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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
LeWis Machine
Gun Condemned
Secretary Of War Takes Full
Responsibility for Rejec-
tion Of Weapon.

WASHINGTON. December 17.-Of-
ncial condemnation Of the Lewis ma
chino gun. extensively purchased Tor
the British and Canadian armies, IS
expressed in formal statement issued
by Secretary Baker. assuming full re-
sponsibility for the action of the War
Department. with respect to the much
discussed weapon. and directing that
controversy among army officers over
II cease.
Whatever responsibility attaches 10
the condemnation OF this gun as a
service gun belongs to the War De-
partment." the statement asserts. land
not to the chief Of ordnance or the
ordnance department. The proceed
ings of the boards which tested the
rihe nave been In each case duly ap-
proved by the Secretary Of War"
The statements show that the In
spcctor-Reneral was directed 10 inves-
tisate the whole matter OF the treat
ment of tho Lewis gun, named after
It's inventor. n former army officer,
when the controversy reached the
stage where open lettcra from high
ranking army officers were published. -
\ board Of officers already had agreed
with previous boards that the gun
was not suitable for extensive pur.
chase for the army.
Tho inspcctor-gencrars conclusions
arc reported In to-day's statement
In addition TO the two Paragraphs
already quoted. he finds no official
record that Colonel Lewis ever offered
his gun In any way to the United
states government: that the American
Arms Company In 1913 made the only
offer of 30 guns at $1,000 each. with
license for government manufacture
on a royalty basis: that tests Of the
gun were conducted by regularly con-
st!tuted boards: that the Savage Arms
Company in April of this year wrote
General Crozier. chief of ordnance. e.-
pressing entire satisfaction with the
work Of the last board that the guns
failure TO pass It's endurance test
caused It's exclusion from field tests.
and. finally. that:
THE records do not show any hos
'ility upon the part of General Croz!er.
OF the ordnance department. to the
Lewis gun. but do show that the de-
partment. by direction Of It's chief,
afforded the owners of the gun every
possible facility In placing II before
the testing board"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
EFFORTS ABANDONED
High Winds and Ser. Make Saving Of
L. =. Transport sumner
JmpOSsIb1e.
nv Associated Press.J

fBv Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 17.-Enorts
to float the United States transport
Summer. which went aground at Barne-
Eat. y. j.. last Monday. were tempor-
arily abandoned Tonight by order OF
the War Department. Colonel John NJ
Carson. Jr.. in charge OF the army
pua-tcrmastcr's depot in New York.
said. however. that the work would be
renewed rs soon as the weather per-
mits.
The Sumner. according to Colonel
Carson. has sprung n leak. and Is In
Il much worse position than at any
time since she grounded. AS soon as
the high winds and seas abate accord
ing to Colonel Carson. efforts will be
made to salvage whatever Is found to
be Intact on the Summer and. IL posi-
bile. to save the vessel itself. The men
OF the Summers crew who had remain
ed aboard we're brought here last
night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
LO, THE RICH INDIAN
Redskins Are Now Becoming Wealthy
Through Their Farming and
Stock-RaininE.

WASHINGTON. December l7.-Thc
American Indians are becoming rich.
In four years their income from en-
ployment and from their farming and
stock raising activities has Increased
by $4,000 900. being SIS, 900. 900 for the
year ending June 30 last, according
to figures made public tonight by the
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
The live stock possessed BY the In
dians in 1912 was worth about $4,000
oco. and this year II is worth 100000
900. During the past years. 10000 OF
the red men laid aside the costumes Of
their race and took up the habiliments
of the white man.
The health campaign among the In
dams has been effective, the statistics
show. the death rate having dropped
from 80 per 1000 in 1915. to 30 per
1000 in 1916.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
TEUTONS cross BUZEU
AND CALMATUIAL RIVERS
I nv AssocIated Pressl

Nv HSSoClHte0 PFeSS.
BERLIN. December II (via Sayville).
-Teutonic armies invading Roumania
nave crossed the Ruzeu and lower
ca,matuiul Rivers. in Eastern Wal
lachia. according to the statement is
sued Tonight by the German head
quarters staff
An earlier statement said French
forces Yesterday continued their at
tack on the east bank of thec ser
Meuse. in the Verdun region. ant.
Il violent struggle. captured BE-
rauN and the wood to the west
that village. The French advanc,
was checked in front Of German posi-
tions on heights north OF Rezonvauy.
attempts OF British detachments 10
enter German trenches near Hannes-
camps. south OF Arras were SAN
Guinartly rcpulsed. The statement
reads
western war theater: Army group
of Crown Prince Rupprecht-Near Ham
nescamps. north OF the Ancre River.
English detachments. protected by a
strong fire. tried to enter our trenches
they were sanguinarily repulsed
Army group OF German Crown
Frince-on the east bank OF the
Meuse the French yesterday continued
their attack. After violent struK-
gle. BezonvauX and the wood to the
west OF the village remained In their
hands. Their thrusts. which were con-
tinued further to the northward. broke
down In front OF our positions or .
height of the ridge north OF the VIII
laEe OF Bezonvaux."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
SNOWDEN MARSHALL TO QUIT
VIII Not BE Candidate for Renppoint-
mcnt when Term Expires
on May :.

NEW YORK. December l7.--H. Snow
den Marshall. United States district at
torney for the Southern District OF
New York, announced tonight that he
will not be n candidate for reappoint-
ment when his term expires on May
next. but will return to private prac-
tice.
The United States Supreme Court Is
still considering Mr.. Marshalrs appeal
to prevent the House of Representa-
tives from furnishing him for contempt
after his controversy with the COM
mittee of that body having impeach-
ment charges against him under con-
stderation. The charges against him
were the outgrowth Of his activities
in bringing about the indictment of
men In 'Labor's National Peace Coun-
cil."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
DISABLED SCHOONER
Is TowED INTO PORT
IBy Associated Press.


NORFOLK. VA. December 17.--Leak-
ing badly, with both anchors gone and
all forward sails swept away, the
schooner Edwin r. Kirk to-day was
brought into Hampton Roads by the
Coast Guard cutter Yamacraw. and
later docked at the Norfolk shipyard.
Answering calls of distress. the Yama-
craw reached the disabled schooner at
daybreak this morning, thirty miles
south OF Cape Henry. The schooner
was being rapidly swept on the beacA.
and would have been aground In an
other hour, in the opinion of the COM
mander and crew The storm having
abated. the Yamacraw had no trouble
In bringing the Kirk into port
The schooner. light. was hound from
New York to York River and ran into
the storm OH Friday night. She was
disabled on Cape Charles Efght, antf
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
BARK NETHTIs AND CREW
LOST DURING: SSOWSTORN
lBy Associated Press

IBy Associated Pressl
NEW YORK. December l7.-Thc Bra
lillian bark Nethtis. with twelve men on
board. was lost during the snows,orm
on Friday night off Barnegat on the
New Jersey coast, according to Cap
tain Morocs. OF the tub Garihaldi
which arrived here late to-day. The
Nethtis was tow Of the Garibaldi
on her way here from Maranham. Bra
I'LL 20 he converted into steam YES.
sell
The bark was lost, acc, riding to the
captain. through the breaking under
the strain OF the wind and high seas
of the chain tackle to which the tow
line was fastened This occurred
shortly before T.. NJ, and for seven
hours the tug searched through the
binding storm for some trace Of her
tow. repeatedly sounding her whistle
and burning lights to attract the at
tentiOn of the men on board the help
less craft.
The quest was unavalling. however
and the tug came to New York TO re-
port the loss. Coast guard authorities
and life saving stations along the North
Atlantic coast were asked to watch for
the bark and her crew.
The Garibaldi. with her tow, started
from Ma-anham October is. touching
at Barbados and San Juan for coal and
supplies. Less than sixty miles of her
5000 miles voyage remained to be COW
cred when the bark was lost
The Nethtis is not registered in avail
able shipping records, but Captain Mo
roes said she was a vessel with three
masts. of size that would permit
her being made into steamer The
twelve men on the bark were Bra
ztlians.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
ON WAY HOME FROM HAITI
Pay ONicer In 4. $. Marine Corps Tell.
of Establishment Of ConStub-
ulnry Of 5000 Natives.

NEW YORK. December 17.-Lieuten-
ant Horace w Mitchell, Il pay officer
reached port to-day from Haiti aboa rd
the steamer Morro Castle. He is bound
for his home in Llttleton. y. c., on
Christmas leave.
\ constabulary has been established
OF 5000 HaitianS he said. commanded
by officers and noncommissioned Off
GERS Of the Marine Corps. The lieu
tenant added that he believed the con-
stabulary will play an important part
in maintaining the peace Of the island.
and that II will be possible for the
United States to withdraw the marines
next year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
OFFENSIVE IN WEST
CAN'T SAVE SITUATION
TRv Associated prsss,

NV NSS0CIUteU FrekS,
HERLlN. December II (via Sayville).
The following comment on the mill
tary situation in Roumania and the
Nerduh sNtor of France Is given out
Tor publication by the Overseas News
Agency:
Operations In Wallachia can now be
considered as terminsted. Buzeu
which has now fallen into the hands
or the central powers. Is thu last I'M
portant railroad point in Wallach.a..
The allies Teutonic) now control two.
thirds OF the Roumanian railroad lines
Tho Buzeu and Jamolitza Rivers form
the second and third strategical lines.
In which were secured corn and oil
atoras- The most recent German sue.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Mother and Four-iear-Old Son Drown
when Mnchfne Plunge. Through
Open DrnwhrdEe.

JACKSONVILLE. FLA. December II.
Mrs. Oscar L. Hartley. of Jackson
Vile. and her four-ycar- son were
drowned. and six other persons were
bruised late to-day when an automo-
bile plunged through an open draw at
Amelia River. between Jacksonville
and Fernandina. and tumblcd twenty
feet to tho water. Mrs. Hartley and
her son were pinned under the car
The strong current carried some OF
tho others including four-months- ol
baby. 300 yards downstream before
they were rescued. The automobile
was driven by the husband of the dead
woman.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
ARRESTED BY CARRANzA
Bankers Are Held I'm Mexico City when
They Refuse to Obey
First Chief.
IBy Associated Press. l

LAREDO. TEN. December 17.-Wil-
liam Mitchell. British subject. man
ager of the Bank Of London and Mex
leo. with Rafael Sandovai. wilhelm
Happier. Miguel Ca stlllas. Gustave Mon
taudon. Frederico Proal. Vincent Ech-
emgary and Francisco J. Livera. mem
hers of the board of counselors of that
bank. arc under arrest I'm the City OF
Mexico. according to newspapers re-
ceived tonight. No cause for the ar
rests is given beyond the statement
that the men declined to obey an order
of General CarranZa
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
AGED COUPLE FOUND DEAD
Their Bodies Arc RiddIed With Bullets
Money, Savings Of Years,
ls Missing.

MASON CITY. I'LL. December IT.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Rocker. aged
cighty-ive and eighty-two. respectivc-
ly. were found murdered In their home,
near Mason City. They had been rid :.
died with bullets. Bloodhounds are ON
the trail OF the slaycrs.
The couple are said to have hoarded d
their savings since the failure of n
Pekin hank several years ago, and this
nio"eJ. together with money they re-
ceived for rents, is missinn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
FOUND DEAD IN BED
colonel Henry T.. Harris, Surgeon In
u. $. Army, Dies Suddenly
In San Ernncisco.
III" Associated Press.1

IAN FRANCISCO. CAL. December Il.
Colonel Henry Il. Harris. chief sur
Geon OF the western division Of the
United states Army. was found dead
here to-day in bed ut the club ut which
he lived. The cause OF death was be-
licved to have been apoplexy He was
native of Virginia. ffty-three years
old He was graduated in 1859 from
Columbia University. and entered the
United states Army as an assistant
surgeon in 1856. He was unmarried
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
MISS PANKHURST MOBBED
Militant SuTrnGette Attempts to Hold
.'DemonstrRtIon" to Demand
Peace.

LONDON. December l7.-Sylvia Pank-
hurst. the militant suffragcttc. and a
number of sympa thizers cndeavored to
hold demonstration" at the East
India dock gates this afternoon to de-
mand peace. big crowd mobbed the
speaker. and the police rushed Miss
Pankhurst and her friends to the po-
lice station. followed by a demonstra-
i've crowd. The prisoners wsre Eeid
under ball for examination.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
BREAKS BRITISH BLOCKADE
The German Steamship Prinz Friedrich
Wilhelm Arrives at
StnvnnEcr,
fBy Associated press.l

BERL1N. December II tvia Sayville).
The German steamship Prinz Fried
-ich Wilhelm. which had been anchor
cd at Odde. near Bergen. Norway, since
the beginning Of the war. has arrived
at StavanEcr. according to n dispatch
from Kristiania to the Frankfurter
Heitung, after having broken the Brit
ish blockade outside Bergen"
A line OF two British destroycrs and
three torpedo boats, the message adds.
VAS crossed by the steamer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
TRAMP STEAMER JUNO
Still. HARD AGROUND

BRIGANTINE. y. j.. December IT,
The Norwegian tramp steamer Juno.
which went ashore Off Little Beach
lifc-saving station early yesterday, was
still hard aground tonight. The coast
guard cutter Mohawk and n tug made
several Intellectual attempts during the
day to pull the Juno into deep water
Another tug has been summoned from
New York. The captain and crew of
twenty-threc men remain aboard
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
ANOTHER WARNING GIVEN
Allied shipping Cautioned TO he on
Gunrd AGninst German
Rnlder.
iBy Associated Press.l

NEW YORK. December l7-Another
warning to shipping Of the entente
allies to be on guard against Ger
man raider on this side OF the Atlantic
was sent out Tonight by a British
rrhiScr OFF Sandy Hook The wireless
message was very largely n repetition
Of the one flashed week ago. and con-
tained no new information as to the
character or location OF the supposed
raider.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
FRENCH CONTINUE
GREAT OFFENSIVE
IN MEUSE SECTOR
Germans Admit Loss of Be-
zonvaux Village and
Neighboring Wood.
THRUST TO NORTHWARO
BREAKS BEFORE ENEMY
British Fail in Attempts to En-
ter Enemy Trenches North
Of Ancre River.
TEUToNs CROSS BuzEU RIVER
Stock in Addition to 1880
Prisoners.

The Frenah are continuing their
great offensive in the Meuse sector of
the Ferdun front. and have made
made progress. and succeeded in Satur-
days engagement in raidinG enemy
trenches near Ransart and southwest
of Wytschaete. gaining a foothold in
both cases. The German War Office
admits the loss to the French of the
village of Bezonvaux and a wood to
the west of that place. but asserts
that the French thrust further to the
northward broke down before the Ger
man fire on a height north of Bezon-
vauS.
The new French lines at vacherau-
vile and Bezonvaux and in the Cham
brette farm region have been heavily
bombarded by the German guns.
North of the Ancre River In the Somme
sectors the British detachments at
tempted to enter German trenches. but
were rcpulsed.
The Teutonic armies under General
Won Mackensen In Eastern Wallachia
have crossed the Buzeu and lower
Calmatuiul Rivers and. In addition to
taking 1850 prisoners, captured great
quantities Of railroad rolling stock,
with innumerable vehicles OF other
kinds.
RVSSO-ROUMtNIAS ARMIES
EXPECTED TO MAKE STAND
The pursuit OF the Russian and Rou-
manian troops in Dobrudja continr g,
and the Teutonic forces now are close
to the forest district in the north,
where IT Is expected the Russo Rouma-
nian armies Will offer a Stif resist-
! ancc. Petrograd admits the capture
by the Germans and bulgarian forces
of the village of Testmele. In Dohrudja.
Desperate encounters marked the
| fighting in Volhynia. where the forces
Of Prince Leopold are declared by the
British War Office to have stormed
Russian positions on front OF 600
yards north OF the railroad between
Kovel and Lutsk. capturing Ave of
hcers. 800 men and several machine
guns and mine throwers. 4 thrust by
the Russians near Illukst wac repulsed
This result was accomplished only
after three desperate attacks, accord
ing to Pe,rograd.
Southwest of Valeputna in the
| wooded Carpathians. the Russians
after repelilng an attack by large
German forces at the point of the
bayonet. captured a height
More active artillery bombardment
marked the lighting in the Austro-
Italian theater. These and patrol en-.
| EaEements are the only events an.
nounced from this sector.
The government of Schleswlg, Prus-
sia. has declared civil conservation OF
schoolboNS. according to a dispatch
from Copenhagen. The boys will be
used for railroad and similar work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
RAD|UM INFERIOR
TO KNIFE IN CANCER
Use in Insufficient Quantities
Results in Spread Of Tumor
Rather Than Reduction.
VERY STRICT LIMITATIONS
Head of Research Fund at Col
unbia University Reports
Results of Tests.

NEW YORK, December 17.-Many
dangers bcset the use of radium in the
treatment of cancer tumors. DR.. Fran
els Carter Wood points out In his an
nual report to DIR. Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia Cniver-
sity. The report was issued to-day.
DR.. Wood is at the head of the
Crocker Cancer Research Fund at Co
lumbia University. which has the in
come from s3.OoO.0OO. He has under
him a distinguished corps OF invcsti-
gators at the laboratories on Morning.
side Heights.
After experiments on thousands OF
mice. guinea pigs and other animals,
DIR. Wood finds the use OF radium in
some cases. and in insufficient quanti-
ties. results In the spread of the tumor
rather than its reduction. He asserts
radium is inferior to the knife as a
method OF treatment of the usual can
cerous growth. and sanctions the use
of radium only in inoperable cases. and
then only under very strict limitations.
DR.. Woods report says
"Since the opening Of the laboratory.
more than 10000 microscopic sections.
chiefly OF tumor material. have been
examined and filed for reference.
During the year. the fund received
$50 mice bearing spontaneous tumors,
among them number OF new and In
teresting types. which have been trans
planted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
WITHOUT CURATIVE EFFECT
on TUMORS IN ANIMALS

purlnE the year 4 NUMBER or So
called cures were investigated, but it
was shown that none possessed the
slightest curative effect on tumors In
animals. They cannot. therefore. be
expected to influence human cancer
I'm continuation OF work on the
therapeutic action Of radium. we have
cndeavored. with large doses. to in
fuence n sarcoma OF the guinea pig
This is slow growing. and therefore
more suitable for making tests of the
value OF this physical agent than are
the tumors of mice. AS the death Of
the animal Is less likely to result
while the size OF some OF tho tumors
treated was slightly reduced. in others
growth was more rapid than before.
and in no case was any cure effected
AS a by-product to this invcstiEa-
ton. Dr, Frederick Prime has been
able TO add interesting confirmation to
the work OF certain biologists on
lower animals in showing that radium
In small doses also has distinctly
stimulating effect upon mammalian
cells. such as occur in tumors. while
large doses just insufficient to kill tho
ncoplasm may reduce the rate OF
growth considerably.
This explains many of the reports
by physicians treating human tumors
to the effect that q growth disappeared
but returned after being quiescent for
n considerable period In some OF
these human cases the tumors have
remained latent for one or two years.
only TO grow later and resist any
further radium treatment
POINT TO NECESSITY OF
VERY CAREFUL STUDY
These experiments are thus Of
practical Importance because they show
that in treating a tumor OF any size
unless very large quantities of the
radium are used. the portions OF the
tumor at 4 considerable distance from
the radum may he stimulated and
grow more rapidly. even though locally
the tumor may diminish In size-and
they point to the necessity OF careful
study of the nature. extent and dis
trihution OF human tumor before n
decision is made as to whether radium
can justifably he applied therapeutic
cally.
"Despite thr fact that 1t is hecom-
ing more and more evident not only
from our work. hut also from the pub
lished reports of others. that radium
cannot be regarded as satisfactory
method for the cure OF malignant
tumors there is no question but that
II is the best palliative treatment We
have in cases OF inoperable recurrence
after previous surgical removal OF the
mass of the growth.
1T is unqucstionably possible to pro-
long life In n Few instances aud :
make tho patient more comfortable br
the judicious and intelligent employ
ment Of large quantities OF radium."
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-08
Pished and Missed.

When any young woman Of Sprigg.
Corner attempted to coquette with
Elisha Boggs or to draw compliment
from him she was sure to have up
hill worF."
My brother Tom has sore throat
He's had it for nearly week, said a
damsel whom Elisha was solennly es-
corting home from the social evening.
IF it hadn't been for that" she added.
with slanting glance from under her
lashes toward Mr.. Boggs' impassive
features, I'D not have had to trouble
you to see me home, Mr.. Boggs"
What we need in this town." said
Mr.. -Boggs, lis another doctor and a
spryer one. The way trifing little ais
finger on under old Doc Jones is
enough to drive folks crazy. Pitts
burgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-08
STYLES In Indian Names.

Although among the Indians there
are not so many Deerslayers as there
were in the days of James Fenimore
Cooper, yet many Of the names stiis
possess strong individuality. This is
shown by examining the names that
were prominent in a recent sale OF In
dian lands in the Standing Rock rSser
walton, in the DaEotas
Here, for instance. was found Bar
ney Two Bears. an amiabie neiahbor
to Miss Katie Good Crow. Media
Crowghost and Mary Yellow Fat have
adjoining tracts, and there are also
Mrs. Crazy Walking and Jack Elk
Ghost in the same section
1t is not to be wondered at that
Mary Lean Dog looks envously from
her door when Agatha Big Shield goes
by with her aristocratic name, nor
could any one blame Jennie Dog. Man
and Mary Shave Head if they fell all
over themselves to assume on short no
tice the heroic name borne by Morris
Thundershield heir apparent to Long
Step Thundershield.- York Times.