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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
TEOT0u GAIN ADMITTED

(Conttnued rem First gags.l
part Of Haucourt hifi mad been lost.
The height ID nve-eights Of mile
northwest 81 Maiancourt and between
that town AID Hill No. 3o4.
Emperer Has Returned.
Adsices Feceived today state that
Mmperor William has returned to the
verdun front ito witness the flnal as
sault on the fortress which 10 now
about TO begin"
Tho GermAn assauits in the Malan.
court sector mark the fifth drive north
CT verdun. Tho previous attacks were.
respectively. thoas ~ Brabant. Douau-
mont, Pepper Hin and Deadman.
The same disregard for human life
is character.xing the present attacks
az those IN the other sectors. Accord
ing to prominent military critics. the
latest German attempt had resulted In
about an advance Of about q mile, over
front Of mile and one-thfrd.
The midnight official statement de-
scribes Haucourt ~ small knoll.s'
1t was referred to AZ "Eiaucourt 4hiil''
In the after noon statement, which said
violent fire was being directed
against the positions,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
AMERICAN COLO IS
WELCOMED BY MtX|CAMS
BY DAMON RUNYoN.

T. a. Army Headquarters in the
Field In Mexico. March 81 trelayed by
army wireless to Columbus, n. M,
March 22).-slipping quietly and
peacefully along the dusty roads OF
Northern Mexico, General Pershing's
flying columns are now covering a
wide stretch OF territory I'm their pur-
suit of villa. -- =
No hostiiities have so far been en-
countered anywhere along the line OF
march. The punitive expedition has
commenced buying fresh meat and
other supplies as IT goes along and
engages Mexican labor around the
camps, paying In American gold,
which IS mighty welcome to the ma
tivea.
There are few people left in the
district traversed, as Ii was almost
totally devastated by the different
revolutions of the past few years.
Carranza troops have been reported
in different localities, but their attf-
tude toward the expedition has been
passive.
The heat on the dusty roads work
ed hardship on the troops. especially
the infantry. at first. but they are all
gradually becoming seasoned Some
mules and few hurses have been
lost. but no msn.
the only Hh0tS nred IN the MEXICAN
republic by the expeditionary force, so
far as has been reported. have been
fred by the cowboy scouts. killing
cattle.
One dead man. said TO be an Amer
lean killed by the villistas in their
march on Columbus. was seen beyond
Boca Grande.
A squadron of seven aeroplanes
passed over the line of march Sum
day. headed southwark, toward the
head OF the column.
All manner OF wild reports come
floating back from the front and IN
from either side, but investigation in
variably proves them false.
The Alcalde of Ascension sent WORD
to Major Hines today that he could
have anything desired for his men.
This Ia the FIRST dispatch permitted
out OF headquarters, and Is being re-
iayed back to Columbus. II in neces-
sarily like a baseball game which was
played at Palomas. the first camp
along the line, last Friday between
teams from the Sixth. Infantry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
CHATHAM STRUCK By STORM:
MAIN STREET DEMOLISHED

Especial to The Richmond yirsinian.)
Chatham, va, March 22.-Chatham
was struck by fuil-fiedged cyclone
this afternoon at 4:30 O'CLOCK After
seven minutes of a furious gale. blow
ing at sixty-miles an hour. the main
street of the town appeared a total
wreck Three buildings were I'M
rooted. plate glass windows were
smashed. poles and trees strewn across
the street and chimneys, and fronts
Of several establishments demolish-
ed.
The telephone service Is practical
ly frustrated many wires having been
torn down while hardly a post in the
center of the town was left stand
ling.
The OVERLY Hardware Company's
roof was literally blown across the
street and but for a stalwart telephone
post which caught the roof and block
ed its furious passage, two houses
would probably have been damaged to
great extent. The entire damage ID
estimated at anywhere from $1,000 to
10000. but no loss of life or injuries
are reported.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
EASTERN INDIANA WAS
DAMAGED BY HEAVY GALE

Chicago, March 22.--Northeast
gales. hearing rain. sleet and snow
swept over Eastern Indiana. Northern
Illinois and Southern Wisconsin to-
day.
The storm cost several lives, caused
many injuries and heavy property
damage Tn Logansport buildings
were unroofed, the flying wreckags
causing the only fatality reported.
Several Illinois cities, among them
Kankakee and Beaversville. suffered
severely, while in Chicago train SER
vice was crippled, windows were
broken and trees uprooted.
Seven steamships operating out Of
this port rode safely through the
storm, according to wireless messages
from their captains.
HAst Of Dead and Injured.
Siias Williams. seventy-one, was
killed when his home. near Jalapa,
Ind. collapsed. crushing him to death
in his bed.
James Rector. Of Monon. Ind, was
killed when his home was destoryed
by the storm. His body was found
nifty yards away from where his home
had been.
w. j. Ricketts, was killed at Logans-
port when the roof from factory
building was blown off and crashed
against his home.
Mrs. Jerry Carter. of st. Louis. Mo-. !;
an italian woman named Pasquale, OF
Trinidad, Col; William Hutchins.
Frankfort, Ind. and r. H. Moore, Van
Buren,, Ind, were severely injured
when three coaches of the Cloverleaf
passenger train No.@5 were lifted from
the rails and turned over in a ditch
near Marion. Ind. These four were
taken to the hospital i'm Marion.
Moore and Hutchins were brakemen
on the train.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
KENTUCKY ORDERED
TO PORT OF TAMP|c0

Washington, March s2.--Steps were
taken by tbs Navy Department to safe
guard American interests on the cas-.
coast of Mexico.
The battleship Kentucky was ordered
to proceed from Galveston to Tampico
and to remain in those waters. and the
gunboat Wheeling was ordered from
New Orleans to Ell Carman, Yncatan.
The army transport Hancock is re-
ported approaching Pensacola, stated
to be the best place. In case of an
emergency. for the rapid embarkation
of marines.
The Kentucky,s- original destination
was Vera Cruz but her orders were
suddenly changed and she was directed
to Tampico. Her mission Is said to be
two fold. to protect American citizens
as well as American and foreign prop
erty interests
The wheeling's presence on III Car
men Is taken to mean that this gov
eminent Is not sure that Carranza's
claims to have complete control Of
Yucatan are we'll founded. In Yucca
tan tii1 Grcater part OF the American
int, arc at ProgTesso and 1t is
hssi= = sss sTheeliGg will divide her
tttta . t5sasa this port ard Bill Carmen.
TEa gar boats and Msoaias ars row
respectfully ct Vera Cruz and Tampicc,
Tho activity of the Navy Department
today was accepted as indicating that
the administration is not convinced
that quiet prevails along the east coast.
Or that the interests OF Americans
and other foreigners are sntirsly safe.
ChevaIier Van Rappard, the Nether =
lands minister. called at the Steta
Department today and discslszsd with
Acting Secretary Polk thsG 6itnAt,on In
the Tuxpam Tamptco district, Large
oil properties Of both. the Sstasrlanas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23

rider for Colonel Gabel. chief OF STAFF
and travelled several times up and
down the long line Of march into CHI
huahafn. a
"a trapped up m his ned ii the isois !
tion hospital 1t Fort Bllee, sunerinE
from dysentery and At times barely
able to speak from an affection % bis
vocal chords. cAnse BY the aikai.
dust. the sergeant said III.
when we went IN the sun was
burning hot, there seas not breath
of air stirring. and the dust soon
hung over the road like curtain. il
got into our eyes and mouths. and we
could hardly breathe. II bothered
the horses too. Many OF the boys put
wet hsItGkercaisfs into their Eats TO
keep the sun from boring into their
skulls, and rode along with closed eyes
10 keep out the dust and glare. Cog
giles didn't seem to help.
MANY Of the mon were half-blind-
ed II, a couple OF heirs. The fnfan~
tryrasn would stumble along with
their eyes shut as much 80 possible
Soon my eyes began to itch around
the edges. then they felt as big as
camn kettles. Aud firaliy everything
got dark. had inhaled a lot OF the
aikali dust. and my throat began 70
get scre.
AFTER TWO nouES IF@NG4t tHN aSIeS
OF the boys looked like painted In
freely. The dust wouiG settle on their
faces, and then the sweat would run
down, leaving little furrow.
las far back as you could see, there
was nothing but q line of dust. Men
could not be distinguished
when we reached Las -bE-tasnas We
went right down through ;'H streets.
One regiment OF infantry a.orped and
CAPPED there for the night and all of
the next day.
There was not a soul in that whole
town. 1t was weird, We heard "a
flock OF ducks duacking and saw a
couple of goats. but not human
being.
AT the next town--Bocas Grandes
Iii was practically the same. We
found three poems sitting In the sun.
The rest of the place was like grave.
We understood. the inha bitaDtE had
fed to the hills.
Just outside of Bocas Grandes we
found the body of cowboy who had
been killed by Wills on his way to Co
lumbus. He had been tortured, and
hts hands were burned to a crisp.
Finding all tho towns deserted, We
began TO worry, and scouts we're sent
through LnR UliIE aHu outpVStb cH'Np-
iished on the tops OF the surrounding
hills.
During the marches the boys stop
ped ten minutes every hour to rest.
When the word was given, they just
dropped In their tracks right In the
road. Most of them would lie on their
backs, covering their faces with their
hats, No stops for dinner were made.
1t was one steady hike from morning
until we reached the camping place.
The Infantry was strung out no they
would be {. days march apart.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
YOUNG CYCLONE SWEEPS
ACROSS COCkADE CITY

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Petersburg. Va. March 22.--During
a severe wind storm which swept over
this section, about O'Clock this after
noon. considerable damage was done
in the path OF a wind. which was of
cyclone nature, and which apparently
followed closely the banks of Apo
mattox River Among damages re-
ported in Petersburg were the UNI
roofing of barley Park Brewing Conn
pany's warehouse on city wharf, and
the blowing down of the left field
fence at Mackenzie-Street Baseball
Park. Wind was accompanied by con-
siderable thunder, lightning and q
heavy downpour OF rain.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23

800 nat which eoncerns the two
o3a " 10 not known whether the
! ~ +. 8 Il a not known whether the
- koys who led fhe expeditton from
bor6er 81 whether thsy wers
SSIencly NexicAns who were co-cperat-
~ Win General retrhing.
fS&nSrAf Rel and his STAN at Fort
ss3iit1 sre of me opinion that the en-
eonnent took place near the pass
e hfuneh The Sierra Madre range that
IA 10 BAbicpra Lake. and into the
Se~rero District. Two days ago
ensrnl Pcrshing dsployed his forces
=. aa,ch manner az 10 make trap
, fl1e mountain pass.
perShing Indicated by his report 70
4 )Snerxl Funston on Monday that ne
Soufd catch villa or such OF his COM
$nand A. followed this route II he
could only get there first. There are
sust two roads or trails to the pass
one leads in a southwesterly atrec-
rson from Las Cruces 10 the mountain.
The other runs in n ncrthwesteriy d.
sectfon from Namioaipr near where
she firrt fghttng took Place.
The force which Pershing started on
az aiv,ins south TO III Vale ard be-
srud. n Segsevcd to have turned at
yamiuusea and pursued the fleeing
yi,fstas sicng the northwesterly tran.
The column which went direct to the
mountain from Las Cruces had ample
.frne 10 roach the pass by Tuesday
morning. They arc believed TO have
snterrupted the advance of the VIII
..tstas while the column from Nami-
ouipa forced the flight from the
rear.
varla. with the fox-iike cunning
which has made him famous he MI In
smart TO he caught in such q trap,
He also had business In another d.
rect.on with the Carranzistas, and IL
the unpleasant reports are half true,
II was accomplished most successful
~.
The total number of Carranxa
tyoors in the state OF chihuahua II
less than 1000. The number OF
ysilistas under arms has been estl-
mated variousiy from 1000 to 5000.
b,at this does not take into account
the masses of the population who were
passively opposed to Carranza ana
sftIf friendly with the bandit entertain.
III 10 feared now they will become JUST
Mexicans, in the belief that they have
q common enemy to fight In the United
States.
The strength of Villa in Chihuahua
i. but a small part of the army which
calls itself villista or Conventionists-
The Torrcon District Ia oyerrun with
forces opposed IN Carranza and indie
pendent bands have been operating
in the neiEhboring State OF coahufia,
where First Chief Carranza's home IL
located.
A column OF these troops from the
Torrecn District is reported to have
been moving northward for several
DAYS and 10 have been Joined by every
rarranza garrison along the route. ~
RI not secret that Vita hay obtained
ammunition from the Carranza gar
i ssons. either by force or by corrnpt-
ing commanders In small garrisons
with money.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
RUSSIANS CLAIM VICTORIES
ON BOTH FLANKs OF LINE.

London, March a2.---on both tanks
of the German Tine before Dvinsk the
Russians tonight claim successes In
their strong offensive movement. In
the Jaeobsf adt sector they have cap
tured village and two woods. while
on the southern flank, ON the south
western shore OF Lake Narocx. attack
ing ON a ten-mils front, they have
stormed three series Of lines In fierce
assaults.
The fighting now going on from Riga
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23

An unofficial report. unconhrm-
ed at the War Department. re-
ceiyesd tonight. states that more
than twrnty American motor
trucks. minus their drivers. have
been found south OF the border on
the general lines Of comniuntca-
ton with General pershings
force.
The War Department. received
an official report tonight, stating
that Lieutenant Robert III. Willis,
one OF the two missing aviators
- has t#EsseAa- up-sakeay NJ -Casas-
C;randcs. The department liz still
without information Of the where
aboufs Of Lieutenant Edgar =.
Cornell. the other aviator.
Every effort is being made by ths
forces in the field to locate the miss
ing man. The SEARCHING parties
which are securing the desert country
in the footballs OF the Sierra Madre
In quest of the missing aviator are
composed OF brother-aviators. motor
truck drivers, cavairymen and infan-
try, The fact that Lieutenant Correll
had with him onsy three days water
SIMPLY liz causing the gravest anxiety
One report received tonight from
carranza's foreign office WAS TO the
effect that 1.-THE necessary orders have
been issued 10 push with vigor the
campaign against the Indians In the
Yauui Valley" This was said at the
War Department to be the first init
nation that the Yaqui Indians are
again on the warpath. The depart
r1ent has known for some time that
e.000 of these Indians were armed, and
so reported TO the State Department
The Navy Department was also In
- 4 INF ia q "a I
Admiral Winslow TO hold ships and
marines in readiness at San Diego.
Late advices TO the War Depart
nlent state that the wires from Tor
reon TO Durango have been cut. "pre-
sumably by bandits" other reports
say that all is quiet in the vicinity OF
Topolobampo and Guaymas
Motor Track line In Operation.
Secretary of War Baker announced
today that the line - motor trucks
for the transportation of supplies be-
tween Columbus and Pershing's head
quarters at Casas Grandes was now In
operation. Since the decision was
made to send the punitive expedition
into Mexico. constant additions have
been made to the number of motor
trucks available for army transport
usA.
As an emergency expedicnt, all the
supplies thai could be spared from
the quartermaster's depot at San An.
tonic were sent to Columbus. There
are now on the way from Chicago
and ST.. Louis additional supplies. II
lis stated that the Chicago depot II
furnishing about three-fifths Of the
rstions and material for rations now
needed by the troops.
Brigadier- General Henry ID. Sharpe
ssssssant OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF the
army. has teen directed TO send un-
limited supplies tn the border. in view
OF TIE orders which went out yester'
day 10 send resnforcements OF cavalry
ard infantry.
Whether new orders are about II
be issued to other commands woult
not be stated nj the War Department
tonight, nor woHid Secretary Baker
Say whether Il WAS contemplated u
send all available troops in the United
States TO the border with the excep4
tion Of the coast artillery
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
that the mals.ng OF such dsinonstra

that the making Of such . dsinonstra-
lion as the bringing of the Democratic
State Convention to Iynchburg would
prove would have Statutory effect upon
these young men and would show them
the mistake they are making In af-
fiiiatinE with the new cult.
Hill Moniaeue, OF Richmond. speak :
ing for Roanoke, and James v. Trshy.
for Norfolk. concluded the discussion.
Vote was taken, showing Roanoke the
choice on the nrst ballot AdtnHrrmAnt
followed. !
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
HeId for AutomobiIe Th.ft,

Willie Brooke. aged nineteen years.
charged with being a fugitive from
Rome. Ca, where he lie said to have
taken Ford ve-passenger automo-
bile, was arrested and held at the First
station yesterday Chief OF Police Ste
wart. Rome. will take Brooke back
in the car. The youth was arrested
in Hopewell.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
10 relieve Judge west.

Governor Stuart yesterday afternoon
appointed Judge n. HI. L. Chichester to
hold court In Prince George County the
frst OF next month, Judge West hay
Ing his hands full attending to other
business OF the circuit The Prince
George Court docket ID unusually heavy
owing to the many cases coming into
that court flom HopAweli.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23

! IL point well south Of Dvin4k u the
noot furious seen IN the esstern thea
| fSr sincs Won Hindenburg.e z4ElXe on
EDvtunk last autumn. The Berlin war
IcfIles dsscrfhes the Russians ntpversent
| ~ great offensive, and fhe Rms
sians nay tina German fre 4 syhurder-
QUA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
HERRERA REvOTITS WITH
TWO THOUSAND TROOPS

washington, March 22.-The War
Department tonight received dis
patch from General Funston. stating
that Luis Herrera, commanding the
Carranza forces In chihuahua, has
revoIted with 1000 troops and gone
rvsr to the side of Villa.
War Department officials had re-
earded Herrera as one of the most
fcvai OF Carranza's generals, and the
news OF his detection came as SUR
rrise. 1t was pointed out in other
quarters, however. that Herrera had
been mentioned as the man who COM
PEELED Caranza to demand that the
United States government withdraw
tha troops from Vera Cruz under
threat of an uprising by all Mexico
ito drive the GrinEoes into the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
VIVID STORY TOLD BY
Man On SICK LEAVE

81 lsil Paso. Tex. MsreI s2.--A vivid
s9fafy of the drive into Mexico In
5eareh OF Villa was told today by Ser
xeenx w. II. Harrison. Troop NJ, Thir-
+ loe~th Cavalry. He was q dispatch
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
SUN Arainst DcMinn.

New York. March 22.--Emma Des-
TIM. under the name OF Emile Kittel
Destinn. was today sued in the Su-
preme Court for $4.2S5. The Maison
Agnes Of Paris, alleges the grand
opera singer purchased dresses and
other clothing from May to August.
1914. and failed to pay for them.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26

one day pr0fessor and his conn
panion became involved in an argu-
ment as to which was the handsomcr
man of the two.
Not being able to arrive at a settle
mcnt OF the question, they agreed. in
a spirit of fun, to leave it to the ic-
cision of 4 Chinaman who WAS seen
approaching them.
The matter being laid before him.
the Oriental considered long and care
fully, then he announced in tone OF
finality:
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26
england May Arm and HurI Br0zn and Black Millions at Foe

Thus five million men and boys OF
the 1871 wage-earning class are left
in industry, of whom. as has been
shown. 1900 are of military aga.
This Is II Woman's War.
After ,he men at the front, the max
erS OF munitions are II most impor-
tance in winnnC the war There were
In this country in July-Frank Kclla-
way of the ministry of munitions, "A
member of parliament, declared in a
speech at Bedford. 100000 war
wo' kerS. OF these. he said, 6b6. .OON
were women, leaving 2.S3400O men
Ihis number of men engaged in war
work subtractcd from 5000. 600 male
workers left after the army and navy
had taken their toll. leaves only
:. .l66,000 male workers to carry on
the ordinary work of the country. and
MAINTAIN Brit0in's credit by keeping
the export trade going
The amazing labor situation here,
IN the light Of these figures. can he
made move clear by taking from tho
1911 census figures the numbers of
men nj mat time engaged in occu-
pltlons winch AT the present time are
OF vital national Importance.
There were ,hen engaged IN agri-
culture 1,l4O,O0O men; in engineering
and metal work of all kinds 1.477.O0
men; in transport 1899. .000 men: in
mining l,O39,OO0 men. in textile work
81 ,0GO men; in government and pu-
nicipal work 35S,000 men, and there
were 10000 gas and sanitary ongi-
heers. The total number working at
these trades which are more indis-
pensahle now than then was, in 1911.
5,976,000 men.
Strain on the Workers.
II is the textile workers who are OK
poctcd To turn out the uniforms. not
for the British armies alcne. but for
millions Of allied soldiers. The coal
miners have to supply the greatly in
creased naval demand as well as the
normal public consumption. Never
mas the strain upon transport work.
ers been So heavy as In this year
More men are now engaged in clerical
work than ever because of the vast
complcXity of the war machine Per
maps most of 1,471,000 engineers and
metal workers in the figures Just
given figure also in the number of
those engaged on munition work to-
day, but even sub'racting them from
the total a remarkable result is OBJ
tanned.
1t seems that Britain is carrying on
vital industries which in peace re-
quired the services of 4,4S9. 600 men,
and are now more portant than
ever, with total labor body of 2,166.-
OO0 men, plus the women who have
taken the places OF men during the
war. And OF course. not all the