Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 120, 5 April 1916 — Page 1

VOL. XLU NO. 120-HStln1d.o78uB-TeiP, RICHMOND,. IND.. WEDNESDAY, EVENING.-APRIL 5,. 1916.V, SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS An la Old JV JV

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MR SCARE -IN HOLLAND IS SERIOUS

THE HAGUE.. April 6. When the general committee of the second chamber of the Dutch , parliament . met today to consider the military situation Holland was in the midst of the biggest war scare the country has known since the outbreak of the great Eulopean conflict. - . Although there is a national feeling or uneasiness the public at large is without any definite information as to the cause of it. Rumors . fill the air, but the most of these are based upon the fear that Holland's neutrality might be attacked. .,' Former ,; Minister of War 4onkheer Colyn has written an analytical article on the situation which leaves the way open for the supposition that Eng land may try to attack Germany through Holland. ' At the same time, however, Jonkheer Colyn' intimates that there ,may be danger from the fast. This Inti- ; Continued On Page Eight. RENEW EFFORT TO GET LOWER FIRE HAZARDS Efforts to induce Uie city officials to employ two extra men in the fire department as recommended by the Sellers Insurance rating bureau, will be resumed by the new commercial committee of which F. S. Bates is chairman. At the last meeting of the city council, the plan to motorize the department, another feature of the plan, which would result in a material reduction il fire insurance . rates for Richmond, was tabled. The rating i bureau, however, wilt agree to lower the rates as promised. if the two,extra men are employed for the aerial truck. Bavis. president of the board of works, as the most .practical solution of the question. FACTORY OFFERS JOBS FOR THIRTY There are jobs for at least fifty more women in the factories of the city, according to statements made today by heads of factories employing women. " Any woman who really wants work, will have no trouble in finding it," said one manager, who asserts he would hire at least thirty more women if they would apply. Labor conditions in Richmond in the matter of employment, have never been better, according to another manager. Almost every applicant receives some kind of a job, he said. John Melpolder said today that although more women-applied for work at the social service bureau's headquarters than did men, he found no trouble 1n locating work for them. The employment department of the bureau is becoming popular. OFFER FEDERAL AID FOR SCHOOL SURVEY The Richmond school board will decide tonight whether to accept the proposal of the department of agriculture to send an expert here to make a study of home gardens as part of the industrial survey. Information was received by Prof. R. J. Leonard, head of ihe survey, from the department at Washington, that it will send an exrcrt if local people will pay all expenses. The survey commltcee, Prof. Leonard said, is hot financially able to meet the proposition, so it has been submitted to the school board. '

CONTRADICTORY REPORTS REGARDING WHEREABOUTS OF VILLA BAFFLE AMERICANS LEADING 111 PURSUIT

EL PASO, April 5. Strange contradictions are noted in the official re-, ports received at Juarez as to the present ' whereabouts of Francisco Villa whose scattered bands are being routed in every engagement with the American troops -pursuing tne bandit v leader. : , .... V; , x -: General Luis Guiterrez, commander of the Carranza troops in Chihuahua, ing from a severe wound is hemmed ing from a severe wound Is hemmen in b-, Carranzista forces at' . Satevo. General Bertani, leader of a Carranza j force operating from Madera;, reports

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SOUTH SIDE POSTPONES VOTE Of SUBSIDY ISSUE

Extensive improvements will be made to the main building of the South Side Improvement association in Beallview, park. This improvement ,was decided necessary at the meeting last night so that all " members could be accommodated and to give the association room for social affairs. The following were elected to membership: E. E. Elleman,' Jacob Kern, Clarence Buening, Harold K. Hunt, Chris J. Fulle, George C. Ball, Herman F. Pardeick, Ed F. Stegman and Bert Gordon. Action on the $100,000 traction subsidy for the Portland-Union City line was postponed until the special committee asks that it be considered. This was done so as to give the promoters time to change their plans and extend the line further south before the association took a vote. ' The 239 lots owned. by the associaCATCH FORGER AT COVINGTON Guy C. Adami of Huntington, Int., aged 23. rwhor-passed two forged checks in Richmond recently, has Just been arrested in Covington, Ky. while attempting to. cash a forged check. He probably will be returned to Rich mond for, trial. He confessed to the Covington officials that he had passed two forged checks in this city, one on a clothing, merchant and on a ;bank, one for $18 and the other for $11. It is also' believed that the young man has been operating in Dayton and In dianapolis. : ;i While here he asked one merchant to cash a check, but as the dealer had recently- been victimized by another forger, he stepped to the phone and called up the man whose name had been forged to the paper.. Informed that the check was fraudulent, the dealer ordered Adams out of, his place However, he neglected to notify the police. Within . less than an hour Adams succeeded in having another merchant cash the same check. USES ALARM CLOCK TO CAPTURE THIEF INDIANAPOLIS, April 5. Av dozen roomers in a West Pratt street house were awakened by an alarm clock several hours too early this morning. Guy Ison, hurled it at a burglar and hit him on the head with it. Burglar and alarm clock rolled downstairs, but the clock made the most noise. An inventory of the house showed $75, several watches and some clothes missing DUTCH PROBE SINKING OF SCHOONER BY WASP THE HAGUE, April, 5.-The Dutch government has ordered an official investigation of the torpedoing of the schooner Elsina Halera in the North Sea. , As soon as evidence has been secured from the crew, a protest will be sent to Germany. that Villa Is between Namiquipa and Bachinaba. ?" Efforts to reconcile these two official-reports today met with complete failure.' Namiquipa and . Satevo - are 130 -miles apart; the former northwest and the latter -directly south 'of Chihuahua City.- . ' The message - from General Guiterrez confirmed the exclusive ; advice.s obtained by thj International News Service on Tuesday and was generally accepted as true by the, American officers at. Ft. Bliss. They pointed out

Grossing Divide at Gasas C5randes

V'A.a-atoOotat..lf.':ni;nf tion will be. rented at 75 cents each to .anybody that wishes to use them for garden purposes. Prospective renters were asked to be at the main building in Beallview park at 1:30 o clock Thursday afternoon. The Improvements on the building will cost about $1,400, and the contract will be let to some member of the association. All bids, however, will be rejected if they come too high. The east wall of the present building will be extended sixteen feet. A commit tee room will be built in the northeast corner. A ladies' reception room will be added on the west side, and a ver anda will be built on Ihe front of the building. MEXICANS PLANT CROPS FOR FIRST TIME IN 5 YEARS COLUMBUS, N. M., April 5 The Mexican ? farmers : are receiving the Attr1Shtroops .with . joyous acclaim and are planting thir -.first crop in five jreare, according to the commandant -of ; a motor truck jtrain which reached here today from "the furthest American advance base near Guerrero. They believe, he? said, that the years of "lawlessness And incessant ' raiding and looting are iver. v . "One man above the peon class," said the commandant, "who t asked that his name b withheld, told me he had not raised a single crop since the Diaz regime. He insisted that the American troops would be in Mexico for a long time, and that he was glad because it meant law and order!" VERDUN IMPREGNABLE SAYS ITALIAN CRITIC PARIS, April 5 "Verdun will never be taken by the Germans." This em phatic declaration was made here today by Lieutenant General Count Luigi Cadorna, chief of the Italian staff, who has just returned from the Verdun front where he inspected the lY-ench position as the guest of General Joffre. BOYS RESPONSIBLE FOR STRANGE LIGHT Concerning the lights that have been appearing late at night in the basement of the St. Andrew's Parochial school. Rev. Frank A'. Roell, rector of the St. Andrew's Catholic church, said today they were . probably -jcaused by boys breaking into the building. ; The lights have appeared at various times and searches of the entire building have been made soon afterwards but no one has been apprehended. This has caused several wild rumors to circulate. Rev. Roell explained that the boys made their escapes through a tunnel that leads ' from the school to the church. The tunnel, is .used as a conduit for wires and beating pipes between the two buildings. today that, the "battle between the Tenth United States cavalry under Col. Brown and a body of Villistas took place at Afus.Calientes, far southeast of Namiquipa. ' This showed,, they said, that Villa's trail led to the southward of Chihuahua. The fending of reinforcements from Columbus ;to help" General- Pershing's expedition, was declared- further, evidence that the American lines had been extended to a great length, which would have .been unnecessary if Villa had remained in the Namquipa district after, his defeat at San'Geronimo.

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BERLIN, April 5 That Germany has made peace overtures which were rejected ; by the allies was admitted in the Reichstag today by Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, the imperial chancellor in: one of the most' important speeches delivered sinee the war began. ' - . "On September 9. Germany declared her readiness to enter into peace negotiations but then ' as now the allies declined," said the chancellor, i "Let us j suppose . that . I suggest tp Premier! Asquith of England that wie sit down at a table- and examine j the possibilities of peace and Mr. Asquith should begin with the demand 'that ;Prussia's military' 'power shall first be crushed.- The conversation would be ended before it began. To "thats demand there is only one DELEGATE CONTEST REMAINS UNDECIDED INDIANAPOLIS, April - 5. Illinois street between the Hotel Severin, Republican headquarters, and the Union station and terminal station was one continuous parade throughout the morning. - The ' liveliest demonstration was staged by the Grant county contigent "buzzing,, for Uz" McMurtrie. With 600 in the march headed by. the band they attracted considerable attention. The general aspect : of the contest for the. fourth place- as delegate-at-large to the national convention was unchanged., when .the convention- was called -to order this afternoon. Every indication , pointed to the fight being carried to the convention floor " tomorrow. Tomorrow's session begins at 10' a. nu '''-: GERMANY SPURNS WAR WITH AMERICA BERLIN, April 5 "Germany neither at this time nor any time in the. future contemplates aggression against . the United ; States.- l"protest against all report of ' German hostility against America."., , . . - , This statement' was made in the Reichstag today by Dr. Von BethmannHollweg. j The chancellor added! that-German v1 has never " contemplated ? the' acquisi-i tion of . territory in any . of the!', America. --- - - GERMAN SQUADROr NEAR NORWAY'S COAST COPENHAGEN,-April 3. The Politikan states, that a German- squadron has been 'seen off the west coast of Norway. . ... . , ; ' . ; .

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EACE OVERTURE

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i answer, left and that; is the answer of the sword. If our adversaries want to continue this slaughter of human beings, want to continue the devastation of Europe, theirs is the guilt." ARMY DEPENDS ON BIG TRUCKS -. WASHINGTON, April 5. Indications that 'the.; wart derailment 1 will not: depend upon' the use of the Mexican Northwestern railroad to transport supplies to the American troop3 hunting ' Villa, .were given by Secre tary. Baker-tdday. He asserted rthat more supplies could be sent by motor truck than the railroad. He 6aid thisl was "due to the poor condition of the railroad; ? Secretary Baker announced that four additional companies of auto trucks of .twenty-seven- each, would be immediately . sent to the border, as well as'two tank trucks for transportation of gasoline, this makes a total of 272 I trucks ordered and in operation, since the chase for Villa started. DEMANDS RELEASE OF GERMAN CREW WASHINGTON, ApriL 5, Chancellor Polk, of . the state department, today notified .Ambassador Spring-Rice of Great Britain, that, the, British, government must -release the thirty-eight German .civilians taken , off the Americansteamship ' China or prove that they werp engaged; income belligerent act against England. . - ' Weather Forecast ' " ' " ' ' United . States' Report Overcast tonight. Probably rain 'in extreme south portion: Thursday' fair. Temperature. Noon .......... 50 t , Yesterday. j Maximum fiO Minimum. : .-. . . . .'.'. . . . . 33 Local-Forecast Some cloudiness but mostly fair tonight and Thursday. Continued cold.' tonight. , General Conditions 5 Temperature remains, below normal over the north central states due -to a high' baromettic " pressure: east 6f the Rocky ' Mountains. Six ; above 'zero at Prince Albert,Saskatchewan. - Snowing in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.. Generally fair irf the -northwest.' The Rocky Mountain ?, storms that -have been developing for. two ' days"' are causing i rain - over the -western plain 'states. W., E. Moore, Weather Forecaster. . .' . . .

REPUBUGACJS WHEfJ STATE OPENS AT

INDIANAPOUS. April 5. Thousands of Republicans from all points in Indiana crowded into .Tomlinson hall this afternoon to hear Judge Quincy Myers open the 1916 convention with his keynote address. The hall was ablaze with color and bands supplied inspiring music while the big hall was being filled. The afternoon "was given over to speech making and a general get-together program. Every seat in the hall was taken before Judge Myers took the floor at 2 o'clock to call the meeting to order.

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GERMANS FROM LINES IN CAILLETTE WOODS

PARIS, April 5. The French advance on the Verdun front, east of the Meuse river, has driven the Germans out of their positions in Caillette woods. The war office in its official communique today announced that the French have advanced to the German communicating trenches north of Caillette woods. There has been a terrific bombardment of the Germans positions in the Woevre district. West of the Meuse river, on the front northwest of Verdun, the -night was comparatively quiet. The Germans delivered infantry attacks against the French positions in Lorraine during the night, but all were repulsed, the war office -statement says. ; - TbaJFrAnch, gains in the Verdun secihr -were secured through powerful counter-attacks which followed German assaults against the French positions suoth of Douaumont village. Not only were the German attacks CALL HIM VEE-AH, NOT PLAIN VILLA Chihuahua is a Mexican word that might seem hard to pronounce, but if it is divided into Chee-wah-wa it can be pronounced readily. Mexican, names are easy to pronounce if you know a few simple rules. A Spanish teacher at the University of Chicago gives the following as the correct pronunciation for. names that appear frequently in the news columns: Carranza, Koh-rahn-sah ; Gavira, Gah-vee-rah; Villa, Vee-ah; Metamoras, Mah-tah-moh-rahs; Nuevo Laredo, Nway-vo Lah-ray-do; Presidio de Norte, Pray-see-dee-o del Nor-tay; Mermosilio, Hayr-mo-see-lyo. The foregoing is the correct pronunciation in Mexico but not in Spain. In the United States they are generally mispronounced or skipped over. It is a general supposition that should Villa come to the United States he would not recognize his own name. 2 SEAPLANES LOST . VIENNA, . April 5. The loss of two Austrian seaplanes during the attack on the .Italian coast on Monday was admitted by the war office today.

SOUNDING G. 0. P. NOTE, MYERS CENSURES WILSON FOR VACILLATING POLICY

INDIANAPOLIS, April 5. Quincy A. Myers of Logansport, temporary chairman of the Republican state convention, delivered the keynote address at the opening session of the convention this afternoon before an audience which packed Tomlinson hall. . Chairman Myers denounced the WiH son administration and attacked the record of Governor Ralston. . Incidentally he pledged the support of Indiana Republicans v to the - candidacy of Charlea Warren Fairbanks for the Republican presidential nomination. In part Chairman Myers said: ; -. - A Democratic administration always comes into power with a feeling of distrust among the people, and goes out of power with a sigh of relief. O Raps Record of Democrats. As in times past . the record of the Democratic .party on domestic .questions has been- jne of repudiation of

FILL HALL C9HUEMTI0H INDIANAPOLIS

Following Judge Myers speech, Henry D. Estabrook, of New York, was paid considerable attention to the tariff. "The issues in the political campaign that is fast upon us are covered introduced. Estabrook congratulated the Republicans on their showing and said that the "party that he once thought was going into innocious deseutude was now coming back," Discusses Various Issues. Estabrook discussed the various issues of the national campaign and Continued on Page Twelve unsuccessful, the Teutons losing heavily, but the Kaiser's forces were compelled to fall back in the direction of Bois Chauffour, which lies west of Douaumont. As a result of the French gains in that region, the Germans hold upon Douaumont village is becoming perilous. WASPS SINK 4 MERCHANTMEN LONDON, April 5 German su'bmaf rises Iiv destroyed four more mer chantmen.. All 01 them ' unarmed, and three of them belonging to neutral nations. Loss of life accompanied the sinking of the single British vessel torpedoed. The latest victims of submarines are: The British ship Bendew. The Spanish steamer Vigo. The Dutch schooner Eliza Halera. The Norwegian schooner Bell. , LONE BANDIT GETS $450 BOOTY ON TRAIN CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 5 A half dozen posses today were combing the surrounding country for traces of the lone bandit who held up the Union Pacific Overland Limited near here last night and escaped after taking about $450 from cowed passengers. The bandit appeared in the aisle flourishing a gun in each Itand. "Shell out!" he said, laconically. After securing the valuables he dropped' off the rear coach and disappeared in the hills. DENMARK ENRAGED AT SINKING OF SHIPS COPENHAGEN, April 5. Denmark Is raging with anger over the sinking of unarmed Danish ships by German submarines. Not since the war began has the government faced such a concerted demand for aggressive action, as has followed the repeated torpedoing of neutral ships and the death of Danish sailors. solemn pledges, of vascillatlon, of shifting and unparalleled weakness, or absence of stability. We have not known whether the policy of today will be the policy of .tomorrow. It repudiated its platform pledge to AYpmnt tnllo nf A m oriQ n chins An. gaged in coastwise trade. . It declared its fixed determination to reduce the cost of living; the difficult with the people have been to produce the -cost of living. ' , The party pledged its candidate to one term;., that .pledge it will be the democratic party, to redeem. The Democratic party nledged the abolition of the duty; on sugar and it is now engaged in the equally solemn duty of restoring 1L- : - ounai Tor commission.-. ; The Republican party has for .years contended for a traiff commission and : Conti'iued on Page Twelve