Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 219, 26 July 1917 — Page 1

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DIVISION OF TRAITORS IS KILLED WITH ITS OWN GUNS

General Korniloff Takes Drastic Measures Against Defecting Troop Germans Take Four More Towns. PART OF LINE HOLDS BERLIN, via London. July 26. German troops have captured four more Galician towns, says the official statement Issued today by the German war office. The Russians also are said to be retreating In the direction of Czernowitz, the capital of Bukowina. (By Associated Press) Such details of the Russian retreat In eastern Gallcia as are now coming to hand do not tend to minimize the seriousness of the situation. Special disratches report the losses in heavy artillery will be tremendous and express doubt as to the ability of the Infantry of the Russian eighth army to make good its retreat. There Is still an absence of assurances that the Russian -commanders of the armies taking part in the backward movement have succeeded in getting their refractory troops in hand. Indications are not wanting, however, that the process is well under way. With Its Own Guns There comes through Petrograd, for instance, a report that General Kornilcff's drastic measures have Included the blowing to pieces of an entire division of traitorous troops of the eleventh army by its own artillery. What may prove to be a saving feature of the situation is the firmness of the Russian armies to the north and the south of the ield of retreat. There has been no suggestion of any yielding tendencies of the Russian forces in Volhynia, just to the north of the affected sector, while to the south the Russian troops are not only standing fast so far as they are able, but are co-operating with the Rumanians in a successful movement on the Moldavian frontier. Today's Russian official statement magnifies the extent of the Rumanian, front successes of Tuesday and Wednesday. The Rumanians and Russians together captured more than 2.000 prisoners and 57 guns. MORE THAN 2,000 CAPTIVES TAKEN ON RUMANIAN FRONT PETROGRAD. July 26. Rumanian forces captured, in Tuesday's and Wednesday's battles on the Rumanian front, more than a thousand prisoners, says the official statement issued today by the Russian war department. The Rumanians also took 33 guns, 17 machine guns, 10 mine throwers and much military material. On the same front, the statement . i i says, the Russians aiso capiureu about a thousand prisoners and 24 guns. BRITISH ARMORED CARS PLAY PART GALLANTLY LONDON. July 26-Special dispatches from Petrograd ascribe to British armored cars a-gallant part in covering the Russian retreat in Galicia. The infantry deserted them, hence their Mand was unavailing but the German advance was held up some time. The commander in chief personally congratulated the British commander, Locker Lampson. and presented twenty-six crosses of St. George to his men. The British casualties were only five wounded and the cars later co-operated with the Russian cavalry in front of Tarnopol. . Foe's Steamers Are Disabled in Siam BANGKOK, July 26. The machin ery of the Austro-German steamers which were seized after Siam had declared war against the central powers, July 22, was found to be damaged. All male subjects of enemy countries have been interned and all enemy business will be wound up. Nine steamers aggregating 19,000 tons were seized by the Siamese government with its entrance into the war. They were owned chiefly by the North German Lloyd company. Do Your p'l Join the Bit Now Lj-1 Red Cross WEATHER FORECAST For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Generally air tonight and Friday. Temperature Today. Noon 76 Yesterday. - Maximum S7 Minimum 67 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore ' Partly cloudy tonight and Friday. Occasional thunderstorms. General Condition The Canadian storm extends in a valley shaped form routhward to Oklahoma and eastern Pennsylvania. It is causing showers pnd thunderstorms over the central etates, although in some places there b no rain. Weather will remain unfettled for the next 36 hours. ,

Part of Brooklyn Resembles Sahara

NEW YORK, July 26. Only soft drinks were obtainable today in the district of Brooklyn affected by the order yesterday of the state excise department forbidding the sale of intoxicating drinks in 35 saloons and three hotels. Police were on duty to see that the order was obeyed. Owners of the places were preparing protests against the order and the local retail liquor dealers' association, of which a majority of the saloonkeepers are members. It was announced, would met shortly to take action backing up the Individual protests. All the places affected are within a certain radius of ship repairing and munitions plants employed on government work of great necessity. The order of the state excise department has the approval of .the government. NO DANGER OF EPIDEMIC SEEN Sporadic outbreaks of hog cholera ere occurring in Wayne county already, and there probably will be several more as soon as the chilly fall weather sets in, says George Sperling, Richmond veterinary. It had been thought that the disease had been stamped out in the county, but the failure of farmers to use government serum, and their belief that the disease had ceased to be dangerous, has causd several . cases this spring and summer.. There is no epidemic of the disease, nor is there any danger of one. But the disease this year is unusually fatal to the victims. This is because of the use of cheap serum which, when it falls, makes the disease much more fatal than when hogs aren't inoculated. Districts suffering most are south of Richmond, says Dr. Sperling. Hot weather is fatal to the cholera, but the damp and cold weather of fall Is favorable tp its spread, and for that reason there'll be more in the fall. About three-fourths of Wayne county's farmers vaccinate their hogs just as regularly as they plow their corn, however, says the doctor.

Fleeing Russians Shoot Down

Own Gunners to Obtain Morses

LONDON, July 26. An appalling blow is the description of the Russian collapse, given in a dispatch from Petrograd to the Post. Never in the war has Russia put afield such enormous armies. British and French guns and gunners, flying machines, aviators and British armored cars were added to the unprecedented technical strength tf the Russians themselves to make this particular front equal to anything. The artillery was planted where such admirable natural prepared positions as amounted to the ideal. There were places where the artillery lay in absolutely dead ground not 300 yards from the enemy trenches. Big guns vere ideally placed thanks to the character of the terrain. Information regarding the guns of the Eleventh army almost staggers be Traffic Delayed by Pennsylvania Crash A wreck on the Pennsylvania railroadd near Knightstown Wednesday evening, delayed east bound passenger trains. Ten freight cars were turned over and traffic was blocked most of the night. Passenger trains from Tndianapolis arrived here four hours late. The wreck has been cleared away and traffic resumed. BRITISH DESTROY PAIR OF GERMANS AMSTERDAM, July 26. Two German vessels have been sunk and two German steamers have been taken to England by British destroyers, according to the correspondent at Texel, one of the Frisian Islands, of the Amsterdam Teleoraaf. A German steamer which had been torpedoed, the correspondent adds, has arrived at Denhelde. Leaders Named for Chautauqua Rallies Leaders for the Young People's meetings to be held each Sunday evening during the Chautauqua have been appointed. Meetings will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 in the large tent Special music will be given. The leaders and topics will be: August 19 "A Definite Purpose and the Success it Wins," Edgar Mote. August 26 "Excuses," Helen Hockett and Helen BalL September 2 "The Appeal of Missions to Young People." Rev. Frank H. Levering, a Baptist missionary In India. ,

LONDON SILENT ABOUT VIOLENT

ARTILLERY FIGHT Berlin Says Tis Greatest Battle in History Crown Prince Active Again. (By Associated Press) London Is sphinx-like today regard ing the situation along the FrancoBelgium front. It is declared in thfe German report that one of the most violent artillery battles in history has been in progress in Belgium, even last night's supplementary German statement emphasizing the continuance of this heavy firing. All that the British, press bureau gives out today from that front, how ever, is the report of a . successful British raid near Armentieres, adding that there was "nothing else of spe cial interest." French Lose None Although British shipping losses In creased slightly last week, the French admiralty is able to make the striking announcement that not a single French vessel fell victim to a sub marine during that period. Six ves vels were unsuccessfully attacked. The Italian marine report is also a favorable one. showing the loss of but two steamers and the damaging of one small sailing vessel. The persistence of the German at tack in the Aisne region recalls in increasing measures the. crown prince's Verdun offensive, except that the present drive lacks the success which attended the 1916 operation In its earliest stages. After Brief Lull After a brief lull the thrusts were resumed last night, a powerful attack being delivered on a front of nearly two miles near the easterly end of the Chemin-des-Dames between Hurtebise and LaBovelle. The attacks on Hurtebise farm Itself, were broken up but further west, certain elements of the French first line trenches were penetrated by the Germans at the price of tremendous losses. In the Champagne also there was heavy lighting, German attacks following a heavy bombardment on various parts of the front. Everywhere the Germans were repelled. lief. It appears that the Infantry shot down their own gunners in order to get their horses or shot down the gun horses in revenge as they retreated, leaving practically all the artillery in the Eleventh army In the enemy's hands. As far as the artillery and technical appliances of the Seventh and Eighth armies are concerned there is also no nope of their being saved. The Ger mans were already a couple of days ago across the best road on the shortest line of retreat. The rate of the enemy's advance on the western wing has, accelerated and the gun positions are behind the line now occupied by the Germans. It is becoming an exceedingly anxious ques tion whether the Eighth army will sue ceed in getting away at all but it is making the best haste eastwards. WHEAT TOO WET FOR FARMERS TO HOLD VERY LONG Reports That Grain Will Be Stored Generally is Un true. "To hold the wheat or not to hold It," is the problem which is confronting the farmers. Wet weather, the food bill pending in Washington, the uncertainty of markets, together with the general H. C. of Lb are causing farmers to consider all angles in selling their wheat this year. Although it has been generally 1 reported that farmers will hold ' their wheat this year, the wet. weather will prohibit such action. All wheat this year is damp. The grains are of good quality but in all cases it is too wet. Wheat in such condition, cannot be stored, the farmers say. They claim it will be safer and more practical to sell to elevators at once. ' Stopped by Rain Threshing in many parts of Wayne county was stopped Wednesday and Thursday by rains. Much damage will be done to the crops if the rain continues another day, farmers say. Wheat throughout the county is averaging 25 to 30 bushels to the acre. Several fields have yielded as much as 35 bushels to the acre. Most of the wheat weighs 50 to 60 pounds to the bushel. TJp to Thursday morning Centerville had received 3,000 bushels of new wheat; Fountain City, 1,000 bushels; Lynn, 800. bushels; Hagerstown 2,025; New Paris, 1,500, and Greensfork, 500. Threshing has not started in the Boston neighborhood. Grain dealers are paying 2 to $2.10 per bushel for wheat. Richmond milla were paying $2.10 -Thursday. j

TOO BAD!

AMSTERDAM,' July 26. The Weser Zeitung, of Berlin, prints prominently "stories with more or less elaborate particulars that have gained currency of an attempt made recently on the life of Emperor William." "The details" include one report that the emperor's jaw was mashed. At the conclusion of the article the newspaper says: "The general command at Altona in reply to our inquiry authorizes us to make the following announcement: " As the result of Inquiries made in proper quarters it may be stated that the rumor that an attempt had been made on the kaiser is wholly untrue."' WOMEN'S DRESS NIT IN SERMON Present-day fashiO'as in Richmond women's dress, backsliding of church members and the habits of young men of Richmond were denounced by Rev. A. F. Balsmeier, pastor of the church of the Nazarene, last night. He Is conducting revival meetings at the church. "We need some old-fashioned mothers who will keep their daughters off the streets, and make them wear some clothes when they do go out," said the pastor. "It seems that the women who can get on the fewest clothes Is the most fashionable." A revival in three main ways is needed, said Rev. Mr. Balsmeier, revival of church attendance, of the oldfashioned home and type of parental government, and of prayer and preaching. "We have too many churchmen who need to quit their meanness and straighten up their crooked lives," went on the minister. "Churches pay more attention to sociability than to saving souls. Some churches are so dead that It is not a minister they need, it is an undertaker." A large crowd heard the sermon PROPERTY VALUE FOR YEAR SHOWS $30980 GAIN Compiled by County Auditor Bowman. Wayne county's total tax assessment for the year of 1917 is $34,600,990, according to the figures compiled by County Auditor Bowman, which will be presented to the state tax commission by him and County Assessor Mathews, at the meeting of the commission in Indianapolis Friday. This is an increase of $302,980 over last year, and a total increase of $5,875,850 in the last ten years. The average annual increase for the last ten years has been $587,585 or about 2 per cent, of the total assess ment on each year. In only two years has the total assessment been less than in the year previous; in 1908, the assessment showed a loss of $77,490, and last year' the assessment showed a loss of $188,280. The greater part of the loss last year was due to a decrease in the assessment of personal property of $423,380. Exemptions Are $1,215,750 Mortgage exemptions for trie year 1917 amount to $1,215,750, according to Auditor Bowman's figures, and this will mean a net total assessment of $33,385,240 for the year. The figures shown in Auditor Bowman's report do not include assessments of railroads, and other public utilities, which are assessed by the state. Following is a table showing the total assessments and the amount of loss or gain in the last ten years. Total Assessment 1908 $28,725,140 Loss, $77,490. 1908 $28,973,530 Gain, $248,390. 1910 $29,984,950 Gain, $1,011,420. 1911 $31,243,020 Gain, $731,070. 1912 $3L695,380 Gain, $687,080. 1913 $32,372,460 Gain. $687,080. 1914 $33,093,270 Gain, $720,810. 1915 $34,486,290 Gain, $1,393,020. 1916 $34,298.010 Loss, $188,280. 1917 $34,600,990 Gain, $302,980. Increase in 10 years. $5,875,850. Per cent increase In lOyears, 20 per cent Average annual Increase, $587,585. Average annual increase 2 per cent. Gain in 1917, $302,980. Per cent, of gain in 1917, 1 per cent Sugar Going Up by Leaps and Bounds More worry for the housewife. Sug ar prices are going up, according to retail and wholesale grocers. Thursday, sugar was selling for $8.95 per 100 pounds, which is 50 cents higher than that paid last week. It has increased twenty-Jive cents since Wednesday. At this time foreign governments are buying great quantities of sugar. The demand is greater than the sup ply, thus raising the price. Grocers said that the price would piobably go higher. The retail prices in Richmond have not been affected by this increase as yet, but the price will probably; be raised in a few days.

PLACE TORPEDOES ON EVERY FARM, WEEK'S SLOGAN

Silo Campaign in Wayne County to Be Taken to Threshers. A torpedo on every farm. This is the slogan of Silo week. Meetings to interest farmers of Wayne county in the erection of silos, "farm torpedoes" are to be conducted throughout the county next week, by a special party, including C M. McConnel, of the Purdue Extension department under the auspices of the state committee on food production and conservation, according to an announcement sent out by the committee Thursday. Farm Is Submarine. In the opinion of the state committee, every farmer that is making a special effort to grow a war crop is running a United States "submarine." The only trouble with the farmers is that they are not carrying enough silo torpedoes on their craft "Every farm is a submarine against the enemy and every farm with a silo is carrying a torpedo that is going to help win this world struggle," says a bulletin of the committee. Direct to Fields. Instead of holding meetings in town halls and in other rooms in the towns of the county, the party is planning to go direct to the fields and ask that the farmers give their attention during the noon hour to Mr. McConnel's explanation of the advantages and the necessity of the silo. Meetings will be held in district fifteen, in Abington township on next Monday noon; at a street corner in Whitewater at 8 o'clock Monday evening; in the Greensfork threshing ring about noon Tuesday; and at Hagerstown, Tuesday evening. TOLL OF RUTHLESS U-BOAT WARFARE FOR 21 WEEKS Losses to British Shipping Alone. Ships Over Under Week 1,600 1,600 Ended: Tons. Tons. Total. March 4 14 9 23 March 11 ..... 13 4 17 March 18 16 8 24 March 25 ..... 18 7 25 April 1 18 13 31 April 8 ....... 17 2 19 April 15 19 9 28 April 22 40 15 55 April 29 ...... 38 13 51 May 6 ........ 24 22 46 May 13 18 5 23 May 20 18 9 27 May 27 . 18 1 19 June 3 . 15 3 18 June 10 22 10 ---- 32 June 17 27 5 32 June 24 21 7 28 July 1 . . 15 5 20 July 8 14 3 17 July 15 14 4-18 July 22 -.- 21 3 24 Grand total.. 420 157 577 Average number of British merchant ships sunk weekly, 27.6. Average number over 1,600 tons sunk weekly, 20.0. lliff's Last Will Filed For Probate The will of the late J. Edgar Iliff, whose death occurred last Saturday, was filed in circuit court Wednesday for probate. According to the terms of the will, the' personal property including his large library is to become the property of his son, Walter Iliff, while the estate is to be divided among bis widow and two sons. The will also designates the appointment of Walter Iliff as trustee of his brother W'ilbur's share in the estate. NO CHANGE IN CITY TAX RATE There will be no change in the city tax rate next year, city officials de clared Thursday. The rate has been $1.10 for the last eight year and there will be no change next year, from present IndicationsCity Controller McMahan said. The total taxable valuation of prop erties in Richmond now amounts to $17,600,000 and it is expected that this will be increased by approximately $8,000 this year, due to the fact that new factories have located here recently. Part of this amount, however is exempted from taxation. No'large improvements are contemplated for the coming year, due to the advanced price of materials and the fact that labor is much higher now than it has been in many years. Last year's city budget carried appropriations totalling approximately $355,000 including $80,000 to be paid in August for the liquidation of bonds, issued on the municipal light and power plant It is believed that appropriations In the next city budget will be much lower. PARIS TO SEND MISSION TO NEW ORLEANS PARTY NEW ORLEANS, July 26. A three days' celebration of the bi-centennial of New Orelans will be held February 9, 10 and 11, next, it has been decided by members of a committee having preliminary arrangements in charge. Assurances have been received from Paris that a delegation from that city's . municipal council, will attend the celebration. . ,-.,

Lutherans Deny Disloyalty Charge LINCOLN, Neb., July 26. The Nebraska state council of defense today announced that a committee representing the synods of the different bodies of the Lutheran church appeared before the council late yesterday and protested against the councill's recent statement alleging Lutherans in Nebraska were disloyal. To make plain its position the council today Issued the following statement: "The state council disavows any purpose to reflect upon the Lutheran church itself and reiterates its original statement that it depends upon American patriotism of the men and women who comprise the Lutheran church membership and the loyal pastors. The council repeats that its charges are not addressed against the entire Lutheran church body, but only against those who have publicly and privately discouraged the American cause and have shown marked partiality for the cause of America's enemy.' "

WHEAT CROP ON 23 FARMS GOOD FOR 918 SEED Committee Reports on Inspection of Wayne County Fields. Twenty-three Wayne county farmers could furnish, for next year's crop, at least 9,978 bushels of high grade wheat for seed purposes, according to the report of the county committee on seed wheat, based on the inspection of the wheat fields of the county made recently by R. A. Ogg, of Purdue, and I. T. Beck, Wayne township agricultural agent. The crops of 23 farmers are given as available for seed purposes and the minimum estimate yield ranges from seventy-five bushels on the farm of E. M. White, rural route B, Richmond, to 1,100 bushels on the farm of Charles E. Boughner, of Cambridge City. All of the estimates made by the inspectors have been very low, in one Instance, the crop has proved twice as large as given In the estimate. White Fultz Fields. Eight fields are of White Fultz wheat, and will produce at least 4,711 bushels Tor seed purposes. These fields were cultivated by Harry Bertsch, of East Germantown, Frank Bowman, of Newcastle, Elmer Fagan of Cambridge City, Perry Hoover and Luther Wisehart, of Hagerstown, Ora Pits, of Williamsburg, and Harry Rodenburg, of East Germantown. St Louis prize wheat was grown in four farms and low estimate on this grade for seed purposes is given at 1,210 bushels. All of the farms sown In this grade are on rural routes out of Richmond and are owned by Eugene Anderson, W. C. Baird, Charles Ridenout, and Harry Shute. Three fields of Gain wheat, with a total estimate yield of 1,780 bushels, are listed, the fields belonging to Amos Lannard and Charles Boughner, of Cambridge City, and Harry Sourbeer, of East Germantown. Various Varieties. The rest of the wheat recommended for seed purposes includes fields of Canadian Hybrid, Red Waive, Michigan Amber, Harvest King, and two that are not known, and were cultivated by Charles Carpenter, E. M. White, C. E. Showalter, N. P. White, Miles S. Shute, all of Richmond rural routes, Jacob Moore and Elias Hoover, of Hagerstown and Harmon Bowing, of Richmond rural route. All of the wheat is pure, as described, with less than ten per cent of other varieties mixed with it, free from rye, corn, cockel, and cheat and practicaHy free from smut The committee submitting the report-was composed of I. T. Beck, C. W. Jordan and C. G. Carpenter. QUIET BEING RESTORED MADRID, July 26. Quiet is gradually being restored throughout Spain, which has recently been in a state of unrest due to strikes and other causes. An official dispatch from Valencia says martial law has been lifted and that the situation is absolutely normal In the entire region. Striking workmen will resume labor tomorrow.

Wayne County Boys Who Enter New Army to Get Big Send-Off; Affair May Be Mammoth Barbecue

Wayne county's boys who go to the war are going to get such a sendoff as never soldiers did before, if plans started by several Richmond citizens are worked out A great community picnic, barbecue or "speakin,' " at which every man, woman and child in the county will have a chance to see and bid Godspeed to the county's boys in khaki, is the project William Bailey, L. A. Handley, Demas Coe, and E. H. Harris will go before tho county commissioners when the latter meet Saturday and ask them to appoint a committee to take charge of the plan and work it out ' Club to Back Project The Commercial club is going to get back of the project and push with all the power there is in it, says Secretary Albus.- A committee may be appointed from this body to , work with and assist tho one the- county.

ONE THOUSAND MAY BE GALLED UP TO MAKE QUOTA'

Figures Indicate Fifty Percent of Draftees Have Dependents Many Will Get Out on Physical Defects. LISTS ARE DELAYED One thousand men, eligible for military service, whose names were the first drawn last Friday, may be examined before the Richmond conscrlpt'on board before this district's official quota of 252 for the national army of 500,000 men is filled. That Is: If fifty percent of the men called are exempted because of having dependants, as The Palladium figuresshow; If fifty percent of the remainder are exempted because of physical defects or industrial importance; If the figures of The Palladium are correct May Reach 2,000. In the event the government decides to call 1,000,000 men In the first national army, every one of the first 2,000 men may be required to appear before the board, and there is a possibility of men, whose number Is within 2,000 reading down the list being called, according to the figures. A subsequent summoning of additional men to fill out the net quota of accepted fighters is almost certain, it is believed. Out of 184 names, selected at random from the first list of 504 registered men, ninety-three are married, and it is expected they all will claim exemption. Ninety-one are single, but it is unknown how" many are physically able to be admitted into the army. Others Will Get Out. It is practically certain that out of the number some will be exempted for disability or because they are engaged in industrial pursuits, vitally necessary in time of war. While the fighting men will be obtained easily, it is certain that It will require a larger number of examinations probably twice as large as i3 provided In double the quota of fighting men called in the first contingent for the examination. . If the percentage of exemptions, as indicated, is maintained in the examination, then half of the first contingent called will be exempted, leaving only one-half, or the net quota asked, out of which to secure 100 percent Many to Be Rejected. This is not possible, for out of the fifty percent not claiming exemption because of dependents, the rret quota asked, a large number will be rejected for physical disability and other reasons, prescribed by the government A total percentage of 23.77 were exempted in the Civil war draft for physical defects, and it is the belief of Richmond officials that the exemptions because of these reasons in-the present day draft will be larger. Clerk Kelly of the conscription board Thursday received official notification from Governor Goodrich that 252 men will be this district's quota for the first national army. Examinations will be called as soon as the official list of numbers drawn is received from Washington. The lists were expected to arrive Thursday. They are delayed. DRY AMENDMENT UP NEXT WEEK WASHINGTON, July 26. Leaders representing the wet and dry faction 'n the senate today agreed to consider Senator Shephard's national prohibition constitutional amendment next week. It was planned to begin debate -on the resolution Tuesday and vote on it Wednesday. Senator Shepphard has agreed to accept an amendment fixing a limit of six years in which the state must act upon the amendment This limit was suggested by leaders opposed to prohibition. commissioners are to be asked to appoint Anything in Richmond, which as the county seat and the central point in the county, would be the logical place for the celebration that the club can offer, the boys may have, says the secretary. "This isn't to be a crying affair, if It goes through," said one of the men pushing it Wednesday. "These boys aren't going to get killed. They are going away to a big experience; they will come back better men and better citizens, and that 's the spirit in which the county should bid them goodby." - It is uncertain yet Just what the goodby will be, but the Idea has taken strong hold, and it is almost certain it will be something. Just one feature is indispensable,- say the organizers, and . that is the one giving everybody, in the county a chance to bid the boys -goodby, : - j