Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 198, 7 July 1916 — Page 1

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Bavis Suggests Purchase of Water Works Property

OBREGON TO TAKE FIELD AGAINST VILLA'S HORDES AND QUIT CABINET POST

Battery Boys Ready for Long Tripfi

EL PASO, Tex., July 7 Minister of War Obregon it preparing to abandon hit post as Carranza's chief cabinet officer today and take the field against "Pancho" Villa and the renegade's victorious hordes, -according to advices received in Juarez from Mexico City. Impatient at the failure of his commanders to check Villa's latest campaign, and alarmed by the steady growth of Villa's forces, General Ob-

BRITISH CLAIM GERMAN TRENCH CLOSE TO RIVER

regon is said to be ready to start at an hour's notice from the neighborhood of Jlminez.

' ..ti HOW, July 7. Fighting south i e Atcre river In France has brok:ii cut with renewed violence, said ai cfficial statement of the British war r.fflc3 Issued at noon. The British claim to have captured one thousand

yard of French trenches.

POSTPONE

Installation of officers of the Tribe of Ben Hur was postponed until the next meeting by members of that body last night. The delay is to allow the auditing of the books.

Howard Mashmeyer, formerly of this city, is now in charge of the Starr Piano store at Liberty, Ind.

USES FIGURES TO PROVE CASE OF LEVEL SPAN

How Wayne county can get a high level bridge at Main street without tho actual cost of one cent by the citizens, was explained by S. E. Mills at the citizens' bridge meeting in. the circuit court room last night. According to the report presented Wayne county would be making money off the bridge a few years hence. In twelve hours last Saturday, 6 a. m. to 6 p. m., 1,408 vehicles passed over the temporary Main street bridge. During the same period of time, 1,953 foot passengers and bicycle riders passed over the river at Main street. Makes Average Heavy. At this average the traffic over the river at this point for sixteen hours Continued On Page Seven.

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GARR PROTESTS RATES;

BAVIS WANTS TO BUY J WATER WORKS COMPANY

James A. Carr, president of the American Seeding Machine company, today notified President Bavis of the board of public works that he would oppose in every way possible the payment, by his company, of . minimum meter

charges for fire protection, as required under an order of the public service commission, promulgated Wednesday, establishing local water rates. President Bavis and Mr. Carr disagreed as to the interpretation of sections in the commission's order pertaining to fire protection.

Rawia and Carr Differ.

Bavis understands the order to pro

vide that companies maintaining automatic sprinkling systems must not only pay for water consumed but. in addition, the minimum meter charges. Carr interprets the order to mean Continued on Page Twelve

INABILITY TO CURB VILLA ADMITTED BY MEXICANS TO STATE DEPARTMENT

Top Battery A at Camp Ralston in Indianapolis cheering at the prospect of seeing service in Mexico. Bottom Battery B from Purdue university loading artillery guns at Camp Ralston. These two batteries were part of the Indiana troops that entrained for the border yesterday.

ROOKIES WILL MARCH

Drill for the rookies organized under Captain Paul Comstock will be con

ducted at the Rumely building

evening at 7:30 o'clock, members are expected squad.

this

Several new to join the

THIRD INDIANA TROOPS START TO BORDER LIN

WASHINGTON, July 7The defacto government of Mexico is not sure that it can protect the 'American' f ronthjr- from bandit

raids.

ROHLFING ACCEPTS CALL TO PASTORATE OF LUTHERAN FLOCK

OFFICER ORDERS OCT BAND TO SHOW HIS RECOGNITION OF RICHMOND'S RECEPTION

Richmond last night was the recipient of perhaps the most remarkable tribute paid to any American city by a general officer of the United States army since the Mexican crisis became acute when Major General George Clement, in command of the Pennsylvania National Guard, ordered out the regimental band of the First Pennsylvania Field Artillery to parade through the train shed at the Pennsylvania station as his official recognition of the enthusiastic greeting extended to the Pennsylvania troops by a vast crowd of Richmond patriots.

Crowd and Troops Cheer.

As the stirring music of a bloodtingling marching air crashed out the crowd burst into a mighty cheer and were joined by the sturdy fighting ' men In olive drab. ,lt was one of the most wonderful demonstrations ever witnessed in Richmond. The Pennsylvania troops, including the staff and division headquarters of Major General Clement, enroute to the Mexican border, came through Richmond in five sections of a special train yesterday afternoon and evening. The troops comprised the six batteries of the First Pennsylvania Field Artillery, recruited for the most part in western Pennsylvania. Each battery was equirped with six three-inch field pieces, the long. grim, looking cannon, peering forth from canas covers, proving great attractions to the big crowds. These guns were mounted on flat cars. Regiment Lacks Horses.

One of the officers ruefully remarked that the regiment only had sixtynine horses while each of the six batteries required 157 horses, a sad commentary on the utter lack of preparedness the President's recent call to arms found the nation's second line of military defense, the National Guard. One of the features of the demonstration arranged for the Pennsylvania troops was the-presence of four youns men, dressed in the uniforms of Washington's continental troops, iwho enacted the famous painting "The spirit of 1776." Two of these men,

John Aiken and Carl Jessup, pounding away at war drums and E. M. Wenger. fife shrilling, followed Ta4bert Jessup. carrying a large flag. Orders Band to Play. This quartet greeted each of the four sections which passed through last evening and the troopers cheered themselves hoarse. It was when Major General Clement saw "The Spirit of 1776," passing his Pullman that he ordered the regimental band to demonstrate the "Spirit of 1916." Officers and enlisted men united in declaring Richmond's welcome was Continued On Page Seven.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 7. Three long trains waited on the siding at Camp Ralston today with steam up and

ASK WORKS BOARD TO DECIDE ON GAR

Not being able to reach any agreement as to the warding of a contract for a chassis for a motor driven ambulance-patrol, the board of police commissions and the city board of health today joined in a petition to the board of public works to decide this question.

Weather Forecast

United States report: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Probably showers south portion. Temperature. Noon 8S Yesterday. Maximum S3 Minimum .55 Local Forecast: Probably cloudy tonight and Saturday. Possibly followed by rain. General Conditions: The tropical hurricane which caused so much warm weather in the south is still causing heavy rain in the southern states. It Is moving slowly northward increasing in strength and will. cause showers during the next 48 hours. W. E. Moore, Weather Forecaster. ,

ORPET DEFENSE SHATTERS CASE OF PROSECUTION

WAUKEGAN, 111., July 7. Having

torn away the understructure of the

state's charges against their client, attorneys for Will Orpet were prepared

to rest their case shortly after court convened today. Some documentary evidence was to be introduced as the

final blow to the young student's prosecution.

It is improbable that the fate of Or

pet, however, will be placed in the

hands of the jury before Monday or

Tuesday. Sensations came thick and fast in the closing hours of the defense's presentation. With hammerlike blows, Orpet's lawyer's introduced to a thrilled courtroom chemists and poison experts whose testimony, boiled down to the essence was that it would have been practically Impossible for WTill

Orpet to have obtained cyanide of potassium which caused Marian Lambert's death.

coaches cleaned, ready to take the Third regiment of the Indiana National guard to the border. Before night one thousand Indiana troops will be on their way to "somewhere in Texas." Officers of the Third regiment this morning were busily engaged in solving the details of the departure of their troops.

Rev. F. W. Rohlfing, of Van Wert, O., will become pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran church, unless his present charge refuses to release him. In acknowledging the call recently sent him, the Rev. Mr. Rohlfing stated that he would ask his congregation for an immediate release, and that he hoped to take up the work in Richmond by September 1. The call will not be acted upon by the VanWert congregation until July 16. Rev. Rohlfing wishes to come to

Richmond in order that he may again conduct German services.

Ambassador Arredondo admitted this today. He so notified the state department, and In connection with that notification, he sug-c gested that all American troops on the border De unusually active. This new position assumed by General Carranza and his advisors was a distinct relief to the United States. Orders immediately were rushed to the various commanders all along the line to keep their troops ready for any eventuality.

ARAFFIN BURNS

MRS! POKLMEYER

Severe burns were suffered by Mrs. H. J. Pohlmeyer, 106 South Fourteenth street, about 10 o'clock this morning, when a pan of paraffin with wtlch she was working caught fire while on th stove and blazed up suddenly, burning her hands, face and hair. At noon today Mrs. Pohlmeyer was still suffering acutely from the injuries.

REV. HILL GALLED TO REID MEMORIAL

A call has been extended to Rev. J. S. Hill, of-Martin's Ferry, Ohio, to become the pastor of the Reid Memorial church. T!:is action followed the election of Rev. Hill by the congregation last night. The other candidates were Rev. Mr. Love, Zanesville, Wis., and Rev. Mr. Bovard, Hamilton, Ohio. One of the prominent members of the church stated today that the congregation has every reason to believe that Rev. Hill will accept the call, and that he will probably assume his duties about Sept 1.

TWO BATTLES RAGING RUSSIAN THEATRE

PETROGRAD, July 7. Two great battles are now in progress in the

JOHNSON WHILE ANGRY ATTACKS FRANK TAYLOR

ITH HIS POCKET KNIFE

for. Mr.

INHERITANCE TAXES PAID ON 2 ESTATES

Henry U. Johnson, well known local attorney, formerly a member of congress, in discussing the settlement of an estate with Frank Taylor, vice president of the First National bank, in the bank lobby this forenoon, flew into a violent rage and after cursing and villifying the bank official, drew his pocket knife and made an assault upon him. Witnesses to the assault say Johnson's action was un-

uncalled himself

provoked and In defending

Taylor was slightly cut on the right hand. Earnest Calvert, assistant cashier, seized Johnson and shoved him onto the sidewalk. In so doing some cuticle on Calvert's right arm was scraped off by Johnson's knife. Calvert released Johnj j m a m a

son alter tne latter Degged not to be attacked. No arrest has been made.

Inheritance taxes on two estates were paid at the county treasurer's office this morning. Omar McConaha, administrator of the estate of Martha McConaha, who died July 8, 1915, paid $206.68, minus the discount of $10.13 for paying within a year. Elona M. Miller, administrator of the estate of George A. Miller, who died July 24, 1915, paid a tax of $29.05, after a discount of $1.52 had been subtracted.

Russian theatre of war, one In the region of Baraonovitch and the other west of the Dnelster river in Gallcia, according to an official statement issued by the was office today. West of the Styr river, in Russia, the number of prisoners in the hands of the Russians have been increased to 300 officers and 7,415 men.

OWEN WEBB ADVANCED

Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Webb, 130 North Seventh street, of the promotion of their son. Owen Webb, formerly a resident of Richmond, to the position of corporal of Company B. First Indiana. Mr. Webb is stationed with his company at Ft Benjamin Harrison, but writes that they expect to leave for the border next Sunday or Monday.

U. S. BELIEVES GERMANY WILL HOLD TO PLEDGES

COUNTY WILL RETURN ONLY SMALL AMOUNT

In discussion last night at the Citizens' bridge meeting it was brought out that although the farmers of Wayne county will be greatly benefited by a new Main street bridge they will be asked to spend less of the county money inside' the corporation lines than the city pays for improvements in tht country,

INFANTRY FIGHTING STOPS

RIVER FRONT

SOME

PARIS, July 7. A lull has settled down upon the Infantry fighting on the Somme river front. The French war office In an official communique today states that only bombardments were In progress In that region last night. On the Verdun front the Germans are still striving to smash the French lines and a cannonade of gigantic proportions was In progress ail night on both sides of the Meuse.

The German gunners concentrated their fire east of the river on the French positions at Thiaumont, Fleury and Chcnofs wood.

WILL RE-RENT PEWS

Next Sunday the pews at St. An

drew's Catholic church will be rented for the coming year.

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WASHINGTON. July 7. Renewal of the reports from German sources

DEATH GALLS NINE MEMBERS OF 6, A. R.

The semi-annual business meeting of the G. A. R. was held last night. Since January 1 nine of the old soldiers have answered tap3. Two new members have been added, making the membership 162. Since January 1, 1915, the organization has lost 24 members by death. Those who died since January 1, this year are James P. Walton, James Gibbons Enoch, S. N. Jenkins. Clinton Shurley, David B. Johnston, Martin A. Ba'iley, Michael' Griffin, Julius Kfitte and Thomas Pickens. '

that the Tueton submarine campaign may be renewed against all allied ship, ping has caused little apprehension. It is believed that Germany will stand by the pledges already solemnly given no matter what pressure Is brought to bear to have them violated.

WHITEWATER CLOSE'S SUMMER COURSES

BURKE RECEIVES PATENT.

A patent for a driller has been recently issued to Thomas Burke, 812

lJ'orth 7th street.

The Whitewater summer school will close on June 14. Principal D. D. Ramsey feels well satisfied with the success of the session, and believes the work should be continued. Regular courses in the common branches have been ' offered in the morning session. Domestic science, sewing and woodworking have been taught in the afternoon. The playground has been open throughout the Cay.