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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
Easy for Attacking
Fleet to Land Within
20 Miles of New York

urday. arrived in Hampton Roads to-
day. The nine batt.cShips will remain
until Tuesday, when they Will proceed
~ rangier Sound. Chesapeake Bay. to
give the civilian training crews target
practice.
The vessels arriving were tho bat
tlcships Virginia, New Jersey. Maine.
Kentucky. Louisiana. Alabama, Illinois,
Kearsarge and Rhode Island, the lat
ter Admiral Helms flagship.
Because he did not know the Diff
ference between proceeding at third
speed ana being at anchor. one OF the
New York civilian sailors on board The
hat;leship Kentucky nearly lost his
We rs the warships were Stcaminy
down the Atlantic Coast from I'll,
battle 10 Hampton Roads on Saturday
afternoon. The New York rookie came
on deck. anG as the third speed OF the
old tat,lcsi'ips is hardly disccrnrt!c
thought the ship was At anchor. lie
G:ved overheard TO take a swim. anI
barclH cscaped being drawn into the
ships propeller by grabbing life
lin. thrown him from the ship.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
2 Killed; 8 Injured
in Automobile Race
ElcOcn Cars Pile Up at Fir!
Turn During I00-Milc Con-
lest at Kalamazoo.

KALAMAZOO, MICH. August 27.-
two men were killed and eight others
injured, one OF them fatally. when
eleven of fourteen automobiles piled
up at tho first turn during the lOO-milc
race at Recreation Park this afternoon.
The dead
Marion Arnold. mcchanican, Chicago,
decapitatcd.
Jack Peacock, driver. Brooklyn, both
hips broken and head crushed; died i'm
hospital.
Tho accident occurred when Pea :
cocks car. leading in the race, skid :
ded and struck the fence at the first
turn. IT was overturned and thrown
sQuarcly across the track. Before tracle
attendants could signal other drivers.
ten Of the machines. going at ter
rifle clip. ploughed into the overturn-
cd car. Five of them were completely
demolished.
The car driven by Andy Burt. whose
mechanician, Marion AEuC1d, was Kill
cd. was the first to strike Peacock.
Nine others came into the wrcckaGe a
moment later.
To-day's accident is tho worst that
has occurred since 1911 at Recreation
Park, when Lee Oldfcld's racing ear
ploughed through the fence and Killed
eight persons.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
CHEAPER MONEY FOR FARMER
lie Gets II Now for Fer Cent, While
lie UScd to Pay From
10 to IL,

WASHINGTON, August 27.-In a
statement tonight analyzins results OF
the Federal Reserve Boards action a
year ago in establishing preferential
discount rates on commodity paper
Comptroller Williams says. that on
Juno 30 last, national banks were lend
ing S44,3f6.0no on cotton warehouse
receipts. and sI3.74o.0o0 on wheat, to-
oacco and other commodities. or tho
total. New England banks were lend
inC sl',ooo,oo0: those OF tho Eastern
states. S3S.ooo.o0o Southern States,
s37,ooo.ooo: Middle States. So 600: {:
Western States. s2.5oo,0o and Pacific
States about sS.0oo.0o0. The result tho
comptroller says. has been to Cive
the farmer money at per cent, instead
of at from 10 to IL per cent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
NAVAL ACADEMY MIDSHIPMEN
RETURN TO ANNAPOLIS

ANNAPOLIS. MD, August c7.-Thc
battlesnips Ohio. Missouri and Wis
consin. composing the Naval Academy
practice cruise squadron, have return
ed to Annapolis. The midshipmen sail
ed from here early in June. and have
been cruising along the Atlantic Coast.
concluding the summer sea practice by
participation in the naval war game.
When the battleships arrived. the mcm-
bers OF the academy football squad,
who annually give up part OF their
vacation to return for the early fall
training, came ashore and left for their
homes. The other midshipmen Will
leaVe for home to-morrow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
Condition Proued in War
Game Just Completed,
Says Rear -Admiral
knight.

NEWPORT. r. l., August 21.-The
war game just completed by the United d
states Navy proved that under fairly
favorable weather conditions. an at
tacking fleet has an excellent chance
TO land troops within twenty miles OF
New York. ;tcar Admiral knight de-
clared Tonight.
Nothing of this sort would have
been possible" he said, Elf the defend
ing blue" neet had had an efficient
scouting force"
Admiral knight. umpire In the game
which ended yesterday in the virtual
humiliation of the blue" or defend
ing fleet. arrived tonight on the bat
tleship Pennsylvania at the head of the
victorious red" fleet. which repre-
sented the invading enemy.
Through the week, he said, the
weather was misty. and with visi-
bility rarely exceeding three or four
miles. This conditions is charac-
teristic OF the Atlantic coast at this
time OF the year. and should be reck-
oned with in future plans OF naval
strategy. he said. The red" feet will
be Joined here tomorrow by the blue"
feet. which is believed to have an
chored off Block Island.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
Decr~ase In Epidemic.

NEW YORK, August o7-with only
eigh,y-three new cases. the smallest
number in twcnty-rour hours since July
u. reported to-day. health officials ex-
pressed confidence that the infantile
paralysis epidemic is AT least on tho
decline.
Twcnty-onc deaths were reported to-
day against twenty-five on Saturday.
Within the last two days there has
hcen decrease OF almost 100 per
cent In new eases.
The toll of the epidemic to dato IS
'.Io6 cases and 1881 deaths.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
M. THEOT0Kls DEAD
President Of Chamber of DeputIc, anI
Former Member OF Greek
Cabinet.

ATHENS, August 27.--M. Theotokis,
president or the Chamber OF Deputies
and former Premier OF Greece, died
here to-day.
fie was about sixty years old and had
held many important posts In the
Kingdom. including that OF Minister
OF National Economy, and those OF Ma
rine and Interior i'm the Cabinet OF
the late Premier Tricoupia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
MINERS TO RETURN TO WORK
Sixteen Thousand Anthracite Workers
Succeed In Efforts to UnIonizc
Mines.

SHAMOKIN. PA, August 27.--Six-
teen thousand anthracite mine workers.
who had tied up all Philadelphia and
Reading and SusIuchannn coal COM
panies In this district for elcvcn dayn,
In an effort to unionize the mines,
voted to-day to return to work to-
morrow. 1t was declared that their
efforts were successful.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
nremen on Way Over.

BERLIN. August 37.-The Bcrliner
TaRehlau to-day prints an interview
with Director l.ohmanF. Of the COM
panN owning tho submarine Bremen,
In which he says the Bremen is on her
way TO Baltimore. and that trade by
means OF n submarine fleet soon will
be increased materially.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
DEATH OF PARALYSIS
White Child In T.ynchburE Victim Of
ni-cnse-Source OF COntnEion
Unknown.
Isrecial 10 The Timcs. s.Dispatchl

Especial to The Times Dispatch
LYNCiiBuRG. VA, August oT.---The
first death from infantile paralysis
occurred here this afternoon. the vic
tim being young white child. The
case was diagnosed late last night
As the child had not been away from
home. tho health authorities arc Mt a
loss TO locate the source OF the con-
tagion.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
FRENCH FtRE CHECKS
ATTACKS by GERMANS

PARIS. August o7.-The afternoon
official statement says: "On tho Somme
the night was relatively calm. Rad
weather continues In this zone.
"or tho righ: hank Of the Meuse
tho i""mans mad" three successive at
tacks during the night against our
positions in the Vaux Cha pitre woods
Each was checked by our fire, and, af-
(Continued on Second Pare
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
ITALY DECLARES
WAR ON GERMANY,
HER FORMER ALLY
Cheering Crowds Parade
Streets of Rome Applaud
ing Government.
ROUMANIA EXPECTED
TO JOIN ENTENTE TO-DAY
Action Of Italy Is fastened by
Recent Hostilities in
Greece
ENDS ANOMALOUS SITUATION
Juffre Now May Employ Italian
Forces on Western
Front.
Germany and Italy
Formally at War

Gcrmuny md Italy nrc mt Inat at
war. Italy hRn ended the anomalous
situation thnt I'm. existed for
months by declaring that from to-
day she considers herself the enemy
OF her former ully.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28

This announcement indicates that tho
BulgarianS are extending their front
rapidly to the west as we'll to tho
cast. In the west they arc pushing into
Albania. Malik is seventy miles north
east Of the Albanian port OF Avlona.
held by the Italians. The positions
occupied by the Bulgaraus In the
cast arc in the region of Northeastern
Greece. rcferrod to in II previous Eul-
Sarian communication
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
NINE OF "DESTROYED" FLEET
ARRIVE IN HAMPTON ROADS

NORFOLK. VA. August 27-Ninc
vessels of the blue" defending fleet,
destroyed by an invading
fleet in the navy war game on Sat
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CONTINUED on Second Page
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
That Funny Fox

None Too Old and Fcw Too
Young to Enjoy His Cartoons
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
BEGINNING or LONG FIGHT
FOR FREEDOM Of SI'ANE>

Continued on Second Page.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22
THE CLAIM DETECTIVE
By Frederic J. Haskin

ing physician and the lawyer instiga-
ting suit. 1t is the business of the
claim detective to determine the char
acter of these persons, which some
times has a great deal to do with the
validity of the claim
When person is injured on a street
car, report is turned in by the en-
ployes of the company, containing the
name and address OF the person, the
names and addresses of witnesses and
complete account of how the acci-
dent happened. This is handed to
the claim detective, who then begins
his investigation, with the idea of as
certaining the extent of the injury in
hlcted. He examines the cause of the
accident, interviews the witnesses and
finally the injured person from whom
ne takes written statement of the
occurrence. This is done as soon as
possible since 1t is a we'll established
fact that time has an unfortunate ef
rect on the accuracy of the principals
VINO become more and more impressed
with the seriousness of the injury.
The first thing to determine is. of
course, whether the company is liable
for the accident; that is, if it were due
TO careless negligence on their part
and not to unforeseen circumstance or
the carelessness of the passenger.
The next step is to persuade the claim
ant TO submit to physical eXamina-
ton for the purpose of ascertainine
II there are internal injuries, thus de-
termining the seriousness of the claim
CONTINUED on Page 13l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22
War and Publicity

Lee ]. Rountree, president of the
National Editorial Association, told
editors from all parts of the country,
who were in New York to attend the
national convention, that 1t was his
opinion that If governmental censor
ship in Europe had not prevented
even a substantial part of the truth"
from becoming known through the
newspapers, the war would have been
averted.
Legislation designed to relieve con-
ditions which he described as critical
for the newspaper publishing business
was outlined by Mr.. Rountree in his
opening address. The legislation which
is pending in Congress would apply
to advertising, mailing, copyrights and
other phrases of the business. Mr..
Rountree said that, owing in part to
the European war, the cost of produc-
ton had increased to such an extent
that revenues must be materially in
creased If the profession is to avoid
serious reverses. He recommended
that a special session of the associa-
ton be called to consider the legisla-
ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

A. Nevin Pomeroy. State superin-
tendent of public printing, said in an
address before the National Editorial
Association at New York that he did
not believe the advances in the cost of
printing papers were justified.
S. S. Marvin, the only surviving
charter member of the Pittsburgh
Chamber of Commerce, has been in
vited to attend the cornerstone lay
ing of the new home of the organiza-
ton.
The Rev. DIR. John A. Wilson, of
Pittsburgh, is to deliver the address
at the marking of the site of the old
seminary in Beaver county which is
to be commemorated by United
Presbyterians.
Ambassador G. w. Guthrie has
been making a series of addresses in
Japan.
j. l.. Replogle, prominent steel
man, will give up his Philadelphia
home and reside at Johnstown this
summer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22
The Teacher in Summer

No longer is the summer season a
long period of rest for the teacher.
Not so many years ago the instructors
in our schools found time hanging
heavy on their hands during the heat
ed term and in that period were re-
garded as among the country's idlers
Now they are responding, during
the vacation period, to calls from sum-
mer schools where they make them
selves more efficient for their duties,
from boys and girls camps and from
summer resorts where there is need of
workers. In Scranton there has been
an answer to the call for service
among the Indians of the West who
are so very much in need of the SER
vices of trained instructors
Even those teachers who engage in
no set tasks during the sum ner are
not idle in these days of advanced
methods in education. The months of
vacation must be given up to system
attic study so as to keep in step with
what is being done elsewhere by the
vast army of teachers.-Scranton Re-
publican.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22
The Countrywide Thrill

Sunday night all over the length
and breadth of our big country there
passed the vibration of wires, and then
q stir, a thrill, an awakening, and an
uprising. A word had gone forth
from the capital, and the whole ma
ton responded in tune with it.
Was it less picturesque than the
galloping of Paul Revere carrying the
news from Boston over the old Con-
cord Road? If so. it is only because
the news that old hero had to bring
was fraught with greater moment. But
the means, the method, of to-day
seems to us even more romantic. A
word flashed by a trembling wire into
the night; and a nation knows and
thrills. Read Kipling's "The Mir
acles" again:
'T sent the lightnings forth to see
Where hour by hour she waited
me-"
A man in the East sends forth the
lightnings, and an army rises up to do
his bidding. Not only here, but in ev-
cry state and In every town last Sun
day night there was the same excite
ment, and the same haste to answer
to the vibration from Washington
Ohio State Journal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22
A Day in June

And what is so rare as a day in June ?
Then, If ever, come perfect days;
Then heaven tries the earth If it be in
tune,
And over it softly her warm ear
lays.
Whether we look or whether we listen,
We hear life murmur or see it glis-
ten;
Every clod feels stir of might.
An instinct within it that reaches
and towers.
And, cropping blindly above it for light,
Climbs to a soul in grass and flow
ers.
The flush of life may we'll be seen
Thrilling back over hills and val
leys;
The cowslip startles in meadows
green,
The buttercup catches the sun in its
chalice,
And there's never leaf nor a blade
too mean
To be some happy creatures palace.
Lowell in THE Vision of Sir Laun-
fall"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22
ROosEvELTs DECLINATIoN

TNHEODORE ROOSEVELT has
1 done what everybody who be-
lieves in his sincerity knew that
he would do-declined finally to be
the presidential nominee of the Pro-
gressive party.
But he has done more than that
he has done the generous and patri-
otto thing and has not only expressed
his intention of personally supporting
Hughes, but has urged that the Pro-
gressives, rank and file. join with the
Republicans in sweeping from power
an administration that has brought
nothing but sorrow. misfortune and
disgrace to the country since its very
first day in office.
Newspaper reports from Oyster Bay
to-day-bearing the stamp of the
Colonefs approval-say that Roosevelt
signed his letter of declination to the
Progressives Yesterday and that it is
couched in the former Presidents most
vigorous terms 1t will be a document
worth reading.
There are those in the Republican
party who have doubted Colonel
Roosevelts sincerity. They have blamed
him for the split in the party in 1912.
They have said he was selfish and
some of them have looked with doubt
upon his conditional refusal to be a
candidate at this time. These must
now confess that If the Colonel made
any mistakes in 1912, he has realized
them, and is doing his best to rectify
them. They must admit that the
Colonel is sincere in his condemnation
of the Wilson administration and that
he meant Just what he said previous to
the campaign when he declared in
favor of a firm foreign policy, pre-
paredness on an adequate scale and
undiluted Americanism.
The Colonel has vindicated himself
and his admirers in the Progressive
party can do no more than follow their
leader back into the Republican party
just as they would have followed him
to defeat had he stood for President
on the Bull Moose ticket. They have
no longer any excuse for remaining
out of the old party. Progressivisn
was built by Colonel Roosevelt about
his own robust figure. Without his
magnetic personality it is as an empty
shell. 1t lacks purpose and leadership.
1t cannot stand alone. Colonel Roose-
Welt has been its mainstay and its sup
port. Its timbers must rot upon the
political desert where lie the half
fogotten ruins of the Greenback and
other parties of the kind that had
their brief day and were discarded, or
under the skillful hand of the Colonel
himself they must find their place in
the great and permanent structure of
Republicanism, whore they rightfully
long and where they are needed.
tic Colonel became Progressive
I'd thousands of Republicans left the
old party and became Progressives,
too. The Colonel becomes a Repub-
hcan again. and the obvious thing for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22

those who left the party with him is
to come back with him. Indeed, they
have no place else to go. The Repub-
lican and the Progressive platforms
are so much alike that they might
have been written by the same hand.
But there are few points of similarity
between the Democratic and the Pro-
gressive platforms, and the Progress
sives who are men of action cannot
enlist under the personal banner of
President Wilson. whose dilatory,
Weakened policies have led us to
the brink of war with Germany and
which are about to plunge us over the
brink of hostilities with Mexico.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22
Republican Protection
[From the Outlook.I

The discussion throughout the coun-
try during the past winter has center
ed about candidates, and very little
about the platform. Botn Republicans
and Progressives are practically united
with regard to the general political
principles for which they stand and
which they wish to see embodied in
the platform. These principles may be
briefly stated as follows
(a) Protection of American lives and
property at home and abroad.
OBJ Protection of American industries
against foreign cheap labor competi-
tion.
(c) Protection of American working
men. women and children against un-
just exploitation.
I'D Protection of American natural
resources both against private mono
poly and against being left to go to
waste.
(e) Protection of the national treas
ury against deficit.
CD A policy of military, Industrial
and social preparedness which shall
increase American efficiency and enable
the United States to perform its Just
share of the work of the world.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22


Yesterday forty of our soldiers were
shot in Mexico-with weapons which
our government permitted to be i'm
ported into Mexico and loaded with
cartridges made in American factories.
When President Wilson followed
Taft in the White House he found an
embargo on the shipment of arms into
Mexico. President Taft was too wise
not to realize that the United States
was safe from Mexican invasion so
long as Mexico had neither arms nor
ammunition. President Wilson at once
lifted the embargo and all manner of
munitions went over the border in a
veritable flood. All the fighting, prao-
tically, that has been done since has
been with weapons made and primed
in American factories for Mexico has
very little arms-malking capacity of
her own and the European nations
have not been able to supply their own
needs. America was the one source of
Mexican supply.
The bandits who charged behind
Villa on the helpless women and chill
dren of a Texas town not long ago
were armed with American guns and
the bullets with which they shot down
their victims were American bullets.
The men with Pershing are there be-
cause our government stood idly by and
watched Mexicans arming themselves
with American-made weapons in
to shed American blood.
OF all the stupid. bone-headed
blundering OF the Wilson administra-
ton this is the worst. If Americans
are to be sent into Mexico to face we'll
armed forces in large numbers the
reason lies no farther than the White
House, without the permission of
which Mexico would be largely with
out arms or ammunition at this time.
Our duty is now plain before us.
We have no thought of Sinking or of
lodging personal responsibility The
nation will respond as to man at the
call to service. Whatever perils must
be faced will be faced bravely. Amer
leans will give the President whatso-
ever support he may require. They
will perform the task set for them,
after the manner traditional to their
country. But it does seem a pity that
they must face guns that never should
have crossed the border and which did
cross only because a weak, wavering
executive played to the political ad-
vantages of the moment instead of
looking ahead like wise and far
sighted statesman to the ultimate folly
of dickering with unscrupulous bandits
intent only upon advancing their own
selfish ambitions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22
There is at least one good" Mexican
general in Mexico to-day.
cATALoGuNG DEMOCRATS

DURING the nine months ended
- March 1913, when a Republican
tariff law was on the statue books
and American factories were running
full blast, we exported $4,000, 900
worth of leather. skins and leather
manufactures. During the nine months
ended March 1914, six of which were
under the blightlng effects of a Demo-
cratic tariff law, our exports of these
commodities fell off S6,0OO,O00, and
our imports increased 80 per cent.
During the nine months war period,
ended March 1916, we exported these
commodities to the value of $780,
600. 900.
European soldiers had to be shod ;
European horses had to be saddled
and harnessed. European mills could
not keep up with the demand, so they
called on us. Saddles, harness, shoes,
etc, require the aid of capital and
labor. Stockholders supply the cap
ital, for which service they receive
dividends. The reward of labor is in
steady employment and increased
wages.
What had the Democratic party to
do with this huge increase in the ex-
port of leather products? And yet
they are flooding the country with
campaign material in which the
Democratic administration is credited
with all the prosperity we now enjoy
from war orders.
The man who believes 1t is properly
cataloged as a Democrat.