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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26
.F|FTY-FOUR AMERICANS
TAKEN FROM EsMERALDAs
Left Newport News in January for
Liverpool, and Was on Return
Trip When Attacked.
LONG OVERDUE IN U. S. PORT
Believed Men on British Steamer
Were Taken to Germany, and That
Now They Are Prisoners-Victims
OF the M0ewe.

NEWPORT. NEWS. VA, March %.
The British steamer EsIr era ldas, re-
captured and sunk by the Moewe, had
on board n. the tim-. atty -four Amer
team mulcteers. according to informa
sources. Ii is supposed the Americans
were taken TO Germany.
The Esmeraldas left here on Janu-
AIRY rs for Liverpool. and to-day was
six weeks out from England on the
return "trip. She was long overdue
here. and fears had been entertained
for her safety for some time.
The addresses of the Americans or
the .Esmcraldas were not available to-
night. bat their names follow:
George JOllcy, Dan Barrity, O. G.
Byrd. Alier Reynolds. Barney Boyle,
Walker Trant. H. Il. Williams. Michael
holland. w. W. Smith, Samuel McGuIly.
William Parker. Fred Stone. William
Thompson. =. l.. jodsic Thomas West.
L. II. Caskey. Edward Mcdonald. Eu .
gene !3oykin. l.; G Earnhardt. Jesse
Wallace. Rosery Gerry. John Sawyers.
T.. ". Carter. T. ". Ballow, Robert
Smith. J. II. Martin. William VI. Fitz-
gerald. James Morgan. Leslie petiGo.
Thomas Mccarthy. Patrick O'Connor.
DIR. John W. Brown. sam Huider.
Charles Anderson. a. ". Sap1pee H. l..
Phinney. Edward Martin. Lewis Mitch
ell. Howard Warren. Harry Mason.
Walter Mason. Thomas Gardner. W. G.
Smith. Thomas purfee. Bernard Hog-
ers. Thomas Moore. John Rome. Ed :
ward Sorenscn. Harry Rogers. Thomas
Wheatly. James Larton. Walter w
Perkins, Paul Phillips. and William
Fyley.
The Esmeraldas was commanded h..
Captain Daniels
owing to the strict censorship i'm :
posed By the British government. the
local agents OF tie Esmeraldas /, vas
learned tonight were not advised in
detail Of the depar,ure Of tn. horse
ship from a British port However.
il was stated that the steamer was
expected" here and that no nctitica-
ton that the af;r-four American cat :.
tleinen had been sent home on AN.
other ship had been received. which
would have been the case had such Z
course been followed To the con-
trary, Veterinarian Clarke. who missed
his ship and was forced to catch one
Of the passenger liners back home
arrived here some time ago
Crews Of horse boats. il was learned
are only sent back by some ether
boat when the ship OH which they ma dc
the trip over is taken out Of Tie SER
vice and their services are no LONGER
required on that ship. The agents
stated they had not been advised that
tie Esmeraldas had been taken out OF
service. and expected her back 20 load
smother cargo Of horses. Therefore.
they are satisfied the horsemen were
still aboard when the shin WAS taken
by the raider.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26
ADJUSTMENTS
cohurn. Mtn.,rels w.d,.,s,,

For Wednesday,. matinee and night
the Academy Of Music announces i
y. coburn'S Minstrels. According To
the agents prediction. Charlie Gano
principal comedian and producer will
supply the chief feature Of the enter
iainment in his blackface sketch
"parktown's Preparedness Recruits"
at Paye to Advertise"
Under the auspices OF the .ldvcrtis-
ers club. that brightest and funnies,
OF all straight farces. 1t Pays TO Adj
vertise." will play it's second engage
ment AZ the Academy of Music on
saturday. matinee and night Written
by Roi Cooper Megrue and Waite,
flackett, this clever farce has almost
literally a laugh in every line When
it was presented in Richmond before i,
kept audiences in IA roar OF merri-
ment throughout rs progress
At The Lyric.
An elaborate.ystag one-act COM
edy Is given prominence ON the new
bill that comes to the Lyric to-day.
"Discontent' is the title Of the playlet,
full in its appeal. George dip and
company presenting il. Other acts on
the bill are: the Leon Sisters and Com
pany, wire dancers and aerialists: lie
Dent. European manipulation of weird
objects. presenting novelty turn: Ed =
munds ana Leiden. character comedy
duo. in After the Wedding. farce.
with specialties, and Parillo and Fra
bito. Italian street singers, comedia ms
and instruneutalists. New motion pic
ture displays accompany the Haude
Vile show, as usual.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26
DR.. FERRARA WARNED
Told That Activities IN United stnteh
on Behalf Of Cubn Are
Obnoxious.
fBy Associated press.I

BY Associated Press1
WASHINGTON. March "J.---rhe state
Department announced tonight that
DR.. Orestes Ferrara, leader OF a Cuban
revolutionary junta. with headquarters
in New York. had been notified that
his activities in the United States We're
obnoxious to the government and that
DR.. Ferrara had agreed TO stop further
agitation. The reVolutionist junta
spread reports through Cuba that the
United States was about to intervene
during the recent uprising there
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26
IMMATURE ALMANAC.
RELIEF WORKERS TO QUIT
BY WAY OF SWITZERLAND
Agreement hen"hed Some Time Ago
With Germans Expected to
lie Carried Out.

LONDON. March a5-The London
Office Of the American Commission for
Relief in Belgium states that an agree
men, was reached some time ago with
me Germans under which the -tmeri-
can rcllef workers We're to be allowed
10 leave by way Of switzerland when
ever IL was decided that IL was inn
possible Tor them to remain longer in
the occupied territory. Ofncials OF the
commission here say they feel sure
TINS agreement will be observed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
Close Campaign fo
Funds to Increase Attendance
of Young People.

tn" Southern PRESBYTERIAN Church
sabbath school Extension Department
closed special campaign yesterday.
which MAS inaugurated to raise $iS 600
- further the work OF increasing sun
lay school attendance. The work
throughout the South WIS undo, dircc-
sion Of the Presbyterian Conmittcc Of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26
PROTESTS AGAINST THEFT
or STOCKS ny GERMANY

In addition to the FOREGOING note
the representatives OF the French gov
eminent in foreign countries have re-
ceiv.d the following i~StruCtions re-
Inesting them TO protest against tn.
pii'hSing Of saJ.s and the theft OF
stocks by German troops
According To evidence in the pos
session OF the military authorities III
the region taken from the enemy
notably at l'cronn-, wner. a branch
cf the Iian; OF France Was pil!aged
and til. safes broken into. much ne
Sotiable paper has been stolen by tn.
retrca'inE German troops would b.
obliged II YOU would call to the al.
iention OF the government to which
you are accredited these wrongs To
private property. against which the
government Of the republic makes the
most energetic protest You win also
ask them To caution their banks and
their nationals against all operations
concerning papers which might be
undertaken by German subjects. di-
rcctly or by Intermediates without
furnishing serious proof Of their for
ner ownership
Premier RiLot. who also is Foreign
Minister in the new French Cabinet.
concludes his instructions TO the gov
"rnmcntS representatives in neutral
countries by saying that France. as
Wen AS its allies. Will no, In fact rec
"snize as valid and effected in good
faith operations concerning negotiable
papers that the Germans seized in vio-
latton OF The Hague convention.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26
BRITISH SCHOONER
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE:
GBy Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, March 25.---The British
schooner Percy ROY. Of 10 tons gross
OF St Johns, y. f, previo isly re-
ported sunk by Lloyd's Shipping
Agency. in London. was torpedoed BY
a submarine in the Gulf OF Lyons Oh
February -, according 10 Captain
Dave. the skipper. and his crew O..
five men. who arrived mere to-day
from a French port.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26

Publication with headquarters ii, i..y,..
NONE.
Il was stated that. although th.rs
ar" 100000" persons in the Suuurta
states under ia" az" of twenty -ivv
years. only i.""n.coo are members al
sunday schools.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26
I.OCnl IinIMfall.

Rainfall last twelve hours. ...... Mono
Rainfall last twcnty-four hours. None
EXCESS in rainfall since March l.. 2.7s
Excess in rainfall since January L. 1872
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26

Temperature 90 humidity ~: wind.
direction, southeast: wind. velocity, IA
miles: weather, clear.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26
The Weather
I Furnlshed by U. y. Weather Durenul
I'orecaat, Virginia
Local r~n,pernture.

IL noon temperature. ............. s
i. NJ. temperature. ............. S
Maxi mum temperature TO $ y. NJ. 6
Minimum temperature to S T. NJ. 3
Mean temperature .............. 3
Normal temperature ... 5
Excess ia temperature. ..........
Deficiency In temperature since
March !
Accumulated excess since Jan
uar! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26

cells: Rndnorshlrc. British steamer. with
twelve ccntimctcr gun. 1900 tons gross,
with cOffcc and coco: Mnich. british
steamer of $500 tons gross nistcd at
1880 tons CROSSE. with coal: Ncthcrl'y
liall. British steamer OF 4.i0o tons
gross. with rice and parcels.
Jean. Canadian sailing ship OF 2l5
tons gross. with sugar: Staut. Norwc-
CLAN sailing ship OF 200 tons gross.
with whale oil: Brccknock shire. Erit.
ish steamer. with twclve-centim"tcr
gun. OF $500 tons gross. With coal:
French Prince. British steamer of $500
tons gross. with coal katherine tKath-
ertnc). British steamer of 2.aOo tons
gross. with wheat: Rhodante iRhod-
anthc). British steamer OF 1000 tons
gross. in ballast f:smaraldas (Esmcr-
aldas). British steamer OF 1850 tons
gross. in ballast: Otaki. British stcamc,.
OF 400 tons gross Oisted at 1915 tons
Hross). with iwclvc-centimeter guns In,
ballast: Dcmctcrton. British steamer,
with I.5-ccntimetcr guns. half thou
sand tons gross listed at 6.O4S tom;
gross), with food. Governor. british
steamer. with twclvc-centimotcr guns.
Of $3.50 tons gross. In ballast
"Of these prizes. the British steamer
farrowdale reached a German port on
December 81. 1915, with 400 prisoners
on board; the Japanese steamer IIud-
son Maru. January lG, 1917. reached
Pernambuco with the crews Of the
Dramatist. Radnorshirc. Minieh. Meth
erby Hall, Nantes and Asnieres on
board The remaining ships were
sunk.
THE auxiliary cruiser Mocwe had
on poaru 593 prisoners.''
The Berlin wireless dispatch re-
ccived on March % announcing the re-
turn of tho Mocwc mentioned the
British steamer Noltaire and the Nor
wegian steamer IIallbjoerg as among
her captures. The Mount Temple also
was named, without the particulars of
her armament and cargo being given
The ten vessels last given on tho
German list. beginning with the Cana
dian sailing ship Jean. were not known
TO nave been among the vessels taken
by the raider until the Moewe's ar
rival al home port The Duchess Of
Cornwall. British thrce-nasted
schooner. owned in St Johns. ~ F.
Is another addition TO the list She
was last reported sailing from St
Johns on December for Gibraltar
The other newly named VESSELS. with
one exception. are listed in the ship
ping registers. The Brechnock is
not listed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26
FRANCE ENTERS PROTEST
AGAINST DEVASTATION
Deh"unccs Before Universal Judg-
ment UnqualifsbIe Acts INDUCED
I'm by German Authorities"
STILL CLOSE TO BARBARlsM
conduct OF Invading Army Has for
Its Object Ruin OF Fertile Region
Tor Years to COme-Warns A against
Stolen Stocks.
tRy Associated pr..sI

fAitlS. March 25.-'rhc French gov
eminent has charged it's represcnta-
lives in all neutral countries to pro-
test against acts Of barbarism and
devastation on the part Of the Ger
mans in territory evacuated by then
'h" note. which is signed by Premier
Kihot. follows:
rhc government, Of the republic
NO" IL gathering tho clements Of pro-
trdl governments against acts of bar
barisn and devastation committed by
IN" Germans in French territory which
'h"y are eracuatinG while rctrcatinG.
DENouNCEs ACTS BEFORE
UNIVERSAL. JUDGMENT
~ this time ! ask you To make
known to the government 10 which
E0n are accredited that sc intend to
dcnounco before universal Judgment
the unqualiiable acts INDUCED in by
inc German authorities. No motive
demanded by military necessities can
Justify tho systematic devastation OF
t-l. as well az public property. ac-
companicd by violence against persons:
cities and villages in their entirety
nave been piliaS"d. burned and de-
atroycd: private homes stripped Of all
furniture, which the enemy has car
red OFF. frui; trees have been torn up
or rendered unless 10" future pro
iuction: streams and wells have been
poisoned. The inhabitants. relatively few
~ number. VINO have not been removed
nave been lrft with minimum of
faiions while The enemy seized stocks
Implied by TN. neutral revictualing
roinmission that We're destined for the
civil population.
You will point out that this con-
Germs not acts destined to hinder the
operations Of our armies. but Of de-
Nastation having no connection with
this object and having for its purpose
IA" ruin for years TO come OF one OF
the most fertile regions OF France
The civilized world can only revolt
against this conduct on the part OF :.
nation which wanted TO impose its
culture on 1t. but which reveals itself
once again as quito close 10 baibarlsru
Still. and, ia rage OF disappointed
ambition. tra,nplcs on INC most sacred
right OF humanity.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26

$3.50 Satin Charmeusc.
$i.S9 yard; 40 inches wide;
in cream. pink, white. wis
taria, light blue. emerald,
dark navy. royal blue, dark
green, light taupe. golden
brown, olive and black.
32-inch Natural Shantung,
zoe yard; regular price, 81;
five pieces only.
500 eros de LondrcS,
Sl.49 yard; SO inches wide:
black, navy, Copenhagen,
Belgian. Beige, pearl gray,
wistaria, dark green. laven-
der, maize and light blue.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-17
RAILROADS OFFER .
FULL COOPERATION
PROBLEM OF TRANSPORTATION
BEING WORKED OUT BY HEADS
OF LEADING r. r. SYSTEMS.

Washington.-Heads of the coun-
try's leading railroad systems met
here with the Council Of National De-
fense to approve plans for giving the
government the full cooperation Of
transportation interests in the event
Of war.
The more than 20 executives pres
ent comprised special committee on
national defense of the American
Railway Association, and with them
met the national defense committee
Of the American Electric Railway AS
sociation.
After call on Secretary Baker the
railroad men heard army officers on
transportation problems and then dis
Cussed the situation among them
selves. Next to the number and size
Of guns, Secretary Baker told them
the transportation problem in war is
the most important the military will
face. OF the country's state of de-
fense he said:
"We have gone on in this country
for long time in the somewhat COM
placent assurance that the Atlantic
Ocean is 5000 miles wide, the Pacific
$4,000, or something like that, and
we are separated by nature as well as
by traditions and our own desires
from any sort Of difficulty. But we
have grown lot wiser in the last few
years on that general subject; and
while | am quite sure that you regard
the state of peace as most desirable
we are nevertheless concerned as to
the means of accomplishing its con.
tinuance
Congress and the president have
enacted legislation that creates the
Council of National Defense, and its
purpose is to survey and coordinate
all OF the material and personnel re.
sources Of the country, so that we will
not be a disorganized democracy, but
an organized and effective and eff
'cient democracy, ready to turn It's
strength and its forces to anytime
that may be needed for national de
fense."
The Harrison times., 1917-03-17
PLOT UNCOVERED
TO KILL WILSON
FRITZ kOLB, A GERMAN RESERV.
lST ARRESTED-PAPERS IN
HIS ROOM SEIZED.
BOMB INGENIOUSLY MADE
Kolb Was Terrified When Police Broke
in Upon Him, Receivers His Com
posure Quickly, Talks Calmly
But Somewhat DefiantIy.

Hoboken, N. IAN alleged plot
against the life of President Wilson
has been uncovered here, according to
detectives who, arrested Fritz Kolb, a
German reservist from Mexico. In a
hotel where Kolb had engaged room
were found two bombs, which the de-
tectives said were to have been sent
to the president.
Two bombs completed and nitro
glycerine and picric acid were found
In Kolbs room, according to the po-
lice Kolb said he was SO years old
and had no occupation. Papers found
in his room were seized.
Kolb, questioned sharply at police
headquarters here, is said to have con
fessed he conspired against the Pres
ident's life, and that he took part in
the Black Tom Island and Kingsland
explosions. ....
Upon information declared to have
been given by Kolb detectives arrest
ed two other men, one here and one
in Jersey City, and brought them to
police headquarters as alleged accom-
plices. ..
According to members of the New
York bomb squad the two bombs were
the height Of ingenuity" One is a
time thumb and the other fitted to ex
plode by the ignition of fuse. TIL;
explosives were contained in tubing
wrapped around with copper wire.
The hotel where Kolb was arrested
is the same one at which Lieut. Rob
ert Fay, formerly of the German
army, and Hans Schiller had rooms
prior to their arrest nearly year ago
charged with a conspiracy to destroy
British merchant ships by placing
bombs on them before their departure
from American harbors.
With the arrest Of the two othel
men whose names were temporarily
WlJIlHtiu, IL Wdo lcpOlItu JlidC Illc po
lice were investigating alleged rami
fcations of the plot which were sale
to include the destruction of oil works
at Tampico, Mex, and the Remington
arms works in Hoboken. ... .... d..
Under a washstand In Kolb's room
the police say they found one pound
Of trinitrotuluol, one pound of nitro
glycerine eight or 10 feet of copper
tubing and nine pounds Of copper
wire. OH '
Kolb was terrified when the police
broke in upon him, but recovered his
composure quickly and talked calmly
but somewhat dehantly. He came from
Germany in 1914 on Standard OF
boat, he told detectives, and latel
went to the Mexican border, return
ing to New York long time ago
The Harrison times., 1917-03-17
SENATE REFUSES TO
EMPOWER WILSON
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS APPEAL
ED TO THE REPUBLICANS
TO AID THEM.

Washington. The bill to empower
President Wilson to establish pol
icy of armed neutrality developed
such persistent opposition in the Sen
ate that some of its warmest sup
porters began to fear it never could
be passed -ra....
/ Virtually all of the trouble came
from a small group Of progressive Re-
publicans, who blocked every effort
to secure unanimous consent for linn
iting debate or setting time for a
vote. Democratic leaders appealed 10
the Republicans to aid them in swing
ing the little group into line, pleading
that in the present crisis failure Of
the bill would mean national dis
grace
The embarrassment of the Demo-
Gratis was increased by dramatic
speech by Senator Stone, chairman of
the foreign relations committee, op-
posing the bill as a war measure.
That, however, was the only evidence
of DETECTION in the Democratic ranks.
On behalf Of the administration SEN
ators, Senator Simmons conferred
with Senator Brandegee of the regu-
lar Republicans and Senator Kenyon,
representing the progressive Republi-
cans, both of whom have supported the
BILL urging them to intercede with
Senators LaFollette, Norris, Gronna
and Cummins, the four progressive
Republicans who refused earlier in
the night to accept any proposition to
expedite passage
While the negotiations were pro-
ceeding, several senators sought TO
induce friends of the bill to refrain
from discussing it, in order to force
the four progressive Republicans 20
take the floor. None of them had yet
spoken at length. They would not ad'
NIT that they intended to filibuster,
but they had given notice Of an in
tention to discuss the measure fully,
and that was interpreted to mean that
they were reservihg themselves for a
final effort to talk the bill to death.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-17
Double Election Board.

Charleston, w. Va,-Govemor Hen.
ry D. Hatfield signed the double elec.
ton board bill, which was passed by
the West Virginia Legislature. The
bill, which is modelled on the Kansas
election law, provides for two elec.
tion boards to work jointly, one to
receive and the other to count the
ballots. 1t is expected that by such a
system the gathering Of election re.
turns will be greatly facilitated.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-17
.NEUTRALS LIABLE
FOR OWN LOSSES
AUSTRlA'S ANSWER DECLARES
NATION NOT BElLlGERANT EN-
TIERS ZONE AT OWN RISK.
BLOCKADE DECLARED ILLEGAL
Reply Further Contends That 6ellls.
Grants Are Entitled to Decide For
Themselves What Measures They
viii Take in Sea Traffic.
London.-The American ambassa-

London.-The American ambassa->
dor at Vienna has been handed tP Z
reply of the Austrian government Va
the unrestricted submarine warfare,y
according to a Vienna dispatch to
Reuters by way of Amsterdam.
The reply declares that neutrals
are responsible for losses they suffer
by entering the territory where the
submarine operations are taking
place.
The American note, which was dis
patched to Vienna on February IS,
asked specifically whether the Aus
trian assurances given following the
sinking of the Ancona and the Per-
sia had been nullifed. The reply
says: Whatever attitude the Wash
ington cabinet may take as to indi-
vidual questions raised here" the Aus
tro- Hungarian government says, ''is
essentially in accord with the Ameri-
can government in regard to the pro-
lection of neutrals against endanger-
ing their lives" The memorandum
then maintains that neutral subject
have to bear themselves all lossy
they suffer by entering territory
where warlike operations are taking
place"
After lengthy discussion Of the
British blockade, which it declares 's
illegal, the memorandum continues:
"The principle that neutrals should
enjoy in war times the advantages OF
the freedom of the seas refers only
to neutral vessels and not to neutral
persons aboard enemy vessels
The reply further contends that bel
ligerents are entitled to decide foE
themselves what measures should ~
taken against an enemy in sea traf-
fic, and concludes.
'In such cases neutrals have no
other legitimate interests and there
fore no legal claim other than that
belligerent inform them in time OF
prohibition directed at an enemy so
that they can avoid entrusting theE-
lives and their goods to enemy vesS
sells"
The Harrison times., 1917-03-17
100000 Fire Loss.

Ky.-Damage, aggregat
Ing more than $1,000, 900 resulted from
a fire which destroyed the elevators
here of the Kentucky Public Elevator
Company, and which destroyed OF
damaged rs freight cars on storage
tracks of the Illinois Central railroad
approximately 100000 bushels OF
wheat, corn, rye and oats stored in
the elevators, were destroyed, Most
Of the railroad cars destroyed were
loaded with merchandise and lumber
The Harrison times., 1917-03-17
Gompers Is An Anti.

Washington. = Samuel Gompers
president Of the American Federation
Of Labor made public protest
against the enactment by Congress of
prohibition law for the District of
Columbia. He said such a measure
would have an injurious influence upon
more than 100000 workers in the cl.
gar industry.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-17
"leakers" Are Barred.

Westinghouse an outgrowth of
the Teak" investigation, the members
or the congressional press galleries
adopted a rule barring from the gal
leries persons having connection with
brokerage houses and other business
interests which might profit by ad,
vance information on governmental
activities.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-17
AIIeued German Plot.

Paris.-A wireless message from
Madrid says that additional evidence
obtained by the Spanish authorities in
reference to the discovery of pro-
German plot has led to the rearrest
of a man giving the name Of Wood
claiming to be an American, who had
been set at liberty.