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is ACCOMPLISHED PIANIST
daughter OF Weli-I<nown Richmond
Lady LIS Expert Piano Player.

one or the best-known ladies in
hichmond is Mrs. Arthur Davis, OF
.li+ stuart Avenue, wife Of Arthur
Davis. one of the largest contractors
iof stone work In the city. Mrs. Da-
Wis is the mother OF two daughters
one Of them, Miss Mabel, is an accom-
plishcd musician.
both or my daughters, when quite
Young suffered from eye trouble" de-
clared Mrs. Davis I'm u recent interview
helem' my youngest daughter, was one
OF Charles Lincoln Smiths FIST pu-
tients when he came to Richmond fir-
teen years ago. She was suffering
from very aggravated eye trouble,
| which seemed to battle nearly every
one to whom we took her and they
nhaily decided that an operation was
Imperative. The muscles OF the eve
had become strained as the result of
attacks of whooping cough aud
measles at the same time.
I'VE saw in the papers that Charles
Lincoln Smith, the noted rcfractionist,
mad arrived in Richmond and was
quartcred at the Murphy Hotel. we
read OF the success he had in cases
similar to Helen's, and after we dis
covered that he could cure without the
use or the knife or drugs decided to
| take our daughter to him. AS soon as
he used his method and glasses inn
proVement In her affected eye WAS inn
| mediately noticeable. He accomplished
with his method and prescriptio ion
| glasses what others had failed to do in
| months of various sorts OF treatments
| Helcns eye has been all right ever
! since we carried her TO Charles Lin
coin Smith some fifteen years ago
"A couple Of years ago my daughter
| Mabefs eyes became affected. They
were watery. She had pain through
| her temples and headaches. The vision
| of one of her eyes became blurred.
| We immediately took her to Charles
! Lincoln Smith With his method and
prescription glasses he had the same
success that he did with Helen ffteen
years ago"
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GREECE FULLY ACCEPTS
ALLIES LATEST DEMANDS

W-lSiIINGTOE, January 2o-rull
acceptance of the allies latest de-
mands upon Greece is contained in the
Creek reply 10 the ultimatun o! the
allied government, both OF which docu-
ments were transmitted to the State
Department for It's information by
Charge Vouros. OF the Greek embassy.
to-day.
The allied ultimatum demanded re-
inoval within fifteen days from the
,stime OF the delivery OF the note of
troops, guns and munitions from all
areas outside the Pclopponcsus, claim
ing "ail liberty OF action in assuring
by every proper means the security of
their army" in Greece should 10 fla
vorablc reply he given within forty-
eight hours after presentation of the
present note" Other demands were
that all meetings of rcservists north
OF the Isthmus of Corinth be pro-
hibited, prohibition Of arms bearing by
civilians, re-establishment OF allied
controls and release Of all persons
held for hiGi. treason. Reparation for
all those who suffered unjustly in the
tight between the allied forces and
royaiist troops on December / and 9
is also demanded by the allies.
.rhe Creek Royalist government, in
It's reply. which was delivered within
the time limit set. promises to EFF
feet the new removals of troops and
material under the conditions laid
down by the notes or December is
and 2S,' and accepts the demands for
the re-estn blishmcnt Of allied controls.
Public apologies. insisted upon by the
allies in their ultimatum. Will he given
their diplomatic representatives. the
Greek note says, and salutcs will he
fred TO their flags.
objections previously put forward
by the Greek government to the re-
lease OF certain persons held on high
treason and sedition charges Ia with
drawn by tho Greek government. In
return for It's compliance the Greek
government expects that the allied
blockade will be lifted and that tho
revolution against IT shall not be fos-
tered by the allies.
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be presided over by him. Officials are
caring for numbers OF children whose
parents are missing. The public is not
allowed to approach within II mile Of
the ruined area.
The area of broken windows spreads
for several miles. Buildings were de-
stroyed ana people were killed on the
opposite side of the Thames from the
scene of the explosion. Men in the
streets more than n mile away were
thrown down by the concussion.
"What was yesterday busy subur-
ban borough" says the Press Associa-
ton. looks to-day as though il had
been bombarded by mighty fleet OF
Xeppclns."
One Of the most remarkable features
was that there were no pnnics In the
thca.ers or elsewhere. Many people
crowded into the underground railway
stations, believing that an aerial at
tack was in progress, but the majority
OF Londoners controlled their nerves
we'll.
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BRIGHT EYED GIRL OF SIX
TELLS PATHETIC STORY

Mrs. Bessie May Craven, formerly OF
High Point, y. c.. but who now resides
at iOS North Seventh Street, Richmond.
Va, having recently come TO this city
from Dunvillc, where she lived with
her sister for a short while after the
death of her husband. has in her six
ycar-old girl Bcssie-a briGht-eyetl,
unusually Intelligent child.
Bessie, however. was not always as
sunny and happy as she is to-day.
Bessie" said Mrs. Craven, when u
riOus eye trouble. On each eye three
or four blue and fostering styes broke
out. She continuously had these styes.
They became so bad could not clean
her eyes without pulling out the eye
lashes. At times | could not even see
the child's Oyelashes. tried various
kinds of lotions and most eysrythins
but without success. 1t was terrible.
Then she would complain. OF pains in
her head, and would almost CRY her
eyes out.
~ this point little Bessie interrupted
her mother to say: Yes, sir. my eyes
burned likO fire"
One day last November" continued
Mrs Craven. n. r. Adams, OF sol East
Ninth street South Rishmond, told me,
coin Smith he could cure her. IN my
desperation to see my child relieved. {
FASTENED to Richmond with her Three
weeks after Charles Lincoln Smith
used his method and prescriptions
glasses on her the styes disappearad
entirely and the headaches stopped
Ever SINCE then her. eyes have beer
clear, free from sores OF any deacrir-
ton and her vision perfect."--Ady.
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HOLDS IMPORTANT POSITION
WITH BIG PETERSBURG FIRM

Holding an important position with
the big department store of r. n.
okennon, in Petersburg, Miss NJ L.
Clarke, OF SOB Wythe Street, that city
Is regarded by her employers and AS
socfates as ono of the best business
women in the city on the Appomattox.
My eyes felt strained" said Miss
Clarke They ached and panied in
cessantly, causing me great annoy
ance and worry. Finally, NV sister
Mrs NJ. 10. Southall, with whom | re-
side. who had been successfully treated
by Charles Lincoln Smith twelve yenrs
ago, urged me to place myself under
his care. Acting under her advice. I
came to Richmond and called on
Charles Lincoln Smith in his apurt.
ments at Murphy's Hotel l told him
OF my trouble. the strain on my eyes.
and explained that it was impossibIe
for me TO read any length of time. for
whenever l. attempted to do SO the
letters would fall away from me and
become blurred, until l could not read
line without stopping and rubbing
my eyes.
Just as my sister said he would do
III Few minutes he told me the nature
or my trouble. and, with the use of his
method and prescription glasses gave
me the most complete and satisfactory
results. am now able to read as well
as l ever could. My eyes don't min
now. His glasses are so comfortable
hardly realize have them on"
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Il witness OF the disaster, gave the fol-
lNwing account OF 1t to the Associated
Press:
81 had been on business visit to
the chemical works. aud was leaving
I'm the direction OF the suburban sta
ton late In the afternoon. when u
policeman on duty outside the gate
called my attention to n small fire
that had just started inside the huge
Enclosure. which embraces numerous
buildings. huts and tanks.
by $40 o'clock fire apparatus had
begun arriving from the outside, in
addition to the brigade maintained
within the plant. II soon became evil
dent TO me that the flames were gum
ing on the fighters, and the alarm be-
gan to be spread along the streets
that the fire might involve nciShbor-
ing plants.
Il had waited nearly half an hour
when the explosion came. followed i'm
mediately by a. flare Of flame. TO ME
the explosion seemed TO come from
everywhere around. The sound 1t is
impossible to describe. The air was
full of debris almost inStuntancously.
and the crash OF falling timbcrs, COL
lapsing buildings anu breaking glass
continued like AN echo OF the first
crash for at least seven ar eight min
utcs. The great fash of flame had It's
result too. in sparks which filled the
sky for many minutes US far as the
eye could reach. The atmosphere i'm
mediatcly became heavy with the smell
of gas and the faces Of the people In
the buildings turned n dull sickly yell
low. The air, too. was yellow, not the
gray yellow Of ii London fog, but 4
peculiar, death-like, yellow. sombcr
and heavy. which eyes and nostrils
alike resented.
81 brushed the sparks off ms
clothes and felt OF myself To find out
whether l was injured. People whom
] dscerned here and there through ihs
haze were all! as was !. half dazed.
IMPRESSED INTO OLUNTEER
AMBULANCE CORPS
II was impressed into volunteer
ambulance corps and we we're rushed
off into the heart of the district where
the explosion had done its worst dam
age. Fire 0rigadcs kept arriving. ana
/ from these we obtained few neces-
sites TO assist us. This was carried
out in houses and cottages on the
fringe of the wrecked area Fray-
ments OF factory machinery weighing
tons were found u half-niie. "a mile
and even Il mile and a quarter fro:i
I the factory. Three houses were Hat =
toned into a mass OF kindiing woou,
and here we took up our heart rendin;;
work.
There were wounded who had been
dug out from the debris, while Others
were found seriously injured lying
] 4, he in S,r
dcna and open places. Flames from
| the burning buildings, which grew
I brighter as time went Oh, gave US :,
fair light tn, ough the pail OF smoke,
| fog and dus;. There was paucity
Of ambulance facilities for n time. but
I ;his was remedied before ,he night was
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POSLAM EXCELS
IN CONQUER|NG
WORST ECZEMA

That results should show overnight
is great deal to expect of any skin
Remcdy-eXcept Poslam. But PoSlam
differs from all other remedies in
possessing healing energy in Il more
concentrated and more active form
That IN the reason why in stubborn
Ecnema II shortons the time of treat
ment and drives away minor troubles
before they become serious.
1t is IL pacifying balm to angry, irri-
tated surfaces.
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write TO Emergency Laboratories, 81
West o5th ST.. New York city.
Urge your akin to become clearer,
frcsher, better by the daily use OF Pos
lam Soap, medicated with Poslam.-
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NANEsT|, ON THE sERETH,
CAPTURED BY GERMANS
Winning OF ROunanian Town Latest
Important Movement on
War Fronts.
RUSSIAN ATTACKS CHECKED
Continue Their CONFERENCE.-The
In Eastern Carpathians and on
MOldavfan frontier-Ifttle Devci-
Opmont ON RuSSo.German Line.
III. Assoc,atei prels. J


The capture Of the town of Nancst.
on the Screth River. by German troops
on Friday IL the latest important de-
velopmcnt' on the war fronts. The
RUSSIAN forces arc continuing their
countcrattackS in the Eastern Car
pathinns unG north oc the SuchitZu
Valley. on the MUldavian frontier. but
tho Berlin War Office announces that
the Russian assaults generally Were
checked In hand to- hand encounters,
and that In one of them the russians
lost several hundred in killed and 400
made prisoner. Two attacks delivered
by the Teutonic forces in the course
OF heavy fighting at other points on
the Moldaviun frontier were repulscd
by the Russians
There were no important develop
ments on the Russo German battle line.
and patrol attacks and rcpulses con-
stitutcd the chief actions in the
Franco Belgian war thcater. Quiet
was reported on the Macedonian front.
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GLASsFORD DENIES
HE GAVE PERMISSION

Ity Associated Press
SAN DIEGO. CAL. January 2O.--Col-
onel w. A. Glnasford, commandment Of
the North Island Aviation School, au-
thorized statement to-day that his
origina denial that Lieutennnt-C Col
onel Harry G.. Bishop and Lieutenant
w \. Robertson had official authority
to make flight to Calexico, or to
a.y other place beyond the confines
OF North Island. still stands. Colonel
GlassfOrd said no order authorizing a
flight Of any kind had been issued by
him.
In army circles here 1t was believed
Lieutenant Robertson's statement that
permission for the flight was given by
his superior officer meant that ne had
obtained permission from some officer
ranking him and without Colonel
Glassford's knowledge
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CAL0MEL IS MERCURY, 1T S|CKENS!
CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS GENTLY
Don't lose days work! If your liver is sluggish OF
bowels constpated take "Dodson's Liver Tone

You're bilious. Your liver Is slug
gish! You feel lazy. dizzy and all
knocked out. Your head Is dull, your
tongue Is coated; breath bad. stomach
sour and bowels constipated. But don't
take saliyatlng calomeI. 1t makes you
sick, you may losa n days work,
Calomel ig mercury or quick silver,
which causes necrosis OF the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite. breaking It up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp-
ing,
II you want to enjoy ths incest,
gentlost liver and bowel cleansing you
over experienced just take spoonful
OF harmless Dodson's Liver Tone to.
night. Your druggIst or dealer sells
Tono under my personal money-back
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well advanced. and We developed a
system.
The surprising thing was the large
number OF persons whose injuries At
hrSt appeared 10 be serious. owing To
The fact that they were duzed and sui
IerinS from species of shell shot,
but who later responded to our frs:
ala attempts and walked or fairly
sound, with bandagcd arm or head. to
assist In the relief work.
The fire was under control about
midnight. but the work Of the relief
force continued until dawn. when the
volunteers were replaced by the milf
tary' and Red Cross workers"
NO ATTEMPT MADE
TO GIT CASUALTY LISTS
NO attempt has yet been made to
collect casualty lists. The majority of
me dead and many Of the severely in
Jured are as yet unidentified.
The Lord Mayor Of London will open
relief subscriptions at meeting to
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BRITISH PATROL ATTACKS
Hf.iULSED BY GERMANS
fDy A,.o.lnted Press

Dy AshouInted Ircsn
BERLIN. January 20 tvia Sayville).--
The repulsc OF British patrol attacks
and the successful carrying out OF
rcconno!terinS operations by German
troops on the Franco Belgian front. are
reported In to-day's official statement
on operations in this war area, which
rcnds:
Western front: Near wytschaetc and
west OF La Basscc. attacks by British
patrols last night were rcuulscd.
Accommodating enterprises launch cd
between Dollcr and tho Rhine-Rhone
Canal were successfully carried out by
Wurttemburg troops."
The statement reports that nothing
important occurred along the Russian
front.
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BY Means Of His Method Which Than
Quarter OF Century Ago. This Remarkable Refractons
Has Been Able to Bring Relief to Thousands.
While travelling through the L


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had divide
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succ Virgin
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guarantee that each spoonful Will
clean your sluggish liver better than
q dose OF nasty calomcl and that it
won't make you aick.
Dodsons Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. Youll know IL next morn
Ing because you VIII wake up feeling
nne. your liver viii DO work ing, your
headache and dlzzinesa gone, your
stomach VIII DO Bwcot and your bow
els regular You will feel like work
ing: you'll be cheerful; fun OF vigor
and ambition.
D0dson's Liver Tone IL entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and can
not saliVatc, Give II to your children.
Millions OF people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead OF dangerous cnlo-
mol now. Your druggist Will tell you
that the sale of calomel Is almost
stopped entirely here.-Adv.
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THREE GENERATIONS IN The
PAST FIFTEEN YEARS

One of Charles Lincoln Smiths pa
tients when he first came to Richmond
fifteen years ago was Mrs. l.. c. Wood
ward Since that time three genera
tons in Mrs. Woodward's family-her
two children and her husbands mother
have been patrons OF the refrac-
ZIONIST.
Mrs. Fl. Il. Woodward resides with
her daughter-in-law at.2ill West Main
Street where they have one Of the
co2iest and homclike homes in the city.
One OF the younger Mrs. Woodward's
duughters-Miss Georgia-Is member
OF the graduating class OF John Mar
shall High School. in which institu-
ton she is an honor pupit
When seen recently In her home.
Mrs. Woodward said: Fifteen years
There seemed to he millions of dark,
feathery flakes floating. going up and
down, back and forth and sometimes
in circles before my eyes. 7 could not
| recognize acquaintances on the street
At times l would become dizzy. took
various kinds OF medicines and re-
sorted to all sorts OF treatment, but
obtained no permanent relief until
Charles Lincoln Smith used his method
and prescription glasses on me. Since
went to him fifteen years ago my
| eyes have not given me the slightest
bother. aud my eyesight has since been
all right.
This fall my daughter Georgia COM
! planned that her eyesight was becom
ing so dimmcd she could not discern
| what was written on the blackboard
at John Marshall High School, ut which
! institution she is IL pupil. Her eyes
| panied her and she often told me that
| because of this she experienced diff
papers. took her to Charles Lincoln
Smith and had him treat her with his
method and prescription glasses.
Gcorgin's eyesiHht at once commenced
TO improve and the pains in her eyes
disappeared entirely. She is now able
to see perfectly whatever her instruc-
! tors write on the blackboard. The
glasscs Charles Lincoln Smith put on
her have been Il great comfort to her
during the present session of John
! Marshall High School She has often
remarked 10 me that IL now takes her
| just half the time il did when her eyes
| were bad to FIJI out her eXamnat ion
papers.
Last spring my son Clifford devel-
Oped eye trouble. carried him at
once to Charles Lincoln Smith and the
, results obtained from his method and
prescription glasses confirmed my con-
idencc in the great refractionist.
And them" continued Mrs. Wood
ward my mother-in laws became
weak and watery. Acting on my adj
vice she, too. placed herself under tho
, care OF Charles Lincoln Smith The
! results he obtained in her case restored
her falling sight and his glasses made
ii possible for her to read or knit with
! out the slightest Inconvenience.
| 80 you acc three generations of my
family have been permanently bene-
! hted by Charles Lincoln Smith. AS tor
me personally. 7 shall always believe
that would have lost my sight hut
for. his method and prescription
| glasses"
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HHITlSH BATTLESIiI.
SUNK nl SUBMARINE,

BERLIN tviG say vilic,. January 20
II was officially announced o-day that
the british battlcshlp CORVALLIS WAS
sunk by German submarine on jan
uary .. sixty miles southeast OF Malta
II is added that Lieutenant-C CAPTAIN
IiariwiS, commander Of tne German
C-bont. succeeded i'll sending n torpedo
into tho British warship, despite the
fact that The CORVALLIS was protected
from just such an attack By British
light sea forces.
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VIOLENT tRTiLLf:RY ACTION
NEAR PLEsSIs-DE-ItOYE,

rAItIS. January 2o.--Thcre was "a vio-
lent artillery action last night in the
region " picssis-d. Royc Elsewhere.
says to-duy's official announcement. the
night passed quietly
The announcement follows:
Brief artillery actions or VIOLENCE
, occurred in the region OF Plessis- de-
Royc. south OF Lasagy. In the Ar
come, wc blew UP small ininc with
success. in tht sector Of Botanic
Elsewhere the night WIS relatively
quiet"
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Had Permission
to Make Air Trip
Lieutenant Robertson Declares
Trip TO Calcxico Was Au-
thorizcd by Superior.

LOS ANGELES. CAL, January 90
IN connection with rumors that a
court-martial may be called to con-
slider the flight OF Lieutenant Colonel
H. @. Bishop and Lieutenant w. a.
Robertson la an army airplane from
San Diego to calcxico, Cal, resulting
In the two officers being lost eight
days Lieutenant Robertson said here
to-day he had started the trip after he
had asked and received permission from
his superior.
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BUILDINGS MILES AWAY
ROCKED by EXPLOSION

Describing incidents Of the explo-
SION. the Central News Agency says:
The detonntion was such that miles
away buildings were rocked with It's
force, while over that area there was
n grcht destruction of window glass.
Fires broke out. involving a large -four
mill and other Industrial concerns,
while many houses also were envel-
oped in flames.
'Firemen. policemen, soldiers and
ambulance workers rushed to the
scene. The authorities requisitioned
motor buses and other vehicles on
The streets.
Terrible scenes were witnessed when
the Hour mill. which was seven stories
high. burst into fumes. TO get such
II blaze under control was an impossi-
b!lity. so reluctantly the fircmcn were
obliged to devote their efforts To saw
ing neighborins property. Despite all
their efforts, the flames rapidly spread
over a large area.
Heroic nurses, ambulance men. Boy
Scouts and girl guides worked to al
levinte the suTeringa OF the injured.
One youth returned home from work
10 find that his parents house had
Vanished in the great upheaval. He
! found his way To Il hospital. and was
able TO identify the unconscious form
/ OF his mother. In a mortuary he found
/ the bodies Of his father and sister.
/ There were hundreds who sought rcia-
tives and friends in vain"
/ In the center OF the road, 100 yards
/ from the point OF the explosion. stood
"a ten-ton boiler which had been lifted
/ over n whole block Of houses. Another
! piece OF machinery was found u half
, mile away.
{ There was no loss OF American life
/ or property. so far as has been ascer-
! tuined.
| An American business man, who was
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DEATHS

n-law.. DE. ". Gee. IIG East Grace
S MRs SvnfSyy 9AsH RGRfs6S W NE Fl %,s
Of the e late " W. Webb, after II brief III
Ia1ghters; IN, Mrs ,, r. VI dss; AIRS; I, "
.Sne son, Mr.. w. ". Webb,
FUNERAL notice later.
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GOWN or NANESII
CAPTURED ny GiiItMASS

BERLIN. January 20 tvin Sayvil,e) =
The town of Nanosti. in Noumania, on
III" Sa:cth. was taken yesterday by
German roopa. II IL rnnounccd Of
hcially
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TH|RTY-SEVEN YEARS IN
HIS CHOSEN PROFESSION

Man Who Made Great Scientific Discovery Well known to
Virginians Amongst Whom He Has Labored for
Decade and Half-Hard to Find in Old
Dominion Community Without Living
Example ofHs Accomplishments.
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No IMrOHJ.tNT EVENTS
ON IHE MESI, ERnSu,

BERLIN tria iayvilie,. january 90
In its night official statement the Ger
man War Office says.
''on the west front there were no
important events"