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TUESDAY. MARCH IS. 1916.

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06
ATTEMPT ON MONDAY
To BREAK DEADLOCK

Washington. May S.-An effort to
find a way out of the deadlock be-
tween the House and Senate on the
administration army reorganization
will be made in the House on Monday.
House leaders today arranged a plan
for the consideration of the Joint COM
mittee outlining a complete disagree
ment on the measure.
Representative Hay, chairman of
the House conferees, presented the re-
port BY special order of the House
Ut was arranged TO take the matter UP
as soon rs the House meets on Mon
day: A further order WIS made pro-
viding that the House shall vote di-
rectly upon three proposals in the
Senate bill which the conference has
been unable to agree upon. These
were: -
The provision for a regular army of
$4,000.
The provision for an army of Fed
eral volunteers.
plant under the joint control of the
Federal government and private in
terests.
President Wilson has told members
of Congress that he favors the volun-
teer army plans and the nitrate plant
provision. The House ~conferees, how
ever. fatty declined to recomm end
that these provisions remain in the
bill,
Under today's~ ARRANGEMENTS all of
these disputed provisions will be de-
bated and voted upon on Monday. and
the conferees wifi be given fnsfruc-
tons based on the sense OF the House
as shown In the various svcteas asrs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06

The great Shakespearean Pageant
will he produced again today at
esthampton. Rain prevented the
full program from being carried out
THURSDAY. A storm caught the play
ers as well as the spectators and
much of the best Of the progra m
could not he produced. IT is he hope
OF those in charge of the pagea n; that
the event will be given in full today
and that the weather will he clear. IL
Is expected that thousands will Ike
advantage of the Saturday half-holt-
dav and will witness the great Shake
spearean spectacle.
Following the program as carried
OUT the first day the big parade Will
march through the pathways Hlrd
roads of Westhamptnn down 30 the
lake as on THURSDAY where the pro-
gram Will then he repeated with sew
eral changes intended for the se,ord
day The pageant was postponed yes
terday as heavy rain the night pregi-
GUS appeared to ne mere tor at least
twenty four hours. As matter of
fact the sun came out Yesterday MOI ~
ing and the day would have been an
ideal one.
At the pageant one finds many forms
--~-------
1Cnptfruad IN Fourth PAGE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06
T.P.A. ENDORSES SALE
FOR NATIONAL CHIEF
Amid Great Enthusiasm In Newport
News, Convention support Il Given
G,ynChbur- Man.
ORG AVIATION HAS GROWN
UNDER PRESIDENT ROGERS
{. =. johnson. of Roanoke. Is Pre-
sented Loving Cup for Activity In
Procuring Recruits For the Organ
ixation
BY HARRY TUCKER.

Especial to The Richmond yirginiar J
Newport News. Va, May 5.--Amid
tumultuous applause the Travellers
Protective Association late this after
noon adopted u resolution endorsing
Dan W. Sale. Of 1.ynchburE. as candi-
date for the national presidency of
the ASSOCIATION. The resolution was
presented by (. y. Nahood, of Lynch
burg. and was received with a great
uproar Of approval. The scene was
topped OF by George II. Armstrong,
former national president, OF Phtla
de!phia. who asked permission Of the
convention to second the nomination
AZ Lafayette. Ind. at the next national
convention.
The association decided TO stick 10
thc prevailing method of e1ectins dele
gates to the national convention. al
though President Rogers suggested
the men who had shown most activity
durin- the year he given the choice
Of half the delegation. Those elected
were;
Post "A''-G w, Rogers. H l., Har-
wood, J e Cox. lr, ". II, Cfidlin,
Il. y. Shiftlef. w. jenkins, .Ir. Al
ternates-W. $, Rrinkley. l.. H Hun
ton. Mann s Valentine. f. e. Toy.
j. w. Dodd
Post "B"-R. u. Davis, E, NJ Stir
ling. c. T. Herbert. Aiternates--J. NJ.
Powell w L. Hall, J. Il. Dickson,
Post CIV 7. Baugh. Alternate
w, L. Rahley,
Post "f"'--F. Thereath Alternate
j. r. Goodrich.
Post pc. II. Faulkner.
Post Ell. A. Hawkins. Alter.
nate r l.. Davenport.
Post IA. u. Brockett J. w.
May Alternate Hunt Russell NJ L.
Price
Post "G"-Lloyd Jennings. G. H
Miller, A. j. Chewing. Alternates-
]. l., Peasants, r. y. Adams, J. D.
Ogilvie.
Post "H"-~O. j. F. Smith.
lost TT. ". Jones. Alternate
u, VI. Tomus
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06
Westhampton Again to Be the
Scene of Brilliant Parade,
Starting at 2::30 O'clock
BAZAAR FEATURE.
VERY ATTRACTIVE
Pretty Girls Will Sell Sweet
meats and Serve Cold Drinks.
Excellent Music Both Vocal
and instrumental

Tickets for the SIIakcspearcan
Pageant purchased Thursday will
he good TO-DAY for admission to the
gates at Richmond aud We~tHafnp-
ton College, II presented after 4
O'Clock. This will give those who
did not see tho Inst two hours of
the pageant the first day an Op-
portunity to witness tina; part cf
the entertainment. which they
were prevented from witnessing on
account of the heavy downpour Of
rain Thursday.
6atekeepers will I've instructed 10
admit any persons having Thurs
day tickets If such ticket l. pre-
sentcd this afternoon OF or after
o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06
French Defenses Broached in
important Section Near Paris
Verdun Railroad
FRENCH SAY ATTACK
HAS BROKEN DOWN
Active Artillery Combats on
Belgian Front, With Balance
Rather Against German
Gunners

London. MAY 5.-Aftcr bonn
iGlrdment that has been continu-
Gus fOr more than Two weeks. the
scrmans have begun tn storm the
french positions around HilI No.
3oa. the keystone of the Nerlun
defense fro mthe northwest.
News came today OF the first of
these assaults. The attack was
made just before dark yesterday,
along a wide front and with great
numbers of men. The French
admit that sections of first line
trench north of the hill were
penetrated. but claim that ON the
whole the German attack broke
down completely
The Berlin ofticial statement an
nounees the capture Of trenches and
some prisoners The weather today
being unfavorabie for infantry ac-
eions. the bonhardment was resumed
with tremendous violencs and hour
after hour the big German guns
pounded away at the French defenses
on the slopes and crest Of the hill
Near Nertiun Road.
While the Germans are renewing
their offensive in this important sec
tor, where their advance has come
close to the Paris-Nerdun Railway,
the French are continuing their
powerful counter-strike in the teRion
OF Deadman HiII sharp actions were
almost continuous throughout the day
yesterday. according 10 news from the
front, The Berlin communication
claims the French were uniformly re-
pulsed all along the line.
West Of Avocourt a small French
salient has been pounded to pieces ny
artillery fire. according To Berlin. and
a sharp raid was carried out at this
point by German detachment. The
remaining trenches and defensive
positions were wrecked and the Ger
man force- Withdrawn. The salient
previously had heen evacuated ~ the
losses
o1cial reports of the hghtins fol-
Belgian Of8cial, The German ar
filler having opened violent fire
against our positions. an active COM
hat ensued with mine-throwers and
Guns Of all caiIhres. During the course
the bonn hardnent we did material
DAMAGE TO the German lines and de-
fensive organizations Of the enemy,
who broke down at several points
Midnight official; Bad weather pre-
vented operations on the greater part
Of the front. where there is nothing TO
record except artillery coTnhats.
West of the Meuse the lombard -
merit continued with violence in the
course Of the day in the sector Of Hill
No 304. In the region of the Avo-
court Woods and Caurettes Woods the
bonn bardment was violent but less
continuous.
Army of the orient During the
night of May A. about o'clock. a
Zeppelin which flew over Saioniki,
was she'led by the guns of the allied
feet The Zeppelin fell in flames at
the mouth OF the Nardar River.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06
BRITAIN RELAXES
VIGOROUS BLOCKADE
Action Taken on Day of German Note
Has significant Meaning.
Is Belief.
SEPARATE MAIL Is
ASSURED NEUTRsLS
Dutch Steamer Restored to Owners
Appeal Granted In Swedish Case
Germans and AustrianS Released.

London. May Great Britain to-
day announced a relaxation of her
vigorous blockade in four important
cases.
This action, taken on the very day
that the German note calls upon the
United States to bring as much pres
sure to bear on England as on .tef-
many for the observation of inter
national law is significant.
Lord Robert Cecil. minister Of war
trade, made the announcement, The
concessions that Great Britain has
made follow:
|. Business mail from shippers TO
and from neutral countries will be
placed in separate mail bags which
will receive Immediate examination.
and will proceed on the ship on which
II was originally mailed. No guarantee
will be given that this bag will not be
opened, but shippers will be assured
that there Will he no delay.
2 prize court order restores to
its owners the Dutch steamer Aiwina.
Condemnation had been asked on the
ground that the ship when seized at
ing to supply coal to German cruisers
in the Pacific. The court ruled that
while the Alwina had been carryin (,
contrahand and had false papers, her
cargo had never been delivered to the
enemy.
3. Appeal granted to the owners of
the Swedish steamer Zamora, The
steamer with its cargo OF copper was
seized last June and later requisttioned
by the British government. Lord
Cecil limited that 1t might be neces-
sary to abandon several blockading
orders as result of this decision.
which was rendered by Privy Counsel
4, Immediate release OF thirty-sigh
Germans and Austrians. tax 81 from
the American steamship China. was
ordered. Great Britain admits. itself
In the wrong In regard to thu facts
outlined in the American remor-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06
ONE KILLED AND THREE
BURNED At CRUCIBLE PLANT.

New York. May s.--one man was
Killed and three others severely burned
today in an explosion In the Muni-
lions Department of the Crucible
steel Company. at Harrison. n. ]. All
four of the victims were caught in
streams of molten steel The cause
Of the blast has not been aseertained.
since the Crucible Company has been
ammunition for the al
lies. the plant has been carefully
guarded. 1t is thought that water,
poured on the hot waste pile. caused
4 combustion of steam. Frank Balm :
sky was the worker killed. One OF the
other three victims. John Nichols. will
probably die.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06
Mrs. Jobson. President Of So
cial Service Federation, Gets
Data On Question n.
BEFORE ORDINANCE
COMMITTEE MONDAY
Censorship Exercised by May
ors End Police Declared to
Be Failure-Churches Favor
Movement

when the Ordinance Committee of
the City Council meets Monday night
to again take up the matter of NOV
ing picture censorship there will he
laid before il for Its consideration
arguments in favor of a local board
of censors gathered. during the las.
week or ten days by the Social Ser
vice Federation of Richmond. Mrs.
Georgia May Jobson. president of the
federation. has secured from city of
fcials and others who have investi-
gated the question OF censorship ex-
pressions of their views with reference
80 cleaner and more wholesome enter
tatnment and reports as to the work
ing Of the various types of censorship
in use in cities in the class of Rich
mond.
These reports and expressions are
practically unanimous In setting forth
that the censorship exercised by may
ors and police officers is inefficient, but
that where the censorship Is by a
specially named board or commission
Of three or FIVE persons the films ex-
hibited are of better quality and ele-
vate the standard of that sort of en-
tertainment.
Boards More Efficient.
Numerous letters have been re-
ceived by Mrs. Jobson from mayors
or presiding officers of the commits
! sions in municipalities having that
form OF government, From John NJ.
Dean, secretary of the board of CEN
sors. appointed by the mayor of Mem
phis came letter informing Mrs
Johson that the commission of that city
| had found the censorship exercised by
the board TO he effective and the gen
eral tone of the motion picture exhi-
billions given In that city much inn
proved. Mr.. Dean described the meth
DDS used in eeusoring the hlms and
promised further information for the
guidance of Richmond in Gaping With
the problem.
Robert Ewing, mayor of Nashville
wrote that that city has a committee
Of FIVE to censor the movies.
]. Robert Breitinger, chairman OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06
VILLA REPORTED TO
HAVE RA|DtD TOWN
Juarcz says Willy Bandit Invaded
Santa Barbara on Mon
day Last.
PERSHING SAID TO HAVE
RIGHT TIP ON HIS LOCATION
Obregon said to Be Annoyed by De-
lay In Receiving Carianza's APP
proyal of Agreement With General
Scott.

FL Paso. May 5.-Pancho Villa
again assumed his rightful place in
the Mexican news today.
The Mexican authorities in Juarez,
il for no other purpose than to en-
liven a situation made dull by the
delay of First Chief Carranza in ap-
proving the Scott Obregon agreement.
reported that villa raided the town of
Santa Barbara last Monday.
The Mexicans added that several of
Villas band were mounted on Ameri-
can cavalry horses taken in the Coz
lumbus raid.
General Funston gave out an off,
cial report from General Pershlng,
which surrounded the information
from Mexican sources with an at
mosphere OF authenticity. Pershing
announced that he had received uef1-
mite information of Villas where
surround him. The location was not
given.
Pershing's Hands Not Tied
No orders have been sent to Gen
eral Pershing which would prevent a
renewed effort to apprehend the ban
dit. This is taken to indicate that
General Funston is not certain the de
faete government will endorse the
tentative agreement reached between
General Hugh l.. Scott and Mexican
Minister OF War Obregon.
A report from Torreon. which was
communicated to General Funston,
said Villista bands have been active
in Santiago Papasquiaro, State of Du-
range. for several weeks. The infor-
nation was conveyed to Torreon and
Gomez Palacio by Constitutionalist
soldiers. who said they had bee,,
forced to evacuate the town.
Generals Scott and Funston sent
Lieutenant Colonel Niche across to
Juarez to notify General. Obregon that
President Wilson had approved the
tentative agreement. This was the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06

ihd-Timinatc SUBJ
ma ewarfar
fregters
have doubtless occurred for which
6 vs. to
i bIames British situation
neces
L of notaC
complains a
~impc
tests treatment of the illegal
a ding
In Of the
immed abb comp lof
ahl to
to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06
DENIES SULLIVAN
IS IN CUSTODY

London. May 5.--It Is officially
stated that James NJ Sullivan.
former American minister to the
Dominican republic, Is not i'm
custody in connection with the
Irish uprising, and not likely
to be.
IL IL also officially stated that
st. john GaTney, former .Anseri-
can consuI-gencral at Munich, did
not land in Irelnd.
Dublin. May S.--A rufnor Is In
circulation here that st. John
CARNEY has been arrested for plot
activities,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06
GERMANY YIELDS TO PRESIDENTS DEMANDS;
WILL COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW
BERLIN COMPLAINS IN
NOTE AMERICA FAILS TO
MAKE BRITISH BEHAVE

Conscious of Her Strength Germany Is Ready to Make Peace
On Basis Guarding Her Vital America
Is Able to Enforce Laws of Natons-Denes She Has
Waged Indscriminate War, But Admits Errors Have
Been Made-Blames British For Necessity For Reprisal
Warfare Which She Abandons to Keep Peace With
America.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06

RICHMOND MAN WOUNDED.
Ottawa, May S.-Whitmell
I Bynum. OF Richmond. Va, has
been wounded, according 10 the
overseas casssaity report. nm
nounced here by the militia de-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06

a vIRsINIAN WANT AD
WILL OBTAIN JUST WHAT
You WANT, WHETHER 1T
BE SERVANT, REAL Es-
TATE OR A SECOND HAND :
AUTOMOBILE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06

SPORTS Oh .sLD SORTS
COVERED BY EXPERTS
AND THE CoMpIlTE BOX
SCORES OF THE BALL
GAMES EVERY DAY IN
THE vIRGINIAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06

The State Department made IL plaanl
today that the United States Will dr.
cuss with Germany any legtttlnate.
phases of the question OF suhmas3nel
operations renuatnfng to - 1pttietsss
providing In the meAn*ime GeTha4Hx
suspends illegal submarine op4Eak1ppns
The new orders 10 submaxine Co.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-05

followed overhead. making an iiIfernal
row ana warming all the forest dwell
ers that old Saber Tooth was coming.
We spoiled his hunting for him. any
way. And we made him good and
hungry. He Snarled at us and dashed
his tail and sometimes he paused and
stared up at us quietly for a long
time. as if debating in his mind some
way by which he could get hold of us.
But we only laughed and pelted him
with twigs and the ends of branches.
This tiger batting was common sport
among the folk. Sometimes half the
horde would follow from overhead a
tiger or lion that had ventured out in
the daytime. 1t was our revenge. for
more than one member of the horde.
caught unexpectedly. had gone the
way of the tigers belly or the lions.
Also by such Ordeals of helplessness
and shame we taught the hunting ami
mails to some extent to keep odt Of
our territory. And, then, it was funny.
1t was a great game.
And so LOp Ear and | chased Saber
Tooth across three miles of forest. To
ward the last he put his tail between
his legs and fed from our gliding like
o beaten cur. We did our best to keep
up with him, but when we reached the
edge of the forest he was no more
than streak in the distance.
l don't know what prompted us, I'M
less it was curiosity, but after playing
around aIvhilo T on Far and 7 VnnfI1rn6
across the open ground to the edge of
the rocky hills. We did not go far.
Possibly at no time were we more than
q hundred yards from the trees. Com
ing around a sharp corner of rock Eve
went very carefully, because we did
not know what we might encounter)
we came upon three puppies playing
in the sun.
(To be Continued.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-05

down and saw ninf in the main fork
of the tree crouching close against the
trunk. Instinctively / crOuched down
upon the thick limb. Broken Tooth
stopped teetering, but the branch
would not stop, and his body contin-
ued bobbing up and down with the
rustling leaves.
/ heard the crackle of a dry twig
and, looking down, saw my first Fire
Man. He was creeping stealthily along
on the ground and peering up into the
tree. At first / thought he was a wild
animal, because he wore around his
waist and over his shoulders a ragged
piece of bearskin. And then l saw
his hands and feet and more clearly
his features. He was very much like
my kind, except that he was less hairy
and that his feet were less like hands
than ours. In fact. he and his people.
as was later to know, were far less
hairy than we, though we, in turn,
were equally less hairy than the Tree
People.
1t came to me instantly as I looked
at MN. IQlS was Iue leEIOE VI Tic
northeast, of which the mystery of
smoke was a token. Yet l was puz-
zled. Certainly he was nothing of
which to be afraid. Red Eye or any
of our strong men would have been
more than a match for him. He was
old, too, wizened with age, and the
hair on his face was gray. Also he
Iimped badly with one leg. There
was no doubt at all that we could out
run him and Outclimb him. He could
never catch US; that was certain.
But he carried something in his hand
that had never seen before. 1t was a
bow and arrow. But at that time a
bow and arrow had no meaning for
me. How was / to know that death
lurked in that bent piece of wood?
But Lop Ear knew. He had evidently
seen the Fire People before and knew
something of their ways. The Fire
Man peered up at him and circled
around the tree. And around the main
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-05

How Was | to Know That Death
Lurked In That Bent Piece of Wood?
trunk above tie fork Lop Ear circled.
too, keeping always the trunk between
himself and the Fire Man.
The latter abruptly reversed his cir
cling. Lop Ear, caught unawares.
also hastily reversed. but did not win
the protection Of the trunk until after
the Fire Man had twanged the bow.
I saw the arrow leap up, miss Lop Ear,
glance against limb and fall back to
the ground. l danced up and down on
my lofty perch with delight. 1t was
game! The Fire Man was throwing
things at Lop Ear as we sometimes
threw things at one another.
The game continued a little longer,
but Lop Ear did not expose himself a
second time Then the Fire Man gave
it up. l leaned far out over my hOri-
ZOntal limb and chartered down at
him. / wanted TO play. l wanted to
have him try to hit me with the thing.
He saw me, but ignored me, turning
his attention to Broken Tooth, who
was still lettering slightly and invol-
UNFAIRLY on the end of the branch.
The first arrow leaped upward.
Broken Tooth yelled with fright and
pain. 1t had reached its mark. This
put a new complexion on the matter.
l no longer cared to play, but crouched
trembling close to my limb. A second
arrow and a third scared up, missing
Broken Tooth, rustling the leaves as
they passed through, arching in their
flight and returning to earth.
The Fire Man stretched his bow
again. He shifted his position. walk
ing away several steps, then shifted it
a second time. The bowstring twang-
ed, the arrow leaped upward, and
Broken Tooth. uttering a terrible
scream, fell off the branch. ! saw him
as he went down, turning over and
over, all arms and legs it seemed, the
shaft of the arrow projecting from his
chest and appearing and disappearing
with each revolution of his body.
Sheer down, screaming, seventy feet
/ he fell, smashing to the earth with
an audible thud and crunch, his body
rebounding slightly and settling down
\ again. Still he lived, for he moved
and squirmed, clawing with his hands
and feet | remember the Fire Man
running forward with a stone and
/ hammering him on the head. and
4 then | remember no more