Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 March 1918 — Page 1

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Ctrmait Raids on Wsstem Front RsMnibtf Planned Attacks in Scops.

FRENCH DECORATE YANKEES

Oflle«r« Have Trouble Reetrafnino Amerfi^n Treope Who Are Eager ts '^Stlrt Something'* With Boche.

AMERICANS OCCUPY BILLETS 72 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE

HALT INVASION BY

^,000 Men Quartered in Well-Lighted and Ventilated Cavoi— Gunners Riddle With Bullets Sign Erected by Germans Reading, “Welcome Yankees”—Chow Is Good.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY TN FRANCE, March 3 (bjr the Associated

more days. •*Why. they took us out before we even nad a decent scrap,” said

Presa).-8ome of the American troops f * laamed the in the Chemin dea Dames sector are * Americans were in the trenches oppohavlna an experience of cave life behind ’ them they put up a slan reading,

,h.lr b.(l.U

the front trencbea,

deep underground quarriee and natural receases beneath the surface The correspondent on a visit to this sector found them thus quartered, occupying positions held by the Germans less than a year ago. Most of the Amerit^ns, however, are living in the trenches and accompanying dugouts. The front line

but the Infantry

men riddled it with bullets until it

looked like a sieve ,

Ail the soldiers with whom the visitor talksd expressed pleasure at being in the trenches rather than in a train-

ing camp

•Tome into the cook shack and see.” a soldier replied to a question as io how the men were fed In the shack j

Russians Accept German Peace Offered February 21, Including Additional Provisions.

GIVE TERRITORY TO TURKS

LOHI^N, March 4. — British trooge gperatlng north of Jemsalem in Palootin#, bare made^an advance alMf a' fnmt ot twelvo miles to a maaiMOlB depth of 3,000 yards aatrida ind west of the Jemsalem* Nabahui road, the war office ,an*

nonaeed'today. __

Again, fighting on the western front has assumed proportions and an intaniity that apparently forecast the opening of spring hostilitiea. If Germany intends to make a gigantic effort to break through the allied lines, as she has declared, indications are that the blow of blows may fall at any moment. Raids by Germans Jiave resembled planned attacks in the number of

men encaged and in the width <yf‘iiet^d wooden bunkg covered with

' straw. The company ofTlcers are pro-

trenches hero '*^ave bMn cleaned, > meal of fresh beef, potatoes, onions, , strengthened and Improved and are well canned corn, white bread, coffee and | protected with barbed wire entangle- .-unned peaches was found In prepara-

ments. . ^jon.

Bl, Und.rBn,und Billet. | Ind The underground billets, some of them j pointed out the location of his troops old limestone quan^fes and others part- ■ on a large map. "How much of no ly natural in formation and improved j ^f through blasting operations by the Ger- J the visitors, pointing to the map mans who occupied theqi for nearly "There is no no man s land there. It three years, are variously named. One • ** substan-

of them is called the “Fantnedn*” It

accommod&fes 1,000 men. The corre- *^® S«oeral s .-pi spondent found French and American ‘ng the Americans assumed control soldiers living together there In perfect no man's land soon after entering harmony " ® I the trenches In that sector

Men Attack With Vigor.

In this cave are seventy-two feet under'

Narrow Strip Along Gulf of Finland Left to Bolshevikl—Germans Land on Aland telandi.

German prisoners captured In patrol fighting there said that the handful of

ground. The cave consists of long galleries with cement ceilings Fresh air is supplied by large air pumps. The cave is in < part electrically lighted Kisewhere acetylene lamps and oil lan-

terns are employed The men usually their jhands and shouted

remain In this cavefn from Your to six daye each, a company being quartered in a certain part of the excavation The men are not permitted to roam about at will for fear of their being lost, or to go outside except on dutj, for fear they will be detected by enemy airmen. The troops here sleep on low, double

[Bjr th« Associated Presal

Russia’s delegates at Brest-Li-tovsk have halted the German invasi jn ol Great Russia by aigreeing to the peace terms offered February 21. Peace was made, they report to the Bolshevik government, because every day of d^lay moant more demands by the Germans. Added provisions require the Russians not only to retire from Turkey’s Asiatic provnees, but also from territory in the regions of Kars, Ba

Americana attacked with so much force. Karabagh, taken from the

and vigor that the Germans threw up . «• '

Kamerad” In Turks during past wars.

front affected. Powerful thrusts have been directed a^inst the American sector, against the French on the Chemin des Dames and against the British positions at many points. While the British occupy Hnea espectalljr fortified to withstand the boasted Teuton sttaok. preparations also have been made to undertake the offensive should the German drive fall to be deliver^. The opposing military chiefs while guarding against surprise, are trying to outmaneuver each other In ■uch a manner as to gain the decloed advantage of an unexpected action.

Americans Are Decorated.

Americans, ofllcers agd enlleted men, who dtstihguished themeelves in the repulse of the German attack northwest of Toul laet week, have been deo^ated by the French government, war crosses being givep the men in the presence of Premier Clemenceau. While visiting the American sector Sunday tlie French premier went Into the front line trenohes, Inspected trenches, talked with officers and men and returned to Paris satfsfled that the Americans were able to hold their own against the com-

mon enemy.

The Americans the Germans declare they have captured on the Chemin des Dames probably formed the larger part of a patrdl of thirteen men which went out when the raid began and has not been heard of since. The enemy obtiUned no prleoners from the American trenches. . , Volunteers from American units searched no man's Idnd in a rain cf jmafihine gun buIWts for the thirteen ntSimng men but did not find any trace of them, esoept one soldier who had bean killed. German dispatches told of the «aii|uira oil Piralve men.

Fight Latte an Hour,

ttetelis of the Ohrman attack which failed oompletely to reach the trenches are now available. American artillerymen laid down^a barrage fir# as soop as the Germans started their fire. It Is known that three companies of especially trained "ahook troops” Which has been praotlclng for. this operation- for two weeka took part in the attack. Eaoh company was preceded by a ploked party of twenty pioneers. The fighting was brisk for about an hour, but the accurate machine gun and rlfla fire from the American front llnee. coupled with the perfect American barrage which prevented reinforcements

I fr^ coming forced the Germans to

withdraw after auffering heavy casualtlaa and without having set foot in the

O American.trenches.

WK^ie Platoon Volunteers.

Soon agier' the attack \ young lieutenant. opmmanding a platoon, metnl^eraHjf which composed the lost patrollinf party, went out to find it but without result. He returned to his trench and askedifor a voluntary derail. Every man in tha platoon volunteered, but the lieutenant’picked out a small party and set out again. They were forced to return, however, when the German fire became limreasingly heavy. The lieutenant and a detail made a third search just befope dawn, but without success. All the mleslng men came from New

iKgland. f ^ .

The Anterican general commanding the unit w this front eald the men were eager for, action and continually wwe

vlded with small rooms with wooden partitions A small railway for carrying supplies Tuns through the cave. A sign over one entrance reads, "East Boston tunnel.” and one of the tnen standing

near remarked:

“That reminds me of home.” Begged to Stay Longer. At firother point the correspondent saw some men who had just completed their rotmd of trench duty The general in command said they had begged to be permitted to stay in the line a few

! the belief that there were many more i in the attacking party I Although numerous daring, courageous deeds have been performed by the Americans In that stator, one of the most interesting is that-of a Germanborn sergeant who, with a small detail, fok a German prisoner in a patrol ight but lost his way with the result that the party wound up at the German barbed wire where he could plainly hear the Germans talking in their dugouts The sergeant pointed a revolver at the prisoner’s head and whispered in German- "Maybe thev will get us before we can get back, hut if they t,ry it I will kill vou first Now don’t vou utter 1 sound, and lead us back to our line.” 'The German prisoner silently led the Americans back to their own trenches, the sergeant following close behind him with drawn revolver The prisoner was turned over to the intelligence office of the unit, who gained much valuable In-

formation from him.

TOTAL

FOR 1917 '$230,000,000.

REACHES

MORE INCENDIARY FIRES

asking pe^iMlon to remain in the front Um iongw than the allotted period. It has been! found necessary to caution them frequently against exposing thems^vea. tlyey are so anxious to get a erack at the enemy. They are tempted to peer over the top in the daytime and go ovor at night in the hope of "starting

' something"

The Flinch general who trained thase troopaHte 'proud of the showing they are ■taking while completing their period Instniption. An American raptain latd: "They called us tin soldiers in Amertoa less than a year ago, but I K hm we are delivering the goods, just

samei"

No Borioua Qaa Caatialtios.

Botweoil 609 and LMO gas shells are thrown on tho American positions on tho ChomlYi des Dames front each day, but there have been no seri&us gas cas^ualties there. The men have been trained thoroughly in the uae of masks and the noconity of putting them on boforo golBC in^.tbe trencl^. They do not and It inconvenient toiwork and flglk ‘Tike divers,” as they say. A few jmn have been gaaoed slightly while MJngtIng their helmets, but this is In- - ovitable when gas sheUs are thrown a long distaaoe bohlnd the lines. A brig adior-goneiwl and a major who wen rfdhtg In fsn automobtio on a tour of hwpoctlon^ fow days sgo were gassed ■Uimtly wpon a shell burst withhi 100 yards of imoir car. They Buffered from loadaoho pnd slight nausea, but other-

wloo thofw were no 111 effects.

TRENTON, N. J., March 4.-LoBses from fire aggregated 1330,000,000 in 1917 and were larger than In any previous year except one, 1906. In the nation’s history, according to a communication received today by the New Jersey state council of defense from the council of nation defense The San Francisco earthquake and conflagration occurred

in 1900.

The rapidity with which fire losses are mounting is emphasized by tjie statement -that the ,1917 damage exceeded by 180,000,000 that of the previous year, when losses also totaled $30,000,000 more than In 1915. The communication from the national council of defense asserts that a particularly ominous feature of the situation is a recent great increase in the number of fires of incendiary origin In places where they were effective in discouraging Industn', such as factories, ^\arehouses. lumber ^ards and docks "This disastrous condition must be Improved,” It declares ^he speeding up of industries must not be allowed to crowd out precautions known to be important, mor must overconfidence be allowed to relax safeguards Constant watchfulness, frequent Inspection, extra guards especially at night, and proper care and segregation of all inflammable waste are measures that must be constantly urged ” ,

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CHIEF OF STAFF RROUD OF AMERICANS "OVER THERE.”

NOT WORRYING IN TRENCHES

MNM INDICra

ALL EXCEPT THREE PLEAD

GUILTY TO CHARGES,

ARSON CONSPIRACY CASE

Twenty-six persons, indicted by the grand jury recently, weie arraigned before Judge James A. Collins, of the criminal court, today Pleas of not guilty were entered in all cases except

three.

Arnold Flncham, age seventeen, and Lewis Ross, indicted with Harry C. and Vinard Drake, on a charge of conspiracy to set fire to and burn a store building in Jackson county belonging to Harry C. Drake with intent to defraud the Home Insurance Company, which Issued a S1.000 fire insurance policy on the building, entered pleas of guilty. The Dratehs entered pleas of not guilty. The state fire marshal’s hfflee gathered evidence on which the indictment was returnea. Thomas Griffin, age twenty-seven. 1518 East Vermont street, pleaded guilty to embezzling 12 from the W. H. Messen-

ger Company.

Roy Brown, 867 Garfield avsnue. charged with the murder, in the second degree, of Christian Christiansen,

ill

WASHINGTON, March 4 —In a brief talk with newspapei correspondents today, General^ Peyton March, chief of staff, recently returned from France, took occasion to express again his absolute confidence in ultimate victory o\er the German forces ”I do not say that,” he added, “because I underestimate the strength of the Germans That is the most dangerou.<i thing you could do ” General March recalled that General Sir William Robertson, formerly chief of the British imperial general staff, had once told him that whenever he felt discouraged he found It helpful to visit the trenches • Not Worrying in Trenches. "There Is no pessimism at the front,” General March said “The boys who are doing'the fighting have no lack of confidence Of course, there are many things to worry the men at home, but the bojs In the trenches are not worrying ” The spirit and skill shown by American troops in recent "little fights” at the front. General March said, showed that they were coming forward in a most encouraging way and were qulcklv absorbing their training In modern warfare and making practical use of It under fire The general looked pleased as he referred to the incident of the attempted German raid on the American sector which met with so vigorous a repulse. ' Admiration for France. General March has only admiration for the French army and the spirit of France What that spirit is, he said, can only be realized by one who has seen what France Is doing The splendid response of the women of France to the country’s need particularly impressed him. The women are running the businesses and the farms, he said, with skill and judgment, releasing their men folk for duty in the army against the Inv.ader. "You can make that just as strong as you like,” said he. ~~ :e BASE FOR U. 8. ABROAD

Berlin also announces the signing of peace terms and the cessation of operations When the German forward movement Halted the invaders were at Narva, 10<) miles west of Petrograd, and approaching Luga, eighty-eight miles southwest 'rhe greater part of the rkraine also has been cleared of the Bolshevikl 63,000 Prisoners. Much war material and more than 63,000 prisoners have been captured by the Germans in the Russian campaign Germany apparently is determined to give the Bolshevikl only a narrow stiip along the Gulf of Finland, and at the request of the Finnish government Is to undertake the expulsion ef the B’lnnlsh 1 evolutionists and Bolshevik Red guards from southern' Finland. , With Esthonia under German control and Finland freed from Bolshevik sway, ! the Bolshevikl will have less than 200 miles of coastline along the Finnish gulf German troops already have landed on the Aland islands at the entrance I to the Gulf of Bothnia, and will make the islands the base of their operations m support of the Finnish government I Germany has assured Sweden that she has no territorial interest in the Aland islands Supplementary Treaty Signed. Supplementary treaties between the central powers and the Bolshevik government were signed at Brest-Litovsk In addition to the main peace treaty, according to a telegram to London from Brest-Litovsk by way of Vienna and Amsterdam which gives no details of the treaties. A late radiogram from Petrograd said the main tieaty would be signed Sunday As the German official statement of Sunday night mentions only the cessation of op3ration8 in Great Russia, It Is Inferred in some quarters in London that tlve German advance in the Ukraine and Finland will continue while the Germans reserve for themselves a free hand outside the limits of Great Russia

WE ARE IN-AND WE’RE THERE

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- GAAtt William^ —

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No Pow«r Over Bribery atewer«I Election*, HoMt Suprtm* Court .of United State*.

DECISION IN OHIO CASE:

IT

SEES TROUBLE FOR GERMANS.

WAR

DEPARTMENT REVEALS WORK IN FRANCE.

An Amerikan brigadier-general said he Mkw for an American divigtpnal etterton f^ daeh member of the raiding earty of birenty-eix ot hie men which

aeelated tMs F

imry

Md tWi

9^0 vt/n.

Oie

(be llret

French in the raid on Fob which' two German offleere -one men were eaptnred. and two men of the raiding

r alfiMy have been decorated by Fren^ with the war croea Thle ie firet rinneet for honora which has been made fer Amerlcaae in this sector.

F«FI|ire Angera EAemy.

There tete been, eatraordtnmry artillery acHvw elong the American teeter oa Tanl front since the German eCtack hw# repntaed. The enemy, apmtmUf asjbered by hie failure, fe try-

the American, teoppa with eheife, but net muiffi damn dofie. Two thoo^d eatfbert were eoanted amg twenty-fear heure, while fell uncounted ffome tenlea battered towns behind

% Hfta

Infantry and engineers the scene ot the fight, bodiec buried. Among surgeon of the rMerve TIlfftggfL

pleaded not guilty.

Forgery and Embezzlement. Adolph J. Meyer was arraigned on two

Indictments, one charging him with is-

major who wera i suing a fraudulent check to Henry J.

Mauer.' 664 Blake street, for 1606.17 in payment for rents collected _by A. J

Meyer & Co., rental

charges

bezzllng 1200 from Mauer, which he is alleged to have received for rent from Louts Pink, one of Mauer’s tenants. Meyer entered pleas of not guilty Joseph Borum, of Woodruff Place. pleadM not guilty to an indictment

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MANY SHOPS UNDER WAY.

. WASHINGTON. March 4—Building a $25,000,000 ordnance base in France, which will include approximately twenty large storehouses, tw#!^ shop buildings, 100 other small shops and magazines and machine tool equipment, costing about $5,000,000, was announced

today by the war department

The project Includes a gun repair plant, equipped to rellne more than 800 guns a month, a carriag'’ repair plant of large capacity, a motor vehicle repair plant, capable of overhauling more the 1.300 vehicles a inontii, a small arms

Official Predicts Difficulties in Occupation of Ruaala. ^ [Copyright, 1918, by the United Press] PETROGRAD. March 3.-”Even with peace signed at Brest-Litovsk, the war will continue.” Agriculture Commis.sary Kalegajeff told the United Press today ■ The sporadic revolutionary war—already begun through Russia, will not end The country is unable to conduct a real war against Germany but a partisan, life-or-death struggle, is possible against the Germans and white guards. It will be a civil and class wai, similar to that In Finland ”1 am convinced the German army, as such, will not participate. Only the German counter-revolutionists and white guards are now fighting. We can handle them “The provisions offered by the Germans are breadless. Tho Germans must feed the Russian population in occupied territory as well as their own army. If'the Germans occupy Petrograd they must feed 3.000,00(» inhabitants They’ll need bread and won’t get it “This is equally true of Ukraine, therefore milltar> victories will simply tighten the noose around the German imperialists’ i eck. The more they starve the occupants of the land they occupy, the worse will be their own economic situation They must conquer the workers and peasants of all Russia. They can’t do this “Therefore, peace can not be realized. The civil war against the German ruling classes will b"' continued. We do not need highly technical materials to conduct a partisan warfare. Our methods will be entirely different. “I believe, because of this, peace will be possible only when borders of Russia and Germany are no longer defiled." The peace treatj w’ith Germany, signed at Brest-LUovsk, Is regarded as only a “scrap of paper” The highest enthusiasm for fighting is prevalent throughout Petrograd The Petrograd pan-executive council has called an extraordinary session of Continued on Page Thirteen.

CONFEREES ACCEPT SENATE VIEW OF MATTER.

SLIGHT CUT FOR THE ROADS

‘WASHINGTON, March 4.—^Agreement on compensation of railroads while under government control, based on the average of their net Income for the three vears ended June 30, last, and substantially In the form approved by the Senate, was reached today by the conferees on the administration railroad bill The house coifferees accepted the senate provision providing that no allowance shall be made for money spent on Improvement during the last few months preceding federal control. This would reduce the compensation about $6,500,000 annually. Subject to final approval the senate conferees agreed to Include all shertllne railroads under the act instead of cpnppetlng short lines only These settlCT.ents leave only two important points still m dispute—ratemaking and period of government control.

U. 8. H08PITAL'TRAIN

CARRIES WOUNDED MEN WITH GREAT COMFORT.

RULES ON SERVICE STRIPES

RUSSIANS PLAN TO HINDER JAPAN, IT IS BELIEVED.

SOME STRUCTURES MINED

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Russians have begun destroying bridges on the Trans-Siberian railroad between I..ake Baikal and the Chinese frontier.

eyer & Co., rental agents The other machine guns a month, a shop for the,railway mission, reported this toindlctment charges Meyer with em-| repair of horse and infantry equipment 1 day to the state department This may

GRAIN WAS BILLED FROM EARL PARK TO INDIANAPOLIS.

INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY

charging him with embezzling $38 from Irm M. Holmes, for whom he acted as

a rental agent.

4ndrew J. Bruce, a Justice of the peace, in Haughville, pleaded not guilty to a perjury charga. Bruce is alleged to have falsely sworn to an affidavit charging Dr. Joseph Sbsrp, I22S Wem Michliran street, with selling or giving away liquor on a Sunday. Louis E. Tapp, charged with stealing and embezsllitg $20 ^om the Marlon County State Bask, pleaded not guilty. Aeoused of Taking Auto. Hugo Barnes, 1212 North Missouri strset, charged with taking the aut(»nobtie of ptto N. Moore, Sherman drive

and re-loading plant capable of re-!p,«en. Ambassador loading about 100.000 artillery cartridge > J^eaching Vi^Ivostok Construction was begun several weeks ^ ^Tille without details,

Frances from offlcla48 here

nsrt . f the the Russians are destroying the

nnS harf In ! trldgsp to prevent an expected advance

all nf tha^J-linHai^atr‘! Japanese troops. A large number of

i ztructures hav# been mined, Mr

ri£ll8 h8.V8 DCJCTI COntr&CL^u *On &nCi i fViokv ilverj' has been expedited by priority' ^ - rePo™. »o they could

has been expedited

orders.

Maintenance of the ordnance base will require approximately -io*) officers and 16,000 men

Stev«ns also

leadily be destroyed.

How Yankee Obeyed Boche

[By the United PreM]

WITH THK AHBRICAN 4RMY Uf ntAUqS. Mareli 4.—0« tli«> basis of tha rala that the woaadad ara aaad«

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Georgs Cravens. XK Hofmes avenus, leadsd not guilty to a charge of stsalig 148 from William Crons, of Bridge-

p

Ing

port.

Joseph Rosenthal, 624 South liUnols street, pleaded not guilty to stealing i oods valued ate 1249 from l„ Strauss

: Co,

fh>t fientor. 1656 Central avenue, charged with stealing goods valued at Continiieff tii ^gga Thirtttn.

ttas fa Friday's raid aa the St. niiklel *aeatar ware far graater tbaa the AaieHoaa leaaea—pasatbly three or tear to aas. The hfaheat praise has heea aceorded the effloers and men. hoth of the tafaatry aad artttlery for the ataaaer la whieh they repalsed a superior tmw. A German lieatenant, a# the atary was told today, ordmed fa«r AassvtMias out of a dagout durIh^fhe raid. ’Ihe first maa aat hilled

Sent From Yokohama Mr. Stevens, who sent his dispatches from Yokohama, and therefore, undoubtedly was inferred from Japanese Intelligence sources, said It was reported the bridges already destroyed were near Chita, east of Lake Baikal. Offleiais do not believe that the destruction of the railroad is In any way part of a plan to prevent Ambassador Fran'cee and the other dipiomate from leaving Russia, If they choose to do so. At the state department today it was said no decision had been reached as to ♦he part the United Sta’es would take In Japan’s plan for intervention in Siberia to prevent the railroad and Immense quantities of war supplies from falling into the hands of the Germans. The onl/ other explanation for destio>ing the railroads which officials here can think of is the fart that there is a Gsrman prison camp near t hitn and that Germans may have blown up Continued on Page TKIrteen. i

[Special to The Indianapolis News] LAFAYE'TTB. Ind , March 4.-Work-men engaged in unloading a carload of oats in the Big Four railroad yards here yesterday found three boxes of percussion caps which are used In exploding dynamite charges The caps had been placed in the middle of the carload of oats and the workmen, not knowing what the caps were, carried them about in their pockets until the police happened to hear of the ffair and called the men in for an investigation It was found that the caps were highly explosive and that a sudden shock or jar would cause a violent explosion The Big Four authorities were notified immediately apd ordered that the car of oats be traced and see if anv other caps remained in the grain before the oats were milled The oats were loaded at Earl Park for Indianapolis, and when the car arrived here it was found to be out of order and It was necessary to transfer the oats to another car. The oats were sent on to an Indianapolis produce firm. Word was sent there to pick out the car and see that the oats were run through a screen It is said the dynamite caps, if permitted to run througn macninery with the oats, would cause an explosion that would tear the machinerj' to pieces Earl Park is only forty miles west of I.Afayette and the authorities are unable to understand how it was possible to get the caps into the grain Officials of the Big Four railroad here said that they had received a report of the finding of the explosives and w'ere inX-estigating the case No definite clew as to how the caps were placed in the car has been found, it was said

:t 8TAN08 8yPREME TE8T

PROPERTY OWNERS LIABLE WHEN FAMILY LOSES SUPPORT.

[By Thomas M. Johnson I (< opyright. 1918 Ail rights re.ser\e(l) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, March 4—The first of the big American hospital trains de lu.ve has been used for the first time at the front and has proved an unqualified success. It is a khaki colored train of sixteen cars made in England. It is completely prepared to do the work, being equipped with an operating room, pharmacy, kitchen and ten ward cars Every comfort of a first class hospital is pro- \ ided. ^ ^ Carries First Wounded. The train transported Its first load of American wounded the other day from the evacuation hospital to the base hospital for recuperation. These wounded were removed from the field hospital to the evacuation hospital aft^r the first hospital had been bombed, but bombs also fell near the evacuation hospital and it was decided to take the wounded farther to the rear So it was the German airmen who really caused the first trial trip of the hospital train. The patients traveled in the greatest comfort and were as well cared for as if they had been in their beds at home. These and other wounded will soon receive the first American gold wounded stripes The awarding of these stripes will be hastened. , Gold Service Stripes. The rules governing distribution of service stripes have been drawn up. One stripe will be conferred for each six months of service at the fro-nt This nav exclude some troops trairUng farther west As far as known there has tnly been one additional' recommendation for new decorations. The man cited is an officer who performed distil guished service last November in pbscuing a wounded man from no man’s land In the Arfacourt region. ^ * Fire on Italian Ship. AN ATLANTIC PORT, March 4.-Flre. believed to have been started by an Incendiary bomb, was discovered early today aboard an Italian steamship in this port. The flames had gained some headway before being discovered by the crew, who fought them until they turned in an alarm. The ship is loaded with general merchandise. WEATHER IWDICATIOHS. UNITED STATES 'WEATHER BUREAU. Indianapolis, March 4, 1918. —Temperature—

DENYANyWLAmNOF

HAYES AND OTHER U. M. W. A. / HEADS MAKE REPLY.

OLD WEST VIRGINIA CASE

, WASHINGTON, March 4.-DenlaI that injunctions restraining union miners’ officials from organizing employes of the Hiiichman Coal and Coke Company, in ‘West Virginia, had been violated, was made in the supreme court of the United States today in briefs filed by the International president, Frank J. Hayes, and nine other officials and members of the United Mine Work-

ers of America.

The briefs were filed in answer contempt proceedings Instituted by the company agkinst the labor leaders. Ac-

the miners' officials had atrioGy observed'the court's mandates. Miners’ officials assert, that If there was a falling off inJUib production of thq HInchman mines It was not due to labor troubles, and that if any of the company’s employes joined local unions It was on their own volltkui and not due to any encouragement on the*union’s

part

Ninety-NIna Parmn* Agetiaad tii Ctfieliuiatl Will EacaiM THat Undtr

tht Ruling

WASHINGTON, March courts have m> Jurisdlctloa over brtbs!^ at general electlone for the eelection ot federal officere, the supreme court of the United Statee decided to^&y In upholding decrees sustaining demurrsM to Indictments In the Cintlanatl electlea

fraud caeea ^

Ninety-nine persons charged with fraud at the 1116 genetal election In the First Ohio congressional district, as a result of the decision, will not bs com-

Mtled to stand trial.

The opinion also affects many other persons who pleaded guilty to charges J^UIng their votes but were temporarily discharged from custody p^i^

Gw Ajutcome of the case.

The defendants were charaed with conspiring to bribe voters. The lower courts sustained demurrers on the ground that tht counts fallsd to sst forth any offense against the laws of

the United States.

■This was denied by the government which contended that the Conatltut guarantees to the right to have era! elections frse from fraud. -

itfqriiV atian fad-

EFFECTS OF THE DECISION.

cases psnddlstrict court

both cities ad-

eonspiraelea

uuiupMix aesiiiBi. mo imuur leaaere. ac- HVeert

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Tha declalo^of the suprsms court ot the United States today* hotding fsdsral courta are without jurladictlon over bribery at general elsctlona of fsdsral officers meana that eighty Republloana and forty Democrats at Bvanavills, and a handful of Rapublicans at Franuoi^ will not b# asntencsd on their plans of

guilty in three conspiracy ing in the United Statea i

here.

Prominent pereone in mltted guilt in vote buying

when before Judge A. B. Ahdereoa some time ago, but judgment was withheld. Mnding the 'eupreme court decision in the Cincinnati election fraud case, which waa*'handed down today, t These Indiajui cases are legally Tdsntieal with the Cincinnati case, but are vastly different from the Terre Haute case as also are the two Indlanapolts cases, one of which resulted in prison sentences for Samuel V. Perrotti* fmnner police chief, and Herman Adam, former city scLler. The principal dtfferanee between the Cincinnati, Bvansvllle and Frankfort cases and, the Terre Haute and Indianapolis cssss is that the former set apply only to vote-buying, while the latter afifily to the prevention of mj?n from voting, by force and intimidation. The latter pnnotpie has besn sus-

tained by the supreme court. Await Copiea of Dtolalon.

No formal action In the Indtena votebuying cases will be taken uatU copiea of the supreme court decision are received in Indianapolis by federal officials, who announced the men wha havb pleaded guilty will, according to

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INDIANA DEMOCRATS AND RE PUBLICANS TO JOIN HANDS.

GOV. GOODRICH TO PRESIDE

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WASHINGTON. March 4 -Validity of the section of the Illinois dramshop act making saloon property owners as well as saloon proprietors liable for liquor sold, causing loss of support to a wife or family, was today upheld by the supreme court of the United States. Illinois decrees holding this section to be a constitutional exercise of the state police powers, were sustained by the court. The opinion is in a case brought by Della Qarrltv to obtain damages, for liquor sold to her husband, making him ail habitual drunkard Other Daciaiona Announead.* The city of Denver, In the mipreme court of the United Statea, today lost its fight of twenty venrs* duration against the Denver Union Water Uompany, over cf n.sumers’ ratea Injunctions restraining the city from enforcing an ordinancs Continuad on Page Thirtatn.

—Local Forecast— n|||| Local forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours endl^^ins 7 P. m . March 5: Rain and warmer tonight, Tuesday cloudy. „ Forecast for Indiana: Rain and warraor tonlsht, Tuesday cloudy with probably rain and colder In north part. Forecast for Illinois. Unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday, probably showers; much colder Tuesday nisht. fresh southerly winds Shippers’ Forecast—I.cwest temperatures expLCted during next thirty-six hours over routes of shipments within 200 miles of Indianapolis North and West, about freezing; south and east above freezing. —Weather In Other Cities— The following table shows the stats of tbo weather in other oitiea at 7 a. ra ;

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Representatives of the Democratic ang Republican parties in Indiana will meet in a conference at the statehouse Tuesday afternoon to unite the party or. ganizations, not as political machlnea, but as a coalition to battle for the success of the third United States Liberty loan in the state. The call for the meeting was issued by Governor Goodrich, Charles A. Greathouse. state chairman of the Democratic party, and Will H. Hays, state chairman of the Republican party. It was sent to the twenty-six district chairmen, to the 184 county chairmen, and from them to the 6,000 or more precinct and township workers. In a number of counties delegations are being assembled to attend the meeting. Governor Will Preside. ' The Governor, as presiding officer, will call the meeting to order at o’clock. He will make an address and introduce George H. Dunscombe, of Chicago. Liberty loan director for In diana; Will H. Wade, vice-director for Indiana; Mr. Greathouse, Mr. Hays and a selected list of speakers of the Democratic and Republican parties from over

the state.

Resolutions are to be adopted pledging each party to work, not as political units but as highly developed organizations for the furtherance of the Liberty loan in Indiana. Methods will be discussed for co-operation with the state and county officials of the loan. "The meeting tomorrow will be unique in the political affairs of the state.' said Mr. Greathouse. “Upon this platform all parties can agree Without even so much as a mental reservation. The plan is feasible, wholesome and patriotic. The Democratic organization will throw its entire strength behind the movement. I pledge the best efforts of the entire resources of our party to the triumphant conclusion of this'^natfon’s third Liberty loan drive” Must Uphold Record. ^ Mr. Hays, who in addition to leading the state forces of the Republican par ty, is now national chairman of the

party, said:

"I have returned from the east In order to be present at the meeting tomorrow of the two political party organisations called for t&« purpose of increasing the interest of tho people of Indiana in the next Liberty loan drive. It* every request which touches the war. Indiana has lived up to her great traditions. and has far exesedad her quotas This must oonttnus, and every effort of every one will be exert^ to that end. Nothing is more Important than the money which the government has to have. And I hope we can give from Indiana |3 for every one that Is

asR^”

The meeting will include the political workers of every county In the state and la not confined to those countJea in the Seventh federal reserve dlatrict. Marcus Sonntag, Liberty loan chairman of the aouthern Indiana counties In the Rt. Louis federal reserve dlslrtet,. has

bMH Invited to attend.

If the coaHtlon of political parties in Indiana is a succeae politicians believe the movement will beemne natlon-wtde. Mlsh .\nlta Moore, a raportar rem^ntiuc the publicity division of the St. I,o«li federal reSarve district, will be here to "cover” the weetlnf and staff correapond4«ita of RL t^uia and Oh!*i rago dally papers are also coming to

tht conference.

its egsis. Several pfrsont priMninenf In Bvaasvtlle offlolaJ family Ben Who Jg well knom for affiUdtidn with the Democratic state machine, are amemg thOse benefited by the decision. Edward A. Jochlnk Democratlo county chairmim at EvanbviHe, a prominent contractor, is among the men who pleaded guilty In ti}e Democratic cases, as were also Edward B. Oslmge» city controller; Miles B. Saunders, city surveyor; Edgar A. SchmitL chief of police; John Scales, city detective, and Ernest Tidrlngton, colored, city detective. Among the Republicans who pleaded guUW were: Charles Bthler, county chairman; Franlc de Jamett, county secretary; Henry C^r. treasnrer; Herman Euler, first district organiser of Che Huiffies alliance: Butch Hayhuret, colored saloon keeper; Mat Foeter, saloon keeper and nephew of John W. Footer, who was secretary of state during tho administration President Benfamtn Harr|iK>n, and many pijicinct commit-

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The rest of tho Evansrttte men wera small political workers, and "floaters, all of the latter being negreee. Onn PlMded Not Guilty. Only one of the Indicted Evankvfllo men maintained his Innocence. Bett BarUett. a Democrat, ch^ .of t^ autocycM police equRd, refushm to j4»lit thd of his Indicted fello^ In changIng hii plea of not guilty. He umrtfA his Indictment was the reeult of mistaken IdenUty, and tho^case MTslnot has not yet been called for trmL The iwJmcIpal defendant te the Frankfort case. Mayor Oecar W. Edmm^ died recently. He bad * plea in the case agalnet him beoauM illness prevented bis npPOilS®*^****”* esurt. Others In ths w Including Henry Wolt. forfrmr commissioner under Bdmonda Wva otherii in the case were teamsters and C. Dailey, of tbte dty, wan the author of the Isg^ .TS?-#' was the basis of the'vots-^yingjndlct-ments, fnoli^ng that In theOlnoln^tt case. His indictments, based on this . construction of the law. wero hMd g^ by Judge Anderson, following which the Pleas of guilty were made by the indicted politicians. Judge Holllsten^ ClncIiOiatl, first sustained ^ Indict- - ment, but afterward re-opened the caea there and sustained demurrerd to It. which resffited In the government ap-^ pealing the case to the supreme court. 10,000 MEN IN CAMP. 80,000 Draft Man Ramain to Called in Firat Quote. WASHINGTON, March 4.—With Induction Into service today of lAMt r<«istrant8. ^proxlroately mea h^ been called out under the first dr«^ About M.00I remain to be eummonad. Today’s lisslgnment was to Camp Oreenlenf, at FL Oglethorps^and to Caoig Funston. . MUST SEE ilARBHAL Qamian Subjaete Need FamiiaaloA for Late RaQlttration. OMmui subjeeta who ftdled to regtstsf durtna the general raglstratloa peried must States marehal,jr<w permtaelon RW jMgf tag^ratlon. ^blng to ^reas must apply to tha ftogwyW te polios with whoin they leered, and need not aoe the nmrahal.

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