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HIGH SCHOOLS TO BE SUBJECT of Discussion MTERVILLE

Demand for Vocational. Education I n c r e a s eV With Erection of Rural Schools Considered Certain.

TEACH AGRICULTURE

BY BASIL WALTERS School people of Wayne county who are interested in the establishment of vocational high schools will gather at Centerville this evening.

Centerville will make a proposition for the establishment of a - county vocational high school in Center township. It is understood that Cambridge City will bid for the school to be located near that town. Consider Other Prepositions Another proposition which will be discussed will be the establishment of three or four vocational high

schools in various parts of the county

Under law, townships and towns

have the right to establish vocational

high schools alone or to band themselves together with other corporations in the Establishment of such in

stitutions.

In case two or more corporations

go together and establish vocational rchools, they must bear erection and

maintenance expenses In 'proportion

to their total assessable valuations

, As is the case when all public im

provements are . being planned by

Wayne county . officials, several spirit

ed controversies are, scheduled to

arise before the location, of the school

is finally settled upon. One School Is Certain

Bat one thing Is certain, there will be at least one vocational high school established In Wayne county within

the next two years.

No efforts are made In vocational high schools to prepare the graduates to enter' college rather, It prepares

them to earn a living. The schools are established primarily for those persons who do not care

for college educations but who want

to know something about the scientific sides of the trades they follow. Practical farmers are permitted to enter such schools. Will Feature Agriculture Agriculture will be one of the principal subjects taught in the first vocational schools in Wayne county. Probably a domestic science course will be added shortly after. In the future; a school devoted entirely to mechanical trades will probably be established in or near Richmond. The townships and towns which establish vocational high schools must erect the buildings. The state pays two-thirds of the maintenance expenses. T,he advisory board of Wayne township is considering carefully the proposition Centerville is making. Tentative plans for the two proposed types of buildings to be erected In Fairview have been completed by Architect Werking. A grade school alone would cost $21,000. A second floor for a vocational high school would cost $9,000 more. The advisory board will take no definite action until Center-

ville's proposition has, been carefully considered. The vocational high school will in no way interfere with classical thigh schools In small Wayne county towns.

Girls of Vassar Ready to Nurse Yankee Troops

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Women Offer Services Not Only as

Nurses; But to Operate Wireless Instruments and Serve as Clerks at Headquarters

- ley Associaioa tress) PuUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., March 21. -Announcement was made today that Vassar college is in. a state of "practical mobilization" with, nearly all of its 1,120 girl students signed up for war service in the national league of Women's Service as nurses, wireless operators and clerks. Hospital classes of the American Red Cross are ready to be graduated at once.

SUB BLOCKADE REDUCES EXPORT TRADE MILLIONS

(By Associated Press) NEW YORK, March 21 During Germany's first month of submarine blockade around England and Scotland . and Ireland, America's export trade through New York to those countries, dropped $39,000,000 as compared with that in February of .1916, according to figures made public here today.

Carr Raises Cash to Buy ticket For III Soldier

John Markley and George West would have shot each other on sight in 1863. Markley served in the Union

army and West fought for the Con

federacy during the Civil war.

But now all has changed. If young

enough, they would willingly fight aide

by side to preserve the dignity oi the stars and stripes. Last night. Markley read in th pi.

ladium that George West, 82, an old Confederate soldier wai sick at the

county Jail and that Sheriff Carr was

raising money to get a railroad ticket for the old man so that he could ret

to the Confederate Soldiers' home

Markley, Immediately called Carr and

ioia mm to count on him for a $2 sub-

senpuon.

Necessary money to send the nM

Confederate soldier to the home has practically been raised by the sheriff.

Uncle Sam Lists Men For Places in Navy Yards

Uncle Sam is collecting a list of workmen who could be engaged for arsenal, navy yard and munition plant work at short notice In case of war. Superintendent of Mails Wilson has received cards from the department to be used in listing men who would be available at short notice for wartime labor. A large nunjber. of Richmond mechanics have applied at the postofflce for information following publication of an appeal : for workmen from the

government , for arsenal and navy yard jobs. 'wr --;- Several Richmond men are understood to be planning to accept employmentwith the government at once.

WASP VICTIMS OF U. S. SHIP NUMBER FIVE

(By Associated Press) LONDON, March 21. Robert P,

Skinner, the American consul general, has received a list of the following five Americans lost from the Ameri

can steamer Vigilancia, torpedoed

and sunk last Friday: "Neils North, third officer: F.

Brown, Joseph Fibera, Estphan Lopez, C. F. Aderahold. The last named

was from Attalla, Ala. The addresses

of the others were not given.

Among the lost was Alexander Rod

riguez, a Porto Rican. while the others

represented a number of nationalities

' ' ' ' " , r ' ; (By Associated Press)'. ' . WASHINGTON, March 21. President Wilson recognizing that Germany practically Is making war on the United States on the seas, today called Congress to assemble in extraordinary session on April 2 to deal with the situation. ----- -' The purpose of the session now called two weeks earlier than the date first set as announced in the president's proclamation is to receive a communication from the chief executive on "grave questions of national policy." The president in his address to congress will detail how Germany practically has been making war on the United States by the ruthless destruction of American lives and ships on the high seas in contravention of all the laws of nations and humanity. , i Congress then is expected to pass a resolution declaring that a state of war has existed between the United States and Germany for some time.- ; ' Such a resolution in itself will not be a declaration of war in a technical sense althugh practically it will amount to the same thing. .Asa consequence the United States will take further steps to protect its interests on the high seas and elsewhere against the war-like acts of Germany and whether an actual state of war will come to exist in its full sense Will depend on the future acts of the Imperial German government., . i

More Than 200 Person Killed. :T' -r "

U. S. MUST FOLLOW EXAMPLE OF SMALL POWERS AND KEEP SHIPS IN THEIR PORTS, REVENTLOW COMMENTS ON LATEST ACTS

' ', (By Associated Press) , - - r AMSTERDAM, Via London, March - 21 Count Von Reventlow, writing in the Deustche Tageszeitung says with reference to the sinking of the American steamers City of Memphis, Illinois and Vigilancia: 4It is good that American ships have been obliged to learn that the German prohibition is effective and that there is no question of distinctive treatment for the United States. In view of such losses, there is only one policy for the United States, as . for the small European maritime powers,' namely to retain their ships in their own ports as, long as. the war lasts.": , ' ' - " The Dusseldorfer Anzelger' says that the sinking of three American, ships is certain to produce especial satisfaction.

Herds One 1$

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Everybody Plants Beans This Year

(By Associated Press) BOSTON. March 21. New England gardener are rallying around the bean.. Three big seed men said today that the demand for seeds this season was far above normal and that as might be expected from this section, the bean led all competitors. One dealer estimates the call for seeds as being 60 to 100 percent above normal.

GAS BOMBS KILL 60 CIVILIANS

IN ATTACK MADE ON MONASTIR

(By Associated Press)

CPRFU, Greece, Via London, March 21. Asphyxiating gas bombs thrown

Into the open city of Monastir by the

Bulgarians in their violent bombard

ment on March 17, killed more than 60 civilians, including 25 women and 31 children, according to the Serbian

DISCUSS RAIL TIEUP

(By Associated Press)

PITTSBURGH. Pa., March 21.

Railroad congestion and what 6hould

be done to eliminate it was the prin cipal subject of discussion at the open

ing session of the national Wholesale

Lumber Dealers association here to

day. '

Weather Forecast

For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Slightly colder tonight.

Temperature Today.

Yesterday.

Noon 54

Maximum 58 ft&tajjuum ...j ...t.ZZ

County Schools

Hold Convention E. P. Jones of Milton, president of the County Sunday school association, has practically completed the program for the county convention to be held at Cambridge City on May 31 and June 1. Announcement of the complete program will be made shortly.

ARM DUTCH SHIPS APPEAL OF PRESS

THE HAGUE, (via London), March 21 The question . of the status of armed merchantmen continues to be the predominating subject of discussion in the Dutch newspapers. The Handelsblad urged that Dutch merchantmen should be armed on the ground that conditions have altered since the government's decision at the outbreak of the war that such ships could not enter Dutch ports.

press bureau. Nearly twenty others, mostly women and children, were killed by shell Are.

UNION LEAGUE CLUB -SAYS WAR IS MADE BY ACT OF GERMANY

(By Associated Press) NEW YORK. March 21. "This club asks the American people to face the fact that war with this country now exists by the act of Germariy, and that the whole united weight of American loyalty must be concentrated upon effective governmental actIon" This was the concluding clause of a

resolution adopted last , night by the Union League club at one of the most warlike meetings in the history of the famous organization. It was the bur

den or speeches delivered by four

leaders of the Republican party,

i neoaore Roosevelt, Charles 1 E. Hughes, Elihu Root, and. Joseph H. Choate. .,..-.....,

Jobs at the Commercial club go a-

begging.

For - three, weeks- the nominating committee has been attempting to get candidates for the positions of president, vice president and treasurer. Now George Seidel, chairman of this committee, says a meeting will be held late this week to fix a slate. The secretary's job, which is the only salaried one, is not exactly begging. E. M., Haas, the incumbent, would be pleased to hold the positron for another year. " . A number of men have been mentioned and approached ' by this committee in an effort to find suitable officers. But either the duties are too arduous or the positions too vulnerable to suit the prospective candidates.

FOOD RIOTING STRIKES BERLIN

(By Associated Press) LONDON, March 21. Reuters Amsterdam correspondent reports that it is rumored that serious riots have, broken out in Berlin v in - connection with the scarcity of food.

Order Monoliths For Cemetery Orders for massive monoliths, which will form the entrance to ' Earlham cemetery, have been' placed with the

Piqua Granite & Marble company, Piqua, O. ,." ; ' The work will cost about ' $10,000

and will he commemoration of Charles and Elijah Coffin, pioneers of , Richmond. ' ' ' ': "-'.

Mrs. M. M. White, Cincinnati, a sis

ter to Charles Coffin, and sons of Charles Coffin who ." reside in New

York are the donors. ,..,,

WAR DECLARATION MERE FORMALITY, COMSTOCK BELIEVES

Congressman D; W. Comstock today expressed approval of President Wilson's action in designating April 2 instead of April 16 as the opening of the extra session of congress. The Sixth district's new representative also stated that he believed the extra session should have been assembled immediately after the former congress adjourned, on March 4, because of the critical situation confronting the republic. In the opinion of Judge Comstock a virtual "state of war" between the United States and Germany now exists and that a declaration of war on the part of congress would only be a formal proceeding. ; Judge Comstock is greatly interested in the organization of the new house of representatives. He pointed out that at the present time there are 214 .Democratic and 214 Republican members and. five so-called "independ

ent members. , There were 215 Republicans but a Republican member from New Hampshire died a few days ago.

Since last Sunday when three American ships were sunk off the British Isles In succession with loss of American Uvea bringing the total number of Americans lost through German submarine operations to more than 200 the President and all his advisors have recognized that a state of war existed. From all parts of the country have come calls for the Immediate summoning of Congress In extra session. - Although the president by the provisions of the constitution must leave it to Congress to make the practical declaration of war such advices as have come to the White House from members of Congress, governors of states, public officials and many hundreds of citizens have contained statements of support of such a policy in its fullest sense. Cabinet Stands United. The cabinet, which urged the move upon the President at yesterday's session is described by its members as having been more thoroughly united than it has been on any other question that has come before it. ' The nation now actually comes to the point which all the history of centuries indicated must necessarily follow the severance of diplomatic relations with Germany, Feb. 3. , : Precedent Points to War.' When the President on that day handed to Count Von Bsrnstorff his passports and notified Congress that he had severed diplomatic relations altogether with the Imperial government the United States was placed in a position where all the precedent of centuries was pressing it toward war. All official Washington acknowledged that nothing less than Germany's abandonment of her newly announced campaign of submarine ruthleseness could prevent it and no one here supposed that Germany would

cnangs her determination.

Ribot Ministry to Continue War

(By Associated Press) PARIS, March 21. The new ministery of Alexandre Ribot made its declaration today, pledging Itself to car

ry on the war with all possible energy. The declaration, which was read in the chamber of deputies by Premier Ribot and in the Senate by Rene Viviani, minister of justice, opens with that affirmation. ''. ... ,

Deposed Ruler Loses Liberty

(By Associated Press) LONDON,' March 21. The Russian government has ordered that, the deposed emperor and , his consort 6hall be regarded as having been deprived of their liberty and that they shall be brought to the Tsarskoe-Selo, Reuter's correspondent telegraphs.

Fraud Suspects

Guilty

DEGREE TEAM GIVES' WORK AT OHIO LODGE

A class of six candidates was initiated Tuesday evening in the local temple by the degree team of Richmond lodge, 1. O. O. M. The Hoosiers were accompanied by a band. A social sea-

I sion followed the evening's work.

, (By Associated Press) . , INDIANAPOLIS, March "2 1. Fortyseven of the 150 men arrested in Indianapolis, Evansville, Frankfort and Gary on Federal Indictments charging violation of the election laws, pleaded guilty when' arraigned " before Judge A. B. Anderson in United- States district court .here today.- Demurrers were filed for more of the other men

indicted. , ..

SHIP TRANSPORTS GOLD.

' (By Associated. Press) - ' ., ' SAN FRANCISCO. March 21 A shipment of $2,250,000 in gold was carried by the steamship Korea Maru which sailed for Japan yesterday. The destination of the gold was not made known. ..

DEFEAT AT POLLS COSTS DR. SMELSER $81 HE REPORTS

sDr. S. G. Smelser, unsuccessful can

didate for the Republican mayoralty

nomination, expended $81.45 to meet campaign expenses, his report shows. A few' other reports were filed, with the city clerk yesterday and today.. B. E. Bescher," who was defeated by twelve votes for the Republican nomination for clerk, spent $39.00; O. C. Williams, G. O. P. candidate for coun-cilman-at-large, " spent . $4.95; Frank Waideie, G..O. P. candidate for council from , the seventh ward, spent $3,00; Harry Steinbrink, Democratic candidate for council from the fourth ward, $1.75; J. W. Bolser, Democratic candidate for council from second ward, $7.00; J. vr Schneider, Republican, conncilman-at-large, $16.00; Jacob K utter. Democratic candidate for council from the fourth ward. $2.75.

1,000 PERSONS KILLED BY AIR BOMBARDMENT

(By Associated Press) LONDON, March 21. More than 1,000 persons were killed in' Bucharest by the attacks of German aircraft prior- to the abandonment of the city by the Rumanians, according to an account of those raids given out at Jansy, the present capital, and forwarded In a Reuter dispatch. In a single day 300 persons were killed by the Zeppelins and airoplanes. On this occasion, the report states, a group of airplanes descended to a low altitude and spent several hours in seeking victims, killing workmen and workwomen in the fields and streets.

FORD AND SCHWAB OFFER BIG PLANTS TO ASSIST NATION

CONTINUE SEARCH FOR TWO FUGITIVES

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 21. Henry Ford, the Detroit automobile manufacturer has offered, and the government has accepted, his great plant to be operated without profit in the event of war. Charles M. Schwab has announced that his Bethlehem plant, now greater than Knipps. will be used entirely for the government. ' The United States Steel corporation and a hundred other great industrial organizations have been making plans for their participation. Yesterday the great copper interests notified the government that they would supply the army and navy with their vital supplies of copper at about half the market price. .

CAPTAIN AND CREW ARRIVE IN HARBOR

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 21, Complete reports of the arrival in Glasgow of Captain Borum and eight members of the crew of the City of Memphis were received today by the state department from the American consul there.

(By Associated Press) PHILADELPHLV, Pa., March 21. Local authorities continued a vigorous search today for the German officer and seaman they believe escaped on Monday night fro mthe auxiliary cruisers Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel Friederich, interned at the Philadelphia navy yard.

COLLEGE REQUESTS TRAINING COURSE

(By Associated Press) .. MIDDLEBURT. Vt.;, Marclr 21. The faculty of Middlebury college has recommended unanimously '. that' the board of trustees apply to the war department for the formation of a unit of the federal officers' reserve training corps ; at the college. The students already have formed a military company and have requested that it be made the basis of the proposed unit

200 MEN QUIT CURTIS PLANT

(By Associated Press) BUFFALO, March 21 Two hundred men employed by the. Curtis Aeroplane company went on strike today. The men are employed In the metal part division where work Is underway on army and navy orders.

NEW TRIBE RISES AGAINST TURKEY

(By Associated Press) LONDON, March 2L Another Important cVeftain in Arabia has arisen against the Turks, Foreign Secretary Balfour announced in the House : of Commons today. The Turkish force near Adem has been isolated from Turkish headquarters. . -

WELCOME MILTnA'

, BACK FROM LINES . ' (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March .21. District of Columbia national guardsmen, 1,300 strong . who 'participated 'In the troop mobilization on the Mexican border, will be welcomed home at a public reception here tonight The principal speakers win be Secretary of War Baker and Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, s : -jj