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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
letter TO EXHIBITORS
MANUFACTURERS EXHIBIT


The following letter Is Of much I'm
tsrest 70 tho manufacturers Of Rich
mond and the general public.
It II indicative In q most emphatic
manner OF the productive and con-
structtve work that Is being done by
hibit
We hardly know Of any one organ-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

Frank 8. Wilson. : wsll-known
Richmond soaa fountain ealssmAn. on
Monday joins tAs saissfofes d the
Robertson Parker Co. taking charge
Of Richmond territory sAss o. seventh
Street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

r. D. Wright, OF the Robertson
Parker Co. reports good business In
his territory. He placed a large
fountain in Danville last week be-
sides numerous smaller orders
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

wF HAvT ROOMS FOR SEVERAL
PERMANENT BOARDERS, LExING-
TON HOTEI.--Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

q. Fl. Hunter, special representa-
tive OF the WEIGH Grape Juice Co.,
spent the past week In Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

r, l. Bussey, Eastern sales manager
for Charles e. Hires Co, reports the
largest business In Richmond during
the past week on Hires Root Beer
that his company has ever had.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

NJ o. Shaw. Richmond representa-
tive Of tho Ruud Manufacturing Co.
OF Pittshurx. made a remark some-
thing IKE this. "Oh, pshaw!" when
at" proved to be a seven pound girl
that arrived at his home last Mon
day. Cheer up Friend Shaw that's
your first. you may have q football
eleven yet Congratulations on the
r'rt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

]. p. Robertson spent a part OF last
week IN this city In the interest of
the Richardson Corporation. manu-
faeturers OF Maid of Honor Tine of
soda fountain fruits and syrups.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

II you want to meet the happiest
nam In Richmond. took up Jack
Davis. Of the Robertson Parker Co.
The reason for Jacks cheerful mood
Ia due TO the dry condition OF the
State. which has boosted sales on
soda fountains.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

Richmond manufacturers should be
represented in Oklahoma ana could
do big business there.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

Continued from First Page.)
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26

The city OF K~ermanshah IL on the
highroad between Tehcran and Bagdad
and liz about eco miles from the latter
place.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
HUNT CRONES AFTER
BRIDGEPORT BANQUET
Man of His Description Helped
Prepare FOOd-TwO
Other Clues.

BRihGEpoRT. Conn. reh. a5--Police
INVESTIGATION Of three clues to-day failed
10 locat" the nan believed to he Jean
Crones, alleged banquet poisoucr OF Chi.
cage. The suspect. It IL thought, has
left the city.
A man answering Crpues's dcscription
got work as assistant chef al the Hotel
Siraiii"ld Yesterday morniug ana helped
prepar" the dinner served 500 members
or the Manufacturers Association Of this
city and fifty members of tn. Wowumpon
Tribe. !. ~. X. NJ, at bduquets ltst night.
In tn. evening u" asked chef Joseph
kribeau to Va hin Krubcau WAS sud-
denly reminded of Crones.
Telling the man 10 wait u moment. he
called the hotel detective ON the tel.-
phone The supposed cronos overheard
the message and DISAPPEARED before the
det"ctiv" arrived. Tn. police were mott.
fled and all hotels and restaurants were
visited, but no trace of the man was
found.
Tho police also recciNe eel a repor' that
"A man OF Croues'S dcscri ption applied
for work al tho Remington Arms ana
Ammunition Company ON Wednesday
morning. He was rot hired. however
From the drug sior' of g t.. ki"th also
came "A report thai; Il min Of crones's
appearance was there on Wednesday
night boxing Tor a room
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
ESSAD PASHA, HIS
ARMY DEFEATED,
FLEES TO ITALY
,u,trians Closing In Around
purazzo. Not Likely to
b. Defended.
NAY MAKE STAND
TO SAVE AVLONA

>,,4aj ,,bie Despatch 10 TnE SuS.
io>puN, FEB. 25-Despatches from
Rom, .rd Vienna to-day indicate that
the Albanian army under Essad rasha
and the lialian forces at purazzo will
mn, orer resistance to the Austrians and
Bu'sarans approaching that port. They
are fryins to delay the drive on Avlona.
The Da,iy MATHS Bernc correspondent
-rorts an unconirmed rumor hat the
italians have evacuated Durazzo.
THE Rome correspondent OF THE SCN
.elegraphs that F:ssad Pasha has arrived
IL priudisl aboard an italian destroyer.
7, Is believed he will confer with the
italian chiefs concerning the defence Of
Aviona.
Tive Austrian War ONCE issued the
follow ng report to-day with regard TO
n, operations against Durazzo. now sur
rounded from all sides:
In Albania yesterday W. defeated
italian forces and troops of Essaj
rssia near Durazzo and tool possess
sion Of the last Of the enemy positions
east of Eazar Syak. An Italian brigade
WAS driven from Its main position east
o. Razar Syak at IN. same time.
Entertainments OF the enemy at Saso-
tanco. six miles southeast OF Durazzo.
we're storned. The enemy Is retreat
Ing TO the inner line of def,nces. pur-
olci by our troops.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
SEA RAIDER OPERATING
OFF BRAZILIAN COAST
Is Described as $500 Ton
Ship, Carrying Six Z Inch
Guns and 2 Torpedo Tubes.

IoNpoS. Feb 25.--The German raider
which has captured and SUM fourteen
vessels belonging 10 the Allies and sent
the British stcainer Westbuln TO Ten
erlffc Wednesday last with q prize crew
Is described by the captain OF one of the
captured vessels as a ship OF about 200
tons carrying six : inch guns and two
torpedo tubes.
the captain. accord.ng to a Tencrlfe
despatch, learned from the OF
the Prize crew that the raider is COM
manded by a German oun and has a
crew OF about $50 men. She has a speed
Of seventeen knots,
The Belgian steamship Luxembourg
Was captured south OF the island Of Fer
nando de Noronha. 1875 miles off the
coast Of Brazil. according 10 the crew
az the vessel. They said that they ana
the rest OF the 20s prisoners on the
Westburn were kept in subsection by
hand %grenades In possession OF III" seven
Germans making up tho prize crew.
The captain OF one OF the captured
vessels stated tina. the raider operated
OF the coast OF Brazil from Jaiuaf! 10
10 about February {.
When the British steamship Flamenco
of 4.Sos tons. Newport. England, for VAL
paradise, was ordered to stop she at
tempted to escape and sent wireless
calls for help. The raider shelled ana
sank the boat In a few minutes. one
OF the crew was drowned n two were
injured.
In the case OF the British steamship
Corbridge. captured OF the Brazil coast,
the took off fOr supply of coal
near the mouth Of the Amazon River
and then sank the vessel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
RUSSIANS PUSH on.
Grand Duke's Troops Take Ispir.
- Miles From Ers~rum.
>psr,1' '1bie DrspdfcI 10 THE 3

IoSpoS, Feb. 25-The Russian War
Office announced Tonight the capture
by storm OF the town Of lspir. In north
ern Armenia. by the army OF the Grand
Duke Nicholas which recently took
Erzerum. Ispir lies about f~orty-!our
miles north Of i.rzerum and slightly
NOR. than that distance south Of Rize. a
Black sea port.
The capture of Ispir indicates that a
part OF III. Grand Dukes army IL driv-
Ing for the BLACK Sea coast in that re-
gion. Due north OF lspir is the port OF
Wl,se. where Russian warsl,ips landed
troops shortly after the fan OF Erzerum.
Russian dcstroyers raided the Anato-
Han coast near Sinope. a town near the
mos, northerly point OF III. coast. sank
bridges on the coast railway u dis
persed n came aravan. In Persia. too.
Roadway IL reported, The Russians oc-
cupied the town Of kashan. "a town half
way between Kun and Ispahan, the
present seat OF the shah. The Petro-
grad statement follows:
In the Black Sea our tiestroyers
near Sinope destroyed Turkish sailing
vessels. demolished bridges on the
coast railway and dispersed a camel
caravan.
In the Caucasus We took BY assault
the town OF Ispir, The pursuit OF the
enemy in the region Of l;rzerum n
khayss continues.
In Persia. south OF Tehcran. We &C.
Cupled kashan,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
CHALLENGE" PLANS SECRET.
Editors Of student Publication
Meet. hut Are My~At~rious,

Permission has been granted by the
student council o: Barnard College 20
Miss Eleanor Parker 10 remain on the
stan o. Challenger. the publication is-
sued TO give expression to tire radical
thought ~ university students. I. ia
necessary for all editors OF studcn. mag.
azlnes at Columbia and Barnard to oil.
lain permission from The student conn.
ell to pursue their duties. The action
% the student council In the case OF
Miss Parker mas been approved by Dean
Gilderslceve
The editorial board OF the newest and
most widely advertised college puhllca.
ton in tae country met last night and
planned TO follow UP the marked success
with which the publication OF the initial
number met. An eNpcctant world will
nave tn wait until Tomorrow TO learn
what Will he done. as the meeting was
ield behind locked doors in the home o.
c. + Phillips, one OF the editors ~
Challenge. NJ Lincoln Shus;er, the
publicity agen, for the magazine. said
that nothing would be G!ven ont until
to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
PIGS LIVE. MEN SLAUGHTERED.
hitter Socialist Comment Raises
storm IN prussinn Diet.

~ ~ -
AMSTERDAM. via London, Feb. .5-A
storm is rspurt"d to have RACED in tho
frus.ian Dict on Wednesday. when one
-: In" Conservative members attacked
the Socialists.
The speaker read an extract from a
socialist pamphlet circulated In Essen,
~Ner" the krupp gun works are. saying
hat the fathers II the amiljcs are he.
ing sent to s%laught.. while the farmers
prevent their cattle from being mar.
kcted Men and pigs seemingly are re.
sardei on a different basis. Meanwhile
the German people are hungry"
The Conservative broke into an angry
storm. while the Socialists, referring 10
the extracts read, shouted angrily
quite right :"
Socialis, Deputy Strochel later de.
mandcd that efforts he made for peace
He declared that mo country can gain a
complete victory" and added, THE war
II not stopped, will lead to the dcstru,.
ton OF all countries concerned. perhaps
with revolution"
The Diet adurted resolutions demand.
ing that censorship restrictions lie con.
fined to matters imposed by the neces.
S.ty OF military operation. tina; il h,
uniformly exercised and that ~civil.ai
authorities who culnl the duties OF cen.
sorshlp assume responsibility for the..
action.
Deputy Bachmclstor OF the Nations
Liberal party said one censor had
stricken out sentences from All address,
by the Kaiser. a proclamation to tn,
Poles had been suppressed after 1t ap.
pearcd In two paper one of them VOr.
W0crfs. and permission to print it wa.
"efuscd to another paper -four days late
because that paper disagreed VITA IN,
thunrcllor's policies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
BRITISH ON TIGRIS
LAUGH AT PERIL
Gen. TOwnshend Asks for
GraphOphonc Needless
Is Sure Of Victory.
SUPPLIES ARE SUFFICIENT
Special cable Drspo,eh 10 TER Sex


LONDON. Feb. 25.-The oficiai British
correspondent with the army in Meso-
rptamla tclegraphs undes date Of Feb
ruary 81:
During the past month there has been
n certain amount Of patrol work. sniping
and. during the night. artillery fire.
During the day the cnemy's fre has
been very Intellectual. We have thrown
forward our trenches to within sixty
yards of the Turkish position.
"On clear days one can hcar the guns
from Kut-c'-Amara. CHEEKY messages
come from Gen. Townshend, commander
% the forces there. He IL sowing vegc-
table seeds and has asked for a supply
y. g-aphophone needles.
Needless TO say these and other light
requ sites can he dropped into his camp
by acroplanes. Gen. Townshend reports
he has sufficient supplies for a long
period &c come.
Ills division through the last fifteen
months OF an arduous campaign has
come to u. resa..ded az inv.nciblc both
by our force and even. it seems. by the
Turks. who have long ceased their futile
and costly attacks OH his position.
This belief Is shared by zen. Town
shend's troops themselves. who never yet
have been beaten. They are in splendid
fettie and have supreme confidence in
their Generals leadership.
The weather IL settled now. The
mud has dried up and the Tigris Is low.
out the nood season is soon due, when It
will be difficult for the Turks and Brit
lsh alike to nnd n camping ground that
will not he submerged.
The new of the fall OF Erzerum was
received with great satisfaction and was
celebrated b.! salvos at the TURKISH
trenches from, every gun
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
BRITISH
Turks Report Failure OF Attack
south Of kut.eI.Amara.

coSsTANriSopLE. via London. Feb -.
The Turkish War Once announces the
repulsc OF an attack made on the Turk
ish position at Felah!c. below ku;-el-
Amara. oy a battalion OF British soldiers.
The british left numerous dead. inelud-
ing seven ~ofiSers. the report states.
The battles on the Caucasus front con-
tinue without interruption. 1t ~ said.
At the H~ardanelles enemy cruisers
hombarded intermi,tently for four days
the beaches near Sedd-el-Rahr and reke.
Rurnu. hut were driven on by Turkish
shore batteries. .Aeroplanes which flew
over the p~ardancllss were rcpulscd b.
Turkish aircran. IN February 20 a
cruiser and q mine sweeper entered the
,;ul. Of Saros and bombarded the coast
near ialatca and Gallipol!. The vessels
were escorted by three aeroplancs. When
n Turkish battle plane rose TO meet the
enemy observation aeroplanes. the state
nsnt says. the aircraft and vessels left
tn gulf.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26

The military correspondent Of the
journal dcs Dcbo,s. who is usually well
informed. says
The Germans have been preparing
the attack on Nerdun for TWO and a half
months. They have brought vast attil-
lery from Serbia and from the Russian
front and have also many new pieces"
The military critic Of the Temps is In
tack is broken. He says
The Germans hay" don, all that Is
humanity possible to break through"
Lieut-Col. I,oussct. writing in La Ii
hertz. is less convinced of this. but never
theless hopes firmly that the attack will
not reach Nerdun itself The Liberties
correspondent at the front reports that
French officers say the German losses
ar. higher IN proportion than IN any
battle of the war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
STALLFORTH GIVES BOND.
banker Implicated IN German Plot
RcIcascd on Uabrns Corpus Writ.

frodcrico Stsllforih. banker and
friend of Franz Won Eintclen, who was
committed Thursday for contempt by
Judge Dayton in the United States lis,
trict Court, was released from the
Tomne in $1,000 bail on "A writ of habcas
corpus obtained bS' his counsel. william
NJ. Wherry. The writ will be argued
before Judge Meyer next FRIDAY, The
bond was furnished by the National
surety Company,
S%tallforth, although horn in Mexico,
liz a German subject. When called ie.
fore the Federal Grand Jury to testify
as TO what he knew about the disburse-
ment Of u 10000 fund said TO hay"
been left with the Transatlantic Trust
Company by Rintelen for the purpose
OF stopping the shiment of munitions
to the Allies Stallforth refused to an.
swer on the ground that he might in
criminate himself and he was re-
manded 10 the custody of the marshal
until he decided to purge himself OF con-
tempt by answering questions put to
him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
100 AUTO TRUCKS FOR
ALLIES SUNK ON SCOW
Float Sent Adrift in Darkness
believed to Have Been
Scuttlpd.

An unclaimed Loaf loaded with $50
consigned to the Niles on a British
steamer sailing within u day or two
was wrecked off the Weehawken shore
early Thursday morning after having
been cut adrif, from her dock some
whore upstream On tn. New Jersey
shore.
II is suspected that the act va done
by agents whose intention was to see
that the irusks We're not delivered As
war supplies in Europe. Although the
i'oat with It's valuable cargo has been
lying In tn. mud and silt at the bottom
o. the North River for two days, no at
temp, has been mad. To- claim her SO far
as could be learned last night.
Tn float was iirst discovered about
> O'Clock Thursday morning 10y watch
men of the boat despatcher's office of
the New York Central Railroad IN Wee
hawken. They SAN the float. apparently
N t1e point Of laundering. with her
rails barely awash. hugging the New
jersey shore about 200 yards south Of
the Union dry dock. Relieving II 10 b.
one OF their wi craft, employees OF thc
road sent three tugs out to salvage her.
the tub Stehoins. tug No. ) and tug
No, 20.
They had Il hard task mdnHuNrInC
the sinking fioat Into position and towing
her To shore and when of the Wee
hawk.n fats near the dry docks they
beach.d her to prevent her going under.
The iioa; has been lying there since.
vs.. ole At low tide TO every passenger on
the We, hawken ferry. hut no attempt
has bcn- made 10 take out the valuable
automobile trucks. each of which is
cas,d in 4 God crate for shipment.
Tn. Merritt & Chapman Wrecking COM
pany SAID last night that they had not
been called on the salvage job and knew
nothing Of the float.
II Was reported in Wcchavken !estc"-
day that the float had been cut loose
from her dock near Gutenberg and
that il belonged to the New York b"c,
Company. The Erie Railroad and the
New York Central Railroad both d.
| ried owning IL. The sinking condition
IN which &, WAS found Thutsday morn
ing caused the suspicion to be aroused
nrSt scu,tied her in the hope that SHE
would sink in midchannel.
II Is believed that the rucks were "a
have been loaded onto the British
freight steamer student. which sails IN
a few days for Liverpool. and that they
| were sent from a factory N Long Is
land. owing to the fact that no claim
has been made the matter had not been
reported officially to the Weehawkeri
police up To last night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
PORTUGAL TAKES MORE SHIPS.
Eigbt Steamers In -. Vincent
Rcuuisitionrd D.. authorities.

l'NpoS, Feb GA despatch from 81
". ,u'. Cape Verde Islands. states tina,
I" Portuguese authorities have seized
eg1' German steamships informed In tho
h1rhur ths-c.
Lisbon dispatches say that the thirty.
~ German and Austrian vessels seized
~ Wednesday, have been requis!tioned
BIT Not .Cnfiscatcd.
p" dispatches add that the Govern
reH' has appropriated another German
steamer al pporto. The German steamer
0'i"T''l>. Which escaped from the Ma.
Dc q Islands, has returned.
Lisbon newspapers state that there are
A. ~ eighty more merchant ships of the
Central Powers with d total tonnage OF
N'.r"" 10 Portuguese ports. II Is un-
te.,'ood that thes. will also be taken
o.: b.: tho Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
SUICIDE Is NOT CRONES.
Police Now Convinced Anarchist
Chef Has Left the tit,.

The police were disappointed a-L!n
yesterday III their quest for Jean ,rru-s.
the anarchist chef. Fitrulman N,lIire,
who knew troncS personally Who! he
worked on staten Island, Wa, emphatic
in stating Yesterday that the bod. 81 ,
man who committed suicide IN tho <rN
Jersey Central freight yards TNlrsu,v
night va not that OF tn" man the police
Of the country are hunting f"i the At
tempt 10 poison the guests a. IT," 'Ai-
cago banquet to Archbishop Muui'l-.r.
Wallace has been assigned To- assist
capt. Tunrey OF the bomb squad in the
search. They went to til" t.Ss"> COUNTY
morgue in Newark Yesterday .','. W.
Wallace said the suicide ia rs.,':. ~"
trones somewhat. hut va IIo' n,rlT
built.
The police say they nro r., ... .;of
that 'roues * not "a Sow 'r' TNoN
believe that he probably ''' '1i' ',,,
during the carl' part 81 g. r'''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
RUSSIANS TAKE PASSES.
Russians Drive kurds out Oi
strong Persian Position.

PErToGRAp. Feb aJ.--Thc Russian
troops operating in Persia aRains.
forces Of Kurds and hostile mountain
men have dislodgcd them from two we'll
fortified mountain passes. according TO
an official despatch received here to.
day,
This success is regarded az impor,an;
since every setback for the Turks in
Persia means "A nearer approach to the
distressed British forces in Mesopota-
mia.
The official despatch from Tcheran il
az follows;
after a series Of battles in Persia the
remnants OF the adversary troops wer.
renrganized and concentrated In the re-
gion OF kermanshah and with the hell,
ot German and Turkish sapp.rs occu-
pied and fortified two mountain passes.
Hidesurks Pass, which was regarded an
i~mpregnable position. and SakhHe Pass,
News has now been received that
our troops dislodged tho enemy from
l;idesurks Pass and occupied Sakhac
Pass. They are now pursuing tho
Turks, who are in full retreat toward
kcrmanShah. our forces captured tire,
Held guns, one mountain gun. n guam
titv Of shells, ammunition wagons and
field and machine guns
II IL reported that the Turks are
now maseing IN front Of kermanshat
and are prepared to defend that posi-
,ion, which on account of it's approaches
is a strong natural position.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
GERMAN PAPERS JOYFUL.
t.ains said to EAcer Expectations
French Hard MT. says Critic.

AMSTERDAM. Feb. HERMAN news
papers are lubilant vVer the German adj
Ntnc. On Nerduu. according 20 Berlin
dispatches received here to-day.
lr the Tup,biGtt Major Moraht. the
military critic, says
"Al the successes OF our recent op-
Grafton on the western front are sur
passed by q successes north Of Nerdun.
The considerable losses suffered by the
French are especially painful T. them in
View .! their endcavor To carry on "A war
oi exhaustion With the highest possible
forbearancc in the sacrifice OF their own
human material"
the recent successes are declared by
the lossich. /citHn1 to have surpassed
the expectations OF the German people.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
british STEAMER WRECKED.


NORFOLK. Va, Feb. c''--loaded with
copper ore the British steamer Trecarre''
Il. a wreck on the beach II, Assateaguc,
". of C%hincoteaxue Island. The
steamer struck during a fog and heavy
seas early this morning.
The crew was taken OF by coast guards
from the Assateague station In the
br,eches buoy. The rescue was accom-
nlished under serious difficulties and the
rrccarrelI began to break 10 pieces "A
,.w, minutes after she struck the beach.
High seas beat over the craft and sh"
broke In two within four hours after
she hit the beach. She was commanded
by Capt. Richards and carried a crew
of twenty-four. She was a'otl gross
owned by the Hahn Steamship Company
Of London.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IN PARIS
Heavy EaU Reported IN Many
Vlare-SOldtrrs suffer From Cold.

PARIS. Feb, GA heavy snowfall is
reported throughout tho greater par, of
France. ON the battlefront the snow
and intense cold are hamper!ng opera
tiuns and causing suffering among the
men
In Paris SNOW began to fall At I
o'clock this morning and by moo had
reached a depth Of five inches. The 81
lencc wNlich thc SNOW blanket has
brought has acrentuated the sound OF
the prope,lers Of the aeroplanes guard.
ing the city,
Dispatches from the south report that
snow has fallen as far south AS A.vignon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
ROME CROWD CHEERS MERCER
Man, cry "Dcnth IA Germans'' %
Cardinal Departs for Belgium.

'rF''7 '0bIT Nfspofch 10 THE SUI.
P"'f'. Fbn 25--Allicd diplomat!sts
serf"l'el :, the Vatican, many priests
j'f Students ana a large crowd Of others
".H.."d Yesterday afternoon at the
''wa' station 20 see Cardinal MercIer
Y or Us return journey to Belgium.
" e. oHd "hecred the Cardinal and
'o!'"l Long Live Belgium =" Death
'1'" G'rmaus.'
N'ny kissed the hand OF the depart
g cardinal, who blessed the crowd and
'ha'E"d them for their manifestations
Z : nd viii