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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-03-21
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-03-21

glbUuncnten, ME ben ,, 9eutlden GOrres
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pnDOn per ScIepbOu poer idlriftlidI glit-
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-03-21
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StaatcS.

@onpcrnerr Sorrington Stats
SdobmeiIter 0ennis, Stoots- Con,
trolelr @tc0hlllcn Senator Cooper
lmo Sr. Somoro @rDont. oie 6cioeu
Scbtercn oic Goriiber Ger Sinon5.Go.
nlite'n Der Seiebge6ung, moren beute
ben gon5cn Sag in 9crot6ung ilber
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Sausbolt unO iiber ole @crpiaiqini.
gen fir Oie oifentliden sSnItitite uno
ii6er oic 9lnipriide fiir Oic StootS.
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'ti9ltcn %orlogen 5uiomncn gcfonls
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-03-21

. Serltn, ~. Vidrj. ~ Ste oStols
niic5e9oIfs5eiting" melOet, Dab meb.
rere sloublpiiroioe 3Gigcn an9cae6cn
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lit outer @runO 5lr 9tnnobme por-
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Graf BON 9iebentloiu Oriidt in ser
oTages5eitnng~ ond oen gcr0odt
aus, ooB cin britiibes Eou6boot bic
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-03-21

2on0on 90. @Gr3. II Gin foi
fertilizer ltfas oiebt, mic eine &euter
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fonnt, ooB glleyci Gbwuitop, scr rli
iiide Snlunosminiiter reiignirt bot
g8ic oic 0cpeIdc bin5ufiiet miri
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tiers iibernebmcn.
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net. g9icoer6olt bat cr nit ci
ner perbliiifcn0cn 9fiidii6tsloiigfci
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&olceen I'M @Iiniiterium ii6crpor
fen 8eionoerc 9lnimcrfioWfcit CT
regtcn ieine Gonfliftc nit Dem Giien
bobnniniiter mo Dem @ouoerneul
Der Stdot @ctrogroo, ioipic icin ous
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8erionenberfebr auf Scr 9o6nltredO
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"a Stnnoen bei6rGntt iperoen nuB
te, lint Die @cleiie fir sic @erpfle
gllng Der Sonptlto0t frei 5u moden
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Centrum ollcr 2i6erolcn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20
GERMANS ESCAPE
FROM DETENTION CAMP

Calais. Maine. Jan. 1s.--Four men.
alleged to be German prisoners Of
war, who escaped from detention
camp At Amherst. N. s.. on Monday
night, were arrested here today.
whether or not they shall be turned
over to the Canadian government or
admitted to this country II they qualify
before immigration officials will have
to be decided by q special board o.
inquiry.
The escape from the camp At Am
hcrst was accomplished after = bril-.
liant piece Of engineering work had
been performed. A tunnel $50 feet
long was excavated under the wallis
to = point beyond the sentry lines.
Through this subway nineteen Of the
interned Germans made their escape.
Seven Of the prisoners were captured
In New Brunswick today, according
to reports from the Dominion authori-
ties. Four others were taken at ST.
Stephen. within few miles Of the
American linz, for which they were
headed. Three more were captured at
McAdam Junction. also close TO tho
border. One man II still at large.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20
WILL HOLD JOINT
COMMITTEE SESSIONS.
House AMI Senate Moral and Social
Welfare Workers VIII Act in
Gloss Corporation.
MOST IMPORTANT IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY


Announcement was made by O. ID.
Jordan. Of Pulaski, chairman OF the
House Moral and Social Welfare Com
mtttee, following q session OF tnat
committee shortly after adjournment
OF the House yesterday that the COM
mittee' had decided to meet al the call
OF the chairman. instead Of ~ sched-
uled In the makeup Of the card as
sisning times. and places for commit
tee meetings. The original schedute
called for meetings at o'clock on
saturday afternoons but this hour
was found inconvenient for most -
tho members
Until yesterday there had been pre-
sented In either side Of the General
Assembly no bills for consideration by
this committee. The frst measure
presented was that of Messrs- Strobe
ana Addison In the Senate yesterday
afternoon; Tmis was the first OF =
series OF prohibition measures to come
during the present session OF the
legislature.
Mr.. Jordan said that he and other
members of the House committe are
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20
KAISER BETTER AND
BACK N HARNESS
Holds Council of War with King Fer.
dtnand. Of Bulgaria at
yiah.

London, Jan. 1.-THE Kaiser hAa
signaIized his recovery BY making q
visit NJ Great military sts,a IN ths
-
Balkan tneater Oh war. Al Nisn ene
war capital OF conquered Serbia.
the German Emperor met King Fer
dfnana ~ Rul~.r,a yas,.rSav The
onsrinn naar I. sha, H. msst;rv wayI
nroys historic II n the Kaissr,s f,rss
yist, 70 tha. p.,lars s,nco ~. war
begsn and the msetine Of The two
rnonsrchs i. rerarded e more 81 4
war ,sonnctl thsn . friendly visit The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20
WOULD GIVE LATITUDE
TO ROAD AUTHORITIES
VIEWS OPPOSED TO
THOSE OF GOVERNOR
Mrs. b. b. Valentine Addresses Gath
ering-Resolutions Adopted Urges
Federal and Additional State-Aid FOR
Roads.

Adoption OF resolutions looking to
further strengthening the department
of the State Highway Commission.
rather than toward giving larger pow
ers to the county boards OF super
yisors. as suggested by Governor Stu
art. though the supervisors are given
more latitude. and the hearing OF q
three minutes speech by Mrs. b. b.
Valentine for woman suffrage marked
rather lively sessions held yesterday
by the Virginia Road Builders Asso-
citation, whose convention at Murphy's
Hotel comes to an end this morning,
after hearing reports OF officers and
committees and election Of officers.
The present meeting Ii the most
largely attended and most successful
ever held. and the resolutions adopted
are calculated to have considerable
weight with the General Assembly in
It's dealing with highways legislation.
Many very practical addresses have
been heard and numerous knotty
problems have been disposed of SO
far as the convention itself is con-
1 :.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20
Desperate Attempts to Destroy
Supply Depot Of Germans
Made BY French
DESPERATE FIGHTING
IS ON In CAUCASUS
Russians Claim Success. Which
the Turks Promptly Deny.
Many Montenegrins Refuse
10 Lsy Down Arms

London, Jan. is.-1Nineteen air
encounters In one day between squad
rone Of the allies and Germans az
IL Sars. northeast OF Amiens, q re-
newsd aerial bonn hardment Of the
great German fortress OF Metz by q
Eench squadron. and scattered air
Aoht6 1t Thtancourt and Freilinghein
took place today. The attack at La
Sars was on the German supply de-
pot, and did much damage. The at
tack on Metx was a reprisal for a
herman bombardment on Nancy.
The British ofI1cfel communication
issued tonight says.
'.On Monday sixteen Of our aero
planes attacked German supply de-
pot 1T lie Sars. northeast of Albert.
causing considerable damage. During
the day there were nineteen air en-
counters. In which Ave of the German
machines were driven down and two
Of our aeroplanes we're lost. Today
we successfully bombarded German
trenches at several points. At dusk a
party of our troops raided the trenches
north OF the river Lis and brought
back several prisoners
"A German aerop1ane was brought
down near Freilingghein by our fire. "
The French official communique is
sued In Paris tonight says:
ssTo the south Of the Somme. in
the sector OF Lihons, a German block
house was destroyed by our fire.
Between scissors and Rheims our
trench guns caused serious damage
10 the German works In the region
~ Ailiea west of craonne.
On the night of January 1918 two
German aeroplanex,. having dropped
.aur hon1bs on Nancy, enc OF orr
suuadrons Immediately took to the
air and bornbarded the railway eta
tions at Metz and Arnavilie. Twenty
two shells were dropped on the buiid-
sngS, which suffered some damage"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20
Supporters Of Both Lille and
Sims Claim Their Candi-
dates Elected
TURNER FORCES CLAIM
CAN SWING NOMINATION
tiinted That Fourth Man May
Be Voted For on First Ballot
Swinging Out Number Of
Roll Calls

Last night 1t looked like Lille. But
!twenty-four hours may make big
difference and after tonight's Joint
caucus for the nomination OF q judge
to succeed Judge Keith on the State
Supreme Court, it may be Lille or
Sims or. as those claiming to possess
the power balance. even Turner.
| The real obstacle In the way Of
actual constructive work on the part
lof the 1915 General Assembly OF vir-
ginia will be removed tonight In the
deciding OF the closest judgeship con-
test, or any other contest for that
matter. that the Virginia Legislature
has seen in years.
Professor w. 81. Lille, of the Uni
versitiy Of Virginia, was certainly the
winner in the minds OF his supports
ers last night lie had so many votes
they could count them and the total
appeared, conceding fifteen votes to
Judge Turner. to be two more than
were necessary. SO c6ntended friends
OF Mr.. Lille.
Judge r. w. Sims. of Louisa, was
nominated without doubt In the opin-
ion Of his hackers last night. He had
a commanding force OF votes mar
shalled for him and, conceding four
teen or fifteen votes to Judge Turner.
would win on the second ballot.
May Enter Dark Horse.
Judge Edward 8. Turner, OF War
renton. viii be in the running, too.
and with splendid chances, according
TO those who are with him In the con-
test There are votes enough to swing
the election either way, III he ID drop
ped after the flrst ballot. but these
who are supporting him DO not sindi-
cate who they favor az second choice
II was Broadly limited last night
around the lobby of Murphy's Hotel
that fourth candidate may be placed
in nomination and that more than
two ballots win be necessary to .
choice. 1t had been understood that
the name of Thomas Keith, nephew OF
retiring Judge Keith. who was re-
Gently mentioned AZ possible cam
didate. would not be presented. The
suggestion. then, seems to mean that
another possibility Is In mind Of some
fronffus,Ad nm GAvsuth rarA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20

Noms. Jam. 1.-The Austrians are
enoeuntssing serious difficulty In dis
axming the Montsnegrins. who are htd-
ing th1ir rides. while many soldiers
~ e1EiaeeD ana deserting. others have
re3ussd - nv down their arms and
have dAd 10 the mountaina, determined
10 reUint Al attempts to disarm them
IVAN thpDe who hAye bean persuaded
u surrender ~ now indignant because
the AusfffAne are supplying riflAa Ia
the Albantans no are netoricusly hos.
tile - tbs Montenegfin1. The Aus
TRANS VII nhAbly sana purttfvA en-
the AibantAns. ssss VICE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20
STROBE INTRODUCE
PR )lilBI TON Bill

The ART prohibition sbiIl AZ the 80
\ St0n made ~ appearance Ia tho sem
~ a. yesterday. the patron boina
Nenatcra DkrOde ma Addison,
Ono of the features Of the bill Ii
thak & a1lnMp I'm delivery a. A1a hi.
i6me n 1Sdritoue of vinOus hanore 81
mars than twenty eAiI0ns Of beor u
nv person N four Waeks.
\ aother feature II that 4 exsxnntl
Gl11r rom the opera tion of the NV
he Anti-0atoon I1eague AnnoRnce6
{ l611Io AayD 2Go that n would 6lecuol
s110 co01I4o& ~ ~ cs5nventton toAaS
sI'';; :
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20
NasAt.

Expressing his bs1ief that within ten
years tho prohibition forces through
out the country Will have trtumphed
and the saloon viii be . thing Of the
past. DIR. Louis Albert Banks. the noted
author. preacher and lecturer. delivered
q stirring address q the initial session
Of the ffteenth annual convention OF
the Anti-Saloon LAAgue OF Virginia,
which convened last night In Broad
Street Methodist Church.
"Reinforcements's was the theme
from which he spoke and the speaker
cited the additional help that IL now
being received from capitalists and
others He asserted that those who
previously opposed prohibition are now
throwing UP their hats and cheering
heartily for II.
Not many years AGo owners Of
large manufactures found that ii was
cheaper to grind M human lives than
to purchase safety appliances. An
soon q laws were en1cted. making
them pay for the 1tveG lost In their
establishments. they hegan to 1T up
ana take notice. Ih2y nrst declared
sent those men 70 thetr graves. but
later ON II was tSarsd back to tho
saloon door.
Europe's IN1D0n Learned.
THE people In Enrope have learn
ed temperance IeooQn. England has
discovered that the AAroplanes that
throw bombs from aA0vA or the sub
marines that shoot from beneath are
not near no dangerous - The 6choOnAfs
sailing across their bAFa Russ1A has
severed connection nth the liquor
trafnc. A marvelous change has
come over the paoUio az that nation
since the abolition cf INC seIoons, and
now for the first time &, tho history OF
the country compulsory education u
prevelent."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20
r.nft la~ah Annrnlffen.

London. Jan. 1s.--That ammunition
and stores worth between S1,aso. 0o0
ana n.s00, 600 wore abandoned when
the aI1ies quilt 0ailipoli WAS admitted
today by Under War Secretary Ten
nAnt. In the House of Commons Mr..
Tennant explained that the primary
object In the evacuation was to hrfng
tbs troops away safely and sound. He
said that no doubt more OF the stores
could have been saved by the sacrihce
u life. He added that he believed the
public would endorse the action of
these responsible when their hrst
thought was the safety 81. the troops.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20
DESPERATE FIGHTING
AGAIN on IN CAUCASUS

London, ian. ts.--Desperate fighting
IL again In progress In the CancaAus4
Both sides claim to have been victori-
Gus. a semi -official statement issued
tn Petrograd today says that the Rus
xaans hass taken Turkish poaittnns in
which they captured Atty officers and
many men. Entire Turkish regiments
we're annihiiated in the advance. says
fnS statement - =
In addition 10 prisoners captured. the
Russians claim 10 have taken twelve
guns, nine machine guns thousands OF
shells and more than . million cart
ridges-
Contradictory to this semi -officiai
statement. however, II the officia,
statement OF the Turkish war ottice.
issued today Mt ConstAntinopis. II
aAys: In tho Caucasus, the Russians
havs hsen compelled 10 cease opera
taous ON the whole front They have
sustained considerable losses In con-
sequence Of our violent attacks and
owing to our rsfnforcements. and al.
though the Russians constantly at
lacked with superior forces. during
eight days OF violent operations
Apart from slight changes. the sit
uattpn remains favorable to us
An official attainment issued In Pet
rograd on Sunday announced that the
Russians were advancing on 4 sa-mile
front In the Caucasus.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20
JOIN DaRLEYc0RN'S
/ ENEMIES MOBILIZE
here IN FORCE.
Fifteenth Annual Convention
Of Anti-Saloon League Of
Virginia in Session
CROWDS THRONG
CONVENTION CHURCH
Annual Address Of President.
Reading Of Legislative Re-
port and Address By Dr..
Banks Lat Night . Feature
PROGRAM roR TO-DAY.

MorninS.
Mr.. =. w. Hough presiding.
4. L. aevotionsl exerciseS.
sslS =. ~. reports ~ eAlcers ana
appoantmnnt ~ comzalftees.
oslG a. NJ sLtquOr shlpasAnt
Laval aaarsss by Rev. n. l.. Da-
Wis. sapeH1ntenAent Of the Anti-sa-
lssn LeaGue ~ North Careiina.
1esSo ~ ~, aisemssien ef the tspae
In conn0etaoA with the resort Of the
legislaf1va eenMa1ttee.
Hiss \. ~. address, DR.. ssaissn
swaAne1s
Afternoen.
Hos. yvSiHian Heawes slana pre-
7ae N n. aevotienal exerclses
5s1G -. ~ paper, sNsssssaty Fer
State Rmnrtmsnt - FrsAihasssn -
Secure 1AntsvslAe EnfosOannsnt.r
Ms.. - .. 1sess Chariaste.. W.
ssss =. ~. asseuaussa q Tie tspse
b csanect1sn With - repeat 81 the
legislative esMnnat1sa.
: r. ~. ~Prsvisasn n legislative
ReDsrt Fer Selsn11no, Medical. Me-
eAanieal and Sacsnmsnanl Puypose'ss
general alscussssn ~ nane. LED ~
Chsirman Of Committee.
EagAt.
Senator g. =. JeeAnn pxesiAin9.
Gsaera1 tepic. ~Natlsnai PreAfbi-
tisn.~
r. n, dsvs4isnal sxsrcases-
6f16 r. ~. address,. Hon. George
w. M0YrOW.-
ssls r. NJ. aAArsss. Hon. JsAn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20
Compromise Measure Ii Adopted b.
Board OF lAldcsmen ana Goes BACK
to lower Branch For ODncur-
renee.
Police Board ID abolished. De-
pArtnacnt xs,cs unior tho Mayor.
Health Board y atolishod. DE-
partuseut eocs under Administra-
tive Board.
Fire Board resnains ~ at pros
emit. with full charge OF the de-
partnaent.
GEandy substitute for Charter
Changes Cosumittec's report II
adopted hy noard q Aldernsen BY
/. vote Of I 70 &

Alderman GSundy last night poured
Oh upon the turbulent waters. ana
with : number Of rppies Incidental
TO atdermantc bTeexea waited by Al
dermen Mitchell. Melton. Paul. Fuller
ana Christian. 4 substitute for the re-
port 0f the special Committee on Char
ter Changes. en1bodyin9 all the main
points was adopted ~ the vote Of
a to 5.
Common Council for concurrence. af-
ter which Il viii 80 Is tbs Mayor for
approval IL IL belitved President Pc
tsfs viii call Common Council to meet
ii special session within the next Few
days to act upon the report - adopted
by the Beard last might.
There ere but tWo changes Of ira-
poxtAnce m the paper IN xdUpted last
night - compared to the original re-
Rccmmenda&ion ct tho special commit
TO- adopted ~ the Common Council.
The reaervs fund. - sfggssted ~
ComHooA Council 80 two ana one.
haif DR. cent. OF the annual revenue.
This committte report flxed that
" AId1rneu Last night restored the
sum 80 tbs original Ave per cent.
Comnnon Council adoptsd thu come
mlttes report Recommending the ahO-
lIticn oz tho Fire Board. placing the
Department under tbs Mayor 4hs4
Uection N4s amended hy the 0rsindy
1ubskitutss returning Tho Firs Board
10 ia oriRtna1 afate.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-20
GREAT BRITAIN TO
ADHERE TO POLICY
AMERICA WILL AGAIN
ASSERT ITS RIGHTS


Washington. Jan. 1.-THE State
Department has been informed BY
Ambassador Pass. at London. that
Great Britain h about to reply to the
last American note protesting against
the restraints on neutral commerce.
and that the reply has been submitted
to Russia and France for approval.
The department also has informa-
tfon that the two principal reasons tho
new British blockade n to be estab-
THAT the existing blockade has not
been effective 20 TAR ~ Dutch and
Baltic ports were concerned and.
therefore. In ineffective 70 far 40 the
sfAFvRII0h policy II cUncarMUd
That by proving German ports ara
actually btockAdsd the now blockade
will give Great Britain the color Of
right to say that goods from America
TO neutral ports In excess OF normal
IL strong enough evidence 10 stop
American ana cthsr neutral ships-
Tho state Department In reply pro-
poses to stand on the principle laid
down to Great Britain in the nots Of
March so. 1915. X was Then stated:
..If il confidently assumed that His
Ma1estys government Will not deny
that IL Ii 4 rtils sanctioned ~ general
practice that, even though : blockads
should exist ana the doctrine % COM
Etraband NJ to unhlockadAd territory
De rigidiy enforced. innoosnt shipment
may be treaty trAnsported - and from
the United States through neutral
countries 10 balli9erent territory With
out being subject 70 The penalties of
contra band trafYic Or breaoh or block.
Ade. much Less TO detention. requint-
stion or ccn6scation. &