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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-07
If Efforts Of Mediation Poard.
Which Tenders Offices Fails.
President Will Act
ROADS AND EMPLOY
APPEAR DEADLO CKED
Both Are Holding Out and
Nation-Wide Strike l. Inn
ent-Wednesday Win Be
Crucial Day

Washington. Aug. 6.-lnforma-'
,ioL reaching Washington from New
York indicates that the cominlttee Of
systems In the United States and the
representatives of the engineers. iirc-
men. trainmen and conductors are
unlikely to effect q direct settlement
of their differences, and that the
Federal board of mediation and COLI
Citation Will have TO intervene.
1t is believed here that "Wednesday
will be the crucial day, and that the
member of the mediation board. all
of whom win be In New York al me
time Will make a formal tender Of
their good offices then. II neither side
shall have requested their servit:ss.
some doubt was expressed today
over the success of mediatory efforts
by the board, and II was said that n
the event OF failure by the coEciiia-
tors to bring the employees and the
roaGs together arbitration of the con-
troversy Will be urged upon both
parties by President Wilson. II Was
asserted In an authoritative quarter
that the railway brotherhoods in
case of irreconciliahie disagreement
with the managers. will appeal to tie
board OF mediation and coDciliation
to intervene. and that should such
friendly Intervention also fail tie
brotherhoods will accept arbitration
II proposed by President Wilson.
Federal Act Provides.
II was considered certain that the
railroad managers would not refuse
to arbitrate, IL arbitration should
offer the only escape from a national
strike II the issue comes to that
point, the arbitration will take place
under the provisions Of the Federal
act providing for mediation, conciiia
tion and arbitration between common
carriers and their employees.
THIS fAc4soa provides fnr the cren-
ton OF an arbitration board OF either
three or six persons. The railroad
managers and the employees OF each
would name one conctitator, who
would choose the third II the board
~ to be composed Of three members.
and II six. each would select two
members and they together the other
two. II members 30 chosen by the
parties should fail to agree upon the
third or two members Of the board
the appointment would be made by
the board OF mediation and concIl-
iation. The law provides that an
agreement to arbitrate.
shall be In writing.
shall stipulate that the arhi-
tration Il had under the provisions
of the Federal law.
SHALL state whether the board
OF arbitration 10 to consist OF three
or six members.
shall be signed by duly accred-
tied representatives OF the employers
and OF the employees
s--Shall state specifically the ques-
tons to be submitted to the board
for decision.
Make Valid and Binding Award.
0-Shall stipulAte that 4 ajority
Of the board shall be competent to
make Z valid and binding award.
shall Ar . period from the date
OF the appointment Of the arbitrator.
or arbitrator necessary to complete
the board. within which the board
shall commence IT. hearinga
:. Shall AZ. period from the -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-07
Cheaper Oil and
Gas Before Month
Ends Is Forecast

Washington, Aug. s.--Cheaper oil
AID gasoline before the end Of the
month Is predicted by officials OF the
Bureau of Mines. who have received
reports from their agents in the OKLA
homa oil fields. Biologists in the fields
declare that new wells are being open
ed up and the established producers
are drawing the maximum flow from
their property.
Private producers as we'll as the
Standard OIL properties are being
worked to the fullest capacity. Bureau
of Mine field workers report. and in
dications point to gradual drop in
the price Of gasoline as a result OF
the increased supply The greatest
activity In shown In the Oklahoma
fields. although increased production
also IL reported from the other south
ern wells.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-07
SUN Is DAMAGED
By PRESSROOM FIRE

New York. Aug. S.---The prsssroom
Of the New York sun was badly dam
aged tonight BY q blaze oS unknown
ORIGIN. which crippled the .machin-
cry TO such an extent that Il will he
impossible to run on the morning
edition ON IL
A stock Of paper valued 1t roveral
thousand dollars was - badly damn
aged 4 will BE- virtually impoestblc 70
salvage any OF Il. ~
The fre caused much excissyaont Ia
the Dunl bNildlng. smploycA 81 the
Newspaper ruoh1ne to tllA streets
when there VA believed 70 - dam
ser or the drs apreAding TO The Ep-
per doors. 4
Tbs 9un wAs purchAse4 ~ Prank
=. Munaey recently and aMaaxArnat6d
with the New York Press = Num-
sey holding NE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-07
e|hTER PARK WANTS. TO
KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT


For the purpose OF determining Just
what has been done on the part Of the
city in the way Of necessary improve
ments in Ginter Park, and what may
be expected IN the future In that d.
rectton, Z mass meeting Of tho Cltl-
gems Of that suburb has been called
for tonight In the Gtnter Park school
house.
Since that section was taken into
the city. considerable complaint has
been heard from the residents In re-
gard to the failure on the part Of the
city to maintain the many Improve
ments established by the government
Of the suburb before its annexation.
The roadbeds have become worn. and
received no attention.: the streets are
growing up In weeds. and they are
not otherwise kept 40 clean ~ form
eriy. The Ginter Park people feel
that they have been and aro continue
Ing to suffer since they hAve bean
4okan into the city. and tonight Il Il
expected that steps will be taken To
- that tho old beauty Of the suburb
Wl11 bo restored and maintained.
Al persons interested - Ginter
1Ay1, both - 20 its present condition
ana 16tnEe growth. are requested ia
~ pEoGont at the meeting tonight 81
Sill 4tc1ock. The women In Ginter
HAx& ~ tn0luded especially In the
trx11G - - pfesanf. Tho meet
1ng - called ~ the following conn
n1tteos q 3. xyiett IL w. Eller-
eon, 0aor1e n. Can. James H.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-07
AT Request Of Administrative
Board He Will Make
Changes at Settling Basin
TYPHOID SITUATION
SEEMS WELL In HAND
Every Precaution Urged. How
ever. As Source Of Disease
Is Yet Undetermined
Levys Staff Enlarged

Following the request OF the Ad-
ministrative Board that he take per-
sonal charge of the water supply OF
the city. DR.. e. c. Levy, chief health
ofhcer, has suggested several changes
and notifications at the settling
basin. which will work for an i'm
provement in the water, ara prevent
any possible danger from .ts use. f.x-
tensive tests were made yesterday
that showed the bacteria in the water
greatly diminished, one of the tests
OF cubic cenimeter OF water prov
ing to be entirely free OF bacteria Of
any kind.
While it has not been positively
determined that any OF the cases of
typhoid fever, prevalent at this time
throughout the city. are due to the
water, this Is known to be 4 potent
source of the disease. and everything
possible and known to bring the
water TO the highest degree of purity.
is being done or contemplated. The
chlorine plant at the settling basin
will be enlarged. and the closest
scrutiny of the health authorities will
be focused on the water to prevent
the presence Of bacteria, which will
place the public health In jeopardy
and develop typhoid epidemic.
Enlargcs DIR. Lcyy's Stan. ~
- To this end a conference was held
Yesterday afternoon by DR.. Levy. with
DIR. H. A. Straus. OF the State Health
Department; Richard Messer. sani-
tary engineer, and w. L Lawton, Jr..
superintendent Of the city water
works. and the installation of addi-
tional apparatus for the publication
plant was discussed. As a results of
the meeting, Mr.. Messer was sent to
New York last night by DR. Levy to
investigate such new equipment az
would be suita bic for the plant here,
the installation OF which will bring
and maintain the water to q high
degree of permanent purity. Il ID
understood that at this time Just such
machinery as will be needed for
emergency purposes will be Installed
at the plant. the matter OF further
permanent improvements to be later
considered.
Both DIR. Stratus and Mr.. Messer
are OF the State Health Department.
and approaching the difficulties nm.
der which DIR. Levy and his staff we're
working. DR.. E. G. Williams. Stata
commissioner of health, offered their
services to the city. DR.. Levy has
been trying for some time to enlerge
his stan. and while he has the sttua-
ton entirely in hand, he Is working
under q great strain, and the aid 81
DR.. Straus IL relieving some OF this.
In addition, DR.. Levy has attached
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-07

London. Aug. 6.--After defeating
two strong German counter-atfacks,
in which fiery liquid and noxious gases
were used as q screen for the attack
ing troops, the British today resumed
their forward movement. Striking east
OF Pozieres along the high road to
Bapaume. Australian and territorial
troops advanced the British linea fur
Their towards the heights of Martin
puich crest Of the vast plateau across
which the battle Is being fought.
They are now within a mile and 4
half of this their most important OBJ
tective. From Martinpuich the British
artillery would have control OF the
wide sweep to the eastward, which
leads down to Bapaune.
Through the vast network OF
trenches which crisis -cross this gently
rolling terrain. the British today
fought their way inch by inch.
The Germans have organised the
ground until for miles It 10 !aby-
rinth Of bitches and dugouts, anc pro-
gress IL necessarily slow. Through
csrlier attacks north Of Bazentin IL
I4tit and in the Foureaux wool be-
hind the advanced trenches Of tho .3sr-
man third line the British have suc-
ceeded in advancing thair front On :
two-mile sector until tonight the
sharp angle At Foureaux has been con-
siderahly widenAd and Il now gFad-
uai curve which eiiminatSd the peril
OF attack from thrs4 sidss to which
It previously had bsen exposed.
Countef-AttacIkA LnGneAea.
The German countsr-attacks Ia the
Pczieres sector were launchsd mis-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-07
Ink Deposits In Every Section
|of Nation Show Enormous
lncreases
J SPERITY NOT DUE
MUNITIONS BUSINESS
bat Industrial Activity But
One Per Cent Of Whole.
Flourishins Conditions
Above Best Republican fears

--A~@ 4.
New York. Aug. 6.--"Wilson and
siness nronn~ritv', ara dea,t With In
'Ocseu eeAVoooA winch
oert w. Wooley. former director
the Mint. In preparing.
1. .. a.. 80, -
sntsy nonrisned 70 financially ana
lustrially a. since Wilson became
syAart
Ano &on shAn u Ssatos IA
hank deposits over 1919 II 93,-
fAstf an Df the .ncrense.
49, so, e..
~ .s.s.ss -. -. 49,.
cSn, 60 -.
-. ~ scs~
Uss $780, e
f.y.A sno IL
5saoasc esAes1y eooo'Soo,oo0'
poc ccns; Wcsscrn st.tcs'
S1!.x1v0OV 4lo ct
cnc Osasea. $Ix4,soz,VVo, <A.S
- ce0e; and HAWAII an incrense
This prosperity is not due to the
anitions business put that with
- profits eliminated the record sur
1ses those Of former years IN the
tory OF the nation.
Nay /. 1915. the gross deposits OF
the comptroller OF the currency
re 3il.135.a22.ooo. In 1912 they
X $s.015.5iI,oo0. Bank ciearings
ring the first six months OF 1915
her Wilson were approximately 40
cent larger than the first half OF
2 under Taft and constituted 10
cent of the full twelve months
nsaction Of the record Republican
:. The six months total OF 1915
slrssoo 900 600 sRradstreets) as
Inst ss5.ioo. 600. 900 for the first
4 OF fe1a a difference of over
500. ooe 900 monthly.
Iaryc Postpfflct, Gains.
nNceInts Of I,ncie sans postoffice
IN wilson administration en-
Aed those Of the preceding RE-
Clican administratior by approxi-
tclv ass 900 eco or IS Der cent
ss;n.tsn ryy ~. heayx ra,,,nr Of.
49,. rns.,,s,. yran, August is1a
na AK n,,,rg e. ,ha Euronear
~s. ,,a,,,a,., ,n.n. ,ax nrc.
'nulsia a ,e Ip
- ~ ne nssa seaI ena.ns = une
1917. ss.'set'sss OF revenue. An
o. % peI cent a.
Sospo.a uon Az
pw Ply "a ~ nnn - ,aas .nn
AN ,a,s -
.ess.vvv "a. an ~ ~
~. ,nn ~ o.rt 80 ~. $3.50
~ ~ ~ p 81 ,as,
~ M ~ot.; ssocI =, ~. Tinted
4. ,nanv 1. double tha, a. Frame
skoo oto. 900 greater than that Of
many ana the United King dom
hfned
~ country ever HAD moro sold
adation for its business than the
~ states has today.
Nations Wealth Greater.
The wealth OF the United States
1915 il estimated by the United
- Department Of Commerce at
900. 900. 0oo. a. comparet with
gain Of 2i.s per cent.
Our commerce cutranks Leading
tgn competitors oy sl.eoo.e oo.ooo
1.0oo, ooo.oVo and passes ne
aOhcan rse sr .s :" osss e,sc.,' ~.
- n the .o i,a csa y:aE Of isi5 e..
s Hsvo;o'v,vVvs !, sna nnn AN Sa''
srz.r nemocratic sdmiristra,,on
~ ..e &c., the Repupiican rseords
80 ~ Is ner cent: the Rrit,sh.
=. ;a,s nv a mar cant ana fhe
80 iaiS hy 100 mar cant
-. ya.rs Of Republican trade
,ana Isfn isi1 ieta.tn.
~ ~. a.n 80 th.r *. nsmncrstte
svUUsVVV w. sss@ts sss~ A~SesAS~tS 49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-07
CARS FORCES CRUSH
AUSTRIAN ARMY AFTER
FIGHTING THREE DAYS

just east of the Carpathian pass OF
that name. the Austrians and Ger
mans advanced.
On the Stokhod near Zalozce, the
Teutons captured four officers and 400
Russians as well as five machine
guns, the Austrian statement says.
Petrograd is silent regarding this
front today. nor did yesterdays Rus
sian official reports refer to 1T
Considerable progress Is claimed by
the Cars war Office for the Caucasus
army under the Grand Duke Nicholas.
west and south of Erzingan
On the Mosul- Bitlis front. however.
the Turks have gone over to the Of
fensive, Petrograd asserts. adding
that the enemy Is being held back"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-07

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The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-11
CHINESE WARRIORS
CALLEDHOME TO HELP
Colonel ShaO, Hero of Two Wars,
viii Leave Soon

Col. s. ShaO, hero of two revolu,
tionary wars in China has decided TO
leave Hawaii for the Orient in the
Shinyo Maru, due to arrive here April
%.
lie has been called home by the gov.
"rnor general of Kwangtuug province,
which declared its independence recent
Iy. The cablegram asking for Shao 3
return was as follows:
1.-THE conditions existing make your
presence necessary. Do not miss the
opportunity to return
Eolonel-General Wodam, who won the
case against him before the federal i'm
} igration officials, in which it was
fought to deport him as an anarchist
/ Shao 3 intimate friend. He said last
night that he expected the success of
the present revolution and hoped to see
established the confederation of South
"rn China, composed of several states
q" provinces and having Doctor Sun
Vat Sen as the president.
"Then eternal peace can be enjoyed
il China, said WOdaM. "Otherwise
there will lie no peace. If the confed.
cation is established the capital will
be the city of Marking"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-11
SAILOR WANTS $4,000 .
FOR ONE BROKEN ARM
Kim Hong LibeIs Steamer Clau-
dine For Accident Aboard

A block of ice, slippery stairway,
dark hold, a fall, II Korean with Il
broken arm and damages wanted in the
sum of $2l 900 all figure in an admir-
atty suit brought in the federal court
yesterday by Kim Hong against the
steamer Claudine, of which capt. vii
liam q. Bennett is master.
The Claudine- was libelled ut three
o clock yesterday afternoon and for
three quarters OF an hour Manuel OF
zen, messenger of the marshal = office,
remained in charge of the smart little
Maui packet. Marshal Smiddy released
the vessel at quarter to four and the
Claudine left for Lahaina and KahuIui
on schedule time, bond in the sum of
$4,000 having been furnished by the
Inter Island Steam Navigation Com
pany, owners of the vessel
Kim Hong says that during a trip
OF the Claudine to Kahului, on Septem-
ber 20, 1915, he was told to take piece
OF ice into the hold of the vessel, the
cooler being for the use of the sailors
of the Clauiline. While carrying the
ice, be claims, he slipped in descending
the steps into the hold, the steps hav-
ing no protecting rail. With the slip
went a fall and the fall resulted in
Kim Hong breaking his left arm at the
elbow. The suit for damages is now on.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-11
BLAST
INJURIES TWO MEN
Guard and inmate of Insane Asy-
Iun Are Badly MutiIated
In Explosion

Manuel Moniz of 255 Auwaiolimu
street. slxtv-three years old aud a
guard for fifteen years in the local in
sane asylum, and Francisco Dina, a
f1hpino inmate, twenty-five years old,
are in The Queen s Hospital in a con
dition bordering between life and
"eath as the result of a premature
blast in the asylum grounds yesterday
While they were working on roadway
which is being built there.
The right side of Moniz' face was
almost entirely torn away by the de
ris from the exploded dynamite. His
left arm was broken, and he Is in dan
ger, if he survives, of losing the sight
of one eye, If not of both. The Fiji
Pine was badly cut up. small particles
of rock Embedding themselves In his
flesh, especially about the face AMI
chest. lie is not considered in as dan,
g"rous a condition as is Moniz, but his
slght may have been injured also.
NO one seems to know how the ac-
cident came aboutH" said DR.. w. A.
Schwallie, superintendent of the asv-
lnm. 1.-THE guard was overseeing work
on the, road and was near the place
where the hblast went off. The drill
had been completed and the dynamite
Inserted, it being the practise to have
the blasting go off at about noon, when
the men knock off for their MONDAY
meal.
~ think that they must have been
tamping and that hard particles o,
stone must have gotten into the drill
hole with the soft soil used to tighten
the dynamite before it is exploded.
The grating of the rocky. substance
must have forced the cap attached to
the pOwdet to explode and the blast
went of pJematurely.'
MOniz has been a guard at the inst.
tuition for many years and is known
to be very careful man. He is no
novice in blasting operations. The
superintendent thinks it was an acci-
dent, pure and simple. and that no
Elame can really attach to any one
The Filipino inmate was GONZALES
cent patient. In fact, he was shortly
to be discharged as cured from tho
asylum.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-11
.M0NEfG0ES T0GH|NA
FOR MEDICAL SCHOOLS
Report Of investigators Draws
S25'0o0 From Rockefeller

The Rockefeller Foundation has APP
propriated $3.50 for the China Med.
ical Board for Civilizing work in China.
The Rockefeller Foundation had a
committee consisting Of three medical
mon make an investigation Of the con.
ditions existing in China and they Re.
turned from their labor several months
ago. 1t is supposed that on their find.
lnES and report the donation was made.
These men were all members Of the
stan of John Hopkins Medical College
and they found the need of more med.
zeal teaching in China very apparent.
The Foundation has already appro.
priatod ami spent $500, 900 FOR the Union
Medical College in Peking and the
money Just appropriated win be for the
PGTpose Of purchasing additional land
adjacent to that At present owned BY
the Union college. t@&s
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-11
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
By Merchants Exchange

EurekH-Sailed, April 8, str. Whining
ton for Honolulu
lort Angeles Sailed April 7, schr.,
Churchill for Honolulu.
Fan Frnnrisco-Sailed, April :, shin
Marion Chilcott for Honolulu.
Melhourne-Arrived, April 6, schr
j. NJ. WGatherwnx, hence Jan. 10,
fokohama--SalIed, April /, str. Anyo
Marn for Honolulu tdue April 49,
HIlo. Sailed, April 8, str. Texan, for
Port Allen
San Francisco-Arriyed, April O.
S:O5 a. m, Str. Great Northern, hence
April I.
San Francisco-saiIed, April Q, Str
Mexican, for Honolulu.
Tacoma Sailed, April o, Str. Geor,
gian, for Honolulu.
San FranriseO-Sailed, April 8, $40 p.
m. Str. Nippon Maru for Honolulu.
Tacoma Sailed, April y, Str. Georgian
for Honolulu.
KahuIui-Arrived, April s, Schr. Mel.
rose from Columbia River.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-11
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD
REGARDING PUUNUI ROAD

The residents Of the Puunui improve
ment district will try to get together
at a meeting to be held tomorrow even
ing at the residence of w. o. Barnhart,
2476 Punui avenue The invitation Of
the club to George Sherman and the di-
rectors of the Country Club to have a
talk to try and arrange for the upper
outlet Of the district into Nuuunu ave
nue., has been accepted by F.. W. SUIT
ton for the Country Club and George
Sherman for himself. 1t will be in the
nature of n conference and not regu.
lar meeting of the improvement club.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-11
FLOODS HELP TURKS
DRIVE BACK BRITISH
General Lakes Relief Of Kut-eI-
Amara Meets Reverse Along
Lower TigriS
(Conclnded From Page y

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trenches to the southwest of the crater.
Renewed Fighting In East
fetr0grad reports renewed fighting
along the eastern front. Flooded
trenches have been forcing the Ger
mans out of several positions, and they
nave been attempting to pump the
water out of those they are now hold.
ing. Efforts to this end yesterday
were baked and the pumps demolished
by the heavy guns of the Cars forces
on the Dvina front. Here, too, saws the
official eommuniquc Of last night, there
was heavy artillery and infantry duel.
In the komOra marshes the Germans
tried using boats, hut their attempt WAS
baked by the SIav cannon.
The German aViatOrs, however, did
little better than their infantry, for
they dropped bombs upon the Russian
infantry posts On the Oginski canal.
inflicting considerable loss.
The Russians farther south also re.
port success, for a line of German
trenches on the Stripa river front were
captured by determined attack, and
many prisoners were taken.
Lake Forced To Retire
The British war office press bureau
last night issued an official statement
covering the last futile attempt ON the
part of Sir Percy Lake, commanding
the British columns ON the lower II
girls river, in MesopOtamia, to relieve
the heleaguered British troops in Kut.
el.Amara. Hampered by foods of the
river, says the statement, General
Lakes men were unable to break
through the heavy line of Turkish
trenches cutting them off from their i'm
Prisoned comrades, and were forced to
fall back to their former positions.
On the Italian Austrian front the
soldiers of Victor Emmanuel report a
decided gain in their fight to drive
back Franz Josef's men. Their guns
set on fire the town of Coldonazzo, and
a line of advanced Austrian trenches
fell into their hands after a prolonged
series Of assaults. Sperone was the
scene of hard fighting, with the for.
tunes of war going to the Italians.