Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 180, 11 June 1917 — Page 1

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HUGE BATTLE IS TO FOLLOW WIPING OUT OF SALIENT

Mightier Clash on Western Front Expected to Follow Recent British Success in Lille Region. NEW ADVANCE MADE LONDON, June 11. The British have made an additional advance south of Messlnes, according to an official statement issued by the war office this morning. ; , The statement follows: "There was considerable artillery activity on both sides during the night east of Epehy. Bodies of hostile troops assembling in this area were dispersed by our fire. We made a successful raid last night southwest of LaDasy.ee. Much damage was done to the enemy's trenches and mine galleries, and eighteen prisoners were captured. Parties of our troops also raided German positions east of Vermelles and south of Armentieres. They inflicted a number of casualties on the enemy. "Our own and the enemy's artillery showed great activity last night south of Ypres. Our line has again been advanced slightly south of Messlnes." The wiping out of the German salient at Messlnes appears, in the light of later developments to be merely the prelude to a projected battle of a far mightier description after a German recatlon of a surprisingly feeble character. The British have resumed trench raids over a front reaching from North of Ypres to as far South as Epehy, a distance of about 70 miles as the crow flys, but far more than that along the tortuous windings of the battle front. The official announcement of raids north of Ypres is of especial interest in view of the recent frequently reported heavy artillery fire on the Bel-, Elan front. Some weeks ago the Ger-j AfrMmanl from 1 front of the Belgian lines, a fact little noted at the time in me pre stair of greater events. From Yr"" hs n'Mfd front curves sharply InW 'a and an advance here would thrcrti the German hold on their grrat su'ima'rie bases on the Belgian coast. Ostnd and Zeebrugge. In tho meantime there are indications that General Sarrall is preparing to resume the offensive in Macedonia, the Bulgarian official announcement reporting a great increase in the violence of the allied artillery fire on this front. Considerable fighting has been going on in Macedonia for a month or more but the meagreness of the official reports and the surpassing Interest of events in France have combined to obscure the exact situation. Farmer, Clad Only In Pajamas, Hastens To Report Theft i f. . Six Richmond men, Fred CordelL Albert Ashcraft, Frank Taggart, Roy Smith, Carl Vance and William Smith, while Joy riding Saturday night appropriated a couple chickens owned by an Ohio farmer and on their return to this city were arrested. Each pleaded guilty to intoxication in city court today and each drew a fine of $5 and costs. The farmer was aroused from his slumbers by the squeaking of his hens during the progress of the raid on his chicken house. Running out. of his residence clad only In pajamas the farmer Jumped into his trusty fllver and DroKe prev Ions sneed records getting into Rich mond to file a complaint with Sheriff Carr. He beat the offenders to town. UNION CLASS MEETS The Union Bible class of the First English Lutheran church will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Edna Grottendick, Sll South Twelfth street. Do Your r-'-j Join the Bit Now'-j-J Red Cross WEATHER FORECAST For Indiana by United States Weath er Bureau Fair tonight and warmer northeast portion. Tuesday overcast Probably thundershowers north portion. Temperature Today. Noon 74 Yesterday. Maximum 73 Minimum ..54 ' Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight Thundershowers Tuesday or Tuesday evening. , General Condition The weather i has now cleared over central states, I but a storm covers the Mississippi valI le, and will cause increasing cloudiness tonight or Tuesday, probably followed by rain. Hot weather covers ! the plain states. It is much colder in the Plain states, the temperature near freezing on Canadian border.

HE'S CONFIDENT

AMSTERDAM, (via London), June 11. Field Marshal Von Hindenburg has telegraphed to the Potsdam Union for a German Peace: "I am sure that the army and the people, held together by the strong hand of our gracious kaiser, will enforce against any power on earth such a peace as Germany desires, so that the present war will not have been fought in vain." Hardy Ones Braved Cold ana Went In "Swimmin" Sunday "Yoo .Hoo! Oh Skinnay! Cum on in, the water's fine." About fifty persons, braving the threatening rain asid the cold water of the pond, "went swimmin " In Hawkins bathing poo- yesterday afternoon. The pond we 3 open for the first time this season yesterday and it has been cleaned and scraped, all the weeds and sediment in the pond being removed. The pond will bo open for the remainder of the summer from 7 a. m. until 11 p. m. CONDITION OF GILES SOMEWHAT IMPROVED The ' condition of Superintendent Giles, who has been threatened with diphtheria, is somewhat Improved today. He rested very well last night.

Pickell Tells His Reasons for Refusing Diplomas to Two Boys

Principal F. G. Pickell, of the high school, has submitted the following: 1. To graduate from the high school a pupil must present before graduation thirty-two full credits In subjects for which credit has been approved by the school board since these boys did not need this requirement they could not graduate The time of the - final notiication could not alter the number of credits which they had. 2. The number of credits required for graduation has appeared on every printed curriculum of tndy ainee 1910 J. and these have been in the hands of the pupils at all times. ? 3. Every year pupils apply, for graduation and must be told . they cannot graduate. This year there were thirteen besides these boys, and one pupil who applied had but one of the six terms of English required. 4. Twice each year each pupil is advised personally by his Teacher-Advisor as to the requirements for graduation and the credit regulations. 5. Every year diplomas are written RESCUE OF 25 MINERS REVIVES HOPE FOR OTHERS Heroism of "Nipper Boy" Brines Freedom to En tombed Men. BUTTE, Mont, June 11 The res cue of 25 men yesterday who were thought to be among the dead In the Speculator shaft of the North Butte Mining Company, where more than 200 were entombed Saturday, gave rise to renewed hopes today that some of the 82 men still believed to be In the mine, would be taken out alive. The latest figures made public by the coroner account for sixty-three known dead. The total probable dead, the coroner said, was 145. There are still thought to be 62 dead in the mine. While the coroner is of the opinion they have perished, relatives are hopeful, particularly in view of the rescues alive yesterday of 25 men through the ingenuity of Mengus Duggan, a twenty year old stripper boy. Duggan's handling of men of the 6hift of men on the 2,400 foot level of the mine, his building of bulkheads with dirt lagging and the men's garments and the break for the open 6haft when the gases became unbearable, have made him the popular hero. Because of it, the safety first crews of the mines have entered into the rescue work with renewed vigor and hope to bring more men out of the mine alive. TESTS FOR TYPEWRITERS An examination for typewriters for the Quartermaster corps will be held in the post office! June 27. This examination is open to both men and women. The usual entrance salary for these positions is from S900 to $1,000 a year. Jefferaonvllle is the nearest Quartermaster headquarters. TONNAGE DECREA8E SHOWN NEW YORK. June 11 The unfilled tonnage of the United States steel corporation, on May 31, waa 11,886,591 tons, according to the report issued today, a decrease of 296,492 tons, from the April 30 figures, which were the highest in the history of the corpora tion.

SPY OR TRAITOR GIVES OUT FACTS, AVERS DANIELS

Navy Secretary Asks for Complete Probe of Evidences of Disloyalty. WASHINGTON. June 11 Either a spy or traitor has been divulging confidential information of the bureau of ordnance, Secretary Daniels today told the senate naval affairs committee. When the committee today resumed investigation of the Mongolia shell accident, Senator Frelinghuysen produced some letters which Secretary Daniels said contained information which only could have been obtained from the confidential files of the ordnance bureau. He asked to have them turned over to the secret service. Senator Frelinghuysen said he had no desire to shield any one, that he had attempted to find out something about the author and could not Secretary Daniels said it was absolutely necessary to run down traitors or spies in the navy department and that the persons who furnished the Information was one or the other. He urged the committee to uncover the author of the letter and make him disclose everything. Secretary Daniels contended that charges of incompetency were made in the letter against inspectors and contained grave reflections upon the basic defenses of the country. One of the letters was postmarked Detroit, Mich. for some pupils who do not graduate, for the simple reason that these must be Ailed in weeks before commencement, and this year there were eight diplomas written which were not delivered. 6. The point of attack is that the boys should have been notified earlier. I shall state the facts concerning each boy separately. - Bradford Meyers. JSJ&M&r2ae'w eighteen wee ks Deiore commencement . tnat , ne must have one credit in Bible Study, in addition to the work which he carried in school. I, personally, gave him directions about this" Bible work' but he failed to make his full Bible credit. 2. Bradford Meyers took the Bible Continued On Page Eight. Twelve Trainloads of Material To Be Used In New Bridge Twelve trains, of 50 cars each, will be necessary to bring the material to be used in the construction of the new Main street bridge to this city, according to Contractor Isaac Smith. Five car loads of steel will be used in the work, 85 carloads of cement, and about 5Q0 carloads of gravel and sand. In addition to this material, about 200,0Qu feet of lumber will be used in building the structure. A small portion of the material already has arrived and more is enroute, according to Smith. None of the steel in the old bridsre is availa ble for use in the new and the great-; er part of it will be sold for scrap iron, j

Yankee Flyers Hide Behind Clouds To Pounce Upon Enemy Aviators; Airmen Find Pleasure in Archery

FRENCH FRONT, June 11. Mediaeval archery with bows and arrows is one of the favorite sports of the American aviators of the LaFayette squad ron during the hours when they are cot flying over the German lines in search of German "birds." On their flying ground they have erected a target and many of them have become experts with the ancient weapons. They vary this sport with periods of target exercise with their machine guns which they are called upon to use very frequently on their aerial hunting expeditions. Hide Behind Clouds. . Often when they are flying at great heights and terrific speed they are pounced upon by German airmen who have managed to hide. themselves be hind banks of clouds perhaps a thou sand feet above them, or they themselves may have secured the position STREET CARS START 8EVEN MINUTES EARLIER All city street cars, except Eighth street are now running seven minutes earlier than usual. A new schedule went into effect this morning. . Instead of leaving the terminal at 5:15 o'clock In the morning, they now leave at 5:07.

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SUSPECT SAVED FROM LYNCHING BY HIS NERVE Piersol Refuses to Confess Killing of Keet's Baby and Crowd Spares Him. ' SPRINGFIELD, Mo., June 11 Conditions in' this city Were practically normal today after 36 hours of Intense excitement due to the finding on Satur day of the body of 14 months Lloyd Keet who was kidnaped ten days ago and the announced intention di , tne populace to take the lives of six prison ers, one a woman, held in connection with various alleged abduction plots unearthed here. ' , The prisoners, not connected official ly by the authorities with the kidnap ing and death of the Keet cmid, son of J. H. Keet banker, that had so aroused the populace, :. today were thought to be safe in the jails of other counties, four men, Taylor Adams, Maxie Adams and Sam McGinnis at Stockton, and the whereabouts of the remaining two, Claude Piersol and Cletus Adams, unknown. Mob Overtake 'Em. Near Humansviller Sheriff Will Webb and his party trying to spirit the prisoners to safety, were overtaken Sunday morning by a few, men from Springfield, who had travelled : In motor cars and Piersol and ;. Cletus Adams were subjected to a grilling that is said to have left them with their lives only as a result of the iron nerve of Piersol. The sheriff apparently made no resistance to having his prisoners taken from him when the Springfield men promised him no harm would be done Continued On Page Nine. of advantage and thenltyplaned down with a sudden sweep and" pepper the enemy "machine with bullets. They have been generally extremely successful in their expedition as is proved by the big bag of 32 German victims to their flying and shooting skill. Others also they have sent crashing to the earth, but so far behind the German lines that the fall could not be confirmed by observers in the French lines and they have therefore not received credit for their achievements. " j French Officers Proud of Men. The French officers in charge of the squadron are sincerely proud o' their American fighters, and it is remarkable to see how intimate are the terms on which the officers and men live when in camp. . The fact that they are constantly facing death together accounts for much of this, but they also have learned to respect each other for their various qualities. There is no heed to Impose strict military rules, for, as the officer in command explained, discipline is absolutely spontaneous. .All ranks Join together at mess and in their contonments there Is equal division of accommodation. When an expedition Is to be underContinbed On' Page Five.

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Above is a picture of the Adams family, being held in the Keets kidnaping case. Left to right: Mrs. Aliie T. Adams, 37, wife of Taylor B. Adams; Maxie Adams, 16 years old ; Taylor B. Adams, 45 ; Cletus Adams, 17; Mrs. Elizabeth Osburn, mother of Mrs. Adams and grandmother of the two boys. The entire family is in custody of officers of Ozark county today, having been spirited away from the county jail for fear of a mob. Below are: Mrs. Mabei Piersol Zanriper (top) and her sister. Miss Aline Piersol, sisters of Claude Piersol, who narrowly escaped lynching at the hands of an infuriated mob Sunday morning because he was suspected of having killed the Keets baby.

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ANOTHER AMERICAN SAILING SHIP SUNK LONDON, June 11. The American sailing vessel Magnus Mansohad been sunk by a German submarine. She was sent down after the ciew had left her. Private advices received in Mobile late last month that the Mangus Manson had been torpedoed off the French coast. The dispatches received there stated that the master and crew were saved after the torpedoing of the vessel. . The Magnus Manson, a five-masted schooner of 1,751 tons gross, sailed from Pensacola, Fla., late in March for Genoa with a cargo of lumber. She was owned In Mobile. HAA8 IN CHARGE E. M. Haas, executive secretary of Red Cross War Fund campaign, has been given a two-week's leave of absence by R. L. Pollings Co., of Indianapolis, In order that he might do this work.

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Store Front Again Coated with Eggs HAGERSTOWN, Ind., June 11. The front of the dry goods store of Replogle ft Harlan was battered with eggs for the second time, sometime during the wee hours of Sunday morning. The proprietors left about midnight and the eggs were used between that time and daybreak. The proprietors believe a wet and dry fight is responsible. The store was egged one week ago. .

SLAYER SENT TO PRISON IN TWELVE HOURS AFTER CRIME

James Adkins Given Life Term for Killing His Former Wife in Fit of Jealousy. SURRENDERS TO POLICE James Adkins, 38 years old, a factory "i employe, rushed into police bead-1 ( luarters at 10 o'clock last night, sob-,' lAing hysterically. He took a revolver fipm a coat pocket and placed it on the desk of Night Sergeant Staubach. f fWhat's it all aboutr inquired the pa lice officer. '1 shot and killed my wife about ten mix rates ago," Adkins muttered, then collapsed into a chair. Shoots Her Twice. Tlie murdered woman, Mrs. Josephin e Adkins, who divorced her slayer abouA a year ago, was killed at the home of her mother, Mrs. Ellen Reser, 403 Nbrth Thirteenth street. She was shot V twice, both bullets entering the body dose to the left breast. At I'.O o'clock this morning, twelve hours after the crime had been com-, mitted, Adkins was arraigned in cir-j cuit cottirt before Judge Fox and enter-' ed a (lea of guilty to a charge of second degree murder. He wls sento a term of life imprisonment in the state penitentiary, at Michigan City. He was in a very nervous state when he was brought into the court room but succneded in controlling his emotions. The "eternal triangle," Is assigned j as the cau se of Adkins' crime. (Referred to Kelly. "I am soitry I did not get that man," Adkins exclaimed while he was being Continued on Page Eight TO TiACH KNITTING Instructors will be at the Re Cross head V uarters on Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning and Friday atfternoon to teach persons bow to , knit articles for the navy. Persons desiring to co-operate In this work are asked to heed this notice. The following objects are to be mate: Mufflers, sleeveless jackets aitd wristlets. LORD NORIHCLIFFE LANDS IN AMERICA AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 11. Lord Northcliffe, cm an errand to America to co-ordintate British activities here as a commercial representative of the British government, arrived in the United States today on an American steamer. As virtual head of ' the British war mission in this coun'try, Lord Nothcliffe, owner of the London Times and other English newspapers comes, it Is understood, not as a diplomatic representative, but to work along industrial end economic lines in the furtherance of his government's interests in America. In this connection he is expected to co-operate with Captain Andre Tardieu, French "high commissioner in the United States. Lord Northcliffe issued the follow ing statement: . . "The war cabinet has designated me head of the British war mission to the United States, and I ha.ve been instructed to try to co-ordinate the work of the various admirable- British organizations already established here. Until I present credentials at Washington it is impossible, of "Course, for me to make any further statement. "I can, however, express; my very great personal pleasure at being agata In America, which I have so often visited and which has many delightful associations and friendships for me. "Nor is it saying too much when I add that the whole British people have a profound sense of grateful apprecia tion of the magnificent welcome accorded Mr. Balfour and his associates." AMERICAN OFFICERS ARRIVE IN FRANCE PARIS, June 11. The first contingent of American officers of Major General Pershing's staff arrived i here this morning. The party consisted of Colonelf McCarthy, of the quartermaster corps, Colonel Taylor, of the engineers. Col. Ireland, of the Medical corps. Mtajor Drum, of the general staff, and the Quartermaster Captains, Moore and Parses. The officers were met .-at the station by Major James A. Logan Jr., and Captain Carl Boyd, resident military attaches. Their arrival mas without formalities. The officers have come to look orer1, a large amount of work preliminary to 1 caring for the American forces whtai they begin to arrive. Informal confer-' ences were held daring the day he-! tween French and American off! cent.'