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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-30
Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg Sounds No Note Of
Weakness in Speech
EXPRESSES CONTEMPT
FOR GREAT BRITAIN
Says That Country Is Violating
Every International Law.
Admits Heavy Losses of
Men and Material

Berling. Sept. 29.-The speech of
Chancellor Won -Hollweg in
the Reichstag contained no peace
proffeTs, which, he declared. would be
useless in view of the attitude of the
entente allies. There was no intima-
ton in the speech either of a resump-
ton of the submarine warfare.
The chancellor scathingly arraigned
England as Germanys relentless and
INSCRIPTIONS foe, and declared that
statesmen who refrained from using
all possible suitable weapons against
such an enemy owing to sentiments
of consideration or desire to keep
open a basis for future understand
ing deserved to be hanged.
The chancellor announced in his
peroration his firm determination to
carry through inner reforms in the
State organization which the great
masses by their conduct Of the war
had earned and deserved.
Germany to Pcrsevcrc.
Germany will persevere until VIC
tory is here, the chancellor said, He
declared that this years harvest had
made Germany's position much more
secure than was the case last year
In his attack upon Great Britain he
declared that that country was break
ing one international law after an
other and was above all Germany S
most egotistical, fiercest and most OBJ
stinate enemy"
"A German statesman" he said,
who would hesitate to use against
this enemy every available instrument
OF battle that would really shorten
this war-such a statesman should be
hanged"
Voices His Contempt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-30
CADETS CET MORE
RATION MONEY

Washington. Sept 3s.-Cadets at the
United States military academy At
West Point are to receive q "commu-
tation tpf 40 cents per ration per day"
dating from July /, 1915. instead Of 30
cents a day ~ previously provided.
Controller Of the Treasury WARWICK
rendered a decision to this effect to-
day In answer to q question from the
Secretary Of War. The increase was
provided for by Congress owing to
the higher cost Of living.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-30
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
FOR CHURCHES PLANNED
Optimistic, Harmonious Gathering
Hears of Value of Religious
Publicity.
EIGHT MONTHS
CAMPAIGN IN RICHMOND
Committee of Twenty-Five VIII Con-
cludc Arrangements For Raising
$4,000 To Lay Before People
Church Advantages.

Richmond is to have new sort Of
church and religion ad
vertising campaign. covering a period
of eight months and costing 81 5000
if the plans initiated at mass
meeting held in John Marshall High
School auditorium last night are ma
tured. The meeting was attended by
Representatives OF twenty-five of the
city's churches and that the congre-
cations they represented will CO.
operate In the movement for an ad-
vancement Of the Kings business In
this city is assured The meeting was
an optimistic and a harmonious one.
Following its close there was held a
meeting OF the committee named dur
ing the session to complete the plans
for the campaign. This session named
AZ temporary head of the committee,
w. 8. Rhoads. and as secretary.
George A. Mortland, secretary of the
Richmond Advertisers Club. under
whose auspices the mass meeting was
held. Other members OF the commit
tee. named by the earlier general ses-
sion, are B. w. Wilson, f. L. Layfield.
j. p. Jones, DR.. j. s. Horseley and
Milton Cone. The comittee, following
organization. adjourned to meet at
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon at the
rooms of the Business Mems Club
when work of perfecting the details OF
the campaign will be taken up.
May Have Another Meeting.
A later meeting OF the representa-
tives Of the some 140 churches OF
Richmond may be called after Tues
day by this committee should such call
be deemed essential to the success of
movement. The committeeman are
authorized to increase their member
ship to twenty-five, who will have
charge of all details of the orsaniza-
ton of the campaign, of the naming
OF campaign trustees to direct ex-
penditure Of the money raised for
carrying the churchs message to the
people.
Those attending last nights meet
ing realized the magnitude Of the task
they are about to assume. It Is q new
overwhelmingly new in this sec
ton IT the country though the cities
of Atlanta and Baltimore In recent
years found It one productive OF most
gratifying results. Reports on these
results were made during the meeting
by Rev. DR.. H. d. c. Maclachlan and
Mr.. Mortland. Their talks thrilled
the audience and moved others to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-30
COLD WAVE AND HEAVY
: FROST SWEEPS WEST

Kansas City. Sept. 29.-Heavy frost
was reported to the weather office
here today from all parts OF Missouri,
save the extreme southeast. from
Northwestern Arkansas. Northern Ok
lahoma, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska.
Temperatures ranged as low as 25 de-
grees at Hays. Kansas.
The cold wave extended as far south
as Dallas. Texas. where the thermome-
ter registered A.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-30
FIRST FOOTBALL VICTIM
DIES IN GEORGIA

waycross. Ga Sept ap.-Palmer
Bosworth. fourteen years old, son OF
Mrs. w. J. Eve. OF Tampa, Fla, died
here today of injuries received yes
terday during a football game. His
skull was fractured when. according
TO spectators. he was tackled by two
opposing players.
The boy, with his mother. was visit
ing relatives here.
This Is the first death from injuries
resulting from football reported in this
section this year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-30
MURDERER KILLED BY
SOUTH CAROLINA POSSE

Charleston. 8. c.. Sept. 2s.-Henry
Lewis, a negro. who shot NJ J. Ais
brooks. rural policeman, eight days
ago. was killed by a posse today after
one Of the most sensational man
hunts In the history OF the State.
Bloodhounds and posses trailed him
through the swamps for six days. He
opened nre on the posse from ambush.
but was riddlsd with bullets before
~ en4 came WitAin range
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-30
Say Bulgars XIII Serb Wounded.

Paris, Sept. 2s.-The charge that,
Bulgarian troops are slaughtertng
wounded Serbians Is made In a state
ment given out by the Serbian gov.:
ernment tonight The report says:
we still hold the highest summit o.
Kajamacalan. The Bulgarians are!
massacreing wounded prisoners. ThiG
fact has been observed by our troopaS
at Kajamacaian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-30
bad MeatAer o. .semne.

Paris. Sept. 2s.--MidntSht ofEielAls
The day was relatively calm "a t14s
whole front. Bad weather = NJ
ing operations Z, si iE =
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- FOR RENT YOU WILL
111GD THE vIRGINfAN
ADliE no QUICKLY SELL
on RENT YOUR HOUSE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
FRESHEST SELLING SEASON OF YEAR
 AT HAND FOR CARS

The briskest selling season of the year is at hand for the motor car salesman and the man who gets the largest share of business in these days of keen com petition is the one who takes advantages Of every opportunity that modern mer- chandising methods can suggest. One of the important factors in the retail selling of motor cars-and one too fre- quently neglected-is the proper use of show windows The Paige-Detroit Motor Car company is taking up this matter with it's dealers, urging each man to use whatever show space he has to the full est advantage.
 Dealers frequently pay high rent for a desirable location that gives them splendid window space and then fail to use the windows to the best advantage" says Henry krohn, sales manager of the Paige. That is a waste of rent money. As a writer once pointed out, it is like renting room in hotel and then sleep ing on the sidewalk. The windows are the most expensive part of a store, if the rent is properly analysed, but instead of being an expense. the cost of windows becomes an investment producing hand some returns if the windows are properly used A judicious and tasteful display bas sold many an automobile and in nu- merous instances it is undoubtedly just that deciding factor that swings a pros pect into the door of the dealer who makes the sale.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
AFRICAN MONARCH WELCOMES BRITISH King of Fumban in Kane run Gave Dance and Re
 ception for English

British Headquarters, FumbaE, kam : erun. Africa, March 31.-tCorrespond .ence of the Associated Press IA re- ception and dance was given to the British force by the King of Fumban shortly after the capture of this prov inee from the German forces. The function was featured by speech from the throne and the taking of photograph of the King and his 600 wives and 149 children.
 Soon after the last of the fighting in the province the conquerors accepted an invitation from the King to visit the palace grounds. which open on the market place. Here they were met by the King dressed in new flowing robes of blue with blue muffler tied around his neck After the soldiers were lined up at seats on either side of the mar ket place, the King made q short speech. first in his native tongue, and then in pidgin English. admonishing his subjects to be kind and courteous to the new conquerors.
 Then the dance began The orches- tra was made up chiefly of various sized drums made of hollow trees and stretched skins. The only other in strument was a species of rattle with wkch most of the natives were armed and with which they Kept remark able time. Six or seven men started the ball with native shuffle varied by few more energetic motions. Some were dressed in what looked like blue overalls and others were in red, the garments reaching from the heels to the tips of the nose Each man car ried on his head carved mask heads, all white and about two feet high.
 T {l-. .<.fr IL r-tr S. large collar or ruff made of some wood fibre a foot thick. Around the ankles they wore similar ruffs.
 The men advanced to the King. rubbed their masks in the dust and then started the duble suffle After doing this for some time the orchestra and the native audience getting more and more excited. six of the Kings ladies appeared on the scene. They were GOV cred much like the men except that on their heads they. wore curious masses of wood fibre topped by large punches of black feathers. They went through the same motions as the men for nearly an hour. before making way for the Kings photographer
 The King keeps his own private op- orator for photographing his hundreds of wives and many children. After they formed a mi-circlular group and were taken. the King expressed a desire to be photographed with the soldiers !, His throne was brought up and placed in front of the line for the operation The throne is very crude, clumsy affair. the seat being made of cowrie shells. the back and foostool of rough Fly hewn wood all of which is covered with colored beadwork
 | After the picture taking the Kine l consented to smoke his pipe. measur,
 ing seven feet. six inches long with g
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
Half a Year Without News

Writing of his recent voyage across the Atlantic in tiny schooner, Charles w Furlong tells in Harper's s Magazine of meeting American merchantmen 155 days out and with out news during the entire voyage.
 We were chatting and smoking in the cabin at the end of the supper hour on the sixteenth day out. Sail ho" came from the deck. From aloft we
 made out a three masted bark under full sail. in the sun saffron ping against a shadow of violet clouds. Our courses were converging. She was in heavy ballast and evidently from South America. It was decided to speak her. Meantime I did up some newspapers with a note in a waterproof bag. What picture she was as we quar- tered her. Down went our staysail. Up went our ensign
 Bark ahoy, Do you want some pa
 rers% yellow Amory, as we rounded her stern. "'Aye, aye" stand by to throw us a line" "tAye. ayer Holding parallel the wind over our port quarter. we ran within 30 yards of her--a bit risky in the darkening twilight and increasing wind. The crew, some in her rigging. crowded aft. sil- houetting against the afterglo". The IdpIdin we tOulu uiSttIu LII MHlAE clothes and Panama hat "'Come on with your liner Amory shouted. Swish, The coiling line snaked | through the air and fell-a perfect shot. John quickly bent 1t on over the bag went. sousing through the brine. and was hauled aboard. "'Where are you from?' Amory
 megaphoned from the main shrouds
 Portland. Oregon Where are you bound2' For Queenstown, with grain DO you want us to report you9' Yes How many days out?' "A hundred and fifty-five How is the war going on? ".All right Evidently. by their three cheers and waving caps, the crew took this to
 mean favorably from their point of view.
 DO you know about the Lust i tania?'
 "sNo"
 She was torpedoed last May by a
 submarine off Queenstown
 How many loste'
 Over 1200' We veered away from the majestic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
From a Sinners Diary

From Judge.
 What of it? Your relativesll all turn out and squall just as rendingly, even if they let you die in the poorhouse. And if they find a dollar in your sock after
 the celebration they'll squabble over it just as filially,
 They wear nicer things now every day than they used to be laid out in. You can stand calamity fairly well when your heart isn't snarled up in it.
 Frost picked most of my strawberries before they were due. That's what makes farming charming You're always sure of everything but the harvest. Being tuned to one pitch and played in another is exceedingly warpy. It always falls on me to call my pa to dinner All of us can make him hear. but I'm the only one who can make him mad enough to answer.
 Harvest comes. It does not wait till SC
 much work is done. I know man with not much heart and very small gizZard. After you've lost your arm it matters little whether the fingers were injured. Husbands are pretty costly pets. I'm experimenting if it costs any more to have what want than what I don't want.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
WINDOW DISPLAYS
 ID SELL AUTO TIRES
Goodyear Company Origi- mates Unique Selling Plan
 in Operation

One of the most elaborate and compre- hensive window display campaigns ever launched in this country. featuring tires. is the one just inaugurated by the Good year Tire and Rubber company. Akron, o. Sometime ago Goodyear became iu- terested in window display as a means of increasing tire sales. and secured the services of Charles Speed. an expert win dow display campaign was prepared and carried out with such satisfactory results that a window display department was organized as a regular part of Goodyear sales activities Goodyear has proved conclusively that tire buyers are as sus- ceptible to the influences of an attractive display of tires: as are the shoppers by tasty displays of wearing apparel and other necessities of life, and that the dealers window. If properly used, is a valuable factor in promoting sales
 Often times a story that could not be told in many words can be pressed home by a simple yet striking arrangement of products in the display window Most people like to look at pictures and the window exhibit of dealer is picture of what he has to offer the motoring public.
 Goodyears present national display campaign is being conducted on a scale not heretofore attempted by any tire company and involves the use of 2S car loads of materials. Six separate and dis tinct displays are provided, featuring automobile tires, both fabric and cord motorcycle tires, bicycle tires. lawn hose, and tire accessories, and so arranged that the setting for any one of the six displays may be used in making up the other five, so that a dealer may feature 1I1 1f 4ha r,-- l; cession without changing his background and floor covering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
WOULD MAKE RUSSIA PERMANENTLY ARID
Bill in Duma to Continue Prohibition After the
 War Is Over

Petrograd. April 25-A bill has been effect the governments promise that the war prohibition of alcoholic drinks shall continue in force after the war. The bill. as summarized by the Novoe Vremya, provides:
 "It is forbidden to produce alcohol for the purposes of manufacture Of vodka. Equally prohibited is he i'm port of alcohol from foreign countries and from the Grand Duchy of Finland. The production of alcohol by private institutions and persons, either for sale or for their own consumption or for household purposes, is also prohibited.
 The production of alcohol for tech nical or medical purposes IS to be car ried on by the government directly or through contractors. The government has the sole right to sell spirits for these purposes.
 The sale of light wines is only al lowed in towns. In provinces and dis tricts which grow grapes the sale of wine-not on draught-is allowed. The limit of alcohol for different kinds of wine is to be fixed by the government.
 The sale of beer is allowed only in towns The government is also to fix for beer the limit of alcohol. Town councils have the right to issue regu- lations limiting or prohibiting alto gether the sale of beer and light wines"
 The governments position in the matter was thus outlined by NJ. Bark, minister of finance. in his budget speech: Among the factors which have helped to keep our budget balance it is impossible to overestimate the new fac tor in the economic life of our country the total abstinence from alcoholic drinks. The success of this measure, which cannot be completely realized, is such that I am bound te state most emphatically that the prohibition is not to be abolished after the war"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14

Jack Layton of Sedalia. Mo. proud as a peacock over winning the pocket championship and Brunswick emblem from Emmett Blankenship at Detroit already has announced that his Se- dalia supporters will be able to see him defend his title against Frank Taberski of Schnectady next September. The new champion reserves the right to name the scene of battle and he has named Woods opera house in his home town. Loyal to the homefolk Layton declares no inducement will deprive the Missouri city of the plum.
 By way of insulting interest among the hundreds of crack amateur three cushion and pocket players that Chi cago boasts the Bowling and Billiard association of that city recently ran two city championship tournaments presenting loving cups to the winners Roomkeepers throughout the country would follow suit if they knew the amount of interest the Chicago events created among the simon -pures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14

three nights, 150 points in blocks of 50. Both men are primed for the oc- casion and on paper il looks like either players match. Ellis has been able 10 beat McCourt by small margin in their league games, but the canny Scot has developed more speed of late and this together with renewed confidence as result of his interstate victory. will give him an even chance, at least with the chf> >lpion. Interest in the match runs high and Davis will find difficulty in caring for all the fans that hope to see 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
Modesty
Erona Tardoa

r run Jud5C-
 Modesty is a quality mainly noticeable in folks who would lose by having atten- tion called to themselves.
 The morestest man we know has two or three other names on his waiting list, and there are oh, so many places he can't go at all-
 Greatness is characterized by a ten dency to efface oneself. This Is true of great modesty also. The man we know who claims the most modesty has one Of the sorts of modesty that has effaced it. self so utterly it must be very great modesty. One wouldn't notice that man s modesty at all unless ones attention were called to it. as it is sure 70 se ny the owner thereof
 The girl with ankles too thick or too thin is modest about them She doesn't care much what color of hose she wears, and she keeps her skirts low. Also if her neck and shoulders are scrawny she thinks these one-more-strusgie- -and-l am-free gowns are immodest. In fact. she is sure of it. We have it on good authority that the homeliest Of the Turk ish women are the ones who manage to maintain the custom of going about veil ed to the eyes.
 Animals are not expected to be modest. and think nothing about those things SC they are comparatively happy. They es- cape modesty while they live and hel when they die.
 Some people are not modest about tell ing of their ability. but are extremel, modest about displaying it after they ge the job Their modesty vansshes again temporarily. at each pay day
 synonyms for fnodesty are: self-defense timidity. laziness. hope-of-attracting-a at tention -to-oneself- f-by-pretending-t to- be-so etc.
 We know absolutely nothing of modesty except by hearsay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
BILLIARD GOSSIP

Friends of Charlie McCourt of Pitts burg are elated over the bonnie little Scots triumph in the 1916 champion ship race of the Interstate Three Cushion Billiard league. Charlie hay ing beaten out his stablemate, Charlie Ellis, and Pierre Maupome, respect lively, a nose and neck in a finish the like of which the league may not again duplicate. There was practically nothing to choose among the trio in the last eight weeks of the race so closely were they punched, but fortu- nately for McCourt his final schedule of game pro1ed easier than those of his brilliant rivals, which materially aided him in >inching the league title. But he deserved to win as he fought a game battle from start to finish and played better billiards. all told, than any other expert in the lea que.
 The league season closed last week with the playing of the postponed games. which. however. had no bear ing on the first four positions. The leaders finished as follows:
 Player. w. L. Pct. Prize. Ellis Pittsburg .... 3s 10 792 400 Maupome. St. Louis. s7 II I'll 300 Jackson. Detroit. ... as Is ss7 200
 Ellis won the special prize of $50 for low average with his league record performance = 36 innings Maupome and Maley Of Detroit tied for the $50 high run prize. each making a 12 which also is a league record
 Secretary Ed. Helm of Cleveland has announced that the annual meeting of the league will be held at the New Morrison, Chicago. May P and 23, when officers will be elected, rules revised and a playing schedule drafted. It is admitted all sides that the fran chise list wiz be materially reduced for next ye/ and that nothing but stars will make up the rosters of players.
 The stage is set for the Ellis Me Court worlds angle championship con test which will be held at Harry Da- vis' room in Pittsburg. beginning to- morrow night. The experts will play
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
Cause and Effect

From the Columbus Dispatch.
 Grayce and Mayme, ladies of the chorus. were on day car making the Wheeling to-Cleveland jump, somewhat surrounded by mass of Sunday papers with colored feature sections.
 Presently Grayce abstained from frolicking with her gum for few sec onds and said: Look here. grille. a guy-professor, l guess-says that in a thousand years there won't be any blondes in the world"
 Hum" said Mayme, and went on reading story of a man in Dogon, who has house built out of land turtle shells.
 "Yes-what do you think of it?" re- joined Grayce.
 Why, how does he know there won be any drug stores 10oo years from now?%
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
Home Talent

From the Philadelphia Chronicle Teie- graph.
 man from up state" had gone to a theatre in New York. In an inter- val between the acts he turned to the metropolitan who had the seat next 10 him
 Where do all them troopers come from?" he inquired.
 T don't think I understand" said tho city dweller.
 T mean them actors up wonder on the stage" explained the man from afar. Was they brought on specially for this show or do they live here% "I believe most of them live here in town" said the New Yorker Well. they do purity blamed we'll for home talent" said the stranger.