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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-15

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JAPANESE MOB STONES
ART SMITH. AVIATOR
an.ercd al His Delay In Arriving ut
icrodrome for Fight. People Sc
Scrciy Injuir American.

| Special Gable to he Times Dispatch
OSAKA. JAPAN, May li.--Art Smith
the American aviator who has thrilled
Japan by his daring flights. to-day was
seriously injured by an Infatuated
mob. Angcred by his delay in arriving
at the aerodromt FOR :, flight. ;he mob
stoned Smith, nticting severe hurts
Their rage then led them to wreck
the air sheds and hangers.
Smith was taken TO a hospital. and
after his wounds were dressed. re-
turned to the aviation fcld. ascending
in his machine.
He did not return here. however
ilyin- To Naruo. where he descended
and put up his machine.
Art Smith has heen in Japan for
several months giving exhibition
flights IN Tokyo and other cities About
u month ago dispatches telling of the
great popularity he had attained In
Japan were received in New York. His
first flight in that country was made
on April \. and Smith thunderstrucll
the Japanese by his loop-the-loop and
other trick "stunts' in the air.
II Was Smith, who on October %
1918. first introduced an air elope-
ment." With his tiuncce, Miss Aimee
Cour he :lcw from Fort Wayne. Ind.
10 Hi!ldaie Mich a distance Of sew
eniy-iire miles. where they were mar.
lied. In landing, they suffered severe
bruises and were taken to hos.
plth'. where, AS Il result of their plead
me. thcN were placed on adjoining cots
ana miniS;sr married them.
smith il twen;v-three years old ant
made his first digit in 1912 in an aero.
pan" OF his "wn construction.
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END OF WAR BY CHRISTMAS
Baron Robert 0pprnhcim, English FL
Runricr. Predicts There VIII Not
tie Another Winter Cnmpaipn.

Special 10 The Times Dispatch.1
NEW YORK, May li.--"rhe war will
be over by next Christmas There
will not he another winter campaign"
Baron Robert Oppenheim, a noted Eng
lsh tinancicr, made this statement to-
day on arrival aboard the American
liner Philadelphia.
When asked on what he based his
prediction he replied: We have now
got the war where we want it, The
Germans are beaten. They are prac-
ticalIy at the end of their resources.
both financial and material"
Baron Oppenheim is here on business.
which is understood to he connected
with the British governments financial
affairs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-15
F. J. LEIGH KILLED
West Point Mans Neck IL Irukcn
when His Automobile
Turns Over.

WEST POINT. VA, May IF J.
Leigh was killed instantly about noon
to-day in All automobile accident near
ancsr.Ne. He and Il party of friends
were en- route to Lester Manor. where
,hcN ~ere 10 dine in the home OF
Montague Pitcher. The running gear
got out OF order, and the machine.
running up on ditch sank, turned
over. The other members OF the parry
jumped and escaped with minor in
juries. MIR Leghs neck was broken.
Ills body was brought to West Point
this afternoon.
Mr.. Leigh came here several years
ago from King and Queen County. and
bad been In business here. III early
life he married Miss Victoria Bland
who survives him. His daughter, Miss
Adelaide. Will graduate from the high
school ri this session. He also leaves
:Wo sons
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that those teams should give an ex-
cellont exhibition OF amateur baseball.
Tho women OF Richmond are especially
Invited To witness this game. and if
they do not believe perfect order will
he observed. please note the presence
Of u few of the police force.
During intervals Of the game, inter-
estinK features will be put on by MEM
hers OF both of tho above orSaniZa-
tons, 80 as to enable the ball players
TO catch their breath. Further par
ticulars I'm regard TO this game will
appear in next Sundays paper.
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ANOTHER RAID ny BANDITS
INTO AMERICAN TERRITORY

MARATHON TEN, May I4.-Another
laid into American territory by MeXi-
can bandits was made on Friday night
on Mckinney Springs Ranch. sixty
seven miles north of Marathon, and
twcntE-thrce miles north OF RoQuillas,
on the Marathon BoQuillas road. ac-
Cordin" 10 II T.. Stafford, an attorney
OF FL Paso Mr.. Stafford arrived here
late this afternoon from BoQuiilas, TO
which place he had accompanied Major
LanShornc on last Saturday as a guide.
lie gathered his information from
ranchmen. who said there was no
shooting
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ARTILLERY DUELS
ON WESTERN FRONT

tCOntinUed From FIRST PageD
heavy bombardmcnt by guns of all
natures. the enemy attacked our lines
about Fioegstert Wood in three
parties. One party succeeded in enter
ing our trenches, but was Immediately
elected. leaving ten dead. The other
parties We're met on the parapet by
Scottish troops and dispersed.
Early this morning one OF our pa
trolls entered the enemy trenches south
Of La Bassee Canal. Our artillery bonn
barded enemy positions north Of
Monchy- Bots and east of Nermellcs
Hostile artillery and trench NOR
tars were active about Maricourt
Souchez, Loos, Cambrin and ST. Eliot
There was some activity about Souchez,
the Hohenzollern redoubt. Givenchy
and ST. Eloi."
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VIOLENT BOHBARDMENT
IN yERDIN REGION

PARIS, May 14.-French positions
near Dead Mans Hill, on the Ecrdun
front. were bombardcd violently last
night. hut there was no infantry at
tack. y German thrust south of Roye
was repulsed, the War Office statement
Of this afternoon says. he-announce-
mcut follows:
South OF Roye we repulsed an at
tack on one of our trenches in tho
wood OF Loges.
I'm the region OF Verdun there was
no event Of Importance during the
night, With tho exception OF a violent
bomhardment in the vicinity of Dead
Mans Hill.
Elsewhere on the front the night
passed quietly"
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membership will throw themselves

membership will throw themselves
heartily into all kingdom movements.
NO one should imagine that the
pastor remains reluctantly or that he
will be DISCONTINUED. For more than
decade he has hoped for tho general
enlistment OF the membership in the
Masters work according to their abil
i,y; confidently relying upon the prom
Uses recently made. he now expects il
aud he anticipates the future With
pleasure.
To-day dedicate myself anew TO
The service Of my Master, who demands
our best. Let there he fres, impulses
strong resolves. a deeper conservation.
more earnest praying and II holy zeal
To make this church the mighty
spiritual power, which il should he aud
which, under Gods guidance. il will
be.
"In pastoral bonds.
= tSiEncdb ri W. MCDANIEL"
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WEALTHY FARMER SLAIN
IN BATTLE WITH TEN 4 VT

KlNSTON. y. c.. May l4.--Amos Hre-
ton. one OF Eastern North Carnlina's
wealthiest farmers, was fatally injured
last night In AN alteration with Bryant
SandcrSon. "a white tenant Brcion's
throat was cut and he died early to day
rs result OF his wounds. Delay on
the part of negroes who found him in
the road securing a physician is said
10 have caused l'rctons death. San
GcrSOu eSraDru
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DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
NIrR. Ida j. Rudy.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
pETERSBuRC;. VA, May l4.-Mrs.
Lila j. Rudy widow OF Titus Rudy. died
last night nj the Petersburg Hospital,
after several months OF Ill health. She
was sixty-nine years old She liz sur
vivcd by three song and one daughter:
II. q. and c. l.. Rudy. of Petersburg;
y. -. Rudy. of san Francisco, and Mrs.
j. l. Moore Of Crewe.
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PERSHING NOT MENACED
BY CARRASZA FORCES

TIVE, EXPEDITION. May 10 tvia radio
to Columbus, y. M).-General Per-
shing to-day declared that reports pub
lished in the United States that his
troops were menaced by Carrarzistas
on all sides were untrue.
our troops are eNcellently disposed
for defense, but there is no sign of
danger" said the general.
He added that since the Ojios-Azules
: fight. the Nliiista' bandits had a whole
some fear Of the American marksmcn.
There is II" backward movement of
The American troops on now
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Fear Of violence Passes.

WILMINGTON. n. c.. May l4.--Ail
fear OF physical violence at the COUNTY
Jail here. following the calling out OF
the local militia last night in antici-
patton of trouble with negroes who
were reported to he organizing TO re-
lease one Of their number who had
just been convicted OF the murder OF
Il white man. having passed the mill
tia guard at the jail was relieved to-
day, and the sheriff and his deputies
III charge at the jail. with indicu-
tons of no further trouble
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MISS TOWER OUT OF DANGER
DnuShfrr Of Former Ambassador Was
Severely injured In Auto
mobile Accident.
LSpeciaI TO The Times Disnaich.l

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
PHILADELPHIA, PA. May 14.-Miss
Gertrude Tower. daughter of former
Ambassador ana Mrs. charlcninrnc
Tower. who was taken to the Presby-
terrain Hospital last night. after re-
ceiving severe injuries in an automo-
bile which turned turtle, is reported
out of danger Thomas L. Dougherty,
Jr who was accompanying Miss Tower.
and who also was injured, is reported
considerably improved
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-15
Cuban Storm
Headed North

WASHINGTON, May little Cu-
bnn stOrm disturbance of Saturday
night is now over Central Florida,
with about the same Intensity, and
moderate Enles have occurred on
the northeast Florida coast, the
Weather Bureau announced Tonight.
Thc disturbance IL moving slowly,
and north and northeast storm
warnings have been issued from
Fortress Monroe to JncEsonNilie.
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MOTHERS DAY OBSERVED
WITH BIC: CELEBRATION

DANNILLE. VA, May li.--Mothers'
Day was observed here to-day. DR..
Charles w Kent addressed $500 men
ut rasS-mect!ng IN the Ridge Street
Tabernacle. ncfore the meeting, 1000
men marched ia parade down Main
street to the hall. The Danvillc
Choral Society sang during the after
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MEETING is CALLED
Republican National Committee Hns
Many I'recOnvcntiOn Contests
70 Settle.

WASHINGTON, May IA call for
a meeting OF the Republican National
Committee on June I mt Chicago to
consider contested seats In the national
convention and other preconrcntiun
business was issued here to-day by
Secretary Reynolds. The committee is
expected to hold daily sessions until
the convention opens on June {.
Headquarters Of the national com
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FUNERAL, NOTICES.

SATTER LEE.--Thc funeral OF CHARLES
G. SArTERLEE, who died suddenly at his
home. 1000 North St James Street. will
take place from the residence, MONDAY
May Is. Interment In Kivcrvicw Cemctery
Monroe. Orange County. y, y. papers
pleas. copy.
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ARTILLERY DUEL RESUMED
WITH GREAT INTENSITY

EANEE., Ma" li.--Belgian official {:
After a calm night and morning the
artillery duel was resumed With great
intensity In the region OF Dixmude and
the district To the north of that city.
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have been OF suspicious nature. At the
field base at Columbus. y. NJ. nearly
10000 worth OF hay was destroyed.
Two weeks ago tho Ell Paso Country
Club. not far from Fort Bliss. burned
to the ground. with loss of $4,000
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-15
Sice-Prcsldcnt OF the Senate Army
Commission.

PARIS, May 14.-Yet more guns are
needed TO give us victory. We are
working hard. but I question whether
we are working feverishly enough.
We shall never have enough artillery
Of all calibers, enough aeroplanes.
enough ma chine guns, searchlights am
munitIon and other war supplies.
The situation demands feverish er-
forts to bring to an end this frightful
nightmare, because. while we are man.
ufacturing, death holds sway on the
front. and French blood gushes out on
the horrible Vcrdun battle field, where
the Germans increasingly belch forth
the formidable products of their Indus
tries of death.
SOLDIERS ARE INFLUENCING
BENEATH HAIL OF SHELLS
For three months, night and day. our
foe has indefatigably shelled our lines.
The effect produced by his enormous
projectiles, which have come in n hurri-
cane of violence, is told by an Of
fetal bulletin the other day announc-
ing that our trenches, had been leveled
wrecked and have become untenahlc
Our soldiers stand up unflinchinrly
beneath the showers of fire and steel
Rather than give an inch they allow
themselves to be blown to pieces No
army I'm the world has ever shown such
bravery.
But only heavy artillery, equal to
that Of the foe and as numerous and
efficient, can quell his terrific bonn
bardments or attertite their effect.
Also only this kind of artillery will
be able 10 make breach in the Ger
man front for our infantry to begin
its advance. We still need ten times
as much heavy artillery as we have
now to bring that branch Of the service
UP to the level Of our infantry
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TOO LATE no CLASSIFY

FOUND. at Rndium Spring Forest mn a
piece OF 1cwclry. Owner can have IL
turned hy identifying and paying FOR this
al. Address DIR. l.. =. Pussy 2V3 Profess
sunsl Buiiuins.
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INVESTIGATION ORDERED
ny GENERAL FUNSTON

h SAN ANTONIO, TEN, May l4.-Gen-
eral Frederick Funston has ordered
in Investigation Of the fires last night
at Fort Bliss.
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NEED HEAVY ARTILLERY
TO 0vERP0WER GERMANS
Senator Humbert Says More Guns
Are Necessary to Give
French Victory.
WILL REQUIRE FAST WORK

Army Is Striving Hard at Verdun,
but Feverish Haste Is Wanted to
Bring End to Frightful Nightmare
OF Battle.
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cawn't quite make out what Ruth
means.
Why not"
she keeps on referring TO my man,
aoncher know, ns a keeper
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DR.. M'DkNlEL REMAINS
IN RICHMOND AS PASTOR

,Continutd From First paScD
spirl, of comsecratioft and conquest
RESPONDS TO APPEALS
To REMAIN As PASTOR
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-04

play to 10000 patrons at an average
OF So per. Probably less than a half
dozen featherweight combats have
drawn $4,000 in receipts.
The Corbett.Fitz heavyweight mill
at Carson City. New, March II. 1897.
attracted $4,000. The Ruhlin.Jer.
ries match November 10, 1907. drew
slightly over 100000. Bat Nelson and
Jimmy Britt mingled before n gate
totaling $780, 40 in tho fight the Dane
won in the 18th round at Colma. Cal,
September o. 1905. Fitzsimmons ami
Sharkey performed before a $4,000
house when Sailor Tawn Won on a
foul In eight rounds.
Tho return encounter between Nc.
Govern and Corbett drew $40, $50. But
the feathers, like the bantams, have
never cut In to a marked degree on
BIG MONEY.
CLANCY, a terrific, ~pIle-driving punch.
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GLASS WORKERS WANT GAMES

The Monongah Glass team would
like to arrange a game with the B. 6
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SPORT NOTES

According to the Cubs press agent
Weeghman paid 100000 for Shortstop
Workman. but he doesn't look worth
a ntckle more than 29,999.95.
A swimmer named Sopp is hopping
EN- up in eastern aquatic events.
Speaking OF names reminds that Sopp
Is q good 'un when a guys In swim
ming.
It's all right to show a lot Of zip
in life but the speed merchant never
shows much progress on the straight
and narrow path.
Judges at the Empire City race
track were given a round kissing the
other day but nobody pegged any
empty horseshoes at them.
Ollie Chill is umpirtng these hot
days minus his coat. All OF which
proves again there isn't much in a
name, after all.
Harvard and Oxford may have to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-04

Today's Schedule
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
st. Louis at Philadelphia
Chicago at New York
Cincinnati at Boston
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results
Detroit 2, New York /; st. Louis
3, Boston 2; Cleveland 8, Philadelphia
4; Washington. Chicago-rain.
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Machinists to Play
the Glass Workers

The Fairmont Mining Machine and
the strong undefeated Monongah team
will meet each other at South Side
park tomorrow afternoon at four
o'clock. The Mining Machine has been
playing fast ball this season and has
only dropped a few of her games while
the Monongah team has not lost n
game. The game tomorrow afternoon
will be for the championship of the
county. The game is called for four
o'clock so all the factory hands will
be able to see the first of the play.
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RY HAROLD Johnson

Twenty thousand American dollars
must pass through the gates at Cedar
Point, Ohio, Labor Day, before the
scheduled 15.round featherweight
championship battle between Johnny
Kilbane, titleholder, and George Chan.
eyi Of Baltimore southpaw knockout
king, is a financial success.
Twenty thousand bucks may seem
o mere lbaggatelle when puglistic titles
are at stake but an outlay OF this
proportion is a rarity where feather.
weights are involved. Hence the rea.
son Promoter Matt Hinkel. Cleveland
sportsman, is being hailed as ohio's
Tex Richard.
Htnkel has guaranteed a purse OF
$16,000-Kilbane to get $4,000 and
CLANCY. $4,000, plus $3.50 for training
i%ncidentals.
TO break even the promoter must
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Harvard and oxford may have to
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and C~ollegians
Will Play Thursday

The Burres' Colts and the Colleg.
ians will play for the championship OF
the city next Thursday afternoon at
South Side park. The Collegians will
have Pat Simon on first base and Trad
er of Monongah pitching. Trader has
pitched all Of Monongah's games this
and hasn't lost one. The Colts
Will most likely bring some good col.
ored pitcher here to do the twirling
against the Collegians.
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er, whose left hand operates with
lightning speed is only teatherweight
in America who is conceded a chance
to wrest the laurels from Kilbanc.
The Baltimorean, who halls from
the same stable that produced Johnny
kid Williams, conqueror of Johnny
Coulon trailcd Kilbane for two years
before the champion signed articles.
They were matched TO box last March
but Kilbane failed to fulfill his end Of
the contract.
AS a boxer CLANCY isn't in the class
with the C%levelander. hut on punch.
ing George has the edge and he's tul..
ing up his haymaker s%outhpaw for the
BIG PUNCH.
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cREosoTE BURNS MEN

BARBoUSVILLE. w. Va, Aug. A.
Ten section hands OF the Guyan Valley
railway r in tho hospital and Is 9TH
ers arc suffering from severe burns
as the result Of handling creosote rail.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS

Today's Schedule
Washington at Chicago
New York at Detroit
Philadelphia at Cleveland
Boston at st. Louis
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road ties Just from the plant in Rus.
sell. Ky. Their arms. necks and faces
were terribly blistered by the creo.
sote, which, under the hot sun, was
soft and chung to their bodies.
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Baseball in Nutshell
NATIONAL LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS Results

Brooklyn z. Pittsburgh 2; Philadel.
sphta$10, st. Louis 4; New York l, Chi
cagot0; Cincinnati 3, Boston /; Bos.
toms, Cincinnati 8.
STANDING OLE THE CLIfRS
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abandon their proposed cable chess
match owing to a mixup over the NOV.
ing picture rights.

Yougotta hand It to Joe Tinker for
being sentimental. For instance, he
might have sentenced Frank Schultz
to Cincinnati.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-02-04
DEMAND EIGHT.HOUR DAY AND
AN AGREEMENT FOR TWO YEARS

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Jan. 29-The United
Mine Workers of America, in convention. decided
by virtually unanimous vote today to ask the
hituminous coal operators throughout the coun-
try for 10 per cent increase in wages at the
basing point for miners on a mine run basis.
10 pei cent advance for all dead work and yard
age and 20 per cent increase for all men paid
by the day. In addition. the convention ratified
the demands formulated by the anthracite mine
workers Of Pennsylvania at a convention held in
Wilkesbarre Pa last September, asking for 20
per cent advance in wages, complete recognition
of the union and an eight-hour day for labor
Among the other demands in the soft coal
fields is an eight-hour day from bank TO bank"
that Is, the time OF the miner Is 10 begin at the
minute he enters the mine until he energies after
his days work. The working places in the mines
Of some men are as far as from one 10 two miles
from the entrance and they want TO be paid for
the time il takes TO walk or ride the varying dis
tances underground. Weekly paydays are also
demanded by the bitumnous workers, and a fur
Their demand is made that every other Saturday
be an idle day instead of working halliday each
Saturday A two-year agreement Is asked In
both the anthracite and bituminous districts.
Attempts To amend the report of the scale COM
mittee were defeated and the report was adopted
as presented.
The committee on Officers reports recon-
mended that moderate assessment be made
upon the membership 10 pay off al indebtedness
of $3.50 900 10 the district organizations The
recommendation was opposed and during the dis
cussion, in which assertion was made that am
thracite miners had not paid in full their regular
assessments. President John T. Dempsey OF
Scranton, Pa. revealed that during the great
hard coal strike of 1902 the international organi-
zation in the last three months of the conflict,
allowed the strikers in Dempseys territory only
$3.50 for each man and wife every two weeks,
twenty-five cents for each child every two weeks