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PEACE TERMS ARE WITHHELD UNTIL MORE FITTING TIME

World Hung on Speech as Key to Conditions Existing in Completely Isolated German Empire. NEWS REPORTS SCARCE COPENHAGEN; May 2 The speech which was to have been made Thursday in the Reichstag by Dr. Von Bethmann Hollweg, the German imperial chancellor on peace and International relations bas been postponed to a more fitting occasion, according to word received here., According to the Berlinger Tagesblati as quoted in a dispatch from The Hague on Tuesday, Von Betbmann Hollweg was to have made a peace offer in the Reichstag on Thursday, Speech Awaited with Interest The speech had been awaited with the greatest Interest, in view of the recent reports of conditions in Germany, notably in connection with labor and socialism and also because of an intimation in one of the German newspapers that the moderation of the German peace terms would "astonish the world." Authentic news from Germany has been so meager of late that it has been difficult to judge what developments may have Induced the chancellor to alter his reported decision to make another announcement, regarding Germany's international relations and possibly her detnite war aims.'- '- ' - '. '.;'.''. - Dieoateh- Tells of; elsy - The situation, as reported in a disratch . from Berlin, appears to be as follows: "At a caucus of the majority of socialists in the Reichstag the group that supports the policy of not embarrassing the chancellor and the government, it was decided to defer an interpolation that had never been proposed regarding Germany's peace plans until a more suitable occasion. The interpolation was to have been made today." LAW INTRODUCES FOUR WAR BUDGETS IN THE COMMONS LONDON, May 2. Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer in his speech Introducing the four war budgets in the House of Commons today said that since the beginning of the war 822,000,000 pounds sterling bad been advanced to Great Brltains allies and 142,000,000 pounds sterling to her dominions. Mr. Bonar Law said he had no new taxes to propose and additional taxes only in three cases. The national debt, Mr. Bonar Law stated... stands at 3.954,000,000 pound sterling less advances to the allies and dominions. ASKS LARGER SCOPE OF WAR INSURANCE WASHINGTON. May 2. Secretary McAdoo has recommended to Congress that the powers of the government war risk insurance bureau be enlarged eo as to permit the insuring of lives of officers and men on merchant ships. Liability for loss of life woud be placed between $1,500 and $5,000 with proportionate indemnity for injuries. Owners f all vessels insured by the government would bo required to take out insurauce upon the lives of officers and crews. Weather Forecast For Indiana by United States Waether Bureau Cloudy tonight and Thursday. Probably rain. Temperatur. Today. Noon .....55 Yesterday. Maximum 52 Minimum ........41 Fcr Wayne County by W. E. Moore Unsettled tonight. Rain Thursday or Thursday night. Westernly winds shifting to southeast tonight. General Conditions The center of the extreme Canadian cold wave passad through here last night and caused temperatures below freezing at Earlli".m college. Heavy frosts in unprotected places. Storm over the Rocky Mountains is moving eastward and will iau6e southern winds followed by rain luring the next 24 hours. I Frost as far louth v Arkansas.

Poor Construction of German U -Boats

is Cause of Protest AMSTERDAM, (via London), May 2. The construction of the German Uboats was complained of as faulty by Herr Strove in a secret session of the Reichstag main committee, according to the Berlin Vorwaerts. Admiral Capelle, minister of the navy, replied: "Herr Strove received his informa tion, which is partly of a secret nature, from the naval front. The member has the right to use such material but the naval officers supplying the information are guilty of a grave offense. Before the war Herr Strove desired that U-boats should be developed only for defensive purposes and Admiral Tirpitz cannot be blamed for the conditions complained of." NINE SURVIVORS OF TANK CRAFT LAND ABROAD LONDON, May 2. Nine survivors, including Captain S. S. Harris, from the American oil tanker Vacuum which was sunk by a German submarine, Saturday have been landed. This makes 27 men saved from a total of 45 aboard the vessel. , Captain Harris wired to the offices of the Vacuum Company that he with Third Mate E D Husted of Mount Vernon, N- Y., the boatswain, and six gunners were picked up by a patrol boat and landed.

MILLION GERMANS LOST IN WAR; BIRTH RATE SHOWS BIG DECREASE

AMSTERDAM, (via London), May 2. . One million, three hundred thousand Germans have perished in the war, according to a statement made by Joseali Friedi-tab Naunana. formerly a conservative member of . the Reichstag. Herr Naunann, lecturing on the Belgium to Receive -Loan From America WASHINGTON, May 2. Belgium will shortly receive a loan from the United States, the amount of which it was said today, will be determined upon at another conference between Secretary McAdoo and Baron De Cartier, Belgian minister. The ' loan which is understood to be needed to maintain Belgian refugees in France and to meet military requirements, is unofficially estimated at about $150,000,000. - Agree on Meatless Days at St. Louis ST. LOUIS. Mo.. May 2. One meat less day a week has been agreed upon by the Hotel and Restaurant Keeper's association of St. Louis as a measure for conservation of food. The meatless day will be Friday. D. Cupid and Mars Do Rushing Business Cupid and Mars, incorporated, did a record business during the month of April. Last year id the corresponding month thirty marriage licenses were granted. This year the April account in the clerk's office 6hows a total of fifty licenses. The war scare had something to do with it; no doubt, says County Clerk Mike Keliy. May Day Exercises Pass Very Quietly LONDON, May 2 A Stockholm dispatch says that the greatest socialist demonstration ever seen in Scandinavia was held throughout Sweden on May Day. The demonstration was brought to a peaceful conclusion although the result had been anticipated with anxiety and nervousness. Great crowds assembled In the streets of Stockholom carrying banners with Inscriptions demanding more food and better conditions of life. Hundreds of children with peace banners participated and order was maintained by special police appointed by the workers. ROTARIANS PLAN ANNUAL MEETING CHICAGO, May 2. Several thousand business and professional men of the United States, Canada, Great -Britain and Cuba are expected to attend the annual convention of the Interna tional association of Rotarians at Atlanta, June 17 to 21, according to announcement made - today by Chesley R. Perry, international secretary of the association at the headquarters here. -

WOMEN OFFER TO LEND HELP IN LISTING MEN

Michael Kelly, county clerk and a member of the county conscription board, said today that several patriotic Richmond women had notified the conscription board that their services were at the board's disposal and that they were ready to do anything to assist in securing Wayne county's quota of fighting men for the United States army. "Unfortunately we are not able to accept the services of these ladies," Mr. Kelly remarked. "There is not a thing that they can do in securing of conscripts." The county conscription board has not yet been informed what Wayne county's quota of army recruits is to be, nor can the commissioners estimate the number of young men of military age in the county until the registrars of the various precincts have completed the work of taking the military censuses of their precincts. Ice Crust is Formed; More Rain on Way Frost coupled with a temperature of 25 degrees came last night, according to W.- E. Moore, weather forecaster. Moore reported that ice formed in I some places an eighth or an men thick. Another rain storm is enroute to Richmond and vicinity. "influence of the war on population," said in part: "Until now the war has caused a loss of 1,300,000 dead. This with the decrease in birth, gives a reduction of 3,800,000. The surplus of females has increased from 800,000 to far more than 2,000,000. The nation has bled as never since the thirty, years war. The report of the lecture received here does not state where it was delivered. ABSOLUTISM FACES CERTAIN DOOM IN EUROPEAN NATIONS AMSTERDAM, May 2. The Berlin Vorwaerts expresses the belief that 99 percent of the soldiers at the front will return after the war enthusiastic friends of peace. The paper dwells at length on the socialist conference at Stockholm and, while it attaches no great hope to the meeting, expects the way may be paved for an end of the war. Declar ing that the Russian revolution has ended the possibility of absolutism in any European country, the paper con tinues: "Whether the remnant of futile sovereignty will hold its own for a few months or years, its hours are told and we shall live to see and celebrate its downfall." - RUSSIA EVACUATES CONSTANTINOPLE, (via London), May 2. The evacuation by the Russians of Mush, in Turkish Armenia, is announced by the war office. The town has been occupiel by the Turks. HIGH RATES CUT IMPORTS NEW YORK, May 2. High Insurance rates as a result of the submarine warfare and a scarcity of gems in London and Amsterdam are thought to be responsible at the custom house for a big decrease In the importation of precious stones here in March, compared to February. "Roll of Records compiled today show that during the past month more than two recruits a day were enlisted at the Richmond army recruiting . station. The total number of recruits secured by this station during April was 62, one of the best records of any city of the 'population of Richmond in Indiana and Ohio. This record, however, promises to be greatly eclipsed this month.- Yesterday, the first day of May, nine enlistments were reported and this morning seven other' men were accepted for army service, , a total of sixteen in two days. This indicates the stimulus to volunteer enlistments received by the action of congress in passing the selective conscription law, which will become operative before the close of the month, it is' believed. The recruits

Offer First Service in France to Men From Training Camp

NEW YORK. May 2. The promise of the first honor and privilege of sharing in active service In France by the Military Training Camps Association of the United States, "78 expected to increase the number of applicants for the officers instruction camps. Officers In charge of the two recruiting stations here today looked for another enrollment spurt. Yesterday more than 500 candidates applied and, according to the appeal of the association. New York City's quota of 2,500 for the Blattsburg camp, has been passed. The fact that more volunteers are sought strengthens the belief that ad ditional camps are to be opened as fast as army instructors can be relieved of other duties and assigned to this work. SHELLS WREAK HEAVY LOSSES TO CATHEDRAL PARIS, May 2. Cardinal Lucion, describing the present condition of Rheims Cathedral In - a letter to a friend, says: "The outside apse is completely de stroyed, three flying butresses are broken, numerous pinnacles are smashed off or thrown down, the main body of the edifice in greater part knocked down, the walls have received Injuries which threaten their stability and the towers are seriously damaged. The roof and vaulting have collapsed in five places, the south transept and chancel are in ruins and the baptismal fonts are crushed, while the high altar is buried beneath the fallen debris. "It is the image of the devastation of desolation. The angle where the south transept joins the apse is so badly damaged that a single shell striking above or at the side would bring down the whole and . with it the blind arcade." U. S. Offered Giant Pittsburgh Factories : :' ' V: ; PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 2. Industrial plants in the Pittsburgh district representing capital estimated at $500,000,000 and employing more than 100 000 men are at the disposal of the United States government for war time needs. Announcement was made today that members of the employers' association of Pittsburgh had ratified the action of the association's directors in tendering to the government, the use of their lands. Italian Sea Planes Make Safe Return ROME, (via Paris), May 2. Reciprocal air raids in the northern Adriatic are reported in an official announcement by the war office. The announcement by the war office. The announcement says: "Enemy airplanes last night raided Villa Vicentina. Immediately a squadron of Italian sea planes and a section of military air planes bombarded with visible effect enemy sheds in the vicin ity of Trieste and returned to their bases intact." IFing 717 Aeroplanes LONDON. May 2. A compilation from British, French and German official communications shows that 717 airplanes were shot down on the western front, during April 2. The Germans lost 369, the French and Belgian 201, and British, 147. This is a great increase over the casualties for any similar period. The highest previous total was 322 in last September. MILLING PLANT BURNS WITH $15,000 LOSS CHICAGO, May 2. Fire did $15,000 damage to the plant of B. A. Eckhart Milling company here early today and caused the fall of a 50,000 gallon tank, which gave rise to reports that the building had been bombed. There was no loss of life. Honor" secured at the local army station this forenoon, are: . r John C Werts, Richmond, cavalry. Harry E. Allen, Winchester, signal corps. r . John E. Carpenter, Winchester, signal corps. David . I. Hoover, Richmond, infantry. . ' , ; -- . ' - . . Louis Bailey, Richmond, coast artillery.-" John . N. Moff itt, Richmond, coast artillery. . William C. Williams, Webster, coast artillery. All Wayne county young men who are candidates for the officers' training camp, to be held in Indianapolis, beginning May 8, have been instructed to report at the Richmond recruiting station, tomorrow afternoon, 3 o'clock, to meet Captain Coppock, officer in charge of the recruiting service in Indiana.

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One of the inmates of the Old Soldiers' Home, at Kearny, N. J., giving a bit of advice to a New Jersey militiaman who haa just been called out for service.

War Emergency Bill Taken Up in House WASHINGTON. May 2. The war emergency bill carrying $2,827,653 was taken up in the house today for final action and ' its prompt passage with but few dissenting votes virtually was assured. Debate on. the measure was completed by the house late yesterday after one of the briefest sessions on record. ' The bill appropriates $2,320,591,907 for the - army, $503,399,673 for the vy and the balance is. to jneet ex. traordinary expense of other-departments arising chiefly from the war. 21-35 MAY BE COMPROMISE ON DRAFT SERVICE WASHINGTON, May 2. House and senate conferees today began the task of adjusting differences over the army appropriation bill and as soon as settlement is reached they will seek to reach an agreement on the war army bill, repassed by the senate yesterday, over which there are more serious differences. An early agreement on both measures is hoped for so as -to send them on to President Wilson for his approval this week. , Prospects are that the house conferees will refuse to agree to the sen ate amendment, which would permit Theodore Roosevelt to raise a volunteer expedition for foreign service. Most of the other, major differences are believed to be susceptible of adjustment including those on ages subjects to selective draft and the senate army pronibition. amendment. The senate bill specified the ages subject j to draft at from zi to 27 ana the nouse at from 21 to 40 and indications are that a compromise will be effected fixing the minimum ages at possibly 21 and the maximum at 35. FRENCH DEPUTIES TO MAKE INQUIRY INTO AISNE DRIVE ' PARIS, May 2. The manner in which the offensive on the Aisne and in Champagne was prepared and carried out will be the subject of a full press debate, likely to be fruitful of incidents, : when the : chamber of deputies, resumes its sittings on May 22. t. In addition - to interpellations al ready announced by deputies Dalbiez, Diagne and Jean Hennessy, two other deputies including M. Renaudel, editor of the socialist organ Humanit, have informed the minister of war that they intend to question him on . the same subject. " " Deputy Diagne, who represents Senegal, will devote himself more particularly to the employment : of colored troops. - - COAL MINERS GET INCREASE IN WAGE HUNTINGTON, W. Va., May 2. More than ten thousand bituminous coal miners in the ThackerrWilliamson field in Mingo county, this state, have been granted, a . wage increase of 10 percent, according to announcement by the operators. ' The increase will date from May 1, and is the third granted in the district within four months.

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STRANGE SHIP TRAILS CRAFT ALONG COAST NEW YORK, May 2. An unidentified sailing ship, equipped with auxiliary power and answering the previousJy reported description of the German raider Seeadler;" intercepted and followed for six; hours an American steamship which . arrived here today from South America. According to the officers of the vessel the sailing ship was sighted at' 6:30 p. m. on April 28 about 300 miles east of the Bahama Islands. The American ship crowded on full power and ran away under a 14 knot speed. The stranger followed and although there was only a four-knot breeze it was seen the she was making about ten knots. The chase lasted until 9 p. m. when the vessel disappeared in the distance. She fired no shots, but her general appearance and her evi dent attempt to get close to the Amer ican stamped her actions as suepici ous, the officers asserted. On April 17 officers of another American ship reported sighting in the same locality a strange ship similar to that described by the officers of the vessel arriving here today. KING GEORGE GALLS FOR MORE ECONOMY LONDON, May 2. King George has signed a proclamation exhorting the people to lessen their consumption of wheat and to practice the greatest economy and frugality in the use of all other kinds of grain. The proclamation particularly urges the population to reduce the consumption of bread in their families by at least one-fourth of the quantity consumed in normal times. Retaining Wall Falls in Pennsylvania Yards Hundreds of tons of earth were precipitated into the creek bed in Hawkins place, north of the Glen Miller lake, yesterday afternoon when thirty feet of retaining wall gave way. The wall was a part of the construction work now under way in the east yards of the Pennsylvania railroad. Construction engineers did not consider the incident a serious one. REFUSES T OCONVICT NATIONAL GUARDSMEN NEW YORK, May 2. A coroner's jury in Brooklyn today refused to convict three New York national guardsmen who shot a Russian laborer, John Smith, In the vicinity of a munitions making plant last week. : The-Jury's verdict was that the three, Arthur J. Reilly, Clifford Rhodes and Charles Signoretti. privates in company I of the 47th regiment, killed Smith in the performance of their duty. The guardsmen have yet to be tried by, court martial. . .. ' . ATTEND HOBOES UNION NEWARK, N. J., May 2. Delegates from all parts of the country attending the annual convention in session here of the Hoboes' Uuion are expected to adopt resolutions opposing the draft and urging that measures be taken to insure universal . peace. Delegates will be elected to the Socialist Peace Conference at Stockholm.

SUBS MACE WHOLE WORLD BY WRECKING 400,000 TONS

Situation Becomes Alarming to United States, Secretary Lane Tells Conference of Governors. INVENTIONS PUSHED WASHINGTON, May 2. Secretary Lane told the governors, conferring here today with the council of national defense on the part state governments will take in the war, that the Federal government bad heard 400,000 tons of shipping had been sunk In the last week by German submarines. The destruction. Secretary Lane said, was not only threatening the existence of England and France but was alarming the United States. Study of Inventions to combat the submarine menace is being diligently pursued in the interior department he said. Secretary Lane declared he believed the war would last several years and that every resource of the country must be brought into play to bring it to a successful conclusion. Germany Is Well 8upplfed. "Many persons thought," said Secretary Lane, "that all we bad to do was to issue bonds and that Germany would bow her head in submission. Nothing could be farther from the truth. We do not know when this war will end. It may not be a one year war. Personally, I believe it will last several years. Herbert C. Hoover has informed this government that Germany has food enough to. last two years, perhaps longer. "Germany has put up the greatest fight of history and she has the advantage of now fighting a defensive warfare. Don't go back home and inspire your people with the thought that immediate action can bring this war to an immediate end. Your people must look to this year's crop and next year's crop and the next after that. U. S. Can Not Fail Now. "We can't afford to fail in this war. Every man in this country is envolved in this work and every man in the country is a soldier. The French hope to break down the moral of the German armies. Our concern is to see it that our own moral arises. Besides Secretary Lane the state representatives heard Secretary Baker and Daniels, Adjutant General McKain and Judge Advocate General Crowder of the army. Later they were received by President Wilson. The three secretaries declared the one need of America and the allies is ships. Asks Criticisms of Facts Secretary Lane warned his hearers against discontent and tax on this' government Always, he said, there was dissatisfaction with those who are directing a war and he urged his hearers to base their criticism on facts and not on rumor. Secretary Baker asked the state representatives to co-operate with the government in putting Into operation the army draft law. He told of military and industrial preparations and described difficulties the government faces. "In obtaining supplies for the army," said Secretary Baker, "we are having' to organize through the council of national defense and through it all the' way back to our raw material resources. - . "Do not grow Impatient If it an pears that things are moving slowly," he said. "We are In great need of supplies and so are the allies. We cannot pre-empt all our supplies for our own army and navy, but must care also for the allies' needs. The army needs guns and so does the navy, but the allies need them a much. We shall have to do some very grave thinking to determine the priority of supplies." Secretary Baker said nothing directly concerning an early expeditionary force abroad but declared that the American military policy was subject to change at short notice. , GERMANS INFLICT LOSSES ON RUSSIA BERLIN, via London, May 2. Severe fighting was begun on the Roumanian front yesterday. The war offices that ' a Russian attack on the . heights north of the Oitus Valley was repulsed and that heavy losses were inflicted by the Germans. - j PRINCE IS TO MARRY LONDON, May 2. Ths ugagament is announced of Prince Alexander, son of Princess Henry of Bmtteabers, and Lady Irene Denlton, only dugfe ter of the Bar! of Londesborongb.