Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 196, 30 July 1915 — Page 12

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THE RICHMOND PALEADltHI AND SUN-TELEGRAM, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1915.

BERLIN STANDS FIRr.1 IN INTENT TO CRUSH FOES

BERLIN, July 30 The appeal for peace Issued by the executive ' committee of the Social Democratic party of Germany la eagerly pictured as a sign of desperation and disruption by English and French papers. A large part of the foreign press even goes so

far as to tell its readers that a revo

lution of the German working classes

would soon force the government of the empire to make peace under whatever conditions the allies saw, fit to dictate. Nothing i further from the truth. - ' ' The German nation -is as united and

confident as ever. The few Socialistic

dreamer are "internationalists." who

are trvine to preach peace with die

honor, are even repudiated by ' their

own party. : Hold Firm Resolve.

The firm resolution of the German people not to lay down their arms until all the enemies of the empire are crushed finds forcible' expression in an Interview granted to the Internationa) Sews Service correspondent by Baron Octavian V. Sedlitz, one of the oldest German parliamentarians and former president of the Sechhandlung, or Prussian State bank, which was foundd by Frederick the Great. The Baron is one of the few remaining statesmen of the Bismarckian era, and the leader at the free-conservative party or the Reichspartcl. For years he has been closely connected with the largest in-

lustrial and financial Interests. "The discussions of the budget commission of the Prussian diet have strengthened the conviction that Ger-j many is economically and financially j well able to continue the war at least another year," the baron said. "We will not only keep up the struggle, but make our offensive tactics so vigorous that there shall be no doubt of our ultimate victory. Barely 1 ; Resources. "Our national re -urces have hardly been tapped, and the entire nation demands that the war shall be continued until an honorable and lasting peace is secured by a victory of the German and Austrian armies. The appeal of the executive committee of the. Social Democratic party has little or no influence on the masses and was principally published to bridge over difficulties within the party. A few small ' groups under the leadership of Dr. Liebknecht, Haase and others have kept up an unpatriotic agitation 6ince the beginning of the war, and the executive committee does not seem to have the will power to purge the party sf these agitators. That the Socialistic anti-war faction possess no influence is shown by the fact that the leaders of the party in the reichstag and higly respected men like Dr. Bernstein and Kautsky are not on their Bide."

PAY ItlllEniTMlCE TAX Inheritance tax - from ' two ' estates that were recently, assessed -.by the court, has been paid to - the" .'county treasurer. . .The . tax . on 1 the Inheritors of the Metthlas Rauch estate amounts

to $379.81. The total assessed value

of the estate was $$6,000. -, V The Elizabeth Gear, estate,- which was valued at - $52,000 by the . court.

paid to the county , $467.77 .In taxes. A receipt 'for the amount was issued

from the treasurer's office this' morn

ing.- - - -- - LT """"" "JL DIRECTORS OF PARK

DISCUSS LOT SALE

- -. i ' ' - . " The board of directors of the Mor

ton Lake and Park company will meet this evening in the Commercial" club room. One of the matters to be con

sidered is the advisability, of starting a lot sale within a , short ; time. At previous meetings of the board, it was

decided to defer any extensive im

provements at the park until a lot sale

is conducted.

The board Is composed of James

Caar, Dr. T. Henry Davis, C. W. Jordan, E. Gurney Hill, George Eggemeyer, Henry Robinson, . Richard

Sedgwick, vice-president; William Romey, treasurer; E. M. Haas, secretary. . The . stockholders of the company will hold their annual meeting next Tuesday evening for the purpose of electing three members to . the board to hold office for three years.' ,

AWES LOSE HMIV III EASTERN FIELDS

CHECK MOVE BY ITALIANS

BY BRIXTON D'ALLAI RE.

International News Service Staff Cor-

- respondent. -

ROME, July 30. Reinforcements re

ceived by-the -Austrians at Gonzla, on

the Isonzo front, have delayed the cap-, ture of that stronghold by the Italians, but military men predict that its fall

is now only: a matter of a few days.

The fighting on Carao plateatt. south

of Gorizia, has developed greater In

tensity with the Austrians delivering violent counter attacks all along the line. .The positions which the Italians

had captured were fiercely shelled af

ter which the Austrians tried to carry

them at the point 'of the bayonet, but

the attacks failed and tne Austrians

left hundreds of dead - and ..wounded

upod the field.

. Bloody fighting Is taking place in front of the Gorizia brideg head.

where the Italians suffered consider

able losses owing to the bravery of the

troops. ' .

The men advanced with reckless

courage In the teeth of terrific ma

chine gun fire.

More guns . are .being sent to the

Isonzo front, to reinforce the batteries bombarding the forts of Gorizia.. The

stiff resistance of the Austrians has

proved a surprise to the Italian gen

eral staff.

Near the frontier of Tyrol the Ital

ians are attacking the Austrian poBi

tions. Artillery duels are taking place

in the mountains. The Italian guns

are slowly reducing the Austrian fort

resses, but they are being subjected

meanwhile to heavy fire from the Aus

trian pieces.

BERLIN. July 30. The over seas news agency today gave out the following: "When the American cruiser North

Carolina returned recently from the near Eastern waters the was officers told acquaintances that "the losses of the allies at tb Dardanelles surpassed anything he?" fore reported. Aus

tralian and 1 i i commands were almost annihilated. As usual the col

onial troops and the Irish bore the

brunt of the fighting. The English keeping in the background. Attempts to storm the steep rocky heights were nothing less than madness. Turkish machine guns whose fire was directed by German officers mowed down the

ranks of attacking forces. "Turkish soldiers led by German of

ficers fought like devils. Of one Aus

tralian regiments of 1,000 men only 67 wounded men were brought back from

the firing line. The balance" had been

killed."

POPE DEMANDS

PEACE EFFORTS

FAMILY ASSEMBLES AT GLEN MILLER

The Conn reunion, which is held annuallv at Glen Miller Dark, will be

held next Sunday. From fifty to sev

enty-five members of the Conn family living in Wayne and Preble counties, will be present to participate in the annual outing.

The only other large reunion to be!

held at the park soon is the Toney reunion, announced for August 18. This reunion is also an annual affair at the park and will be attended by tbout 250 members of that family.

BERLIN, (Via Wireless) July 30. Pope Benedict XV. is preparing for concerted action through the episcopacy of the belligerent countries to effect an armistice, according to a dispatch from Madrid given out by the Oversees News agency today. It quotes are Archbishop of Pisa of confirming the statement but admitting that the Pope himself is aware that there are grave difficulties to overcome.

CABINET OF JAPAN QUITS BECAUSE OF

CHARGES OF GRAFT

TOKIO, July 30. The entire cabinet

resigned today as a result of the elec

tion of bribery scandal. Count Okuma the premier presented his own resignation and that of his colleagues to

Emperor Yoshihito.

The Emperor did not accept the res

ignations immediately but called

conference of the elder statesmen at which the government policy will be determined tomorrow. The fall of the cabinet caused no surprise here as it has been expected since Minister of Interior Oura resigned after being accused of having been the payer of the bribe at the last election.

STEAMER MINED

LONDON, July 30 The Belgian steamer Prince Albert, 1,880 tons, was blown up by a mine today and sank in a few minutes. Twenty-five members of the crew were saved.

THE SECRET CODE'

FUND IS SWELLED.

CHICAGO, July 30 The million dollar Eastland relief fund was swelled by the. addition of $955.14 today, the entire , proceeds of the Chicago-Buffalo Federal League baseball game yesterday.

BRIEFS

Do you know It is more important to keep the bowels regular during hot weather than any other time. It is because disease germs are all over flies, mosquitoes, bugs, etc., all carry dangerous diseases. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will kep the bowels regular, the system cool, and clean. Fosler Drug Co. Adv.

JCOiE ft-m, THE SECRET CQBE

Who is Mrs. Holden? Who was her

assailant and why was she drugged, bound and gagged? Who is the man discovered in a similar predicament in the woman's apartment, and why did lie persist in withholding the identity of the criminal? This is the problem which confronts the authorities of the Grand hotel, in The Secret Code," one of the episodes of Kalem's new series, "The Mysteries of the Grand Hotel." As a matter of fact, tbe incidents upon which tV two act photo play is based were furnished Kalem by a representative hotel located in the middle west. According to the officials of this hotel, the name of which is withheld by request, tbe action of the police who wero called In served but to deepen the mystery. The policemen spoke to the principals and then departed "without saying a word. Nor could the utmost efforts on the part of the hotel authorities open their lips. "Those two people are all right," was nil that the officers would say. "Evcythlng will be explained in due time." And it was! That very night the people la the hotel were startled to hear pistol shots. The people on the floor above that on which the woman la the case lived rushed out to find two lac?, one of decided foreign appear

ance, struggling in tbe corridor. Short ly afterward the mysterious woman rushed up the stairs and helped subdua the foreigner. "Then the whole. affair was explained," said the hotel officials in relating the story to Kalem. "The woman and the man who lived on the next floor as well as tbe individual found bound and ga(red in her room were all in the secret service. The' foreigner was a man who had si.cceeded in getting

Jhold of documents of immense valua

to the war department, and a trap had been laid for him. - The woman had allowed it to be known ia certain channels that she had information that coirid be used by foreign governments and, well, she was attacked by this chap. The latter also got the best of the other secret service agent who was hiding in the next room." With this as a start, it was comparatively simple to construct a photo play version of it The result Is "The Secret Code." . In fact, all the episodes of the Kalem mystery series are based upon incidents supplied by the . country's representative hotels. , Some of the latter are the McAlpln and Buckingham. New York city; Auditorium hotel, Chicago; Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco; Hotel Savoy, Kansas City; Hotel Jefferson. - St. Louis, and Hotel Mason, Jacksonville.'

Ladies, here's a Preparatory Sale special for Saturday: Colored French Ratine, $1.00 quality, sale 25c yard. The Geo. H. Knollenberg Co.

Read offer on Page 2 of free cake of Palm Olive Soap. Crushed fruit peach ice cream, made

from fresh ripe peaches. You get it

at Price's.

Price's egg f rappes, made with sweet cream, are nutritious and refreshing.

Ten flavors of the very best Ice

creams and ices made from pasteurized cream and fruit juices, dally at Price's.

Take a box of along with you.

Price's chocolates

All glasses washed with hot water at Price's fountain.

Call at Fromm Barber Shop, 50S Main street, tomorrow. Extra service.

VIGOROUS MEN AND WOMEN ARE IN DEMAND

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First

National

Bank

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When the First National Bank opens for business Monday morning in its new home

at Main and Seventh streets, its customers and friends will find an individual bank building that will compare most favorably with any edifice of its kind anywhere. The problems that confronted the bank in utilizing the site it had occupied for so long, and the manner in which these problems were met and overcome would make, a very interesting story alone. For years it was thought impossible to build an adequate bank building on the narrow lot which was only 1 Yl eet wide. The purchase of the property, adjoining was impossible, but the bank was loathe to leave the site it has occupied for fifty-two years. Hoggson Brothers, of New York, expert designers and bcilders of fine banks all over the country, were called upon, and this concern after careful consideration and study decided that a building including all the bank's requirements could be erected on the present site. The new individual bank building today stands as an extraordinary achievement in modern bank arrangement, and a unique expression of efficient planning combined with artistic development. At the same time the future growth and development of the bank has been taken care of. The simplicity of design, which was especially desired by the committee; has been carried out most successfully. The base or foundation course is of granite, and the building of buff brick, opened with large arched windows and surmounted by a finely proportioned cornice of limestone colored terra cotta. The extreme narrowness of the plot necessitated the most careful floor planning, and for this reason the entrance was placed on Seventh instead of Main street. The exterior in proportion, design and color is particularly pleasing, and one is amazed on entering to find a banking room of such ample proportions. The width is hardly more than sixteen feet, and yet, with its height, the disposition and scale of the large windows and other architectural features, the room is a fine achievement of architectural design, and gives a sense of roominess far beyond what it actually has in feet and inches. The officers space occupies the entire end of the Main street front, with steps leading to customer's room below, and a passage giving access to the working space behind the screen. This arrangement brings the bank's customers in immediate contact with the officers of the bank, and at the same time with the working force serving behind . the wickets. The vault is situated at the opposite end of the bank, and provides by its position easy access to the safe deposit department. A mezzanine floor above furnishes a large and commodious directors room overlooking the entire banking space. An impressive building is at once the best investment and the best advertisement a bank can have. The city claims it for its own, as a thing of beauty and worth; each individual depositor has a real joy in the consciousness of part ownership, and every resident in the community refers to it with pride and satisfaction. The individual bank building, as exemplified by the new First National structure, is its own herald. There is no mistaking its purpose. In the simple dignity of its architec-, ture distinct, individual it stands as a bulwark of security. Its very aspect lends confidence; it is the concrete expression of the trust features of the banking business. There is a calm serenity about an exclusive bank building, as if it were fully conscious of its ' own powers, and of its capacity for caring for its own responsibilities. ' . . - Not the least interesting feature of the creation of a new home for the First Nation-' al Bank is the Hoggson Building Method, under which it was built. The entire operation from the preparation of the plans, through the construction, decorations, and even the equipment and furnishing was conducted under a single contract for the completed building, at a guaranteed fixed limit of cost to the bank. The value of having guaranteed the limit of cost of the completed building in advance, may be better appreciated when it is understood that 96 per cent of the commercial buildings erected exceed the original appropriation in final cost on an average of 33 1 -3 per cent. The First National has the distinction of missing by one hour being the first national bank in the United States after the national banking law was passed in 1 863, but was the second bank in Indiana to receive a national charter in that year, as well as the first bank in Indiana to file the necessary papers to become a regional reserve bank. Historically the First National belongs particularly to this site, since the corner of Seventh and Main has been a banking corner for more than eighty years. In the early thirties Lewis Burke did business here as a private banker. In 1850 he organized the Peoples Bank, and up to 1861 the People's Bank and the Citizens Bank at the corner of Fifth and Main streets" did practically all the banking business in the county, the bank deposits of both institutions at that time amounting to not more than $300,000. On June 5, 1 863, the First National was organized, taking over the business and location of the People's bank. James E. Reeves was the bank's first president; Edward Yarrington, its first cashier; Clement W. Ferguson was its first teller, and Dr. D. H. Dougan its first bookkeeper. The bank soon drew to itself a large and profitable business, and today its resources are $1,533,288.93, with an earned surplus of $100,000. The present officers are: A. D. Gayle, president; S. E. Swayne, vice-president; F. M. Taylor, vice-president; Alton T. Hale, cashier; E. B. Calvert and A. J. Feeger, Jr., Assistant Cashiers. - The Board of Directors include James A. Carr, William Dudley Foulke, Richard Sedgwick, Daniel Moss, Charles E. Shiveley, J. J. Rife, S. W. Hayes, S. E. Swayne, A. G. Luken, A. D. Gayle and F. M. Taylor. Throughout the construction of the First National Bank Building every preference was given by Hoggson Brothers to local labor and to local material and supply concerns. Among the local contractors were J. Henry E. Bode, metal lath and plastering; Crane Electric Co., electric work ; John F. Hipskind, masonry, etc. ; The Miller-Kemper Co., carpentry, mill work and interior finish ; John H. Niewoehner, plumbing fixtures and heating; Charles W. Roland, sheet metal.

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