Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 45, 2 January 1915 — Page 1

RICHMOM) P A1X AJDIUM 'OL. XL., NO. 45. Palladium and Sun-Telegram Consolidated. 1907 RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1915. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

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FRENCH DESTROY GERMAN DITCHES WITHJRTILLERY Official Dispatches From the War Office Claim Success Near Pavillers and La Bois-selle.

(GREAT GUNS BELCH (Allies Maintain Gains in West Flanders Near Nieuport Teutons Make Advances in Argonne Region. PARIS. Jan. 2. The destruction of iRermau trenches near Parvillers and t,a Hoisselle is reported in this after noon's official war office statement, i l)iit. slight successes for the tiermaus Bre also admitted. The French have maintained all It heir Rains in West Flanders, near JNifiiuort. Artillerv duels are in pro-i press around Arras, Albert find Royt.l Wrifl along the Aisne, where; the French! have gained the mastery. I At one point on the Aisne French; tuiillery prevented a (Jerinan ccnc.-: tiation movement. I Gain at Steimbach. The Germans art- again bombardin ; he French position at Rheims. Fast of Jlheints the Germans lost ground. In he Argonne district, however, the Kr.ifer's forces made slight advances in the forest oi I i Gnu ic. The Germ;, ns have suffered very Jioavy losses i,t S-'te'ijl-r.ch, the staUJtient says, where the Fien'h have tali n three more rows of houses in 1 fcar.d-to-hand lighting in the streets. I The official statement follows: "During the night of December 'M-1 JTin. 1. the enemy made attacks upon, Eeveral pointsiof the front which were asily repulsed. "In the region to the north of the; t.y? during the day of an. 1 there was to very violent artillery combat, which ;ook placp upon the sand dunes at leuport and at Zonneheke. "At St. Georges the enemy has not freen able to continue his counter attack and we have maintained all cur , ;:;!: 8. "In the region of Arras, Albert and Jjoye, some artillery duels have taken place. The enemy has blown up two of rnr artillery wagons between Beaunutz and Achicourt. In retaliation, ; we have blown to pieces the German i tronches at Parvillers, and at La Boistelle, and silenced the lire of the M newerfer (German minethrower), tUiich the Germans had established t( fore Ericourt. i - Ga'r at Atcne. - "Our artillery has also obtained ve-y fcood success in the region of the Aisne Rvhere it has silenced the enemy's artiliety and dispersed the German troops (Rho attempted several concentrations. "We have established ourselves upon Ihe plateau of Nouvron in the excavations made by the explosion of mines. The Germans have not been able to Bdvance and we have not. been able to rursue them after their counter atncks had been repulsed. "The region of Rheims has been j Very violently bombarded by the enmy. I "In the region of Perthes we have raptured and retained a forest local ed j kilometers northeast, of Mesnil-Les j Jlurles. The enemy has not made any! feounter attacks. I "In the Argonne in the forest of Is Clrurie, the small German advances that were made yesterday have not developed further. We have regained pome of the ground lost and we maintain our positions strongly." HIGH SCHOOL ADDS 150 NEW LOCKERS Board Orders Building Cleaned and Kitchen Equip ment Installed. The Richmond schools will open for the first classes of 1!H5 on Monday j Jnorning. I here will he no changes in! the class schedules at this time, as the first term does not close until the last of January. During the holidays all of the school tnilldings have been thoroughly renovated, and a number of repairs made. Improvements have been made on the furnaces in the Hibbrrd and Starr tmildings, and a small army of jani

tors has been at work for several days j matters before making the announcecweeping, scrubbing and scouring the ment.

floors and walls of all buildings. Add New Lockers. At the high school 15(1 new lockers Jvive been added to the equipment of the building. The new kitchen was

tin uia ru liming lilt- nuinui .-i. tiuu nc. l ; i jpi., kitchen and dinfNc room will be fur. , moiiths were as high as fifty-three nished within the next two weeks.1 The appointment of a keeper of inTlie rooms will be made models of;8c anrt turnkey for the county jail kitchen and dining room equipment,' w llPld "P be"SP nf tlie number of end will be used for demonstration ; applications. Rice Miller, the present Vork in home cooking and the proper incumbent, is being considered with Serving of meals. The equipment con-j several others, but it is understood fists of a gas range, Kitchen cabinet j another man is favored, and table, and a dining table, choirs, j G H Hoelscher, county attorney, buffet and utensils and dishes for j was not an appijcant for the place, but scrying the meals. I was re-appointed and accepted the of- ' Tle "ew press will be put in use j f , xhw salarv was mit last vear i!.PIl!!!!:!i rT 11 "T.f? ,th!from $500 to $450 while the work has

edition of the Cynosure was printed on the new press using a small motor in- ( stalled by the boys of the physics class, but it has not been used for reg-; !tlar class work. Most of the teachers spent the holidays at home as the meetings of the tate teachers association are no longer held during the holidays. YOUNG WOMEN SING A musical program was given at the kiose of the V. M. C. A. open house Jesterday afternoon, consisting of vof al numbers by Miss Carolyn Hutton, ftliss Fanny llorrell and Mrs. Fred ptartcl. Miss Knollenberg accompaniru .mth. nHKfi, mm mikh .wunrea bili.dk accompanied Miss Hutton.

Germans Play "Skat" on Firing Line

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German infantrymen indulging in a friendly game of "Skat" ?ames are usually heaps of used cartridge shells.

COUNTY DELAYS NAMING WOMAN TO KEEP HOME Commissioners Appoint Present Officials to Serve With Exception of Poor Farm Physician. FOUTS RECEIVES JOB Board Sets Monday to Inspect Home for Friendless Mrs. Thomas Slated For Another Term. Appointments of a matron for the Home for Friendless Women and of a keeper of insane and turnkey for the county jail have been held up by the county commissioners until Monday. The old officials and employes were re-elected with one exception when the commissioners returned a report yesterday. The only change was in the poor farm physician. Dr. Fisher, who acted in 1914, did not apply and Dr. J. W. Fouts of Centerville, was named. The other appointments follow: Janitor of court house, first floor, A. C. Brown; second floor, Lindley Swain; third floor, John A. Markley; court house engineer, W. A. Bertsch of Centerville; jail physician. Dr. Stephen C. Markley; physician for Home of Friendless, Dr. S. Edgar Bond; county attorney, Gustave Hoelscher; appraisers of real estate, western district, Charles T. Knapp, J. M. Hartley and Clinton Martindale, all of j Hagerstown: middle district, Thomas i Dunbar, John F. Dynes and L. H. i i. Jones, all of centerville; eastern dis-I ; eastern dis- i 1 John F. Dav-! trict, Benjamin Duke and enport, both of Richmond; care of court house buildings and grounds, L. S. Bowman. May Re-Name Mrs. Thomas. Mrs. Aurelia Thomas, who has been matron of the home for several years, probably will be re-appointed. The commissioners will inspect the Home Monday and go over some business The Home has shown a great increase in the past year. The average population has been about forty-five a month. In December there were forty-two inmates, but the preceding i different as to the appointment. SITE FOR PARTITION OF WHITE ESTATE Petition for partition of the White estate in the southeastern part of Wayne township was filed in circuit court today by Effie E. Spencer and Sherley White. The farm consists of ISO acres which the petitioners said should be divided as follows: Effie E. Spencer, 20 acres, Sherley White, 20 acres, Michael White, 20 acres, Frank O. White, 20 acres, Zeddie C. White, 20 acres, Oscar White, 20 i acres and the Dickinson Trust com-j as guardians for Leon a M. party white a minor, 20 acres.

HOSPITAL BOARD CLAIMS FINANCES CAUSE CHANGE John Rupe Issues Statement Saying Only Question of Money Caused Trustees to Place Miss Clara Pound of Detroit, at Head of Institution Tells Why Officials Postponed Explaining Action.

Asserting that Miss Marsh, former superintendent of Reid Memorial hospital, retired from that position the lastday of December, wjfhno unkind feeling" toward" 'anymember of our board," and with the board's cordial good wishes, the hospital trustees today Issued a public statement announcing the change of management at the hospital. About' two weeks ago a number of physicians gave a banquet in honor of Miss Marsh, and at that time frankly expressed their disapproval of the trustees' action in dispensing with her services. The board's statement is as follows: To the Citizens of Richmond: A change has been made in the management of Reid Memorial hospital, Miss Clara B. Pound of Grace hospital, Detroit, and Miss Maude Erb, a graduate of Hackley hospital, Muskegon, Mich., being in charge as superintendent and assistant. These ladies assumed charge January 1, Miss Pound arriving December 31, and Miss Erb January 1. Gives Financial Reasons. This change in management has been made by the board of trustees wholly for financial reasons. There has been nothing whatever of a person al character toward our retiring super-! intendent, Miss Marsh. For the past two years during which Miss Marsh was in charge, her work in the care of patients, in her ability to get on nicely with all having to do with the hospital has been entirely satisfactory and fully appreciated. She came to us two years ago with practically no experience in the business manage-1 ment of a hospital, and our expenses have become so heavy that with knowl-1 edge of our dependable income, it became apparent to our board that we edge of our dependable income, it must have a more experienced super-; intendent in the business management of the hospital or incur a debt, which j our board, as business men, did not believe should be done. There has j been no hasty action in the matter. REMOVE BOY'S BAND FROM CHURCH RULE Church affiliations will no longer determine membership in the Rich mond Boys' band. That the number j of musicians in tiie organization might ! be increased it has been removed from the control of the Central Christian church and made an entirely independent society. Re-organization along the new line will be worked out Monday night at Charles Roland's office. Pro moters of the band are anxious to meet i both boys and their parents at thisj meeting. j With the desired membership of fifty the organization expects to give : Richmond some good boosting with out : of town engagements and concerts at home. E. W. Garrett of Muncie is the j director. He will be assisted by E. P. Hunt. Rehearsals will be held twice j each week, on Tuesday and Friday nights. GETS FIRST PERMIT vear was taken out today by Ed A. Feltman to construct a frame dwelling ut n cnf nf " soo t soi Smith Eighth street. The contractor is T. P. Keplinger. "That contractor is not afraid to work in the winter," said Inspector i Hodgln, "and I hope his example will be followed by others."

in their trench during a lull in

Our finance and hospital committee together went carefully over our accounts for supplies comparing , and analyzing them' and it was the unanimous judgment of our board of trustees, composed of John H. Nicholson, George H. Eggemeyer, Edgar F. Hiatt, Charles E. Marlatt, John F. McCarthy, Mathew Von Pein, Watson P. O'Neal, E. G. McMahan, Adam H. Bartel and John L. Rupe, and our advis ory board of physicians composed of Dr. s. C. Markley, Dr. F. W. Krueger, Dr. Churchill, Dr. Zimmerman and Dr. Busche, that a change of management was necessary for financial reasons wholly. A committee of our board went to Detroit to consult Dr. Babcock, superintendent of Grace hos-

pital, who has been recommended to'c5tv nas n its strong box because all

us as one of the best hospital author-1 the reports have not yet been receivities in the country. This committee ! ej.

siatea our situation tuily and Dr. Babcock recommended Miss Pound to us as a woman of experience and capable in all lines of hospital work and with successful experience in business management, and the services of Miss Pound and Miss Erb, who is a woman highly recommended to us, have been secured and they are I now in charge The sole reason for our not making a puoiic statement heretofore is, that we have all appreciated Miss Marsh's work and our wish was that the change should he made without any injury or reflection upon her and our action does not invol IvipolZ reflection upon her or her work ex - ' cept as stated, and she has left the hospital with no unkind feeling toward any member of our board or any one ' connected with the institution, and any member of our board or any one with the cordial good wishes of all our members and all persons connected with the institution. On behalf of the board of trustees, J. L. RUPE, President. $20,000,000 SPENT TO FIGHT DISEASE BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 2. A total of $20,500,000 was spent during 1914 in fighting tuberculosis according to the annual report of the national association for the study and pre vention of tuberculosis made public today. Sixty-six and eight tenths per cent of the sum named was appointed' by federal, state or municipal authoritions, while the remaining third was! raised by popular subscription. Weather Forecast FOR INDIANA Fair and colder tonight. Cold wave northeast portion. Sunday, fair. Temperature. Noon 23 Yesterday. Maximum 36 Minimum 14 LOCAL CONDITIONS Fair; colder tonight. Temperature near zero. Sunday fair. r TT'XTI7,r A T --WT-TTTrA-CI TM. torm Twa,s centa last night over the reat Lakes and is ,now moving down ie ot. Lawrence vaney. a com wave has moved in behind it and is now central over Lake Superior, moving southeast. Minor temperature prevails west of the Mississippi river and south of the fortieth parallel. W. E. MOORE, Waathar Foraca UsJ

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RICHMOND OPENS NEW YEAR WITH $20,000 IN CASH Controller McMahan Says City Starts With Ample Funds to Operate Until Tax Distribution. EXPENSES PASSES 1913 Pay for Water and Light Cuts Down Balance Carried Over in General Fund For Years. To begin the new year the city of Richmond will have between $20,000 and $21,000 in its general fund, in comparison with $29,000 In the general fund at the first of last year. It will be a day or two before City Controller Mc - Mahan knows the exact amount the The surplus on hand the first of the year is a source of gratification to the' city officials although It Is several thousand dollars less than the surplus ! the first of last year. The expenses of thA citv In 1914 Trsro hnu'cvsr

greatly in excess of the 1913 expenses i De,ng ea it,mudl,J V " " comfort from the report of Ambassasieaiij' in e.ies oi me ivia expenses. temDorarv improvements for the heav- , , . ,u. .i... i

City Pays for Light. Last year the city began paying for its street lighting for the first time in a number of years and since the first Cf last September it has been paying , , . . ,or 1,11 vatfr usei The salaries of i several officials were also increased ! last year by virtue of the fast that; i Richmond then entPrPd th rank f ; third d iss cities ! ,.. s. The citv will have more than Sift ftftft

now in the general fund to tide it over! Richmond has been antiquated for at until the receipt of its share of the ' least five years. In the first place spring installment of taxes, Mr. Mc-isuch sewers were constructed to meet Mahan states. The quarterly distri- existing conditions. Since their con-

bution of police court fines is due and during the next three months twentytwo saloons will pay their license fees, which will add a total of $5,500 to the city treasury. "The city will have plenty to I operate on until the spring taxes come i in," was the way Mr. McMahan sumj med up the situation. SCHOOLS TO RENEW VOCATIONAL STUDIES Night Classes Open for Second Term Enrollment Monday Night. Enrollment tor the second term of the night school will begin Monday

night, Jan. 4, at the high school. Thejed, is now pending. To relieve this

classes will be open for enrollment from 7:15 to 9:15 o'clock on Monday and Tuesday night. The first instruct ion of the term will be given on Tuesday night when all classes will start. The classes will be the same as last term in the regular subjects of the: course, and in the woman's vocational ! subjects. In the men's vocational inctrimtiAn Ti-lll l,o itkon In tYiti fnllnn'. struction will be given in the follow ing subjects: Pattern making, printing, carpentry, forging and tool making, electrical work and automobile care. Circulars containing information of ; tne courses offered were distributed j among the employes of every factory in the city today, au an effort will be made to make the enrollment, of this term the largest that the school Jiaa had.

DRUIDS GIVE RINGS TO FIVE MEMBERS

Lodge Awards Emblems for Service Rendered in Membership Campaign. Thousands of lodge men thronged the rooms of the lodges of Richmond yesterday. No lodges had formal programs but at the Druids there was a presentation of honorary emblem rings to five of the members by state officers. The members who received rings were Harry Haner, Al Hodapp, Charles Holtkamp, Robert Hart. G. R. Alexander and Henry Englebert. The rings were awarded for having secured more than fifteen candidates for the big class initiation recently. An all day banquet of turkey and trim- j mings was served. Eagles, Moose, Red Men and other lodges had open house for the members. Lunch was served all day and hundreds of gallons of punch were consumed. BOARD ANALYZES CITY'S TROUBLES FOR COUNCILS Members in Communication to Come Before Next SesSion Will Force Council tO Face ISSUe. CITY NEEDS SEWERS Rains Flood North End Business District Richmond's Macadam Streets Prove Expensive Burden. Council meeting next Monday night, the first of the new year, promises to be one of the most interesting sessions held by that body in several years, because, it was learned today, the board of public works intends to put squarely up to council, for solution, the question: "What Is the matter with the city government of Richmond?" It Is a question which can be easily answered by those familiar with city affairs, but, i the same time, it is one which council has consistently sidestepped for several years, the policy of "letting things drift" being much easier to carry out than to un dertake to provide a remedy for civic j ills. Demand Grows Pressing. It was learned today that the board of works will present a communica - tion to council in which the situation now confronting the city will be graphically outlined. There is noi doubt but that every councilman is '. thoroughly familiar with this situation : but the question has never been for mally brought to their attention in the past. The board will now ask that ; council give its serious consideration1 to the problem of providing needed . public improvements without further del?J- bpause th? demand for such action is so now pressing mat n can - not ne ignored any longer. Ktcnmona toaay nas less man six . miles Streets of permanently improved : and thousands of dollars are ' iest traveled streets. Richmond has ; outgrown macadam streets, except in : lne residential districts, dux. no ttLLbT.tlT 1 ! rury bv perman ireas"r D Permanent! i'i' "h ' which means paving the principal streets .C' y 1, m 7nrnvfrHn? letter "UI . ".V". i ".5 , J question of providing a modern sewer system. L,very important sewer in struction tne city, in us nwmai growth, has spread out in ever direct-; ion and new territory has been constantly added for these sewers, none too large in tne iirst piace, to orain. i The result has been that within the j last two years ever rain of more than i usual severity has caused the flooding ' of a number of districts because the i sewers were too small to carry of the water. Hard Etorms the last two ; " tiii because the small sewers draining j that district have had to, during that! time, serve as drainage for the Reeveston addition of eighty acres. . ... i . u : .. .1 : . ..I ... r Much property loss in this district of the city has been caused by the flood- ; ing of the streets. i Rains Flood Sewers. North K street is always flooded ! during a heavy storm and because of ; this condition a damage suit against the city of $20,000. filed by a jobbing ' company wnose Dasement was uooucondition a sewer on Elm Place must J be constructed and the city officials are figuring on constructing a relief sewer on K street east of Twelfth and north on Twelfth to the river. This : would probably cost $20,000 while the city only has $15,000 in its public 1mnrovement fund. $6,000 of which is mortgaged for an improvement made 1 Hilt . V strop! 1-lf moi v m , - ..v.. ...... ....... .. . - -. - sewer is an imperative need and some way to provide for it must be found. Tax valuations in Richmond have not been increased in a numDer or years, hence the city's income has not

expanded, although the operating ex- pi red December 21, 1885. He was found pense has increased year by year and dead in his office chair fiften minutes the demand for public improvements before noon. He bad served as postbecomes heavier each year. Council mast one month. He was one of th

Is to be aeked what remedy it will preUATibt tot hla coalition, ol allAirt.

ENGLAND'S KING HELPS PREPARE REPLY TO I). S.

Ruler and Other High Officials Reported to Favor Early Conciliatory Answer to Wilson's Note. PRESS STAYS FRIENDLY Newspapers and Business Men See Justice of Presi dent's Course and Urge Amicable Solution. BY HERBERT TEMPLE, Staff Correspondent The International News Srvice. LONDON, Jan. 2 From a high authoritative source It is learned that King George is taking a personal part in the foreign office negotiations relative to the reply to President Wilson's note protesting against interference with American commerce by British warships at sea. It is understood tbat the king. Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey, Premier Asquith and other influential members of the government are in favor of an immediate conciliatory reply. Following the exchange of mora notes it is expected tbat an internajtional agreement will be effected whereby American ships will be freed from delay, search and all seizures by British warships and the same prinJciple of non-interference, except in ' BDec,aI ca8es. be maintained toAllied Powers Back Move. The French and Russian foreign offices are reported to be in thorough accord with the British foreign office in the matter. There was another cabinet meeting today in Downing street, when the question was again under consideration. Since the publication here of the full text of President Wilson's note, the British press has adopted a much more amiable attitude toward the United States' protest. Practically all the influential newspapers are urging the government to meet the United States half way, and to lose no time In effecting a solution of the neutral shipping problem, which will prevent friction in the future. On paper, the London Statia, professes the belief that British bankers are really behind the neutral trade over which the question of Interference has arisen. PRECEDENT FAVORS U. S. Officials Review Former Actions Along Same Line Since Civil War. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2 An examination of precedents today disclosed, according to officials here, a point I strongly in favor of the American con- ; tention in its note of protest to Great 1 Br.itain ainst interference with Amei nan piiipimii;. It is that this government before the close of the Civil War rescinded orders issued rarlier in the conflict to officers of the United States navy to seize without previous search all merchant vessels of neutrals on the high seas which were suspected of carrying contrabands to the Confederate states. This point is regarded as especially ciirnifiant u-hon t u L- n in rnnnrtinn ; , ... fo, . rn.hnH ro. traJ aml ip rnited states the belligierenU EnKland moved to prevent in'discriminate seizures, and the United States was obliged to recall its orders. Britain Remains Friendly. Washington officials took further .,.,, tiM,ioi, v-mnt an , peoplt, toward the American protest wag en(lrelv fricndiy. it served to strengthen 'the genral belief in both ffiia fnd "rf fhal mutual basis would be reached for an ment to rPlieve esportor8 0r thi, country from the uncertainty under ! whicn ,n"-v nave bcen laboring. ! Another sign view as particularly noPefuI is ,ne report from London . shim)in m(M1 therP are rrady 1o ,lmit tht tha nm.Mt r this emmtrv against unreasonable detention is justified Tn5s jt jse arpued. shows that (he Britisn public is prepared to diarllss the issue on its merits. CHRISTIANS TO PAY DEBT ON BIRTHDAY , -ii ... . C4S i m Central ClUirCh SSCTS liOal for Second Anniversary, January 10. six hundred persons at Sunday- ! s,.j-i00, fiftv additions to the cnurcn. . .. . ana the total church oeht paid orr. !. the goal set by the members of tl Central Christian church for the celebration of the second anniver&ary Suutiay. Jan. 10. The roll of the church and Sunday school will be called. An advertising .committee headed by the Rev. W. K. i0tiPV. will attempt to have every reomber present to answer to his name. -rne teachers of the Sunday school classes have organized in an effort to j,itdge the fifty new members to the ! rmirch from the roll of the classes. i.jv.rv member will be solicited to aid jn contributing toward the payment of .j cburch debt. MrTIinniSTN HONOR JiU I IlUllOlO UUilWl ELDER'S MEMORY , Members of the Fir6t Methodist the death church recalled lhursuay CJf James Elder, postmaster, who exoldect members of tho first U. f burch,