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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
HUNS STOLE EVERYTHING
THEY COULD LAY HANDS ON
All Refugees Arriving In Holland HIVE
Snmc Story to Tell OF Their
Mistrcntment,

AMSTERDAM, October 2S-weather-
beaten refugees, mostly from the north
or France, are tricklirS into the Dutch
provinces of Brabant and Limbure.
Some 1000 now are accommodated in
towns i'll these provinces. About S per
cent arc Ill from overfatigue or in
lucnSa.. and are being cared for in
hospitals and converts.
Distressing stories are told about the
old people and babies who died from
exposure on the way and were buried
where they met their end. Further
westward no exodus has yet taken
place.
IN view OF the German disclaimers OF
piuerinE by the retreat;ng troops IL
~ significant that Dutch correspondents
at half dozen different points on
me frontier should tell the sa- ne story.
obtained from refugees The Ger
mans stole everything they could lay
their handJ on a citizen OF Bruges
said 10 the Rosendaal correspondent Of
the MaaSbode.
In the last Few days the Germans
One officer demanded that Il city OH
cia! surrender his carriage. Being
asked later for Il voucher the officer
pointed a revolver at the head OF the
owner. and said: This is my voucher
Cartoons appeared In Bruges depict-
ing the German Admiral Shredder.
whom Emperor William decorated for
the brilliant repulse" OF the British
attack on ZeebruEge. as. fast asleep In
"a safe place far from the coast
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
MAJOR PEBBLES DEAD
iouHE Dinviddie County on1cer N.d.
Notable Record for Himself
Aviator.
Especial to The Times-Disnstch

!Sneeial TO The Times Dispatch
PETERSBURG. VA. October De
Relatives here were advised last night
or the death In France on September.
80. OF pneumonia. OF Major William
berkeley PEBBLES. OF the aviation CORPS
He was twenty seven years OF age. and
was the son OF Mrs. Annie 1. and the
late William l.. PEBBLES, OF Dinwiodie
County and grandson OF Mrs. j. w.
bradbury, OF this city. He served IN
der General Perohing du-inE the Mcx !.
lean troubles, winning distinction and
promotion. After the outbreak or the
present war. he was put In charge or
the aviation schoo. at Dayton, Ohio.
and was subsequently an instructor in
the aviation school at San Antonio
Texas. He was sent to France after
being commissioned major in t.,e afr
bravery and daring. His early eduaa.
ton was obtained in the schools OF
Peterseurg and subsequently he was
graduated at West Point. Hc Is sur,
vivcd by his mother and his wife, who
was Miss katherine spauidtpz, OF Cas-
itornia They were married about 4
year ago. N ~ ~ S y Il M ~ 3
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
COMPARATIVELY SLIGHT
DAMAGE BY BIG RAINFALL
Over Eight Inches In Twenty-Four
Hours Recorded Mt -tshe-
VILE.
IBy Associatcd Prcss.l

ASHENILLE. y. e.. October a6--The
heaviest rainfall in the history of the
local weather, bureau caused compare
lively little damage In this section OF
the state. The total rainfall for the
twenty four-hour period ending last
night amounted to SPA inches. While
the streams were swollen to an extern
sire degree. French Droad River being
seven and one-lialf feet above normal,
they have now rcceded with very little
damage TO the property along the
streams
With tho exception OF the Toxaway
branch of the Southern railroad, where
three trestles were destroyed. there has
been but slight damage to the railroads,
and traffic has been continued with
slight delays.
Families living along the Swannanoa
and. French Broad Rivers here. who
moved out yesterday, were warned to-
day not 10 return 10 their homes until
the situation had changed. The depot
section OF ASheville. which was under
water yesterday when Cripple Crecis
River overlooked, was back 10 normal
day.
Reports from along the Ca,awba
River "a III this river this morning wa;
still rising and considerable damage
was six inches OF rainfall and nearly
seven inches at Lenoir; four inches at
Marion and about five and i half inch s
at Banner Elk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
FOOTBALL PRACTICE TIME
CUT TO FOUR HOURS WEEKLY
Cornell HIS Many Troubles In Work
Ing Out Sutisfactory
Schedule.

NEW YORK, Ocioocr 2e.--rhc d!f-
hcul'ies under which football practice
and play is being attempted at a num-
Der OF the Eastern colleges Is ,ypified
by the experiences at Cornell and West
Nrsinia An outline OF the time pos
I'M recent article on the subject print
ed In one OF the university publications.
In part 1t Is as follows:
nours that nave been set aside for
recreation and sport purposes are
Wednesday, afternoons from to {
O'Clock and Saturday afternoons An
additional period has been granted for
practice Of the football team from 70
. o'clock Monday afternoons. Thus tn,
football team viii have four hours
outdoo! practice a week besides sat
urea sternoon for playing such games
AS the War department is cmpha-
sizing athletics for recreation, track
athletics arc Likely TO nc OF an infor.
grams that Coach Jack Moakley has
arranged in the past to- inicrcoi!csc
ana inicrcompany games. An attempt
gill DC made TO provide sports and cN-
ercises that will he OF physical benefit
End a; the same time be entertaining
that Professor Young Will work GU
will be OF an !ntercompany nature.
Competition will, be stimulated among
the various units OF the student army
training corps. the naval men and the
encouraging !. large numbe: OF men to
take part i'll the games. Each COM
PAM WIFI organize teams TO take part
in the competitions
Football plans are rot yet complct :
Cd. but the studcn; army training corps
vii! turn out some sort OF team. on
account OF limited material limited
time for practice and the very late
state, IL will not be possible 10 turn
cut an eleven that will maintain tho
standard OF football played by Cornell
IN recent years. Inasmuch as all other
colleges arc facing the same conditions.
however, no one team Will have any
special advantage over another"
Military authority rulings have me-
cessitated Il complete rearrangemen, Of
football plans and schedules. The en-
tire student body Of about 500 men
has been divided according to their
military classification into three groups.
styled the engineers" the arts and
culture. etc. and the vocational"
Teams are being developed in each OF
these groups Each OF these three
teams VIII have distinct organization
October IS the coaches will sclec,
about thirty men from all three squads.
and these will be the real varsity"
teana for the playing out OF the sched-
ule as 4 representative team during
November.
brought out OF the War Depa.tment's
ruling. and il is believed that il will
work admirably. An hour and q half
Will be allowed each day for practice.
u!e stand as follows: Rutgers at New
Brunswick on the 18th; Camp Sher-
Tan at AIorsantown on the Esd. and
Washington and Jefferson at Fairmont
or Thanksgiving. November I'd and
9th will be filled with home games at
MorCantoWr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
TECHS FOOTBALL STAR
IS PLAYING OVER THERE
Monk Younger Captain OF Base
Hospital No. III Football
Team In France.
wEEK-END GAMES IN PARIS
Mike johnson, Basketball Star, For.
hcrly With Lynchburg y. NJ. G. A.,
Is Playing Center on Ioupger's
Aggregation.
lSpecial DO Tho Times. Dlspatch. ]

Special to Tho Times -Dispatch.l
bLtCkSBCRG. VA. October 26.-
reformation has been received hero to
the effect that W. T. cMonk") Young
or. Techs football star. has been elect
Cd captain Ct Ease Iioepital No. Il
tCnlversity of Virginia unit) football
team, now with the American cIpcdi-
uonary forco. Younger has the un-
usual position OF being captain OF two
football aSgrcSationS In 4 single post
iion. Last fall he was the unanimous
choice Of tho Tech letter men TO lead
the team OF 1918. There will be no
change in the leadership OF the var
sity this year. and the team will be
hnown "a iounger's team"
recent letter received from him
says: Il cannot be with you In per-
son this year, But will be there in
spiSit Here's hoping Tech will win
NTeEy game on the schedule" Young
.er, Tho is from LynchburG. is consii-
Neloped In the South. and he was the
unanimous choice for right end on tho
inyth!cal South Atlantic eleven last
year. TWO seasons ago when Tech
made such great showing against
Yale, Younger Was congratulated by
for his great work against tho blue.
founger'e team at the front will
play Weekend games in Paris. Mike
Johnson. the basketball star formerly
with LynchhurE Y. N. g. A.. Is play
ing center on this team. and Younger
der as a football player
In the ahsenc. az Youn"nr Rnd"r
and Crisp will alternate In leading the
Techs this season.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
TO HAVE GOOD SCHEDULE.
Will Probably Meet Tech and Vir.
Sinia Military Institute
OH GridirOn.
PLAY ANNUAL CLASSIC HERE
Practice Begins and Many Candidates
for Team Show Good Prep School
EAPcricnce-Two EIeycns Already
in Action.
Especial to The Times-pispa,ch Z,


ClIAELoTTESvILLE. VA. October
2s.-Foothall will be played At The Uni
rc:siiy OF Virginia ;his fall. and. what
Is more, the schedule will in all prob
ability. call for Il game with Virginia
Polytechnic institute Other contests
Will be with Virginia Military Institute
and the annual Thanksgiving Day clss-
sic at Richmond.
After unavoidablc delays practice
fo- the Eridiron sport got under way
this. week. much to The delight of the
student body. which now totals close
to 1000. lieutenant J. T.. Ai,cheson
has been placed in entire charge Of the
football situation. He is managing.
training and coaching the squad. and
OF the great c!evenS that have repre-
scented it in recent years. II is expect
cd that he will turn out a com bina lion
which should put up some good cxhi-
oitions of football Lieutenant hitchs-
son is Il product OF Maryland State
where he starred from 1914 TO 1917 "A.
end.
The call for candidates. issued on
TUESDAY. met with a hearty response.
aud this afternoon there were tHo
"!ercns III action on Lambeth Field. lie
tween stNiy-hrc and seventy candidates
arc expected out the coming week. as
soon as the influenza epidemic diSc.,-
pears. While there are no better men
TO serve as nucleus. the prospects are
are no, getting much time TO practice.
only from 1850 to g. Then, too. half
the squad works three afternoons and
the other half the remaining after
proving that they have good prep
school experience.
Letters have been dispatched by
Coach Aitcheson to Virginia polytech-
stitute asking for games, and replies
are expected carly next week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
NO PROOF YET TO SHOW
VACCINE is EFFECTIVE
INFLUENZA'S FULL. FORCE
BEING FEI.T In RALEIGH

RALEIGH. y. e.. October a6.--A new
record OF violence !s being scored by
the influenza epidemic in Raleigh. and
the authorities fear that the worst is
not yet reached. Emergency ambu-
lances arc constantly bearing addi-
tional victims OF the disease TO tho hos
pitals, and the high score OF sixteen
the disease yesterday with scores OF
victims desperately Ill In all parts OF
the city. One OF the most notable
deaths yesterday Was c., f. Hartge, 4
Well known architect. who died at Rex
Hospital. There wcr" a dozen or more
deaths at the City High School Build
Ing, which Is being used rs an cmer-
e.gh arc rallying spicndtdly to tho task
OF emergency nursing. and tho city, the
state and tho Federal authorities arc
woristng heroically to stay. the rava res
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
BECOMES MARKSMAN
Billinrdist Ellis Gets Expert Rine
Medal nj Soldiers
Range.

CHICAGO. October 26.-Charlie Ellis.
former three-cushion billiard cham
players who ever clicked the worries.
has demonstrated it takes top notch
bllliardist with his keen eye less than
man.
Ellis. like less Lean. Otto Peiselt,
Ray Palmer, Clarence Jackson. Frank
Young and other heroes OF the green
cloth. quit billiards 10 take fall out
Of the foe. In letter to Charlie
NORM. also a three cushion king. he
tells how we'll he Is succeeding.
Eighteen days ago went on the
range. and pulled "a rifle trigger for
the first time In my life" he wrote.
rihcman's medal. And maybe I'm not
proud Of IT.: much more SO. you bet.
than anythins I ever won with the
OF 100 at 500 and 500 yards on 90
inch buliseye. Three weeks ago
would have thought it impossible FOR
t,,,o
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
CHAMPIONS TO MEET
Chicago Cue Experts VIII DesIp Three
Cushion Match Games
MOndny.

CHICAGO, october &c. The Chicago
Billiard League. which has drawn to
itself tho attention OF cue fans
throughout the West. will open its
third season Of three cushion play here
Monday. Due 10 the war, in part. the
league has already reached the point
for which its first president. Charles
lie eros worked-it is rival to-day
OF the Interstate League.
The latter league has suspended
competitions for the duration OF the
war. and result many OF their
experts are to-day in the local cir
cult Among these. Pierre Alaupomc.
its champion for the past two years.
and Robert l.. CanRefaX, former
worlds champion. have agreed to cast
Ihe!T fortunes with the Chicago
PONIES running mate. as Milwaukee, S
representative.
William L. Huey retired worlds
title holder, may also be in the race
this year. While lluey left the pro-
fessionals he can play in the league
and still retain his amateur standing
il he refuses 10 accept anything but
the Blake cup. tho trophy for the win
ner. in case he wins. lie would not
be permitted under amateur rules to
accept any of the money in the $1,000
prize list of the league.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
PREVENT SKATING
Chief sherry Directs Police 10 stop
Children Playing in
Streets.

Chic. OF roiice sherry Yesterday
directed his captains TO make special
efforts 10 prevent children piay-lg
games and skating in the street. The
order was issued because OF several
serious accidents recently and has
particular reference 20 the boulevard
aocordinc ia he polce can o, nida anG
skate 10 their hearts delight where
they contne themselves TO The side
walks. for in cities there are few
places for children 20 play.
The fact tHat automobiles are now.
travelling faster than usual in Rich
rnand IS considered by many citizens
rs constituting danger to both chill
dren and grown people who have to
cross the streets. II is stated that
many automobilists are paying as III
tie attention to the speed laws as they
dld neIore the police campaign of last
year. Complaint is made that ma
chimes use Franklin Street. near Mon
roe Park, as sort OF a speedway
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
LUTHERAN MEETING
Synod OF south WIFI Hold Final
Gathering mt RonnoEe,
NoNcnibcr II.
Inv A.soc.atcl prc,s /

ROANOKE VA, October .6.-rhc
final meeting Of the United Lutheran
Synod OF the South. scheduled to meet
here November 8, has been postpone ed
until November II. On. November 1 q
will take "A special train to New York
whore they Will attend n meeting OF
the United Lutheran Synod OF America
sintSsWhich Tho Southern synod Will q.
tho timo be merged. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
GEORGIA TECH WINS
nefent Cnmp Gordon's Team OF For
mer Stnrs by Score OF
~ to O.
I BY Associated Press. !

z ATLANTA, GA. October 26.--t1eorSia
Tech defeated Camp Gordon's team OF
former gridiron stars. rs to o, here to-
day in II game that was anybody's un.
I'll Strupper, former Tech quarter, now
in the army. fumbled IN the second
period Fcrst recovered for Tech and
scored
Line bucks by Allen, intcrspcrsed
With end runs by Flowers former
Davidson Star. now yellow Jacket,
Hold In tho latter part Of tho second
period and Barron added anothe. Tech
Scoro.G rt1
In tho fourth Barron went across on
aS523.yard run. B.sSAdnms& ad cd tn Q
hnnl score n 5ll3s rs y
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
EootIsall ResnIta.

At Great Lakes, Ills.-Great Lakes.
0; Northw estern. o.
At New Brunswick. y. J.-Rutsers.
At Annapolis. Md-Navy. a.; New
port Training School. Z.
At Philadelphia--U. S. Marines, Phil
adelphia MAYNARD, Z; University OF
Pennsylvania, o.
At Easton, Pa.-Muhienberg, Z: La
fayettc. 0.
At swarthmoro Pa.-swarthmore. 81;
Ursinus. Z.
At New York-Coiumbia, 4; Camp
Merritt, 0.
At Boston Boston College, le; Camp
Devcns. o.
st Blacksburg, Va.-V. p. l., SO;
Camp HUMPHREYS. 6.
At Norfolk. va.--Norfolk Naval Base,
4; Charleston Naval Base. :.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
SOLDIERS AND VANDERBILT
PLAY ON NASHVILLE FIELD
ncrry. Former Penn Star. Makes SEN
sntional End Runs. Defeating
Com odOrcs.
IRv Aeyoc,at.d Pres !

NASHVILLE. TENN. October 20
Sensational end runs on soggy field
By Berry former Pennsylvania star.
featured the defeat OF Vanderbilt here
to-day by the soldier aggregation from
Camp Hancock. - to G. ; only the im-
pregnsble defense put UP by the Com.
H. odores when their goal was in dan
ger, held the score down 10 the small
margin. for with the large gains by
Captain Berry and Kilsotc. the bali
was kept In the civilians territory
most OF the game.
Nanderbilt's touchdown resulted from
blocked kick. which was recovered
behind tho goal line.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
PLAY TO TO SCORE
ON LAMBETH FIELD

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, October
sity of Virginia played Woodbury.
Forest in football on Lambeth Field
this afternoon. The score was to Q.
Peyton, who played for V. p. I. last
year. was the star OF the varsity team.
Miller, Of last seasons freshman eleven,
was also particularly good. For Wood
fine work. Fosters long runs featured
the contest
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
lack narry Ad,nnce.

CAMBRlDCiE. MASS. October 20
Jack" Barry famous Red Sox man
agcr and second bascman, who recent
~ enlisted in the United States Navy.
terial school. which, is eoon to open
ihcro. Jack hopes to follow in the
footsteps OF ShlA illustrious namesaKe,
Admiral John Barry. ss,sE "a :. \
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
MUCH DAMAGE REPORTED
ALONG REEDY RIVER
By associated

10y Associated Presa. W y -
GREENNlLLE, S. c., October 60
crops, manufacturing plants and the
Piedmont and Northern Electric Rail
way were heavily damaged BY a flood
that rose TO its crest at midnight and
receded frteen feet i'll Reedy River by
noon to-day. The river, a raging tor
rent from its headwaters in the noun
tains washed down thousands OF bush
els or corn and inundated houses The
damage In this county is estimated at
S.o0.ooo. There was a rainfall OF eight
at A. NJ.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
GENERAL RUN ON BANKS
Public ANXIETY Over SOlvency O
Empire Rampant In
Germany.
fRy Associated Press. !


AMSTERDAM. October o6.-Public
anxiety over the solvency of the EN-
Germany. The boarding OF money has
become so rampant as to cause great
inconvenience. There has been gem
eral run on banks.
The government has been compeiled
20 make war loan coupons legal tender
Fears arc growing that il the ofiicia
appeals to refrain from boarding are
not needed. the whole economic struc-
ture OF Germany may COLLAPSE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
ATHLETICS HELP ARMY
Putting PEP In Americau Drive I,
BRING Euemy 10
Terms.

.,CINcINNATI. OHIO, October IS .-.By
raising the morale and me mnYcle of
the fighters. athletics ace putting tho
.pep' into the Yanks' push toward
Berlin" wrote Z. A. Bachelor local
baseball writer, who Is with the Amer.
lean army in France.
The sports rank In popularity with
the soldiers. Bachelor declared, In this
order. Follcy ball, baseball. boxing
track and field sports md baaSet.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
CAMP HUMPHREYS D0WNED
BY ONSET OF THE TECHS
Service Men Take Small End OF 33.
too Count at Blacks.
burg.
yvP. ]. MEN SHOW .lp. WELL
Lambeth Field Sees Good Game Be.
tween Teams Representing Univer-
sity Of Virginia and Woodberry
Forest, Score Being O to o.
Especial 10 The Times-Disna,ch

Especial 20 The Times D!spatchl
BLACK SBC12G, VA, October "s.-
With an interference that carried all
before it. Virginia Tech easily defeat
&C the service team from Camp Hum
rhries here to-day. 3S to s. The
smooth WORK Tech back ield went
at thcir heavie. opponents with a rush.
and after the first quarter the result.
was never in doubt.
Crisp. Book. Hurst and Mccain play
cd ma Snificent ball, and nev.r failed TO
make the required distance. Ha.dwick
and Camper. two local boys. held down
the end positions IN great style. Their
handling OF forward passes was large
~ responsible for the big score.
llumphries' only score came near the
end o. the game. when Stephenson ca ,
turcd forward pass on his own thirty
yard line Having good start on the
cnrush!ng Techs. ne easily made the
boundary. The stars fo- HUMPHREYS
were Pia1ico. Bomar and coriz:ne.
humphrieS was coached BY Captain
Joe Burke, OF Richmond. former
Tech track star. lie has just returned
from the trenches. and wears the much
priZei do
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27

ACKNOWLEDGMENT Graham Wash
ington and Lee); umpire, Cannon
fredericksburg College,; head lines
man, Green tPittsburGh).
Touchdowns: Textbook, 5: Hurst
and Iardwick. Camp HumphrIes-
Stephenson. Goals from touchdown
Book. 8. Time OF quarters. 10 minutes.
Substitutes: Tech-Saunders. Whitmore
Siegel. Wiley and McConkey Hum
phrics-kabler, Dudley and Fisher.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23

profitable raids into Hun territory. Livingston explained that the 26th di- TiSin was the second division of the Americans to go into fighting and he said also that it should be remem- bered that at the time the number of Americans could be easily counted.
 On March 35 the division was sent to the Foul sector where the fighting was heavier. At Foul the Yankee di- vision relieved the first division. He also spoke of the officers in charge of the division and regiment,
 "Major George J. Rau of the old Connecticut and Machine Gun Park CT colonel of the 102d Regiment, were fighting men. There was noth- ing in Europe that could phaze Major Rau, who was in charge of the first battalion of the Connecticut regiment. And Major Rau died as he liVed--a fighting man." Private Livingston said. Continuing he said: "Major Rau proved himself to be a real soldier from the time he left this country It was in March that Major Rau gained honors for himself. At Seich- eprey, Major Rau's first battalion of the 1O2d Infantry was holding the line Early one morning the Ger mans made an attack from three sides, advancing in the shape of a horseshoe and entrapping Major Rau and 50 men, completely encircllng them. This is the way Livingston tells it:
 1.-TWO thousand Huns surrounded Majo Rau and 30 men of the fighting division. They were closed In upon about 4:30 in the morning. But don't ever get the idea, into your head that 2,OOO German scould ever scare Major Rau and his 50 men. They were all fighters. Of course you understand m ajor is supposed to he a leader and also q fighter. Major Rau was 8 good leader and was one of the best fight CTS I hve ever seen. It meant life or death before defeat Major Rau led his mon, and with every man with him he held out until 12 o'clock noon, a little less than eight hours, when other men of the Yankee division saw that the brave little party was trap ped and came to their assistance. Sev- eral of the fifty never did come back but they had done bravely.'
 The Battle of Seicheprcy.
 The division left Setcheprey about June 25 and went to Chatea u-Thierry, which will probably go down as the turning point of the war.
 It was in this drive at Chateau Thierry that Machine Gun" Parker,