Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 88, 23 February 1917 — Page 11

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TKLEGiiAM. ntiDAY, riStf. 23, 1917

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CHARGES GERARD SERVED AS SPY

(By Associated Press) LONDON, Feb. 23. "At a meeting cf the German agricultural League," aaya the correspondent at Rotterdam of the London Evening News, Dr. Wildgrube, a conservative member of the Reichstag said: "Now that Mr. Gerard has closed his espionage office the German people will breathe freely and will be relieved of an intolerable night mare provided he does not return before peace la declared. "Mr. Gerard's residence in Berlin and his intimate relations with our reasonable authorities were painful to the German people, but the climax of pain was reached when Mr. Gerard had the insolence to describe the imperial chancellor as his friends. Next to England, America is our worst enemy."

Even Ardent Peace Advocates Unable to Agree on Politics

(By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 23. So many different shades of opinion have developed at the national conference of peace societies that the delegates have de cided that the actions of the conference should not commit any of the organizations sending representatives. The one point apparently settlefi when the conference resumed work today was that the majority of the delegates favored the principle of the referendum in declarations of war. A motion to this effect was carried yesterday by a vote of 40 to 15 with seven declining to vote. The form of the declaration however, was left to

the Committee of Findings and the report of that committee will come before the conference for final action today. The delegates voted down a resolution calling fcr-a referendum before declaring war on Germany.

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(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Senator Lewis of Illinois today introduced as an amendment to the revenue bill a provision to authorize the president to seize foodstuffs deemed to be monopolized in violation of law. Foodstuffs eo seized would be disposed at public sale under government supervisions.

E! forts cf Indianapolis promoters to f i:ga?e -Aruolita Galli-Curci for a fecrvC (rncrit in the capital this spring b2.y? ":.'' d. She already has all the r.nf zr,c. ;:iente she can fill. L'r.yton managers have failed to sign '-r. national soprano to a contract rr,C Gc'.ii City music-lovers are planning to attend her concert here, March 2u. A gratifying response lias met a mail appeal of R. B. Jones and W. R. Martin for financial support but the promoters still are attempting to get $5 blocks of tickets sold.

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MICHIGAN MAY GET BACK AGAIN

(By Associated Press) ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 23. Whether the University of Michigan will seek re-admittance to the Western Conference may or may not be decided today. The board of regents of the university meets late today, and will have before the resolutions of the board of control in athletics, adopted yesterday, recommending that the Wolverines return to the conference.

BRITISH SHIP SUNK

Deaths and Funerals. SHELLEY Funeral services for John F. Shelley, age 82 years, who died at his home, 411 North Ninth street. Thursday afternoon, will ,ba held from the home Sunday afternoon pt 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the Earlham cemetery. Friends may call suy time. Mr. Shelley was a native of Ohio pnd lived at Greenville, O, before coming to Richmond about twenty years ago. He had made his home with his sister, Mrs. Thomas Pickens, who alone survives.

INCENDIARY FIRES WRECK BUILDINGS

(By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM. Via London, Feb. 23. Several buildings of tho famous Gockertll works, at Seraing, five miles southwest of Liege, Belgium, have been destroyed through an incendiary fire, the newspaper Les Nouvelles stated. The loss to the plant, which comprises iron works and machine shops, making it one of the largest in Europe, win be $10,000,000 it is estimated.

REGULATE FLOW OF ALL GRAINS

(By Associated PFess) QUEENSTO WN, Feb. 23. The British steamer Imvergold of 1416 tons gross has been sunk by a submarine. The crew was landed.

TAKE NO ACTION ON STATE'S DEBT

(By Associated Press) CHARLESTON. W. Va., Feb. 23. No step will be taken at the present session of the state legislature to make provision for paying the judgment for about $12,000,000 in the Virginia debt case but a special session will be' called by the governor as soon as the United States court returns an opinion on the writ of mandatus granted by the court on the petition of the commonwealth of Virginia.

BERLIN OBSERVES SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF BREAD COUPON

(By Associated Press) BOSTON, Feb. 23. Officers of the American freighter Allageash reported on her arrivel from Buenos Aires today that the vessel was held up by a British cruiser, believed to be the Earl of Glasgow, off the Brazilian coast on January 23 and two Germans in her crew removed. The steamer was detained five hours, they said. The German sailors had signed at Bueno3 Aires.

ACTION POSTPONED

(By Associated Press) EERLIN, Via London, Feb. 23. The bread card celebrated its second anniversary today. Since the inception of this method of bread distribution it tas been highly systematized and its application has been rigidly maintained among classes of the people. From the chancellor down to the humblest day laborer the plan of individual rations has been strictly enforced. Greater Berlin is now issuing weekly 3,600,000 bread cards and 66,500,000 coupons, representing daily rations, find their way back to the bread commission where they are checked over.

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Announce

ment was made at the , state departI ment today that Great Britain's recent order in council widely increasing the j scope of her blockade had been reI ceived but would probably not under ! the circumstances be made the basis of

official action by this government in view of eventualities before this country.

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PLAY BRINGS IN $80

WHITEWATER, Feb. 23 Eighty dollars was realized last night at the entertainment given in Laurel Hall for the benefit of the Decoration Day fund. The senior class of the local high school presented "The Old Quarry" to to large and appreciative audience. As an additional source of revenue a cake was presented to the most popular lady. The cake went to Miss Opal Hodgin, netting the fund more than forty dollars. An effort will be made to secure Senator James Eli Watson as Memorial Day orator. '

MADRID IGNORES REPORTED ARRESTS

(By Associated Press) MADRID, Feb. 23. (via Paris.) The admiralty has published a note in which it declares that no importance should be attached to the discovery at Cartagena. Two German subjects have been arrested in connection with the affair.

A device used in the Philippines in place for window panes is the translucent shell of an indigenous oyster.

Paris dispatches yesterday told of Madrid reports of the arrest at Cartagena of a man named Wood, who represented himself as an American.

SADDLE HORSE KILLED

The beautiful black saddle horse, the property of Arubia M. Ayres has been shot. The animal recently fell on the ice breaking a leg.

THAT JAR OF HliSTEROLE ON THE BATH-ROOM SHELF Has Relieved Pain for Every One in the Family When little Susie had the croup ; when Johnny got his feet wet and caught cold ; when father sprained his knee; when granny's rheumatism bothered her That jar of Musterole was right there to give relief and comfort. Musterole is a clean, white ointment, made with oil of mustard. It will not blister like a mustard piaster. ' Quick relief for sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, headache, congestion, pleurisy rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds on the chest (it often prevents pneumonia). Try Musterole for crouov children.

ALBERT ROST DIES AT RESIDENCE HERE

Albert F. Rost, merchant tailor at 14 North girth street, died this morale g. He lived at 100 South Fifteenth street . " ' ' Mr. Rost was 61 years old and had been In business in Richmond for several years. He was a member of Richmond Lodge of Masons. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30. Besides his widow, Mr" Rost leaves fhree sons, Benjamin B., David B., and Daniel B. Rost. Two brothers, Frank and Thomas Rost, live in Milwaukee. Four sisters also survive. They are Mrs. Jacob Miller, Mrs. Will Lee and Mrs. Ed Snyder, of Richmond, and Mrs. Eugene Sullivan, of Reading, Ohio.

FUNSTON

BODY FRiSG

(By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. When the body of the late Major-General Frederick Funston. who died in San Antonio last Monday, reaches here by special train today, it will be met at the station by a battalion of the coast artillery and escorted to the city hall where it is to lie in state until tomorrow morning. At the city hall the body will be received by Major-General J. Franklin Bell, commander of the Western department of the army, his staff, naval officers,- city and federal officials and judges of the state supreme court. The funeral has been set for ten o'clock tomorrow morning and burial will take place In the National Cemetery at the Presidio.

FOOD EMBARGO BILL

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Senator Martine today introduced a bill to empower the President to declare an embargo on food exports. It was referred to the foreign relations commitee without debate. Similar resolutions are pending without prospection of action. If those employed in the United States in the electrical industries were gathered together their number would more than equal the population of the State of Colorado.

LOOKED OVER JURY, CHANGED HIS MIND AND PLEAD GUILTY

Charles Laning, 43 Bridge street, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of non-support in Wayne circuit court today and was sentenced to serve six months at hard work cn county roads and fined $100 and costs. This Is the second maximum punishment sentence imposed by Judge Fox on a non-support charge this week. Yesterday, Laning demanded a jury trial, but when the jury assembled and Judge Fox called court to order today, the prisoner glanced at the Jury and Prosecutor Strayer and then, said: "It's no use, I plead guilty." Strayer declared that Laning was an habitual drunkard and had left hi3 wife and two babies two days without food. "When the wife could stand it no longer, 6he called out to a colored man who was passing and asked -for help," said Strayer. "The colored man had a .can of corn which he gladly tnrned over to the woman.

PARIS CUTS DOWN TICKETS TO RESORTS

(By Associated Press) PARIS, Feb. 23. With, a Tiew to reducing railway passenger traffic Transport Minister Herriot has published a decree suppressing all circular tickets, family tickets, excursion tickets and special tickets for seaside resorts. At the same time the amount of baggage, other than personal, Is limited to two hundred pounds. for each passenger. PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY

"Y" MEMBERS HEAR BRAHMAN CONVERT

Church folks interested In missions will have an opportunity Sunday afternoon to hear an address by N. K. Bahlwani, a Brahman convert to Christianity, now being educated in this country. Bahlwani has been in Richmond addressing assemblies of school children this week. He will speak in the Y. M. C. A, gymnasium Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and will tell of religious and educational conditions in India. The meeting is open to the public

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"Going up on High?" Better try the low gear first The human engine must have the right kind of fuel-food. Power to do things comes from food that is rich in musclebuilding material, that is easily digested. Shredded Wheat is a high-power food, the kind that fits a man or woman for the day's work just enough musclemaking material, just enough heat-making material to keep the body in top-notch condition. Shredded Wheat is ready-cooked, ready-to-eat Two Biscuits with milk make a nourishing meal at a cost of a few cents. Made at Niagara Falls, N. Y.

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(By Associated Press) NEW YORK. 'Feb. 23. The Ameri

can Railway Association today sent to I Washington statistics prepared to; prove that the deliveries of grain at Now York, Boston, Philadelphia and ! T'clMmore since the beginning of the

German submarine blockade have been regulated to meet the reduced export facilities in those ports. These figures show that from Feb. 1 to Feb. 14, only 8.000,000 bushels were delivered to vessels at the four ports, compared with a delivery of 29,000.000 bushels throughout January and 58,000,000 throughout December.

Come Out This Easter The balmy days of Spring will soon be here and you will feel like wearing your new Spring Clothes almost any time, Easter Sunday, April the 8th will soon be here. See the new line v $15 up. Now on display. Emmon's T?i!orins Co., Cor. 9th and Main.

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