Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 250, 31 August 1914 — Page 3

SOLDIERS LEAVE ENGLAND ) FOR CONTINENT transports Land British , Troops by Night at Ostend i to Attack Army of Kaiser in Rear. arl Kitchener Cheers Coun try by Announcing Sending of Reinforcements to Aid Allies. BY HERBERT TEMPLE, European Manager International Newa Service. i LONDON, Aug. 31. While heavy rains have served to check the adVance of the right flank of the Gerknan army, the allies hare thrown forward re-lnforcements, and now hold a position much stronger than that which they occupied before the fighting at Mons and Charleroi. Lying behind barricades and earthworks, supported by French and British artillery, 'the allies are awaiting with confidence Xor the attack of the main body of the German host upon the second line of (defense. That section of the defensive line rwhich Is opposing the smashing rush of the right flank and center of the German army, is stretched out over a line between 125 and 150 miles long, beginning at a point near Amiens, and ending at a point near Mezieres. , (Amiens is 62 miles north of Paris; Mezieres is 120 miles northeast of Paris.) British Encouraged. I The frank statement of Earl Kitch(ener announcing that the British expeditionary force has been re-ln-'forced and that the allies now hold the strongest position they have yet maintained, and the telegram from Dieppe giving news of the annihilation of an entire German army corps, gave much encouragement to the British public. , News of the destruction of a German (army corps came in the following dispatch to the Daily Mail: "It is announced officially at the sub-prefecture at Dieppe that a Ger;man army corps has been wiped out 'by General Pau's troops." Some confusion was caused by contradictory advices from France. An official statement issued by the Paris :war office shortly before midnight caid: "The progress of the German right I wing has obliged us to yield ground on our left." Check Right Wing. ! This was followed several hours later by a dispatch from Boulogne to 'the Times which, in part, said: "The war cloud has passed away to the south, leaving this town calm and peaceful. The department of Bas De Calais from Lille to Dieppe, Is said to be free from Germans. Dispatch bearlers from the front passed through 'here Sunday afternoon, and afterward the good news was posted that the German right had been checked and slightly turned." T" Paris correspondent of the Chronicle wires: "The French army and our troops are now holding good positions in a much stronger and closer line, and stemming the tide of the German host rolling toward Paris. "General Pau, the hero of this war, after his swift return from the eastern frontier, where he repaired the deadly check at Muelhaussen, has dealt a smashing blow to the German army corps, which was striving to penetrate j the heart of France. "Paris Is still safe for the time being, with the great army of the allied forces drawn across the country as a barrier which surely will not be broken by the enemy." Along the Franco-Alsatian border, the German army is still striving with might and main to check the French lines. The French troops In that quar- ; ter have been more successful than those further north. SAVE MAN'S HOUSE BUT DISREGARD LAW City Officials Allow Builder to Occupy Home Built With Last Cent. City officials stood between strict ; enforcement of the law in spirit and letter and the breaking up of a young man's home. Harry Hodgin, building inspector, discovered on a lot on the portion of Randolph street recently opened beyond Fifth street, a small shack in which a young man and his two children were living. Inquiry revealed that the young man had just completed the building for his home at a cost of $200. No building permit was taken out and the building is not according to the building code. The man told Hodgin that he had spent his last cent to build his home. He had done this to prevent paying rent and allowing the lot to remain Idle. The lot was purchased, he said, when he expected a large sum of money. He explained that he was disappointed in this and it was only by careful saving that he could build and pay for the little shack in which he and his family have just moved. Mr. Hodgin and the city officials decided that inasmuch as the territory there is unsettled now, the law will be disregarded until there is complaint from other property owners. The house will stand until that time where it was built and then will be ordered moved to the rear of the lot, where It will receive the new title of barn. According to the building code, the structure should be removed now. The owner said a carpenter told him he was not required to secure a permit for the building. Not many years ago Russia was a trong rival o the United States in the production of petroleum. Now the Rupsslan empire yields only about 68 per cent, as mucn as California alone and not much more than Oklahoma. (Palladium Want Ads Pay

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The above picture was taken by flashlight ten days ago and country. It shows a group of Belgian defenders of Liege taking a fighting.

CLOSE MAIN STREET BRIDGE -FOHJO DAYS Board of Works to Allow Cement to Cure Before Opening Street. It will be found necessary to close the Main street bridge temporarily, the board of works decided today after discussing opening one side of the new pavement on Main street before the entire improvement is completed. In order to leave part of the street open for the traffic the city would be compelled to take the responsibility for the wear of the paving in the future. The contractor has asked that ten days be allowed for the cement and brick to dry. The bridge probably will not be closed that long. Final assessment rolls of two improvements were approved today by the board. In the paving of North Seventh street the city's share is $2,500 while property owners pay almost $6,000. The cement curbs, gutters and sidewalks on North Third street will cost the city $507 and the property owners $3,200. The board gave permission to Gath Freeman to execute for the McConaha company a personal bond for the gasoline and free air fixtures in front of the City garage. A new contract will be drawn between the city and the automobile company. GAR WRECKS BUGGY AND HITSJLI LOVE Will Romey Loses Control of Car Trying to Clear Road in Park. Two carriages were partially demolished yesterday at Glen Miller park in similar accidents. Eli Love, who lives east of Whitewater, was injured when the automobile owned by John A. Duffield, of New Madison, O., ran into the horse and carriage belonging to Mr. Love who was standing between the carriage and the north fence of the Chautauqua grounds. The accident occurred when William Romey and John Eggemeyer attempted to back Duffield's car away from the west road to make room for the exit of Romey's car. Romey released the brakes on the Duffield car and as the car was backing down the hill, he lost control of it when he stumbled over a guy wire, witnesses report. The car backed down the hill about sixty feet and collided with the horse and carriage before Mr. Love could make his escape. Love was bruised and scratched but no serious results are expected. Outside of a bent fender, the automobile was not damaged. The carriage was practically demolished. Later in the afternoon at the park the automobile driven by Horace Logan of this city, collided with the car riage owned by Milo Harris, of Centerville. Practically no damage was done to the car, but one wheel of the carriage was badly wrecked. G, A, R, IN SESSION National Body Opens Convention at Detroit. BY LEASED WIRE-1 DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 31. With 4,000 visitors on hand and more coming in on every train, the forty-eighth encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic began its business sessions at 10 o'clock today. The veterans were welcomed by Mayor Marx and responses made by Commander in Chief Washington Gardner and other prominent members. The executive committee council is in session this afternoon. FIRE BRINGS OUT MANY AUTOMOBILES About half of the automobiles in Richmond gathered when a fire broke out Saturday night at the home of Fred Frazier on South E street, between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, according to firemen, who say the road was blocked in both direction The fire broke out above the kitchen and burned the upper part of the rear of the house. The loss was about $150. The firemen had little difficulty mastering the flames. Some excitement was caused when an automobile backed Into a ditch on the roadside.

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SELF INTEREST LED ENGLAND INTO WAR SAYS KNOLLENBERG That England's motive in entering the war in Europe is merely a selfish one is the opinion of Bernhardt Knollenberg who returned Sunday from London after interviewing several prominent men connected with the war department in England. According to the statement of J. P. Robertson, under secretary of war of England, it seems that England has been preparing for this war for at least two weeks before war was declared and while England was merely stating that her purpose in entering the conflict was to protect the neutrality of Belgium. This statement was made to Knollenberg by Secretary Robertson personally. On July 25. before war was declared, Robertson said to Knollenberg: "It is not beyond reason of possibility to see all Europe in war." The statement was considered significant because Robertson and Knollenberg had merely been discussing the trouble and Austria at this time. According to Knollenberg, who spent most of his time in England, there are three reasons for England's attitude: First, England is afraid Germany will get a port within striking distance of the Isles. Second, England is afraid Germany will capture some of her colonies; and third, England is jealous of Germany's trade and intends to usurp it. If it were not for Belgium's stand Germany would now be in Paris and the Kaiser's plan be accomplished, which is to completely wipe out France so that this country will plead in Germany's behalf against Russia. Germany fears Russia but is in the positi&ii to withstand the attack for many months on account of the fortifications on the Vistula. In talking with war experts in Germany before the war broke out, Knollenberg was given a hint as to the plan to be used by Germany. According to this plan, the Kaiser is about three weeks behind his schedule in his campaign against France. "The sentiment in Germany is strongly in favor of the Kaiser's policy to fight," said Knollenberg, "while in England there is a strong sentiment against war. The government offi cials of England, however, realize that they can gain by turning against Germany at this crucial time and consequently they are almost unanimous in favor of England's attitude in the war. In talking with prominent men in connection with the peace conference in London, I do not find that there Is a strong belief that the end of this war will mean disarmament of nations. Hatred is really stronger than it ever has been and I don't see how nations fighting against each other can turn around and immediately love each other." "Germany will get the worst end of it no matter how the war turns out," he said. "The credit system has now been almost completely ruined. While the government credit is still intact, the credit system of the people is be ing ruined." When Knollenberg was in Copenhagen, August 13, there were vast preparations being made for war, giving the indication that Denmark is also anticipating entering the conflict. She is a bitter enemy of Germany while Sweden is favorable to the Kaiser. According to the war experts of England with whom Knollenberg talked, the Germans have their campaign so well in hand that Russia will have an extremely hard time in crossing the Vistula, their only entrance into the main part of the German empire. All the bridges have been destroyed by the Germans and all the cities on the German side are strongly fortified. If Germany can lower France to her knees before Russia is able to cross the Vistula, the German plan of campaign will be a success, according to Knollenberg. The reports in the newspapers in this country and in iungiana mat tne .Russians win ne in Berlin in a short time, are absolutely false. It is an impossible feat, according to Knollenberg. CHAUTAUQUA ENDS WITH OUIET NIGHT The usual "last night's celebration" at the chautauqua was not as loud and boisterous as in former years. The reason; there were two extra policemen on duty and the lights were on all night. The only sign of disturbance was when a crowd of boys raided a tent in which a bale of straw was being used as a nocturnal retreat, piled the straw In a heap and touched It off with a match. ,

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TIM OUITS COUNTY TO WORKJH FARM Kelly Tires of Laboring on Roads While Inhabiting Bayer's Headquarters. "Infallible Tim" Kelly, infallible in his allegiance to the army of Captain 'Ski, brought sadness into the hearts of the police today when he openly announced that at a cost of freedom he will desert the city and become a denizen of the broad acres. He said, "I am going to work on a farm." Kelly says he has undergone a change in the last two months. He was made to work at the county jail. When his last sentence expired he determined to quit the country and reap the harvest of his labors himself. He said he did not touch a drop of intoxi cating liquor until last week "since the last time." When he was arraigned in court today he made a speech to the mayor and prosecuting attorney in which he stated his present relation with whis ky. "I called it all off. I m off the stuff for life. No more jail for me. If I have to dig for the county, I guest I can find something softer to dig than roads. I am going to work on a farm," was the speech Kelly made to the police." MISS ROBIE DIES Bertha Grace Robie, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. W. J. Robie of North Thirteenth street, succumbed at the Robie summer home in Petoskey. Miss Robie is prominent here and is an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and numerous other roganizations of this city. She has written quite a number of poems, verses and sonnets, a number of which she has set to music. Her many friends regret to learn of her death. CITY MAY ENGAGE STREET INSPECTOR An adjourned session of council tonight for the consideration of the budget which passed first reading at last week's special session, has been thrown open for all kinds of business. It the last week it has developed among city officials that the budget as it now stands will pass council. There will be no change, as far as any official could see today. The committee on sewers, streets and alleys will have a report to make regarding a new ordinance to replace the old street repair ordinances. The committee will recommend the appointment of an inspector to have charge of all street repairs and enforce ordiances and public service corporation agreements. The Light, Heat and Power company, whose gas excavations were the cause of the agitation for a more binding ordinance, has employed D. C. Genn as inspector. He will be retained until the city takes some action toward employing a man. Board of works members approved the employment of Mr. Genn for the position. SUES TRACTION LINE Damages to the extent of $5,000 are demanded by Elizabeth Ashcraft from the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company for personal injuries received uly 11, 1914. The complaint was filed in circuit court this morning. The accident in which the woman received her injuries occurred on the National road west at the junction of Hilda street. As she was stepping from the car the motorman put on the power, according to the complaint, throwing her to the ground. According to her complaint, her neck and back were injured, the side and spine were affected so that her injuries will prove permanent. She also suffered internal injuries, the complaint alleges. RED CROSS SENDS FIRST RELIEF SHIP BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. The Hamburg-American liner Hamburg, chartered by the American Red Cross Society for use on the European relief trips, -will sail Saturday from New yorkvfor Europe -

CHAUTAUQUA CLEARS APPROXIMATELY $250

E. K. Shera Makes Unoffcial Statement of Finances for Closing Season. The Chautauqua association will have a surplus of approximately 250, according to the statement made by Secretary E. K. Shera today. A demnite report on the finances will not be made for several days. L, H, P, TO MONEY ON DEPOSIT Superintendent Johnson Announces Discontinuance of Protested Rule. The deposit and guarantee rule of the Light, Heat and Power company for patrons using natural gas will be abolished in September, the officers of the company announced today. On September 21, every consumer whose bill is paid up and whose credit has been found faultless by the company, will be refunded the amount of money he deposited as surety against loss by the company. The amount of money which the company holds and which will be refunded under the rule. was not made public. General Manager ohnson said today that the rule, which brought forth a storm of disapproval was created at a time when the cerdit of many consumers was unknown. The deposits ranged from $5 up. The minimum was $3. The deposit was based on the average six weeks' consumption. The free installation of gas fixtures will also be stopped. Most of this work has been completed. Both the rules now being abolished have been in operation less than a year. FRIENDS COMPLETE MEETINGJROGRAM Church Announces Order of Committee Sessions for Week's Conference. The program for the Friends' Yearly meeting to be held in this city Sept. 21 to 27 has been completed by the committee and is being mailed to mem bers of the Indiana yearly meeting who will gather here at that time. The sessions will follow much the same order as at previous meetings when consideration of business matters and reports of committees conducting different branches of the church work occupy most of the time. The committee on ministry and over sight, the committee on the various institutions conducted by the church ana ine mission ooaras win noia a number of meetings. The report of the president and trustees of Earlham college will be given Sept. 26. HUTTON TO RETIRE AFTER TWO WEEKS Because equipment failed to arrive at the Richmond Home Telephone company, the closing of the Bell office in Richmond, scheduled for September 1, will be deferred for a week or two. The Central Union Telephone company will continue to maintain an office here under J. M. Hutton until material to make the change of lines to the Home company arrives. Mr. Hutton will remain on duty for the extra time. His retirement was to have been effective September 1 after thirty years with the company.

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Censored War News Reveals One

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FARMERS COMPLAIN OF GARBAGE DUMPS People in County Object to Practice of Disposing of Excess Trash. The broken down condition of the crematory and the need for an entirely new barbage disposal plant was again emphasized today when the board of works received complaints from farmers living outside the city limits on Twenty-third street against the dumping of garbage In that neighborhood. , The crematory cannot consume the garbage and the health department ordered it taken to the city limits and dumped where farmers can secure it to feed hogs and to use as fertilizer on the soil. The farmers did not use the garbage and a number declared that the city has maintained a nuisance which the law will compel It to remove. The board of works members referred the complaint to City Health Officer Smelser who was asked to provide a new place to dump garbage when the crematory Is loaded beyond capacity. Members of the board said they would recommend the adoption of the budget for the year as it now stands. Every item is satisfactory and changes will not meet the approval of the board. A new crematory is provided for. Shouid council attempt to change this fund tonight, when it passes on the various items, a strenuous Bght will result, Mr. Bavis said.

Mr. Bavis stated that the board nnas the need of a new crematory this year greater than the need of an aerial fire truck. The disposal of the garbage is a matter of public health wnicn neeas immediate aiienuuu. uc said. On the other hand, the Are department has always efficiently prevented any big fires in the last few years and can continue to do so for another year. At that time a new truck will be purchased, Mr. Bavis said. URGES ITALY TO FIGHT GERMANY COUNT WITTE. As a result of the conference of Count Witte, ex-premier of Russia, with the Italian minister of foreign affairs, an immediate mobilization of the Italian army has been decided upon. Count Witte pointed out that Italy can not long withhold its forces from the field and urged that the government join with Russia, France, England and Belgium in their war on Germany and Austria. The mobilization is declared by the government to be merely a precautionary measure.

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NEW PLAN TO FIGIIfGERMANS Concentrate Armies in Effort -to Stem Invasion of Teutonic Army Through France Toward Paris. Allied Armies to Stay Out of i Capital and Attack Enemy i Investing City, Says Ex-' pert. PARIS, Aug. 31. Abandoning the Napoleonic tactics by which the French army attempted to strike and shatter the Germans at their weakest point, the armies of the republic are now concentrated along a massive front to resist, step by step, the enemy as it advancesupon the capital. If by sheer weight of numbers the British and French are forced back upon the capital they will not take refuge here, but will stay in the open to harrass the Germans. This was learned today after Minister of War Millerand had returned to the war office from the front, where he was in conference for several hours at. headquarters on Sunday. His departure from the capital was secret, and no official statement as to the reason for it has yet been made public, but it is known that at army headquarters he saw not only General .TnfTr the French commander, but ajso pield Marshal Franch. the British leader. radical change in French military tlon8 has gone into effect within . . covo. honr funeral Joffre's policy of dividing his armies, which was endorsed by M. M. Meiseymer, the former war minister, has been discarded. It is expected that General Joffre will be succeeded by General Pau, the one-armed hero of the Franco-Prussian war, but there is no confirmation of rumors to this effect. At any rate, the bottling up of vast forces in forts and centers of defense will be averted. This was an error committed by the French in 1870. The French and British forces will keep the field. Preparations have already been established to base them in cities south of Paris. If the Germans invest Paris they will thus be between two fires, the garrison in the capital and the field army south of itStrategic tactics by the war office have failed to produce results. In the capital city, many residents ownin? homes that lie beyond the forts, have fired them in obedience to the order of the war office. Beginning tomorrow, dynamite squads will be sent out to luc iaot dv j - destroy the homes that are left standing where they would afford shelter for a German attack. The papers print numerous incidents showing that the Parisians expect the worst, but are prepared for it. The Bonnet Rouge, commenting upon the aeroplane attack, says: "Parisians, it is the salute of the barbarians to the city. Confident that the salute will be returned though. Our soldiers are brave, but the courage of the men and women who have sacrificed their all, is greater than anything else in the world." City, Statistics Deaths and Funerals. DECKER Benjamin Decker, aged 45, died-Monday morning at his home, 29 South Third street. Death was caused by tuberculosis. He is survived by three sisters, three brothers and his mother. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon a. 2 o'clock from his home. Rev. Conrad Huber, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran church, will officiate. Burial in Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call at any tim. Fact t POOID 99

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