Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 34, 21 December 1914 — Page 1
RICHMOWB PAIIiABIUM VOI YVVY MO T.A Palladium and Sun-Telacram JLi, AAAA., lJ. Ot Consolidated. 1907 RICHMOND, IND.; MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1914. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS
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FRENCH ATTACK NEAR NIEUPORT THROWN BACK Germans Assail Trenches and Dislodge Anglo-French Forces With Heavy Loss of Men.
CAPTURE OFFICERS Many Cannons, Machine Guns, Mine Throwers Taken With Long List of Allied Prisoners. BY, FREDERICK WERNER. Staff Correspondent The International News Service. BERLIN, Dec. 21. Counter attacks made by the Germans against the alii ob in Flanders and France are having sucessful results, says an official statement issued here this afternoon. In the eastern theatre of war the Cermans continue to attack the Russian positions in Poland. The statement was as follows: "French attacks at Nieuport were repulsed yesterday. They were also repulsed between the canal and La liassee. We attacked their trenches end dislodged them from their positions with heavy losses. "We captured one cannon, five machineguns, two mine throwers and 270 fcnglish and Indian prisoners, including ten officers. The trenches we lost to the enemy on December 18, near Notre l)ame-De Lorrette were recaptured. Break Down Attack. "In the neighborhood of Suippes, Jiortheast of Chalons, the French attacked fiercely yesterday, and in one place penetrated as far as the outer trenches. There were broken down under fire. There we captured four French officers and 310 men. A large number of dead Frenchmen were left lying in front of our positions. "In the Argonne we captured an important wooded hill at La Four De Paris, taking three machine guns, one revolver gun and 75 prisoners. Fierce French attacks northwest of Verdun failed completely. "In east and west Prussia the situation is unchanged. In Poland we continue to make attacks against the enemy's position." SLICK ICE CRUST COVERS STREETS AS RAIN FREEZES Glare of Ice Makes Walks Treacherous Pedestrians Walk in Streets Trains Resume Schedules. Snow, Ice, rain, hail and sleet and freezing and thawing temperature have bepn inflicled on Richmond in the past forty-eight hours, leaving the ity covered with a crust of frozen snow, puddles of water and stretches of smooth Ice. The freakish action of the elements continued to move the thermometers upwards and downwards at will and without warning Saturday night and Sunday. With thousands of people on the streets last night, the weather was at its worst, rain falling which partially froze on umbrellas. Walks are Treacherous. The sidewalks are in dangerous condition. In many places they were deserted and the streets were filled with pedestrians. The street cars were unable to run on schedule yesterday and last night. Every doorway near a corner was filled with people waiting their arrival. After thawing temperature Saturday during which a heavy blanket of wot snow was laid over the city, it liecame coUler and pools of water were frozen. Late Sunday the bad weather Started in again. Snow fell from 4:30 o'clock to 5:30. Sleet followed as the temperature rose. This was followed by rain and a drop in temperature. The rain soon froze in a hard crust on everything it touched. Travel was not held back much today after the ice crust was broken Ihrough. Last night however, the fate of vehicles, street cars and trains was uncertain. Trains resumed their M-hedules early today and street cars were running on time. Although the temperature was only few degrees below the freezing point today, the gusts of wind made the outside uncomfortable. NEW KHEDIVE TAKES OFFICE IN EGYPT CAIRO. Kgypt. Dec. 21. The new Khedive has been officially installed as Sultan of Kgypt, the new British protectorate, and issued the following proclamation : . "I accept the British invitation to become Sultan of Kgypt, with a full sense of my responsibility and will faithfully fulfill my sacred duties. I believe there is a great future for my country, once the disturbance caused by the war has ceased." BURY L. M. SLIVER. KATOX, O., Dec. 21. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at Ft. Paul's M. E. church for lvl M. "Sliver, S5, who died Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Hensey, North Barron street, lie had Veen In declining health for a long time from the effects of heart trouble nnd general Infirmities. The deceased was a veteran of the Civil war. having perved an enlistment in the :5th regijnent. O. V. I.
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MASSEE ADVISES COMPLETE FAITH IN DIVINE POWER Speaker ai Theatre Meeting Points to Need of High Ideals and Ambitions in Life. "If I were to lose my firm belief in the miraculous, I would pull off my preacher's coat, step down and out of the pulpit, join the Elks and go to the devil," said Dr. J. H. Massee. pastor of the First Bapt't church of Dayton, O., speaking to the gathering of about five hundred men at the Y. M. C. A. meeting at the Gennett theatre yesterday. To have high ideals and ambitions, strong convictions and the unwavering courage to follow them through scoffs and jeers and a thousand and one other criticisms, and above all to believe in God and His power to save, were some of the thoughts brought out by Dr. Massee in developing his subject, "Following the star." Preaches With Freedom. "I have found persons who object to this subject for a mens' meeting. because they said it was too religious, ' and men would not come to hear it," j he said, "but many years ago I solemnly raised my hand and swore that ! I would never appear on any platform ; where I could not preach the gospel j of mly Lord Jesus Christ with perfect freedom. j "I gave up my professions of law i and medicine that I might follow the j star, and having passed through all j the stages of disbelief in the miraeu-4 lous, I have come to believe in the wonderful power of God to evidence His divine authority. ( "There is no man here, no matter how humble, who may not have all of God in his life. "I had often wondered why God had chosen the star to guide the. three wise men of the east to the cra-
die of the Infant Christ, but. one night could be raised to prevent a person acit came to me that the omen must cused in one state of conspiracy from have been symbolical because the taking refuge in another state under Babe who slept under that star was : the constitutional cloak of a habeas to be to all generations a guiding light, j corpus proceeding. The justice first Christ Points Way. : took Tip the question of the valadity of "We are generat ions of men who the New York indictment, have known the shadows of appetite i "We do not regard it as open to deand lust until submerged a genera- bate that the withdrawal by connl-
tion which gropes in the darkness of doubt and disbelief. I would be willing to guest that at least seventy-five per cent of you men are unwilling to believe the unbounded word of God with absolute certitude. But above us all, throughout the centuries, the divine light of the star of Jesus Christ has been shining with an unwavering pointing the way to God and the truth. ".All men who have amounted to anything have had a vision and followed it. The great, radical difference in men lies in what they see. "Two men looked out from prison bars One saw mud and the other stars." A pleasant feature of the meeting was the ehoral work of the fifty-voice choir from the Second Presbyterian church, under the direction of Prof. Wood. The opening services were conducted by the Rev. Harry Harman, pastor of the First M. K. church, who read a short Scripture lesson, followed by prayer by the Rev. W. O. Stovall of the First Baptist church. MOTLEY POSTPONES CHRISTMAS SERMON The Christmas service and musical program for the Central Christian church was not given last night. Because of the Inclement weather the special service and music were postponed until next Sunday morning. Yesterday morning an excellent service was held. The attendance was large. A special offering to the Christian Women's Board of Missions brought $30. The regular church offering was also Kood.
SUPREME COURT ORDERS THAW'S RETURN TO N.
Decides Extradition Proceedings in Favor of New York State and Dismisses Writ of Habeas Corpus Granted Matteawan Fugitive by Judge Aldrich of New Hampshire.
L BULLETIN. BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 21. A futile attempt was made to get Harry K. Thaw on the telephone In New Hampshire today when the decision of the United States supreme court became known. Thaw's secretary declared that Thaw had nothing to say regarding the matter and that anything made public would be given out by Senator Knox, Thaw's counsel. BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 Harry K. ; Thaw's long fight to avoid extradition ; to New York from New Hampshire, j where he is now in custody, has ended in failure. The supreme court of thej United States decided today that the ; extradition proceedings which New York instituted to bring about his return, are valid, and that legal proceedings in the federal courts to prevent his return must no longer stand in the way. The writ of habeas corpus granted him by Federal Judge Aldrich of New Hampshire, was dismissed. "We regard it as too clear for lengthy discussion that Thaw should ; be delivered up at once," was the con-: eluding sentence of the opinion. j The mandate of the court becomes : effective at the end of sixty days. The New York authorities may either put him on trial for conspiring with others to escape from the Mattewan insane asylum or they may preemptorily place him in the asylum itself. Under the decision of the court their choice is open to them. Opinion of Justice. In his opinion Justice Holmes flatly decided that no constitutional bar vance of a man from an insane asylum to which he has been committed, as ! Thaw was, did tend to obstruct the due I administration of the law. At least.-j the New Yrk courts may so decide, j Therefore the indictment charges a : crime and If there is any remote de- j feet in the earlier proceedings by j which Thaw was committed which we j are barred from intimating, this is not ; t he time and place for that question to j be tried. "If conspiracy constituted a crime :
there is no doubt that Thaw is a fu-i57 gitive from justice. He was a party to the crime in New York and after-
wards left the state. It long has been established that for purposes of extra-j dition between the states it does not i i - r--. . I I The Weather FOR INDIANA Fair tonight Tuesday; colder tonight. and Temperature. Noon 24 Yesterday Maximum 34 Minimum 12 Local Conditions Fair tonight and Tuesday; colder tonight with temper-1 atures near zero. i General Conditions The storm that J was central over the southwest Satur-1 day is moving rapidly to the northeast! causing snow, rain and sleet throughout the central states during the last twenty-four hours, followed by fair and eold. W. E. Moore, Weather Forecaster.
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matter what motive induced the departure." Thaw's Sanity. The most serious argument for Thaw was that if he was insane when he contrived his escape he could not be guilty of crime, said Judge Holmes, while if he were not insane he was fit to be discharged and his confinement ! taken with other facts of record re-1 quire the court to assume that he was insane. Justice Holmes said that the reply1 to this argument was that "This is not Thaw's trial." STONE'S STATEMENT. PITTSBURG, Pa.. Dec. 21. Former i Governor William S. Stone, one of Harry K. Thaw' attorneys, said that while he had heard the decision of t he Uni-, ted States supreme court in the Thaw case, he had not yet read the opinion handed down. "No doubt the New-York authorities, will send Thaw back to Mattewan," ho said. "I do not think it is likely that ' he will be tried en a conspiracy charge. It is a pretty state of affairs: when a perfectly sane man may be sent at the will of his enemies to an insane asylum." j SPECIAL PROGRAMS OF MUSIC HERALD CHRISTMAS SEASON e i c r LhOirS 01 LnUrCneS Oing Carols and Hymns Dedicated to Worship of World's Savior. The near approach of Christmas was heralded by special musical services in many of the churches of the city, at both morning and evening services yesterday. Special numbers featured the morning service at the First Presbyterian! church, and the vesper service at 4 : 45 j o'clock in the afternoon was given I over to a musical program by the! choir. The singing by the Senior and Junior choirs of the Second Presby-1 terian church was especially enjoyed ! at both services. The choir numbers ; voices and is considered one of thej j best in the city. j Services at the Trinity Lutheran ! church were in the hands of the Sun-1 day school, which presented a pro-1 gram of music an(1 recitations by the children. Special musical numbers V, O ! 1. 1 ..
aiou icaiuiou hid Dunuaj bjiiuui Willie lie was engtlgeu biuuuif, icv.vice at St. Paul's Lutheran church, ; ords of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and and a number of German hymns were i Dayton railroad, preparatory, it is besung. lieved to testify before the Interstate Miss Hutton Plays. i Commerce Commission. Full choral services were held at St. Asks About Suit. Paul's Episcopal church at 5 o'clock,! During the discussion of the rallwith ' a violin solo by Miss Carolyn i road affairs, one of the men with Hutton. Christmas anthems and whom Mr. Zimmerman had been conhymns were used in the service at theiferring, referred to the $100,000 breach South Sighth Street Friends, and the 'of promise suit filed against Mr.
First English Lutheran churches, both: morning and evening. The evening service at. the East Main Street Friends church was given by the Sunday school. Special Christmas songs were sung ! In the services of the Central Christ-! ion church by the choir and under the! direction of Mrs. W. K. Motley, and at
the Grace M. E. church both morning Mason and a member of the loyal leand evening services were largely ! gion.
given over to Christmas anthems by the choir, features. and other special musical
INFLUX OF MAIL CALLS RESERVES TO POST-OFFICE Parcels and Packages Fill AH Available Floor Space
Four Extra Men Start to j Work. Christmas business at the postofflce started with a rush today. Saturday the routine of the office was slightly disturbed by extra pack:l l W TllP nonHinfr inflnv rf Kncinaca was foreseen and two extra men taken on.. ji his morning an urgent call was sent ouf'Tor ' two more before day light Every corner of the postoffice is filled so the first few wagonloads taken away were hardly noticed. The big carriers' room, parcel post cases and corners were filled and it was almost impossible to find a passageway across the offices of Postmaster Peck and Superintendent of Mails Handley. In Ibe mail the character of some of the gifts can be seen. In this way it is revealed that household necessities will be more generally received than trinkets. Useful things of every description can be seen by the shapes of bundles or where a thin wrapping was torn. Deliver Loads Early. Four wagonloads of parcel post matter was taken out for delivery before daylight, and the carriers awakened many citizens to bring them Christmas gifts. The work at the office is going on systematically and without confusion. The rush having been anticipated, plans for handling the extra business had been worked out to the smallest detail. The character of the mail indicates that Christmas mailing must have started all over the country on Saturday. Few incoming parcels designated as Christmas gifts were brought in on Saturday's trains, and the extra busi- ; ness in the local office was from locallv mailed Christmas matter. The extra business of the neighboring offices of Saturday began coming into the Richmond office day. yesterday and to-
EUGENE ZIMMERMAN SUMMONED BY DEATH CALL IN CINCINNATI CLUB
fBY LEASED WIRE. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 21. Eugene Zimmerman, former president of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad and wealthy financier of this city, died suddenly at a club here Sunday from hemorrhage of the lungs, Funeral arrangements, it was annonnced todav. would not be made until the Duchess of Manchester, Mr. Zimmerman's onlv child, can be heard from. The Duchess is in London. Mr. Zimmerman had not been in the best of health for several weeks, but was not thought seriously ill. ' When lie was seized by the cough l. n l. 1 . .. -1 ; Zimmerman in New York, by Miss Icy Wrareham. Mr. Zimmerman smiled broadly i when the suit was mentioned. He was ! speaking about It. when be coughed deeply, clutched his throat, and fell into the arms of one of his colleagues, Mr. Zimmerman was a veteran of the Civil war, a thirty-second degree ' He was bern In Vlcksburg, Miss., in 1845, but was a resident of this city
when the war aurted and isrved oaroviteA vU BalUaor uft Htubur.
HAPPY CHILD FACES BEAM AFTER CITY SANTA GLAUS SPREADS SPIRIT OF XMAS
local union men HELP FORM STORE TO CUT EXPENSES Eighteen Attend Meeting of 1,000 Delegates to Launch State -wide .Co-operative Corporation. Eighteen union men from this city attended the meeting called by union labor of Indianapolis to launch a state- : .. . f srwnarntivf stores to reduce the cost of living. About a thousand delegates from all parts or tne state look pan m tension which adjourned early Sunday morning. Mr. Phillips, manager of the store in Indianapolis, outlined the plan for union men of the state to become stockholders in a corporation which would buy goods in large quantities. The plan calls for a chain of stores in cities over the state. Membership in the company would be open to members of organizations affiliated with the A. F. L. and other union societies. Mr. Phillips made the prediction that inside of a year ten or fifteen cooperative stores would be operating in the cities of Indiana. A committee was appointed to perfect the organization. Should ui.ion men of Richmond subscribe for enough stock to warrant the establishment of a store, one will be placed here. TO GIVE CANTATA The Earlham Heights Presbyterian Sunday school will bold the Christinas enteriainment, Wednesday evening at 7:30. the title of the cantata is "Santa Claus' necepnou. " hA-eryouuy coruiany welcome to at-: tend. I LAIDIES' AUXILIARY OF RAILROAD KEN INSTALLS OFFICERS The installation of the officers of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train-1 men and the Uadies Auxiliary of the order was held last evening the Red Men's room of the Odd Fellows' building. Following the installation a banquet was served the 12" members who attended the ceremony. Mrs. Virginia Hadden of Indianapo-: lis, president of the board of grand auditors, and C. R. Carlton cf Louisville. Ky., were guests of the order. Children Take Part. The program included an exercise by eight little girls and readings by Thelma Shallenber'fcer, Noncy Louise Campbell Charlotte Rogers, Ralph Rogers and Gleta Roland. Music was furnished by Mrs. Guy Duvall and Miss Smith at the piano, and vocal numbers by Ralph Wood. Mrs. Hadden installed installed the officers of the Ladies' Auxiliary, assisted by Mrs. Ira Pierce, and the men were installed by R. K. Bryson and Hary Mauhl. The new officers of the Brotherhood are: O. K. Coleman, president; John Lucas, vice president; John Falck, secretary; Guy Duvall. trensurer; Henry Campbell. chaplain; Harry Koges, conductor; J. H. Snively, warden, Paul Christopher and Harry Doner, guards. The auxiliary officers are: Mrs. Mary Falck, president; Mrs. Lillian Wood, vice president; Mrs. Mary Christopher, secretary; Cecilia Prison, treasurer; Amanda Drieon, chaplain; Daisy Duvall, conductress; Mrs. Meyers, warden; Mrs. Mary Harper and Mrs. Mary Rogers, guards; Dr. Morrow, medical examiner. Union gunboats on the Ohio and Misjsissippi rivers, finally reaching the ! rank of Commander. WELL KNOWN IN CITY. Eugene Zimmerman, former president of the C. H. & D. railroad, who died at his home in Cincinnati was well known in this city, having visited here a number of times as the guest of Sanford Reddish. Mr. Zimmerman I and Mr. Reddish were comrades in ! the naval service during the civil war. Tbey served in the Mississippi Squadron. At the close of the war Mr. Zimmerman was in command of the IT. S. S. "Onachita." flagship of the of the White and Arkansas River division. A telegram announcing Mr. Zimmerman's death was received by Mr. Reddish yesterday evening. SLEET DELAYS TRAINS BY LEASED WIRE. NEW YORK, Dec. 21 .The heavy ! sleet storm in New York and Pennsyl-1 vania crippled railroad traffic, de-. moralized telegraphic and telephonic communication mid caused serious damage. Practically every train inio New York was late. Local transportation on the surface and elevated lines was maintained with great difficulty. Only a few wires were working from Vau Vnrl- trk f ' Vk 1 u ir . . u . 1 KA ... '
EXERCISES SEND HUNDREDS HOME WITHNEW HOPE Five Thousand Persons Crowd Coliseum at Second Municipal Tree Program Children Made Happy.
1,UU j RECEIVE GIFTS Younger Children Get Lost From Parents After Filing Past Saint Nick for One Hour. The largest indoor public gathering in the history of the city crowded, every inch of space In the big coliseum last night to attend the second Municipal Christmas Tree celebration: hundreds of people were disappointed by their inability to secure entrance to the building, a number of them, unfortunately, being poor people who brought their little ones to see John Zwissler. Santa Claus, and his wonder pack of toys, candles and fruits. But most of these people are known to the gift distribution committee and one day this week Santa Claus will visit their homes and distribute a ton or two of gifts which were not placed on the Christmas tree, so after all the celebration will be big enough to go around and be city-wide in its scope. 1,200 Receive Presents. It is estimated that over twelve hundred children filed past Santa Claus last night as he stood on the big stage near the brilliantly illimunated tree and in front of the fire place, through which he made his entrance to the building, and every child received a pail of candy and some toy. They were distributed by a number or women, clad in white, under the direction of Mrs. H. L. Monarch. It was "some Christmas," to quote a ragged urchin who grinned with delight when presented a small assortment of tools. When the coliseum doors opened at 6:3 o'clock there was a line of men. women and children extending from the building to Main street and an. other line extending north almost to A street. By 7 o'clock the building was congested and after that hour very few people were able to gain entrance to the building, the exceptions being small boys, who, of course. ar able to gain entrance into any place. Worries Fire Chief. Looking at the crowd from the stage a wonderful spectacle was presented. Every seat was occupied and people were wedged into the aisles until they could not move an inch. This great) v worried Fire Chief Miller and his squad of firemen but they were helpless to prevent the congestion. It was realized by Miller and the committeemen that tbe slightest thing might result in a panic and the prgram was greatly curtailed so that no fine wonld be lost in distributing the gifts and getting tho crowd out of the building. Hy ! o'clock the coliseum was nearly emptied and twelve hundred children were very happy youngsters. Good Father Richmond had been very generous to them. The way the immense crowd was bandied and the gifts presented was admirable and the members of the committee received praises from all quarters over the flawless carrying out of their arrangements. When the exercises began at 7:30 thei-p were several hundred children n the floor in front of the stage and it was then announced that all children who wanted something from Santa should come upon the floor. A squad of men then lined th wainscoting and helped several hundred other boys and girls onto the f!or. Men and women with young children In their arms were also admitted to the floor. In ten minutes there was scarcely ;in inch of floor space not occupied. Hut as fast as space in tbe balcony and gallery was vacated It was promptly filled by people crowdins in from the street. The exercises were opened with a prayer by Ellis Learner and a selection from the City band, which donated its services for the evening to the committee. Then a Christmas carol was sung by a chorus of one hundred little girls under the direction of Mrs. George Chrisman. This carol and two other choruses the little girls sang were among the big hits of the evening and evoked storms of applause. Charles Y. Jordan, master of ceremonies, then called upon Mayor Robbins, who welcomed the citizens and the children to the celebration and pronounced the official "a merry Christmas and a happy new year." Then for a brief space there wai silence, finally broken by the faint jingle of sleighbells, which gradually became louder. A suppressed but excited murmur arose from the hundreds of boys and girls on the floor. "Here comes Santa Claus," shouted a boy giving free vent to his enthusiasm and a shrill chorus of childish voices echoed the announcement, bursting into a wild shriek of welcome when the patron saint of childhood, c lad in a red suit, jackboots and wearing his familiar flowing beard stepped out of tbe fireplace before ilieir startled vision. Give Santa Stormy Welcome. One little girl sitting on her father's knee at the corner of t lie stage bo came so excited tfiat she almost crieit No conquering czar ever received si:-n a tribute from loyal subjects as ihat old St. Nick received from th boys i iConiwuea on -ne TtaJt