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ALLIED TROOPS EVACUATE BEAUMONT UNDER HEAVY BOMBARDMENT AIMED AT REDUCING BIG FRENCH FORTS

PARIS, Feb. 25. French troops have evacuated Beaumont, 5 1-2 miles north of Verdun, it was officially reported by the war office today. It was announced that the French have established their lines behind Beaumont along the heights east of Champ-Neuville and south of Ornes. There was a comparative lull in the fighting . last night, the war office speaking of the fighting as being "less violent." The Germans for the first time in four nights did not deliver any attacks during the darkness. Beaumont is the fourth fortified village near Verdun that has been evacuated by the French. Champ-Neuville lies above a big bend of the Meuse river five miles north of Verdun. The admission of the retirement of the French behind Beaumont indicates that the Germans have gained approximately a mile more of ground.

Attack Big Forts. Fort De Belleville, Fort De Bouauinont and Fort De Marre are under lire of the big Ciermau guns which are pounding away from their positions on an eight mile front between ('onsonvoye and Ornes. French officers who Raw the French bombardment of the German positions? in Allots last spring and the French cannonade of the German positions in Champagne last autumn describe thern us. June displays of fireworks -coin-l'-)iccl with the tornado of steel which ')f' German batteries are now launch35.0C0 Men in Line. It i i estimated by Matin that the tlcnnan army of the crown prince has Continued on Page Twelve GERMAN DRIVE TAKES 6 MORE FORTIFICATIONS BERLIN, Feb. 25 Six more pos tions fortified by the defense of Verdun upon the north have been captured by the Germans, the war office announced today'. These places are listed as "fortified villages and farms" in the official report. The German battle front is now only four and one-half miles north of Verdun. That Verdun is doomed to fall before the attacks of the German legions was the opinion expressed by experts today. They pointed out that for many months the French army had fought desperately to keep the Germans out of gun range of the forts, but that from the position they now hold it is possible for them to bombard the main fortifications. ' SHANK BACKS GRAY Charles Shank, Democratic chairman of Washington township, entered a vigorous denial today to the Htatejnent that he had pledged his tmppori to John Lontz in his race for the nomination for representative. Mr. Shank said he was a Gray supporter and favored his candidacy.

LEONARD REQUESTS AID OF LOCAL HOUSEWIVES TO DETERMINE NEEDS

R. J. LEONARD. DIRECTOR OF THE SURVEY. Women's work forms a very important part of the life of the community. Probably one-fourth of all the girls between the ages of 16 and 20 in Richmond, are at work in the various stores, shops and factories. The homemakers, however, represent a much larger number. And upon the success of their work in creating and caring for real liomes, and in rearing child

SEEKS LOST WIFE; FINDS WRONG MAN; RECEIVES BLACK EYE

CHICAGO, Feb. , 25. When a Big Four train, from Indianapolis came. to a stop at the Englewood station early today a man descended whose left eye was a blue-black swollen marvel.' In his frantic search for his supposed runaway wife, he looked into the (wrong bertti. the injured man was Fred A. Stewart", a wealthy saloonkeeper of Indianapolis. lie was taken from the train by Detective Bailey and was regarded unbalanced by the loss of his wife. Stewart's wife has been missing' for three days. Last night information came to hira that she was to flee from Indianapolis on the Big Four train in company with another man. In pursuit he boarded the train and waited until it was well underway. Then he began a berth-to-berth search. In the gloom of lower 4 he peered upon a sleeping couple, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pettibone of Louisville, Ky. "I've got you now " he shouted. The

French for the!n,an arose and demanded to know

what he was talking aoout. "Give me back my wife," Stewart said. Pettibone. who is an official of the Mutual Audit company of Louisville, responded with a blow to the saloon man's left eye. ASSESSOR SELECTS TOWNSHIP DEPUTIES Deputies were appointed today by A. C. Boyd, Wayne township assessor. Work assessing personal property and additional improvements will begin on Wednesday. A meeting has been called for Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock in the assessor's office when instructions will be given to all township assessors by County Assessor Matthews. The instructions from state comj missioners say estate is to be taxed at 25 per cent less than its true cash value. The following deputies have been appointed by Mr. Boyd: George Maisch. Simon Weddle. Perry J. Moss, 11. Danna. William Hiatt. Watson P. O'Neill, William Trusler, George Minor, Simpson Oxendine, A. E. Bonsall. J. H. Taylor. A. J. Ford, J. F. Feltman. William Ratliff, James Reed, R. L. Moore, Joseph Reed. Miss Addie Parsons and Miss Alice Swain were appointed office clerks.

ren, depends much of the happiness and moral stability of the city. Vocational education surveys made in other cities have given but passing attention to this most important part of women'3 work. From the outset, it has been the desire of those who w ere instrumental in bringing the survey to Richmond to study in detail the actual work of the homemaker, Continued On Page Three.

RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1916.

ITALIAN FLEET WINS VICTORY ROME, Feb. 25 Three Austrian submarines have been sunk in the Adriatic since the middle of December, the ministry of marine announced today. The enemy also suffered the loss of a hydroplane. These facts were set forth in an official statement describing the work of the Italian fleet which has been so energetic that the Austrians have been unable to interrupt the transportation of troops and supplies between Italy and Albania. CABINET BACKS WILSON STAND WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. The cabinet today assured President Wilson that its members were behind him to a man in the decision to refuse to permit congressional interference in the international situation. Even the members who have been inclined to believe that conciliation tactics would Lb. worth trying endorsed the . recom mendation in the president's letter to Senater Stone and his warning to the house leaders who conferred with him earlier in the day.

INDIANAPOLIS BANK FIRM GETS $00,000 BOND ISSUE

On a par bid with premium of $1,016, the J. F. Wild company of Indianapolis, was today awarded the $80,000-bond issue floated by the city of Richmond to complete the fund necessary for the purchase of the Light. Heat and Power company's electric plant. Other bidders were First National bank, nar bid with premium of $344; Dickinn Trust company, $351. 75. The $$0,000 bond issue floated by the City of Richmond today is the final chapter of the story of the city'.3 ten month fight to acquire the electric plant, of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company. Wednesday March 1, the city will take formal possession of the property, paying over to the company the purchase price established by the Indiana Utilities commission, $212,S91. There was available in the general fund of the Richmond Municipal Electric fund $132,891 to be applied toward the purchase of the privately owned plant, making it necessary for the city to issue bonds for the remainder, $80,000. The total purchase price will be paid over to the company either Monday or Tuesday of next week. City Takes Initiative. Richmond is the first city in the state to act under that section of the state uilities commission law permit

CHIEF'S AUTOMATIC FACILITATES CAPTURE OF MADMAN ARMED WITH SWORD

Chief of Police Goodwin acted wisely Friday evening when he drew his revolver before demanding admission to the home of Ed Balling, South Eleventh street, near II street. As frightened members of the family watched with apprehension from the sidewalk, Balling opened the front door in response to chief's summons but when he gazed into the business end of the officer's automatic he made no attempt to use the long, keen-point-e . sword he held menacingly in his right hand. Although mentally deranged by bard drinking Balling had the sense to realize that a man armed only with a sword had no chance of obtaining a decision over a man armed with an automatic revolver. After Balling opened the door. Chief Goodwin thrust his gun barrel against Balling's chest and with his left hand wrenched the sword away from the madman. This done Balling o.fered a slight show of resistance, making an effort to break away from the officer and attack a brother-in-law. Officer Little, however, came to the chief's assistance and Balling was quickly overpowered. He is now being held at county jail for safe keeping. Several months ago Balling cecums

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LTQZAX WILSON MEETS HOUSE LEADERS WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 President Wilson today called up Speaker Clark. Majority Leader Kitchin and Representative Flood, chairman of the house foreign affairs committee to end all agitation for interference by congress in the international situation. For nearly an hour the entire situ ation was canvassed. The president stood squarely on his letterto Senator Stone, made public last night. He insisted that the honor of th United States was at stake and that there could be no backing down from the position taken that the rules of international law shall be observed by the central powers in conducting their submarine campaign. The house Democratic leaders told the president they would do what they could to prevent any interference by congress until all diplomatic measures had been exhausted. They went from the white house to the capitol to take the matup generally. Administration senators who made a canvass of. their colleagues during the night sent word to Secretary Tumulty today that nearly two-thirds of the total membership would vote us the president wanted on any legislation aeffcting the government's foreign relations. SPANISH WAR VETS BOOST LOCAL POST Plans for another big "booster meeting" will be launched at the regular session Wednesday night of the Span ish-American War veterans in the G. A. R. post room in the court house. Preliminaries will be discussed and a -committee -'appointed to make. arrangements for the event. The "booster meeting" is held in compliance with the recommendation of the national organization of the IT. S. W- V. ting a municipality to acquire a privately owned utility through condem-! nation proceedings. Numerous and in-1 tricate legal questions were involved by the condemnation proceedings instituted by the city last May and for the time the Light, Heat & Power company, a subsidiary of the United Gas & Electric corporation of New York, was aided in its opposition to the purchase by the Richmond Commercial Club, which regarded the action taken by, the city officials as impractical. City Attorney W. A. Bond and President Alfred Bavis of the board of public works led the fight for a municipal monopoly of the electric service business and in the end succeeded in enlisting popular support for the project. All legal obstacles were overcome, one after another, and last December the state commission ordered the sale of the privately owned plant to the city. Issue Matures in 1917. The bond issue floated today will mature in August, 1917, but it has been conservatively figured that by January 1, next year, there-will be enough funds in the general rand of the city plant to take up the purchase bonds. It will also be possible to nave Continued On Page Three. violent and was locked up for a time. After he had apparently recovered his normal mentality Balling was released and some time ago left the city. It is stated that he walked from New Castle to Richmond, arriving home yesterday. Last evening he became violent and seizing a secret order sword drove members of the household into the street then locked himself in the house. STEAMERS COLLIDE NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 25. Advices received here today by E. H. Lohr, general" manager of the Merchants' and Miners line, state that the steamer Cretan of that line, was in collision with an unidentified schooner off Cape Hatteras early today, but neither was seriously damaged. The Captain of the Cretan, however, decided to take no chances and sent out S. O. S. calls until the steamer Dorothea of the Bull line responded. The Dorothea took off the Cretan's passengers and is headed for Norfolk, where she is expected to arh e tonight. - .

81 00,000 SUBSIDY FAVORED BY CLUB COMMITTEE TO OBTAIN MElTf TRACTION EXTENSION CONNECTING WITH NORTH

Men Who Voted to Back Traction Line Extension Representatives from the cities and towns located on the route of the proposed traction line extension present at the meeting last evening who were unanimous in their support of the proposition presented by Fred A Dolph of Chicago, were as follows: Union City. Edward Harrison, president of the Union City Community Welfare assoc iaticn. ira vernon, secretary or tne same association? O. G. Gist, chairman of the transnortation committees of the same association. George Pratchefl, editor of the Union City Times. F. L. Brannon, manager of the Brannon hotel, Union City. Ray Minnich, connected with the Minnich & Menger Hardware company, Union City. John Montana, connected with the Montana Lumber company. Dr. W. E. Crain, physician. Huntington. Ebon Lesh, lawyer. J. C. Curtis, receiver for the Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago railroad. C K. Lucas, lawyer, member of the railroads committee of the Huntington Commercial club. "". " "- Pennvllle. Josepn Sell, business man. Whitewater. William Blose, farmer. John Blose, farmer. In addition to these men who represented officially the commercial clubs or the business interests of their respective communities, the following men were present: Edwin McKinney, lawyer, Chicago, associated with Fred A. Dolph and in-1 terested in the proposed merger. Charles Jordan, Sam Fred. Theodore ! 13,11 William DniUir mnYnUn-e, nf i 1, electric railways commitee of Richmond Commercial club. Joseph H. Mills, George Eggemeyer, Oliver Nusbaum, E. M. Haas, Stanley Hays, Dr. I. S. Harold, John Zwissier, John Hasemeier, William Romey. STONE DENIES QUITTING POST WASHINGTON,. Feb. 25. Reports that Senator Stone would resign as chairman of the senate foreign relations committee were met with a heated denial from the senator today. Senator Stone despite his disagreement with the president, declared his intention to continue the fight to keep the International issue off the floor of the senate. He said that the time wa3 not opportune for a discussion of the controversy. "I see no snakes crawling around and spiders weaving webs. Today is not the day for threshing out this matter and I shall do everything in my power to prevent ' discussion in the senate. RUSSIANS WIN PERSIAN FIGHT PETROGRAD. Feb. 25. Russian troops have won another great victory over the Turks, this time on Persian territory. The Ottoman forces are in full retreat toward Kermanshah. The Russians are pursuing. Weather Forecast United States Report Partly cloudy tonight -and Saturday. Somewhat colder tonight. Temperature. Noon . . . 33 Yesterday. Maximum ...37 Minimum 30 Local Forecast Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Colder tonight but not severe. General Conditions A severe storm covers the eastern and northeastern states with rain and snow, and is moving slowly into the ocean but is causing continued unsettled weather as far West as the Mississippi rivers It is growing colder in the far north wita temperature below zero in Minnesota. It probably will not be severe here. . W. E. MOORE, W. F.

TRACTION EXTENSION PROPOSITION Subsidy of $150,000 in cash asked from Richmond and Wayne township, UnioCtiy and Portland. Wayne township's share of subsidy to be approximately $100,000. Separate company, capitalized at $1,500,000 to operate road from Richmond to Huntington. Bond issue $2,000,000. Estimated cost of Richmond to Portland extension $1,078,000. Estimated earning $50,000 to $58,000. Richmond to be made southern terminus of system comprising 546 miles of road in northeastern Indiana and northern Ohio. Electric railways committee of Richmond Commercial club favors subsidy. Right of way to be furnished over and above the subsidy at estimated cost of $60,000. Expense of election on subsidy guaranteed in all townships by bonds and if subsidy is granted the money is not to be paid until road is in operation. Two hour service guaranteed at beginning. Freight service to be operated with electric locomo-tives,-. .- ........ ..... .. Conference attended by eight representatives from Union City; three from Huntington; one from Pennville; two from Whitewater; one from Chicago and fifteen members of the Richmond Commercial club. Two. routes proposed from Union City to Richmond, as follows: Union City, Spartansburg, .Arba, .Chester and Richmond; Union City,n City and Portland, boro and Richmond. Committee Favors Subsidy. I E. M. Haas, secretary of the Com-

" ichkj irtuwdjB cuiuuimee 01 the Commercial club in a meeting held after a special conference with Fred A. Dolph, of Chicago, last night voted unanimously in favor of a subsidy of $100,000 .from Wayne township toward the building of a traction line from Richmond to Huntington as a part of a system comprising 546 miles of road in northeastern Indiana and northern Ohio. The committee asked President J. II. Nicholson to call a special meeting of the executive committee the first of next week for the purpose of discussing further the proposed traction project for recommendation to the Commercial club as a whole. The electric railways committee is composed of Charles W. Jordan, chairman, Theodore Hill William Bailey, Sam Fred. Adam Bartel, Dr. F. W. Krueger, Aionzo Gardner and Clarence Jessup. "This is Richmond's chance to get another traction line," said Charles Jordan, chairman of the committee. "I do not think the price excessive and I am heartily In favor of holding an

eiecuun. t mai me roaa wnen uuut win pay not "Mr. Dolph is not a promoter," said ! more than $1,000 to $1,100 per mile. Edwin McKinney, a lawyer, of Chi-j net earnings." declared Mr. Dolph. cago, who was called upon' ov Charles "The best it could do is to pay 5 per Jordan to introduce Mr. Doiph. "Ile!cppt. which is no big inducement to

bid in the C. B. & C. road as chaii-' man of the creditors' protective committee, and it is in the furtherance of the C. B. & C. railroad that the extension is considered. Mr. Dolph is responsible for organizing the largest traction system in the world. It was he who put the Aurora & Elgin lint. on its feet after the job had been declared impossible by engineers and traction line experts. He is recognized as one of the most capable corporate organizers in the country."

WOW BLAMES PARENTS FOR KEEPING CHILDREN IGNORANT OF PITFALLS

Editor of The Palladium: I do not know if you will deem what I have to say, worthy of publication or not, however, after reading what Chief of Police Goodwin had to say in regard to the morals of our boys and girls, I was suddenly inspired with the desire to make public my own views on the subject, believing that by so doing, 1 would be voicing the : thoughts of many others. To me this subject has long been a vital one. I. have often wondered w hy some one did not come forward

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1 raerciai ciud. read letters that had ueen received by Charles Jordan, as cnairman or the special committee, from bankers and professional men around Chicago, who are acquainted with Air. Dolph. Extension is Necessary. Mr. Dolph, when called upon Bpeak, said after he had investigate. the C. B. & C. problem he decided immediately it would be impossible to operate it as an independent line. Ne gotiations were opened and options taken immediately on other lines connecting with it, and it is a part of this merger scheme that brought bini to Union City and Richmond. "We now have options on 546 mile of road," said Mr. Dolph. "After k was suggested that the road be extended to Richmond, our engineers got busy and made estimates. This not a question of promoting any scheme. You do your part and w will do ours. With this co-operation we can build the road from Richmond to Huntington and make it pay." "The best estimates we ran get is prospective buyers of stock. We ex pect to organize a separate rorapanv to operate the road from Huntington to Richmond. It will require $1.500.00 capita stock and a bond issue of $ 2,000,000. Requires $150.0C0 Subsidy. "We expect in this estimate that the right of way be furnished at actual cost. It will require in addition to this, subsidy of $150,000. Wayn county's share would be $100,000. thj Continued On Page Twelve. with a suggestion that would start a movement to better the moral conditions that ' surround our boys and girls. And I am truly glad to see that such a movement Is now on foot. We want our boys and girls to have the best of everything that we can afford to give them and often It involves a greater sacrifice than - we should really make. . But while we are striving for all this are we not sadly neglecting the most important thing of all their Continued On Page Nine.