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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18
WILL RESIST WITHDRAWAL
OF SERVICE ON RIVER
Common Council and Board of Alder.
men Pass Resolutions in Spe-
cial Session.
AFFECTS VERY LARGE SECTION
Day Boat Is Only One Stopping ut
Wharves Along the River Which
Would Be Left Without Means of
Transportation.

Richmond city's legal advisers will
Immediately take steps to prevent the
withdrawal OF the steamer Pocanoutas
from the James River service or to AZ
low any curtailment in the schedule of
the day boat now plying between hcre
and Norfolk. q resolution accomplish
ing this purpose Having been adopted
last night by the Common Council and
concurred in by the Board of Aldermen
City Clerk Ben T. August declared that
the measure will be ready for the APP
prevail OF Mayor Ainslie this morning.
Special meetings of both branches
OF the Council were called TO pass OH
this matter. which is not only of vital
interest to residents along the James
RIVER, but to many business interests
in Richmond. The resolution authori.-
ing the City Attorney to take necessary
legal steps to stop plans TO abandon or.
curtail the service now furnished by
the PocahontaS, was introduced in
the Common Council by Councilman
Jefferson c. Powers. of the Committee
on Dock. River and Harbor Alderman
Lawrence Paul. chairman OF this COM
mittee, and Mr.. Powers. its sub
chairman, were authorized at a recent
meeting to take whatever steps they
saw fit to have the river service con-
unued. Mr.. Paul piloted the resolution
in the Board.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED
BY CITY COUNCIL
The resolution follows:
Whereas it has come to the knowl-
edge of the Council Of the City Of Rich
mond that it is proposed to abandon
the day boat between Richmond and
Norfolk. now operated by the Old Do
minion Steamship Company. which
controls the Virginia Navigation Com
pany, and
Whereas the said boat is the only
boat which stops at all the wharves
along the James River, thereby fur
nishing communication and freight SER
vice TO numerous persons along the
river whose business would otherwise
be destroyed or compelled when pos
sible to seek the railroads; and
Whereas this deprivation would be
ruinous to many citizens of Virginia
who have business to transact with the
city OF Richmond; therefore.
BE it resolved. by the Council OF
Aldermen concurring:
That the City Attorney be, and he
is hereby, directed to take such steps
legal and other. as in his judgment will
be best adapted to resist the proposed
abandonment OF the day boat men
toned. and to appear before the State
Corporation Commission and such
other bodies as may be necessary in
opposition to the abandonment OF the
said day boat in the name of and on
behalf OF the city of Richmond"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18
REQUISlTIONS ISSUED
Two Men Under Arrest in PENNSYLVANIA
and Wanted in
NorfOiIk

Eequis.tion papers were issued yes
terday by Governor stuart on the Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania for the custody
Of Joe Walsh and David +. Angle. both
of Norfolk. Walsh is charged with
stealing an automobile an6 Ang'e with
desertion. Both men are now being
held IN jail III Pittsburgh. and will be
brought back 10 Virginia by Police OF
acer X w. Debman for trial
The Governor yesterday honorc,;
reputation papers from PENNSYLVANIA
Tor Louis krue. now heinG held in the
Richmond City Jail. The man Is
charged with unia wfuIIy 4sing IN au-
3tomobile. He was taken back 10 Mont
gomery County. Pa. last night by
Deputy Sheriff Daniel j. Hll
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18
CONWAY CONVICTED
Punishment for A.nauIt and Battery
Fixed Mt Twelve Months
| I'm Jail.

James Conway was convicted ycster-
day in the Hastings Court of assault
and battery, and his punishment was
fixed at term of twelve months in
Jail and fine of IS. He was indicted
for malicious wounding. Conway was
implicated with w. II. Tyler for Sc
riously injuring a man by throwing
him down a flight OF stairs. Tyler
court, and his punishment was fixed
at five years in the State Peniten-
tiary. He was not sentenced. how
ever. until yesterday. sentence being
suspended by the court In order that
he might testify In the case against
Conway.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18
Mnny Phones Out of Comm,.,ion.

Telephones throughout the city suf-
icrcd severely yesterday morning, when
richmond was again storm swept
Many phones were put out of COM
mission. but prompt work again re-
stored the service. y mcmento of some
recent storm now lies on Marshall
street awaiting claimant The me-
mento is in the shape of the roof Of n
house. So far, no one has appeared
10 lay any claim TO the runaway roof
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18
Taylor Acquitted.

Robert l.. Taylor OF 204 Temple
Street. was dismissed by Judge Wad-
dill in the United States District Court
on Saturday on the charge OF ,evading
the draft. Mr.. Taylor proved to the
satisfaction OF the court that he was
thirty-two years old and was not there
fore required to register.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18

me kichmond Advertisers Club Will
hold round-table discussion ~ ,.i
ness matters Friday, and il is .ynnc,n,
mat every member OF the cluh ,v;li
attend the meeting. Members viii 10
assembled AT three tables, at each 81
which a different subject vii! be dis.
cussed ga"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18
Examination of Tench.r.,

beginning at o'clock this morning,
examinations for white and colored
teachers of both the city and OF Hen
rico County Will he conducted for three
days In the school administration build.
ms. Eighth and Marshall Streets. The
examinations will be held under the
auspices of tho School Board, and will
De under the direction of Assistant
Superintendent Hill
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18
Examining Pharmacists.

Sixty-one applicants for examina-
ton as registered pharmacists and
ten as registered assistants. the larg-
est class in some time. faced the State
Board Of Pharmacy yesterday at the
Medical College Of Virginia. The ex-
will consume several days
1t Is expected that the names of those
successful in the test will be announced
L,rtdau
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18

James Brown, colorc1, charged with
having liquor in his possession with
intent TO sell, was sent on 10 the grand
jury when arraigned before Justice
Crutchfe!d in Police Court yesterday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18

Because OF after discovered evidence
and on the recommendation of Police
Justice Crutchfleid, Governor Stuart
yesterday granted Raymond Strong a
pardon. He was recently sentenced TO
sixty days In Jail on a charge Of petty
larceny.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18
N.w Goa. R.,,, pr,,,.a.

Work Of printing the new Code Of
Virginia. which has been under the d.
rection Of the Code Revision Commits
sion for more than two years, has just
been started, and the first proofs have
been submitted to John w. Williams,
the clerk. 1t Is expected that the book
will be ready for tho binders about
October I. rs, ~ z, t4{Es-s "a. t.t sN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18

Contributions have been received fol-
the Ice Mission Of Richmond as fol.
lows:
Kate Empie Guigon Memorial
Circle Of Kings Daughters...$ oC
Mrs T.. c. 3. 6f
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18
Prosperity Bulletin
No. II

"Thts Is the time to roll up ones
s'cc'eh ana go to II stronger than
ever. Mems minds are now full OF
many things. and unless you have
progressive. strong md aEgres-
siNc hd'crtisinE campaign, IT In
better Ia quit, ms a mediocre cam
paiEn will have little or no efcct,n
II. G. HAWS.
Bnker-Vawter Company,
benton IIarbor, Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05


North and south the armies seem to be
retaining their organization. Further
south the RumAnian army, supported
by q Russian army. has actually re-
conquered the Transylvania frontier
and won material victories. Whether
these will be SUFFICIENT to relieve the
pressure to the north or not is impos-
sible to say, but 1t seems hardly likely.
Henceforth the most that can be ex-
pected on the Austrian front by the
allies In that the Russian armies will
rally in time to preserve the continuity
Of their whole line and prevent the
complete conquest of Rumania. If they
do this the Russian collapse may prove
Of no great permanent effect. because
the Germans and Austrians had al
ready reduced their electives on the
eastern front to the minimum, and very
few troops are available to transfer to
the western front. unless Russia makes
separate peace or utterly collapses
have very often cautioned my
readers against false hopes as to Rus
STA. We shall doubtless have many
more optimistic reports like those of
recent months, but the fact seems to be
that the Russian army has been to-
tally demoralized by the revolutionists
and the German agents. and that as a
military element in the situation it
cannot be counted upon for long time
certainly not before next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
FEELS TWO-MANNED Filler,
DRIVES ANOTHER OFF FIELD
Daring Feat by Lieut.. Lufbery of
Lafayette STANDARDIZATION
Man Decorated.
BY PAUL AYREs ROCKWELL.
Especial Cablegram to The Star and
Chicago Daily NeWs.)

Especial Cablegrnm to The Star and
Chicago Daily News)
Copyright. 1917. by the Chicago Daily News
Company
PARIS, France. August Lieut.
Raoul Lufbery of the Lafayette squad
ron on Monday destroyed two-manped
German aeroplane which unfortunately
fell too far behind the German lines to
be placed to the official credit of the
American lace" airman. Lufbery was
flying alone at high altitude when he
sighted a German biplane which was
escorted by a monoplane fighting ma
chine. He dived to attack the mono
plane. but the latter fed. leaving him
alone with the observation machine.
a good position and filled the German
plane with bullets. The Teuton craft
soon began falling and the last Luf-
berry saw of it it was masterless and
whir1ing over and over in the air on
its way to the ground.
Sergt. Harold Willis of Boston has
been proposed for the decoration of the
Cross of the Order of Leopold, a rarely
bestowed Belgian war medal, as a re-
ward for efficient work done while fly
ing with the Lafayette squadron.
Everett F. Buckley of Milbourne. Ill.
has gone to the front to fly fighting
monoplane with French squadron
Julian C. Biddle of Philadelphia has
finished training as an aviator and is
now at the general aviation reserve
awaiting orders to go to the front.
Capt. Georges Guynemer, the twenty
two-year- leader of the French
lace" aviators, destroyed his forty
ninth and fiftieth German aeroplanes
July IS. Both were brought down in
the course of one flight and fell behind
the French lines. Capt Guynemer had
just returned to the front after short
illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
SAFELY OUT OF TURKEY.
Another Party Of American Mission
aries Arrives at Bern.

BOSTON, August 4.-The American
board of commissioners for foreign
missions today announced receipt of a
cablegram from Bern, Switzerland. re-
porting the arrival there OF another
party of missionaries from Turkey.
They included Mrs. Isabel T. Merrill
and Miss Lucille Foreman of Aintab:
Mrs. Fiesta T. Leslie of Corfa, DR.
Ruth A. Parme1ee. Miss Myrtle o.
Shane and Miss Isabelle Harley of
Harpoot; Miss Grisel NJ. McLaren of
Van, Mrs. H. H. Atkinson of Mezereh
and Miss Elizabeth Webb of Adana.
No word as to the future plans of
the party has been received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
LOSS OF SUBMARINE
HAVENS GREAT BLOW
Effectiveness Of Underseas Craft
Would Be Reduced 80 Per Cent
Should Allies Succeed.
RUSS CONTINUE RETREA.
Hardly Likely That Slavs Will Be
Able to Give Effective Military
Assistance for Some Time.
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

The kaiser is nervous.
His war lords are nervous
For Franco-British forces have again
proved that Germanic resistance Is but
naught when enough power is central
lied against it.
The whole military scheme OF things.
from Teutonic standpoint. is gravely
threatened. There can be no doubt that
River Lys and the vicinity of Dixmude,
in Flanders. has completely upset Teu-
tonic plans, at the same time offering
the gravest sort of menace to the
whole German front.
1t is significant that the kaiser should
call his war chieftains together in
Brussels for consideration Of western
front problems when his armies are
marching forward with great speed in
Galicia and Bukowina on the eastern
front. This fact alone indicates that
take chances on continued French and
British success in the west. He evil
IDENTIFY discounts to great extent the
good that can be accomplished by con-
tinued Teutonic advances in the east
He lis fully aware. however, OF the fact
that the enemy must be checked in the
west or his whole plan of continued
occupation of Flanders and France will
be endangered ana great strateSlcai
advantage lost by the Germans.
Dixmude. the northernmost point Of
the allied advance during the past
week, is but a few miles from the Bel
gian coast The new allied line ex-
tends twenty miles southwark. BY
virtue of British successes some weeks
ago in, the Messines section. the Ger
man salient was Strengthened. The
most recent drives now have pushed a
salient into German positions which is
of dangerous character. Should the
allies continue to gain only in this
particular region the German lines
stretching north to the coast would be-
come untenablc.
Retreat of German forces on the Bel
gian sea coast is not desired The
kaiser chief
Kaiser Desires submarine bases
c,.,- are located along
W 0uieiu ooSes. the coast. An ad-
vance of twenty miles in this region
would place them in the hands of the
allies OF their guns would SO complete
" dominate these important points
that the Germans would have to turn
elsewhere for important sea outlets
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Wastage Of Man-Power Is So Great Kaiser 5
Generals Cannot Hold Out Longer
Than November, 1918
COLLAPSE OF RUSSIAN ARMIES NOT
ENOUGH TO GIVE TEUTONS VICTORY
STRENGTH of United States More Than Sufficient to
Offset Any Troops Which May Be Brought
From Eastern Front.
BY FRANK H. SIMONDS,


rbuneA Tribune)
NE ago reviewing the military operations OF the third
of forth clearly the
to had been marked by allied failure The
high hope August 1916, had been realized, the
revolution the allied and the
pr,nn eolapse had allied
the Balkans things pointed their relation the
pose of the allies.
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continue their gigantic retreat, though
their resistance
RuSs Continue has been some
mn r what stronger
AAVA4 W1uC 4ACAVdts in recent days

The assertions of few weeks ago.
which then involved q few regiments.
ushered in a catastrophe for more than
two million men, and the Russians have
given up practically the whole of Buko-
wilma, a major portion of their holdings
In Galicia. and there is no reason to be-
lteye other than that Teutonic successes
on the lower section of the eastern front
Will lead to general realisnnient in the
northern regions in the direction of
Riga.
Gen. Brussilofr despaired of Russian
successes. Gen. korniioff, hero Of the
most recent Russian offensive has been
made commander-in-chiefo of the Russian
armies. and he is dealing with deserters
with stern measures. 1t is hoped that
Korniloff will be able to stem the tide
OF Germanic advance within the next
viii find themselves far back of the posi-
tons which they held previous to Gen
BrussiloTs famous drive of last year
At some point the Russians must hold.
The very life of the nation is at stake
Though the Russians now may be fight
ing harder than they did early in the
present retreat, heroic measures must
be adopted before they can take a stand
and check the enemy advance. Future
ton of the eastern front are decidedly
remote unless all military records for
quick recovery of retreating forces are
shattered. The allies, and reasonably
so. expect little military assistance from
the Russians for months.
The two giants of Russia. Sane Gov
eminent" and Anarchy" continue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05

battle front
All Points in West which are not
Declared Important. both the Al.
lies and the Germans. The breaking of
the line at any point would be fraught
with the gravest danger to the de-
feated army. This accounts for the
feverish minor activities which con-
stantly are going on from the coast to
the mountains of Aisace and Lorraine.
The battle in Flanders during the past
week was possibly the most intense
struggle of the war. For weeks the
artillery duel continued with greatest
ferocity. The British assembled great
weight of artillery on this particular
section. Additional troops were sent
up. even French forces being called
upon to take part in the proposed Of
fensive.
For days and weeks the British guns
kept up a continuous medley. The Germans
anticipated drive of sweeping proper
TONS undoubtedly. for they also brought
great reserves OF guns to bear against
British positions. in the hope of frustrat-
ing preparations for the offensive. Fresh
men were placed before the allies. but the
time of the blow was a surprise. The
French and British captured ten towns
and nearly 5000 prisoners when they
the enemy third line. Horrible casualties
are said to have been inflicted on the Ger
mans. Their trenches and underground
tunnels and machine gun defenses are
literally crammed with German bodies.
The allies showed no mercy and the very
fact that the Teutonic casualties are SO
large possibly reveals the fact that the
allies are DESTROYS of taking few prisone rs,
being more content to inf1ict harsher pun
ishn.ent on the enemy.
The lull in the battle cannot last. The
Germans have been delivering counter
attacks against allied positions but these
a Snli6atPI
ring one or two isolated instances, the
Teutons have been turned back.
The Germans are making frenzied eff
forts to divert the allies from their task
in Flanders. launching repeated attacks
against British positions at Monchy lie
Preux which faces the Drocourt-Quean
switch line and which is considered one
of the best strategical points in the gen.
eral region east of Arras The Germans.
after making minor gains. lost them all
to the British.
a series of attacks against the impor-
tant Chemin des Danes line Of the
French to the south and southeast of
Laon. Here the Teutons accomplished
nothing in the way OF gaining ground
Their casualties were increased by
thousands.
Teutonic armies operating farther to
the eastward in the general vicinity
of Verdun and even in the vosges have
returned to the attack possibly to fore
stall any enemy plan to turn this flank.
These attacks likewise have been turn
ed hack
The French have gained considerab BILE,
ground in the region of Cerny and to
the northeast Of Rheims. but operations
on the whole along the Aisne front
have not producedsstrfktng results:
The intense struggles may break out
at any point along the western front
at any time during the remainder OF
the present year. 1t 10 thought that the
allied commanders have not yet aban-
doneds theirs hope that q military de-
cision may be reached before the snow
dies.
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These Belgian submarine bases are es-
sential to continued effective operation
of the U-boats. Their loss possibly
would curtail the effectiveness of the
submarine campaign 90 per cent, for
the routes OF egress from other Ger
manic submarine bases are longer and
much time would be lost in coming to
and fro. Unless new bases were estab-
lished in Scandinavia. a contingency in
deed exceedingly remote. the whole
Germanic fabric would be weakened.
Germany counts on the submarines to
which the enemy might make to cur
tail in any wise the effectiveness of the
submarines surely will be met with the
stoutest resistance.
The Anglo British drive undoubtedly
will lead to bitter fighting. Both Lon
don and Berlin are agreed that the
present struggle in Flanders may last
for weeks and months. The forces of
Gen. Hafg want q decision. As long as
there is a chance of breaking through
event would bring about the rolling up
of German lines to the southward.
thereby bringing about general re-
alignment of German forces operating
against the allies on the western front
it may be expected that steady pres
sure will continue.
However. all blows very likely will
not be delivered in Flanders. There
are signs that the British as well as
the French still regard the Arras and the
Chemin des Danes regions Of vital i'm
portance, and though for the moment
offensive of sweeping proportions east
OF Arras and toward Laon is within
the bounds of possibility in the near
future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
Why Germany Is
Talking Peace.

LORDS ARE IN THE SADDLE. "a
Chancellor Michaelis of Germany ana
Count Czernin. foreign minister of AUS
tria-Hungary. both proclaimed tie
wish OF the central powers to end the
struggle. placing burden OF blame on
entente nations II the bloody struggle
is continued further with consequeft
loss of hundreds of thousands of liveA
But their utterances may be taken A.
moves in the kaiser's prolonged pro-
gram to fool the people as long as he
is able. while he turns to his armies
to perpetuate his dynasty. LAS he usas
his own army so does he sacrifice the
peoples of Austria. Hungary. Bulgaria
and Turkey. ,aI
As was naturally to be expected, The
statements of the two high German ofa-
Gals were accepted In allied quartefa
with a grain of salt Recent events n
Germany show the fnsincerity Of aar
tenders oficialdom Of Germany m1f
make at the present 1uncture- ~
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg Al
Gen. Ludendorff. the brains and bsnks
done of the mflitaristic scheme n
things in the kaiser's realm. dLcfefW
CONTINUED ON Fourteenth Pags.)