Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 231, 9 August 1917 — Page 1

PA ,AJDHJM A VOL. XL1I..NO. 231 """" Consolidated 1907 Palladium and Bun-Telegram RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST, 9, 1917. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

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FOURTEEN OF WAYNE COUNTY CADETS GIVEN COMMISSIONS

Adjutant General Issues List of Successful Students at Ft. Benjamin Harrison Training Camp. TWO MADE CAPTAINS Fourteen Wayne county men, -who have been in training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, have received commissions, according to announcement of the adjutant general of the army at Washington Thursday. Ten of the men were from Rich mond. Two were given commissions of captain. They were Benjamin N Johnson, commissioned captain of the . Indiana section of the infantry, Officers' Reserve Corps, William A. Gunn, iormer manager of the Beebe Glove company at Cambridge City, commis sioned captain of an infantry section. List of Fortunate Ones. Other men receiving commissions are: Howard J. Thomas, first lieuten ant infantry section, O. R. C; Joseph II. Smithmeyer, 223 South Third street, second lieutenant Infantry section, O. K. C; Willard Jessup, former Rich mond newspaper man, second lieutenant cavalry section, t. R. C; Francis C. Stevenson, student, 402 North Eigh icenth street, second lieutenant cav alry section, O. R. C; James X. King, 24 South Ninth street, second lieuten ant, field artillery. O. R. C: Harold W. Scott, student, second lieutenant field artillery. O. R. C; Wilbur S. Ball, 128 South Fifteenth street, second lieuten ant field artillery, O. R. C; Raymond Keck. 319 South Seventh street, sec ond lieutenant field artillery, in the national army; Ephriam F. Bowen, of Lynn, Ind., second lieutenant in the cavalry section, O. R. C; Howard E Hurst, Milton, second lieutenant caval ry section, O. R. C. and Carleton E Thomas, Fountain City, second lieuten ant cavalry section, O. R. C. O. R. C. Means Officers' Reserve Corps There were twenty-four candidates for commissions from Wayne county who entered the training camp at Ft. Harrison. JOHNSON COMES FROM LEADING 'QUAKER FAMILY Benjamin N. Johnson, who Thursday received a captain's, commission in the army, comes from one of the leading families of Quakers in the United States. His grandfather, Timothy Nicholson, owner of a wall paper and book store at 729 Main street, is widely known throughout the country as a Quaker. His other grandfather, Benjamin Johnson, is almost equally known. Johnson entered the training camp against the wishes of his father and grandfather but according to Mr. Nicholson believed that he would "fare better than he would if he waited to be drafted.." Under the selective service act all members of the Friends' churches are exempted from military service, on grounds that the church, from its founding, has opposed war. Johnson, according to his grandfather, didn't expect to be given a captain's commission or any other position which "carried him into the trenches," but hoped to get a clerkship or secretary-Bhip. Johnson Is a graduate from Earlham college and also studied in Harvard university. He returned to Richmond from Missouri, where he was supervising the cutting of timber on a tract of land owned by his father and grandfather, shortly before he entered the training camp. Workers Opposed to Reichstag Peace Act AMSTERDAM, Aug. 9. Two hundred delegates from the Rhenish Westphalian Industrial Trades Unions assembled in congress at Dortmund, Germany, adopted a resolution against the peace declaration of the Reichstag majority and recorded their condemnation of "any participation in the international social democratic movement fostered by enemies to sow distension in the ranks of the German workers." Do Your Join the Bit Now Red Cross WEATHER FORECAST For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Friday. Cooler tonight in south portion. Today's Temperature. Noon 65 Yesterday. Maximum 84 Minimum 63 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Somewhat unsettled but probably fair tonight and Friday. Continued cool tonight General Conditions The storm which has been causing showers for the past few days continued to move slowly eastward on a great area of high barometric pressure from Canada, causing cool weather north of the thirty-fifth parallel. Temperature of two degrees above freezing is reported in westrn Canada. Severe hail storms visited the southern part of Wayne county Wednesday evening, but elsewhere the showers were mostly light.

FAITH

Members of the American Mission to Russia Believe the New Democracy Will Survive. Elihu Root, at tcp and MaJ.-Gen. Hugh L. Scott, military Attache of the Mission, at Left, Below With Samuel R. Barton, a New York Banker, a Member of the Mission, Taken Upon Their Return From Russia.

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Lone American Survivor Tells

How U -Boat Men Torpedoed LIVERPOOL, Aug. 9. William Snell, a negro of Jacksonville, Fla,, the only American survivor of the British steamship Belgian Prince, which was sunk July 31 by a German submarine with the loss of SS lives, today gave details of his experiences to the Associated press. He said: "A tnmortn hit thft eneine room. A submarine then quickly came to the anrfarA ah nut 200 Yards to starboard and fired at our wireless apparatus. We left tne Belgian ranee in iotbb hnata and had eot 50 yards from the ship when the submarine came along side and asked for our captain wno was taken aboard and inside the Uboat. Asked If They Had Arms. "The members of the crew were ordered to hold up their hands and the Germans asked if there were any gunners among us. Although there were two we said "no." The Germans next asked if we had any pocket arms. "We were then ordered to the deck of the submarine where we were told by the commander to remove our life belts and to lie on the deck. This we did. 'Then the commander went into the This One Changed His Mind After He Passed Examination He was loud In his claim that he was patriotic when he told Clerk Kelly of the selective board several days ago that he "wasn't gonna claim exemption even though I am married." "Mnw in the world is the country to have an army if everyone claims exemption?" he said. "Well you can bet I won't." Thursday he passed the physical examination and sauntered into the clerk's office where exemption claims are filed. "Say can a man's wife file claims for her husband's discharge?" he said. He was told that she was allowed to. "Well, I guess I'll just beat 'er to It." And he filed. RUSSIA HAS LOAN PARADE PETROGRAD, Aug. 9. Wednesday, the first of the three "Liberty loan" days in Russia proved a great success. Automobiles paraded the streets of the capital and decorated booths were installed in the principal thoroughfares for the sale of the war bonds.

Threw Crew of Vessel Into Ocean

boats threw the oars into the sea, and had his men remove our provisions. Boats Cast Adrift. "After that the plugs were taken out of the hole In the boats which were then cast adrift "The submarine went to the northeast for twelve miles the commander taking the life belts to the top of the conning tower and throwing them ov erboard. I hid ' mine uner a raincoat and as the submarine began to submerge I tied it around my neck and jumped into the sea. "The rest of the crew stayed on deck until they were swept off by the sea as the boat dived. It was a terrible sight one by one they threw up their hands and went down or fighting to keep up, they splashed water as they disappeared." REJECTED CADETS DEPART QUIETLY INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 9. Men who have taken the officers reserve training course at Fort Benjamin Harrison, and who have learned definitely they will not be commissioned have begun to leave the fort and started for their homes. Most of them are disappointed. They are leaving quietly. ' The training camp will end officially next Wednesday. The his rfav of the. entire course will be tomorrow when there will be a grand review and parade of all men at the fort. The young men have termed the affair their "commencement" Governor Cox, of Ohio, and Governor Goodrich, of Indiana, both have promised to be present. Governor Stanley of Kentucky, and Governor Cornwall, of West Virginia have not as yet said definitely whether they will be at the fort, but Governor Cornwall when at the camp recently said he would try to return. Plans have been made for Major General Barry, commanding the central department of the United States Army, to review the parade. WRECK KILLS THIRTY-FOUR ALEXANDRIA, Italy, Aug. 9. Thirty-four persons were killed and one hundred injured Tuesday night in the "derailing of the Genoa-Milan express at Arquata.

WILL SEND SECOND DIVISION OUT IN

SECOND DISTRICT 119 Claim Exemption Out of 140 Who Passed Examination; 21 Rejected. CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., Aug. 9. Jt will be necessary to call men in the second division before the selective army board here before this district's quota is obtained for the first national army, Chairman Miller of the board said today. A total of 119 men, out of the 140 who passed the physical examination, hace claimed exemption. There have teen 168 examined. The twenty-one who were disqualified filed no exemption claims. Chairman Miller made the statement after thirty men out of thirty-five who passed the physical examination filed claims for exemption. Most of them were farmers and married. All legal claims for exemption or dischargewill be granted, board members said. Several of the men rejected in Tuesday's and Wednesday's examination will be called in again when it was learned that examing phys icians had slightly erred. 176 Cosby Burnette, Hagerstown, exemption, wife and child. 177 Harry F. Caldwell, Hilton, exemption, fanner. 17S Clyde Flook, Greensfork, re jected. 179 Charles Reed, Milton, rejected. 180 Blaine Williams, Greensfork, exemption, married, farmer. 181 Roy Williams, R. F. D., Rich mond, exemption, wife and child, farmer. 182 Edward McFarland, Greensfork, no exemption. 183 Ed Woolridge, Centerville, exemption, wife, farmer. 184 John. Riggleman, Greensfork, no exemption. 186 Frenk Reed, Fountain City, ex emption, married, one child, farmer. 187 Everett Lamar, Hagerstown, exemption, wife and three children, Quaker. 188 Earl Clark, Fountain City, ex emption, unmarried, business reasons. 189 Bert Skinner, Centerville, exemption, married, farmer. 190 Calaway Isaacs, Greensfork, passed, exemption, wife and child, farmer. 191 Cardinal Watkins, Williams burg, passed, exemption, unmarried, farmer. 192 Ernest L. Reece, Fountain City exemption, married, one child, farmer, Quaker. . - : . . 194 Clifford at, camnnage, passea, exemption, marled, one child. 195 Clinton . Jones, Williamsburg, rejected. 196 Oscar Russell, Centerville, ex emption, married, farmer, Quaker. 197 Walter Strickler, Economy, exemption, minister. 198 Louis Forehart, Cambridge, Syrian, left town. 166 William King, Richmond. R. F. D., claims exemption, farmer. 167 Vesper B. Richardson, Centerville, exemption, married and farmer. 168 Fred Wilkinson, Hagerstown, exemption, wife. 169 Floyd Hunt, Williamsburg, exemption, wife, child, farmer. 170 Everett Tipton, Greensfork, re jected. 171 Clarence Oler, Economy, ex emption, wife and three children, R R. man. 172 James Kuhn, exemption, wife and two children. 173 Theodore Wright, Williams burg, no exemption, farmer. 174 Dallas Kelley, Williamsburg, no exemption, fanner. 175 Louis Cardell, Hagerstown, ex emption, wife and one childr, machinist 155 George W. Sharp, E. Germantown, passed, claims exemption, unmarried farm hand. 156 Carl Hoel, Cambridge, passed, claimed exemption, married, farmer. 157 Grover Harwood, Cambridge, passed, claims exemption, unmarried, supports mother, bartender. 158 Roy Turner, Centerville, passed, claims exemption, wife and two children. 159 Harry Bales, Dublin, passed, claims exemption, wife and child. 160 Marion Haisley, Economy, passed, claims exemption, married June 2, 1917. 161 i-Elmer Howard, Cambridge, passed, claims exemption, married, four children, farmer. 162 Walter Bertsch, Cambridge, passed, claims exemption, wife and two children, farmer. 163 Roswell Huff, Fountain City 164 Carl Ledbetter, Hagerstown. 165 Clifford Howard, Cambridge, passed, claims exemption, married. Italian Got Clerk Kelly Mixed With Bartender Kelly He approached Dr. W. O. Squires, examining physician of the draft board at Cambridge City, a day or so ago, to ask about exemption. He was an Italian and didn't understand English very well. Dr. Squires started to tell him that he must see County Clerk Kelly, at the Richmond court house. "Kelly?" said the Italian. "Is he the fellow that'works in a saloon over there?" ' "Oh, yes," said Dr. Squires Jokingly, "lie works In the court house during the day, and in a saloon at night" So yesterday the court house saw an Italian, who inquired: . "Can I see that man Kelly, who works here during the day and in a saloon at night V , What Clerk Kelly said is not recorded.

Seventy-five Men Pass Examination and 24 Disqualify; Last Day for Examination of Men in First Call.

Seventy .men passed physical examinations for the army Thursday, out of ninety-four examined. The examining board was working still faster Thursday and the men were examined In slightly more than three hours. Sixty-eight of the 504 men included In the first call were examined late Thursday afternoon. The names of those examined follow:

ACCEPTED Troy I. Shackelford Clayton E. Beard Claude H. Addleman Clarence E. Hale Ira C. Morrow Clayburn E Stonecipher Harry H. Tubesing Walter G. Knollenberg Edward Jelly Harry E. Weber Jack E. Uhl James E. Palsgrove Melville E. Shutz Clyde E. Woollard Harry Embody Michael Molton Howard H. Hartman Frank M. Minor Michael Hutzel Sam S. Vigran Hugh Moore Wesley W. Lashler Arthur Barnes Russell A. Smith Benjamin L. Moore Harry Ray Ira M. Kendrick Perry L. Moss Benjamin H. Deuker Everett Mitchell

Samuel P. Sellers Ellis E. Knight Claude C. Ashcraft Thomas H. Ferris Herbert F. Holmes Emmett Klrtz Evan S. Horn Forest C. Boren Morris T. Clark George Earl Lynn Clarence Veregge William F. Riebuhr Walter E. Druley Bruce O. Cline John M. Wehrley Ebrvy Davis Allen North Earl W. Allen Robert L. Clark Leroy Shewman Aaron W. Snyder Elmer H. Clark Benjamin F. James Harry S. Nicholson Harold D. Skinner Harry H. Doner Howard C. Lane Omar C. Ryan Glenn E. Whitesell Elmer Ribkee Ernest McLain

PAIR ACCUSED OF ARSON, HELD tt! ATfvM rv. Ane. 9. Mrs. Mae Longnecker and James B. O'Neil, both of Richmond, who are charged with arson, had their preliminary hearing this mnmine before Justice Stephen. Both were bound over under $700 bond, until the grand jury investigation in October. Both furnished bond. The state introduced two witnesses, M. C. Stegall of New Westville. and John Stover of this place. Stegall tnsHfiPrt that he had seen Mrs. Long necker and O'Neil going toward Rich mond about 6 o clocK on tne mormus of the fire. sitnvsr cnii hoi had seen a buKKV, which from the description seemed to be that of O'Neil ana airs. jongnecKer, in the vicinity of the fire some time previous to the time of the fire. Celebrated Music Teacher to Appear In Westville Church ' One "'of the most celebrated music teachers In the middle west will appear on a program at the little Friends church in New Westville Friday night He is Signor LIna Mattiola, vocal teacher at the Cincinnati College of Music. He is to accompany Harold Ahrendt, violin student at the college, who is a resident of the New Paris neighborhood. Miss Floretta Edsell will give several readings. The concert will begin at 8 o'clock:. A silver offering will be taken and the proceeds will go to the church building fund. The young men's Sunday school class has charge. West End of Wayne County Visited By Winged Snowstorm Wayne county was visited by a slight snowstorm Wednesday. The "snowstorm" was made of millions of tiny winged ants which drifted up from the South Just after the rain at noon. The ants were thick all over the western part of the county extending east to Richmond. Student Officer Thanks Mrs. Guar for Woolen Socks ThA following letter from a soldier In the Reserve Officers' Training Camp at Fort Harrison has been received at the sock headquarters here: Ft. Benjamin Harrison. July 31, 1917. My dear Mrs. Gaar: TVirfnv T received from mother a box containing two of the best pairs of socks I ve seen ana i wisn in tnis small way to thank you very, very tniih fnr them. They are the first real hand-made woolen socks that I have ever owned and I assure you they were certainly appreciated by me and they will be of great value to me. Your plan to give them to each man niYrmiasioned in the Indiana division is tne and it may make some of the Ohio boys wish they were from lndiana. T ttm enA tn tll VOT1 that It will not be my painful duty to pass them on to another man wno snouia receive a commission because I have haon actsiired of one but not of just what magnitude. Thanking you again for your kinaness, Very sincerely, PHILIP J. KIMBALL. Second Battery, 8th P. T. R. DOMESTIC SCIENCE CLUB MAKES $162 ON PAPER A profit of $162.59 was made on the sale of twelve tons of old paper collected during the month of July by the Domestic Science association. The money will be turned over to the day nursery. The collection of paper will be repeated in October.

Benona H. Parshall Harry Stevens William W. Book Raymond S. Thomas Oliver M. Shook Sylvester G. Shepherd REJECTED Elba Ruegamor , Vigenzo Eroli Morris W. Gay Edward F. Rogers Dudas Balmet Chel R. Oler Oscar W. Weiss Leo Benner Benjamin H. Alverson Frank A. Freese Leonard A. Wilhelm Joseph M. Green Lawrence Faucett , Thomas Stork Frank A. Schalk Elvy Leroy Reigel James P. Dillon Edward J. Hart Gus Pawell Leonard J. Baumer Enos E. Elleman Arthur Miller Simon O. Miller Garner C. Fleisch

Wayne County Boys Shy at Enlisting, Richard Discovers By RICHARD, THE BOY REPORTER Wayne county's quota for the Boy's Working Reserve is eight hundred boys; so far only about thirty-five j nave Joined. According to Vernon Brammer who has charge of this movement in Wayne county, a few men in Washington are working on a plan to draft young men for this work. At the present rate there will not be more than seventy-five enrolled by the end of the week. We don't want to fall short of our quota, at least not that much. Why don't the boys want to Join and work on the farms? They would be in the open air most of the time and surely that would be better than working in an office and not getting to move around in the air like you would on a farm. BIDDY Economy Hen Has Been Clawing Old H. C. of U For Eleven Years. ECONOMY. Ind., Aug. 9. Biddy, an old hen owned by Miss Ethel Mull, is certainly doing her share in an at tempt to lower the high cost of living. Biddy Is the champion chicken of this district. In eleven years the hen has raised 330 choice "frys" besides laying 1400 eggs. SEEKER RESIGNS AT SECOND BANK Dudley Elmer has succeeded Will W. Seeker as cashier of the Second National bank. Elmer was first assists ant cashier. Seeker resigned several days ago on account of 111 health. New York's First War Hospital Opens NEW YORK, Aug. 9. New York's first war hospital was opened today. The Institution which was made possible by the National League for Women's Service, occupies an old resi dence at Tarrytown and Is for the use of the men training at a militia camp. The hospital was organized under the direction of the league for New York state. There are several hun dred men at the camp and heretofore the hospital cases have been sent to Ossinlng.

SMILE!

When You Send Him Away, Urges Basil Walter's Slogan.

The boys have been called to serve Uncle Sam They are chosen because they are fit. And when they appear on the world's greatest field Believe me, they'll each do a 'bit"; Be proud that the boy is worthy to go In good old American style. So cheer him along and give him a boost, And send him away with a smile. He'll stand up for right and all that Is Just, He'll fight for a principle true. He'll carry the flag to the top of the heap. And show to the world he's true blue; -So when he goes out to get Wilhelm's goat . We'll pray that he does it in style. And when he is ready to start on the march - We'll send him away with a smile. Your heart may be sore and your spirit depressed. The clouds may seem dark unto you. But all pull together and soon we will see The rays of the sun shining through; The darkest hour is just before dawn. You can't see your way for a while, But brace up your grin and do what you can To send him away with a smile. , " . ; L. A. Handley

ALL MARRIED MEN CHOSEN HERE BAY BE DISCHARGED

Selective Service Board to Get Specific Instructions on Whom to Exempt From Duty. TO GALL SEGOND LIST All married men, selected to fill Richmond's quota for the first national army, may be discharged from military service for the first army, members of the selective army board said Thursday. The board. will ask specific instructions from Provost Marshal General Crowder, chief of the selective army machinery, whether to exempt married men, whose wives have other means of support No Set Instructions. As yet there have been no specific Instructions issued by the government covering this point Dr. F. W. Krueger of the board said Thursday that he was in favor of deciding exemptions filed by married men on affidavits alone, unless an Investigation is made - into each case. And the board is not given the time to make investigation in each case. This would mean .that every man filing claim for exemption, whether his wife had other means of support or not, would be temporarily discharged from service. The discharge can be recalled at any time however and th manied men mustered into the service. Sees Discrimination. Dr. Krueger claimed that there would be an unjust discrimination . against some- men unless they decide the case strictly on affidavits submitted. "Assuming that two married men filed claims for exemption. Both have children. The board knows that thes wife of one of the men has other means of support and refuses to discharge ; him. In the other 'case the boarddoesn't know whether the wife has other means of support; or not and he is granted a discharge solely on the affidavits submitted. "This is an unjust discriminate and should be remedied if possible May Have to Call 1500. It may be necessary" to callrj;. -1,200 to 1,500 men up for examte- . before Richmond's quota of 25 t filled, Dr. Krueger said. h Nearly 300 of the men examined " . of the first call, have filed claim 1exemption, most of them on ground of dependents. Preparations are being made to notify 500 more men to appear before the examining board. If the same ratio continues in the second call as in the first it will be necessary to call more men. Dr. Krueger said. Completed Thursday. Examination of men, with the exception of a few, in the first call of 504 men, was completed late Thursday afternoon and the board was preparing to certify the men, who had passed the physical examination and did not claim exemption to the district board. The board will await further rulings from the government's before the exemptions cla!m.s are taken up and the cases finally decided on, the men accepted, rejected, exempted or discharged. It is believed that this work wKl start within five or six days however. , Too Many Exemption Blanks Used, Says General Crowder Further free distribution of exemption blanks has now been stopped by the government In a ruling of Provost Marshal General Crowder received by the Richmond selective army board. It is urged "printing companies be encouraged to print the individual blanks. Nothing is said regarding the payment of the bills for the printing cf the blanks. The communication says that entirely too many blanks have been used. Lawrence Handley Poetically, Using