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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-09
Miss Matilda Page to Wed.
Special to The Times Dispatch ]

FREDERICKSBURG; "a. Septem-
her s.--Rev, and Mrs. Frank Page. of
Fairfax. anrfouuced the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Matilda Coleman
Page. TO Or. Joseph Packard Laird, of
Devon. Pa Miss Page is niece of
Or. Thomas Nelson Page, United States
ambassador to Italy. DR.. Laird is a
well-known physician, and is grand
son of the late Rev. Joseph Packard
~. d. for many years dean Of the
Theological Seminary of Virginia. and
a nephew or Philip n Laird. of Mary
land. The marriage Will take place in
the fall
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-09

Sovclizrd from the Series of Photopinys
OF the Same Name Released by
Pnthe.
Copyright. 1915. by Louis Tracy
Eter!thinE you rcnd here you can
see This week at the Isis.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-09

II would have been better for Hard
wicke and the unhappy girl whose flu
ture depended 50 greatly on his right
action at that moment. had he remained
and faced the conspirators. Hardly Was
the door closed on his flight than
Marion Miller came from the room in
which She was hiding and conCratu-
lated Merriam on his success.
In truth, Hardwlcke. regarded as a
lawyer and a man Of business. had
proved astonishinrly easy in the hands
Of such a wretch as the doctor.
still these troubled waters might
have subsidized We're il not for the in
tervention OF power not controlled
by man. That very evening Burton
took his tiancee for long drive into
the country. They were detained some
what later than they had counted on,
so the chauffeur increased the speed
for the homeward journey. AS a con-
sequence, perhaps. he took risks he
might have avoided otherwise. The
fact remains, At any rate. that at a
street corner he ran down and fatally
injured a we'll dressed man.
Burton alighted instantly and helped
to eXtricate the unfortunate pedestrian
from under the heavy car. Happening
to glance AT Beatrice when the light
from street lamp fell full on her face
as she leaned out to ask what had
ha ppened. he saw a look of terror there
which seemed 10 him 10 be only the
natural emotion of a woman shocked
by CHASTITY accident.
But il was more than that. Beatrice
had recognized the dying man. Her
eyes had =azed into his. 1t was DIR.
Albert Merriam who had been crushed
by the wheels OF Burton's car. and the
scoundreis parting glance delivered n
last message OF hate to the girl who
had done him no harm, and whose one
lapse had punished none but herself.
The accident happened at somewhat
late hour, and was not bruited about
the city until the following morning
Burton, VINO had retired TO rest very
late. after many hours of anxiety due
TO Merriams unfortunate death, was
somewhat late for breakfast. He had
just opened an Notwithstanding let
ter. carrying the superscription of a
local bank, when Arthur Hardwicke
rushed in, followed by A scandalized
butler who had failed completely to
stop the entry of an impetuous visitor
The two men knew each other, Of
course, nut Burton was hardly pre-
pared for Hardwickes action, seeing
that the newcomer rushed around The
table and snatched from his hands the
very letter he was on the point Of
opening.
For heavens sake. forgive me. Mr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-09

Mir. and Mrs. J. l., Grimm. in South
Boston.
Miss Susan Cross. OF Hanover. is
spending some time in this city.
Mrs. =. II. Kramer has returned To
the city. after n visit TO her sister
Mrs. r Christie, in Ncwpor, News
Terry Morrison has returned 10 Lex
lngton where he viii resume his stud
les at Y. VI. !. for tho session.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-09

Burton" cried the aEitated HardwiCke.
II am behaving like a crazy man this
morning. but the one sure thing in my
mind is that YOU ought not to read
what Is in tina; letter until you nave
heard my story first"
John would be more than human IL
lie were not puzzled and suspicious.
because some hint of an earlier attach
mcnt between Beatrice and iiardwickc
had already reached his ears. Never
theless. he agreed TO listen. and with
mighty effort Iardwick. contrivcd to
pour out II broken confession OF his
first wrongdoing and the excessive
price. in suffering and treasure. which
had already been cxactcd OF him lte
hung his head miserably AT the close.
Now you know the truth Mr. Bur
ton" he said MY life is of no con-
sequence. but in your control rests
the whole career and happiness OF
woman who. despit. her solitary trans
cression, is essentially hich-souled and
noble minded above the common /
am not seeking to make YOU hor Judge
am here to ask you, as man to man
not TO strike at mo through her
John sat for few minutes gazing
into space. He saw nothing but tho
hlackness of ncgation. Once more
had he felt the Grip OF EVIL on the
Duisinc throat Of Humanity Yet his
fne temperament triumphed. and he
forced himself to view the dreadful
tanCle calmly.
what is in that paper. them" he
sa ID, indicating the letter which Hard
wicke held in nerveless fingers
oh that is Merriams story" was
the respondent answer. THAT was the
threat he held over me IN case OF his
death or accident, and IL had not
brough, back the manuscript IL was
20 be sent not only to you, but to the
editor OF every newspaper In the dis
trict."
Burton lehprd to his feet.
Good Cod mani" ne almost
screamed. while YOU and arc vast
inS time here. this horrible screed may
already have been published. You go
AT once to Miss .Tourneur and tell her
! that the worst is now over. I'll rush
! 20 every newspaper office in the city
and stop publication of Mcrriam's
| tale. no matter what the cost Rid
! that poor girl be of good cheer She
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SYNOPSIS FOR SEVENTH DAY.

SYNOPSIS FOR SEVENTH DAY.
Arthur ltcrdwickc meets Marion Miller.
an annticst who IS infatuated with MIN.
ana Bedtrl'. ToGrncT young girl, at a
summer hotel, in Lakeland. TO which he
thheS hts VII" for her health. Or, Mcr
flain WI" attends Mrs Hardwickc. Joins
forces with Marion. When Harlwick. Is
IoIce,! 10 send MS wife 10 sanatortum he
remains az the. hotel. one day when he
Is out for boat ride with Beatrice
storm comes IN and they are wrecked on
AN iS.anH In"y spend the night In
room Ia a cabin there DR.. Merriam spends
The, night In another room in the cabin
anu IN the morning tells them that their
secret viii he Tafe with him. Later when
beatrice r"puises HIS attentions and Hard
wiche thrashes MIN he blackinails them
Herdwlcke and Beatrice. their m;dsumme!
madness over. settle down as good friends
Beatrice meets John Burton. tenth Lord
cn"ilctor. who * cooking an 70 tho
question: IS humanity in. the Grip, %
t.Nil and Tails in love With h!ln. When
John and Bearic" become engaged Mer
his prce 10 see nu,ct Viii S anI sheS ''
also tells Hardwichc that in case OF his
sudden death the story of how Beatrice
and Hardwcke spent the night the
island VIII Go TO tho newspapers and to
lturtor Harnwicke horror STRICKEN. MACS
an appointment 20 soc Merriam in the morn
inr, and PUSHES from tho house.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-09

When THEY'VE
wa W for the table
before and
this
table
n
and
To find to do the pen-
No takin
book form
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-09
THE GRIP OF EVIL

Hf LOUIS TRACY,
Author of ''Thc Wings of the Morning."
"The pillar of Light" "Thc Terms
OF Surrender" "Numocr IT."
Etc.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-18
Wire And WIRELESS
TO TRANSMIT Orders
Daniels in Office, Gives De
tailed Orders 20 Com
mauder az Sea.

a working ays,cm OF wire and
wireless communication said by army
.n1 navy oypo.. .o ho uu.4 4u1l'ol D..
trat ot gng other nation wa effected
Saturday Do. ,ia n8t department
.u adIuue. tl Ono uloparetuCa proc
rluume. 20 wls u1urur8tcd by o.
H.rc.o. telephone ooHyornu3n, the
Urt uf ie tinl over hold. during
which Secretary Daniels seated nt
bB deat Do tbo navy department
gave instructions 90 o. commander 1u
tHe hr.dao ot % vHrship operating
ars.ut o. theoretical oueuy Gar oI
.ho virginia Upos and received ra-
ports lram lim
simultaneous oJhor official of
the department woro n telephone
communication with all to uE
yards and atauo18 20 continental
United s,a,oa
THO pnna raprc outs moro chem
.t.r uf continued labor by naval ua
Hg.ra .ud nr.t ol the Amor.cU
Telephone q Tol..uph company who
llro boon cooperating with tlo dc.
parlucnt ou 800 Invitation of Socrc-
ury Daniels. il ,os pronounced @
thorough uDe ny officials WHO oh-
.err.i ils ln Stay T. To ia Of
the p.au . continue. rnu 5
orlaas 400 business h.,rou
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-18

ono. very "n.raut oUga for
nUu. candidate. ne ,o ue .'.,foI
s ,aat of t.tH.. attorney .ud .or
tnal position $50 have q choice le-
tuou r. D. Gallagher of ontario and
H. AZ. Duncan oi Nala.
Mr Calh.hw a couduclug b.
clean, ogsre ro campaign ior thH
nomination, fe most capable
young lawyer and IN his extensive
practice laa enjoyed "a most remark
able success He win brIng 90 this
office his ability ass a lawyer and the
benefit OF the great amount OF oom-
mon sense and fairness for which
he is noted
Another thing to be taken into
consideration is the fact that he Is
the only candidate that the republi-
cans OF this part OF the county are
putting forth for county office and
that fact In itself should entitle him
to their undivided support at the
polls.
lie is asking for this nomination
olely on his merits as lawyer and
his fitness for the position. These
are the only things that should be
taken into consideration in the Sc
lection of any candidate for public
office, and we maintain that care
ful weighing of merit and ability will
show Mr.. Gallagher TO be entitled
TO the nomination. pd. adv
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-18

Telegraphic reports from all the
principal fruit districts of Oregon
and Washington indicate that the
damage was only slight. the princi-
pal loss being in the Yakima section,
TO between 10 and 20 per
cent; and the Rogue River section Of
southern Oregon. where the loss was
more severe, but which fruits practi-
cally do not come into competition
with Idaho, their principal fruits be-
ing pears and Newtown apples, which
go to a special trade.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-18

It's different with men. But wo-
men always think lot more about
what's on their heads than what's in
them
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-18

Our own theory is that what that
chihuahua man really wired was that
villa was dead drunk, and somehow
or other the last word got lost.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-18

Things have about reached the
stage where the movies may be diyid-
ed into two classes. motion pictures
and emotion pictures.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-18
How Farmers Get Rich

Implements That increase the output.
Implements That reduce the expense.
Implements That make labor light
Implements That swell bank accounts.
There you have it. the secret OF how many
farmers amass comfortable fortunes while still
comparatively young men. 1t is by the applico-
cation of common sense and progressive meth
eds I'M the working and improving of the farm.
in thc prompt adoption of every known device
for increasing Che profits and cutting down the
expense. And ina no way can ths be done $50
quickly and effectively as by Che use of new
and improved farm machinery and implements.
The four classes Of implement and machin-
cry listed above viii produce prompt results.
They will pay for themselves many times over,
will earn big dividends lyr tbe farmer and viii
Tighten his labor Go am amazing eyteut This is
tle experience and verdict of every farmer who
uses thm.
We sc. thcm at attractive prices.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-18

Bay Prince Albert on ouor
lhe ciuiiscdirorili Topoy rcd
bags, Srf tiF rc fins. f0cs
pound aR5 taiIpould Tin
humidorr Hr- fhuf CilssF
crysfGkgiass >suno hpmiaor
tUifh pongc-WoisfsaeT too
that kseps The fobacca "a
Such fine 5hap -atlasysf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-22
TO ORGANIZE AID.
June ~ 20 He "Irish Rriict ;,,,o
throughout United states,

The Irish Relief Fund COMMITTEE ~,
which cardinal Farley IL honorary bro.
dent. was organized at tho Murray ltu
Hotel yesterday. The commute. vw
coordinate the great number of wids'y
scattered relief movements throughoui
the United States into one orRauika'o Jon
IT L. arranging for n uaiipuv !dc demon.
stration on June 10, TO be KNOW a,
Irish Relief Day. Extensive piaIs ve-.
sot oil foot TO raise funds tor m, plr.
pose of relieving the families OF th,..
who were killed or taken captive o-
reduced to poverty ny tn. recent IN
rising.
Dr. Thomas Adds Emmett b., the Co.,.
tive president. Thomas liugh,. Kelly r5
treasurer. .tohn -. Moor" the s,cr,f,-,
who will be in charge of the head
quarters at &c Cortlandt street
Among the benefit performances a
ready arranged are u concert with 'ohr
Mccorinack. the Irish tenor. az ~, Co-
fury Opera House tomorrow ,N,rir-
and a benefit arranged by Victor IL.
bert and ilme. Gadski at Caru"r', ift'
next Saturday nigh
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-22
HONOR p. II. PEARSE'.
''Irish trrcdom~rs'' Give Ills Name
20 New Branch Of Societ.,

Friends and associates of Patrick II.
Fedrse. the snortllv.G provisional Prcsi-
dent Of the Irish i,epublic-thc Irish
F~reedomers. they called themselves
gathered at H"aly'S. lt5th street and
broadway, yesterday afternoon 10 or.
ganizc the Patrick IL pcarsc Branch
% The Friends Of Irish Freedom Eight,
nine persons Joiner and $50 Was con.
;ributed a. initiation fees.
There were a number Of impaSsiouci
speeches, tilled with invecti,- agains,
Great Britain, praise for Germany and
pleas 10 young lrishmrn to return 10
ireland - prepar" to fight again for her
freedom. one Of tn" chief speakers was
Miss Sidney iinord. two Of whose
hro'hers-in-law. Thomas Marlborough
and Joseph flunket'. w.r" shot for their
part I'm the Dublin revolt. Another
speaker and on" of th" org3uiz.rs OF The
branch WAS Miss Margar.' Mckcuua.
with whos. family Pears" ~, II much
tim, when In this country.
Nauric. Joy, irish writer aud poet.
sad that 9Th. hluod spilled ia Ireland
Was not spilled IN vain and ireland will
be Il nation yet rudraio Culum. q
writer, %prophcsi"d that Germany would
'.ieratr the countries of the Continent
INTO thu tuit"d states Of Europe. Mrs.
Marguerite Moor. said that Germany
was - FAR more christian nation man
England and ended hey speech with
Cot Straf. England
Mrs. John j. Rooney. wIfc uf Judge
Rooney. 'old Of 70 visit hv countess
Pluuk.tt To this country last year. Sh.
said hat the countess call.d upurl her
on" day wearing tho suit of The 'Volur.
tecrs uf Ireland ana showed large
packets iu the skirt. SAYING "This IL the
pocket whore v. keep the CARTRIDGES
,Judg" Rooney was elected president
James !. Mccain. vi"'-pr-sid"ut rhilir
j, Murphy, secretary MIS- Niy Man
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-22
ront h"ed from First pugc.

statements revealing the menace to the
Turks Of two more Russian armies. one
OF which has come down from the Lake
trnlioh region cnd has Just reached the
MeSopotdni10 plain ~ Rovanduza
directly east cf Nosul. lni the other
still In Persian TERRITORY. bu, Very close
to the frontier IN tho mountainous region
northeast 81 Bagdad hfter snnoun ing
the occupe ton OF R~owanduza, the Rus
=. n War Office this week has confined
itself "a tho ~I,conlc statement, The
advance on Mosul continues"
about a week ago the exact position
81 the NTH Ru,siGn army, Il small fore
IN all probability. Was given In an o l.
cial statement which told of the occupt-
ton of kasr.i-Shirir. just over the
Persian frontier 100 miles northeast
OF Bagdad.
This force is now in front Of Chanikan,
a strongly fortified position guarding
the route through the mountains To the
N.sopotsmiin PLAIN. tn. Turks have
brought mp strong forces. determined TO
defend ms position a. al ,U-i
only Yesterday the outside world had
the first iukliug Of the presence Of an
other Russian force close TO Tn. Turko-
Persian frontier. half way between the
arIrv operating against Mosul and tina
operating against Bagdad. This force,
u.SpA'tneS irO'.i fsiluSrad say, mas cap
iured Sskkis and pushed ON to Banc.
about Tive miles from the frontier. I'M
p"rtant developments IN this region may
bu looked Tor soon.
\ glance at IA" map will now tn.
p~erilous position of the Turkish army de-
Tending Bdgdal below k,s-si-Amara,
whore the British relief force that didn't
|ieIicv" Gen. Townsh.nd T. ,till held up
10y IN" Hoods and likely 10 b" halted for
-onic time. as the food season in the
valleys "f the Tigris and Euphrates has
only begun. Shouid the Russians reach
Mosul retreat for the Turks along the
route Of the Bagdad railway would be
Impossible. The only way left open then
l. across the desert to Syria. There
ar. several caravan routes available.
but taking "a modern army with all Us
equipment across "A desert T. a hazard
ous undertaking
In any ease Racdad IL doomed. and
from present Indications u will likely
fan into the hands uf the Russians and
not tn. British. who ~ one time wer.
within ten miles Of tn" cry Tho i'm
p%0rtau"" of the capture of Ragdad IL
only second to the taxing Of CONSTANT
nopl" l'sclf. II j. the ancient home OF
tn" taliphatc ana Is such dear to the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-22

trench on the hill was taken and at the
other slopes to the west Of the hill.
a German attack west OF Chr ze,Ies In
Lorraine last night Won a temporary
footing in q French position. but the
trench was taken under fire by French
bakeries and mitrs,lleuses ancf1hc Ger
mans were forced to evac,iats II, leaving
their dead aud wounded behind. n
h afternoon communicate was 4
follows.
West OF the Mouse the Germans con.
Nnued during the night their attacks
on our positions on lie Mort Hommc.
They were again rcpulsed by our cur
TAIN OF fire. which shattered their at
tacks. The enemy succeeded, however.
IN occupying on of u first line
trenches and also slopes west of Lc
1iort Hoinre.
East Of the Mouse there was very
heavy artillery fring in the vicinity
or Fort NauN without IN infantry
actions.
In Lorraine an attack following u
violent bombardment enabled the Ger
mans to penetrate one Of our trenches
west of Chazclles. Tho fire of our
artillery and machine gun compelled
the Germans Il little later to return to
their lines. leaving their dead and
wounded In the evacuated positions.
over the remainder OF the front
there was usual cannonsding.
A raid was made by enemy aviators
IN the regions Of Baccarat. Epinal and
Vesoul. The material damage was
insignificant. Four persons were
wounded slightly.
Our a~viators last night threw nu-
merous bombs on military establish
ments at Thionvill., r.tain and SPIN
court and on the camps In the vicinity
OF Azannes and Damvillcrs, The rail
way station at Lumes was bombar'ed.
causing the trains Ia move away
rapidly and starting a large fire in the
railway buildings.
In an aerial engagement between
Tour OF our aeroplsnes n three FOX
kers over Bczangs forest on. II the
enemy machines was brought down
and another Fnkker being attacked
was compelled to descend to earth be-
hind the German lines while under the
fire of our batteries. which destroyed II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-22
Map showing Russian campaign in Armenia and MesopotamiaA fore of Russian cavalry a
joined the British below KutelAmara southeast of Baedad

a. Syria. No move o. this kind. now
ever. has been made.
The development ~ the Russian cam
pa.En In this theatre Of war undoub.-
edly reflects credit or tho Grand Duke
Nicholas. the man whom the world
thought Inundated when he was relieved
OF his command after the fail Of War
saw and sent in disgrace TO tho eau.
casue, a comparatively minor post. II is
now clear. however. that the Russian
Genera was sent To the Caucasus for
a well defined purpose. and the world
II just beginning TO realize uha; that
purpose was.
Having realized that little could ne
done against the Germans and Austriane
without "A great increase in their supply
OF guns and ammunition the Russians
apparently elected 10 remain on the de-
fens!ve on tho western front and turn
their principal attention to their weakest
enemy. Turkey, with what success has
already been pointed out. After the
failure Of the Anglo French campaign
at tiallipoli and what amounted 70 the
same thing az Salonica the Russians in
stead OF sending '-oops by the Black
Sea or through Rumania TO aid the cam.
pa!gn ia the Balkans concentrated their
whole energy on their own campaign
In the Caucasus.
II is well nigh impossible to advance
on 'onstantinople from this direction,
but nee the Bsxdad railway is in Rus
sau hands an advance along it, route
20 .Aleppo and the Mediterranean comes
within tho realm OF possibility. II this
advance is successful the Russian bear
Will get the drink OF warm water for
which he has longed throughout the con-
turtles, AND h" vii get Il through his
own efforts, which viii be a powerful!
factor when the time comes Ia disc,vs
territorial acquisitions In the peace con-
ference,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-22
1916 FRENCH CAPTURED.
Germans Gain in Attack Instituted
at Lc Mort Homm

B.RLiN. VI, London. May GA fur
ther gain was made by the forces of the
Grown Prince on the southern and
southwestern slopes of lie Mort Homme,
on tho west bank OF the Mouse. last
night. Thirty-onc officers and l,315
men were captured and eight guus and
sixteen machine guns were taken.
The French mad minor efforts ~
recover tho positions. bat these were
completely checked.
The official statement issued by tho
general headquarters TO-DAY follows:
On the south and southwest slopes
Of lie Mort Homme our lines were adj
vanced after effective artillery prepa-
ration. Th.riS-one officers and 1,3ij
men were taken prisoners, n in adj
dillon t. other war mliterial sixteen
machine guns and eight cannon we're
captured. Minor counter attacks by
the enemy were ahortiv..
East OF the Nensc--It has been
ascerfain.d that III. French attack
with hand grenade IN Cailletta wood
on the night of MAY 30 was repuised.
There was no infantry action ut this
point yesterday. Thc firing On both
sides at Times was very violent.
Minor expeditions west of beaumont
n south of Gondrexon were success
full.
Near Ostsnd a hostile aeroplare
was brought down by the IRE or our
Anti-aircraf guns and fen into the
sea. Four other machines were shot
down IN aerial encounters Two ~
them fell within our lines near
Lorgies, north of La Btsse.. and the
other near Chateau Salins. The re-
manning ;wo fell within .hc racry's
lines. on, in Boris woods. IVES, " HE
Meuse. and the other beyond "A hill
east of Ncrdun.
Our aerial squadron again dropped
bombs freely on Dunkirk during the
night.