Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 238, 17 August 1917 — Page 10
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, FRIDAY, AUG. 17, 1917
40 CAVALRYMEN CHECK GERMAN SHOCUROOPS Hold Position to Northwest of Verdun Against Half Battalion of Enemy.
FRENCH FRONT, July 19. (By The Associated Press.) Forty French cavalrymen were the heroes of one of the most brilliant feats of arms which stands out by Itself among the Innumerable stories of heroic deeds of this war, during the German attack on June 20 on the French positions around the Mort Homme, to the northwest of Verdun. These few men, who were in charge of a sharp Balient whose point stuck far into the German position, not only held out against half a battalion of the famous German shock troops supported by flame projectors, grenades and machine guns, as well as by one of the most intense artillery bombardments ever erperienced, but beat them back after inflicting on them heavy losses. Shock Battalions Leads. The German attack, preceded by a bombardment in which more than 500 of their cannon rained shells on the French positions along a front of only about 1,800 yards, was led by the model battalion of German shock troops headed by Captain Roehr himself, the inventor of the new system of selecting special troops to make sudden Btrong rushes on the opposing positions. These shock troops, while their comrades were attacking the other part of the French line, came forward with an impetuous rush on to the little salient held by the forty dragons, since it was most important for the Germans to take that point if their attack was to be completely successful. This overwhelming force did not affect the nerves of the gradoons, who belonged to the determined Bretons their regiment the Twenty-fourth is recruited in Brittany, and had all participated in the cavalry fighting of the beginning of the war as well as many battles In the trenches. One of their nergeants took command. Their rifles rpoke out with rapid fire and their portable machine gun worked unceasingly. Kill Man Germans. Soon they saw Germans falling everywhere in front and the frontal attack on the salient wilted away. The German8,however, were determined to take the salient and-they immdiately organlzd a flank attack, but it was foreseen by the French sergeant who placed two of his men kneeling on each traverse with three men below in the trench to supply them with grenades. Gradually, the Germans advanced as the Frenchmen fell back wounded, but for each section of trench they were compelled to make a fresh fight until the Frenchmen had retired for a distance of 200 yards along the front trench. It took three hours to make this progress and by that time the dragoons had reached the opening to a communication trench leading to the road. Here they decided to form a redoubt and make their last stand. Just then the sergeant in charge of the dragoons noticed a relaxation in the German attack. He gathered all his remaining men together, made a dash forward and in less than half an hour had reconquered the entire talient and had taken four prisoners. He then hastily wrote a report and sent it to the rear: "Quiet has been restored and nothing has been lost." The roll call showed that only 20 of the dragoons had escaped wounds or deaths. They had accounted during ihe fight for two full companies of Germans and entered the salient Germans which entered the salient charge.
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190,347 VOLUNTEER
FOR WAR SERVICE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. War vol
unteers for the regular army have
reached a total of 190,347 men bring
ing the roll to seven thousand in ex
cess of the authorized war strength.
Since the total quota for the ex
panded army was filled several days ago recruits have continued to enlist
at an average of more than one thousand men a day. They will be needed and the recruiting service will not relax its efforts.
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR TO TAKE OVER MINES TO GUT GOAL PRICE
CHICAGO, Aug. 17. After a declara
tion by representatives of the Illinois coal operators that they had concluded not to co-operate, Justice O. N. Carter, state coal controller, today began a
hearing with a view to fixing reason able prices. Attorney Ralph Crews for the opera
tors reviewed the situation, including steps taken for federal control and the
Illinois strike situation and concluded
with the statement that in view of
these facts, the operators had conclud ed not to co-operate, '
Levy Mayer, chairman of the law
and legislation committee of the Illi
nois state council of defense asserted
that the operators had repudiated the
agreement. Will Fix Prices. Justice Carter said:
"I shall not comment upon the act-
Ion of the operators. We will proceed
with the hearing and in the end I will
fix prices. "I am Informed," Governor Lowden said, "that the coal operators assembled in Chicago intended to violate
their agreement. I have advised Justice Carter to proceed with the hearing
to tlx ialr maximum prices for Illinois. When these are fixed I shall expect the operators to comply." Among friends of the governor, it was said, that he is determined to seize the mines If the operators remained obdurate.
Russian Torpedo Boat Sunk by German Mine
PETROGRAD, Aug. 17 The Russian torpedo boat destroyer Lieutenant Bourakoff has been sunk by a German mine in the Baltic sea near the Aland archinelesro. It was fol
lowing a squadron of destroyers on
one or wnich was Lieutenant Lebedorf
minister of marine. The official statement of yesterday announced the loss of a torpedo boat by striking a mine in the Baltic.
ORGANIZE MILITIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Richmond men will be given a chance to organize their share of the county's home guard Wednesday night, August 23, in the high school auditorium. Invitations will be sent to all men of the town between eighteen and twenty-one, and thirty-one and fortyfive, to be present and any one else interested is invited. Frank Benn, head of the Wayne county home guard, will be chairman of the meeting. Benn hopes to organize two full companies In Richmond. Hagerstown leaders expect to muster in their company with full enrollment by Saturday, Benn said Friday.
PROHIBITION ZONE MODIFIED BY ORDER
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. The war department has modified the order prohibiting a saloon or bar within half a mile of a military camp so as not to be effective where purely temporary camps are concerned. The modification was caused by a situation in Kansas City where many saloons and leading hotel bars in the city were closed because some troops were being mobilized in convention hall. Under the new ruling such temporary mobilization of troops will not be cause for closing bars and officers will be depended on to restrain their men.
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Deaths and Funerals. NIEWOEHNER Funeral services for Mrs. William Niewoehner will be held from the home, 818 South Eighth street, at 2 p. m. Saturday. Burial will be in Lutherania. Rev. Oscar TresBel will be in charge of the services. Friends are asked to call at any time.
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Here i3 the oldest and best-pre-served specimen of the egg of the prehistoric ostrich (Struthiolithus Chasonensis) just acquired by the American Museum of Natural History, N. Y. C. This egg is equal in volume to forty hen's eggs, one of which is shown above for comparison, and is more than twice the size of the egg of the modern ostrich. There are two other fossil eggs of this description in existence, but they are broken and mutilated. This specimen is absolutely perfect. Nobody fcnows what the biped looked like which laid this egg, as none of its bones have yet been found.
AMERICAN DOCTORS ON BATTLE FRONT
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Aug. 17. (By Associated Press.) In a clearing station during yesterday's battle on the Belgian front, the Associated Press found four American surgeons in the operating room hard at work. They were assisted by business-like American nurses. A large number of American surgeons are now working close to the front in this region and other are being brought up continually. They are reported to be doing yeoman work.
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GENERALS ASSIGNED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 Thirtytwo major generals assigned to commend divisions of the new army and national guard today received instructions to report for duty not later than August 25. All the regular departmental commanders are' now called upon for duty In the field, probably in France. Major General Leonard Wood, former chief of staff, is transferred from the southeastern department to command the 89th division at Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kas.
Alick McClure of Elkhorn had almost 100 acres in wheat and threshed out 2,500 bushels, part of which was sold from the machine at $2 per bushel to the Campbelltown elevator company.
RECEIVES $5,510 FOR HOGS
W. W. Williams of Economy sold a herd of hogs at $17 per hundred at Williamsburg for $5,150, raising the grain on which they were fed. He has 100 feeding for the market, and has the grain for them. They weigh on an average 90 pounds apiece.
FEED 165 POLAND CHINAS
Walter Season, manager of the Denford Stock farm, is feeding about 165 hogs. They are a big type of Poland Chinas. Some male pole Durham cattle are about to be sold for breeding purposes and these are pedigreed animals.
WITHDRAW SILVER COINS
LISBON, Aug. 16. The Official Journal announces that all silver and copper money will be withdrawn from circulation. It will be replaced by paper currency.
THOUGHTS TO THINK ABOUT Your faults would be vices in anybody else.
Give the "ginger and get there" spirit a chance to take hold and the quiet "quitting" traits will let go.
There are three kinds of business knowing, knowing what, knowing how, and knowing when. Use all three by doing.
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Self-Styled Spy Held
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 17. Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves, self-styled international spy, who came into some prominence in 1914 after the publication of a volume of his experience as "the personal epy of the Kaiser" was arrested by federal agents last night at the Union station, for being In a zone, closed to enemy aliens, without permits. Dr. Graves told the authorities he was working for the department of state.
The Chinese want more railroads, which may mean business for American capital and builders.
AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN FRANCE IS TAKEN OVER BY 0. S. ARMY NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Present status of the American ambulance hospitals In Paris, which have been taken over by the United States army and is to be known as the American Military Hospital, is defined in a statement made public here today by Mrs. Robert Bacon, chairman of the American committee of the hospital. For more than a year the ambulance and its auxiliaries have been caring for an average of more than 1,200 patients daily, it was announced, and the annual budget is approximately $400,000. Up to August 1 the American committee had sent $1,300,000 to the hospital and since the transfer, $263,000 has been forwarded.
"The work will continue under the
French military regulation and control as before," the statement said; "but under United States army reserve officers and nurses loaned to France for the purpose, until the end of the war. French as well as American wounded will be cared for. The personnel will remain largely the same with Dr. James P. Hutchinson of Philadelphia as surgeon in chief. Dr. C. Winchester DuBouchet, former chief surgeon has accepted a commission as major in the medical corps of the U. S. army to act as consultant and adviser.
FEDERAL TROOPS TO CHECK I. IV, IV,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, Sending federal troops to Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho to keep war Industries moving and to check disorder is regarded as a possibility In the near future should the threatened L W. W. strike attack in serious proportions and the civil authorities, state and federal. In the affected area be unable to meet the situation adequately. The departments of justice and labor, the board of mediation and conciliation, the food administration and other government agencies were studying with some apprehension today the situation in the northwest and were prepared it was said, to take Immediate steps to meet any development
SAVE HOGS BY SERUM
Hog cholera has been virually overcome in Wayne county. Farmers, veterinarians says, have gone in for vaccination of their herds. Veterinaries this week finished several herds in section near the city. A great saving to the farmers had been the result of this protective measure.
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BOTH HUSBAND AND WIFE TO BE TRIED IN POLICE COURT
When Mrs. Florence Johnson, No. 8 North Second street, appeared in city court Friday to testify against her husband, Terreall Johnson, a street car motorman, charged with non-support, police served an affadavit on her charging provoke. Mrs. Elizabeth Croft, 10 North Second street, filed the charge, and husband and wife will be tried before Mayor Robbins Saturday morning.
DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED
James G. Flowers is the name of the man who committed suicide in the court house yard Monday afternoon, it was definitely learned Friday. His home is in New Lexington, O., and poor health is believed to have been the cause of him killing himself. Flowers was identified by J. A. Birker, undertaker of Zanesville, O., who was personally acquainted with him. The body was shipped to New Lexington Friday afternoon for buriaL
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Change Assignment of Dratted Troops WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. Some changes are being made in the plans for Jisalcnin z ' drafted troops of the na
tional army to cantonments which will result In sending men already assigned to a cantonment to some other. The extent of the'ohange has not been announced by the war department but probably will be. made public soon. PALLADIUM WANT AD3 PAY
HORSE BUYER IN CITY.
IlarrisonVeale of Kokomo, who has been rounding up horses for the southern trade, in the county, was In the city today.
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