davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-27
NATIONAL PROHIBITION
PUT TO VOTE NEXT WEEK
BY Unanimous Consent, 1t Is Agreed
to Ballot on Resolution
on Wednesday.
EVEN IT'S FOES ARE WILLING
They Hope by Transmitting 1t to
House to Shift Further Agitation
for Bone-Dry Nation to States.
Vote Will Be Close.
EVEN IT'S FOES ARE WILLING
lRy Associated Press.1

WASHINGTON, July 26.-National
prohibition will be voted on by the
Senate next Wednesday, BY unanimous
consent it was agreed tonight to take
up on Monday, Senator Sheppard's reso-
luton for national prohibition amend
ment to TIE Constitution and to dis
pose of 1t by Wednesday night
Foes Of prohibition consented to tho
vote in order to clear the resolution
from the calendar. transmit the reso-
luton to the House and perhaps shift
further agitation on the subject from
Congress to the States They secured
an agreement for addition Of a provso
requiring the States to act within six
years on the constitutional amendment.
IL submitted to them.
The vote in the Senate probably will
be extremely close. Adoption would
require two-thirds of the Senators
present Senator Sheppard predicted
tonight an Affirmative vote OF sixty
five or sixty-six votes-just enough to
approve the resolution. which would
then go to the House subject to SINH
lar two-thirds vote. Ratification of the
amendment would require affirmative
action by three-fourths of the forty
eight States.
The resolution provides that: The
manufacture. sale or transportation of
intoxicating liquors within. the inn
portation thereof into or the exporta-
tion thereof from the United States
and all territory subject to the juris-
diction thereof for beverage purposes.
are hereby prohibited. The Congress
shall have. however. to enforce this
article by appropriate legislation"
Senator Penrose who recently has
objected to efforts. to secure vote.
said tonight ho would vote and speak
against the resolution. but had no de-
sire to he obstructive.
II don't believe any Senator wants
! to make long Speech" he said.
Senator Underwood also announced
that he was opposed to the resolution.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-27
NEWL YWEDS MAY ESCAPE
Even II Married Since June s and
HIVE Dependent Brides,
Can lie Exempted.

TRENTON. n. j., July 26.-Accord-
ing to the Interpretation placed by the
military authorities here on a letter
just received from Provost Marshal
General Crowder, in reply to inquiries.
draf men who have married. or who
shall marry before they are called for
examination. will not have to serve In
the conscript army. If their brides are
dependent upon them.
Th impression heretofore has pre-
vailed that registered young men who
married after June 5 did so only to be
in position to claim exemption. and
that their marriage would be regarded
as an attempt to evade the selective
service act and would not be recog-
niZed as a bona tide claim. The follow
ing paragraph of the provost marshars
letter, military authorities here say.
seems to upset this impression and to
establish Il reverse ruling:
"In reference to marriage after June
5. 1917. it would seem in like manner
that the claim OF discharge because OF
dependency should be determined at
the date OF calling. II the person
called is then married man and has
a wife at that time depending upon
his labor in the sense in which that
term is used in the rules and regula-
tions. II would seem that he could he
discharged from the service, IL, in the
opinion OF the board. the claim Is sub
Stantinted."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-27
SENATORS ATTACK BILL,
BUT CAST VOTES FOR IT
Little Opposition Encountered When
Ballot Is Taken on Rivers and
Harbors Appropriation.
NOW GOES TO CONFERENCE
As Passed by Upper Branch, 1t Au-
thorizes Negotiations for Acquisi-
ton OF Canals, and Provides for
Waterways Commission.
NOW GOES TO CONFERENCE
[By Associated Pre.s1

WASHINGTON, July o6.-carryinr
an appropriation of s27.954,OO0, the
House annual rivers and harbors bill
was passed by the Senate late to-day.
so to II.
Although many : Senator's had at.
tackled the measure as pork-barrel
Legislation OF a kind inexcusable in
war time. the only negative votes on
the final roll call were cast by Sena-
tors Borah, Brady. Kenyon, La Toilette,
Smith of Michigan. and Smoot. Repub-
ltcans. and Hshurst. Gore. King. Pom
creme and Shafroth. Democrats.
AUTHORIZES GOVERNMENT
TO ACQUIRE CANALS
The measure passed the House on
June ~, and now goes to conference.
AS passed by the Senate, it authorizes
the government to enter into negotia-
tions for acquisition of the Cape Cod
and the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canals either by direct purchase or by
condemnation proceedings, and pro-
vides for the establishment OF a Fed
eral waterways commission consisting
or seven members appointed by the
President. The Cape Cod Canal and
waterways commission provisions were
not in the House bill.
The bill was passed after four days
of debate. Senator Kenyon led the at
tack. but his motion to substitute a
lump appropriation of $15.000,o00 was
rejected. IS to IL Senator King
branded the system Of making water
ways appropriations as ubiquitous be-
yond expression" and Senator Rorah
pleaded for conservation of financial
resources for use in conducting the
war.
Numerous amendments. introduced
principally by the bill's opponents In
an effort to limit It's provisions. were
rejected shortly before the final vote.
Senator Curtis's amendment providing
that no money should be expended for
river and harbor Improvement EXCEPT
where absolutely necessary during the
war was defeated. 81 to 23. Another.
by Senator Kenyon, providing that no
appropriation could be expended un-
less the President should designate
that II was public necessity. was
voted down, 36 to 26.
SHAFROTH'S AMENDMENT
REJECTED BY SENATE
Without recorded vote. the Senate
rejected Senator Shafroth's amendment
P' '"iHS 'i"' ho app oPI idtion SHOulQ
be available except in the event that
States. counties. cities and corporations
| affected by the project should pay one
! third Of the amount appropriated
Tho waterways commission amend
ment was committee proposal 1t
provides that at least one member
| shall be an army engineer and one an
expert hydraulic engineer. The COM
mission would make study of the
development and control of waterways
! and water resources. Each member
| would receive a salary OF $500 per
year.
Minor amendments adopted included
one authorizing the Secretary OF War
to make regulations for any navigable
territory endangered by coast artillery
| fire.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-27
Manhattan Joins
Caravan of Progress

NEW YORK, July 20.-1Iauhattan
Joined the caravan of progress to-
day. and In now one with Cohoen.
Dutch Flint mud other advance posts
of civilization. Just ut noon old
"Jlmmy" Cuslck, who, man and boy,
has been doing the snme thing for
forty yenrs, cried out "whon."
George md Dick ended their lag
SinE steps. "Jimmy" called laconl-
cnIly, "uli out, end OF line," md New
iork's last horse car Ind mude It's
lust run.
Down from the car piled such
a crowd ns Ii hnd not scen In many
year. II Includes Public Service
CommissiOner Whitney. Frank He'd.
ley, general manager OF the New
York; Railways Company, and other
city officials, street railway men and
newspaper reporters. They were
the mourners and the horse car was
itx own funeral.
For years. now the Ladies' Sewing
Society Of y'our Corners hus been
snyinE' New York. why I don't
think no much of the city. don't
suppose you'll believe it, hardly
believed my own eyes-but right in
New York. which claims to cnrry
the EonfnIon of progress. they ,tIlI
hnvc horse cnrs."
Now that last distinction 4. re-
moved.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-27
GERMAN GAINS SCORED
AT TREMENDOUS EXPENSE

PARIS. July o6.-German assaults
were reopened last night along n front
of about two miles in the Aisne front
from a point east of HurtebiSe to
La Bovelle. The French official state
ment issued this afternoon says that
at the cost of tremendous losses. the
Germans were able to penetrate into
certain elements of the French first
line trenches.
North of Auberive. In the Cham
pagne. the French penetrated the Ger
man trenches. the statement says, and
inflicted heavy losses on the Germans.
On other parts of the Champagne front
the artillery bomba rdmcnt was in
tense. Fighting lasted all night. the
French repelling every attack made
by the Germans.
The Germans also renewed their as
saults on the French positions at Hur-
tebise farm. but the attack broke down
under the trench fire of the French
The reciprocal artillery fire on the
left bank of the River Meuse, in the
Verdun region. was maintained with
the usual violence. The statement
says:
During the night the German troops
manifested a great degree OF nervous
ness. Infantry attacks were resume ed
last night at Z P. NJ. with fcrocity
along 4 front of three kilometers, from
a point to the east of Hurtebise To
the southern boundaries of La Bove.c
The enemy, in spite of the fact that
he made use Of imposing numbers in
this fighting, was able to penetrate
certain portions Of our frst-line
trenches south of Allies only after un-
heard-of efforts and suffering very
great losses. His repeated assaults at
the Hurtcbise farm as we'll as at a
point further east of this location were
broken by our fire.
'In the Champagne district, a Ger
man attack was delivered with
rapidity and violence on Mont Haut
1t was preceded by an intense bonn
bardment. and 1t lasted all night long
but the determined resistance Of our
troops made German progress i'm.
possible. On the other hand, to the
north of Auberive during u successful
operation VIC penetrated certain un.
occupied German trenches. and. con.
tinuing our advance. we engaged In
spirited fighting with certain detach.
ments OF the enemy, upon whom we in.
tiicted perceptible losses.
'On the left bank OF the River Meuse
tie artillery activity In which both
sides participated has been mainta in ed
with violence"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-27

1t is n composite picture drawn
after long talks with all three men
I'm which the whole situation wns
thoroughly discussed. 1t is not a
pesrimixtic picture. 1t reveals the
great task. 1t wns the picture be-
fore Americas eyes when war was
declared. Ii has not grown worse
M the details have been painted in
by the experience Of the last three
months.
AS always, the one great nub of
II NIL looms up MS the submarine.
We're the submarine not always a
factor our troops could be rushed
to France, trained quickly there,
more quickly equipped and hurled
into the battle line.
Every one realizes the impor-
tHnce of this In Washington to-
night.
Secretary Daniels stnted thnt the
whole shipbuildinE facilities of the
country nre concentrated on two
thinss-merchant ships md destroy
crs. IL wns gathered from MIR.
Dnnielss tnlk that the naval nu-
thorities have become convinced
TINT the destroyer In the only vvny
OF coping with the submarine. It's
construction md use will he pushed
to the limit. 1t will be uRed t. cen
roy ships nnd TO maintain n block
nde OF the submarine bases.
This campaign will have two ef-
fects, according to observers here.
II will hold down or even decrease
the number OF Gcrmany's subma-
rincH, and 1t will permit our mcr-
chnnt shipping to grow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-27
Western Front Is Nut Too Hard
for Present Allied I Tools to Crack

WASHINGTON, July 2G-This il a
summary of what the three Amcri-
cnns In closest touch with the war
situation think of It:
The western front is nut 40
tough to crack that 1t cannot be
cracked with the present allied
tools.
The United States will have to
do thnt.
The United Stntes can do t..
The failure of the Russian Often
sive was fnr more disnstrous thnn
hnd been anticipated. 1t was nm
utter rout.
hut the very dlsorganizntion of
TINT Germany can make no ndvnn-
tnEeous peace with the newcst re-
public.
The United States must raise the
proportion of allied to Teuton
lighters on the western front to
something like three to ono.
Or the hnnk of the western front
must he turned.
To do either of these things we
must free the sens of submarine.
md dominate the nlr.
And-the French and British cnn
more than hold their own until we
can bring our forces into play for
these purposes.
This In the picture skctched to-
dny by Secretary Baker. of the wnr
Department.; Secretary Daniels, of
the Nnvy Department., and Acting
Secretary OF Stnte Franklin l.. Polk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-27
TEUTONS ON HEELS
OF FLEEING RUSS
Everywhere in Galicia Musco-
vities Continue to Retreat
Without Fighting.
VICIOUS THRUST AT FRENCH
Crown Prince Pays High Price
in Blood for Slight
Gain.
VICIOUS THRUST AT FRENCH

lBy associated Press
Russian troops everywhere in Galicia.
from the region around Tarnopol
southwark TO the Southwestern Buko-
wilma border. are continuing to give
way, with relatively little lighting. be-
fore the German and Austro- Hungarian
armies The important towns OF
Buczacz. Tiumacz. Ottynia and Delatyn
have been captured by the Teutonic
allies. and the Russians also have been
driven from the Tartar Pass, in the
Carpathians. and their positions in the
kirlibaba sector. to the southeast.
PAVES WAY FOR TEUTONS
TO RE-ENTER BukOW1NA
The withdrawal of the Russians in
the latter regions apparently paves the
way for the Teutons to re-enter Buko-
wilma. which. if accomplished. possibly
would make less stable the Russo
Roumanian line running through Mol
davia to where the Danube bends east
ward for its last race into the Black
Sea Already Berlin reports the Ger
mans debouching from the Tartar Pass
to be headed in the direction Of
Czernowitz. capital of Bukowina.
In addition to preaching the German
lines south of the Carpathians. the
Russians and Roumanians made large
captures of men and guns. TO the
Roumanians there came as reward
for their part in the concentrated at
tack more than 1000 prisoners. thirty
three guns. seventeen machine guns
and other war equipment. while the
Russians for their part took approxi-
mately the same number of prisoners
and twenty-four guns.
In the north. around Krevo the Ger
mans have been enabled to recapture
the greater part of the territory taken
from them early in the week, COM
pelling the Russians. under a heavy
artillery fire. to fall back.
MAKE VICIOUS THRUST
AT FRENCH LINES
Again the Germans have made a
vicious thrust at the French line in
| the Aisne region of France, and again
they have paid dearly in men killed or
| wounded for a slight gain. The at
| tack was delivered over front ftwo
| miles from Hurtebise to Labovelle. but
| only to the south of ALLIES was the
| crown princes army able to penetrate
French frst-line trenches. In Cham
pagne. the French have captured Ger
/ man trenches.
Over a forty-mile front from the
coast in Flanders to the Lys the terrific
artillery duel between the British and
| Germans continues. but as yet no at
tempt has been made by either side
| 10 throw the infantry into the fight
| ing. The Germans are said to be -uf-
| ferinE from nerves." and are raining
| shells on every point along the British
| front where movements outside the
usual routine are observed. The Lens
| OIL MA
recently have received visitations from
large numbers of German projectiles.
| German steamers attempting to ply
; in the North Sea are meeting with
short shrift by British patrol boats
| and torpedo boat destroyers. Two ad-
ditional vessels have been sunk by de-
stroyers and two others captured and
| taken into an English port.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-27
THEIR HER0IsM REWARDED
Letters of Commendntion md Promo.
tions for Men Who Faced
Fire OF Submarines.

WASHINGTON. July 26-Letters OF
communication and provisional promo
tions have been given by Secretary
Daniels to Andrew Copassaki and
Harry Waterhouse. In charge, respec-
lively, OF the crews OF the steamers
Morenl and Petrolite. when they were
sunk by German submarines, and to
William ]. Clark. In charge of the
guard on the silver She'll. credited with
being the hrst American armed ship
to sink submarine.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-27
TWO DEAD, SCORE INJURED,
IN CHESTER RACE RIOTS
Scores Arrested, and Authorities An.
nouncc They Have Situation
Well in Hand.
NEGRO SECTION is INVADED
Mob OF Several Hundred White Citi-
Zens Use Clubs to Beat Down All
Who Try to Impede Their Prog
rcss-TroubIc in Youngstown.
fBy Associated Press I,

CHESTER. PA. July 26.-Two men,
white man and a negro. were killed
in race riot, which broke out anew
here tonight. after day of compar1-
tive quiet. About twenty others were
injured. Scores Of persons were arrest
ed and the authorities announced at
10 o'clock they had the situation we'll
in hand.
The riot!ng. which started last night
as the result of the killing OF young
white man. by negroes last Tuesday.
reached its climax Tonight, when a
mob OF several hundred whites in
vaded the negro section which skirts
the Delaware River. Negroes who ven
tured to retard their progress were
beaten down with clubs and houses
were searched in the hope OF discov-
erins one Of the suspects p, the Nc
Kinney case
one of to-nights victims was Joseph
McCann. white, twenty-eight years old,
who is said to have been leader of
the mob. When he fell mortally
wounded. the invading whites were
augmented by hundreds of onlookers
Several negroes were dragged from
street cars and beaten into unconscious
ness. One was fatally shot. Scores OF
shots were fired by the negroes from,
the windows Of their homes and several
white men and boys were injured.
Shortly after McCann was killed a
squad of national guardsmen was rush
ed 10 the scene. Augmented by the
local force and a large squad of State
police. they drove the rioters from the
colored section with drawn revolvers
and pointed rifles.
The negro section was roped off after
quiet was restored and a heavy guard
thrown around 1t. Mayor Mcdowell an
nounced at midnight that he had the
situation under control. The streets
were cleared of loiterers. and white
men were forbidden to enter the coll
ored districts.
Mckinney was stabbed to death at
the doorstep Of his home. after an al
tercation with four negroes. two men
and two women. According to the po-
lice Mckinney accidentally brushed
against one of the negro women as he
was walking home. and she is said to
have made several insulting remarks
TO which Mckinney replied. The four
negroes are then alleged to have set
upon the young man and stabbed him
to death.
Several suspects were arrested in
connection with the case yesterday and
held without bail for court.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-27
SOLDIERS ON GUARD
TO PREVENT RIOTIS,

YOUNGSTOWN. OHIO, July 26.-Sol-
ders Of the Tenth Regiment. Ohio Ma
tional Guard. were patrolling the
downtown district Of Youngstown to-
night as precaution against renewal
of race rioting. which broke out here
this afternoon between thirty guards
men and a score or more of negroes.
During the rioting one negro was Sc
verely injured and several others badly
beaten by the militiamen. who say the
trouble was the result of insulting re-
marks directed at them by the negroes.
The guard patrolmen carried no
guns. but were armed with police
mems clubs. and were under orders
from Colonel William Z. Love to allow
neither guardsmen nor negroes to con-
gregate on the streets. Up until a
late hour there had been no further
disturbances.
Following this afternoons outbreak,
the feeling. which has been developing
for several weeks among white resi-
dents against the negroes. reached a
high pitch. and it was the opinion ot
the authorities that the slightest dis
turbance tonight might cause riot
of serious proportions.
Soldiers maintain that for some time
past the neg! oes rave been persistantly
insulting members of the units s:a-
toned hera and the resentment OF the
militiamen finally became uncontrolla-
BILE this afternoon.
a large crowd Of white citizens were
spectators during this afternoons
troubl. and were starting to partici-
pate ON :he side Of the guar 'smen
when :. cerdon of police stopped tie
! encounter.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-27

S1.S0-Ocenn View and Retmrn-S150
Every Sunday Via y. h w. Ry.
Tickets good ON S:i0 and $500 a. NJ.
trains. These trains arc proverbialiy "On
Time" and hrst-Class in service and eouip-
ment. Plenty Of coaches. No crowding.-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-23
Personal Mention

Miss Edna Hurlock, is visiting her
aunt. Mrs Alvin Harding, at Winning
ton, Del
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-23
DIR. Riley At Emmifsburg.

DR.. Elihu S. Riley. of Annapolis,
has spent week at Mt. Fay Cottage
Miss Vera Coyle, proprietress. He
has now moved farther up towards
Fairfield, Adams county, Pa. DR..
Riley's father, the late Elihu S. Riley,
Sr., published about the year 1910,
probably the first paper ever issued in
Emmitsburg. The young publisher
was not yet q years of age. He soon
after went to Annapolis and became
editor and published of The Maryland
Republican, a Wing paper He was
connected with this journal for TWEEN
ty-fiye years, during which period he
was several times elected State
Printer by the General Assembly. He
handled ready and fluent pen. Dr.
Riley, the son, is the author of num-
erous historical works, his latest
book. just from the press, is Mary
land-the Pioneer of Religious Lib
erty. The only Catholic Colony of
the Thirteen and the First to Estab-
lish Religious Freedom" As the au-
thor is non-Catholic. the research
has been made and declared without
UNCONVENTIONAL bias or favor-Em-
mitsburg Chronicle.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-23
|CANP MEADE TO HAVE
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Many Buildings Erected Have Made
it Necessity
ME N ARE ALREADY ON DUTY
Efficient Company is Being Organized
and Will Be Provided With
Modern Equipment

The cantonment at Camp Meade the
second largest in Maryland, which
will be populated by $4,000 men when
the final quotas are in, has made it
necessary to have fire department.
With the increase in the number of
buildings at Camp Meade the danger
of fire increases in proportion and to
Offset such a possibility as a confia-
grafton the government is now or
ganizing an efficient fire department
which will be able to meet an emer-
gency Already a half dozen efficient
fire-fghters are on duty and six pow
erful chemical engines are now en-
route to the camp.
For some time past the government
has been working on plans for the
protection of the various camps in
this country and as a consequence
each will have an efficient department
to take care of any and all fires
which might break out in the con-
fines of the camp.
Camp Meade will be the second
largest city in the State of Maryland
when the full quota of troops report
for duty in the Anne Arundel county
camp. for then there will be $4,000
men quartered in the wooden build
ings which will comprise the camp.
Cumberland, the county seat of Allie
gany county. and which has been the
second largest city in the State, only
has population of 100000 Camp
Meade will also shelter 5000 animals.
In the event of fires after the troops
nave been fully modelled the latter
will be called to the assistance of the
regular fire department They will
constitute a general bucket brigade
and it is not probable that anything
will happen which would cause a fire
to get beyond bounds. At the present
time the experienced firemen on duty
have a number of powerful chemical
tanks for use in emergencies, but so
far there has been no occasion for
their use