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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
Methodists Name
Citizenship Day
Bishops Fix Sunday, July 2 for
Sermons appropriate to
Occasion.

NASHVILLE. TENN. April 2s.-The
college Of bishops Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, to-day set
aside July 2 as citizenship day. when
ministers throughout the denomina-
tion are expected to deliver sermons
appropriate to the occasion. This ac-
tion was taken at tho request of the
United States Department Of Commerce
and Labor.
The bishops spent considerable time
to-day selecting courses OF study for
persona who seek to perfect them
selves In ministerial work
IT was announced that while a sec
ton of tho church discipline regard
ing removal of membership from tho
church had always been In effect, IL
had never been placed In the volume
which has been in use moro than half a
century. Tho bishop ordered tho Sec
ton published In tho new volumes.
The bishops, do not expect to have
their report on visitation of confer
ences completed until Monday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
NO IMPORTANT CHANCE
IN vERDUN SITUATION
Paris Reports Failure of German
Attack, Pressed With Help of
Flaming Liquids.
OCCURS NEAR THIAuaIoNT FARM
Attempt TO Assault French Lines
West of Mouse Near Hill 3Ot Also
Faiis-Teutons Capture Russian
Positions South of Narocz Lake.

The situation about Verdun has not
undergone any change of note. Paris
reports the failure of n German attack,
pressed with tho help Of flaming liquids,
near the Thiaumont farm, east OF tho
Meuse, and the checking of German
attempt TO assault the French lines
west of the Meuse, near hill No. 304.
Berlin announces that French attacks
mt Dead Mans Hill and nearby were
rcpulsed.
On the Russian front the Germans
nave captured Russian positions south
or Narocz Lake and taken $500 pris-
oners- including four staff officers. to-
sether with one cannon, twenty-eight
machine guns and ten mine throwcrs.
Russian efforts to reclaim the lost
ground were defeated
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
ATLANTA OPERA CLOSES
Scnson OF Seven Performances Ends
with Singing OF "Ln
DOhcmc.o

ATLANTA. GA. April 2e.-with tho
singing of La Bohem"," local grand
opera season of seven performances
ended here tonight. Caruso. Madame
Aida. Didur, Amato and Mile. Sparks
were heard in La Boheme." Madame
Gaski and other members Of the Metro
politan Opera Company, appeared in
Wagners Die Meistersinger" this
afternoon.
The climax Of the opera season was
reached last night, when $500 paid ad-
mission to witness Flotow's Martha"
with Caruso and Madame Barrientos
in the leading roles
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
Buy-Right Hints for
the Thrifty Housewife

Advertising is the original
envoy of ECONOMY-it's first
preachings were low prices;
that's the "why" Of almost all
advertising to-day. A small,
obscure store on the corner
grew until it covered city
block. It's owners, through ad-
vertising the lowest prices for
their merchandise, induced ten
people to come to the store,
where one came before. The
multitude Of patronage rapidly
increased. The store grew big
ger, and bigger. 1t kept adding
new line; and all Of the articles
in each newly added line were
Immediately advertised at the
NoTE--The Times-Dispatch ruarant
OAAar4A Richmond stores that advert
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
REVOLT |NDUBL|N
NEARS COLLAPSE.
FRENCH REPORTS
Commander of Home Forces
Says Many of Rebels Are
Prisoners.
GENERAL POST-OFFlCE
HAS BEEN BURNED DOWN
Connolly. One of Leaders of Dis
turbers, Said to Have
Been Killed.
TALK WITH BARON w1sfBoRN1
Viceroy Full of Praise for Loyalty
Displayed by Majority of
People.

LONDON, April 2e.-Fiold Marshal
Viscount French. commander of the
homo forces. reports that the general
post-office at Dublin. which has been
the principal stronghold of the Sim
Felners. has been burned down Con-
molly. one of the leaders of the rebels,
Is reported to have been killed.
Many OF the rebels have been taken
prisoner. and the revolt in Dublin is
on tho verge of collapse. In the rest
of Ireland the situation is generally
satisfactory.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
HOME ECONOMICS
Advertising Is the Orig
inal Envoy Of Economy

lowest prices. Thus, in short
metre. is the evolution Of the
department store.
Than Richmond, no city of
it's size in America has better
stores Of this kind, or where
greater variety is found; or
better values given; or where
prices are lower. They are mod
ern, up-to-date, pulsing with
progress, and brimful of bar
gains. The Ti1nes-Dispatch
department store advertising
continually carries the mes
sages Of Richmond's best mer-
chants to the housewife; who,
if she will read them carefully,
day by day, will find 1t "CAL.-
ENDAR OF ECONOMY" in
buying.
.es a marked saving on every purchase
10 their lowest prtcea in there m ses.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
MRS. TOWNSEND BURDEN DEAD
Wa. Member OF One OF New Yorks
Oldest. WenIthicEt nnd Most
Prominent Families.
Especial to Tho Ti,ncs-Dispatch.l ]

toptciai 10 inc 1UncS-Dtspatcn-j
NEW YORK. april c9.--Mrs. L.
Townsend Burden, OF one OF New
York's Oldest. wealthest and most
prominent families. died this afternoon
I'm her apartments I'm the Ritz-Cariton
Hotel. She had been i'll for about a
week Tho immediate cause OF her
death was heart failure. Mrs. Burden
was the widow OF Isaiah Townsend
Burden. capitalist. For years he was
leader in the society life of this
city and Newport. Mrs. Burden was a
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William A
Moalc. of Poughkcepsie
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
.bES|EGED FORCES
AT KUT-EL-AMARA
AT LAST GIVE in
Major General Townshend
Surrenders His Army
to Turks.
PROBABLY TAKES STEP
TO AVOID STARVATION
British Commander Destroys All
Guns and Ammunition
Before Yielding.
ABOUT 10000 MEN WITH HIM
Several Desperate Efforts to Send
Supplies to Garrison Sue
cessfulIy Checked.

LONDON. April 2s.-Ma jor General
Charles Townshend. commander OF tho
British forces bcsIeged at Kut-el-
Amara. Mesopotamia. by Turkish forces
since last December. has surrendered.
This information was contained In a
British official statement Issued this
afternoon.
The offlcial statement added that
General Townshend destroyed all his
guns and munitions before surrender
ing.
Tho British force which surrendered
at Kut-el-Amara amounts to about
10000 men.
Tho following official announcement
~as made:
after a resistance protracted for
14a days. and conducted with gall
lantry and fortitude that will be for
ever memorable. General Townshend
has been compelled by tho final cx-
haustion Of his supplies TO surrender.
Before doing 80, he destroyed his
guns and munitions.
'Tho forcc under him consists OF
2.s70 British troops of all ranks and
services. and some 5000 Indian troops
and their followers"
DRIVEN TO SURRENDER
+ TO AVOID STARVATION
Z, General Townshend probably was
driven to surrender to avoid starvation
,of his force. a recent official Turkish
: said that tho position
OF the British at Kut-el-Amara was
>critical. and that they were expecting
TO receive small supplies of food by
aeroplane. An official statement re-
Geived yesterday from London showed
that last effort to send supplies to
tho garrison had failed. 1t was an
nounced that o ship laden with sup-
plies had been sent up the Tisris. but
1t; had been grounded about four miles
east OF the city.
Less than score of miles away. on
tho banks Of the Tigris below the city,
Is n relief army, which for months had
been attempting TO reach the besteged
forces. A few weeks ago several vic
tories were announced. and hope ran
high in England that the mission
would succeed. OF late. however. the
aided by foods. they have been able
to hold tho British In check.
No official figures have been given
out as to tho number Of troops which
set forth from the Persian Gulf in No
vember OF 1914, which now has ended
in surrender. Unofflcially, the number
has been estimated az high as $4,000,
but IT was probably considerably
smaller than this. This force has suf-
fered heavy losses in severe battles
with the Turks.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
REITERATED TO <UT-EL-AMARA
EARLY LAST DECEMREI

It was early last December that Gem
eral Townshend's army. beaten In
battle at Ctesiphon. eighteen miles be-
low Bagdad, retreated to Kut-el-
Amera. Since that time 1t has been
besieged by large army Of Turks.
cut off from all communication with
the outside world. except by wireless
During the long siege the British beat
of many attacks by the Turks. They
defended themselves SO successfully In
encounters about the city that the
Turks at length desisted from their
efforts to storm the place. and de-
cided to starve out the British. From
time to time General Townshend sent
reports that all was we'll. but 1t had
been known OF late that the situation
was becoming desperate. For some
time after the Townshend expedition
started out from the Persian Gulf. it
was steadily successful. It pushed up
the Tigris and Euphrates until, in
September, 1915. it defeated the Turks
dccIsively In an encounter at Kut-el-
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
COLIN M'LEAN DEAD
Wns One Of LnrEest and Best Known
Contractors on Atlantic
Senboard.

BALTIMORE, April 2s.-Colin Nc
Lean, one Of the largest and best
known contractors on the Atlantic sea-
board. died at his home here to-day
or pneumonia. He was born in Nova
Scotia seventy-two years ago. Among
his undertakings were the construc-
tion Of the foundations for the Statue
or Liberty and Brooklyn Bridge He
also built the longest timber bridge in
the world, that over Albemarle Sound.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
STREET FIGHTING CONTINUES,
MUCH LOOTING IN PROGRES

LONDON. April 2s.-Parta Of tho city
of Dublin are In flames, an Evening
News dispatch filed at Belfast last
night says. Street fighting continues,
and there is much looting, IL is said,
but the re-cnforccd military is making
steady progress. Most of the shops are
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The Huttig news., 1916-11-11

here"
 That bull-headed fool will roar and butt himself with all his gang right into our hands. He's just the man I've needed to meet"
 "If Lawson's the man you think he is he'll begin thet secret underground business. Why. Lawson won't sleep of nights now. He an Longstreth have always been after me-"
 Laramie, what are your eyes for?' demanded Duane. "Watch out And now here. See your friend Morton. Tell him this game grows hot. To- gether you approach four or five men you know well and can absolutely trust I may need your help"
 Then Duane went from place to place, corner to corner, bar to bar, watching, listening, recording. The excitement had preceded him. and speculation was rife. He thought best to keep out of it. After dark he stole mp 10 LongStreths ranch. The evening was warm the doors were open; aud in the twilight the only lamps that had been lit were in Longstreth's big sitting-rooin. at the far end of the house. When n buck board drove up and Longstreth and Lawson alighted, Duane was well hidden in the bushes, so well screened that he could get but a fecting glimpse of Longstreth as he went In. For all Duane could see. he appeared to be calm and quiet man, intense beneath the surface. with an mir of dignity under insult. Duane's chance to observe Lawson was lost. They went into the house without speaking and closed the door.
 At the other end of the porch. close under window, was an offset be- tween step and wall, and there In the shadow Duane hid So Duane waited there in the darkness with patience born of many hours of hid ing.
 Presently lamp was If: and Duane heard the swish of skirts.
 Something's happened surely. Ruth" he heard Miss Longstreth say. anxiously. 'rapa just met ne i'll the hall and didn't speak. He seemed pale, worried"
 Cousin Floyd looked like thupder- -cloud," said Ruth. "For once lie didn't try to kiss me. Something's happened"
 .Oh, dear! Ruth, what can we do? These are wild men. Floyd makes life miserable for me. And he leases you unmer-'
 II don't call it teasing. Floyd wants to spoon." declared Ruth. emphati- cally. He'd run after any woman
 "A fine compliment for me, Cousin Ruth," laughed Ray. ..
 ''I don't care" replied Ruth, stub hornly. Its so. He's mushy And when he's been drinking and tries to kiss mel hate him ?"
 There were steps on the hall floor.
 Hello, girlsl"i sounded out Law sons voice, minus its usual gayety.
 ''Floyd, what's the matter?" asked Ray, presently. I never saw papa as he is tonight, nor you so-so worried. Tell me, what has happened?'
 "We had to submit to & damnable outrage" replied Lawson, passionate ly, as if the sound of his voice aug
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"That's a Lie, Lonsstreth."


 not murder He's had shady past here, as this court will know if it keeps a record.
 What's this l hear about you, Bo? Get up and speak for yourself" said l.ongstreth, grulily.
 Sneaker got up, not without Il fur tive glance at Duane, and he had shuflled forward a few steps toward the mayor He had an evil front, but not the boldness even of Il rustler.
 Tt ain't so, Longstreth," he began, loudly. q went in Laramie's place fer grub. Some feller I never seen before come in from the hall an hit Laramie an wrastled him on the floor. I went out, Then this big ranger chased me an fetched me here. l didn't dc nothin' This rhnger's hank- erin to arrest somebody. Thet's my hunch, Longstreth,"
 Longstreth said something in an umlertone to Judge Owens. and that worthy nodded his great hushy head. "Bo, you're discharged" said Long streth. bluntly. "Now the rest of you clear out of here"
 He absolutely ignored the ranger. That was his rebuff to puane-his slap in the face to m interfering ranger service If Lengstfe Il was crooked he certainly had magnificent nerve. Duane almost decided he was above suspicion, Gul bis noneha-
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(Continued Next Week !
Hearing Power of Cat.

The aeuteness of tsie average cats sense of hearing is proyerhial, but It Is proverb that needs qualifying. Fog example. many white rats are absolute ly deaf, and though the Idea may app pear absurd at first sight, it is believed by some students that the color of cat Is associated with its sense of hearing Among several. imported Persians, or long haired cats, from abroad not one white one in the number has been able to hear the sli ghtest sound Of cour.Ss, there are white cats that could LsstS, but they have been the exception, and, that applies as much to the short haired pets of the fireside as to the, aristocratic long hair of the shows
 Moreover. the white cats dullest of hearing are those with blue eyes.
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1'he ranger was about to speak again when the chatter of hoofs in terrupted him. Horses halted out in front, and one rider got down. Floyd Lawson entered. He called for | tobacco.
 If his visit surprised Laramie he did not show any evidence. But Law son showed rage as he saw the ranger, and then dark glint fitted from the eyes that shifted from Duane to Laramie and back again. Duane leaned easily against the counter.
 Say, that was bad break of yours" Lawson said. If you come fooling around the ranch again therell be he'll"
 It seemed strange that man who had lived west of the Pecos for ten years could not see in Duane some thing which forbade that kind of talk. It certainly was not nerve Lawson showed; men of courage were seldom intolerant With the matchleSS nerve that characterized the great gunmen of the day there was a cool, uilob- trusiNe manner, Il speech brief. almost gentle, certainly courteous. Lawson was hot-headed Louisianian of French extraction: a man. evidently, who had never been crossed in any thing and who was strong, brutal passionate, which qualities in the face of situation like this made him simply fool.
 You're right But not the kind you think" Duane retorted. his voice sharp and cold.
 Ray LongStreth wouldn't stoop to know dirty blood-tracker like you" said Lawson hotly. He did not seem to have q deliberate intention to rouse Duane; the man was simply raneer- ous, jealous. 'Ill call you right. You cheap bluffer You four-flush You damned interfering, conceited ranger v
 Lawson, I'll not take offense, be- cause you seem to be championing your beautiful cousin" replied Duane, ill slow speech, But let me return your compliment. You're f1e South erner, Why. you're only q four-hush- cheap bull-headed rustleri"
 Duane hissed the last word. Then for him there was the truth in Law sons working passion-blackened face.
 Lawson jerked, moved, meant to draw. But how slow. Duane lunged forward. His long arm swept up. And Lawson staggered backward. knocking table and chairs, to fall hard, in half-sitting posture against i the wall.
 Don't draw," warned Duane.
 dawson git away from your gun !" yelled Laramie.
 But Lawson was crazed with fury. He tugged at his hip, his face corded with purple welts. malignant, murder ous. Duane kicked the gun out of his hand. Lawson go: up, raging. and rushed out.
 Laramie lifted his shaking hands.
 "What d you wing him for?" he walled. He was drawin' on you. Kictin' men like him won't do out
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60IONE # SIA\R[RANGEQ APOf1AlNCE OF THE BORDER

was all Duane needed to know. hut he meant to find out more if he could. "Who Ire you| asked Duane, quiet ly.
 "Bo Sneaker" he said.
 Ranger, what II you do with him ?" Lawson queried, as if uncertain, now the capture was made
 "I'll see to that" replied Duane. and he pushed Sneaker in front of him out into the court
 Duane had suddenly conceived the Idea of taking Sneaker before Mayer Iea@str4th in the court.
 When Duane arrived al tue hall where court was held there were other men there, dozen CT more. and all seemed excited; evidently. news of Duane had preceded him. Longstreth sat at q table on platform. Near him sat a thiek-set grizzlcd man, with deep eyes. and this was fIanford Owens, county judge. To the right stood tall. angular. yellow-faced fellow with q dropping sandy mus
 
 l huge silver shield. This was Gorsech, one of Longstreth's sherifrs. There We're four other men whom Duane knew by sight, several faces were familiar, and half dozen strangers. all dusty horsemcn.
 Longstfeth pounded hard on the table to be heard. MaYor or not, he was unable at once 10 quell the ex- citemcnt. Gradually, however. it sub sided, and from the last few utter ances before quiet WAS restored Duane gathered that he had intruded upon some kind of meeting in the hall.
 What d you break in here for, ' demanded Longstreth.
 Isn't this the court? Aren't you the mayor of Fairdale?' interrogated Duane. His voice was clear and loud, almost piercing.
 "Yes." replied Longstreth. Like flint he seemed. yet Duane felt his intense interest.
 I've arrested criminal" said Duane.
 Arrested criminal !" ejaculated Longstreth. You? Who are you?' I'm a ranger" replied Duane.
 A significant silence ensued.
 ''I charge Sneaker with assault on Laramie and attempted robbery-if
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CHAPTER XVIII.

Duane left the hall. elbowed his way through the crowd, and went down the street. He was certain that 1n the faces of some men he had seen .ll-concealed wonder and satisfaction. ife had Str~ck some kind of hot trail, and he meant to see where 1t led. It. was by no means unlikely that CheSeldine might be at the other end. Duane controlled mounting eagerneSs. But ever and anon it was shot through with q remembrance of Ray Longstreth. He suspected her He was troubled.
 Upon returning to the inn he found Laramie there, apparently none the worse for his injury.
 "1ow are you, Laramie?" he asked. That was a good crack Sneaker gave you"
 "I ain't aceusin' Bo," remonstrated Laramie, with eyes that made Duane thoughtful.
 "Well, I accuse him. I caught him took him to Longstrcth's court. But they let him go"
 Laramie appeared to he agitated by this intimatlon of friendship.
 See here, Laramie" went on Duane, 'in some parts of Texas it's policy to be close-mouthed. Policy and healthpreserving Between our selves, I want you to know l lean . on your side of the fence"
 Laramie gave quick start. Pre- sently Duane turned and frankly met his gaze. He had startled Laramie out of his habitual set taciturnity but even as he looked the light that might have been amaze and Joy faded out of his face, leaving 1t the same old mask, Still Duane had seen enough. Like a bloodhound he had scent.
 Talking about work, Laramie, who'd you say Sneaker worked for?'
 "When he works at all, which sure ain't often, he rites for Longstreth.'
 "Iumph Seems to me that Long streth's the whole circus round Fair dale. 1 was surprised to hear some one say Longstreth owned the Hope So ioint.n
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abouts?" asked Duane, bluntly. It was characteristic of him to come sharp to the point. His voice-some- thing deep. easy, cool about him seemed to steady Laramie.
 'No," replied Laramie.
 Does anybody know?" went on Duane.
 Wal, I reckon there's not one hon est native who knows"
 But you have suspicions?"
 We have"
 Have you any idea whether Chesel- dine and his gang are associated with this gang here?"
 Lord knows. I've always suspect ed them bein' the same gang. None of us ever seen Cheseldine-an' thet's strange when knell, Poggin, Pan- handle Smith, Blossom Kane, and Fletcher, they all ride here often. No, Poggin doesn't come here often. But the others do. Fer thet matter, they're around all over west of the Pecos.''
 "Now I'm puzzled over this." said Duane Why do men-apparently honest men-seem to be so close mouthed here? Is that q fact, or only my impression?"
 Its sure fact" replied Laramie, darkly. Men have lost cattle an property in Fairdale-lost them hon estly or otherwise, as hasn't been proved. An in some cases when they talked-hinted little-they was found dead. Apparently held up an robbed. But dead. Dead men don't talk Thet's why we're close mouthed."
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mentcd his feeling. Listen. girls; r'lr tell you about it." He coughcd. clear. ed his throat in way that betrayed he had been drinking.
 Duane sank deeper into the shadow of his covert, and, stiffening his; muscles for protracted spell Of, rigidity. prepared to listen with aln acuteness and intensity. Just one word from this Lawson, inadvertently uttered in a moment of passion. might be the word Duane needed for his clue.