Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 335, 8 December 1914 — Page 1

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THE BICHMONB PAIXAJDHJM SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS VVV1V rVT"V lC Palladium and Sun-Telegram RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 8, 1914. Consolidated. 1907

LACK OF FUNDS CLOGS EFFORTS OF COUNCILMEN Mayor Flashes High Cost of Running City When Steinbrink Proposes Erecting Rest Rooms.

PAVING COMES UP BurdsaJl Starts Discussion Over North Ninth Street Action Walterman Suggests Town Meetings. A resolution ordering the board of public works to install rest rooms for men and women at or near the corner of Eighth and Main streets was intro duced In council last evening by Coun cllinan Steinbrink, and It provoked quite a discussion, although all the eouncilmen agreed that such Institutions were needed in a city the size of Richmond. Mayor Robbins flashed the high-cost-of-running-a-city warning and concluded by informing council that such a resolution should not be adopted without mature consideration. He said It was one which required much thought, and upon his advice it was referred to the committee on public y el fare. Cite Dickinson Plan. It was pointed out that the Dickinson Trust company proposes to establish public rest rooms for both men and women in its new building at the corner of Eighth and Main streets, find if these rooms were not to be open et'ter banking hours an arrangement jnight be made whereby the city could liave charge of them after the bank closed. Councilman Burdsall touched upon a topic which somewhat nettled the niaor. street paving. He wanted to know if the board intended to take no action on the petition for paving North Ninth street, because the city might have to pay the cost of the improvement In front of the federal building, nurdpall said that North Ninth rtreet, one of the city's principal thoroughfares, was in terrible condition and nhould be paved its entfre length. "Oh, that's newspaper talk." replied Mayor Robbins, tartly. "The petition has merely been under advisement.' Playing politics or something, maybe. They pat you on the back and say you are all right, you know." Other counciltnen then expressed the opinion that North Ninth street Ftood badly in need of permanent improvement. Suggests Town Meeting. Councilman Walterman apologetically remarked that he understood the mayor's advisory board had not been a romplete success, and he offered the suggestion that in t ho future a sort of town meeting bo held, the first Monday night each month, when the city of- I ficcrs and representatives of the various civic organisations should meet with the councilinen. This did not make a hit, principally because it was thought such sessions would he entirely too long, nor did the suggestion of having councilmen attend the meeting of the mayor's cahi-, the second Monday each month, make an appeal. "We don't get no money for attending such meetings," remarked one of the city dads. A resolution was finally adopted requiring every head of a city department to attend each council meeting. Charles Get Auto. Council approved of the plan of hav- j Jug the city engineer purchase an an- j tomohile for his department, with the money he had saved from this year's j appropriation. $500, and an ordinance , transferring the fund for the purchase j of a machine was passed. The chassis ; of a small car will be purchased and ! n special bed place on it. A resolution was also passed authorizing the city engineer to attend the good roads coripress at Chicago. December 14 and 15. ' Waltermann recommended an ordinance requiring all horses standing on the street in winter be kept blanketed, but was informed that a state law governed this mutter, so it was referred to the police department. A resolution expressing council's sorrow over the death of the late Dorcas C. Genu, former street commissioner, who was declared to have been (i most efficient and faithful nulhlic officer, was n:issed, and will be sent to the Genu family. Councilman Steinbrink wanted to know if the street roller had broken clown. He said after South F street

had been all torn nn and altered into an attack at Czestochowa with heavy a ditch the street roller disappeared, losses on November 2D, are denied and had not been seen since it v with the following statement: be located and nut back on the South "The contrary is true; an attack by F street job again. the Seventeenth Russian army corps Councilman Waidele comolained i which advanced until only sixty methat many of the crosswalks in the ters from the German frontier was de-

city are in horrible condition. The Weather FOR INDIANA Cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Probably local snow and rain. Temperature. Noon 34 Yesterday. Maximum 40 Minimum 34 LOCAL Continued unsettled tonight and Wednesday turning into rain or snow. C, E X E R A L CONDITIONS The Southern storm has moved to the middle of the Atlantic coast and has become severe, the wind reaching a velocity of tiS miles an hour off Sandy Hook. The western storm is practically stationary being held back by high barometric pressure north of the fortieth parallel and east of the Rocky mountains. A third storm is forming along the coa6t ol Texas.

First Authentic Pictures of European War to be Exhibited by Palladium Two Days

GERMANS 100,000 TAKE RUSS IN LODZ FIGHT Warsaw Next Goal of Kaiser's Smashing Advance in Campaign Through Czar's Territory in Poland. RUSS VICTORY DENIED Slav Forces Driven From German Frontier Leaving Many Dead and Wounded on Battlefield. BULLETIN. PARIS, "Dec. 8. A from Petrograd says it dispatch is admitted there that the Russian left wing in Poland is falling back. The Russian left wing has been menacing Cracow. A dispatch from Budapest to London says it is officially announced there that the Russians who invaded the Saros-Zemplin districts of Hungary are in full retreat and that Austro-Hungraian troops have entered Galician territory at several points in pursuit. A dispatch from Constantinople via Berlin and Amsterdam, says that an official statement issued there today announces that Ottoman troops' operating from Rovandez have captured Scoutablagho, 45 miles beyond the border and an important point of support for the Russians in the province of Aserbeidjan, northern Persia. BERLIN' Dec. 8. (By Wireless) More than one hundred thousand Russians were taken prisoners when Lodz was captured by the Germans, according to unofficial reports received here today. Warsaw is now the goal of the German armies in Poland following the fall of Lodz. This is made clear in an official review of the military situation issued here today. It says concerning the Warsaw goal: "The investment of Warsaw should result from the present operations it would rob the Russians of their most important railway communications ' an1 Put them in a serious position. The operations in Poland, which have developed into the bloodiest battles in the history of the world, are declared to be approaching a decisive climax. "That news of decisive actions in the east may be expected any day,-' says the official review, "is shown by the latest reports from headquarters that everything is proceeding according to program. This can mean only that the operations thus far have been successful." Reports sent from Russia that the Czar's troops defeated the Germans in feated on that day. The Russians left a very great number of killed and wounded on the battle field and were obliged to transfer their positions further back." HOLLO WELL SHOWS GRACE OF GESTURES Prof. E. P. Trueblood, head of the public speaking department of Earlham college, will leave for Florida the last of next week where he will remain until March. He will be accompanied by his wife. He was granted a leave of absence by the trustees of the college on account of his health. During his absence Fred T. Hollowell, a Senior at the college, will have charge of Mr. Trueblood's classes. Mr. Hollowell has had special training in the public speaking department and has been prominent in debates and oratorical at the college.

TRIBUNE MAN DESCRIBES HOW HE TOOK WAR FILM "'ctures Taken Along Firing Line in Belgium at Great Danger to Photographer Come to Murray Theatre Wednesday and Thursday Under Direction of Palladium to Raise Money for Santa Claus Fund for Poor Children.

PROGRAM FOR BELGIUM WAR PICTURES TOMORROW AND THURSDAY. Music by Runge's Orchestra. First Afternoon Show. .2:00 First Evening Show.. Second Afternoon Show. 3:00 Second Evening Show. Third Afternoon Show.. 4:00 Third Evening Show.. All Seats Except Loges, 25 Cents.

Newspapers of the country have employed thousands of words to describe the events which have been transpiring along the fighting line in Belgium. The staff photographer of the Chicago Tribune has recorded on 4,000 feet of film a story more vivid and more realistic than any that has been written by staff correspondents. These pictures which were taken with the permission of the Belgian government will be shown at the Murray theatre for two days beginning tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The shows are under the direction of the j Palladium and during the exhibition of ; the film union men will have charge of the house. Belgium Gets $75. . Of the proceeds $75 will go to Belgium, the balance remaining in the city as the nucleus of the Palladium's Santa Claus fund. The children of the Fairview school

have been added to the list of invited ; greater ferocity and horror than beguests who will be at the extra per- j fore. The artillery shattered houses formance at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday, all around. Shots seemed to spit from morning. The school authorities have ! the mouths of the guns in a continagreed to dismiss classes at the White- uous chain." water and Fairview schools for an Photographs Explosion, hour that the pupils may have the Farther on the photographer adds: chance to march to the theatre in a j "Once as we neared a small cottage body and see the war films. Children ; I focused my camera at it and started of the Wernle Orphans' Home and to grind. I knew shells would strike members of the school board will also it sooner or later. I wanted to get the attend this show. Mrs. F. W. Kruegerj motion pictures of that house blowing will sing. ! up. I ground out 500 feet of film beExcerpts from the verbal story of fore my reward came. Finally a shell

his experiences tell how Edwin F. Weigle obtained his pictures. Weigle Describes Danger. In one place he describes a retreat

GERMANS CAPTURE MALINCOURT IN WEST THEATRE OF WAR FRONT

Berlin Denies French Claims of Advance in Argonne Forest No Attacks There for Long Time Past Kaiser's Army Continuously Gains Ground.

BY FREDERICK WERNER, Staff Correspondent The International News Service. BERLIN, Dec. 8. An official report from the general staff issued here this afternoon states that theGermans have captured the French positions at Malincourt in the western theatre of war, and in the eastern arena are closely pursuing the retreating Russians. When the Germans took Maiincourt, east of Varonnes, the greater part of the garrison fled, it is stated. The remainder, two officers and 150 men, were captured. The French attacked the German position north of Nancy on Monday, but were repulsed. The report follows: "In northern Poland the Germans are closely pursing the retreating enemy. East and southeast of Lodz the I Russians lost fifteen hundred prison ers, sixteen cannon and many ammunition carts. In southern Poland nothing of special importance has happened. "The French statement claiming an advance by them in the Argonne forest Is not correct. There have been no French attacks in that region for a long time. We are continuously gaining ground. On Sunday we captured the French position at Maiincourt. A supplementary report on the situation In Flandera

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Of the Belgian army when he and. bis companion Joseph Medill Patterson were in such danger that Patterson wanted Weigle to throw away his camera and supplies and run. Weigle writes: "I clung to the camera and stayed. He (Patterson) truged down the road with the retreating Belgians. T 1, , ' i neia, . . 1 - . , - were too close for safety. I then followed after the Belgians. After a half hour of running down the road with my camera under my arm, I caught up with the Belgian armored motor car that had covered the retreat. About 25,000 new men had some to the assistance of the Belgians. "The artillery took up positions and the Belgians began to take the offensive. .lgiinSftarTte,'1 ? n to! stop the Germans. I kept with them Now the battle was on with much , struck the home, blowing it up as if it were paper. This was one of the most wonderful spectacles I obtained views of." "Headqarters reports that the roads on the coast of Flanders are in bad condition. They have been made worse by the rains. This is causing great difficulty in the movements of troops. North of Arras we have made some slight progress." MODLIN DEMANDS DAMAGE ON TRADE Howard Modlin of Hagerstown brought suit in circuit court today against H. C. Knode and Bert Souders, horse traders, from whom he demanded $300 damages. Modlin says he purchased a 5-year-old mare from the traders in March on their representation that it was sound and without sickness. He paid them $215 but after the cash was in their hands, the horse was found to be faulty. Modlin said he paid $50 doctor bills and then the animal died. OFFICERS TO MEET. The officers and teachers of the Sunday school of the First English Lutheran church will meet tonight, for the transaction of th regular monthly buelftcos,

SLUG GARR; HOLD-UP GANG GETS $7 GASH Masked Men Attack Wayne Works Employe on J Street Between Fifteenth and Sixteenth. The open season for hold-ups was in augurated last night when three men ; held up Preston Carr, an employe of i the Wayne Works, near his home on North J street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, robbed him of all the money he had on his person, and escaped after assaulting him. After the robbery Carr went to bis home and his wife told him to go at once. to a musician, and then report the case to the police. He did not find his family physician, and when he arrived at police headquarters blood was gushing from an ugly wound in his head, caused by some blunt instrument, probably a black-jack. The police secured a physician to u,. j -.,,.i nai t: v nil o n uuuu Li ran u, 1 1 1 1 1 a. squad of officers was detailed on the case. After a thorough search of the north end they came in with fhree Italians but there were later released, having given a satisfactory accounting of themselves. Today no clue as to the identity of Carr's three assailants had been obtained. Carr told Chief Goodwin that after he turned off North Twelfth street onto J street, about U o'clock, three . ,. ..11 . ; . . . . .-. .i . , . v. .... kerchiefs over the lower part of their faces, stepped out of an alley and seized him. They began to scuffle with him. Carr said, and he inquired, "What is the matter with you fellows?" where upon he was knocked down by a blow on the head. He was not rendered unconscious. One of the men took his purse and removed the $7 it contained, then thej- ran down the alley. Carr's injury is a painful one but it is not serious. This is the first holdup reported to the police this winter. They were quite numerous last winter. TWO DRAW FINES OVER CRAP GAME; THIRD MAN FLEES Although James Gee, colored, and George Kelly, a white man, who is badly crippled, pleaded guilty to shoot ing craps in the restaurant in the Kennepohl saloon building at. an early hour this morning. Frank Smith, night clerk in charge of the restaurant, en tered a plea of not guilty to operating a gambling house when arraigned in city court todaPatrol me- .ter and Stephenson testified ' s drying dishes less than ten it . away from where the men were "rolling the bones," on the counter, but Smitli said he did not hear the dice nor see them. This was a little too strong for the Mayor, so he fined Smith $10 and costs. Gee and Kelly each drew $5 and coots. Gus Kroma, white, was also in the game, but he made his escape. The arresting officers testified that they saw the game in progress through the front window . Stephenson entered through a rear door, but Kutter could not enter the front door because it was iocku. oiepueusun iiiiiwueu it and when the dice were produced one fell on the floor. When Kutter reached over to pick it up Kroma passed him and darted from the doorway. At Kelly's side sat his young son. He was very sad when they took his father to jail. He said his mother was dead and that he had a "little sister." The children will be cared for by relatives. Yesterday afternoon two drunks, Melvin Burrison and Charles Mullen, both of Economy, emerged from the Kennepohl saloon and insulted a mar ried woman passing by. She had them arrested. Both pleaded guilty teday jiud eacU Used & aud cou.

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NO BIG STANDING ARMY BUT TRAINED CITIZENRY PRESIDENT'S MESSASE

Wilson Says "We Have Not Been Negligent of National Defenses' a Powerful Navy Needed, "But Who Shall Tell Us What Sort of Navy to Build?" Profit and Learn by Experience.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE DEPLORES LACK OF VESSELS

Declares Government Must Open the Gates of Trade and Urges Passage of Pending Shipping Bill Rural Credits and Safety at Sea Trade Extension in South America Advocated.

The full text of President's Wilson's message will be found oa page 8 of this issue. BY THEODORE TILER, Staff Correspondent The International News Service.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. A strong ! and firm before business. It is the plea for peace was made and a firm road which it can travel without fear stand against increasing the United 1 or embarrassment, it is the road to States army and navy was taken by , ungrudged. unclouded success. In it President Wilson in his message to ; everv honest man- ev?ry man who bethe third and final session of the ! ,leves that the Public invest is par Sixty-third congress. In addition to of hls own interest, may walk with per-

preparedness for war and the national defense, other subjects treated by the president were the following: 1. Extension of United States trade into Central and South American markets, which had relied on Europe before the war. 2. The merchant marine. 3. Conservation. 4. Self-government for the Philippine Islands. 5. Rule credits. 6. National economy. President Wilson declared that this country had been misinformed and that the government had not been .... ... negligent of the national defense. As to the Philippines, the president urged the senate to sanction without delay the bill giving the largest measure of self-government to the Philippines. The United States government, he pointed out is under obligation to do this. Today marked the eighth appear ance of President Wilson before a joint session of the Senate and House 1 of RpnrpRpntativps PiihHr interest

was undiminished in the now custo-, be developed and strengthened by evmary event erv means which is rot inconsistent There was again a. lack of tickets of "our obligations to our people or

admission to the house galleries to hear the chief executive read hia message to congress. By noon the visitors stood in the corridors and on the steps of the house wing of the capital building. Hurry Up Business. When the house convened onlv

routine business was transacted and : easily and sensibly agree upon a polithe recess w as taken at 12:15 o'clock i '' ot defense. The question has not until 12:30 when the President was i changed its aspect because tho times scheduled to begin the delivery of his 1 ar1 not normal. Our policy will not be

message The President reached the capital at 12:30 o'clock and according to custom went immediately to the office of Speaker Clark to await the hour for his appearance on the floor. The President and members of the senate entered the house chamber at 12:25 o'clock and the three front rows of seats were cleared for their use. Secretaries Attend. Secretaries Garrison. Houston, Lane, Wilson and Postmaster General Burle son reached the chamber in advance of the president's arrival. In the legislative gallery sat Mrs. McAdoo, Miss Wilson and Mrs. Dan iels, wife of the secretary of the navy. Women predominated in all of the galleries and their fall gowns against the rather drab back ground made a stunning picture. On the front row of one or tne gaiienes tnree women spectators were busily engaged in knitting for the Belgian sufferers as they waited for the reading of the president's message.

GUEST HOUSE LEADERS RETURN FOULKE GIFT $10,000 Endowment of Mrs. W. D. Foulkc Refused by Resolution of Directors When Campaign for Funds Fail to Meet Stipulations of Giver $9,000 Pledged, and Cash Re

ceived to Be Returned to The Mary T. R. Foulke gift of $10,000 to the Guest House association has been refused by a resolution of the directors, it was learned today. Members of the board of directors refused to be quoted on the matter. IThey said, however, that the financial condition of the country Is such now that it will be impossible to raise the balance of $20,000 needed to meet the requirements of the Foulke offer. The association will continue as an incorporated body, but will become inactive within the next few months. The organization will not disband and ,, that iiiet lioiie ' nnDnM, oiiv wjii osui - -' r' - - - - Return Cash. About $9,000 was collected In a campaign held last spring. Part of the amount is in pledges and part in cash. Arrangements are being made to refund the cash and to cancel the pledges. The details will be announced next week. Mrs. Foulke allowed one year In which to raise $20,000 and promised $10,000 to fill out the balance of the fund. This offer will expire in Fenruary or March. During the summer a campaicu nd pbntio.l for Kptm1 ber aU UeUlU were be&g orlw4

President Wilson interpolated the following paragraph into his address to congress today: "Our program of legislation with regard to the regulation of business is now virtually complete. It has been put forth as we intended as a whole and leaves no conjecture as to what is to follow. The road at last lies clear

;lecl commence Prepared for War. That part of the president's message dealing with the national defense aroused the greatest interest as a result of the recent controversy over the country's preparedness for war at the present time. "We are the example and champions of peace and concord," declared the president. "We should be jealous of this memorial which we have sought to earn. We never have had, and while we retain our present principles and ideals, we never shall have a lar&e standing army. If you ask: 1 Am wr rti'l f tn HnfiinH nnroalvael Are we read- to defend ourselves?' we reply: 'Most assuredly to the utmost: and yet we shall not turn Amer- , " a V1. an armea camD- "e m"sl e" Pend in every time of national peril, in ! tne future as in the past, not upon a standing army, nor yet upon a reserve army, but upon citizens trained and accustomed to arms." National Guard. President Wilson recommended that the national guard of various states w 1U1 ,ne esiamisnea policy or our government. "In conclusion of his views upon this subject the President said: "It is not new. there is no new need to discuss it. We shall not alter out attitude toward it because some among us are nervous or excuea. we shall for an occasion. It will be conceived as a permanent and settled thing, which we will pursue at all seasons, without haste and after a fashion consistent with the peace of the world, the abiding friendship of states and the unhampered freedom of all with whom we deal." Merchant Marine. The president said: "We have grossly erred in the way in which we have stunted and hindered the development of our merchant marine," but he makes no recommendations in this direction. The president urged a reorganization and re-establishment of the government's various parts to secure greater efficiency and to further the economy, but in this connection he pointed out that there is no waste of money at present; that as the government and country grew more and more, money is needed to meet the national expenses. The president did not mention trusts or recommend any legislation to change the business slump.

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out with Commercial club committers but the change in financial conditions caused a cessation of activity. Board Members Silent. None of the members of the board of directors would reveal the contents of the resolution which was the caiiso of the bandonment of the guest house project. It is said, however that tho matter of postponing the guest house campaign indefintely has been discussed since August many of the members having been discouraged at the failure of the first campaign to fill the $20,000 fund which Mrs. Foulke mentioned in her offer of $10,000. The president of the board of directors said that full inroruiatlou will b given the public through the newspapers next week and arrangements will be announced for refunding tlm cash given In the spring campaign. THANK CITY SCHOOLS. A resolution expressing the appreciation of the Central Charity bureau for the offering of money and supplies before Thanksgiving in the fihonls. was passed yesterdav by th goveniina boar tto burM. th riJuU U VO ba r4 til lb M