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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
THE u0Hi>aIEN SIGHTED
OEI HEItNII'Dt ~ rp>y

NEW YORK. February lo.-Thc
American freight steamship norimqucn.
reported two weeks overdue ut Rost"n.
from tow"H. England. has been sighted
of bermuda I'm tow of Dutch steam .
snip. according tn cable advircs re
"ciNcd here to-day by the owner tho
Garland Steamship Company
The Borinuucn was laat reported
leaving Fayal. the Azores. on January
-. Just prior to that she had hccu
stopped 10y t-boat and ordered to
rescu" tn" survivors OF a DESTROYS !
ship. She carried these mon into
Fayal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
Try Assnntutcdrrc |

NEW YORK. February i9.-rivc
/ American ships FROM this port now ar,
on tho high seats exposed to the dan
scrs OF German submarine warfare
anu ScNCral others arc ready for i'm
| mcdai" departure. Three of these
vessels. the orleans and tho Rochester
/ for EurdsuuN. and the Owcgo. for
Gcuou. az" NOW approaching the block
ado I'm" IN the BAY Of IIjscay and tho
Mediterranean.
The city OF Pueblo. a frcishtcr Of
2.G"i tons. owned hN tho Harvey
steamship Company. got away yCstcr-
day for llaNr". Her captain and thir-
teen other officers arc Americans The
crew are {" receive n war bonus of
80 p'r cent of their pay ~ tho end OF
tn" voyage.
Nm"0a, tn" American ships ready Ia
! sail are tn" Algonquin. It rrcightcr.
and th" Mongolia which is equipped
I" carry passengers. In addition to
| the city OF Pueblo. twelve steam ships
sailed from Ncw Yurk yesterday. pre-
Sumahly by routes that viii carry ,hcm
throuGh the z"nc ~ blockade .rhrcc
vessels one "f them An American. arr
rived after passage through the re-
Strictcd area.
Health Department reports show
that ,.G"0oo0 pounds Of food hrouc n I
t" this port by Ships durims tho last
twenty weeks have been condemned
and destroyed as unfit FOR cunsum ntion.
'rh" value is estimated at Sl.o"o. 600
PtHT or CONIL:M ALTON
DUE no WAR CONDITION y
i.urius +. Brown. head of the food
and drugs division Of tho Health de-
partmcnt says that part If tho con
dcmnation WAS due to war conditions.
delays III arrival and loading "f perish
ADJ" "arSocS in ships not designed FOR
such purposes. Dealers hero. snid Mr.
Brown. are learning to sort ever part
~ spoiled carGocs. saving some portions
which formerly were destroyed under
condemnation
The food condemned. however. Is only
q very small part Of the total received
here. Health Commissioned ANDERSON
estimates the seizures AT about one.
'ifth "f per cent -: tho arrivals.
Five steamships from war zono port :
arrit"d here to-day. The British
steamers t'olia. from Bristol and the
Sebastian, from Rou"n. both left after
';ernanH's now submarine ,amIa liz II
commenced. The f'ula. "a Cunard
frciShtcv came Ivy way ~ Haitian.
Til" Other arrivals wcr" tn" Belgian
steamer F."aut. from Carditt: French
steamer I;uyiu". from H"rdeauN. and
tho Dutch steamer N"urdwik from
j;"ttcrI;Iu
rho standard OIL tanker Wico sailed
from here to-day for an unnamed
r:ur"pcan p"rr. the FIRST vessel uf the
standard rii i)"c, t" ic"v. an America n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
WOOD ,'EHN MItII
SHOCKED AND GHiT:NE:D
I ~ Associated rress

NEW YORK, February 10 Il am
very much shocked aud GricNcd" said
ajor-Gcnorai Leonard Wood. CON-
mander Of 'hc Department OF the East
ia statement issued Tonight after
ID" had been informed Of the death OF
General Funston. The country has
lost ono OF its most efficient aud vain
ahl. "hicrrs at u time when he can III
b" spared. ~" won his way to tho
hl%h">' rank III our army through gal
liant aud efficient pcrformaucc Of duty
wherever assigned The army viii
mourn his loss very deeply
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
WILSON AWAITING
NEW DEVELOPMENT
IN GERMAN POLICY
CONTINUED from First nagc. }

there exists no authority FOR estab-
liShmcnt OF an actual censorship.
The Navy Department suspended
publication of it's routine ship move
mcut list when the international situa
ton became tcEsc. II has no control
over the press. however. To prevent
publication OF navy arrivals and de-
pmrturcs at .tmcricsC harbors Pub
fishers will be asked NO refrain from
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
NRS. II NSTON INFORMED
OF HER HUSBANDS DEATH

~! NASo'i"''N iresS.
SAN FRANCISCO. February l3.-Mrs.
Frederick Funston. vii" is visiting Win
heT three children at tho Ircsidio was
informed Tonight 10y Maj"r-,icncral i.
fr"nkln Eel. commanding tho West
cTn Division of tho death OF General
Funston. 81" is Frustrated with grief
The children ar" Frcdcrick, ir.. ihir-
teen: Rarhara. eight. and Elizabc,h.
three years old
Airs. Funston MAS Miss I:da Elanl;.
hart before her marriage
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
Planning umiversit, tluh.

Spccial To INC Times Dispatch.
lIOpEW ELL. VA. February l.--'rhe
college men ~ lfOpcwcli and city
Point arc planning tho formation Of II
University club. \ mcctin. has been
called fov "Wednesday evening at s
o'clock 1T tho Offices OF r. W Flahcrty.
I'm the National Bank Building
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20

that all possible courtcSics were to hc
extended l" them. but tho ccnsors wcrc
ihon permitted to blue pencil the re-
Sulttnt diSpatchc". ON tho first trip
arranged by tho department. TWO Amer
i""n newspaper men t'" over the en-
tire Sommc sector ia au airplanc, in
accordance with tho order To show
-..nIrnS nMNN.uis cNEI..i 4 49,. I..Assihl1
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
BRITISH ATTACKS
ARE UNSUCCEssFI,,,


BERLIN. February - Cvia Savyillc,
British attacks to-day near MESSING,
and Armcnticrcs. Of tho Franco. Bclrian
front. were unsuccessful, says the sup
Elementary War Onicc announcement
tonight.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
CENSORSHIP VERY SEVERE
FOR GERMAN PRESS

AS relating 10 the German press. the
censorship is very severe. II Is tho
more effective because there are no
blank spaces in the newspaper to in
dictate to tn" reader what has been
eliminated. I'ro.cs, has followed pro-
test against the muZzling Of ncwspa-
pcrs in regard To political as well as
military news, hut the only let-up has
been along economic lines.
Newspapers now arc able to discuss
with some freedom food and similar
conditions. aud even In criticize the
economic administr ration. Criticism OF
the government. and specifically OF the
party OF Chancellor Won Bethmann-
UoiIwcg. Is still forbidden. and Y num-
Der Of newspapers *till remain under
the so-callcd preventive ccnyorship.
being Obliged tn submit political
articles to the censor before they are
published.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20

tory letter about his conduct of affairs
OH the border. while his service ut San
Francisco at the time Of the earth
quake and at Vera CRUZ will not soon
be forgotten. Personally. feel the
loss of real friend"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
THEIR REPORTS or BATTLE
FROM AIR SUPPRESSED

Their reports Of the battle sccn from
tn" air were suppressed Tho airplanc
*tam Ma bruught up On tho carpet and
all but caShicrch. Til" incident was
"!"1"d when on" correspondents story
WAS released while the others was
held ny, and il still among tho archives
at great headquarters. There we're no
Indications OF favoritism. however, as
ia shown by The fact that the man
who's" account "f tn" airplanc hight
was held ur succeeded in sending an.
other dispatch unchanged. which. when
presented in German hy the "urrcspun-
dent Of German American new spnpcr.
was not pcrn,ittcd To- pass
Thcsc ana countless similar eases in
dictate that genuinely earnest efforts
have been made by the German author
tiles TO put newspaper men IN possess
sion Of real news. bu, their Efforts as
often as not have been partly or en-
tirely uulliGcd by til. ccuSorship
against Witch every neutral corrc-
spondemi IN berlin has complained re-
pcatcdli.
Ky a curious coincidence, ii was IL
man unacuuaintcd with newspapers
who carly III tho war told the Ger
man Foreign Office tina, il could hope
to intcrcs, neutral. and specifically
American public opinion only if il
offered news or such value that Amer
! lean newspapers would willingly pay
for il. Gradually officials in the For
ciEn onicc and else where have adopted
this view. bu, only TO a limited de
gree Tho foreign correspondents in
Berlin ave still flooded with quantities
Of literature written in German by
Germans from TIA. German vicWpuiut
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
$500 nECOMES KNOWN ~
ElRST-CLNSS FIGHTING: MAN

Not un,il 1896. when the Cuban in
Surrcction was at it's height. did Fred
crick Funston become known through
cut the United States as a FIRST class
lighting man. hut his friends in Kan
sa where he spent his carly man
ho"d--louE had so classified him.
As Il student a, the University or
Kansas. when he weighed less than
100 pounds, he conquered - zoo pound
bad man., who threatened him with
Il razor. TO add to the giants hui
initiation. Funston marched him through
the streets "f I.awrcncc. kans.. 1T the
point OF "a revolver. to Il police station
few years later. while city editor
OF Il pane. ~ Fort Smith. Ark young
Funston stirred up intense feeling by
attacking cdi;"ririly the publications.
own political party leaders during the
absence OF his cdiiorln- chief. Many
threats are said 10 have been made
against Funston AMI tho newspaper
property. but he remained on guard
until his superior returned. and then
turned over the plant unframed. inci-
dcntaliy. Funston also resigned.
Along the Santa Ec Railroad they
still recall how Funston. as = pas
semscI- train conductor. threw "a drunk
he hurled Il rock through Il coach win
dow. pursued him several miles on
foot while the train waited.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
HIS FIRST ENPEpIENtE
ON FIRING LINE N Cint

u unS.on'S FIRST experience on the iir-
imG line came in cubn. where lie COM
mandcd General Gomcn'S artillery witt,
remarkable results. N'tcr engaging IN
Twenty-Five battles and being wounded
three times. he resigned his command
because hftS EucrrillaS who had aided
the Spaniards were executed aEains,
his wishes Captured by Sraniards ~,
his way to Ilavann. he escaped death
by swallowing u letter t" the FRESH =
dent of Cuba which would have proved
his identity.
While - colonel "t tho famous
Twentieth Kansas Volunteer Infantry
i'll tho Philippine War. Funston pcr-
formed fcats Of bravery that hruu-h;
him tho title of briEadicr- cncral.
His capture Of ASuiuuldo and his ford :
inr ni tho Rio Grandc River 1T colum-
pit under fire featured his work.
Funston haas hccn Described Ivy his
ready To plunge int" danger. he cared
little whether his force cuualcd that
of his opponent. one day. tho story
goes. when il appeared certain tho
filirin"S would destroy three COM
ranicS under FuuStou's command. Cen
cral Harrison Gray otis inquired uf the
colonel how long he could hold his
position
Until AIN mustered out" Funston
replied. aud he mai" good hy rcpulsinc :.
the tilipjuos
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20

TO Cure u Cold In One DAY
Take LAXATIVE RROMO QUININE Tab
lots Druggist6 refund money II It fails to
cure u. ". GROVES signature is on each
box. aJC.-Auv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
III UI:tl Al ODDS
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
BELIE:NE 30 tMEUIttNS
\ IiDtnD I:ITIII.U STEAMER

NEW YORK. February 'i?-Two
steamship. ont Of NcW York under
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
CONStLS INSTALLED
IS CE:NSnRS or NEWS

shortly after tho "uthrrai< OF the
war. tho Foreign Ofc" m"h,likod con-
SuiS who suproscdly wcrc familiar
with foreign lanGuaGcS. ana Installed
th"n' as "cnsorS. In reality. few uC
th"m are We'll vcrScJ in amy Language
except German. Non" II them has any
conception Of newspaper w"rh. or amy
military or political know ledge witch
gives especial qualification for the task.
TIL" correspondents speedily camc int"
conflict with these C"nSrrS. and tho
government. discovcriuc something was
ami-s attempted I" remedy tho trouble.
However. it's efforts consisted "f open
n1 w additional channels At news
wh;.'h The censor; sl"rpcd
Tho Forciru Office created the
s"-cniIcd Central Eurcau FOR Foreign
Service. which Hooded neutral conn
tries with photographs aud with litcra-
turc written from the German stand.
point. merely translated int" Dutch.
Swedish or Rouuauiau. This ltcrh-
turc damaged rather than assisted the
German cause in iTollaui. for instance.
II WIS amended when Dutch currc-
Sr"uGc IS OLD tho Foreign rNicc ,ha,
Holland desired real news
Th' constantly iuyrcasiu. u,mrrI.
Of CORES pordcuts iu Germany, all
seeking an opporiUuity 70 50" some
thing Of tho war and 10 Obtain news.
led To tho establishment Of what WAS
known as tho Neutral War rrcss Eu-
rc.U Thcorctically this hIrcau was
hoW!Ci Icy Major p.utclmoscr e man
VOL untitled Tor the rrsitiou llIt hc
waS so occupied with other tnin.s tina,
he rolc-atcd this work L" a suburdi-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20
GERMANY NOW ANXIOUS
TO IMPRESS NEUTRALS
After Months OF Delay, Nwnkcs tn
DcSirahility of Having Its Side
Of Case Given.
EFFORT BLOCKED HY cENSoEs
Correspondents Experience Constant
Difficulty Since Beginning uf War
I'm Attempting to Report Facts in
Unbiased Manner.

lSt"H Cores noTdCrt OF Associated i'r"Ss
BERN. SWlTXERLANp. February 4?
According to statements made It.
from Berlin with former Ambassador
Gerard. by public men IN Germany. the
German government did not awake
until long after tho beginning ~ tho
war I" the desirablity OF making u
favorable impression ON public opinion
in neutral countries. or at least OF hay
ing it's side Of the case given hcurinc
i'm tho neutral press An outlay "f un-
told hundreds Of thousands ut marks
has since bccu made. with Tho en-
ploym"nt Of not incunsidcratc stats ur
officers and men. and with constantly
changing systems. i'll the cmor; To-
D"hicvc the desired ends
Correspondents from neutral ."uu-
tries have experienced constant DIFF
hculty since the beginning "f the war
III attempting to report fHctS in an un-
biased manner. In tho thirticth month
"f IN" war Germany applied the same
newspaper methods 50 American. putch.
scandinavian and SpuniSh newspaper
men 80 in tho first months. Tho ccn-
s"r*hir has been tn" main snurc" ~
trouble. largely because il has hccu
working At cross purposes with III"
very officials who have i, in their
power 10 adjust the difficulties. 'rhcsc
officials usually have recognized faults
which have been pointed out. aud have
made tho most earnest efforts 10 fa"iii-
tate tho gathering "f news, hut never
have altered materially tho censorship
system which set at nauSht all they
and the correspondents did. cff"ctually
dumminE up tho streams ~ news
which hud been opened.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Miss Kranich Bride of
Edward C. Burghard
Reception and Dinner Follow
Ceremony at St. Patrick's
Cathedral

Miss Viyierne Krarich. daughter OF
Mr and Mrs. Frederick K.anich. OF 3l2
West Ninety-hrst Street. was married
10 Edward c. Burghsrd, son OF Dir. and
Mrs. Edward G.. Burghard. OF ! East
Ninety-frst Street. at 3 o'clock yester-
dav afternoon in s.. Patrick's Cathe-
dral. Monsignor Gailus Bruder. OF -.
Joseph's Church, East Eigrty-seyentn
street, assisted By the Rev. Henry
Hammer, performed the ceremony.
The bride wore a gown Of white SATIN
embroidered in pearls, and her tulIee
veil was arranged with coronet OF
lace She carried n bouquet Of lilies
.of-tbe-vRlley. Her attendants were
Miss Anna Burghsrd, sister Of the
bridegroom, and Miss May Canavan.
They we're dressed in peach colored
estin with touches Of blue, and carried
bououets Of sunburst roses tied with
blue ribbon. -,
orron,. was the flower girl and jules
ca-,rd Kranich. a brother Of the BRIDE,
I'D as page. George Z. Burehard
Us ni- brothers best man and the
,-sbers we're Frederick kranlch, IT., and
FREDERICK Burghara.
The ceremony was followed BY a re
cen+ion and dinner az the Hote! BIZ
- Nr. and Mrs. KranIch on the re-
,rrn from their wedding trip VIII i've
a., $40 West End Avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
SchmittbergerF uneralPlans
Police Honor Legion to Escort
Body to St. Patricks

The Police Department yesterday
completed tentative arrangements for
the funeral of Chief Inspector Max F.
Schmittberger. whose body will he
buried tomorrow.
A. 1880 a. m. IN. body will he Is
corted from the Schmittberger home,
~ East Sixty-irs- Street. 70 St Pat
ricks Cathedral by four companies OF
the Honor Legion. OF which the late
Chief Inspector was q charter member.
The legion will re led By Inspector
Cornelius Cshslsne.
The police band will lead the funeral
cortege. The pallbearers have not yet
teen named. At the cathedral solemn
requiem mass will be celebrated.
Commissioner Woods yesterday de-
plored the loss that the death OF Chief
Inspector Schmittberger mad caused the
department.
"Thc Chief Inspector spent forty
wears CT his life on the force" he said.
"He was fearless in exposing its evil
workings when called a. a witness be-
fore the Lcxow Committee.
His ability and sincerity are IN
questioned. II is such men who lend
distinction 20 the Police Department
and establish public confidence in the
force"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
On the Screen
Persuasive Peggy" With
Peggy Hyllnd Shown
Privately

Persuasive Peggy" is the name %
Peggy Hyland's first Mayfair film.
which was shown TO an invited gather
ing yesterday morning.
Nearly every one said that Miss
Hyland over-acteG. but. As = matter OF
fact. she wasn't acting at all. Any one
who knows Miss Hyland knows that she
Is as full OF sparkles as champagne.
and she Just can't keep still Her per
formance may have lacked repose. but
il certainly did not lack originality. She
is one OF the few grown-up actresses
who can act cute ana look cute az the
same time.
The story Of Persuasive Peggy" Is
delightful. and IL is cnarmingly told.
william Dav. dson is a handsome a7d
manly hero. although il must be con
fessed that some Of Miss Hyland's high
spirits seemed 70 have been commun.-
Gated 10 her support" Heretofore
Dayidson's performance has been
marked b. a natural dignity which wa
decided relief. but then. OF course.
70 Is difficult 20 be dignifed with
young wife who goes on her wedding
trip by herself and who has you car
RED out or your own house ~ nlght
and who sells silver polish.
Peggy Patton is young woman who
has very good idea 81 how things
should BE- done. derived solely from oh
servstion; so. when she finally consents
20 marry Ed Trowbridge she sets out %
"remould him nearer 20 her hearts de-
sire" Allcgorically. she builds the
door 10 her future home. The keystone
is "love,' and then, as she teaches her
young husband his different lessons.
she inserts the blocks labelled Cen
sderation." "forbesrance," "consisten-
cy," trust and 80 on.
Because he has promised that they
shall 90 20 Niagara Falls or their we'd
ding trip and then changes his mini
and decides 20 attend the State FAR.
she goes on her wedding trip alone. OF
course. he IS compelled 20 follow her.
Because he will not give her sepsrats
allowance, she goes out 10 sell silver
polish. and so she wins IN every en-
counter. Finally. when she inserts the
last blocks the mosaic of the door #,
complete. They are cooperation" and
understanding"
The picture is beautifully produced
and provides capital entertainment.
In the supporting cast are Mary
Cecil. Gertrude Norman, Charles SUIT
ton, Jules Cowles and Arthur House
man. II. L.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Many Organizations at
Evert J. Wendelps Funeral

Calvary Episcopal Church, al Fourth
Avenue and Twenty-frst Street. was
thronged yesterday by those attending
the funeral services for Evert Jansen
Wendell. who died in France on August
%. Police Commissioner Woods repre-
sented the city and the Mayor. }. ?
Morgan was also present.
Numerous organizations. o. which
Mr.. Wendell had been member. or IN
which he mad taken an active interest,
were represented. among them the
Aero Club OF America. the University
Club, the Yale Club, the New YORK AVE
letic Club, the Harvard Ciuo; me
lambs Club. the Children's Aid So
cietv the Newsboys Lodging House.
the Public School Athletic League, the
Boy Scouts of America. the House OF
Refuge and the American Society. for
The Prevention Of Cruelty TO Children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Oppose Bay State Aid
For Sectarian Schools
Boston Bill Of Rights Commit
tee Urges Amendment to
Constitution

BOSTON, Nov. IA statement rec
ommending the proposed "anri-siG"
amerdmen; TO The state constitution
% the favorable consideration of the
voter. az the election next Tuesday was
issued tonight over the signatures OF
the entire membership % the Bill! OF
Rights Committee which reported the
amendment 20 the Constitutional Con-
ve1tion.
Opposite the name OF each member
the statement indicates his religious
aailiation by way &C indicating the non
sectarisn makeup OF the committee.
II appears from the list that five mem
oers are Iongresationslis four are
Catholics, two are Episeopalians. ore IS
a Baptist, one Universaiist, one
jew and one at agnost.c.
In outlining the purpose Of the
amendment the committee says: ~ de
c.ares the broad general policy that
public money shall be spent only in
schools and institutions under exclu-
size public control"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Cavalier Finds Lost Gems

Lima Cavalieri vas revealed yester-
day as the unwilling assistant OF Mrs.
Minnie X. Strangnan in restoring 70
her = portion Of the jewels Baron"
Karl Won Edwards is charged with
stealing from her.
According 20 the testimony Of clerk
of the Hotel Netherlands, Nine. Csya-
lieri caused her room az the hotel 20
De rearranged last March. When she
stepped behind bureau. which was
moved for the first time n several
weeks. she stumbled over a velvet bag
containing a diamond heart locket val
ued ~ $4,000. he said. The jewel later
was Identified and restored 20 Mrs.
Strsngman as part Of her stolen prop
erty.
The clerk said that the room for
merly had been occupied By Won Ed
wards. The theory Of the state is that
he disposed of the bag n this way with
out knowing that il contained the dia-
mond The supposed baron is on
trial in General Sessions on the charge
Of stealing $4,000 worth of Mrs.
Strangman's jewels while wooing her.