Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 280, 5 November 1915 — Page 1

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ji Ui n imuro ptari to hold RALLY P CITY liability to Obtain Senator ! . . Borah ss Principal Speak- ; er Given as ' Cause for Leaders' Action. - OLD LINE IN COMMAND Republicans Believe Senator i Only Member of Party Ca- . pable of Swinging Voters Into Line. ' , BY W. R. POUNDSTONE. ' Plans for holding In , Richmond ' a txth district Republican rally hare, r the time being: at -least, been aban doned. L.' 8. Bowman,' Wayne county chairman, announced, today. "Perhaps .later on a. district rally In Richmond will be arranged, but not until we can secure a particularly well qualified man - to be i the" principal speaker of the occasion," Mr. Bowman said, f.: , : ' i-y.., Mr. Bowman and other party work era In the county, particularly desired to have Senator Borah of Idaho.' a presidential possibility, and one of . the leaders of the progressive wing of the party. It had been arranged to hold a rally in this city the latter part of October with Senator Borah as the principal .'speaker. ' but when it - was ascertained that he could not come, to Richmond at that time the 'meeting was called off with 'the understanding that (he rally would be held when fSenator Borah announced he cbuld Continued on Page Nine acted nniihcnv Hritn nuuutur BANDITS DROVE NORM AUTO Rumor; Gains ' Credence in , New! Paris Although Gang f Which Terrorized Town i . Left No Chip, ' ;--:-J :?ti' ' .r ' i. -- , ... ;EW PAWS.4 0.rKdvT1Clewi1fv was still dated today from the effects of the daring raid by bandits who, in true wild-west, motion-picture style, terrorized the citiiens and robbed the pcFtoffice. ' - Clues were unavailable, although a few rumors of the! presence of suspicious looking characters in surrounding territory have drifted in., - A shower which fell after the gang cmpleted the robbery while' cftUens atched helplessly,' obliterated all foot rlnts. ' ; J-v. , . Tools used . were taken from ' the Vshman garage, hardby, and thus furfish no trace of; the identity, of the f-obbers. '-.' 4 , The caps and fuse left In the "postoffice building are of the ordinary Commercial variety which can be purAbased in any hardware store, and lave nothing distinctive about them. Gang Includes Ten. . , Instead of believing that only six nen participated. In the raid, citiiens re today, asserting mat the- nana or tutlaws must have Included . ten p'r lore men. Their boldness lends credence to the belief. They are. bellevd to be members of .a gang which has conducted wholesale operations In mall towns throughout Indiana, Ohio, ind Kentucky. Residents several miles north of here eported that shortly before 3 o'clock Thursday morning they heard a manine speeding northward at a terific pace. ' As the whereabouts of Vew Paris physicians at that time is cnown. this is looked upon as the nost likely clue to the means of escape used by the outlaws. ' . , If the poBtoffice inspectors have nade an investigation, the fact has been kept secret. Citizens were interested in the re port today that Inspector Kendig, of Cincinnati had arrested Leo Nolder at Lynchburg. O., in connection with a lumber of postoffice robberies. It is hought that Nolder may be one of the lnranlzoH tint nnrtinar in three (tates. and thaf he may be able to 'dhed some light on the local robberies. GREENSFORK ROUTE CHANGES ANNOUNCED Rural route changes out of Greensfork were announced today by John Ellis, Jr., postmaster. The routes out of this town have been reduced to one route to be known as Route "A" and will comprise former routes No. 21 and 22 as well as the ' transfer of a number of patrons from Richmond Route No. 7. t , 1 The following patrons have been transferred from Route No. 7 to iGreensfork Route "A": -Mettle Crooks, Henry Homey, M. T. Myers, Ashford ;iark. Lloyd Ruhie, William McFarand, B. H. Crook, Samuel Clark. Wiliam Horney. C. B. Quigg, Ben Harris, Valter Harris, Mettle Williams, Geo. Veller, Roy Williams, William, Wiloxen, John Bond, H.v H. Hunt, Jake rudge. William Flatley and Clement vugsburger. FIND HERMAN FIEL. . VALPARAISO, Nov. 5. Herman Flel sought all over Indiana by Masons has been found' by J. Ai Jones of this city, in a sanitarium at' Plymouth.

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. CHICAGO. - Nov. 8. One , evening Bernard Mahoa had a noee bleeds He called Dr. Richard ; J.,5 Tlvnen. The physician. stopped the nose bleed and soon, afterwards sent ' a bill ' for $1,265. Mahon 'declined' to' pay. Dr. Tlvnen' Is trylag to coflect 11,000-of the bill by suit in the county court. He has several experts ready to testify .that the job of stopping the nose bled required the expert' services of a specialist of high repute, which' he avows he is. : ItlOIAIlAPOLIS MAN TO BUY REEVESTOI) It was rumored' In ' real - estate 'circles' today, that ' a. deal would be i eonsum mated - tomorrow whereby every unsold lot In -the Reeveston addition, this city, would be disposed of by the Reeveston Realty company to an Indianapolis company. Today; permits were Issued to Otto C. Krone for the construction of .three five-rooms - and a , bath bungalows In Reeveston at a cost of $2,000 each. They will be erected at 200, '206, 209 South Eighteenth street r 4 9

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of this photograph is the helps VILLA TO LEA OTACK AGAIHSTI MEXICO CITY WASHINGTON, Nov. B.-rOeneral Villa" has definitely abandoned his attack on Agua Prleta and is now massing -bis campaign 'wltb the, view of attacking Mexico City according to a report to . the war department today from General Funston at Douglas; Arlsona. Villa's entire force will be moved first to. He.rmeslllo. capital of Sonofa, then either te Guayama or Mazatalan on the coast. Villa will direct his attack on ' the," capital .from one 'of the coast towns. Two thousand Villa troops are now at" Naco, Funston reported.- The remainderof the army, that' attacked Agua Prleta Is expected there -soon. Vlllat has informed . United States . officers that" he" will stay at Naco"onJy long enough "to-replenish his supplies and. gives Jila forces la. rest. He. wjU proceed directly to Hemosillo. Funston .stated that: the Carrania forces have shown no signs of Evacuating. Agua Prieta--or moving .: from there' since "Villa's withdrawal. The American, commander last stated that he was certain that there Is no 'danger of Villa's ''men jeopardizing American lives and property. He said, on the contrary, t they had been exceedingly careful -not' to do so. v FIRST APPEAL COST IN IIASEMEIER SUIT WOULD TOTAL $1 ,000 If, the Iqsing side In the HasemeierBentlage law suit decides to appeal it will mean 960 to $1,000 as the original' cost; of transcribing the testimony and preparing the1 records by the county clerk. . - - , Three weeks of testimony : would have to be transcribed from the .court reporter's notes. ' costing J 10 cents . a hundred words,: and . It - is-, estimated that: at' least 750000 wordsl wlil have been spoken' during the trial,- making the court reporter's -f ee $T50rmerely on transcribing , the testimonysl In addition to this, many of the records which have : been submitted in' evidence would have- to be copied, requiring many thousand more words.; SCRAP OVER BOARD COSTS EPPING $11 Joe Epping drew a fine of $1 and costs in city court " this morning- on the charge of provoking his landlady, Nola Williams. After a dispute over a board ' bill - Le addressed some personal remarks to her, whereupon she smote him with a right pivot to the jaw. Joe Mullenlx, while intoxicated, also got into a row over the rent with his landlord, being turned out of his quarters into the custody of a police officer. He was. fined $5 and costs. ,

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A 2-monthsold baby 'I today reigns king of all-he surveys' at ,tbe Home for the : Friendless, the matron and ' her assistants, and .the unfortunate women and ' homeless children ' who are quartered at the Institution vietng with each ' other In paying court to the chubby, '.blue-eyed little monarch. V, Yesterday, the baby - was rescued from a drunken , mother.' He was ' almost starved when' taken to the Home and his lltUe body, 'covered only with a shrunken .undershirt;' Vile . with filth. Today' he sucks contentedly. at a bottle of ;mUk,:bl8 pink kin .shining from many bathings,' and ' coos indulgently at his.adqring subjects. J .' ., : : It was reported to ( Mrs. ; Elizabeth Candler, "city v missionary, - yesterday that there ' was a baby at 224 hi I North Fifth-street,;who had been crying violently fori two days '.It was believed that the youngster -'was'- being neglected.' by -;his "iparents.lTom .Wilson hd : . With, police officer Vegelsonr. Cahdier - visited' , the i Wilson" home. There they found the woman, so drunk she could; hardly Btand.i feeding a , dirt

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Stating .that 5 ). H.t C' Hasemeier. on Sunday afternoon: folloMring Miss Louisa Bentlage's death made - no reference to a bill haying been received from a' firm at New York threatening suit unless the bill was' paid, the four Bentlage 'brothers testified this 1 afternoon in the Hasemeier-Bentlage , trial. Mr. Hasemeier In -his original 1 statement told of the conversation on that Sunday; part of which was refuted by the defendant's witnesses ; this 'afternoon. .. . , ': - '. William " Bentlage .was recalled ";. to the stand '.f Irsti and told his -version of the conversation.;- ' ' - : ; ; "Did IChris tell you he had found a large number Vof . bills that .had -?not been paid, 'asked v- -Mrl Johnson ' in cross-examination. ft"i v "No, he did 'not say that," retorted Will Bentlage. i, ' T ; ."What did he say'. asked Mr. Johnson. . ' . ' '' ,-; : . .;' "He said he had been 'robbed and he snatched the postoffice key ; but 1 of Henry Bentlage's hand and said, 'that will explain things,'." said Mr. Bentlage. . - v, " - Bentlage testified further that H. C. Wegthcr-Fbrecias .United- SUtes' Report Cloudy, tonight, probably rain. south, portion Saturday. Showers. Warmer Saturday. Yesterday Noon" 50 -Temperature Maximum ,r... : . ; ; . . 65 Minimum '. .'. ... 40

covered baby with cold - milk, whfch she poured, a teaspoonful at ' a time. Into ;- a . nipple he sucked " Frequently the mother's nervous band poured the milk upon his body instead of into the nipple. The baby, greeted his -visitors with' despairing ; screams: , i The stench from .the 'child's body' was : almost- unbearable i,V". - ''.i;;';!;-.-'V, x, ; When v MrV.'sCandJer- took; , the baby. Into v her arms '.".the . Intoxicated- mother atteoipted to' .tear the child away from her. ,'The Mttle fellow was hurried to the Home of the' Friendless Into a tub full t of .warm water, hen, he.- was given, a bottle of fresh, warm milk. Taking this greedily he blinked his bis blue ' eyes appreciatively- and ..wentHd sle'epl'-- i. ' ' ' f " .'. ' ' ; '. Mrs.' Candler said that in; all her experience as city missionary ahe ? bad nevei; before" come into contact . with such a- shocking case of- child neglect: The' father . of the baby is a.' barber and,

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mood only, a'lew weeas. . . n i.'Wha.t - action . will; be , taken against the .parents has -not been': determined. S Ifasemeier refused to let them see the letter written to him by -Louise Bentlage , and said they would not be :. al: lowed to see it until presented in court. '.'.,. '. ".' 'According to the Bentlage version of : the conversation. H. C. Hasemeier made .reference-to -the-large.-expenditures of money by the Bentlage 'broth- ' f Johp Hasemeier, who was also, present' Sunday afternoon, was placed on thstand in rebuttal. 'He "veriffed the story I of H. C." Hasemeier, . and said that' his . brother ' asked .the Bentlage brothers toconfer-with- the .rest of the family .before "any action .would be taken! W';'Vrf ""'; J - 'Hi C. Hasemeier. tben took the. stand and 4ealed v the statementa .made by the J Bentlage brothers regarding,, the. postoffice key : lie denied-alsov that he told them-be had- a-confession from Miss Bentlage. . ;'.A V ; During the progress of the trial this afternoon . thecourt roqmwas packed to ; the fdoors' and " many 'persons " remained in-the corridors unable f to gain admission., ;.-'- '.:;J fv.V !JbVipvhlE?::ifcr'. B.-When? the official ; count ; of the ballots cast, in Tuesday's state election began the result in the'Tace fbr gcVerner-was--stiH In dispute. Republican leaders claim that1 ltH--Morjxiw.wMeiecteiL..by 0.476, according to figures compiled at headouarters. - " ' '

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gun and rifle bullets, fired by streets of Douglas. In the center IliMlPPOSES PREPAREDNESS WASHINGTON, Nov. 5. Former Secretary of ; State "W. J. Bryan, in a lengthy, prepared statement Issued today, takes Issue -.with President Wilson's - program of preparedness. The action of the former .secretary was accepted In' administration circles today as 'meaning '.the opening break between: the ' president , and his former chief supporter on matters of national Interest' ' ' - .' " . w , view the president's speech iq New . York ; with ; sorrow' and concern" says Bryan VHe is doing -only what he - feels to be his .' duty and when a man does Mb duty one can not criticise his motive," but I am' compelled to dissent from his 'conclusion." CHEAPENS RICHMOND MAYOR TAKES ACTION Street corner fakirs must find other fields than Richmond to exploit in the future, - Mayor Robblns announced today. . - ' ' "If .there .is anything In the world that shows up a town it is a street fakir , selling ' cure-alls ' from a - wagon, with --a blonde . woman- etanding back of, him with, snakes twisted about her neck.". Mayor. Robbnis remarked. Most ' street fakirs claim to be honorablydischarged 'soldiers, and under the state law they, can gull 'the public without molestation or -license. But, the mayor says, County Auditor Bowman '' informed him . that- ex-soldiers must. properly Jdentifythemselves before engaging "in siich business. He said he would require complete identification .in .the .future,, which, h.e anticipates will, be a difficult; requirement for nearly,, every, cure-all merchant. 40,000 ALLIES LAND TO ASSIST SERVIA AGAINST' BULGARIA

v ATHENS, Nov 5. More British troops have been landed at Solonika and two divisions, 40,000 men; are now advancing . to. the Serbian . front to cooperate against the, Bulgarian with the French, it was announced today by the British legation. The i . French . front now. -extends to.' Mount Babuna ; and eastward- to -Krlvolak. l French reinforcements are being sent to the Serbians - def ending, '.Babuna. paas'. The Bulgarian nave !- been , checked there after fierce fighting ' Twenty-thousand Serbian troops are on the Albanian soit-auppresa-any-uprisUig.--. ' The , Serbians .- are firmly - holding .Babuna pass . here tb.e' . Bulgarians have suffered - heavy : loasea-. in . the nghting; v ,-: 'x - ;

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actress is sued 7 , - : ?- by spouse's wife -"forvauenahon SAN FRANCISCO,' CaL, Not. 5. A matrimonial tangle,' - the details of which read like flctkm. came to light today. 'The case 'involves Miss Pauline Lord, an actress, and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Roche, the man In the case is prise fight promoter and referee and is known all over the country. News ' of the case . became public when Miss Lord was served with papers in Mrs. Roche's suit for $15;000 damages for alienation of the affections ot her husband. The actress declared It was the first she knew .of the existence of Mrs.- Roche and said 6he would prove that she ' was married to Roche In Newark. N. J-, when she was 17 years old. Roche Is the father of' four children, his oldest son being 19. He is living in New York. BlftGAR K1ES ' BETWEEN FORGES OF SERB ALLIES Complete "Annihilstfcn " of Serbian Array of North Possible Unless Allies Cut Way Through. ALLIES ADMIT CRISIS 690 Out of 800 Miles of .Serbian Railroad Now Controlled by the Central Powers. LONDON, Nov. 6. King Ferdinand is pouring reinforcements of Bulgarian troops Into Servla and Is continuing to hitlld vaJU&tiaal between tha Serbian army in the north and the Anglo-French forces in the south. Complete- aaaUiilatioa of the - Ser "!P no'. y""" to cut their way through. Nlah Is ported to have been captured by the Continued on Page Nine ZAOS CABINET IS RETAINED BY KING OF GREECE PARIS, Nov. 6. King Constantino" says a News Agency dispatch from Athens, "has decided to keep the Zaimis cabinet in power by dissolving parliament. It will be two months before an election can be held. A press dispatch from Athens states that King Constantino has endorsed the policy of Minister of War YangitMs whlch.was defeated in the Creels chamber ofrdepnUaa and has appointed ' him to the position of chief aide-de-camp. KING CALLS LEADERS. ATHENS, Nov. 5. King Constantino called leaders of the various Greek parties into conference at the Royal Palace today . for an extended discussion . of the situation caused by the overthrow of the Zaimis cabinet. The Athens newspapers state that the King has prepared a program for submission to the representatives of the various factions on which they could unite with surrendering any of their respective alms.

KAISER'S FOREMOST NAVAL CRITIC ANSWERS ASQUITirS CRITICISM

. The International News Service has obtained a statement from Captain Persius, a retired officer of the German navy and the foremost naval critic in Germany, on Premier Asquith's recent reference to the German navy in the house of commons. The statement follows. BY CAPTAIN LOTH A R PERSIUS Germany's Foremost- Naval CrKIc BERLIN . (via Amsterdam). Nov. 5. Premier Asquith thought. It neces sary to defend the English fleets' ac tivity in his speech in parliament. .In so doing he conceded that his coun trymen are dissatisned with the display of , England's ; long . vaunted sea power... . , ! Asquith ' inquires: " "Where '' is the great. German fleet? . ' Why . does she not venture Into the open sear ; : . Can we not say the same thine- about the British Fleet? , 7 ; - Every German knew before the war that the English fleet, with Its great superiority, -would- drive- German- commerce from the -seas, but every German also expectedJhat theJBrlUah fleet . would be . true to- her . glorious history and show, a daring, offensive

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BENTLAGE QOYS GIVE TESTIMONY TO REFUTE IDEA Charles . . Bentlage That Sister Paid Any Part of Purchase Price en Steve Owned by Hira. ERRAND BOY "FIGURES' Witness Says Lloyd Moore Did Not Make Trips to Boston Store for Sealed ; lvelopes of Ccsh. ;- '.' . ;' BULLETIN. -r- - Argument : In the- Hasemeier-' Bentlafle case which has been oe-: copying time of the Wayne elr oult court under. Special Judge 8parka, was opened at 2:30 o'clock; this afternoon. Wilfred Jeseup made the first appeal to the Jury on behalf of the plaintiff, speaking during the rest of the after-. , : hoen 'season.': He .will doe Me , argument Saturday morning. Each , side will be given a day of argument, sending the ease te the Jury some time Monday. H. C. Hasemeier waa the last Four of the brothers of the lata Miss Louisa Bentlage, whose estate Is being ined for approximately $10,000 by the H. C. Hasemeier company and two of her sisters, testified In court - this morning that they had never received a cent from Miss Bentlage during her entire lifetime except In the way of loans, which had been paid back. In the cross examination of the brothers and aisters, who composed the estate, it waa clearly evident that the plaintiff was attempting to prove that the money alleged to have been stolen by Miss Bentlage waa expended on her - The entire morning was spent In the examlna,tiati of the witnesses for tsaMsssiy-eectnis sW whtwxIW tMi afternoon and probably begin promptly at o'clock tomorrow morning. "Lfssle acted as a mother to all of us," said Mrs. 'Frank Wilson In her testimony this morning. Mrs. Wilson Is the oldest sister of Louisa Bentlage and lived with her until her marriage. During that period, she said, all of Uirle'a" brothers and sisters went to her for advice, told- her their troubles and consulted her on every occasion. The cross examination of the witnesses this morning did not go into the: private life of the Bentlagea as much as had 'been expected. Some pertinent questions were fired at Charles' Bentlage, proprietor of a grocery store on South Eleventh street and he waa recalled to the stand several times. Not a word waa mentioned concerning the conversation between H. C. Hasemeier . and . the . four Bentlage boys the Sunday after Miss Bentlage's death, when Mr. Hasemeier, according to his testimony earlier in the week, informed them of the letter he received from their sister supposed to have been written the evening before she committed suicide. - - . -Questions, concerning .the' financial Continued On Page Eight - CHANGE EXPECTED : : IN GOVERNMENT PARIS. Nov. 6. A change or ministry in Roumania is expected at once, according to a dispatch received here today from Geneva, and printed by the Journal. It adds that King Ferdinand is conferring daily with the leaders of various parties. - - - spirit by appearing before Heligoland and attacking the German coast defenses. . , ! Fifteen months have "past,: and aside from a little -attack on August 27. Ust year, the Union Jack did not dare to show up in German waters. On the contrary, the German cruisers repeatedly attacked the, British coast - For Instance, on January 24 the English . fleet had occasion to prove lta great strategy and naval tactics aa well as effectiveness of artillery fire, bat It failed to. do so. The fleet, fearing German submarines, preferred to remain In protected harbors. - Fall at the Dardanelles. In a similar- way the English have failed at the Dardanelles. ' Here also powerful , dreadnoughts . and 1 superdreadnoughts preferred shelter In the harbor rather than face the menace- of the German aubmarinea. - '. - Premier 1 Asquith's defense of the fleet's activities wlU satisfy and convince .nobody either in Great Britain or Germany.: - , ? - ; Every Englishman 'had the- right CD expect a lively naval offensive'. In line with the tradition of Nelson. . And only, when the same spirit recurs e the. world's.oonfldence in the.Englia fleet's power, already declining. : -,f -restored. '

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