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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
ACCOMPL|CE
PLACED UNDER ARREST
Robert Chrfsttan, Charged with Az
sis1ing Convicts I'm Attempt
TO Break Jail.

Robert Christian. alias Bob Mike. col
ored. character welI-known TO the
police. was arrested last night by ON
GERS Dury and Smith as an alleged
accomphce to the five negroes who
attempted TO break jail early yester-
day.
The negro Is suspected of having
called" upon Fleming White. one of
the negroes who attempted to escape,
and to have passed him saw. with
which TO cut his way out OF Jail. White.
IT is said, entered Into a compact with
the other four--Jack Branch. Frank
Ellis George Williams and John Cox
and the attempt was made. with the
disastrous results described by Depu.
ties Atkinson. Lord and DAILY.
A warrant was served on the Ave
men last night, charging them with
attempting to break jail. and Chris
tian will be called upon today to show
why he should not be placed in Jail
as an accomplice
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
MAY CALL. ANOTHER
STRIKE AT REMINGTON

4 q
Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. so.--
Whether or not another strike will be
called at the plants OF the Reming-
ton Arms and Ammunition Company
win be decided tomorrow by the exec
cutfve board OF the Metal Polishers'
Buffers, Platers. Brass and Metal
Workers Union of North America.
The bayonet-makers in the Rem
ington plants are threatening to strike
but they have been restrained to
await the word Of the national body.
According to John J. Flynn, interna-
tional vice. president OF the union, the
wage adjustments asked by the men
were agreed by the owners of the
plant. but are being held up because
Major Walter O. Penfield. works
manager of the plant. has not put the
new schedules In force.
More than $50 strike brea kers,
picked up on the streets OF Boston,
road officials to replace the $50 strik-
ing freight handlers Luxuriousiy
equipped dining cars are at the SER
vice of the company's new employees
and they sleep in steam cheated cara
with well appointed berths. Word
from other cities is being awaite by
the strikers to determine when gem
eral strike of freight handlers will be
feasible
Representatives of the American
Federation of Labor who are gathered
in this city may ask Federal invests
CATION of conditions in this city.
where, 1t was learned today, that girls,
with pigtails down their backs and
scarcely fourteen years old are work
Ing as poiishers and buffers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
FINED FOR CONDUCTING
DlSORDERLY HOUSE

l.. G. Blount. a white man. was
fined 500 and put under bdGd for
$500 for twelve months, in the Police
Court yesterday for running a dis
orderly house at 4ol-40a North
Fifteenth Street.
Two couples. J. s. De Priest and
Marion Atkins. were assessed $40 and
costs each for disorderiy conduct on
the premises. The two women are
negroes. The other negro women
caught In the raid, Alberta Kicks and
Pearl johnson. were released. the po-
lice not being able to furnish any
evidence against them.
Blount operates an Ice cream and
soft drink stand In the front part Of
the house. the negro women acting as
walters, he claimed. 4@
Chief Of Police Werner testified yes
terday that he knew that Blount was
violating the law. because he had re-
Gently seen disorderiy conduct at the
place.
Attorney Edgar n. English. counsel
for Blount and the men and women
caught In the raid. sharply questioned
the chief when he made this state
ment. The chief stated that he didn't
have evidence enough to secure o con-
viction. though he had enough to con-
vince himself that the Law Was being
violated He said that he had seen
negro women mixing up with white
men, which was sufficient evidence to
him that the place WAS disorderiy.
The house was raided Saturday
night by Policemen Goldsby and Cam.
spodonica.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
ARMY OFFICERS DRANK
TOAsTs TO KAISER
soREeoN1AN TOOK o
OFFENSE
should Have Made No Expression ms
90 Conduct Of War and should Have
Made No Public Statement of Their
Wish For German Success

Washington, Aug. 30.--An inquiry
ss about 10 be made by General Bliss.
acting chief Of the army. into the
charge that Captain l. l.. Naidron
and First Lieutenant II. l.. Gardiner.
Sinety-third Company Coast Artillery.
violated the executive order prohibit
ing army and navy officers from max
ing comments on questions bearing
on the European war by drinking
xoasts to the German Kaiser and wish
ing success to German arms The
matter was brought TO the attention
OF Seeretary Of War Garrison by SEN
ator Cha mherlain, OF oregon, chair
man OF the Senate Committee on Mill
tary Affairs The incident in which
Capts in WaIdron and Lieutenant Gar
diner are alleged 10 have taken part
occurred in the course Of a dinner
held at Portland some weeks ago.
Reports were printed in the Portland
newspa pere that the two army Of
fscers had violated the executive order
rs stated Citizens Of Portland took
ofTense and brought the matter to the
attention OF Senator Chamberlain.
Secretary Garrison received lstter
on the subject from Senator Cham
beria!n today Senator Chamberlain
stated the facts as he understood
them and enclosed newspaper clip
pings telling OF the toasts said 10 have
been uttered by Captain NaIdron
and Lieutenant Gardiner. Senator
Cham beriain made no comment on
fhe Incident. stating that he was con-
strained 10 write the letter and for
ward the newspaper clippings at the
instance of constituents in Portland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
TO BEGIN WORK SOON
] on INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Negro Historical and Industrial Assoc
citation Settles Dircrcnccs and
Has $4,000.

With $4,000 left over after the
negro exposition held at the State
Fair Grounds In July the officers and
directors of the Negro Historical and
Industrial Association have gotten to-
gether in harmony and they are now
perfecting their plans for acquiring
SUFFICIENT land for the esta blishmeni
OF an industrial school and home farm
Tor negroes. at Fort Lee, on the
James. near this city.
DR.. r. e. Jones and william Mil
Ter. members of the association direc-
torate. who. during the recent expo
sition, made charges of mismanage-
ment and extravaganza in the pay
fnent OF salaries. against Giles 3.
Jackson. president of the organiza-
ton, have notified State Accountan mt
Smyth that everything has been sat-
isfactoriiy explained to them and that
the organization Is again harmonious
The expenditures of the association
were made with the approval of Mr..
Smyth, who acted for the Governor
as disbursing agent of the fund OF
$4,000 appropriated by Congress.
Now that the exposition is over and
there Is left neat balance to the as
sociation's credit the work of acquir-
ing the necessary additional land
and of erecting the buildings for the
establishment of the Industrial school
will go rapidly on, The associa-
ton owns 100 acres of land near
Fort Lee, and exep scts to acquire
200 additional acres.
Giles Jackson is now in New York
making a campaign for funds for
iurthering the work and 1t is expected
that when he returns within the next
few days the association will have a
fund of $4,000 for the school and
farm
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
BULGARIA WILL ALIGN
HERSELF WITH TEtIONs

SO Paris. Aug 30-~-The Temps corre-
.ss<pondent at Sofia confirms the report
~pf a Tnrko- Bulgarian agreement and
Estates that Turkey Is supposed to have
@arouised military aid To bulgaria In
the case Of war against Rumania,
ASerbia and Greece. The correspon-
ssfsent trusts, however. that further ne
ggotiations will keep Buigarias neu-
& fraiiry fayora ble to the allies
~ The correspondent apears to re-
z gard the situation pessmistically.
The Temps Salonica correspondent
reports in a dispatch to his paper
that the Germans are ha hiking on Bull
smvaria's marching with them after
q They have opened up the Danube &c
i Bulgaria exports through the occu-
patton of part OF Serbia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
AUSTRIA REPORTS QUIET
TINE ON ITALIAN FRONT

Vienna. Aug. 30--The war office re-
ports but little activity on the Italian
. front during the day and night just
i passed The statement says;
.sDuring yesterday the Italians
maintained an artillery fire or inter-
i nittent strength. along the fronts in
the coastal district. Hostile attacks
against several points were repulsed.
4 Ia the Tyrolese frontier districts the
situation is unchanged"
The official Austrian statement. for
warded by way Of Amsterdam. was as
follows:
sThe armies Of Generals Pflanzer
Blatin and Tsothmer have advanced TO
the Gtrypa river. All efforts of the
Russi ans 10 stop our pursuit were re-
pulsed stubborn resistance had 10 be
broken at the lower Koropica river
1.-THE troops of General Boehm- Err
rnolh encounted strongly defended
positions east Of Zlocsow and on the
Hiaiy- Kamien line across Toporow to
Radziechow The Russians were re-
pulsed at several points on mis- front.
I'm Volhynia we gained ground on
j our advance towards LUX. Swiniuchy
L and other places stubhorniy defended
ssby the Russians were taken
"Austro- Hungarian troops fighting
In the Bieloyiezh region defeated the
Russians near Szereszowo and are
y pursuing them towards Pruszany."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
WHAT Will WOMEN
% next IS DIGESTION
Latest French Fashions stan More Dis
graceful Than Those Already
Adopted In America.
AND THAT is GOING SOME
Dresses Up 60 the Knees, Divided
Skirts In Which The Division VIII
Be Both Long and Wide, and Ankle
Watches.

New York. Aug. 30-Madam, the
Fall fashions have arrived. In a very
short time you will be CARRIED In q
coat with huge fur collar that will
hide your face up as far as your
nose. and you will wear short. vol
umious skirts reaching but very few
inches below your knees; you've got
TO show the tops of your boots this
season and they're making the boots
very high. IL you want to be really
CONNIE IL fat. you've got to purchase
rainbow pigeon and carry II on your
wrist, This will entail getting rid of
the family cat because 1t In we'll
known that pigeons don't associate
with felines for any length of time.
II will also mean that, since ii would
he rather awkward to ask the pigeon
10 move every time you wanted 20
consult your wrist watch. you will
have TO dispense with this ornament.
Instead, YOU will wear watch
strapped about you rankle.
Its rather a periious procedure, con-
sulting an ankle watch while walking
the avenue. so the kind Partisan
dressmakers are sending over some
divided skirts. They're something like
the directoire. only more so. The slit
is about three inches wide and starts
a the hip. Pantallettes are worn
under them and the trouserettes have
little fur cuffs at the knee--which is
the south ferry terminal. This makes
II bit easier to get the ankle in the
strategic position necessary TO consult
the watch. but ii is proba bile that
majority of the women will have TO
catch hold of a policeman or a lamp
post to see what time It is
All this Is according to the European
buyers of the Fifth Avenue shops,
large number of whom came over on
the French liner Espagne today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
BURGLAR BREAKS down
AND cOhFESSES THEFT
Greek Robs Greek OF Hard Earned
Savings and Is Caught With
the Goods.
NOW AFTER HIS ACCoMPLICE
Implicated Man Is in Hopewell,
Where Drag Net Is Being Woven
Around Him BY Local and Rich
mond Detectives.

Mix Hara, Greek, was arrested last
night by Detectives Bryant and wilt
shire, for breaking into the home of
John Cessna. another Greek and
carrying off the sum of S672.
The robbery occurred on the night
of July is. Cessna, who conducts
a store at No. 6 North Eighteenth
Street. has closed his place that night
and had gone to his bed Later Hara
and another man. whom the police
expect to land today. broke through
a window Of the store and took the
money--the savings of months.
Then Hara secured job at the
Purity plant. where he was working
last night when the detectives appre-
hended him. He was taken to the
First station. where he broke down
and confessed He told where a part
of the money might be found. The
detectives upon his information. went
to No. 1902 East Main Street, where in
gloomy upper room, beneath a mat
tress they found $276.
Then they got busy after the other
man. 1t was learned that he had gone
to Hopewell. The wires were kept
busy for awhile last night. and the
police of that place were given the
name of the man implicated by Hara,
In the meantime IL was learned that
a close friend of Hara's had learned
of the confession and had gone to
Hopewell on a late car. presumably
to notify the man that the police were
after him. A message was sent TO head
OFF anything which might occur to pre-
vent the capture of the other man.
Then Cessna, the man who ad been
robbed, volunteered to 20 70 HopewslI.
where be might point out and identity
the suspected one He left ~ mid
night xor. tia mushroom town.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
FRENCH HAMMERIsG
GERMAN TRENCHES

Paris. Aug 30.---serious damage to
the German trenches by the French
during a violent artillery engagement
In which bombs and grenades were
used freely and mine explosions were
frequent, is reported in this after
Moons official communication while
the night statement added success
along the same lines.
Tonight the war office issued the
following communlque:
There were artillery duets in the
Artois and in the region of Queenne-
yieres, where our fire destroyed enc
my trenches and damager the German
supply stations there
.'ln the Argonne our batteries were
at several points made the objects
of bonn ba rdment on the part OF the
enemy.
violent cannonadlng is in progress
In Lorraine, in the direction OF Men
col, Bezanges and Chazelles, as well as
In the Eosges Tin the region of RADIO
deau, LAunois and of Lange),"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
COCKADE C|TY'S MOOSE
VISIT RICHMOND LODGE
National Director Tells of Growth
Richmond Moose Planning Ini-
tiation and Banquet.

Headed by Dictator David Alexan-
der. of the Petersburg Lodge. L. o. O.
NJ, some hundred Moose Of the Cock
AIDE City last night paid a fraternai
visit to Richmond Lodge, $780, at Its
quarters at Fourth and Broad Streets
The usual Monday night routine OF
the Richmond Lodge was dispensed
with early and the evening was given
over to fraternizing and speechmak-
ing. music and refreshments. The
Petersburg Moose returned to their
homes on special electric cars shortly
before midnight.
The visitors were welcomed by Die
tator j. r. McCauley, of the local Moose
Lodge, and response was made by Die
tator Alexander of Petersburg. Ma
tional Director Joseph Anderson. for
Virginia, Maryland and the District OF
Columbia. who is now in Petersburg
doing organization work, was. one OF
the chief speakers. Director Anderson
told of the growth OF the organization
generally, and of the results of q cam
paign In Petersburg. which has added
some 900.
Among other speakers were Messrs.
Marmaduke. OF Petersburg; Lewis. OF
Florida, and Martin, OF Tennessee
Wortley Dickie. w. r. Walker and
Secretary George A. Mortland. of the
Richmond Lodge.
The Richmond Moose told of the
special membership campaign now
under way and the plans to conclude
1t with an initiation OF nifty or more
in what will be known as the Moose
heart class and with a banquet at the
Jefferson Hotel on the night OF Mon
day. November /.
Plans for the initiation and han
quet are well under way Arrange
ments are In the hands of a commit
tee composed of III. E. Burlington, j.
X. McCauley. NJ, Lee FERGUSON. w
r. Frayser, George a. Mortland. w
r. Walker and wortley Dickis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31

NoSkd +sIld uIoL1 psnut@uoO)
finally consent TO join in the con-
ference.
The delay in receiving Carranzas
reply to the Pan-American peace APP
peal, however, has raised hopes among
them that influences are at work to
induce him to participate. 1t is ex-
pected that he will answer the APP
peal in a day or two. as soon as he
establishes himself In Mexico City
again. as he is said to be about to do.
The villa and Zapata adherents. 1t is
stated, announce their intention of
proceeding without Carranza in case
he decides not to participate in the
conference. They added that II Is
possible the pan-American conferees
would be asked to arrange the details
OF the proposed peace meeting
Zapata's Acceptance Received.
The State Department today &C
knowledged the receipt of General
Zapata's acceptance Of the pan-Ameri-
can peace appeal. Favorable replies
have now been received from practi-
cally all the Mexican esaieftains out
side of the Carranza forces.
Official dispatches from Vera Cruz
today tell Of the receipt of mail re-
ports there of the killing of f.. F..
Welles, United States citizen. audito,
of the Tobacco Plantation Company.
No details were given further than
that Welles was killed by bandits, who
blew up train and shot the passen-
gers. of wsom Welles was one.
The continuance of attacks upon
United States citizens, with loss of life
and property. makes 1t. seem certain
today that conditions in Mexico will
not much longer be tolerated and
there were reports of the probability
that Ii Carranza insists upon holding
out against conference to bring
about peace an embargo will be laid
upon the shipment of ammunition to
him or to others who will not make
peace. The warning chiieftains are get
ting the ammunition for their so-caIled
troops by way of New York, Carran-
za's supply going to Vera Cruz
1t Is said that the administration
again has under consideration the pos
sibility of laying an embargo on the
shipment of ammunition to Carranza
II he still holds out against the peace
proposals.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
Goodman Davis.

The funeral OF Goodman Davis for
many years prominent in the business
life of Richmond and for the past
twenty years manager of the Jefferson
Club. was held yesterday afternoon at
3 O'Clock from the mortuary chapel OF
the Hebrew Cemetery. Mr.. Davis died
suddenly Sunday afternoon in the
Stuart Circle Hospital from heart fall
ure.
He was a son OF George Davis. for
merry of Petersburg. He moved TO
Richmond with HIS family shortly be-
fore the Civil War. and since that
time has been prominently identified
with business interests in this city and
New York. with his brother he was
identified with the Davis Hotel. a we'll
known hosfelry in it's day. Although
he never held political office, he was
prominently connected with the poiiti-
cal life of the city. He was member
of Fraternal Lodge. No. IS. Ancient,
Free and Accepted Masons.
On Sunday he arose in his usual
health and rode uptown to attend his
duties at the club, 1t was while walk
ing on Allen Avenue. between Broad
and Grace Streets. that he was stricken.
He fell to the street. but was picked
up by a passing automobile and hur-
ried to the hospital His only re-
manning relative. Mrs. r. J. Levy. died
about two months ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31
christian MF|DEL IS
ne WHO WASTES POWER
Rev. John y. Wicker breaches Practi'
cal sermon At, Railway
Y. VI. @. A.
THE STORY OF THE DEACON
Rev. DIR. Lloyd T. Wilson To Preach
Tonight on How To Succeed In
Prayer'--Revival Meetings ON Mt
Railway ''Y."

Rev. John j. Wicker, Of Leigh Street
Baptist Church, spoke at the Railroad
Y. NJ. G.. A. last night. using as his
text. He That Saveth His Life Shall
Lose II, and He that Loseth His Life
for My Sake, and the Gospel Shall
Save 1t"
First he outlined tho physical life,
as God gave man his arm with joint
in it that ne might use II, and the
laws Of God are t.aat man shall use II
in order that Il might grow. and mag
nifty itself On the other hand the
man who does not use his arm. soon
has IL wither and die away.
AS an illustration he said, two
Christian men who were great friends
came TO see me one day, and asked
me why IL was that God kept one
well all the time and that that other
who was deacon in the church was
sick all the time. told the sick man
that he was a Christian lnfidel. that
God had given him these great physi-
cal powers and he had not used them
and let them go to waste. and now he
expected God to keep him we'll"
Great 10 Trust In God.
Take the Christian Scientists. they
believe in using God for a drug store,
but how many of them would be
=
store? Or on these hot summer days
when II is so hot for the wife to do
the cooking. according 10 their be-
lief, why not let God do the cook
ing?
"Ohl men and women" said Mr..
Wicker. ut Is a great thing TO trust
in God. and the way to grow in
Christian life Is to use the powers that
God has given us. in order that we
might grow. Prayer is the bread, and
the Bible is the food for the soul OF
the Christian man. So many Chris
tians have some little string still tied
to the worldly things that will surely
keep them from enjoying the fuiiness
of Gods love-
DIR. Wilson Tonight.
There was very good attendance
and a very hearty interest is being
taken in these meetings There were
two conversions last night.
DIR. Lloyd r. Wilson. of Grace
Street Baptist Church, will speak to-
night on How to Succeed In Prayer.
AS Or. Wilson is very forceful
preached and well known in Rich
mond, a great meeting Is anticipated
There will be special singing by the
chorus choir. and also a solo appro-
pirate to the occasion.
On Wednesday night DIR. C. r.
weigle, of Chicago, the noted evan
gelfst. will preach his initial sermon.
taking for his topic, "On the Job
For God" DR.. Weigie will preach
every night afterwards. at 7:45. and
at 3;30 until the close OF
the meetings September IL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31

Atlantic Ocean to overrun this country
of ours"
Accords with Kitchin.
The utterances OF the majority lead
err OF the Senate are in accord with
the view expressed by Representative
Claude Kitchin, of North Carolina, who
Is slated to succeed Senator Elect I'm
derwood in the House leadership Since
the President authorized the an
nouncement from the White House
more than month ago. which was
accepted by the country as an earnest
of his commitment TO q program of
adequate army and navy development.
there have been increasing evidences.
In addition to the announcements from
the majority leaders OF Congress, that
the administration has q hard task
before 1t In pushing its program to en-
actment.
WIN Push Policy.
The word which comes from a high
Official source. however, is that the
President has not wavered because OF
this encouragement and that he In pre-
pared to .go through" with the policy
he indicated in the White House an
nouncement of July 90. No more def
mite statement of this policy can be
secured. however, than that he intends
to urge on Congress a program for
adequate" army and navy develop
ment
II was stated at the white House
that the President already has written
to the chairmen of the military and
naval committees Of the House and
Senate asking them TO confer with him
at the White House some time in Sep
TENDER. A reply has been received
from Chairman Padgett. of the House
Naval Committee, and II Is probable
that Mr. Padget will come TO Wash
ignton at an early date.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-31

mans intend to drive them. If possible.
into their next prepared line of de-
Tense, which. presumably, runs
Through Dwinsk. wilma and Ptnsk TO
Duhno.
Perhaps the fact that the German
forces under Won Hindenburg have
stationed themselves in the region
surrounding the bridge head south OF
F'riedrichstad is of as much import
ance as any other gain indicated in
today's official news from Berlin. The
capture of Friedrichstadt would mean
the immediate severance of the rial
road running south from Riga TO
Dwtnsh. an achievement which would
be very serious blow TO the de-
fense of Riga, and which would men
ACC the safety of all the Russian
forces in that region.
Fail of GsFodno soon.
Grodno apparently has been CEN
tered out for bonn bardment and Its
fail Is expected by the British OBJ
servers by the end OF the week. 1t
ss the last fortified point of import
a.nce OF the kovno- Brest-LAtovsk line.