Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 307, 11 November 1916 — Page 1

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FRANCE SETS FORTH CHARGES OF CRUELTY TO PRISONERS AS PRACTICED BY TEUTONS

PARIS, Nov. 11.--The case of the French government against Germany In regard to the alleged mistreatment of French prisoners of war Is set out In detail a volume of one hundred gee which has Just been issued and which will be distributed abroad. The book sums up reports of the Spanish embassy In Berlin, of delegates from the International Red 'Cross society who visited German prison camps, of doctors and nurses who were interned in these camps and of testimony given under oath by crippled soldiers 'who have returned , to France. The volume - includes photographs received v from private sources and sketches from German lllsstrated papers. French States Charges The French . government contends that the following accusations have been proved: Theft from French prisoners; kilting of wounded prisoners execution without formality of trial; civilian arrested on the pretext of sniping; transportation of prisoners in foul cattle cars, with healthy, sick and wounded crowded together indiscriminately without food and medicine;, insults in violence to prisoners by German soldiers on their'arrival in Germany; attacks upon French prisoners by women at Erfurt with knives, sickles and scythes tolerated by the escort; spitting upon and whipping of prisoners by civilians, and kicking of prisoners by young German recruits, as they filed through Torgau; great ravages - in nearly all prison camps by tuberculosis develGUTS DOWN MAJORITY PORTLAND. Ore!,'.. Nov; 11. An error discovered In the returns on the "Bone Dry prohibition amendment reduced the majority in its favor by approximately, one thousand votes today. It was apparent, however, that it had been carried by more than 3,000. IS GIVEN FOR DECIDED VOTE SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 11 .Analysis by democratic leaders today of the popular presidential vote In San Francisco failed to give much encouragement to the claim of the Republican state central committee that split electoral vote would result from scratching of Democratic, electors. - In this city the low Democratic elector, Mrs. Carrie L. Tyler, ' received 77,830 votes, only 411 behind Francis J. Heney, high with 78,241. If the tame ratio should be maintained throughout the state It was said, Mrs. Tyler would be approximately 2,466 votes behind the head of her ticket. The present Democratic plurality, however, Is 3,278 leaving the Republicans approximately 800 short of even one elector. BEASLEY TO DEFEND UTILITIES IN CASE BROUGHT BY CITY John T. Beasley, Terre Haute, attorney for the United Gas and Electric company of which the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company is a part, will defend the Public Service commission in the suit which has been brought against It by the city of Richmond. The trial of the city's appeal from the decision of the public service commission setting new gas rates for the Light, Heat and Power company win Btart Monday morning In the South court room. Special Judge Fred Cause, New Castle, will preside and he must make the decision. It is not a Jury trial. Attorney Beasley will be assisted by Wilfred Jessup,- president of the Light, Heat and Power company. City Attorney William Bond will represent the city. Weather Forecast For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Increasing cloudiness probably followed by rain or Bnow in north and rain in south portions tonight and Sunday. Colder Sunday. ' Temperature Today. .....50 Yesterday. Noon Maximum 55 Minimum 33 For Wayne county by W. E. MooreRain or snow late tonight and Sunday. Thawing temperatures Sunday. General Conditions The northwestrn cold wave has moved south eastward and Is now central north of the 10th parallel. It will continue to move this way and will cause cold lustery weather not later than Sunlay. Temperatures In north west are AoHne the zero mark.

oped by neglect of most elementary hygienic precautions; spread of typhus among British and French prisoners by mixing them with .infected Russians; general prevalence of rheumatism in aU prison camps as the result of dampness; enforced labor of prisoners of war on military works, such as trench digging, manufacture of arms and munitions; insufficient food, shelter and clothing. Photographs of German camps are offered to show the prisoners in midwinter with only tents or dugouts for shelter. It is charged that during the first winter in Germany large numbers of prisoners were obliged to dig themselves into the ground for shelter or to construct mud huts, and the Spanish Ambassador is quoted in support of this accusation. It is admitted that some improvements on these conditions have been made in certain camps.

GOES FOR PRESIDENT SANTA FE, N. M., Nov. 11. President. Wilson led Charles E. Hughes in the un-official New Mexico returns early today by 2,184 votes with 29 of the 638 precincts missing. These precincts were small and widely scattered. HUGHES HOLDS' SLENDER LEAD IN MINNESOTA ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 11. Wijh 38 precincts ..nvssfn&,ucf the' 2:048. In the state Charles E. Hughes' plurality, early .teda-malofdaJ The vote wae:': v.'!h"' ; Hughes, 178,212 Wilson, 177,669. According to records of the previous election, the missing precincts polled about 400 votes, and to these must be added the 2,000 ballots cast by the state soldiers in Texas and the mail vote of traveling men. No reliable estimate of the number of absent voters has been made. and the result of the guardsmen's vote can not be known before next Monday, PARIS NEWSPAPERS EXPRESS PLEASURE OVER THE ELECTION PARIS, Nov. It The newspapers, while printing the news of the American election In a prominent position, express' little opinion as to the result What comment there is Is sympathe tic to President Wilson. The Petit Journal says: "President WIlBon's victory is highly satisfactory to us for two reasons. The first Is that for tour years American foreign policies will be free 'from all electoral considerations, as the constitution forbids President Wilson from seeking a third term; the second reason Is that the result of the election must pnt new life into American neutrality "Evidently an immense majority of the electorate pronounced against war, but, apart from the mixtions of voters who approved the vigor with which the President forced the Germans to cede on the submarine war question, other millions voted for Hughes because he demanded an even firmer defense of American rights. The chief executive is obliged to take into account this double wish. Just as- Hughes , could not have ignored the verdict against war so Wilson must take into consideration the condemnation of a line of policy which Roosevelt has character Ized as backboneless. " MOTOR GARS GIVE MOBILITY TO ARMY FIELD HEADQUARTERS, PUNITIVE EXPEDITION, Mexico., Nov. 11. (by wireless to Columbus, N. M.) Brig. General William Crozler, chief of ordnance, is on his way from field headquarters to Nogales and , other western border points 'today after completing an Inspection of ordinance equipment now being tried out by troops of the punitive expedition. Speaking of his trip, he commented on thei fact that the .punitive expedition by means of motor trucks had been supplied at a distance from base headquarters four times , greater than hitherto had been deemed possible. UNVEIL NEW. WINDOW Members of the Mt. Morlah Baptist church, South Ninth street, are arranging to accommodate many Visitors at the services Sunday afternoon when the new art glass window will be unveiled with appropriate ceremonies at 4 o'clock.

DEMAND PROBE OF HIGH COSTS OF FOODSTUFF

COLUMBUS, O, Nov. 11. The executive board of the United Mine workers of Ohio, representing 50,000 wage earners in the mining industry today addressed to President . Wilson and Governor Willis of Ohio, a copy of a resolution adopted by miners officials that the various branches of the state and - Federal government conduct an investigation of the high cost of living. The miners officials declare that the earnings of the wage earners are not sufficient to purchase the necessities of life for even a small family. MONTANA ELECTS MISS RANKIN TO SEAT IN CONGRESS HELENA, Mont., Nov. 11. Latest returns today assure, the election to Congress of Miss Jeannette Rankin, Republican. FLEE . FROM MEXICO EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 11. Many wagon loads of furniture belonging to Chihuahua refugees are standing at the International bridge todayawaiting customs examination. Customs inspectors state that within the last two weeks more household goods and trunks belonging to refugees have crossed the International bridge into El Paso than during any period within the two years. Many Mexican families have moved from Juarez to El Paso. RABIES KILL HORSE; CAUSE IS SOUGHT X A horse owned by Milrby Baird, re- , siding on the. Chester, road abpfit a mtle north of,- Rithmd.jsiasehot by, Dr. Lee C. Hoover, local veterinarian. that" thrtfr ' 4 WO'i Hcjel6rlesrn$4 that: Baird J had pfaowa nano m ue norse's mourn in seeking to determine the cause of its illness he'at once examined Balrd's hand to see if the skin had been cut by the animal's' teeth but found no scratches. A powerful antiseptic was applied, however, j , . , The horse was attacked and bitten by the same mad dog which attacked school children It Middleboro several weeks ago. ff'STRAYER SPENDS $70 FOR: HIS CAMPAIGN Frank Strayef, who was . elected prosecutor on , the : Republican ticket Tuesday, filed a certificate of his campaign expenses with the county clerk today. The total amount was $70 divided as follows: Miscellaneous, $5; cards and printing,' $5; meals and car fare, $10; contribution to Republican central committee, $50. In the blank which was left for promises made, Mr. Strayer wrote "Justice.' war review; for the day .. . -- -. -- - The issue in the Roumanian province of Dobradja where Russo-Rou-manian forces are apparently attempting to regain possession of the Con-stanza-Tchernadoda railroad line, seems again to hang In the balance. Russo-Roumanian troops are advancing from the north upon Field Marshal Von Mackensen's left flank at Tchernadoda and other entente forces are close to the town along the route of the twelve mile long bridge and viaduct which spans the Danube and carries the railroad across the extensive marsh lands west of the main stream. Sophia reports under Friday's date that Bulgarian artillery compelled en tente troops which had advanced to the west banks of the Danube to retire. Unofficial advices from Bucharest today reported Von Mackensen's retreat in Dobrudja toward the Conetanza railway lines. - . Fighting on the Soifnme front in northern France with the return of more faborable weather conditions has apparently been resumed on an (increasingly Important scale. ... London announces the storming last night by British troops 'oh the northern portion of the front along a line more than half a mile in length. ; The French have been active south of the river where Berlin semi-offlcially admits they have scored successes which are characterized however -insignificant. ' ' ' if. - DIES IN OHIO CITY CANAL DOVER, Ohio, Nov. 11. Samuel Dunlap, who claimed the honor of having given Hans Wagner and Cy Young their start in baseball years ago, Is dead at -his home here. He was aged 60.

RIDE IN HEARSE; ; BACKED HUGHES

"Not dead, but beaten." This sign, will adorn an 1850 model hearse in which John W, Meredith and James A. Bond, Williamsburg Democrats, will . haul Floyd Bell and - William Brown, Williamcburg Republicans, over Wayne county next week. The hearse will be drawn by the oddest team of horses which can be found. This stunt will be pulled as the result of a Wilson-Hughes election bet.

BRIDGE EXPERT GETS REPLY FROM C. & 0. RAILWAY LIME ON MAIN STREET SITUATION

J. L. Harrington, Kansas City bridge expert, notified the county commissioners today that his report on the Richmond . bridge situation would be in their hands within the next few days. - "Thursday, I had decided to give up all hope of receiving answers from my inquiries to the officials of th C. & O. railroad and had planned to make my report without word from them but the next day I received word that they were ready to answer my questions. As soon as the answers are in my hands, I will make my report and forward it to you," the letter read. Call Emeraenev Session $- 111

The commissioners have decided to call immediately after the report is received for an .emergency session of the county council . to pass on the bridge appropriations. From all indications, the council w ill not at this time be asked to grant any extra appropriation for a county tuberculosis hospital. Donation of a site of ground is under consideration and this will not be far enough along at the time of the emergency session of the council for any definite appropriation for a building. This morning's session of the commissioners was taken up with allowing bills for Tuesday's election. The average bill for each of the election boards at the sixty-five precincts was $42. Of this amount, each of the inspectors received $8 for four days work and the two clerks, two sheriffs and two judges received $4 each for two : days'; work. '-. t , : A'-.V - Relief Corps .Gets $203 ' X . V For serving meals., tot twenty-nine nfond, the Women's Relief Corps Was paia:$203::;w ..' f,n-: 3 The .bill "for I the twelve men who MAKE PILGRIMAGE TO WATSON HOME FROM OVER DISTRICT Republicans of the Sixth Indiana dis trict will celebrate the G. O. P. victory in the state and district next Tuesday at Rushville and it is expect ed that large delegations of party workers from every county in the dis trict will v make pilgrimages to the home' of James E. Watson, one of the newly elected senators. r ' Judge D. W. Comstock, congressmanelect from the district, will head the Wayne county delegation. Rushville is expecting to entertain Mr. Watson, Jndge Comstock, Captain New, Governor-elect Goodrich and other successful candidates on the Republican state ticket' " . - This afternoon local Republican workers arranged, to charter a special train, to take the Wayne county, delegation to Rushville. This train will leave the Pennsylvania station, Richmond, about 6 p. m.. and the fare will be $1.00 a round trip. OLIVER YATES DIES AT HOME OF SO') Oliver Yates, 83, for many -years a prominent contractor of Richmond, died at the home of his son,-Stephen O. Yates, yesterday. Death was due to senility; A native of, New York state, Mr. Yates came to Richmond in 1860, and has since that time been engaged in the contracting business In Richmond. He was' well Known in business circles locally. , The deceased, is survived by two children, Stephen O. . Yates and Mrs. Elmer E., King, , and three grandchildren,' Mrs. Florence Hodge, Eva M. King and Oliver R. King. The funeral will be held from the home of Elmer E. King, 323 North Sixteenth street, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in the Earlham cemetery. Friends may call any time. two towiis taken: by garr anzistas EAGLE PASS,' Tex., Nov. 11. Mexican defacto government troops under General . Murgia have re-captured Chial and Santa Rosalia, according to a report received, here today. This report said a message signed "Murgia" stating these towns Vera re-cap-tared, was received last night

653 IS LEAD HUGHES HOLD

IN MINNESOTA ST. PAUL, Nov. 11 Three thousand seventeen precincts of 3,048 in Minnesota give' Wilson, 177,643; Hughes, 178,285. ' Hughes plurality, 653.' .-' ' canvassed the returns was $119. The men received fifty cents an hour for their work. Eleven of them worked twenty-four hours and one worked twenty-two hours. Bills for printing and other miscellaneous expenses are not in yet. TWO DIVISIONS MOVE ON VILLA FROM ESCALON CHIHUAHUA CITY, Nov. 11. The division of, troops under General Murgia, i. is officially' announced .hers today," has begun to advance northward f rom xEslon,.Jn Itwo .xolumns One eolumn VeUM to e proceeding up the line of the" Mexican central railway repairing the' track, while the other, consisting of three thousand cavalry men, is paralleling the track on a hunt for bandits. Military authorities here state that Villa Is near the Durango border so that this movement, will cut him off from the North or In event of his escape northward, place him between the forces of Murgia and the cavalry that General Trevino would dispatch from Chihuahua. The temporary fortifications encircling Chihuahua City nine miles in circumference, are being enlarged and strengthened VflLlMU VMITZ DIES IT HOME HAGERSTOWN, Nov, 11. From the strain' of caring for her husband for, several weeks, Mrs. Sarah Waltz today , j suffered a serious nervous breakdown' following the death of Mr. Walts last night at 11:30 o'clock. The husband, William Waltz, 72 years old, a native of Wayne county, took sick when supervising the erection of their half . completed' home near here. He retired from the planing and contracting" business about ' two months ago to retire and spend the remainder of his days at the new home with Mrs. Valt2. - . . : ' The couple married 52 years ago. She was Miss Sarah Routh, daughter of a well known family. A son, Frank Waltz, a farm owner north of HagBottles, lives at Connersville. . During the erection of their home, the Waltz's lived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Feeley here, where Mr. Waltz died. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock with services at the Feeley residence. U. S. DREADNAUGHTS READY FOR LAUNCHING WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. Three df five American dreadnaughts under construction - are 'almost ready for launching, it is shown in a statement issued today, by the navy department They are the New Mexico, Mississippi and Idaho. Work has just started en two, the Tennessee and California. Another, the Arizona, was commissioned last month. Other vessels building for the navy Include nine destroyers, 29 submarines and several fuel and supply ships. Three destroyers are almost finished. ' GIVES BIBLE LECTURE Under the auspices of the International Bible Students' association, free lecture will be given at the K. of P. temple at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon by C. A. Owen of Indianapolis. The subject of Mr, Owen's lecture is "The River Jordan and the Dead Sea as Typifying the Great Plan of the Ages for, the Plan of Salvation." ...

MARCHER ASKS PERMISSION TO EXPLODE DYNAMITE BOX AS PART OF CELEBRATION

One of the Interesting characters in the ear-splitting Wilson ratification celebration in Richmond last night was Waldo Weatherby, a farmer, who gave a most reairs'.c impersonation of a stump blower going to work. Waldo marched in the parade with ten pounds of dynamite, a box ot fuses, a box of explosive caps and a quart of whiskey. When Waldo requested Sergeant Staubach for permission to add to the din with his collection of dynamite he was hastily gathered in and deprived of his stump blowing equipment, after which he was ordered to depart from the city post haste. Hurls Crai of EaoL t 1

As the Democratic legion, band blaring, drums rolling and red fire glaring, swept along Main street past the Westcott hotel some spiteful Republican started a -row -which almoBt resulted in a serious riot and which did result in the storming of the hostelry by the infuriated paraders. This trouble-maker ambushed in a second floor room of the hotel, opened fire on the paraders with eggs. He was probably quite wealthy as eggs now sell at 45 cents a dozen and he appeared to have quite a large supply of ammunition. His fire was deadly. The first egg sent a new overcoat to the dry cleaner, another egg exploded under the eye of a shouting marcher, then a deluge of eggs dropped upon men, women and children. About one hundred angry men charged into the hotel lobby and bolted up the sairs to the fourth floor in quest of the egg thrower but he had made his escape before the mob could lay hands on him. It was fortunate for him that he knew when to retreat. Police Help Required. With the mob ranging through the hotel a call for police assistance was sent in and two officers arrived on the scene while the mob was still on the top floor of the hotel. They were requested to drive the crowd into the street and to arrest the unknown egg thrower. Then these two preservers of peace and order turned on their heels and left the hotel. Fortunately for H. L. Ashley, man ager of. the TVestcott, who has been critically ill for some time, he was re moved from the hotel yesterday after noon and taken to a hospital at Ox ford, O. . ; " - : : . ' , . '' ' Larc-c Cinflrrs Etsrtcd. . : - - Large ,bonfires were started in various parts Ofjhe. r&yfoJlawiDJUllie twrsdtf and acuddse to buildings that conflagrations , Were, threatened. The fire department " took; efficient ' charge of the situation and extinguished these fires as soon as they , were started. Every fire company in town .was kept busy for several, hours following the parade enforcing the police edict against bonfires. - The celebrating crowd was, for- the most part, a good natured one but there were occasional clashes between partisans. .Young boys enjoyed them selves to the limit. Hundreds of them, RAILROAD PROBLEM GOMES UP BEFORE NEWLANO'S BOARD ' WASHINGTON. Nov. 11. Inquiry into 'the-problems of railroad regulation .will be begun here November 20, by the Jofat congressional committee named ; for; that purpose .when it is expected Representatives of every Interest affected will be heard. , Chairman Newland cf the committee already has . acceptances ' to appear from prominent - shippers, bankers. railroad. presidents as wey as a number of leading econlmists. In addition representatives will appear for the four railroad brotherhoods, the-ex press.1 telegraph and telephone companies, the New York paper and Pulp Traffic association, the national association of manufacturers of medicinal products, the national association of railway commissioners," the chamber of commerce of the United States,1 the Farmers' co-operative association and other organizations. . J. V. SHAW IS DEAD . J. W." Shaw, 67 years old. formerly of Richmond,, died early today at Chicago, and .his body will be forwarded from there at 9:20 o'clock tonight for interment here. Mr. Shaw was a Richmond . business man until about 25 years ago..- - - v There are.,, many relatives here. Robert Shaw, 312 North Fifteenth street is a brother. ' Two sisters are Mrs. L: K. ; .'Harris, 46 - South Tenth street, and Susan Shaw, 312 North Fifteenth street. t is expected that funeral services; will be; held, at the brother's home.

ClilS. ARMOR WILL LECTURE FOR TEClPERiSfJCE CAUSE

, : ' i .::'- v:r ... i ' '.'-i"V' ... ' , .((''; - .'! . .t - - One of f&tl largest audiences that ever, gathered" in Richmond to hear a temperance address is expected to hear Mrav f'vr Harris - Armor, "The Peerless. Or V ot Georgia,'' who will speak: at tljjl ast Main Street Friends church av A:- o'clock Wednesday evening. lAr'-.' - -.;V.v.' . . No admission will be charged as the local W.rO.1?. U. is paying all ex- ' '"r 'T- ' '

each lad beating a washbasin or sonw other kind of tin utensil, participated in the parade and contributed greatly to the noise of the occasion. Woman Carries Banner. Numerous banners, provided by the Democratic county committee, proclaiming Democracy's triumph, were carried in the parade. Several women were in the vanguard of the marching column. One young woman carried a banner reading: "I Did Not Raise My Son to Be a Soldier." Other banners read: "Hats off to the Incorruptible West" "The Ladies Helped Us Win." "A Railroader Never Forgets . Hia Friends." ' "We Are 100 Pet. Americans." "The American People Can Be Trusted You Were Right, Mr. Hughes." "This Beats Totin' A Gun."

BRING DELEGATIONS TO HEAR ADDRESS BY JUDGE NIPPERT Arrangements were made today to bring visitors from surrounding cities to Richmond on the evening of Nevember 17 when Judge N. I. Nippert of Cincinnati delivers a lecture on the European war at St. Andrew's hall. Judge Nippert was a member of the commission that investigated conditions in East Prussia after the Russian invasion at the outset of the war. While In Europe, Judge Nippert had ortMitjtoj es, so he wflf ne able to; tell, about scenes on both sides of the firing line. ' The' Rev." 'A. ; J.'- Feeger, of ' Dayton, Ohio, ' has been asked - to attend the meeting. Will Turner of Kokomo, also will be present MRS. WAKING SUES RAILROAD COMPANY FOR MATE'S DEATH Claiming that the Dayton, Indianapolis and Western railroad company was wholly responsible for the accident at Liberty,' Monday, which cost Will Waking of this city his life, the executrix of the estate of the deceased man will bring suit against the railroad company for $10,000 damages. This was made known by Will Relief attorney for Mrs. .Waking this morning. " In the circuit court today, Mrs. Mattie Waking, was appointed executrix of her husband's estate which is valued at $7,000. Mrs. -Waking and an adopted son, Donovan, 11 years old, are the only heirs, i .Mr. Waking received injuries which soon afterwards caused ' his death when a Ford automobile which he was driving was struck by a freight train. It is claimed that Mr. Waking's view of the track . was . obstructed by the Rude factory and a cut of cars and that the train gave no warning when it approached the crossing. ANOTHER ADVANCE MADE BY WHEAT Richmond millers are today buying wheat at the highest mark of the year or for forty years for that matter. Un-, settled as it is at the present time, wheat may go up or down next week, but the indications are that it will advance. A week from today wheat will be either -bringing $1.90 or above or $1.75 or below, one Richmond miller ; said today. Flour is still quoted at $9 per barret . PAY INHERITANCE TAX Inheritance tax paid at the county treasurer's office today for the estate of Eliza Jane Canaday amounted to $13.14... , : . .. . :,:.

. I ' . penses incident to bringing Mrs, Armor here in the interest of temperance. : After trying for almost a year a date was secured only when Mrs. ; Armor was able to stop in Richmond ' enroute to Indianapolis ; f i Mrs. S. E. Nicholson, who has heard ,. Mrs. Armor in a number of addresses, I declares her to he ' superior to any. other woman orator. . ' - ,t..:. . . w ' " . . " - "'. ' -

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