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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
S|xTY-F|VE IN TRACK MEET.
GRAYS' ARMORY TO BE
SCENE OF EVENT TONIGHT
Alright viii lie Lone Contestant for
McGilI Catholic Inion-IlOw Men
Will lie Numbered.

The local indoor track season will be
meet az the Richmond Gr;Iys' Nrmory
The richmond Light Infantry Blues
EshnrSh iiiii Athletic Club, barton
Catholic Union viii b" represented
The McGtll boys have only one man.
\rriShi. entered. while the other teams
nay" thclr usual long string Of en-
tries From all appearances the meet
Sh"nid to" one Of the most successful
held TINS season The men are evenly
matched. Mckee. Gentry. Wood Rus
h"ii, fraidt and r. Bell all good men,
'hurcI, iii : i,.mS, HacM Gih.r.
hcr"d from one 10 nineteen: Barton
Heights. from twenty to thir,y-two:
TWO. McGills lone contestant will boar.
numb"r hfty three: Paramount. from
hlH -four 10 SIXTY, and the Grays. from
rho oiiicials-Rcferce. Savillc; start
Sr Miles: timers, Pollard and Camp
captain Wallace. Captain Stack and
Captain Spiatt; clerk, Dean Haw. as
sisiant. Ec. Iroizc; inspectors. Evans,
moumccr, ralmorc.
Tn" entries and names OF contestants
Events and Entries.
5o-yard dash,G,. II; \. g: Gentry,
Iirii,I,. h 4 Boz E"@T1m har'I"
Wiiltams, j. ,;rsshani, ]. McHec, Blank
smship ,huskclI. + McIice, cronlcy.
IIumbnrd. siickcrson. McGill. Alright.
Paramount: Carr. F.ivcy. Grays: T..
Gusti. !. H. Gusti
Wusileil. l. Mckee. Cronley. WOOD. !.
, n%asisy o Knsh;y; ttnm6ar4 Fn,r:
:, .3S;yard X Church ,?,, I'LL, MI G,entry,
Q RI"qH. MtknsS S a I,E u hfsSGs:
Beattie. Gregory. hcubi. HIli. Kin. Nor
Vel. spencer, l.. S,ring"r;. STROLLER.
iiams. Iickerson, Gresham. j. McRec.
Rlankcnship; Rusk ell; r, Mckee. Cron-
Icy. Wood. Hughes. McNGal, kmiehuy.
Gust. Cousins, F'olkes.
+, tio-ynrdn,church I'm; Brandt. A.
Heights: Iicuhi Blues: Williams.
HiCkcrson. Gresham, Blanlsenship, RUS
k"lI. +. Mcltce, Cron!cy. Wood peasley,
McNcHl, Bear Hubbard. McGiill: Arri-
chi. Fairmount: Gary, Loving. GrayS:
T. Gusti J. II. Gusti. Cousins. 'olkcS.
600. yar,,!-chygrsh Htl; @narltis; i,a,-
Heights. lin. Kahn, Norvrl, spencer. l..
Springer. Stro,hsr Eines,: .. reaslcy,
kcii r Mciicc, Cronl"y. Hubbard,
G e.; Fa Il @@13 LOVING crazy
$50 yard--Chmrch nm: Wharton. pat
tcrson. V, Johnson. Neal. EhmiE. Far
ton Heights: Hill. Gregory, Kahn. Lacy.
Hlucs: G. Pcasley. !. Mckee. Blaui,"n-
ship. T.. McRcc. Wood, J. Pcaslcy
llot%c. Grubhs. Hubbard. Fai'mouu,,
Falvcy, Green.
one mile Church TIill wharton
McCook. Ta!iaferro, Neal. W. Johnson
Barton Heights: Gregory. iIeubi iacy,
Lord, Inlnes q, r"asley. lio,ze.
Grubbs, Hughes. Paramount; Green.
shot pnt-Church Hin: NUrdocr At
kinson. Barton Heights. j Strinyor
Blues: ITickcrson.. Word, Ebe,, Knight
y. Paramount: ThaCl.cr
High jump--Church fiill: Atkinson,
Murdoch. Rartou Heights: IcubI.
blues: q. Pcasicy, Gresham Wood. r
Pcasley. Word. McN.aI. FairmoUn,:
i'cttway.
Pole vault-Church Hili f. Bal. y
licll. Wharton Barton Heights. Greg
DRY. hUyE Blues: Word. Bear, Hum
bard. GraNs; II. F!tzhurh
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17

''FollNanua" is coming 70 the hcad-
"my O: Music on Thursday, Friday and
saturday OF next week This joyous
comedy Of optimism ~ Catherine CHS
holm Gushing, based on Eleanor II.
Portcrs popular glad" books, Is a
;hrcc-p!y success mat registers the
acumcn - Niaw K Eriangcr and
George TYLER in selecting entertain
ment with broad human appeal and
presenting it with perfection OF cast
and detail Th. PLAYERS assembled arc
perfectly lifted 10 their parts in as
poet, personality and method. Polly
anna" is talked about everywhere. Its
word plymouth advertising is iuvalu-
able. As a result, all sorts Of people
are playing tho glad game" and are
tn" happier for il.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
PARAMOUNT CUNT WINS
CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
Contest last Night Was without Any
Spectacular WorL--SrNrrat Play
cr> In t.uod Form.

Dartmouth Athletic Club auint last
night won the naSkCthuN champion
ship rt the city from MCGiil Catholic
Union when they defeated them 10y tho
score OF Is to 10. The I.uS, End lads
ioNod with ia" Catholic boys through
out the whole game. This was the
second Of a series OF three games -
decide the championship of the city.
the Fafrnount boys having defeated
MCGil i'm the first game by an over
WholriuE score.
The game last night WAS without any
particular star. but the entire Fair
mount i've played together wonder
rally. and their passing MAS Of high
order Jennings and Patterson. of
i. iruourt. showed ~oniv superb guard
lr- Ci"ary, "cntor ON N"CiU was in
GOOD form sullivan played q good
cawe at r.cht guard for the Catholic
lads hat he was continually dropping
mis- hat, which hamp"rcd him consid-
'rthiN when II came tim. to shoot
Nc,iill G,rTinE, left forward; Ryan,
riEnr forward. Clcnry, center. Nicllcls,
lest @uard; SulliNtr. TiGE: guard
t'alrmoI mt pcnGlrton. loft forward:
l'.jvcy. right forwniNi. i'cttway. Ccutcr:
jruuirsS. left guard. Patterson. right
GUav1.
score Fairmourt. -. McGH -,
oIEr'e0 GoalS from Geld-Gorring
80. Clearly 60, tiHncc;tn ia. Fvlvcy
t+N, TcuOletun 90. Goals from foul
Jennings -. Patterson ,3l. PcttvLy
t5r. Nickc.s 80. Referee. NuvgroVc.
John Maysnall High school. Time of
.Itlt'f. ~" minutes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
ADJUSTMENTS
Dercreu> compnn, ncdeem~ itself.

II $ great pity that Clifford Dcyc-
''"N ana MS company opened their
enlargement, here with Twelfth Nirh, ,"
ioi. though they PLAYED that rather
Stich!'y on Wednesday night, making
AN untavoraulc IMPRESSION. thcv prc-
scented ''rh- Comedy of Errors" ana
Sh" Stops 70 Conquer yc,;crd;,
with much humoc and no little skin,
u appears now that they had done
rwcliih Night only once or twice he
fore, whereas they wcr" all familiar
with both the others
I'm the afternoon. Dennis c,lcuEh and
Charles Nlcutng were both a, case
Ae&"on and the two Dromios were
1nusingly played by William podmorc
and Henry Bucklcr The ot!era OF
tn" company. too. were quito salts
factory: on TIN. whole the perform
anc" wos interesting and well worth
seeing
A. might small audience was
hugely delighted with the presen,a-
ton % GoldsmIths w.ll-loved com
cdy. she Stoops TO Conquer" and with
good reason. Mr. DcVcrcuX Iiavcd
TOM iuinpi:in after a fashion quite
OF his own, ignoring almost altogether
tn" lout. the Door, and making him
;" Ear as tn" lines and business per-
United, simply a country gcntlcman's
SON Nevertheless, the character
amused tn" audience. As OF course It
would. Peter Golden, who WAS hardly
the dashing Hastings. would Doubt
less, have given the part more oc its
traditional character.
Charles Fleming, a most excellent
actor. played well the role az Hard
castle; Dennis Claugh was happily cast
as young MARROW William r"dmorcs
Stingo was capital. ana Ethel !Iuylcr
Gray was nn attractive Kate.
Again. irs pkg thcy opened with
Twelfth Night"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
PUCS Do HARD ROAD WORK
FACED SNOWSTORM IN
COVERING THREE MILES
" '''"rh terminates WRESTLING rnrt Of
gymnasium Work-Moran In
INN

NEW YORK. March l6.-Altbourb
,i,;.. sno o, had made tho roads in
places, neither Jess willard nor i.,,,'i
n"''h Shlfkcd road work to-day. Eacn
Covered nearly three miles nj ;, f,ir,,.
100" PACE and neither showed am
Tue Gyrnnasium this aftcrp,o,
w 'iiard eliminated the wrestling mar,
"'S proSrhin: but Increased his boy
,"s no"'S' going through nine fns,
i"hH"s altogether. y short soasjor
me puiicNS was his only other cx,,
giSc Willard seemed To enjoy tho rns,
MIN, ~" potspirrd freely. but did MOI
"NiIplt any SIGNS of wcarincss
NJ M"rah's headquarters In We,
oh"st"r the Pittsburgh man vir,,,,I,..
'n'"lcu ms work OF yesterday 80.
i"St rounds were all Trainer Ic,.; ~"
l"Wrd MIN after II brief turn a, -.
punching bag and some ropo skim;
Moran weighed 2o2 pounds after bn 80
nor gong nc UNI
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
ROSE ELECTED
Richmnnd Gruys nre Ready for Service
in Mexico IT Called
Ont.

! Edward Rose vas elected second
lieutenant Of Company c. First Rcri-
mcnt Of Infantry last night at tho
GraNs' Armory In tho place of Second
Lieutenant w. a. Loving. who re-
signed several months ago when ne
moved away from the state. Iicutcn-
ant Rose was II member OF tho Grays
for one enlistment a- private. amt
when his term ran out several years
ago ne resigned He rc-cnlistcd II
short time ago.
The members Of the company cx
pressed great interest In the state OF
affairs on the Mexican border, and to
a man said that If tho President.
through Governor Stuart, called for
men, they would respond.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
MEET TONIGHT TO PERFECT
GRAYS' BASEBALL CLUB
Twenty Men, Including Four Pitchers
ANA Two Cntchrrs, Have Signed for
the Coming Season.

To- night At SIS o'clock there will be
y meeting OF tn" players who viii form
me itchInon! GrIyS baseball team for
me coming season. Tn" meeting will
n' hciu AT Howell ItrothcTS store. ON
ibroah street br. Price says that
itl;ihion. Tr"Nillian, Blunt and TinSlcy,
the latter a former High school third
SUCKER, nav" signed up. making - total
Oh twenty men. Among III" players
'Fc iour pitchers and two C:ttcScrS
bfotd street Park has been secured
LOT al games played Ivy the Cirays on
oates not conflicting. with The inter
NATIONAL League games.
NO attempt is being made TO inter
icrc WIN any local amateur teams. and
no man haS been signed who had pre-
,iouSiE agreed TO sign with any local
IT lrlce says the GrayS' aggregation
VIII present - class of baseball which
~ rtlicct credit upon the city and
S'hh'ulitt" interest in the national game
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
POLICEMEN BALL PLAYERS
PURCHASE THEIR OUTFITS
Games VIII he Arranged with Peters
burg. IIuprWcll and Newport News.
md Possibly Local Ints.

The baseball aggregation heinz
formed TO represent til" Richmond po-
lice force il making rapid Roadway.
The club VIII have the support of tn.
Police department. and arrangements
haNc been made for the purchase OF
uniforms, bats balls. cite, ANA n-potia
burg. Newport News and probably
Iopcwcll. IT is also hoped TO secure
trrnatiomal aEErcEa Con before the
opening OF tn" regular season.
chief Werner. who * one OF the most
enthusiastic baseball fans in the city.
is pleased with tie material which has
been developed from the ranks OF III"
wcarcrS O: the blue coats, and he be-
licVcS the Richmond Police Department
Will he crcditably represented during
The coming season.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
ST. PATRlCK'S DAY WILL
BE CELEBRATED TO-DAY
Ancient Order of IIibrrniaus Announces
Program for Solemn High Mass
and Special Exercises.

Celebration of 81. Patrick's Dav Will
begin this morning 81 1890 o'clock,
when tho Ancient order OF iiibcrninns
ana other Catholic societies in tho
city viii assemble in -. PItriCh's
Church for solemn high mass. tho be
ginning Of the exercises in honor az
lr"iand'S patron saint.
With every detail worked OH; with
painstaking care BY "a committee APP
pointed for that purpose. the exercises
this year are expected 10 he of tho
highest order John !. Blake stat.
president OF the Ancient order. Of Iii
b"rnians. will deliver i brief address
in presenting Ii@ht Rev Denis ].
pconncll. Bishop Of Richmond. who
VIII nc the principal speaker Of ,hc
day. The cntir. clergy OF Richmond is
expected 10 attend.
I:"N. james Bryman Will DO ccl"brant
Of ~" mass, ard Father :. J. O'IIerr.
OF WASHINGTON, n noted speaker, will
deliver Il pancgTric on III" If" OF 81
Patrick. Mrs. Thomas RYAN viii ur.-
SD" AT tn" organ. ana Leo Marhcr viii
t." musical director. kvric and G.0-!n
from Mo%art's Twelfth Mass. and Credo
>anctuS Ecn"dictus. ANA Ai,uus Del
from Gounods Mass. Will he rendered
Nv" NarNm as ofcrt"ry. viii he sung
10y Joseph Whittcmorc
The following program viii he rem
Gcrcd.
song by assembly Come BACK to
Erin; Tho Last RIOS" of summer"
hN M-ric Mckinley: Irish SONGS. by a
quartet, composed OF Jack E:vruc. Ar
thur Tillary. Meredith Owens and
stephen Chaisic; Irish selections bv
samuel L. Kelly; solo, by Mrs. MARI
fa%an: song by assembly "NVhcrc ma
N'N"r shannon Flows; ana STEMS Or
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
RUSSELL AND ARRAGON
SHINE IN llMElIGHT
Former Climber T,rtrIrr Is Given stamp
of Approval. While ArrnEon Is
Rated Al Material.
The New .rorl, Evening sun says:

nc NV ecik f.N'ilnc sun says.
TIL" Yankees board of strategy has
put the stamp Of approval ON Pitcher
Nllcu Russell, and predicts II bright
future Tor this youngStcr in the hii;
league. Russell has most peculiar
ucilNcrE. a Sid" arm splitter, and he has
been ahl" 10 tie up the hattcrS here
most effectively. russell ran away
with the Strikruut record in the Inter
national League last season. leading his
closest rival 10y SiNtS-StN. His control
was not OF the best. and lie rs working
TO Improve in this respect.
Angels AirIGon is a major Lacquer
OF Al calibcr in fielding and throwing,
but il is doubtful whether he can hit
up to III" expected standard in the big
show. He seems 1T home at all inticld
positions except first base. Several
minor lr3Eu. clubs are angling Tor the
Cuban. and the one which gets HIM
hcurinE the IankS arc TO turn him
back, viii draw prize.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
HAVANA RESULTS

u. ,conuelly). ! 70 .. 10 -. out. first .
.dul''a, log (WarD, : 10 =. even. -
&, second; i'ictcha McGraw, ITO
t;>te!rol.,1, 10, ]. 10. !. :ird even
II 'aI- AVIS ana Tr6SuTrsedja!' NightST
>corna- i've MISUNDERSTANDING Drum.
'lv ,Connclly) : to >. even ana 10
:, first NasSemet. ia (Nard). 10 10 i.
10 :. and 20 l. second. Some Kid
los lMeripole> . to 10. to ). out
Sl!. onrrhaon and Font also ran.
Tnira SIX furlcugs EUJerpc. los
lDornisonr. 70 :, 10 and ont.
;i.si: Tom Hancock, l01 ,Mouniaim.
10 :" !, and even, second; Bui-
ger II" tinphyl, y 10 !, TO -. ana
TO 30. third. limo. l:l+ -. Hester,
"T:tc Maid aug Ethan Alien also ran.
,NaroN. - ; TO /, and even. first.
san Jon. lie ,Hinrhyp. % to /. TO /,
and 10 p. second: CalcthUmpiar. los
,StouretD. l. to !. to /, and : 10 :.
tulgl Time. IS. Ncda DO. ArG'I-
iaeut ha!i Band, iab"rdash. Yellow
i';fih--mu.. ANA nifty yarde- Nib"
Cohen. los Ibruisep. To /. s to :. and
10 =, first; NitoT-low. li3 Connolly.
- 20 =. 10 -. and : to i. second:
,rt'ylUnk, il& 'TroNlcrl, : to =, even.
.ui :" o, third Time. l.i5 Is
Guloswirth", Lady Rankin, Water Lad
iNtn-mile-Q Apple" ~ CIiay-
riu-tonl. : 90 l. 10 = ana to :,
first: D,uah 10. vi tWolstcnhollu). >
70 ). 10 l", and 10 ;. second. Tanner
lane, ITO connolly. > TO -, TO =. ANA
20 90 third. Time. 90 b. Tie Pin.
Energetic and Ray o Light also ran.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17

NEW HANEN. CONN-, MNrch 10
Roland Virgil Vaughn. Of navcrhili
Mass. was to-day elected captain Of
the Yale nine, succeeding, Arthur Mil
burn. who resigned at the rccommcn-
dation OF the special baseball commits
SION. which felt that q captain who
ran the team from tho bench was un-
desirable Vaughn has been right
fielder for two seasons IL preIar.d
for college at Exeter Academy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
tro.. ,yur,,n,. ,,

Joseph Hicks and J. ~ Childress
we're arrested last night hv Policemen
ship and Schultz on n charge OF as
saultinr and beating Percy McCanc
McCabe was arrested later on n
charge OF assaultinS ana abusing
Childrcss. The case will be aired IN
the Police Court to-dy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
I'M Wharton.


pAYTONA. FIN, March ia cold
north wind forced Manager Robertson
his Dodgers out on IA" field twice, but
the gale vetoed any cffOrt ~ w0rkOni.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17

MACON. Dh Na-ah wr. van
.hees divid,i iuto t~o ..uu This at-
ternoou nud play'a "a une Hr.a. game
ritter cold W't,rr Lao orc nn'.i morn
Ing practice The regulars unu an .rev
time defeating tho Hnuuranp 10 70
The regulars piled up Ncycu run. OFF
Vance In the nccund inning. Rradv md
Shooter worried FOR tho Fret team
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
Charged With Shooting.

Levi Vest, colorcd. was arrested yc.-
terda* by Policeman Ber,ucci on a
charge Of shooting Writ Tucker with
a pistol.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
ncnnrtcd COR SnccdIng.

Sergeant Bradley aud Policeman
SaInucis yesterday reported Donald
Register, 119 Mutual Building. for
speeding his automobile through tho
streets.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17

Policeman Ecrtucci arrested w. r.
Bolton yesterday on q charge Of OBJ
tanning SLIGO from NJ. /. Peudlcton
under false prctcnscs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17

HTDL5II 1T lILLHtM IA, aimryl 4
Gay elected hackcthall uuria;n cr
n!ehs "arsitr FOR next year. Cri,ht"n
~ q Junior and IS moth than "a, fc.,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17
DOWN THE ALLEYS

the palace -ca'n which VIII take
n% III tEo big tournament IN Wash
--tou mex; north, had Tho best work
~ N" season Hast night Oh tn"
a-ar. Alleys WIN now pins BAILEY.
W.ae trd Miller showed up I'm m"
FORM. Miller and Eail"y going over the
r'. mark for III" tEr"c games Man
--r H1ws"l thinks D." will hav. his
a.r p '"o h.s' Of condition when the
=. :. " sM...to. Is mad. Scnr.s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-31
JOHN S. MosBY.

Mosoy is dead. The fearless raider.
VINO. with a handful Of daring men,
neutralized the efforts OF thousands OF
Federal soldiers. has gone TO Join the
great majority Of "Mogoy's men"
His spirit passed while Thousands
were doing honor TO the memories of
his heroic corn rades-in rms and their
worthy foemen
He outhved all but few OF the
daAhiHs men who idolized him men
twho were ready for an adventure
wherever or whenever their gallant
leader said the word.
With the bitterness IF the war all
gone. there remains to Americans.
North and South, a precious heritage
OF vaior. of seif-sacrtnce. Of sturdy.
unnagg1ng never sive-up spirit, a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-31
REV, FRANK v. PRATT
ORATOR Of OCCASION
Says There should BE No Grave For
gotten, North or South--ENery
Act OF Self Sacrifice
National Asset.

Memorial exercises were held yes
terday morning at Seven Pines Ma
tional Cemetery under the auspices of
Phil Kearney Post, Grand Army of
the Republic. About $50 persons
gathered at the cemetery to COM
memorate the memory Of the Union
dead, and a great many flowers decor
ated the graves.
Rev. Frank w. Pratt delivered the
Grafton OF the occasion. He declared
there should be no sectionalism to
blight the homage that they were pay
ing the memory OF the dead. He said
that the years have had clarying
effect for the better appreciation each
part took in the tragic conflict, and
that the patriotism of both the North
and Souh should be recognized.
These memorial seasons" Mr.
Pratt said, INSTEAD OF keeping the
spirit OF strife alive. help to encour-
age that OF national fraternity Our
common country would not have a
single grave. South or North, forgot
ten. for unselfish service and willing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-31

and aides. Others mounted at the
head of the column were Governor
stuart and STAFF in dress uniform. and
Major +. W Bowles. commanding the
Richmond Light"Infantry Blues
The John Marshall High school
Cadets, headed by its drum corps, and
commanded by Captain Conquest.
were next in line Then came the
Benedictine Cadets followed by the
Grays Battalion. commanded by First
Lieutenant Dunn, OF Company c, in
the absence OF battalion officers. who
are al the instruction camp at Roa
noke. Under Captain william NJ
Myers were the Richmond Howitzers
on foot, with two guns and caissons
with their complement OF mounted
men. These on foot were In dress
uniform. and the mounted men wore
service dress The Boy Scout drum
and huRle corps. with the veterans
or Leo camp. and representatives of
A F. liil CaDp- petcrsh4rg and Of
Pickett and Johnson Camps. closed
the military division The associa-
tons division, made up OF a score OF
carriages, concluded the procession.
Cadets and Scouts Are Praised.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-31
NOT A QUESTION OF PUNISHMENT.

, edly objected 10 their unlawful prac-
tees on the high seas-practices re-
puEnant to every code, moral and
legal. We trust they will cease these
unlawful acts, but and II they do not,
then we suggest that wea pom known
as the embargo-and we suggest the
weapon TO compel proper regard for
the rights OF American citizens and
not as means of punishment.
We presume that. at the proper
time, the question of damages win be
taken UP and the payment of the
sums assessed against the allies will
be all the punishment" anyone will
wish to meet out for infringement on
property rights.
Germany has been pretty we'll pun.
ished by the excavations of mankind
for her misconduct on the seas and
was compelled to admit that her
course was legally and morally wrong
I She has promised she will not Of
fend again, and has volunteered to
make such amends a. lie in her
power.
Germany is in the position of a
repentant sinner. while Great Britain
makes bold TO defend her offense.
+ What America will not stand for /,
the seizure OF United States mails ir
neutral bottoms on the high seas
bound for neutral ports.
We recognize no right OF any bel
nEerent to invade the territory OF sucr
neutral, the deck of neutral ship or
the high seas being neutral territory
and take therefrom the private cor
respondence OF American citizens
We are by no means bellicose. Bu
we don't believe a proper self-respec
In man or nation should be surrend
cred for fear OF eventualities,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-31
MORE GERMAN EAST
AFRICA IN BRITISH HANDS

London, May 30.-The British have
won another victory In East Africa
according TO statement issued by the
war ONCE today The statement saws:
Brigadier General Northey tele.
graphs that the operations against
Neu langenherg have been successful.
Inc enemy was compelled to
eracuate the town which our troons
occupied early today, capturing large
quantities OF ammunition, food and
stores of all kinds.
German garrison IL holding
Namena- twenty-three miles northeast
OF Abercorn, and the place is MAIN
invested"
Neu l.andenberg Is a short distance
northwest of Lake Nyassa, In German
East Africa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-31

sel-sacrfice are naton's dearest
possessions. The time has now come
"hen each SIDE is ready to ackaowl-
eose the pure motives Of the other,
anu every act OF bravery and self@
forgetting devotion rs seen Ia he =
part OF the nations strength
The reading OF Idncoln's Ce+tv..
ourg address by Comrade ] rathrop
ana the singing OF hymns by the as
sem biage were other features Of the
services. which were In charge OF
- X Wilson, adjutart OF the Phil
kearney Post