Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 315, 16 December 1915 — Page 16

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, DEC. , 16, 1915

RUSSIAN PEASANTS DECEIVED BY REPORTS OF DIG SUCCESSES

STOCKHOLM. Dec. 16. The Svenska IJagbladet prints translations of war reports recently published by country newspapers In the Interior of Russia. These reports explain why the Russian peasantry firmly believe Germany nearly crushed. A paper in the province of Kasan reports under date of October 15: "Our glorious army is victoriously continuing its advance through Germany. The provinces of eastern and western - Prussia, Posen and Silesia are entirely in our possession, and his Majesty, the czar, has now ordered a general attack on the last fortress protecting Berlin. The English army has taken Ecsen, so that the Germans are deprived of their gun factory. Of the

Austrian army there is almost nothing left, and the government in Vienna has asked for peace." ' The Sokol of Attatyr, in the provvince of Simbirsk, says In an editorial: "The war is coming to an end quicker than anybody expected. AustroHungary is out of the fight and Turkey also can no longer offer any resistance. Germany still fights on, but is practically defeated like its allies, because our armies have conquered the whole eastern part of Prussia, while in the west the French and English .troops ' crossed the Rhine several weeks ago. The fact that the czar has called more reserves to the colorB must not be misjudged. These troops are only necessary for police duty in the conquered German, Austrian and Turkish territory. The armies already

at the front are perfectly able to break down the last desperate resistance, of Germany."

WAR PRISONERS LIKE TO WORK

FRANKFORT, Dec. 16. Several larger cider manufacturers of Frankfort and Sachsenhausen in September obtained a number of Russian war prisoners as workmen. The Russians were a happy and contented lot and proved to be excellent workmen. No guards were necessary to .watch them. 'hen the cider season ended , last week several hundred of them had to return to the camps from which they . came. They were profuse in their thank3 for the good treatment they had received and'tnany of them cried iwhen their employers bid them farewell and handed them little souvenirs with their, wages. Two firms have decided to keep about, sixty of the Russians in their employ until the war ends.

Yuan Shi Kai Accepts The Chinese Throne

PRIEST DECORATED WITH "IRON CROSS"

STUTTGART, Dec. " 16. The Rev. Joseph "iAL'mtaxter? the Catholic chaplain of one of the WiiertkofB- regimentson -Uie- westero front, has been decorated with the Iron Cross of the First Class by special order of the Emperor. The heroic priest recently was under a murderous fire with his regiment for eighteen hours and he saved over twenty wounded soldiers who had fallen before the front by dragging them behind the lines.

DEMURRER SUSTAINED.

: The demurrer filed to the complaint of Virl Ringley against Frank Taub'e, asking for $500 damages as result of automobile accident on the National road west, was sustained this morning by Judge Comstock and an amended complaint was filed by the plain-

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HAIG SUCCEEDS SIR JOHN FRENCH

LONDON, Dec. 16. Appointment of Sir Douglas Haig as commander-in-chief of the British armies in France and Flanders was received with enthusiasm here today. With the elevation of 'Sir -Douglas, tke return of Sir John French to command the armies in Great Britain and the dispatch of Sir Voria Bmlth-Dorien to Africa, it is understood that Lord Kitchener had completed the chief steps in the, greatest shake-up the British " army has ever received. The promotion of General Haig makes , the Scotch warrior the youngest commander-in-chief in Europe. . He will be 55 years old next June. Despite the fact that he is younger than other commanders. Sir

f Douglas has nevertheless been a pop

ular hero since the retreat from Mons which he prevented from being a rout. The recall of Sir John French at his own instance, as the official announcement says, occasioned no surprise In England among, close observers of the military situation. , Following the war council held in Paris it is understood that Sir John would return from active field service. Certain considerations made such a step essential.

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Yuan Shi-Kai, president of the Chinese republic, has accepted

the otter ot the council ot state, sitting as a parliament, of the

throne of China.. The throne was twice offered to Yuan before he

accepted and then he consented only upon the provision that he

would remain as president until a convenient time for the coro nation.

FIRST FIGHT STARTS ON CONGRESS FLOOR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. The first administration measure designed to patch up the depleted federal treasury was started on its legislative way today. Majority Leader Kitcbin called up in the house the resolution continuing for one year the war revenue bill with its income of $7,000,000 a month. Both Democrats and Republicans were on hand in large numbers for the first struggle of the congress. The Democrats faced the fight realizing that a few deflections would throw the balance of power to the minority.

Of the nearly 5,000 electric plants in the United States more than onethird supply current only at night.

HOSPITALS FOR HORSES

BERLIN, Dec. 16. A veterinary surgeon in the "Vossische ZeitunK" fur

nishes an interesting descrlotion of the

hospitals for horses behind the differ

ent German fronts. Each one of these

hospitals continuously harbors be-

tween two and three thousand ani

mals. All of these horses are in a deplorable condition from overwork and lack of food and water. Of their formerly bulky bodies nothing is left but bones and sin and many are covered with wounds which require operations.

BELIEVE PASTOR INSANE

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind , Dec. 12. Evidence to show that F. B. Cliffton, former, pastor of Kingman, was of unsound mind at the 'time he is alleged to have stolen an automobile for which he is on trial here, was introduced by the defense today.

FIGHT FOR PROHIBITION RAGING

LIQUOR WAR MAP OF THE UNITED STATES

AGED FATHER SUES SONS

BOONVILLE. Ind.. Dec. 16. John N. Kuebler, 81, of Newbery, formerly a wealthy man,' has filed suit against his children, Otto, -Edward and Katherine, in which it is alleged they owe him 13,000, evidenced by certain notes for money he loaned them. The children claim the notes were returned to them when Kuebler made a full distribution to all of his children in June. 1914.

INTERNAL REVENUE . SHOWS BIG GAIN

WASHINGTON", Dec. 16. Uncle Sam's coffers were swelled during the fiscal yeas, ended June 30, 1915, by the collection of $415,681,023 by the internal revenue bureau, according 4o ' the annual report of Commissioner W. H. Osborn to Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. The collection was the greatest in the history of the bureau.

Of this total $39,144,531 was collected in corporation Income tax, compared with 143,127,739. the preceding year; f41.046.162 in individual income tax, compared with $28,253,534 the preceding year. The receipts from ordinary sources, including the emergency revenue tax, aggregated $335,479,265 for the year,, compared with $.08,627.619 for the preceding year. The receipts from ordinary sources, exclusive of the emergency revenue or war tax amounted to $25,906,291. - The report says that the cost of collecting the in-, ternal revenue was $16.37 per $1,000, or 1.64 per cent, compared with a cost of $15.25 per $1,000 or 1.52 per cent the year before.

, : barber finds hone PETERSBURG. Ind, Dec. 16. With a steel saw, H. D. Meredith, a barber.

eat a raxor hone oat of -a petrified tree. Workmen at a atone quarry uncovered the petrified tree Imbedded ta the rock eighteen feet 4eep. f : i

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BERLIN ADMITS CRISIS

BERLIN, Dec. 16. Reports that

Austria hail qIpadv . maila afNTiva.'

ments to have the affairs of its embassy at Washington taken over by a southern American government were denied today. The view at Berlin is that negotiations have reached a critical stage, but it is hoped there will be no break in the relations of the coun-

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