davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-28
IDCI OPERATIONS
MUCH DR0AOENfO
~ Than Two Hundred Corpora.
11one Represented In Great Game
On Street Yesterday.
uN1oN pAC1rIC's PROSPERITY
lows Thirty Per Cent Gain i'm Gross
Earnings Over Last Years Figures.
4 Csucible Steel Lands More shell
1 Orders.
RY RROADAN WALL.

New York. Sept. 27.-New records
Swere made again in Wall Street to-
nay and the volume OF trading was
Esaore than million and haiF
SuhAres The feature Of the day, how
%Aver. was n, greater number ~ So
curities ira -, in More than Two
hundred cor. -ratjons were represent
3od in quotsts
General EiN.~ac advanced I-2
points in few minutes Of trading.
South Porto Rican Sugar advanced .,
Montana Power preferred went up
s1i-4 and Atlantic Coast Line Ia.
Mother ina give issues were Up point
sDr more throughout tire list,
x OF the active issues Union Pacific.
New York Central. Norfolk and West
Sern. Republic Iron and Inspiration
Hopper distinguished themselves with
new highs.
Can't Hide Prosperity.
EA Union Pacific made is high price
] 3ust prior 20 Official announcement
THAT earnings for August were so per
rent greater than last years gross and
Mbcut Is per cent greater net X Is
TO conceal the prosperity
gOf the railroads ard ing extra divi-
a4nd on Union Pacific Is confidently
fexpected. New York Centrars &C
4Ivity is believed by the street to he
{ due TO extra dividend plans OF Union
4 Pacific.
Norfolk and Westerns advance Of
Il Ave points revived thu rumor that
4 The Pennsylvania i planning to offer
lease the company on Z per cent
s Guarantee. Norfolk and Western
b needs no guarantee to Insure Z per
cent dividends II the present manage
i 1nent is left undtsturbe But as
much OF its prosperity IS due TO the
@4xfendly relations with Pennsylvania.
EUuch lease would be looked upon
10y the banking fraternity as good
Neal for the stockholders.
Mn ss Cuba Cane Sugar gave a good ac-
q count OF Itself particularly ina view
ESof the fact that the insiders have dis
L posed OF $4,000 shares Of the com
y mon stock that they received as a
\ bonus with the preferred.
& On the floor OF the exchange the
n 4umor was current of new pool In
II Nillys- Overland stock and those close
II 10 the management were advising eli
tents 10 exercise their rights and take
mp the new stock. Maxwell was an
& other stock well spoken Of
@Ax Tomorrow is the day for the meet
ting OF the Marine stockholders Wall
Street expects another nve,y hght.
In anticipation of Il lively speculation,
sa1here was heavy accumulation of In
setrnatioual Mercantile preferred this
u afternoon The pool in the common
stock that was recently hquidated is
&beRinning to pick up the issue again
md Will take advantage Of any night
Ssahat may develop at the meeting to
HsEct cheap stocks
More Shell Orders
s Crncibie Steel reported additional
sSOrders for 80 GOO shells, together with
demand in excess or the supply for
steel. OF which II has al
most the monopoly in America The
&usSian government was reported to
$s0e still dickering for 10000 freight
%Gars These are small cars and the
sSOrder II placed Will not mean so much
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-28
LONG ARM OF LAW
Portsmouth Officer VIII Go to South
Africa After Legum.

Papers for the extradition of Israel
Lesum. who is under arrest in Jo-
hannesburg. Union of South Africa,
have been received by Governor Stu
art from the State Department. and
w. NJ. Land. OF Portsmouth, will
shortly start on the long journey tc
bring the man back to that city to
answer to the charge of forgery
The Portsmouth police were ad-
vised of the arrest of Legum in the
South African city several weeks ago.
since which time diplomatic negotin-
tons have been conducted with the
British government
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-28
Scarlet Fever in I,oudoun.

Purcellville, Va, Sept. 27,-Water-
ford and Leesburg schools have been
ordered closed three weeks on &C
count of an epidemic of scarlet fever.
Three cases are In Waterford and
two in Leesburg. The churches and
sunday Schools also are closed.
Strict quarantine regulations are be-
ing enforced and no children under
the age of sixteen are allowed on
the streets
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-28
NOEL Radford's City Sergeant

Radford. Va. Sept. 27.--Judge r. L.
Gardner has appointed T. j. NOEL ser
seant Of the city of Radford to fill
the term of Bob" McNeal. deceased.
Mr.. NOEL is a Democrat and has
been resident of Radford for num-
Der Of years. He is a native of Mont
gOmery County.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-28
Deeds of Release.

Pollard and Mathews, trustees. to
The Corley Company. 200 East Grace,
27x183 $7S62.49.
Robert Leckey. Jr.. trustee. to c.
X. Willis ct TX. 2106 Hanover Street.
23-6x125; $40.
l. f. Campbell, trustee. to f. G.
Painter lots l2-14, block A, Cham
berlayne Court, 25x223; $3.50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-28
L. ID. Matthews and Mary E. Lale.
K c. Bass and F. Ethel Dupes.
law and E,anifx Court.

The case of Kate Simms against the
Virginia Railway and Power Company
for $4,000 is on trial in the Law and
Equity Court. She claims she was
knocked down and trampled upon by
a colored woman who pushed her in
scramble to get aboard a car at
Eighteenth and Main Streets. The
hearing will probably consume sew
eral days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-28
State Corporation Commission.

The following charter was issued
yesterday:
Interstate Tool Company. Inc.
Richmond, Va. Maximum. $4,000;
minimum, $1,000; par, $40. j. j.
Bailey president. Moseley Junction
Va: J. II. Roberts, secretary, Charles
ton. S. c.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-28
MarTiagc Licenses.

Deputy Clerk Breeder yesterday is
sued marriage licenses to the follow
Ing couples:
r. z. Davis and Lillian V. Enos
Ben p. Henley and Bernice l.. Chill
dress.
Isadore Criste and Olive Tappan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-28

f. II. Lipscomb. trustee, 10 Florrie
T. Thomas. 100Xl50 feet on Brook
Turnpike, plan Of jefferson Garden
w. +. Redd. surviving trustee. TO
William Mcbride, part of lots IL. IL
and 13. block 3. map of Blooming
dale.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-28
Uenricn Transfers.

Clarence Il. Colt ct ux to Lucy w
WeCkel, 80 acres. on the New Market
Road eight miles east of Richmond;
tax So $40.
T J. Todd ct ux. to 7. c. Fletcher
lot 5 and part of lot IA, block B.
plan of Highland Park Addition: tax
81; $40
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-28
COUNTRY RACK

WHOLESALE MARKET CONDITIONS.
Business continued good In the COM
mission houses today, with moderate
receipts. The market held unusually
steady, there being feeble fluctuations
from the prices OF yesterday. and these
shortly returned to normal There
were no specialties. the demand for
produce extending to all lines. To-
morrow and Friday will be undoubted-
ly the heaviest days OF the week.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23
FIRE SWEEPS Big
CITIES OF SOUTH
Twenty-Seven Blocks Destroyed in
Nashville, and Augusta, Ga,
Suffers Loss.
LATTER BLAZE STILL SPREADING

AUGUSTA, Ca, March 22.-Fire
which broke out early tonight in the
business section of Augusta had
caused damage estimated at $500
900 at 9 o'clock and still was spread
ing before a high wind.
The Dyer bank building was
among the structures destroyed and
the Union bank building, the West
ern Union building end the build
ings housing the Augusta Chronicle
and Augusta Herald were among
those damaged. Fire companies
with equipment were rushed here on
special trains from Macon and At
lanta.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, March 22-Tha
fire department announced at D. m.
after thirty-five blocks had been swept.
that fire, starting early this afternoon.
was definitely under control One negro
was burned. Not less than 1900 peope
were homeless.
The governor had called ON all seml-
military organizations TO join the militia
In aiding the fire sufferers and protect.
ing their property
The Cumberland river separates the fire
swept section from the business district
Evansville. Chattanooga and Louisville
have been asked for fire apparatus.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23
The Days War NetVs

THE BATTLE FOR VERDUN, now
well in its fourth week, continues
with intensity, but at present the
infantry IA held In leash while the
big guns prepare for further as
saults.
THE POWERFUL GERMAN thrust
west of the Meuse, which deveI-
Oped early this week, halted when
"a reached the southern edge Of
AvOcOurt wood. Hut the activity
OF the German artillery I'm this sec
tor, which Paris reports partIcu-
IarIy violent, indicates that the
German intention probably is 10
make further determined attempts
90 advance this important flank
Ing operation.
SITUATION ON the eastern bank of
the Meuse is unchanged, but here,
TOO, the artillery fire continues In
tense, particularly near VaUx and
DamIOup.
RUSSIAN WARSHIPs are reported
active in the Black Sea, where the
T,OOO-tOn German steamer Esper-
anEa. said 10 be loaded with food
stuffs, has been sunk off the ROu-
mRniaB coast, according 10 advices
from Bucharest. sinking of "a
score of small sailing ships also a.
reported.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23
NEW COLUMN MAY
BE SENT TO MEXICO
Expedition Will Advance Along
Wagon Road Running South
from Fabrans, Texas.
TRANSPORT IS BIG PROBLEM

Ell PASO, Tex. March 22.-The
Mexican railroad problem again took
first place in public interest on the
border today following report that
the American military authorities
we're contemplating sending a new
column into Mexico from Fabens, a
village thirty miles east OF here.
II was stated that the plan was
Under consideration as an ALTERNATIVE,
should General Carranza refuse tho
request Of the washington govern
ment for the use OF the Mexico North
western railroad over which to
transport supplies.
The report OF the rlan for an entry
from Fabens followed conferences be-
tween General Bell and an American
who is thoroughly familiar with that Soc
tion OF Mexico. General Bell declined Ia
discuss the report.
Good wagon Road.
From Guadaloupe across the border
fiom Fabens. one OF the best wagon
roads in northern Mexico leads south
and southwest through Charcos to the
lake region about Ahumada and El Car
rizal From El Carrizal 1t follows the
Rio De Carmen to a spot scarcely fifteen
miles from lsl Vale, the most southerly
s-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23
China RESUMES
POSITION AMONG
The REPUBLICS
Yuan Declares Abandonment of
Monarchy and Restoration of
Popular Government in
His Country.
REVOLUTION IS VICTORIOUS
Rebellion Shows People Not United
in Favor of Empire, Says
Official.
so HE RENoUNCEs HIS CROWN

PEKING, March ga State de-
partment mandate issued tonight
announced the abandonment OF the
monarchy and resumption OF the
republic.
The mandate says that the revo-
luton shows that the demand for a
monarchy is not unanimous and
that, therefore, Yuan Shi Kai re-
jects the emperorship and resumes
the presidency.
The imperial documents, the
mandate adds, will be returned by
Yuan Shi Kai to the state council,
which will reconvene at the senate,
preparatory to the resumption of the
republic.
Hsu Shih Chang, who left the
cabinet because of the monarchical
movement. signed the mandate as
secretary of state, having re-entered
fine cabinet.
Means Revolt over.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 22,-of-
ficials of the Chinese Republic associa-
tion, which has been actively financing
the opposition to Yuan Shi Kai, said here
today that the announcement from Pc
king means that the revolution is at an
end. The association has a membership
In the Americas OF about 100000.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23
WILSON RESENTS
PEACE STORIES
White House and State Department
Deny Report Germany Has Init
mated Desire for Mediation.
NO BASIS FOR INTERFERENCE

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Presl-
dent Wilson was represented at the
White House today as being resent
full Of publication of stories that
Ambassador Gerard had reported
Germany was about to make a move
for peace, The published reports
we're characterized as being based
on differences. The statement was
issued:
president Wilson, through Secre-
tary Tumulty. today authorized a
denial of stories appearing in papers
to the effect that the purpose of Am
bassador Gerard's remaining in Ber-
,lir was to await Germany's proposal
for peace. There Is no justification
for that inference being drawn"
Yesterday the state department took
notice OF the publications by denying that
Germany had intlmated to the United
States that the time was ripe for the
United states, as the largest neutral. to
renew its friendly offices for peace. OF
that the United States had been informed
that Mr.. Gerard had been requested tc
postpone his vacation because of pending
peace negotiations.
Unofficial reports reaching here today
said the ambassador actually had post.
poned his vacation, but gave no reason
state Departments Statement.
The State department today again took
cognizance of the report and the follow.
ing statement was issued:
Amy statement that the German gov.
ernment had intimated that It desired
this government to act as mediator IN
Reace negotiations or had I'm any way
suggested formally or informally thai
this government should take the matter
up with other powers Is absolutely with
out foundation. and tho State department
has no information that Germany 10 pre-
pairing to make definite move in the
| direction of peace"
State department officials declared they
were resentful at the publication OF this
| reports because. they said II there were
any prospects of mediation It would b,
damaged. II not destroyed.
IL is known that the American am
bassadors in all the belligerent countries
have constantly been reporting on con
fidential conference for the information
of President Wilson. and It is understood
the burden of their reports has been tina
there were no moro prospects for peace
now than there have been at any time il
the last six months.
AL the belligerents are understood L
be ready for peace on their own terms.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23
Funston Thinks that
Pershing May Have
Met Forces Of Foe

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March 22-Al-
though II was sixty hours at noon today
since General Pershing filed his last
message regarding the disposition OF cav
airy south OF Casas Grandes. General
Funston professed no anxiety as TO the
welfare Of any OF the troops
The exact whereabouts Of General
Pershing was unknown at headquartera
here. IL was considered probable he was
out with one OF three detachments, away
from his wireless and In no position to
report.
whether the Carranza troops succeeded
In holding Villa near Namaquipa or
whether the detachment of American
cavalry that was riding towards that
point encountered him. were not known.
but General Funston believed II not un-
likely that by this time the Americans
and Villas men had met Villa was re-
ported TO have had superior force, but
General Funston profeased confidence
that the smaller force OF Americans would
be able TO more than hold its own.
The most evident worry OF General
Funston was caused by the news that
two OF his aviators. Lieutenant 0orrell
and Willis. are missing. He was deeply
concerned to learn their fate
OF the two regiments now on their
way to the border. all but one battalion
VIII be sent into Mexico. increasing Gem
eral Pershing's force by about 1000 men.
One battalion Of the Twenty-fourth
infantry, negro reglment-which is at
its full war strength and which re-
Gently returned from the Philippines.
VIII be held at the border.
Repeated failure OF the wireless sets
General Pershing has been using caused
the dispatch from here OF Captain
Charles Def Chandler. OF the signal
corps. to supervise their operation.
Telegraph wires between Torreon and
Piedras Negras. opposite kagle Pass,
were cut today, according to a telegram
received here
General Funston today requested news
paper correspondents 10 deny again that
Villas men had captured machine guns
at Columbus or anything else. either
at Columbus or on the march south OF
the border Friends Of the general have
written TO him expressing their sym
pathy over the loss of the machine
guns.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23
Prairie Fires in
Dozen Counties in
Southwest Kansas

TOPEKA. Kan. March 22.-Prairie
fires were burning IN a dozen western
Kansas counties early today. Although
no loss of life has been reported, many
houses have been caught in the fast
moving flames and pasture lands have
stubble.
Dodge City maintained fire guard
all last night on the edge OF the city
to check the flames which threatened
from the northwest. SIX counties were
afire to the north and west OF that place
Barton county reported a small blaze.
Volunteer fire fighters worked all night
plowing fire-guard burrows. carrying
iwater and using every other possible
method to stop the advance OF the
flames
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23
Another Aviator
Is Reported Safe;
Only One Missing

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 22.-Gen-
eral Funston today received from GEN
eral Pershing the first report from the
front in sixty hours. 1t came from Casas
Grandes and the only reference made
to the operations of villa was that
Villista and Carranza troops had been
engaged Monday near Namaquipa.
p Major Sample. reporting from Colum-
bus. N. M, said that Aviator Willis is
safe and that Aviator Gorrell is the only
flyer no. missing. Gorrell was last
sighted over the Colona Juarez, south
east of Cases Grandes.
General Pershing reported an aeroplane
in communication with the Seventh cav
airy. sixty miles southeast of Casas
Grandes. Two other advance cavalry
columns are known to be pushing south
No report of fighting between Americans
and Vilhstas has been received.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23
EIGHT THOUSAND
MADE HOMELESS BY
PARIS, TEX, FIRE
Business District and More Than
Fifteen Hundred Houses Are
Destroyed in Great
Conflsgration,
LOSS ABOUT EIGHT MILLION
Only About 0ne-Third of the City
Was Not Touched by the
Flames.
SEVERAL LIVES PROBABLY LOST

PARIS, Tex, March 22.-Conserva-
tive estimate of the number OF peo-
pie made homeless by last night s
fire in the business and residential
districts here was 5000, made early
today by Mayor McCuistion.
Although the city is without food.
there was apparently little suffering,
and a good natured, though dazed
view was taken of the disaster by a
majority of the citizens.
The fire wiped out the entire business
district, destroyed from 1,5eO to 2OOO
homes. and caused loss estimated at
from s2.5OO.OOO 10 81, 100000. About one
third OF the city was untouched by the
flames Confirmation was impossible Of
rumors that from ten to thirty people
had lost their lives. Fires were still
burning in some sections at daybreak.
Brick walls, blackened by heavy smoke,
and extending into the air five and six
stories, were being razed by dynamite,
with a safety zone roped off, that passers-
by might not be endangered by falling
walls.
The work of dynamiting the buildings
commenced early today. One by one the
buildings, which cost from 100000 to
100000 already gutted by the flames
tuInbled with roar to add to the debris
in the streets.
Estimate of Loss Raised.
Estimates OF the monetary damage done
by the fire were placed at about $1,000 100
although 1t was impossible to get an
accurate accounting of the loss. An un-
usual fact in connection with the fire
was that there was no loss of life and
so far as reported no one seriously in
jured
In the business section there are left
only smaller stores on side streets radi-
ating from the public square.
In these stores Paris business men
opened establishments this morning tc
care for the needy, In one brick build
ing less than fifty feet wide and about
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23
Austrians Abandon
Bukowina Capital,
The Turks Erzinian

LONDON. March 22--Abandonnent OF
Czerncwitz, capital Of BukowinA by the
Austrians IS reported in an unofficial
wireless dispatch received here today
from Rome.
A Bucharest dispatch, forwarded by
Amsterdam by the Central News. says
the Turks have evacuated Erzinian. a
fortress Of Asia Minor. 100 miles west of
Brzerum.
BERLIN Cvia London). March 22.-The
Russians have gained no success in their
great extended offensive against the Ger
man lines, the war office announced to-
day.
PARIS. March 22.-German infantry at
tacks were again directed today against
the French front between Avocourt wood
and the village of Malancourt. All the
German attempts to debouch from Avo-
court, however, were checked, according
to tho official statement issued tonight
. by the French war office.
~The Germans succeeded in g. g..aining a
foothold on the small hill of Haucourt
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23

WASHINGTON. March Ex-senator
Sherman OF Illinois today introduced a
resolution TO authorize and direct the
president at once to call for 5000 volun-
teers for service in Mexico. Under the
rules It lies on the table until tomorrow.
II am apprehensive that congress does
not fully appreciate conditions on the
Mexican border and in Mexico" said
Senator Sherman. we have few thous-
and American soldiers with their officers
in Mexico. They win soon be hundreds
OF miles from our boundary. The rail-
roads OF Mexico are demoralized In ser
vice and equipment. Tracks and bridges
are easily destroyed The eommunica-
lions Of the forces in pursuit OF Villt
iay lie cut al any bovr. In case Of an
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23
RADIO MESSAGES
COME TO BORDER
FROM PEUSHING
All Are in Code and Army Officers
Refuse to Reveal the Con.
tents or Discuss
Them.
ONE AVIATOR IS HEARD FROM
Missing Airman Descended South Of
Casas Grandes-His Name
ia Withheld.
THINK VILLA ELuDED PuRsuERs

COLUMBUS, N M, March "a
Wireless communication with the ad
.vanced base of the American expedi-
tionary forces at Casas Grandes was
restored today Several messages,
all In code, were received. but none
gave word OF the two missing lieu
tenants of the army aero corps.
Search for the missing men is being
continued.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March "a
One OF the aviators missing from the
squadron that went to Join General
Pershings column. descended some
where south of Casas Grandes, 1t was
learned at General Funston's head.
quarters today His name was not
given.
Earlier reports had indicated that
both came down somewhere along
the line OF communication between
the border line and Casas Grandes.
General Pershing's advanced base of
operations,
Reports today explained that one
reached Casas Grandes and was sent
south over the country in which the
three attachments of cavalry are
operating. No details relative to his
Disappearance we're received.
General PershinE's failure 90 report an
encounter of his troops and those OF
Francisco villa, and the absence of news
from Mexican sources relative 10 the out
come Of the fighting between Villas men
and carranza's troops in the vicinity OF
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23
Trooper Married
On. Way to Front

DEMING. N. NJ, March 22.-Within a
Few hours after his marriage Howard p.
Burns, a private OF Troop c.. the Thlr-
teenth cavalry. today started south into
Mexico to join in the hunt for Francisco
villa.
Troop C arrived at Columbus yesterday
from Maria. Tex. As soon as he could,
Burns hurried here to the home of his
fiancee, Miss Lucille Lablance.
Last night they were married by c. c.
Rogers, justice Of the peace. Shortly
afterward Burns returned TO Columbus TO
proceed to the front.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-23
McGraW Oklahoma s
COP. Committeeman

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okl., March e.
The condition of Earnest e. Blake of
Oklahoma City. who clashed early today
with Alva Mcdonald OF FL Reno during
the state committee hearing on contested
delegates to the Oklahoma state repub-
iican convention late oday was repored
critical He has been conscious only at
intervals since the alleged alteration.
Discussion of the report of the crcdn-
tials committe caused wild disorder and
several fist battles here late today, Police
quelled the belligerent delegates and an
"old soldier fife and drum corps helped
divert attention until quiet was restored
]. ]. McGraw was elected republican
national committeeman from Oklahoma
in the state convention here late today
following the withdrawal OF James A.
Harris, his opponent.