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FOE'S LINE BENDS UNDER SHARP SMASH

TALIANS Austrian Forces Are Thrown Back Along Isorzo Front R o m e Predicts Decisive Victory. 10, 000 PRISONERS HELD (Fty Associated Press) The Austrian line along the Isonzo front is beginning to bend and give way at various points under the furious attacks of the Italians, Rome announces officially. The Italians are making progress 1 toward a success which, the statement says, is becoming delineated in a spirit of diminished resistance by the Austrians. More than 10,000 prisoners have been taken in the new battle of the Isonzo and strong Austrian defenses have fallen Into the hands of the attackers. Seldom during the war has an official communication been worded in such confident terms and unless the Austrlans are able to rally their shattered forces, developments of far reaching importance may follow quickly. Canadians Attack Again. - Canadian troops around Lens in northern Fsance, made another attack early this morning. Germans who ad vanced at the same time made a hur ried retreat on encountering the Canadians. Few details have been reported of the subsequent fighting which developed into one of the most desperate hand to hand struggles. On the northern Russian front increasing activity is reported. The Germans are bombarding heavily the Russian trenches west of the Riga-Mitau railroad. , Villages Are Taken. The new Russian offensive on the Caucasian front has resulted in further victories. Capture of a series of villages Bouth of the Pelmir-Balumer sector is reported by the Russian, war office. . . The Turks made an attack in the direction of Kharput and gained initial successes but subsequently were expelled from the captured positions. H.-itifh aviators, who have been rrakins frequent attacks in Belgium, curried out. Another bombing expedition Sunday night. They dropped many tons of explosives on military objectives, the British addmiralty reports. All the airplanes returned safely. The German reaction to the successful French stroke at Verdun came last night and the new French line stood firm in the face of counter attacks of extreme violence. On the front north of Verdun especially at Avacourt wood and north of Caurieres, the fighting was particularly bitter. The French war office reports the Germas beaten back, with heavy losses. . The number of prisoners taken by the French now exceeds 5,000. The Germans also returned to the attack on the Aisne front, striking at Corny and Hurtebise. Paris, reports the repulse of these assaults. Use Flame Throwers. On the French front the Germans last night made their third atempt to recapture positions recently wrested from them near Epehy, northwest of St. Quentin. A determined atack was made in which the Germans employed flame throwers but were repulsed completely. Heavy firing continued on the southern Rumanian front. The Russians and Rumanians are offering a stiff resistance, but. Petrograd reports officially, they have been forced back further at several points. Austro-German troops reached the so nth wps tern outskirts of the important Moldavian town of 'Oona. 75 miles southwest of the provisional Rumanian capital, Jassy. In the direction of l okphani, the Germans took the offensive along the railroad, advancing on both sides of it. A counter attack west, of the railway resulted in restonition of the Russo-Dumanian positions. WEATHER FORECAST For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Probably showers this afternoon or tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy. Today's Temperature Noon S3 Yesterday Maximum 85 Minimum 54 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Cooler tonight preceded by local thundershowers. Wednesday partly cloudy and unsettled. General Conditions Although the drouth remains practically unbroken over Wayne county and the central states, local showers occurred yesterday in southern portion of Wayne and adjacent counties. There was heavy rainfall in Springfield, 111. The cool wave covers the Great Lakes, but is losing energy. A storm of considerable dimensions is central over southeastern Saskatchewan moving southeast. The severe drouth is breaking in central Texas due to thunderstorms in that section.

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CHICAGO, Aug. 21.Stella Strokowska, 14, made her first appearance I in the "loop" as messenger girl.- Bej cause of the scarcity of boys, the Pos tal Telegrapn company has decided to employ girl messengers. SATURDAY MAY BE GOOD-BYE DAY Saturday, September 1, may be selected as the date for the celebration in honor of the 254 Richmond men selected for the national army, members of' the committee in charge of arrangements said. Tuesday. Monday, September 3, was the date first selected but it is believed more people will participate in the celebration if it is held on the preceding Saturday. Governor James P. Goodrich will be unable to attend the celebration because of other business, it was learned Tuesday when the committee received a letter from the governor. The governor congratulates the people of Wayne county in planning a celebration in honor of the men selected for service. The celebration will be one of the largest ever held in Richmond. Every one in tho city and county is urged to participate and automobile owners to decorate their machines and enter them in the procession. A finance committee composed of Mayor Robbins, Frank Taylor and E. J. Weidner will raise between $600 and $700 to finance the celebration. Publishers Unable to Supply Immense Demand for Bible NEW YORK. Aug. 21. With publishers falling daily further behind in their orders, the war ha3 created the greatest demand in the history of the nation for bibles. Publishers here say that anyone who possesses a set of electrotype plates for the new testament, pocket size, owns something almost as valuable as a steamship. Many of the publishers report their presses running from 15 to 18 hours a day, but they are still several weeks behind orders already received.

Let Richmond's Fighting Men Know They re Not Forgotten!

Richmond has more than 150 men serving their Uncle Sam in different branches of service. There will soon be 254 more men, selected by the selective army board, in training to prepare themselves to participate in the greatest of all wars. When the celebration in honor of the men selected here is held on September 3, the men who are already in their country's service will be honored. These men who are already in their country's service are scattered all over the world, each attesting the patriotism of old Richmond. Just Line Would Help. Just a line from home, from some one who isn't a relative would make them feel that the people of Richmond and Wayne county appreciate the fact that they have offered all they have for Uncle Sam, to use as he sees fit. The Palladium has published a list of Richmond's soldiers. Why not let them know that they haven't heen forgotten? Frank Routh, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Routh, who cried when his regiment of marines went to France and he was left behind because of illness, is still in the government hospital at Los Animas, Col. His home is at 201 Randolph street. Harry Bond, 23 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Bond, 114 Chestnut street, is serving in ambulance company No. 1, of the Indiana national guard, stationed at Fort Ben Harrison. He enlisted at Webster, Ind. Thomas H. Graffis, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Graffis, 20 South Thirteenth street, is serving in F Battery, ISthj

Michaelis Expected to Approve Pope's Note In An Address

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 21. At a meeting of the main committee of the Reichstag called for today Chancellor Michaelis was expected to declare the pope's peace note in general accord with the German's government peace proposal of December 12, 1916, and the recent Reichstag resolution on the same subject and therefore to be sym pathetically received in Germany. Germany cannot, however, discuss details and under no circumstances can it enter into a discussion of the status of Alsa-ce-Lorain as a part of the German empire. The chancellor, according to this forecast, will say that as Germany has earlier indicated its desire to make peace the first word must come from the other side. A meeting of the bundesrat commit tee on foreign affairs had been called for yesterday in Berlin under the chairmanship of the Bavarian premier, Count Hertling, to discuss the situa tion created by the pope's note and to approve the lines of Chancellor Michaelis' speech to the Reichstag committee today. ESCAPE William Payne, '60 years old, a wide ly known negro, jumped from the fire escape on the third floor of the Gar field school building on South Twelfth street to the pavement, about f -0 feet shortly before noon Tuesday. He was dead when picked up. Payne climbed up the fire escape to see a friend that was working in the building and after talking for a few minutes went out on the fire escape and called back that he was "going. An effort was made to catch him by the other men in the building, but they could not reach him in time to prevent the jump. Payne jumped from the platform head first, and alighted on his right side. His face was badly crushed and his right arm was broken. The body was taken to the establishment of Doan and Klute. Paris Editor, Held on Sedition Charge, Ends Life In Cell PARIS, August 21 Miguel Almereyda, editor of the Bonnet Rouge, who had been arrested on a charge of sedition, committed suicide according to the report of three medico-legal experts which was sent yesterday to Rene Vivianl, minister of justice. M. Viviani's inquiry showed that Almereyda had thrice tried to kill himself with his shoe laces. The head vrarden of the prison was degraded and transferred and two assistants xiere removed for leaving the shoe laces in the cell, contrary to prison regulations. The prison doctor was placed at the disposal of the military authorities for making a false report while the chief prison doctor was dismissed for accepting his subordinate's report without verif3"ing it. Almereyda was found dead in prison last Wednesday. His friends at first refused to admit the hypothesis of suicide but it gradually became evident that he had strangled himself with a pair of shoe laces. ALBUS TELLS ROTARIANS ABOUT INDUSTRIAL BOOM Secretary Frank AJbus of the Commercial club addressed the Rotary club at their weekly luncheon in the Westcott, Tuesday noon. Albus sketched the industrial development he believed would follow the making of munitions of war for American armies, and the flood of industries which he believed would flow to th smaller cities, such as Richmond, as a result. Send Soldiers' Names The Palladium wants to know the name of every man in Richmond and Wayne county who is serving his country. Do you have a sen, or brother or any relatives in the service? If his home is in any part of. Wayne county, send his name, age and branch of the service he is in, together with the names of his parents to the Palladium, so that nis name may be placed on the honor roll. Field Artillery, stationed at Fort Bliss, Tex. John E. Hensley, brother of Miss Ethel Hensley, is a member of the Third company, C. A. C, stationed at Fort Desota, Fla. H. J. Ross is a member of C company, 14th field artillery, and when last heard from was stationed at Fort Sill, Okla. He is a corporal in his company and been serving Uncle Sam for the last three years. He is a brother of Mrs. Walter Sowers, Northwest First street. Jessie Mathews, 20 years old, enlisted April 24, and Is now a member of C Troop. 14th Cavalry, stationed at Del Rio, Tex. Robert William McGee, 18 years old, is one of the youngest Richmond boys in his country's service. He is serving in the 8th regiment of coast artillery located at Fort Adams, R. I. He i3 Continued On Page Six. '

COUNCIL SPEEDS ITS ACTION ON FACTOBYMATTER Ordinance for Appraisal of Newman's -Hill Passes Judge Measure Proceeds.

The two big issues before the city council Monday night, the city judge ordinance and the ordinance providing for appraisal of the Newman's Hill property wanted by the Commercial club for the Indiana Portland Cement compan, were disposed of in a hurry. The Newman's Hill ordinance passed all three readings, with only slight objection to its passage, and the city judge ordinance passed second reading with absolutely no discussion. A letter from Alfred Bavis was read, in which he told the council that he was not the originator of the city judge idea, and was entirely indifferent as to whether it became law or not. Frank Is Absent. Frank Strayer, prosecuting attor ney, who had promised to make a talk on the ordinance, did not appear. Members of a delegation from the Eighth ward, who suposedly were intending to talk against the ordinance, did not accept an invitation to speak, extended by Mayor Robbins. Strongest objection to the New man's Hill ordinance was made by Watson P. O'Neal, and its strongest champion was Joseph Walterman. O'Neal did not believe, he said, that the city should give an option on the land at the price suggested, $1,200, as it might have increased in value since it was bought. Profit Not Question. Walterman said that it was not a question of profit by the city, but that council should do everything possible to bring the cement mill here. Many householders near Newman's Hill had given options to the cement company for exactly what they paid for their property, and he felt the city could afford to do the same thing. The ordinance, providing for the appraisal of the land by three disinterested persons, then was passed unanimously. A comfort station for Richmond was suggested to council by L. A. Handley, Continued On Page Six. EICHT KILLED I CROSSING CRASH SAYBROOK JUNCTION, Conn., Aug. 21. All but one of the eight persons who lost their lives when their automobile was struck late last night on a grade crossing of the New Haven railroad had been identified early today. The identifications, made by means of messages from New Haven are: Robert H. Rohloff, who owned and was driving the car; Gustave Weyel, his wife and three children, and-Mabel Wagner. The remaining body is that of an elderly woman. The one survivor of the auto party is a ten-year-old girl who gave the name of Louise W. Weyel. Camden Man Called To Washington by Food Administration EATON, O., Aug. 21. E. C. Eikenberry, of Camden, president of the National Grain Dealers' association, has been summoned to Washington by Food Commissioner Hoover. Eikenherry is one of the country's prominent grain men and no doubt will have much to do with the government's action in controlling wheat prices. Ear of Corn Brings . 30 Cents In Chicago CHICAGO, Aug. 21. A member of the corps of food administrators for Illinois today called attention to the wide differences in the price of corn on the cob received by the producer and that paid by the ultimate consumer in Chicago. It was pointed out that commission men were paying 16 l-4c a dozen ears, or one and a third cents an ear. Retail grocers sold it at forty cents a dozen or three and a third cents an ear. At the leading hotels and restaurants the vegetable brought thirty cents an order of one ear, while at the moderate priced eating places it could be had for fifteen cents an ear. British Casualties in Week are 14,243 LONDON, Aug., 21. British casualties reported in the week ending today total 14,243 officers and men, as follows: Killed and died of w-ounds: Officers, 325; men, 2,548; total, 2,873. Wounded and missing: Officers, S46; men, 10,524; total, 11,370. CALLS ON POINCARE PARIS, Aug. 21. W7illiam G. Sharp, the American ambassador, called on President Poincare yesterday to present his felicitations on the occasion of M. Poincare's fete date. President Poincare in reply asked Mr. Sharp to transmit to President - Wilson his warmest wishes for him and the United States.

Urges Pigs As Pets

Have you a little piggie m your home? art Miss Gertrude Cheney of Oak Park," who declares swine will soon supplant dogs and cats a3 household favorites and aid nation's food 6upply. CHICAGO, Aug. 21. The unprejudiced and broad-minded reader must admit that the above nice pig looks quite as smiling thoughtful and proud as the average Pokingese, and twice as well-meaning as a Boston bull. In fact, the pig's owner, Miss Gertrude Cheney, 517 South Kenilworth avenue, Oak Park, declares that it is the vanguard of a troupe of noble and long misunderstood swine that are to supplant the yapping dog and the pesky cat as household favorites. "In its early youth," she says, "the pig is as lively and amusing as a young puppy, and in its mature years note this well, It is worth $20 a hundred pounds on the hoof. Every household should keep one, particularly in war time when the national food supply should not be fed to domestic animals who are of no use to the country. WThy have a lap dog when pigs are so costly?" And the pig said, "Oui, oui!" showing how strong the Allies stand at the Cheney home. Or it may be that the pigs are becoming cultured Fince they came into money. K00 ELL AT S20 IN GHIGA8I CHICAGO, Aug. 21 Choice heavy hogs sold at $20 per hundred weight today. The price marked an advance of $3 in the last eleven days. Recent government contracts for bacon were computed by packers on the basis of $20 hogs. The following table of prices indi cate the dizzy heights to which prices have been driven: August 1. 1914 S 8.S0 August 1, 1915 $ 6.85 August 1, 1916 $10.30 August 1. 1917 $16.20 August 21, 1917 $20.00 Monday is the big day for hog receipts, but there were only 18,000 head yesterday compared with the normal supply of 30,000. The number of hogs in the country is said to be increasing but they are being slaughtered earlier than ever owing to high prices and the total weight of pork is said to have shrunk alarmingly. Hogs Are Riding For Fall, Says S hurley as They Touch $18.50 After the rise, then the fall. This is the belief of Jerome Shurley, manager of Glen Miller Stock yards, in reference to the present high price of hogs. Best heavy hogs were quoted at $18.50 a hundred pounds on the local market Tuesday. - This is $6.50 above the previous high record, reached in 1912 when hogs touched the $12 mark. The stock will not maintain this price long, however, according to Mr. Shurley. Already eastern markets are showing signs of breaking, and with the appearance of new corn on the market, hogs will become more plentiful and the price will drop. AUSTRIAN MINISTER MAY CROSS UNITED STATES ON WAY HOME FROM PEKING PEKING, Aug. 18. (Delayed) The Austria-Hungarian minister, his staff and consuls whose departure was made necessary by China's declaration of war, probably will take a duteh boat from Shanghai to San Francisco , crossing the United States enroute to Vienna. The Dutch minister is arranging the departure.

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4 NAL KICKS BY YOUTHS VADE DUTY Many Men in Cambridge City District Make-Protest to Board. CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind.. Aug. 21. Twenty-nine men were certified finally to the district board for service in the national army by the Cambridge City exemption board Monday afternoon and Tuesday. Many men came in to make a personal protest against being certified for service, only a few cases being decided on affidavits. A total of sixty-seven has been certified to the district board at Fort Wayne by the Cambridge City board, leaving thirty-two of the quota to be filled. Only two men were exempted. Those certified for service are Romie Wenzler, Cambridge City; Carl Veregge, R. F. D. Richmond; Shirrel JVIorris, Dublin; Earl Helms, R. F. D., Richmond; Harvey L. Parker, Hagerstown; Luke Flatley, Webster; Lewis Smith, Hagerstown; Leroy Tout, East Germantown; Edwin D. Wicks and Herschel Foster, Cambridge City; Harvey J. Day, Hagerstown, Raymond A. Deetor, Greensfork; Edwin D. Newman, Cambridge City; Harvey D. Parker, Economy; Claeburn McNutt, East Germantown; Everett D. Maudlin, Cambridge City; Russell M. Zook, Dublin; Charles- M. Stanton and Horace Reed, Cambridge; James O. Clark, Williamsburg; Paul Hunt, Centerville; George F. Byrd, Hagerstown; Jesse Brown, Greensfork; Russell T. Forkner, Hagerstown; Carl Ledbetter, Hagerstown; Theodore E. Wright, Williamsburg; Dallas Kelly, Williamsburg; Edward McFarland, Greens fork; John Riggleman, Greensfork. Tho-se exempted were Perry Stoops, R. F. D., Richmond; G. Coombs, Hagerstown. M. L. TRACTION SERVICE TO DAYTON HALTED BY STORM IN OHIO Interurhar. service between Richmond and Dayton was cut off for about fifteen hours last night and this morning, by a violent storm at Middletown, Ohio, yesterday afternoon which destroyed power wire and poles for two miles. Power for the Richmond-Dayton line is supplied from Hamilton, Ohio. Midj dletown is a connecting link in ttte j power service, and breaking of the ) wires there cut off all supply. Linemen and repairmen from Middletown and other points worked all night to make repairs. No trains ran between Richmond and Dayton between four o'clock Monday and nine Tuesday morning. The storm at Middletown lasted about forty minutes, and at times amounted almost to a cyclone. Hail accompanied the rain and wind. The air grew very hot beforce the storm began, and cyclone clouds were seen. LONDON REPLIES TO POPE ROME, Aug. 21. The reply of the British government to the peace note of Pope Bendict waa handed to Cardinal Gasparri, the papal secretary of state, by the British minister on Monday. " The reply says the pope's note will be examined in a benevolent and serious spirit.

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DRAFT BOARD TO CALL OUT SECOND LIST

Examinations for Complement Tot Be Held Next' Tuesday, Wednesday and! Thursday in Court House. ' SAME RULES TO APPLY Notices to 168 more men, those whose order numbers are from 505 to 672, inclusive, will be sent out by the Richmond district national army board ordering them to appear for examination on August 24, according to an announcement made Tuesday by Chairman Carr. These men will be examined on next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This number was determined by tho members of the board after practically all of the claims for exemption had been heard, and it is believed that the greater part of the county's quota may be made up from this number. Total Now Is 205 Approximately 140 men have been certified to the district board as having passed the physical examination and waived exemption claim. In addition to this number, there are about 65 married men that have been passed temporarily by the local board, and these bring the total to 205 men from the first 504 called. For the first quota, the county will have to have 279 accepted men ready for service, as the rules of the government are that each district shall furnish ten percent above its quota, to be held in case some of the first men are rejected in camp, or by the district board. Same Rules In Force The same rules for exemption will be enforced for the second call as for the first. Persons receiving notices to appear for 'examination have seven days after the filing of the notice to present their claims for exemption, and ten days after the filing of the claim to present further affidavit of proof to "support their claim. Several claims for exemption will not be passed up on by the board until Thursday, it was announced .Tuesday. These are mainly those claims .where further proof of a wife's dependency on her husband are presented and those from whom the board will ask personal explanation of certain parts of their claims. TTOHEYS MAY SHY AT OFFICE Richmond lawj-ers may shy at the city judgeship if the bill is passed, according to Paul Beckett. As the ordinance now reads the attorney elected to fill the office of city judge will be compelled to devote his entire time to th place, and will be prohibited from practicing law in other courts. The salary has been fixed at $1200 annually. Attorney Beckett Intended being a candidate if the measure was passed as it was originally drafted, which did not set out that the official would devote his entire time to that alone. Recommendations that the amendments be made were first made by Prosecuting Attorney Strayer, who claimed the ordinance was a "plum" as It was first drafted, because it did not set out that the candidate for the office must be a practicing atttorney, in good standing at the Wayne county bar and that he be prohibited from having a private practice. Walter O. Lewis, who is at present deputy prosecuting attorney, has announced that he will be a candidate for the office, no matter how the ordinance is drawn up, so long as the office is created. "Boys and Girls of 1850" to Have Picnic "The Boys and Girls of 1850, will meet for their next annual reunion at McCulloch Park, Muncie, Thursday, August 20. A general invitation has been sent out to all citizens whose birthmark is 1850 to become "first; class members" in the association. No ceremonial or credentials are needed for membership. President Frank Gants of Rushville, with Secretary J. H. Williams of Winchester, are urging the "Get-Together" policy, so that all members, their wives, sons, and daughters may meet again on this day. "Be young and spry" they say in the invitation. "Don't get weary and die. We are only allotted one-way ticket. Come, t ring your family and a well filled basket." Miss Wood Finishes Park at Centerville CENTER VILLE, Ind., -Aug. 21. Miss Laura Wood has - completed Maplewood park, given to Centerville by her father, by the gift of, a lot on the corner of the park. Maplewood . park now fronts on North Main Cross., for the entire square. Centerville folk wish to thank Miss Wood for her kindness.