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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
ALLIED OFFENSIVE
IN SALONIlSI ADV ANIE,S

rARIS. August 16--Thc alice fore cs
on the Saloniki front have captured the
railroad station at Dorian and four
villages at other points on the front,
according to an Official statement is
sued by the French War Office tonight.
The statement covers continuous fight
ing extending from August l TO the
present time.
The statement shows that the Bul-
carians arc being engaged along prac-
tically 100 miles Of the Serbian Greek
frontier. The statement follows:
Operations of the army of the Orient.
august | to August -: Frequent en-
eugemcnts of advance posts and pa
,Tos OH the whole front have marked
This period. notably on August 4. when
the Serbians took the village OF Rcmpi.
near Lake Presba On August detach-
mcnts of the allies drove the Eulgars
from the cemetery at Ljumnica. On
August 10 French units took by as
Sauli the railroad station at Doran and
the neighboring hill 227. which the
enemy evacuated, leaving several dead
behind him.
ION August 1915 French detach-
ncnts took the villages OF Polka,
Palmis, Sukovo and Matnica, at the
foot of the chain of the Bcics. ar
tillery actions. often very vigorous,
have taken place almost daily, princi-
pally in tho region of Dorian.
"Our aviators bombarded concentra-
tions Of tho enemy at Nicolic and Vol
ovee and military works at Strctmica
Station. Enemy airmcn bombardcd an
ambulance at Vertekop.
"a German Official statement on Au-
gust ! said that the Bulgars had had
80 CONTINUED OH Second PaCc.I -
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No HOUSES LEFT STA ASDING
BEHIND GERMAN LINES

Back of Ill" German lines within
British artillery range hardly a single
house was standing. EmbcrS were still
burning in the ruins Of two villa ces as
the correspondent passed through. Of
iicerS said there We're no German
troops in such places, and that the vic
Tins We're mostly French civilians Of
these the correspondent saw scores of
wounded Whenever possible the Ger
mans removed these civilians as at
Buoquoy. The population OF this town
was sent out at . O'Clock i'm the morn
ing, and the bombardmcnt began ut 5
o'clock. BY noon the entire village
was raZed The village Of Rancourt
met with a similar fate. The corrcs-
pondcnt saw part of the popula ION
rushing for safety. and few hours
later looked on the burning debris of
the town.
British aviators have made several
attempts to burn the grain crop. ap-
parcntly unmndful of the fact that it
belongs to French peasants. One avia-
tor. descending to 500 yards from the
ground. threw bombs among harvest
ing party. killing TWO French girls
and woundinE others.
There is no safety anywhere in the
zone behind the front, What the artn-
lery does not reach is exposed con-
Stantly 10 the bombs Of avia OrS
While the correspondent was at BuGny
eight civilians were killed Eighteen
others were wounded, of whom four
died in the German hospital the same
day. At Cambrai four persons were
killed and two were wounded on the
same night. \ French civilian pointed
out that, while the German soldiers
have bombproofs in which To seek
refuge. the civilians have only cellars.
He begged that this he brought to the
attention OF the British military au-
thorit!cs.
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CAR HONORS DR.. EGBERT
Former Cleveland Physician Appointed
HriEadier-GcncraI in Army Of
RussiH.

CLEVELAND. OHIO. August lG.-Dr.
Edward IL. Egbert, formerly of Clcvc-
land. has been made brigadier- gen :
eral i'm the Russian army for his SER
vices as head OF the Red Cross hos
pi'al unit which went TO Russia early
in the war
The Car recently conferred upon Or.
Egbcrt three decorations. one OF them
being the highest given to those not
Russian born.
Mrs Margaret ESbort. OF Washing
ton, mother OF Ds. Egbert, now visiting
friends here, told of her sons honors.
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ELKUs SAILS TO-DAY
AmhnSsndor to Turkey VIII Arrive Ir
Constantin0ple About Sep
tcmbcr IL.

NEW YORK. August 16.--Abram /.
Elkus will said tomorrow on the
Oscar ii. to take up his duties as
United States ambassador to Turkey
Hc expects to arrive In Constantinoplo
about September 12. The Oscar IL
will land the American ambassador and
his family at Copcnhagen. from which
port they will proceed to Berlin.
After four days at the German capt
tai. Mr.. ljlkus and his party will pro-
ceed to Vienna, remaining there few
days. He then will go TO Constantine
pie, making days stop at Sofia.
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WOMAN JUMPS TO DEATH
FROM HOSPITAL WINDOW
Mrs. T.. W. Edmunds Dies From In
iurics Sustained i'm Fall at
Tucker Sanatorium
WIFE OF DANVILLE PHYSICIAN
Was Being Treated for Nervous Dis
order, and Made Leap From Bath
room Window on Second Floor
While i'm irresponsible Condition.

Mrs. T w. Edmuuds wife of a
prominent Danville physician. leaped
off "A porch roof at IN Tu, ker Sana-
torium. 2i2 west Franklin Street,
early yesterday morning, and died at
the sanatorium at $40 o'clock ycster-
day afternoon of fractured skull
Although she was being treated for
nervous trouble, Mrs. Edmunds ap-
parently was doing well, and neither
her husband nor physicians at the
sanatorium had deemed il necessary to
assign a spccia! nurse to her. II is
supposed that she became acutely
worse about : o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and made the leap while in an
irresponsible condition.
DIR. Edmunds, who brought his wife
to the hospital last Sunday, was noti-
fled at his home in Danville early
yesterday morning. and arrived in
Richmond yesterday afternoon shortly
before the death of his wife. He did
not attach any responsibility for the
occurrence to officials at the sana-
torium. and Coroner Taylor, who
viewed the body yesterday morning,
deemed an inquest unnecessary. the
body will be shipped 10 Danvile for
burial to-day
Physicians and nurses at the sana-
torium say that Mrs Edmunds spent
an excellent night up to about o'clock
yesterday morning, when she awoke.
she refused a sleeping potion, and re-
turned to sleep, awuking again at
O'Clock. y nurse then gave her a glass
OF milk and several crackers and
brought her siN-months-old infant in
10 sec her. The child was returned to
It's crib, and Mrs. Edmunds's bath was
prepared about o'clock
JUMPS FROM WINDOW TO
CONCRETE WALKWAY
Ip to the time She entered the BATH
room. Mrs. E.dnunds apparently was
in excellent spirits and entirely ra-
tional She had barely entered the
room, however. before she removed a
NY screen from n window opcnlng on
the roof of a porch on the Madison
Street side of the building and leaped
from the roof To the ground, n dis
tance of about twenty feet. She struck
on concrete walkway. 1t is believed
that her head struck first, as tho only
abrasion was found near the base of
the skull.
AN orderly was in the yard at the
time. and saw Mrs F.dmunds almost
as soon as she struck the ground. He
picked her up and carried her back
into the sanatorium. notifying phys-
clans at once Everything possible
was done for Mrs. EG:munds. but ii was
seen that she had been seriously in
jured, and DR.. i. Il. Tucker, head OF
tho institution. notified her husband inn
mediately that small hopes were enter
tanned for her recovery.
Mrs Edmunds had been in weak
physical condition for some time. Sew
eral deaths in her Immediate family
during the last few years are said 10
have contributed to her nervous state.
She had given no indication of serious
mental trouble. however, and Dr. Ed
munds had informed DIR. Tucker that
lie thought a special nurse unnecessary.
The death OF Il baby girl several months
ago is thought 10 have preycd on Mrs.
Edmunds's mind
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GERMANY NEED NOT BEG
Should Not nc Sentimental. Says Rc
vcntlow. Regarding
UoIlnnd.

AMSTERDAM, August l6.--Count Won
Reventlow. the German writer, says,
in the TaGeszeitunG, regarding uol-
land:
I'VE should not be too sentimental.
Germany certainly has an interest la
living in accord with Holland. but wo
must remember that we are power
that need not beg. We can also re-
fuse. as England does"
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HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED
Tropical storm Ccntercd Near Western
Cubn Expected to Enter
Gulf of Mexico.

WASN'T NGTON. August l6.--Warnins
of hurricane winds Tonight in the
fucatan Channel. OF the western end
OF Cuba. was issued by the Weather
bureau \ tropical storm was centcred
near Western Cuba. and was expected
TO move westward into tho Gulf OF
Mexico tomorrow.
y slight northward movement would
make II strike the Texas Coast.
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College Men Go To Front.

PARIS. Angus, ld.-Twenty grad
uatcs of American universities. iuclmd-
ing John l.. Harrison. Of Charlotics-
VILE. Va, have left for the front as
members of tho newly formed section
nine. Of the American Ambulance Field
Seryice ..,
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DEATH ONLY COMMONPLACE
N NJRDEItOUS BATTLE:

More than ever. death has become a
commonplace in this most murdcrous
battle OF all times. The Germans in
the first line know that they probably
viii he killed II their positions arc at
tackled. Trenches arc virtually useless.
for the heavy British shells wild en- them
into broad channels. affording no cover
Of any sort. Tho first line usually
perishcs.
The advancing British troops are no
better OFF, because the Germans re-
verse the process when part of their
positions have been captured After
the British artillery has lcvclel the
German trenches, the infantry r,Ishes
in, often to be thrown out again as
soon as tho British artillery ceases fire.
which ii has to do, owing 10 the prox
unity Of the opposing lines Thus the
battle has been going on for weeks,
the opposing forces now gaining AT
terrific cost and then losing nj even
greater cos, few yards OF trenches
At present all tho fighting by the Brit
ish is carried from their poz!eres
salient. where their drum fire is un-
ceastng day or night. German officers
who were in the Champagne offensive
developed previously. The German fire,
too, is terrific. An idea OF it's intensity
may be gained from the fact that on
certain British troops German guns
threw 1000 shells in one minute and
forty-five seconds. resulting in great
slaughter.
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DIES AWAY BEFoRE
GERMAN SECOND LINE

oftcn the British assault dies away
before tho German second line from
which machine guns pour on, streams
of bullets which literally cuts the men
into fragments Al one point the AS
sorintcd Press correspondent stood
within 500 yards of the British
trenches near Delvillc wood Nearby
the Germans had just buried 296
British. as luils in tho firing permitted.
some 500 British prisoners whom the
correspondent saw behind the firing
line plainly were still dazcd from the
shock They were "A sorry spectacle,
glad they had escaped from hell" as
they termed it,
The cores spondcnt visited the entire
front OF the present offensive and
everywhere found from talks with Ger
mans that they were more determined
than ever to StaYld their ground The
mon are in capital shape physica lly
and OF easy mind. although they are
looking upon death AT each instant
An officer pointed out that nowadays
each man is his own leader, as il is
often impossible under present battle
conditions to transmit commands
While the generals might still plan the
actions. the officer said. II was plain
that the infantryman, acting upon his
own initiative in the presence of death,
must save tho day.
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Bringing UpFather

Meier Loses It's Keen VII and
Delightful Humor
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1916-01-06
SERIOUS CUTTING AFFRAY

A serious cutting affray occurred
last Wednesday night at dance out
south Of Quay when two young men
engaged in n fight resulting in Hugh
Cecil being badly cut with a knife
in the hands Of young man by the
name of Johnson.
We understand the knife was stuck
into the left side of Cecil allowing
part Of his intrals to protrude from
the hole thus made. Physicians were
called but il was five or six hours
before they arrived and gave first aid.
The intrals were badly swollen and
il was first thought Cecil would never
recover, but today we understand the
physician has hopes of saving his
life.
Mr.. Cecil was we'll known In Tucum
carl. having visited his parents here
many times, and his friends are anx-
ious for his recovery. We understand
no arrests have yet been made bu,
the officers are wathing the outcome
~ the serious wound.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1916-01-06
OUTLAWRY IN ROY

Another instance of outlawry oc-
Cured in Roy Thursday night when
the windows and doors of the post
office were broken in.
Apparently the act was committed
by bunch of drunken rowdies who
had been making night hideous.
IL "A not difficult TO construe this
act as n demonstration Of contempt
by the lawless element for the efforts
of the better element to adopt means
to insure law and order in future.
The matter was reported to the
Postoffice department and to the Of
ficers and an investigation is being
made to try to locate the perpetra-
tors.
This is another proof that we are
getting close 10 the point where ef-
fective means must be adopted To
stop outlawry in Roy. Unless we ge,
protection from the institutions Of
the law IL Is going to be necessary
To meet Il with force.
A vigilance committee will soon
be a neccessity.--Roy Spanish Amer
lean.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1916-01-06
ssso.OoO PAID OFFICIALS

Santa Fe, Jan. 3.-Salaries paid 10
county officials under the county sal
ary law passed by the last legislature
up TO November 80, 1915, the end OF
the fiscal year. amounted to $780,
398.42.
In wild animal bounties the twenty
six counties paid out in the twelve
months total of $42,570. The school
districts received S1,493,235.54, the
general school fund SS3,s30.i4, and
the state 1886, 5,S33.1O. County ex.
penses totaled $ls2 2.905.l5, and inter
est paid by counties S1S2,557.5s.
There was nearly 100000 less In
the hands Of county treasurers at the
end of the last fiscal year than on
November 30. 1914. At that time the
county balances totaled S1,747,220.1f
while by November 80, last, they hYS
been reduced TO s1,152, ,924.02. a dif-
ference of 1894, ,306.09. As previously
announced, the collections in the 20
counties in the fiscak year amounted
To $4,367 ,029.96. and the disburse-
ments totaled s4,961, ,326.05.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1916-01-06
AN UNKNOWN MAN
KILLED BY ENGINE

A man was killed Sunday night
near the Canadian river in Union
county on the Tucumcari Dawson rail-
road. His body, horribly mangled,
was brought to this city, but nothing
was found on his person which would
assist his relatives in identifying him.
We understand the engine, which
runs light down to Canadian to as
sist trains up the heavy grade TO
Tucumcari, ran over the man. No
one seems to know how he came TO
be on the track. His head was cut
and mashed TO a pulp; his legs were
cut and mangled, and his left arm
cut into three pieces.
The Union county authorities were
notified but no word was received In
answer to the inquiry, so the body
was buried Tuesday morning rs II
was impossible TO keep it any longer
unless funds were received to pay
the expenses.
The man had nothing Of value in
his pockets. not even letter or card
and unless he had been robbed and
placed on the track after being knock
ed in the head, he was evidently a
hobo
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1916-01-06
SMITH-DAVfS

We acknowledge the receipt of the
announcement Of the marriage at NAL
vern, Penn, of Mr.. Herbert G. Smith
and Miss Florence X. Davis, on De-
cember 28th.
II was a quiet home wedding at
the home Of the brides parents at
Malvern and was attended by rela-
tives of the bride and groom.
Geo, II. Smith, Jr., and Miss Olive
Van r. Smith, father and sister, re-
spectively of the groom went from
Santa Rosa to attend the ceremony.
Mr.. Herber. Smith is we'll known
here and Is in charge of the u. s.
Experiment Station, the young cou-
pie will make their home at Tucum-
carl and expect TO return from thair
honeymoon In a few days.
Mr.. Smith Is u graduate of the New
Mexico College of Agriculture and
Mechanical Arts. His wife Is a grad
uate Of Weslian College, they both
having attended preparatory school
together at Waltham, Mass, several
years prior. Miss Olive Smith was
n schoolmate at the same school at
the time.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1916-01-06
Robbery mt Hotel
BIG BOOST FOR NEW MEXICO

Edward Coleman and wife are reg
istered at the Vorenberg. Mr.. Cole
man is out over the state in the in
terest of his paper, the State Record,
of Santa Fe. lie is collecting data
for an extraordinary number, to be
known at the "New Mexico Advance
ment Number" The big boost for
the state will be Oft the press in Feb
ruary and will be, according TO Mr..
Coleman, the real big boost that the
state has so far received. The State
Record, that is trifle over year
old, has made good, and Is now going
out to over 1000 subscribers. II is
the intention to make IL daily in a
short time, and IL the daily is AS good
as the weekly, New Mexico may look
for daily that will reflect credit on
the best state in the union, and one
that promises to make the greatest
gains during the coming few years.
Mr.. Coleman and his assistants are
digging into all the resources, de-
veloped in the county, and Quay will
he fully and comprehensively exploit
ed in this boost edition.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1916-01-06
TEAM RUNS AWAY AND
CAUSE MUCH EXCITEMENT

A runaway team hitched to big
wagon came near seriously injuring
Mrs. Nick Whitehall last Saturday.
Mrs. Whitehall was on the sidewalk
near the residence of w. F. Kirby,
across the street from the court house
when the team came running down
the street, headed directly toward her.
she got behind telephone pole just
as the neck-yoke struck the pole and
the horses were on either side. She
was knocked down and 1t was first sup
posed she was seriously injured. She
was taken into the residence of Mr..
Kirby and it was found she was not
badly hurt but only frightened.
We are glad the accident was no
worse. There have been number Of
teams run away in this city, some
Of them not being tied and a paper or
something of that nature blowing up
and soaring the horses. 1t Is danger
Gus to the public to leave your horses
standing unattended or united and
this practice should be stopped.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1916-01-06
LIVE STOCK CONVENTION
Ell PASO JAN. 25, 70. 2,

The annual convention of the Amer
lean National Live Stock Association
will be held in FL Paso, Texas, Jan.
uary 25, 20 and 27, 1915, and the
officers and members Of the executive
committee Of that organization are
looking for the largest attendance
in the history Of annual conventions
of the big national live stock as
sociation.
This Is the first time this conven-
tion has ever been held so far south,
and IL is believed that the prospects
of n week or ten days Of the mild
weather, which prevails in Texas
cities during the winter months, will
have the effect TO cause many cattle
men and their families who live In
the more northern and therefore
colder states, to take advantage Of the
low rates which are being made by
the railroads for the occasion To visit
the city which has figured so prom
inently in newspaper dispatches for
the past four years. because Of its
proximity to Mexico and therefore
the news center from which emanated
the stories Of the battles being fought
by the foreign sections Of the big
southern republic.
FL Paso cattlemen are preparing
nm elaborate program for the enter
tainment Of their visitors during the
week Of the convention. IT comprises
banquets, balls, afternoons at the
Juarez races. bull fights, automobile
rides, military drills at Fort Bliss,
open air barbecues at DIR. Youngs
Karakul sheep ranch at Belen--in
short there will not be an idle minute
from the time the delegates to the
convention arrive until they leave
the city at the close.
Invitations have been sent 10 nearly
10000 cattlemen, members Of the
national association, as well as state
and local organizations throughout
the country and from the responses
received thereto, IL is confidently ex-
pected that fully go per cent Of the
invitations will be accepted.
While the convention will be pri-
marily Of and for cattlemen, the grow
ers Of sheep will not be neglected.
Arrangements are being made to
bring to FL Paso at the time of the
cattlemen's convention, the immense
wool products exhibit which will con-
stitute an imporAsnt fextvre~ Of the
annual convention of the Wool Grow
ers Of America TO be held in Salt Lake
early in January.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1916-01-06
KIRK


The sick folks in, our community
all seem to be improving. Not a fam
lily escaped having siege of grip.
j. 7. Stalcup. Jr., who is teaching
in Texas, also G. F. Mickey, wife and
daughter of Lockney, Texas, spent
the holidays with their parents, J. T.
Stalcup and wife. Mr.. Mickey had
scheduled a meeting for Christmas
week, but owing TO the sickness In
the community and the inclement
weather IL was postponed indefinitely
J. T., Jr., left the latter part of last
week, to resume his school work on
Monday morning. Mr.. Mickey and
family left Sunday for their home.
C. Baisden and family Of Hall coun-
ty, Texas, are stopping in our COM
munity with view TO permanently
settling in New Mexico.
Notwithstanding the compulsory
law of New Mexico, the school at
tendance is very light mainly though
on account of sickness. The school
rendered very good little program
at the Christmas tree. II was we'll
attended and enjoyed by all pres
ent.
Ivy Rush, of Oklahoma, is visiting
his brothers, George, and Mitch. He
had an attack of appendicitis last
week, but is improving.
B. C.. Reagan bought out j. c.
Brown paying him $3.50 for his quar-
ter section.
We understand Mr. Brown will re-
main here until spring, when he will
go farther west.
Jason Langford has also bought a
quarter adjoining his place, paying
only 5000 for il.
Mr.. Sandel Of Oklahoma, brother
in-law TO Mrs. Jason Langford has
rented the Rrfe place, now owned by
W. C. Gragg, and will make a crop
here.
Mr.. Marshall and wife who have
been spending the holidays in Okla
homa, with relatives, have returned.
They were accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Daffern. who are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. II. M. Warren.
Geo. Rush is building a new resi-
dence. Wonder why? Something
may happen soon.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1916-01-06
.SUPT. SHADW|CK
SAYS HEALTH OF
SCHOOLS GOOD
REPORTS CONCERNING CLOSING
SCHOOLS ON ACCOUNT OF
CONTRACTION Is WITHOUT
ANY FOUNDATION
WHATEVER

Having heard considerable about
the health of the city and that the
city schools would probably have TO
be closed on account Of same we ask
ed Supt. Shadwick about the outlook
and he informs US that the health of
the city as far as the schools are
concerned, Is as good as could be ex-
pected. Only two or three cases Of
scarlet fever are known Of and these
were not contracted at school but
during the recent vacation. Only
one case of diphtheria has been re-
ported TO him and that is in a Mexican
home across the track.
The schools will continue until IL
is shown there are a number Of con-
tagious diseases deemed sufficient to
make IL necessary TO the health and
safety Of the children. Every pre-
caution is being taken TO prevent an
outbreak Of any disease and the Su-
Derintendent and teachers are on the
lookout for any symptoms of scarlet
fever, smallpox or diphtheria.
Mr.. Shadwick says il is perfectly
safe for the parents to send their
children mt present and always has
been because they have never had
disease break out in the school this
term, which was of the contagious
kind. Many wild rumors have been
afloat down town but they are not
true according to Mr.. Shadwick.
We are certainly glad to report
the schools progressing nicely under
his management and know it will
not be his fault il some contagious
disease Is allowed to get started in
the schools.