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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-04-28
UnITED STATES
ASKED TO AID
FOR IRISH PEACE
NorthcIiffe Appeals to Leaders Abroad
to Voice Home Rule
Opinion.

London, April 24.-Lord Northcliffe,
who has become convinced that the
Irish question should be settled at
once, has sent an appeal to the leaders
of public opinion, politics, and the
press in the United States to give
expression to their convictions on the
subject.
"The next IA days will be, in my
opinion, the most vital in the history
of the attempts to solve the Anglo.
Irish problem" said Lord Northcliffe
Unfortunately, our people are so alb.
sorbed in the war that they are not
paying that attention to this impor.
tant matter which it deserves.
IF it were generally understood here
that the leaders of public opinion in
the United States, whether politicians
or rulers of press, were convinced that
a reconciliation with Ireland would be
of benefit in affording effective as.
sistance to the Entente Allies, be-
lieve such opinions, if voiced here in
the press, would assist materially in
defeating the irreconcilable in Ireland
and in the British parliament
The statement as to the cabi
nets suggested solution, promised fo1
Thursday next, may be deferred, plain
ly showing that obstacles are not yet
overcome.
The difficulty is that the Ulster
Orangemen demand a clean cut parti
tion of Ulster, giving them six coun
ties to remain under their dominion
outside of the home rule act. The
Irish nationalists are ready to let any
county that votes itself out of the
plebescite remain under the imperial
parliament, which would give the
Orangemen three counties.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-04-28
GRATEFUL FOR LOYALTY.

In a card, the President has thanked
Father Wheeler, spiritual director of
the Federation of Catholic Societies,
and Father Dougherty, president of
the Total Abstinence Union, for their
pledges of fealty. Cardinal Gibbons
says: Both houses of Congress, with
the executive, are charged and sworn
to frame laws that are demanded by
the present crisis. Whatever, there
fore, Congress may decide should be
unequivocally complied with by every
patriotic citizen. The members of
both houses of Congress are the in
struments of God in guiding us in
our civic duties'
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-04-28
CANADIAN A. o. H. BOARD ASKS
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND
Fifty Divisions Located in Nova Scotia
Plead for lnvioiabiIity Of Pledged
Faith.

The annual meeting of the Provin-
cial Board of the A. o. H. for New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia covering
about so divisions, met in Chatham on
Monday and by means of night ses-
sion disposed of an ordinary two.days'
work in one day.
The Board found the finances of the
order in good condition, and among
the resolutions passed was the follow.
ing:
Chatham, N. B., April IL.
To the Right Honorable Laird Robert
Borden, London, England.
The provincial officers of the An.
cient Order of Hibernians for the
Provinces of Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick request you to place the
following resolutions before the Brit
ish Prime Minister and his colleagues
at the forthcoming imperial confer.
ence.
Be it Resolved, That we, the provin
cial officers of the Ancient Order OF
Hiberniahs for the provinces of Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick, in conven
tion assembled, and speaking for tens
of thousands of the Irish race and 10y.
al subjects of the British Empire, view
with alarm the recent action of the
British Cabinet in it's failure to put
into immediate operation the Irish
Home Rule bill; and that we are
81
the entrance of the great United States
of America, where the hearty co-opera
tion of the Irish will be a source OF
great strength into the struggle for the
rights of small nations and the in
volatility of pledged faith.
D. J. SHEA,
Provincial Secretary.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-04-28
JUDGE CASTS BOMB
IN Dynamite CASE
New Trial for Thomas J. Mooney Is
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Called
"Framed."

San Francisco, CAL, April 24.-Su-
perior Judge Franklin Griffin exploded
a bomb in court late yesterday when
he declared his belief that Thomas J.
Mooney should have a new trial on
the charge of completely with the pre-.
paredness day dynamiting.
He stated from the bench that Dis
trict Attorney Fickert should confess
error and that if Fickert did not do
so that the court himself personally
would order Attorney General Webb to
do so.
Amazing confessions tending to i'm
peach star witnesses against Thomas
J. Mooney have been made here.
F.. E. Rigall, GRANVILLE, ILL.,, hotel
man, has made public confidential let.
ters received before the Mooney trial
from Frank G. Oxman, chief witness
against Mooney, which form the basis
of ugly charges by the defense.
Called "GhastIy Frame-Up."
On their face these letters put Ok.
man in the light of inviting Rigall to
enter conspiracy of false testimony.
Rigall says he was induced by Ok.
man to come to San Francisco and
help frame the case against Mooney,
but that he refused when he learned
what was expected of him.
"a CHASTITY frame-up!" is the way
the defense attorneys characterize the
conviction of Mooney, sentenced to be
hanged May II.
With Rigall's revelations as foun
dation, Attorneys O'Connor, McNutt
and Mckenzie have charged that per
sonal ambition, politics and other mo
tives opposed to justice animated Ger
tain prominent figures in the prosecu
! ton.
Has Protested Innocence.
From the beginning Thomas Mooney
leader of a radical faction in Califor
MIA, has protested his innocence of the
bomb outrage that killed ten people
and repeated the charge that inspired
evidence was being manufactured
aginst him. His conviction, following
that of Warren K. Billings, was based
on circumstantial evidence.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-04-28
ANOTHER CONVERT PRIEST.

Rev. A. L. OFT, until recently a mem
ber of the clergy stan Of the Cathe.
dral of SS. Peter and Paul protestant
EpiscopaD, Chicago, has entered the
Catholic church, and will soon begin
his studies for the priesthood.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-04-28

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-27

power and drive. wilson was not
first-water brilliant and Clemens
was not to be mentioned. Elliott
came along late and appeared to be
a conner.
Manager Mitchell is giving his
people lots of hard work. It started
yesterday and will be continued,
weather permitting, each morning
and afternoon. Mitchell is not soft
hearted and believes toll never yet
hurt baIplayer. He can't under
stand why athletes should be coddIed
like invalids.
An army officer may go to Mineral
Wells with the White SOx to gave
them a taste of military drill. This
is the plan of President Ban John
son of the American league, with
President COmiskey of the South
SideTs asserting. Manager Rowland
yesterday did not seem hOtly in favor
of the plan, preferring to devote all
time to putting his men in shape for
the hard campaign that lies ahead
in the flag hunt.
Rowland is figuring on complete
rest for his men during the first few
days in camp and this time may be
utilized by the military for setting up
exercises.
Red Faber is still unsigned. So is
Jack Ness. Big Jack probably in
tends to drive a good bargain this
season, much as he did last. Row
land figured last summer he could
get along without Ness and he was
technically sent to Baltimore. But
Jack refused to go, and went to work
here in town. Then the first base
position became such a mess that it
was necessary to drag Ness back
from his mercantile job and he was
sent to jOin the team in Washington.
After that experience Ness probably
thinks pretty well Of his judgment
and intends to get some money
for it.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-27
DILHOEFER LIABLE TO GET
REGULAR CATCHING JOB
BY Mark Shields

Here is something for the book
that doesn't come under the head of
the usual preseason training camp
dope. It~Tefers to Pickles DilhOefer,
recruit Cub catcher, a young man
who is headed for a regular berth
and more work than usually falls to
the portion of a first-year athlete.
Wilson and Elliott are the only
catching parties who were members
of the club last season. The dope
would naturally place Wilson as first
line receiver, with either Elliott or
DiIhOefer doing the relief work. But
Wilson in 1916 was not a wonderful
catcher, and there is better than an
even chance that one of the young
sters can beat him out for the top pO-
sitiOn.
On his past record DiIhoefer should
make good. He has speed, an excel
lent throwing arm, a cooler head
than the average recruit, and ability
to hit the ball at fair clip. He was
the star of the first day in spring
camp at Pasadena. There was only
light work on tap, but DIhoefer went
through the motions like a veteran.
Tradition demands that the Cubs
develop a star catcher this season.
From time immemOrial the backstOp-
ping department of the local Ma
tiOnaI league club has been it's
stronghold. John King was touted
the best in the business when he was
active, and when John travelled down
the long lane he met Jim Archer
coming on. Then came Roger Bres-
nahan to bUttress Archer, and last
season was the first in many years
when the Cub backstoppers have not
been known as the most powerful in
their league.
Archer was not a star last year.
He was susceptible to injury and was
out of the game a great portion of
the time. His arm lacked its old
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-13
TURKS CLAIM 10 HAVE
BEATEN OFF ATTACK =.
IBy International News service)

(By International News ServtceD
Berlin. Via Sayvillc. Jan. I2-The
following Turkish headquarters re-
port. issued at Constantinople yester-
day. was received here today;
.'Mesopotamian front: After forty
eight hours ~ artillery preparation
the British attacked our positions IN
the vicinity of Imam Muhamcd. east of
kut -el-Amara.
THE enemy succeeded IN obtaining
footing in some OF our advanced
trenches, but was everywhere rejected
again by a counter-attack
ON the Fel8hie front the enemy
was repulsed.
Persian front; In the vicinity of
Hamadan. we made a successful sur
prise attack against hostile outposts
We captured a number of prisoners and
two machine guns.
The enemy lost about one hundred
men.
Caucasus front: We opened sur
prise bomhardment against hostile
ships In the port OF Meysa
We destroyed by direct hit a
British cruiser of the Juno type The
cruiser had no time to open fire. The
wreck of the cruiser is still burning
"A torpedo boat escaped after one
mast had been broken by our fire
while patrol boat OF unidentified ma
tionality received a direct hit 1t es-
capped southwark, heavily damaged"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-13
MINISTER HELD FOR
SELLING MORPHINE
New hork Presbyterian Divine Claimed
To Have Had Cure for Drug
Addirts.

New York. Jan. 12.--The Rev will
liam n. Richie. d. D.. an elderly Pres
byterian clergyman. was arrested to-
day. charged with having sold unlaw-
fully a quantity of morphine to a de-
tective.
In strong box at his home. No.
los st. James Place. Brooklyn. the
police say, they found seventy-fiye
ounces of the same drug Magistrate
Folwell in the Gates Avenue Police
Court, held the clergyman in $500 bail
for examination next Wednesday.
DR.. Richie has been known for some
years as the possessor of an alleged
cure for morphine addiction. In 1909
he was secretary of the interdenomi-
national committee organized for tho
suppression of the drug habit. with an
office in the Presbyterian building.
Several clergymen of note. including
the Rev. DIR. X F. Sample. "A former
moderator of the Presbyterian Gem
eral Assembly. were associated with
him in that enterprise. The New York
Medical Society took exception to DR..
Ritchies administration of his remedy
to drug addicts. On evidence procured
by two of it's detectives. he was fined
SIS for practicinE medicine without
license. The committee shortly af-
terward dissolved.
His arrest was made by Detective
Greer. of the narcotic squad. He went
to the cIergyman's house and he al
legged paid him two marked 81 bills
for bottle containing liquid which
on analysis was found to contain fifty
four grains Of morphine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-13
BRITISH CONTINUOUSLY
POUND GERMAN LINES

With the British Armies in France.
via London, Jan. ar-Through rains,
mist. fog and -deeiahlud, the British
army is continuing day BY dag 10
pound the German line. ALTHOUGH
there has been no distinctly spectacu-
lar action recently. daily and nightly
trench raids and the drumming OF
the artillery have continued These
operations have yielded a constant
inflow OF prisoners and have kept the
casualty lists growing. According to
the stories told by the prisoners the
British tactics have harassed the Ger
man troops almost beyond endurance.
The last week has witnessed some
typical so-called minor operations.
eliminating with an attack before
dawn yesterday north Of Beaumont
Hamel. This action brought the total
OF prisoners taken in this area in the
last three days 10 500 and placed in
British hands some important sec
tons of trenches, ON Tuesday mig nj
the British attacked a desired section
of the German lines, which was taken
with a yield of lao prisoners
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-13
Nd NATIONWIDE STRIKE
EVER, SAYS lee
Issues Statcmcnt-Every speaker
Opposes Compulsory Arbitration.

Chicago. Jan. 12.--W. G. Lee. pres
ident of the Brotherhood of Railroa
Trainmen. declared tonight tina, there
never will be nationwide railroad
strike.
No matter what decision is handed
down by the United States supreme
Court. you will never hear any of rs
threaten a strike which would lie up
the railroads OF the nation" lie de-
clared
The statement was made imr,edi
ateiy after the adjournment of the
meeting of the $40 chairmen Of the
four big railroad brotherhooJs. The
chairmen unanimously passed reso-
luton endorsing the recommendations
Of the chief executive to allay public
fear of such a gigantic struggle as a
nation-w strike would bring They
also voted full confidence in their
four leaders and placed in their hands
the same power they held when the
last meeting OF the chairmen was held
in Washington. August rs.
I'VE want the shippers and the ger :
eral public to rest content with our
pledge" said Mr.. Lee. "a little .ater
a statement signed by Warren 6.
stone, w. S. Carter, l.. e. Sheppard
and myself will be given out.
IF any one in the future tries 70
create fear in the public mind that
a general strike will be called you
can be assured he is not acting for
the four brotherhoods. but against
them"
49, The declaration of assurance to, the
public came after a day OF debate
over a number of subjects. The bill
presented by Congressman Adamson.
providing for straight eighthour
day and compulsory Investigation be-
fore strike could be called. was con-
demned by every speaker. The chief
executives were instructed to use ey-
cry means to defeat the bill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-13
DIES HOUR BEFORE
BROTHERS FUNERAL

Especial to The Richmond Virglnian)
Charlottesville, Va. Jan. 12.-4Miss
Jane Randolph Taylor, aged seventy
nine. a sister of Neyens NJ. Taylor
who was buried here at noon today.
died Of pneumonia one hour before
her brothers funeral AT Der Aeure,
Lego" north of Charlottesville She
was the daughter of the late J. c. r.
Taylor and his wife. PATSY jefferson
Randolph. daughter Of colonel Thorn
rs Jefferson Randolph OF Edge Nm"
Two brothers Edmund r. Taylor and
Rev. jefferson Randolph TAYLOR. both
of West virginia. and one sister. Miss
Corneiia Taylor. survive. She will be
buried at Monticello
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-13
NATIONAL GUARD To
REMAIN UNCHANGED
viii Remain Country's second Line
of Defense SO Far As Present
Session Il Concerned.
LITTLE LIKELIHOOD OF
UNIVERSAL TRAINING ACT
House Military Committee Does Not
Favor Change Until Present Ma
tionai Defense Iians Have Been
Tried Out.

Washington, Jan 12.-The Ma
tional Guard will remain the second
line OF the country's defense so far
as any legislation by the House dur
ing the remainder of this session IS
concerned. Representative Dent,
chairman of the House Military Com
mittee, made this plain today in an
nouncing that no further hearings
would be held by his committee this
session.
Mr.. Dent also said there would be
no appreciate amendment this ses-
sion OF the national defense act pass
ed last summer with its provisions
for Federalizing the National Guard.
Chairman Dent made it plain that he
and the majority of his committee
believe that the National Guard has
been unjustly criticised by high army
officers as well as those of lesser rank
during the hearings which now have
come. to close. So far as he is
concerned the national defense act
with its Federalized National Guard
will be given further trial.
This means that the staff bill for
compulsory military service and train
ing, which Major-General Scott, chief
OF staff of the army. told the COM
mittee before the holidays recess
was IN process OF uFait, Woufu nave
slight show before this Congress. At
the time General Scott made his an
nouncement that the bill was in prep
aration he said the staff felt reticent
about urging II on the committee and
upon Congress. This led Representa-
tive Kahn. ranking Republican mem
Der, to observe that he would be
proud to introduce the bill. But
without committee support, ii is felt
very far.
Major-General Scott was one of the
harshest critics OF the militia system
at the House committee hearings.
Criticisms before the Senate Military
Committee were even more drastic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-13
Scores of Towns Shake in Six
States When Series of Ex-
plosions Occur
LOSS OF LIFE is
SAID TO BE LIGHT
Night Shift Was at Work at
Time of Disaster and Prac-
tlcally All Escaped - En-
plo, es' Homes Destroyed

New York, Jan. 12.-Thc Du-
1 Pont powder plant at Po1npton
Lake, y. j.. covering two hundred
acres, WAS destroyed by eight ter
rific explosions - ABOUT 9:So
O'Clock tonight. One hundred ana
fifty houses OF workmcn were ue-
moiishc,l Whether all the occu-
pants managed To make their c>-
cape Is not yet known definitely.
According To late unscrified re-
ports, twcDt y-onc men were hiileu
by the explosions and large
number were injured
lhc explosions shook towns ana
villages ia six states. Glass IN
every village for IA radius OF
twenty miles was shattered, caus-
ing hundreds of minor injuries.
Al wires TO pompton Lake are down
and the plant Is surrounded by an
armed guard OF the company, The
local firemen. who rushed to the scene
70 fight the flames. were not allowed
to approach even the outlying build
iugS OF the plant.
series of Explosions.
out OF the mass Of unverified re-
ports that followed upon the eXplo-
siuns the following facts were ascer-
tanned. The first explosion took place
IN the ba,istite building. This was
followed by a larger explosion which
blew up the nitrogiycerin building,
Then followed numerous explosions
which destroyed the buildings in which
the illuminate OF mercury caps are
manufactured
Four hundred thousand pounds OF
powder were DESTROYED by the en-
piosion.
Officials. of the company insisted
that the loss Of life, if an&. would he
small They said that they had ac-
counted for all but two Of the night
shift
The night shift, consisting Of 1900
men. was AT work when the first ex-
plosion took place. AS far as can be
learned. the rest of the men employed
in other buildings reached safety,
though a great many Of them We're
suffering from injuries and burns.
Felt in Hundreds of Towns.
The shock was distinctly felt in hum
dreds of towns within a radius of
more than thirty miles. Two minutes
after the explosion telephone calls
reached New York newspaper offices
and police headquarters as far dis
tant from the scene Of the explosion
as Jamaica. l.. / The rumhling and
disturbance as scnscd by New York
Was llkened in a lesser degree 10 that
Continued on Second Page)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-13
Russ-Rumanian Armies With
drawal Across Sereth E<iver
Is General
INVADERS TAKE
CITY OF LABURTEA
On West Front British Main
tain Steady Pounding of
German Lines In All Wealth
ers
CBy International.News service.)

tBy international NEWS SeTFlCe,J
The fall of Gaiatz, the Rumanian
Danube port and pivotal point of the
fortified Sereth line. seems imminent
Berlin announces that the Russo Ru-
manian forces below Galatz, west Of
the Danube. have been pushed further
toward the Sereth
In Moldavia Tetston forces made
new Roadway during the last thirty
SIX hours and a crossing Of the Sereth
north OF Focsani isk momentarily eN-
pected, On this front the defenders,
with the exception of those still stub
bornly battling in the mountains, have
withdrawn beyond the Sereth almost
along the whole line, as 3 indicated by
the small number OF prisoners taken
in the latest advance, one. officer and
eighty men.
The Ruinanian city OF Iahurtea has
been captured by the invaders,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-13
WILL PROSECUTE At
SHIPMENTS SOURCES
Baltimore and Washington Liquor
Men To BE Brought Into North
Carolina Cases.
Especial to The Richmond Nirginian,

Especial to The Richmond Firginian.
Durham. n. c., Jan. l2.-Arrest OF
two negroes, one of whom is chief por-
ter for local hotel, on charges or
transporting more than seventy-flve
gallons of whiskey to Durham from
Washington and Baltimore, brought
forth announcement tonight from
Prosecuting Attorney ]. w Barbee
that Federal authorities would be
brought into the case to prosecute
houses from which whiskey Is alleged
to have been shipped. Names of firms
would not be divulged by Mr.. Barbee.
He declared. however, that evidence
against dealers is conclusive. Negroes
are held under $1,000 bond for trial
tomorrow. Whiskey was shipped here
as freight. express and baggage. Other
shipments are expected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-13
BULGARIANS REPORT
FEW MINOR ADVANCES.

.tBy International News ServiceD
Berlin. via Sayville wireless. Jan. 10
The following Bulgarian headquar-
ters statement issued January 10, was
received here today:
I'm the Sores Plain our patrols pene-
trated at numerous places the hostile
positions and brought in prisoners and
one machine gun,
Near Drama an aeroplane brought
down Serbian aeroplane. took its
occupants prisoners and captured the
machine which was completely undam-
aged"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-13
MECiATQRS WORK
TO END STRIKE

Washington, Jan i2.-Government
n1ediators tonight iatcrvenel in the
dispute between the New Work. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad and its
ielegraphers. with a view to Compos-
ing the mems grievances aud ending
the strike Acting upon the request
Of thu railroad company, the Federal
mediation and Cancellation board.
designated q, ". W. Hanger, one OF
lis members. to proceed to New York
and endeavor to settle the contro-
NErsN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-13
HIGH PRICE OF BULLION
STOPS SILVER dIRCH ASF-

Washington. Jan. l2.-The United
States Mint has temporarily suspend
ed the purchase OF silver bullion for
silver coins because of the high price
Of silver the Treasury Department
announced today silver is selling for
about - cents per fine ounce. ap-
pro>imateiy 50 per cen, more than
prices before the war, New silver
COINS are 10 he struck from silver
melted down from old coins coming
IN from circulation