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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
PAY VISIT TO SWEDEN
Editors of swedish Newspapers Pub
Hshrd In nit"d states Receive
Warm Welcome.

STOCKHOLM SWEDEN, May 20
The recent WIS.,, {" Sweden of IA party
OF editors and publishers Of Swedish
ncwspa i,"rs - me United States was
made III. occasion y! many expressions
~ renewed good will and friendship
between S'cdcn ana America. These
expression. v.m" from officials and
business men, and the dominant note
Was the belief that as result of the
war. tn" relations between the two
countries had grown steadily more in.
innate. when the war is ended II Is
Eel; here tina, the trade between the
United states and Sweden will he
augmented largely.
i'lans to further this trade already
have taken concrete form in the cstab-
ii"hmcut of direct steamship line he
tween GotcborE and New York, al
though the promoters Of the line have
become discouraged somewhat over tho
long delays caused by English deten-
ttcn at kirEwali, ships being stopped
and searched both going To and re-
turning from America. There has not
been the best Of feeling between Eng
land and sweden during the war, and
many regular trade channels have been
INTERRUPTED. This is another reason
why IL is believed here that the time
IS ripe for promoting closer trade re-
lations with America
Among those who entertained here
for the visitors from America were
Prince Eugene, of the royal family:
the Minister Of Marine and the Ameri-
can minister. Mr.. Morris. In brief
address. MIR. Morris told tho journalists
they could not impress TOO strongly
upon the people Eat home" the friendly
spirit Of the Swedish people toward
America and all things American
This. he said, WAS reflected in his own
treatment at the hands of all the
swedish officials, including the court
itself, King Gustav taking personal
interest in anything affecting American
interests.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
STOVE AS JEWEL CHEST
Police Hnid Suspected Homo: Nnn
Dives Through Window. Hut Ills
MIic !s 'Inkcn Into tustndy.

CHESTER. IA, May @o.-hncr being
tipped or hy a local pa~nbrokcr. the
police made raid last night ON the
home OF John Corbcu and found
secretcd in a coal range NOR" than
SI.S9a worth of jcwclry. including
watches. rings, bracelets and pearl
necklace. y portion Of the stuff was
claimed by Edward " Roberts. former
city engineer. whose house Was robbed
q couple Of week. ago. WHEN sus
pcion5 pointed l." q domestic.
Corbct' escaped by diving through a
window, but his wife, a girl of rgh-
teen, WAC taken into custody. and is
being detained at the city Hal!
Mrs Corbett. according 20 the police,
parned some Of the jcwelry that Rob
Hr,s Identified as his property. telling
the pawnbrokcr chat her name WAS
Mrs. Kelly y dimand ring. which
Roberts says is worth S23". Is sti!l
missing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
FEWER CONVICTIONS NOTED
Number Has Been Declining Steadily
in Russia During the Last
Eight Years.

rETROGRAD May 20.-A report
from the Ministry of Justice reviews
the work Of the Russian courts for
the five years between 1910 and 1915.
The total number Of convictions grew
rapidly up TO 1908, but since that time
it has begun to declin" considerably
Convictions for political offenses are
carefully analysed. Their religious
classification is as follows: Orthodox,
"a per cent; Catholics, 5 per cent;
Protestants. 3 per cent; Jews. per
cent II is noted that the percentage
cf Jews convicted for political crimes
has noti.eably declined on the basis
Of education, the persons CONVICTED are
divided rs follows: With higher ednca-
ton. per cent: with middle educa-
ton. 8 per cent: with elementary ctlu-
cation, &c per cent; lliteratc. ii per
cent.
1t is remarked tina: the number of
Industrial workers guItv of political
lines has declined since 1905 In an
other cection of the report il is noted
that the decrease in the number of
arrests for rioting is particularly
notable"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
MANY GET DRUNK
IN DRY" RUSSIA
"Jags" Are Numerous Despite
Cars Nation Wide Pro-
hibition Edict.
SUBSTITUTES ARE POISONOUS
Peasants Still Make Own Vodka,
but Are Punished if
Caught.

Especial Cable 10 The Times Dispatch J
pETRoGRAD. Nay 2o.-Moved by
petitions OF the suffering wine growers
Of Bessarabia, Cherson and Tauria, the
authorities have decided to permit the
sale OF wine in the southern provinces
Of Russia with certain restrictions,
owners Of vineyards and large deal
ers have over 10000. 600 barrels of wine
on hand. and would All have been
ruined IL the government had remained
deaf to their appeals.
The brewcrics of the empire. with a
few exceptions. have gone out Of bust
ness since tho prohibition Ia IVA was pro-
ella lined by the Gar. ns beer can only
he sold tonic 20 sick people and
10 wet nurses on tho prescription Of a
physician
Most OF the brcTcries are now manu-
featuring mineral waters and "kvas"
The latter is AN almost nonalcoholic
beverage, which tastes somewhat like
beer, and is generally mixed with a
little raspberry sirup
Nj IF tho manufacturers NJ soft
drinks arc doing a rushing business
especially those whose beverages con-
tain az much or more alcohol than beer
Capitalists are ouying VIZ tho mineral
springs All over the country and food
ing tho markets with shares
In spite Of tho efforts Of the govern
mont to suppress intcmperancc. there
i still much drunkenness. especially
IN the larc" cities and in tho isolated
rural districts. In tho capital and in
Moscow tho police lately have raided
many fashionable restaurants. which
sold whisky and even champagne in
secret back rooms.
Tho peasants still make their own
vodka, although they are punished very
severely II caught. In the Province "f
Astrnkhan 400 'moon*hinc stills" have
been discovered ty the polio. in tho last
four months
Til" working classes drink "chansa."
mixture Of ordinary alcohol aud kvas
This beverage Is poison. and causes
barge number az deaths
Tho greatest increase in drunkenness
~ reported from the Caucasus. where
the population drinks II villainous con
coction called 'kislushka Men who
indulge in this dangerous substitute
for whisky quickly Iccomc "hGhting
drunk" and often commit murders
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
REWEDS FOR SPITE; GONE
Girl Wife, Once Divorced. In SOtc Snys
She Leaves Another and VIII Never
Sec Husband Again.

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH, May 90
Ethel HOPPER Perkins. sixteen years
old. remarked her former husband. b.
G. Perkins, late Tuesday, and the fol-
lowing day deserted him. just for spite.
The couple married first in 1914, and
in June, 1915. the husband began suit
for divorce here, charging desertion.
His girl wife filed a cross bill, charg
ing cruelty, and was granted Il divorce.
The day following her second mar
riage the girl disappeared. leaving a
note saying she had entered into the
second matrimonial venture merely for
spite, because her husband had refused
to send her money one time when she
was i'll. She wrote Perkins she would
never sec him again and that she loved
another.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
Near I,2OOOpium
Dens Exist Paris
Traffic in Habd-Forming Drugs
in France Now Carried On in
Many Remarkable Ways.

PARIS. May Gothic war incidental
~ has revealed the existence In Paris
Of number Of opium smokers. cocaine
ana morphine users that was unsus-
pectcd before Charles Bernard DEPUTY
Tor the District of Montnartre. where
ne IL engaged in the drug business.
estimates the number of opium dens
now in existence at 1900
Even the flower girls on the
street. he says have been drawn into
the traffic in stupefacients. Recently a
girl in short skirts and wi,h a vicious
expression. offered a bouquet OF violcts
TO pAsscr-by. The man wanted no
v!olcta. but the girls expression ex-
cited his pity. and he tossed her SOUS
But it's 90 francs she said softly
Then. approaching near enough to
whisper, she added. there's some
coco" inside
Coco IS the familiar term used in
the quarter for cocaine. of which there
VAS little paper concealed in the
heart OF the bouquet. There are other
quarters OF PARIS also wncrc the same
practice has aiken root"
An elegantly dressed woman got out
Of a taxi In fron, Of "A fashionable bar
in The c-E,cr II Paris and asked IN.
footman Of thc establishment ir he
would pleas. Ill her lighter with Ea.o-
line. plain-clothcs man standing bv
seized tht lighter when il vas filed.
and 1t was found to contain u solution
OF chlohydratc. or morphine. These
incidents show how forbidden drugs
are procured. There are said Ia he AT
least thirty Illicit establishments in
Montmartrc where morphine is TO he
had, including bars. cafes. restaurants
and hotels.
The Chamber of Deputies has lust
voted law raising the maximum
penalty for illicit trafhc in opium and
kindred drugs from a.D"u francs to
10000 francs fine and from two months
TO two years imprisonment
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
HEAVY RAINFALL
Nnny 0td-FashiOned People In England
Believe Wnr tnuseS Wet
Weather.

LONDON, May 20.-Many oid-fash-
ioncd people III England believe that
he war on the Continent has confirmed
he theory that heavy conclusions
Bring down rain The past March has
made record for all history a wet
spring month. The rainfall officially
recorded in London was 49, inches,
against an average in March of 1.75
The number OF wet days in the month
was twenty-five. II rRined for 1896
hours. and there were only fifty one
hours Of sunshine. These figures are
for London.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
MARINES MODELLING
VIII Sail for SHntO Domingo &c
Strengthen Rcnr-AdmiraI Cnpcr-
toms Forces There.

WASHINGTON, May 2o-Marines
we're being modified at Norfolk and
Boston to-day, preparatory to sailing
or Santo Domingo to strengthen Rear
,dmiral Capcrton's forces in policing
hat republic, where political distur-
hances have occurred recently.
Three hundred marines will sail i'm
nediately from Norfolk aboard the
ruiser Tennessee. and a small force
rom Boston aboard the cruiser Salem.
N addition. 500 marines. now in Haiti,
" order of Admiral Cnperton. will go
o Santo Domingo.
The movement of the marines is in
esponse to cable TO the Navy De-
:,artment from Admiral Caperton re-
uucsting further re-enforccmcnts. lie
ave no details Of the developments
which prompted his action.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
JOHN D. GALL DOLLED UP"
Beau BrnmmcI and Surprises
His Neighbours.

TARRYToWN. n. Y. May 20
Neighbors up at roca1tico Hills are
calling John -. Rockefeller the Beau
Brummel OF the village since his re-
turn from Lakewood. Thursday after
noon Mr. Rockefeller appeared in a
black frock coat, tight fitting striped
trousers, latest style derby hat, bright
tie and wearing flowing blue neck
scarf. Hc also carried light bamboo
cane, which he twrled in tho air as
he walked around his estate.
Mr.. Rockefeller is apparently in en-
cellent health. II is certain that he
never dressed so modishly as at pres
cnt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
HELD APPAM'S GOLD
HONcs and Chests Thnt Formerly Were
"n vessel Are shown at War
ia post tim.

BERLIN, May 2o.-rhc latest attrac-
ton ~ the war exposition, which has
been open for several months for chart
table purposes. are the chests and
boxes that formerly contained the gold
captured aboard the English ship Ap-
pam by tho German auxiliary cruiser
Moewc.
in the ltcichshank, but. at the instance
of the admiralty. the huge bars were
accurately copied in wood and gi!dcd
10 have the appearance Of the original
Then. with the chests. they were sent
TO the exposition as Il reminder of the
daring exploit of Count DONNA
Schlodien.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
SOLDIER KILLS HIMSELF
WHEN DESERTED BY WIFE
- -. ssL---S.s,.
Won Herder Had Married Beautiful
Circus Rider Before Out
break Of War.
FORGIVEN BY HIS KING
Called Into Service. Dashing Beauty
Sends Few Cold Lines, Then Quits
Writing, and He Returns to Find
Her Conc.

DRESDEN. May 20.-A sensational
tragedy has caused great excitement in
the aris'ocratic and fashi enable circles
Of the Saxon capital. Captain Kurt Won
iIerder, former adjutant of King Fred
erick Augustus returned to his home
from the western front on Il short. fur
Tough. Two hours later he was found
dead with "a bullet in his brain
The captain was great-grandson of
the famous German poet, Gottfried
Herder. and possessed large means.
Several years ago, while in Berlin, ne
made the acquaintance OF Miss Adrian,
n circus rider. who appeared in n circus
under the name Adrienne Won Holstein.
He fell in love with the iashing beauty
and became her accepted sutton.
Shortly afterwards he was appointed
adjutant OF the King of Saxony
In the fall of 1912 he obtained a long
leave of absence and went TO Cairo,
where he married the circus rider.
When the officer informed the King
of his mesa lliance"( asked forgive
ness the ruler sanctioned his marriage
by telegraph and asked him to remain
den the captains beautiful wife was
received with open arms by society
and presented and honored at court.
SENDS FEW COLD LINES,
THEN STOPS WRITING
Then the war broke out. The can
tain rc-entered the army and went to
the front. lie fought in the east ana
west and earned the iron crosses OF
the second and first classes and the
saxon gold medal for bravery. During
the first year Of the war he exchanged
letters with his wife every week Las;
fan the letters he received from home
became scarce. His wife only sent a
few cold lines for three or four weeks
and in February she stopped writing
altogether
Tormented by jealousy and dark sus-
picions, the captain finally asked for Il
furlouSh of few days and FASTENED
home When he arrived in Drcsdcn he
found his villa in charge Of n single
servant. who informed him that his
wife had clipped after selling every
thing that she could turn into money.
Tho captain then shot himself.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
BELGIAN RABBI SENTENCED
Gets Six Months imprisonment for
rrcnchinLs sermon In Which lie In
>"kcs HIcssinG ON loyal Family.

AMSTERDAM. May 20 Cvia Londonl.
~ g. Loeb. grand rabbi OF Belgiun.
has been sentenced TO six months jni-
prtsonment for preaching a sermon In
which he invoked a blessing on thu
Belgian royal family and eSpreS1eds
:. hope for their speedy return. N
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
Emperor Talks for Machine Records.

GENEVA, SWlTHERLAND, May 90
emperor Francis Joseph, Of Austria,
recently was persuaded to hand his
personal ideas about the war down
10 posterity through talking ma chine
records In German and in Hungarian.
according TO a report in Swiss news
papers. II is added that the records
will not be made public until after the
Emperors death.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
HUNDREDS OF WELLS
DUG BN ENGINEERS

In this district. too. the military en-
Sineers have had To bore hundreds OF
wells, for good water is n rarity To
do this gangs of professional we'll
sinkcrs were selected from the mobil-
lied soldiers. and the country is now
covered with these cases.
Immense quantities of wood are
used by the army. soldiers canton
mchts, ambulances water installations
and the corduroy roads all call inter
mtnablN for wood For this purpose
temporary sawmills are established
Just in the rear Of the lighting zone
All this work is done with a remark
able elimination of waste. The eco
nomical method which now marks the
French army ~ also illustrated 10y the
way the meat supply is managed
No mca, is wasted. As u rule fresh
meat Is supplied to the troops Any
deficiency in the fresh meat Is made up
by supplying frozen meat brought from
abroad. which is dealt out in Just the
required quantity from day 10 day.
faris omnibuscs. taken off the boule-
wards. are used 10 convey the amount
of frozen meat needed each day The
fresh meat is driven up near the iiriul,
line ION the hoof' to save transporta-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
VAST AMOUNT OF WORK
IS DONE BEHIND LINES
Hundreds Of Miles of Standard and
Narrow-Gauge Railroads
Are Built.
HIGHWAYS KEPT IN REPAIR
II Requires Many Thousands OF Men
To Perform Tasks Not Strictly
Military in Nature to Keep Army
in Fighting Condition.

Especial Cable TO The Times Dispatch. ]
fARIS. May c0.-On Il trip behind the
French front one is inevitably impressed
by the immense amount of work not
strictly OF Il military nature which the
army does
First there have had to be built hun
dreds of miles of new standard and
narrow-GauGc railroad TO feed the
trench line. Then comes the question
or roads, All old highways arc kept
III perfect repair, and thousands of
mics OF new road are constructed
In the region called the Champagne
Pouilleusc the road question was Il par
ticulariy difficult one Loads of stones
are swallowed UP without much effect.
Logs arc laid side by side and curdu-
roy roads built. There are hundreds
OF miles OF these corduroy roads. and
over them pass heavy artillery, motor
trucks filled with shells and other large
vehicles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26

Deep silence all about. Nothing moves.
Only little spring is draining away.
Unheard. Drop by drop Red.
An hour later the fury Of war RACES
over the whole neighborhood. Confirming
the information which Uhlan Franz Mar
tin had brought back to his troop as the
result of the reconnaissance of the two
Uhlans, a night attack is undertaken by
the enemy.
The battle develops. Cannons roar.
Machine guns rip the enemy's ranks. Can
lister screams. VoIleys shake the air,
tayonets CLEAN.
Hurra Hurra, Hurra! Cavalry fol
lows the enemy into the dusk Of daybreak
It is midday again. The staff surgeon,
with hospital assistants and a detachment
Of stretcher carriers, approaches under the
guidance Of Uhlan Franz Martin. They
have orders to hunt for the missing Uhlan,
Karl Merz
They find him. Franz knew the cpot
exactly. Sleeping? 1t seems so. In the
left hand he holds the wilted four-leaf
clover. But the pale skin-like porcelain
Dead? Dead!
He shall rest here Here, where he
fell asleep" So decides the staff surgeon.
He is buried at the edge Of the wood IN
der a gigantic ash tree.
Three days later regimental funeral
service is held there.
Music.
The chaplain praises the dead man as
one Of the winners Of the great battle.
The general invests him with the Iron
Cross of the First Glass and thanks him
in the name Of the Fatherland.
Silent prayers are offered to the Dis
poser Of Battles. Tears roll down the
cheeks Of the fighters.
Deep silence all about. Nothing moves.
Three volleys crash over the grave
mound.
Music.
In our army the loss Of one man hardly
counts. Others equally courageous fill up
the vacant places. There Is loneliness
only in one little house. That stands on a
green river in Germany's highlands. In
the best room. under a glass frame on the
wall, hangs the photograph OF q Uhlan.
faded four-leaf clover is attached by a
single thread 10 the picture. A glass case
beneath the picture contains the Iron
Cross.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26

abandonment 10 deIirium Of blood the
lapse into barbarism," the losing Of their
heads" 10 which the nations Of Europe
Cndiscrimnately it would seem, and with
equal guilt are giving themselves up. We
evidently like blood and slaughter, ruined
homes and stricken families, crushing
debts and the problem Of blind and manned
sons, and we ought all to have our heads
knocked together for engaging in this I'M
seemly brawl which disorganizes business
so and keeps peaceful folk from going
on with the dance Of prosperity undis-
turbed. Was it lust for carnage that
led Abraham Lincoln, the noblest and
gentlest soul this hemisphere ever pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26
No. 4.
LUCK AND THE CANALRYMAN.

ytomAe Fdir5d
cfs 1e V BI
einct and drsan8s 0
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26

wishes. a perfect right % soliloquize from
his place of safety that it is better to be
a live recreant than a dead hero, but he
has no right 10 complain if the world at
large-including his Canadian neighbors
accepts him at his own valuation.
Are we not justified in feeling some
what bitter? Not only do we see a huge,
well fed, opulent nation maintaining a
colby exacting neutrality in the face Of
the mighty moral issues Of this war, but
we see a vast number Of Americans and
American newspapers with few lumi
nous and high-minded exceptions) copy
ing the attitude Of TIE President when
he bemoans the 'iust for carnage the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26

aloof so that some part Of the great family
Of nations should keep the processes OF
peace alive; so that 1--WE may use our
prestige and our potential force to insist
on certain ideas Of right" etc, etc, ad
nauseam.
Can the terrible indictment Of one OBJ
scure but indignant American be met when
he says that one dead Belgian peasant
has been worth more TO the cause Of civil
ization and justice than "myriads OF
neuter Americans"-of university fresh
men too absorbed in trifles and mum
meries to know the leaders in this stu
pendous world crisis from Spanish dane
ers? The American citizen has, If he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26
CANADAS VIEW OF UNITED STATES NEUTRALITY"
TJnworthy of Its Great Traditions and
Noble Founders Why Not Too
Proud to Fight Decrepit Spain
in 1893 ?" Is Asked.

The folowing letter Is reply from
.CaraGisn larger, a resident Of Van
,,yper. 70 a friend living in Wash
;n6tor u. c., rho asked for state
,rr,, Of the rietcs Of Canadians re-
r,,dirg the attitude Of the United
Stotes totrard the combotants an the
ERroDcGn C1r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26

his fate, he looks at the grass and thinks
further.
Then his dull eyes suddenly take on q
new expression. He opens them wide,
looks carefully at the grass and tries to
reach for something he sees there. But
his left arm is so heavy-so heavy. There
fore. he let's it slide over and forward with
the body, and makes little step-like move
ments with the fingers, so that with each
movement he gains a little ground. The
hand fellows the fingers, the arm the hand.
So finally Icy this finger march he gets his
hand TO the desired spot.
There between the blades Of grass he
plucks out little clover stalk and counts:
zone, two, three. four. Four" he cries
out exultantly in his feeble voice.
a four-leafed clover. Luck! Luck! |
have found luck; have found it,
And all my fears were only ghosts
ghosts. l shall lose my leg. That know
already. But only my leg, for | shall
have luck. That the clover leaf tells me.
And / shall see my wife again,-my
dear wife again. And the children. With
only one leg. But that makes no diff
ference. Probably even this injured one
will be saved; for ! have my good luck
clover.
And our reconnaissance was success
full. And in the end | can join in cele-
brating the victory! Luck all around!
With one leg-or with two legs.
Tomorrow morning early the doctor
will come. That long ! must wait here
wait here Then they will carry me Off
to a bed. To a warm bed.
why am so tired? The ride was not
so lons-only five hours. But at the
finish-oh, yes, | know.
1T is getting dark. Therefore 70 sleep.
have luck with me. can sleep-sleep.
$50 to bed After 4 while TO my chill
dren! Then Victory, Victory!
"All you loved ones: good night-night
ALI am lucky-Clover leaf-Clover-
Luck-Good"-
The Uhlan has gone 10 sleep.