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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
NewWo rldRecord
in Naval Gunnery
Pennsylvania Makes Fiuc Hits
on Small Target at Range of
Elcucn Miles.

w a S III y G r o =. September IA
y new worlds long distance record In
naval gunnery has been made by the
new super-DreadnouSht Pennsylvania.
tho Navy Department announced to-
night. The big batticship's twelve
fourteen-inch rifles. mounted in four
turrets. on simultaneous broadside
discharged in a recent trial made five
hits on a small target at range of
10000 yards. or eleven statute miles.
Al that distance the target was below
the horizon. and was not visible to
the Pennsylvania gunners.
Records OF highest scores ever made
at such a range have been examined
by naval officers, but none eQualing
that of the Pennsylvania has been
found At this range in actual battle
only the superstructure of an enemy
ship would have been visible. and yet
naval officers believe that the FIVE hits
At the Pennsylvania first broadside.
with their weight of 1000 pounds.
would have been sufficient to have
seriously damaged or disabled an
enemy ship even at such an extreme
range.
The Pennsylvania record is con-
sidered by Navy Department officials
as III the more remarkable because this
was the first time tho guns had been
fred since they were mounted in the
Dreadnought when she was built at
Newport News
The Pe1tsylvania is the first Ameri-
can battlkship TO have its entire main
battery mounted three sunsAo a tur-
ret, and her performance is declared
by ordnance and construction officers
10 he the final answer TO critics OPP
posing the three-cun turret system.
The Nevada and Oklahoma, also new
additions to tho navy, are equipped
with two three-gun and with two two
gun turrets. Neither Of these has
been able 70 compete with the Penn
sylvania. although they made unusual
" good scores during their prelim mary
practice.
The Pennsylvania and oklahoma at
the present time are undergoing their
nnal tests. and, Navy Department re-
ports say, are fulfilling the required
specifications in a highly satsfactor
manner.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15

sidss. hostile artillery being rarticu-
laPly active In tho neiEhborheod OF the
Pozieres windmill and south OF Thiep-
val. Some further progress has boon
made by us north of Ginchy.
I'm the nciShborhood or Souchcz we
carried out n successful raid last night,
taking some prisoners"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
,>,,e,-,, III M,.. Mrr, DAILY.

The faNe4Nsi =; Miss Mary DAILY. who
SseS "Wednesday ~ tho r,shticth year
~ hrC asa MN sahc place at 10 o'clock
y,,ts sHSSNiSs ~ az Peters Catholic
S,HS,>t>, wt;h :,e1nscm high mass. ccle-
cs,AscA ~ Ec> Eathcr I, !. Bowler.
NcN E@sSer James lianratty. Of st.
refers NA"r',;, Viii assist In the SER
>Irc, AMI sScN, Father +. j. MaSri -.
~, NNSO driy>cr the funeral sermon. The
,>cw,etcYN
Miss MAIN WAS born In County Ros-
common, Ireland and came to Rich
mSO5 ut 1893, SHc WAS Il member OF
81 Peters catholic Church.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
VOTE FOR THRIFT CLUBS
Colorcd People Fnvor National Move
ment Explained in Address by
Oliver j. Sauts.

4 large assembly of colored people
in the Fifth Street Baptist Church. col
ored. last night voted unanimously to
organize thrift clubs in accordance with
the plans OF the savings bank section
of the American Bankers Association,
following talks on thrift by Oliver j.
Sands. president OF the American Ma
tional Bank, and Father Charles +.
Hannigan.
MIR. Sands was introduced by John
Mitchell. Jr., colored president of the
Mechanics Savings Bank. Devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. T. j..
King, pastor of the church.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
At the Movies TODAY

isis Orrln L"hns"n. - nm"
l.iUht Rt Dusk"
Old r. q ~ Leah Nntr>t. IN w1hS
Lights of New York."
STRAND - NcsStr anrrt>So,r ANA
Charles RnH. III ''uNmc." also w
Wolf Hopper! III "'rhs N"TrNN AM
the Girl"
COLO MA L. "'rhc taNcN>,,~nc
Mother" with Nnthsr,cM and Nal.
Ter Law.
NlCTO II Charlie Chaplin, Ia
"ChDr1tc. the tSnna icN6ciN" A(>S
Alice Howell. iu "rt,,trN t~c,tN,S
Tumble"
REX-"fn the wch of the NcNgt~
crs." with Edyth Stcrl,"E and MY
bert MSlcs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
SITUATION UNCHANGED
ON WESTERN FRONT

PETROGRAp September J.; Wia
l4ondon) ,--"On the western tRussian
and Galician) front the situation is un-
changed" says to-day's announcement
from the War Office
''on the Caucasian front, in tho re-
zion west of Nichi. hostile kurds arc
showing increased activity. Near
Hamadan. in the valley Of tho River
Falplanchai, our dctachments, as a re
suit Of engagements captured camels
and cattle from the enemy"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
WARRANTS FOR HA2ERS
XIV" Students Charged With Having
Severely BEATEN Member OF
Freshman Glass.
I ~neeial 70 The Tirnes. 0atch. |

Special TO The Times Dispatch
RALEIGH y g. September 1.-THE
Raleigh police have been asked by the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
.thorjties 20 serve warrants on five
Students who are residents Of Raleigh
charging them with assault on g. w
Ii"nCEen. a freshman.
il IS alleged ,hat while being hazed
on sunday night in one OF the do.rli-
tories TierCEen was tied down and
severely beaten with dipper. The
police and President Riddick refuse to
divnlgs the names Of the alleged
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
Explosion OF TunI,

One Of the small ammonia tanks IN
the front part of the Purity Company's
Ice cream plant, in Washington street.
exploded this morning, causing conSid-
cradle damage. Samuel Trisver. col
ored employee. who was in the front
part of the building. in order TO escape
the door, but, failing to gain exit there.
plunged through one of the plate glass
windows. sustaining cuts from the
broken glass. He was not seriously
injured. however. There was an eS-
plosion at the plant yesterday. but no
one was hurt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
SERBS AND BULGARS
IN VIOLENT FIGHTING

PARIS. September li.--Scrhians and
BulSarians are engaged in violent
lighting on the Macedonian front. The
War Office announced to-day that the
Serbians had captured Bulgarian
trenches near Nctrentk, and height
northwest Of Lake ostrovo. An en-
Eagemcnt south ~ the LAKE is turning
in favor OF the allies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
NEAR RAILROAD TRACK
Unidentified Mum Probably Hurt While
Trying to Honrd Train ut
ReRmx.
Especial to The imes-Dispatch.I

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG. VA, September H.
A white stranger. fairly we'll dressed
and about thirty-hve years old. whose
Identity has not yet been established.
was found early this morning in an un-
conscious condition with his skull frac-
tured, on the side OF the railroad track
at Reams, I'm Dinwiddie County. Hc
was brought to the hospital in this
city on the first train and was opcr-
ated on by Drs. Osborne and McGill
and the fragments of bone removed.
but he has not regained consciousness
sufficiently to tell his name or home.
The sum of sS5 was found in his
pockets. but no papers giving 4 clue
to his identity. The superstition is that
he attempted to board u train at Reams
and was knocked down.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
ASSAULTS REFUSED
WITH HEAVY LOSSES

BERLIN, September Il tvia London.
--Repeated and violent assaults against
the Germans on the Somme front yes
terday were vepuls"d with sancuinary
losses for the allies, the War orc"
announced to-day
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
NAVARRO TAKES ON COAL
British Liner Is Expected to Leave
Wilmington To-Day or
Tn-MorrnIr

WILMINGTON, y. C. September IA
The British liner. Mayaro. Grenada.
West Indies. TO New York, is expected
20 proceed tomorrow or Saturday, az,
ter taking on here several hundred
tons OF coat and slowing It on the
starboard side 20 relieve the list to
port caused ny the shifting of her cargo
OF asphalt when she encountered tho
northeast gale off the Carolina coast
on Tuesday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
NEWSBOY UNDER HEAVY BOND
Charged with Selling Papers In Atlanta
Containing Liquor Ad-
VcrtfsencntA.

ATLANTA. GA. September IA
Matthew M;ndy, newsboy, was held
under $500 bond here to-day. charged
with selling New York, Jacksonville
and Cincinnati newspapers containing
liquor advertisements.
II is the first case Of its kind TO he
brought here under Georgias new pro-
Eibition law.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
New Assistant Postmaster.

Especial % The Times Disp atch.l
WEST POINT VA, September IA
Charles Richardson. assistant postmas-
ter OF Crbanna, arrived in West Point
Oh Tuesday 10 assume his new duties
AS assistant 10 Postmaster Joseph
bland clyde de Farges, former as
sistant postmaster, will go TO Baiti-
more to enter the insurance business
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15

Nomination OF officers VIII he made
~ the meeting Of tn" Richmond Auto
mobile Club in Murphy's Hotel Annex
Monday night. ARRANGEMENTS for the
automobile races at the Virginia state
Fair will also lie made
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
sss CRUELTY CASES
NN>,>eSn>s t'SNt"M ~ =, ~ 4, ~. Eiies
NNNs>> WN \wSusW tetatttuH
NN,>te>SNs NNVk ttrrr,

ESoS.thrN ihNlHN sc tho Hichmond
Sb,tttN YNr NNN S>NSNsWt,o" ~ cruelty
to NnENiAf. saN,>ftv mat during tho
SNHbvS ~ Nd.HN ,Nr sNr,ctN attended
IS SsS ,SsNs SN> -, ,hp min" cuacs
Ss>,N.Nt tMS,, ..>'NS, t~aNStad Ia convic-
I,,NH i1NS tSSNnte Werr discharged
T,>t ,,S,aSl,, rs {, r.sNn ~ tcrnrts made
IN ms tHsSStN.
iaArS>s SbS lNAses mere tho most
SOfN.>iS,tt b,sNsSriaStes hat vattlc. dogs
.n5 .nys ,s>ms tn fS,v AIT when needed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
GERMAN ASSAULTS
REFUSED BY ENENCII

PARIS, September little Germans
made vigorous efforts last night to
drive b. French from territory cap
tured recently on the Somme and Yer
dun fronts. The War Office to-day an
nounced the rcpulsc Of several assaults
north and south Of the Somne and east
OF tho Mcusc. AT NauN-Chapitrc wood.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-15
DEATHS

DUGGi$S Died az her ,.,,d.nca ir
Highland layx. MRS VIEGISTA r.
DIGGlHS. age! HiTty-cight year, a. r
". W"dncGGay SeDtemocr q She IS sur
vivcn 10y three ChurHtcTS--airs i " Dat.
uey, Mrs j. Tyre. Winrn.id s:r. .iir,
Lude buFgius. and by on son, e. ! bug.
,!rs--all Of Richmond
funeral motto" lAt.r
The sun., 1916-04-09

- ETTING things is hard enough
in New York, as almost every
~ one knows. but often II IL even
The sun., 1916-04-09
SPOTTING THE SE4AVIAN IN AL REEVES'S BIC
Playful Paradoxes of Burlesque Con.
vince the Volunteer Critic That the
Author Initials Must Be G. B.

Fathers Brought Home Load" when
the leading woman. Miss Maude Rock.
well, walked right straight over to
him and handed him a bunch Of
celery.
Here's your salary. Lord" she said
pret,ily. a line seemingly Of next to
no moment as 1t appears here In cold
type. but which when spoken to the
accompaniment Of stage business had
q colossal effect upon a quick think
ing audience. which grasped almost
Immediately that the word salary was
whimsical play upon the word
celery.
but II was in the lines and physi-
cal action OF scene a moment later
that even the blase first nighters grew
hysterical with mirth. Lord Nobodp
who is not supposed to understa a nd
that Miss Rockwell meant celery when
she said salary, had reached out
eagerly for the proffered vegetable
The moment it dawned upon him that
Miss Rockwell was merely spooflng
him he flung the celery violently to
the floor Instantly Count Dc Bumskv.
who is now supposed to be q waiter
u,
up the celery stalks and wailoped Lord
Nobody upon the head with the vese-
table.
There. you poor nut" cried the
Count. "are two kinds Of vegetable
soup for you. celery on the noodle"
BY this time at least half dozen
first nighters were SO far gone In hys-
torical mirth that they were rapidly
becoming "A nuisance and had to be
led out into Broadway. Then the mo-
ment something resembling silence had
been obtained the chorus marched onto
TIL stage. Salvos OF applause greeted
the girls as the first nighters recog-
nized the familiar forms and faces Of
several young lady rhoristers who in
recent years have added so much to
the pulchrtude Of classics Of burlesQue
such AS Tom Miners Lady Piano
Movers" Sam T. Jacks big Beauty
Beef Trust" and Impresario Scribner's
The Saratoga Chips" The chorus Of
the Big Beauty SHOW" although a
comparatively small chorus. was at
the same time the biggest cho.'us seen
on Broadway this season.
Whatever the chorus lacked in num-
hers it made UP for not only in the
matter Of personal proportions but
also by individual vocal dyramics and
admirable distinctness Of enunciation
a. it's fresh young voices ripped loose
Gilbe tian number that brought
do, II the house with a last line Of true
Shavian wiimsy:
Who was Worshinston? YOU asst.
Gee. To aIsuh that s no task
l'ois; in wah.
An toist in peace.
An las in the 'Murican League
There were In the old days OF brir.
The sun., 1916-04-09

here just yet. But I'm much obliged
Just the same
That sounds a. II 1t must have been
the final blow. but there Is a sequel.
The ticket at last was given away.
The amateur Samaritan seized upon
"A person who proved I" b" young
doctor from the West, an inferno in a
very lonely city hospital on an island
in a river. who was having his first
night off since his arrival, and who
didn't know soul in the whole city
and was on his way home 10 "A lonely
bed And the Samaritan bore him
triumphantly within the playhouse and
the young doctor. in n New York thea
tire for the first time in his life, had
The time Of thar life and he laughed
until people enjoyed him more even
than the enjoyable persons on the
stage. and he slapped his knees and
was uproarious and d-iighted gener-
ally and departed so 10 his island home
showering blessings upon the amateur
samaritan.
So in sense the amateur Samaritan
fcl, himself repaid. hut he has come TO
the conclusion that he'd never find,
probably, another young doctor. so he
has abandoned the profession Of
Samaritanism. which is to say he has
decided TO give up trying to give any
thing away TO some one he doesn't
know--at least 81 far az New York is
concerned.
The sun., 1916-04-09

like 10 see - - -, whIch Is 10
open a, the - tonight? I have an
extra ticket and
young man. you go away from me
or / shall call an officer
Whew. The job was going to ne a
cough one. Evidently spinsters must
be let alone. But that ticket must he
given away. II vas "A shame I" see II
go to waste. and the somewhat RULED
possessor. his dander up now, deter
mined on ;he point.
Bui here comes another prospect. "A
young man this time. somewh~t out at
elbows and evidently light of purse,
though earnest Of purpose.
81 peg your bardon. | mean beg
your pardon" pronounced the Sa-
marian. but listen To me moment.
| have here a perfectly good ticket Ia
---- ----- and I can't use ii and
IL you wan, 1t YOU can have it, free, for
nothing, gratis"
No. I don't want ii. I've got date
and II want a ticke, for show III
buy il inside and not from no speCu-
la a,or'
Crus ned. almost, the Samaritan re-
tired to the nearest doorway To per-
spire some more and form new plans.
Evidently this giving away business
was out of date in Manhattan.
The thought occurred that a person
in flight wasn't a. easy To give 10 as
one In resi-. \ standee. n roster. that
was the idea. Get somebody who
The sun., 1916-04-09
g. ne eeso'T pe~sn "-eeE~es

r-s already quoted would lie ant.cli-
mlCt!c. But no. the moment the
chorus had finished singing the last
encore TO the song about Worsh!nc-
tons place in baseball history the fun
broke out all over the stage again fast
and furious.
Well. how do YOU feel. cutie?"
COVnt dc BHnSLB asked tie third
lady from the end. Miss Marie Fisher,
as soon as order had been restored.
oh. like a stree. ear corduc. or"
Mss Fisher replied as she reached for
The sun., 1916-04-09
And Incidentally, Amid the Spasms Of
Mirth, 1t WasNoticed That the Small
Chorus was the Biggest on Broadway

..,..., ,.....,., t..,a,.,, .,;,,,,,iy No
rJ.,,' 10. .,'iod .,pu, We IN
Sms o S,S s.,,I l",,,,T r,,iuo, va '. W.,ody :"
IT, ,,.'' w ~, ,,a,,', "" ~ ,hra,,',h tho cborns of
,,,, - ,,, ',,,,r,a, n,,,ic,, STAINED
-" eoss ~ '"a, w. .,,' nro,,,nopt
ua,, ir ,ra nrocoo,i,r.. ,o ihe extent
ps
saia sood-py 10 'ne sunshine
sa,a snoa-ny 10 my non.'
sai,, rooa-h,, 20 ,Sor,, ,r,,c ,ove, known
Thereupon a diner being served by
Count de Bmmsky asked where corned
beef came from.
From the cows corns.' replied the
Count. "And / want to tell you some
thing else, kid--it's been the makin's
OF many a man"
what has?'
Bull Durham"
by way of variety. then. well de-
veloped blond young lady stepped out
from the chorus and sang a selection
called "Ah. Pale-ee-at-see" from the
we'll known Italian opera OF that name.
There wac something about the oper-
ATTIC number which prompted Count dc
BumSky to ask her when she had mn
ished her song:
Say. Mabel. did you ever near the
story about the two feet?"
NO." she answered truly.
"Oh. you have two" (have too). the
Count insisted.
"I say. cut the comedy interrupted
Lord Nobody at this point. Lord No
body evidently being anxious to get
, back to the plot OF the big Beauty
Show" "You poor rummy, don't you
know that there's million dollars at
The sun., 1916-04-09

harder to give them away.
The oolored person In gorgeous livery
who tries to give away some painless
dentists cards the distributor OF leaf
ictS many Others ~ the same sort
will bear out the statement. And II
additional evidence Is wanted here Is
a case N point:
\ newspaper reporter who had
heard about the good Samaritan and
admired his works was sent recently
go write review Of "A musical comedy
The advance notices Of which presaged
something worth while. As is GUS
tomary in such cases he was fur
nished with two excellent seats.
Arranging with a friend to meet him
in the nearest Broadway lighthouse
and proceed thence TO the perform
ance, he found al the very last minute
that the friend couldn't GO. SO he de-
cidcd that he'd give the extra ticket
away ana let some lonely soul have a
lrt Of pleasure gratis.
Insuspecting and guileless he SAL
lied forth upon the street OF Signs and
sough; for Il suitable person to be-
SOW his bounty upon He was not
long In making a choice. \ middle
aged spinster approached.
Madam" said he amateur Samari-
tan. persp.ring profusely, he didn't
know why. pardon me. but would you
The sun., 1916-04-09
FIREMEN BUY A LUNG MOTOR

,ico to-day. one it'm Of - equipment
has already been The means of saving
.ive lives.
= I~ = .un- motor, the mos, mod
'ru Improvement uu .he pu!motor. So
frequent In the downtown district are
cases which cal for the use Of such
an Instrument that one had TO be pro-
Nid,d for tins ambulance, and 1t WAS
determined thar that one should ho II
IN" lost. The cost, however. ~as con-
siderable.
AcrordinG.y the need Was laid be-
fore the police captains and the fire
chiefs ~ the district an of whom as
sisted. after the u,,,-~iry official per
mission was oula.ued. IN taking up a
subscription among the men IN their
commands Tho money was quickly
raised and the lung motor bought.
Am"uS The five persons already
saved 10y its usc op' was the chief Cf
one Of the iiyc ,ompau.'~
The sun., 1916-04-09

lesque. perhaps still are. showmen who
would not dare distribute programmes
even to the friendlicst OF audiences
unless the programmes began and
ended with the line important No
tice: Wait for the Finish. Mem" Not
Al Reeves. Al doesn't have tn resort
to anything OF the sort. For one thing
the audiences at a Reeves show know
thai along about l0:30 o'clock none
other than Al Reeves himself will ap-
pear upon the stage, and that always
a Reeves burlesque winds up with IN
The sun., 1916-04-09

A MONG the many hospital ann
y hulances which may he seen in
= Greater New York there is none
hSAer equipped TO- emergency scrVic"
than that which comes from the Vol
unteer Hospital at Water and Beck
man streets Few are called out more
frequently and none Of the others has
50 interesting a story connected with
IT, Blu, then the history OF the Vol
unteer Hospital from its very begin
ming is full of interesting chapters.
The ambulance and its oquipm, Mt are
merely the last expression of tho
hearty sympathy demanded 10y the
hospital work aud accorded freely hy
all who know about II.
The amhullnre was IN. personal
donation Of Charles II Sahiu. resident
of the Guaranty Trust Company.
Being up L. date II is Of necessity an
automobile. and as has been said. no
better equipped ambulance Is in s'r-
The sun., 1916-04-09
OsaV

through the motions OF pulling it,
Fare" tFair).
"Garcon.' cried Miss Rockwell then
when the laughter had somewhat
aba,ed turn the gas on" (Garcon-
gas on)
"Oh, slush. where do you think you
are" the garcon count dc Bumsky)
naturally shot back. al grand
opera"
NO. in Grand Rapids" Miss Rock
We'll returned. whereupon a tenor who
The sun., 1916-04-09

enhancing series OF living pictures
which first. last and always are enter
tainingly asthetic. And. what is quite
as important. the smart lines in Mr..
Reeves Big Beauty show grow
smarter and smartcst as the evening
advances. until finally the absorbed
audience hopes the final curtain never
will descend.
Readers not familiar with Reeves
production probably Will imagine that
anything which followed the few cX-
corpts from the songs and witty say
The sun., 1916-04-09

wasn't in motion and then you could
argue with him.
An. there is the very man on that
corner. He's tall and beneath his
black sombrero are the face and cigar,
certainly 81 a stranger. alone in the
great city. not Il friend among the
millions and all that Sorl of thing
He looks like 4 travcllinu salesman