Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 151, 8 June 1915 — Page 1

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THE RICHMOKB

ENT10H THREE FOR PLACE ON SCHOOL BOARD Councilmen Nominate Jordan, Can and - Ramler Which Promises Lively Contest at Next Session.

JORDAN IS OPPOSED Calx's Supporters Want Young Man in Sympathy With Industrial life of the Community to Serve. Three nominations for the one vacancy on the public school board of the city of Richmond were made at the council meeting last night. The election will be Monday evening, June 21. Nominations are not closed and moro candidates may be entered before the, balloting begins at the next council session. Edward Ramler, one of the nominees, withdrew today, saying his business interests demanded too much time. Those nominated last night were: Charles W. Jordan, to succeed himself, former secretary of the Com- ' mercial Club and president of the German-American bank. Willard Z. Carr, an officer of the American Seeding Machine company and one of the city's best known young business men. Edward Ramler retired druggist and real estate man. Mr. Carr waB the first to be placed in nomination by Councilman Oscar Williams. He said Mr. Carr was an enterprising young man, a graduate of Harvard university and would take a deep Interest in school affairs. Renominates Jordan. Councilman W. P. O'Neal then placed Mr. Jordan in nomination, stating that Mr. Jordan had been a member of the board for several years and had been always active in promoting the best interests of the public schools. " Councilman Walterman placed Mr. Ramler In nomination. He said Mr. Ramler would take much interest in school affairs and would be thoroughly capable of fulfilling the duties of the office. Mr. Ramler has had experience in school work, at one time being a trustee of the parochial school of St. Andrew's. That there will be a lively contest for the school board vacancy is certain.- ' , ' " ' ' Opposition to the re-election of Mr. Jordan was anticipated, however. It ers of Mr. Carr that there is a demand for a member of the school board who is active in the industrial life of the community and who will be in complete sympathy with the practical training course of the public schools. Councilman Williams, who nominated Mr. Carr, also stated after the meeting la6t night that Mr. Carr's nomination would command much support because he was known to be favorable toward the retention of the popular musical supervisor of the schools. Prof. Sloane. Mr. Williams made rib statement as to the number ' of councilmen who were supporting the candidacy of Mr. Carr. Mr. Jordan has been active in the support of his candidacy for reelection, but what strength he commands Is not known. Hitherto there has been no opposition to his candidacy. 5 LARGE SHIPS TORPEDOED BY GERMAN WASPS LONDON, June 8. Activity of German submarines on a large scale continues in the waters all around the British Isles and today reports were received of the sinking of five large vessels, three of which were of Norwegian nationality. Of the others, one was Belgian and the other a Russian. A total of 19 lives was lost. The victims were as follows: Norwegian ship Glittertind, 7,157 tons, sunk In the North Sea, off Shields, enroute to Hartlepool from Sweden with a cargo of timber. All members of the crew saved. Norwegian bark Superb, 1515 tons, sunk in Atlantic ocean off Fastnet Island while enroute to Queenstown from Buenoes Aires with cargo of grain. All of the crew saved. Norwegian steamer Trudvang 1040 tons, in St. George's channel off the Welsh coast. All of crew saved. Russian schooner Adolf sunk in North Sea off the Scotch coast with loss of two members of crew. Belgian 6teamer Menatier, 1425 tons, sunk In North sea off English coast with loss of 17 lives. Weather Forecast FOR INDIANA Fair tonight and Wednesday. Warmer Wednesday. Temperature. Noon 63 Yesterday. Maximum 85 Minimum 53 For Richmond Fair tnight. Wednesday fair and warmer. General Conditions The storm that crossed Indiana yesterday is moving over the eastern states. Fair weather is general west of the Allegheny mountains. Another storm Is developing In the northwest and will cause unsettled weather within a few days. J W. E. Moore, Weather Forecaster.

How the Capture of Przemysl Disorganized the Czar's Line

The tremendous scope of the Austro-German victory in Galicia, which in a single month has wrested from Russia practically all the spoils of the eight months' campaign which cost her hundreds of thousands of lives, is indicated by the above map. The Russian position when the Teutonic drive started, early in May, is shown by the line A-A. The present position, insecurely held by the beaten and disorganized Russian armies, is along the line B-B. The winning of Galicia. and the Carpathian passes from the Austrians had been the one great success of the Allies in the war. The battle of the Carpathians alone is estimated to have cost Russia 500,000 lives. In Russia's hands they were a vital danger to Austria; opening the way, for an invasion which should devastate Hungary. The siege and capture of Przemysl itself which was only, one feature of this great campaign, had occupied an army of over 300,000 for half a year. The Teutonic campaign for the recovery of the ground became just a month ago yesterday. Striking with terrific force at the Russian line just north of the Carpathians, General Mackensen drove it swiftly back so swiftly that large parts of the Russian forces which held the line south of the mountains were cut off when the Austrians seized the passes from the north. With the passes cleared of Russians, fresh Austrian armies passed through the passes and drove the Russians north and east on Przemysl.

WILSON TAKES WHY'S JOB IN POST OFFICE Beck Announces Appointment of Veteran Clerk to Succeed Retiring Superintendent of Mails. With the resignation yesterday of L. A. Handley, superintendent of mails at, the postoffice, came the announcement today that Frank W. (Wilson, now at the stamp window, had been appointed to the position. , Mr. Handley's resignation has been on file with the postmaster for several weeks, but because of uncertainty of the date to become effective, it was held up. The departemnt was notified of the contemplated action and MrWilson recommended as the successor. The resignation becomes effective June 15. At that time the postoffice will lose a highly, efficient department head. Mr. Handley is the only government employe who held the place as superintendent of mails In the local office, this post having been created when he was head of the city clerks seven years ago. . Handley Started Work. The departing superintendent organized the city and rural route systems, and has full charge of all employes in the postoffice except those in the financial department. As the office was a new one when he took charge, he has worked out all the duties and rules connected with it. Mr. Handley has been civil service secretary for twenty-one years, having been appointed on the board of civil service examiners for the Richmond office immediately after he went into the postal service. Mr. Handley will become cashier of the German-American Trust and Savings bank which opens June 19, at quarters in the Hittle building, Ninth and Main street. Frank Wilson, the new superintendent of mails has been connected with the postal service the same length of time as Mr. Handley. He became a clerk twenty-one years ago, and for some years was head of clerks. He resigned from the postoffice a year ago and purchased a farm, but six months ago decided to return to the postal service. He was reinstated as stamp clerk. Mr. Wilson is well informed on the city and rural service and on the income and dispatch of mails. DROP GERMAN NAME OF SINGERS' SOCIETY Richmond's Maennerchor delegate to the Saengerfest, which will be held in Covington, Kentucky, on June 20, has been instructed to induce the representatives attending the business meetings to change the German name of the singer's association the TriState Singers' association. Richmond is the only city in Indiana which is represented in the association which is composed of representative cities in Ohio and Kentucky. The Saengerfest will be held on Sunday, June 20, and the business meeting of the association convenes for one-day session on Monday following. At the meeting of the Richmond Maennerchor last night, Albert Blaesser was chosen delegate to this meeting and Gus Pfafflin selected as alternate. Approximately 100 Richmond people wiy attend the Saengerfest making the trip to Covington in a special car attached to a Pennsylvania train leaving this city at 5:50 a. m. on Sunday. Of this number about eighty will be singers. The remainder will be in the audience to hear the annual chorus of singing of hundreds of voices.

UNFAIR ASSESSMENT COVERS FORTY YEARS David .J. Doddridge of Washington township, an uncle of County Commissioner Mordecai Doddridge, whose father owner three thousand acres of land in Washington township and adjoining townships in Henry and Fayette counties, brought a complaint to the county auditor yesterday which deals with ancient history. Mr. Doddridge mid he has been paying taxes on four acres of unassesstble land for forty years, s Two acres of the land were deeded to the Doddridge Cemetery association in 1830. Later another strip containing a half acre was deeded to the Cemetery association. In 1S7S, an acre and one-half was made a part of the cemetery. Mr. Doddridge said he has made the complaint a number of times to county officials, who died before the present ones were bbrn, and has had the land surveyed, the method of proof of ownership, if the records are not clear. The surveyor died years ago, and had never sworn to the survey. Mr. Doddridge said he paid taxes on 160 acres and owns only 156 acres. It will be several weeks before the claim can be worked out.

GERMAN ARMIES CLOSE AROUND LEMBERG FORTS Big Guns Ready to Begin Bombardment of Fortress While Troops Press West and South. VIENNA, June 8 The occupation of Lemberg, the capital of Galicia, by the Austro-German forces is expected before the end of the present week. Steady progress is being made by the two armies which are converging, upon Lemberg from the west and south. It is reported that the. Austro-German armies are about ready to begin a bombardment of the Russian forts defending the city. These works have been greatly strengthened by the Russian general staff since the Russian army of occupation seized the city. CZAR'S OFFENSE FALLS. BERLIN, June 8 Victory is crowning Austro-German arms all along the line in the eastern theatre of war. In the Baltic provinces of Russia the German troops which crossed the Windau river are advancing. In northern and western Poland attempts of the Russians to renew -the offensive in order to relieve the Austro-German pressure in Galicia, are being successfully repulsed. Check Russian Advance. The Russian army on the San river has had its progress effectually checked by the arrival of German reinforcements west of Rudnik and the Slavs are officially reported to have evacuated Siniawa. It is declared that the whole Russian campaign is on the verge of absolute collapse. The German armies advancing toward , Lemberg are on the point of investing the city. The tactics pursued toward Lemberg are the same as those used against Przemysl. Teutonic forces are working to take the fortress upon two sides at once. Along the Dniester river, south of. Lemberg and on the Bukowina frontier the Russians are said to be retiring. The Russian war office communique today admits that the AustroGerman forces of General Von Linsengen have forced a crossing of the Dniester, south of Lemberg. '

EXPECT THRONG TO HEAR TALK BY DR. JORDAN

Citizens' Committee Members Believe Great Educator's Coming, Means Distinct Honor to Community. T Steady progress ' is beln'maie by committees preparing fdrth'i"cotnpllmentary lecture on "Peace and War" by David Starr Jordan, former head of Indiana university and present chancellor of Leland Stanford university, of California, which will be delivered netx Sunday . afternoon at the Coliseum, according to reports made to the executive committee last night. The committees are cognizant of the fact that the appearance of Dvid Starr Jordan in Richmond is a distinct achievement, and are co-operating to make the meeting one of the most representativev assemblages ever present at any similar previous event. Arrangements have been made for the decoration of the Coliseum on this occasion. The flags and bunting of patriotic colors which hung in the hall during the May festival and high school commencement exercises will remain in place. George Dilks, chairman of the decorating committee, reported that the emblem of peace will be unfurled before the lecture. Includes Male Chorus. Lee B. Nusbaum, chairman of the music committee, is completing arrangements for a musical program. Included in this will be a chorus of male voices. The general committee has issued a statement declaring that while David Starr Jordan is a great man, his message will not appeal to any particular set or caste of persons. Laboring men and employes of the various industries and factories will be interested and their presence is desired. The Labor Council has become interested in the prospective speech, and the committee on arrangements includes a number of its representatives. Mr. Jordan speaks in Cleveland next week, and probably will arrive in Richmond Saturday. If he has made no previous engagement for the following Monday, it is possible that he will visit in Richmond as the guest of many friends who are anxious to entertain him. ....... TURKS DEFEAT ALLIED FORCES IN HOT BATTLE CONSTANTINOPLE, June 8 So severely were the Anglo-French allies defeated on Saturday in the southwestern arena of the Gallipoli peninsula that they did not dare to renew the fighting there, according to the following official report from the Turkish war office: "Reports from the Dardanelles front state that the enemy has not dared to undertake any fresh action since the defeat suffered by him on Saturday and reported in yesterday's official statement. Quiet reigned along the whole front on Sunday. "Our artillery destroyed a position of the enemy near Avi Burnu from which bombs had been thrown, and also neighboring trenches north of Sed-el-Bahr. Our batteries on the Asiatic coast shelled the enemy's wing and artillery positions, also their ammunition transports. A' hostile battery at Sed-el-Bahr was silenced.

BIND DLACKDUflfJ TO GRAND JURY AFTER FATALITY Officials File Charge of Involuntary i Manslaughter Against Driver of Machine Which Killed Nordsieck.

BOND IS NOT FIXED Eye Witness Tells Prosecutor Blackburn Drove at Rate of at Least 50 Miles an Hour. Perry Blackburn was today bound over to the grand jury on a charge of Involuntary manslaughter and transferred from the city to the county jail. Blackburn waa driving an automobile Saturday afternoon which ran down and killed Ernest" Nordsieck, the aged assistant sexton of the Ln theran cemetery, on the Liberty pike close to the cemetery. No bond has yet been fixed for Blackburn by the circuit qourt. - Prosecutor Reller said today that he would ask Judge Fox to call the grand jury as soon as possiDie but he did not believe the jurors would assemble until some time next week because the time of the court is now occupied in the hearing of a dam. aae suit. . . Several people have been, victims of automobile accidents in Wayne County in recent years, but this is the first time that a criminal action has resulted from such a tragedy. Coroner Works on Case. Coroner Morrow said today that he had not completed his investigation of the killing of Ernest Nordsieck, and consequently, had not determined what verdict he would return in the case. Prosecutor " Reller stated that he saw no necessity in awaiting the re sult of the coroner's Investigation as he was satisfied by the investigation he had conducted himself that Black burn was driving the machine he had borrowed from his employer. J. F. Hipskind, at an excessive speed and in a reckless manner at the time of the accident "An eye witness to the tragedy, who is perfectly competent to judge the speed of an automobile, informed me yesterday that Blackburn was driving at a rate of at least fifty miles an hour, when bis machine bore down upon Nordsieck and upon this information "T decided to bind Blackburn over to the grand jury on. a charge of involuntary manslaughter," Prosecutor Reller stated. . Blackburn has accepted the action taken by the prosecutor' in his case very calmly and still insists that he was not driving his machine at an excessive speed while operating along the liberty pike, and that he warned Nordsieck of his approach by sounding his horn and slowing down the car at the same time. FRENCH BEGIN NEW DRIVE IN ARRAS FIELD PARIS, June 8 Hostilities between the French and Germans are now raging north and south of Arras and progress for the French troops is reported in both sections in the war office statement. North of Arras on the Souchez front the French have scored another advance in the vicinity of the Souchez sugar factory which has been the scene of very bloody fighting. German counter- attacks in the "labyrinth" back of Neuvllle St. Baast were repulsed and the French successfully defended all the works they had taken there from the Teutons. South of Arras the French captured 150 prisoners. The extension of hostilities by the French indicates that General French may contemplate a great effort to force a great wedge between the German right and center. The two formations join on the Oise river north of its junction with the Aisne. ITALIANS MAKE GAINS. ROME, June 8 Fighting is in progress between the Italians .and Austrians over a front thirty miles long, from Caporetto, in the Isonzo river to the gulf of Trieste. The Italian forces that have gained the eastern bank of the Isonzo river around Tolmein, (Tolmino) are officially reported by Lieut Gen. Count Luigi Cadorna, chief of the Italian general stiff, to have suffered relatively "light losses" In comparison with the imnortance of the triumph achieved in that region. Italian engineer corps are constructing many bridges across the Isonzo. The Italian line is being drawn more closely around Tolmeln, but the city still remains in Austrian hands. NO ITALIANS SEEK CITIZENSHIP IN U. S. Bulgarians, Russians, Roumanians, Germans, Austrians and Englishmen have been among the numbers to file first citizenship papers at the clerk's office in the past six months, but there has been only one Italian since October 5, it was learned today. A rush of Italians to become citizens was expected by the county clerk after Italy's declaration of war. The only Italian to take out first papers did so June 1. - '

LAWS OF nCIIIGAIl , HALT FORD GROWTH

- LANSING, Mich.,' June 8. The Ford Motor company 'Of Detroit, will have to Incorporate in some other state whan ' it makes Its contemplated Increase in capital stock from $2,000,000 to $100,000,000. " According to an announcement of Secretary of State Coleman C. Vaughan today, there is a statutory limitation of $25,000,000 to the amount that any corporation can incorporate for in this state. ; This will necessitate the Ford company's Incorporating in some other state. ' v ' The change will make the Michlagn treasury $1,000 richer because of the increased fee that the company as a foreign corporation will have to pay to do business in Michigan. ,' WILSON DENIES CABINET SPLIT DM SWP NOTE Objects to Statement of Pur poseful Delay in Transmitting Answer From tJ. St to Germany. REPLY IS PREPARED President Believes Agitation Here Has Embarrassed Country and Created Bad Feeling in Germany. WASHINGTON, June 8. President Wilson today emphatically stated to callers that there has been no delay in sending the American rejoinder to Germany. He ridiculed reports that a split had occurred among the advisors over the matter or that the note had been changed in any vital particular. Since the draft was read to the cabinet last Friday. The president told his callers that extreme care had been exercised in the preparation of the reply and that it would be sent to Germany as soon as it was finished. President Wilton today authorized the statement that his rejoinder to the German note will be put in final shape Continued On-" Page Three. ROADS BOOSTERS READY TO NAME COUNTY LEADERS Big Delegations From All Parts of County Promise to Attend Meeting Next Thursday Evening. With every township in Wayne county organized into branches of the National Old Trails Road association, leaders in the National road movement have announced the meeting for the amalgamation of the township organizations into a county association. The meeting will be held Thursday night, 7:30 o'clock in the circuit court room at the court house. Big delegations are expected from most of the townships. All members of the township organizations are entitled to attend, although there will be only two delegates entitled to vote on the issues to be brought before the meeting. The merits of proposed places to hold the Fourth of July celebration will be discussed. This will be one of the questions settled. The extent of the celebration, the attractions, and other details will be gone over. County to Organize. The county will organize in a manner similar to the townships except that the official membership of the organization will be the chosen delegates of the township branches. The last township to organize was Clay, which held a good meeting last night at Greensfork, and elected E. S. Martindale ' president. There were twenty-five Clay township residents present and five Richmond men assisted in the organization. The meeting was held at Greensfork. The complete list of officers, committee chairmen and delegates follows : President, E. S. Martindale; vice president, Charles Bond; secretary, Will Roller; treasurer, Orville Hoover; committee chairmen, schools. Charles Knote; ways and means, Edward Allen; arrangements, Don Overman; publicity, Ray Deeter; program, H. H. Fagan; music. Ha'rry Chapman; parade, Albert Albertson; by-laws, the officers above named ; decoration, Fred King; membership, Ray McMullen; history, Dr. J. D. Kerr; delegates to attend county meeting Thursday evening for organization, Will Roller and Edward Allen. RECALL VON MUELLER ATHENS, June 8. Advices today from Constantinople say that owing to a rupture between Admiral Souchan, commander of the Turko-German fleet, and Captain von Mueller of the Goeben, the latter will be recalled to Berlin. Von Mueller is deemed responsible for, the irreparable damage suffered by the Goeben.

DAVIS TO ASK

CIVIL SERVICE IN CITY PLANT President of Works Board Outlines First Step Purchase of I, H. & P. Electrical Equipment , ALL PLACES OPEN Official Would Demand That Kleiitknecht and All Employes Submit to Examinations. Repugnance to the Idea of placing a half million dollar municipalized electric service monopoly Into politics has been one of the principal reasons voiced by citizens In their opposition to the city taking over the electric plant of the Richmond JJght, Heat and Power company. President Bavls of the board of public works, leading- advocate of a municipalized electric service monopoly, today admitted that In his opinion this was the most powerful argument against the project the administration is now attempting to carry out. Citizen Makes Protest. "Mayor Robbins injected politics Into the management of the municipal plant when he assumed office eighteen months ago," a citizen remarked to the board president today. "It Is bad enough for a city to be governed by politicians, but I draw the line on turning a half million dollar business concern, which the municipal plant will be If the city takes over the competing plant. Into a play grounds for men our present mayor or any future mayor desires to reward for services rendered him in a political way. It would be a task for a competent and reliable business man to operate such a business on a thoroughly efficient and successful basis. With incompetent politicians, of the type which have mishandled our municipal affairs in the past, at the head of such a business, there is every reason to believe that they would ruin it." "In the event the city takes over the electric plant of the Light, Heat and Power company, the first thing I intend to do is to ask Mayor Robbins to apply the civil service to the municipal plant," Mr. Bavis replied. "It is optional with any Indiana city, under the state law, to establish the civil service for most of the departments of the city government. "I am not thoroughly familiar with this law but it is my understanding that once the civil service is extended to the employes of certain departments of government the law provides an effective barrier against the encroachments of party politics. So long as a civil service employe performs his work in a satisfactory manner his position is guaranteed him." Mr. Bavis also stated that if the mayor acted upon his suggestion the protective mantle of the civil service would not be thrown over the present staff of employes of the municipal plant, Including Superintendent Kleinknecht, unless they qualified for their positions in tests to be conducted by a municipal civil service board. He said that under sich an arrangement any citizen would have the right to take the examination for any office in the city's electric service department. It was learned today that for several days a local building contractor and Mr. Watts, an electric engineer employed by the city, have been making appraisements of the electric plant of the Light. Heat and Power company for the purpose of having data to submit to the state commission on the date set by the commission to establish a selling price for the plant. NORDSIECK HONORED BY MILITAERVEREIN AT FUNERAL SERVICE German Veterans Act as Pall-Bearers for Comrade Who Went Through the Franco-Prussian War. Military honors were paid the memory of Ernest Nordsieck today by the German Militaerverein of which he was a prominent member.' Mr. Nordsieck went through some of the most sanguinary battles of the Franco-Prussian war without being wounded, and his friends today were commenting on the fact that he has to lose his life through an automobile accident. The funeral was held this afternoon at St. John's church. Pallbearers were chosen from members of the Militaerverein and consisted of William Remmert, Henry Tieman, Eberhard Bettenbrock, Henry Nolte. Martin Aufderkamp and Henry Witte.t All these men were veterans of the wars in which Germany was engaged. Members of the militaerverein marched from the home to St. John's church and then marched in front of the hearse from the church to South Fifth and J streets, where the officers of the society mounted a carriage and went to Lutherania to represent the society at the Interment. Mr. Nordsieck was a member of the famous Seventy-fourth Hanover regiment which saw some of the hardest fighting in the Franco-Prussian war. His son who preceded him in death a few days ago was a member of the German navy. SHIVELY IMPROVES. NEW YORK. June 8. Senator Shively's condition is unchanged today. He is quite comfortable. '