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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
ON TO BIRMINGHAM;
VETERANS To LEAVE
TODAY FOR REUNION
Bov Scouts Go With Company of
Blues-lnspection Yesterday.
Great Feature
SPECIAL TOURIST GAR
PROVIDED FOR DELEGATES
Grays Leave Tomorrow NtRht-Open-
ing Program Tuesday Morning at
10 o'C1ock--Many Addresses--Mu-
sic Big Feature.

Veterans from all over Virginia will
be leaving today for Birmingham
where they will attend the Reunion
Of Confederate Veterans in that city
Nav Is. II, ls---Tuesday, wednesday
and Thursday of this week.
The first OF the Richmonders going
to birmingham left yesterday after
noon The party was headed by
Lieutenant Governor J. Taylor Ely
son, president of the Confederate Ne
mortal Association of the United Con-
federate veterans
From Richmond q special tourist
car will leave over the Southern Rail-
way at s o'clock this afternoon. carry
ing the elected delegation Of r, z.
Lee Camp. foHy-five in all, their
names having been published in the
virginian. II is expected that one
hundred and fifty additional Confed-
crate Veterans of this city will also
60 to Birmingham to take part in
the Reunion. Special rates have been
provided on all trains over the South
ern and other railroads entering Btr-
mingham, or roads connecting with
those entering the reunion city.
The Richmond Grays will leave
Richmond tomorrow night at
o'clock The Blues leave at 6:4S
o'clock tomorrow evening over the
Southern Railway and will go direct
~ to Birmingham, with the exception
of a short stop in Atlanta. They will
be accompanied by the Boy. Scouts,
ATTY strong, who go in the capacity
of a drum, fife and bugle corps. The
party will leave Birmingham on
Thursday night, arriving In Chatta-
nooga Friday morning. They go from
Chattanooga to Fort Oglethorpe. Ga.
and then to Asheville. arriving there
on Saturday morning. They leave
Asheville Saturday night; arriving in
Richmond Sunday morning.
The Bov Scout corps will be quar-
tered in special car. which will be
parked in Birmingham. The car will
he in charge of Charles l.. Weaver,
Scout executive: A. s. MacFarlane,
drum major. and T. O. Heinrich, man
agel.
Wherever the Scouts go they will be
entertained by the Scouts of the cities
they visit Money for the Scouts
"trip was raised by an appropriation
from the advertising. committee and
by the BOYS themselves.
Inspected In Capitol Square.
Yesterday afternoon at s o'clock the
Boy Scout Drum and Fife Corps
marched to. the Capitol Square where
they were inspected by Col 10 Lane
Stern. inspector State militia; Major
~. Fulmer Bright, OF the Grays Batal-
lion, and Colonel Demsey. inspector
general United states army. connect
ed with the -ad tutant seaeYaPs ONCE,
The boys looked unusually well In
their, equipment. They underwent the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
SHtEPSHEAO BAY IS
Scene Of A MOST
SPECTACULAR TRAGEDY
speed King" Carl Ltmbcrg and His
Mechanician Thown Hundred Feet
and Killed When Their Auto
Strikes Obstruction.

New York. May ls.-Death claimed
two entrants I'm the race for the Met
ropolitan trophy at Sheepshead Bay
speedway today in one of the most
spectacular accidents ever witnessed
on an Eastern track,
Carl Lhnberg. the Speed King"
and his mechanician. L. Polotti, were
the victims Their huge Delage racer
breathing Are from it's exhaust, was
we'll in the lead and hurting through
space at l20 miles an hour when the
fatality occurred.
The car swung widely up the steep
thirty-foot emhankment at the north
ern end of the Wooden oval. skidded
into an tron stanchion supporting the
guard rail. reared like bucking
hroncho. and hurled its two occupants
TO death 100 feet away.
The fanatic cheers of $4,000 speed
mad onlookers died away as ID be-
came evident that Limherg had lost
control. For a moment the multitude
held its breath as the giant machine
rebounded from the stanchions.
huckled and slid dowa the wooden
incline. narrowly missing Dario Res;a
and Jules Devigne, who followed
Pandemonium Breaks Out
The pandemonlum broke loose in
the crowded stands and hleachers
women's shrili cries were heard above
the roar of the racing motors Track
Red Cross doctors rushed to the side
of Limherg's burning car. Uniformed
police passed among the crowd. seek
ing to restore order.
Wife Sees Death Dash.
Mrs. Carl Iimberg. pretty wife Of
the daring racer occupied pronli-
nent position in the erandstand The
tragic death OF her husband COM
pletely unnerved her and she Joined
in the excited cries of the by-standers
who shricked advice to the track off,
cials.
1t was some moments before help
ers were able TO find the bodies Of
Limberg and his mechanician, So
quickly. had the accident occurred
that 1T was Mt first thought they wera
beneath the burning car
Search outside the oval. however,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
Overwhelming Night Attack 10
Believed to Have Discomht-
ed Invading Russians
Won MACKENsEN
COMMANDS MOSLEMS
Petrograd Issues Statement
Which. While Claiming w
tory, Is Virtual Admission
That 1t Has Been Defeated


London May lS.-Ihe armies
of Grand Duke Nicholsn and Of
the T,rLs ,es,,m.,e,, n, ono ooo,
"hoer r'eia 'iarsiiai Won MAckcn-
sen, have fought IA two-day battle
In Asia Minor. The Turks claim
,f..,nc. ,,,,.,r,. .,s u,.,.,. a.,
TIC LIZ
their OFFICIAL statement report
victory and practically admit a
aasaa,
Inc battie began Win nefci-
less night attack" by the Turks,
organized with great strength ON
the lofty Kara Hisaar Range.
From this they swept down over
whelmingly on the Russians.
The Petrograd ofllcial statement
reports the capture OF thirty
Turkish officers and S65 Tufkish
infantrymen, but made NO mon
ton of the result Of the engage
ment.
The battle extended all along the
Russian line from the Chorokh Val
ley, the ravine which lies back OF the
Scarpo around Trebizond this Rus
Sian right, through the ErBinxAn
region -fthe Russian center1.~to the
left wing of the Grand Dukes army.
In the Chorokh sector the Rus
SLAMS, according TO the Constantinopis
report, halted in their eastward re-
treat and delivered a counter-a attack
on their pursuers This, however.
failed, the Russians losing heavily.
On the other hand, Russian
column OF the left wing defeated tho
Turks In a two-day battle, capturing
prisoners and war material
Lastly, on the Russian center there
was a Turkish offensive made on the
Grand Dukes advance guard near
Mamakhatun, about fifty miles sout1-
west Of Erzerum This attack. the
Petrograd report SAYS. was checked -
Turkish OfFicial RAnort.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
C0NFEREES AGREE ON
ARMY REORGANIZATION;
WILL REPORT MONDAY
Regular Army VIII Be 100000
Men; Minimum, 160, 900.
WITH FEDERALZED NATIONAL
GUARD WAR STRENGTH s7e. 900
Plattshurgh Plan Is Extended An
thordty Over Munitions Plants-Is
Given Government and $2O. 900, 900
Nitrate Plant L. Provided for.

Washington. May lathe House
and Senate conferees on the army re-
organizati ton bill reached a full agree
ment today. II will be submitted to
both houses on Monday and prompt
ratification Is expected. The bill pro-
vides: Total war strength of regular
army and federalized national guard.
$4,000 officers and men. Total peace
strength, $1,000. Maximum war
strength, 254, 900 officers and men
Maximum peace strength. zoe,
This includes 81. $50 troops outside the
regular units, divided as follows:
Philippine scouts, 6,73a; quarter
masters corps, 6.4o9; medical corps.
1870; signal corps. 1857. and unas-
signed, s.7b0.
Double Oath of Allegiance.
Double oath of allegiance to both
for officers and men of the national
guard.
Increase in the number of aviation
officers from so to l4s. This includes
one colonel. one colonel,
eight majors. twenty-four captains
and ia first lieutenants,
Requirement that plants \. HIGH can
produce war supplies shall dispose
of their product to the government.
authority 1UF the government 10 Jake
over such plants if they do not comply
with requirement.
Authority for the President to ap-
point board on mobilization OF in
dustries capable of producing NUM-
lions OF war.
Authority for the appointment of
a board. consisting of two civilians
and three army officers. TO investi-
gate the question of government
manufacture OF war materials. with
instructions to report by January l.,
1917.
quire standard guages. dies and other
equipment for a munitions plant
Enlarge Camp Plan.
Enlargement of scope of Piatts-
burgh camp plan. Federal govern
ment will provide the subsistence.
equipment. arms. uniforms. ammu-
milton and necessary military sup
plies for those attending camps. Gov
eminent nitrate producing plant to
cost $40, 900, 900 When not need
ed for military purposes the product
may he sold for fertilizer and other
commercial purposes. Under the pro-
visions OF the bill the maximum peace
strength of the army will be reached
in Ave years. The term of enlist
ment in the regular army Is fixed at
seven years. of which three will be
with the colors and four in the re-
serve. A soldier may he transferred
to the reserve after one year on Ger
tification that he lis properly trained
and his record Is good. The bill pro-
vides also for a reserve officers' corps.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
ztPATA, VILLA AND
WEST COAST |NO|AsS
ALL GIVING TROUBLE
Carran1a Has His Hands Full With
RcSoiuuorartes at Home at
Numerous Points
GENERAL SCOTT WILL MAKE
HIS REPORT TOMORROW
ohrceon Said to Have Given Assur-
ances That Vigorous Campaign
Would Re waged to Exterminate
Banditry I'm Northern Mexico.

Washington, May is-Onfciai re-
ports to the State Department today
show that Carranza Is menaced on
three sides by revoluttonists
The most serious trouble reported
WAS that e44se44 a,+ za fatst forces at
Cuernavsca, the Zapata stronghold
forty miles south Of Mexico City
2apatistG- were reported to be show
ing renewed revolutionary activity
There was nothing, however to show
that Mexico city was menaced by the
revointionists
Nillistss were reported to be active
In the State OF Zacatecas, north Of
Mexico CITY and south of the trouble
zone In chihuahua and Durango Yes
terday Indians were reported IN an
other uprising on the west coast. Car
ranza troops from Sonora were re-
ported TO be on the way to suppress
them. In addition, the state Depart
ment was advised that Independent
bands of revolutlonists had appeared
at various points in interior Mexico
General Pershius reported today he
haa been advised that Mexican civil.
sans al San andres. west of Chihua nua
City. had been given arms by the Car
ranga garrison at the latter city. This
confirmed news reports of the armins
OF civilians. General Pershing added.
however. that there had been no
clashes with Carr anzistas since he
started the concentration of his forces
as a defense measure.
Scott Reaches Washington Tomorrow.
MAJ or-Generai Hugh L. Scott chief
of staff, reported to Secretary Baker
that he was en- route to Washington
and would reach here Monday morn
ing to report on his conferences with
General Obregon.
General Scott reported that he had
been given assurances that General
Obregon would put a large force Of
troops in the field in the Parral dis
trict TO pursue the Villa bandits and
another force in the Big Bend district
whpre the latest border raid occurred.
War Department officials are in
ciined to await the outcome of these
troop movements before placing 100
much reliance upon them. Il has
never been explained to the sstisfac-
ton of the War Department why the
Carranza garrison was removed from
Boquiilas, the Mexican town opposite
the town Of the same name. which was
raided after the Glenn Springs at
tack.
A LulI In Recruiting.
Adjutant- General Mccain reported
a lull In recruiting today. There were
only SAT new recruits enlisted In the
army during the last seven days out
of 3339 applicants. The total en-
listment in the ffty-eight days Of the
recruiting campaign under the Hay
resolution Is 6.1ts.
Most of these recruits have been
cent Ia the border for patrol duty.
Diplomatic steps in the Mexican stu
alton were at standstill today. Presi-
dent Wilson was away on trip on the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
[JOR bANGHoR<E'S MEN
SIXTY MILES OVER BORDER

Marathon, Tex. NAV f3---Ma ior
frRe T. Langhorre, with Troops A
B Of the Ninth Cavalry. is sixty
|es south OF the Rio. Grande to-
PIT. BY noon tomorrow they should
|ch Sierra Blanca where they hope
rome N contact with the Mexican
p pirates who hold Jesse Deemer
| Monroe PAYNE prisoners
day ; march behind them are the
d-rtd'ng troopers of the Fourteenth
|aiFy. r's Colonel A. e Macomb.
force c0,augises Companies Z and
n0d - machine gun troops of the
|iTteenth Tho, are. reported 10
= ""osse the river YESTERDAY AZ
pull as where Colonel r ". Sihley
|edit'~parN ,coumant has estah n.
4 ed Headquarters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
AN OF CAMPAIGN
IN CASE OF WAR
n, n. III. STaNsBVRY.

Ii Paso. Ten. May f3~An army
khree units, independent Of the hor-
rat~3I Will be sent into Mexico
| the event ~ open hostilities with
Carrsnza government
Eeaerai John J Fershiugs force Of
kroxirnatelv u oo0 men viii he III
Ia 10 All out A skcletonixed hriga 4 .
I wifi enter from FL Paso A third
Eade Of division will move south
her from Laredo ar Ia gle Pass.
forreon which rs the hub from
kch all railroads In Northern Mex
extArd. viii he the objective OF
com bined forces
Iajor- General Leonard Wood and
Dor General Frederick Funston are
kly TO have Joint charge OF opera
he. One Will command the base.
plies and communications while
other will direct field operations
fhls Is authorize lively stated to he
skeleton plan advanced by the
-eal!eSe- the details of which are
\ being worked out by the mill
commanders here and elsewhere
rs the border.
Unless needed to reinforce regular
Dos which are to bear the hrunt
the campaign such volunteers as
called Ia the colors will be utilized
brotect tho railroads and to Garri-
towns The army that enters in
northeastern end of the boundary
drive first for Monterey. This will
!, control of all railroads in the
les Of Coahuila. Neuvo Leon and
nuaiipas. which includes the seq
n connections out OF Tampico. The
rations in the northwest will CEN
about Chihuahua City until the
Il for Torreon is made.
Flans fof a movement further
III than Torreon will depend en-
IS. II is raid. on the developments
n the proposed campaign in the
III country.
No News From Interior.
he interior Of Mexico south from
has been as sealed tomb since
lister of War Obregon left Juarez
ing the night Of Thursday for
huahua City, Consul Edwards.
, has Instructions from Washing
to report on the receptions given
Mexican ofieial. has reported his
bility to get reliab BILE information
General Bell today admitted adj
onal precautions against the pos
lity Of trouble from the Juarea
rison-
ompany X. OF the Seventh In
kry. was hurried TO the Rio Grande
divided into two platoons. going
permanent camp at one of the
Irrational foot bridges. Two
Ids were detailed to guard the ap-
pch tn FL Paso at the railroad
Ige which crosses the river near
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
PRESIDENT GIVES CONSENT
Secretary Baker to Preside Over Obi
Democratic Convention.

Dayton. Ohio. May 13.-Former
Gov. James NJ Cox has received q
letter from President Wilson In which
the President gave his consent for
Newton p. Baker of Cleveland, Sec
rotary of War. to act as chairman Of
the Ohio Democratic State Convention,
to be held in Columbus. Thursday.
June /.
Mr. Cox had written asking PreAi-
dent Wilson to recede from his an
nounced policy OF having no Cabinet
officer participate in State conven.
thon matters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
BRITISH SURRENDER
ENEMY NATIONALS
TAKEN FROM SIS. CHINA
Thirty eight Germans, Austrians and
Turks Given liberty, After Sew
eral Demands BY This Govern
ment.

Washington, MAY IS The British
government, through Ambasss d or
Page, today notified the State Depart
ment 1t had ordered the release of the
thirty-eight Germans Austrians and
Turks seized from the American
steamer China OFF Shanghai several
weeks age.
Although expressing regret at the
occurrence the British government
in Its note reserves the principle in
viewed for future discussion.
This incident the note said.
should not become precedent for
other cases in which the facts are not
the same
There were twenty-eight Germans.
eight Austrans and two Turks in the
party. They have been since held In
British detention camp. The Brit
ish government justified the seizure
on the grounds that the men had been
engaged in plots against the British
government in Indin.
The State Department sent three
notes of protest to Great Britain be-
fore effecting the release of the pris-
oners. The position the United States
held was that Great britain had no
right to take passengers off an Ameri-
can ship even though subjects OF an
enemy country. unless 1t were shown
the men were part OF the armed forces
of the enemy. No such claim had
been made by Great Britain.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
Reinhart,. fright Fails.

Rocky Mount. n. c.. May 13.--Horp-
ard Reinhsrt, who left Augusta. Ga.
this morning in biplane In an ef-
fort to. make nonstop flight TO
Hampstead. l.. l., descended at $40 A.
NJ, near Rowland, n. c.. because of
engine trouble. according to a mes
sage received here.
The machine struck the ground hsae-
lily and one plane was damaged. Rein
hart, II was said, was unhurt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
Girl breaks record.

Greenwich. Conn, May 1s-Miss
Jane Cory broke the preparatory school
record today for the running broad
jump. She leaped sixteen feet ana
three inches. coming within two inches
of the worlds record for women. Miss
Cory lives at Rochester. ana II stu
dent at Rosemary Hall, here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14

\. Denmark 10, save Dayliglat. s-,.,,-,.,s
|oAen hagen, May f3.--The Danish
lila ment has empowered the gov
Inent to follow the other Scandi--
|iAa countries In their daylight sass-
kmeast1re1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
One Hundred and Forty-hve
Thousand in Line. Drawn
From Every Walk in Life
GREATEST CIVILIAN
DEMONSTRATION EVER
Two Hundred Brass Bands
Furnished Music - All of
Gotham Turns Out to See
Great Pageant

New York. May IA glorious
army of $4,000 marched up Fifth
Avenue today, silently preaching pre-
paredness. One hundred and twenty
Ave thousand of them we're meni
twenty thousand were women,
Each marcher carried the beautiful
banner whose might they were up
holding, and under $4,000 starry
flags this inspired army walked from
early morn until the sonorous bells
of the city gave warning Of the ap-
proach OF midnight. 1t was a glitter
ing column forty-twn miles long.
A group of Congressman and Sena-
tors from Washington stood bare
headed opposite the reviewing stand
At Filth Avenue and Twenty ffth
Street and heard the mighty demand
of the people for the armed might
that wi4 prevent war-
Two Hundred Bands in Line.
TWO hundred great bands of music
accompanied the marchers. General
Leonard Wood, Rear Admiral Nathan
iel r Usher. Mayor Mitchell, Colonel
William Barbour, president OF the
citizens preparedness committee and
host of others stood at attention
while the splendid army filed past
There were no uniforms worn ex-
cept by the national Suardsmen. There
was no dazzling show Of militarism
All that the vast crowds saw Was
steady flow OF sta&art men and
courageous women. demanding that
their homes be fortressed and Their
children protected
From Thomas 4 Edison, the won
derous man whom ali the world has
come to senerate - the most OBJ
scure clerk Tn New York's smallest
shop. this army marched from the
early hours Of TIE morning until a
new day was approaching. s4
$4,000 Were Crowded Out.
Sixty four trades and professions
were represented. Ana each of these
divisions were svelled by allied husi-
nesses until there was not an industry
In all the greater city that was with
out its representatives. SixtE7sthou-
sand others that wanted to Join were
prevented by lack Of space.
All the expense incurred by the
wonderful demonstration was paid
by the men who marched. II was
their own affair, II was a demand
of the people themselves
They say that il was the greatest
civilian parade in the history OF the
world
II was the most Inspiring picture
that people have ever combined to
stage, In that long pageant there
were t2s.oo0 men who were offering
themselves 10 their country, were
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
Successful Operation Southeast
of Avocourt by Nivelle Helps
Defense
FRENCH CONFIDENT
OF FINAL SUCCESS
Feel That Jofre Was Right
However in Telling Army
to Conquer or Perish at
Verdun
BY G.. r. BERTIIdd.

Paris. NAV l3.---Information from
the best available sources show that
the German offensive, which was be-
gun on May at Verdun, was designed
to capture Hill No. 3o4, the loss of
which would have compelled General
Nivelle, the new commander at Fer-
dun. to retire from Deadman Hill
The latest staff advices which have
arrived in Paris state that the Ger
mans command from Hill No. % the
northern slope of Hill No. sos which
the French had to evaCuate owing to
the annihilating shell Are which lev
eled ALI their defense works and which
the Germans are now reprEanizing.
Hold southern Slope.
The French strongly hold the south
eru slope of Hill No. 500, and the
Germans have been unable la seize
the positions east and West Of the
Hill which would expose the southern
defenses to a thanking fire.
The Crown Prince considers this
height the key to all the present
French positions west of the Meuse,
and fresh desperate efforts to carry
tt are expected. The difficulties of his
task were increased yesterday by a
successful French operation southeast
of Avocourt. which placed the ap-
proaches TO Hill No. PSF In Nivelle's
hands
Georges Clemenceau. who has Just
visited every corner of the front from
Pas de Calais 10 The VosRes, stated
today,
Il have seen everything Ny abso-
lutte confidence in final victory for our
armies Is confirmed. provided we or
aani2e thoroughly for 1t. In view OF
certain criticisms of our army lead
ers. Csn say that nay Judgment.
formed With Complete independence.
is that the French army in general
Possesses chiefs worthy to command
II and ca pa BILE Of leading il in action"
Lieutenant-Colonel Rousset writes
The Nerdun battle is still a ques-
ton of guns We have complete mas
terry over the German infantry, but
the battle Will not end until we can
smash their heavy artillery and par
ticularlS match their heavy quick
frers"
Midnight Otfciai.
Midnight official-~-ln Champagne
there has been considerable activity
by the artillery of both sides in the
regions OF Prosiens and ST Hilen
Grande. To the left of the Meuss
the hombardment has diminished In
intensity. During the day We re-
pulsed an attack against our posi-
tons west of Hill s04
On the northeastern slopes Of Mort
Continued on Second Par~1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
Naval Aea4emyW ins.

Annapolis. Md. May ia.--The.Nava!
Academy won an intsresting helA and
60 to Is. No local records wsgS -,
cssdsd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
Bryan L.throp Die. In Chic.a o.

Chicago. May t3.--Br4an Lathrop,
widely known for his commercially and
social activities, died suddenly today
of hfart disease He was a brother
in-law of Thomas Nelson Page. am
bassador to Italy. :.
Mr.. Lathrop was born In Alexandria.
Va. in iS4i.