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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-17
BARRED FROM MAILS
Danviiie Publication No Longer Re-
cciVed on instructions From
Warrington.
Especial to the Times-Dispatch]

Especial to the Times Dispatch]
DANVILLE. VA. August l6-Post-
master W. y. Brown to-day received
instructions not to accept for passage
through the mails the Battle Axe"
local weekly publication, which is
published By Mr.. and Mrs. j. N Rags
dale. The postmaster stated this even
Ing that no objection to the paper was
made other than the fact that it was
OF that class of periodical now no
longer accepted as second class matter
Despite this, however. for the past
month, on instructions from Washing
ton. copies of the paper have been for
warded each week to the Postmaster
General. and the Department of Jus
tice has also been receiving copies.
Several vitriolic articles have an
peared. some Of them bearing on the
conscription law, the government and
President Wilson.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-17

Green and MISS Louise Curtin. Of this
city. spent the weekend at tho Cham.
berlin Hotel Old Point Comfort. Mrs
Currin and her daughter are now at
the Nansemond Cottage. Ocean View.
where they will spend some time.
In the North.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Edloe Donnan, Jr,
OF this city. who have been spending
several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Add
son RennoldB at the country homo Of
Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr Branch, in
Duchess County. y. Y. left this week
for a brief visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Leas Mt their home near Philadelphia.
They Will be Joined there by Mrs
Robert y. Pollard. who loft wednes-
day 10 spend several days With the
Leas. Mrs. Leas was formerly Miss
Katherine Gum. OF Richmond.
Garden Fete and Dance.
garden fete and dance will DO
given at Fourteenth and Perry Streets
Tuesday. August 81. for the benent Of
tho Sunday school building fund of
Sacred Heart Church. All interested
are invited TO attend. and number
OF attractive features have been ar
ranged for tho entertainment Of those
present.
Red Cross Carnival ut TunstaIi.
The fnal rehearsais are being held
for the play and carnival to take
place on the lawn OF +. r. Richards's
home. "Northberry." near Tunstall. to-
night. beginning at 1880 o'clock. r. 3.
Munford Jr.. secretary OF the Rich
mond Red Cross Chapter. will deliver
an address. followed by songs. dances.
one.act playiet. entitled "Rather
Rough on Robert" and patriotic tab
leaux.
There viii be many side features in
the carnival. and young girls dressed
as Red Cross nurses. will have charge
Of the booths
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-17
REQUEST OF s1,500,000
TO UNIVERSITY OF N. C.
Mrs. Robert Bingham, Formerly Mrs.
Henry NJ. FlnEIer, Leaves Provi-
sion for 47S,OOO ienrly Income.

CHAPEL HILL. y. c., August 16.-
Instead OF the University OF North Car
DINA receiving $4,000 under the terms
OF the Will Of Mrs. Robert Worth Bing-
ham. who was Mrs. Henry NJ. Flagler.
that institution will get $4,000 an
nually for twenty-one years. and at
the end OF that time will receive a sum
sumciently large to yield $4,000 a year
at the prevailing legal rate OF interest
forever the total approximating ST.
5000
This princely gift to Carolina will be
hailed by university friends through
out the country. wherever they may be.
and will be the cause of such rejoicing
as never has been kDown over any be-
quest made to the old institution. The
announcement that $4,000 had been
given was heard with appreciation by
university people. 1t and other items
In the Will being reproduced from
Florida papers. They erred in the pro-
vision relating to the institution. the
sum they named being no more than
one years income from the Flagler
estate. The total sum tho university
VIII receive approxlmates not less than
s1.500.000.
This muniicent benefaction will def
nitely put Chapel Hill on a real uni
versity basis. swelling the State in
como TO proportions that will make
many things possible. and will doubt
less break broad way for future bene-
factions of great moment to the State
and Its venerable center of education
After providing that the sum OF s75,-
200 shall be paid the university each
and every year for twenty-one years.
the VIII sets forth that at the end OF
that time the trustees shall turn over
| 10 the institution a cash sum OF money
| which at the then prevailing :sgal rate
OF interest in North Carolina. will net
| the university not less than $4,000 an
nually FOR each and every year there
| after.
To Be "kenan Professorship.n
This permanent endowment will be
known as the keenan, Professorship.'
and the funds will be used towards
better paying the professors of the
university for their services in edu-
eating the coming generations of Mrs.
| BinEham's native State
| This large endowment comes from
= member Of the kenan family, which
has for generations lived in Eastern
North Carolina. and all Of whom have
always taken a prominent part and
deep interest in everything pertain
ing to the upbuilding OF the State Mrs.
Bingham was Miss Mary Lily keenan,.
OF Wilmington, daughter OF CAPTAIN
William X. kenan and niece of Thomas
enan, for many years clerk of the
| supreme Court, at Raleigh, and also
a niece OF James G. Kenan. all three
| cf whom were university men. and who
typified in their lives the best Carolin,
traditions
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-17

mount Avenue. has left for weeks
stay at Ocean View.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-17
MRS. TURENNE ON cRUTcHEs.

BILE pain was to place two pillows
against the knees to keep them from
rubbing together.
Il was propped up in bed with pill
lows on both sides of my back be-
cause of the extreme tenderness OF
my spine. l could not stand even the
pressure of the bed clothes. on my
back.
My feet were quite useless, swol-
len terribly, and every time at
tempted to move the pain would
make me sick. also had sciatic
rheumatism; the pain would start at
my hips and run down my legs to
my toes; 1t was though red hot iron
was soaring the flesh. 1t is impossi-
BILE to describe what l have gone
through, and only one who suffers
from chronic rheumatism can under
stand. y,
Treatment of various kinds failed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-17
WOMAN who Spent GREATER PART of Two
YEARS IN BED FINDS new LEASE OF LIFE
Helpless and Tortured With Rheumatism of Joints Now
Healthy and Happy-Adds Clutches to
Var-ne-ss Boston Collection

"It means a new lease OF life to
me to go about as I do now" said
Mrs. Alice V. Turenne. OF 1853 South
Street, Fitchburg. Mass.
THE greater part of two years /
spent in bed, not only was l helpless,
but | suffered agony every hour. My
knees were frightful to look upon,
swollen to almost twice their natural
size and as stiff as two sticks OF wood.
The only way I could ease the terri
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-17
Health Department Enlarged.

Under ordinance recently passed
at the suggestion of surgeons OF tho
Public Health Service. the department
OF health OF this city has been con-
siderably enlarged. in order to i'm
prove sanitary conditions. James T..
Collier has been made milk inspector.
George A. Brister. food Inspector. A
sanitary inspector has been appoint
cd for each ward, and five additional
scavengers have been appointed. The
idea is to put and keep the city in as
healthful condition as possible. In view
especially Of the coming influx OF SOL
dicrs and visitors.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-17
Accepted for Army Service.

Twenty-one young men were yes
terday added to the last accepted for
military service by tho local draft ex-
emption board. These registrants had
failed to report for examination last
week. They were found physica lily fit,
and the time limit for ella inning exemp-
ton having expired. they were placed
on the accepted list and their names
certified to the district board These
make III thus far accepted. The board
VIII examine 600 more men next week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-17
Virginia Conference.

Bishop Hoss will preside over the
Virginia Annual Conference. which will
meet this year in the Washington
Street NJ. f. Church, in this city, on
November 10. Tho conference is COM
posed Of about 500 ministers and forty
lay delegates.
The conference. among other things.
will elect delegates to the general
conference which meets in Atlanta, Ca.
next year. The terms OF none of the
Petersburg pastors expire by limita-
ton this year. though possibly there
may be some changes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-17
Pcrsonnl Notes.

Mrs. George Cameron. Jr.. this after
noon entertained at her home lawn. on
South Sycamore Street, several scores
of young women employees in the busi-
ness establishments OF this city.
l. P. Davis. Hopewell correspondent
OF several newspapers. last night re-
ceived orders to report to Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga. training camp.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-17
COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY
WILL ENTER TRAINING CAMP

WOODSTOCK. VA. August 10
fhiiip Williams has resigned his no.
sition of Commemorative ATTORNEY for
shenandoah County to enter the train
ing camp OF the officers reserve corps
at Fort Myer. Va. Several applica nts
nave applied for his position NJ. L.
walton. Jr.. Of Woodstock: NJ. c. Hol-
lingsworth and Gwynn Coe. OF Edin-
burg. Shenandoah County, Will also
enter the training camp.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-17
CONSIDERS BUILDING CAR
LINE TO CANTONMENT SITE
Virginia Railway and Power Company
Expected tn begin Work on
Tracks Next Week

PETERSBURG. VA. August ls.-The
Virginia Railway and Power Company
is considering the matter of building
line from Petersburg to Lee Camp.
and. in all probability, will begin work
next week. The line will be extended
out Wythe Street. The company has
been urged TO build the road
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21
CHIEF PROBES ALLEGED ABUSE
OF B0RNSTE|N IN DRY SQUAD RAID

tion for about an hour before ar
for $500 bail were made.
As against Bornstein's statement.
Sergt. Putnam. head OF the dry
squad. who detailed Harvey on the
job. Saturday said:
Il had every reason TO believe
that a blind pig was being operated.
II is not the policy OF the police to
raid private residences simply be-
cause an excess OF booze may be
stored there. but when illegal ship
ments are made there. the legal
method OF procedure against them,
by search warrant. should be APP
piled. We acted in this matter ac-
cordingly Complaints against the
house have been coming in steadi-
ly( and the information was so de-
tailed and accurate that got .
search warrant out Yesterday
Bernstein has been resident OF
Seattle 81 years.
Dry Squad officer V. c. Harvey
made the following statement Sat.
urday noon:
bernstein was not in the house
when we got there. but the back
door was open. and later he re-
turned and accompanied us thru
during the search.
I'm an upstairs dresser drawer he
got a revolver, and commenced 10
flourish it. shouting like a crazy
man. He kept saying that he knew
who turned in the information. and
he seemed to think that 1t was some
one in the mayors office.
II took the gun away from him"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21
BRITISH
defeat
KAISER

LONDON. April 2t-Two
German destroyers were sunk
and one other ~as possibly de-
stroyed when the enemy vessels
attempted a raid on Dover. the
admiralty announced today.
The raid on Dover was at
tempted las, night, 1--WE Ger
man vessels psrtie ipsAa. They
were attacked by t~o British
patrol ships. The fight tina; en-.
sued lasted only five minutes.
The British ships suffered no
material damage, and the cas-
uaities wert slight Ten Ger.
man officers and 81 men were
made prisoners.
Tho admiralty statement said.
AT night five German dcstroyera
attempted a raid on Dover. A mum
bcr OF rounds were fired into a
plowcd field. and the enemy then
Gteered IN the direction Of our ship
ping They were me, by two Dover
patrol vessels. and In five minutes
two OF the enemy ships were sunk
and possibly three The remainder
made off AT high speed. escaping in
the darkness
"our vcsseo suffered no material
damage and our casualties were
slight compared with the results.
Ten German officers and 95 men
were saved Our vessels were well
handled
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Miss B also thought. ms we talked
the matter over. that she had
heard the story few days before
Miss ID told 1t to her. II had been
told at friends house, and she
thought they said they saw It in
the paper she gave me the name
OF the friend. Mrs. T..
Goes Down the Alphabet
hunted up Miss - first. She
had been told the story by teach.
er who may SO into the record as
Miss +
found Miss + in her schoolroom.
She said she had been told the
story by man at her boarding
house. but she didn't think 1t would
be right 10 give his name No es-
surance that | wanted his name
only for the purpose OF finding the
letter, shook her determination to
protect the gentleman. She finally
agreed to ask his permission to
tell me who he was. and further
progress along that line was block
ed until next day. when Miss + re
ported that she couldn't give me
his name. but he said he didn't be
lieye there was anything IN the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21

story anyway.
Meanwhile. ! called up Mrs. Z. at
whose house Miss u had heard the
story. Mrs. + said IL was told by
Miss G..
Trail Leads TO Oregon
Miss G.. reached after an after
noon OF search. said she couldn't
remember who told it to her. She
was sure. however. that the letter
was said 10 have been received In
a little town In Oregon.
DR. c. who had been following
my course with interest. now re.
Iaembered that he had heard the
story. not only at the nurses meet.
ing. but also day or two before,
from man in an official position.
Label him Mr H.
II. II turned out, had heard the
story from q nurse. He didn't know
Fnything about ii himself
Early In the hunt, ! had enlisted
the assistance OF another reporter
flo was enthusiastic He had
heard the story only few days
before and knew Just where he
could get hold OF tho fellow who
Knew all about II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21

I got the nurse by telephone.
There had evidently been some
mistake. She had heard the story.
but she was no; the nurse concern
Cd. She hoped wouldn't use her
name
said wouldn't. Call her Miss A.
Following the Trail
Mise A was helpful. however
Che thought the story had been
told her by another nurse, whose
name she gave me. Call her Miss -.
To find Miss Il, ! telephoned a
well.known doctor We may refer
to him as Doctor G. because that
ISN'T his initial lie was interest.
ca Immediately, because he had
heard the story, AZ a meeting OF
nurses. His iecollection OF the
contents OF the letter differed In
one or two details. but he was sure
we could find the right nurse quick
ly. lie drove me himself 10 see
Miss r.
Miss - was not the nurse who
had attended the woman who re-
reived the letter She had heard
the story told by third nurse.
Miss ID.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21
Reporter for Star Has Greatest Story of the Year Her

lie got hold OF the fellow-can
him j. j had had the story from
Miss X, who told II of Miss l.. a
University student, and her sister
Story Still Elusive
lleadlong search for Miss /. re-
vealed the fact that IL was not she
who received the letter but
friend of her mothers. in Portland.
Somewhat aggrieved. my assist
ant sought Miss X and inquired
why she had told J that Miss l. had
received the letter
Miss * admitted that she had
done so because It made the story
better--which It did While she
was admitting. she gave the report.
er the name of Miss NJ. from whom
she had heard IT, Miss NJ said she
heard II from Professor \ OF the
university.
Tacoma Comes in
Hot on the trail my assistant
now tracked Professor y to his
hole. He said one of his pupils,
Miss O. had told him she knew a
German woman in Tacoma who had
received a letter fiom her daugh-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21

ter in Germany. saying that her
husband had been killed and the
children were starving. Censors
had written the woman that the
daughter would be executed. Pro-
lessor y added that when he went
LONE that nught he was told the
story again by his wife. who had
heard IL from her laundress. Mrs.
p, who had 1t from a friend OF
hers. Mrs. Q. on Beacon hill
The yot ng man thereupon tele-
phoned &c the home of Professor
Ms authority, Miss @. Miss O's
mother told him her daughter had
heard the story from Professor n.
II Was Great Story
Right there is where the chase
stopped.
am thinking OF offering a re-
ward for photograph of the let.
ter and the woman who received II.
Because il has only been located
in -four cities so far. and Olympia.
RellinSham. Chehslis. Spokane and
others remain To he heard from.
And It certainly was great
story.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21
FIGHT FOR Gun
LED TO MURDER

That the fatal stabbir9 Of
Aaron Rehfeld. Joshua Green
building diamond broker, Thurs
day noon. followed a fight for
possession OF q revolver. was a
new clue police were working
or Saturday.
Robert A. Snyder. who has
offices across the hall from,
Rehfeld's office, and who first
came 70 tho assistance OF
RehfieId. now is sure that when
he first looked from his office.
after hearing tho eommotion,
Rehfeid held a revolver In his
hand, and that his assaliant
was endeavorine to gain pos
session Of u.
Dr. G. +. Iathrop. also tenan
.cross the hall, confirms this. dc
laring that the fleeing murderei
.arried a gun.
Snyder first saw the men sway
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21

Gee That's a peach
Which did not at all mean that
the editors sympsthies were cal.
louBed II was the simple and ir-
represslble tribute OF his profes.
sional instinct and training TO what
he recognized instantly as a great
atory-the rare story which com.
bined I'm its short compass the uni
veIsal appeal OF human tragedy.
the Significance Of an example OF
the "Kultnr' against which Amer
lea is calling her citizens TO align
themselves. and 2 tremendous local
punch
II was such a story as does not
come ones way once in a blue
moon
And / was the lucky reporter
no got the assignment TO write IT,.
Writing Il. az course. meant yeri-
fyinR II first. and getting the de-
tails This. Il seemed should be
easy. ~ the man who told II gave
the name uf tho nurse who. 80 he
said his friend said another man
said. had cared for tho stricken
sistsr.
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The two brothers had died with
ir few days OF each other In the
German trenches. The mother had
been killed in a food riot in Berlin.
What details OF wretchedness.
what uncomfortable outburst OF
grief and rage. the censor's Ink
might cover. the Seattle sister
could only guess. She would never
know
Tragic Climax
But at the end Of the letter.
fragment OF a sentence been
left untouched. II said
and somebody ought TO XII
the kaiser"
And across that and the pathetic
little pct name that was signed to
f. vas a heavy black Bcrawl:
YOUR SISTER WAS EXECUT-
ED YESTERDAY
The man who told the story got
tho editor's whole attention. In
stead of the corner which he usu-
ally hestows on any one tlliIg.
Made HIT win Editor
At its end the editor. staring at
him. murmured with the solemnity
of prayer:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21
HlNDENBURC MEETS HIS MASTER

lng back and forth in the doorway
OF the Rehfold office. and. fearing
that the gun would be discharged, !,
fed hack into his own office When
Rehfeid collapsed against the Sny
der door bleeding 10 death. Snyder
cane to his rescue. drawing the
blade from his back
The police now have a theory
that the stabber may have acted
IN selfdefense. lnasmuch as Reh.
field dealt in precious stones. II is
probable that he had a revolver
None was found In hls office after
The crime.
me fact OF the finding OF the
murderer's coat and hat bears out
tuIs theory by tending 10 show
that tho act was not premeditated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21
BY HENRY D. WOOD

United Pres. start Correspondent
WITH TEE FRENCH Ar.
MES IN THE FIELD. April
2is--The French -Ninden.
bureed Hlndenbvra in their
great offensive. II - possible
today for tho first time TO re.
veal some OF the strategy
which 20 date has swept the
French forces on In their great
est victory In general offensive
since the war began.
II was the same strategic su-
periority that enabled the
French 20 force the German
acceptance OF the ground pre-.
vIously chosen by the French
as the site OF the battle OF the
Marre.
In the same fashion the F'rencl
orced the Germans TO accept tn,
ito OF the present battle OF tn,
Continued on page 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21

When p. J. Bernstein. presl-
dent OF J. Bernstein & Sons,
wholesale notions house. 5o2
First ave. S., got home. at s:t5
Friday evening. serat. Harvey,
OF the city dry squad. greeted
hin, with the information that
he was under arrest as . VIC
Iator OF the dry law.
over Bornstein's protests that he
was not intending TO escape. he was
hustled into the police patrol wagon.
and not permitted 10 drive to head
quarters in his own machine. The
dry squad found beer and liquor in
the house which had been obtained
under four permits This. Bernstein
Saturday explained. is due to sep
aratc permits having been obtain
ed by his brother. who also lives
In the house. a friend who had spent
a couple OF weeks with them. the
maid and himself Some cordials
found in the cellar had been there
for several years prior TO the state
going dry.
bernstein has made a vigorous
protest TO Chief Rockingham over
the manner in which he was treated.
and the chief Is investigating.
Denied Telephone
Il was not permitted TO telephone
TO any one To arrange bail for me. -
bernstein said II wanted to call
in n neighhor to show how the
sluad tore up the house. but was not
permitted TO do so. While the po-
lice acted under search warrant
II was not directed against me by
name. and simply referred TO the
address OF my residence.
Il do not understand that II would
give them the right to force the
locks on the doors. Sergt Harvey
threatened To throw me down the
cellar when | protested against such
tactics"
bernstein was held at police sta
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21
SHIP SUNK IN
SAFETY ZONE

YMUIDEN, Holland. April al
The Belgian relief ship kongsli.
carrying cargo Of 5000 tons Of
wheat, was sunk in the safety zone
announced by Germany by a mine
or submarine yesterday. with the
possible loss OF one life.
This was revealed today when ~
American survivors and 10 men OF
other nationallties We're landed
here
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21
.URRAH!
sua;;;,a,;,:,,;;a::s:;:::a

1.-THE magnanimous board OF trus-
WSS| tees of the Chamber of Com
mcrce at a meeting Friday patrloucally
agreed not to sink the harpoon into
Uncle Sam-DURING THE WAR.
The patriotic resolution not to graft
on government contraCts-DURlNG
THE WAR-was inspired by Frank
Warehouse, was promptly put in the
form of a motion by 6. ]. Smith, was
seconded by J. ID. Hoge, and passed
unanimously.
The resolution follows:
"BE TT RESOLVED by the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce and CONNER
cial Club that in nanSdcting business
1oih Or for the gOVernment during the
Period Of the 7Car. its members be re-
qneaed and pledged 10 do so at no
greater percentage Of profit than an
ordinary b,1oafe transaction IN time Of
Peace.
And after the war? you ask.
Oh, well, what has patriotism to do
with government contract then:
Anyho7o. 7re're at 7car no10-and for
the present the Chamber boys Uont
graft on our Uncle Sammy.
HURRAH!