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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21
Jotr. Aay@rtt.inx Aweney.

Milton c. Spence, for three years ad
vertising manager Of weisberger's De-
pariment store. has Joined the Dap
prich advertising agency and will
give his time hereafter 10 that work.
MIR. spence came here from the Econ
cmy Service COMPANY. of New York
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21
FUNSTON ENCOURAGED.
BUT SAYS LITTLE


San Antonio. Tex. March 20
General Funstons lafa afternoon wire-
less today from Genera Pershing
placed villa near Las Cruces having
heen defeated In battle by CarranziSta
troops. Three cavalry column 1T
Pershirg's force are spreading out
from Casas Grandes in the hope At
Villa.@ss-. -.
One OF the columns Is well an IN
way to Lake Babtcors. below th~
Cumba Tunnel, seventy miles as wise
crow would fly from Casas GrandAe.
The second il bound for FL valie.s
twenty miles south OF fsallena.
The third IL galioping for Carmen.
sixty-two miles southeast Of Casss
Grandes.
Meanwhile. the troops of Whist M
termed the main column are wnrix~
ing out OF the main line between Cht-
huahua and Casas Grandes.
General Pershing,s message sat6
that Villas defeat by Carranxistas ~
Las Cruces was .'unofflctaily' learned.
IAa,t It was evident that he placed CON
siderable reliance on the report. THAI
Indicates, shows that ne il hard pre&A-
ed Villas loss 10 the Columbus raid
BIZ now known to have been 400 meIt.
TT begins to look hopeful said
General Funston.
= The General Is satisfied that Perst
ang's men are In the neighborh d
Villa but he says villa H. ID u wtia
etAntry IL
After General FAsnstan had ptaeNA
The positions "a the United etaSe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21
WILL INCREASE SCOPE
OF FORtsItR's POWER
Governor Signs Many Interesting
Bills Now Made Into Laws
OF State.
GAN SEND ALCOHOLICS
no INSANE ASYLUMS
Against Law To Throw sharp Metal
on Public Roads--Burean Of Mar
ketS Crented-As TO Absent Voters.

Yesterday the Governor of Virginia
affixed his signature TO q large num-
her of important bills recently passed
by the Legislature, and they are now
laws Secretary Alexander Forward
Ia beginning to see daylight he says.
There are yet nearly one hundred
bills which the Governor must sign
House bill No 20s, which amends
the law creating the office of state
Forester and Increases his powers.
penalizing destruction Of forests by
setting fires. and providing for state
ACQUISITION of forest areas, is among
the interesting bills signed yesterday
The Forestry Department was NOT
much appreciated by many members
of the House az the last session just
ended II was an effort to get through
mnch-needed forestry appropriation.
due to the fact that it was admitted
by members OF the House that they
did not understand the operations Of
the forestry bureau. and apparently
did not care to understand II. How
ever. through the patient effort of
studious members of the House, who
did not know the Importance OF for
estry to Virginia, this bill was passed
The bill enables officials to arrest and
imprison those who carelessly OF pur4
posely start forest fires.
For Feeble Minded Persons.
House bill s44, authorizing the CONF
mitment of feeble minded persons
charged with crime to city or county
farms, is another Important bill signed
by Governor Stuart yesterday. This
bill has long been demanded. Half
witted criminals have become a
scourge to many communities of Nfr-
ginia. Crimes committed by the per-
sons are not punishable, vet they have
been left on communities to repeat
offenses The bill remedies this and
makes 1t less likely that those seeking
TO avoid punishment for wreng-doing
will put up pleas of weak -mindedness
to avoid imprisonment.
House bill 4S5, authorizing the board
of supervisors of the county OF Henrico
10 sell the county poorhouse farm. is
one of the most interesting bills from
a local standpoint. IL is said 10 be
fact that there are so few persons in
Henrico pocrhouse that an institution
or that kind is not a paying invest
ment. Henrico County holds that it.
can take care OF its poor by paying
for their keep In SOME other institu-
ton cheaper than II can run poor
house.
Convicts Are Considered.
A bill that carries with IL humane
features that will no doubt ,~meef with
public approval. is that of House bill
No. 307, which provides for ten days
off each month on the sentence Of a
convict where good behavior entities
such convict TO this reduction. instead
of four days per month. as Is now the
rule. Forfeiture in case OF escape or
attempt 10 escap9 'is also provided
Governor Stuart also signed thashiiI
which exenlpts Norfolk from the No.
vision or the Mapp bill. permitting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21

r-ach Sieters on the west and
the t.ernsaas On the east of the
Meuse.
lis the ANiconrt Malsncourt district,
northwest OF Verdun. the Germans
made an Infantry attack In force. aid
Ell by liquid Are" but made only a
small gain. according 10 the French
headquarters report tonight.
French bslieye that the decisive ba :
lie for Nerdun viii be fought west OF
the Meuse Reports are current that
the Germans are preparing for anotner
great assault in that region and a
BON ba rdment there last night was
watched closely as possible prelude
to an infantry attack in force
Instead. there was small attack
east of the river at Cote Du Power
Pepper HID, where some OF the most
severe lighting occurred four weeks
ago. IL vas repulsed. Paris states.
The fighting at Vaux. which is de-
scrtbed as IAN intermittent lombard
fnent% in the early hpllefins developed
during the day into an important at
tack by the French IN conssderabls
force. but apparently without DEFINITE
Eain,
Afr Activity eonffnwe~.
Activity in the air continued about
Verdun but not on the same scats
as yesterday Az iesst lhfes % ~"
newly built military railways hehind
the German front have been pHe out
OF use temporarily by French aviators'
More sfers have been sent TO this re.
zion to meet the reinforced squadroas
Of the Germans and brisk air lights,
4, not a great battle In the air, ma!
be eNn-cf-u soon
IL developed today that British ar
men are helping the French In TINS
section.
There were alec air raids on ralt-
way points behind the German lines IN
Flanders. Artois and Aisace-L Lorraine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21
mn. HANEs TO t.EcrGRE
ON .MEDICAl. FAKES

DR. Fred NJ. Hanss will lecture on
March 80 Oh Medical Faxes. In John
Marshall High school auditoriuns. The
lecture. which is free and nom techni-
cal, viii begin At s.is r., AZ, On March
10. IN Greer BauEhman viii lecture
on THE Rights .of the Enborn Child, s.
Il the same place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21
General Pershing Hears That
Bandit Forces Have Met So.
rious Defeat
AMERICANS WILL
BE in CLASH TODAY
Villa Hard Pressed From Every
Side. Expected to Make
Stand On Mountain Slopes
Today
BY HI. HI. srANsBURy.

FI Paso. March 20.-Franeisco
villa was In desperate battle
with Carrafza forces, under Coit,-
mel Cano, at Namiquipa tonight
al ! O'Clock. Eel Paso time. Here
the bandit leader turned on his
pursuers and made stand. after
running fight. which started at
Las Cruces during the forenoon.
United States troops from the
command of General Dodd are
hurrying to the support OF Car
ranxistas from Ell Vailc. Another
detachment Is following the trail
which leads 10 the pass through
the mountains TO Rableora. II Is
believed villa will retreat In the
direction Of Lagnna Babicora.
Reports indicate the Americans
will be la the midst of the fight
ing before daylight, either AT
Namiquipa or the mountain pass,
An engagement at the latter point
would give villa a distinct adj
vantage, ms he Is expected tn give
fight from the mountain Slopes
Has Twelve Hundred Men.
villa is said to have about .go8
men. He is able to stand and fight
only because 500 sympathizers, work
ing northward. well supplied with am
munition, joined him at Namiquips.
The Carranza force is estimated AZ
less than 500 men The strength OF
the detachments In not given.
General Pershing liz believed to be
hurrying to the scene Of battle. The
section of the Mexican Northwestern
Railroad south from Casas 5randes Il,
Cumbre and beyond is understood to
have been taken in charge by General
Pershing 10 send achievements and
supplies TO Dodd's men
The news of the lighting sent a
thrill through Ell Paso such as had
not been experienced since the last
time Juarez was taken, First wire
less leak told that Pershing had re-
ported 10 Funston that Carranzistas
had engaged Villa at Las Cruces and
defeated him
Then General Gavira, commander Of
the Juarez garrison. began getting
messages over the Mexican Federal
Telegraph lines. The information was
only frasmentary during the first two
hours.
At $40 Mexican Consul Andreas
Garcia rushed breatlessiy into the In
ternatjonal News Service bureau with
this dispatch:
sscoianei Cane engaged in battle AZ
Namiquipa. District of Guerrero, Chi
huahua. Hard fighting started at $40
O'clock"
Having acted as messenger himself
to get the news out first. Garcia IN. ned
To me and said with a dramatic ges-
ture.
Now you can see the Carranza sot-
diers are helping the Americans to
catch Villa. We are fighting him right
now and ] hope the Americans will get
there soon.
Gutierrez Moving
General Luis Gutierrez commander
of all the forces in Chihuahua. II
rushing to the scene from the cap itai
of the state.
General Gavira IL now loading aNh
men at Juarez and will start Them
south immediately. These will he
followed by the cavalry OF General
Nalfonado. who arrived today from
Saltiiio-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21
DR.. WEEKS INSPIRES
WITH HIS ELOQUENCE
Letters to Business. Men Ask
ing For Extra lime at Mid
day For Their Employees.
Campaign Progress
THU KINGS BUSINESS"
simultaneous Eyangeiietic
Campaign.
TODAY'S PROGRAM.

. to I 80 p. NJ.
For Men-Centrai y NJ. &. A
Speaker. DR.. W. W. Weeks. Spring
rieid. Mass. Subject; The Last
and Greatest Need
- tof MeHaeH-Y W q Speah n
er. Miss Amy Smith. Richmond.
10 A. VI.
glnia Union University.
Speaker. Rev Russell Cecil, Rich
mond.
~ 10 i:30.
Shop and factory meetings.
=. NJ.
Services in the churches.
A Cordial Welcome.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21
CARRANZISTAS AND VILLA IN HOT BATTLE; !.
DODDS CAVALRY ON SCENE THIS MORNING
MORE THAN THOUSAND
PROFESS CONVERSION
PRINCE OF WALES IN EGYPT
Joins Mediterranean Expcditionary
Fore A stan Cantain.

London. March 2D.--The Prince or
Wales has arrived in Egypt on appoint
ment as staff captain to the general
officer commanding in chief the Medi-
terranean expeditionary force. SAYS an
official statement Issued tonight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21


Hnwiing northwest winds envelop-
ing the tiny schoolhouse in SCOTS
Addition last night did not deter the
faithful. nor did 1t keep the candidates
from appearing before the largest
building,
All the general candidates and a
number OF aspirants for counciImanic
honors. were on hand. while a dele
cation Of suffragette headed by Mrs.
Frank Jobson and Miss Adele Clarke.
We're given seats Of honor near the
stove, Two policemen were there, but
was too cold for the presence of the
noisy small boy
Candidates for the mayoraltx we're
given the openlns honors. The candi-
dates departed from their .stereotyped
speeches which they have sheen de-
livarinE at other meetings. and in each
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21
Situation at Verdun But Little
Changed by Furious Fight
ing
GREAT ACTIVITY
SHOWN BY AIRCRAFT
French Experts Believe That
Decisive Battle of Verdun
Will Be Fought West OF the
Mouse

Paris. March 20.--Heasy hghttnE-
preceded ny terrific bombardmenss
and marked by ferecIous bnnd-to-
haad conflicts left the situation,
but Httie changed tonight with the
= rrach yieters ON the west and
the t.ern,aas ON the east Of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21
CANDIDATES tOR .tDAnNiSrRA
TIVE BOARD.

Biakc--.srhc people OF tine an
neNed territory who were taken I'm
deserve and should have better
streets than they lssvc. And this
s,hooibouse would hardly do jus
ticc TO Carroll County. If l an,
elected to the hoard. shall usc
my hest cndeavors TO give you
better streets and sewers. was
put ont OF business by an element
which fought. hut ! am "A good
ioscr. and now take OF my hat
to the victorS. They said they
would help ms people 10 get some
ihiug else 70 do, aud I ask you to-
think of this when ron go TO vote.
Knowles and Hobson both ara
good friends Of mine. and both
Of them have good jobs. which
will help them 10 keep
Hobson---..I have not laad much
opportunity To appear before the
people this campaign because ~
my duties AT tho Capitol. do
not intend to make full can
ysss. shall appear at the meet
ings. but ana not going tn go
around the city looking for votes.
~ WV Ne<SssiStHg N0ut AssI NJ SGtpNN~
scnt them In the Administrative
Board, they can vote for me
have been before you . number OF
times. and may say this will
probably he the last time. I ann
going TO sec if 4 candidate can
not be elected without going
around hn,tonhoiing the people
all tho time
knowics--"YOu all must feel
thar because Of my success at THE
gas works. II elected 10 tho hoard.
will throw my clstlcavors into
all the other city departments and
bring them up to the standard
now set by the gas department.
The fact alone that ] brought the
gas department into nayigsg
proposition front practical
wreck SHOULD b.. satHcicnt reason
for YOUR support -
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Letters to Business Men.

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-18

dollars now they could have that lit
tie farm far away. Nobody remem-
bered Allison, for memory is short in
the ring; he had just disappeared, and
even his name only awakened half
fOrgetfUl recognition.
And Joe could do nothing but box
and teach boxing. He had never
learned a trade. Since chance threw
him, as a little boy, into the company
of prize fighters, he had followed the
ring. And he knew, worst of all, that
he was just as strong, just as quick
as he had ever been. Even at thirty
two he knew that, given his nerve
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-18

Some of the Blows Told, Some Failed.
again, he could beat Bent, the arro-
CANT champion, who went up and
down the country, offering a stand
ing prize of a thousand dollars to
anyone who could stand up against
him for six rounds, and five thou
sand for anyone who could win ten
rounds. on points.
eff only you could get your nerve
back, Joe,'' said Molly.
For one fight" answered Joe
grimly. "Just to win that five thou
sand and make home for you and
Dolly" .-....-.--.a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-18
. > .
" THE MAN WHO CAME BACK
BY Frank FiIson

> =
Copyright, 1916, W: G. Chapman.)
Five years had passed since Allison
took the count in the ring, conscious,
through whirling fog, of the jeering
face of Bent above him. During those
five years Allison had passed from
tWenty-seVen to thiTty-tWO, from af-
f1uence to poverty. He had supported
himself by fstic encounters with Sec
Ond-raters, with third-raters; he had
coached cheap clubs, and he lived
with his wife and baby in tene-
ment.
Allison had never known how it
happened. Five minutes before he
was the champion of the world in his
class, unsurpassed, netting twelve to
fifteen thousand year. He and his
young wife, Molly, whom he adOred,
lived royalty. Molly, who came from
a higher stratum of social life, depre-
Gated, indeed, her husbands prize
fighting friends, but her gentle ma
ture was incapable of resentment,
and when money comes in freely
somehow one does not care.
Then Bent, who had never made
any special showing, had challenged
him. There was enmity between the
men. Allison had been winning in his
usual style until Bent got in that
solar plexus blow. After that things
began to go badly for Allison, and 4
terrific right and left put him to
sleep. When he awOke the fight was
over.
He tried to come back, but they
never come back. Bent waIloped him
again, and then others took hand.
Allison went down and down. His
muscles were as taUt, but his nerve
was gone.
The five years that followed were
a nightmare.
Give up the game, Joe," pleaded |
Molly. '"The baby's growing up; she's |
beginning to understand things. I |
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23
Soil MANAGEMENT Essentials

Drainage, sweet soil conditions,
organic matter and plant food are
the four essentials of proper soil
management for profit. Wet land
cannot earn the money for the
owner that we'll drained land can
earn, land the problem Of the farm
err who has living to make from
his land is to first see that his
land is we'll drained. The right
use of lime will keep the soil
friendly to the crops by correct
ing the acidity. Organic matter
is the life of the soil and the
means of supplying it through
stable manures, clovers, grass
sods, and other cover crops should
be considered carefully by every
farmer. Land that is already fer
tile may be made more productive
by supplying the deficiencies with
plant food. Soils that are unpro-
ductive require fertilizers con-
tanning ammonia, phosphoric acid
and potash under most conditions
These essentials must be consid-
cred wherever there is farming
for best results.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23
Latest Census Re-
turns Made Public

The population of continental
United States is now we'll over the
100000, 1000 mark, according to es-
Inmates of the Census Bureau,
made public on Monday. On jan
uary /, 1916, the United States
had 1O1, 2O8,315 people within its
borders, a gain of 9,336,049 since
the 1910 census was taken. On
July 1 next the census officials es-
innate, the population will be 1O2,
O17,312. These figures do not in
clude Alaska and insular possess
sions of the United States.
On July l, 1916, it is estimated
the population Of Delaware will
be 213,380, an increase of 1858
over the 1910 census.
These estimates of populations
are not based upon police CEN
suses of cities and States, but
upon the rate Of increase as
shown by the Federal census OF
1900 and 1910. The estimate OF
population of continental United
States by States, on January l,
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23
COMMUNITY SPIRIT ABROAD--A
SPLENDID SUGGESTION FROM OXFORD

Oxford Press, weekly of Ok
ford, Pennsylvania, observed the
fiftieth anniversary Of the paper,
with appropriate exercises last
week. An interesting outcome of
the occasion is the following let
ter, from G.. H. Turner, one Of the
towns people,:
To the Editors: First of all,
permit me to congratulate you up
on the most interesting anniver-
sary The Press has just celebrated,
and to express my deep apprecia-
tion Of, and gratitude for, the
helpful program of events with
which you commemorated that an
niversary. The whole celebration
has possessed unique Community
value, and can hardly fail to re-
suit in a quickening in which we
all have a common interest.
And now, after these words of
congratulation, let me submit to
you, and through you to the peo-
pie of our community, definite
suggestion. The idea came to me
lille | listened to Mr.. Rohrbaugh's
address to the business men,
which was the Monday night fea-
ture of your celebration. In that
address, and in the Introductory
remarks of Mr.. Brown, and the
later remarks by Mr.. Pitt, the idea
of organization and cooperation
on the part of the business men
was dominant. 1t occurred to me
that the idea needed a wider ap-
plication in our community, and
that such wider application might
make more easily possible the de-
sirable object contemplated in
those discussions.
This, then, is my suggestion :
Let us organize Community
Club, which shall be for the men
what the Research Club is for the
women. If such club is formed,
it must have a large and enthus-
iastic membership. l would sug-
gest that 100 members be the
minimum number, and that the
membership fee be placed at such
a figure as would provide ample
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23

funds. | would suggest a section
al organization, with a business
mems section, professional
mems section, including physi-
clans, lawyers, teachers, editors
and ministers, and a general sec
ton, including all men not in
cluded in the other two.
Stated meetings should be held,
with the programs under sec
tional direction. At one meeting
the business mems section would
provide the speaker, who would
discuss some topic Of commercial
interest. At another meeting, the
professional mems section would
provide the speaker-the physi-
clans choosing some man to pre-
sent the popular phases of the
modern development in medical
science, or the teachers bring
some school expert, or the minis
tiers some progressive interpreter
of the best present-day thought,
etc. Other meetings would be in
charge of the general section,
with addresses on community bet
terment, historical topics, etc. But
all of these activities would be
given general direction, and unity
of purpose, by the larger organic
alton representative of the whole
community. Each section of the
club could conduct it's own activi-
ties, and the business men could
do, in this capacity, all that a sep
arate organization could do.
Under the clubs direction cou-
pie of banquets could be given
each year, which would help to
put the social life Of the COM
munity upon a better basis than
at present. One of these could be
a "stag" affair, and the other an
affair to which the members could
bring their ladies. They could be
held upon holidays, such as Wash
ington's birthday and Thanksgiv-
ing Day, and should become regu-
larly scheduled events to which
the whole community should look
forward.