Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 241, 21 September 1915 — Page 1

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,Upper picture shows the tented city on the drUl-fidd of j Fort Sheridan; where, citizen soldiers will-be 'housed daring training period; regular army man (lower left) making a hasty toilet in the field. A group of Infantrymen who will act as '" pacemakers for the rookies having a "picnic" luncheon. They, are satisfied with their lot as fighters for Uncle Sam. 1, '

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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SHOWS DECREASE OF 211 PUPILS IN 1915

An actual loss of 211 pupils in the schools of the county, outside of Richmond, has been reported to County Superintendent Williams.' The schools in the , rural districts show an increase in: enrollment compared . with last year, and is an indication that the "back-to-the-country" movement has gained a strong foothold in this county. - ''The gains in the rural districts and the losses in the towns and townships where there are school corporations, , show that larger number of families are moving from the towns and cities to the country," said Superintendent Williams. v "The school hacks are carrying more , children this year than they did last-year, and this is another indication of the change." ..... v , . There is a loss of 136 pupils in the Wayne township schools, outside of Richmond, compared with last year. Last year , there were 659 children in the township schools, while this year, Township Trustee Edgerton reports only 523. Cambridge City, ' Dublin and Centerville show decreases in enrollment this year. Hagerstown shows a small gain. There is a total of 3,679 pupils in the schools of the'eounty, outside ot Richmond, according to the superintendent's report. In actual number, this is a gain of 39 ' over last year, but when the number of pupils of school age is taken into consideration, the county superintendent reports that the loss amounts to 211. The following shows the total enrollment for the schools of the county and the total number transported toschools in school hacks: , .- . .

Grades. Townships 1914. Abington 70 Boston 153 Center 170 Clay 141 Dalton 75 Franklin 171 Greene 155 Harrison 62 Jackson 122 Jefferson 143 New Garden 202 Perry ". .... 157 Washington 205 Wayne 659 Webster 84 Total . 2469 Corporations Cambridge City 325 Centerville 162 Dublin 117 Hagerstown 150 Total 754 7073191 32 Total for county .3223 Loss. 400 MINERS CAUGHT BY BLAST IN MINE NUNEATON, England, Sept. 21. Four hundred miners were entombed by an explosion early today in the pithead of the Exball colliery. The . explosion destroyed the cage apparatus and instantly killed two men. Fire followed the explosion, making rescue work difficult. Help was summoned from surrounding mines and -rescue couada organized to work in relays. v

FORT SHERIDAN WAR CAKIP IS HI READINESS FOR CHICAGO CIVILIAIl

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1915. 1914. 1915 1914. 1915. 1914.1915. 58 5 7 75 65 26 45 159 ... 16 . 153 175 13 12 ' 171 170 171 34 - 34 146 35 -27 176 173 92 88 71 75 71 57 53 174 28 37 199 211 52 - 64 179 22 27 177 206 80 126 52 62 52 20 17 . 126 ... ... 122 126 0 0 160 143 160 115 112 210 50 68 .252 268 119 120 165 31 42 188 207 : 81 113 204 40 33 246 234 60 62 523 559 523 130 " 80 86 11 15 95 101 38 54 2484 222 262 2691 2746 "917 980319 57 63 382 382 136 60 73 222 '209 114 24 22 141 136 138 54 68 204 . 206

195 226 949 . 933 417 Gain.. . 488 . 71 3640 3679 Gain... 39 BURY F-4 VICTIMS SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 21. Plans for the burial of the thirteen bodies of victims of the submarine ;F-4, which went to the bottom In Honolulu ; harbor,'; were completed today. The .bodies were brought to the United States yesterday; on the United States naval station ship Supply. I . . RUSS SINK U-BOAT ODESSA, Sept. 21. Russian, warships In the Black Sea have sunk a German submarine, it was officially announced 'today.'

BECK ADVOCATES KEEPING ROUTES IN MORE PLACES Postmaster Expects Many Changes as Department Works Out Details of Motorization Plan. Although a recent ruling of Postmaster General ' Burleson would deprive every town in Wayne county with the exception of Cambridge City, Hagerstown and Richmond, of rural routes, Postmaster Beck, of Richmond, believes that a more satisfactory way of handling the situation in Wayne

county would be to retain routes in the following towns: Fountain City, 1; Cambridge City, 2; Hagerstown, 2; Milton, 1; Centerville, 1; Greensfork, 1; Richmond, 5. No definite ruling has been made by the post office department at Washington but an order is expected by Postmaster Beck any day. "We have not received any definite ruling on the matter,", said Postmaster Beck, "and the plan Is as new to me as to any. man in the county. I am in favor of reducing the number of routes but I do not believe that it is just to some of the business men in the smaller towns to deprive them of the rural routes. In many instances, however, this will have to be done. . Finly . Gray, as congressman, and I, as postmaster, have " been unjustly criticized by. a large number of people in this county who do not know what they are talking about," he said. "Finly Gray told me that he had nothing whatever ' to do with the change and the only thing that I have done is to obey the Instructions of the department in ' furnishing information." On October 9, examinations will be held under the civil service commission for motor rural carriers. Weather Forecast For -IndianaFair tonight and Wednesday. Frost in lowlands tonight. v Temperature Noon 57 Yesterday Maximum Minimum .......... ... 75 ...55 V For Richmond Fair c tonight and Wednesday. . Frost tonight f In i unprotected: places. ' --,-.,-, : ' ! General ' Conditions Thj cool wave is rapidly covering the entire1 United States east of the Rocky mountains, following the storm whic is' now over the eastern states. Temperatures are below freezing in Montana, while there is a hot wave in California. ' W. E.! Moore, Weather Forecaster.

"ROOIOES

OH AUTHORITIES TO STODY MILK QUESTION Council Refers Problem to Board of Health, Ordinance Committee and City Attorney to Study Problem and Report Finding to Council

The local milk question was propelled into council last evening and was handled by that body like a hot coal. In a communication the board of public health asked council to interpret for it the milk inspection ordinance passed in 1909, indicating a desire to enforce certain provisions of that measure, after six years, in the event council thought the board should pursue such action. These queries were addressed .by the board to council : "Shall a grocer or any other retailer of milk who sells the same for, or as an agent of, a licensed retailer of milk, and in the container as prepared by such licensed retailer, be required to take out a license, as provided in the milk ordinance ? "Shall producers of milk who sell their product at wholesale prices to a licensed retailer thereof be required to take out a license to sell milk, as provided by the milk ordinance?" Ignore Violations. '

Not one councilman Inquired why the present board of public health had consistently ignored the enforcement of the license requirements of the ordinance. Councilman O'Neal, in a speech, questioned whether the present inspector was doing his work effectively, then moved that the queries addressed by the board to council be made a "special order of business" at the next council meeting. . Somewhat caustically - Councilman Handley opposed the adoption of this motion, and . It was defeated after be had pointed out that if the board of health desired. to. have the ordinance interpreted for its benefit it should go to the legal department, not to council. . ' Mayor Robbins apparently did not understand the point Mr. Handley had clearly defined, for he entered Into a debate with the newest lawmaker. Admitting that under the ordinance everyone selling milk used 1 in the city of Continued On Page Six. . BIG BRITISH SHIP SUNK BY SUBMARINE ; LONDON,: Sept. .V 21. The British steamer Linkmoor' has-been sunk by a German submarine.' Her crew took to the boats and was picked up later. The Linkmoor was the largest ship that' has fallen victim to a .U-boat in recent operations. The steamer ' displaced 3,400 tons, was 370 feet long and 61 feet: wide. Its home port' was London.

TRAP CLOSING OH ROSS AO ABOUT VILNA

BULLETIN. , ' PETROGRAD, Sept WThe VIIna army undar General Evert haa escaped from tne anvelopins - movement of the German army, A dispatch received from army headquartera thia afternoon atatea that the retreat of the Ruaalan troopa li new proceeding under normal and favorable conditions. BERLIN. Sept. 21. German troopa are now moving rapidly eastward toContinued On Page Six. LYONS ESCAPES OFF STEAMER FIRED BY BOMB Ross Lyons of this city escaped without injury from the Greek steamer Athinai, burned at sea off Halifax, Canada, Sunday, according to a wireless, message received by his brother Thomas Lyons of this city, sent from the steamer Tuscania which, with the Roumanian Prince went to the rescue of the Athinai's passengers and crew in response to wireless calls for help sent out ' from the doomed steamer. Lyons Is now a passenger aboard the Tuscania, but whether that steamer is returning to Halifax harbor with the four hundred people It. rescued from the Athinai is not known. It is generally believed that bombs placed aboard the Greek steamer by German agents were responsible for the destruction of the ship. It is recalled that a few days ago the steamer Santa Anna caught fire from bomb explosions at about the ' same ' place where the Athinai was destroyed.; The Athinai was said 'to have been loaded with supplies for the allied forces op erating in the Dardanelles. Robs Cyons, a son of the late Rev. S. R. Lyons, pastor of Reid Memorial church of Richmond, was en route to Constantinople to assume the post of physical: director in - Roberta College, an "American Institution."

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PETROGRAD. Sept. II. Great German eiege anna are now batteries away at the fortification of Dvlnak, the great Ruaalan fortress on ; the DTina river. After deaperate reeietanoe by -the Russians weat of the Drlna. the troopa of Field Marshal von Hindenburg have succeeded In bringing up their 42entimetre cannon. A terrific bombardment la now in progreea. German aeroplanes are flying: over Dvlnsk. dropping; bombs upon the Russian batteries and directing the fire of the Teuton guna. . - - Dvlnsk, which lies on the DTina (Duna) river, la one of the Important thresholds : through which German armies can pour into the Interior of Russia.. It is heavily fortified and a big- Russian army haa been massed there by Csar Nicholas. It la situated where the Duna rlTer 2 SPIES SEimntGEO BY COUIIT III lOIIDOII LONDON. Sept- 21. Two spies man and a woman: received sentence In London today, the press bureau announced thia afternoon. The man was sentenced to death, while the woman, "of German origin," waa condemned to ten years' penal servitude. The woma's sentence Is subject to appeal. -The identity of neither spy was revealed. DIBLE PUPILS HE PERFECT GRADE AT "Y" Sanders Receive High Honors in Examinations Over Tear's Work. Perfect grades of 100 per cent, were made -by two students In the Bible Study department of the Y. M. C. A, last year, according to announcement today by J. J. Somerville, boys' sec retary. They were Robert Smith and Joseph Sanders ot the Leaders and the Athenian classes, respectively. Ten other students were given free memberships for the. year 1915-1916 for making the highest grades in their respective classes. The honored pupils were: Malvern Soper, 92. Cherokee: Earl Thomas, 96. Iroquois 1; Robert Roland. 89. Iroquois 111; Julius Tietz. 96, Iroquois 11;. Joseph Sanders. 100. Athenian; Glen Weist, 99, Mohawk; Earl Church, 98, Pawnees; Howard Dietrich. 98, Pawneea! Robert Smith, 100, leaders; Paul Allen, 93, Spartans 11. Receive High Grade. Thirty-one of the students who took the examinations made above 90 per cent. The Leaders class made the high est class grade with an average of 90 per cent. With twenty to their credit the Pawnees received the larg est number of diplomas. The Leaders had the highest average attendance for their enrollment with a figure of 75 boys. The Cherokees with 75 mem bers had the largest enrollment. Hon ors for the largest total attendance also went to the Cherokees, 932 of whom attended the sessions. The following is the number of students in each class to receive diplomas: Leaders, 8; Spartans I. 2: Spar tans, II, 6; Cherokees, 5: Iroquois, I. 5; Iroquois, II, 11; Iroquois III. 5; Mo hawks, 11; Athenians, 5; Pawneea. 20. This makes a total of 78 diplomas awarded to the Richmond association.

ASSESSMENTS OF C.&O. INCREASED 816,770; PEffiSY DECREASED

In the assessment ot the property of the railroads In Wayne county, the state board of tax commissioners shows that the valuation of the C. ft O. of Indiana, haa Increased during the past year from $318,335 to $335,105, an Increase ot $16,770. The increase was made on the assessment of rolllng stock. Last year, the rolling stock on the C. ft O. was assessed at $1000 a mile but this waa Increased to IL00 this year. , . The Indianapolis division of the Pennsylvania lines show a decrease from $1,713,647 last year to $1,705,855 this year, a total loss of $7,792. The Richmond division was asseaaed $538 higher than lest year. The total valuation of the property of thia division of the Pennsylvania aa shown by the tax duplicate, is $7SI5JL

makes a aharp curve to the wast. To the southwest Ues the "lake region." on the western fringe of which Is Novee Alexandrovak. from which point the Russians have retreated beneath, the tremendous blows of von Hmdenburts legions. Novee Alexandrovak Is less than twenty mllea from Dvlnsk. Slowly, but surely, the army groups of Field Marshal von Hlndenburg and Prince Leopold are forging a bead of steel around the Russian armies east and aoutheast of Vans, while further south the Russians that retreated from the Plnak region are being pursued by the forces of Field Marshal von Mack ensen. . On the extreme northern end of the line. In the sector region of Riga, the Russians have made a strong effort to turn the German flank, but - failed. Fighting la In progress around Ekau. twenty-two miles south of Riga. -

FRIENDS HOPE v. TO STEM war : SPIRIT 1H U. S. London and Dublin Epirtlrs Deplore Conflict in Ecrcpe . and Appreciate Aid Frca United States. MEETING IN SESSION Whitewater Quarterly Meet ing Asks Appcinteent cf Two Reporters fcrNewrpapsra cf Rirhrnsr.d. ' : Attended by asacesimaiely 20. rep resentatives, alternates, officials and visitors, the Initial session of the 95th annual convention ot the Indiana Yearly Meeting was held today tn the East Main Street Friends church.' The Important buaineaa today was the discussion of tour requests contained In a letter written to the Indiana Yearly Meeting from the Whitewater Quarterly Meeting. The first waa the suggestion that an official news reporter be appointed to arrange for the Richmond newspapers. The subject was finally referred to the printing committee. ' . The second request asked that the material for the minutes of the meeting be gathered and printed in book form within 20 daya after the close of the meeting. It was also referred to the printing committee. - The third request related to the apportionment of yearly stock on a basis of the adult members, per capita. It waa referred to the finance committee. - The fourth request sought the date when the change from birthright to associate member relative to the provisions of uniform discipline became effective. Timothy Nicholson answered that the date was September 30, 1901. Meeting Called to Order. Robert L. Kelly, presiding clerk of the Indiana Yearly Meeting called the session to order, at 10 o'clock.. E. P. Trueblood served aa reading clerk and Edna J. Hunt waa appointed recording clerk la the absence of the regular clerk. Epistles from the London. England, and Dublin. Ireland, and Canada Yearly Meetings, read to the congregation by Prof. Trueblood.. were among the most Interesting Incidents of the morning's business The clerks of the foreign meetings related the distress and horror of the Continued On Page Eight. ' The loss In the valuation ot the Indianapolis division la In the decrease In the mileage of side tracking.. Side tracking is assessed at $4000 a mile and a reduction of approximately two milea Is reported by the tax hoard. The main track of the Pennsylvania la assessed at $50,000 a mile and the second track, which was built in Wayne county two years ago. Is assess ed at $8,000 a mile additional.- The Increase in the asseeament ot the Richmond division Is on -the amount of personal property. The total ' assessment of the other public utility corporations haa not been computed by the county auditor from the duplicates of the state tax board. It la expected, however, that a decrease In the assessment of the T. H. L ft E. traction line will be