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MEANS TELLS JURY STORY
OF HIS VARIED ACTIVITIES
Calmly Confident, He Rccites Incl
dents OF Career, eliminating in
Murder Indictment.
FINISHES TESTIMONY TO-DAY
Allowed to Rccite Weird Tale Of
German Plots He Claims to Have
Discovered and Revealed to l.. S.
Government

CONCORD. y. g.. December 6.-For
practically six hours to-day CASTOR b.
Means occupied the stand in his trial
on charge of the murder Of Mrs. Maude
a. King. and told the jury his story Of
his relations with the woman for whose
death the state is holding him respon-
sible-his services AS her business
agent. his various financial trnusac-
tions in which her money was involved.
including his unsuccessful cotton spec
ulation-and when court adjourned for
| the night his narrative apparently had
not approached the chapter in which
he will give his version OF the fatal
shooting and the circumstances di-
rectly connected with her death
Apparently his direct examination
was not nearly conploled to-day. His
cross examination is expected TO con-
sumo fully as much time as the direct,
and more time will he used in redirect
and ecross-cXamination. lie is cx-
pected TO occupy the stand practically
all day tomorrow. II is probable that
all Of Saturday will be taken up with
the Introduction Of other witnesses
which would leave the arguments and
the jury's consideration OF the evil
dence for next week.
The defendants demcanor on the
stand was hardly less remarkable than
the story he told to-day Ills coun-
tenancc and his manner Of speaking
every movement OF his body--bespeak-
ing confidence. he literally addressed
the jurymen Of his Doyhood community
in tones and accents that made his
story clear 20 the audience OF his for
mer hom efolk-with the air OF a public
speaker supremely confident Of his
hearers approval OF the cause he pre-
stnts. And il was q wonderful story he
told TO the farmer millworEcr iury--:i
story involving the iniricacies OF high
finance, OF stocks, bonds and securi-
ties. of his contract with metropolitan
bankers and government officials and
of international secrets and plots in
volving the destinieS Of mere than half
the world.
EXPLAINS OPENING
OF MRS. KINGS LETTER.
When his narrative was Interrupted
by adjournment. il had Just reached
the events Of last July and nc had
begun to explain some letters bearing
his signature which the State has iiic.l
in the records as damnins evidence
against him. The letter 10 his broth
er. Alton Means. approving the lat
tcr's action i'll opening and forwarding
to him a telegram addressed to Mrs.
King and telling the latter to send ali
mail received for her and her mother
and sister. Mrs Eobinson and Mrs.
Mary &. Mclvin. 10 the witness. ana
not to let any ore know their whtrc-
tCoutinued on Fourth PaGc)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-07
BIC PART OF CITY IS
WRECKED BY FORCE
Of MUN|T|ON BLAST
Follows Collision in Harbor,
Which Blows Up Am
munition Ship.
RELIEF WORKERS DAZED
AT EXTENT OF HORROR
Armed Guards of Soldiers and
Sailors Patrol Streets, and All
Business Is Suspended.
MANY THOUSANDS ARE INJURED
Panic-Strickcn Throngs Seek Safety
From What They Believe to BE
Raid by German Fleet
MANY THOUSANDS ARE INJURED
Panic-Stricken Throngs Seek Safety
From What They Believe to BE
Raid by German Fleet.
Outstanding Facts
in Halifax Disaster

Cause-COlllsion between Belgian
relief ship md French steamer Mont
Blnnc carrying I,OOO tons Of muni-
tfons loaded mt New York.
Death tOll-TotnI number OF dead
reported late Thursday night. 1000.
Hundreds still unaccounted for.
InJured--Impo.sIbIe TO estimate,
totnl runs into Thousands. E1plo-
sion wrecked some Of most thickly
populated parts of city, whose total
population Is 10000.
situation late Thursday might
Fires still raging In northern part,
but under control. AIorgues over
crowded with dead, who are removed
by carloads. Every home not
wrecked converted into emergency
hospitnl. Hundreds still buried uu-
der debris. Canadian aoldiers md
snilors policing city.
Property n IN e-IncstimnbI bIc,
runs into many millions of dollars,
Richmond, suburb. completely
wrecked; part OF nearby town of
Dartmouth laid WASTE. Many ships
In hnrbor destroyed, crews killed.
Hundreds of government buildings,
warehouses and residences reduced
to debris. Entire water front viped
out.
Time OF disastor-0 O'Clock Thurs.
day morning.
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FRESH AUSTRo-GERHAN TROOPS
ARRIVE on ITALIAN LINE


WASHINGTON. December 6.-Fresh
Austro-German divisions from the
French and Russian fronts are continu-
ally arriving on the Italian line. ac-
cordinG to official dispatches to-day
from Rome. Extraordinary activity OF
the invaders along the entire front, and
particularly in the mountain region
shows reorganization of their armies
with the. fresh troops filling in for the
great losses suffered in the recent at
tcmpts to break through
Terrific artillery fire from NaIlarsa
10 the sea is taken to indicate that the
reorganization is about complete. Fav-
ored by exceptionally mild weather and
the excellent roads. the invaders are
making the most of their plans. The
Italian high command. the dispatches
say. is confident of It's position. Many
airplanes are being destroyed, and
Italian patrols are in constant touch
with the enemy
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tBy Associated Press.I

HALIFAX. N. s.. December win
the tell OF dead steadily mounting. Il
was believed early this morning that
more than 1000 persons persisted in
the explosion and fire which followed
the collision yesterday morning in HAL
iIaH harbor between munition -laJen
French ship and another vessel. tho
lmo, loaded with supplies for the BEL
gian Relief Commission.
The disaster, which has plunged tho
Dominion into mourning probably will
rank as the most fearful that ever oc-
Cured on the American continent
Residents Of Halifax and thousands OF
volunteer relief workers who have
come into the city have been almost
dazed at the extent of the horror.
temporary morgues have been cstab.
lished In many buildings, to which
steady procession Of vehicles OF all
kinds have been carrying for hours
the bodies of men. women and chill.
dren Most of them were so charred
that they were unrecognizable. Thou.
sands OF persons seeking trace OF rel.
atiNes and friends have passed by the
long. silent rows. attempting. by the
i'ickcring light of lamps and lanterns.
to identify the ones they sought
virtually every building in the CITY
which could be converted into a hos.
pital is filled with wounded. MANY n,
them so desperately injured that ther.
is no hope OF their recovery. Score,
already have died in these tem,orarv
hospitals. An ever-increasinc number
Is being taken from the comnIete,v
devastated Richmond district to the
relief station
FLAMES FROM FIRES
ONLY LIGHT IN CITY
ne CITY was in darkness tonight.
except for the flames from the ares
Stiil burning in the wrecked buildings
IN the north end. Kerosene LAMPS fur
nishcd the illumination by means OF
which surgeons and doctors toilcd he.
roicaliy throughout the night caring
for the injured
soldiers sailors and police patrolled
dominion into mourning, probably will
the major portion OF the burden OF
searching among the ruins for the dead
and wounded. The Canadians were az.
sisted in this work by sailors from an
American warship in the harbor.
The hame-swept area covers approxf-
matciy two and one-half square miles.
1t begins al what Is known as tho
North street Bridge extending north
to Tier on the Richmond water front,
ana back TO a point running parallel
with Gottingen street. Nothing has
been left standing in this section OF
Ihe city was in darkness last night,
ruins marks the spot where the great
hutldinS of the American Sugar Re-
inning Company stood. Tho dry dock
and all the buildings which surrounded
IL were destroyed The Richmond
school that housed hundreds of chill.
drcn MAS demolished. ard Il Is reported
only three escaped.
Canadian officers who have seen long
service in France characterize tho ca
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WEDGES DRIVEN IN BY HUNS
MAKE THE MOVE NECESSARY
New British Front Is Lcssened
From l8 Miles to Length
of 10 Miles.
FIERCE BATTLES IN ITAL'
Invaders Are Making Frantic Efforts
10 Overcome Resistance Of
Heroic Defenders.
fnr Associated rressl

Tho carefully laid plans Of General
Hyne TO withdraw his troops AZ VA
rious points on inc Cambria salient
10 more tcnabie positions have been
carried out in perfect order. and ap-
narcntly withou, The Germans having
knowledge Of the movement.
The falling back was made neccs-
sary by wedges. driven into tho salient
last week b" the Germans, which on
several cectors threatened disaster 70
the British should they continue 70
hold their positions. From an arc OK :
tending before Cambrai a distance Of
about eighteen miles the new British,
front has been iesscned 10 length
OF about ten miles. with the bascr
resting in the north in the region OF
Mocuvres and In the south near Con
nciieu.
AS result OF the backward move
mcnt. the Gcrmans claim the r:occu-
patton Of Graincourt. Anncux. Noyellcs
and the woods and heights nor;h Of
MarcoinG, and that their uucontes,ed
gain has been TO depth of abou,
two and half miles over from.
Of six and n quarter miles. The Berlin
War Onice asserts that since the Ger
man offensive in the Cambrai region
began British prisoners in cxces. Of
1000 and ll5 gums have been ,aker
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-07
pUKHONIN WARNED RUSSIANS
IN HIS LAST MESSA(

PETlOGEAD, December 6.--The Ia st
message sent to the troops by General
Dukhonin. the communicative chief of
tho Russian forces, before the Boil
sheviki forces Captured his headquar-
tcrs At Mohilcv and Bolsheviki troops
killed him. solemnly warned them
against breaking treaties with the en-
;ente allies. and alternating the de-
tenders OF the Russian democratic re.
gimc.
The message declared that the Rus
slams would become sl,ves OF i'm
pcrialistic Germany, where cunning and
lies prevented tn, exercise OF justice
and freedom Of conscience
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The Fusizier Giants Under Fire:
Putting En Ouer on Western Front

the
child
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December
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-07
LONDON AND FIVE TOWNS
BOMBED BY HUN PLANES
Twenty-Five Machines In Groups OF
Five Converge on English Cap
ital Before Daybreak.
TWO RAIDERS BROUGHT DOWN
Both Crews of Three Bochcs Cap
turcd-Seven Persons Killed and
Twcnty-Onc Injured by EXplo-
sives-Sevcral Fires Started.
TBy Associated Press.1

NDoN. December 6.-About
twenty-five airplanes raidcd England
to-day it is announced officially. Of
these. six reached London.
Two of the raiders were brought
down. the crew OF three men on each
machine being captured.
Bombs. dropped by the raiders
caused number of fires in London.
but all of them were quickly brought
under control.
Seven persons were killed and
twenty-one injured in the air raid
Chancellor Bonar Law announced to-
day I'm the House OF Commons. OF the
victims, three were killed and ten i'm
jured in London.
HOME DEFENSE COMMANDER
MAKES OFFICIAL REPORT
The text Of the report by Field Mar
shal Lord French. commander of tho
British home forces regarding to-day's
German air raid on English towns, is
as follows:
"A raid by ::nout Twenty-Five enemy
airplanes took place early this morn
ing. The first group Of raiders came
in over Kent at l:30 \. VI. and dropped
the coast. The second group made
land shortly after 3 ~ NJ. various ma
chimes proceeding up the Thames and
some distance into Kent Both the
above groups appear to have carried
out preliminary attacks with the OBJ
ject OF drawing Guntire and exhaust
ing the deEcnses, for it was not until
an hour later that the most serious at
tack developed.
Between 4 and 800 A. NJ two
groups of enemy machines crossed the
Essex coast. and three groups the
Kent coast. proceeding towards Lon
don on converginE courses.
Their tactical plan seems 10 have
been TO deliver five simultaneous. at
tacks on the capital from the north
east. cast and southwest. The whole
of one group however. was turned
back BY gunfire. and the others, not
more than five OF six mach ines. pen
ctrated into London.
One OF two explosive and large
number OF incendiary bombs We're
dropped in various districts
1.-TWO raiders fell victims TO our de.
lenses. IL each case the entire crew
OF three men being captured alive
"A number Of fires occurred in Lon
don. but all we're speedily got under
control.
The casualties arc believed light
but full police reports have not We:
been received.
"A number Of our airpl#nes went up.
They all landed safely"
This is The first German air raid
over England i'm more than :: rporth
The last previous raid occurred on the
night of october 81, being made b.
about thirty airplanes in seven groups.
Eight persons were killed and twenty
two injured.
tsad weather conditions probably
have been responsible for the pause
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-07

If the United States were not in
the war, France would now be nexo-
tiating Continental peace. need
not tell YOU what that would mean
for us. When. on July 4. American
troops passed through the Arc de
Triomphc. in Paris. I saw French
women knecl on the streets and thank
I,nniinl1ed or IIinI.L L.,
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SUSPENDED DER
WHOLE RUSSIAN FRONT
tRy Associated Prcss.l

I'y Associated rrcSs.1
BERLIN. Dcrcmbcr (via Londou).
suspension OF hostilitics over the
whole Russian front for ten days, he
ginning at noon on Friday, has been
arranged, tho War Onlco announced
to-day.
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Continued on Eighth Page.)
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lock nuts must then be screwed up
tight. In many cars no turnbuckle is
furnished. the rod being designed as
the emergency here shown. To adjust
this, the clevis pin K Is removed and
the clovis NJ is turned so as to screw
in or out. as the case may be, on the
rod n.
When the brakes grip unequally the
adjustment is made on the short rods
r, S. T or U, or on the brake band by
means Of the wing nut, Figure 3.
The way to adjust the brakes is as
follows: jack up both rear wheels and
see that both wheels spin freely, and
that the brakes do not drag" Then
have some one apply the brake about
half way Cor wedge a stick between
the pedal and front seaD The wheels
should now turn, but require little
effort. the same amount of effort being
required for both wheels The pedal
must then be further depressed. when
more effort should be required to turn
the wheels. and. finally. when the
pedal Is about three-auarters way
down. both. wheels should lock. Both
wheels should lock at the same posi-
ton of the pedal.
The emergency brake Is adjusted in
the same way, the wheels locking
when the lever has reached the fifth
notch Of its ratchet.
When the brake lining Ia badly worn,
It must be replaced. This is done by
taking the brakes of. cutting the old
rivets. and reriveting new lining on.
This can DE done by any novice who
has a fair amount of mechanical
ability.
Novices often make the mistake,
when refining. of getting a lining
thicker than the one originally used.
In nine out of ten times, when this
is done. the brake Will not go into the
drum.
The bar (N) Figure 4. shows what
is known brake equalizer. When
this is furnished the pressure on both
brakes cannot help but be equal. and
the adjustment need only be made on
the long rod.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
III you have any problem or wish any
lnforuation about Yollr tnrnohile Hrll 4
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-02

tho Auto Editor: Tho Times. Dispatch. Civ:
:s a as Of viii Sr 1aass an.
5si, 3, , gfsd ,s., Sy
sS.S sl e ing Hiiv the stRs sSf
ssSis AsS xsoss rs: . and Il this
hahn, A. Ts he. m 1ss s, ointment. Vii
past. Of shslise and graphite. j have tried
have sas F ssen sav.e ,s. when
put Into .hs gas tank. WIN siye more power
s 81 and VIII fivis do %' sss mileage to
Es'; s.:s 5s . Sss you
for which great claims are made Those 1
's:s = e nH sas iaspa ssi III:
s:s 80 ssSsss:s;a : sss%:.
gained BY It's use Il viii '. do no harm as
any sn car. as %h navy ny
,s af CT saxs .he, .Ssn
doned! +. II. A.
na a. The - Merarl.ns ear Of lslt,lsiS had
;s,s e. Pm seisasa;s
~ SsSs issS ." carr shs .a %isS sasae.
three weeks. The battery man says the
.s an s use y do v.f no, .
and 80 cannot understand why. the battery
much appreciated. K. l.. T.
A. Either you have short circuit some
attention to them near binding posts and
..safsa ps1ss a,3 Fss sus eRs q,
S 0S ON ,S. s: 0aft Of %
should be open when the engine Is Idle
roes Sm s Sayi eye s 10
a mountain. or is 1t only imagination
Less ,, ,Ssn s ne ai,i'sd:: has the
lower a!,itudes:, thus tsusins sing" change in
s shs a.s1ss:. Ths ne noziss will
volume.
Il has aa bowen S;H. eS
hills and viii spit In the carburetor. II will
not always do t., and I viii start out With WITH
th s. efns sofk s.a ps an and then f xb
again. Can You tell me what is tho matser7
f iiRs.I% , f. e, you
Ssiv. n.y. S.f leak. ss. sss
and .na Ssy Ss m sat0a Id
soSr tank Or
this s Ss viii ihe rsa s.d d Mc~
A. The red lead will probably harden
crack and fall out very quickly. It would
be best to have the radiator repaired by
radiator repair man. who has the proper
tools. II no repair man Is near. then try
fllns the entire cell where the leak Is by
pouring in lead.
Q. have a 1917 (@) car. Sometimes
when try to stop the engine by throwing
then suddenly knock badly and make a
loud Kissing sound and stop. 1t runs all
starting It. What Is the trouble and how
can remedy 1t? F. T
A. There undoubtedly is considerable car
bon In your engine. Have it removed. The
carbon wiIi get white hot and Ignite the
and Kissing are due to tho engine being
driven backward.
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shape OF the drum.


Figure shows "toggle" operated
internal brake. Very many of the
older cars. and a few modern cars
are equipped with brakes of this type
Here. when the brake ~ applied. tho
brake rod G is pulled to the right and
thus will throw the small lever / to
the left This will press the large link
j to the left, which will. in turn, press
the small links to the left. The right
hand ends Of these links will. how
ever, open and so maize the shoe ex-
pand and press against the drum.
The Encyclopaedia brake. when
new. is powerful and easy acting. but
when old the shoe may become so
flexible that 1t Will buckle and grip
too suddenly. When we'll designed it
is probably superior TO the cam brake
Figure shows an external contract
Ing brake. Here. when the brake is
applied. the lever ". which can swivel
at r and s. Is pulled to the right.
thus pulling down on and up at r.
This. you Will see. will contract the
band and so make 1t grip the drum.
There Is no adjustment at the drum
for the internal brake. but most ex-
ternal can be adjusted here. You will
observe that il the wing nut T is
frightened IT will tighten the brake,
while. II looscned. It will loosen the
brake.
In order to prevent the brake shoe
hanging or dragging on the drum, slid
ing supports as U3 or w arc generally
furnished. The shoe is supported by
the spring or w. Sometimes, as at
the support W. there is an adjusting
screw, while often there is none as
at C3. In the latter case, IL the brake
"drags." either the spring or its sup
port will have to be bent. depending
upon the design.
The way In which the brakes ara
adjusted is by lengthening or short
ching the brake rods. In Figure the
usual arrangement Of the rods is
shown, drawn much out Of proportion
for clearness sake. Thus. IL ii is de-
sired TO adjust the foot brake. the
lock nuts are loosened and the turn
buckle b then turned SO as to shorten
or lengthen the rod A as desired The
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s|R q LESSONS ON
|a0PER CARE OF AUTOS
Intimate Talk on Working Units in
Terms That Laymen Can
sst5 Understand.
THE BRAKES EXPLAINED
Possibly Most Important Parts OF
Automobile Chassis, as Safety Of
Riding Public Is Absolutely De-
pendent on Them.
Copyright. 1917, by Frederick C. Gucr.
lich.)
AUTO LESSON NO. 81.
The Rraken

The Brakes.
Possibly tho most important units Of
the automobile chassis are the brakes.
The safety of those riding in the car
pendent upon them. Not only 1t is i'm
portant that they hold securely, but
tney must take hold smoothly and
evenly, as failure to do this means
that the car will skid.
Four out OF every fvo "skidding'
accidents are probably due to faulty
brake adjustments.
The laws Of nearly every country re-
quire that the car be equipped with
two adequate brakes in good work
ing order" 30 that 1t Is bad mistake
to give failure of the brakes to operate
rs an excuse in case OF an accident or
failure to stop when ordered to do 50
BY crossing policeman, An excuse OF
this kind. 30 often foolishiy given. in
variably means an arrest in the latter
case. and the loss Of a suit in the first
case.
In the majority OF America made
pleasure cars. both of the required
brakes are placed 80 as to act d.
rectly on the rear wheels. In the ma
jority OF foreign cars. one brake is
other is placed SO as to act on the
propeller shaft.
Brakes are Of two kinds. as regards
mode OF application; namely. foot or
service. and hand or emergency. There
are also two types as regards design:
namely. internal expanding. and ex-
ternaf contracting.
Figure shows an internal expand
ing brAkss which is cam operated. To-
day ninS out of ten internal brakes
arc designed on the principle of this
one. Hers A is the brake drum. which
Is bolted directly to the wheels; B is
the brake shoe sometimes called
'band'o; C is the facing. or lining.
which is invariably made, OF a ma
tefial woven OF fine wires, which are
covered by an asbestos fiber: is the
cam; the hinge: F the springs.
The operation Is as follows: When
the operator applies the brake. he
pulls the rod G to the right and SO.
b&RullinE on the lever II. makes the
camssrn so that 1t will further sepa-
rate the ends of the shoes. This. you
will note. will PRESS the shoes with
their lining against the drum and 80
check the revolving OF the wheels. In
order to have the entire lining rub
against the drum. the shoe is slightly
flexible. and SO Will conform to the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-23

Brinkman. Curtis, Clark, won; Illinois
second; Northwestern, third. Time,
1922 4-5.~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-23
Fielding Averages Compiled
For Pacific League TOssers
Yamashro of Asas Leads First Sackers ii Fedng-Many
Stars in Various Departments of Game4 0lteders Have
Clean Records to Shostops Err Most for Games to
Date-Fun Luke, Tan 10 and Luis Lead Jungle Tenders

For the first time IN years the field
ing averages Of local teams are pre-
scented to the fans. The figures be-
low have been cleaned from the box
scores of, the Pacific League and
show some queer figures. Some Of the
leading players are far down the list
while others who have only played in
one or two games are not listed.
Taking the players from the figures
the lineup of the team would be as
follows: Yamashiro, Asahis, lib;
Wong, Chinese, 2b; Spencer, Hawaiis,
3b; Wah Han, Chinese. IS; Fun Luke,
Tan Lo and Luis, outfielders; Keki.
pi. C, and q number Of pitchers. Ba-
tong of the Filipino team, King Tan
Of ST. Louis and You Bun Of the same
team have Of course played In more
games. The figures at the end Of
the season should be interesting. The
dope: .-r