Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 110, 25 March 1916 — Page 1
FAIXABI HOME EDITION, ho:2 EDrnon
5
EE
mOM)
UM
VOL. XLI., NO. 1 ia-Mn,doT8un'Teleirrm
RICHMOND, 1ND.. SATURDAY EVENING, MARCHJ&T9 16.
SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS
u u
mi
m
7
Cm
JV
JV
isxniu
JV
fo)
(ft
The Watch on the Border Above, maneuvers of the Fourth Field Artillery, now de tailed for guard duty along the Rio Grande. Below is shown an infantry regiment with arms stacked facing, the border at Colu mbus. They are awaiting the word "advance."
, , 1? . . X . . , : X r , . . M t' , : ' - - r , s 1 ' .P " r LV & -A A ur4 rr. ! ;' . : jif, ' M
1LASD W iIEMi
m
9
TMM
EL PASO, March 25. "Pancho" Villa, the bandit leader, ' sought by 12,000 American and Mexican troops In the greatest man hunt on record, Is reported to have escaped from the trap set by his pursuers and fled. Into the Sierra Madre mountains at the southern end of the Rio De Santa Marie valley. With a chosen band of his "colo-
radoes," the "golden ones" of . his bodyguard, he Is said. to have run the gauntlet "of the rapidly converging American and Carranzista troops. To make his escape the bandit leader was reported today to have abandoned to their fate at least two hundred of his followers caught in El Oso, to the east of Namiquipa. In an attempt to intercept Villa before he can reach the wooded and can
yon-river heights J northwest of Guer
rero, General Pershing has sent a strong body of cavalry toward Temosachic, on the Mexican Northwestern railway, and southeastward along that road to Tecalocachhic. This district is more than 200 miles from Pershing's main base at Columbus, N. M., but in this drive through Mexico the American expedition is understood to have not lost a single man.
GERMAN RAIDER RUNS BLOCKADE
LONDON, March 25. At least fifty persons, some of them Americans, lost their lives in the explosion which damaged the channel liner Sussex, off the French coast, according to survivors who were landed at Dover and who reached London this afternoon. It was declared that the Sussex was sunk by a German submarine, the lookout on the vessel seeking the wake of the torpedo as is sped toward the vessel. - Some of the survivors put the list of missing at considerably more than fifty. The dead include a number of women and children. Among the survivors arriving here were a number of Americans. They said that there had been between twenty and thirty Americans on the ship when it was attacked. v Many of the passengers were wounded by the explosion. One of them was Miss Baldwin, daughter of a prominent American resident of Paris. Twelve Americans were unaccounted for this afternoon. Mrs. Dorothy Hilton of New York, who arrived here with the first batch of survivors, gave the first details of the disaster. "We were about an hour and a half out of Folkestone when there was a terrible explosion which jarred the ship and threw up a mighty wave of water," said Mrs. Hilton. "Many of the passengers were wounded. Panic broke out on board among the passengers, the most of whom were women and children." More than sixty uninjured survivors were landed at Dover by a torpedo boat destroyer. The explosion blew out a section of the forepart of the ship, including the sleeping quarters of the crew.
BLACKSMITH SENDS SHOT INTO BRAIN
CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind., March 25.
Despondency as a result of domestic troubles is assigned as the cause of the suicide of John Brandenberg,
50, a blacksmith of this place, who
shot himself through the head with a revolver at 8:30 o'clock this morning. The body, face upward, was discovered by William Conrad in the blacksmith shop in the rear of the Vinton house. The 38 calibre bullet had penetrated the skull at the right ear and had come out at the left eye. Brandenberg and his wife have had numerous quarrels it is understood and hav separated several times. - She is now in Chicago. They have no children. A brother of the blacksmith lives in Terre Haute. In an inquest conducted by Coroner R. I). Morrod, neighbors said they heard the shot but their suspicions were not aroused. Conrad had gone to the shop to invite Brandenberg to his home for lunch. Brandenberg has lived Jn Cambridge City for thirty-five years.
BUELOIV GIVEN PREMIER POST? ROME. Marc a 23. The Idea Xazionale announces that the Kaiser has summoned Prince von Buelow to headquarters and will offer the , former German ambassador to Italy the post of Imperial chancellor now held by Dr. von Bethmann-Hollw.g. According to this newspaper, which is Visually, well informed, the political crisis in Germany involves all members of the ministry and few of them will be retained : when von Bethmann- : Hollweg retires.
FIGHT RETURNS
- Returns on the Willard-Moran fight will be received by The Palladium, round for round. Call 1121 or 2834 for results., This fight has attracted ; much attention, because the conqueror of Jack Johnson is meeting one of the best contenders for the title who so far has challenged the laurels of the champion.
CARL VANCE HELD FOR BEATING WIFE ADMITS HIS GUILT
As a result of shockingly brutal treatment of his wife, beginning a month following their marriage, July 3, last year, Carl Vance, a chaulfeur, is, under arrest. At a preliminary hearing in city court this morning, Vance entered a plea of guilty to a charge of assault and battery. Mrs. Vance's father, John M. Sauer, 217 South C street, ' asked that a
charge of assault and battery be placed
against his son-in-law, but Prosecutor Reller decided not to prefer such a serious charge. Mrs. Vance, who has been employed
as a nurse by a family living at 438
Randolph street, is in a serious con; dition today at the home of her parents. She was attacked by her husband at the Randolph street residence late yesterday afternoon. All last night she was under the care of a physician. She ; is feuffering mostly
from acute hysteria. On February 14 Mrs. Vance's baby was born prematurely at Reid hospital. For a month she was bedfast, and was in a very weakened condition when assaulted by her husband yesterday. The baby is living with Mr. and Mrs. Sauer. "My daughter has left Vance three times since their marriage because of his brutal treatment," Sauer said today.
ROAD BOOSTERS PLAN MEASURES FOR NEW LAWS
; Wayne county .good roads enthusiasts will take a prominent part in the movement -for a state highway commission. A committee of twentyfive men, representative of all organizations in the county which would be affected, met this noon at the Y. M. C. A.
A sub-committee was appointed which will investigate the statutes of
other states which made highway com
missioners possible and a bill will be
formed to be presented to the next legislature through the Wayne county
representative and state senator.
The following is the membership of
the committee: Richmond Commer
cial club, J. H. Mills; county commis
sioners, M. D. Doddridge; County
Auditor Bowman ; Wayne County Bar
association, A. C. Lindemuth and A. M. Gardner; Automobile association, A. N. Chamness; South Side Improvement association, William Bartel, Jr.; Walter McConaha, state senator;
township trustees, J. O. Edgerton;
Old Trails Road association, Dr. I. S. Harold; Hagerstown Commercial club,
John Teetor; ' Cambridge City, B. F. Wissler; Centerville, Mark Stevens;
Fountain City, A. Dwiggans; Milton,
Dr. Squires; Greensfork Commercial
club, Albert Oler.
LONDON March 25. The
commerce raider Grier and the armed merchant ship Alcantara have been sunk in the North sea in a naval battle it was . announced today by the admiralty. The British losses were five officers and sixty-five men. The engagement took place February 29. The German raider had been disguised as a Norwegian merchantman. After the fight five German officers and 115 men were picked up and made prisoners.
LOCAL FLORISTS ENTER FLOWERS IN GREAT SHOW
E. G. Hill company's famous roses
promise to be one of the big features
of the National Flower show, just
opened in Philadelphia. The Hill display will consist principally of the
Hoosier Beauty and Tipperary roses. This company will also introduce for
the first time at tits show-some new
carnation varieties which . have not
yet been named.
The Fred H. Lemon ctminanr of this
cfty..4will, exhibit, dts" beautiful" "new primrose which has received prize certificates at every show where it has been displayed.
The Philadelphia , flower show is
said to be the greatest exhibit of its
I avai YtAl? ir lr ,
GERMAN SHELLS
IGNITE VERDUN
BERLIN, March 25. Verdun has been set on fire by the German artillery, it was announced today by the war office. . Elsewhere on the front there were no events of unusual importance. Many shells have been thrown into Verdun by the big guns of the Germans to prevent transportation of troops and ammunition to the firing line. ;
INTEREST GROWS AT AUTO EXHIBIT ON LAST DAYS
Society night was observed at the automobile show last evening by the largest crowd that has been in the building since the opening of the show.
The ticket sellers report 2,716 paid admissions for the day. The automobiles had been decorated especially for the occasion with roses and carnations; several of the exhibitors gave roses and carnations as souvenirs. - Each day since the opening of the show, the attendance has been increasing. On Wednesday, there were
700 paid admissions; .Thursday. 2,497; in addition to approximately 4,000
school children; Friday, 2,716 and the committee estimates that at least 5,000 persons will attend the show today. Special arrangements are being made to handle the crowd this afternoon and evening. A. N. Chamness, treasurer, of the committee, announced today that all of the sub-committees are keeping their expenses within the budget, and that the total expenses will be taken care of, leaving a surplus to be prorated among the exhibitors according to the square feet that are used. The space, which sold at fifteen cents per square foot, netted' $2,329.50,' all' of which has been paid to the treasurer and is in. the bank. The total receipts up to date are $2,922.40." The total expenses will not exceed $2,500. Of this amount $1,200 has. been spent for decorations.
SHERIFF IS KILLED
MUSKOGEE, Okla., March 25. Paul V. Hadley and his young bride of Kansas City, Mo., charged with the killing of Sheriff Jake Giles, of Beaumond, Tex., were brought here and placed in jail today. They were arrested near Checotah. Hadley was a prisoner of the sheriff, who was taking him to Beaumont on a Missouri, Kansas & Texas train, when, it is alleged, Hadley, aided by his bride, killed Sheriff GIls and escaped from the train. A posafe located the young couple in a farmhouse near Checotah.
WORRY CAUSES SUICIDE OF OSCAR C1ASHCIEYER AFTER PRIMARY DEFEAT
Oscar Mashmeyer, 49, former deputy sheriff of Wayne county and one of the defeated candidates for the Republican nomination for sheriff, at the primary election,' March 7, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a revolver about 10:30 this morning while at the city crematory. Mashmeyer resided with his wife r and daughter, Miss Hazel Mashmeyer, at.1 09 South Sixth street.
CAMDEN WOMAN ENDS HER LIFE
EATON, O., March 25. Alarmed
probably by fear of a' lunacy hearing here next Monday, Mrs. Marion Mor-
latt, 58, wife of Charles E. Morlatt. of Camden, shot herself with a 44 calibre
revolver at 8:30 o'clock this morning. The funeral arrangements have not been made. Eight years ago Mrs. Morlatt was a patient at the Dayton Insant asylum. Mr. Moriatt who is well-known here because of his connections with the Eaton National bank has traveled extensively with his wife in an effort to improve her condition.
AMATEURS CRIPPLE AMERICAN WIRELESS
COLUMBUS, N. M., March 25. Na-j shing's Mexican expedition's advance
ture and irresponsible amateur wire
less experiments have combined to cripplethe signal corps radio station here. For several days reports have gone out from here that failure of the wireless had prevented the keeping up of communication between the operating base in Columbus and General Per-
STORM DRAWS NEAR
"He who laughs last ,' quoth the weather man today to persons who declared that the big storm which he had predicted was on its way here had disappeared. The storm, he said, had been delayed by an -area of high barometric pressure but that it was inevitable. It cover3 an area of 1,500,000 miles and is accompanied by high winds, rain and snow. - - -
REV. BROWN CLOSES CHRISTIAN REVIVAL
Revival services which the Rev. Roy L. Brown has been conducting at
the First Christian church, will close
Monday night with a fellowship meet
ing. Attendance at all services has been large. Sunday night the evangelist .will have as his subject: "A Century of Progress." ; At the meeting tonight he will discuss, "The World's Greatest Tragedy." From Richmond the evangelist and his son, R. Leighton Brown, go to Savannah, Ga., for a series of meetings.
Weather Forecast
base
Various explanations were offered, ranging from malicious interference on the part of Villistas or Villa sympathizers, to conflicting waves from
the station at San Francisco, the Arlington station near Washington, or the canal station in Panama. It was learned last night that the conflicting waves have been traced to minor stations In border towns, and government men are planning to prohibit sending of messages by these irresponsible operators. The theory has be.-n advanced that ore deposits in the Mexican mountains have drawn the waves from the sending station at Casas Grandes, but according to wireless operators, this could be overcome by increasing the length of the wave.
- Nerves Give Way. J Mashmeyer had been in ill health
ior some time, oemg amiciea wun a heart ailment. Following the primary election he suffered from a nervous disorder, worried constantly over his personal affairs and brooded over his defeat. He was one of Wayne county's best known citizens and the announcement of his suicide was a great shock to his many friends. Mrs. Mashmeyer is prostrated over her bereavement ' Members of th family state that he never Indicated his intention of 'killing himself and men he talked with at the crematoryjust before his suicide 6ay he appeared to be in a cheerful mood. It is believed his nervous ailment affected his mind. "Mashmeyer came to the crematory about 9 o'clock this morning, as was his occasional custom, and he talked cheerfully with George Jenkins, the superintendent, and myself for.6ver an hour," said Earl O Bayley. fireman. "About 10:30 Jenkins said he was going home and asked Mashmeyer if he was going up town. Mashmeyer Continued On Page Eight.
18 AMERICANS LOSE LIVES ON BRITISH SHIP
WASHINGTON. March 25. Th Dominion liner Englishmen, 3.257 tons, three days out from An von mouth, has been torpedoed and sunk, presumably by a submarine, and four Americans are among the missing, according to a cablegram to the state department today from American Consul Armstrong at Bristol. Consul Armstrong reported that twenty-three survivors had been landed at a "British port." The name of the port is not given. Fifty, he cabled, are believed to have been saved, which leaves a possible loss of eighteen.
United States Report Unsettled and colder tonight and Sunday. Probably thunder showers. Noon 74
TEMPERATURE
Maximum Minimum
74 35
Local Forecast Showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday. Decidedly cold weather with rain and snow. General Conditions The great western storm i3 moving rapidly eastward with its center only a few hundred miles away. It is accompanied by rain, snow and high shifting winds. It will bring decidedly colder weather. W. E. MOORE, Weather Fosecaster.
RECRUITING LAWS KEEP MANY FROM ENLISTING, SAYS LIEUT. COPPOGK
Lieutenant E. , R. Coppock of the United States cavalry, who was here Friday to . inspect the recruiting station, said more recruits would offer themselves if the term of enlistment were changed. At present the term Is seven years, with the privilege of going on the reserve list at the end of three years. "The term of enlistment will have to be reduced before any large number of . men will offer themselves." said the lieutenant. "If it were done, there would be no trouble in raising a large
regular army in the United States, on which this country will have to depend in any conflict with Mexico or any other country. ' Regulars Only See Action. "Many men are not coming forward because they are ,waiting to see if a call is issued ' for volunteers. They seem to want to see service and believe that they would be-more likely to go to the front then than If they are in the regular army. This is a mistaken idea . for the volunteers Continued On Page Eight. r : ' . t