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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26
hOUHTAI EXCURSIONS
BRINGS IN HUNDREDS
Annual Pilgrimage FROM Interior TO
Capital City and to seashora
Over n. & W.

Several hundred visitors from up
state reached Richmond yesterday af-
ternoon shortly after o'clock over
the n * W They were taking ad-
vantage of the annual excursion from
the mountains to Richmond and Nor
folk and the seaehore and Of the num-
Der about one-th!rd made Richmond
their objective. They will be in the
city until 10 O'Clock Friday night when
the return trip will be begun.
Those who went on to Norfolk and
the beaches remained aboard the train
when II passed through Petersburg.
They will leave Norfolk. beginning
their return journey at o'clock Fri
day might
Excursionists brought In come from
various mountain and North Carolina
points between. Richmond and the ter
minals at Bluefield. w. Va. Bristol.
Va. and Winston Salem. n. c.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26
EASTERN VIRGINIA CHR1s11Au
8. .. CONVENTION NE

Norfolk. Va. July 2s.--Ths Ess}
Virginia Christian Sunday School q
vention will assemble for a thres al
session tomorrow morning at Mt. q
mel Christian Church in Isle OF WI
County, Va. Many delegates n
Norfolk will be there. They
leave over the Virginia Railway al
o'clock tomorrow morning for Wall
Station. The church is located n
beautiful grove near the depot. IN
who expect to attend from this
ton are anticipating a great meet
Mr.. Hermon Eldredge. of Erie, Pa,
deliver the opening address tomorI
at noon. There will be all day sess1
in the church and school building
dinner will be served on the grov{
/ o'clock each day. Mr.. 8. NJ. Cd
general passenger agent of the
gilman. made ample provision
handling the delegates and visit
over his line to and from the d
vention
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26
Left Estate of Only $500.

strong, playwright, who died on
August 80. 1915. left an estate OF less
than $500 His widow. Catherine Cal
4art- Armstrong, Was called upon to-
day in the Surrogate's Court to pay Il
Judgment OF the Kirke-La -Sheile
Company against Armstrong for 49,
600, but she Anid ha left no aszeta 70
settle the bill. According to her state
ment he died possessed of $500 auto
mobile. $2l7 in cash and about $50
worth OF wearing apparel
Tho attorney for the Judgment cred
itor told the court that he wanted the
finances OF the estate investigated as
he thought IL strange such a success
full playwright left 20 little Of vaius.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26
ROY SWEPT TO DEATH IN RUN.
Carried From Rack of Horse He Had
Ridden Into StreArn.

Manassas Va. July 25,--The body
Of f1ve-year- old Joseph Randall. who
was drowned while riding a horse to
water in Broad Run, near Brtstow
station. Prince William County, has
been recovered. He rode a work
horse, just in from the cornfield, into
the run and was swept from his seat
by the swollen stream.
The child's father. Lpcian Randall.
manager OF the Brfstow farm OF
County Treasurer J. p. Leachman, was
following his son on another horse,
but was too far away to save him.
The horse followed tho current half a
mile and escaped.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26
RUSSI ANS MAKE LARGE
ADVANCES IN NOTITYNTA

: London. July 2s.---Tu1portant ad-
vances by the troops Of General SAX
haroff. in Nolhyn!a. are announced In
today's official report from Pctro-
grad In heavy night attack Mon
day the Russians charged through
wire entanFlenents the Austro-Ger-
mans had thrown up along the Sion
tovk! River Today the Russians
forced passage Of the river. Cap'Ir-
ing 1000 prisoners. four cannon and
FIVE machine guns
HEAVY fEhtinR IS occurring near
Leshinoff
Berlin announces the repulse n
weak Russian detachrcnts" south
east OF Riga and along the Dvina,
where the Russians were reported yes
terdav as having torn open tho Ger
man lines on a front OF thirty miles
for a twelve-n1ile gain. Tho Official
German statement admits N" Rus
slams have pierced the Ausro-German
FIRST line trenches al Beres+ echk west
of Tira.
A dispatch from Berli ny way Of
Amsterdam stafes that Turkish troops
are TO be gent. to stiren the Teutor
line on the Gaiacian front Fighting
in the Car~pathian west OF Kimpolung
in which cavalry played an important
part, was reported IN today's Petro-
grad communication. Thrce Austrian
regiments were driven back,
The following official statement was
issued tonight at Pe+roErnd; Monday
General ShkharofFs troops broke
through enemy wire entsnglem ents on
thu River Slonovki
later crossing the Si.9boVki we
captured 900 prisoners, four can
non and FIVE machine guns. which
were turned against the enemy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26
WAR PRISONERS MUST
SALUTE ENEMIES TN ALPS

perne. July 25.--TThe general staff
of the Swiss army has issued the fol-
lowing order TO tho French. English,
German and Austria Hungarian war
prisoners who have been sent to
Switzerland for recuperation;
1.-THE soldiers OF tho different bel
ifgerent nations on Swiss soil have to
salute the commissi oned and non-corn~
rnissioned officers OF their enemies In
the same manner as they salute their
own superiors They must remember
that they are on neutral rrhunds,
where race hatreA cannot he tolerated
In the eyes Of The Swiss nation and its
government the prisoners are equal
They were all captured In honOrah}
battle. while fighting for their coun-
tries. and should treat each other
with respect"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26
WON'T GIVE PRESCRIPTION
d'endlcton Physicians Refuse TO BE-
come Substitutes,

Pendleton. ore, July 25.-Every
physician in Pendleton has signed a
resolution refusing To issue "A pre-
scription for alcohol for any purpose
whatever The action was taken at
an Indignation meeting held TO pro-
test against the action of the city coun-
Ell in passing an ordinance prohibit
ing druggists from selling any alcohol
except on prescription from a physi-
clan.
The doctors declare the law docs
not intend that they shall become
Substitutes for barkeepers. ard that
they have no intention Of Lending
themselves 20 practice which might
controvert the purpose OF the PROFIT
bition law.
II liz the doctors' contention that
the new ordinance merely throws his
responsibility OF enforcing the pro-
hibition law upon them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26
Y. VI. q. A. Friday-Nig hter,

The Central Y. M. c. A. will
another membership social Fri
night on the roof garden. The
South Quartet, always popular y
Y. NJ. G. A. audience will sing.
derson Epps, the comedian Of
quartet, who has not been with Il
on the last two occasions when q
have sung, will be with them
time. Roy M. O'Rork will apI1
again, by request. in his acrobatic
comedy performance. His work.
two other entertainments has beef
clever that there have been nun
Gus requests for him to appear agJ
Every senior member OF the Al
citation is invited TO bring HIS frie1
The entertainment liz scheduled to |
gin at Sis p. m. At the close Of |
program on the roof there will d
game of some kind in the gymnasiI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26
ENGINEER CORPS WILL
Be MUSTERED IN
War Department Directs Final Steps
Be Taken To Take Command
Into Service.
TO ORGANIZE COAST ARTILLERY
Several Virginia Citizens Wish to
Form Companics-Better Condi-
tons Prevail at Camp With Bright
er Weather.
VIRGINIA BOYS NOT
PROVIDED WITH HATS YET

brownsville. Tex, July 25.--
Fifty per cent of the Second Vir-
gfnia Militia Regiment lack the
regulation United States army
campaign hat. They are drilling,
patrolling their camp and other
wise going about In the boiling
sun In golf caps, straw hats, any
old hats. When the men go on
liberty those without regulation
campaign hats are Obliged to Dor
row them from the fortunate half
OF regiment. And half the regi-
ment stays at home. The officers
OF Second Virginia say the fault Is
War Department red tape.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26

Boston, July 25.--Dr. Wilfred d. Har-
ris, president OF the Massac hus, is
College of Osteopathy, who was shot
by DR.. Eldridge D. Atwood a week
ago at the Hotel Westminster, died
today at the city hospital.
At the bedside OF the dying man
were his wife and other relatives. For
week DR.. Harris fingered between
life and death. At one time his con-
dition was such that much encourage
ment was given by the attending ply
sicians
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26
ITALIANS CLEAR ATsTRIANs
OTT OF STRONG DEFEN sTs

Rome. July 25.---rtslian troops have
taken Mount Cimous by storm. Vic
tory came after a night OF the ferceAt
kind of fighting, The mountain - a
strategic point on the Posina~A stico
line.
Alpine troops have also cleared the
Austriana from three lines Of trenches
between the Perks Of Monte Chtesa and
Monte Campiosletto. The war ofTi-
Gals report In tho face Of a rurderous
machine gun fre the italians swept
over three lines of wire eutanTle-
ments and drove the AustriRns back
with a bayonet
Artillery engagements continue on
the rest OF the front
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26
British Official RrrsoT-t

london. July NtEAt roU0rt
from headquarters In Frapcc.
Throughout the day there was fierce
hand TO hand and bomb frht!ng at
various places all along the battle
front.
The Germans attempted an iufan-
try attack on Pozieres from the mort n
east this afternoon, but were driven
back by our artillery fire. Between
the Ancre and the sea there was no
incident OF importance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26
NO HOPE OF ADJUSTING
IRISH PROBLEM NOW
Great Bitterness Develops by Reason
of Failure OF Lloyd Georges
Project
IRISH PRESS MUCH DIVIDED
Cnioist Paper Declared Plan Was
Ncfarions and Was Really "a Re
ward For Neutrality-suspicious. Blame
Government.

London. July 25.--There is no hope
at Westminster ct resurrection OF
the Irish settlement" Lloyd George
is said to be still making some adj
vance 10 the various parties to see II
they viii confer again. Reca)cttrant
English unionists are rather discon-
certed nj the catastrophe they have
precipitatcd aud might be ready to
lend an year 10 any SNAKE chamber"
hut the position is that the supporters
OF the Irish uatioualIsts in Ireland are
now ont of hand
Nationalist leaders say that II they
took part IA any more futile confer
enccs they would lee bounded out by
their followers.
The English unionists who have
done the mischief. II they really wish
TO proceed, will have to bring forward
better terms than originally proposed
by Lloyd George. This they will not
do.
~ the moment there Is little desire
in the House Of Commons to debate
the late negotiations again. But John
Billion has given notice of the roIIow.
ing motion:
That In view OF the announcement
Of the government, that they do not
intepd to introduce their promised
bill to settle the government of Ire
land, IL ia vitality necessary and urgent
that the government should i'm
nodiately disclose 10 the House its
plans Tor tho future government Of
Ireland during the continuance OF the
war"
This Is a matter which tho House
OF Commons. must presumably discuss
before long and a day will be asked
for g.
The Next Development
The next development IN the Irish
drama Will be on different and un-
expected lines. The advisory COM
raittee which SITS as tribunal 70 hear
the appeals OF the Sim Fein prison
ers. have had before them not only
those who originally appealed but
nearly all the prisoners. They have
been encouraged to come before the
council and state their case. There
are nearly two thousands of these
prisoners Within the next few days
The inquiry will be concluded The
committee will make recommends
tons 10 the House as TO the way in
which "a deal with the prisoners
Cases have been dealt with indtvtdu-
ally and what will be done IS now a
matter OF arithmetic.
/ It is understood that n certain
number OF prisoners Will remain in
custody, the home secretary certainly
will be advised to release the ma
jority of them. 1t is now doubted that
the home secretary Will act on such
advice and a great many prisoners
would then seek executive clemency.
This doubtless may have some molli-
Tying influence on the q squietlng con-
1 fitions in ireland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26

Colum bus. N NJ. July 25.-fndica-
lions today were that military units
stationed here will remain for al least
six months. 1t was reported on orders
from Washington, acquisitions for
winter equipment and clothing for cha
guartsmsn are being prepared
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26

Continued From First Page.)
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20
AGE FOR WEAVING THE F0AL
Period VIII Vary With Conditions, But
Should Be From Five to Six
Months-Feed Some Grain.

tBy +. W. BELL, Agricultural College
OF TeXasl
The age at which the foal should be
weaned will vary somewhat with con.
d%ltions. hut will be from five to six
months OF age. II the mare is not fur.
nishing much milk. or is needed for
steady work, the foal can be weaned
at four and one.half to five months old.
II, on the other hand. the mare has "A
full flow of milk, and is not needed
for hard work, there is no need TO
wea the colt before II is six months
old.
II the foal has been given a little
grain from the time II Is a month or
six weeks old. gradually increasing
the amoun to meet his appetite. he
will gradually reduce the milk flow
or the mare so that the weaving proc
ess will be a very simple n for both
mare and foal. When they are separat.
ed they should be kept entirely apart,
for the weaving will require much
longer II the mare and colt are near
enough TO hear and scN each othSr.
To dry up the mare after she is
taken away from the colt, her grain
ration should be cut down and some
OF the milk should be drawn from her
udder three or four times a day. grad.
ually decreasing this until the flow
ceases entirely. After weaving II il
best to work the mare right along, but
II she Is not worked her gram ration
should be very materially reduced
until she is dry.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20
BALANCED COW RATION
ONE Grown or Purchased Pro.
tein Must Be Fed.
Wise Is the Man Who Has Supply OF
Legume Forage on hand-su9'
a~estion Made by Expert OF
Missouri College Station.

Most feeders OF dairy cows a pro-
duce protein more cheaply than they
cay buy It. according 20 c. III. Eckles
of the dairy department OF the Mis-
souri, College OF Agriculture. Wise
Is the man who has a good supply or
legume forage on hand from his al
falfa. clover, cowpeas. or soy bean
fields, for the dairy COW cannot do her
best on corn. timothy hay. or foScer
even with good. succulent silage 20
help maintain summer pasture condi.
lions.
Bran at q dollar a hundred furnishes
protein at a cost OF about eight and
a half cents a pound, while cotton
seed at S1.90 a hundred furnishes 1t
NJ a cost OF little over five cents n
mound. The lost Of producing the
protein on the farm In alfalfa, clover.
or other leguminous crops varies with
local conditions, so that no such defi'
mite figures can be given, but almost
any farmer could be able to supply
himself ut much less than five cents
a pound. II he has neglected to do
30. however. he must purchase pro-
tein in some form TO supplement the
abundance % silage and corn which
he undoubtedly had on band under
Missouri conditions.
Feeding two pounds of c~ottonseed
meal n day to n COW that has beer
giving mill. on ruch n ration as corn,
fodder. and timothy hay will increase
the flow to n surprising degree. In
spite OF the many things that have
combined to raise the price OF cot
tonseed meal this year, It Is probably
the cheapest concentrate t. ouy ior
this purpose.
Some good dairy rations which Pro
lessor Eckles suggests In Missouri
Agricultural Experiment Station Cir
cular A are:
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20

The sweet potato Is pfUDably native
TO topical America. II Is tender to
frost ana Is not grown commercially
TO any extent north OF New Jersey.
In gardens II is grown as far north
as Maine and Michigan. II Is extern
sively grown all through the south
and in California. Tie chief states OF
production are the Carolinas. Georgia,
Texas. Alabama. Mississippi, Virginia
and New Jersey.
Sweet potatoes may bo gathered
for the tab1e as soon as they are large
enough. The main crop should be
left In the ground until the tubers
mature. This In told by breaking the
tubers and exposing them to the air.
II they are mature enough for storing,
the original color liz maintained. II
not, the broken surface turns a black
or greenish color. In any cas- they
should be gathered Immediately after
a frost. Before digging. the vines are
cut and cleared away and the tubers
then dug with u hill sweep plow or
like tool. After drying In the sun for
n few hours they are gathered into
small piles. where they remain until
removed from the fields.
Sweet potatoes do not keep long un
der the best method OF handling and
the most efficient method OF han
ding and OF storage Is still an unset
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20
FENCING" TO HOLD THE SOIL
Terraeine Is One Form Of Land Drain.
age, Object Being to Get Rid
Of Water Gradually.

Dy DON sCOATEs. Mississippi Expert
nent Staiionb
II your soil wants TO stray on, v
fence 1t in. This fencing holds the
soil. just as a pasture fence keeps the
COWS from straying, Soil fences are
generally called terraces. The time
to build these fences is in The fall and
early winter before the winter rains
begin To- wash the soil away, and when
the farm work Is light.
Terracing Is one form of land drain.
age In this country, where we get
about five feet OF water annually. and
sometimes get four inches of that
amount I'm as many hours. we must do
something to ta,se care of II or II will
wash our top soil on the hills and put
IL In the bottoms. Now. we we'll know
that the hills need that top soil badly
and the bottoms have excellent top
soils without giving them any more.
The object OF %terracing is TO get the
water that is not needed of the land,
and get II OFF slowly, The terrace Is
n shallow ditch. with n bank that
catches the water and conveys II to an
outlet or open ditch. The size OF these
terraces varies, but II Is the best plan
TO make them wide and not too deep
or high. The terrace bank should be
made from eight TO twelve feet wide
and about eighteen inches deep. The
idea OF this wide terrace Is Ia allow
wagons. moving machines, manure
~spreaders and other implements 10 go
over them with little difficulty. With
the wide terrace. rows OF cotton or
corn can be planted on top OF the ter.
race. just as on the rest OF the land,
and generally the crops grow better
there than In other parts OF the field.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20
GOOD
IMPROVE ROADS BY DRAINAGE
One OF the Most important Matters TO
BE Considered In Construction
OF Public Highways.
tBy Z. l.. GATES, Iillnois.)-

(By L. L. GATES, 1Iilnois)
When II comes to building roads
there are q good many problems TO
solve and not easy ones at that. Rid.
ing along In an auto II is easy enough
to say when you strike a smooth
stretch, this Is, fine." and turn on q
little more gas. but when you hit a
mudhole and ruts you may get your
foot on the wrong pedal and the road
commission catches II.
II takes labor, timo, good material
and money to have good roads. Every.
one wants the roads. 80 we will all
have TO work and spend some OF our
time and money and boost for better
roads.
One OF the things most needed In
better drainage for the roads as well
rs for tho farms and at this time we
will confine this article to tho subject
OF drainage.
Drainage Is tho most important
matter to he considered In the con-
struction OF roads. Drainage alone
will often change q bad road into a
good ono while tho best stone road
may be destroyed from q lack Of prop
or drainage.
There are three systems OF drainage
that we can use TO advantage. and
these are undertakings. sido bitches
and surface drainage.
Where water stands on q road un.
derdrainage without any grading Ia
better than grading without under
drainage. Underdrainago Is not to no
move simply tho surface water but it's
greatest help Is to lower the water lev.
ell In the soil.
The action OF the sun and wind Will
finally dry the surface OF the road but
II the foundation Is wet and soft the
wheels will g ruts and these get
filled with water during the first rains
and the road becomes a sticky mass
An undrained soil Is q poor founda
ton upon which TO build roads as vel
as anything else. When frost is leav
Ing tho ground the thawing Is quit,
as much from the bottom as from the
top. II underdrainage is provided the
water Is Immediately removed.
Tho best and cheapest method Il
secure underdrainage is to lay a line
OF farm drain tile on one or both sides
OF the road. The new road law gives
the highway commissioners power 4
contract with adjoining property own
ers 10 lay larger tile than is necessar!
to drain the road and TO permit thu
contracting PARTIES TO drain thei
lands. This helps the roads and a
the same time Is q great benefit I,
the adjoining land.
Side bitches are necessary to al
roads but no road can be maintained
with the ditch holding the water IN
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20

I'll II evaporates. In most cases II Ia
cheaper to get the water away from
the road than to try to lift the road
out OF II.
Sometimes roads on the hillsides
are left without side bitches. This is
a mistake. for II any road needs a
ditch Il Is the n on a hillside, for
where there are no bitches the water
runs along the middle of the road and
ear g%ullies and as We all know,
makes u bad road.
The roads should be so crowned
that water a reach the tile or
bitches. II all ruts and mudholes are
iiiled, the water will have n better
chance to run OF. There are several
machines made TO keep tho roads In
shape and these need to DO used often
and at the right time. II is not neces.
sary to spend half n day In trying to
get hold OF a road commissioner TO
help open a culvert or let the water
out of q hole In the road. Better
spend the time In doing It yourself and
you will feel better and your neigh.
Dor will thank you.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20
SWEET POTATO SUSCEPTIBLE TO FROST
LINED and unlImed Sweet Potatoes.

tied one. Large handlers store them
In dry rooms having good ventilation
and keep tho temperature at from 90
degrees to So degrees +. When the
tubers are FIRST put In storage and are
going through the sweating period the
temperature is run ~ to SO degrees +.
The common method OF storage Is TO
put the tubers In n cone.shnped pile
containing 80 to 80 bushels. Over the
pile n layer OF fine dry straw or hay.
then n layer OF corr stalks. and on the
top of this two or three inches OF dry
sand Is placed. The whole Is then
banked two or three inches deep with
heavier soil.
In South Carolina many growers
store their sweet potatoes In cotton
seed hulls and dry sand. and they
keep very well. 4 good crop Of sweet
potatoes will run from 200 to 400 bush.
els per acre. The cost of production
IT. about $50 per acre. In some locali'
ties sweet potatoes are grown exten'
sively for stock. Hogs relish them
and do their oyn digging. For horses
and cattle the roots should be sliced.
Sweet potatoes contain I to 6 per cent
OF sugar and i6 to rs per rent OF
starch. They contain considerably
more fat than Irish potatoes All. on
the whole. have a somewhat greater
food value.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20
Why ls Castor OH, Anyway

Mary Catherine. three. had been told
that God made everything. She had
also been taught that God likes every.
one. One day she cried, coaxed and
pleaded to avoid n dose of medicine.
Having to take II. however. she looked
up with n fearful and dubious expires.
sion as she wryly wiped her mouth
and asked:
Mamma. II God likes little girls,
why did he make castor oil?"-Cleve
land Leader.