Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 117, 8 April 1916 — Page 1

Hero of Verdun and His Chief General Petam (in center) walking with Generalissimo Joffre through Verdun; during , the early days of the German campaign against the .stronghold. Petahv.whois in command of Verdim,' has sprung into prominence as one of France's greatest heroes. :

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CITY MAY BUY BONDS FROM BANK

William Seeker, cashier of the Second National bank, today notified President Bavis of the board of public works that the bank .was ready at any time to submit to the city government

a written agreement that $139,000 of city plant construction bonds, maturing in 1927 and now held by the bank, would be delivered over to the city focash payment at par value, or in exchange for refunding bonds. Requires Bond- Issue. President Bavis informed Mr. Seeker that if the city took over the construction bonds it would have to be through the issuance of refunding bonds. He also pointed out that in Continued On Page Twelve.

GERMANS ELECT JELLY

Casper Jelly was elected president of the German .Mutual Fire Insurance Association at a meeting of the board of directors last night. John H. Niewoehner was elected vice-president; J. Henry E. Bode, secretary; Henry Berheide, association secretary; , Eberhardt Bettenbrock, treasurer; George Cutter, William Klopp, William Miller, trustees; Ben Aring, Joseph Shepman, Edward Dietemeyer, assessors. These officers will hold office for one year.

COURT OPENS EARLY

Circuit court convened earlier this morning than it has for years. Arrangements had been made by the attorneys in the Viola Bass vs. Walter Bass. divorce suit, to try the case at 8 o'clock. Judge Fox arrived promptly at that hour and the evidence was held before County Clerk Kelly arrived in the court room. The divorce was granted on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment.

ORDER ALLOWING ARMY TO RETIRE FROM MEXICO GIVES RISE TO MUDDLE

WASHINGTON, April 8. A most serious muddle In the Mexican situation became evident today, following the development that the original order sent to Gen. Funston made It specifically plain that the Pershing punitive expedition could be withdrawn without accomplishing what had been regarded as its chief object, "the capture or death of Francisco Villa." In the absence of Secretary of War Baker, who was testifying before the house committee on military affairs, General Scott, chief of staff, admitted that the original order to General Funsion was such that the American forces could be withdrawn at any time. $ Denies Policv Chanaed.

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GERM REPLY OH WAY: BERLIN IS OPTIMISTIC: 0. S. CABINET GLOOMY

WASHINGTON, April 8. Germany's reply to the .American inquiries regarding responsibility for the attacks upon the steamer 3ussex, Manchester Engineer and Englishman, will reach the state, department noAJater than MondayAxpfdilmtnary note from Ambassador Gerard announcing trie receipt of the reply was expected by Secretary of State Lansing during today. It was stated that no intimation of its contents would be given until after the complete text has been examined by the secretary and President Wilson. Meantime the submarine situation will remain unchanged.

MOOSE LODGE TO BOY HOME FOR CLUB OSE

CARRANZA WANTS U. S. TO GET OUT

WASHINGTON. April 8. Unofficial advices from Queretaro that General Carranza has reiterated his refusal to the use of Mexican railways to the American forces engaged in the pursuit of Paucho Cilia, created keen disappointment and apprehension in the state department circles today. It was explained, however, that there was some hope of more favorable news as a result of today's meeting of the Mexican cabinet. But the outstanding fact is that Car

ranza continues to withhold his -approval of the American expedition into Mexico. Officials have made no secret of the fact that Carranza opposed the entry of the American army into Mexico. Nor do they deny that the armed American forces now, being in

Mexican territory the first chief makesi

it plain each day that he desires their withdrawal.

Mayor Orders Father

To Do

Family

Washin

Jim Tartaglia, a north end Italian, shoe cobbler, was today sentenced to do the family washing when arraigned before Mayor Robbins in city court on a charge of having failed to keep his daughter, Margaret, aged 12, in school. For good measure the mayor. tacked onto Tartaglia's sentence a fine of $1 and costs. Isaac Cottman, father of eight children, was also arraigned on a charge of having failed to keep his son Everett in school. Cottman also drew a fine o f $1 and costs.

Berlin Optimistic. Officials were at a loss today to explain the apparent optimism in Berlin, where, according to press dispatches, the latest developments of the submarine situation are said to

be regarded as "not serious." so far

j as the Wilson administration is con- i

cerned, the opposite is the case. The j president, backed unanimously by his j entire official family, is determined to j press the issue of whether German j

promises nave been violated to a sharp, speedy conclusion although it is carefully explained that any action that is taken will be predicated on absolute legal proof that American rights were violated. J. EDGAR WOODS DIES

Eyes Brighten Up. Tired looking little Margaret ' Tartaglia sat by her father in court and her eyes lighted, with pleasure, when she heard the mayor tell her father that sha- was no longer to be made the family drudge. , "Don't ever let me hear again of

household work, as you say, then you pitch in an- do the washing. You can you forcing this child to do all the washing for : iur family of nine and the other household duties,"- warned the mayor. "If your wife is unable to do the Continued On Page Nine.

MASS MEETING OF UNION MEN SET FOR SUNDAY

NEW PARIS, O., Apri- S. J. Edgar Woods, 29, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Woods, of this place, died at the home of his parents, Friday. Death came after a lingering illness. Beside his parents one brother, Fred Woods, of Anderson, survives. The funeral will be held from the home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. . Burial will be in the Springlawn cemetery.

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C II A TAL

NOTHING UNUSUAL, JUST SPRING DAY

Aw, well, the nice weather couldn't have full sway so early in the season. It had to give way for a few, days to the Characteristic April blizzard spell. In 1915 and 1914 there was considerable snow in April, but in 1913 there was none' -Snow fell during April in 1912, and in 1911 the total snow fall for the month was 2l2 inches. In 1910 there was a little over three inches of snow In April. : - This little flurry is just an annual event so why be surprised that there was a nipping nor'wester blowing this morning when you crawled from under the "kivvers." :V Yes, and didn't those chilling" winds make you: get out the covers in the middle of the night, though?

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TEUTONIC TORPEDO

ALL CLUES END LEAVING SUICIDE STILL UNKNOWN

Every workingman in Richmond is urged by the American Federation of Labor to attend the mass meeting at Luken's hall at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. This will be the opening day of the labor forward movement. Several prominent labor leaders will be here to address the meeting. The general subject under discussion will be "Betterment of Conditions of Laboring Men in Richmond." Each of the speakers will deal with the field most familiar to him, and will tell what is going on in other cities that might be applied here. Frank L. Rist, general organizer of the American Federation of Labor and editor and publisher of the Cincinnati Labor Chronicle, will speak, as will Joseph Schmidt of the bakers: William Shea of the painters; Max Salinsky of

! the tailors. Mr. Grady of the Pressj men's union, will be here later in the i week. J Open meetings of the branches of the A. F. of L. will be held all week.

Organizers will be here about three weeks investigating conditions, suggesting conditions, suggesting remedies and organizing new branches.

The Richmond lodge of Moose, it has been announced, intend to purchase a building, or a site for a building, for the location of a club house. It has been reported that the lodge trustees have been negotiating for an option on the residence of the late John F. Miller on North Tenth street, between B and C streets. One of the lodge trustees 6aid today, however, that no option had been secured on this building. He admit

ted that the Moose desire a home of

"their "wri, one similar to the Elks or

Eagles club house.

LONDON. April 8. The British liner Chantala has been sunk by a submarine. . The British steamers Braunton and Clyde have been blown up, presumably by mines. ; Lloyd's dispatches announcing the destruction of three vessels state that the crews of the Braunton and Clyde were saved, but give no information with reference to the Chantala's sailors. . The last named vessel Was the largest of-the three. It . displaced 4,949 tons. . ; . J ; , , . ' The Chantala hailed from Glasgow and. plied between England and India. The liner was built in 1913. . FOX SUSTAINS APPEAL.

The motion., made in . court this morning by the attorney for the Pennsylvania railroad to make the complaint filed ; against ; the : company by Clarence Teitsort more specific, .was susptained by Judge Fox. The complaint Is for damages; amounting to $25,000, for personal injuries sustained" in a 'railroad accident. " -

The Brauton displaced 4,575 tons, was built in 1911 and its home port was Glasgow, .There are four steamers named Clyde. - The Maritime Register last reports the Brauton as sailing from Philadelphia, on November 28, and arriving at Spezia on December 18.

CEMETERY SOCIETY SELECTS STEINKAMP

Officers were elected at the organization of the board of directors of the Lutheran cemetery association last night. They are : George Steinkam p, president; William Beckman, vice president ; Frank Koblenbrink, secretary ; Fred Schnelle, treasurer; George Bulerdick,; recorder; Henry Miller, sexton; " Henry Tiemeyer, associate sexton. - - - - . ,-

From' various parts of the country; inquiries are still being received by; Chief Goodwin concerning the man

t who killed himself last Sunday night

by jumping off a Pennsylvania train as it was passing through the Richmond yards. A judge at Olive Hill, Ky., sent a description of a fugitive from justice but it does not tally with that of the dead man at the local morgue. The chief of police at Dayton has written that the body is not that of "Tub" Blackburn of that city, who was . interviewed by two detectives. Blackburn emphatically announced that the report that he had committed suicide was premature and exaggerated. The B. F. Goodrich Rubber company of Akron, O., sent a description of a man who had applied for a job and bad then disappeared. In many respects it tallied with that of the unknown suicide. The man in question was Dean Ruckers of Anderson, Ind., but one of Ruckers' relatives came to Richmond, viewed the body and declared he had never seen the man before. Monday or Tuesday of next week the body will probably be consigned ' to that "port of missing men," the cemetery. - -

EACH FAMILY SENDS MEMBER TO SOCIAL GIVEN BY SCHOOL

MEXICAN PLOTS

ON U. S. SIDE CAUSE ALARM

EL PASO, Texas, April 8. Pursuit of Francisco Villa by American troops, halted temporarily by lack of supplies, has been resumed south of Chihuahua City. Reinforcements have reached the American vanguard and it is now equipped for another dash after the fugitive brigand, this time into the Parral district. Interest in the man hunt diminished today, however, owing to two other important developments. The denial of Foreign Minister Aguilar, of the Carranza government at Queresarc, that permission has been granted the American government to use Mexican railways for any purpose whatever. Revelation of a conspiracy hatched in El Paso to start an uprising among Mexicans on the American side of the border. Aguilar's announcement is regarded in some quarters as destined for "home consumption." as General Pershing has reported that the de facto government troops have given hearty co-operation to the Americal soldiers.

Almost

House denied that there would be any change of policy and made the- state! ment that the reason for making public the order as sent to Funston was to relieve General Carranza of the embarrassment caused by claims by members of his cabinet that he was "playing into the hands of the United States." Tumulty Keeps Silence. The president was out of town on the Mayflower and Secretary Tumulty refused to make any explanations that would clear up the apparent friction with the army chief. It was learned however, that Gen. Funston has taken the position that he should have more men on the border immediately. The outlying field column of cavalry now chasing Villa is In danger of being enveloped at any time and Funston wants troops sent to extend his communication guard. To do this will require the calling out immediately of some 13,000 coast artillerymen to act as infantry or an order to the national guard to mobilize as border defense troops, two steps

wnicn it is declared the administration is loath to take. The cause of the increased seriousness of the Mexican situation and t Impossibility that the German submarine crisis may be forced at any time. President Wilson, after talking by wireless with the state department has cut short his "week end" trip on the Mayflower and he is rushing back to Washington where he will arrive late this afternoon.

Every family that has children in the Joseph Moore school was represented at a social evening there last night. As feature of a short program Ruth Scott gave a violin . solo and Ralph Little gave two vocal solos. Refreshments were served following the program.

BALLARD OPENS WORK

ECONOMY, Ind, April 8! Rev. Ray

C. Ballard, former pastor of the Methodist Episcopal, churches at Dublin, Straughn and Lewisville, has accepted the appointment here and will take up his new charge at once. Rev. Mr. Ballard was extremely popular with

his former parishioners. He comes to Economy highly commended.

NIGHT BATTLE HIGH IN SKIES WON BY ITALY

ROME, April 8. A night battle between aeroplanes above the Isonzo! front resulted in a victory for the Italians, two of the Austrian machines being downed. The fight took place high above the lines amidst the glare of searchlights and star bombs. The Italian high-angle guns were unable to get into action for fear of hitting some of the Italian machines. The following official statement was "Air fights have furnished us another brilliant success. Yesterday several raids on the Carnic and Isonzo fronts were repulsed. Seeing the impossibility of overcoming our air defenses by day, the enemy tried a night attack. Last night seven Austrian aeroplanes rose over the plains between the Isonzo and Tagliamento rivers. Our aviators badly attacked and repulsed the enemy flotilla, bringing down two planes. The four occupants were made prisoners. "On the Carso plateau Austro-Hun-garlan forces tried to attack the Italian positions, but were driven back with heavy losses. On the balance of the Isonzo front and on the fronts of the Sugana and Lagarina vallies artillery duels were in progress. "In the upper Cordevole Italian shells exploded an ammunition depot "There Is great activity throughout the whole theatre of action."

BRIDGE ORDER HELD ILLEGAL BY HOELSCHER

Ordering the construction of the south end bridge will have to be done over again by the county commissioners, according to County Attorney Hoelscher. He said that the order for the bridge and the papers filed with the city board of works, were merely to bring the matter in a concrete form before the city officials. He said that the county has no legal right to build a bridge on private property and for this reason the order of the commissioners made several weeks ago would be declared invalid if it were taken into court. As soon as the board of works opens the street however, the commissioners said today that they will make a new order which will comply with the law in every respect and plans will go forward immediately. The commissioners believe that work can be begun on the bridge construction proper by the first of August. The details for letting the contract for the work are being worked out.

Weather Forecast

United States Report Cloudy tonight and Sunday. Probably snow in east and south portions. Temperature. Noon 33 Yesterday. Maximum 43 Minimum 26 Local Forecast Continued unsettled tonight and Sunday. Snow and brisk winds. General Conditions During the past 24 hours the. Rocky Mountain storm moved . rapidly eastward and another storm over the Gulf of Mexico moved northward, - the two coming together west of the Ohio valley last evening. Thegreat storm Is causing general rain and snow; ; east of the Rocky

fall in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Heavy rains in southern states. Five inches of 'snow on the level in Wichita, Kansas. Still snowing. Near, zero at Winnipeg. Warmer weather. In . the far northwest. Sixty two degrees j above at Kamloop, British Columbia. W. E. MOORE, Weather Forecaster,!