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Germans and Russians Continue Heavy Fighting in Poland
nouncement from Paris on Friday said
four forts there were destroyed.
No mention of losses was made In
? Ither announcomcnt The English
statement described the operations as
successful, and said they wore continu
ing. Efforts to force the Dardanelles,
the key to Constantinople, have been
In progress since the middle of Decem
ber. but the Immediate operations bo
can about a week ago. Once in posses
sion of this waterway, which is forty
five miles long, the nllles* warships
would not encounter any serious <11111
cultv in reaching Constantinople and
training their guns on the Turkish
capital Turkey always has relied on
the Dardanelles fortifications for pro
tection from attack from sea.
It has been declared that with the
I lardanelle# forts silenced, a vast
amount of Russian wheat would come
out from the Hlack Sea and be dis
tributed to ports In France and Eng
land. Possession of Constantinople
also would have the effect of driving
Turkish naval forces Into the Black
Sea, where they would be without port
of refuge.
The Agamemnon type of British bat
tleship Is of lfi.500 tons displacement i
and 435 feet long, with a main bat
tery of four twelve-inch guns
opnnations uritix<; noimrAnv
IV VICIMTV OK VBUOI N
FAUIS. February ? r>..?Operation.?
during Febrtiary In the vicinity of.
Verdun are described in an otllelal re
view given out to-day.
"The Investment of Verdun always
has been >>nn of the objects of the Ger
mati general staff," says the statement,
":ii!il the measures they have taken to
this cti'l have been both costly and
useless. The German offensive move
ment t>> the southeast of the Intrenched ;
? amp of the Mouse was chcckcd at St. |
Millie], and the enemy could not ad-j
van<*e against the eastern defenses of
tills locality.
??Along the heights of the Mouse tho
line of battle has remained unchanged
f.ir several months past. When the
Germans moved forward they were
successful In gaining a foothold north
east of St. Mlhlel. They occupied
Vlgneulles and llattonchatel and the!
forest of Montagne. Further north. :
however, they could not maintain j
their former gains, and later French i
troops occupied the northern extremity
of the heights of the Meuse.
"At the village of Desaparges, In a
valley of the Meuse, the enemy had
taken a strong position, but wc were
successful In driving them from It, In!
spite of their fierce defense."
Continuing, the recital says, the at-]
tacks on Desaparges were begun by
sapping operations. This was followed
by explosion of mines, and excavations
thus made were used by the French
soldiers as points of protection while
they waited for the artillery to open
the way.
The flcrhting was marked by hand-to
band engagements of grent violence.
In one trench alone tho Germans left;
200 dead. Attacks and counterattacks!
continued with rapidity. Tho fight
ing finally came to an end February
21, with a French victory. The lossea
of the enemy are estimated at .",000,
or one-half of their total strength en
gaged.
RICHARD A. DUNLOP DIES
SUDDENLY IN RALEIGH
(Continued From First Pege.)
ties for the city. Me was Intensely In- |
terested In nil work of public Improve- j
tnent. Hi* lmvp much of his time and ,
( iu rev in vrorlilni; for th<> improve- 1
inent of James Ulver channel, ami re- j
cently wrote two pamphlets upon this
subject, The proposal to enlarge the.
present post-otllce facilities claimed |
much of his attention, and he was j
deeply Interested ir. seeking to secure 1
a m >ri equitable tax < ode for the State. '
Mr I'unlop was a member of All
Saints' Kplscopal Church, and took an
active part In r- Unions work, lie was!
prominently Identlt'ed with the best In
terest; 111 the social and business life '
of the city, and \yas?reck'oned as one
of Richmond's most patriotic and en- :
terprislnf: citizens.
m:? s or Mis I)?:.\tii
rwi: \s (.hi:\t shock
He was married to Mrs. Julia War
Held, of Ti'.-hmond, in April, 1000. He-j
side - his w:fe. Mr. Dunlop leaves one 1
brother, Frank \ Innilop, treasurer
(.<? the Kl? nmond Chamber of Commerce,
and two sisters, Mr;'. Julian 1". Ii.t'b
and Mrs. W H. S. Hurijwyn, both of
Hab :'h. News i f Mr. IMinlop'8 death
iTiti.i' as a shock to his many friends
her \VV. ? ?. h< 1 < ? f t Richmond last
Sunday !??? was apparently ii. jjood
lieal: ti Sever; 1 days earlier, Frank A.
Icuiiop had it one i" I'.alelgh for a rest
.it several na; ??. 1 vine been ill for
\eral w . and it was mainly to
see his I i "tl.t r th i' !*. \ Dunlop made
t ii< \ :. it t.. :".s .- .-? ? t' - homo.
' t waii ii'-v. ? mkm shocked or sur
prlv'd th i ? \!.ea ' j,. i ,1 nf Mr. inin*
lop? death. \\ T I 'a brie;., busi
ness man iter of t!. Chamber ot Com
merce, yesterday. Mr. Dabney had .lust ;
returned f--i ? ? d business
trip to \V* -ti ?!. ? ities when 1 e re
cel\*e>i th? new s
c<m>HTTi:i-: > \>ti-:i? in
nit \\\ t p ki:soi.( I ions
Tl ?? follov ins' r'iitiT'ilti.-f was ap
lif.lt.. "i yest'-n! iV afternoon by Presi
dent li'-. I to draw Up <litahle reso
lutions r'i'.irdii.u the death of Mr.
Dunlop: . 111 ?; jt ? ileorc" I. Christian
cl -:? trm; n , 1"; I ? r t ? S 1 .< . i: h at i ''olon* I
John T5 P.'.'ll Th?- resolutions will
be presented at a called tt ? i-ot 1 r- s- of tl
dlri-ctot ? f the chamber to hi held at
1 2 r.' -b,. :. to-day.
"Ti e i.? t of Mr Dunlop'* de.-itn w: h
a great shock to me." said judge 1
Ceoii-i !. < "hrf-tlnr a former preside;,t
of the Chamber of ('omnitTfe, yester
day. "i' Impossible to estimate the
real \ul..e of th< '!!i er.t mjvI is he
rendered durlnir the twinty-slx yeats
which lit served a; secretary of the
Chamber <i" Commerce It Is m exas
peration t" ay that the verj liW-i: tone
of ltls character, exemplified In his
every transaction, has done much to
?lve to th- Chamber ""of Commerce the
iiif-'h position . rid tone which it now
enjoys in the community and through
out the State
"Mi Dunlop was admirably qualified
for his position, arid was most f:^ith
Jul and clhcient in all duties pertaining
theieto. All <if the former presidents
of the Chamber of Commerce would
? hf e I full> bear witnejs, not o.ily to
his eiiicb iK y and fidelity, but to the
pi cat aid he rendered each and all of
tJieni in the direction of the affairs of
tbo chamber.
"His d< ath in a ureal loss to the coin
unity and to the State, and will he
WHAT WARRING NATIONS CLAIM
IN THEIR OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
Froncli
PARIS. Fobruary 26 (via Lon
don).?The War Ofllcc to-day Issued
this communication:
"The Belgian army lias retaken n
small portion of the trenches which
It had lost temporarily.
"The British army repulsed In
Belgium a German attack, and also
gained 100 metres on l>a Bassee
road.
"German artillery displayed con
siderable activity in the Aisne Val
ley. Our batteries reduced it to
silence In the afternoon.
"In Champagne our progress con
tinues. We won some ground in the
wood northwest of Perthes, and
north of Mesntl-les-Hurlus. The
engagement continues in the Valley
of the Meuse. At Jumolles-Dorns
we destroyed some machine gun
shelters and wrecked the trenches
of the enemy.
"We made fresh progress in Hols
Brule, in the forest of Apromont.
The Germans were driven from sev
eral communication passages be
tween trenches. They were sub
jected to heavy losses, abandoning
on the field numerous accoutre
ment and weapons."
The following official communica
tion was issued to-night:
"There has been cannonading
along the whole of the front. In
the Champagne district our progress
has continued to the north of Mcsnll.
After taking two successive lines
of trenches, we reached the crest of
the undulating ground occupied by
the Germans.
"Further to the west we extended
our operations by the conquest of
an important fraction of the enemy's
lines.
"From the Argon no to the Vosges
there Is nothing to report."
German
BERLIN, February 28 (by wire
less).?To-day's official communica
tion says:
"Nothing important lias occurred
In either theatre of the war."
Austrian
VIENNA, February 26 (via I*on
don, 11:40 P. M.).?The otllclal com
munication issued by the Austrian
War Olllce to-night follows:
"Violent artillery engagements
are proceeding In the sectors east
of Przedborz, In Russian Poland.
Along the rest of the front north
of the Vistula and In East Gallcla
comparative calm prevails.
"The enemy's attacks in the Car
pathians on our positions north of
the Velove ridge and in the Ondava
Valley were unsuccessful.
"Ill storming heights during bat
tles in Southeast Gullcia, 1,240 Rus
sians were captured."
Russian
PETROGRAJD, February 26 (via
London, February 27, 12:30 A. M.).?
The following ofllclal communication
from tho headquarters of the Rus
sian army of the Caucasus, dated
February 24, was given out here
to-night:
"Our troops have progressed with
great success In the trans-Choruk
region."
deeply felt. Too much cannot he eal<l
In praise of his high character and real
worth. Ho was possessed of splendid
ability, and was one of the truest
friends that I over had."
Funeral servlccB will be conductcd at
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon from All
Saints' Episcopal Church, and the
burial will bo In Hollywood Cemetery.
The list of pallbearers had not been
completed last night.
CHARGES PADDING
OF CITY'S PAY ROLL
(Continued From First regc.)
to make a careful examnatlon of the
other pay rolls submitted by Mr. J
Drewry to eeo If they contain any
Irregularity.
"No man should he condemned until
he has had a chance to make a state
ment. 1 hope Mr. Drewry will make
such a statement, and that It will make
clear what appears now to bo a grave
Irregularity."
Mr. Rolling rend to the board a letter
from the mothor of Mr. Drewry, ex
pressing the family's deep concern over
tho apparent error and giving nssur
ance that tho city will be amply pro
tected against loss If an opportunity
is elven Mr. Drewry to make an ex
planation and tho matter adjusted
without unpleasant publicity. Tho
writer stated that when she last snw
her son he was greatly agitated over
the possibility of the error being made
to reflect upon his character and hon
esty, and that the family luia been
unable to locate him. I
K.NOU'N TO DRI'.Utl'MKXT
AS EMOIKiKTIC WORKKIt
Mr. Drewry Is about forty-five years {
old and unmarried. Ho Is known to
the department as an energetic worker, i
living In rooms furnished for him at |
tho city stables on the Fair Clrounds.
In the City Engineer's ortlce he was
described yesterday as a man with
an extremely high-strung, nervous tem
perament, and grave fears were ex
pressed as to the possible effect upon
him of the disclosures.
Tate, who testified at yesterday's
hearing, told the board that he had
been sick and had not worked during
the past two weeks, although his name
has been continued on the pay roll. Ho
had been paid no money, lie told the
board that West, who had been dis
charged from the force or hail left
voluntarily more than two weeks ago?
previous 10 the time for which ho
was credited on the pay roll?had told
him that he had received no money
either.
Mr. Rolling pointed out that tho
strict practice of the department is to
drop from the pay roll every sunn that
is 111. and That therefore Drewry kept
Tate's name on I tie pay roll without
authority. l':?y for time lost through
injury or sickness can tie obtained enlv
through tin- certification of a proper
voucher by the \dmljiistratlv?- Hoard.
Iii t tie ci.se of West it appeared clear
that he had left the force prior to the
time {<>:? which he was credited on the
pay roll, and that there was no valid
t ? a son for keep:ng his name on the
list.
m:vkiiai. woukmkn ti;stii'\
\?i TO I' V Y-Hlll.li tO\?ITIi>\X
Tin- total amount of the pay roll which
w;is t.? h.'.vc been disbursed under
I (:->-'.vry'n immediate diruction on Feb
ruary ! was S.'.Sl.Tli. The fact that
!!.:? 5 ay day :?-)| on thr peace ccnten
u. declared by the Mayor a municipal
holiday, cnum.il the paying off io be
i>osl; ? :u-d 1 til.- following d;l>\
<i ('. Smith, ??!" i'Jj .South Harrison
St !???? t. ?*Hi p 1 o y ? ? d under the
? t>. il ! mprovement fund, to hi the hoai >1
that If- hiard the names of Tab and
West called by the paymaster when
:h'> ha: i- w- ?? paid off last Thursday,
iJtho'.:i;h he knew at the time, ne said,
that one- of the men. ill bust, was no
longer <n the force. Smith, according
!?> ?. to th? hoard, had obtained
a loan .<7 . > from l icwiy to moot
: ? - Ira1 !? i.i, promising to pay htm
< *i last s it urday.
* .--.it-;' ,\y, sal<! Smith, ho asked
I'ru'.vr, t wait ur.tll Tuesday for
t'n< ii.<?!.?>, and tHi 1; tt.r agreed. On
Tii< f-'ia; morning, said Smith, he was
curtly in'ornsed by l>rcwry that his
'?rvl. e.i wer<- i><> longer ileslred. Smith
t< 1 ti.i hoard that h<- was c? rtaln
t ht his discharge was attributable
to I 'l f .vi y'f knowledge* that he, Smith,
had noticed the irregularity In tile
pay roll
1)1 SCIIA It(.1.1) IMMr.llUTOI.V
'? \ (? I \ I Mi i\ KOIOl ATION
James Michael told of being dis
charged from t!ie force Immediately
following his communication with the
OUy engineering I'epartment, in
which he acquainted the authorities
with the state of affairs lie attrib
uted his. discharge to his activity In
this connection
l'pon the motion of John ilirschherg
the board directed that Michael lie re
stored to his place as a special nil
ploye under the improvement appro
priation, that lie be paid tor the time
lost as a result of his dismissal, "for
, working for the city." The name
| motion reinstated Smith to his old
i position, with bark pay in full. Tate,
who hud been 111, ami had not worked
for several weeks, was, upon the mo
tion of Carlton McCarthy, put back
on the regular force, with pay dating |
from his Illness, which la said to have!
been due to exposure while In the dis
charge of his former duties.
o'riiKit KvmuxcBS or i
APPARENT IIlltKOUIiAUITir.S j
Mr. Boiling brought to the attention
of the board also two other cases In !
the hands and carts division, In which
there were evidences of Irregularity.
J. H. Humphrey, employed as night
watchman, received his full pay for
the last two-week period, although
lie had been ill for a greater part of j
the time. Under the rules of the de- {
partment, Drewry had no right to pay
liini his full salary, but should have
paid him only for the time he had ac
tually worked, leaving to the Adminis
trative Hoard the matter of allowing
him pay for time lost through Illness.
Henry Tlbbs, another employe of the
hands and carts force under Drewry. <
had worked only two and one-half days
of the thirteen-day period for which
he was given credit on tho pay roll, Mr.
Taliaferro told the board that he had !
questioned Tlbbs, who is still at the
hospital. The latter, he said, had told
him that his wife was paid fur the
two and a half days' work and that
neither he nor she had received any
more money.
In the absence of direct testimony
from Mrs. Tibbs, the board did not yes
terday make the charge that frregular
lty had taken place In this case, ex
cept to note again the fact that Drewry
had no authority to credit Tibbs's pay
roll account with the days upon which
lie was sick and did not work.
As the matter stnnds Drewry Is
virtually accused of diverting to his
own benefit $f?X.50?the amount credited
to Tate and West on the pay roll of
last week, which, it is claimed, was
never paid them, and to which, further
more, by their own admission, they
were not entitled.
Henry . I'. Heck thought that the j
gravity of such an offense should merit
a sterner rebuke than a mere suspen
sion from the service, and suggested
that Drewry lie dishonorably dis
charged. Assistant City Attorney
George Wayne Anderson, who was a
witness to the Investigation, advised
against such a course on the principle
that 110 man should be condemned In
advance without a chance being of- j
t'ered him to clear himself. Mr. JJock i
acceded to this view and withdrew ills j
suggestion. I
MILLIONS MORE FOR WAR
tircnt llrltain Xfnl* Additional $185,
Otin.OJH) to Knd of Flncnl Y?nr.
lyONDON. February 20.?An addl-!
tlonal 31 $5,000,000 will be needed toi
meet Great Britain's war expenses up!
to tlii* ?-nd of the fiscal year, on March
31. according to supplementary govern-!
ment estimates given out to-day. That
will make the total outlay for this year
fl.s | (i.'M'iO.i'OO. The estimates place re-,
quir.-iiii'iits- for the year ending March:
I. 1 !? 1 at $1,250,000,000.
The estimates cover amounts re-t
quired to defray expenses of naval and!
military operations, cost of assisting
with th?- food supply and In promoting!
a continuance of trade and other ex-1
innd'.t?u-es arising from the existing]
.-tate of war.
Among the purposes of the I1S5,000,-'
000 estimate announced to-day Is a!
project to raise funds by British
dominions and protectorates outside!
the 1 Tutted Kingdom and by the powers
.allied with Great Britain.
THREE OF CARIB'S CREW LOST:
Ship Went flown OIY Itiirkiiiu Inland.!
mid Not Near Helgoland. j
RKRLl.V, February 26 (via London).)
Throe members of the crew of the!
American .steamer C'arlb lost their lives'
when their ship was sunk on Tuesday!
in the North Sea. It has been learnedj
that the Carib went down oft Burkum
Island, at the mouth of the Kins River,
and not near Helgoland (another Island,
forty-live miles northwest of the
mouths of the Kibe and Weaor Rivers),
as was presumed frotn the first an
nouncement. The American*" steamer
| Kv<-lyn was sunk ^off Burkum Island.
No further details of the Cnrlb disaster
are available here.
One American Killed.
WASHINGTON, February 26.?One
American, William Bazzoll, of Pensa
1 cola, Fla., an assistant engineor on the
j American steamer Carib, was killed
j when the ship wan sunk by a mine in
j the North Sea on February 22.
The American consul-general at Rot
j terdam reported uhzzaIVs death to-day
! with that of two Spaniards, members
of the crew. Ho added that the stir
I vlvors were taken to Bremerhavcn on
> a German patrol boat, and will be sent
J home on the first ship.
COUNCIL NOT AUTHORIZED
TO TERMINATE FRANCHISE
iContinued Prom Flrat Pege.)
officials of the city government, who
wore unanimous In describing the al
j leged pudding of the pay rolls as an
j act altogether Inconceivable In Mr.
Drewry. The latter comes from one ol
the most prominent families In the
Stato, being the 3011 of the late ^lajoi
Clay Drewry, a former member of tho
City Council, and founder, with other
Richmond men, of a big local whole
sale dry goods house that bears his
namo.
"The whole matter Is keenly to bo
regretted," ?aid City Kngilicer Boiling.
"I regret chielly that Mr. Drewry was
I not present to make a statement for
I himself. 1 have known Mr. Drewry
j for years, and have always had the
[ highest regard for hint. He was a
1 faithful worker, and not a breath of
suspicion, as far as I know, attaches
j to his past record.
CI(All<;i:.S MAllIJ TO ili:LIK\"E,
says city iMoi:n iioi.m.vg
"It Is hard for me to believe that the
whole thing ia not a mlstako, which
I Mr. Drewry could explain. Neverthe
less, I had to act promptly upon tho
1 charges that wcro brought to my at
tention, and take Immediate action for
the protection of the city. Now that
tlift investigation Is atiyted. 1 intend
would terminate, put out of existence
and supplant the present grants.
Under the State Constitution, every
| public scrvice franchise granted by a
municipality must llrst be advertised
and then be sold at public auction. If
a new franchise is granted by the city
of Richmond to the Virginia Railway
and Po.ver Company, the same pro
cedure will have to bo followed.
wuniji:.\iii nr. c.u,i,s ritoi?osi;i>
KitANt'llIS10 SAI,K A FAUCIS
Attorney D. O. Wendenburg, repre
senting the Worklngmen's Protective
Association, has on frequent occasions
attacked this feature of tho awarding
of the proposed blanket franchise as
a farce. Ho has pointed out that the
form In which the new franchise Is to
in; offered for sale, by requiring the
successful bidder to surrender, In con
sideration of the new grant, all the
existing franchises now owned by the
Virginia Railway and Power Company,]
effectively restricted the> buying privi
lege to the present company, since it
alone could comply with such a condi
tion.
According to competent students of
the State and city statutes on this
mutter, Mr. W'endenburg's criticism lsj
without point. Hefore the proposed
new blanket franchise Is advertised and
offered for sale, they say. the Virginia
Railway and Power Company will be
required by the city, as a condition!
precedent to the sale, to relinquish!
every one of its franchise rights In the!
city, In order that the public sale of!
the blanket franchise may be In reality J
a true auction. In which all bidders Willi
meet on an equal footing.
A \.VK\ ATIO\ KXTKNUIOD
CITY'S rONTItOI. OK I,INKS
The same authorities pointed out last
night that there has been considerable,
misconception as to the number of fran- '
clilses under which the street railway
company is operating in the city. Willie
the company's separate grants from city
and counties exceed a dozen in number,
it operates in the city proper under
three franchises only.
City Attorney i'ollard informs Mr.
Sullivan on this point that immediately
upon annexation of new territory in
which street railways are operated, the
franchise ordinance granted by the City !
Council becomes effective over the lines
.ocatcd in the annexed territory, and all
?xisting regulations concernlncr the
operation of street railways in the ol<l:
'errltory become Instantly effective In
?lie new territory. (
Annexation, therefore, it Is pointed;
?>iit. In no way complicated the street;
?allway situation as far as the city j
.tself is concerned. Xow, as before the '
'?nlnrgemen t, the entire street railway;
?system within the corporate limits, is
-.perated under and subject to the pro- j
visions of only three franchises, those;
.?>f the Richmond Passenger and Power i
Company, Richmond Traction Company j
.Hid Richmond Railway and Viaduct i
Company, formerly the Richmond anil
Henrico Railway Company.
city woiu) nri
MAIIL.R FOIt DAMAGES
Mr. Pollard's communication to Mr. j
Sullivan serves materially to clear up |
;he situation as to the multiplicity of;
franchises and gives room for much ;
difference of opinion as to the power of
the Council to terminate the present
^x^stinir grants in favor of an entirely |
new franchise. j
The city attorney Informs Mr. Sulli
van also, that the city could be held I
Jointly responsible with the street carl
company for accidents resulting from
the bad condition of tracks if, after duel
notice of such bad condition, the city!
made no effort to have the disability |
corrected. The opinion is interesting in j
view of the pending controversy over
the proposed rerouting of the East
Broad Street car lines.
Mr. Sullivan wrote to City Attorney
Pollard on Kebruary 19 as follows:
"1 would appreciate your opinion as
to whether or not the. City Council Is
authorized under the charter of the city
to terminate, by mutual consent or
otherwise, existing contracts pertaining
to the operation ofj, street railways,
granted by the said Council, and as to
existing contracts, affecting operation
in that part of the citv recently annexed
not granted by tJie City Council, for the
purpose of extending the privileges of
said strei-t railway company now oper
ating? within the present corporato lim
its: also If the City Council may take
over for the purpose of municipal own
Natural Alkaline Water
Your Physician
will recommend
its use, to relieve
INDIGESTION
RHEUMATISM
URIC ACID
GOUT
Not Genuine
without the word
CELESTINS
orshlp and oporatlon of said street rail
way company Its existing rights, privi
leges. properties, etc., within the cor
porate limits.
KSPISt'I A I.I, V asks as to
LlAIIUitTY IN CASIO OK ACi:il)K.\T
"I further ask your opinion as to who
Is charged with authority to compel
poorer reconstruction of roadbed, track,
etc., of street railway companies oper
ating within the corporate limits of tJie
city, and whether or not the city be
comes jointly liable with the company
In case of an accident due to continued
neglect on the part of the company to
reconstruct, and on the part of the city
government to enforce the laws in order
to compel propor reconstruction.
"And your further opinion is request
ed concerning the ceasing of operation
of cars over any route, or part thereof
under existing contracts, by special acts
of the City Council, for a period in ex
cess of six months, whether or not the
company Is privileged to forfeit that
portion of their railway ovor which
they have failed to run their cars."
nit. 1'Oi.L.Aitn iticiM.ins
IX WIIITTES OPINION
City Attorney Pollard replied to this
letter, expressing the following opin
ion :
"1. The City Council Is not author
ized, under the Charter, to terminate,
by mutual consent, nil existing con
tract between the city and tho street
railway companies, but for flagrant vio
lation of the terms of the franchise
ordinance the city of Richmond may
institute and prosecute in the courts
a suit to forfeit the franchise.
"2. Immediately on anexatlon of
territory In which the street railways
are operated the franchise ordinance
j granted by the City Council becomes
I effective over the lines located in the
annexed territory, and all existing reg
ulations concerning the operations <>f
street railways In the old territory b<-- j
come instantly effective In the new
territory.
"3. The City Council Is not author- |
Ized under the Charter to take over and j
operate the street railways except It
may in pursuance of the provisions
mado In the existing franchises, take
over and operate the street railways
on and after the fxpiratlon of the
franchises now existing, the price to ;
be paid for the said properties to be
agreed upon beforehand, or. In case
of failure, to agree the same may he
determined by arbitration.
"4. I'nder the existing franchises i
granted the street railways the Com- !
mlttec on Streets were given the au
thority to require tiu? reconstruction ,
and repair of tho roadbeds and tracks |
of the street railways operated with- !
In the corporate limits of the city of
Richmond. This right conferred on the '
Committee on Streets, was, by tho
amendments to the charter of the city
of Richmond creating the Administr.i- ?
tlve Hoard, transferred to the said :
board, and they now have Jurlsdle- j
Hon in such matters.
"5. In case of an accident, due to the
negligence of the street railway com
pany in failing to keep the portion of
the street occupied by its tracks and
two feel outside of the outer rails in j
a reasonably safe condition, the com
pany Is liable, but if the city, through
its officers and agents, has actual
notice of such want of repair, or if
such condition has continued for a i
length of time sufficient for tlfe city !
to have notice by the exercise of ordl- j
nary care, then, and In that case both
the street railway company and the |
city would be liable for damages grow- .
Ing out of an accident, the street rail- i
way company, however, being primarily 1
liable?that Is. the money could not
be recovered from the rity until the
party Injured has exhausted every ef
fort to recover It from the street rail- j
way.
"?>. By express authority in the
franchise ordinance of the Richmond
Traction Company, the Council Is given
power to authorize "the ceasing of
operation of cars over any route," and
while there Is no express provision
in the ordinance of th* Richmond Pas
senger and Power Company to that
effect, yet th?- parties to the franchise '
contract (franrhlse ordinance), like any 1
other contract, may agree upon a mod
ification of the contract, and where the
railway company asks for the privi
lege of abandoning a part of their
line, the Council has full power, In ,
their discretion, to allow them to do |
PUTS LIMITATION ON AUTOS
Cnrx In (itrmnii) Not I'ned for Mllltnry
1'urpoMrN to Hr He?l need One-Hnlf.
HERIjIN, February 26 fvla /..ondon).
?The Bundenrath has adopted a meas
ure under which the number of auto
mobiles In Germany not being used for
military purposes will ho reduced about
one-half. The purpose Is to save gaso
lene, lubrlcunt oils and rubber.
The order provides that nfter March
15 all cars must have new licenses.
Those will be Issued only on proof of
public necessity. The Hundesrath an
nouncement nays:
"This limitation has practically
served the purpose of eliminating all
automobiles sorvInK purposes of pleas
ure or sport. At the same time it will
compel the public to employ other
means of transportation, such as rail
roads, street cars and horse-drawn cabs
In Increased meanurc:."
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RANDOLPH-MACON GIVES
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1
Secretory of State Delivers Inspiring
Address to Students of Meth
odist College.
SPEAKS ON "FUNDAMENTALS"
i Cabinet Officer and Wife Visit 111k
i torlc Spot Near Ashland?Cinests
of President, and Mrs. Muck well
During Their Short Visit.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
ASHLAND, VA., February 26.?Secrc
tary of State William J. Bryan spoke ;
; here to-nlxht nt the annual cclebrnllon
! "f the Washington Literary Society of
Uandolph-Macon College. The college
? hapel was crowded to overflowing
with townspeople and countryfolk from
' miles around.
i Secretary Bryan was accompanied by
Mrs. Bryan, and the students of the col- j
lege gave them both a rousing recep- ?
t!on.
President Blackwell Introduced Mr. i
Bryan, and spoke of the secretary's
lieutenants, Walter Hlnes Page and
Thomas Nelson I'age, who were natives
1 of Hanover County, and said he knew
that they would be greatly honored to
know that their chief was addressing
their homo people to-night.
Mr. Bryan said he was very much in
terested In the small colleges anil that
if he were ??olng to found a college
he would rather establish ten coIIckcs
with 200 students each than one of
j 20,000. "The small college Is the 'col
i leue of democracy."
I TAKKS "KIXDAMEXTAI.S"
AS SriJJBCT OF ADDHKSS
The secretary took as his subjeet
"Fundamentals," and confined himself
to three principles. "Man's relation to
(rovcriiment, his relation to society, and
his relation to Clod."
Ho said that the last was the most
Important. The right of the people to
rule is the fundamental principle In our
government. Democracy is the strong
est, the best and the most satisfactory
government.
Tlio people were the onos that should
rule, he declared, and If they make mis
takes they find th?-m out and correct
them.
No party will give perfect erovern
I ment. Th?- Republicans will tell you
that the Democrats are wron? when
they aro In power, and when the Re
publicans are In power no proof Is nee- :
essary.
The fundamental principle which j
should govern ones relation to society, j
the visitor said. Is the distribution of
rewards. He said that a man could :
earn as much In a lifetime as he gives'
In service to mankind In return. He .
believed a man could earn Sioo.ooo.ooo ]
In a lifetime, but tiot every man thr.t i
earned It collected It. The man who!
collected It was too busy collecting to 1
earn It, and the man who earned It was
too busy earning to collect It. "You
should not try to draw from the world
what you do not give to society."
The third fundamental and the most
important, he continued, Is man's re
lation to (5<?d. The consciousness of
man's responsibility to God Is his first
responsibility.
In conclusion he said: "Tounp men,
plant yourselves with theses three prin
i iplc?: i >o not sponge on society; bring
vfiurseit in hiirmony with f?od, nn<l
help to uphold the rule of democracy." !
Mr. ''rynn has passed through Ash
lard several times In th<* Inst year on
his way to and from Blchmond. and
ea?th time expressed his desire to visit
the old college. He was taken In an
automobile to the old tr^e where Pat-;
rick Herry hitched his horse and was
very rnti -:i interested in visiting the
road tli.it Washington took going to
Yorktown.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were entertained
during their short, visit to Ashland by f
1'resldcnt and Mrs. Black well. The atu- (
dents gave the secretary a rah-rah re- ,
ceptlon, both on his arrival and de
parture.
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ltlCHMOXD. VA.
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are helping your city.
imERALWESERV^ SYSTEM
^POSTAL SAVWC^DEPOSITORY
FRENCH DESTROYER LOST;
STRIKES AUSTRIAN MINE
Thirty-Eight of Crew Dlo in Sen Dis
aster Off Port of
Antlvnri.
WAS HSCOKTING HKL1EF 8IIII*
Accident Does Not Hinder Work of
Provisioning Destitute People of
Montenegro?Itnnd of Turks in
Arabian Village Put to Flight.
PARIS, February 26.?The destruc
tion of the French torpedo-boat de
Htroyer Uhkuc In the Adriatic Sea was
announced to-day by the French Mln
l?try of Marine.
The olllclul announcement follows:
"The French torpedo-boat destroyer
DaiiUP, while escorting a convoy with
provisions for Montenegro, struck an
Austrian mine off the port of Antlvnri
(Montenegro) on February 24 and sank.
"Thirty-eight of the crew disap
peared. The accident did not hinder
finishing the work of provisioning and
the return of tho convoy."
"The Frenrh cruiser I?esalx mad<*
a demonstration against Akabah
(Arabia) on February 23. A landing
party, aided by the ship's cannon, dis
persed and put to flight a small band
of Turks occupying the village."
The Hague was 2!jf> feet long, and
had a displacement of "20 tors. She
was built In 1911, and was rated at a
speed of 33.1 knots. Her complement
was eighty-one men. She was armed
with two St.9-inch guns, four nine
pounders and four elghteen-lneh tor
pedo tubes.
WltKCK A (i K IMIir ATKS
HIS \ STKH TO I -?
CHHISTIANIA, via London, February
27 <3:."?u A. M.).? Wreckage picked up
near Chrlstlansand appears to indicate
a disaster to the CJerman submarine U-'.'.
Don't fall to hear Pastor ruissell at
City Auditorium Monday. 8 P. M? on
??Battle of Armageddon."?Adv.
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inaw's the coat!
$0.00 Mackinaws at $0.85.
$12.00 Mackinaws at $8.85.
Sweaters, too ; and Over
coats that you'll greatly need
in March and next winter, at
prices you'll wonder at.
For boys, too.
Records for March
on Sale To-Day
Splendid Red Senl numbers
by Caruso, Destinn, Tetrazzini.
and others?the latest soup
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newest dance numbers. Drop
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Fox Trots, Hesitations and
One-Steps have the call this
month.
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