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GRATEFUL NATION PAYS FINAL TRIBUTE TO ADMIRAL DEWEY; PRESIDENT ATTENDS FUNERAL

WASHINGTON, Jan.- 20. Admiral Dewey was laid to rest today with all the honors a grateful nation can bestow. After funeral services conducted under the dome of the capitol and attended by President Wilson, the cabinet, the supreme court, the diplomatic corps and a notable company, the admiral's body was taken to Arlington National cemetery to rest with those of naval heroes gone before. Two of Dewey's commanders at the battle of Manilla Bay Benjamin P. Lamberton the fleet captain, and Joseph P. Coghian of the cruiser Raleigh lie nearby. Not far away on the wooded slope '.est b Schley and Sampson. Private services at the home were attended by President Wilson, Secretary Daniels and a limited company. All business of the government was MOEWE SAILOR LEADS IN WORK OF NEW RAIDER DFRLIN, via London, Jan. 20. Nes of the safe arrival of the Yarrow dale in a German port has added to the gratification expressed In the German press over the exploits of the mysterious German commerce raider, as reported from British eources. The name of the cruiser and its commander and all details regarding its size, speed and armament are being withheld by the naval authorities and nothing was known until today about the arrival of the Yarrowdale, although she has been in port for more tuati a fortnight.. The national' Ity of the neutrals among the captured crews is unknown but some of the fflpflves are held as prisoners of war because Ibipy accepted service on armed merchantmen. . The prhR commander, petty officer Bartewitz. was a member of the crew c.f the raider Moewo and was in command of the British ship West-Bourne which brought the crews of a number fif ships sunk by that raider to Tenerife. Ho afterwards destroyed the Westbourne to prevent her falling into tho hands of English cruisers. Badewita was held in Spain after the. Tenerlffe exploit but succeeded In escaping. NANESTi FALLS TO GERMAN FGE BERLIN, Jan. 20. The town of Nanestl in Roumania on the Sereth, was taken yesterday by German troops It is announced officially. SAY SMALL SUBS AID RAIDER SCOUR SOUTH ALTANTIC RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 20. The Journal Pequeno of Pernambuco, asserts that it has Information that the German raider is accompanied by three small submarines. These submarines are said to be six metres in length and of an entirely new type. Members of the crews of ships sunk by the raider and who have been held prisoner on board her are quoted as saving that the submarines constantly leave the mother ship and reappear after short intervals, apparently doing scouting duty. They say that the raider has a speed of twenty-five knots but slows down during the night.

WHITEWATER LODGE RANKS FIFTH IN STATE AS TO RESOURCES

The annual roll call of Whitewater i Tariff a. No. 41. T. O O P.. was held last evening at the lodge hall. More than two hundred and fifty members of the lodge answered to their names, and quite a number of visitors from other lodges were present. The lodge was instituted May 21. 1847. and will soon be seventy years of age. The oldest living member is Edward Bellis, who has been a member almost 6lxty-two years. Those who have been members more than fifty years, in addition to Edward Bellis, are John Z. Miller, F.lIJah Lawton, Thomas P. Logan, Isaac G. Dougan, George Bishop, Joseph T. Russell, W. W. Alexander, William I Thomas. Joseph P. Iliff, M. M. Lacey, John S. Seaman. The program consisted of calling the roll, report of the secretary, musical numbers by the Cuban Trio, address by William A. Bond, and a banquet. The Weisbrod Saxophone orchestra furnished the music for the banquet A feature in the dining room was a miniature Odd Fellows Temple as it ,"WiU appear in 1930, built out of cake and frosting and illuminated. It was furnished by John Zwissler. Luncheon

suspended for the day; all private business in Washington stopped for an hour. On every American naval ship on the seven seas an ensign fluttered at half mast and an admiral salute of nineteen guns was fired. The entire corps of mid-shipmen from Annapolis who came not under orders but as Admiral Dewey's friends as he had wished, escorted the body to the rotunda of the capitol where Chaplain J. B. Frazier of the Olympia, at Manilla Bay conducted, the simple funeral services. Mrs. Dewey did not accompany the funeral party to the capitol but joined it on the way to Arlington.

BRING BIRDMEN BACK TO COUNTRY WELLTON, Ariz., Jan. 20. Residents of Wellton are watching today for the return of the army ambulance which crossed the border last night to bring back Lieut. Col. Harry G. Bishop, army aviator, who was left Thursday on the Sonora desert, while a rescue party brought Lieut. W. A. Robertson, his fellow officer, on the ill-fated airplane flight, to Welton.

O'NEAL SEEKS COUNCIL SEAT AT NOVEMBER CITY ELECTION

Watson P. O'Neal, a member of the city council representing the Sixth ward, today filed announcement of his candidacy for the Republican nomination for city clerk. O'Neal is one of the veteran members of council. Harvey Brown, a former representative in council from the Sixth ward, also announced today that he Intended to file his announcement of candidacy for the Republican nomination for city clerk. Baltz A. Bescher, now serving his second term as city clerk, yesterday announced that he intended to seek re-election on the Republican ticket. No Announcements Filed. Up to the present time no announcements of candidates for either the Republican or Democratic mayoralty nominations have been filed at the city clerk's office. It is known, however, that Henry Farwlg and William Haberkern are prepared to enter the DemoSARAH GIBSON DIES HAGERSTOWN, Ind., Jan. 20. Mrs. Sarah Gibson, wife of Harry Gibson, died at the home of her father, James Fahr, a few miles east of here, on Wednesday. Funeral services were held Friday at the Sugar Grove United Brethern church. Her death at the age of 39 years was due to tuberculosis. She Is survived by the husband and one daughter and one son. MUNITION PLANT TOTALLY DESTROYED LONDON, Jan. 20. The explosion in a munitions factory near London last night involved practically all the explosives in the factory which was de stroyed entirely. The effects were felt at a great distance and throe rows of small houses In the neighborhood were almost demolished. Between thirty and forty bodies have been recovered thus far and about 100 persons are reported to have been injured. was served in the dining room and in "e large aance nau Members in Good Standing. The secretary's report showed 578 members in good standing, that there were 23 on the sick list, that there had been 13 deaths during the past year, as follows: Jacob L. Stough, J. M. Kirkman, John H. Stranahan, Scott B. Winter, George Morton Little, A. S. Johnson, Thomas Pickens. William Barnhart, John C. Bayer, John E. Caseley, Albert W. Rees, O. H. Vietze ind William Waking. The total resources of the. lodge amount to $72,944.88, being the fifth richest lodge in Indiana. The total relief for the year was $3,669.45, or about $70.00 per week. Letters and telegrams were received from a large number of the members who are in other cities, among them being telegrams from J. Bennett Gordon and J. A. Spekenhier from New Orleans. At the close of Mr. Bond's address he presented each of the 50-year men with a beautiful boquet of flowers and each members of the lodge wore a carnation in their honor. It was conceded to be one of the most enjoyable j .affairs ever held by this lodge. i

ENTENTE ALLIES WARN SHIPPING OF RAIDER; SUSPECT THE FARO OF CARRYING ITS SUPPLIES

NEW YORK, Jan. 20. The warning sent out by wireless to vessels of the entente allies by the British authorities that the captured British merchantman St. Theodore had been converted Into a German commerce raider was pointed to today by local shipping men as tend to prove that at least two German raiders are at large in the Atlantic ocean. It was recalled that a steamship had been sunk south of the equator within eight days after the Samland had sighted the raider Dec. 4 about 600 miles west . of Fastnet. For any vessel to have covered the distance in that time, it was said, would have been an Impossibility. Hunt Supply Vessels. In the discussion of what vessels possibly could be supplying the German raiders, the peculiar actions off Cape Hatteras last month of the Portuguese steamer Faro, a former German vessel, was recalled. The Faro formerly was the Galata. The vessel, it appears, was interned in Portugal when the war started, was seized by the Portuguese government when the later declared war against German and under the name of Faro was put into the merchant trade of Portugal. Lloyd's classes her as requistioned by the Portuguese government. Tanker Sights the Faro. The American tank steam Sucrosa, which arrived here Christmas day, renorted that off Cape Hatteras she sighted the Faro, which steamed across the tankers bow, then circled, and recrossed astern and disappeared. According to the Sucrosa's officers, the Faro appeared next day and repeated the performance, neither time displaying any signal to explain her cratic mayoralty contest and that Dr: W. W. Zimmerman will make the rice for the G. O. P. nomination. Dr. Zimmerman is sure to have some opposition but this opposition has not yet developed. Friends of Mayor Robbins express the opinion that he wllf not seeK reelection but the mayor still declines to state what his political plans are. He has denied the report that he has been in consultation -with Dr. Zimmerman regarding the Republican mayoralty contest

ENGLISH COLORS USED TO KEEP RAIDER'S IDENTITY UNDER CLOUD

LONDON, Jan. 20. A Pernambuco dispatch to the Daily Mail describes the capture and destruction of the British steamer Dramatist by the German commerce raider. The Dramatist sighted the raider on Dec. 18 when it was seven miles distant. The German rapidly closed in and when along side hoisted the German naval ensign and signalled the Britisher to stop. Immediately afterward trap doors under the bulwarks at the raiders forecastle were dropped, revealing two guns of about 2-inch calibre trained on the Dramatist. An armed boatload of Germans boarded the ship, and its occupants, engineers and part of its crew were sent on board the raider. The remainder of the crew were left on board for five hours and then removed and the steamer was sunk by explosives. Describe Poor Food The crew of the Dramatist, with the exception or twenty-seven Indian firemen who remained on the raider, were transferred to the Hudson Maru. The captives complain of the food and sanitary arrangements but say that the Germans were courteous as a rule and gave receipts for their captures. One receipt was signed "Wolff." $750,000 CARGO SENT TO BOTTOM NEW YORK, Jan. 20. The British steamship Toftwood carrying a cargo worth $750,000 was submarined and sunk on her voyage starting from New York on Christmas day according to advices received here by the French line which cleared the vessel. Richmond Order for When Lulu Mae Ashinger, aged twelve, a Garfield school pupil, was just a little girl she decided she would become a novelist and it was not long before her teachers discovered she had real talent and they encouraged her to continue with her writing, and Lul Mae's perseverance has just been rewarded. The Century company, one of the largest publishing companies in the United States, has accepted one of little Miss Ashinger's short stories for publication in St. Nicholas magazine and has given her an order tor other stories. Writes for Junior Palladium. Lulu Mae Ashinger is the daughter

mysterious actions. The Faro put into Newport News for coal and sailed from there Dec. 28 since when she has not been reported. So far no change has been made in the arrangements for the safety of allied vessels leaving this port for England or France. When the .vessels

300 SHOTS EXCHANGED IN OUEL BETWEEN BRITISH SHIP AND SUB WHICH PUT 26 SHELLS IN ENEMY

NEW YORK. Jan. 20. A battle which lasted an hour and forty minutes between the British freighter Lindenhall and a Teutonic submarine In the Mediterranean with nearly 300 shots exchanged between the two crafts was described by officers of the Lindenhall upon her arrival, here today from Naples. The freighter came in so severely shelled that she looked as if she had "WATCH US GROW" Population Jan. 1 27,450 Population yesterday 27,466 Gain today 10 Loss today ... 9 Present population 27,467 EXTRA SESSION TALK HEARD AT CAPITAL WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Talk of an extra session of congress to complete President Wilson's legislative program, unless action is had before March 4, was again heard at the capital today. With less than thirty-six legislative days of the session remaining, there is grave doubt oh the., pint of many ""B'e'fiators of favorable action. In view of opposition to much of the proposed legislation, including the waterpower and other conservation bills, the railroad strike prevention bill and the Webb collective foreign sellin agency bill. A member of the crew has a photograph of the raider and various pictures of the sinking of the Nantes taken by a small concealed camera. The men of the Dramatist say that the raider appears like an ordinary cargo steamer and when passing neutral ships hoists the British colors but flies the German flag when it sigher a British boat. The captain of the raider said that he did not wish to sink passenger ships as he did not want to kill women and children but was only after big cargo boats. A member of the Mineh's crew says that an officer of the raider asked him for the ships papers and when told they had been destroyed laughed and said: "Well, it cannot be helped. You played the game." MILLIONS IN CLAIMS FOLLOW EASTLAND CHICAGO DISASTER CHICAGO, Jan. 20. Claims totalling $8,931,678 for death and personal injury and loss of property arising from the overturning of the steamer East land in the Chicago river were record ed in a report to the federal court completed today by Lewis F. Mason, U S. commissioner. The number of death claims, after the elemination of a number of duplications, will be iess than 500, it was stated. Death claims amounted to $8,760,000; personal :n-j jury claims to $151,260 and those for destruction of personal property to $20,418. The Eastland, laden with excursion ists, overturned in the Chicago river July 24, 1915 with a loss of 812 lives. Girl, Age 12, Stories from of Mrs. Asa C. Bettelon, 20 North Ninth street, and nearly every afternoon she can be seen at the front window of her home Industriously pounding away at a typewriter. Several of the little girl's stories have appeared in the Junior Palladium, including two serials. She is now writing another story. " "Next to writing I like reading best," Lulu Mae said today. "Its hard to learn to write correctly and the best way to learn is to read well written books." ' ' Possesses Imagination. ; Lulu Mae possesses that - most necessary talent to become a success

finish loading In New York the captains, it is said, go to their respective consuls And receive a code message which they send out by wireless on reaching a certain position some 300 or 400 miles from their port of destination and waits until the escort meets them.

been In an explosion. Twenty-six shot .from the U-boat hit her "and one of the shells still protrudes from the woodwork above the steward's bunk. FOX CELEBRATES HIS RIRTHDAY AT HARD WORK Judge Fox of the Wayne circuit court celebrated his eighty-first birthday today by sentencing James Hollingsworth whom he had previously let go on good behavior to the state prison at Michigan City, sending fifteen-year-old Lawrence Garwood to the Plainfield reformatory and allowing August Kroma, indicted by the grand jury for wife desertion to go free upon a promise of good behavior. Hollingsworth, 40, a resident of Cambridge City, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of embezzlement in circuit court some three weeks . ago. The judge was informed that the man hal a wife who needed his support and so the sentence of two to fourteen years was withheld pending good behavior. . a I Sentenced on Old Count. -Hollingsworth had - not. been free more than an hour before Sheriff Carr received a complaint from a resident saying that the man was celebrating his freedom in a Main street saloon. He was landed in jail and today the judge pronounced sentence upon the man on the embezzlement charge to which he,had previously entered a plea of guilty. i Lawrence Garwood was indicted by the grand jury for having burglarized the Frank Engelbert cigar store a few nights ago. He entered a plea of guilty and the prosecutor stated that the boy had a police record which warranted that she should be sent to the boys school. August Kroma entered a plea of guilty to the indictment of the grand jury charging him with failure to support his wife. Kroma had been senteced on a similar charge once before. His friends recommended leniency and the judge let him go pending good behavior. BAR TEL PREDICTS DRY LAW SUCCESS William H. Bartel, Jr., representative from Wayne county in the legislature, returned to Richmond today with the announcement that he has been unable to get a line on what will be the fate of the state-wide prohibition bill now pending before the assembly. He said that he anticipated the biggest fight on this measure would occur in the senate. Bartel states that he will introduce Monday a bill amending the compensation law which will provide for the compensation of police officers in the event of incapacitation and for their families in the event they are killed while on duty. "In my opinion there will be no change in the present date for the city nrimarv election. Marrh fi " nrtpi nH ed. . WILLIAMS STAYS HERE Although he made no public statement to the effect, it became definitely known today that Charles O. Williams will keep his position as county superintendent of schools and will refuse the offer of the position as deputy superintendent of public instruction in Indiana. Receives Magazine ful writer, a vivid imagination. Once the germ of a story enters her active brain she visualizes every scene of the plot and begins to write without further delay. "The stories come easy; its the construction of the story that is the hard work," the little girl states. Lulu Mae has scant time to waste on stories that interest most girls. She has the boy's taste for stories; tales of adventure teeming with action The boy readers of the Junior Palladium fairly devoured Lulu Mae's serial, "The Lion's Den," which appeared last summer.

THREE COUNTIES MAY UNITE TO MAINTAIN NEW HOSPITAL AT SITE OFFERED AS A GIFT

Establishment of a tri-county hospital at Smithdale for Wayne. Union and Fayette counties is favored by all three Wayne county commissioners. They hope to in this way lessen heavy maintenance expenses. David Esteb, son-in-law of Mrs. George H. Smith, made the official offer of the donation of Smithdale for a county tuberculosis hospital this morning. He said that he was certain that Mrs. Smith would not object to having the property used as a Joint hospital for the three counties. Await for Further Inquiry Commissioner Seaney was for Immediate acceptance of the gift but Cheesman and Simpson were in favor of postponing definite action for a few days until all details connected with it could be looked into carefully. Commissioner Cheesman was somewhat in favor of waiting for the legislature to act on the bill now before it permitting the commissioners to call for a referendum vote on the establishment of tuberculosis hospitals. i would not favor the establishment of a tuberculosis .hospital if it were necessary to purchase ground and erect buildings but this kind offer changes things considerable,' said Commissioner Simpson. Confer with Nusbaum The commissioners called for a conference with Lee Nuhbaum, president of the county council, Charles Jordan and Will Romey of the Commercial club health committee at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. The purpose of the conference was to decide whether or not the gift should be accepted Immediately. David Esteb told Commissioner Seaney today that in case the county wished to purchase more ground near the hospital it would be sold them at a fair marketable price, about $100 an acre. Favor Joint Establishment. County commissioners have Interviewed officials of Fayette and Union counties and found that they favor the

STATE ASSEMBLY MUST SPEED PROGRAM GOODRICH OUTLINED

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 20. This is probably the last Saturday holiday for the members of the state legislature during the present session and the majority departed for their homes last night or early today. As a result there was little heppening in the legis lative line at the state house today. During the week Lieutenant-Governor Bush took occasion to urge the members of the upper branch to greater speed and Speaker Eschbach announced before the close of yesterday's session that there would be no

10 DAYS GRACE GIVEN ROADS TO RELIEVE CAR SHORTAGES

WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. Drastic rgulations designed to relieve the shortage in coal cars and help bring about a lowering of the present high prices of coal were prescribed today by the interstate commerce commission. The regulations require return to original owners of all coal cars as fast as unloaded and give the railroads ten days to devise methods for relieving the shortage in other types of cars. The commission's order also rePERSHING PREPARES TO REMOVE ARMY EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 20. A message 1 passed through here today for General Pershing in Mexico, asking him when he could be ready to begin marching towards the border, according to a reliable report. No formal order has been Issued for the withdrawal of the punitive expedition, it was said, but General Pershing's reply was to fix a date for the withdrawal. Weather Forecast For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Overcast tonight. Prob- ! ably followed by snow Sunday. Cold er extreme north poruou tonight. Temperature Today. Noon 34 Yesterday. Maximum ' ....26 Minimum 1 below For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight Sunday snow. General Conditions An area of low barometric pressure is moving up the Mississippi valley and is causing the thaw over the Central states. Another cold wave is moving south from Canada. It will arrive here the first of the week bringing snow and much colder temperature.

establishment of a tri-county hospital Commissioners Seaney and Simpson favored dividing the gift equally witl the other two counties in case it was satisfactory with Mrs. Smith so that all would have an equal share in the proposition to start with. They took it for granted that Mr. Smith made the gift primarily for the benefit of all tuberculosis sufferers and that she would not object to having the neighboring counties share the gift. Commissioner Cheesman favored having Wayne county accept the whole gift and enter Into a contract for sharing it with the other counties which will be charged equal shares of the maintenance expense. As soon as the gift is accepted, plana for the hospital will be made and sent to the state board of health for approval. Then a board of managers must be elected consisting of four men. two of which must be physicians. In case of the establishment of a tricounty hospital the three boards of commissioners win have general charge.

VOTES AGAINST BILL Representative Flnly Gray voted against the omnibus public buildings bill calling for appropriation of $38,000,000 which passed the house yesterday by a vote of 234 to 92. President Wilson has announced that he will veto the measure. COLIN SCHAEFER CAUSES ARREST Frank Schefbler, a main street merchant, was placed under arrest by Sheriff Carr today upon an indictment of the grand jury for assault and battery. He was released on $100. He is charged with having assaulted his business neighbor, Colin Schaefer. more Friday to Monday adjournmeats of the House. The presding officers in both branches seemed to be trying to carry out the suggestion of Governor Goodrich in his first message to the legislature, which was that the members do their work early to avoid the deluge at the close of the session. Thus far the only measure of importance that has been passed by both Houses and signed by the governor is the bill appropriating money for the session of the legislature. quires the railroads to apply the same regulation to refrigerator, heater, ventilated and Insolated cars. CONNERSVILLE ASKS DILKS AND KEMPER TO LOCATE FACTORY Positive assurance that the kitchen cabinet manufacturing company, which is being organized by George Dilks and George Kemper, would be in operauon BOOn was Sven today hy boU Mr- DiIks and Mr- Kemper. The promoters stated that the com plete output of the proposed factory had been contracted for and that th-3 very brighest of prospects were facing the new company. Mr. Kemper denied emphatically today that any friction had threatened to disrupt the organization. Although Centerville and New Paris Lave both asked that the company consider locating its plant there, no conferences have been held with people of those communities by the management, composed of Mr. Kemper and Mr. Dilks. Connersville so far is the only city which has offered a definite proposition, but no decision has beeu reached regarding the location. With capital assured, the product contracted for and the organization almost perfect, the firm expects to make further announcements within a few days as to the location of the factory and the time, for beginning operations. THREE AMERICANS ON BRITISH VESSEL NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Three Americans were members of the crew of the ' British steamer Yarrowdale, captured by the German raider and taken into a German port by a prize crew according to the recodrs of the British consulate here.