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MEN LACK SENSE TO RUN GOVERNMENT RIGHT; FOULKE HURLS CAUSTIC REMARKS AT OFFICERS; iVOUEN'S WISDOM NEEDED TO CONDUCT AFFAIRS

tjpeaklng at the Chautauqua yesterday afternoon, William Dudley Foulke, who Introduced Mrs. Mabel Dunlap -Curry at the suffrage meeting, denounced the county and city administration as Inefficient and bungling, and declared that the assistance of the women was needed before the community would govern itself decently. When he ridiculed the county com

FLAYED BY UNFAIR CRITICISM COMMISSIONERS REFUSE TO BE DRIVEN BY HOSPITAL AGITATION

Plans for locating the proposed tuberculosis hospital on the site near the Reid Memorial hospital are being considered by county officials. In reply to the attacks which William Dudley Foulke has made upon them through the papers and on the Chautauqua platform yesterday, the commissioners said that the president of the Anti-Tuberculosis association has taken entirely the wrong attitude. All three commissioners favor erection of such a hospital. They feel, however, that before they spend the county's money, they must be absolutely sure that they are justified in doing so. Listen to Appeals. "We have patiently listened to every appeal which has been made to us and have considered them carefully. In return for our courtesy we have been attacked unfairly because we failed to listen to the whims of a few instead of to the desires of all those STALKER'S BODY FOUND IN OHIO AT CINCINNATI CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind., Aug. 26. The body of George Stalker, formerly of this city and a son of Benjamin Stalker, known as "Buckskin Ben," and famous as a showman throughout the central west, was found today in the Ohio river at Cincinnati where it Is belteved the young man was a victim of foul play. Stalker has been working in Cincinnati for some time. The last seen of him yesterday was when he left his place of business. It Is said that there are marks on the young man's body which indicate he had been assaulted and killed before being thrown into the river. It is believed Stalker was attacked by hold-up men, slain and then robbed. . His father operated a wild west show at the Connersvllle fair this week. Young Stalker was well known In Cambridge City. RETTIG PASSES LIE IN DISPUTE OVER WEIGHTS Following his arrest on a charge of having sold a short weight of ice to the Pennsylvania railroad company, Otto Rettig, of the Rettlg & Johnson Ice company, got into a dispute with Inspector George McKinley at police headquarters this morning, in the course of which he called McKinley a liar and charged him with prejudice against the ice company. Retting entered a plea of not guilty in city court and the hearing of the case was set for next Thursday. It is charged that the Rettig & Johnson Ice company sold 3,715 pounds of ice to the railroad company yesterday, representing Its weight to be 3,900 pounds. Rettig declares that after McKinley had weighed the ice he asked the inspector if it came up to the represented weight and was told that it did. McKinley denied this whereupon Retting called him a liar. "We will argue the case out in court," McKinley replied. Weather Forecast For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Showers this afternoon. Generally fair tonight and Sunday. . Temperature Today Noon 78 Yesterday Minimum 60 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Local showers, probably followed by fair tonight or Sunday. General Conditions A general rise in temperature has taken place over the central states and middle west. Weather Is unsettled over Illinois and Indiana, due to a small storm over the lakes. It la clearing In the west Severe storm oyer southeast states.

missioners for proposing to spend large sums of money for new bridges, and refusing to provide a hospital for tubercular citizens, the audience applauded with spirit. " His address was received with enthusiasm. Women's Help Needed. "In the early days of the suffrage movement we desired suffrage for the protection of women's right, but now suffrage is asked because women's as-

whom we serve," Commissioners Seeney and Cheesman said today. "When we can see our way clear to build a hospital we will do so, but we cannot be driven to do it before this time." The tuberculosis hospital would be located far enough away from the city institution and with the proper precautions so that there would be no danger of the patients in the Reid Memorial hospital contracting the disease. GOODRICH HELPS POLITICAL FOES, DECLARES ADAIR SULLIVAN, Ind. Aug. 26. John A. M. Adair opened the Democratic campaign in Sullivan county yesterday as the principal speaker at the Merom Chautauqua on Democratic day before a crowd of 5,500 persons. The first part of his address was devoted entirely to .answering the speech of James P. Goodrich at Greencastle last night, which opened the Republican campaign in the state. Adair objected to what he called the inconsistency of Goodrich's complaint that the Democratic party had created new offices, when at the same time, in answer to Adair's recent addresses, he admitted he would not repeal a single one of the laws passed during the Ralston administration. Adair declared that as long as the Republican nominee for Governor refuses to stand for repeal of these laws he has no right to complain on general lines, failing to specify what particular portion he would do away with. Falls to Give Credit. "He fails to point out the real effective work of the administration and talks long and loud about extravagance, but does not point out wherein it lies," Adair said. "He spoke of the increased cost of the maintenance of the state institutions, but was not fair enough to tell his audience that the number of state institutions now cared for is more than 40 per cent greater than under the Hanly administration. "We Democrats take it as the high est recommendation that Goodrich shows that the increased cost of main taining these institutions only amounts to 25.9 per cent, while the number of institutions has increased more than 40 per cent. I shall be glad if he makes that statement in every one of his speeches in Indiana. AMERICAN SHIPPING GAINS DESPITE WAR SAYS LATE REPORT WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. American shipping has gained in gross tonnage since the beginning of the Europeans war 820,000 tons, almost as great as all others combined, assistant of Commerce Sweet announced. This is due mainly to the ship registry act of 1914, which permitted American owners of ships under foreign flags to obtain the American flag and register. America's gain has meant severe loss to other nations, Secretary Sweet declared. Under the registry act 350,000 tons of British shipping, 150,000 of German shipping and a total of 125,000 of shipping under other flags have accured American registry. , The German merchant marine is the heaviest loser. Their merchant marine has been lessened by 1,307,744, partly by transfer to other neutral flags and by capture at the hands of enemy powers. SHIPMENTS OF GRAIN TAKEN BY BRITISH

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. British warships under direct orders from the admiralty, now are holding up and seizing all grain cargoes designed to consignees in the Netherlands and the Dutch are threatened ' by a famine in this staple, the state department was advised today in telegrams from Minister Van Dyke at the Hague. i'u m ' J! u n ml IL ,

sistance is necessary to carry on our governmental activities. "The county built a bridge at Main street some years ago at an enormous expense and - then did not have the sense to paint it and allowed it to fall into decay. Our county commissioners now propose to spend nearly $200,000 for a new bridge and, later $200,000 more for another bridge a little lower Continued On Page Five.

CAN'T KISS MOTHER; FEAR OF PHTHISIS HAUNTS TWO SONS Two years ago the world looked bright and cheerful to a Wayne county mother of two little boys. . Today her aspects of life have changed. . Her ' case has been for some time under the care of Miss Kennedy, county tuberculosis nurse. "When the woman first discovered that she was a victim of the white plague she applied for admission to the state tuberculosis hospital," Miss Kennedy related today. "It was full and she was not admitted. The disease progressed until at the time that there was a vacancy in the state institution, her condition was noncurable and the officials would not accept her. . Wife Remains at Home. "Her husband was unable to send her to a private hospital and the mother had to stay in her own home and all the time she knew that she was endangering the lives of her loved ones. "When the boys came down from up stairs of a morning they would run to their mother and she had to fight them away to keep them from kissing her." Often times this woman has been asked if she would go to a county tuberculosis hospital if there was one and always she answered that she would. V. RUSS PREPARE TO GAIN PASS IN MOUNTAINS BERNE, Aug. 26. Huge Russian reinforcements are being massed in Bukowina and before Kovel by Gen. Brusiloff, writes the war correspondent of the Vienna Allgemeine Zeitung. This indicates another tremendous effort by the Russians to force the passes in the southern Carpathians and another drive against the German base at Kovel. BRANDISHES KNIFE; WILL TAKE VACATION AT STATES RESORT As a result of a north end brawl late last night P. A. Hughes was fined $35 and costs for carrying a concealed weapon, revolver, and Aubrey Austin was fined $25 and sentenced to sixty days in the penal farm for having drawn a knife on Hughes, when the two men were arraigned in city court this morning. While Hughes, Mrs. Coleman and Sandy Hicks were standing on a street listening to dance hall music Austin approached. He became abusive, witnesses stated, and brandished a knife. He was warned to put it up but finally started for Hughes, who drew his revolver and fired. Hicks then took Austin's knife away from him. Austin has been considerable trouble the past two years. ENGLAND IS SILENT ON BREMEN CASE LONDON, Aug. 26. A high official of the admiralty was asked today about the report from New York that the German merchant submarine Bremen had been captured by the British and taken into Dover on Aug. 7, but he refused to confirm or deny it KOENIG GETS DEGREE BERLIN, Aug. 26. A decree honoris cauBa has been conferred upon Capt Paul Koenig by the medical section of Halle university for his exploit in taking the merchant submarine Deutschland to the United ' States and bringing her back to Germany. STEALS HOUND DOGS IS CHARGE FILED On the charge of having stolen a hound valued at $100 from W. Butler of this -city, Sheriff Albert Steen placed Charles , Batchfield, Henry county, In jail here yesterday.

FRENCH KILL ALL GERMANS FOUND IN CAPTURED TRENCH

BERLIN, Aug. 26. French troops fighting on the Somme front are giving no quarter to the Germans, it is charged in a statement given put through the Overseas News agency today. Part of the statement follows: "When the French storming columns have succeeded in taking a trench and pass on to attack the next one special detachments of troops known as "nettoysurs" enter the captured trenches and start clearing it of all the living, that is to say, they begin the assassination of all Germans. "Hand grenades are thrown in dug outs where there are wounded men. Those who escape death by this means are killed with revolvers and knives when they attempt to leave the dugout. The terrible slaughter is continued from man to man. Every German, whether wounded or not, or whether armed or not, is shot or stabbed." BANK OFFICERS TO FORM CLUB; CATES PRESIDES Officers of the five Richmond banking institutions will hold a meeting probably next week, at the Dickinson Trust company building and effect the organization of a bank officers' club. George L. Cates, president of the Union National bank, will be chairman of the organization meeting. Jesse Wiechman, treasurer of the Dickinson Trust company, said today that the purpose of the new organization, which has received no name yet, is to secure a betterment of the local banking business and to establish a closer relationship among the bank officers. He said the plan called for a club which would meet at least once a month for the purpose of discussing topics of interest to the members.

CANVASS OF COUNTY COUNCIL SHOWS MAJORITY WILL VOTE SOUTH SIDE SPAN APPROPRIATION

Appropriations for both the South G street bridge and a slanting Main street bridge will be asked for by the county commissioners when the council meets the first week in September. This information was given to J. Henry E. Bode and other members of the bridge committee of the South Side Improvement association this morning by the commissioners. The appropriations will be about $180,000 for the South G street bridge and about $185,000 for the Main street structure. . Suit Causes No Delay. "It has been found by attorneys that the appeal over the decision of the Board of Works as to damages caused to property on the west side of the! bridge which is pending in the circuit court will not affect the granting of the appropriation," Mr. Bode said. The property has been condemned and the bridge can be built before the suit is settled. The bridge committee of the South Side association has made a canvass of members of the county council and they have found that all are in favor of granting the necessary money for the South G street bridge. Sentiment Still Unknown. The exact sentiment of the councilmen on the Main 6treet bridge proposition is not known. Today resolutions which explain reasons of the commissioners for favBRITISH LOSE SHIP LONDON. Aug. 26. The British armed steamer Duke of Albany, has been sunk in the North sea by a German submarine with the loss of 24 lives. Announcement of the destruction of the ship was made today by the admiralty. It took place ontThursday. BOND PREPARES BRIEF IN GAS RATE CASE City Attorney W. A. Bond has about completed the brief he will file for the city before the state utilities com- - I 1 J a -3 I mission, auttv-niuB uic uciuauus uiaue by the Light, Heat & Power company for an increase in gas rates. This brief will be filed some time next week and it is expected the commission will make its ruling on the gas rate case before the first of October. NO MARKS REVEAL , CAUSE OF DEATH NEW YORK, Aug. 26. With her hands tied securely behind her back with a clothes line, Mrs. Caroline Tiarks was found dead today in her home at 515 West Thirteenth street. There were no marks of violence on Mrs. Tiarks body indicating that she may. have died from heart failure superinduced by fright. There was no trace as to how the burglar got into the apartment.

PROPOSALS OF RAILROAD PRESIDENTS CillflG ON GRAVE STRIKE SITUATION; WILSON FIGHTS TO AVERT BREAK

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. An atmosphere of gravity today surrounded negotiations for the settlement of the impending nation-wide railroad strike, as the discussions shifted to the basis of the counter propositions evolved by the railroad beads. The situation was described as serious, but by no means hopeless, as the railroad presidents and managers submitted their new settlement proposal to President Wilson for consid

DEFEAT SEEMS CERTAIN FOR PRESIDENT'S EFFORTS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. The railroad strike situation was extremely acute this afternoon. President Wilson's efforts to get an agreement between the roads and their union employes are In grave danger of defeat. The situation was as follows: "The railroad presidents and managers were in secret session in the presidential suite of the Wlllard hotel. They had agreed to reject the president's demand that they grant the Big Four brotherhood employes an eight hour work day on a ten hour wage basis unless the unions would submit the proposition and all collateral suggestions to arbitration. Employes Become Bitter. The Brotherhood committee behind closed doors in the Bijou theatre talked over plans for the strike that they have 'agreed shall be ordered if the railroads do not accept President Wilson's original proposition. The men were in a very bitter mood and it would take very little to drive a majority of them off the reservation. They openly assert that the railroad chiefs were trying to "hoodwink" the oring a slanting structure at the Main street crossing of the Whitewater riv. er were under consideration. These resolutions will be published in full as soon as they are fully agreed upon. Petition presented by A. C. Lindemuth last Saturday asking that an expert consulting engineer be brought here to make a survey of the situation and to recommend the most appropriate type of bridge will be given no further consideration. "Although for some time we have seen the advantage of a slanting Main street bridge we have from time to time postponed action on it to give the level bridge advocates every, chance possible to convince us that! we were wrong, but they have never been able to convince us that their proposition was the best thing for the county," Commissioner Chessman said today. GRAIN CROPS RUINED WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. Winter grains have been ruined in AustroHungaria by a drought and the crop yield in the forthcoming season will be 25 per cent or more below the average of the past five years, the American ambassy at Vienna has advised the state department. LOSES ENTIRE FORTUNE REDUCED TO PENNIES FATE OF CAPITALIST NEW YORK, Aug. 26. From an es tate of $14,000,000 to a handful of silver amounting to less than five dollars represents the decline in the fortune of Patrick Calhoun, former San Francisco traction magnate, In the past five years. Calhoun's financial predicament came to light through the filing of an application in the supreme court 'for the appointment of a receiver for all his property. Mrs. Emily J. DeForest and others who brought the suit for unpaid office rent, sought the receiver. CATHOLIC PRIEST JUMPS TO DEATH CHICAGO, Aug. 26. Father Ignatius Tomazin, a Roman Catholic priest of Albany, Minn.,' committed suicide here today by leaping from his room on the sixth floor of the hotel Sherman. His crushed body- was found in the court yard ' below. He had been in ill health for some time. ASK COUNTY TO TAKE OVER COMMONS ROAD Petitions asking that the Commons road which is a township highway located northwest of Centerville, be taken over by the county were filed with the county auditor today. The road is about seven-eighth of a milej long.

eration by the representatives of the four railway brotherhoods. Both sides had made final preparations for a strike emergency today. The reports of the brotherhoods that they had drawn up the formal notice of strike, to be served on the railroad executives at the very moment it appears that a peaceful settlement is impossible. They were likewise prepared with formal strike orders to be carried back to the men by the 640 dis-

public; that they had accepted the president's offer at a great sacrifice and if he could not make good the offer they would strike and put the blame on the roads. President Wilson remained in his study in the White House, admittedly gravely troubled, but determined to continue his efforts to avert the strike. The only word that came from the White House was that the situation "was serious but by no means hopeless." GERMANS STAND AGAINST DRIVES ABOUT THIEPVAL BERLIN, Aug. 26. Attempts by the British and French to advance their lines in the sectors of Thiepval and Maurepas on the Somme front by attacks delivered during the night were repulsed the German war offiee announced today. At Maurepas the allies delivered an attack of exceptional strength in an effort to cut through to the main highway between Combles and Teronne. CITY WITHIN RIGHTS IN SELLING PENNSY GROUND OFF PARK With the sale of a small strip of land off Glen Miller park to the Pennsylvania railroad, the question has arisen in the minds of several residents as to whether the city had a legal right to do this. They base their question on an incident which arose seven or eight years ago. The Young Men's Business club, which later became a part of the Commercial club, at that time urged that the city lay a part of the park off in lots along Twenty-second street and seii them. The club then wanted the city to use the money received from the sale of these lots to be used to purchase the woodland just east of the city park. It was found that the city had no right to sell land which has been given it. The reason that the land could be sold to the railroad company is because it was condemned as a right-of-way and its sale could have been forced by law. APPLIES FOR PLACE PAYING $1,800 SALARY Only one man in Richmond wants an $1,800 government job as inspector of safety appliances and hours which men work. This one applicant will take a civil service service examination at the post office Monday to qualify. WISSLER RETURNS WAR SENDS Wages in Canada, which Is a hive of industry, have gone soaring under stimulus of the great demand for men and munitions. This is the observation of Arthur Wissler, brother of Emory and Frank Wissler of this city, who has returned for a month's visit from McGill university at Montreal where he holds a scholarship in chemistry. The' most. ordinary, day labor is worth $2.60 per day, while the . man with a trade can easily command a wage of $6 or. $7. Over a hundred regiments of men have already been sent to the battle lines in Europe. About 100 other other regiments are drilling in Canada preparing for service. Plants Turn Out Munitions. Every factory which could make munitions immediately converted its facilities to their production. Other manufacturers have leased buildings and equipment and gone into the business. - This drainage of men from the ordinary vocations of life has been' the

trict representatives now In Washington. The railroad executives, through; their general managers, had taken every precautions to meet the strike I order. They prepared to appeal from the brotherhood representatives here' to the men in the ranks, and to make a direct plea to the loyalty of their employes. An imposing circular let ter, setting forth the attitude of the railroads, and urging all of the employes to remain at work until a peaceful basis of settlement can be found was prepared by the managers. This circular is in the hands of the headquarters of all the railroads involved to be distributed just as soon as it becomes apparent that the negotiations here have collapsed. Despite the strike preparations. President Wilson and administration officials generally were hopeful that the negotiations could be continued through the present crisis and an ultimate settlement reached. The president was determined to make every possible effort, with every possible Continued On Page Seven.

HUGHES GRASPS SHORT RESPITE AT ESTES PARK DENVER, Aug. 26. The first rest for Charles E. Hughes in his strenuous campaign tour was in sight when the candidate and his campaign party reached' here early this forenoon. After the big meeting here tonight Mr. and Mrs. Hughes will go to Estes Park, where they will remain in partial seclusion until Thursday when the tour will be resumed again. The short respite is Joyfully received by the candidate. In the past three weeks he has travelled approximately 6,200 miles and delivered 160 speeches in thirteen states. It is estimated that he has addressed approximately half a million people in those 21 days, half of whom he came into personal touch with through the hand shaking route. The strain of such unaccustomed speaking and traveling has told on him. GERMAN ASSAULTS BREAK AT VERDUN PARIS, Aug. 26. Attacks by the Germans in Champagne on the Verdun front were repulsed by the French during the night according to the war office today. The Germans delivered an assault on the Fluery-Thieamont front in an attempt to fight their way back into the village of Fluery but it broke down under the French fore. TAKES CIGARET CASE Yesterday Chailes Hein stole a sil ver cigaret case from Edwin Wilson and sold it for 35 cents. The pur. chaser, after examining the case recognized the engraved Initials to be those of Wilson and be called up Wilson to question him about the case. Wilson said the case had been stolen. The matter was reported to the police and Hein was arrested before he had a chance to 6pend the 35 cents. He drew a fine of $25 and a 30 day jail sentence. MOVE DIP TO FOUNTAIN. Because all of the 2,000 yards of gravel which has recently been taken from the pit has been used on the repair of the county roads, the county gravel dip will be moved back to the Fountain City pit, Road Superintendent Jones said today. , FROM CANADA; WAGES SKY HIGH means of forcing wages rapidly upward. In Montreal, Mr. Wissler said, the war spirit was not more pronounced than in the United States 6ave among thev less-refined classes. The citizens are interested but not to the extent of making tremendous demonstrations. Want America In War. Educated people of Montreal are pleased with the attitude of the United States while the lower classes wish that this nation might too be subject to the vicissitudes of war. . Nowhere was Mr. Wissler accosted as a "slacker" as is the general practice in other parts of Canada where militarism has a firmer hold. Mr. Wissler brought with him samples of the high explosive, called "tricon" which is being manufactured in Canada for the super-guns on the Somme and other fronts. After a month's visit with his relatives here and his father, B. F. Wissler at Cambridge City, Mr. Wissler will returne to McGill to resume bis studies.