Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 182, 13 June 1917 — Page 1

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HOME EDITION VfM YI II IO tfi'J Palladium and Sun-Telegram VUL. AL1I.,1NU. 104 Consolidated 1907 RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1917. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

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FOE PLANES FLY ACROSS EAST END OF CAPITAL CITY Shell Strikes School House, Killing Ten Children Raid Results in Loss of 49 Lives. ONE BROUGHT DOWN

LONDON, June W. The death ' of 49 persons and the Injury of 200 in today's air raid was announced In the House of Lords today by the Eari of Derby, secretary of state for war. The secretary said he feared these figures would be exceeded when fuller reports had been received. LONDON. June 13. The east end of London was bombarded today by fifteen hostile airplanes. A bomb struck a school house killing ten children and injuring fifty. One German airplane is reported to have been broughtdown.. In the House of Commons Chancellor Bonar Law said 31 persons had been killed and 67 injured in the raid over London, as far as ascertained. Pursued By British. A lavo number of British airplanes puruca tr.3 Germans. - - , The Co:r.ian airplar.es appeared over Lcr.don thcrtly before noon. A great tattlo occurred in the air. The invaders were attacked by anti-aircraft guns as well as by British, aviators.' '. The following official statement was issued: French Issues Report. "Lord French (commander of the home -defenses),' reportsthat about "f ifteen hostile airplanes iWere,r heard crossing the Essex coats, passing in the vicinity of The Nore (part of the estauary of the Thames) at about 11 a. m. i ney proceeded in tne aireciion of London, separating when they had covered about half the distance. "The east end of London has been attacked and 'bombed. Anti-aircraft guns of the London defenses have been in action. A large number of airplanes are still up in pursuit." ' Poor District Suffers. The east end of London, in which live the city's poor, suffered heavily rrom the raid.. Bombs fell in many congested districts and while the number of casualitles has not been ob tained. two hospitals report handling upward of fifty cases, four of whom cled and 'many seriously injured. An official statement says that 41 deaths and 121 injuries have been reported up to now. Fourth Raid in Series. This is the fourth raid made by the Germans in the new series of perial attack's on England, in which airplanes . have been substituted for Zeppelins, "apparently cn account of the success of the British in bringing down the dirigibles. As on previous occasions, the airplanes made the attack In daylight. The last previous raid was on June 3, when IS airplanes dropped bombs dn Efsic and Kent. Eight of the 18 ma chines in the German squadron were destroyed and two .others are behe'ed to have been p comp letely out .of action, in tnis nun two persons were klllfd and 2f Injured. On May 23 four or five German aircraft flew over the eastern English counties and dropped bombs which killed one man. The largest number of casualties in these attacks was oc casioned by a raid on May 25 over southeast England, in which about If? nlrplanes took part. The bombs dropped killed 76 persons and injured 174. Do Yourp--j Join the Bit NowLJjJRed Cross WEATHER FORECAST For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Cooler tonight. Thursday probably fair and cooler in east and south portion. Wayne County by.W. E. MooreThunderstorms this afternoon and tor.izht. Thursday probably .cooler. General Conditions The Iowa stor General Conditions : The Iowa storm is moving very slowly eastward and is already causing heavy tain ln Illinois. It will probably pass through this section with diminished strength, but will probably rain before tomorrow( Warm and sultry weather contlncs east of 90th Meridian, but cold wave over the west will cause lower temperature , throughout Indiana. Heavy frost for west. It was 2 below firr'.ipe Jn Yellowstone Park. Wyo.

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ill HIRAM W. JOHNSON TO SPEAK IN RICHMOND HlfZAT-J JOHNSON. SENATOR WILL IMi ADDRESS .'AT BIG RALLY California Sojon to Address Big Meeting for El- . liott-i Coliseum" Plans for the Republican campaign for the election of Richard Elliott, of Connersville, to- Congress from the Sixth" district were discussed by Republican state leaders at the headquarters .of the ' state committee .in Indianapolis yesterday. ' ', Senator Hiram W. Johnson., of California, is booked for a meeting in the Richmond Coliseum June 22. Senator James' E. Watson, of Rushville, will make five speeches in the district. Other prominent " Republicans who will aid in the campaign are Senator Wesley " Jones, of Washington, Senator Warren G. Harding, of Ohio, Senator .Curtis;-of Kansas,- Senator Wadworth, of New York: Representatives Blrrd and Wood of Indiana, Representatives Rodenberg, of Illinois, Kelley, of Michigan, and Fess, of Ohio. Committee Named. The committee that has charge of the Johnson meeting follows: E. H. Harris, chairman; F. S. Dodd, C. W. Jordan, Cliff Price, Fred G. White, Wil- ' Continued On Page Ten. J ELLIOTT SHAKES HANDS OF VOTERS; EXPECTS TO WIN R. N. Elliott of Connersville, Re b candidate for congress, rived ,n Rlchmond today nd ar today and will spend tonight and tomorrow here. Mr. Elliott got busy on his canvass of the voters as soon as he arrived here and net a large number of the voters, all of whom were greatly impressed with him. Mr. Elliott was amazed by -the number of Democrats who assured him of their support. "How do you; stand on the war?" was a question, fired point blank -at Mr. Elliott by practically everyone he talked with, and his questioners invariably nodded their approval when he replied: "I stand right back of the government. I am a Republican, but first of all I am an American citizen, and the government-must receive the support of all loyal citizens if we win this war, and we are in It to win." This afternoon Mr. Elliott went to Hagerstown. He will return late this afternoon. Tonight he. will meet with a number of men who are active in the interest of his candidacy. Tomorrow-he will resume his canvass in Richmond, leaving late in the afternoon for Centerville and Cambridge City. "The Republican party never was so harmonious in this district as It is right now and I anticipate a' recordbreaking vote, 'June '26, and a Republican victory," Mr. Elliott said.. WILLIAMS TO ATTEND. : County ; Superintendent Williams will lea-e tomorrow morning for Indianapolis where he will attend the state meeting of the State Superintendent's Association, tomorrow ; and Friday.

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Here's Hint to Wives: Offer Your Spouses' Services to Nation WASHINGTON, June 13. Among the thousands of letters reaching the provost marshal general's office' these days from wives, mothers and sweethearts ' asking exemption for their men, officials were amused to find several from wives recommending that their husbands be conscripted. One woman said her husband didn't want to go to . war, but had no good reason for pot going, and "tipped" the war department that it might just as well make a soldier of him. COUNTY GIVES ITS QUOTA TO DEFENSE FUND Banks Report Liberty Loan Allotment is Subscribed . Small Investors. Help. With subscriptions coming in rapidly from the small banks in the county, members of the Liberty Loan committee today were assured cf the success of the county's campaign for the $870,060 as its share of the loan. Although no figures, were given out by the committee today, it is understood that the county's quota has almost., been made up but -the committee will continue their efforts to secure investors- for the bonds tomorrow and Friday. The total of the subscriptions was greatly increased yesterday when one of the-smaller county banks filled out its share, of the loan, bringing the total almost to tha desired amount. . Rose Gives Receipts. The county's total subscriptions will be, increased by the .offer of Sidney Rose, of the Railroad store. One half of the gross receipts of the store for three days of this week will be used to purchase bonds.- The special Liberty Loan sale started yesterday morning and the receipts of the sale were large both yesterday and today: The ringing of church and fire bells last night again attracted much attention and several instances where persons subscribed to the loan after being reminded of their patriotic duty by the bells, were reported by the banks today. School Teacher is Sent to Jail For Failing to Enroll NEW YORK, June 13. A penitentiary sentence of 11 months and 29 days for not registering under the selective draft law was imposed by United States Judge, Chatfield in Brooklyn today, on Herman Levine, school teacher and college graduate. AIR RAIDS TOO EXPENSIVE, SAYS . ORVILLE WRIGHT Inventor of Airplanes Comments on Today's German Sky Attack. Orville Wright, inventor of the heavier than air flying machine declared today that air raids for the. purpose of destroying enemy property are failures. He made this comment when in formed that Germany had made another raid over London, killing a number of civilians. Mr. Wright was in the city to attend the commencement exercises at Earlham college today. He was given the degfee of Master of Science by that institution this morning. : Expense Too Great. "The expense connected with con ducting such a raic is greater than the good accomplished." Mr. Wright said: I have talked with several officers on the subject and ail are of the opinion thac the raids are - not successful from a military standpoint. "One reason for this is'the fact that such a heavy expense tgust be met for the shells and other explosives while it is so -extremely difficult to hit the mark aimed at." Would Have Saved Millions. ""The United States-is awakening to the need of the airplane, but they are Continued On Page Seven. 1

Pi! UUU U-BOAT GETS FRENCH SHIP IN ATLANTIC; 550 ABOARD Detachment of Senegalese - Rifles Numbered in Complement of Doomed Ship's Passengers. OWNED BY PARIS FIRM PARIS, June l3.-r-The. South Atlantic liner Sequana with 550 passengers on board has been torpedoed and sunk with a loss of 190 men. The Sequana was sunk in the Atlantic. Among the passengers was a detachment of the Senegalese rifles. f The Sequana, formerly the City of Cornith, was owned by the South Atlantic Navigation company, of Paris. Her gross tonnage was 5,557. She was 430 feet long and was built in Belfast in 1898. . LEYLAND LINER ALSO .,f SUNK. BY SUBMARINE ? CBy Associated Press) London has been subjected to another air raid, the fourth the peraans have launched at England, since aeroplanes were substituted for zeppelins ten the bomDing'attacksr, ,- -. Some fifteen machines took a part in the raid, which was carried put this morning over Essex and had dxtenfled to the east end of London by noon. British aviators, and anti-air craft guns, attacked the raiders. Thirtyone persons were killed and fifty-seven injured. Submarines are again giving evidence of a pronounced activity. Paris advices announce the sinking of the French liner, Sequana, 5,557 tons, from whom 190 men were lost out of 550 passengers. Among those on board were members of the Senegalese Rifles. Another vessel reported sunk is'the Leyland liner, Anglian, 5,o32 tons, which left Boston for Liverpool with a general cargo on May 30. Their agent at Boston had received word that a German submarine had sent her to the bottom. The crew was saved. LIBERTY BOND IES REACH $1,658,000,000 WASHINGTON, June 13. Subscriptions to the Liberty Loan forwarded by all reserve banks to the treasury department totaled U.658,000,000 - at noon today. SENATE APPROVES WAR BUDGET BILL , QF $3,281 ,000,000 WASHINGTON, June 13. Excepting the House compromise of acquisition of the Jamestown Exposition site as a naval base, the Senate today! enactad the $3,281,000,000 war bill and sent it to the president. MURDERER WEEPS AT VICTIM'S BIER In company with Sheriff Carr. James Adkins. confessed wife murderer, iast! night went to the .home of his dead! wife's parents and there viewed the body of his victim. " ' : .. . ... . r . .When shown the1 body. Adk'.ns broke down and wept bitterly, declaring that he "was sorry that it happened." Adkins was then returned to the county jail and at 2 o'clock this morning, in custody of Patrolman Lawler, was taken to the state penitentiary at Michigan City to start on a lire sentence for the crime. -

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Husband Forgives Mrs. Mann; "I Love Her Dearly," He Says

MOBILE, Ala.; .J.une 13. William Mann, of Crete, Ind., husband of Mrs. MatUie Mann, of that -eity.-who figured as ' the woman-; l thr alleged white slave, case against Rev. W. R. Motley, of Spartansburg, Ind., left here yesterday with bis wife,' for their home in Indiana. "I love her dearly," he exclaimed to federal officers, "and I forgive her for I believe she is a victim of circumstances. "I learned that he had fled town because of an insult he had offered the wife of another resident who was returning and had threatened his life. When leaving hurriedly he took my wife along." Rev. W. R. Motley, formerly of this city, fled from Spartansburg, Ind., last Senate Committee Passes New Dry Bill WASHINGTON, June 13. A new bill to prohibit the manufacture during the war of foodstuffs into distilled spirits and malt liquors, was ordered reported today by the Senate agriculture committee. " . ' Another provision of the bill would empower the president "to requisition existing supplies of .distilled spirits if necessary to conserve food supply, or to secure alcohol for war purposes. UNCLE 'SAM WA NOT CONSULTED BDICATIO State Department Had no Hand in Forcing Greek King Out. WASHINGTON, ' June 13. The United States was not consulted about the allied coup which dethroned King Constantine, It wa3 said at the state department today, and has not as yet taken any. part in the complex diplomacy of the general European situation. . So far, it. was explained, the United States is more of a military and economic than a diplomatic partner with the allies. But Intimations were given today that as one object of the Continued On Page Seven. - FREE LUNCH DOOMED ; . ,1 N NEW YORK CITY NEtv YORK, June 13. After tomorrow night free' lunches in Brooklyn bars will Join other war time economies, it was announced today. The saloons of Manhattan and throughout New York, state are preparing to folIqw , suit, according to retail" dealers, who stated that either the free lunch must go or the price of drinks must be raised to cover the cost of food provided free to customers.

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i I Defend Coast Vera Kitchin and Mrs. William Duffy. , , .... . month with Mrs. Mann and declared that he had ennn fnr" rnnH T-Io wno arrested last week in Alabama In com pany with the woman. . Motley, while in this city, was Involved in a scandal In connection with four women of the Central Christian church, of which he was pastor. PERSHING LANDS AT FRENCH PORT PARIS, June 13. Major General Pershing arrived in Paris today. PARIS, June 13. General Pershing landed at Boulogne this morning and will arrive in Paris this evening. He was met at the quay by General Pelletier, representing the French government and General Headquarters of the French army; Commandant Hue, representing the minister of war; General Lucas, commanding the northern region; Colonel Dam, governor of Lille; the prefect of the Somme and other public officials. British soldiers and marines lined up along the quays rendered miltary honors as the vessel flying the Stars and Stripes, preceded by destroyers, and accompanied by hydroplanes and dirigible balloons, steamed up the channel. Military bands played the "Star Spangled Banner" and "The Marseillaise," as General Pelletier and his party boarded the boat to welcome General Pershing. AMERICANS THROW ARMED MEXICANS BACK ACROSS RIVER EL PASO. Texas, June 13. A motor cycle machine-gun company and troops in motor trucks were dispatched tc aay from Fort Bliss to Ysleta,i3 miles east, where it was reported forty Mexicans attempted to ford the Rio Grande. . The Mexicans were fired on by the cavalry patrol but no reports of killed or wounded, however, have been re ceived , here. Major General Bell is in command of the district, and despatched an aide to investigate! Lieutenant John Lucas, aide to General Bell, returned from - Ysleta this morning: He reported that approximately ,25' armed and mounted Mexicans attempted to cross the river and fired on the patrol. The patrol retreated to the dense underbrush and returned the firel The Mexicans retreated. , ' , , When the motorcycle company and the other troops from Fort Bliss reach ed the scene, everything was quiet.

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m INVENTOR OF I 5 PLANE IS GIVEN HONOR BY EARLHAM Orville Wright Receives Belated Degree Carl W. Ackerman Given Recognition-by Alma Mater. DR. MATHEWS SPEAKS Orville Wright, co-inventor of the airplane, who was given the degree of Master of Science by Earlham five years ago, and who could not attend at that time, was present to receive his degree at the commencement exercisea of the college this morning. The addrefcs of Dr. Shailer Matthews dean of the Divinity school of Chicago University, the short eulogy pronuncPresident Robert L. Kelly, by Willitai Dudley Foulke, the conferring of tfce degree of Master of Arts upon Crl W. Ackerman, Richmond, journalf and writer, and the reception of thHr degrees by the 39 members of the graduating class of the coliece, were the other events of the morning. A crowd which overflowed the campus auditorium In front of Chase stage listened to the addresses." - Wright Gets Degree. " "Earlham College honored herself five years ago, by conferring upon Orville Wright, of Dayton, and the upper air, the degree of Master of Science." said President Robert L. Kelly, in giv ing the degree. At that time he could not be present. Today, he is, and this degree is given him." The crowd gave Wright an ovation when he rose to receive the degree. In giving Ackerman his degree. Dr. Kelly sketched his career since leaving Earlham, six years ago, and spoke of him as special writer for the New York Tribune Association, write for the Saturday Evening Post, and author of "Germany, the Next Republic." One other degree of Master of Arts was given to Carleton Bailey Edwards, of the class of 1915. Democracy vs. Autocracy. Dr. Mathews' address for the graduates was upon the subject, "America and World Democracy," and was a clear, logical tracing of the contrasted spirits of democracy and autocracy as represented by America's career and that of Germany. "In the slow process of human Institutions, oar special glory has been that with all our backsliding, with all Continued On Page Ten. London Newspapers Calling American Soldiers "Sammy 99 LONDON. June 13. United States private soldiers attached to. General Pershing are manifesting naive Interest in some of England's revered traditions and particularly to historical events connected with London tower, where the men are occupying the ancient barracks. Today the warden, who was taking the party of Uncle Sam's soldiers through the dungeon, lined them up before the block and said: "This is where Anne Boleyn was executed." - One regular looked at the stone a long time and finally said: "All right, I'll bite; what did Anne do?" The British press is reviving the effort to popularize the name of "Sammy" for American soldiers to correspond with "Tommy" for the British. Every Member of Guard Company is Purchaser of Bond ' LEWISTON, Idaho. Jun4 13. Every man in F Company, Idaho National Guard, from Lewiston has subscribed for a $50 Liberty "Bond, according to a letter received today from the captain of the company, on duty "somewhere in the United States." The letter stated the guardsmen "will pay for the bonds iu Installments ; of J10 a month. - v ' x SUIT TO COLLECT FILED. Suit to collect on a promissory note given by Ora Hughbanks for $575, has been filed in circuit court by Nascy Evans. - .- - '

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