Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-02

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LONDON. March According TO the
! Daily Mail, IL il understood that tho
. allies have decided TO ask the Jana
nose TO take any steps necessary for
the protection OF tho allies in the Far
| Cast.
VIENNA tvia London). March L.
Ten thousand Russians already have
laid down their arms and considerable
quantities Of ammunition, carts and
other rolling. stock have been taken
Wy tho trstrian.. says an official Aus
trian communication announcing the
commencement or an advance In
EuSsia.
FETEOGEAD March Tho Occur
Jai!on OF Roatov -on-pon by the Eol.
fhcNiKi after a Sanguinary battle and
~" forced retreat Of the troops Of Cen.
( "rhl knicdincS and General Eornilon
j. reported by the scmionicial n,I,vs
agency to-day.
LONDON. March According TO
dispatch received here from :: scm;o1
c'al nc"s agency n, pctrocrad dated
Thursday. the German offensive has
boon stopped by serious resistance
which has been offered by the rcvolu-
tonary troops
GENEVA. March IA cry Of alarm
has been raised hy tho Tag hla,t OF
Graft Austria, against the Cicrmauiza-
lion OF tho Eastern Adria,;c especially
Pola ard Fiumc. which have become
bases for German submarines.
LoNnoN. March I.-rhc hody % one
American has been idcn,ifcd among
tho 5,$ victims Of III" disaster q, ,hc
fionEkon- Jockey club Wedncsda-.
Reuter- dispatch from Hon-konc saws
The stand which wac used by Chi
nc5c. collapsed and then caught fire
1ASSF EotMANl\. Tuesday. Fob
ruary "G.-\n Official note announcing
that E"umania has decided 10 enter into
peace negotiations with Tho central
powers declares reports that Eoumania
will accept peace al any price are un-
true.
TAMPA, FIN" M,rch ,-Pcyton
Hammers. convicted of violating tho
Harrison aa;inarco,ic law. was son
fenced to-day h. Fedora! Judge CAN
10 so""c 81: months in Tho Atlanta
peniirntiary. He WAS given sixty days
in which 10 close up his business
affairs
wAsnINGToN. March i.-sena:o-
William Alden smith. Of Michigan.
Republican leader in tho Senate. an
rcunced to-day tina, he would not he
candida; ;o; recollection. but would
leave The Senate when his term cx-
rir"s. March 4 next,
NEW YORK. March l..-Sncal,:as las,
night before the Lotus Club. Sir John
Foster Fraser. chairman OF The Brit
:sh war lectures committee said tina:
Great Britain could no, put more than
another 10000 men IN the field. The
assertion that C;rea; Britain could raise
additional! armies OF ?.ooo.ooo mon the
speaker characterized as untrue
MARIA. TEN. March 1.--Twel"c
MeXicans were killed and several wer.
wounded late today when a bard OF
thirty Mexicans ared on an American
cavalry detachment in command OF
Captain Kramer Thomas.
NORFOLK. VA, March IA plan
approved by the Department. Of Acri-
culture and Labor. for the co.ordina-
ton OF Fedora! and State agencies in
Underwater Virginia and North Carolina
in order to relieve the labor shortage
now acute in ihc agricultural districts,
will be put into effect al once. II
announced here to-day. :. committee
comprised OF a naval officer. army
o!.iccr and ono other cmployc" OF the
government. il Is expected, will super
wise and direct this work.
CALGARY. CANADA. March l.Har
Ian G. Brewster, Premier of British
Columbia, died here late tonight
NORFOLK, VA. March i.-Annonnce-
men: was made today that the United
States government has purchased the
Arrnistead farm Of ol3 acres and ac
companyinG shoals for the enlarge
anufacturing plant. n course Of con
struction AT Pig Point. near Ports
mouth.
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