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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20
BlACkMA|L PROBERS
MEET N CAPITAL TODAY
Plan Nationwide Campaign 10 De
stroy Operations Of HoId-up
Gangstcrs.
THREE ARRESTED IN
CHICAGO ARE RELEASED
insufficient Evidence TO Hold Them
Two Others Are Out on BAH and
Two Remain In Chicago jail
Thirty Others Being Hunted.

Chicago, Sept. 1s.-DirectinE &C.
muses. Of the Federal investigation
and prosecution will assemble at
Washington tomorrow morning for a
two-day cDnferenke to map ou q
campaign against the national black
mailing syndicate whose exposure was
prectpitated b. the Tyson Hotel raid
OF Saturday night
tee omoes q New York, PhilAdel-
phia, waAhinseon and Chicago have
bs>n summoned and the planning VIII
b under the pssoosaal supervision Of
Attorney General Gregory.
With the Chicago arrests ~ . NJ
oleus. the government Officers hope
to devise 4 campaign Of exterminA-
ton that will result in prison terms
not only for the ringleaders Of the
conspiracy to kidnap Mrs. Regina
g. Khpper. Of Philadelphia, but for
nearly thirty other blaokmailers In
various parts OF the country.
Called 10 Conference.
Those who have been summoned to
the conference by Acknowledgement
Gregory are:
A. Bruce Bielasxi. of Washing ton,
chief Of the Bureau Of Investigation.
John C.. Knox, Assistant Attorney
VILLAIN F. Offley. divisional chief of
the Investigation Bureau. at New
York City.
Frank Catherine, divisional chief of
the Investigation Bureau. at Phila-
delphia-
Hinton g. Clabaugh. divisional
chief OF the Investigation Bureau. at
Chicago.
These heads Of departments and as
sistants Will present all OF the facts
regarding blackmailing cases under
their observation and plans will be
made for combining the pending
prosecutions Mt New York. Philadel-
phia and Chicago to present the
strongest cases possible
Three Arc Freed.
Announcement Of the conference
was made late today, after the gov
eminent had been forced In q hear
ing before United States Commission
err Foote to dismiss It's prosecution
against three OF the seven under ar
rest In Chicago. The dismissal was
caused. It was explained. by lack
Of evidence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20
TORRtMT|Al RAINS
HALT P|cAROY PUSH
Germans Mako Strong Attack In
Champagne Sector Looking 10
IsolAttng French Army.
ACTIVITY ON
BOTH SIDES OF MEUSE
Verdm Again Threatens to Occupy
Center OF Limehght on Western
Frumt-French Maintain Hot Onen-
sive Against Mort Homme.

London. Sept. 1s-Torrents OF rain
pouring down INCREASINGLY on the bat
tle-torn fields of Northern France and
Flanders have come to the relief OF
q million utterly exhausted soldiers,
spelling lull in the great Somme
battle. Hence the capture Of Denis-
court by tho French late yesterday and
the simultaneous British progress to-
wards Comblss and Bapaums the bad
weather made impossible for the
allies 10 continue the big push. No
but during the night the French
pushed their lines little further east
Of Berry. HhiIs the Brttish on the
northern sdge Of their line. northwest
of La Bases, carried out some success
full raids on German trenches.
Tho German high command was
Quick to take advantage Of this lull
on the most serious msnaced section
Of the Teuton front. As soon as the
bad weather set in in Picardy, ter
rifc drum -fire" was launched from
the southeast. in the Champagne.
against the French positions on both
sides of the road between Souain and
Somme, a stretch of four miles. When
night came nve powerful. successive
thrusts were executed by the Teuton
infantry. Each broke down under the
French curtain OF hre and machine
gun barrage. according to the official
afternoon communique.
Attempt Strategic Move.
The Champagne sector attacked is
held mainly by Russians landed some
months ago at Marseilles. In this sud
den shifting of battle by the Germans
Is seen by some here an attempted
strategic stroke bearing on the Ver-
dun campaign.
Less than four miles south from
Souain lies Suieppes, on the Verdun-
Paris railroad. A piercing OF the
French positions here and subse-
quent cutting Of that vital railway
would isolate the entire French south
ern army. including the defenders of
verdun and of the French southern
fortress chain. II 10 this aim that Ger
man military critics emphasized con-
tinuously during the nrst phases of
the verdun battle.
Franco-Ruse Lines Hola Firm
The distance from suippes to YER
dun IL nearly forty miles. The re-
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20
WILL ExPEL
TEN THOUSAND ITALIANS.

Berne. Switzerland. Sept. H.. via
Paris--It IL reported from the Ger
man frontier that the German gov-
ernment intends to expsl 10000 Ital-
ians In rsprisal for the treatment Of
Germans In Italy. The Italians will
be sent out of Germany on special
trains by way Of Switzerland. They in
cluds many women. children and old
mem ef ~ poeree clAsaeA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20
NEW RUSSIAN WAR LOAN
WILL RUN TEN YEARS,

London. Sept. IA new war loan
by the Russian government IL pro-
posed, according to a Reuter- despatch
from Petrograd today. The plan
says the despatch. IL to issue at the
end OF October new internal 6h per
cent ten year loan for war purposes
to the amount Of 5000. 100000 rvAles
the price u Issue 70 b q,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20

American Firm 10 Get r.. n. Contract.
Calexico. Cal. Sept. AS.--Col. Este
han cantu. military governor Of Low
q California. confirmed today q re-
soon from Mexacah. across the border
from here. to San Felipe, on the Gulf
* California. Government funds viii
- usod to construct the road. he stat
~ and tho contract will be awarded
~ . American arm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20
PRAYER BOOK CHANGES.
Considered Insult to Glass Jevv- with
Inndela

News York. Sept. IA proposal to
omit from the prayer book OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church prayers
for Jews. Turks infidels ana heretics
will be submitted to the Episcopal Tri-
ennial General Convention to be held
in st. Louis In October The proposed
changes are approved by the special
commission on the revision of the
prayer book. The proposal to elimi-
nate the Jews from Episcopal prayers
10 based on the ground that It il an
insult to class them with infldcls and
hcretics
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20
Plague Again Increase.

New York, Sept. 19.-Thirty-fve
new cases OF infantile paralysis, an
increase Of twenty over yesterday.
was shown In the department of
health bulletin issued for the twenty
four hours, ending at o A. NJ. today.
There were ten deaths. an increase of
four.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20
Two ships Sunk.

London. Sept. l9.-The loss Of the
steamers Wewa and Lord Tredegar Is
announced by Iloyds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20
The Lord Tredegar nasaed Gihra

The Lord Tredegar passed Gibraltar
on September 8 on her way to Port
Said and Indian ports from New
York. She measured 2.3A7 tins The
Wewa 10 not listed In the maritime
irsSister.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20

WILL FIND THE vTR-
GINTAN OFFERS MANY
OPPORTUNITIES RON
WISE INVESTMENTS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20

OR FOR RENT YOU WILL
FIND THE vIRGINfAN
ABLE TO QUICKLY SELL
OR RENT YOUR HOUSE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-15
CELEBRATE LABOR DAY
AT FOREST HILL PARK
Com niitt~r Decides on klI-Dny Family
Picnic md OutinE-FcRturcs of
Entertainment.

The Labor Day committee OF tho
Central Trades and Labor Council.
which me last night. definitely decided
to hold the celebration on September I
at Forest Hill Park. The cnmmittcc liz
now engaged In preparing AN attrac-
tive program of entertainment and
amusement. q program which will APP
peal TO men, women and children. IA
affair. az is usual. Is to be an all-day
family picnic, to which everybody.
whether or not he be a IN OF any
union, is invited.
No admission will be charged. Re-
frcshments OF all kinds will he served
NJ city prices. so that there
baskets. One OF he features. which
Will be of special interest to children.
will he a dog and pony show. entrance
to which VIII be free. There will be
other free amuseIncnts for children.
so that the day Will not lag for them,
and for the older folks the program
will include all manner of comic races
and amusing features. in which all may
take part. Dancing will begin in the
afternoon at ] o'clock. and will con
tinue until the regular closing hour.
The management of the park VIII put
on fourteen extra features, which will
be IN addition to those to be given by
the Labor Day committee. Several
new features Will be introduced.
The committee consists Of Frank
tary; NJ. K. Pace. treasurer. w. ".
committee; r. G. Hicks, Of the refresh
mcut committee: e. =. Eek. of the
dancing committee. and r. T. Bowdcn.
or the prcsg committee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-15
Officials Fail
to Observe Lau
Dripc Recklcssly Through Crowd
AHshting From Street Car, Ig-
noring Traffic Regulations.

Tina State officers and paid prosecu-
tors nte as careless in observing the
traffic law as is the humbler citizen
was shown yesterday afternoon at
Ninth and Broad Streets. whore an &C
cident was avertcd by a woman's pres
cncc OF mind.
Two State officials were seated in
the front Of an automobile. ono of them
driving. In the rear sat two children.
The automobile was coming up Ninth
street when "A Hull Street car stopped
to let off n woman passenger. Tho
traffic law requires hat an automobile
must halt eight feet behind a street
car when 1t stops TO lot off passcn-
gers. Tho driver Of his, cara State
official. he 81 said again-did not even
slow down or sound his horn. Nor
did he even swcrvc to tho right.
The woman stepped from tho Plat
form. with tho a~utomobil almost
abreast. and but Il fcw feet from her.
Had she lost hcr head and made a
misstcp for~a ri. all tho brakes Of the
automobile" applied at once could not
have avortcd nm accident.
But tho two State officials aecned
not To notice. They pursued their vcn-
.nresome way nnhccding, and made n
soldier dodge from thcir path.
who's them folks In that carp" ask
cd a member Of the prolctariat.
state officials" was tho reply.
II Is unnecessary to repent what tho
momhcr Of the prolctariat said then.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-15
RECOMMENDS CHANGE
IN CITY BUILDING CODE
Amendment Allows Erection Of
Frame Houses Forty Instead
OF Thirty Feet High.
MAY BE BUT THREE FEET APART
Garnishcc Ordinance Is Tabled for
More Serious Consideration When
New Council Is OrganiZcd-Strcct
Car Ordinance Also Tabled.

To allow owners of property In tho
annexed territory to pu. up building.
to a hcigh. Of forty. instead OF thirty
foet. and within three, instead OF ten
feet. as now prescribed. the Council
on Ordinances last night
recommended for adoption an amend
incnt to IN" building code. Tho mcas-
nrc met with the approval of Build
Ing Inspector Butler. lilo EXPLAINED
that tho present law forbids tho CON
structton Of frame buildings higher
'han thirty feet. and &. was because Of
a demnnd from property owners IN Gin
Ter lark that he favored increasing
inc size. Tho amendment to allow Tho
erection OF structures To within thrco
i"ct Of another building is Designed to
meet tn" needs Of property owners in
Woodland Heights and other localities
where the lots arc Of small size.
Efforts Ia act an tho proposed repeal
OF the ordinanc" ~smspcnhing for ton
days a city employee whosc wages AFRO
first Earnishc"d aud to dismiss htr, for
u second "ncns". failed. The matter
was tabled. city ~paynas;cr Shcpherd
and Secretary Clarke. OF tho Retail,
Merchants Associations. were present,
10 advocate and oppose. respectively.
IN" passage Of tho bin.
Councilman English cough, to b-inr
TO life his ordinance which would ro-
Iuirc street cars In slow down and
not TO sound their gonEs hiic caysinr
q church during tho hours Of worship.
" was also tabled when a commune
cation from tho Virginia Railway and
Power Company. dated more than =
wear ago. explained that II was inn
possible I" run cars on the steep trades
oH"red in so'ne sections Of tn" city
ri three miles an hour. tho maximum
speed allowed hv the measure.
The Committee on Streets met i'm
medintely after the Ordinance Com
'nittcc and disposed of several routine
matters.
II is not likely that there will he
any more sessions OF these two COM
mittccs before tn" terms Of the present
members OF the Council expire on Aug
ust 81.
The Board OF Aldermen Will hold
us last rcSula session tonight ut s
o'clock. and IL will be preceded AZ T:3n
O'Clock by a meeting OF the COMMITTEES
On rnblic buildings. Properties and
Utilities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-15
N L TWO NEW CASES
Health Department Officials Bclieve
Typhoid situation IL Now
We'll In Hand.

With two new cases and one death
reported. the total number Of typhoid
fever cases In Richmond yesterday
rested at l02. and the general situation
was regarded by officials of the Health
department as gratifying.
However, DR.. +. c.. Levy. Chief
Health Officer. urged the public not to
take any chances OF contracting the
disease, and emphasized the necessity
Of all persons using every precaution.
''Boil all water used for drinking pur-
poses and be v~accinated.' Is his slogan.
There continues n heavy demand at
the Offices of the Health Department
for antityphoid serum, ana there Is
now ON hand 4 supply sufficient to ac-
c~omInodatc all applicants. 1t viii he
furnished free and administered With
out cost 10 those who cannot afford
to pay for il.
preparedness is the way to beat ty-
phoid fever said DR.. Levy. II await
an epidemic before taking precautions
against ii is like closing the stable door
after the horse has vanished he said.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-15
RECRUITS Go
SOUND OF Twenty-Five to Lenye Cnm,
Stuart for brownsville
To-NtKht.

About twenty-five men, under the
command of Sergeant J.. w. Rcspcss.
OF the richmond Grays Battalion, First
Virginia Infantry. will leave Camp Stu
art tonight for Brownsville. Texas
where they will rc-cnforcc the regi-
'ncnts on duty there. Tho CONTINGENT
going tonight will he the fourth bodv
OF recruits TO be sent orward TO Tho
border regiments. and will make a
total OF approximately ninety men
which have enlisted at the recently es-
tablished militin-recruiting stations
From Richmond the recruits will 20
10 brownsville over the Southern Rail.
way, by way Of Danvillc. Atlanta, Fir
minEham, New Orleans and Houston.
Sergeant Respess sal Yesterday that
they would probably stop a Gav in
New Orleans on the way down. They
VIII travel In tourist ears.
While waiting in camp to be sent
forward, the recruits have been in
Structcd in the rudiments OF drill. For
four hours n day they march around
Camp stuart getting ready to take their
part In rcEimental mancuvcrs when
they reach their destination In Texas.
Each man has been v~accinatcd and in
oculatcd against typhoid fever at tho
Camp stuart Field Hospital. Uniforms
and equipment have been issued to tho
recruits, SO they will be ready to stem
directly into the ranks when they ar
rive I'm Brownsville.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-15
FORTY MORE GIRLS LEAVE
MANUFACTURING PLANT
tompnny Takes Under Advfscment
Pence overtures From Central
Trades md Labor Council.

Efforts on the part of n mediation
committee from the Central Trades and
Labor Council yesterday to bring
about an adjustment Of the differences
That led twenty-five girls employed by
the Southern Manufacturing Company
TO walk out Saturday, were met by Of
hc!hlS of tho company with the state-
ment that the matter would be taken
under advisement.
In addition to the twenty-five tha
walked out Saturday, forty more failed
10 report for work yesterday morn
inS. Advertisements were inserted by
the company yesterday Offering en-
ployment in the vacancies created by
the strikers. 1t was stated by the
that no strikers who en-
outraged the walkout would he en-
ploycd.
reports that the girls who walked
out had been compelled to work in
poorly ventilated rooms were shown
TO he without basis in fact. An in
srection of the quarters showed that
they were we'll lighted and ventilated.
and that the working conditions were
such as to merit the approval of the
state Labor Department.
The committee that called on Presi-
dent T.. c. Laird. OF the Southern Man
ufacturinG Company, was composed
OF Howard #. Colvln, +. A.. Cosby, ].
IL. Gardner. G. l.. Wilcox, F. T.. Maxey
and c. T.. Bottoms. They interceded
for tho girls and asked thai they be
taken back on satisfactory terms.
president Laird said last night that
II" had no statement to make. The
matter. he said, has heen taken under
ad~visement. He admitted that the
company was advertising for help to
take tho places made vacant by the
girls who had walked out.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-15
For East Is East
and Hash Is Hash
Chinese Boys Tell d.. Woo
They Prefer Rice TO Board
mg-Housc Ambrosia.

Far away from China. cross tho bav
ana hungry for a word with someone
from home. three little Nougolians
temporarily domiciled OH South Third
street. read in the papcr that DR.. Sicr
wing WOO, from "Somwherc" In China
a II 'ne city studying public health
methods in the big department. on the
iourth floor OF the City Hall.
so they rode timorously m the clc.
Vator TO the Health Department yestcr-
u'H' ana inquired modestly after thci,
couhtryman But DR.. Woo was abroad
WIN MIX Inspector +. j. Strauch. in.
Spccting the dairies in Henrico county
Thcy smiled blandly to hide their dis.
appointment. Could the gentlemen tel
thcin where DR.. Woo lived? The gen.
,iemen could. DR.. Woo was STAYING M
me Dung Mems Christian Association
mat was how TO Shan Cheung. aged
wv vh.!' flih CHUNG Cheunc, his cousin
ana i"c Lung Sen, both sixteen. came
=" MAKE "a pilgrimage last night to the
sixth moor room of their distinguished
co"ntryman. who received them liter
"'tN Win open arms. The Youngsters
SPOKE cantonese. and DIR. Woo spoke
TN" nialcct of II province 500 miles dis
.an' from canton, but that made nc
difference. The four were hack AGAIN
In the yellow land of rice and lazy
rivers. and pidcin English
gave way to the LIQUID musical snc,rh
of Cathay's 500 millions
ihr youngsters came here several
weeks ago with DIR. X. T.. Chambers. a
hap'ist missionary. and will receive an
ru"'h'lon AT Richmond Academy and
ilichmohd College. DIR. Woo has com
pietcd university courses at Harvard
and Johns Hopkins. and will return n
ms country shortly. after an absence
of six years. Tho Older man mt i'm a
hu"v evening instructing his young
rountrymcn in the ways Of tho Occi-
dent.
Canton has the population OF chi
caso, hut never an electric car. That's
WY ia" chcunE cousins aud young
sen i'nd American ltfo Guitc different
from lifc in the Chinese mctronolis.
ON IN" Other hand. Canton. said To
Shai'' the eldest OF the trio. has base
Dali tennis, peanuts and popcorn. so
IL isn't Hike coming from an altogether
foreign country. The movies have been
a revelation. Canton has only nv,
OCULAR motion picture houses. and none
OF these worth Dragging about.
china pcople like ih"atrr-plays."
explained To shan. "Not 50 much
moving picturcs."
How would You like to live in
America aiways?' he WAS asked.
i sink not he smiled.
Tn" Younger Chcun. and his friond
TIE Lung, II seems. have MOI vot sue.
ceed"d in mastering American foods.
Ihcy miss their rice. Every dav thoy
COOK a quart OF more Of the national
cereal in their little room, s~plcndidlv
experimenting the boarding house
mcnu 800
Don't YOU like hash~' rae Lung was
asked. S """
Il sink not he admitted rucfully.
For East is East and hash is hash.
ana never the twain shall meet.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-15
SEEKS KINSFOLK
Mrs. Eftn Smith White writes Health,
Department about SON uf
yndOrk smith.

Information is wanted by Mrs. Eta
smith White, OF Lcclairc, iowa. con-
corning the} parents of William j.,
or William ~. Smith. who WAS born
in Richmond in 1879 or 1921. and she
has written to tile Health Department
for assistance. registrar Of Vital Sta
tisticS ilaskcr say that the records
OF his departments do not extend back
to that period aud hopes that there
may be some ono alive who can sup
ply tho information desired.
The mar sought was the son of ia
cob.o or Iadock Smith and May Vaughn
Smith, according to Mrs. White.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-15
HELD FOR GRAND JURY
Is ChnrEcd with Striking Motor
nan Over Uend with
Hottie.

Junius Scott. the negro who ASSAULT
ed Notornan l.. II. West, OF tho Oak
wood line, Saturday night with q quart
bottle, was sent on to the grand jury
after IS preliminary hearing in the Po-
licT TOurt yesterday. scott was fined
$40 II costs on a charge OF being
diSorderly on the car.
Testimony was TO the effect that
Scott had become disOrdcriy on the
car and hat the assault occurred when
the crew c~ndcaVorcd to prevent him
leaving the car with the idea Of turn
ing him over to Il policeman. Scot
then struck West over the head with
the bottle. 1t was feared tina West
had been injured seriously at first. but
he is now thought to he out of dam
Ger.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-15
RELEASED FROM SERVICE
Three Members of Miliiin Given Hon
orahic Discharges Because OF
Dependent Relatives.

on account "f dependent relatives.
three more men OF the Virginia militia
nave been released from service. They
,!o sergeant J. X Palmer and CORPORAL
Washington /. Curtis, Of Company \,
FIRST Infantry. ana Corporal Charles
e. burgess, OF Battery y. First Bat
TALON, Iicld Artillery.
Notice mas been received from The
War Department also that the rcsig-
hbilcn u iiTa; Lieutenant Luclen l..
lass ~ the First Cavalry. has been
accepted. Lieutenant Bass is an as
s'St"Ai Guy eng!ncer OF Richmond, and
80" t"!I"u 10 the coiors wac one OF
the engineers IN charge az INC Sborko e
cree" Improvement. on which the cit
- now spending . large sum.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-15
RETURNS FROM CONVENTION
Federal Building Observation-Disclosures IL
Elected Second Vice-PrCsidcnt
of issOctntiOn.

William q. Singleton. assiStant Gus
todian-janitor of the Federal Building.
has returned from Detroit, where he
attended the convention OF tho Ma
tional Association % Custodian En-
ployccs OF the United States Treasury
Department
Singleton was tn, only colorcd dele
gate present, and the high honor OF
being elected second vicc-president
was accorded him. The offi'e con-
tlnucs through a year.
The next convention will be held In
Indianapolis, Ind.