Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 309, 14 November 1916 — Page 1

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ANCRE DRIVE CATCHES FOE UNAWARES IN THETRENCHES

Germans 'Preparing for Breakfast When British Force Storms Beaumont Hamel Lines. English Suffer Slight Losses While Sending Over 4,000 Prisoners Back to Cages. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Nov. 13 via London, Nov. 14 The German were apparently completely surprised by this morning's attack In the valley of the Ancre. An evidence of this was found In the fact that the garrison of the trenches around Beaumont Hamel were preparing for breakfast at the very moment when the British infantry stormed the petition. The British, after partially .clearing the underground galleries and rounding up 700 prisoners, proceeded to eat their prisoners' breakfast, telling the captives that they would be fed when they arrived within the British lines. Send Back Prisoners. A total of nearly four thousand prisoners has so far been sent back to the cages, including a regimental commander who was captured in a dugout with a major, an adjutant and a number f other officers. The majority of the prisoners are Silesians and, according to the British officers, veryInferior fighting material. The German higher command depended apparently on the supposedly impregnable character of the old front line and its strongly fortified villages rather than on the stamina of the troops, .j. The British officers believe that the Germans withdrew'their'besf men fbf service elsewhere on the British front where the new and shallower positions to. which the defenders have been forced 'demand greater resisting power on tha part of The Infantry. British Losses Light The British losses were unusually light owing to the unexpectedly feeble character of the German machine gun fire at Beaumont Hamel and St. Pierre Division. Large numbers of German dead were found strewn in the wrecked trenches of the original main line. This line consisted of four parallel roads of trenches, the last being flush with the western face of Beaumont Hamel. For some days past the sector attacked today and the area behind have been subjected . to successive bombardments which rose to a record Continued On Page Twelve. AMERICAN MONEY MUST BUILD SHOPS ABROAD AFTER WAR NEW YORK, Nov. 14. If American manufacturers desire to retain their position in English markets after the war they may be under the necessity of building plants in England, in the opinion of Pierce C. Williams, United States Commercial Attache at London who is conferring with business men lure at the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. "All indications are that a protective tariff will be in effect in the United Kingdom after the war," declared Mr. Williams. "Sentiment in favor of a high tariff is growing all the time in England and has the backing of influential . interests. British labor tieems rather favorably impressed with the idea of a tariff wall, the argument being that Buch a measure will lessen competition and very likely tend to maintain higher wages. "Should a high tariff be enacted In England, its probable effect would be to curtail the sale of American manufactured articles in that country." NORWEGIAN BOAT VICTLM OF SHELL COPENHAGEN, Nov. 14. The Morf rnbladt, says that a Norwegian torpedo boat has fired upon a German steamer which refused to stop when passing Stavanger. W. R. I. A. TO MEET. Members of the West Richmond Improvement association will hold their second fall meeting Friday night at Paxter school, the president, N. C. Iletronimus. announced today. The fate of the organization is still in doubt. No issues for community improvement are in sight and without a definite program, members are dubious as to the chances for drawing sufficient attention to survive. ASSOCIATION MEETS. South West Richmond Improvement association will meet next Monday night in Joseph Moore school. A general invitation has been extended to all people in the community. Officers will be elected.

IMPORT OF BEETS PASSES RECORDS FOR PAST YEARS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. Importation of sugar beet seeds into the United States in the nine months ended with September, 18,500,000 pounds, broke all previous records, according to a department of clearance statement today. This exceeded by more than a million pounds imports in the calendar year 1913-1914 and were almost twice as much as in the full year 1912. Russia is now the chief source of supply whereas prior to the war Germany held the bulk of the trade. Total imports of 6Ugar beet seeds in the fiscal year ended June 30 Were 9,042,490 pounds, of which Russia furnished 6,881,946 pounds. STAfAWAY OR GET JOB LAST EDICT T0TRAB1PS Goodwin Says Pennsy Needs All Available Men on New Yard Extension. Hoboes who are opposed to work had better give Richmond a wide berth this winter. Chief of Police Goodwin announced today that every knight of the road who wandered into Richmond this winter wonld be given the alternative of working for the Pennsylvania railroad on its yard . extension project or getting out of town post haste. In. former years hoboes have found Richmond a most delightful place to wander into because the police department has sheltered them in the basement of the city building and has fed them. Last ' year aver 1,000 tramps signed their names on the register of the Bo-called Hotel de Bum, at the city hall. Chief Goodwin .announced today that the Hotel de Bum was now a thing of the past. , . . .. Pennsy Needs Laborers. vXhe. Pennsy lyania . railroad .com-, pany, wants labdrers'all the 'time for its yard extension work and It has provided a bunk house in the eastwards whPt-A lahorers will be sheltered and fed without charge besides being paid good wages," the chier saw. "Any time a bum arrives in Richmond this winter we will offer to get him a job Continued On Page Twelve. AMERICAN BANK INVADES RUSSIA NEW YORK. Nov. 14. The Amercan invasion of the foreign, financial fiolHa advanced another steD today with the announcement that the Nat ional City bank had obtained authority from the Russian government to establish a branch In Petrograd. The branch is-to be opened at once. It will be the second foreign banK in the Russian capital. As an outcome of the war in Europe finincial and trade relations between Russia and the United States have greatly expanded. VATICAN TO JOIN NEUTRAL NATIONS PARIS, Nov. 14. News despatches from Rome say that the Vatican and the governments of Spain and the United States have decided to approach jointly the German government with a view to putting a stop to the deportation of Belgians. PRAYER DELIVERS LEADER OF ARMY NEW YORK, Nov. 14. After an illness of several weeks during which "ceaseless prayer" was offered for her in Salvation Army circles throughout the, country, Evangeline C. Booth, commander of the Salvation Army in the United States, is reported today, as well on the road to recovery. It is announced that she will be able to resume work within a few days. 200 TEAL DUCKS KILLED AT PITS ' Sportsmen' living in the vicinity of East Germantown have been enjoying wild duck hunting to their heart's content for several weeks. Nealy two hundred teal ducks which alighted in the gravel pit pond near East Germantown have been shot. These game birds are now migrating south. A number of teal ducks have also been seen at Morton lake recently. DON'T REVERSE PLAN DURING SUMMER; FEE LIKES WINTER "Main street is an accurate thermometer," said Harry Fee, traffic patrolman, Eighth and Main streets, today. "When It is hot, most of the people go down the south side of the street which is shaded by the buildings and when it is cold most of them go down the north side of the street where the sun can strike them. . "I'll take the winter time for mine," said Fee. "I can put on clothes enough to keep warm during the winter but I have never been able to figure out a plan by which I can keep cool during the usual eight weeks of hot weather in the summer.'

TALK OF BILL FOR CHANGING PRIMARY DATE

Long Campaign Tells on Candidates and Proves Tiresome to Electorate. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 14. There is some talk of a bill to be introduced at the coming session of the Indiana Legislature to change the time for holding primary elections in Indiana. The present law requires that primaries shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. Many of those who have taken part in the 1916 campaign for nominations as weH as for the election are of the opinion that the time should be changed, and that the primaries should not be held until September or the first of October each year. Some say it would be well to make city nominations in October and county and state nominations in September, thus giving thirty days for the city campaign and sixty days for the state and county campaign. This length of time, it is said, would be ample for the candidates to make their canvass and to do all of their campaign work. Makes Two Campaigns. Under the present law a candidate for office is required to make two long, expensive and wearing campaigns one for the nomination and one for election. Candidates for nominations, under the present systems, announce their candidacies months in advance of the primaries, and they are required to make a long campaign. For instance, candidates for state offices start one year to get ready for the primaries to be held the following spring. They must travel all over the state, or, at least, they think they Continued Of Page Fourteen. INVENTS CHAIR WHICH PERMITS BARBER TO SIT When Joe Mangold had to start wearing a corset as a result of infirmities resulting from fourteen years of standing at the side of a barber chair and from wounds received in Cuba and the Philippines while soldiering for Uncle Sam. 'he decided-that if he continued to follow his trade he would have to find some device to keep him off his feet while working. - This decision reached, Joe called into play his inventive talent, hitherto unknown to him, and the result is the first practical device which permits 3 barber to remain seated while shaving or cutting the hair of his customer. Applies for Patent. A patent has been applied for and it is a foregone conclusion that he will receive it for there is no other device of its kind on the market. Mangold, his friends predict, has a fortune awaiting for him as a result of his invention. The Mangold chair for barbers is very simple and very practical and once it is placed on the market there will be a universal demand for it on the part of the leg weary wielders of the razor and shears. Mangold now has a barber chair in a cigar store on Main street between Continued On Page Twelve. SAYS MANN ACT SHOULD APPLY TO ALL VICES WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. Final arrguments were made today in the supreme court in the white slave case involving interpretation of whether the Mann act applies applies to vice in which there is no element of commercialism. The question is raised in the Diggs-Caminnetti case from California. Following a brief concluding statement by Assistant Attorney-General Wallace for the government, Ex-Senator Bailey made the principal argument for the defendant interpretation of the law that it does not apply in cases of "mere immorally." "To 'restrict the law to debauchery in commercialism alone is to make idle the words of the statute," said Mr. Wallace refering to the laws' prohibition against transportation of women for any immoral congress. FOX WEDS COUPLE In the circuit court room this morning Judge Fox performed a marriage ceremony for John N. Pritchard, 19, Hagerstown, and Mabel Ulrich, 18, of the same place. - The groom is the son of John Pritchard, former marshal of Hagerstown. SET SCOTT HEARING Tom Scott, colored, who is accused of having committed assault and battery upon Carter Richmond at Boston the night of Labor day, will be brought in the circuit court for trial by jury tomorrow.

JOBBERS PREPARE TRADE EXTENSION CAMPAIGN TONIGHT

More than 30 jobbing house representatives will decide tonight at a meeting in the Commercial club rooms at 7:30 o'clock, the form of organization they will adopt, and what action will be taken toward advertising Richmond as the logical wholesale buying center for all towns within a radius of 25 miles. It will be the first attempt to organize the jobbers here. Retail dealers have been organized for several years and have an almost perfect credit rating system whicl. covers practically every person who has ever carried an account in a Richmond store. The jobbers are expected to take steps for a wholesale credit rating book. Advertising will.be joint and will not exploit a particular line of goods at first. Later general lines may be advertised. Newspapers may be used to some extent, but it is expected that pamphlets will first be sent out calling attention to the transportation service out of Richmond to every town with the circle 50 miles wide. KLOPP ISSUES FIRST REPORTS OF COUNTY DAY Preliminary summaries of the results of County Sunday School association day observed Sunday, indicated that the attendance at Sunday schools in Wayne county, including Richmond, would be far more than I 3,000. W. E. Klopp of the association, had reports from 26 Sunday schools today. ' Methodist Sunday School, Cambridge City, C; H. Garver, Supt., Attendance, 87; OfTering, $2.81. Christian Sunday School, Cambridge City, L. Allison, Supt., Attendance, 85; OfTering, $2.00. Christian Sunday School, Fountain City, L. B. Harrison, Supt., Attendance, 65; Offering, $1.43. Christian Sunday School, Mllton.E. P. Jones, Supt.7"Attendarice7''20r Offer-" ing, $8.75. - ' South Eighth Street Friends SunConthiued on Page Twelve PENNSY PLACES POPULAR TRAINS BACK ON LINES Retrenchment of two years ago was recalled today when the Pennsylvania railroad announced to E. M. Haas its two new trains effective November 26. The trains will be practically the same as two popular trains which were removed in "hard times" in 1914. The trains will have 20 hours and 52 minutes running time between New York and" St Louis. No. 32, eastbound, will leave Indianapolis at 11:40 o'clock in the morning and reach Richmond. about 1:35 -o'clock in the afternoon, departing for the east via Piqua and Urbana. No. 19, westbound, via Urbana and Piqua, will arrive about 5:05 o'clock in the afternoon and will reach Indianapolis at 7 o'clock. The exact schedule has not been worked out for Richmond. The installation of the two after-4 noon trains again is the result of demands made by E. M. Haas. Secretary of the Richmond Commercial club, Piqua Chamber of Commerce and other commercial organizations along the route. REACH BEST RATES LONDON, Nov. 14. A Reuters despatch from Sydney, Australia, reports feverish excitement at the wool sales. The best rates of t the season have been recorded. DIVORCE IS GRANTED On a charge of Cruel and inhuman treatment, Emma Gard was granted a divorce from Joseph Gard by Judge Fox in the circuit court today. Mrs. Gard was given permission to change her name to Emma Shafer. Weather Forecast For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Wednesday. Colder in east portion tonight. Temperature Today. , Noon 23 Yesterday. Maximum .46 Minimum ; .... .29 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Fair tonight and Wednesday. Continued cold. Temperature falling far below freezing tonight. General Conditions The cold wave now covers all the United States excepting the Atlantic coast Recordbreaking temperatures for the season occurred over the "west. Twenty-six degrees below zero at Cheyenne, Wyoming and 20 below zero at Helena, Montana. General snow throughout Texas. An area of low barometric pressure is moving south from Canada and will probably cause somewhat warmer weather the latter part of the week.

COLLECT DATA FOR CONTEST OF NEW CASE

Federal Agents Start Probe of Misuse of Money in Election in This State. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. A senatorial investigation of alleged misuse of money in the presidential campaign was announced today by administration officials. Preliminary plans have been made and a resolution providing the machinery for the inquiry is ready to be introduced soon after congress convenes next month. Investigation Into alleged attempts to colonize illegal voters in Indiana and West Virginia particularly was begun several weeks before the election. In those states Democratic leaders are planning to contest the election of United States senators. Evidence is "being gathered upon which to base contest in the election of Harry S. New and James A. Watson as senators from Indiana and Representative Howard Sutherland as senator in West Virginia. New, on the face of the Indiana returns defeated Majority Leader Kern and Watson won from Senator Taggart. Sutherland in West Virginia defeated Senator Chilton. RIDICULOUS, SAYS HAYS INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 14 "Ridiculous," declared Will Hays, Republican state chairman when informed that the election of Harry S. New and James E. Watson for the United States Senate probably would be contested "Everyone who knows anything ahnnt ' th rarrmaien and election in Indiana," Mr. Hays added, "knows they were absolutely tree irom iraua or irregularities whatsoever. We evidently hear the wailings of defeated gentlemen who cannot take their reversals gracefully. BRITISH TAKE STRONG LINES LONDON, Nov. 14. The capture of Beaumont Hamel, which was reported unofficially yesterday, is announced In today's statement. GOOD SPANKING NEEDED INSTEAD OF A LICENSE "A good spanking would have done both of you much more good than a marriage license," Judge Fox said to Joseph and Edith Moss when they came before him in the circuit court today in a divorce suit. Mrs. Moss, who, when she was fifteen years old, eloped with and married Mr. Moss, who was then seventeen, is asking for a divorce. The husband is fighting the suit claiming that he loves his wife and that for the sake of his young child, he does not want to be divorced from her. Judge Fox withheld judgment in the suit DEMOCRAT LEADS RACE IN ALASKA JUNEAU. Alaska, Nov. 14. Revised returns . from all of the four judicial divisions of Alaska, with twenty-four precincts missing, today give Charles Sulzer, Democrat, a lead of 52 votes over James Wickersham, Independent-Republican candidate, for re-election as delegate in congress. Wickersham's campaign managers contended that the unreported precincts, four of which are in the first district, will give Wickersham a plurality, or so cut down Sulzer's lead that the official canvass will be necessary to determine the result. IDAHO ELECTOR IS RULED OUT BOISE, Idaho, ' Nov. 14. Because James E. . Pincock, one of the four Democratic presidential electors chosen in Idaho, also was a candidate for the state ; legislature from Custer County and was elected, Idaho's elector vote, instead of being four for President Wilson, is likely to stand three for Wilson and one for Hughes, it was reported here today. The law disqualifies any presidential elector who is also the holder of a state position, and Pincock's eligibility probably will be tested political leaders here say. If he is disqualified, the highest republican elector may cast his vote. BUILD 968 SHIPS IN U.S. IN YEAR WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. The department of commerce today announced that 968 sailing, steam, gas and unrigged vessels - aggregating- 406,894 gross tons were built in the United States during the ten months ending Nov. 1. In addition there were, constructed for foreigners 36 wooden vessels of 372 gross tons and 11 steel vessels of 25,418 gross tons. Of the total tonnage 284,658 tons were steam craft

ALLIES PREPARE TO SELL NOTES FOR LARGE SUM

NEW YORK, Nov. 14. Participation of the French government as well as the United Kingdom in the sale of the short term treasury notes In this country, reaching a possible total of $100,000,000 is expected by bankers here. Arrangements for the sale, it was learned today, have virtually been completed by J. P. Morgan and company, financial agents for both governments. The British notes will take the form of 4 per cent exchequer bills running from thirty to ninety days subject to three or four renewals. The French treasury notes, it is believed in the financial district will take a similar form. CITY ENJOYS FIRST REAL .GOLD SNAP OF WINTER Fall of Snow Marks Passing of Season's Activity for Wayne Motor Club. Vibrating fenders and smoking radiators of automobiles, steamed windows and chesty pedestrians, the propaganda with which . King Winter make3 preliminary announcement of intended raids, followed close on the heels of Richmond's awakening today, when the city found itself under a light coer of the alleged "beautiful white." It is estimated enough power was expended by the few automobilists who ventured forth today; in cranking cold engines, to have run their' automobiles all morning without gasoline, could their energy have been hitched up properly, . , Cranks were attacked , Continued on Page Twelve MAYOR TELLS HEADS OF ALL DEPARTMENTS TO REDUCE EXPENSES At a meeting of the mayor's cabinet last night Mayor Robbins warned department chiefs to cut down expenditures to a minimum as the year is near its end and, as usual, the municipal funds are running low. Eighty-four new patrons were secured by the city electric plant during the past month and the plant's October business amounted to $17,000, a report showed. Detailed reports for the past month from various departments were received. FRENCH CHECK GERMAN DRIVE PARIS, Nov. 14. A strong German detachment made an attack last night west of Auberive in the Champagne, the war office announces. The assault was checked by the French. South of the Somme in the vicinity of Pressoire there was active artillery fighting. ASKS RECOUNT IN COUNTY VOTE CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. 14. With the announcement by J. B. Handland, an attorney of Wheeling, that a recount of the ballots cast in Ohio county November 7, would be demanded on behalf of "President Wilson and Senator Chilton" and that similar recounts would likely be demanded in every county of the state, interest today centered on the disposition of the ballots. Here in Charleston, it was said, about half the ballots cast in one precent were missing, although officials said they might be found in a safe, mixed with other ballots, where they had been placed after the election. COLD WEATHER HOLDS UP WORK ANDERSON. Ind., Nov. 14. Work on the new $273,000 Y. M. C. A. building-has been temporarily stopped by the cold weather which struck this city yesterday, but the contractors in charge expect to resume operations in a short time. - The contract states that the building be fully completed by Sept. 1, 1917, and at present the walls for the first floor are being erected. . , A large delegation from , this city is planning to go to Marion to attend the state convention of the Y. M. C. A. to be held Nov. 24-26. Y. M. I. WILL MEET Membership of the Y. M. I. will meet a) the club rooms Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock to nominate a list of officers to be voted on at the annual election Wednesday, November 29. A full attendance is desired.

CITY PLUNGES INTO BITTER CONTEST FOR MAYOR'S JOB

Democrats Encouraged by Showing of Party in Election in Reducing G. O. P. Majority. Zimmerman is Running, While Smelser, Bavis and FarwigiAre Groomed for Race. The county, state and presidential elections now over Richmond will, within the next six weeks, be plunged into . a city nominating campaign which promises to be as lively as the . campaign which terminated with the elections of last week. Encouraged by the fact that the" Republicans only carried Richmond by a majority of 411 last Tuesday, the Democrats are looking forward to the results of the mayoralty contest with great confidence and there promises to be a lively struggle for places on the Democratic city ticket. Nominate in March. The various parties will nominate their city tickets at a primary election to be held the first Tuesday after the ! first Uflniliw maw. K.i i . .. j vl iival in.rcn. Cain didates for places on the various tick ets must file announcements of their candidacies not more than sixty days and not less than thirty days before the primary election. Dr. W. W. Zimmerman Is, at the present time, the onjy avowed candidate for the Republican mayoralty nomination but the indications are he will have opposition. Ciy Health Officer, Dr. 8. G. Smelser, is still mentioned as a probable candidate against Dr. Zimmerman. Mayor Robbins' name has been mentioned as a possible entry ; in the same contest but his friends now believe he will decide not to seek re-election." Urges Bavis To Enter Friends of Alfred Bavis, president of the board of works, of late have been advising him, for the most part, not to seek the Republican mayoralty nomination but to make the race on a non-partisan ticket. Mr. Bavis, however, has reached no decision in the question. Henry Farwig is out after the Democratic mayoralty nomination and if Joe Waltermann, councilman from the first ward heeds the advice of his friends, he will get into the contest against Farwig. There may be other entries in this race. It Is generally understood that Watson P. O'Neal, councilman from the sixth ward, will seek the nomination as city clerk on the Republican ticket. B. A. Bescher, who has served two terms in that office and has been one of the most efficient clerks the city ever had, is being urged to seek a third term on the Republican ticket but he has not yet given this matter serious consideration. Henry Long, who made a very good showing this year as Democratic can didate for county recorder, has been suggested as a possible candidate for the Democratic . nomination as city clerk but Long has not even considered the matter. .It is not' believed Isaac. Burns, the Democratic nominee for city clerk three years ago, will reek re-nomination next year. BLACKMAIL LEADER HELD IN NEW YORK IDENTIFIED IN GiNCY CINCINNATI. O., Nov. 14. It became known today that Thomas J. Corcoran, president of the CorcoranVlctor Company, of this city, recently identified George Bush in New York as one of three men who on October 13, 1915 obtained $5,000 from him. Eush Is being held in New York in connection with blackmailing operations. , , Corcoran said that three men representing themselves as federal officers called at his place of business on October 13, 1915, and served him with a warrant charging him with violating the Mann White Slave act Corcoran Insisted that he was not guilty but the alleged officers started to take him to Jail. While on the way to the Jail they explained to him, how he could get out but that It would take $5,000, and he consented. After securing the money Corcoran said, "I beckoned to an officer as I was paying over the cash, but he stood as if he did not see me. Before I 'could attract his attention the men had fled." Bush who is held in New York Is expected to be brought to Cincinnati for trial in the Corcoran case. SNOW COVERS STATE MONTPELIER, VL, Nov. 14. Central Vermont was under a blanket of ten inches of snow today. It had fallen during the night in the heaviest November storm in many years. NURSE IS INJURED . LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 14. Miss Beatrice Compton, 20, a nurse at the Indiana State Soldiers Home here was stabbed and injured seriously. ft