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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06
HINCKLE GIVES
MEMORIAL TALK
FOR FOUNTAIN

FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind, June g.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Fulghum and fam
fly motored to Chester Sunday and
spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Fulghum, and attended decoration
services.
The Fountain City baseball team
defeated the Whitewater team here
Saturday afternoon by the score of
to 2. Mr.. and Mrs. William Bond
entertained Oscar Mikesell and family
of New Paris and Herbert Barton Of
New Madison, Sunday.
Go to spartansburs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Wright and chill
dren, Mr. and Mrs L. F. Harrison and
Mr.. and Mrs r. B. Boren attended
decoration services at Spartansburg
Sunday. Rev. Leroy Huddleston and
son Hubert are spending few days
in Knightstown on business. His wife
and daughters, Lillian and Lavon are
spending the time visiting relatives in
Dublin. Elmer Parker of Fort Col
Inns, Colo, formerly of Fountain City,
was here Sunday visiting friends. He
was on his way from a convention he
had been attending at Pittsburg.
Huddieston Speaks.
esting sermon Sunday morning on
Spiritual Preparedness" At the
close of the service Miss Carrie Bur
CESS was baptized and received into
full connection, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac McClearney were transferred by
letter from Connersville.
The memorial address was given in
the Methodist church Sunday after
noon by Rev. Milo S. Hinckle. The
theme Of the address was True Sol
der. A large crowd was In attend
ance
Miss Alta Jessup of Southwest Of
town served dinner Sunday to the
following guests: Laura Townsend,
Louisa Huff, Rena Thomas, Clarence
and Herbert Brinkley, Reuben marcy,
Karl Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Ern-
est King.
Miss Rena Thomas of Purdue uni
versity is home for the summer vaca-
tion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06
80 YOUNG WOMEN
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS

OXFORD, O., June 6.--Thirty young
women were this morning awarded
diplomas at the eighty-sixth annual
commencement Of Oxford College for
Wamen. The exercises were held on
the campus instead of in the chapel,
as heretofore. A special feature was
the musical program, which consisted
of several numbers by the College
Choral society, and two solos--"O
Divine Redeemer," (Gounod). by Miss
Charlotte Cochran of Delphos, O., and
my Redeemer and My Lord" (Buck)
gy Miss Irene Harruff of Lima, o.
The address to the graduates was
delivered by DR.. Edward S. Ames.
Professor of Philosophy in the univer-
sity Of Chicago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06
MAKE ice CREAM
WITH ICE CHUNKS
FORMED BY HAIL

MILTON. Ind, June MIR. and
Mrs Clyde Leverton. living five miles
east of town, were at Philomath. Sun.
day afternoon after the hail storm
which also visited that section OF the
country. In a field they found a
chunk Of ice, formed by he massing
together OF hail stones. MIR. Leverton
took the chunk home and invited
reveral OF their neighbors In to eat
ice cream made with the ice. - Mrs.
John Rogers Of Hamilton. O.. is visit
ing her sister. Mrs. w E. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs Williams and their guest
we're in the country, east of town. to
rpend Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. OFT
Crcwnover. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Langston and son. of north of Dublin,
nd Mr. and Mrs. Walter Templin and
FIRMLY. were a party to Hagerstown,
Sunday MIR. and Mrs. Wesley New
ten and family, visited Messrs. and
Mesdames Royden Wolfgang and
Jesse Her at Hagerstown. Sunday and
attended Decoration. .. Chas, Eby OF
Germantown. O.. and Mrs. Jennie Ely
Bussard of Trenton, Mo, are guests
of their uncle, DR.. Sweeney. :. Irwin
Harmier. rural route carrier out OF
Milton, is having vacation Will Scott
is substituting e. Benjamin Franklin
Paul and Miss Mildred Harriet Clap
per were married at the Christian
church parsonage here Saturday even
ing. The Rev. F. C. Mccormick offic
iating The bride is the daughter Of
Jacob l.. Clapper of Mooreland. The
groom is the son of Harrison Paul OF
New Lisbon, o. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
will live on a farm near New Lisbon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06

Mrs Geo. knight of Dayton, Mes
danes Elizabeth Moore, Jennie Butler
and Frances Wharton of Dublin. were
the week end guests Of their niece,
Mrs. Sherman Working and family :.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Caldwell
of south of town, four miles, a son,
Friday evening. The little boy has
been named James Lowell. He is a
grandson of Albert Williams of Rich
mond, also grandson Of Mr., and Mrs.
E. C. Caldwell. u. L. Manlove of
Manlove Park, was 20 years old Fri
day He was the recipient of many
nice presents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06

corn and wheat. The haf1 was still
thick on the ground Monday morning
The entertainment, The New
Minister" given by the Christian
church people. Saturday evening, was
attended by large crowd and the
play was well received. The large
audience was kept In high good humor
and the singing by the choir was
highly appreciated. The Christian
church orchestra furnished the special
music The proceeds of the enter
tainment were over $50. Mrs. Frank
Brothers of Missouri Valley. Iowa,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06
Masonic Calendar

Observation-Disclosures Lodge, No. 196,
F. and A. NJ. States meeting.
Wednesday-Webb Lodge, No 1876,
F, and A. NJ Called meeting: work in
Master Mason degree, beginning at
4:30 O'Clock. Refreshments.
Friday-King Solomon's Chapter,
No. 4 R. A. NJ. Stated convocation.
The deepest gold mine in the world
iS in PrayiI
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06
HOLD JUNE MEETING

KITCHELL, Ind, June 6.-H. S.
Gardner has started the construction
of a new garage on his property.
The yearly June meeting held Sun
day at Hannahs Creek church was
we'll attended. Rev. Stovenous Off
ciating After the morning services
the ladies furnished a dinner on the
church grounds which was relished by
all
A heavy rain and hail storm struck
this place Sunday afternoon which no
doubt damaged the corn to some ex-
tent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06
letter to
Or. kllmer & Co,
Binghamton N. Y.

Prove What swamp-Root Will Do so.
You
SEND ten cents to DR.. KLINE,
& CO.. Binghamton, N Y, for
sample size bottle. It will con,
vince anyone. You will also re,
celVe booklet Of valuable informa.
ton telling all about the kidneys and
Bladder When writing. be sure and
mention the Richmond Daily Palla
hun ReguIit fifty-cent and one-dolla,
nze bottles for sale at all drug stores
ADV
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06
CURING RHEUMATISM

Keep Thoroughly Warm, Get Plenty
Of Sleep and apply Dr.. Jones' Lini.
ment Literally to the Affected
Parts. ...rfrrgn.t Il. -r7r,t
Rheumatism may be due to worry
and care. errors in diet, strains and
injuries, but bove all to cold and
damp. Rheumatic fever, chronic
rheumatism, govt, lumbago, sciatica
or muscular rheumatism shattered the
health and happiness of thousands of
men and women. The treatment rec
meat sparingly. avoid liquors, damp
ness and sudden changes of tempera-
ture ApDly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06

The third contract" marriage in
the history of New York city has re-
Gently been performed. Miss Freda
Kirchway. daughter of the Sing Sing
warden, being one of the parties to
file nuptial agreement in lieu of
having a ceremony performed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06
CHOIR NUMBER.
WINS APPLAUSE

MILTON, Ind, June 6-A heavy
rain storm with some hail, visited
Milton. Sunday evening South of
town the hail was great and the storm
did much damage on the farms of
Oliver Wallace, R. p Lindsay and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06
Kidney Medicine Dissolves
Gravel Stones

DR.. KilmeE's Swamp-Root sells well
with us because it invariably produces
good results in Kidney, Liver and
Bladder troubles. We sold dollar bot
tie to one of the inmates of our Sol
diers' Home near here. and after u.s.
ing it he brought in about one dozen
gravel stones some as large as a pea.
which he had passed. He states that
ae obtained wonderful relief from the
use Of Swamp-Root.
ERNEST A. BROWN,
Lafayette, Ind
Personally appeared before me this
18th day of July, 1909, Ernest A
Brown, of the Brown Drug Co., who
subscribed the above statement and
made oath that the same is true in
substance and in fact.
David Bryan, Notary Public.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06
DIR. JONES
IMMINENT
formerly Beaver Oil

to the affected parts according to di-
rections with each bottle. and the re-
suit will surprise you.
DR.. Jones Liniment neutralizes the
uric acid pois ,ns-the cause of the
rheumatism, stimulates circulation,
and relieves pain Immediately.
Used fifty years. None genuine with
out the Beaver trade mark.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-06

Women's new Spring
Waists arriving with
every express. Wednes-
day with Coupon SIC P
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
SPORT.

The Golden High school basketball
squad at Golden, Colo, defeated the
University of Denver Props by a score
of IS to Is.
Johnny O'Leary, Canadian light
weight champion, outpointed Otto
Wallace Of Milwaukee in a ten-round
bout at st. Paul, MINI.
Ths first of series OF annual chal.
lenge cup rifle matches conducted by
the Denver City troop was won by the
squad representing Troop G. The
final score was 452 to a47, Troop B
thus losing by five points.
Henry Hall of Ishpeming, Mich.
won first place in the national ski
tournament which closed at Glen.
wood, Mimi, with a total of 2S5 points.
Ragnar Omtvedt of Chicago was sec.
ond with 2S1 2-3 points, and Carl
Hall, Steamboat Springs, Colo, third
with 275 2-3 points.
The suits of Mr.. and Mrs. John f..
Coffay against James c. McGill, in
which the former captain of the Den.
yer baseball team and his wife each
seek to recover $4,000 from Mr.. Nc
Gill, owner Of the team, for an al
legged attack of Mr.. McGill upon Mrs.
Coffey, probably will be tried at the
March term Of the District Court in
Denver.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
snowsIIde Forty Feet Deep.

Grand Junction.-Baxterp pass on the
Uintah railroad. fifty miles northwest
OF this city, is the scene Of the bitter
est fight against monster snow
blockade that the Uintah has been
called upon to wage in fourteen years.
A snowslide forty feet deep is piled
up on the track for distance Of g.
700 feet. This is not the worst fea-
ture, as the track over Baxter pass
averages IN per cent for six miles,
making climb Of 2.400 feet In that
distance and the steepness Of the
grade makes snow bucking a perilous
occupation.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
GEN ERAL.

Henry Ford. the Detroit manufac-
turer who sent peace ship to
Europe, has a new peace plan.
Except for the danger of serious
floods and snowslides caused by the
melting snow, conditions in western
Washington are rapidly approaching
normal.
German submarines have sunk fifty
eight allied ships Of an aggregate ton
mage of 215,159 in the Mediterranean
since the Balkan campaign began, ac-
cording to the German newspaper
Weserzeitung of Bremen.
Charges that Spanish fishermen
were being employed by the Germans
to lay mines off French ports were
made by Ship Surgeon Ponez, who ar
rived in New York on board tho
French liner Chicago from Bordeaux.
The United States steel corporation
is to build group Of 1,5O0 by-product
burg, Pa. The total cost will be $751;
100000 and it is claimed that when
completed the group will be the larg-
est of the kind in the world.
Nineteen days Of ceaseless vigil for
the short-handed German prize crew
aboard the former British liner Appam
ended at Newport News Va, Thurs
day plight when the last of more than
400 British prisoners climbed over the
ships side to liberty on American
soil All British subjects and the one
naturalized American. g. A. Taglie.
ferri. quit the ship, leaving the prize
commander with his crew and thu
twenty Germans who had been made
prisoners on the Appam, including
three women,
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
Nav Know Fate Of Dr.. Morris.

Denver. comely. well-dressed
young woman with blonde hair and
big blue eyes, said to be the daughter
Of a wealthy Colorado stockgrower;
another pretty young woman, also de-
scribed as blonde. and a young man
described as Denver high school stu
lent and athlete. are being sought by
the police here in the hope that they
may shed light on the mystery In the
death of DR.. BENJAMIN Morris. Denver
dentist, at Colorado Springs.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
STORMS START SLIDES
TRAFFIC BLOCKED As SNOW Gov.
ERs TRACKS BEHIND PLoWs.
siIverton Citizens Report Only Tive
Weeks Food Supplies on Hand
Report Stock Starving.


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Durango, Colo.-Snow began falling
here at midnight Friday and, piled
into huge drifts by 65-mile gale Sat
arday, frightened the blockade that has
prevented railroad traffic in south
western Colorado for nearly two
weeks. r. T. McGraw. superintendent
Of the Denver & Rio Grande, is at
Osier. in charge Of gang endeavor-
Ing to open the line over Cumbres
pass, and reported the part Of the
road traversed again was blocked.
Many slides were running in the AMI
mas river caf1on. Superintendent M.
A. Pheney with fifty men and three
engines began clearing the line to
Silverton, where citizens reported
only two weeks supplies on hand.
Reports from northwest New Mexico
stated that cattle and sheep were ma
rooned and starving.
The boarding house at Little Mona
mine was carried away by slide af-
ter the occupants had escaped.
Twelve inches of snow fell here
Friday night. The roof Of the West.
ern Union telegraph office collapsed
from the weight.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
WESTERN.

Nineteen die and twenty towns
swept by Arkansas flJods.
Relief for the 1000 flood sufferers
In the lower Arkansas river bottoms
was sent from Little Rock.
The theft from Mrs. Clara Baldwin
Stocker Of a necklace reported to be
worth between $25,000 and $4,000 be-
came known at Los Angeles.
The candidacy of United States Sen
ator l.. Y. Sherman of Illinois for Re-
publican nominee for president was
indorsed by the Illinois Republican
state central committee.
Cicero. ILL.,, citizens provided a
trained nurse and baby's wardrobe
in triplicate when triplets. all girls,
were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Fovel of that village.
Twelve United States cavalry
mules. each laden with 200 pounds OF
supplies, started from San Diego, Cal.
for the back country which was de-
vastated by the recent severe floods
The name of Charles w. Bryan.
brother of former Secretary of State
Bryan, was filed as a candidate for
the nomination of governor of Ne
braska, subject to the Democratic pri-
mary.
Robert II. Briggs, 81 years old, in
charge of the United States weather
bureau at Phoenix, Ariz. died follow
ing five days illness. During the re-
cent storm and floods in Arizona he
was constantly at his post.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
FOREIGN.

Tha cabinet crisis In the Duchy Of
Luxembourg appears to have assumed
q more hopeless aspect than ever.
King Georges coronation gift to
Emperor Yoshihito is beautiful bay
horse which arrived few days ago
at the imperial stables from India.
The Bulgarian government has
voted TO erect marble monument at
Nish to commemorate the meeting
there on Jan. 18 of Emperor William
and King Ferdinand Of Bulgaria.
All rumors of the ill-health Of EN-
peror Francis Joseph of Austria are
unfounded. according to information
received at Zurick from what is de-
clared to be an unimpeachable source.
Viscount Bryce. former ambassador
to the United States. speaking at Bed
ford College, London, condemned the
policy of reprisals against Germany.
which, since the last Zeppelin raid,
has gained many advocates.
The American ambassador to Con-
stantinople, Henry Morgenthau, who
arrived in Berlin on his way to the
United States, said in an interview,
that the situation in Constantinople
at present was almost normal, and
there was no scarcity of food.
The Balkan agency has dispatch
originating in Vienna saying the Aus
trian governor Of Belgrade informed
the American consul there that Ser
bia. having ceased to exist as an inde.
pendent state, the Austrian military
authorities were under the necessity
of asking him to leave. u
The historic Canadian parliament
building at Ottawa, Ont, was de-
stroyed by a fire declared unofficially
to have been caused by the explosion
of gas bomb or an Internal machine.
The wife of the speaker tossed her
children through a window into a life
net, and then herself jumped, after
the flames had cut off her escape
from the building. Two women,
guests of the wife of Speaker Sevigny,
were overcome by smoke and per.
ished. Several policemen and firemen
were buried under debris when one
end of the building collapsed.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
Sheriff Irrlsates wirn Booze.

Montrose.-In the presence Of sew
eral hundred persons, Sheriff ]. H
Gill destroyed 159 pints of whisky and
two quarts of sherry wine. which was
found concealed In a hen-house on the
premises of Mrs. Hettie Banning
when her place was raided by Off
GERS three weeks ago. Mrs. Banning
was convicted of bootlegging and
fined $3.50 and costs in the County
Court. The sheriff broke the necks
off the bottles and turned the con.
tents loose in an irr!gat:ng ditch.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
WASHINGTON.

The House passed the Keating child
labor bill.
Public lands committee heard west
ern men on 640-acre grazing home
stead bill.
Senator Thomas submitted resolu-
ton denouncing destruction Of Cana
dian parliament building as "incen-
diarism."
Governor Goethals OF the canal
zone asked appropriations of SIS. .300.-
900 for completing the Panama canal
and $8.230.000 for further fortifica-
tions.
India's cotton crop this year. accord
ing to the third forecast, Is estimated
at 1851, 900 bales Of 400 pounds. de-
crease Of rs Per cent from last years
crop.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10

than ever was and recommend your
remedies to all my friends. "-Mrs.L LENA
WYNN, 2s12 E. o Street, Richmond, Va.
While Change Of Life IL q most crit
ical period Of q woman's existence, the
annoying symptoms which accompany
It may be controlled, and normal health
restored by the timely use Of Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such warning symptoms are sense
Of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches,
backaches, dread Of impending evil,
timidity. sounds in tho ears, pslpitation
Of the heart, sparks before the eyes,
irregularities, constipation, variable sp-
petite, weakness and inquietude, and
dizziness.
For these abnormal conditions do not
fail to take Lydia e. Pinkham's Yege-
table Compound.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
FROM TELEGRAPHic REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST IMPORTANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

Russians continue pursuit Of Turks
In Caucasus region.
In northwest Russia aerial raids
have been carried out by both sides.
Zeppelin sinks in North Sea with all
it's crew after being fired on by
Dutch.
Spies burn big aerodrome in suburb
of Berlin. Several aeroplanes de-
stroyed.
Four hundred and seventy Buigars
killed and 500 wounded by French
aeroplanes in recent attacks on camp.
French and British artillery demol-
ish portions of German trenches on
west front. British advance repulsed
near Neuville.
About 14,9OO German troops from
West African colony crossed the
border into Spanish territory and
were disarmed and interned.
It Is asserted by Petrograd newspa-
pers that the Turks have evacuated
Brserum. one Of their principal strong
holds in the Caucasus front.
Apparently authoritative reports in
Washington are that the United
State will accept Germany's latest
suggestion for settlement Of the Lusi-
tania case.
Austrian troops are sweeping
through Albania, while the Montene.
grin troops and the Serbs have e.
fected junction at Durazzo, the chief
Albanian seaport.
Two Greek soldiers. five refugees
and seven workmen were killed and
fifty civilians were injured by the in
nammable bombs dropped from the
Zeppelin in the Saloniki raid.
British warships are combing the
seas for the raiders while the diplo-
matte branch of the government is
crying piracy" and demanding that
the United States restore the Appam,
the Teuton's prize, to Britain.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
Town Half Wet and Half Dry.

Pueblo.-Citizens Of Ortiz, Conejos
county, are considering holding 10.
cal option election to endeavor to
make the entire town dry, in compli
ance with the Colorado prohibition
law. Under existing conditions, half
the town is wet and the other half
dry, the wet section which contains
five saloons, being in New Mexico.
The state line almost equally divides
tie town and center OF population.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
January, 1915, Coolest Since 1893

Boulder.-January, 1916, was the
coolest since 1899. according to rec
ords compiled at the University Of
Colorado. According to these figures
the average mean temperature for the
month this year was 1886, or Q de-
grees below normal.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
Guard Hay From Famished Deer.

Durango. = Farmers in southwest.
ern Colorado are maintaining guard
over haystacks, following the destruc.
tion of many by deer. herds Of which
have been driven to the lower coun.
try from the mountains by deep
SHOWS.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
Cadet Plan Urged by Governor.

Der Dver.-Compulsory military train
ing in the high schools and state
educational Institutions of Colorado
and of all other states, was advocated
by Gov. George A Carlson at the
seventeenth annual dinner of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars in the Audi
torium hotel. Covers were laid for
I50.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
Iurx Elnda orteoo Guilty.

Pueblo.-A jury in Judge Rizer's
court found Appolonio Ortego both
guilty and not guilty Of forging and
uttering an indorsement and certifi-
cate Of deposit for 1904 on local
bank.
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10

v eG etaDle Coms
pound ! feel like o
new woman. / all
yshad a headache
during the Change
Of Life and was also
troubled with other
bad feelings COM
mon at that time
dizzy spells, nervous
feelings and he at
flashes. Now I am
In hetter health
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10
heat FLASHES,
DIZZY, NERVOUS
Mrs. Wynn Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkharn's Vegetable
Compound Helped Her
During Change Of Life.

Richmond. Va. -"After takinA
seven bottles Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Cheyenne record., 1916-02-10

DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
Feb. Injecting Colorado Progressive
State Central Committee at Denver.
Feb. 16-1S--Sports Carnival at Steam
boat Springs.
March s-11.-Meeting Western Colo
Junction.
March 2U-April 2.-Cofora d o Retail
Merchants Associations Food and
Industrial Exposition at Denver.
April 13-Democratic State Convention
at Pueblo.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12
FAMOUS CORRESPONDENT
DIES Of HEART FAILURE
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS HAS
STROKE WHILE TALKING
OVER TELEPHONE.
(By associated PrcSS.)

Mount kisco, N. y, April t2.-
Richard Harding Davis, one of the
most famous war correspondents
of this generation, and welEknown
newspaper writer and author, died
at his home here, late last night,
of heart failure.
The body was found this morn
ing. He apparently was stricken
while at the telephone.
Davis, until a few months ago,
was the husband of Bessie Mccoy,
one of the best known musical
comedy actresses in the country.
He divorced her. He is brother
of Charles Belmont Davis. New
York dramatic critic and author.
He began his newspaper career on
the New York Sun, but soon went
to the New York Evening World.
He received his first experience as
a war correspondent in Cuba DUR
ing the Spanish-American war.
The scoops" he secured soon
placed him in the front rank as
war writer.