Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 127, 14 April 1916 — Page 1

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BREAK WITH GERMANY AGAIN APPEARS NEAR AS RESULT OF NOTE

WASHINGTON, April 14. "Only a miracle can prevent an open break with Germany. The United States is ready to act in behalf of the rights of neutral nations. President Wilson is convinced that promises made in good faith by Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, have been ruthlessly violated by the German admiralty. The situation is far more critical today than it ever has been. There will be no more temporizing. Action has been decided on and that action is merely being deferred

from day to day until the case is complete.'

Statement is Made.

The above statement was made to the International News service today by one of the vary few men who know the mind nf President. Wilson. It sums up the International situation that today confronts the United States. Although Mexico admittedly is a real problem, the President believes that It will yield to diplomatic treatment but the German submarine situation he is now convinced will not. The attack on the Channel Steamer Sussex, the president believes was so flagrant and unwarranted that it cannot be excused and the denial, the text of which was considered carefully at loday's cabinet meeting is declared to have been complete proof that the Sussex was torpedoed without warning and Is an "insult to the intelligence of a great nation." - There will be another communication sent to Germany. It will set forth In unmistakable terms that the United States believes that Germany has endeavored willfully to raise technical issues to becloud the real issue and so far as the suggestion that the Sussex attack is a proper subject of arbitration . is concerae. the United States will state flatly that the safety of American citizens is a question of national honor and under no circumstances a subject of arbitration by a mixed tribunal.

CHAMNESS TO SPEAK.

Rev. J. P. Chamness of the Fairview M. E. church will speak to the men employed at the Elliott-Reid Fence Factory this evening at 5 o'clock.

HOLD BUSINESS SESSION.

Only routine business came up for consideration at the business meeting of the West Richmond Friends church held last night. Excavation for the new church is nearing completion and work on the foundation will probably start next week.

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STAUBACH MAY SUCCEED

TO SERGEANT'S OFFIC WONEITEMKE APP

Tonight there will be a special meeting of the board of police commissioners for the purpose of appointing a second sergeant, to succeed the late Scott B. Winter, and to appoint another patrolman. It is also understood that representatives of the Federation of Women's Clubs will take advantage of the opportunity to appear before the commissioners to urge the appointment of a woman police officer, whose special duties will be to look after juveniles and young women. Opinion is Unknown. $ 1

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UNIONS HEAR SCHMIDT

Joseph Schmidt, national organizer for the bakers, will' be the principal speakers at the labor forward movement meeting in Luken's hall tonight. The meeting is called for 7:30 o'clock and everybody is invited to attend.

of the police board has expressed him

self in regard to the appointment of a police woman, and the club women hope they will succeed in impressing the board with the importance of Continued On Page Fourteen.

CITIZENS MAY PERFECT MILITARY ORGANIZATION TO DRILL FOR DEFEfJS!

FATE OF M IN PARRAL IS UNKNOWN TO FUNSTON; TROOPS MAY BE TRAPPED

TROOPS AWAIT ORDERS TO STRENGTHEN FORCE

LED BY GEN. PERSH

At the meeting of the members of the Twelve-Six -club next Tuesday noon the nlan of organizing a busi

ness mens military company wm oe suggested and if the plan is approved a committee will be appointed to work out details and perfect an organization. It -will be suggested to the club members that a military company, recruited from business men. clerks, factory workers and men in other lines of work, will be a means of providing the company members with wholesome out-of-doors exercise; familiarity

LOCAL MEN "WENT THROUGH GREENSFORK

"Absolutely innocent." This is the only statement that will be made by members of the Richmond party that invaded the Hagerstown Commercial club Tuesday evening, and passed through the quiet town of Greensfork at midnight, about the time the attempted bank -robbery is supposed to have taken place. The nartv included County Auditor Bow

man. Charles Jordan, Wilfred Jessupl

and their wives. "We have our wives to furnish an alibi this time," said Mr. Bowman. "We didn't get a cent of the money, and know absolutely nothing about it."

"Why the Idea!" said Wilfred Jessup, "you wouldn't suspect us, would you?" "We went too fast for anything of that kind," said Charles Jordan. A high-power motor car was heard in town about midnight," is the report from Greensfork.

LEANDER CRIST DIES

NEW PARIS, O . April 14. Leander M. Crist, 79, of Muncie, died, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. David Cail, of New Westville, Thursday. He had been visiting at the home of his daughter. Funeral will be held from the home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in the Springlawn cemetery at New Paris.

MOTOR TRACTOR ASKED TO HELP

' MISSION WORKlPLATOOl Missions in Africa were under con- j A jib l f C sideration at the closing session ofj Ii al&all the meeting of the executive commit

tee of the American Friend Board of : Foreign Missions. A report from Arthur Childson and wife said that they were located at; a temporary station fifteen miles from ' any railroad in British East Africa. ; They are hopeful of being able to establish a permanent mission a little farther inland as soon as they receive aid from the British government. ' A motor tractor was requested for transportation purposes, and it will be sent by the board of foreign missions : as soor. as it is possible to get reason-, able rates for transportation. The transportation would cost more ; that the tractor at present. Ross A. j Hadley said this morning. Oxen have i been used for transporting things to j and from the railroad, but some kind I

with rudimentary military tactics and instruction in the use of firearms. The plan to be submitted to the club, is nofrtortgjnal'y promoters-1 plain. All over the country similar military organizations are being formed a democratic movement by a Continued On Page Two.

Committees representing the South Side Improvement Association and the Southwest Richmond association held a meeting last night and discussed the question of the opening of South G street from South Fifth to the east approach of the new bridge and, on the west side of the river to the west corporation line. AH agreed that there should be no delay "in beginning this work. The question of widening South G streeti Fifth to Eighth streets, from 40 to 70 feet, did not meet with the approval of the committeemen. It was pointed out that such action would

probably result in litigation with a re-

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President Bavis of the board of public works represented the city government at this meeting.

Says Carranza Army Will Make Attack on Pershing Sunday

LOS ANGELES, April 14. The Los Angeles Tribune today prints a story declaring it has information to the effect that the forces of General Carranza. will make an attack on General Pershing's American expedition next Sunday morning. The first step in the attack, the Tribune declares, will be to cut the line of communication between General Pershing's headquarters and the base at Columbus. The Tribune says the story Is based on information received in Los Angeles'by an American who stands high in. Carranza's secret service work. From the same source of information, says the Tribune, it has been learned that a confidential telegram was received by Andreas Garcia, Carranza consul at El Paso, direct from General Obregon, stating that Mexican troops would start this (Friday) morning to intercept supplies of food

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and ammunition which are being sent from the border to the American troops now in the interior. General Obregon is said to have declared that the refusal of the United States to withdraw troops has caused his determination to sever relations between Mexico and the United States and to strike the first blow.

LABOR FORWARD MEETS TONIGHT

Because the laundry workers failed to appear, the labor forward movement meeting scheduled for last night was postponed until tonight. The meeting starts at 7:30 o'clock and will be held in Luken's hall. The meetings will continue next week, Robert L. Graham, chairman of the committee in charge, made . known last night. The Telegraphers union held a session prior to the time set for the labor forward movement.

ROBBINS TO SPEAK BEFORE UNION MEN

WASHINGTON, April 14. Grave fears were entertained in official circles today for the advance guard of the American forces in Mexico. Army officers remained In touch with the war department all night in expectation of getting complete reports of the situation but no official word was received from General Pershing. General Funston, at San Antonio, has been urged to make every effort to get details of the Parral fight, and also as to the disposition of the present advanced American column. Cabinet Will Act. 4

The cabinet planned to take up the entire Mexican situation today. It Is considered certain that not only will the troops not be withdrawn from Mexico, but that additional soldiers will be rushed forward to protect all lines of communication. This will be done, officials say, regardless of what Carranza may think or say. Orders sending the Second cavalry

from Fort Meyer, Va., and from Fort

SAN ANTONIO, Tex., April 14 That General Pershing is hurrying to Parral to take charge of the situation created by Mexican citizens firing upon American troops was the opinion expressed at Fort Sam Houston today. Maj. Gen. Funston said that he had received no word from Pershing for three days and expects to receive no definite information on the Parral battle until the expeditionary commander is able to report the exact facts.

Reports Indicate Trap.

There will be considerable anxiety at Fort Sam Houston-until the state of the 150 cavalrymen engaged in the battle at Parral is known. Unconfirmed and unofficial reports indicate that they were caught in a trap but whether they succeeded in escaping or are still surrounded is not known. Official Mexican advises say that the conflict was resumed Thursday night. If these are correct the Americans probably found themselves besieged on all sides and started to make a fight rather than run the gauntlet of snipers that would be emboldened by signs of retreat. If Maj. Tompkins and his men were trapped in Parral. help may hae reached them before this time, as entry into Parral probably would nothave been made unless a supporting column was closely following. One theory advanced here today was that Maj. Tompkins had been informed by Mexicans that Villa was hiding in Parral. '

GERMAN WASPS SINK 80 SHIPS

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BERLIN, April 14 (Via Sayville Wireless) Eighty enemy merchant ships whose total tonnage was 207,000, were sunk by German submarines or mines during the month of March, it was announced todayr by the admiralty.

EL PASO, April 14. Fear of a general Mexican uprising and attack upon American troops, such as dyed crimson the plaza at Parral, brought a new tension today to the already menacing situation that confronts the American expedition. and the international relations of the United States and Mexico. The military elements. in Mexico is again in the saddle. Official advices from Mexico City state that First Chief Carranza has arrived there from Queretaro on his way to Vera Cruz, whenca he will proceed to Yucatan. He has issued a decree calling upon the Mexican people to show calmness in the new crisis that has arisen, but in Carranza's absence General Alvaro Obregon, his minister of war, and General Candido Aguilar, foreign minister, will conduct the government. To the importunities of these two leaders, both ambitious, is attributed the de facto government's demand for

the withdrawal of American troops from Mexico. Observers on the border assert that with Carranza away and Obregon and Aguilar directing Mexi can affairs, the situation will not brook of long diplomatic negotiations.

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PARIS, April 14. Following a violent bombardment of the French position on Hill No. 304, northewest of Verdun in which gas shells were used the Germans' attack last night were repulsed. The French war office in an offical communique, announced the breakdown of the German attack on Hill No. 304, and announced also that the Germans have been shelling the French positions east of the Meuse.

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,. , ... . , . . Mayor Wily Robbins will be oue of I r i c Dii e,nt R Wmtrr. whn dipd Wednesday st Reid

t0nU .3MLU, r"" " " ' i the speakers at the Labor Forward hospital, was laid to rest at Earlham cemetery this afternoon with imposing j mag meeting Sunday afternoon. This

Officials of the various branches of the city government united

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in paying final tribute to the memory of the popular officer. Following the funeral services at the home of William pversman,

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was made known last night by Robert Graham, chairman of the committee having charge of the movement. The meeting will be held in the Pythian

. A heavy cannonade has been directed against the French positions on the Vaux-Haudromont front and also south of Douaumont. Hundreds of German guns w ere concentrated against a comparatively short front, pouring an unending storm

j of shells into the French positions.

After an unprecedented struggle of fifty-two (Jays the first battle of VerContinued On Page Nine.

BRITISH SETTLE WITH PACKERS

MASONS CONFER DRAMATIC WORK ON LARGE GLASS

The climax of Cryptic Masonry the degree of Super-Excellent Master was conferred last night upon t class of twenty-two candidates, by Wayne Council, No. 10, Roal and Select Masters. The ritualistic ceremonies, which are both dramatic and spectacular, were exemplified in three scenes, the first of which was by Alfred Anderson, Robert V. Phillips, Luther E. Bruce and others; the second portrayed by T. Maon Kyer. Earl E. Thomas and attendants, nd the closing scene by Philip H. Worrall. The music was under the direction of Albert W. Rees. Soujourning brethren and visitors were present from Greenville. O.. Oxford. O.. Eldorado. O.. Winchester, Continued on Page TwoJ

VANDALS PAINT SCHOOL WALLS

North Twentieth street, president of the police board and a brother-in-law of j Temple and will start at 2:30 o'clock. . Everybody in Richmond is invited. It

Winter, an imposing funeral cortege accompanied the body to tne cemetery

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At the head of the cortege marched a platoon of ten police officers In com-

of disease has killed off almost all of i raand of First Sergeant McXally.

Behind the platoon came the police automobile with Chief Goodwin. May-

them. and the mules have been taken

for use in the British army, the report reads.

A report from Edgar T. Hole. who cr Robbins. Prosecutor Reller and two

is at present on a furlough in this country after being in the African service for fourteen years, was received. His wife and children are in America with him. Mr. Hole is a brother of Prof. Allen D. Hole of Earlham college. . .

SCHOOL IN FACTORY

FORT WAYNE. Ind., April 14. The vocational department of the schools will be conducted in a large factory building which is at present unoccuj Pied.

members of the police board, Roy Fry and Chris Drathring. Following the police machine came Fire Chief Miller in his automobile, and two chemical wagons. In the rear of the fire companies marched a delegation of numbers of the Richmond Lodge of Eagles. The six police officers selected to

I serve as pallbearers, walked at the

side of the hearse, from the home to the bridge. The rest of the way they rode in an automobile. The police escort and the fire companies also accompanied the body only to the bridge.

The six pallbearers were Officers Lit

tle. Vogelsoug. Westenberg, WMerhake, Lawier and Staubach. City Offices Closed. As another official tribute to the memory 'of Sergeant Winter all city offices were closed this afternoon while the funeral services were being held. The Rev. E. E. Davis, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, conducted the services at the Eversman home and at the grave. At the home a quartette from the Second Presbyterian church sang several selections. Hundreds of floral tributes were received at the home yesterday and today almost filling the room where the body reposed. The police department sent a floral police officer's shield.

is to be a joint meeting of railroad L:otherhood3 and unions of Richmond. Another meeting will be held at the

same place Sunday night at o'clock.

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EDGERTQN OPPOSES NO PAY PROVISION

Towpship Trustee Edgerton is very strongly opposed to the ruling of State Superintendent Greathouse which denies teachers in the public schools pay for legal holidays. He said today that the ruling is unjust to teachers, for holidays are recognized in the laws of practically every state as days for which public employes shall be paid the same as an ordinary working day. Copies of the school laws of the state were received by the trustee tod?y.

Weather Forecast

United State3 Report Fair tonight and Saturday. Cooler tonight. Rising temperature Saturday.

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April li. Restitution for of $17,t0,000 worth of

. Yesterday. Maximum 73 Minimum ,. - - 59 Local Forecast Partly cloudy but mostly fair tonight and Saturday. Continued colder tonight. Somewhat warmer Saturday. General Conditions The Rocky mountain cold wave is moving rapidly eastward and has caused a general J all in temperature as a result over the Mississippi valley except In' the extreme south. Weather generally fair

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High school was deeply stirred this morning when discovery was made that vandals had painted a huge skull and cross bones with numerals of th '16 class on the walls in the north corridor of the building on the fourth

i floor. j Simultaneously with this discovery came the word that similar adorn- ' ments had been made at the Garfield

goods shipped abroad by American j Junior high school building, packers was made by the British gov- j This last displav of class spirit has ernment today following the settle-! aroused the school authorities to dement of the cases in the prize courts, j termined action. Everv attempt will The Armor Sw ift Hammond and Mor-! be made to apprehend the guilty party ris companies were represented by J or parties, who if discovered will be Chandler P. Anderson. Lloyd Griscomb severely dealt with.

leyifseuieu ecu waizcuuu anu ouixuer-1 Class SDirit at the hish s hool for

some time has been rampant. However up until this incident, the students had confined their over exuberance to deeds. of incidental character. Last night's act of vandalism will not be overlooked.

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me caiguea or luiuj-iuui uips, must of the goods had been consigned to Denmark and Holland although some was on its way to Norway and Sweden.

E. MOORE, Weather Forecaster, l tablished.

DIES OVER GRAVE OF HIS FIRST WIFE

INDIANAPOLIS, April 14. With eyes w ide open and his back leaning against the mounment over his first wife's grave, the body, of Charles W. Collier, 73, was found in the Mt Jacksen cemetery by a workman today.

The cause of death has not been es-

BRITISH SEIZE MAIL

CHRISTIANIA, April 14.The Scandinavian-American liner United States which arrived today from New York, reported that she had been held up by a British warship and one thousand bags of mail seized. Fifty , thousand ' boxes of California oranges were also seized. The only mail that the British allowed to pass- was that addressed to sailors on United States warships at Constantinople.