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YOUNG MEN TO REGISTER FOR SERVICE

IN U. S. ARMY Plans Completed for Tomorrow's Enrollment of Fighting Strength of Quaker Community. NO SHIRKERS HERE BULLETIN WASHINGTON, June 4. Plana of the war department to draft from 900,000 to 1,500,000 of the ten million who It is estimated will register tomorrow for the new army, were disclosed today by Provost Marshal General Crowder to the senate military affairs committee. Exemptions, he said, probably would reduce the number to 625,000 for immediate use. - Tomorrow Wayne county will list its young men for . military service in stricken France. All arrangements for the army conscription registration throughout the county, have been completed. The joung men of the county who are eligible for the draft are accepting the situation with commendable patriotIsm. Unlike many communities through-! nut the country no effort has been put forth here to arouse anti-draft sent! ment. The Wayne county public has calmly accepted conscription as the nation's only recourse in waging a sue cessfiil war against Germany. No Protests Made. So far as known there has been no anti-draft literature distributed In Wayne county and not one protest has teen publicly registered. With tlie same high patriotic spirit evidenced at the outbreak of tbe..ClvU Continued On Page Two.) ; MEN OF NATION 21-30 TO MAKE WAR HISTORY Registration Tomorrow to be Gigantic Success, Say OfficialsSlackers Warned. . . BULLETIN! WASHINGTON, Jupe 4. Final warning against evasion of me draft registration tomorrow or attempts to induce other to evade it was issued to dar bv Attorney General Gregory. "It ia the duty of this department to prosecute evaders, and it Is proposed to do so," said the attorney general. WASHINGTON, D. C June 4 Everything points to the complete success of the selective draft registration Tuesday for the American armies which will be thrown against Germany and her allies. Reports from all states received by the war department tonight announce all the recording machinery ready and assert that all but a trifling percentage of the 10,000,000 men from 21 to 30 years old, inclusive, will be registered by 9 o'clock Tuesday night. Those eligible who do not register wjll be prosecuted under the terms of Continued On Page Two. SOCIALISTS NAME : DISTRICT NOMINEE At a convention held at Rushville last week, the Socialist party of the Sixth district named John Nitt, of Kushville, as its candidate for congressman from the district to succeed the late Judge Comstock. Do Your i-J'-j Join the Bit NowLj-JRed Crow WEATHER FORECAST For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Tuesday ably thunderstorms. unsettled probTemperature Today. Noor. ..1 76 . Yesterday. Maximum 72 Minimum 52 For Wayne county by W. E. Moore Showers and probably thunderstorms tonight or Tuesday. General . Conditions The western gulf storm broke in two Saturday night part going over the lakes and the other south of the Fortieth paral lel. General high winds reaching gale proportions are now general throughout the central states. Abnormallycold weather continues over the north Hnd west. Frost at Dodge City, Kansas. Freezing on the Canadian border. Another storm covers the west and will probably bring rains tonight pr Tnesday.

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V ncover German Spy Conspiracy; Three Suspects Are Held in New York

NEW YORK, June 4. With three men under arrest who are alleged to be only minor figures in a conspiracy to transmit information . of military value from the United ' States to Germany through neutral mail channels, the federal authorities and city detectives - today indicated further arrests which they said might resul in disclosures of a .German spy system. Apparently the government officers hoped they could uncover an explanation of how Germany knew in advance of. the approach of the American destroyers to the British coast so that an Irish port could be mined. Where and when, the three defend ants were arrested and their identity, were withheld pending their arraignment today before United States commissioners. "The charge against them at present," United States Assistant District Attorney John C. Knox said, "is that of competing with the govern ment by carrying mail in opposition to the government." Mr. Knox added that the charge might be changed to treason. . Two of the men are said to be American born and the third, a naturalized

SAILORS OF KRONSTADT THREATEN TO ENFORCE DEMANDS WITH FLEET

PETROGRAD, Sunday, June 3, (via London.) Sailors from the Kronstadt earrison. which recently declared its indeDendence of the central govern ment, arrived in Petrograa early tnis morning with the announcement that warships at Kronstadt would come to Petrograd immediately and land men to make demands. Later it was reported that sailors had landed at Gutuyeff island, port of Petrograd, and begun an attack. A visit to the Gutuyeff port quarter showed that the story of the landing and attack was untrue. . However, it was sufficiently alarming to provoke intense excitement in the city and cause the dispatch to the spot of a military force. Petrograd waited today for the CAR GOES INTO DITCH; 3 ESCAPE INJURY Mr. and Mrs. Frank Frohnapfel and son, of Cambridge City, narrowly escaped serious injury last night when their automobile fell over a fifteen foot embankment near Greenfield. Frohnapfel and his family were returning from Indianapolis. About one and a half miles east of Greenfield, he attempted to pass another automobile going in the same direction. When the automobile swerved in front of Frohnapf el's car, he turned to the left to avoid hitting it. As he did so, his machine fell over a fifteen foot embankment. , The automobile lft top up. The other machine hit a small bridge near by and was badly wrecked. "Neither dri ver saw the . bridge . ahead. Mrs. Frohnapfel and son each had several ribs broken. They were taken to Cambridge City in an ambulance. Mr. Frohnapfel' was badly bruised and cut None of their injuries are serious. Mr. Frohnapfel is a grocer ia Cambridge- City. ; ;

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citizen of Sweden. Examination of a quantity" of mail . seized, by federal agents indicated transmission of information on steamships . to. Mexico and thence possibly by wireless to Germany. t , , . , ukiiniiu him i. wi unit BEFORE LOCAL CLUB Howard A. Dill, representing the Richmond Commercial club, is making an effort to have James R. Gerard, former United States ambassador to Germany, deliver an address before the club at the time of the annual club banquet, about June 20. Mr. Gerard is expected to deliver an address in Indianapolis about that time and it is possible that he can be induced to come to Richmond. Carl W. Ackerman who is now in New York has been asked to confer with Mr. Ger ard and urge him to arrange to visit ! Richmond. threatened demonstration by the Kronstadt war3hips and as the time passed with no such incident the announcement. of the sailors .who reached here last night came to be regarded by a majority as merelv boastful talk on the part of extremists acting in defiance of the orders of Anatole Continued On Page Eight. German Socialists Anxious for Peace STOCKHOLM VIA LONDON, June 4 The delegates of the German ma-' jority socialists to the socialist conference have arrived here, headed by Philip Scheidemann. ' The Germans come here hoping for the best, but with no great optimism to judge from the words of Herr Molkenbuhr, veteran member of the party's executive committee. In an interview with a correspondent, of The Associated Press, Herr Molkenbuhr said: "I, fear. that peace will not re sult from the Stockholm conference, but the whole world wants peace and we come to see whether there is any chance of securing it here. , Even if we do not succeed, we shall perhaps at least have kept the peace movement alive." . . Help Record Names BOSTON." June 4." The'" Boston Chamber of Commerce at the request of the committee on safety has undertaken the task of providing a force of 500 persons to prepare the final records of registration for the army drafe in this state. The work will be started on Wednesday. Many business houses have .placed the services of clerks and stenographers at the disposal of the committee.- - .-

HEAVY LOSS ENDURED DY GERMANS TO HOLD LINES

Teutons Make Ceaseless Counter Attacks in Aisne and Champagne Regions to Stem Advance of Allies. BRITISH TAKE POST (By Associated Press) There seems ample evidence that the Germans are prepared to go to almost any length at present, in sacrifices of men to hold the situation on the western front in hand. - Along the line held by the French, the effort is taking the form of almost ceaseless counter-attacks, both in the Aisne region and In the Champagne. Although suffering a sanguinary repulse on Sunday in repeated attacks of the Vauclerc and Californie plateau, Continued On Page Two. AIMS OF U. S. IN STRUGGLE ARE SENT TO PETROGRAD WASHINGTON, June 4. President W ilson 6 communication to the new ed at Ptrograd . by -Ambassador Francis, but will not be published in this country or in Russia for a day or two, as the state department is clearing up what are officially characteriz ed "matters of detail.1 LEAVE FOR PETROGRAD A RUSSIAN PORT, (via Tokio), June 3. The American commission to Russia, headed by Elihu Root, which arrived here safely this morning, left on a special train this afternoon, bound for Petrograd after calling on officials here. The Root party probably will reach the Russian capital June 11. FIREMAN SCALDED WORKING IN BOILER; INJURIES SERIOUS While working on the interior of a boiler at the City Light Plant, C. S. Pitsenbarger, head fireman of the plant, was painfully burned, about 10 o'clock this morning. Pitsenbarger was removing some tubes from the interior of a "dead" boiler when one of the other workmen turned live steam from another boiler into the one where Pitsenbarger was working. Being in the back of the boiler, Pitsenbarger had to crawl its entire length before he reached the door. The flesh on the right side of his body was cooked and deep burns made on his left side and on his face and arms. He was taken to his home at 100 South Seventh street, where his injuries were treated. Although serious, it is not believed the burns will prove fatal. GRAND JURY EXPECTS TO REPORT THURSDAY The grand jury expects to make a report of the bridge investigation Thursday or . Friday. They adjourned this afternoon until Thursday. Sever al matters which have been , hanging over, will be reported on at that time, FIRST WARD MEETING IN COURT HOUSE The first ward meeting of Republicans which was to have been held at 8 South Seventh street tonight, has been transferred to the Court House. First ward Republicans are asked , to heed the change. 49 NORWEGIAN SHIPS SUNK. LONDON, June 4. According to information received by the Norwegian legation here, 49 Norwegian ships with a gross tonnage of 79,397 were sunk in May. Twenty-five Uvea were lost

School Boys Bombard Pickell; Use Four Dozen Eggs As Missiles

To ascertain whether "his love" was binding and to vent their wrath at his refusal to allow two members of the Senior class to graduate because they lacked less than a half a credit, a crowd of High school graduates and students, last Saturday night waged a vigorous campaign against Frank G. Pickell, principal of the school. Following an indignation meeting held early in the evening, the crowd dispersed and collected four dozen eggs, of varying stages of preservation and went out in search of their "beloved teacher." ... At Fourtenth and Main streets they spied him going east in his automobile. The first volley was fired . and streaks of yellow "gore" marked the machine. Continuing eastward, the crowd again met Pickell at Twentysecond street and a second section of the conflict was waged. The eggs were finished and the battle ended about a half hour later as Pickell was entering his house. Following the battle, the principal is said to have received a telephone call asking him if he "still loved the Seniors." TWO CHURCHES Grace M. E. church and the First M. E. church yesterday passed resolutions supporting Principal Ramsey and expressing their disapproval of the action of Superintendent Giles. The text of the Grace M. E. resolutions follows: . The following resolutions were adopted at Grace M. E. church: It is with deep regret that we learn that a fellow Methodist and earnest worker in the person of Prof. D. D. Ramsey, had been deprived of his position from causes which we believe have not been fully 'explained. To the end that the community in which Prof. Ramsey has labored for so many years be apprised of the acts which have lead to his removal, be it . Resolved by the "Big Brothers' Bible class and the "Victorian" Bible class of jGrace M. E. church, that we respectfully ask the superintendent of the Richmond schools and the school board of .tHrtrcltyof lUcTBaoBoTto earnestlf reconsider thff acfldn taken with reipect to Prof. Ramsey. B6 it further Resolved that we feel that an injustice, will be. done ..the community unless a full statement be forthcoming as to the necessity for such action on the part of the school authorities. We ask that there be no attempt to Are You Shirking ? Join the Infantry, Advice of Norris "Join the army and gain in weight," is the slogan given Richmond young men by Harold Norris, a High School graduate who is now a member of the regular army. All that talk about fellows getting a little hardtack for a square meal is hot air," said Norris. "We get some regular feed, and plenty of it. An av erage meal consists of meat, vegetables, coffee, bread and usually some kind of dessert. The only time we ever see hard tack is on practice marches where we have to carry our own rations. On Sundays they feed us chicken, and all the trimmings. One day last week they gave each of the 9,000 men three eggs together with bacon and coffee, for breakfast. That's 2,400 dozen eggs for one meal. "Believe me, boys, I am glad I am in the army and in spite of other fel lows advice to stay at home, I say enlist" Norris returned to his post at Jef ferson barracks. Mo., where he is on guard service, this noon, after a four days' leave of absence. Mrs. Guy Study Speaks Mrs. Guy Study of St. Louis, who often visits here at the home of Attor ney and Mrs. Robert L. Study made an address when the French legation visited St. Louis recently. TWO RICHMOND MEN HELD AT DAYTON ON ASSAULT CHARGES Walter Lane, 25, and Orello Clapp, 21, of this city, were arrested last Saturday night by Sheriff W. C. Oldt, of Dayton, O., on a charge of assault with intent to commit robbery. Last Saturday evening, the two men hired a taxi cab of Charles Yost, to take them with a woman to a camp south of the city. The taxi hire was $2.50, but when the men reached the camp they refused to pay the driver. Men at the camp induced them to pay. ; . After spending the evening at the camp, the men called the same driver to take them home. They tried to take the money away from Yost, the taxi driver. They were arrested and their hearing was begun this afternoon in. the court of Squire Wysong. Indications pointed that the men would be bound over to the grand jury.

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2 v--PRINCIPAL F. G. PICKELL SUPPORT RAMSEY hide behind any acts that may have occurred outside the realm of actual school discipline. We are only asking that which we have a right to ask as taxpayers and a desire to secure for ourselves and posterity the right of explanation for acts which may seem to be acts of injustice and oppression. We pledge our loyalty to all constituted authority but reserve the right to criticise and request a hearing on all matters which concern us as a part of the community to which the authority in charge is ever beholden. She Loves Chickens and Caws if Their Colors Match Well CHICAGO, Jun 4. Mrs. Scott ' Dnrand is a practical farmer: She . doesn't have to prove it. She admitted, it Saturday while, presiding at a meeting of the Chicago branch of the -Women's Farm and Garden association -in Fullerton hall, and added: . - "But I have an aesthetic side, too. , I like to have my chickens match my Guernsey cows in color. I won't have a white chicken" on my place. It makes me think of a newspaper blowing around." The sins of Mr. and Mrs. Rat in the poultry yard were discussed. M'AOOO PLEADS FOR NATION TO SIGN UP LOAN NEW YORK, June 4 The supreme effort in the nation wide campaign for the Liberty loan is yet to be made, William G. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury said in a telegram received today by the loan committee. The secretary will address mass meetings In this city tonight on .behalf . of the bonds and his message was wired prior to his departure from Washington. "In spite of all the work that is being done," Mr. McAdoo said, "efforts must be redoubled on the part of every man and woman In order that this loan be America's answer to the question as to what we are going to do in this war for democracy. "For us. the Liberty loan will be a night and day proposition from now on. Let us hope every person will do his part to bring about a great over-subscription." 52 Babies Snapped At Church Meeting Pictures of fifty-two mothers and their babies were taken Saturday aft ernoon at the quarterly meeting of the cradle roll department of the North End Mission.. This work is under the direction of Miss Alice Newman, superintendent of the department. A musical program was given by Mrs. Susie Meeks, and talks by Mrs. George Chrisman and Miss Elizabeth Kemper. A social hour followed. A mother's meeting will be held June 15. Shark Bites Off Arm SAVANAH. Ga., June 4. Fear of repetition of last summer's prevalence of man eating sharks along the Atlantic Coast, was felt here today as the result or an attack by a shark on Wallace J. Pierpont, Jr., son of Savanah's mayor in Calibogue Sound. . Pierpont's arm was badly injured by the shark which came close to shore.

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GILES' ACTION ROUSES CITY; SCHOOL HEAD IS CONDEMNED

Citizens Rally to Support of Dismissed . Principal Want Superinte ndent Ousted Without Delay. OUTLIVES USEFULNESS "Mr. D. D. Ramsey through his work in the Whitewater district has become to be like a father to the people of that section of the city, and his dismissal will be a hard blow to the people of Riverdale," raid Mrs. J. F. Propst. of the North. Fourteenth street mission today. "In all his work, Mr. Ramsey has treated the children of the school like a father would treat his own child and all of the children had learned to love him. . He never was disliked by any of the children who were good, and only those who had been bad and whom he had corrected ever showed any signs of dislike." Condemn Giles Condemnation of the action of Superintendent Giles in dismissing Prin cipal Ramsey is general in the city. His course was roundly condemned and it was reported that steps werebeing taken to call a monster mass meeting to protest against his administration. Among those who are thoroughly aroused by the Incident is the Rev. H. S. James, pastor of the United Brethren church, who condemned the superintendent's course in round terms. The statement of the pastor Is only Continued on Page Two BRIDGE BREAKS UNDER STRAIN; TWO MEN HURT Seventeen Freight Cars Hurled Into Seven-mile Creek Near Eaton in Sunday Crash. EATON, O., June 4. Speeding along at a forty to fifty-mile clip, Pennsylvania freight train No. 476 was wrecked Sunday morning when a bridge, a half mile west of the station, collapsed and 6ent seventeen cars crashing into Seven-mile creek twenty feet below. Corbett Prewett. 23 years old, of Des Moines. Ia.. and Bert Martin. 25 years old, of Oskaloosa, Ia., who were stealing a ride, were chopped oat of dox car demolished In the wreck. Neither was seriously injured. The bridge was unguarded and it is reported officials are making every effort to determine the cause. It is believed that the smashup was the result of a broken wheel under one car. The car entered the bridge at an angle and jumped the track, causing others to leave the rails. When the train broke, the air was set on the section following, but th cars were under such momentum that they could not be stopped. The car Continued On Page Ten. Pepublicans Meet To Choose Delegates Republicans will meet at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the following places to choose delegates for the district convention that will nominate a representative in Congress: Abington and Boston Townships At Boston. Center Township At Centervllle. Clay Township At Greensfork. Dalton and Perry Townships At Economy. Franklin Township At Whitewater. Greene Township At Williamsburg. Jefferson Township At Hagerstown. Jackson and Harrison Townships At Cambridge City. New Garden Township At Foun- t tain City. . Washington Township At Milton. Webster and Wayne Township At the Court House, commissioners court room. First Ward Court House. Second Ward City Building. Third Ward Quigley's Drug Store at No. 821 North E street. . Fourth Ward K. of P. Temple on South Eighth street. Fifth Waid No. 3 Hose House on North A street, between 15th and 16th streets. Sixth Ward Guyer's Barber Shop. No. 1603 Main street. . Seventh Ward No. 5 Hose House on West Fifth street. . Eighth Ward Ewbank's Grocery, Corner Grant and Ridge streets.