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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
TO CONFEDERATE DEAD
Cornerstone OF Monument to lie Erect
cd on Shiloh Battle Field I.nid
with Masonic Ceremonies.
fny Assoclnted Press. !


PITTSBURG LANDING. TENN, No
vcmber 1.-The cornerstone OF the
$4,000 Confederate monument that the
United daughters Of the Confcdcracy
are To erect upon the battle field OF
shiloh. was laid to-day under the aus
pices Of the Adamsvnle Lodge OF
Masons. the grand master OF Tenncs-
see. Charles Barham. officiating Ma
sonic lodges of Western Tennessee.
North Alabama and North mississippi
assisted in the ceremony.
The monument viii stand near the old
Shiloh meeting house I'm the angle
made by the intersection of the Cor
NTH i'ittsburg Landing and Hamburg
Savannah roads 1t will face in the
direction from which the Confederate
forces advanced to the attack i'm the
carly morning of April 6, 1862
The monument when completed will
represent years of patient work on the
part Of the Daughters Of the Confcd-
crhcy In raising the money. Thou
the battle of Shiloh fought April CT,
1852. was of the most important
OF the var, the national military park
there contains but three monuments to
commemorate" the part played by South
crn troops in the battle. The monu-
mcnt now under construction will be
the most imposing in the park. II Is
being constructed Of Mt. Airy On ca
granite. In the center rises bronze
group. the subject of which is vic
tory Defeated by Death" Under the
figures set in the granite is baS-rc-
lief Of General Albert Sidney Johnston,
the confcdcrat. commander, killed
there. At either end of the granite
monument Is a group of soldiers. The
monument is the work of Frederick G.
ilfbbard, Of Chicago. The front Of the
monument measures thirty-hve feet
acroSs. The central group of figures
rises to a height of eighteen and one
half feet All the bronze figures are
heroic in size
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
LIMITS BEER CONSUMPTION
Snlc of More Thnn One Pint to Person
In Thirty-EOur Hours
Forbidden.

VIENNA. November 4.-The Austro-
hungarian government has further re-
Strictcd the production and sale of
beer. An official order just issued for
BIDS all saloonkecpcrS and proprictors
Oh inns 10 sci! more than one pint OF
the beverage to one person within
thirty-four hours
some of the thirsty ones try to evade
ms restriction by visiting different
drinking places. but as they often have
TO travel miles. they find this rather
tircsome. and they risk being turned
down If the bartender notices that they
have had their pint before.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
BROADWAY TO BE QUIET
subway Construction Now In Prog
ress Causcs Engineers to Bnr
ThOrOuEhfnre to ReyeIers

NEW YORK. November 4.-The un-
usual spectacle of fairly quiet Broad
way on election night will be seen here
next Tuesday. Most OF the midtown
sections OF the famous thoroughfarc
Will be barred to jewellers. The side
walks and roadway are proDped up on
temporary supports, owing to new sub
way construction. and the Public Ser
vice engineers feared the weight of
hundreds of thousands OF merry
makers might break them down and
cause u serious accident.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
ADMIRAL SCHEER HONORED
Elected mn Honorary Citizen or Hos.
sfnn City of iIannu by Common
Council

Is Il X l. \, November Admiral
scheer. commander of the German fleet
In the battle of Jutland has beer
erected an honorary citizen Of the Hes
sian city OF lianau. beautifully
executed copy of the resolution con.
ferring this honor upon him was pre-.
sented to him by the Mayor and n com.
mittec OF the Common Council Of the
town at Wilhelmshaven
The admiral said: May God grant
that we get another chance to meet
the British VIGOROUSLY. THAT will Inc
blessing for our beloved FatherIand
and the whole world"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
CURIOUS LIST OF NAMES
Most OF Nations and Capitals of
World Represented by IndInnn
TOMnH

RICHMOND, IND. November "A
statistical postal clerk has compiled
list OF names of Indiana towns,
showing that most of the nations and
capitals of the world. as we'll as the
large cities of the United States are
namesakes for places in Hoosierdom. )
Norway. Ireland. Scotland English.
Algiers. Honduras. Syria and Chilli are
samples OF the names of some of the
countries represented in small towns.
faris. Hamburg. Rome. Berne are
cities of the Old World whose names
are copied Indiana also has towns
named Boston Newport, Brooklyn,
Philadelphia. Pittsburg, Denver and
Atlanta.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
Woman 4. Given War Cross.

FAIRS. November 4.-Mlie. Ogee, the
brave postmistress Of Nieppe. on the
Belgian border. has just been decorated
with the War Cross by the French gov
eminent. When the Germans invaded
the town in the early days of the war
the commanding officer ran to the post
Office and sought to obtain information
regarding the French troops. Mile.
Ogee had hidden all the movable parts
or the telephone and telegraph instru-
ments just before the Germans arrived.
and. in spite of threats. refused to give
them any information.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
TO "BECOME A BOELKE"
Solemn Promise Made at Funeral of
Gcrmnny's Famous Nrfntor by
Chief Of Aerial Fleet.
Try Assncintndpress |

BERLIN. November (by wireless
to Sayvillc).-1n it's account of the
funeral of Captain Boclkc, Gcrmany's
most famous aviator, the Lokal An
zeigcr says that ut the grave Lieu
tenant-Colonel Thomson. chief of the
German aerial fleet, made the solemn
promise in the name of his comrades
and the disciples of the dead aviator,
81 shall become IL Boclke."
The streets of Dcssau, Captain
Boclkc's home town. were thronged.
y squadron of aviators flew along the
route of the funeral procession to the
cemetery
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
TO stimulnte Birth R,,c,

STUTTGART, November ITO slim
ulate the birth rate the government If
Wuerttemherg has drafted bill under
which parents living In poor circum-
stances Will receive financial aid from
the state after the birth of their fourth
child. The bill Will be introduced at
tho coming session of the Dict, and is
sure to be passed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
FAMILIES TO RE AIDED
Bl THE, COyJ,RNNJ,N,p

Until the war ends the families OF
the gypsics drafted into the army will
be supported by the government, if
the wives and children or ii,,. ;uw;ii-
ing soldiers are not able TO earn their
own living. The men and women en-
ployed IN the factories receive the GUS
tomary wages hut their earnings are
turned over to the heads Of the diff
ferent communities. because they never
work as long rs they have money
What is left of their wages after
paying for support of their families
will be placed in the savings bank and
administered for their benefit Those
of the gypsies who prove by their be-
havior that they are willing to give
up their former roaming. shiftless life
permanently are to receive their saw
inSs ut the end OF three years. to en-
able them to buy homes or farms,
which will be furnished to them by the
government under easy conditions.
Families and bands that may try to
take up their. wandering again when
peace returns will be kept forcibly in
the villages ana districts assigned to
them by the police. but no interference
with the rather primitive racial GUS
toms and morals OF the Sypsics is in
tended. To save them from infectious
diseases, which threaten slowly to do
stroy their race, they have been placed
under strict medical control.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
Girnrcs Interfere with Wires.

LONDON. November 4.-In a letter
home. a. G. Ross. who is member of
the British Royal Engineers in Ger
man East Africa. says: THE CRATES
are causing more trouble to the tele-
graph than any other animals. as they
go about at night. run into the wires,
and down they come with the wire"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
nelglan CIVILIAN. Put 10 wa, !,

THE HAGUE. November 4.-BeIxian
civilians have been set to work by the
Germans making second line OF wire
acknowledgements 200 yards within the
hrst along the Dutch Belgian border
near Wachtebeke. This added prssau-
ton is rendered necessary by the great
Increase In the number OF German d.
serters. '.-.e.. 7, ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
Munition Worker liz Eighty-six.

LONDON, November 4.-John Hen
shall. eighty-siX years old. works ten
and half hours day in the Man
chester Wunition factory and walks
eight miles Il day to and from work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
MONUMENT IN HONOR
OF INDIANS PLANNED

Wounded Indian soldiers have been
nursed back TO health in the famous
Pavilion at Brighton. Thcy felt very
much at home in that product of the
Bizarre Imagination of King George
". who had it butt as IA proper frame
for his orgies
No one who visited the Pavilion
while IL was an Indian hospital viii
forget the strange look of those huge
salons with their faded oriental dccora-
tons in gilt and crimson and their
\ big mirrors. full If dark men OF all
the races of India.
Now that these warriors who crossed
the ocean TO fight for the empire have
gone it has been decided 10 erect n
monument which. IN centuries TO come.
will tell OF their presence here. The
lonely piece of laIh on the Downs.
where the bodies OF Sikhs ard Hindu
soldiers were buried with strange ccrc-
monious rites. has been bought by the
municipality OF Brighton and the in
tention was to erect a monument
among the graves.
This idea was given up, but strong
movement is now on foot supported by
many prominent Indians here and in
their native county. TO erect a !nonu-
ment in the town of Brighton itself
In commcmoration of the coming OF
the Indians 10 fight for the empire in
Europe. and also in recognition of the
hospitality Of the people of brighton
TO many thousands of wounded In
dams who were the guests OF the sea
side resort.
The Maharaja of Patala has given
900 pounds to the fund. The memorial
probably will be in the form of a
chatra--an umbrella shaped monument
which is sure TO att -act the attention
Of all sightsecrs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
CITY OF RHEIMS
REFUSES TO DIE
More Than 1,50O German Shells
Have Struck the Famous
Cathedral
MANY STREETS IN RUINS
Residents Sleep in Cellars, Some
of Which Are Comfortably
Furnished.

PARIS. November 4.-Rheims refuses
10 die. For more than two years Ger
man shells have been falling In it's
streets. They have destroyed the pride
OF the town. the glorious cathedral:
they have left no stone untouched of
the old palace OF the archbishops, and
they have set fire to houses without
number. They have driven out Of the
and the most wealthy. They have de-
stroycd values that never can be re-
placed. but they have only strengthened
the will to live Of the people of this
wealthy city of Champagne"
The only thought OF the people Of
rheims Is OF their beloved cathedral
which the Germans first declared had
been bombarded through a mistake
That mistake now has been repeated
SO often that more than 1900 shells
have struck the famous building. The
sight OF the ruined main entrance be-
tween the towers brings tears to the
eyes of the city's people They never
will forget the day when it took fire.
the fire was due To Il man who had
lived among them for years. honored
and respected, the millionaire cham
payne manufacturer, Mumm now fight
ing as a lieutenant in the Kaiscr's
army
The Rheims people say he told his
countrymcn that by aiming their guns
at small wooden scaffolding erected
"a bc rf
they would set the cathedral afre.
They followed his advice. the story
goes, and on September IL, 1914, they
succeeded. The work of centuries went
up in fames.
OLD PRELATE; PRAYS
IN CATHEDRAL DAILY
In the northeastern wing OF the ca
thedral cross still stands behind a
gilt iron railing the prize of Mon
seigneur Lucon. The venerable old
prelate. who has declared that he never
will leave the city, says his prayers
here every day.
In the square outside stands the
equestrian statue of Joan of Arc Her
sword has been slightly bent by a
shrapnel bullet. so that ii now points
north towards the British line. but
otherwise she has passed unscathed
through the hail of shells
tour of the streets of Rheims is
like walking through graveyard,
with the difference that now and then
tomb opens and living creatures
emerge. Entire streets lie in ruins,
but the quarter around the cathedral
has suffered most. In many places
canvas walls have been put UP to pre-
vent the Germans from looking into
the city and firing At the people pass
ing by the gaps.
The people that have remained have
been made immune to fear of shells
through two years Intermittent bom-
bardment. Little children are playing
among the ruins. Life is going on as
usual. The inhabitants sip their
aperitifs in front Of the cafes and eat
their meals in the restaurant unde-
TERED by the possibility that a Ger
man she'll may drop into their SOUP
but when night comes they have to
return to their cellars. Everybody
sleeps underground and many of the
apartments are both cozy and COM
Portable. The great champagne vaults
are practically 'sheilproof
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
STRIKING FIGURES
AMONG CANDIDATES
Unique Campaign Has Been
Waged by John M. Parker,
of Louisiana.
PAYS HIS OWN EXPENSES
Nephew Of William H. Taft Is
Running for Congress
in New York.

WASHINGTON. November From
the mass OF tens Of thousands of can
didates next Tuesday n few striking
figures stand out All through the
Union notable personalities have come
To the front and have attracted at
tcntion for one reason or another.
Quite the quaintcst campaign Of all
has been wagcd by John NJ. Parker
or Louisiana. regularly chosen Pro-
sressive candidate for Vice PRESIDENT
who refused 10 follow Theodore Roose-
welt back 10 the q. o. r. fold
on hcadlcss and tailicss ticket
with only himself as n kind of BODY.
he has been fighting icrcely. paying
his own expenses as he sweeps
through the land in whirlwind of
"ratory. denunciatory of both princi-
pal political parties
He hasn't CHOSE of a chance Of
winning. and knows it. Yet he battles
on, kind Of political Sir Gnlahad
j"usting for principle and for the right
as he conceivcs it.
Another important campaigncr who
insists on paying his own expenses
is William j. Bryan. thrice candidate
for President himself. Never did Mr.
Bryan work harder for himself than
he has laborcd for Mr. Wilson And
not only have his expenses cut a deep
mole in his pockctbook. but he has
gwen up many opportunities to make
ms usual huge fees on the lecture stage
and To continue his book-writing.
BROTHER OF w. j. BRYAN
RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR
Another Bryan is much in the public
eye. too, this fall. This is Charles W.
brother of William j. Charles is the
publisher of the Commoner. the BRYAN
weekly newspaper, and has been Mayor
Of Lincoln, Ncb. Now he is running
for Governor OF Nebraska on n Demo-
cratic-Populist-Pr ohibition ticket fIc
lost the regular Democratic nomination
at the primaries, but is sure to get a
respectable vote on Tuesday.
y nephew of cX-PrcSidcnt William
H. Taft. Walhridgc s. Taft. is putting
up plucky fight against Il Tummany
Han candidate in the Sixteenth New
York Congressional District His op-
poncnt is fctcr j. Dooling, the in UNI
bent. and prominent man i'm the
Charles i. Murphy organization of the
big city.
Believing he has the silk stocking
part of the district well in hand the
young lawyer has directed his fcrccst
drives on the stronghold Of the famous
the McManus, Tammany chicftain
controlling the wild eangsters of the
West Side.
From tho back Of motor truck
Walbridgc has exhibited Il brand OF
oratory little inferior to his famous
unclcs He accuses Mr. Doolinc of
staying away from Washington too
much, and brings laugh by relating
how n colleague OF the Congressman
CONTINUED on Tenth PageD
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
BRITISH SOLDIERS
KIND TO CAPT|VES
French Writer, Hughes LIE Roux,
Mentions Few Incidents
He Observed.
PLAN TO HONOR INDIANS
Movement Started Looking to
the Erection of Monument
at Brighton.

LONDON. November 4.--Thc Kindness
Of the British Tommy towards his Ger
man prisoners. even after the ficrccst
and most mercilcss fighting on the
Sommc front has aroused the admira-
ton Of the French people. The we'll
known French writer, Hughes lie Roux,
who recently visited America, said to-
day
1T should he announced in clarion
tones loud enough TO reach far beyond
our frontiers. The attitude Of our vic
torious British allies towards their
German prisoners Is AN honor to their
splendid manhood. am not speaking
Of the orders given from above. which
are, naturally. carried out to the let
ter, but of the individual attitude of
each and every Tommy towards each
captured German.
Let me relate just "A few incidents
which have come under my own OBJ
scrvation. saw the arrival of a Ger
man prisoner whom a Scotchman was
taking to the rear. pushing him along
with his bare knee. The prisoner, 81
Bavarinn was unwoundcd. but his face
was "A sight, and his ncsc was bleeding
profuscly.
Some Tomm!es standing close to
me asked their comrade: say, Jock.
is II you who decorated him like that
in the mos, dirnihcd manner the
Scotch,nan replied: 4 was taking him
back with me very gently, chatting TO
him in friendly way. but suddenly
he began TO talk OF US, OF our officers
and our way OF fighting in the most
shameless manner. Then stopped.
laid down my havcrsaCk and my gun
and rolled UP my sleeves. Come along.
+ old boy" said TO him. you do the
same and We will settle this lit;le mat
ter between ourselves like gentlemen
He agrees with me now
In the firing line "A German soldier
falls down on his knees and begs an
Irish Fusilicr TO spare his life, AT tn"
same time holding out thrcc-mark
bill
The Irishman shrugs his shoulders.
'Put that scrap of paper away he says.
but instead OF running his bayonct
through the enemy he tells him 10 fail
In behind. In the evening the Irish
mans comrades start To tease him.
You ought 10 have taken the money.
Pat. II might come In handy when We
get TO Germany one Of them says hut
Pat replies gently Sure did not want
to rub 1t in on the poor fellow by tell
ing him that at the present moment
his three marks i worth only tuppcnce
ha' penny"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT
SOLVES GYPSY QUESTION
Will BE Compelled to Settle in Ger.
tain Restricted
Districts.
EFFECTUAL CHECK on ROWING
Men who, at Outbreak of War Fled
Into Forests, Refusing to Enlist,
Are Rounded Up and Sent to
Training Camps.

BUDAPEST November 1.-THE cypsy
question which has long been source
OF worry for the Hungarian, govern
ment will al last be solved. and that
is one of the few good results of the
world war. When the war began the
gypsies who. in time of peace. never
fulfill their duties as citizens refused
TO do military service. They fed into
the forests and steppcs and formed
bands of thieves and robbers which
terrorizcd large districts. The police
were powerless against the daring
rovers, and their crimes became so
serious the government found itself
compelled TO take drastic measures
The Minister Of the Interior recently
issued a decree under which the 200. 600
gypsies of the country will be COM
PEELED 10 settle in certain restricted
districts. The bands which formerly
roamed all over Central Europe will
in the future not he permitted to leave
their villages To check their wan
dcrlust" their wagons and draft ami
mails have been confiscated, and they
are not permitted to buy horses or
mules without permission of the police
The deSerters in the forests and
plains have been rounded up by troops
and sent to the training camps. All
able bodied gypSies between the ages
of eighteen and sixty years must enter
the army, while the men unit for
military duty and the women will he
employed in the ammunition factories
or on public works
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-16
Thunderer Favored
in Kentucky Derby

NEW YORK. April iB.-Wili Thunderer
win the kentucky Derby7 II tho all-ab-
sorbing topic among those horsemen who
are keeping a close watch on the doings
Of the candidates for this classic OF
Churchill Downs. This sturdy son Of
Broomstick Jersey lightning seems GER
tain Of being the fayorite for the event
at any rate. n the opinion Of close fol-
lowers Of the sport can be taken at par,
80 that n ho IL the choice and comes
homo in front II will be case Of history
repeating itself. for last year Regent, his
full sister. gathered in the honora. being
the FIRST fiily 10 earn brackets IN the
event since the first running In 1915.
For the first time In twenty-cight
years q winner Of tho Faster futurity,
the richest Of all 2-year-old races IN this
country, bids fair 10 be the favorite.
The date OF tho running Of the $1,000
classic event Is set for Saturday, Moy 10
While In that period OF time lots Of
changes can come IN tho training Of
horses for great race early in the year.
tho impression prevails that the fayorfte
for the Derby will bs Mr.. Whitney,
Thunderor, which IN bis breeders colorf
last season won the futunty, ~ well o.
both or hts other starts.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-16
THE STORY WAS DIFFERENT
AFTER HE GOT RELIGION

lack MeKenna, who took Abe Atteii
and Johnny Regan around the country
YEAR, ago. and who really was RESPONSE
bic for getting Attell into the limelisht.
also had A negro fighter IN his stable
IN those days who will be remembered
aa ''Birdlegs Collins. OF him Jack Sui
Ivan tells the following storyl
BlrdleRs used 10 like 10 romance a
bit hs said. land ono of bis fayorlte
stories was 10 tell just what President
lincoln had said 70 him Just after one
az the battles az the civll war lie did
not know the date ~ tho battle or the
fact that il would have made him about
double his actual ase Il be had really
lived IN that period and 4 used TO he
quits q Joke among the hanKsra-on ~
club 10 draw him out and set him 10 80
into details about the meeting
FINALLY nlrdlegs got 10 running with
some glFi OF his own color who either
aot him goinR 20 religious meetings q
something ~ the SORT for he suddenly
dfopped ielling farns and eetnpleerntlt
announced that he wAa never golng q
tell another unsFush
aInat n test him enc aaY. when
Large crowd Was gathered a he elnh
Atav nayla asked him % tsll ne hleFi
ai.aui niesilns President iAneain
eYaU aaN him enfe. diaHt fah Nal
llnsr ~ asked, q kive haftlegA'
chance Is Ett started
uNs. ain. answered Collins. satiS
nssA Is lhlnk / ala, tah tHt az "a
fef1 / eas Fslialan fsaFamhsFs Hae
AK Il w.a Uiunsi Mafk uumtagts
saw sHh