Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 148, 4 May 1917 — Page 1

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General Joaeph Joffre, Marshal of France and Idol of the French people, saluting aa he boarded the Presidential yacht Mayflower on his way from Washington to Mount Vernon to visit the tomb of the Father of the American Republic, George Washington. . . . .

250 IS QUOTA FOR NEW ARMY FROM COUNTY .Wayne county will probably be called upon to furnish approximately 260 young men as Its quota of the number of troops Indiana is expected tp furnish, under the first draft, ' to the cation's war army; - ' . ' r There will be 500,000 men conscripted under the. first draft Indiana has been called upon to supply I,942 soldiers under this draft and it is figured out that at least 250 of the state's cucta will be conscripted - id Wayne r canty. .w During the past month 62 men were enlisted at the Richmond recruiting station as volunteers and since the first of this month about 20 additional volunteers have been enlisted. It is quite probable that close to 100 young men will have volunteered their services at the local recruiting station before the draft becomes operative. - The Wayne county board- of - conscription has completed all arrangements for the making of the draft in thiB county and the work will start Just as soon as the war department gives the word. The war department is only awaiting the action of congress In putting the final touches to the army conscription bill. ONLY POOR CROPS CAN STARVE ARMY OR GERMAN PEOPLE NEW YORK, May 4. Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the American commission for relief in Belgium, before leaving for Washington to make his report on food conditions in Europe to President Wilson today, declared that there was only one chance of the German people or the army starving and that was a bad crop. He said the Germans were consuming food on a strictly scientific basis, but that even if they were to live on a much more liberal scale than at present they .would have enough food for at least two years. New York Dedicates First Farm Garden NEW YORK. May 4. The municipal farm garden, the first of hundreds of similar plots to be opened in New York City for the raising of vegetables, will be dedicated tomorrow afternoon by Cabot Ward, park com missioner. Allotments of the ground have been made to bish school boys and girls. Weather Forecast For Indiana by United States Weath er Bureau Cloudy tonight. FroDaDiy rain. Snow north and central portions. Saturday fair continued cool. Tempterature Today. Noon 41 Yesterday. Maximum 35 Minimum 37 For Wayne County by W. 6. Moore Rain or snow tonight Saturday partly cloudy and continued , cold. Northeast winds shifting to westerly and will become high. Oeneral ConditionsThe lower Mississippi valley storm continues to move gradually northeastward with heavy rains south of the fortieth parallel and snows in the northwest. Cold wave covers the far northwest. Temperature not far from zero. No Ira-' mediate prospects of ac7 warm weath-

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$13.20 a Ton Asked tor New York Coal NEW YORK. May 4. The lowest bid offered on a city coal contract for the next eleven months is $13.20 a ton. This Is nearly 50 per cent, above the price paid by the city for coal last night - If no better terms can be obtained, payment of the price for all the coal used In the various city departments would create a deficit of approximately $3,000,000 above the bud get appropriations. V7IIEAT PRICES TUL1DLE' FROu NEW HIGH SPOT CHICAGO, May 4. Declines of from 6 to 21 cents la wheat at the opening today was the speculative reply to the Canadian-American'agfee-ment to regulate grain prices, announced late yesterday. '. '" Wheat prices yesterday touched new record tops. May .this morning dropped 21 cents to $2.69; and September 6V4 cents to $1.84- on the first few sales. - - - . A recovery followed. The volume of trading was restricted.' May sold back to $2.75; July to $2.21, and September to $1.86. ' Scribe in Spy Plot Gets Term in Prison NEW YORK. May 4. Charles E. Hastings, a newspaper man, who was involved In the scheme of Albert O. Sander, a German agent to send spies to England to furnish information to the German government, today pleaded guilty to the Federal Indictment against him and was sentenced to a year and a day in the United States penitentiary at Atlanta. . . PLURAL FRANCHISE PLAN IS ABANDONED COPENHAGEN, (via 'London). May 4. The Cologne Gaiette says that the ideal of a plural franchise, as a basis for Prussian electoral reform, has been dropped on account of Inseparable difficulties. The paper says that the government has apparently in mind now a project for universal, equal, secret and direct suffrage with proportionate features for the protection of minorities and will not oppose an amendment giving an additional vote to electors of a certain age. The Gazette thinks such a reform will probably be acceptable to the liberals and socialists but. not to the conservatives. - - ' . . Find Missing Boat From Rockingham LONDON, May 4. The admiralty reports that the missing boat from the Rockingham with all the fourteen men has been picked up - by a British steamer. ' SOCIALISTS SEND DELEGATES COPENHAGEN. Via London. May 4. The German socialists have sent an imposing delegation to the International conference at Stockholm. - Philip Scheldamann and Ebert Mueller represent the party executive and Deputies David. Kcske and Gradnoner the Reichstag dcpstatiCA.

BLOODIEST FIGHTING OF OFFENSIVE CRACKS LINE

Haig Attempts to Close Jaws of Human Nippers Threatening German Force at Queant. CENSORSHIP LIFTED ' - (By Associated Press) The British, have burst through the Oppy line and are fighting the bloodiest and sternest battle of the present offensive in a great effort to smash the famous Wotan line before its organisation is completed. . The Hindenburg line, outflanked and pieced in several places, has failed to stop the forward surge of the British armies and the Wotan positions are the last great barrier barring the road to Douai, Cambral and Germany's richest prize in France, the great coal and iron fields ' north of Lens. .'. The Wotan line runs from Drocourt to Queast, a stretch of 15 miles running north and south about Ave miles west of Douai and Cambral. Haig Forma Human Nippers Around Queant, the southern extremity of the line, General Haig has formed a great human nippers and Is striving with - all the power at his command to close . the jaws of these nippers. Realizing the menace of the situation, the Germans are fighting with a grim ;- determination, which reckons no cost in blood too high if It halts their advancing foe. ' The renewed fury, into which the great battle of Arras has flamed has diverted attention from the possibly more, significant evidence wwcn are shaping behind the . battle, front The jpenna$ censorship hs lfted as far as to allow newspaper i mails' ' from Germany onoe more to reach th outer world bat -tier ' l little- information' as yet a:t what has transpired within the borders of the . German empire during the last week. -. , ..I: . : ;' Does Not Want Raise; Nation Needs Money NEW YORK," May 4. United States Senator Calder has been asked by Mel ville J.. France U. S. district attorney in Brooklyn, to withdraw his measure which would increase Mr. France s salary from $4,500 to $6,000 a year. - Mr. France in a letter to Senator Calder says the government "needs every dol lar for the life and death' struggle into which It has entered and no one should seek, to profit individually by his services to his country." , SECOND LOAN FOR ENGLAND FORECAST NOW WASHINGTON, May 4. Another loan to Great Britain within the next week was forecast by officials here today. ' The first credit of $200,000,000 is being spent at the rate of $8,000,000 a day on purchases in the United States and it Js desired to complete the second loan before the British commission leaves- Washington and before the first is entirely used up. It probably will be larger than the first credit Keep Men on Road; No Women Employed Arrangements have not been made to replace men with women in Richmond division offices yet, says Superintendent Stimson. This probably will come later if the draft takes many men from the division, declares the same authority. "We probably will feel the shortage of men and when we do we shall be forced to rely upon women." Stimson predicts. ' Eastern railroads are preparing to use women in their offices to relieve the shortage caused by calling of so many men to the Colors. GERMAN PEOPLE HOARD SMALL COIN COPENHAGEN. London," May 4. The German treasury has been forced to drastic measures to cope with the hoarding of small coins, by which-a large proportion of petty change has disappeared from circulation. ; . A representative of the treasury has announced in1 the Reichstag that the government is contemplating retiring from currency the present silver - and nickel coins, leaving the hoarders only almost worthless metal. - The Issue of 50 pfennig bills is also being consid-

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FIVE-CENT LOAF WON'T BE MADE AFTER MAY 14 Major H. C. von Living has gained notber victory. After May 14. the five-cent loaf of bread will be forced to. cease Its vigorous;' straggle for eztotenecU In other words there will be no. more flye-ceht bread. .. .:; f y. i-; , 1 ' .":v: : ' Its death warrant was contained in a resolution adopted by bakers and grocers last night when they met with Thomas F. Snyder, publicity director of the Indiana Master Bakers' association. ' Mr. Snyder pointed out that the fivecent loaf is a waste to both the baker and the public. He said that it would be useless to sell loaves of bread as small as five cent loaves ; must be under the new war prices ' for flour and other Ingredients. The local Bikers Association Is anxious'to have the public understand conditions. Arrangements are being made for an advertising campaign to consist of pictures and articles which will explain the causes for the advanced price and the advantage gained by purchasing a ten-cent loaf. Grocers, are highly In favor of the new plan and are to co-operate with the bakers. It is probable that a fifteen cent loaf will also be sold. Former Brazil Head Named to Portfolio RIO JANIERO. Brazil, May 4. Nilo Pecanha, former president of Brazil, has been appointed foreign- minister as successor to Dr. Lauro Muller, re signed. He has accepted the portfolio. Dr. L. Martins De Sousa Dantas, under secretary of state who was appointed temporarily to head the foreign office, relinquished his post on the appointment of Senor Pencanha. GERMAN CHILDREN PLACED ON FARMS BERLIN, (via London), May 4. It is officially announced that one million i city children will be placed on farms this summer by the government. Fifty licuiub9 umij " ua w paiu tut cawu child except in East Prussia, where the farmers ' who suffered from the Russian invasion have refused to pay. TARNOW GOES BACK NEW YORK, May 4. Count Adam Tarnoski Tarnow, who was sent to this country to succeed Dr. Dumba'as the Austrian , ambassador, but who was never received by the state department, with members of the embassy, Austrian - consuls and others, sailed for Austria today' via Holland. British Forces Take Only Small Posts BFRLIN, Via London, May 4. British troops yesterday only succeeded In taking Fresnoy and "small portions of our foremost trenches near Bullecourt," says the - - official ' statement issued 'today by the German army headquarters staff.

U. S. TRAINS MALAMUTES FOR WAR

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Snow Coming Tonight, Moore Predicts; Weather Not UMaie in Germany"

Weatherman W. E. Moore Is in full retreat . - He - started this morning , after he issued a bulletin advising Eastern Indiana' folks of a snow storm and cold wave beginning tonight to last until next week. . .When last heard of he was making a stand back , In Abington township Meantime erowda of . enraged citizens and .vacant lot cardezters were gather. ing In front of the, Palladium office to read hle.bolletln and Indlgnate. Moore Is one of the most unpopular men ' in - Wayne county today and he knows it. He issued a statement before he left. It follows: . " "Fellow-citizens, if I may be permitted so to address you, the harbingers of spring have been false prophets. It Is I who have pointed out the truth. Try to judge me less harshly. "This . weather . is not . 'made In Germany.' It comes direct from Medicine Hat, which, as everyone knows, is in British territory." He also issued a statement concerning April's weather. "April was one of the 10: coldest MACHINE GUNS TURNED ON MOB AMSTERDAM, May 4 Via London The Maasbode of Maestricht says that serious revolts occurred In Berlin last week. According to the paper the mob became so menacing that ma chine guns were used against it The story is not confirmed, from any source. v Papers of Germany Say Strikes Failed COPENHAGEN, Via London, May 4. As far as can be -learned from the German newspapers which have now been permitted to reach here, the reports of the failure of the May Day strike movement in. Germany were correct in the main. The papers indicate,' however; that strikes took place in some places. One report declares that work in the war factories proceeded "almost In general" and that strikes took place only in the Individual smaller factories. - . " - ' - Troops Would Oust Foreign Minister PETROGRAD, (via London), May 4. Detachments of soldiers have gathered in front of the palace which is used as the headquarters of the provisional government carrying red flags with inscriptions demanding the resignation of foreign minister Miluhoff. . RUSSIA TO SEND MISSION TO U. S. PETROGRAD, May 3, (via London), May 4. A committee representing the Russian provisional government will leave in the near, future for America to confer 'with American government officials concerning the industrial, economic and financial relations of the two countries. ; , ,. , ; Information to this effect was obtained by The Associated Press from a high official source.

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to - the . Government for use In the mobilization camp at Arcadia, Cal. Alaska to the Allies in France. The pups. Aprils In the last 46 years and the coldest since 1907. There have been few colder. The weather was two degrees below the seasonal average. "Neither the moon nor the Kaiser had anything to do with this weather. It was caused by storm centers mov ing south of us Instead of north. The month also was wetter than usual, an Inch more rainfall on the average hav ing xajiea." , BANKS ENLIST DOLLARS TO AID NATION'S CAUSE Richmond banks and the patrons of these banks are. now enlisting their dollars to fight for Uncle Sam. The Second National bank has sub scribed for $150,000, of the seven billion dollar war bqgtd issue recently authorized by congress and already patrons of this Institution have applied for $137,000 of its subscription. One of the officials of the Second National said today that the war bonds were going like hot cakes and that the bank would apply to the government to hate Its subscription increased. The Dickinson Trust company an Bounces mat it intends to enter a subscription for war bonds but no de cision has been reached as yet a to the amount of the subscription. This bank is also accepting bond orders from its customers. The Unkra National and the GermanAmerican banks' announce tiiat they will not purchase war bonds but will promptly handle all bond orders received from patrons. The First National bank has subscribed for $50,000 of the war bonds. The bank intends to hold these bonds but it is accepting orders from its patrons for bonds. Today orders totaling In excess of $10,000 were placed for these bonds at the First National. No bank in Richmond charges a commission for the handling of war bond orders. The bonds are, of course, nantailzie and bear 3 percent interest. PATROL SHIPS SHOW BRAVERY IN RESCUE PARIS, May 4 4:50 a. m. A Marseilles dispatch to the Matin says Mt the patrol ships which went - to the rescue of the torpedoed transport Arcadian showed great heroism and determination in saving the victims of the submarine. Both officers sad men leaped overboard and . held ; up drowning soldiers. One patrol saved 236 men In an boor and a yif Sweden Sends Envoy to Insure Traffic : STOCKHOLM, (via London), May 4. Herman Lagercrantz, former- Swedish minister to Washington, left Stockholm .:. tonight - for the v United States as special envoy. His appointment is the consequence of the fear in Sweden that the United States may place an embargo on exports to this country. , - - ,

CENSORSHIP IS STRICKEN FRGil BILL 220 TO 167

Kahrr Proposes Board of Censors Composed o? Trained Newspaper Men and Department Heads. PRESS IS ATTACKED WASHINGTON. Blay 4. The Hcuse by, a vote of 220 to 167 struck out the censorship of the espionage bill. Before the vote .was taken Representative Kahn today offered his amendment to create a board of censors to be composed of trained newspaper men and representatives of the state, war and navy departments. In closing arguments for the censorship section Chairman Webb of the judiciary committee declared he had just received word from President Wilson that that section would be necessary to the defense and success of the country. Asks Who Brought Message. "Was that message brought down by Postmaster-General Burleson who is always snooping around hene?" demanded Representative Norton ef North Dakota. Mr. Webb did not reply to the question but launched into aa attack on newspapers who he said were not standing by the president. Disposition of the embargo clause of the bill was the subject before the Senate. Senator Smith of Georgia contended It was likely to check food production. He said there is on danger of a food shortage In America. Senator Walsh of Montana supporting the embargo proposal said It would be sanely exercised by the executive authorities. - Declaring that the embargo clause proposes surrender of congressional powers ' to the president. Senator Townsend of Michigan said: r"We ere legislating under hysteria . and magnifying the "necessities of the times, v This hysteria is not felt so much outside, of Washington." -After eliminating the newspaper censorship section as approved by the administration from the espionage bill the House today by a rote of 195 to 183 inserted a new section which makes it necessary to show that publication of prohibited Information has been of value to the enemy before penalties or the law became effective. Defeat Comes Under Protest. The vote on the censorship section ' came after administration leaders bad fought hard for the section under a hot fire of attacks and Chairman Webb of the judiciary committee had told . the House he had Just beard from President Wilson that the section was necessary to the defense and safety of the country. Postmaster-General Burleson who often visits the capitol to round up support for administration measures made a futile attempt to get enough votes for the censorship section. At the same time te Senate was debating the bill and President Wilson's approval of the export embargo section was used there. Senator Overman read a letter from the president dated April 14 endorsing the section. The letter was read after Senator Reed bad challenged a statement by Senator Overman that the president personally endorsed the embargo proposal. "A few weeks ago. said Senator Overman after reading: the letter, 1t became known that this country was sending food, clothing and many other things to Germany through some of the neutrals and the president decided . to ask legislation to stop ft-"" Senator Overamn said he was not at liberty to disclose all of the informa tion in his possession regarding the receipt of American products in Germany. When Shay's case was called In the city court this morning, ft was con tinued to next Tuesday at 2 p. m. to permit of the arrival of an attorney from Milwaukee, being sent here by owners of the Milwaukee club. Six Speeders Fined in Police Crusade For Safer Streets Under the spur of cotmeflxnaniac demands the police department yesterday entered into a campaign to prevent reekleas driving of motor vehicle within the ctty limits. This moraine; five men were arraigned before Mayor Bobbins in city court, each charged wtth speeding. They were: William Watts, Howard Oesting. Harry Bockhoff. Dr. Walter Misener, Lawrence E. Taylor and R. H. Shelter- . Dr. Misener and Taylor entered pleas of guilty. The other four men pleaded not guilty. Each was fined $1 .and costs. ' '". t " '" ' Dr. J. M. Wampler pleaded the ease of Watts, driver of a teat car. He asserted that Watts was not driving; at a rate in excess of the speed limit. Several oCteers. have been .given special details to work, la various parts of the dty for the purpose of arresting -speeders and this work. wfH be eontinned, the chief states, until . motor vehicle drivers realise that the streets of the city are not race tracks. '