Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 138, 27 April 1916 — Page 8

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According to Charles Towle, instruct tor in charge of the high school printing department, a night shift of student printers will be necessary if -business keeps piling 'up the' way it has during the past'montb. or two.' : Without a doubt the, busies department of the Richmond high school is the printing office. Not only is the school press publishing the school publication, the Cyndsure, "and all , high school literature and periodicals but school printing work, window cards for debates and athletic contests as well as programs of. eTery: size, shape and description are turned out by the school press in the ' hands 'of student workmen. ' Will Accommodate Fifteen. . The high school printery can accommodate a force of about fifteen to twenty student workers at a time. Shifts are made four and five times a day. - , . ;rTbe school press this week turned

ASK ENGLAND FOR RELEASE OF 38 GERMANS

WASHINGTON, ; April 27. The state department today forwarded to Ambassador Page at London for immediate delivery to the British foreign office a demand that Great BritLain release the thirty-eight Germans, lAustrtans and. Turks, taken from the (American ship 1 China by a British cruiser on the high seas near Shanhal. In the formal note sent to Ambassador Page the state department takes ithe position that this government can iuot accept the justification cited by Great Britain for seizing the China's passengers. Great Britain, replying to , this government's-, first demand for the release of. the prisoners - stated that they were guilty of plotting against the British government.

down the job of printing window, place cards for the athletic meet Saturday. The shop this week turned out programs and advertising, matter for. the high school concert at Eaton, printed a section of the. Cynosure, finished a number, of minor contracts for school programs and still will have its hands full in keeping its business promises till the end of the week. . rThe . exact, amount the school printing department saves the school annually has not been estimated, but it is a certainty that several hundred dollars is saved the city school treasury each fiscal term.

FRENCH DRIVE FAILS

BERLIN. April ' 27. A ' renewal of the.- French " offensive on the front northwest of Verdun has ended in failure. - - The German war office in an official statement today announced that the French had made fresh attacks on the left bank of the Meuse (the west bank) but that all were repulsed, i. Official dispatches report activity at many points on the west front. There is heavy artillery duelling in many sections.

; HOLES 111 DOUGlWUfS GET SH.ULeF1

The price of dough-nuts is not going up, the hole is just getting smaller. The bakers are putting as much ingredient Ln a doxen ringers as they formerly put in a dosen and a half and consequently they are charging fifteen cents a dozen for . them while they formerly charged ten cents. ,Someof the materials that are used to make the doughnuts-' are selling at - some what higher prices but flour, the principal ingredient has remained at about

SMALL CROWD HEARS LECTURE BY GLUM

Although only a few people attended the travelogue lecture given by J. T. Clum in the First Presbyterian church, those who did go said that they felt well repaid for their time and money. The lecture was given under the auspices of the Women's Missionary society of the First Presbyterian church, but owing to the small amount that was taken in it was all turned over to the speaker. - Mr, Clum showed colored pictures, stereopticon and. motion, of points of unusual beauty and interest, in the United States.. He said that America was the most picturesque continent on earth.

the same price and consequently the size has not had to be reduced. The reason that the size of the ringers has been enlarged is for the convenience of the men who eat at the lunch counters.

PATROLMAN IS f HIED INDIANAPOLIS, .Ind., April 27. James Finley, a merchant policeman, was fined $25 and sent to jail for thirty days for stealing a seven-cent bottle of milk he took from a grocery store. He explained he was -dry" and 1 took it merely to quench his thirst. .. . ' -

S.HIP IS FIRED ON. - LONDON, April 27. The government press bureau gave out an official statement today declaring that seamen of the British steamship " Clan Macleod were fired upon by a German submarine after they had left the vessel ln small boats.

DEMOS PRODE OF TELEGRAMS FROM GERMANS

WASHINGTON, April 27 In a stirring speech on the floor of the Senate this afternoon Seriator Husting, Wisconsin, demanded a congressional . investigation into the flood of telegrams pouring into Congress on the GermanAmerican situation.': He charged that the telegrams were all Inspired by a central source. " t ; '-. Senator Husting characterized the sending of the telegrams as a "deep laid plot v to poison the minds of the people 'with 'the belief that the president wants war. '. - . .. r . ' ' About fifty were sent by Richmond citizens on Tuesday.--

STEEN STAYS HOME.

Sheriff Steen did not attend the meeting of the Indiana Association of County Sheriff s.i which Vas held at Indianapolis yesterday. Steen, said that - other business prevented him from attending the meeting.

REJECTS ALL BIDS

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Death and Funeral. . HOFHEINZ The funeral of Christian Hofhelnz will be held at the home, 316 South Ninth street, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The. Rev. A. J. Feeger will officiate. Burial will be in the Lutheran cemetery.

The adoption of eastern standard time. by the city of Detroit in May, 1915, caused a loss of one hour a day f lighting to the Detroit Edison Companjvmaterially affecting the earnings from this source jpf business' for 19J5.

COIIFIRMATIONLAGKING

LONDON, April 27. The British admiralty has received. no confirmation of the reported destruction of the submarine E-22. The admiralty Issued the following statement: "The German wireless states that the English submarine E-22 has been sunk in the North sea and that two of the crew were saved."

OFFICIALS EXPECTED TO VIEW BUILDINGS

Officials of the United Refrigerator companies are expected in the city tomorrow, to sign, the papers and close the 4al with the Commercial club for the purchase of the factory building of the M. Rumely company on which an option was secured several weeks ago. John Parkhurst, general factory manager was in the city yesterday arranging details for remodelling the buildings. The company expects to move parts of its machinery next week. The deeds to all the property qf the Rumely company was received by the Dickinson Trust company today and have , been duly executed. ,They will be transferred tomorrow to the four factories; that will occupy the build' "" ...... :- -

Bids were received today by the board of public works for the paving of South Ninth street with either bituminous macadam, bituminous concrete or brick. AH bids were above the estimate of cost prepared by the city engineer. They were rejected and the clerk was ordered to re-advertise for bids;

Sketches from Life

By Temple

IRISH OPPOSE WAR

LONDON. April 27 Figures showing the view of the Irish toward the war were compiled today. When the war broke out there were approximately 450,000 unmarried males of military age in Ireland. Up to February 1 last there had been only 89,723 enlistments. - Of these, 86,277 enlisted in the army and 3,446 in the navy.

RUSS REACH FRANCE

BERLIN, April 27. Arrival of a second 1 Russian contingent to aid the allies in France arouses a little interest here as did the first expedition landed at Marseilles. Information reaching Berlin says that there were only 5,000 men in the second contingent. , . .... .

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PARTIAL LA17. OEiOEREO OVEB ILL OF IE10LACJD

LONDON, April 27. -All ef Ireland is setting under martial law.' Premier Asquith announced today in the house of commons that martial law has been extended from "Dublin ta include the entire island. ' The- announcement of the premier indicated that the rebellion was spread ing and that the most drastic meat. GET CONSCIENCE FUND

WASHINGTON, April 27. An envelope containing 15.000 addressed to the "conscience fund" was received at the treasury department today. It was one of the largest contributions to that fund ever received. , The money was in five $1,000 gold certificates. The envelope was postmarked New York.

GERMANS PUSH 500,000 FRESH MEN TO VERDUN

AMSTERDAM, April 27. Five hundred thousand fresh German troops have been concentrated on the Verdun front, according to reports received today, the German general staff having solved to capture, the fortress by June 11.

ures were necessary. ' It is believed" that. more trcopa will be sent from England to Ireland forthwith. " .

BRANDEIS CASE DROPPED AGAIN

WASHINGTON, April 27. The senate judiciary committee jtoday considered again the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis of Massachusetts, to be a justice of the supreme court and adjourned without taking action.

ODDITIES

The Russian wheat yield is only ten bushels to the acre.

'According to a French scientist, digestion proceeds more swiftly when persons are recumbent than when erect because in the process of evolu-

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as rapidly as other organs.

BRITISH WASP , f SUNK DURING ; NAVAL CLASH

BERLIN. April .27. The admiralty ; announced today that in a naval en-' gagement between German and British . forces on Tuesday a british submarine, the E-22 was sunk and & British cruiser was hit by a torpedo. The admiralty's ctatement follows: "German naval forces on April 25. sank the British submarine E-22. The Germans rescued and made prisoners two men. " ; "A German submarine" on the same , day hit with a torpedo a British cruiser of the Aretausa class." "British submarines of the E-22 dis place about 2100 tons and usually carry 27 men. Probably 25 men perished

when the vessel was sunk.

BARBERS SERVE LUNCH

Following their regular business , meeting last night, members of the Barbers' Union treated themselves to a buffet luncheon.

SPEEDING. Mrs. J. "Now we must speed th parting guest." Mr. J. "Leave it to me. If I evei get her and her traps into the car. Jll hit it up to sixty miles an hour."

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