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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
COAL MINERS TO DEMAND
IMMEDIATE INCREASES
Would Range From 90 to 20 Per
Cent, in Scale to Be Presented
to Owners To-day.
FLAT REFUSAL is EXPECTED
Fuel Administrator Garfield Urges
on Both Sides That They Let No
Differences Stand in Why of Ca
pacity Production.
FLAT REFUSAL is EXPECTED
IBy Associoted Press.l


WASHINGTON, September 25.-Im-
mediate wage increases of from 30 to
20 per cent will be demanded by the
countrys coal miners, it was an
nounced here tonight. after "a prelim-
mary meeting of operators and miners
representatives Of the central competi-
tive field In Washington To discuss n
general wage readjustment.
The demands were formulated by the
miners representatives tonight. and
will be presented at n joint meeting
tomorrow. There Is every indication
that the mineowncrs will refuse fatty
TO meet them, first, on the ground that
they are too high. and, second. that
the recent fixing of coal prices by
President Wilson will not permit Of
any increases.
The increases asked. while stipula ted
for the central field, comprising Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and Western Pennsyl-
vania. will serve as basis for the
entire country. and II they were
granted would have TO be met BY other
districts. The demands are as follows:
Increases OF 10 cents n ton on pick
and machine mined coal at all basing
points in the United States.
The percentages Of increases granted
on machine and pick coal to be applied
TO all differentials existing between
thin and thick vein mines
Advances Of Sl.9J day for all men
employed in and around mines.
Twenty per cent raises on all dead
work and yardinG.
DIR. GARFIELD OPENS
JOINT CONFERENCE
To-day's joint conference was opened
with speech by DR.. III. A. Garfield,
the fuel administrator, who urged both
sides to let no differences stand in tho
way OF capacity production of coal.
Under no circumstances" said Dr.
Garfield must we allow production to
stop. We must put aside, for the time
being, all questions that might sepa-
rate men under normal conditions and
work in the closest harmony There
must be no suspension OF work"
The miners position was presented
by John p. White. president of the
called the conference
The operators, aside from contend
ing they cannot afford TO pay the in
creases. declare the demands are un-
justified, inasmuch as general wage
raise was granted last April. which
was TO have lasted until next March
In addition, they point to an increase
given in April, 1916, which, they say,
was granted with the distinct under
standing no more demands were to be
made for Il period of two years
The demand OF pick and machine
miners for an increase of Is cents u
toh' the operators say, would mean an
average wage Increase of about 20 per
cent The increase of $3.50 asked by
unskilled men in and around the mines
would be added to present wage of
from $3.50 to $3.50.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
SECOND NIGHT RAID
BY AIR ON ENGLAND
Following Mondays Visit, Ger
mans Again Attempt to
Reach London.
BUT STOPPED ON OUTSKIRTS
Score of Casualties Reported to
Have Been Caused by Few
Bombs Dropped.
BUT STOPPED ON OUTSKIRTS
IBy Associated Press. ]


For the second night In succession
German aIrmen have raided the south
eastern section of England and reached
London.
Tuesday nights visitation apparently
was staged earlier than the one on
Monday. but the Germans did not sue
coed in penetrating to the heart of the
city. being stopped on the outskirts
by the defensive forces score OF
casualties are reported to have been
caused by the few bombs which the
Germans were able to drop Latest
reports on the raid of Monday night
show fifteen dead and seventy injured
The German airplanes Tuesday night
followed the same course as the raid
ers OF Monday night, attempting TO ap-
proach London through Kent and Es-
sex, and up the course of the Thames
Little property damage was done Mon
day night, British airmen and the anti
aircraft guns OF London's defenses
making it too hot for the Germans to
stay long. The airship raid of Mon
day night on the Yorkshire and Lin
colnshire coasts had little success The
Zeppelins did not penetrate far inland
and bombs dropped at a coast town
caused injuries to three women.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
AUBREY BARRETT AGAIN
RESP|TED BY GOVERNOR
Execution Of Seventeen-Year.OId BOY
Is Now Set for Novem-
bcr 23.
CONTEMPT TRIAL NOVEMBER s
Judge Hundley, at Special Term of
Charlotte Circuit Court To-Day, to
Issue Rules for DIR. Freeman, MIR.
Lancaster and CoIored Editor.
Especial to The Times -Dispatch.l J

t'bS.ioi ~ He liilcS- DISpatCn H..
FARMVILLE, VA. September 25.-
There VIII be no trial of the Charlotte
County contempt cases tomorrow.
Richard Evelyn Byrd. of Roanoke. was
in Farmviiie all day to-doy. conferrins
with Commemorative Attorney Thomas
e. Watkins, OF Charlotte. County, and
Judge Asa d. Watkins. OF Prince Ed
ward. and papers were prepared for
the prosecution.
A special term of the Charlotte
County Circuit Court will convene to-
morrow. at which rules will be issued
against the editor of the Richmond
News Leader; John Mitchell. coIored,
of the Richmond Planet, and William
NJ. Lancaster, of Farmville. lawyer. all
charged with contempt of court.
The rules will he made returnable
to the first day of tho regular term
of Charlotte Circuit Court. November
5. 1t was stated tonight that the post
ponement of the trial was granted by
Judge Hundley to allow the defense.
as we'll as the prosecution. time to get
ready. 1t Is announced that l.. r. Bu-
ford, for many years Commemorative
attorney OF Brunswick County, will be
associated with the attorneys for the
prosecution of the contempt proceed
ings.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
HOSTILE AfRMEN FAIL
TO REACH LONDON
[By Aysociated Press. !

10y fsEDCldleu fFeSS.
LONDON. September 25.-Another
hostile airplane raid on London took
place tonight. There were two at
tachs apparently, for after forty
minute quiet interval, antiaircraft guns
resumed firing in the London district
In the first attack. after brisk firing
by the defensive guns. lasting only ten
minutes. the raiders were driven off
without succeeding In reaching the city
OF London.
The firing of the antiaircraft guns
in the second attack was of only brief
duration. The raiders were finally
driven off, and the police gave OUT the
''all clear" signal at $3.50 o'clock. A
report of the raid was issued by Field
Marshal French as follows:
The Thames estuary was again the
object of n hostile air raid this even
ing. The Kent and Essex coast was
crossed at various points and a few
bombs were dropped, out no casualties
as yet reported.
'One raider penetrated as far as the
southeastern outskirts of London.
where two bombs fell, causing some
twenty casualties"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
ARGENTNAHEARS i
CLAMOR FOR WAR
Days Efforts in West Bring Nothing
but Casualties to the German Forces

trenches here OH Monday, and to
have held them ngninxt counternt-
tackA. On the Alsne front the mr.
tlliery battle continues.
There Inns been no great activity
on the other fronts. In the Trentino,
In the region of Monte Nero. the
Auatro- o-iIungnrian forces exploded n
mine under the ItnIinn positions,
but the italian bnrrnEe fire pre-
vented the enemy from making any
Enins. The Italians have rcpuiscd
further local attacks ON the Bain-
siEHn plateau. northeast of GOrizin.
German efforts to recnpture the new
positions gained by the Russians
southeast OF Riga ON the PskOH
high rond have been checked by
the RuHsinns.
Grcnt Hritnfn and France have
formally notified the provisional
Russian government that they
would not conclude "a separate peace
To the detrlmcnt of RUSSIA. Thexe
assurances were In reply to reports
current in RussIn TINT Germany was
cndenvorinE to make peace at the
e1pcnse of the new republic.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
AUBREY BARRETT is AGAIN
RESPITED By GOVERNOR

Aubrey Barrett. colored, seventeen
years Old. sentenced TO be executed at
the State Penitentiary on September
30 for implication in the murder OF w.
T. Roach. in Charlotte County. was
yesterday granted a respite by Gov
ernor Stuart until November 3D. This
stay of execution was allowed in order
to have the Supreme Court of Appeals
Of Virginia finally pass on the case.
The Supreme Court recently declined
to grant Il writ of error in this case on
the ground that the record was incon-
plete. On Monday, at Staunton, the
court declined to issue a writ of habeas
corpus on the ground that the case
was not pending before that body. 1t
was called to the attention of the Gov
ernor that friends of the youth under
sentence contemplated further appeaf
to the Supreme Court, and he allowed
the respite.
Charges of contempt against Dr.
Douglas S. Freeman. editor of the
News Leader, of Richmond: William
a. Lancaster counsel for Barrett's
father. and John Mitchell. Jr.. colored,
editor of the Richmond Planet, grew
out of this case.
CONTEMPT RULES
TO RE ISSUED TODAY
Judge George j. Hundley. of the
Charlotte County Circuit Court, where
the negroes were convicted for causing
the death of RoIsn. announced last
week his intention of citing Dr. Free
man. Mr.. Lancaster and Mitchell 70.
contempt. Dr. Freeman announced
that he would not accept informal SER
vice. hut would demand service of the
proper rule.
For the purpose OF Issuing rules
against the men he holds in contempt
Judge Hundley will hold n special tenn
Of his court a. Charlotte Courthouse
to-day.
DR.. Freeman has declared that he
will demand ti,at tie court specify
definitely by what act no Is held in
contempt. Editorial utterances on tho
Barrett case written by Or. Freeman
caused the charge of contempt. The
writer will, on advice OF counsel. de-
mand that the court point out by what
word phrase or sentence he gave
offense.
AS soon as the rules are issued at
Charlotte Courthouse it is expected
that they will be formally served upon
the alleged offenders through the GUS
tomary legal channels. They Will be
Continued on Ninth Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
Lny Associated Prcss.l


The army OF Crown Prince Run
prccht of Bavaria became active
nEnin Tuesday, md made desperate
attempts to retake the ground
gained BY the British last Thurs
day near the ipres-Menin road, in
Flanders. In the first nssnults the
Germans succeeded In entering the
British lines ut two points. Field
Mnrshnl IiaiE's men fought bnck
raiinntly, and, In addition to with
standing further nttncks by the
Germans, strnishtcned out their line.
The days efforts brought nothing
to the Germans but additional cas-
unltics. Grent artillery activity I.
In progress In the sector cnst OF
iprcs.
Northcast OF verdun the, infantry
activity hns rlnckened. After their
Intellectual efforts of Monday, the
Germans attacked the French ncnr
the Bois-le-Chnume carly Tuesday.
This attack, although aided by
liquid fire, also WINS repulsed.
Berlin clnimn TO have taken
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
MEANS CONSENTS
T0BE.BOUNDOVER
TO OCTOBER TERM
W aives Examination in
Midst of His Prelimi-
nary Hearing.
MAGISTRATE ORDERS HIM
HELD WITHOUT BAIL
Ills Counsel Fear Attempts to
Take Him to New York on
Extradition Warrants.
FIGHT FOR SEIZED DOCUMENTS
Prisoner Wants Unsettled Murder
Charge Disposed or Before Fac
ing Other Accusations.
FIGHT FOR SEIZED DOCUMENTS
Additional Arrests
Probable IN Case
IBy Associated Pres,1

SALISBURY, n. C., September ~.
--Arsistant District Attorney John
DooiinB, of New York, announced
here Tonight that additional arr
rests .probnbly Will be made" In
connection with the cnse arriving
from the death OF Mrs. Mnude A.
King.
Mr. DoolinE came here tonight
with Solicitor Clement and Attor-
ney-General Manning from Concord,
where Castor Means to-day was
bound over TO the grand Jury,
charged with the murder of Mrs.
Maude A. King. Mr.. DooIinE made
his statement after he had been In
conference with the two North
Carolina oniciais. Two New York
detectives also came 10 SaiIsbury
With the party. Mr.. DooIInE said
he might leave for New York late
Tomorrow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
NAVY DENIES REPORT
Story of Sinking of Five Merchant
ships and Two Conveying Ves-
sells Without Foundation
IRy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. September 25.-Ofi-
cial denial was issued tonight by the
Navy Department of published report
that five merchant ships and two con-
voying vessels had been sunk by sub
marines. Secretary Daniels has prom
ised that casualties will not be with
held from the public.
The departments statement. issued
through the. public information COM
mittee, follows:
within the past few days report
that five merchant ships and two con-
voying vessels were sunk In battle
with submarines has received wide cir
culation In the press. The Navy De-
partment authorizes the statement that
this story is entirely without founda-
ton 5i-53 3
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
REPORTS OF CASUALTIES
IN RAID OVER ENGLAND
(By Associated Prcss.l


LONDON. September o5-Fifteen
persons were killed and seventy in
jured in last nights raid over Lon
don.
Reports from Yorkshire indicate that
Zeppclins which appeared early this
morning off the Lincolnshire and York
shire coasts dropped bombs and aerial
torpedoes. The amount of damage has
not been ascertained.' The signal that
all was clear was given at about S
o'clock this morning.
The Zeppelins which crossed the
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coasts did
not penetrate inland, being driven off
by gunfre. Three women were in
jured.
Only two airplanes at the most pene-
trated the defenses of London last
night. it is reported officially.
The following official report was
given out by Lord French, commander
of the home defenses:
"Airplane raid: The latest reports
concerning last nights airplane raid
show that the group of raiders which
approached London was driven off ~
the fire of antiaircraft guns. Only one
or at the most. two machines pene-
trated the defcnses. The casualties in
all the raided districts reported by the
police up to the present are: Killed
fifteen; injured. seventy. The material
damage was not great.
"Airship raid: Enemy airships crossed
the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coasts
between midnight and a. NJ There
is no evidence of their having pene-
trated to any distance inland. They
were driven off by gunRrc from vari-
Gus defended localities which they at
tempted to approach. Bombs we're
dropped at one coast town, three wo-
men being slightly injured Little
damage was caused
Reports from Kentish town say
that about I. It bombs were dropped
in last nights raid. According to q
telegram from an Essex coast town the
first intimation of the raid came about
1880 o'clock. when antiaircraft guns
opened fire and the droning OF the air
plane motors could be heard The
bombing over this town continued for
about two hours at intervals but so
far as could be learned only three
bombs were dropped, and apparently
there was no great property damage
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
BIG STRIKE IN SEATTLE
ORDERED FOR SATURDAY
tBy Associated Press ]

| by Associated PresS
SEATTLE, September a5.-A strike
at 10 o'clock Saturday morning of 22.
600 members OF the fifteen metal trades
unions employed in Seattle shipyards
and allied contract shops was ordered
to-day by the Seattle Metal Trades
Council. the central organization of
the fifteen unions. The strike call. it
was said. Is the result of the insistent
demand of the rank and file of the
shipyard workers for a SHOW down"
on the long pending wage increase
controversy
AS near as can be estimated. three
big steel-ship yards. about sixteen
wooden-ship yards and forty contract
shops will be affected by the strike.
The Skinner 6 Eddy plant. having
granted the wage increases, will not
be affected. Three wooden-ship yards
and six or more contract shops also
have signed the new wage agreem ent.
Receipt yesterday of kilograms from
President Wilson and Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation
OF Labor. urging that no precipitate
action be taken, gave some hope that
walkout might be averted, but this
nounced that the President was plan
ming to have the Seattle wage con-
troversy settled by the wage adjust
ment committee of the United States
Shipping Board. in connection with
similar controversies in other Pacihc
Coast cities.
These dispatches Drecipitated the
calling of the general strike. The
councils board of business agents took
the position that the government had
hopelessly misunderstood the Seattle
situation in attempting to link it with
the situations i'm San Francisco and
Portland. and that further attempts to
postpone the walk-out would be USE
less
Though about the same demands
have been made in all three cities the
metal tradesmen explained. the Seattle
case differed from that in San Fran
cisco, in that the workers had not gone
on strike. but had continued at work
pending negotiations with their en-
ployers under an agreement that the
wage increases granted should be re-
troactive to August l.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
GOVERNOR is REMOVED
d. u. Ferguson Formally Ousted nnd
Bnrred From Holding Omce of
"Honor, Trust or ProHt,o
tBy Associated Press.I

BY Associated Press
AUSTIN, TEX, September 25.--James
T.. Ferguson was formally declared re-
moved from office as Governor of Texas
ana barred from hereafter holding any
public office "of honor, trust or profit.
by the adoption late to-day in the
Senate high court OF impeachment of
the majority report OF special COM
mittee OF tho Senate. The majority
report was adopted, after minority
report recommending only removal
from office. had been defeated. The
vote on adoption of the majority re-
port was 20 to 8. with one pair and one
absent.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
British Casualties
for Week, 23,035
IBy Associated Press.

tBy Associated Press
LONDON, September 25.-T n
casunitics of nil British ranI<s In
all the war thcnters for the week
ending to-day nrc reported Officially
to have been 23,O35. The casualty
lists nrc nubdivided as follows:
Omcers killed or died OF wounds,
Io3.
Men killed or died of wounds,
1880.
Officers wounded or missing, Ar.
Men wounded or missing, IS,o5O.
For the week ending September
IS British army casualties amounted
to 27,164. The report for the pres-
ent week includes the operations In
Flanders Inst Thursday, when the
British made considerable ad-
vance, while In the previous week
there was no marked infantry activ-
ity on any British front.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
DAILY MAIL IN EDITORIAL
CALLS FOR REPRIsALS
tBy Associated press.1 I


LONDON. September 25.-The Daily
Mail. in an editorial commenting on
last nights air raid. calls for rcprisals.
saying: THE British people would
view these attacks with entire indif-
ference II they knew that every ono
OF them was followed by an attack in
which twice the weight OF bombs
dropped here was showered on Ger
man towns. Let's hit the Germans;
hit them hard"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
STRIKE SITUATION
IN NORFOLK TENSE
Navy-Yard Activities Entirely
Suspended in Several Depart
ments, and 4,lOO Men Out.
MACHlNlSTS MAY QUIT WORK
Mass-Meeting of All Crafts To-
Night-All Leaders Main
tain Absolute Silence.
IBy Associated Press.l

NORFOLK. VA. September Is
With 400 men, representing score
of crafts. out. after having declined
to accept the new wage scale rro-
nulgated by the National Wage C,m-
mission. posted, last Saturday. and
with work greatly impeded or entirely
suspended In several departments, the
tense situation at the Norfolk Navy
Yard continued to-day
labor leaders are confidcn. that the
men Will stand firm. and that th, tr3u-
bic will spread unless their leman6s
are met. Navy officials. while lesa
communicative tonight. hope that mat
ters will be quickly adjusted and that
the men will at once return to work
Yard officials and government agents
are In close touch with Washington
as they negotiate with union leaders
in the hope of reaching an agreement
AS yet none of the mediators said to
have been named in Washington have
arrived on the scene
MEDIATORS MAY ATTEND
SIASS-MEErING TONIGHT
Several meetings were held tonight
OF the striking men were in confer
ence, but all declined TO give out
statements. No further announcement
as to the position of the men has been
issued. but leaders declare the small
army OF machinists at the yard are
certain to walk out within the next
twenty-four hours unless the alleged
injustices in the wage scale as pro-
mulgated are corrected. general
ass-meetinE of all crafts has been
called for tomorrow night in Norfolk.
II is expected that the mediators will
be present and ask for a hearing.
In response to inquiry relative
to the status of number of men, ex-
emptcd from army service under che
selective draft because OF being gov
crnment employees at the navy-yard.
the following reply was tonight made
by Provost t-Marsha. General Crowder's
department at Washington:
III men we're exempted on the ground
that they were doing necessary work
and have ceased to do this work, their
exemption automatically ceases"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-21
THE OLD BAY MARE

These here new tangled auto cars are
hand, it must be confessed,
But when it comes to pleasure / en-
joy the old bay mare the best.
When go out joy ridin' with my best
gal sittin' by my side,
I know that will get back hum, for
my old mare is true and tried.
She never makes me walk nine miles
to find a country blacksmith shop
Where l can get her tires repaired.
I'm not afraid of any cop.
She's got it forty ways upon a snort
in, wheezin' gas machine,
And she's the best old sparkin' plug
that me and my gal ever seen.
Her carburetor works fust rate, her
coolin' system is immense,
And you kin run her all day long and
at very slight expense.
She's never laid up for repairs, she
doesn't have to wear no tag,
She never plunges in the ditch, for
she's very docile nag.
The speed laws she don't violate and
have never yet got pinched.
For safe and sane enjoyment / have
surely got the method clinched.
No folks that walk are cussin' me,
don't scare EN- out of their boots
BY runnin' up behind EN- quick and
lettin' out a lot Of toots.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-21

A bold highway robbery occurred in
Reedsburg Friday night by which a
man by the name of Thompson was
sandbagged and robbed of $4,000 by
two men. Mr.. Thompson was visiting
at the home of Mr.. Johnson, who
owns the Orpheum theatre, and Fri
day night as Thompson was going to
the house he noticed two men, and one
of them passed him, when the one in
the rear struck him over the head.
The blow was such as to render him
unconscious. The men then gagged him
and went through his pockets, secur-
ing nearly $40.
Mr. Thompson thinks he was uncon-
scious about three hours, and could
not give definite description of the
men, as the place where they waylaid
him was dark. The next morning he
notified the authorities of his loss, but
as yet no trace of the robbers has been
found.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-21
OLD LOOKS
(BY DR.. Y. NJ. PIERcE.)

Persons suffering from too mitch uric
acid in the system frequently look
cider than they should. They age
faster and the appearance of gray hair
or baldhead in early years is, indeed.
often a sign of uric acid. The face
appears lean and haggard, lines and
wrinkles appearing in young men or
women.
The best way to combat this prema-
ture age and the obstruction to. the
arteries and faulty circulation is of the
simplest. Drink copiously of pure water
between meals. Obtain at any drug
store small package of Anuric which
is to be taken before meals, in order to
expel the uric acid from the system. The
painful effects Of backache, lumbago
rheumatism, govt, due to uric acid in
the blood should quickly disappear after
treatment with Anuric.