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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
Brush SHIPS SEIZE
CARG0tS IN PACIFIC


Washington. Aus. 1.-THE State
Department has been informed that
British cruisers in the Pacific have
intercepted merchant ships bound for
Americans ports with cargoes owned,
or believed to be owned, by firms on
the British blacklist. This II tho flrst
instance reported TO the State Depart
ment of the arrest OF ships and re-
moval therefrom of goods under the
provisions OF the blacklist decree.
state Department officials said the
interference with the American COM
merce occurred in the Pacific and that
tho vessels were destined to the Phil
ippine Islands. They believed Il FORE
casts Brttain's intention OF extending
her practice under the trading with
the enemy act to include the seisure
Of cargoes bound for ports in the
United 0tatea
1t Ii considered practically certain
that the British governments reply
to the American blacklist protest will
be q reassertion Of its claimed right
to war upon American commerce
wherever that commerce 10 conducted
by firms whose names are on the
allies blacklist.
1t was stated tha& British cruisers
are patrolling the waters near Penang.
west Of the Malay Peninsular on the
route to the Philippines. 1t was In
these waters that vessels with cargoes
consigned to persons in the Philip.
pines were arrested and gos'ds Of al
legged blacklist connection removed.
The ofIlcial who gave this informA-
ton aid tonight:
This new phase OF British conduct
Great Britain has not yet settled With
US on the principle Of the blacklist |:
second. Great Britain seemingly a.
scrts the right TO stop neutral vessels
and take or so.ca1lSd tainted car
goes. BY the same logic ahe can etop
Amertcan ships and take On cAr0pe1
fcenotemHd ~ kSnex1ca1 neunB Wl50Go
lnaan11 - a tho hlaAl 4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12

by the official reports. The most sig
nificant points in the territory which
they have gained are the two mountain
ridges. Monte Sabotino and Monte San
Michele. The struggle for both of these
has been long and desperate, the rea-
son being that. as the map shows. the
Italians, possessing them. command
the low ground along the river be-
tween them and the city OF Goeritx or
Gorilla. which lies on that low
ground. Gorilla once captured II IL
expected the Italians will be able &c
begin an advance along the lower Ison
20 toward the importans citv of Trieste
and the district of Istria.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
LYNCHBURC'S SECOND
CASE OF PARALYSIS

Especial to The Richmond virginian)
Lynchburg. Va. Aug. ii.--Another
case of infantiie paralysis was report
I'd to the Lynchburg health depart
meR today In the person OF lizzie Co
hen. eight years old, son OF Ar. and
Mrs. Barney Cohen.
The child has not been ont of the
city, but visitors from t;rooktyn. New
York. who came here about the first OF
July, were guests in the home At that
time.
The health department has Qparan.
tine entire building. both young and
old. and DIR. Mosby @. Perrow. health
officer, stated that he will take unus-
uaily drastic measures in order to
prevent a possibility ef spses6No The
disease In Lynchburg.
This is the second case reported in
I.ynchburg during the past three
weeks. the other case. however beir &
reported improving and will soon oe
discharged.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
Anglo-French Score Initial Sue
cess In the Capture Of
Dorian
'STEAM-ROLLER WILL
SOON REACH ORIENT LINE
Objective Is to Cut Of Bull
garia and Turkey From Cen
trail Empires - Rumania 8
Help Anticipated

London, Aug. ia heavy
battle Is raging tonight near the
Graeco- Serbian frontier, with the
allied troops from SaIoniki at
lacking the BulgartAns. Already
the allies have captured the sta
ton Of Dorian and the high
ground nearby. The attacks are
believed here to be the prelimi-
naries Of a great offensive of the
100000 men who have been gath
cred at Salonfki. The last ounce
of pressure viii be brought
against the far-flung hattie fronts
of the central empires and their
Balkan allies. The drive has a
twofoid purpose 70 clear Serbia OF
the invaders and to bring Ru-
mania into the war on the side
of the entente.
With the allied steam roller under
way in the Balkans. the last link in
the great offensive on all fronts 1.
completed. First news of the battle
was received here today in an Off.
cial statement from Paris, which an.
nounced the occupation of the Dorian
station. Berlin. for the first time In
weeks. mentions the Balkans. report.
ing the repulse OF sham attacks"
great artillery engagement is under
way, according to dispatch tonight
to the Central News
Serbfans In the Advance.
French, English and Serbians are
taking part in the new campaign. &C.
cording to word from the front
About 10000 Serbians, constituting
the reorganized army, are at the
front
A Central News dispatch from
Athens says that General Serial ha.
been appointed commander-in-chi
OF all the allied forces at Saloniki
General Cordonnier has taken com,
mand OF the French troops
The Importance attached in London
to the new offensive Is indicated In q
long article written for the Daily
Telegraph by Colonel f. Ashmead
Bartlett, the noted military expert
who was Official observer for the en-.
tire press OF Britain during the OPP
erations on Gallipoli. Colonel Ash
mead Bartlett says:
The Bulgarians. even assisted b,
the remnants of the Turkish army
are not strong enough to resist an of
fensive from Saloniki and at the same
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
LOWER TEMPERATURE
HELPED STAY PLAGUE
Deaths IN New York Slightly Reduced
in MISUNDERSTANDING Spread Of
DtseAse in Nearby States.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE vfrulence
Of the infantile paralysis epidemic de-
creased with thermometer figures to-
day.
The city's second cool day showed
a marked slump both in number OF
new cases and in deaths. II was evil
dent from assignments to health de-
partment diagnosticians that tomor-
rows figures will be even more en-
couraging.
Scientists directing the city's battle
for babies lives even expressed the
belief that a week OF continued cool
weather would enable them to per-
mancntly beat back the deadly dis
case.
Today's new cases in the greater
city numbered 1855 and deaths thirty
one. The grand totals for the cpl
demic are now: Cases. 5.s7s; deaths,
1923
Figures IN suburbs and adJoinfne
States *continued alarmingiy high.
Connecticut reported fifteen new cases,
sey. eighty-nve new cases, with an
epidemic total OF 1885. and Upstate
New York, twenty-four new cases,
with 4 total OF SS1.
In many upstate communities
school directors will follow New
York's example and order the post
poning Of school openings. Orders
Of the State Health Department. will
prevent attendance OF children al
State and county fairs In infected
districts.
Few statss in tho country seem
entirely free Of the disease South
ana thirty-flve cases. Children under
aawfnAs> vvf11 - v.rohifftAJa Rvnv,r <re val
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
STRIKE ORDER MAY
Be ISSUED BEFORE
MONDAY NIGHT
Mediators Unable to Bring Par
ties to Railroad Controversy
to an Agreement
RAILROADS STAND OUT
FOR ARBITRATION
United States Government
Will Probably Be Final Ar
biter-Belief Expressed Men
Will Win

New York, Aug. i1.-Repre-
sentatives of both sides in the
railroad controversy predicted to-
day that an order calling for n
nationwide railroad strike would
be issued within forty eight hours.
II was predicted that also before
this order would have time to be-
come effective the railroads would
meet the demands Of the men.
There was little hope tonight that
the mediation conference would con-
tinue much longer or that they would
produce any tangible results.
Those who supported the view that
the strike order would be issued said
the railroads would have yielded be-
fore this. but that the heads OF the
various railroad enterprises believed
the path to increased freight rates
lay through delays.
They took the stand that prompt
yielding would have created the I'M
preston In the Interstate Commerce
Com mission that the present rates
were not as inequitable as the rail-
roads have tried TO make II appear.
President Wilson is being kept In
close touch with every move OF the
eonferees In New York. and II was
stated tonight the ultimate conces-
sions OF the railroads OF the men
would be voiced through the Wash
ington government.
VIII BE Reasonable Interval.
1t ascertain there would be a rea-
sonable interval between the issuing
OF the strike order and the date set
for II to become operative. In the
meantime the Federal government
would have ample opportunity to step
in al yrfk
tually issued. to force arbitration.
The representatives OF the various
brotherhoods remain obdurate They
are being flooded with kilograms and
letters from locals all over the coun-
try asking why they delay calling the
strike.
Already the railroad managers are
planning their appeal to the Interstate
Commerce Commission on the ground
that they are being forced to add $780,
coo. geo TO their annual payroll.
= while the appeal is pending an elab d,
crate educational campaign will be
conducted throughout the country. Sc
lected editorials taken from newspa-
pers from one end OF this country TO
the other have been printed in book
form.
In the event of their being forced
through arbitration TO concede what
the men ask the railroads will charge
that the Federal government. seek
ing to avert a strike, was party TO
their predicament and therefore ought
TO assist them.
G. W. W. Hanger. OF the board. OF
mediation and Cancellation. went to
the brotherhood leaders and 500 adj
1ustment chairmen at Webster Hail.
East Eleventh Street. early today and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12

The operations OF the italians
against the Austrians are shown on the
accompanying map. and the portrait
la that of the italian General Caneva,
who ranks next to General Cadorna,
the italian chief commander. The
Italian advance on the line of he
Isonxo--the greatest gain they have
made since they reached the river at
the beginning of the warts shown
on this map by the two lines, the
heavy solid line marking their front
at the time their attack began, on
August 4, and the dotted line the ap-
proximate present front as indicated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
ZEPPELIN RAID HAD
EIGHT HUMAN VICTIMS

London. Aug. 1.-THE war Office
issued the following statement today
Since the communique of wednes-
day regarding the Zeppelin raid Of
the preceding night, two OF the in
jured have spccumbed The total
number OF deaths. therefore. Is eight.
Careful inquiries made show that
the total damage caused is slightly
greater than at first stated. Four
small houses were wrecked. one shop
was demolished, and three dwelling
houses and three shops were dam
aged by explosions.
"A number of small houses and
cottages were slightly damaged by
fragments of bombs or conclusion and
windows were shattered. A fifty foot
colliery railway line was torn up and
horse was killed.
This 10 complete list of all the
damage caused by the raid. None OF
the damage was OF military signifi-
canoe"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
TO STRENGTHEN PATROL
OF AMERICAN COAST

London. Aug. il.--One result OF
the voyage of the Deutschland will
be an immediate strengthening OF the
British and French patrols in At
lantic waters During the greater part
Of last year Britain maintained war
shipS of tho entrances to New York
and other American harbors.
Naval authorities In London now
believe that in order to stop subma-
rines entering or leaving American
ports II will be necessary for patroi
vessels to press close up to the en-
trance channels This procedure will
give rise to much more practical
questions than any connected with
the status of the Deutschland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
MAY RESC|NO CONTRACT
WITH MEDICAL COLLEGE
Opinion OF City Attorney Requested
by Council In Matter of Vir-
gtnia Hospital Dificulty.
DENIED RIGHT TO HAVE
ROOMS FOR DEPARTMENTS
$50, 900 Year Is Appropriated For
Maintenance Of Virginia Hospital.
Merchants Tax Measure Recon-
mitted-Camp Cost Paid.

Though the city of Richmond ap-
propriates $4,000 a year for the
maintenance OF the Virginia Hospital.
connected with the Medical College
of Virginia. the executive board If
that educational institution. by the
terms OF the contract between the
college and the city. has the right to
deny the city the privilege of having
rooms in Virginia Hospital for treat
ment Of members of the police and
fire departments school teachers and
city employees. unless the cases are
emergency cases or the patients enter
as indigents
This fact was emphasized last night,
when Common Council. In adjourned
session, received communication
from the Administrative Board. ac-
companied by a letter from L. z.
Morris. chairman OF the executive
committee Of the college. denying the
city the right to have private rooms
In the hospital for policemen, fire.
men. elementary teachers and other
city employees.
Reading Of the Administrative
Boards communication and Mr.. Nor
ris' letter was followed by the adop-
ton Of resolution by Councilman
Haddon. OF Clay Ward. asking the city
attorney for an opinion on the ques-
ton of whether or not the city.
through Council. can rescind the
contract with the college.
Tax Measure Rccpmmittcd.
Though Council met to look after
accumulated business, an important
item OF which was the merchants tax
bill, that measure was not definitely
disposed OF. the ordinance taxing mer-
chants on purchases being referred
back to the Finance COMMITTEES. to-
gether with two petitions-one from
the Retail Merchants Association
supporting II, and the other from the
retail grocerS organization, represent
ing some TOO groccrs. opposing 1t. The
tax measure being 50 disposed Of for
this time. other business before the
body was taken up,
Tho communication from the Adj
ministrative Board was read, and
with II Mr.. Morris letter. which re-
viewed the contract between the city
and the medical college. and asserted
the right OF the college TO exclude
employees Of the city. except when
they enter a. indigents or in emer-
gency cases.
The Administrative Board had re-
quested the privilege OF establishing
rooms in the hospital for the benefit
o. city employees IN cases OF sickness
where those OF each department might
have their own physicians attend
them. The letter OF Mr.. Norris
.ehairlaAn AZ the szAcutivs board. de-
- ffs0n4fao1A - + 5000 5pnen 4 a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
THREE KILLED IN
| DUPONT EXPLOSION

Wilmington. Del. Aug. u.-An ex-
plosion which blew out Z cylinder ON
= rehydrating press 1t the DUPONT
Powder Company's plant ct Carney's
Point, N. j.. today killed three work-
men and injured two others. The press,
which contained forty pounds OF gun
cotton. was blown to pieces and ey-
ing bits Of steel were hurled In all
directions. One piece struck q man
who was eating his lunch In another
building and killed him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12

A firebug is running amuck in
Richmond.
He kept the fire department on the
smp all of yesterday afternoon and
he nerves of the fremen on a strain
u during last night, fearing more
fouble at some especially dangerous
pint
Seven Ares in four hours time. with
ptal losses held down by the strsnu-
Ia exertions Of the -fremen to about
5000. was the record
The bus" had a special crouch
|zAtnst stables and feed stores. Ave
the fires being In such establish
tents, while two were lighted in ex-
tug stores
List of Btaxes.
The fires were In the following
aces: Thomas S. Winn q Company.
led dealers 500 East Marshall Street:
Ryy!ea Stables, 40 North Fifth
rect. Crulrs Stables. ala East Cary
rect, 4. l., Franklin. feed dealer.
BIS East Franklin Street, W. J.
bdd. feed dealer, i2e North Sixth
.ctt, Robbins drug store. Second
Id Marshall Streets. and r. T. JET
les & Co. druggists. Second and
Ssa.! sstre1ss.
BED ause the most Of the sires were
III in sinai! area, and especially in
Faces where hay. straw and other
Bp.diy burning material was stored.
IL belle we'd they were all the work
/ the same man Detective Sergean;s
Fily and Gordon Smith have startef.
search for the criminal. The nre-
Hag conferred his operations on stables
hd feed stores. and his work was
bne in quick succession. the appa-
nus hardly arriving at one Are be-
se another alarm was sounded
First .Alarm nj LAS.
The first alarm came in at las
clock. fire having been discovered
the first floor of the feed store OF
honlas = 'vinn Il Co. 500 East
arshali Street Bales OF hay and
Ags .. gain were piled high In the
ar OF the building. and when found
ie flames had already gained con-
|Iderab!c Roadway. In short time
lev had broken through to the sec
|,d floor and had soon reached the
In OF the building. Dense volumes
smoke issued from the place. max
w the work of the fire-fighters dit
|Eul, and filling the street and resi-
knces OF persons nearby, nearly SUI
Rcating the occupants. 1t is esti-
Hated that about $4,000 damage was
bne 70 the building and stock before
flames could be extinguished.
before much progress had been
"a with the IRE at winn Il Co.'S.
negro rushed up calling out that
drc had started around the corner
the Hygiea Stables Additional APP
ratus which had arrived to fight the
- Are was sent to the Hygica
Sbles, which proved to be q more
nbborn blaze than that at winn's
~ quantities Of smoke was about
BUILDING, and It rolled out from
~ window and door 10 thick that
Ne almost impossible for the ARE
- to move about
Overcome By Smoke.
while ct work on the blaze Lieu.
.ant C. A. Smith, Of Truck No. /,
sntensnt g. z. Parker, Of Engine
mnAny No. /. q. n. Andrew, of
-. No. 4. and n. L. Wright. Of
49, Company. No. i. were overcome
shs smoke. and = hurried cali was
- q "a the aunbalance. which re-.
nrAaA vtth DR.. Hinchman Ia charge.
Nresnen had been removed TO the
~ ~ adfoinins building. where
H,rr IIeutenant parker ara q. ".
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12

~1.6o-Oeean View and Return-s1.Be
+ Every Sunday
Wis NsrfOlk snA WestePn Railway.
Tickets ut the above rate will be
honored on two fast trains leaving
Byrd-Strect Station S:l0 and 800 A.
NJ. every sunday. connecting AT Union
Depot. Norfolk. with Ocean View Elk
press. which leaves from directly Ia
front Of Onion Depot immediately upon
arrival of the xboys trains m Nor-
folk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12

tt>ndau.d on Tnsrd Pass.,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
i've Blazes in Stables and
Feed Stores and Two Under
Drug Stores
MANAGES HELD DOWN
TO ABOUT $4,000
ire Department and Police on
Strain During Night Fearful
Of Repetition of Outrage .
lSo Arrest Yet

A firebug is running amuck in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-14
BLUEFIELD BOY
RETURNS FROM
BRITISH ARMY
In Which He Enlisted and SerV-
ed after Running Away
from Parents Home.


WASHINGTON, Aug. l4-Hugh
Walker Peck, Just turned twenty-one,
was due 10 dock in New York Satur-
daS He is n Bluefeld boy and is eX-
pected to have stories TO tell of fight
ing with the British. He was hand
ed $50 by customs officer when he
disembarked. Congressman Edward
Cooper having, at the request of the
young soldiers father arranged
that. Also. it was Mr.. Cooper who
arrangedto get young Peck out Of the
British army. Through the state de-
partment Mr.. Cooper located Peck,
secured his discharge and had cabled
HIM money. but the boy never got the
money. Consequently, he got JOB
on shin and worked his way to New
York.
Young Peck ran away from home
two years ago and enlisted in tho
British army. He was with the Scot
tish Fusilliers, and that crack regi-
ment has seen about all there is to
see in the way OF modern warfare.
His family didn't know what had
become of young Peck, but had their
suspicious. They asked Congressman
Copper to test it out. and he did
Young Peck was located in the
trenches at the Flanders front Being
under age-he did not become Of
age until July-there was no trouble
in securing his release.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-14
CHTEF EXECUTIVE HEARS
Roth SIDES OF THE CASE
SWEEPING TRIUMPH
FOR. HUGHES is SEEN
At Least Three Hundred EIeC-
toraI Votes Will Go to Him.
Wilcox Declares.
w ACuINCTON

WASHINGTON. Aug. 14-Chair-
man Wilcox. chairman of the ke-
publican national committee, in a
statement issued Sunday night, the
first by him in this campaign, deal
ing with predictions as to concrete
results in November, lays claim to at
least 500 electoral votes for Charles
f.. Hughes, 266 being necessary 10
elect. and expresses the belief that
Mr.. Hughes will get as many as
twenty-five additional.
The twenty-five states claimed Ger
tain for Mr.. Hughes by Chairman
Wilcox include, in addition to Penn
sylvania. Ohio and West Virginia,
California, Connecticut, Idaho, III
nofs. Iowa. Kansas, Maine, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mon
tana, New Jersey. New Hampshire
New York. North Dokato, Utah, Yer
mont, Washington and Delaware
Chairman Wilcox also claims as
reasonably certain for Hughes such
states as Arizona. Colorado, Ken
lucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska,
New Mexico. Oklahoma, Indiana,
Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Touching Ohio, Mr. Wilcox sal d:
This is another state carried by
Wilson in 1912, although polling 49,
.241 votes less than Taft and Roose-
welt combined Two years later the
Republican carried the state by 81
900, and in addition the Progressivea
- ~, tt,,r -
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-14
ODD FELLOWS
OF This County Will Attend
Meetingto Be Held at
Grafton.

Harrison county organizations Of
Odd Fellows are beginning to arrange
plans for sending delegations to tho
state meeting Of the order which will
be held in Grafton on October TO- II
and u. At this early date, nothing
definite has been arranged but it Is
safe to say that Clarksburg will be
we'll represented at the gathering,
There are over 45O duly constituted
delegates to the grand lodge meeting
and most of them will take their wives
and children for the three days stay,
Grafton is preparing even now to ac-
commodate as high as 1,50O people
as all grand lodge officers and families
will be present
The delegates and families will be
taken care Of by Grafton residents
because the hotels and lodging houses
will be inadequate, A canvass Will
be lnaugurated soon to inquire at each
home whether there will be rooms
that can be Let to the visitors, the
nature Of the rooms and the accom-
modations offered and the prices de-
sired per day,