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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01
PATR|OTsEXECUTE MONTENEGRO LEADERS

who opposed its capituIation to Aus
tria. Becir had been entrusted by the
provisional government of Montene-
gro with negotiations for capitula-
ton
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-The Appam
sailed from Dakar, West Africa, for
Plymouth on January IL. Among the
passengers were British colonial Off
cials, including Sir Edward and Lady
Merewether, Frederick Seton James,
ex-acting colonial secretary of Africa;
Francis Charles Fuller, chief commits
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01
INSURGENTS CROSS THE
CHINESE GREAT WALL
tBy Associated Press.D

tBy Associated Press,D
LONDON, Feb. 1.-Mongolon insur-
gents have crossed the great wall of
China. They are the advance guard
of two thousand who are besieging
the city of Dan Tum Fa, according to
Mukden dispatch
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01
ny Associated Pre...p

ROME, Feb. l. The Gornale
D'Italia learns from Petrograd that
Field Marshall Won Der Coltz is com
manding the Turks at Erzerum, and
that there are eighty thousand men
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01
FAMOUS GEoGRAPHER
MEETS DEATHS IN FIRE
lny As.ocintcd Prerr.l

thy Associated Prens.D
LONDON, Feb. IAN official re.
port from the fire department today
says that Sir Clements Roberts, for.
mer president of the Geographical so.
ciety, whose death was announced
yesterday, was burned fatally by a
fire that broke out in room on the
second floor of his home.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01

BY Associated Press.b
NEWPORT NEWS. Feb. 1. - The
persons on the Appam are: crew Of
one hundred and fifteen; passengers,
originally ore hundred and fifty-five;
survivors of the seven ships destroy
ed by the German sea raids off Africa,
one hundred and thirty-eight; German
prisoners enroute to detention comps.
twenty; prize crew. twenty-five. 1t is
rumored that the raider which captur-
ed the Appam was the German crui-
ser Move. The names of the steamers
sunk by the raiders are: Trader, Ar
thur, Corbridge, Ariaone, Dromonby,
Farringford and Clan Mactavish.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01
10000 AusTRlANs BLINDED


iHy Associated PresN.D
LONDON, Feb. L. There we're
10000 Austrians blinded within six
months by rock splinters caused by
high explosives in battles on the Ital-
ian-Isonza front. according to the Bal
kan correspondent of the Daily Mail.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01
BOMBS DROPPED OVER A
NUMBER OF RURAL PLACES
Attacks Made by Night From
Skies Throw islanders into
CONSERVATION


denial attributed
intended abandon allies
Fifyfour injured last
the districts Depyshire Lei
chne Lincolnshire staffordshre. There dam
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FRENCH REPuLsE GERMANS


,By Associated Press.t
PARIS, Feb. 1.-The repulse OF
two German infantry attacks on
French positions near Dompierre,
south of the river Somme, is an.
nounced today by the war office.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01
SNOW PlOWS AHEAD
Of PASSENGER TRAINS
IN THE CASCADES THE PREciPi.
TATlON IN PLACES is 10
FEET DEEP

SEATTLE, Feb. 1.Fifty-two inches
of snow fell at Rockdale, In the Cas-
cades, in twentytour hours, The
Milwaukee is running us trains with
a rotary snow pillow ahead of each,
The snow is nineteen feet deep in
places and still falling
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01

A. b. KENNEDY was up from Bon
ME Glare yesterday.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01
eHy Associated Pres..b

aHy Associated Preas.t
PARIS, Feb. IA Rome dispatch
says that General Becir and another
Montenegrin general have been as
sassinated by patriots IN Montenegro
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01

tRy Associated Press.D
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1--Customs
Collector Hamilton at Norfolk report
ed that the Appam had prisoners OF
war. His report was referred to ths
state department, which will deter
mine the status of the vessel.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01
STEAMER AppAM IS
ApRISONER OF WAR
British Liner Arrives Today at
Hampton Roads Flying
the German Flag

sioner at Ashanti, and Mrs. Fuller
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. = . . . . . . . . Z
TODAY AND A YEAR AGO

= Official readings of the ther- !
= mometer by the United States !
. observer at Tonopah.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01

. Relative humidity at p. m. =
= today, II per cent. =
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-01

Unsettled weather
with snow tonight and
Wednesday. Warmer
tonight. /,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04

Tree TO bring any prizes that may b.
captured into ali American port. II
Is THIS consideration that. caused of.
hciais to-day to give full crcdcncc TO
the report that Great Britain will soon
send more small cruisers into the At
lantic.
y question OF the validity Of tho
iruSSian- American Greatly was raised
to-day. when officials OF the Commerce
department suggested that the United
states mad taken preliminary stems Ia
hnnul. or, in diplomatic language. To
d"nounce certain portions OF this
treaty as being in conflict with pro
VISIONS of the seamen's law enacted
"Y tn" last Congress.
the state Department announced.
however that no steps TO dcnouncc
any portions of the Prussiau treaty
hRd been taken At the time when tho
department. set about to bring its
treaties in conformity with the sea
mems law. because at that time the
negotiations with Germany over the
FRYE case were proceeding under the
frussian treaty, ana 1t was decided
that IL could not be changed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04
SHIP CONSIDERED LEGAL
WAR PRIZE OF GERMANS
Secretary Lansing Makes Official An.
nouhcement That State Depart
ment Has So Ruled.
ANCIENT TREATY HOLDS GOOD
PrusSian-.Anerican Convention Will
he Followed, Although 1t Gives to
Germany Exceptional Privileges
Not Enjoyed by Other Nations.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispa;ch. !

WASlilNGrON, February 3.-Tha
State Department was advised Tonight
mat in compliance with it's orders,
British citizens aboard the German
prize snip Appam, at Hampton Roads,
had been released.
Secretary Lansing officially an
nounccd that the United states will
consider the Appam legal German
prize OF war, and Will proceed ac-
cordingly.
Counselor POLK and Assistant Solicit
tor Wooisey. OF the state Dcpartn ent,
Aau two-hour conference at the de.
partmcnt late to-day with the special
neutrality board over the question of
the disposition 10 be made of the
ADpam ana its prize crew
II was announced ut the close of the
conference that Il final decision had
not been reached. These officials said
they were not inclined to hasten a de-
cision, as the pressing needs Of the
situation had been met by the release
of the passengers and crews aboard
TN" vessel. with the exception of the
prize crew and former German pris-
oners. who naturally would be OK
pcctcd 10 remain in charge of the ship
they captured.
one decision reached by the state
Department officials and the neutrality
board. which acts in an advisory ca !
paclty in al! questions affecting neu-
tral rights. was that the Prussian :
American treaty will rule in disposine
OF the case of tho Appam as a prize.
No official announcement OF this de-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04
POT OF GOOD TEA DESIRE
OF LADY MEREWETHER
She Gets IL Quickly, and Then Tells
story or Her Adventures
on Appnm.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, February 3.
~ POT OF good tea was the desire
closest 20 Lady Merewethcr. the frs,
woman passenger TO come ashore from
the Appam tonight. She got il quick
~, too, aud between sips and bites of
crisp constitutions, she called it--she
told how the women prisoners on the
Appam accepted their nineteen DAYS
Imprisonment phi!osophically.
The women got the most 10 eat
aboard the Appan." She said because
cigarettes and matches were at a pre-
MUM, and it was possible for us to
trade our pro rata OF them for food
One day ] heard a man offer his en-
tire meal Tor three matches; matches
We're so scarce that one was frequently
used 10 light dozen cigarettes some
OF the food was not so good ana
trade wasn't always brisk. The eggs
when we had them, were bad--and the
butter.
"All OF US were enjoying our after
noon Siesta when tn. raider fired We
Immediately rushed below for life
belts. We were excited for We feared
we would he thrown into tho water.
But il was all SO different from what
we expected. The Germans came aboard
quietly.
You not get in the water: shin
safe briefly explained one OF the
prize crew and then We felt reas-
surcd."
The last &c; Of Lady Merewcther
before leaving the .hppam was to shake
hands with Lieutenant Berg and thank
him for his treatment az her and the
other women passengers.
''lle was very polite" she continued
He gave US free use OF the deck. and
explained that he desired thst We
amuse ourselves as though nothing
had happened TO US.
Our constant fear was that tho
bombs on ihc shin would be exploded.
We were rpprehensivc lest some one
should throw a lighted match among
them. They disturbed our sleep. too,
when We heard they were in the en-
CINE room. and we realized that we
must sleep ahov" them.
II had one real fright. When we
were CAPTURED. Nj. Merewcther and
another man were taken aboard the
raider. and I was afraid they would
be retained They soon returned how
ever. and II developed that the German
commamdcr OF the raider only wanted
to confer with them
az am frank Ia admit that I did not
know which way we We're moving on
the Appam after its capture. The sun
was every sid" cf us"
Lady Mcrcwcther said she and her
husband Sir Edward, probably will
he unable to accept an invitation cx-
tended them to-day 10 visit the British
embassy In Washington They cX-
pcctcd to sail for England as quickly
as possible after landing in New York
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04

ctsicn was made, because the State
Department plans to accompany such
announcement with q statement OF its
reasons for applying the treaty. which
leaves the German government in con-
troll of its prize, rather than the ar
ticics of The Hague convention. which
would force release of the vessel to
its British owners.
Attorneys for the agents OF the steam
ship line owning the vessel have made
n written reGues; TO the state De-
partmcnt for its release. but no OH :
cial notice was given the communica-
ton.
AS result of the exploit OF tho
German raider, the State Department
officials heard to-day that Great Brit
ain viii immediately increase the num-
Der OF her cruisers for patrol duty
along tho coast q the United states.
Their only duty for the last %ear has
bccn 10 keep tab on commercial YES
sells going cut OF the port of New York.
Navy officials believe that common
prudence will influence the British gov
eminent to increase its guard TO pre-
vent German vessels bringing more
prizes into ports OF the United States.
Reports 10 the Navy department
SLOW that for the last ten days two
and sometimes three British cruisers
have been lying Oft New York. and DC g.
caSionally making short excursions to
the north and south.
During that period it Is said there
were no cruisers guarding the mouth
Of the capes. Officers believe it fair
conclusion that the German commander
OF the .\rram In som, way was in
rGrmnd of this fact.
state and Navy i,epa:i,rcnt officials
arc alive to the situation that may lie
brought about II, as reported. the Ger
man raider taat captured. The Aprann
is not the only armed German vessel
tina; has slipped through the kiel
4 ~, ptn no .N,,t ,t,a,
raiders are OF the seas seeking out
enemy commercial vessels.
Under the operation of the Prussian-
American treaty Germany would feel
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04

by The Times Dispatch, and on Tues
day President White stated that he
deemed II unwisc TO make any state
ment Al that time. as negotiations mad
rcacht such a stage that developments
might lee expected in the next few
DAYS
Property-owncrS along Broad street
in the district affected by the railroad
tracks have said if the tracks ere
removed real estate would enhance
in value at least % per cent. and CON
Sideracly more in some instances.
\ second and by far The greatest
Factor in determining the rcmova! OF
these tracks is the everprcScnt danger
to pedestrians and traffic caused 10y
these trains. which have been the cause
OF numbers of runnways Of teams In
~" residential section OF the city,
along Grace and Franklin streets
where the automobile traffic is un-
usually heavy, especially since the APP
pearancc OF tho jitney in Richmond
the danger is many times multiplied.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04
VILLA AGAIN LOCATED

FL r.tSO TEN. February 3.--.Fran-
cisco villa was located to-day near
Tuic, about fifty miles east OF Gallego,
according 80 General Gaviria. com
mandant ~ JuarcZ. Gaviria dispa tched
90 men 10 re-cnforce those sent out
yesterday towards Eosquc Bonito aud
aid In the capture of Villa.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04
how THE MEMBERS VOTED
WAS NOT MADE: PUBLIC

Mr., Dabney said:
"Gentlemcn. the plans have been
drawn for new s2.0oo.000 station by
the two railroad companies. If YOU
think that you can get Union Station
at Fifteenth and Main Street, let me
tell you that you will never get It.
nave been to New York and I have
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04
ROOSEVELT CANCELS TRIP

WASHINGTON. February 3.-Assist-
ant Secretary OF the Navy Roosevelt
has cancelled his proposed speaking
tour i'll the South on account Of illness.
He was to have spoken on preparedness
at Durham, y. G.; Charlotte. n. c.;
Grcenvillc S. c.. and several Southern
cities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04

encc program are Representative Keai-
ing, or Colorado, one of the sponsors
10Y the Heating owen bill. which
passed tho lower house on Wednesday,
ana Congressman James J. Britt, of
TINS congressional district. the only
Republican Congressman TO cast his
vote against the Heating owen meas
urc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04
RAILROADS OFFER
TO ERECT STATION
IN FAR WEST END

'-V''PIT'"CH IIVTI FIist TNEtD
the Council Committee on Streets He
SAID that The city should bear part o!
the cost and that the railroad conparv
was Wiling I" 20 ahead with the work
and make an outlay Of money. which
was 10 be partially paid back later by
tn" city, If q board Of arbitration de-
cidcd that the city should bear "a pro
portion OF the cost of depressing the
tracks The engineering features. h.
-"id. had been agreed upon
But no vote WAS taken on a definite
-oti"y !: the directors. This. Mr.. i,ol
iard said was a vindication Of tie
ci'ys stand ia The controversies
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

charters granted NeSlcIdhN were
White Brothers, Incorporated, Way
nesboro. Va. Mercantile business.
Maximum. $4,000, minimum, $4,000;
par value, 500. J. f. White, president;
r. r. White. secretary; both of Waynos-
boro. Va.
Waear. Realty Co. Incorporated.
Alexandria, Va. Maximum. s25, 600; min
imum, 10000; par value, 500. Real
estate business. Ernest +. Wagar.
president, Washington. u, c.; Fred. l..
wagar, secretary; both of Washington.
D. c.
Parker Realty Corporation. Hopeweil,
va. Maximum. 10000: minimum, s2.-
900: par value, s25 Real estate busi-
ness Leslie w secor, president, Pc
tersbirg, Va; Ray l. Parker, seore-
tary. Hopewen. Va.
Admiralty Realty Corporation, Nor
folk, Va. Maximum. $4,000; minimum,
81. 600; par value. 800. Real estate
business James NJ. Jordan, president,
Norfolk. Va: r. w. Peatross, secre-
tary and treasurer. Norfolk, Va
stanton Tire and supply Company,
Incorporated. stanton, Va. Maximum
$40, 900: minimum, $4,000; par value.
500. Automobile and supply business,
&c. l.. Brenaman, president; Henry Par
rent. secretary; both of stanton. Va,
Greater HopeweIl Corporation. Hope
we'll Va Real estate business, Maxi
mum, 100000: minimum. $50. 900; par
value, 500 l.. a. Rosenstock. presI-
dent. Petersburg. Va; NJ. A. Finn. vice
president Petersburg, Va: Charles $
Barrow. secretary, Alberta, Va G. r.
williams, treasurer; all of Roanoke,
Va.
Foreign corporations domesticated:
D. r. Cornell Company, a Delaware
corporation. John j. LOCKER, statutory
agent, Manassas, Va. Real estate ouS-
mess $4,000 capital stock.
Amendment to foreign charters;
Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance Com
pany, Wisconsin corporation changing
purposes
Amendment TO charter of The Peoples
National Fire Insurance Company. a
Delaware corporation. changing pur-
noses
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
MANY GOOD FEATURES on
THE LYRICS NEW BILL

The new show that came TO the Ly-
rio Yesterday for the first half of the
week scored a pronounced hit with
the big crowds that packed the thea
ter three times to the doors.
Jolity, novelty and some Of the best
singing voices ever heard here II van
deville combined to make UP one of
the most satisfying variety entertain
ments Manager Rex has presented this
season The bill is a humdinger
which means omplaint-proof
Opening the show is Helena Veola,
late of High links" who put over
a song with fine dramatic expression
then executed a series of terpsichorean
novelties, including two acrobatic
dances that won high favor.
Then came the musical comedy tab
loid. THE Golfing Girls" In which
three clever comedians displayed
ers, the act scoring heavily
Harry Lester Mason. THE Janitor,
followed, keeping the big crowds cac-
chinating cackling and convulsed dur
ing the quarter OF an hour 1t took for
him to unfold the tribulatious OF the
janitor Of big apartment house
where the tenants are continually CIV
ing orders for everything and the
landlord Is ordering him to give them
nothing.
Followed then the Big City Four
the best Quartette of male voices yet
heard on the variety stage here. The
repertoire Of the Big City Four Is ex-
tensive. embrsc cling a wide range OF
compositions. The voices blend de-
liciously. The men sing with fine
spirit and excellent expression, and
their comedy work is effective.
The Patricks. who closed the show,
gave a remarkable exhibition of equi-
libristic stunts and demonstrators OF
strength and suppleness. The woman
of the team Is muscular marvel.
One of her feats is supporting the
weight of a 170-pound man. who is
balanced on the opposite end of fiji
teen-foot pole in midair, the pole rest
ing vertically on the muscles of her
powerful neck. The act is sensational,
especially in the physical strength
feats OF the woman. who. by the way.
Is a sister of Sandwina, the famous
European circus acrobat. the world 8
greatest feminine artist in her line.
The new movies" measure up TO
the Lyrics established standard. and
include a fresh instalment of the Sc
ing-Tribune war pictures. two smart
photo-comedies and some interesting
and instructive miscellaneous film fea-
lures,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
>Ew ,onh corro> MAnKEr.

~ York Feb. Cotton vas IL
rszu1a, trla> Reports of the ShRrr
a34anse iu war insurance risks In en-
rage aud ssiltpE@ from New prlear-
ara Great Britain caused an ureas>
tone lu the last hour. one dfspaf %
said fnar Que insurance policy had been
aithdravsu. while another stated that
charge Mad been doubled A. com
pared with those ~ n week ago. Local
covering brought about rally to
ward close ard IN" market nnaiN
Was STEADY. net unchanged to points
higher
Probably Jhree-fourths OF the STOCK
hare grades mlddiina or better. tn
lowe grades having been largeI}
shipped out
spot al Liverpool WAS quiet and un-
changed OF the basis of I'D. Futures
closed steady net unchanged to =
point highe4. Spot here was quiet a
an advance II points to tt7sVr- mere
sere no sa}es Port receipts fHE the
day were 1918 bales compared with
sfoI9 bales = Year ago Today's tot@'
including 9.s67 bales 20 Great Britain
and $3.50 70 France. Clearaces for
the season amount to 2.a63,S49 bales
against 4.4639i9 for The corresponding
fgeriod last season
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET.
tQustations by Miller a Co, Members
Chicago Bousd of Trade

chica go. Feb There was a sensa-
ttrraf break tn fhe wheat market to-
DAY, when Mas futures dropped like &
piece Of lead from 1913 10 1.27iz and
the only reaction from the lowest ley
els was "a cents The July future solo
of from l24s4 TO 1908. and closed
at III D. was q market that needed
Z great deal OF support and the sup
port with small holders concerned.
The bears have been jockeying TOT
xeeks on such a market s-they en-
(oyed today aud they have finally sue
seeded in inaugurating downward
movement that Il likely TO decline sun
further On the price breaks today,
howsyer. there were sales OF $1,000"
bushels OF cash wheat, of which ih0,-
400 bushels were for export The sea =
i,oard reported see.ooo bushels Of wheat
aiken for export, and round lot was
said to be taken at Gulf ports for ship
nsnt abroad. Corn was " TO IA. low
er and oats from ? 10 u cent in sym
pAthy with wheat. Selling was fair
- both grains.
Packers sold provisions on the hard
\ ~e1ss Ard this. with the weakness In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

at Charleston, w. Va. Argued by Mr.
James S. McCluer. of Parkersburg, w.
Va. for the appellant. and by Mr..
w. E. Raymond. of sutton, w, Va.
for the appellee. and submitted.
Case in call today:
No. 1909. Hiram Lepper, otherwise
called Charles Strailia, otherwise call
ed George Briggie, plaintiff in error,
VS.. the United State of America. de-
PENDANT in error; error to the District
Court at Baltimore. Md. To be argued
By Mr. Harry B. Wolf, of Baltimore,
Md, for the plaintiff in error, and by
Mr.. Sc muel X. Dennis. l.. S. Attorney,
of Baltimore. Nd. for the defendant
In error.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

some heat.
''If there is a necessity. ! am ready
to help furnish the money by my vote,
either by Increase of taxation or by
the borrowing OF money; so the gem
tleman from New York does not do
himself or me justice by saying That
this Is criticism"
What you really asked" retorted
Fitzgerald, was whether this is just
sham performance mere Tor cam
paign purposes %
Precisely" answered the veteran
Republican.
And them" said the New, Yorker.
ne says he did not intend ii as q
crllcism of the President How else
could 1t be construed? The gentleman
was trying to put 1t in nice way--a
very nice criticism of the President
out ne did not get away with it."
me President of the United States
is my President as we'll as your Prcsi-
dent, declared Uncle joe waving
a belligerent fist toward the New
YORK Democrat, land if I can find
out what is the proper thing to do, I
stand ready to help him do it. But
as a representative / have the right
to the interrogation point It Is in
the minds of many men to ask that
question, and ] hope / am not greatly
of lese majestic when l ask IT."
Representative Stephens, of Cali
fornia defended the Mare Island navy
yard. denying assertions that condf-
lions there prevented the floating OF
battleships after they had been built.
He quoted naval officers 10 show that
there was plenty Of deep water to
handle the largest battleships. He
said further deepening of the cham
-
already been authorized by the Navy
Department, and that soon battleships
could be handled there with the ut-
most freedom