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ABIUI 'A RICE MONB AIX VOT VI MO 'Jin Palladium and Sun-Telerram yJ A 1M vJ. 4 1 Consolidated. 107 RICHMOND. MONDAY EVENING, AUQ UST 16, 1915. SINGLE COPY.

2 CENTS Te xas Rangers Ready HELD FOR MURDER; COMMITS SUICIDE I A 1 MC KHANN IS CALLED BY ANGEL OF DEATH John W. McKhann. who had lived for many years in Richmond and was well known, died Sunday morning at 7:30 o'clock after a short illness at his home 129 South Ninth street. He was 55 years, 7 month and 19 days old. Besides his wife, Elizabeth McKhann, who survives him, are one son, Gilbert McKann, three daughters, Mrs.

Frank Witte, Mrs. Gus Fehrman and Miss Clara McKhann all of this city, one brother, Frank McKhann of Lo-gansport, and one sister, Mrs. Gib Scott of this city. The funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock from St. Mary's church.

Burial in St. Mary's cemetery. Friends may call at any time. Z-r licA AA kV- I 4 'sac. The Texas Rangers, that body of hard riding and quick shooting men who guard the Texas boundary, are ready to repel any Mexican invasion which may be started as a result of the critical situation in the southern republic and the attempts of the United States and Latin countries to effect peace.

GERMAN TROOPS BREAK THROUGH RUSSIAN LINE FROM HAREW TO BUG WOMEN'S VANITY ALLOWS FASHION TO HURT HEALTH Dr. Carolyn Geisel Says American Ladies Pick Up Cast Off Clothes of Paris as Style. SNOBBISHNESS IS HIT Discard Corsets, Breathe Right and Get Individuality in Dress, Advice of Health Expert. Dr. Carolyn Geisel was the speaker at the morning session of the Chautauqua, where she roundly scored the women who were present in large numbers, for their manner of dressing, particularly condemning the use of the corset and ridiculing some of the styles that have been in vogue in the past.

Henry Clark introduced the speaker In a glowing tribute and she took for her subject, "Race Betterment." When the speaker was escorted to the platform by Mr. Clark she was met with a burst of applause from the audience, many of whom remembered her from last year. She said that everybody should do their part to better the condition of the race and thus better conditions in the country. The people are crowded by inheritance and environment, but they can better these conditions If they but try. A sound physique is necessarily essential and this could be 6ecured if the people would but try.

Can't Is Obsolete. "Don't tell me you can't. You can, said the speaker. "You can't tell me that you can't, for I have done it my self. I had tuberculosis for four years but I'm Well now, thank you.

If, I could cure myself completely in four years you can certainly better your self. There are six ways to mend your body. The first is diet, then fresh air, but there are many that don't know how to get it. I traveled over the world looking for a climate that would benefit me and I found a cure in fresh air. Get out of doors and stay there.

A friend of mine, an ar tist, went to his physician and was told that he was going to die. He wasn't satisfied with that, and went to another physician who told him he would die if he didn't get plenty. of Continued On Page Seven. u. s-lifnzENS IN MEXICO CITY ASKFORFOOD While Diplomats Wrestle With Peace Proposal 400 Americans Cling Near Death by Starvation.

MANY WILL LEAVE WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. While diplomacy is being exhausted in an effort to 6ettle the Mexican trouble, more than 400 Americans are starving in Mexico City. So serious is their situation that 120 of them have asked that they be sent back to the States and abandon their property there if that is done. Other Americans insist on remaining in their homes and have demanded that the United States see that they are fed and protected.

As a result of this demand, the state department, following a conference today between Secretary Lansing and President Wilson, directed that Con-Eel Silllman make representations to Carranza. The first chief will be asked to see that food stuff is sent from Vera Cruz at once and the consular agent will be directed to send someone with the train to see that the food will get to those for whom it is intended. In response to the representations of the United States, the bishop of Vera Cruz was released, according to a report from Siliiman. Following his conference with President Wilson, Lansing said no publicity will be given the reply made to the joint peace appeal to the leaders. The reason, he said, was that the Lat-in-Americsn diplomats who Joined the United States in the effort to arrange a peace conterence.

Deiieve the replies should be withheld until all have bad an opportunity to act. Secretary Lansing stated that order of mediation, was to road literally. Any of the southern diplomats were willing to go to Mexico and confer with the factions and arrange the conference along lines that would be satisfactory. President Wilson's appeal seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Vil-lista forces are moving from Villa Garcia, 30 miles from Monterey, preparing to meet an attack about to be launched by Obrcgon.

The Madero aro said to number 1,500 under Madero. The Villa agency here has endorsed the peace plan. The American forces in the Brownsville district have been strengthened and are able to cope with any attack by organized or unorganized forces. Two planes will fly over the district alons the river, and it la expected they will be able to any insurgent bands as well as locate the hiding places of those already there. To Fight -1 11 down as the Germans claim the capture of 1,730 more prisoners there.

Fierce fighting is in progress at Novo Georgievsk, the report stating that the defenders have been driven back from their' 1 The Russian troops left in Novo Georgievsk number, according to unofficial reports, between eighty thousand. It is predicted by Petrograd military experts that with an adequate supply of munitions the Russians will be able to hold the fortress for. many months. Novo Georgievsk was designed by nature as a fortress, and natural barriers were' increased and strengthened by men: It ther genius Napoleon, more than one hundred" years ago, that first detected the advantages of the and the first defenses were erected there by his military ngineers in MENTION HALE AS HELPER OF GERMAN.CAUSE New York Paper Prints Alleged Expose of Methods Used to Influence U. S.

for Kaiser. EMBASSY IS SILENT Department of Justice Says Both Allies and Teutons Go Limit on Publicity Propaganda. In connection with" what purposes to be an expose of the methods pursued in the promotion of a prcKJer-man propaganda in the United States, set forth in copyrighted articles now appearing in the New York World and Cincinnati Enquirer, the names of two men well known in Richmond, are mentioned as assisting in the pro-German movement. One is William Bayard Hale of New York, formerly of Richmond. The other is Dr.

Edward Rumely, formerly president of the M. Rumely company. In a letter said to have been written to Dr. Albert, alleged director of the pro-German propaganda, by Paul T. Davis, of New York, the intimation is Continued On Page Nine.

JAP PREMIER RETAINS POST DURING CRISIS TOKIO, Aug. 16. Count Shigenobu Okuma, the premier of Japan, who has led his government through another crisis that threatened him with political ruin, formally announced today that he would retain the post of premier and that the cabinet would continue with its unfinished frogram. "We shall fulfill our national and international pladges," said the premier, but he. declined to state whether Japan would take a more active part in the war that it is taking at present.

Wheri asked whether any further developments of the Chinese situation might be expected, he replied: "We shall give China an opportunity to keep here COUNTY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER RELIEF BRIDGE Commissioners Will Insist on Body Making Appropriation to Build New Structure at Once. WANT QUICK ACTION County Bridge Engineer Believes Steel in Old Bridge Can Be Used for Spans Elsewhere. The county council will meet next Saturday afternoon to consider the advisability of constructing a temporary bridge to relieve the traffic congestion resulting from the closing of the Main street bridge. The commissioners will meet with the council, and, according to expressions of the commissioners, they will insist that council make an appropriation immediately, so that the contract cen be let and the work completed by the first of November. The commissioners, in session Saturday afternoon, were of the opinion that it is necessary to take steps at once to relieve the congested traffic condition and a temporary bridge seems the most advisable expedient.

The traction company assured the county that if the city does not allow the company to operate heavy interurban freight cars over the Doran bridge, it will join with the county in constructing a temsorary bridge at the site of the old National Road bridge. Want Temporary Bridge. Even if the company is permitted by the city to operate cars over the Doran bridge, the commissioners believe that it is necessary to build a bridge for wagon and foot traffic to accommodate the people on the west side of the river, as well as-the traffic now passing over the National road. Business, men have demanded the commissioners make some arrangements and the board holds that the demand is a just one. According to several members of thu county council, the most advisable thing to do at present, is to make an appropriation for an additional investigation of the condition of the bridge.

If this Is done, it is probable that the question of building temporary bridge Continued On Page Nine. U.S. PROTESTS BRITAINS BLOW AT SEA TRADE Washington Will Use Every Available Means of Diplomacy to Keep Cotton Off Contraband List. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.

The administration is preparing to resist vigorously the British proposal to put cotton on the contraband list. If cotton be made contraband of war, it will be over the emphatic protests of the United States, and the administration is ready to exhaust every diplomatic means to prevent a further blow to American shipping. When the cabinet meet3 tomorrow, it is expected that President Wilson will take up the British blockade situation. The administration has ready its reply to the recent British notes in defense4 of the order In council, and the blockade. This government rejects all of the contentions raised by Great Britain in her notes and strongly emphasizes the impatience of American shippers over the continuance of present onerous restrictions.

In connection with the British blockade controversy, the vital question of cotton naturally will arise for consideration by President Wilson and his advisers. It is realized that if Great Britain should make cotton contraband, such an act will "add vastly to the troubles of the administration. The south already is aroused over present conditions which menace marketing of the crop and if the staple be declared contraband, the administration is aware that great wave of protest will sweep over shipping and cotton producing circles. FORT WAYNE TRACTION MAY STRIKE RICHMOND The purchase of the Ft. Wayne and Decatur traction line by some New York financiers has not been abandoned, according to W.

H. Fledderjo-hann, superintendent of the Decatur-Springfield traction company. Mr. Fledderjohann was in the city yesterday and held a conference with Secretary E. M.

Hass, of the Commercial club. La6t Thursday the traction line was sold to two women at an auction sale, under the direction of the court. A high price was offered by several New York financiers, but they refused to place a bid at the public 6ale. Their agreement to buy was more than higher than the price received at the sale. It was announced that if the New York parties secure the line, it would be extended to Richmond and perhaps to Hamilton, O.

Surveys have been made of the pro-Secretary Haas, it is necessary for the company to extend the line to Richmond and perhaps south, in order that the company may make money. SOUTH BEND, Aug. 16. Silas B. Eversole, 60, farmer and former Dunkard preacher, who was accused of the murder of Hazel Macklin, 15, committed suicide at the county jail here this morning by hanging himself to the bars of the cell in which he was confined.

He was strangled by a two-foot piece of 8mall lead pipe, which he had broken off from a disinfectant apparatus in the hallway. The body was found at 7:30 o'clock this morning. BOARD EXPECTS COUNTY TO PAY FOR MM SPAN City Officials Believe Erection of Temporary Bridge Will Partially Solve Prob lem of Congestion. DORAN NEEDS PAINT McMinn Suggests Use of Dump Appropriation of $1,000 to Prolong Life of Iron Work. At the city hall today the opinion was generally expressed that before the end of the week a definite plan will have been formulated for relieving the congestion of traffic on the Doran bridge, brought about by the closing of the Main street bridge.

City officials are inclined to believe that arrangements will be made for the strengthening of the Doran bridge to permit traction passenger and freight cars to operate over it and that a temporary bridge will be constructed on the site of the old National road bridge for use of all traffic passing along Main street, with the exception of street and interurban cars. The city officials believe the county will assume the entire expense of erecting the temporary structure, which should cost approximately $4,000, and would require a month to construct. Brace Doran Bridge. If the Doran bridge can be strengthened for the use of traction cars the Traction company will assume the entire expense of such an improvement, General Superintendent Jefferies has assured the county 1 commissioners, The company could not operate its cars over the Doran bridge without the consent of the city council, but it is not anticipated that there would be any difficulty in securing permission of that body for the temporary operation of such cars over the bridge. Today members of the board of public works discussed the advisability of providing an appropriation in next year's budget for the painting of the Doran bridge.

One of the board members, John McMinn, expressed the opinion that it would be a wise plan to have this structure painted this year. He said the $1,000 fund set aside for the improvement of the old dumping grounds on the west river bank could be used to defray the expense of such Improvement, that fund to be replaced by an appropriation in the 1916 budget. No decision was arrived at by the board. The Doran bridge is badly In need of a new coating of paint, as it has not been painted in twelve years. The Tenth street bridge is also in need of painting.

ATTACKS BIG LINER TILBURY, Aug. 16. The Nelson liner Highland Corrie, a British vessel of 7.5S3 tons, docked here today after a narrow escape from destruction by a German submarine at the mouth of the Thames. The Highland encountered the German U. boat at 11 o'clock Saturday.

It was ordered to stop, but Capt. Jacob veered in his course to get away. The submarine fired a tor pedo and struck the liner on the port side, but the liner was nearing shore and the submarine abandoned the pursuit. UNIFORM RANK MEETS FRENCH LICK, Ind. Aug.

16. "Camp Union B. Hunt" of the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias of Indiana and Illinois, was formerly opened here today. Gov. Majors of Missouri and Gov.

Ralston of Indiana, making the dedicating speeches. Gov. Willis of Ohio, Gov. Dunne of Illinois and Gov. McCreary of Kentucky also -were scheduled to.

take part in the festivities. Other notables In attendance are Thomas Taggart and Robert H. Brown grand chancellor of Indiana Pythians. Gen. Wm.

A. Gray of Indiana, Gen. J. P. Bertoni, Illinois, and Gen.

J. E. Mccracken, Kentucky, are in command. DURANGO IS TAKEN WASHINGTON. Aug.

16. "The troops in Durango have left and the city has fallen." The above, dispatch was received by the state department from the consul at Durango. It was taken to mean that the Villa troops have revolted and that the Carranzistas have taken the city. WOMAN MAY ARREST. EVANSVILLE, Ind.

Aug 16. Mrs. Fred W. Packard, secretary of the Evansville Humane Society, has been sworn in with special police powers. She is the only humane worker in the United States having such privilege.

KICKS ON PLAN FOR INSTALLING LIGHUYSTEM E. Objects to Proposed Contract Between City and North Ninth Street Citizens. WANTS CITY TO PAY Main Street Property Holders Want Ornamental Plan But Ask Board to Meet Greater Share. Saturday the board of public works notified inquiring property owners on North Ninth street, between Main and North A streets, that the city would agree to furnish current, without cost to the propery owners, and would also assume the maintenance cost in the event the property owners assumed the entire installation cost of of a proposed ornamental lighting system in that block, including the cost of installing the standards and lamps at the two intersections. North Ninth street business men declared this proposal be a fair one.

and they are now preparing a petition, the form of a contract, for the in stallation of the lighting system, thirteen standards, each surmounted by a large, arc under the terms outlined by the board. Campfeld Protests. R. M. Campfield and C.

Lindemuth. owners of Main street business properties, appeared before the board and declared the city had no legal right to enter into such an agreement with North Ninth street business men. They declared that under the provisions of the Btate law the city would have to pay th cost of lampB erected at street intersections and they expressed the opinion that an ornamental system could not be provided for Main 6treet unless the city agreed to meet the expenses of in stalling standards at intersections. Mr. Lindemuth urged the board not to enter into a contract with the North Ninth street business men, un der plans outlined by the board, until Main street business interests had had an opportunity of submitting their proposal.

"If you act on this Ninth street petition you will have established a precedent, and we are not convinced that such a precedent would be a satisfactory one," Mr. Lindemuth declared. City Attorney Bond admitted that the plan proposed for installing an ornamental lighting system on North Ninth street was not In accordance with the state law, but he said that if every property owner in the first block of North Ninth street entered into a contract with the city to install lamps under the arrangement agreed upon it was not necessary to comply with the provisions of the law. Superintendent Kleinknecht of the municipal plant has estimated the cost of installing thirteen lamps on North Ninth street, using the best type of standards and the best kind of lamps, will be approximately $1,500 or a cost to each property owner of about $1.47 a front foot. It would cost the city about $50 per lamp per year for current and maintenance.

WASPS DAMAGE SWEDISH VESSEL LONDON, Aug. 16. The British fishing smack White City of Sunder-derland has been sunk by a German submarine. The Swedish steamship Vverige has been beached at Nefcomb Sands in a sinking condition. The damage to the Sverige was caused either by a mine or torpedo fired from a German submarine.

The crews of both ships were saved. The Swedish steamship was bound for London with a cargo of timber when the explosion occurred. Weather Forecast U. S. Report Local thunder show era this afternoon.

Tuesday partly cloudy and cooler. Temperature Yesterday Noon 81 SI 62 Maximum Minimum For Richmond The rain due to arrive here the first of the week Is expected befor th nxt 24 hours. Cocl wave late tonight and Tuesday. W. E.

Moore, Weather Forecaster. GALVESTON HIT BY HURRICANE AT EARLY HOUR Citizens Hope Storm's Fury Will Not Batter Down Huge Retaining Wall Along Coast. GALVESTON, Aug. 16. The West Indian hurricane which blew all night, has increased in intensity here, and at 9:30 o'clock was blowing at the rate of seventy miles an hour.

The water is coming over the great seawall here for the first time since it was erected five years, ago. The weather bureau gave, ample warning of the coming storm, and people are prepared for quick flight if the necessity; should' arte: "vy Pinning their hope' to the Weather bureau's statement that the hurricane which has been lashing the Gulf of Mexico for several days, will spend its greater force close to the Louisiana-Texas line and that Galveston wUl es cape, thousands watched the seas bat ter down the long approaches to the numerous bath houses on the front and dash over the sea wall. As noon approached, the wind in creased in fury, while advices from eastern points indicated a maximum force to the wind of 75 miles an hour. Four lives have been lost along the coast thus far and many ships are several days over due. Evacuate Towns.

Beaumont is being evacuated by peo ple who fear the inundation of the country about them." Interurbans to Houston ran all night and were crowded to their capacity and the same scenes were being enacted today. In Galveston all hotels were crowded with people who feared to remain in their homes near the beach. DELAYS AMBASSADOR. NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 16.

The gunboat Sacramento, delayed two days by the gulf hurricane, arrived off the mouth of the Mississippi- river this morning. She has on board the Brazilian minister to Mexico, who is en route to Washington. TWO MARINES DROWNED. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.

The battleship New Hampshire, on its way to southern waters, encountered a terrific hurricane off the southern coast of Florida Sunday, and two marine privates washed overboard and drowned. Captain Edward Anderson reported by wireless to the navy department that their bodies had not been recovered. CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES AT HIS HOME William M. Hart, a retired farmer, residing at 15 South Fifteenth street, died Saturday night from acute Mr. Hart was 75 years old.

He was born in Abington township, Wayne county, July 30, 1840, on the same farm on which his father was born in 1813, and which his grandfather located in 180.6, the. Civil war broke out Mr. Hunt joined Company One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Indiana -Volunteers, and was with General Sherman during his campaign in Georgia. In .1866 he married Miss Josephine Lewis, daughter of Joseph and Patsy Boyd Lewis, pioneers of Wayne county. His wife died in 1882.

and in 1898 he married the widow of Joseph Ballard of Greenville. He is survived by his wife and a son by the first Mrs. Hunt, F. J. Hunt of Winchester, and a son, William Lee Hunt and daughter, Isabella E.

Hunt, children of his widow. Funeral services will be held at his late residence Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Knight Templar will have charge of the service. Tonight there will be services at the hourse at 7:33 o'clock, by the G. A.

R. Interment at Williamsburg. BERLIN, Aug. 16. German troops have broken through the Russian lines from the Narew to the.

Bug rivers, it was officially announced today In a report from the general staff. The advance of the Teutonic troops is expected to move more rapidly. In their continued progress Bouth of the Narew river the Germans have captured Losice and Miedzyrzce while Field Marshal von Machensen has taken Ciale Slawatyzce. Von Mackensen is trying to get east of Brest Litovsk and cut off the retreat in that region. The left wing army of Prince Leopold, the general ctaff reports, has crossed the Bug river From this 'Jjcrfnt the Bavarians can-strike at Brest Litovsk from the north.

Hard fighting continue Kovno. The Russian, garrison is-being worn BLAST IN ARMS PLANT FATAL TO FIVE MEN EMPORIUM, Aug. 16. Five men were killed in a mysterious explosion at the Aetna Explosive company's plant, at' 10:15 o'clock today. The explosion occurred in the gelatine plant.

The cause has not been learned. The company was working on large war orders. One plant was completely wrecked by the explosion and two others badly damaged. FULGHUM GIVES LOWEST FIGURE ON CITY'S RISK Six local insurance agencies today submitted bids on a policy insuring the city on liabilities resulting from the deaths of or accidents to any municipal employe. The lowest bid submitted was by O.

B. Fulghum, representing the Continental Casualty company. He offered a liability policy, with that corporation for an annual premium of $2,383.18, based on a municipal payroll of 700 per annum. Based on an annual payroll of the same amount the rates for policies quoted by. -the other, agencies were as follows: F.h Braffett representing the Travelers Insurance company, $3,759.04.

Dye and Price, representing the Maryland Casualty company, $3,830.66. Hans Koll, representing the Columbian: Insurance company of Indiana, $3,450.98. On an annual payroll of $103,647.23 W. H. Bradbury and Son, representing the Employers' Liability Assurance company of London offered a rate of $3,569.09.

The various rates submitted by Dougan.and Jenkins, representing the United States Fidelity Guaranty company, for each department of the city government had not been totaled by the city clerk this afternoon. total rate quoted by this agency, how-ever, is in excess of the Fulghum bid. This evening the various bids will be submitted to council and that body will then give consideration to the question of whether the city should assume its own risk under the provisions of the new workmen's compensation act, which becomes effective September 1, or whether it will take out a liability' insurance policy with some reputable company. The city is not required to take out a policy with the company submitting the lowest bid. i.