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POSITIONS {.
HALT GERMAN PKui.lsESS

BERLIN. October 81 (via LoudouD -
The comparatively slow proGrcas OF
the Austro-Gcrman forces since cap
turing the passes south Of Kroustadt.
in 1ransylvoni:, is eNpiaincd 10y the
iaEcbiatts correspondent at the front
- d'ie IL the fact that the Roumanaus
occupy strongly fortified positions In
the mountains. every rcak OF which
during the past two wears has been
convt rtcd into fortress with batteries
built III at every available spot GooG
hiehwa%S have also been Constructed
between the different peaks. enabling
IN" Rounanians TO Ic-euforce quickly
threatened points.
owing to t!S situation saws the
correspondent. the invading forces
nave "und II necessary tD exGcltc
VIDE Ranking movements over DIM
cur mountains Nevertheless. they arc
making steady. though SLOW, progress.
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LANE CHALLENGES HARVEY
N"nid Ii!,r TO BET hughes VIII
N"t Carry -Four states West
al AIicnhnnirs.

\t.W YORK. October @l.--CcIoncl
George Hnrv"ys prediction that
Chari"a T.. hughes will hc elected, rc-
suited in the following telegram be-
inE received to-day from Franklin *
l.iui". Secretary of The Interior. by
National Chairman Vance L. Me
Corn'ok
'Nry not offer 10 bet George Har-
Vcy n,w hat that lie cannot name
four Staics west OF the Alicphunics
tia, hughes viii carryY'
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PRESIDENT DIRECTS
ALI. pOSsiHi.t: iA>ri:
lny Asaociatod rrcsal

LONG BRA NCii. y j.. october 3l.-
After receiving unofficial information
that six Americans had lost their lives
by the sinking of The F:ritish steam
ship Marina. ircsidc"t Wilson COM
muuicatcd With Secretary of State
Lansing Tonight and directed that all
possible haste DE taken in obtaining
the facts concerning the sinking OF
The vessel
Secretary LANSING Informed the Pres
idcnt that iu addition To asking the
American embassy ~ London for in
formation. informal inquiries had bcen
sent to the German government
While IL was made clear here that
no action would be taken pending the
collection OF all The facts. 1t was indi
Gated o. the view was taken that the
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1T SEE HIS SIGNALS
Engineer Testilcs Jhnt High
Fred Electric Headlights Are
Too Dazzling.
lHv Assncintedrress 4

;HINGTON, October %l.--John
terry. veteran railroad engi-
low a road foreman on the Michi-
cntrai. testified to-day before the
tate Commerce Commission that
IS unable 20 sec his signals when
IG high powered electric head
on cnginasfof the Illinois Cen
paralleling ,ic line on which he
to work.
s. Carter and w :. Stone, chicrs
Acctivcly OF the iremen and cngi-
RS hrotherhoods. sought 10 impeach
sIHhtcTy's testimony, suggesting that
tho result of his opinion adverse to
e high power lights he had been pro-
bted. fhe witness insisted. however
)is; the majority OF the engineers he
(new were against the powerful lights
Fn the ground that they were danger
|us DouGhtery was the first OF a
|corc Of witnesses the commission will
,car bc:orc passing upon a proposal
hat railroads be required to use high
covered lights.
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TURNS tHE DISTRESSED
H. RUSSIAN FORCES
lBy Associated Press

10y +tsau'Iht'tI Ir'Ss.
PETEcGRAD, October 81 Cvia Lon.
dohp.-Russ ssian troops operating II the
district of Ciumuskuauah. in Turkish
Armenia forty-nve miles southwest OF
Trcbizond. have dispersed Turkish
forces nlong the koroun DaraSi River
by a sharp attack. and repUlscd a
Turkish advance nearby in the same
lrnion
In Persia. in the Ha.nadan sector
the Russians have captured additional
villages. according to AN ofiiciat state
mcut issued to-day
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GIVES PATENTS TO BLIND
>cntiOus for RAISED Writing Left to
Publ: in VIII of Arthur
White
nv Associated Press.

by Associated Press
(;EW YORK.. October 3l.-In the viii
Arthur william Bell Waite. filed
= to-day. the free use OF his thir-
inventions for embossed writing
given and dedicated to the public"
waite, at one time principal OF
New York Institute for the Educa-
OF the Blind, devoted the greater
OF his life TO perfecting devices
aiacd willing to enable tho blind
Puch. His hooks are lett
tie Nfw York Institute
alton OF The Blind.
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GER MANY - ASKED
EOR INIUK VI tTiUN
I ~ Associated Press


WASHINGTON. October 3I--,icr-
many IA. haen ask.d 30 furnish the
United States any inforna ton tho i'm
p.rial government may have couccrn-
ing the sinking by Subina rines OF the
British steamers Marina and Rowan
more. The request WAS forwarded. II
became known tonight, through the
American embassy at Berlin
II is understood the state itepart-
ncut took this step without Whiting
for fun reports from British sources
and survivors OF the ships because it
was considered desira BILE TO assemble
at the earliest possible moment cont
plctc Information particularly regard
ing the Marina. on which several
sNmercai hors" tenders are believed
to have lost their lives. The. request
IL informai.. and IS Intended in no sense
as an in,matiom THAT German subma-
tines hav" violated international law
o. the pledges OF Ihe tic:.'uan govern
ncnt 10 the United States
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-01
FRIENDS Of PROHIBITION
SING THE DOxOLOCY
"i'ruise God From Whom All Bless
ings Flow" Rendered as Bells
Peal Midnight.
LEADERS MAKE ADDRESSES
Lieutenant-Gov }. Taylor Ely
son Says Virginia Is Law-AbidinS
State. and That Here Prohibition
Will Actually Prohibit.

Beginning at 10 o'clock last night in
a Jubilee service TO celebrate NirEinia's
going dry. the i,S0o friends Of prohi-
Dition at the Grace stree, Baptist
Church did not 20 home till morning,
pausing tor a moment at midnight to
listen TO the footing of the whistles
and the peHiing of church bells and to
sing Praise God From Whom All
blessings Flow and then going on
with the speech making.
Mrs. Georgia May Jobson. president
OF the Woman's Prohibition League of
America. presided at the meeting. and
Rev. Lloyd r. Wilson. -. D., pastor
OF the Grace Street C,,urch. conducted
the devotional exercises. Rev. \. H..
Rudd. j.. D., read the scripture lesson
Of the evening, and Rev. X. II. Pitt d.
H.. president OF the .Anti-Saloon League
OF Virginia. offered prayer. lIlcven
Speakers Made addresses of varying
length, AL supposedly within the ten
minute liciis. and a considerable num-
Der of letters OF cougratulation were
read from prohibition leaders unable
I" bc present. state Prohibition Com
missioner J. Sidney Peters pronounced
the b-ncdiction.
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FORMER JUDGE ENPI.tINS
DS\HtiRI HAT CASE

At Washington, Ind. another heck
tor interrupted his speech and asked
How about The Danbury hat case"
81 Will tell YOU all about it, an
swercd Mr.. Hughes.
The case cam. before thc Supreme
Court wh-n was ii member ur that
court. The cou.t render ID It's decision.
q unanimous decision. took par, IN
OF ii is that the court. according 10
it, duty, and L. as member. enforced
the laws OF the United states
The questions of fact were not b.
fore the court. The questions of fact
were decided by the jury in tho trial
court The only question before the
Supreme Court was wnether the trial
judge had committed any error in
stating The law To the jury
The court of which was u mem
h"r reviewing tho record, could NO,
hud any error made by the trial iud,ra
~ submitting the case 10 The Jury and
hence the Judgment of the i,rv as ,x
pressed in its verdict was affirmed
That is Il statement Of tina, case which
simply represents how Il Judge of n,,r
hiSh court eIdravors To do his d,,v
according to tn" law Of the land,
y, Washington. too. Mr. hughes laid
GOWN MS platform in new lanyuorc
Chang" Nour laws If YOU find them
"ad; perfect institutions if YOU wgnt
!" inproN. Chem: proceed according to
me ruI" "f reason. but don't wreck the
i'nest country God ever saw or gave
ne SaIn. Let us hc true Americans
serving the welfare Of the entire nco-
PIE. conserving Aricrican honor. con
serving American prosperity. bmilAin.:
up the opportunities Of labor and
counting "s our priceless heritae. tn.
f"ct that wc 10 not do things by rule
"l armies or strength. Dut by the rule
"' reason III Il community fair-n,indei
and intent on justice.
Iha; is my platform. f-li"w-cltiH.us
II YOU wan, my services, take me on
that basis"
HuGHES - Ei.,TrD
OVER SIZE OF CROWDS
Mr: Hughes was ci;ttcd over the size
o' ms crowds and their enthusiasm
IL means but one thing, il can mean
but one thing. and that is we are
marching straight To a glorious victory
.
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HEi.fr:NE PKOIIinIrtON
HERE Will. PROIIHIT

Virginia IS Il iaw-abidine State. and
prom hilton hc:e Will prohibit" was
TN" sentiment expressed By more than
one Of the speakers. The sentiment OF
the meeting. however. although alto
gether happy and confident. was de-
tcrminca and guarded. Again and
again IN" warning was given that
c'rrnstl vigilance was necessary to
Necp the state dry From the express
siors OF the leaders last night IL might
readily he assnmed that no efforts will
ne spared TO make the prohibition ex-
pertinent lasting success
Lieutenant Governor j. TAYLOR .lIv
SON th' iirSt speaker Of the evening
BEGAN his brief address by conGratu-
iatiiS tho people assembled and tile
state as ii whole on the beginning Of
the new cra. lie paid tribute to the
work OF the Anti-SaIoon League rs
the organization most responsible for
the happy termination of the fight
~ had the great privilege as prcsi-
dent of the Senate TO cast the vote
Which gave the people The power To
vote OH the question Of prohibition.
have watched every movement since
Then with Tie kecncst interest Long
beforc that had part in the local
option leg sislation which paved tn.
way for state wide prohibition. Dur
ing the campaign in 1914 frequently
expressed confidence u the success of
Ihc fight
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ANOTHER VOYAGE
! MADE IN SAFETY
BY DEUTSCHLAND
Famous German Submarine
Once More Is in Amer
lean Waters.
bHE COMES INTO PORT
AT NEW LONDON. CONN.
Big Underwater Liner Again Pi-
lotcd by Captain
Kocnig.
AS CARGO OF CHEMICALS
caves Bremen on October 10. and
Trip Is Without Sre-
- cial Incident.
Trip Is Without Sre-
cial Incident.
Hy Assoc,atea rrcst

IDNpnN rnN\' <,..,,.g,,.
'" '
:" IN 'he ""r""i mere ." J.
''"E
u k".niS said the Deutschland
mon on October 10 and made
hero wi,bou, s,eci.,I ircjd.,.
'''" 'SS " ''' -
bo- shortly after midnight
ded "a mo dncl, or m. r.,-,
,,;
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no,,,,'',,,., 49,.
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% POCKET
UNDER Own POW Ei,
.ersible under her own
into i pocket" that bad
a. for nor a, I,c wharf -,
Tho cr,r,, .,,,,.. t,,,
vos ca s;i.,, r,., o,i, :,
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CiiuRCII BELLS or CrrN
RING PUOIIIrIVION NICcl

The speakers had hardly iind
their eNultant greeting To tho
order when the church bells ofiS
city burst forth with one voice
swell the paean OF victory For Il
minutes they rang. Eevc'1rs and ,vc
Slippers with one accord Dccamc I.
tent. ti.e Commonwealth OF Virgin
was making history At midnie
came the deep-toned chimes from q
city bell on the Grays' Armory, accon
panied by shrill obliSato frop.,sxSu
dred sirens and whistles Visgin
at last dry.
Eichmoud's last day OF tlfe Net
EIme was marked by lively traflc
the diminishing stock OF liquor Ell
sun rem aimed on the dealers shetyi
ny the time the noon hour was reach.
several OF the largest liquor stores Iii
hung out signs announcing that fhs
stocks were exhausted. Othcrs ld
their doors 10 avoid the annoyancSl
explaining TO an endless stream
would-bc buyers.
The BROAD street stores held
longer Although half of these n
Closed down by nightfaU. severai.Y
thc largest did business nntii mil
ii<, chiefy IN drinks served over J
oat prauSht beer had been eShausi
the Jay before. when the bfeweries
i-eu local distributing depots cut
M .hr deliveries. The little heert
StS 'e;' Yesterday was In bottIes.ss
Sup' y! too. was exhausted long
!ti,iuicIt .il G7a45f
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DEPOSITS HAVE MADE:
tNPit:t'EDENTED ii Mp

Deposits since the reserve ac, went
into force also have made an unpre-
ccdented jump. Their total increase
is put at S6.25p. 100000 or 81 per cent
nearly great as the resource in
crease. In New England it Was %
per cent in the East, 81; the South.
Is; til. Middle states. &c: the West,
s., ana the Pacific states. To-
Banks and trust companies are lend
ing S32"0.coc i90 more imam they We're
three years ago. the statement says
Emphasis is laid ON distinct and
growing tendency towards decentral-
ization and distribution throughout the
country az "e%Csasiv. reserves. here
to.orr piled up-!n Eastern cities" This
has been especially true during the last
;sw months Ia IN. four and oue-half
months from May 10 September i
this year deposits in New York city
decreased nearly S:5o.ooO.ooo, ircr-as-
ing heavily meanwhile in country
banks
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DRAWS AND MOVING VANS ~
DELIVER WET GOODS A.str..

Nj day long eNp,'sss wago,tss
moving vans apd othes; ,cmergene1
t'iers delivered Jiauor and wiz
signments TO addressestn every
OF tho city. In the rush / te I'D
beverages safely away baforss1 &
law became effective ni,rns 81 1is5
their purchases by n,easepgSFl
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CELEBHATIONS AT CI.UHs
ARR: MORE BOISTl.Ris'

Private and club celebrations Wcrt
more boiSterous. At the hotels thefGsi
was disposition to be festive .,t4thefI
Blues Armory Nirginia's last wet
might was tripped away with a. nam =
moth masked ball staged by the Acca
Pntrol. In homes without numhersj;
hosts and guests repaired with merrySi
Qu'p to the family sidebourd to drink
toast To their friend. the cnrmyt-A
Prince Quart-a Month -
The revolutions sombcr accomBani- -
mcnt was fully as striking fas thGE
merry enc. In the Grace Street Bapt&
list Church there assembled an ovcr4sj
now audience OF mon and women %tn3
whom the prohibition movement has 81
meant development OF the grcatcst8
moral, II not religious, sgnificunce,5
Here they wcr. addressed by leaders offl
the church and state who have ilgurcds'
prominently in the debates and hcar-H
ings that for six years preceded iheS,
framing OF the Mapp bill OF 1916. The.
approaching hour was halted as the =
harbingcr OF "a new era OF matcrtafS
and moral DrOgress - ES
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SAYS NIItGINiANS Anu
law ABIDING. ptuI'Ii:

It haz.,rded the prophecy that the
talk Of the oppor"nt OF the reform
that prohibition would not prohibit
would prove false. Nirginians are "a
iaw abiding people. There are thous-
ands who did not wan, prohibition
who will aid in enforcing tie law.
"tnd2r the spicniid leadership OF
commissioner Peters ana Attorney
General Pollard. am sure that Vir-
GINA viii teach other states that here
prohibition viii prohibit believe the
day Is not far distant when net onlv
Virginia. bu, all the States. vii! be.
ire" from the domination OF Rum"
Rrv. W Russell Rowic. -. d.. rector
OF ST Panls Episcopal Church the
second speaker on the program. ur.,ad
tn" supporters "f prohibition TO rccoo.
hi@e the good IN the men engaged I'm
the liquor business and To provid@ en-
oioyment for th"n. lie also called at
tention TO the tact that tic saloon
really was Il "rour mans club and
pleaded for the establishments of .,m,,
ter Of democratic fellowsnir our
churches must lie more wise svo,,,,
'hetic pnd alert. n" said.
FI,ii'r IL ONLN uEGI\.
SAYS REV. DU. HONI.:
Thc hah' il auspiciously begun"
SAID Or. l;owie. "Having taken an this
gage OF battle let us carry IL through,
TO victory. The law is q weapon nut
into our hands Prohibition docs not
prohibit. according 10 William Allen
White: il simply gives the people who
earnestly desire II an opportunity 10
tContinued on Third PageD
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hughes - Ei.irED
OVER SIZE OF tROWt,

Mi: lluShcs was ciatcd over the size
oi nus crowds and their enthusiasm.
u means but one thing, il can mean
pu' one thing. and that is we are
n'afchinE straight To a glorious victory
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% POCKET
NDI.N OWN POW i:it

ersiblc. under her own
into i pocket" that bad
q for hcr at the wharf a.,
The crafts entry into
vas $" silen, thar onls "a
were aware thnt she ga S
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REVOLUTIONARY DEPARTURE
IN S'rAuIs-S Ar"rITv, N

Tho passing of the old order and the6s
advent OF tho new. although acco,n-tSi
pliShed by tho mere crossing of ann
arbitrary tim"-linc, marked Il revolu-g
tionary departure from governmental
attitude towards liquor that has OBJ
taincd in Virginia for 200 years.
Seventeen American CommonwcalthsN
had preceded this State in taking theS
step. Virginia slipped noisily into line
as the eighteenth. embracing tho re-
form amid the rejoicing of thousands
gathered in houses OF prayer. and the h
rereiinG OF other thousands BAscmbledb
10 dance the old order out and thes|
new order IN.
Although eo.O0I people parpaeti IN, 4
and down Broad Street. hundreds OF :
then. in fantastic Halloween costumes.
there was little disorder. The. police
bad stationed scores eelA'sxasrS patrdx1
men in the saloon and retail dis,rictsst
IN anticipation of possible trouble, butS
nothing of the kind developed. Haifs
Of the saloons had disposed OF their
last drink by nishtfall. BY 10 O'clock
only Il few were still serving over thsg
counter From that hour until MIDI,
night the remaining saloons lockedf
their doors one by one, a bare scorsS
or two still holding out when thal
clock struck l.. l3sS
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.Continuel onI Second PaRol !
Evening star., 1916-06-04

a table half set for dinner All were
crazy to get to the gold mines and to
take part in the prosperity which it was
thought Skagway would have. After a
short while the town was abandoned. All
had left with the exception of man
named Emil klatt, who took up home
He plowed the streets and laid out his
there for years and became generally
his only subjects were cattle and sheep
! do not think he made any money. At
al events. he sold the property. and it now
belongs, as | have said, to Mrs. Pullen,
who is running it in connection with her
hotel.
1t is interesting to hear the Skagw.ayans
tell Of the days when their town was in
the height of its drunken prosperity 1t
was, 10 use a slang phrase. a wide-open
community, having siXty-one saloons
each with its dance hall adjoining There
were neither courts nor police. At that
time there was no law in Alaska under
which municipal government could be
organized and the only representative of
Uncle Sam was the deputy marshal He
was rough character and was sup
posed to be in league with the criminal
element. At least he did nothing to con-
troll 1t, and there were bands of thugs
who held up the tenderfoot, or, as he is
called here. the cheechako. and even rob-
bed the old miners as they came from
the Klondike
A little later the criminal element was
combined by one Jefferson Smith, who has
Evening star., 1916-06-04

through the White pass to Lake Ben
nett, and then went on down the Yukon
to Dawson. The other began at Dyea.
which is four miles away. and went
over the Chilhoot pass to the Yukon.
AT first Dyea had the lead. 1t built
a tram, running on a cable. that car
ried freight up the pass, although the
passengers had to walk or as they say
here, .'mush it" on foot. AS the cars
rose into the air, upheld by the wire
rope, they swung this way and that.
and now and then some of the freight
was spilled out once tn" train car
ried ninety-four hogs. The motion
made them dizzy and seasck. and half
of them jumped from the cars and left
below.
Another time. a woman came along
with "A parrot. She was told that the
bird would be carried and that all she
had to do was to hang the cage in the
car. She was afraid to risk her dear
Polly and so she took him out and
carried him up on her wrist. She sent
the cage by the train, and, when she
had climbed to the top, found that it
was so crushed that ii could not be
used
BY and by the White Pass railway was
built and the miners were taken by steam
over the mountains. This sounded the
death knell OF Dyea. The crowd rushed
to Skagway, where the new road began.
The most OF them left their houses with
out trying to sell them, and some aban-
doned their furniture, including the china
and linen. One family departed, leaving
Evening star., 1916-06-04
Writes of Skagway, Gate to Gold Fields

to lose all their money at cards. They
then had not enough to pay their
freight bills and as a result the outfits
would fall into the hands of the gang.
Capt. Baughman told me that II would
take only about forty or fifty minutes
after the ship came to anchor for the
men to land and lose all their money.
and come back weeping and beg for
a steerage pa ssage home.
AS time went on the robbers grew
worse Miners coming out from Daw-
son had their bags of gold stolen
from them. and it finally became un-
safe for any stranger in Skagway.
This impression went to the outside
and it was hurting the town. The
climax was capped by the robbing Of
young miner named Stewart who
had just come from Dawson with q
The man made a fuss, and prominent
business mep went to Soapy and asked
him to give back the money. He re-
fused and a vigilance committee was
formed. Soapy threatened to shoot
upon sight any man that dared to at
tack him, and when four attempted to
make an arrest he put his cooked rifle
against the stomach of their leader.
jne city enSlnct whose name was
Frank Reid. Reid grabbed the gun
and drew his revolver, but Smith pulled
the trigger and the ball passed through
Reid's body and came out of his right
hip. At the same time Reid fired two
or three shots in rapid succession, and
one of his bullets pierced Soapy Smith s
heart. while another wounded him in
the leg. Before falling, Smith fired a
second shot, striking Reid in the leg
Then both men fell. Soapy Smith stone
nd RatH col a
ed. After this the others of the gang
the country.
Soapy Smith. TO what became of
his money. The captain replied:
He spent 1T as fast as 1t came, and
when he was killed he had nothing to
speak of except about $500 of the gold
dust he had taken from Stewart This
was found in a poke in his trunk
Soapy gave good deal to the men who
were with him. and he was the most
charitable man that ever came to
Alaska. He paid the expenses of many
who went broke, and helped them out
of the country If man died, Soapy
was always ready to spend several hun
dred dollars on groceries to send to his
widow and children. He was free also
in his gifts of money. and his orders for
provisions to be sent to the poor were
such that his trade was worth hundreds
of dollars week to several of the
Skagway stores. 1t was for this rea-
son that some of the citizens said MOTH
ing against him. Moreover. every one
knew that Soapy's enemies had a