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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
YALE BARELY DEFEATS
STRONG COLGATE TEAM
Touchdown BY Te Gore In Last Few
Minutes OF Play Wins Game for
sons OF Old ELI.
By VICTOR r. KENNARD

(FanlOus Harvard Football Playerl.
New Haven. Conn, Nov. 4.-Y ale
made up for last years defeat and
beat Colgate here today, and the re-
suit was entirely pleasing to Yale
men. The score was to g.
West kicked field goal from place.
ment from the thirty yard line in the
second quarter, and not until the final
period did Yale overcome this ad-
vantage.
Yale fought hard, as Yale elevens
always do, but Colgate fought just as
hard, but a few minutes before the
final whistle, forward pass, Neville
to Le Gore. across the goal line put
the Blue in the front and enabled Yale
to win out
Yale used its full strength through
out the game, but despite this, the
Colgate players more than held their
own until the forward passing COM
bination Of Neville and Le Gore COM
binsd to change tho entire complexion
Of the game. Tho game was cleanly
contested. Both teams tackled hard.
but Yale's reserve power overcame her
plucky opponents, who, lighting hard.
weakened at the end.
Starting the fourth quarter with the
ball in Yale's possession on Colgate's
eleven-yard mark. the Blue backs
pounded the line for small gains.
Neville then shot a beautiful pass into
10 Cores arms and the Yale star
scampered across the line out OF reach
OF any OF the Colgate players
Previous to- today's game. Colgate
has been unbeaten this season. But
even in defeat the Hamilton players
were not disgraced. They outplayed
Yale In the first half, but the break
WAs against them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
DUCKNElL OUTClASSEO
BY PRINCETON TIGERS


Princeton. n. j. Nov. <.-Prineston
had a walkaway In it's game with
Bucknell this afternoon and was able
to roll up q larger SCORE than in any
other contest this season The ANAL
SCORE was ~ to 0.
Tho overwhelming superiority Of the
Tigers IL easily seen by the fast that
the Princeton backs gained 4 total
of S5s yards by straight football.
while Bucknen could only gather thir-
ty-six- Princeton made twenty-one
first downs and when Eddie briggs
was called upon to punt he outhooted
Waddell by eight yards to the kick.
Bucknell's only strong point was for
ward passing. by which means they
gained q total OF 11s yarda. The Tig-
ers attempted ave. three of which wore
incomplete and two Of which were in
terruptsd Billy Moore thu fastest
man on tho Tiger squad. was in his
element and played magnificent
game. He scored two touchdowns
one by running forty yards and the
other by racing sixty-hve yeards or
q fake kick formation. Jack Eddy
also showed up we'll In the game.
Tho lineup;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
Yellow ke Down Showed Under By 1arvar
Dol PH-MACON IS
All ED IN DUST BY
1 RICHMOND COLLEGE
R4allow Jackets Put Up Pluoky Fight Throughout
and Frequently Proved Threatening, Spiders Win
klanders by Score Of 80 to 1s-Both Elevens Uncork
BADoxtment of Forward Passea

....A. 4, ,aLsr nnv unavoidable
hnol,,rs az and runs and
sf~aa .s,.- .,ns IN. forward pass was
sa. 80 81. rlax In fact. passes
49, xsrv oronin.n, part in the
p4. ny .,.xnr. r.sorted
.sn.n.1x ara tnsy brought gain
80.
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sx..-,,r ,,,ouvhout ,hs en-.
PreI.N M r. T.hno-I... aixo unaar.hed
~ ,.s~.. that proved
@r4 - sn. wtr,,ora The Ash
..s,... r.~.s TIA way for
80 =. ,n.t, ,cuohd,wnn with this
sanh.-trn.,t ara Il came
.xr,,,n, IN two ar three more
gs~~.s C-,S,.~..s Ara, touchdown
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$500 - s,,t aovn ,n. ,.,S attained
So ..raa.,+.
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80. throu.ho,,t ~. encounter
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
FOOTBALL RESULTS

Richmond College 81; Randolph
Macon Is.
Hampden-sidnsy, All wfflfam ans
Mary, 0,
Washington and Lee. les Navy. =.
V. P. l.. IA; Carolina :.
Harvard. 81. Virginia O
Catholic University. 10: v. H. L. IA
Southern,
Auburn, .: Georgia, 0.
Tennessee, 49, Chattanooga. z.
Vanderbilt ST: Rose Poly o.
Davidson, 4s; Furman. IL.
Louisiana, IT: Arkansas Z.
Kendall IT; Oklahoma Aggtes, 10,
Baylor. 30; Southwestern, 0.
Rice, 2oi Texas Aggies, 0.
Eastern.
Yale. 2, Colgate, 8.
Army. soI Notre Dame. 10
Princeton. al BuckneiL q
Penn, 10; Lafayette O.
Cornell. fbl Carnegie Tech, T.
Dartmouth. IS. Syracuse. 10.
Ptttshurg, &c; Allegheny. ..
Providence. AZ; Vermont o
Lehigh. 8; Muhlenberg. O.
Amherst, IA; Trinity, o
williams, Z; Wesleyan. D.
Colby, %; Bates, '.
Western
Purdue, 7; Chicago. 10.
Illinois, IA; Minnesota, ..
Wisconsin. 10; Ohio. II,
Northwestern. 7; Indiana, 0.
Michigan. 9; Washington. I.
Missouri. 8; Texas, O.
Oklahoma IS; Kansas, n.
Nebraska. 8: Ames. o.
Creighton, 20; St Louis. o.
Earlham. 10; Wabash, So.
Wooster. 30; Cincinnati. O.
Oberlin, 3; Western Reserve, So.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
TO HOLD BAZAAR FOR
WORKING GIRLS HOME

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the bazaar to be held the
week beginning November 20 to 80
at $40 East Grace Street.
Much interest Ia manifested in this
bazaar. which has for its object the
liquidating OF the balance due IN the
home recently purchased at IS South
Third for self-supporting girls. a need
long felt IN this city.
The different parishes win each
have table and much spirited rival
ny II being shown. each parish work
ing to come out ahead.
Mrs. John NJ Miller. Jr.. In general
chairman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
VIRGINIANS PROVE
EASY FOR CRIMSON
IN ANNUAL CONTEST
Orange and Blue Show Little Glass Against Harvard Losing
Game Crimson Aggregation by Score of 81 0-Virgnia
Works Five Forward Passes and Springs Surprise With
Lateral Pass Kick Off,

; Cambridge. Mass, Nov. Altar
wards football team. largely COM
posed OF substitutes, ran UP q 81 to o
score against Virginia here this at
ternoon. The Southerners were able
to do very little against the Haugh-
ton offensive. Minot and Wilcox re-
peatedly reeled off side tackle plays
and Bond and Burnham plugged the
line with an occasional end play for
substantial gains.
Harvard worked the forward pass
but once In the nrst half bat relied
somewhat moro on that style In the
several spectacular gains BY this
method. Harvard uncovered . new
drop-kicker ana plaosmsnt-kioks1 IN
the person OF Bond. who came
through on his only attsmDt with .
neatly executed neld soal from the
thirty-three-yard tine, and scored fvs
goals from touchdowns In a. many
trtea
The Crimson team showed - SsG-
sivc play Wheeler repeatedly broke
through the line ana tackled vlr.
ginia for losses. Other member OF
tho team worked almost a. effectively
as Wheeler, holding Virginia to but
four nrst downs during the entire
game.
Virgfnia's best off-phy was ths for
ward pass which was worked suo-
cessfully FIVE times. hut Harvard soon
formed an adequate dsfensA Har-
wards ends and backs interoepting stx
Of vlrgtnia's forward passeA
Virginia sprang 4 surprfse In
working a lateral pass on the kick
of. which opened the second half.
The receiving back hurled the bail
half way across the fisld to one Of his
mates near the sides lines VINO car
rled Il thirteen yards before HAr-
ward stopped him.
Because Harvard wNa larHsay rep
resented by subs and uncovered moth
ing but straight football IN estimnts
OF Harvards strength a. II win be
offered in the Princeton and Yale
games could not be gained. II 10
certain, however. that Harvard will
have ample reserve strength Ia its
subs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
THURMAN INJURED:
OUT FOR THE YEAR
Harnpden- Sidney Quarterback In wUv
In Johnston Willis
Hospital.

Although Hanpdcn-Sidney won
from william and Mary yester-
day, tho Tigers paid dearly for
tho victory, losing the services of
Thurman, the brilliant little quar-
back The youngsters face was
badly crushed and no was rushed
to the Johnston-WiIlisH Hospital In
Richmond Last night Whether
or not any bones are broken has
not yet been learned, but IT Ia
thought that he will hardly be
able 70 play any moro this season.
He was one of tho bcS& little
generals In the Eastern Virginia
Intercollegiate Association and his
loss win be felt by tho T1g era
He has been the mafnstay of the
team for three years. Thurman
is q football player who Ii ad-
xatred bw every Richmnnder who
has seen him perform ON the
gridfron, and IL win DO with re-
greet that they win learn This
news.
Mac Cogbfn, captain OF the
Randolph-hfaoon team, was also
injured to such an extent that hs
viii hardly be able to appear In
the Yellow Jacket lineup any
more this season. Several hga-
ments I'm his arm were torn Mao
Is another clean little player and
me will DO missed by tho Ran
dolph- Macon team
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
NORFOLK POLICEMAN
is FREED OF CHARGE

Norfolk, Va. Nov. 4,-Poiice ON
Ger Victor Downs, charged with at
tempting to extort money from Steve
Stevens. in connection with the al
legged loss Of 5000 by tho accuser,
was acquitted by the Board Of Con-
troll yesterday for lack of evidence.
Neither the aocuser nor any of his
brothers was present and the testi-
mony OF those witnesses who ap-
peared was OF hearsay nature.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
LAM AND MARY PROVES
EASY FOR HAMPDEN-SIDNEY
"A Game by Score Of 81 to @, But Lose Services of
Rnaan, One Of the Best Backfield Men in Eastern
Virginia Intercollegiate Association
= Richmond vlrgtn.an. }

~ Richmond vlrgtn.an. }
III Va. " o v. A.
Mary went down to
g Ais afternoon at the
I 0Ampden-stdney Tigers
/ noors. The early stages
y was characterized by
4 omnoinS BY Crisp and
Thurman. This COM
DoA to battle the In
II 1puchdowns were made
- n the nrst quarter.
leWn was added In the
when Huddle smashed
center for a distance
n this period Gosiss,
sustAined = sprain In
WAH forced to retire.
Wae particularly no.
aRA's scnttngent rem
Gw the tandem formA-
Il eOund confidently or
na end runA but wher
FL striking distance o,
ths viaitors would
Qoes1no followed Ons
ne things from the
ny Viewpoint was ths
- Had this lad bssn
80 his tos cftsnsr ths
have been % large.
Aoee Coach BsrnicI
I'D THURMAN, who
49, 1guahad duyins
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
Me~.en1erv WIN str,k.

New York. Nov. 4.-Nine hundred
messengers won their strike today
against the American District Tele-
graph Company. They will return to
work Monday with increased wages.
Those heretofors making TX cents a
message will get . oents and those
making ~ DENTS win xsA d
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
PLAY BY PLAY.
First Quarter .


Richmond College kicked to Ran
doiph- Macon. Randolph ran tho ball
twenty-five yards to the thirty-yard
line. The Spiders piled up the first
crash at their line, Cogbin made four
yards through tackle, but Henderson
spilled the next play for a losx Ran
dolph fumhlsd while attempting to
kick and Henderson got the oval
twenty eight yards from shs JACKIE!
goal.
The Spiders triad two tine plays
ward Zip nzzled. when Milbourne
failed to get down the field. Tho spi-
ders pulled an end run with Miller
carrying the bail. For holding the
Spiders were penalized fifteen yards
but the Jackets lost tho services OF
CoghiL, who was badly hurt trying ia
make the tackle. A beautiful pass
Wicker TO Milbourne, got Richmond
twenty yards and Harry Carter made
1t first down. On a tumble Randolph
Macon got the bali. nine yards from,
goal.
On the first play Randolph lost q
bourne got the oval for an easy touch
down. Whittet missed hard try at
goal
Randolph-Macon kicked to tho spi-
ders. Pitt dropped the ball, the Jack
cts recovering with thirty yards to go,
The first play resulted In a loss OF
five yards On a forward pass. how
ever, Moss took twelve yards Ran
dolph took another pass directly over
the line for ten yards and then went
through the line for touchdown.
He then kicked goal. putting the Jack
cts in the lead by one point
The Spiders kicked over the lime,
the Jackets holding the bali on their
twenty-yard Tina They drew a At
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
MARSHALLITES BATTLE
MAURY TO STANOST|ll
For Third Consecutive Year Neafhex
Team In Able to Gross Others
GoaI LfnaA

Norfolk. Va. Nov. 4.---fn one OF the
fastest and sleansst gridiron battles
ever pulled OF on . Norfolk Eridiron.
the John Marshall and Maury High
eievena. struggled IN vain this after
noon In their efforts 10 eross each
others geai lines.
n was the third consecutive year IN
which these two AKsrssnsions have
been unable to score on each other,
The game was replete with pretty
taekling and sensational plays, The
teams were evenly matched. The To-
cal boys threatening to score early
In tho game and the visitors becoming
dangerous IN tho ANAL quarter. Hast
ings. Maury substitute. tried for @
field goal In the second quarter from
the so-yard line. but the bali fell
short.
John Marshall presented the best
team that the Commodores have met
this season Captain Core ran 80 yards
in tho third quarter after receiving q
punt. but was downsd on the Maury
25-yard line, He and Anderson were
the stars of the John Marshall play
ing. Captain Dndmun. OF Maury,
played the best game for his team.
He was in every play and his side Of
the line was impregnabls. He made
several tackles for Maury and on sew
eral occasions thrsw thu man for a
loss
Lineup nud summary
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
DEFEATS CADET TEAM


Especial to The Richmond Whitman,
Lexington. Va. Nov. An 4 close
game today Catholic Univeruaty de-
feated the Virginia Military institute
by q score OF 1e to IL. The Cadets
showed up well against khe Catholics,
and. although their line averaged fif-
teen pounds lighter than that OF tho
washingtonians. It held - wen or
better than that Of the university.
The Cadets HAD the better ot ne
game most OF the time snosp4 Ia ths
last quarter. when Catholic University
advanced tho ball rapidly from . kfok-
off to a touchdown.
Features Of the game wers q tlfsx-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
POST A TO KEEP OPEN
HOUSE TUESDAY

Post A. Travellers Protective Asso-
citation win have "Open House" Tues
day night to its members and friends.
A special wire will bring the election
returns and intermission will be given
TO a musical program.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

the latter part OF the FIRST half. II In
doubtful whether the little quarter
will be able to play any moro this
season
Tho work Of Haddls, Ellis. Wilson
and Birmingham 10 worthy of com-
msndation- Captain Wilson was a
stone wall on defense. and Huddle
greatly offset the absence Of Thur
man
The nnA-ssn and n,nxnarx;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05
sur1x POLLARD

- isrnon and black
nGolpA Macon have been
n aupt Of Broad-Streat
- the pride Of those
Doloe etalwArts from Ash
- hunbiad by their time
- oz the Gridiron- When
80 counted yesterday at
- found that Coach Frank
rao4hampton gridironists
IN lust thirty-<wo poinsA.
Nxaow Jackets hsd regis
Dr. weird sxnfnstfun cf tAa
DaGktmA and one that
- surprtseA EnthuEtssts
"a tia combat saw both
oeAall--Eocd and bad At
oAms failed to pot Up the
s<G which they are capable
>anu the playing vaA tust
T. eeAsuiar ~ car possibly
any sridircn.
osglsge won the game be-
Bidders displayed superior
W crucial moments While
q the westhAmpton foot
- 1Ar below the standard
~ most always manager
Aaeavss together when dis
ooed, while acme Richmond
9s3or was always waiting
npoa an oval that had
nnn NE HANDS OF enc OF
6m1A
1D 1Gn1rs Good Showing.
@2fAron was defeated. but
- The Yellow Jackets
Sa11ant nght--and lost. The
eers against than by no
1oaass their real strength.
1 eAe Ashlanoers put UP q
habftion and IN the first
Arew numerous scares into
"a camp. A bit OF misfortune
n the initial period. when
- Cogbill. that plucky 1T
-. who starred IN the back
University School
(eFai years. sustained an In
50pas forced TO retire from tbs
was hurt when he tackled
the Spider out of
|d railing on his right arm
1fst Thought that his arm
k&n. hui an examination dis
N usaiy soHse Of the hgsrents
inweEer, the injury is &c
s&xieslt iast IT. will probably
n his rctiregn eat from the
s4hc remainder OF the season
viii be felt for he has beer
Sof strength for the Yellov
aIa year. both on the offeus,
Autes after the game h9f
76ourne caught n forward
earried tho oval within IN,
En- the goal posts. only 30 ses
= few seconds later ant
4 N9kst pounce upon II. How
aa hrst play attempted b!
nnAers--a punt--Crecknur
1nekete center. tossed tn
- AsaA of Randolph an
IN On the ball over tn,
- the initial touchdown
4mnteN A short while late
1900 enabled tho Jackets q
1yAi 70 the nwe-yard line
point Randolph worme,
Eough the Spider phalanl
1Adown MeyherE kicket
ne Randoiph-Ma Macon In tn
margin OF one point an,
" Yellow Jackets stock
= deprecated eonsiderahl'
klshm ond College count
~ ascension.
49, DIVES Spiders lead.
1aAe<urs II looked like Cosoi
E1es had a good chance o
4t0nn the conflict with tn
at appeared A. IL the fei
hAA remarked; Look ou
- Of those Yellow Jackets.
n m earful. With the scor
~ their favor. the Ashlander
El3pg MP the fight Of thsi
M the lead. However, TIN,
Te II from their grasp Il
Deriod when he lifted tn
e tbs hRrs tor 4 field goa
qpaAsrs the lead by tw'
nv minutss lAtar Captail
~ stored the game satel.
aA4 Spiders when he grAhbe
SE 1t had been fumbled an,
pHFsuerA crossing the goa
1ther touchdown. bringing
elleEs's total for the open
m TO sixteen.
~ By Captain Robins CAV
npton colleg.ans T. suffi
~ Of additional points I,
t the Spiders were no
~ this and proceeded L
= u more toucndowns ar,
ming the remainder OF tn
10 the Jackets wars hang
&1onal touehdown--snothe
0on this young fellow
DH3D4 half neither eisve,
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

Summary, snhstitutes-Joha Mar
shall; wyatt for r. Smith. e. Smith
for wyatt. II Smith for Eidridge.
Naury: Hastings for Kendall, Kendall
for Hastings, Hastings for Bell. IRON
uonRer for Hall. Hall for Tronv on ger,
Brown for Hall. Reutt for Thrasher.
white for Reutt, Tronnonser for Long.
Long for Beach.
Referee-Barry. Georgetown. Um-
rire-Fuerstein. Virginia Tech. Head
Observation-Disclosures N, c. A. ana NJ
Time OF quarters--15 minutes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

Summary: Fundamentally. q;
Comey, Moore, Q; Tibbott. Goals from
touchdown-Tfbhott. 3: Moore. Funk
Referee-Cosgrova Cornell. Umpire
Banknrt, Dartmouth. Head Iinesman-
schwarts, Brown. Tims of periods
IL minutes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

any form whatever. Tho slow work
Of the v. p. I. Quarterbacks was the
one drawback to tho virginians, the
two pilots getting OF their plays slow
ly and frequently mixing up sisnala.
Summary and line-up:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

substitut'onS: LAssister for Goslee;
Graham for Thurman; Goolsby for
Soedr'chi Allen for Hossh cad: Robin
son Tor Reid: Birmingham for Cos
lee. observation-disclosures; Hud-
oie, Falmors. Missed goal--Thur-
man. 3; Huddle. Kicked eoal-Hud-
do. Referee-Morris fPennsyivnnia)
umpire--Robertson fDavidson). Head
iinesnan--Curry IL r. 81. Time Of
Quartsrs--Aftssn minutos
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

Referee. Langford, Trinity. I'm
p're. Fnltx, Brown Heed linesman.
Pishon. Dartmouth. Tins Of periods.
fifteen minutes each. Touchdowns.
Bond a.. M:not tD. Burnham.
Horne. H. Coolidge. Goals from
touchdowns Bond tt}, Gardner.
Field goal. Bond.
Substitutes: Harvard Brewer for
Phinney: CASTOR for Brewer: Ryan
for CASTOR; Hartley for wheeler;
Lancaster for Hartley, Duncan for
Clarke; Dean for Duncan: Wlggin for
Harris; Flynn for W1gyfn: Thorn
dyke for Flynn; Day for Snow: Ioe-
veil for sweetxer: Bathelder for
Harts; Fl. Coolidge for BAtcheidsrs
Likens for II. Coolidge, Wilcox for
Mlnot: Burnham for Hitchcock
Horne for Bond; Bond for Horne,
Thacksr for BOND Virginia Stewart
for Mckay; Thurman for Stewart
Montague for Churchmani Stewart
for Thurman; Calvert for Stewart;
R!nkey for Ward; Hase for Darwin:
Goodwin for Harer; g. whfts for
Darlington; Goooh for Russell
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

Summary: Touchdowns-Nsls n,
Gardner. Ramsey. Goals from touch.
down-Lancaster. Gardner. Tandy.
Substitutions: V. P. I.-Gaines for
Gardner. Roden for Lancaster. Gard
ner for Gaines. Howard for 4. p.
Moore. Funkhouser for Gardner Car
olina-Coleman. Borden. Davis Bell
amy Black Ofhcials: Referee. Oass
(Lehigh). Umpire, McGoffin (Mich-
igan). Head linemAn, SAmpson (Stal-
bans). Time OF periods-E4ftoeu min
utes. :, Weather, fAir AnA eesA A.
tendance 1,eoA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

CONTINUE on Fifth Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-05

tcortinued on Firth Pray
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-21
BRITISH GAIN MORE GROUND
Desperate Fighting at Tromcs Wood
French Occupy AitI No, 81, Which
Commands the Somme.

London The French IN their opcr
atoms south u the Somme have nd
yancea to within about a mile Of Pc,
rome, at present held strongly ny the
Germans. They haye occupied HtN
~, which commands the Sowme 10
the southeast Of Hiathes and Earleux
Desperate fighting has occurred be
tween the British and the Germans AZ
Trones wood. against which the Ger
mans launched six separate attacks
Five Of these were repulsed, according
10 the British war office, but the sixth
was successful In that II permitted the
Germans 10 penetrate the wood, where
latest reports said the fighting eoa
timed. The British gained Ia the
nelehhorhood Of ovilless and la Rois'
sclie and in a particularly powerful a.
tack on the German positions in tae
MameJz wood succeeded In winning
ground.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-21
THOUSANDS ARE DESTITUTE
Death and Want In Wake OF Tropica
Storm Of Week Aoo-pamase
Runs Into Millions.

Birmingham-With thousands Of
persons homeless and destitute auc
With a growing death list. the fedora
government took official notice OF tho
serious flood conditions that have fol
lowed the tropical hurricane in tao
southern states, At ~ request OF
Senator Underwood the val depart
meni has ordered an engineer TO in
yestigate conditions In the Cahaha
and Alabama river valleys, where 3,
600 families are reported 10 be with.
out food or shelter.
The floods are r-cedlng with the
passing northward Of the tropical hur
ricane which struck the Gulf coast
July !. leaving a list Of dead and miss
Ing OF approximately So persons and
property damage of from $1,000, 900 -
$4,000. 900.
A weather bureau announcement
that what remains Of the disturbance
Is now over Illinois leads to the belief
the worst has been told Of the disas
trous weather conditions that have
gripped the South for the last six
days.
The French Broad river. which over
flowed in Dunscomb and Pennsylvania
counties, In North Carolina, is falling,
In Mississippi. small streams sxol.
len by the continued downpour arr
again In their banks.