Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 209, 14 July 1917 — Page 1

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CORN RAZED BY BIG STORM; DAMAGE TOTALS THOUSANDS; MANY HOUSES ARE UNROOFED

; Four-Mile Strip in Wayne and Union Counties Affected Most by Twister Charles Mitchell Loses 270 Acres of Maize, Worth $15,000 Bridge Washed Out Uprooted Trees Block Traffic.

BULLETIN Another storm which may be as bad as the one that did so much damage Friday evening la predicted by Weatherman Moore for late Saturday afternoon or evening. The storm Friday night is described as a northwest gale bT the weatherman. It was not a tornado or cyclone, but simply a straight wind which blew terrifically In some portions of the country.

Loss to crops amounting to thousands of dollars and a large loss to property was caused by the heaviest wind and hail storm that has visited eastern Indiana this summer last night. The ' heaviest damage was done through a four mile strip of land in Wayne and Union counties, north of Liberty and Kitchell, where hundreds of acres of corn and oats were destroyed. A 6mall tornado swept through a small section of land in this strip and it was here that the greatest property damage was sustained.

Coleman is Big Loser.' Michael Coleman, living ahout three miles north of Liberty on the LibertyRichmond pike, was a big loser. At the Coleman farm, the wind blew the roof from the house and the barn, causing a damage of more than a thousand dollars. The wind blew with such force that . the slate roof on the farm bouse was lifted from the building and dropped in a field about 100 feet away. Bricks from the chimney at the Coleman home were blown several hundred feet into a corn field. More than a thousand dollar loss was also sustained on the Coleman farm by the destruction of 60 acres of growing corn. The corn field, which Is just off the Liberty pike, was considered one of the finest In the county and was totally destroyed by , wind and hail. ; '. , .. . . Mitchell Loses Most. At the farm of Charles Mitchell, the' wind blew a large number of shingles nff tha ham an A nthpT Ollthulldlnes and hail ruined snout ztu acres 01 growing corn, causing a loss of almost 115,000, Several larce shade trees at the Mitchell home, and practically: an entire orchard were also blown down. , Heavy crop damage was reported at the farm of John Deal, where 130 acres of corn and several farm buildings were damaged or destroyed. A large wheat field was also damaged by the rain and hall, but as most of the wheat had been cut and shocked, the damage here was small. A bridge just west of the Mitchell farm on the Boston-Liberty road was washed out and a force of men were repairing the bridge and clearing away the many trees that had fallen across the road. At the home of Ben Tappen, about three miles west of Boston and two miles north of Kitchell, the twister blew over fifteen large shade trees, completely blocking the road, and cutting all lines of communication with Kitchell. Causes $4,000 Damage. At the Tappen farm a twenty-acre field of oats, and thirty acres of corn were also destroyed by wind and hall causing a loss to the owner of about $4,000. Several windows were blown out of the Tappen farmhouse and a part of the barn was blown away. Much dagame also was done at the farms of Dan Lashley, James Davis and Nicholas. Semler, where practically all of the corn crop was destroyed. The storm caused damage at Centervllle. Practically all of the corn and onts in the vicinity of Centerville was blown down and destroyed. At the home of Dan Clevensror, near Centerville. the roof was blown off the house and scattered through the field. The only loss of livestock known in Wayne county was at the farm of Ilenrv Bertram, where a horse was killed by lightning. Damage was also done on the Bertram farm by hail and lightning to crops and outbuild' lngs. . A large silo on a farm south of Cen terville was reported burned but no details as to how the fire started could be learned. It is presumed that the silo was struck by lightning. Hay Crop. Hundreds of tons of hay, the total crop of which was very small, was destroyed by the heavy rain. The hay had been cut for some time and had been lying on the ground and the rain of last night completed the destruct ion which began with the rain last Thursday. The wheat crop was not materially damaged, but in some cases the shocks will have to be torn apart and the wheat left on the ground to be dried bv the ' sun. Practically all of the wheat In the county had been cut and this prevented a much greater loss to crops. Except for a heavy rain, which in some cases washed out growing fields, no damage was reported north of the city. Farmers near Fountain City and "Hagerstown declared that their crops had not suffered to any extent by the rain, although they were of the opinion that If the wet weather continues it will mean a loss to the oats and wheat hmvt rain. accomDanled by much lightning and high wind was reported east of the city, in Ohio, but the; storm was not severe enough to cause any damage, other than flooded cellars and the like. i i . 1

STORM FLOODS MANY CELLARS; RAINFALL HEAVY Hundreds of Dollars Damage Done in Richmond 1.35 Inches of Water Falls. Several hundreds of dollars damage was done to Richmond business houses by the heavy rain storm that fell last night. Most of the damage was done to supplies kept, In the basements of boildtngst thatM 'were fldodeUTas& ments were flooded by water backing from sewers that were filled to their capacity as the result of the heavy downpour. ' The rainfall was the heaviest that) has been reported this season. According to the measurements of the observer at the pumping station 1.35 inches of rain fell last night, the biggest part of the rain coming betwen seven and eight o'clock. Eggemeyers Are 'Losers. The heaviest loser in the city probably was Eggemeyers' Bee Hive grocery. Here the water backed into the basement to the depth of almost a foot and damaged a large quantity of green stuffs and canned goods that were stored in the basement. Water to the depth of about 6ix inches was reported in the basement of Adam H. Bartel company, but no damage was done as a reslut of the flood. . All of the streams near the city were very high this morning, the Whitewater river being up almost a foot. During the downpour last night many of the city streets were filled with water and the city took on the appearance of a second Venice. Water, was banked on parts of Main street as rar out as the street car tracks and it was some time after the storm was over that the streets were cleared. Cellars under residences in all parts of the city were flooded. Friday Was Lucky For Friends9 Unit A four hundred dollar check mailed on Friday, the thirteenth, was in the mail of Secretary Walter Woodward Saturday morning. The check was fvom the First Friends' congregation iu Indianapolis for the ambulance fund, and brings the fund near the $10,000 mark. STORM DELAYS WEST BOUND TRAINS IN ARRIVING HERE West bound passenger trains were late , arriving, in Richmond Saturday morning. Storms in Ohio and Pennsylvania caused the delays. The train due at 10:45 o'clock was ' one hour late, and others were running late,.

Three Americans Wounded in Republican Victory in China

WASHINGTON, July 14. Three Americans were wounded by stray bullets, the state department announced today, in the ten hour's fight in which Chinese republican troops forced the surrender of the monarchial troop's of General Chang Hsun. The occupation of Peking by the re publican forces, following the surren der at Hung Tai .Thursday-of the mon archist army of ten thousand men. in dicated the complete restoration of the republic, the Chinese legation here de clared today.

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ITALY WILL NOT GIVE UP COM ROME, July 14. The ministry of foreign, affairs notified the American embassy yesterday, that it was Impossible to extradite Alfredo Cocchi, the slayer of Ruth Cruger, without violating the fundamental law of the country. Peter A. Jay, charge d'affaires, during the absence of Ambassador Page, called at the foreign office, and was told that the ministry regretted it was unable to satisfy tne aesire or the United "States to have Cocchi sent back especially now, in vfew of the relations, of Italy and America. Although the original questions asked by Joseph H. Grigg, representing Police Commissioner Wood of New York, have as yet been unanswered, new questions have been submitted to the Italian government through the American embassy. These deal chiefly with Cocchi's reported connivance with the New York police. Little Thing Like Supreme Court Rule Does Not Feaze 'Em And still they are not daunted. Richmond suffrage leaders announced Saturday their work would go on, despite the decision of the supreme court making the constitutional convention illegal. ' , "We must get1 the women ready to vote in the fall election, so our work will not stop." said Mrs. W. O. Lewis, today. , ,1 ' X hlfraglsta" ares of " the plnlon thai Indiana "must have ' a constitutional convention and will have one eventually.: All county meetings will be held as planned, ?but; women will not ' be registered. Saturday afternoon a mass meeting was held in Hagerstown. Mrs. W. O. Lewis gave an address. Women of Jefferson and Dalton townships attended, i - 1. W. W. Agitators Held in Stockade HERMANAS, N. N., July 14. Re moval of the 1,200 deported striking Bisbee copper miners and their I. W, W. sympathizers from their cattle car and box car habitations at this desert hamlet to Columbus, where they will be cared for by the military authori ties pending decision as to their final disposition, was ordered today on the arrival of Colonel James Holbrook, U. S. A., with a command of 192 offi cers and men, ordered here from Douglas by Brigadier-General George Bell, Jr., commanding the El Paso military district The soldiers were assisted by Sheriff Simpson, of Luna county, and his deputies. The embarkation was orderly. ENEMY UNABLE TO STOP RUSS (By Associated Press) The Russian revolutionary army in Galicia is still sweeping forward, the capture of Novica, east of Kalusz, being announced today. Apparently there is nothing to stop them pouring through the breach in the line in eastern Galicia opened by General Korniloff. On he Franco-Belgium front, a waiting policy is being pursued by General Haig on the British end of the line and General Petain in the French action. There has been only local Ighting by either group of armies. Prior to the battle of Fung Tai, the Manchus were urged to lay down their arms, but General Chang Hsun refused. The engagement, starting early Thursday morning, resulted in a decisive victory -for , the republican troops," dispatches to the legation announce. . Chang Hsun, who led the revolt of the imperialists, has taken refuge in the Dutch legation, in "order, to obtain eafe conduct out of the country. Prewier Tuan Chi-Jui will establish repub- J lican headquarters In Peking immedlately, it was stated. 1

Jacksonburg Folks Sleep in Garden; They Grow Melons

JACKSONBURG, Ind.. July 14. Hey, you garden fans! Here's a record for you to shoot at! Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis, of Jacksonburg, spend twenty-four hours a day in their garden. S'fact. They work in it during the day and sleep in a tent pitched in the field at night. They've a bumper crop of melons and onions this year. FOUR RUMANIAN MINISTERS QUIT JASBY, Rumania, July 6 (Delayed). A cabinet crisis is confronting the Rumanian government. Four conservatives ministers have refused further to co-operate with Premier Bratiano and they also demand that two more conservatives be admitted to the cabinet. They likewise insist that M. Bratiano resign and that Take Jonescu, minister without portfolio, be appointed to succeed him. DRAFT DRAWING LATE NEXT WEEK WASHINGTON, July 14. With 984 of the 4559 exemption district still unheard from today,' an accurate predict ion as to the date of the great drawing law, still was impossible. Most, of the officials who are closely watching the situation believed, however, that all would be ready in time for the draw ing next week. More than 400 districts filed, their reports yesterday and last night. The bulk of those missing districts are in large cities, and will report about the same time. It has been estimated that New York City's report will be complete by Wednesday or Thursday. Newspapers in big population cen ters of the country are beginning to realize more clearly every day the magnitude of the task before them in announcing the order for appearance of each registrant. It eeems likely now that a majority of the papers will be compelled to "print on the first day only the names of the men who are likely to be called to make up the first 687,000 to be drafted for military service. REGISTRATION FOR CITY ELECTION NOT AFFECTED BY RULE Registration for the next general election, registration of women voters, and or city elections will not be affected by the stopping ot the constitu tional convention, said County Clerk Kelly Saturday morning. Absolutely the only matter affected by the ruling -is the registration for the convention itself, said Kelly. Everybody who wants to vote at the next general election will have to register, at the next general registration next April and so far as the general election is concerned, the special registration is wasted. Nothing in connection with the woman suirrage law was decided by the supreme court, and the women can and must register next year in order to vote at the general election, Just as the men will. Clerks who had been busy with the special registration were out of work Saturday morning. Authority, to stop registration came in a telegram from the attorney general last night, shortly after the news of the calling off of the convention. Infantile Paralysis is Fatal to Child Funeral services for Margaret Horr, 10 year-old daughter of Gilbert Horr and wife, 915 Boyer street, who died Friday from infantile paralysis, will be he held at the home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The Rev. F. W. Rohlfing will officiate. The girl had been ill for several weeks and it was thought for a time that she would recover. It is the first death due to infantile paralysis In Richmond for several years, according to Dr. S. G. Smelser, health officer. She leaves her parents and two brothers, David and Robert Horr.

MOTORIST LOSES LIFE IN STORM Coroner Morrow Saturday was in vestigating the accident just west of Richmond Friday night, in which Walter Louis Tisch, 24 years old, was killed when a Pennsylvania passenger train struck the automobile he was driving, at a grade crossing. The body was at Doan and Klute's morgue Saturday being prepared for shipment to Jefferson. O., Tisch's home. His parents were notified of the accident but have not sent in structions as to what to do with the body. The body was badly mangled and the head almost severed. A regis tration card was the means of identi fication. Occurred During Rain. The accident occurred durine the downpour of rain and it is believed that Tisch didn't know that he was approaching a grade crossing. Ac cording to Engineer Fidler, the customary alarm whistle was sounded. The body was hanging on the pilot of the engine when the tram was stopped several hundred feet from the crossing. The machine was splintered in ell directions. Tisch who is a butter salesman for the Long Butter Company, of Union City, Ind., had been at Lyons Station on business. SITE IS SOUGHT FOR POLYFACTORY , The polyfactory of the Commercial club is waiting to receive offers of ground for the new building. Four or five acres of ground is wanted en a raHroad siding; ee!ghrhousesnd at a low cost. V Ground with all these desirable features isn't expected, but the committee will consider any sites offered. Offers should be accompanied with a description of the property and the price asked, and should be sent to the secretary of the Commercial club. : Members of the committee are S. W. Hayes, George E. Seldel and E. W. Shirk. Only One Bid Made for Bridge Bonds; 12 Banks Buy 'Em Only one bid was made for any of the Main street bridge bonds that were offered for sale by the county commissioners this morning. All of the bonds were sold however, among the banks of the county, after they had been purchased by County Auditor Eowman and County Treasurer Weidner, who solicited them among the county banks. - Four ,of the bonds, which were Issued in denominations of $500 were purchased by E. J. Weidner. Following is a list of the banks that purchased the bonds, the GermanAmerican bank, of this city, being the only bank that made an original, bid: Second National bank of Richmond. $10,000. Union National bank of Richmond. $10,000. German-American bank, of Rich mond, $5,000. First National bank, of Hagerstown. $20,000. . Wayne National bank, of Cambridge City, $25,000. First National bank, of Cambridge City, $10,000. First National bank of Williams burg, $2,000. First National bank, of Dublin, $2,000. First National bank, of Greensfork, $3,000. Farmers' State bank, of Boston, $2,000. Farmers' bank of Milton, $5,000. Fountain bank, of Fountain City, $2,000. . - , Ed J. Weidner, county treasurer, $2,000. The bonds will pay 4 per cent and will be retired in eleven years. No premium was offered. EXPERT TO GIVE TWO EXHIBITIONS OF CANNING SKILL Canning demonstrations at the high school auditorium, Monday, will be given -at 10 o'clock in the morning and 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Miss Nellie Rowe, of Purdue university, will give the demonstrations, f The same demonstration will " be given at both times. 'The public is invited to attend both meetings.

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MAY RULE GERMANS PRINCE JOACHIM Y.M.C. A. PASSES UP CONVENTION Richmond won't have the state Y. M. C. A- convention, which was to be held here in. the fall. The directors of the association recalled the Invitation - which had been given, because of war conditions, and Crawfordsville or Michigan City prob ably will entertain the convention. Reports given to the directors show ed that 106 members came in during the month of Jyme, breaking all records for the month and helping to break records for the year. The association now hase 832 members. ' Grace M. E. church was Invited to use the Y. M. C. A." for services while the church is being remodelled.. WAYNE COUNTY LOSES $10,000 Wayne county loses more than $10,000 in the latest semi-annual dis tribution of state money for common school education. A check for $25,252. 54. was received from the state Saturday-morning by the auditor's office. The money sent this spring as Wayne's portion of the common school fund totalled $35,475.41. Each county is assessed on its property, the levy being 13.6 per cent of the taxes collected on property in the county and state, .and each county receives back its fund" based on the number of school children in the state. . t .tL..,.r ... i The countyts property made a fund of $29,581.98, and; commoni school interest money amounted to $5,833.43w The. intent of the. law is to benefit the poorer counties and to make the school - term uniform, throughout the state. , There were 200ytaore school children in the county this year than last, the county having 10,635 in 1916 and 10,839 in 1917,; ? - ; RESIGNATION ACCEPTED? COPENHAGEN, July 14. The Wolff NeWs'BUFeait of Germany circulates without accepting any responsibility for.it, a statement by; the Tafglische Runschau that the resignation of Dr. Von : Bethmann-Hollweg, the imperial chancellor has been accepted.

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ROYAL FATHER SAY REPORTS Crisis Has Reached Head iri Germany With Demands for Peace Forcing Whole sale Resignations. S0L0I1S ON STRIKE LONDON, July 14-A dispatch td the Morning Poet from Amsterdam says that rumors are current that Emperor William has abdicated in favor of "his eon. Prince Joachim. The reports are unconfirmed and must bs taken with all reserve. BERNE, Switzerland, July 14 British admiralty per wireless An official telegram from Germany says that General Von Stein, the Prnsslon minister of war, has resigned, . BASEL, Switzerland, July 14. A Berlin dispatch from the semi-official war bureau of Berlin says the retirement of Von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German Imperial chancellor. Is con(By Associated Press) Germany's serious internal crisis overshadowed the pending military operation in the news of the day. The report from Berlin showed that the Reichstag has gone on strike against' the crown and the military party, ap-! parently in the Interest of a partial mentary system of government. j - There 13 ejven a rumor, although en-j tirely unconlnned and little credited. that Emperor; William has abdicated in favor of his fifth and favorite eonj Prince Joachim. . ' j The , peace clamor Is growing both in ' Germany and . Austria-Hungary Part of the trouble between the Reich-, stag and the governing class Is over the government's persistent ; decllna tion to state Germany's peace ternv on : the basis of non-annexation, de manded . by what now comprise a( majority blook in the Reistag. I . War Credit Bill Held Up ' ' The war credit bill is being held up by this majority until the political crisis is settled. But more serious Is, the decision of the members not even) to meet meanwhile for discussion In regular session or in committee. Apparently the , crown prince Is waging a fight for control on behaU of the militaristic interests.' Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg , is under fire from-the crown prince and his supporters, the chancellor seemingly being too liberally: inclined to suit the heir to the throne. ' On the military side the, sttuatfoii continues to bear a most encouraging aspect" for the formidable, groups of nations allied against . the central! powers,- this generally being taken into consideration in dealing with the situation in Berlin and Vienna, REICHSTAG MEMBERS ARE SUMMONED TO CAPITAL COPENHAGEN, July 14, According to a dispatch from Berlin to the Berlingske TIdende, the new peace formula put forward by the liberals is being supported by a great part of the centrist party. All parties have summoned their members to Berlin as soon aa possible. , Do Tom Bit Now Join; the Red Cross WEATHER FORECAST Fnf Indiana hv IJntri Rt.f.. A.-&f. - - j r imin er Bureau Fair tonight' and Sunday except local thundershowers this afternoon or tonight south portion. ; - Temperature ' Today. Noon ............. ............m - " Yesterday. Maximum -....7S ' Minimum . . ....... ........ m For. Wayne county by W. E. Moor -Showers and nrnhahlv Mun i J . J W4IU tier storms this afternoon mA tiii.. , wusu i Sunday partly cloudy and unsettled.. 1 ucucrai iongiusm ine two storms reported yesterday east of the Missis-"" sinpi river came' toeether Avar TA ' - sylvania and extend as far west as Ml. iiuis. i no w tamer remains unsettled '"' in the West, Heavy rains in far south' '