidly Hpd Is reported t"
have returned t6 Ihe trPmIeS
Jem DriS'oil. former worlds feather
weight champion. hts won prnmntinn
In the ranks Of the british army and
Ia now quarermaster sergeant
When the war broke ont he enlisted
as a private and has been in The thick
Of several actions
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-27
CHINESE BALL PLAYERS
LIKE M|KADO'S COUNTRY
chongHo Aggregation Touring the Orient Makes Arrange.
mentS For Special Series In Japan Return THp-Voy
age Across One Grand Pleasure Jaunt-Now Ready For
Series to Be Played in China and the Philippine Islands

The All-Chinese ball players OF tie
W. Tin Chong-Kim Tong Ho combina.
ton. who are transforming in the
/. Orient, are having one grand time.
First reports, which come from Japan,
say. that the team Is being given the
best OF everything, and that arrange
ments have been made for an extend.
cd series with representative Japanese
clubs on the return trip.
The sporting editor Oh the Star-BuI.
letin has received the following let.
ter from Manager w. Tin Chong, writ.
ten from Toxic, April 16:
"A few lines to yoI may be inter.
estlng regarding our tour.
Our party arrived at Yokohama on
Wednesday evening, after q very
pleasant voyage Of zen days at sea,
w had games on board and also con.
cbrts. On our way over we played
thee games Of indoor baseball against
the Mongolia Stars, piloted by Capt.
r. Rice. and OF course we managed
town all the games. The boys also