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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-06
TRANSPORT HENDERSON
CATCHES FIRE AT SEA
Navy Department Says Dnmn=e Wa,
Slight. but TrfuScs to
N.sA Give Details.
fEv Associated Prcss.I

SSg t'N Associated ircsS.l
WASHINGTON. July 5.--The United
States Army transport Henderson has
been afirr mt sea- hut has made an
Atlantic port in safety. There was no
loss of life
II. Few details could be had at the Navy
sl 'partment Tonight but it was said
.hat the vcssc! was not badly dam
aged. 1t was not made known whcth
er the Henderson was outbound or
homeward bound. nor was there any
information as to how tho fire oc
CURED.
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FLAMES DAMAGE PLANT
OF HERCULES POWDER co.
inrestfcntion Discioses That None or
the Employees WINS Killed
Injured.
LKv A.soctatedrrn.. l

NEW YORK, July 5.-Fire damaged
the plant of the Hercules Powder Com
pany ut Kenvil, " j. this afternoon.
investigation showed that none of the
employees was Killed or injured
According TO officials of the COM
pany. the fire may have started from
a cigarette thrown into q rlycerin vat.
The wind blew the flames away from
another structure in which were stored
1000 pounds of II. ~ IT, and G.nOo
pounds of smokeless powder.
AS soon as the flames were seen 300
men and women employed at the plant
fed. and Il was rumored that several
had lost their lives in an explosion
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wnrc board Completes Schedule

WAS!lINGToN. July 5.-Rccommen-
dations Of the railway wage board on
tho question of increased pay and work
ing conditions OF railroad shopmen have
hecn completed and forwarded to D!-
rector General McAdoo at San Fran
cisco. This announcement was made
Tonight by the railroad administration
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SULTAN M0B'S VICTIM?
Such Is Report Received From Turk <lS h
Sources by English tu-
thOriticS.
tBy Associated Press ]

LONDON, July 5.-Reports have
reached London from Dutch sources
that the death OF the Sultan OF Turkey.
Mohammed ", which took place We'd
nesday night, was not due to natural
causes. and presumably was part of
revolutionary movement in the Otto
man empire.
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TWO AMERICAS Ay.AroIs
I<III.f.D IN $CCIpESJ-

PARIS. July 1.-Two American avt-
ators were kiucn TODAY when the,
machine IN which they were flying a.
low ai,itudr ftll To the ground in
lanes. TIL" airn,e, We" Lieutenant.
N'li1m Dudley Vothens ard Seconc
Lieutenant John Wiiford. of the Amer
'cHn army. The bodies of the avi-
ntOrS were kMrncn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-06
GERMANS REPULSED
IN EFFORT TO WIN
VILLAGE OF HAMEL
Calm on American Front
With Exception of
Aerial Activity.
YPRES REGION CENTER
OF ARTILLERY ACTION
Italian Forces Continue to Make
Progress at Mouth of
Piave River. ~
FINLAND TO WAR on ALLIES
Death OF '"'t"" Of Turkey Said to
Have rr"n Result
of Revolt.

II 2
The British from. cast of .n,i.,, -,
each side of the Avre and along tha
Somme River seer,s tn he th i... I
center of the battle fro,. In Er,no
Here tho >AustroI,,pv ,v.is,oa ~:
American de.achments surrad for,sa
on July 4 and drove tho C;Arr,.,s
the village of Hamel ava III. v,;r
HameI woods 10 m. south =, ,h
time launcbinr :. secoud,r;. .,,s.1. -.
the German positions north of ~
Somme Since that time the lines be-
'orr N"'ehs nave been very active.
Tn" Germans have been repulsed In
'h attempt to retake the village of
'amcl and the wooded positions of,the
N"straltans further south The British
othc'al report says that the enemy was
stopped easily, but the Germans }clait,,
% nave checked The p 'i:ish forces east
I iiamel ana to have thrown them
'"'N 20 their original lines at ViIlera.
BretonneuN.
With exception OF aerinl combats +ha
american front has been calm.
BERLIN RI,pOn,rS ,,npu,.,
ms nu,.r,s,, ,r,,
-rbo ,. -
of pn,,;..,, s'utemeht tens
'hcNS IN the fpres region.
IT,, VI" Se ASSAULTS were re-
-, >a''''erE hre IN this
~, 20 ''PoFteu from Lon
''''Ie' me FRENCH have
no'd and consolidate
"e" posi'iohS near Moulin sous
an" 'Nu'reches' northwest of
""> .e III Two recent French
,.,.,..,., 10 '"e Germans suffered severe
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COLUMBIA, $. c.. July 5.--1he Ieath
OF Private Douglas II. Bunton. II. i.
D.. Whitehall. K. c.. from pneumo onia,
was announced to-day at Camp jack
son.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-06
WAGE BOOST IN SIGHT
Exprens Company Clerks Get Word OF
General Advance to Date
From July 1.
Try Associated Preas.l

IVY .NESUVlHtCU TTC"SI ]
NEW YORK, July 5.--Announcemcnt
that express comrarv employees
throughout the country will receive an
increase in wages. dating from July l.
was made here Tonight by George c.
Taylor. president OF the American Rail-
way Express Company, which. on July
i took over the express business on all
the railroads of the United States.
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Du,ch Send F,cct OF ships.

TUE HAGUE, July 5.--Scveral Dutcn
steamers. under an armed convoy ana
accompanied by collier. sailed to.
day for the Dutch East Indies.
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NO ENPLA NATION AS
TO HOW MEN WE'RE KILLED

There was no ,Hplanation by the de-
partment as to whether the six mon
were missing after the transfer of the
crew from the oopship to the de-
stroyer OF after tho tranSHor. actually
went down. 1t '""s feared. however.
that they either were killed. by the
force Of the explosion or were caught
by the thrush Ct water into the engine
and fire rooms.
The Covington formerly was the
Hamburg american liner Cincinnati.
which was lait un at Hahton and taken
over when the United States entered
the war. Sh" was GT feet long. OF
16.239 gross tonnage and had speed
of fifteen ana onc-hal knots an hour.
The Covineton is the s,c,od nt tho
great German liners seize 1t the out.
break of the war to he sent dow by
Germanys n wolves. au< is the tnird
American troopship to he DESTROYED IN,
the war zone. All were homeward
bound. The former Hamburg Ameri-
can liner President Lincoln was sunk
last May 81. and the Antilles. formerly
n German liner, was sent down last
October IL
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-06
MAJORITY LEADER NIrCHIN
GRANTS OFFICIALS VACATION

When the vote in the House WAS an
iIounced. Majority Leader Kiichin told
the members of the Presidents letter
10 Senator Martin, and said they could
make their plans 10 leave WASHINGTON
Tomorrow. Some ofrhose who had en-
gagged In the ail-day battle over tho
resolution blandly inquired why they
had been pressed TO pass the rcsoiu-
tiou. MIR. kitchin replied that he did
not know.
Two amendments. placing further
limitations on the nroroscd grant ~
authority 10 the President We're ADOPT
ed by the House. one Of these BY Mr.
Esch. Of Wisconsin. provided that the
compensation 10 be paid to the wire
companies for their properties sho al he
liked by the Presidents: that if no agree
ment as TO the amour; OF compensation
could be reached. the companies should
he paid - per cent OF the amount and
he permitted TO sue in the court of
claims for the remainder \ similar
provision was carried in the railroad
control bill.
An amendm ent by Mr.. Montague. OF
Virginia. also adopted, provides that
nothing in the resolution shall he con-
sirued to impair the rights OF tho sew
eral States in the matter of taxation
and regulatory measures against the
companies
During the debate. Mr.. Fordney. of
Michigan, declared there is no neces-
sity for taking over the control Of the
wire system. and charged that the
properties will be used for the great
est political advantage of the Demo-
cratic party just as the railroads are"
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HOUSE AUTHORIZES :
CONTROL OF LINES
congressman Rush the Measure
Through and Get Thirty
Day Vacation.
TWO AMENDMENTS ADDED
One Provides Limitations, While
Other Prevents Impairment
OF States Rights.
TWO AMENDMENTS ADDED

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The House
to-day, by vote of c2l TO 4. passed
the resolution authorizing the Presi-
oent to take possession of and ope-
rate TIE telegraph and telephone lines
of the country.
Those who voted aguins, tho reso,,-
t'oh were Representatives Fordney and
Mclaughlin. Of Michigan: Sterling. of
Illinois. and Woods. of Iowa. john
son. OF Washington. vote.l in the mega
tive when his name was called. bu,
changed to present"
The passage of the resolution by the
House ends the matter until after the
recess of Congress, which is to begin
Tomorrow nisht No attempt will be
made 10 p2ss the resolution through
the Senate until after the members
nave returned from their homes AT the
end OF the thirty-Jay period.
throughout the days discussion Of
the resolution there was "A great d,-
NcFSi'F or opinion ns 10 what the at
titude of tie White House WAS with
respect To the urgency of the measure
Representative Pou. Of North Carolina
chairman of the Rules Committee
talked over the telephone with Sc"-
retary Tumulty, and from him OBJ. med
the statement tina: the President de-
sired the resolution to pass before
Congress took recess. Tuis statement
was made use of ID fol..e the House
10 act on the measure and remai ia in
session Until long after the dinner
hour in order to pass il. But Just
as the Senate was adjourninc for
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-06
ARMY TRANSPORT
CONVICTION SUNK
BY HUN TORPEDO
Vessel Homeward Bound
After Unloading Several
Thousand Soldiers.
SIX MEMBERS OF CREW
ARE REPORTED MISSING
Navy Report Indicates That
Some of the Men Landed
Were Injured.
STRUCK NEAR ENGINE ROOM
with Motive Power Gone. Giant
Steamer. Formerly the Cincinnati.
Goes Down OF French Coast.
SIX MEMBERS OF CREW
ARE REPORTED MISSING
STRUCK NEAR ENGINE ROOM
tE" Associated P-css


WASHINGTON, July J-Thc Amor,
can army transport CovirGton. home
ward bound after landing severn,
thousand soldiers In France was tor
pedoed and sunk in tho war zone last
Monday night Six members OF the
ere" arc missing. bu; all the other
men. with the ships officers. have beer,
landed at French mort No ARM
personnel or messengers were aboard
IN" men missing ere: Ernest - An
derson. fireman. Lynn. Mass: Joseph y.
Bowden. seaman. Mountain Lake. ~
j.. Ambrose G. Ford iirenan. Somor-
vile. Mass: William Henry Lynch. Jr..
fireman. Manchestor. ~ ~: Albert s.
Payne. seam"n, staten Island. y. Y,
Lloyd II. Silvcrnnil seaman. Balm
bridge. N Y
The Navy Departments announce
ment Tonight Of the torpcdoins Of tho
CovinEton said none of tho officers ana
men landed was seriously injured. :.
Apparently some OF them were hurt.
but the number probably WAS not given
In Fice-Admiral Sims's dispatch
The Covirrton was struck ~ e.1T
o'clock Monday night while proceeding
with fleet Of other Transports con-
veyed by destroycrs Tho submarine
was not sighted. The transport re-
mained aAoat until TUESDAY. wh.n e,-
forts were made bv another vessel ana
two tugs to tow her to port. but she
was too badly damaged to keep aHoat
The torpedo struck JUST forward cf
the cnginc-room buIkhead." said the
Navy Departments announcement, "and
the engine room and fire room werc
rapidly flooded. With its motive power
gone. the vessel WAS helpless and. fac X.
ing the possibility of the torrcdoinS
OF another ship In the convoy. tho Gov
'ngtor was temporarily abandoned.
This was done in excellent order ana
the officers and crew were taken on
board DESTROYER.
AT daybreak. the captain several
officers and number of members CT
the crew returned TO supervise salvaE-
ing operations. Another vessc! anc
two tugs took the COvinEton in tow
I'm the effort to get her to port but
she was too badly damaged to keep
a!ioat and sank. Vessels have heen
searching 10Y the missing men and
the Navy Department awaited the re-
port OF tie names Of those missing
which was not received until to-day,
before announcing the sinking of the
vessel"
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UNDER D., SUPERINTENDENT

'Contiiiued on Second Pasc)
The Parker post., 1918-07-13
SPOILED Children,

On a crowded interurban car the
day after Christmas there was jost-
ling, pushing, complaining bunch In the
aisle. There was just one woman In
the bunch who was not complaining,
and she was good to look at, being
cheerful, pretty and perfectly clothed,
from her russet shoes to the brown hat
that topped her gold-brown hair. Her
lovely brown suit was coming In con-
tact with all sorts Of shabby clothing,
but she chuckled, and remarked to the
strange woman next to her: "What
spoiled children we are! Here we are
in warm, comfortable car, fairly fly
ing over the road, and grumbling all
the way. I can remember when trip
to Indianapolis meant, for me, chair
in farm wagon, maybe way back over
the hind wheels, and yet, even In zero
weather, jOlting and jouncing over f1f-
teen miles of frozen road. never
whimpered. was just glad all through
for the chance to take the wonderful
trip to the city,"
A sheepish grin spread over num-
Der of faces in her vicinity, proving
that others could dig up similar memo
ries.-Indianapolis Star.
The Parker post., 1918-07-13
Stopping the Ex-cxars Express.

The ex-czarina's belief In the un-
speakable Rasputin proves that she
was of a strongly superstitious turn
Of mind, and she is generally regarded
as the true maker Of the revolution in
Russia, but an incident which occurred
whilst the ex-czar was travelling from
Petrograd to Moscow proves that the
superstition is not all on her side.
1t appears, says writer, that the
ex-czar wears a ring In which he be-
lieves is embedded a fragment Of the
true cross. 1t was originally one of
the treasures Of the Vatican and was
presented to one Of the czar's prede-
cessors for diplomatic reasons. The
value he places on this suppositiOus
relic was proved when he accidentally
left 1t behind him when travelling to
Moscow. He had the train stopped
instantly, special express chartered,
and trusty messenger sent post-haste
back to fetch the missing ring, nor
would he allow the train to bulge an
inch till his messenger returned, hours
afterward, with the relic!
The Parker post., 1918-07-13
As Effective az Tanks.

Cyprus, the founder Of the Persian
empire, first put into practice the
idea Of equipping the wooden ammu-
milton carts of ancient Romans and
Egyptians with sharp scythe-like
knives. These were fastened to the
body and wheels of chariots, and were
effective In charging among massed
troops.
In the middle ages the modest
knived chariot was transformed into
a movable tower, covered with sur
face, ,armor, affording protection to men
inside. These were moved during a
siege over the mOats surrounding cas-
ties. From them platform was let
down on the top of the walls, which
served as a bridge for the attacking
troops.
The Parker post., 1918-07-13
OLD CHURCH WITH A HISTORY
st. Martin's-in-the-Fie Has PeWs
Permanently Reserved for
Sovereign and Prince.

There are many interesting assOcia-
tions with royalty attaching to the
historic church of st. Martin -in-the-
Fields, where the king and queen re-
Gently attended special service. 1t
is not generally known, states a Lon
don correspondent, that pews are per-
manently reserbed there for the SOW
ereign and the prince of Wales owing
to the fact that it is the mother church
of all the royal parishes, and the parish
church for Buckingham palace.
Henry VIII built the first church to
prevent funerals passing his palace in
Whitehall. The present edifice dates
from 1925, and it's chief claim to ar
chitectural distinction is that it pos
sesses the only perfect example of a
Grecian portico in London. In the
older church some Of the children Of
Charles II were christened.
George presented it with an organ,
on which Handel frequently played.
Nell Gwynne and Jack Sheppard were
buried in the ancient vaults. It was
opposite the present st. Martins,
where the National Portrait Gallery
now stands, that the Merry Monarch,
on his way to Drury Lane theater,
caught his first glimpse of the famous
beauty as she was selling her oranges.
The Parker post., 1918-07-13
Ship Of Mystery.

The manufacture Of a large part of
machinery to replace anything broken
is almost impossible in the limited
space of the battleship's machine
shops. But wondrous feats are per-
formed in the repair ships that &C,
company fleets on stations remote from
dock facilities, states a British war
correspondent.
The repair ship Is huge floating
smithy and machine shop packed with
everything that the wit of man can
concentrate into the space for treating
wounded battleships These ships en-
plOy some of the best artificers from
our naval dock yards, and are scat
tered in every quarter In which the
British fleet Is stationed remote from
dock facilities. The Boche has moth
ing like them, and 1t has been stated
that no inqufsitive Boche has ever
been allowed to intrude his nose
aboard one to investigate its myster-
les and take the information to his
employers Of how the strange feats
performed by the repair ship are eff
fected. The repair ship is the abode
Of secrets.
The Parker post., 1918-07-13
Mysterious Hapneninus Puzzle.

Psychologists and students of the
supernatural have been investigating
series of strange manifestations at
Cheriton, near Folkestone, England.
It. w. Rolfe, local builder, had con-
tracted to construct an underground
retreat in the grounds of Enbrook
Manor. He had been at work for some
days when he was attacked by stones
and pieces of rock, which were hurled
at him by some mysterious agency.
Hammers and other implements float
ed" through the air towards him and
his candles were extinguished by jets
of sand. He was injured by the mis-
siles, and gave up work for two days,
but on resuming operations the same
terrifying experiences were repeated,
and he has now relinquished the work
altogether. Sir Conan Doyle and Sir
William Barrett, ex-preSident of the
Society for Psychical Research, have
examined the excavation and ques-
toned the witnesses. They expressed
the opinion that some intangible pow
er had been at work.
The Parker post., 1918-07-13
Greeks in Turkish Territory.

Professor Andreade Of the Univer-
sity of Athens, who is a specialist on
the extent Of Greek citizenship beyond
the Greek frontiers-in Macedonia
and the other Balkans, in Turkey,
Syria and Asia Minor-pointed out the
great predOminance of the Greeks In
the regions to be evacuated by the
Turks if they are to leave Europe.
The whole vilayet, or province, Of
Adrianople, extending from the Bal
kans down to COnstantinople, he de-
clared, is as much Greek as it is Turk
and with the Turks out it is practical
ly all Greek. Gwen Constantinople, +"
he said, "is a Greek city-the gest
of Greek cities-with a population Of
$4,000 Greeks. That gives an idea Of
the extent of Greek citizenship in all
this section down to the straits, which
will have to be considered on the basis
of nationality and race, when the Turk
leaves Europe.
The Parker post., 1918-07-13
Effects of the Sun.

City dwellers and those who do not
lead constant outdoor life should
avoid exposing unclothed portions Of
their bodies to the bright sunlight for
a prolonged period. According to the
Journal of the American Medical AssO-
citation, German specialists who have
investigated the subject say that the
damage that frequently follows the
popular pastime OF lying for hours in
the sun on the sand at German beach
es is not merely sunburn, but head
ache and often meningitis. Those who
are inclined to be nervous are more
quickly affected by undue exposure to
the rays of the sun, and the anemic
and nervOusly prediSpOSed city indoor
workers are the very persons who are
most fond of sun baths. A tanned and
vascular skin offers better protection
against the suns rays, but the city
dweller's skin is neither pigmented nor
vascular. Instead of being benefited,
the nervous are rendered more nerv-
GUS, and when the summer is over they
are tanned, but otherwise in poorer
condition than in the spring.
The Parker post., 1918-07-13
THINGS THAT WE LAUGH AT
inanimate objects, Because of Asso-
citation, Used by Comedians to
Cause People to Smile.

The intrinsic humOr possessed by
inanimate objects is a study in itself.
A person has but to lift up string
of SauSageS to make us smile. There
must be some curious association Of
ideas, writes Rob Wagner in the Sat-
urday Evening Post, that has always
made of sausages a favorite prop for
the comedian. The popularity of spag-
hetti as a laugh provOker probably
lies in the great difficulty of eating it
with dignity. Because of some strange
significance, laWnmOWerS and baby car
riages are potential of much mirth.
Inanimate objects are not the only
facetious things in life; among the
fruits and vegetables we find are COM
edians We have complete fora and
fauna of comedy that every director
is supposed to know. The edible props
of pleasantly are the cabbage, prune
and onion; while among the animals,
the jackass and the mule get the long
est laughs, though l believe the goat
produces the strongest.
We had stupid director who
thought because a Shetland pony Of
fered such q tremendous contrast to
mule he could hitch the two to-
gether and get a lot of laughs. 1t cost
q bunch of money to convince this
unanalytieal chump that people regard
these diminutive horses much as they
do beautiful children; they are too
sweet and cute to be subjected to the
slightest indignity. Sheer beauty is
never funny.
The Parker post., 1918-07-13
PADUA DEAR TO ART LOVERS
Destruction Wrought In City by the
Huns Is DepIored by the
Civilized World.

Dear, save to savages, is Padua, an
cient, gated, arcaded. There the Bac-
chiglione is spanned by Roman bridges
that the Paduan Livy may have walked
on. There Dante's house looks on the
sepulchre Of AntenOr of Troy, the
mythical founder of the city. There
Mantegna was born and Fra FilippO
Lippi worked. There Donatello's
bronze equestrian Gattamelia stands,
proud, unmatchable, before the vast
church of Saint Antonio, al SantO,"
the beloved Franciscan, one Of the
most genial, sympathetic, human, and
popular of saints, missionary and mir
acle-maker, as vivid, alive, and help
full of thousands today as if he had
not died nigh 600 years ago.
There is that famous university, the
seat for so long of jurisprudence, med
icine, Of the humanities and sciences.
Medieval palaces, Renaissance loggias
and churches, GiOtto's frescOeS in the
Arena-Padua is q city of art and his
tory, unfOrtified save by the broken
relics of it's past.
Most Of it's then ancient monuments
were destroyed by the Huns and other
barbarian hOrdes long ago. Now 1t has
been raided from the air by the scien-
tific savages. The church of Carmini
and the ScuOla del Carmini, with fres-
Goes by Titan and Campagnola, have
been bombed and burned, the Renais-
sance front of the cathedral blown
up, the sepulchral church of "the
Saint and the Civic museum injured.
A three nights triumph for the new
heather invaders of Italy.
Do they get little satisfaction for
the failure Of their military plans out
of these violations of "the great sepul-
chres of great thingsY What is the
motive, ineXplicable to civilized men, Of
this continuous wantOn destruction Of
the beautiful and the venerable?
The help of st. Anthony of Padua
is perhaps most often asked for the
restoration of things lost. The kindly
saint will be vainly invoked by Aus
tria-Hungary and Germany when they
begin to feel the need of recovering
their reputations.-New York Times.