Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 268, 21 September 1914 — Page 1

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17. . FOULECE PREDICTS WAR WILL BE LONG DRAWN OUT CONFLICT TO BITTER FINISH Richmond Man Returns from War Zone Astounded at Germany's Strength Believes Kaiser Will Take Paris, but Believe? Teutons Will Lose in End, Owing to Resources and Fighting Strength of Allies Sees No Serious Menace in Russia's Present Activity in Eastern War Theatre.

Strong Men Who Have Built up Great Power of German Empire

GERMANS RENEW OFFENSIVE AGAINST ALLIES 111 FIERCE CONFLICT ON OISE RIUR ... -v. Kaiser's Artillery Demonstrates Superiority Over Gens of Allies in Battles Raging Day and Night With No Decistre Results Teutons Take Polish Towns and Drive Back Troops of Czar Rheims Suffers from Heavy Bombard- . ment No Changes on Right Wing.

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"It will be a long war," was the fcpinion expressed by William Dudley Foulke, who arrived home Sunday from his journey through parts of warStricken Europe. "Germany," continued Mr. Foulke, ''has on hand enough provisions to last for forty-nine weeks. The harvest the Women are now gathering (the men are at the front) will bring the empire's food supply up to enough to last at least fifteen months. And the disposition of the people of Germany is to fight as long as their resources hold out. "The Russian victories over the Austrians do not deserve too much Importance as signifying an early end of war through the overthrow of Austria and Germany. The Austrians aro Inefficient and when the Germans' turn in earnest on the Russians they will Jeat them and throw them back. Germany's Strategy. "Of course the Germans can not expect to penetrate far into Russia. If they did so they would invite the Fame fate that overtook Napoleon. Probably the most they will do will be to take Poland. "The allies' recent success against the German armies invading France do not by any means render France's position secure. I should not be surprised to see the German army yet break through the allies lines and j-each Paris. "The Germans, of course, have failed lamentably in their original plan which was rapidly to crush and disarm France, and then turn and overthrow Russia. If this check should become so disastrous as to force them back into Germany,' they will make a splendid resistance before they are cc iuered, because they are splendidly prepared. Only an eyewitness to the precision of the German mobilization at the beginning of the war can appreciate the real preparedness of that nation to take care of itself. Cannon Surprise. "All important German cities have been wonderfully fortified, and in their new sixteen-inch cannon the Germans have an arm better than anything the allies possess. This constitutes a handicap that will be hard to overcome as it-takes a year at "least to make one of these huge cannon. This has been one of .the great surprises of the war, as none of the nations warring on Germany knew that euch heavy cannon were in existence. "The people are practically unanimously with the emperor in this war. They feel they are fighting for the preservation of German civilization against Russian. And really, when jou think of Germany's marvelous achievements in railroad, city, provJnow and government management as

STARTS CAMPAIGN FOR CHARITY F Melpolder Issues Pamphlet Explaining Purpose of the New Central Bureau. At a meeting of the Board of CharSties today instructions were given for the mailing of several hundred pamphlets to open the campaign for ?7,000 with which to carry on charity work In Richmond during the coming year. John Melpolder, managing secretary, began immediately on the mailing list, nd the pamphlets, explaining what the Bureau of charities is for and the amount of money needed, will be placed in the mails tomorrow morning. The fiscal committee is undecided ns to which of two or three precedures for securing the money to adopt. In ither case the first step is the mailing out of the pamphlets which explain clearly the purpose, scope and limitations of the new organization.

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PATRIOTISM OF ALLIANCE BOOZE LOVE SAYS SMALL baptist Pastor Charges Chief Ingredient of German Organization's Regard for Country Is Liquor Alleges Society Fights for Wet Cause as Principal Concern Selfishness Saturates Plea for Personal Liberty Against Community Welfare Alliance Lacks True American Patriotism.

Declaring the chief interest of the German Alliance to be the preservation of the liquor traffic the Rev. W. O. Stovall delivered a scathing address at the First Baptist church last night. The Rev. Mr. Stovall charged the Alliance with giving little concern to anything else but the fight to keep the "sick liquor business" alive and termed the personal liberty plea as selfish, setting the right of the individual against the welfare of the whole community. The complete attack which the Rev. Mr. Stovall hurled as a broadside at the German Alliance following the mass meeting at Beallview at which the. members advocated "true temperance" rather than prohibition follows: The liquor business does not like to j fight la the open. Its favorite way. Is

well as her success In Industry, German civilization probably represents the highest the world has ever seen. "However, despite the efficiency of the German army and the loyalty of the German people in this struggle, it is hard to see how she can win out against the great odds of men and money the allies are burling against her. And the odds against her will grow greater. Italy will soon renounce her allegiance to tfi Triple Alliance and join with the allieB against Austria and Germany. This is Italy's chance to take Trieste and other former Italian territory from Austria. Turkey -It Afraid. "Turkey is afraid to cast her lot with Germany. To do so now (In the

(Continued on Last Page.) BEGINS STATE PROBE OF WOMAN'S LABOR IN CITHACTORIES Commission Holds Public Hearing at Commercial Club Examining Employes and Employers. Governor Ralston's commission to investigate the conditions of working women of the state reached Richmond at noon today and established headquarters for an afternoon and an evening public hearing in the Commercial club rooms. The meeting which opened at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon was chiefly for manufacturers while the evening meeting is designated for working girls. The commission members, however, will bar no one : from the " '.Vt- . ' - ' - meetings nor will it compel any manufacturers or employes to be present, although it has that power. The commission does not select any points of investigation on which to specialize, but will make a report of general conditions at the close of the entire investigation. The meetings are entirely informal, the commission occupying the front of the room and the audience the regular seats. The investigation is carried on in a conversational manner as far as possible so that the witnesses will be at ease. Probe All Conditions. Hours, wages, sanitary conditions, environment, and other industrial conditions are probed. M. J. White, an inspector for the government public health service has completed an investigation of sanitary conditions over the state and has returned a report favorable to the factories. Some of the questions the commission members expect to have answers to before leaving Richmond tonight are: What effect on industry will shorter hours have? How will the girls and women be affected by shorter hours? What conditions exist which are damaging to industry? Can industry compete with shorter hours against industry of other states in which the working periods are longer? Can the hours be shortened and the wages remain the same as at present or increased? All members of the commission are present. They are W. M. Mix, chairman; Frederick Van Nuys, H. J. Conway Lee Rodman, Mae Romig Miller, secretary. through something that apparently has no connection with the business. That is the way the liquor business has of knocking adverse sentiment on the head. Out of the darkness of its own shadowy ways it slips with its club concealed in some kind of respectable looking wrapper and bangs the unsuspecting public over the head. Now its wrapper is labeled "German Alliance." The German Alliance is said to be a patriotic organization, but if that is so the chief ingredient of the patriotism of our citizens who once were Germans, is booze, because not one of us ever heard of the German Alliance being very much concerned with anything else than the defense of the liquor traffic. When matters concerning the curtailment of (Continued on Last Page.

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In the vast development of the German empire under William II, the emperor has bad the assistance of a group of splendid military, naval and industrial leaders, five of whom are shown here. On the left above Is Admiral von Koester, president of the German Navy league, an organization of a million Germans who do all in their power to stir up sentiment for a big navy. On the right above is the second great naval figure, Admiral Alfred P. von Tirpits, the minister of the navy. He is a. magnificent man in appearance, and his mental equipment is as formidable as his physical aspect. He FIRE EXPERTS L RISKS OF CITY State Prevention Association Notifies Mayor and Fire Department of Coming Convention. Commercial Club Seeking Lower Rates Asks Business Houses to Clean Up Hazard Breeding Spots. Although the governor has designated Oct. 7 as fire prevention day in Indiana it will not be observed in Richmond until Oct. 12, which is also Columbus day, when the state meeting of the Indiana Fire Prevention association is held in this city. This association holds monthly sessions and meets in any city which extends an invitation. The meetings are attended by the association officers and fire prevention experts employed by the various insurance companies. George Eggemeyer, chairman of the Commercial club's insurance committee, which has been industriously working for several months to secure a general fire insurance rate reduction in Richmond, today notified the board of public works and Mayor Robbins that the Fire Prevention association had been invited to hold its Oct. meeting in Richmond on the twelfth and that the invitation had been accepted. On that date a rigorous inspection of buildings in the various business districts will be made by the association experts, the result of which may have considerable influence in determining whether the State Fire Insurance Bureau lowers (Continued on Last Page.) PLAN POULTRY SHOW Association Officers to Meet Soon.

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Fred Porterfleld, . president of the Richmond Poultry association, said officers of the organization would meet early next week to consider plans for holding a show this winter. Mr. Porterfield has received numerous ininquiries in the last few weeks, and from the interest being shown, expects a successful show this year. While no definite date has been decided upon, January 14 and 15 are being considered as possible dates, provided they do not conflict with other attractions at that time. . t

has an intimate knowledge of the details of every navy in the world. In building up the German army, the greatest war machine ever developed, the kaiser has depended largely on Field Marshal von der Goltz, shown below in the center. Von der Goltz is a master of the science of war. He has trained thousands of officers and left his impress on many sides of German army life. He superintended the defense measures of the western frontier, where, some reports declare, he is nowjn eonird(an."1 vh the cooperation of the cuwi priitf. Below to the left is Prince Bernhard von Buelow, and to the right Albert

EMERGENCY TAX MEASURE GOES INTO CONGRESS Committee to Report Out Bill Thursday, With Republicans Filing Minority Report Against Measure. BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 The administration emergency war tax bill, agreed upon by the Democrats of the ways and means committee was introduced in the house today by Majority Leader Underwood. The bill will be reported from committee tomorrow with a Republican minority report and will be taken up in the house on Thursday. Except for the tax on beer, wines and gasoline, the bill follows largely that of the old Spanish war tax. It is expected to raise at least $100,000,000. A few changes were written in the details of the bill today. One provides that imposing a tax on telegraph messages it shall not be necessary to affix ! stamns to the niPRsno-fi ns unHnr tho old Spanish war tax but that the telegraph companies shall keep records and remit monthly one cent on each message. A one cent tax also applies to telephone messages, but no tax is levied on messages by telephone or telegraph which do not cost 15 cents. The principal taxes under the bill are: Beer, ale and fermented liquors of similar kinds, $1.60 a barrel, an increase of 50 cents. Domestic sweet wines with more than 3 per cent saccharine, 20 cents per gallon; other domestic wines including dry wines, 2 cents. Gasoline and naptha, 2 cents per gallon. Bankers, $2 upon each $1,000 of cap(Continued on Last Page.) The Weather FOR INDIANA Fair tonight. Tuesday increasing cloudiness and cooler. Probably local showers. TEMPERATURE. Noon 81 Yesterday. Maximum 91 Minimum 56 W. E. MOORE'S FORECAST. LOCAL Unsettled tonight and Tuesday. Probably local thunder showers. GENERAL CONDITIONS The long spell of warm weather is due to a large area of high barometric pressure over the southeastern part of the United States. There is a continued a era of low pressure over the northern part of the United States,

Ballin. Von Buelow was the predecessor of the present imperial chancellor, Dr. Theodore van Bethmann-Hollweg.

He did an enormous amount to strengthen the empire and perfect the power of the emneror. hut hart tn lose his official head in checking the impetuous autocrat after the nasty mess of the interview the emperor gave to a London newspaper. Albert Ballin, head of the greatest shinnine concern in th n-nrlH has done more than any other man to create the stupendous maritime deveiopment or Germany;- The emperor is said to be financially interested in nis company. c RUMP NEVER REACHED PORT WAR ZONE Greensfork Boy Reported at Calais, France, Stranded at Peinambuco Seeking Passage to New York. Witnessed Meeting on Ship in South American Port British and French Halt to Make Search. Misinformation from the state department caused Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Crump of Greensfork, untold uneasiness over their son, Clifford, who sailed from Buenos Aires, South America, for a French port on a German vessel just before war was declared that made all nations of Europe enemies. Clifford Crump was not in Europe at Calais as reported by the state department through the American consul, but at Pernambuco, a South American port, from where he sailed directly to New York, arriving in Richmond late Saturday. The Consul at Calais reported Mr. Crump out of funds. In response to the request for aid, Dr. and Mrs. Crump cabled $200 to Clifford Crump at Calais through the state department. To whom the money went or what became of it is not known. When the North German-Lloyd liner, Sierra Nevada, on which Crump was a passenger had crossed the equator on her voyage from Buenos Aires to New Yord, orders were received to put into the nearest neutral port, which was Pernambuco, where fourteen other vessels had sought safety. Because of high prices the passengers in the vessel lying next to the Sierra Nevada started a mutiny. Potatoes were $17 a bushel which made it expensive to feed the steerage mob. The rabble of mixed nationalities in (Continued on Page Two) JOHNSTON RETURNS Richmond Boy Back From England. After being delayed five days in sailing from Europe for this country, Donald Johnston, son of Dr. and Mrs. M. F. Johnston, 103 North Tenth, landed in New York. Mr. Johnston is expected to arrive in Richmond for a visit with his parents tomorrow. A Harvard student, he has been spending the summer in England making a study fit architecture,

BY FREDERICK WERNER International News Service Staff Correspondent. BERLIN, Sept. 21 (Via Am-

sterdam.) The following official statement covering the sit uation in France was issued to day: "Success is meeting our offensive against the allied British and French forces. We are making progress at several points. Heavy rains in the last days compelled the German troops to withhold their advance but we are now moving forward with the enemy making an energetic defense. "The reinforcements sent to the front have given a good account of themselves and have strengthened our lines by replacing the soldiers who were almost exhausted by the terrific strain under which they have been fighting for many days. - "Our artillery has again demonstrated its superiority." Successful in East. Three German army corps (120,000 men) are marching on the Russian stronghold of Grodno after capturing the towns of Augustowo, Szozuczyn and Grajevo, says the official announcement. Grodno is an important railway center on the river Nieman. It is on the main line between Petrograd and Warsaw. The city is strongly fortified and is the capital of the government of Grodno. The three captured towns are along the frontier of Russian-Poland. The statement continues: "The campaign of the eastern army continues successful. Part of the Grodno army defeated by General Hindenburg has joined the fragments of the Vilna army and the two have fallen back on "Grodno." GERMANS ARE ACTIVE. French War Office Details Renewed v. Offensive of Teutons. PARIS, Sept, 21. In desperate-attempts to dislodge the antes from' their positions in the Caronne region, along the Aisne, the Germans resorted to the bayonet today, but were repulsed at all points, according to an official announcement issued at 3 o'clock. The official announcement says that there is violent fighting in the Caronne region. Today's announcement is the first since the battle of the Aisne began, stating that either side had resorted to the bayonet. This indicates that on this, the ninth day of the battle the artillery duel which has been raging for many days resulted in a drawn battle and that the other forces have now been brought into action. Official Statement. The complete official statement of the war office says: "1- On our left wing on the right bank of the Oise, we have advanced to the heights of Lassigny (west of Noyon). East of the Oise and to the north of the Aisne, the Germans have shown an increase in activity. Bayonet charges have been delivered in ARCTIC SURVIVORS REACH NOME CITY BY LEASED WIRE-1 NOME, Alaska, Sept. 21 Seven of the survivors of the Stefansson Arctic steamer, Karluk, brought here on the revenue cutter Bear, are under the care of doctors. They are frozen and it will be weeks before they are able to walk. The Bear will take the survivors to Dutch Harbor, where they will be transferred to a steamer sailing for Vancouver.

PROHIBITION GREAT ENEMY OF TRUE TEMPERANCE MOVE German Alliance Speaker Pleads for Sensible Laws Curtailing Sale of Intoxicants Joseph Kellar Argues for Personal Liberty and Seeks Practical Saloon Reform Upholds Theory of Local Alliance Regarding Approved Methods of Bettering Liquor Traffic in Saloons.

Comparing the fight of the Germans in Europe to retain their progression, civilization and culture to the fight of the German-Americans of the United states, and particularly of Richmond, to retain their home life and personal liberty, Joseph Kellar of Indianapolis president of the German Alliance of Indiana, delivered an address in Beallview park yesterday before a mass meeting of five hundred persons, including men, women and children of both the wet and dry factions. The meeting was so successful hat the alliance here heartily endorsed the idea of Will Duning, Jr., that this be the first of raguiar German-American annual gatherings such as Cincinnati and other, cities celebrate each year. In his German speech Mr. Kellar ax-

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the region of Craonne. The enemy has been repulsed at all points with considerable losses. "2. Around Rheims the enemy has made no infantry attack, but bas confined his efforts to bombarding our front with his heavy pieces. "3. At the center In Champagne and on the west side of the Argonne, beyond Souain, we have taken Mae slgnes. r "4. In the Wovre region the enemy holds the region of Thiaucourt and has ' ' . bombarded Hasson-Chatel. "6. On the right wing (Lorraine and the Vosges) there Is no chance. The Germans are fortifying them- -selves on Delmiet hill, south of Chateau Salins."

CITY WORKS BODY OPPOSES EXPENSEON DUMPjjROUUDS Goes on Record as Unalterably Against Expenditure at Present and Refuses to Advocate Park. When council meets this evening it will not receive from the board of works any resolution calling for the condemnation or purcashe of property adjoining the Randolph street dump for park purposes. Last Monday night the special councilmanic committee reported that the board and not council was empowered with the authority to initiate such proceedings. At first the board doubted the council committee's interpretation of this law, the board construing it to mean that as the proposed expenditure involved more than f 2,000 council would have to originate condemnation or purchase proceedings. "r After discussing tMs question today L the .board . agreed. Ihai the J.w . ub--, aouoieuiy required me ooara 10 in- , itiate the proceedings in question and following such action immediately refer the matter to council should the proposed expenditure be of more than $2,000. The board also agreed, however that the law does not require the board to initiate such proceedings or even act upon a petition of property owners for the condemnation or purchase of lands for public use. Declines Initiative. The board then unanimously adopted a resolution that it was unalterably opposed to any expenditure at this time or in the near future which would require a bond issue. Mayor Robbins gave his approval to the action taken by the board so council will wait a long time before it receives any proceedings from the board relative to the proposed Randolph street work. "In my opinion the board, in the event a petition is received to convert the dump site into a park, merely has to receive the petition and then adopt a resolution to table it," said the mayor. "Petitions for street improvements, etc., require action by the board but in my opinion it is optional with the board whether it acts on petitions calling for land purchase or acquirement by condemnation." Mr. Bavis suggested to his fellow board members that if the people clamoring for a Riverside park are dissatisfied with the plans the board bas for the betterment of the dump nuisance that council be asked to transfer the appropriation of $1,000 for this purpose to some other fund. John McMinn opposed this plan, saying that he thought this money should be used to level of the dump and otherwise improve it whether such a policy was or was not acceptable to the park advocates. Bavis then withdrew his suggestion. in Europe will win the conflict. though it costs half her sons, because it is the fight which is forstallins the yellow peril of an invasion of Slavs into western Europe and a backset to civilization and culture. Presents Solution. As a solution of the liquor problem, Mr. Kellar said the people should demand reasonable, sensible laws which can be enforced,-and should fight pro bibition, which, he said, is the greatest enemy of true temperance. "It is not the beer we need," Mr. ' Kellar said. "It is the home-like surroundings in which we can gather in groups and uphold our traditions and our personal liberties. It is the removal of the suggestion of evil which the curtained saloon brings that will finalICo&Usuad M fast flrtl

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