Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 177, 7 June 1917 — Page 14

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917

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TheOpportnnityforReal National Service for Those Who Want To Work Offered By the Navy League. PRACTICAL. PATRIOTISM Is the need of the hour. What your Unele Sam needs today are men and women who WANT TO WK. Every man ftS4 woman can do his or her bit toward ivlns the nation victory In this war Not every one Is wanted to shoulder a rifle at the front or to Join the navtil forces. The man who stays at home at the lathe or behind the plow and works harder and better than he ever did before In his life because he wants to ece the U. S. A. win this war is every inch a patriot to whom the thanks of the nation are Aui: President Wilson proposes to see to it that these men are thanked and honored for patriotic spirit and work. If you can't be in the armed forces of your country in this war you can be behind them, and the fighting power of the Navy and Army depends upon this support behind them, riven by every man and woman in the land. Never before In any war baa so much attention been given to

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the organisation " of the forces at home, the man power and woman power of the nation. ' The task of organizing these forces is, however, an extremely difficult one. There are hundreds of thousands of patriotic men and women in the country today anxious to do their "bit" for their country who do not know where to fit themselves in. "What can I do to eerve my country?" is a question on the lips of thousands of Americans today. An Opportunity For Service. The Navy League of the United States offers an answer to that question for every man and woman by affording them an opportunity for patriotic service in support of the United States Navy. The need of the services being rendered by Navy League members has been acknowledged by Secretary of the Navy Joseph us Daniels, and the thanks of the entire naval service.

A naval recruiting officer recentf y wrote: "I wish to thank the Navy League of Kansas City, and each of its members for the splendid, patriotic work that has been done In this city in obtaining such an abundance of recruits for the Navy in time of vital need. I think that the thanks of the entire Navy, of Kansas City, Missouri, and of myself are due you to the fullest and heartiest extent, and that- you may feel that you have rendered your country a most valuable service in time of war." Nary Needs Recruits. The Navy is now seeking 50,000 additional recruits. All of these men will be volunteers. The conscript law does not apply to the Navy which is exclusively a volunteer service. To get these recruits provides opportunity number one for men and women who WANT TO WORK. Recruiting requires more than the service of recruiting officers. It reauires co-opera

tion on the part of men and women of every community. Opportunity number two is offered to women to make comfort garments for. the men of the fleet. These are not supplied by the Navy Department, and Secretary Daniels has . officially welcomed the assistance of the League in this work. In this democracy of ours naval policies must rest upon the broad foundation of public opinion. Therefore, it is a duty of citizenship .to know the Navy, to keep in touch with it, to be familiar with its functions and its needs. If there is an organisation In your city devoting itself to this patriotic work the opportunity is ottered you to get behind the Navy and do your "bit." If there is no such organization, the bigger opportunity is offered you to become a moving spirit in the forma-

Ition of one. The Navy League from

its headquarters at Washington will help you do this. How To Organize. A simple and practical plan of organization for such work In any community is as follows: Get together a citizen's organization of men and women who WANT TO WORK. This will serve as the central organization with officers as presl. dent, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. The president should be a man whose name carries weight In the communlty. The vice-president should be chosen for the same qualifications. The treasurer should be a man m whom the publio has lmpllelt confidence. The secretary should be an energetic young man enthusiastic for the cause who is willing and able to shoulder a heavy burden as the executive officer in coordinating and guiding the work of all sub-committees. To carry on a recruiting campaign organize the following sub-committees: Finance, Speakers, Press, Picture Shows, Music and Drum Corps, Automobiles, sub-stations and a Women's Committee.- These committees should be composed of as few persons as possible, one person frequently being enough. 'The Finance Committee ' collects funds to carry on the work. Let It make a thorough campaign among business and professional people for aid. The Press Committee should consist of one thoroushly alive and experi

enced newspaper man who will supply all newspapers with news not views of what the League organization Is' doing. The Music and Drum Corps Committee would do we'.l to seek out schools which have bands or drum corps organizations. Bands are expensive. Oftentimes an old soldiers' or a boys' drum corps can be found to volunteer its services. Even a single drummer will attract attention at a recruiting station. Buglers do the same. They are Invaluable. Open Sab-Stations. 8 u -stations should bs opened In an important parts of the city. They should bs on the street floors of buildings or In tents pitched In the street. Decorate your sub-stations and call attention to them In every way possible. Ask the looal recruiting officer to put a uniformed man at each station, to talk the Navy from a practical viewpoint. Put women at the

sub-stations. They always encourage

enlistment.

Work with your moving picture the

atres to show Navy films and slides. Keep the Navy in all motion picture houses all the time. Get in touch with

your film exchanges and see what they

can do for you.

Get a good list of speakers who

know how to talk for the Navy. Book

them at picture shows and every public meeting where they can be heard

Get people to volunteer the use of

their motor cars for recruiting work to visit factories and outlying towns.

i Confer with your recruitisf officer on

the use of these.

Use auto trucks, decorated as floats.

Place a group of boy scouts In uniform in a float with this sign: "We

have offered our services to our coun

try. Have you? Don't be drafted. Join the Navy now."

Recruit Getting Methods. ' Get ex-service men to help you.

They know how to talk the Navy, and you will find them enthusiastic Get

out ribbons or badges to be worn by women whose relatives have enlisted in the service. Have these badges read. "My brother (sweetheart, husband, or father) Is serving his country in the Navy. Is yours?" See that every woman entitled to a badge wears it. Get your merchants to devote a part of their advertising space to the Navy. Every woman in every community can help In the work of making extra warm garments for the men of our Navy when they face the hard duty of anti-strbmarlne patrol work. Such outfits have been supplied to every American warship now In the European wsr zone. Those who cannot knit can buy wool for others to work on. Tou can either join the League organization In your city or else you can form new organizations. Navy League women in many cities have started food conservation classes. Others are training at the camps for national service. The Navy League wants to have you know the Navy, to keep in constant touch with It, and to be a force in your community In support of your Lilon's first l'.-.ft of defense.

GERMAN AGENTS IMPLICATED BY KIDNAP SDSPECT

Man Held for Abduction of Banker's Baby Writes Confession Mystery Unsolved.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., June 7 Seven persons under arrest in connection with alleged plots to kidnap C. A. Clement, a Springfield jeweler, a baby, and a St. Louis munitions maker, today still maintained their innocence of any connection with the disappearance of the fourteen-months-old Lloyd Keet, son .of J. H. Keet, wealthy retired' banker of Springfield. Missing now more than a week, the mystery that surrounds the child's disappearance seemingly is as far from a solution as It was on the night lils father drove an automobile many miles over Ozark hill roads following Instructions of the supposed kidnappers, only to return home emptyhanded Taxi Driver Nabbed City detectives announced with the arrest last night of Georgo Walker, a taxicab driver, one of the seven in custody, that it was thought the link connecting the Clement plot and the Keet baby kidnapping soon would be established. Walker bad made several visits to police headquarters and each time Inquired about the Keet case He was implicated In the .Clement plot la the signed confession of Claude Piersol. 21 years old, alleged leader of the scheme. Today it was said that three of the prisoners taken in connection with the various plots still remained in jail here, while the whereabouts of four others, one a woman, supposed toi been spirited away by the authorities under a fear of violence by citizens of Springfield, was unknown With Piersol and Walker here re-

INCUBATING PLANT PLANNED FOR CITY

A prospective industrial incubating plant for Richmond will be discussed this evening at the Commercial club. The advisory board met this morning and decided to call the directors and trustees to a general meeting tonight to discuss the matter. An incubating plant is to the industrial world, what an office building is to the commercial world. In this large plant power can be furnished many embryo factories. They can make their start in this large plant. By this plan many small industries, not financially able to build a building, can rent a part of this general one, until they are able to enlarge. If this is built here, it is probable that many industries will spring up.

mained Taylor Adams, who, according to Paul M. O'Day, county prosecuting attorney, also had made a written confession of implication in the same plot detailed by Piersol. Approached, by Germans. The latter declared that he was ap

proached last winter by German agents in the interest of kidnapping a St. Louis munitions maker. A mysterious "Riley," at whose home a later meeting was held, the confession stated, told. Piersol of a "Springfield case," that of the . kidnapping of Clement. "I was to get $500. for , my part of the work," and I was told that wo might be called on to do jobs in Canada, Mexico or anywhere in the United States that the German agent sent us," are passages from Piersol's confession as announced by Prosecutor O'Day. While efforts'" the authorities so far apparently have failed to establish any connection between the arrests and the kidnapping of the Keet baby, Mrs. Keet, the child's mother, who Is on the verge of prostration, today was hopeful that her baby would be returned to her. "I don't know what to think," said the child's father, "but I am still hoping."

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Herman Metz, former Representative from New York, represents the German owners of the patents on sal-

Jvarsan in this country. While Dr.

George walker, representing the National Council of Defense, was arguing before the Senate Committee on Patents for a suspension of the patent rights, Metz got excited and struck the doctor. Dr. Walker returned the blow and knocked the former Representative across the room. Capital guards rushed in and separated the men. Recent experiments In ele'ctrlcal plowing in Sweden, Italy and France have proved electricity far superior to any other traction power.

WASHINGTON

TODAY AND FRIDAY Selzniek Pictures present ! Clara Kimball Young In. a photo-drama based on America's greatest play

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A revelation of life on the great white. way the fate of a woman who-could not fight her way alone. -

TOM MIX in "A ROMAN COWBOY" A scream from start. to finish . Shows continuous 1:45 to 11:00 p. m. MATINEE 10c. NIGHT 15c CHILDREN 5c Our ventilating system is now in operation. The air in this theatre

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GOVERNOR THREATENS SPECIAL SESSION TO PROBE GOAL SHORTAGE

INDIANAPOLIS, June 7. Unless the coal situation in Indiana is quickly remedied by voluntary agreement between the coal operators and the people of the state, Governor Goodrich, at a conference today with the mine owners and others intimated that he would call a special session of the state legislation to bring relief in the fuel situation. He also said that he believed 25 cents a ton profit should be sufficient for the coal operators. The conference was continued this afternoon. The conference gave the operators the opportunity to answer the report of the service commission and for a short time sharp remarks were made. W. Cooper of Terra Haute, was spokesman for the operators. Charges were made that the ultimate consumer was responsible for the present condition because he bought coal from the eastern mines. The operators offered to supply the state institutions for one year or ten years, the contract for the longer period to be based

on a profit of twenty-five cents a ton above all expenses of production. Governor Goodrich told the conference that the federal trade commission would have three experts to attend the hearing this afternoon. When the conference adjourned long after lunch hour it. was with an agreement to meet again at 3 o'clock in the governor's office.

RECRUITS FOR NAVY LACK EQUIPMENT

CHICAGO. June 7. A "deplorable lack of equipment" at the Great Lakes naval training station is pointed out by Congressman Fred A. Britten, of Chicago, member of the house committee on naval affairs, who today set about an Investigation of sanitation conditions at the station. As results of his inspection of equipment completed yesterday. Congressman Britten announced the following findings: Only 800 men out of 8,200 fully equipped. Some lacked blue uniforms, others had no white ones. Many were minus heavy sweaters, underwear and rubber boots.

Sixty flood lighting reflectors will be used to illuminate the dome of the Kansas state capitol at Topeka.

SILVERSHELL GREW PRAISED BY DANIELS

WASHINGTON, June 7. The navy department received word some time ago of the action between the Silvershell and the submarine. Inquiries were made promptly of the naval gun crew at the port where the ship had arrived and the account of the battle was confirmed. Secretary Daniels said his advices added nothing to the details of the fight already published. As turret captain of the dreadnaught Arkansas, Clark has held high rating among warrant officers for the navy and was selected to command the guard on the Silvershell because of his ability and steadiness proven through years of naval service. In some other instances warrant officers are in command of the gun crews although in the majority of cases the men are under commissioned officers. Secretary Daniels did not say what grade he was contemplating in the promotion for Clark?

basement of the church. . . .The Ladies' aid society met this Thursday afternoon at the Methodist church at 2 o'clock. .. .Children's day will be observed two weeks from Sunday night at the M. E. church Will Williamson, the big Perry township farmer, has 200- head of hogs ready for the market. ...The average Sunday school attendance at the M. E. church each Sunday is 200. . ..Charley Moore, Modoc, was the Wednesday afternoon guest of Fish eaters in Stringtown. . .

ECONOMY, IND.

The Sunabatha club of Economy Friends' church will give a penny supper Saturday evening, June 9, in the

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FRIDAY ONLY The dainty diminutive star Margurite Clark In a repetition of one of her most successful Photo Plays Gretna Green

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. BRYANT WASHBURN , in SKINNER'S DRESS SUIT You've read the book now see the picture.

American Red Cross

Richmond, Indiana Chapter

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to the FREE OPENING Exhibition of Pictures Donated by Local Artists for the Benefit of the Red Gross Open House and Demonstration of work done at the Local Headquarters, N. 9th & A Sts. . ' Friday Afternoon 3 to 6 o'clock

The Public is Cordially Invited. Light Refreshments served. Everybody Come

If a man insulted your sister what would you do? See ! ! ! ! "ONE GIRL'S Experience"

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COMING MONDAY ."Inside The Lines" - . EXTRA Military Ball on the stageeverybody Dance'

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