Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 269, 22 September 1917 — Page 1

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ACCUSED III BERNSTORFF DISCLOSURE -Congressman Charge Their " Colleagues as "Suspicious" on Floor Say Coin Changed Hands. TWO INQUIRIES SEEN WASHINGTON. Sept. 22 One and possibly two congressional Investigations will' follow the Count von Bernetortf 'disclosures. Today, Senate leaders indicated the upper branch would Inquire Into the $50,000 "yellow dog" fund Bernstorff asked from Berlin. Chairman Flood of the house foreign affairs committee declared today after conferring with Secretary Landing that he thought there probably would be a house investigation of Count Von Bernstorffs plan to influence Congress by spending $50,000 as revealed In his dispatches to Berlin. Congressmen Denounced. Congressmen were denounced on the floor today as "suspicious." Bitter resentment drove members to make statements of the most vicious kind against other members. It was asserted openly by some members that they believed their colleagues had received German money. Representative -Tom Heflin, of Alabama, brought matters to a head late yesterday afternoon with a stirring speech In which he called upon the Congress to purge itself of the slur cast upon it. , "I don't know what members of Congress have been influenced," he declared. "If I were permitted to express my opinion I could name 13 or 14 men in the two bodies who. in mv judgment, have acted in suspicious fashion. "We are at war with the most fles perate brute force that ever appeared upon the earth, -and we must act as if - we are at war. We must not permit members of Congress to do thing3 that are not in keeping with the big gesr. ana Dest interests or our coun try wnen we are at war. von wernstorrf said he was proceeding to do what? To use the 550,000. For what purpose? To influ ence the Congress of the United States, where was the money spent? wnose pocket did it reach? Asks for Inauirv. "I- must admit that the conduct of some that I know has been suspicious ana i warn 10 say in conclusion as a member of this Congress, I repudiate the insult. The few who have acted suspiciously, in my mind, I have no word for. Thr-y have my supremest contempt and deserve the contempt of me American people. "In the name of the Congress and me nonor-or my country I ask for an Investigation of the chare nf Vnn Bernstorff in order to see who Is cor rupt In this matter." Congressmen generally declared they nad been flooded by German propaganda telegrams, but that they had made no effort to trace the messages to see who was responsible. Few of tne leaders, sucn at KItchin, Ferris,. Burnett and others, would say that anything more subtle than telegrams had been tried. Fess. of Ohio, and HnwaM. fit RnK gia, both declared the German propaganaa wonted directly, with money cnangmg nanas ana reaching Govern Znent officials. "I can point to the men In this -House who, I believe, received mon ey." declared Howard. "Their actions cenaimy indicate it, and they cer tainly are more prosperous now than wey nave ever Deeni" REPORT SEVEN SENT TO BOTTOM AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept 22. Passengers who arrived from England today on an American steamer Drought circumstantial reports that five British steamships and two destroyers out of a convov fleet nf Rfr which left Lough Swilly, Ireland, SeptemDer s were sunlc by German sub- ' marines within a few hours of the port of departure. Do YoOTpTXa Join the Bit Now Red Cross WEATHER FORECAST For Indiana by United States Weathir Bureau Fair tonight east and south portions. Sunday fair. Warmer. ' Temperature Today. S'oon ....66 Yesterday. Maximum ..... 63 Minimum ....50 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Fair tonight and Sunday. Warmer Sunday and probably Monday. General Conditions Continual peasant weather has overspread the tentral states due to a high pressure :entral over Lake Michigan. Weather 8 much warmer. Temperature of S4 legrees in the shade at Medicine Hat, 'anada. Weather will continue air br 36 hours. Temperature will rise onsiderable. " j

- 'Hypocritical Claptraps" is Way

London Paper Regards Replies

LONDON, Sept 22. The incompfete parts of the reply of Germany and Austria to Pope Benedict's peace plea, which arrived before press time are given prominence by the morning newspapers. Owing to the lateness of their receipt, however,, only two or three papers commented on them in the editorial columns. The tenor of the headlines, however, reflects the British attitude, one paper captioning the documents as "hypocritical claptraps from Berlin and Vienna." The Daily Mail characterizes the Austrian reply as "a vague document" and comments on "the new mover In the peace plot" in which it says: "We are told that the German governments are arranging terms with .the pope and the government of Spain. The allies peace conditions stand on record. Germany has not as yet, the aiigniest intention or accepting them From them the allies will never recede." Wilson Must Be Undeceived. The Graphic declares: "Since no high expectations were felt in thf country unon the answer the. rant ml powers would make to the pope, there can De no disappointment at the trems of the documents which reached London last night. Meanwhile, President Wilson must surely be disillusioned, as to the distinction between the Ger man government and the German people. The real hope of the allies does not lie in a divided Ger man, nor in papal notes but in relent less blows on- the German armies such as Sir Douelaa Hald has lust de livered. - . The Chronicle says that it is im RECORD CROWD AT CLOSING DAY OF HORSE SHOW 8,000 Throng Streets of Hagerstown Comical Parade Tonight. . HAGERSTOWN'. Tnd . Sent 99 Ideal fall weather contributed to the success of the closing day of the Hagerstown horse show. A crowd, estimated at 8,000, crowded the streets of the city during the day. This was the largest crowd which ever attended the show. W. H. Baker, of Indianapolis, horse judge, was forced to call , on other judges to help him select the champion horse show stallion because of the excellence of the showing. Mrs. Frank Whitesell praised unqualifiedly the domestic science, home economics, farm and garden exhibits. Comical Parade Tonight. One of the big features of the closing hours of the show will be the comical parade this evening. Uniformed lodgemen will march, including the Knights of Pythias, Uniformed Rank Odd Fellows and Redmen. A spirited driving contest aroused interest today. The mm' tnmnnt prize was won by Chester ,Lucke, frlst; l,. a. Davis, second ; Bert Souders, third. s Men's with lady by side contest was won by L. B. Davis and lady: Bert Souders and lady, second. In the women's turnout. Misn rav was first: Shirley Stonecinher. second and Edith Locke, third. . The women's riding contest was won by Elsie Thornburg, first; Miss Day, second; Mrs. Albert Hindman, third. 32 Take Part. Elsie Thornburg and Norris Souder won first in the women's and men's riding contest: Mr. and Mr Bert Hindman, second; Miss Day and faui Wigan, third. There were 32 competitions in this event. Mert W. Grills, scoutmaster, and hta Boy Scout troops gave a first aid and ambulance demonstration Friday eve--nlng before the grandstand. The Red Cross chapter, led by Mrs. A. R. Jones, passed in parade also Friday evening. A fund of $51.42 was col-, lecteu tor tne chapter. Governor's Condition Still is Improved INDIANAPOLIS. SeDt. 22 The doc tors attendine Governor Oondrlrh an. nounced today that his heart action snowea rurther improvement and that a slight bronchial infection which has been causing trouble for the last sir days, was showing signs of abating. umy sugnt changes in temperature were reported, althoush the avora was slightly lower than yesterday. Plans Approved For Three New Bridges Plans were approved and bids adver tised for three new bridges and the repair of one other, as well as the approaches to two bridses in Wavrin county by the county commissioners tsaiuraay. The bridges to be built are the Clements bridge, in Greene township, the Abington bridge just outside of Abington, and the Harter bridge in Dalton township, while the Beeson bridge in Jackson township is to be repaired and the approaches to Sherry and MoGrew bridges will be .rebuilt FOUR RICHMOND WOMEN WIN PRIZES FOR RECIPES Four Richmond women, Mrs. Anna M. Willenbring, Miss Evelyn James, Mrs. Mi I. Gray and Mrs. W. D. Wolfe have been awarded Drize's of xl pach for successful competition in the recipe contest conducted throughout the country by the Armour Grain company. Prizes were also awarded to Tttio Hatfield, of Fountain City, and Mrs. W. A. Hunnicutt, of Greensfork.

possible to suspect the earnestness of the Austrian emperor's reply, adding: "Sincerity breathes through every part of this remarkable utterance." - "Emperor Charles has always spoken In a different temper and with a different accent from the violence and harshness of Berlin,'.' the Chronicle asserts. , "The Austrian emperor.-" says the Dally News, "declares very justly that the whole world longs for peace. Unless the world is swept clear from such diplomacy as that which the kaiser has just approved and honored, what is the good of talking peace at all?"" The Post asserts that Austria's reply is one which "professes that Austria Is fighting only for international arbitration, disarmament and freedom of the seas," and adds: "From the author of the historic ultimatum to Servia that profession is indeed significant."

Petrograds Exciting Somerville Wtites L. A. Schwan has received a letter from J. J. Somerville who is In Petrograd, Russia. He was formerly boy'B secretary at the Y. M. C.Aliere and is doing similar work In Russia. "Our work has been going well," he writes, "and as good as could be expected. We have been doing some work for soldiers and officers. It is an exciting place to live in and the changes are so rapid that one can scarcely keep up with them. We are all right and have not stopped any bullets yet, but they have done some close hitting." Somerville sent the letter by a friend who he said was going by way of China. The letter was mailed from Vancouver, British Columbia. First Boy Born in Hagerstown is at First Horse Show HAGERSTOWN, Sept 22. The first boy born in Hagerstown is here attending the horse fair. He is now 81 years old. His name is Dr. John Walker, who lives In Bethany, Mis souri, where he has been for the past fifty years. He served in the 36th Indiana regiment during the Civil War. ur. wauter is still erect and has a soldierly bearing. He is full of rem. iniscences of the old days when Ha gerstown was a hamlet In the midst of a woods. This Is the first horse show he has seen In his home town POLICIES GIVEN OUT BY LONTZ Insurance policies of $500 each were distributed to each of the 350 employes of the F. and N. Lawn Mower company .ara, the Richmond Malleable Castings company Saturday, by John M. Lontz, president of the companies. Lontz is the first manufacturer in Richmond who has taken out insurance policies for his employes. The policy Is made without regard to age or state of health. It Increases $100 each year until it reaches $1,000. The New York Metropolitan Life Insurance company, .which has underwritten the men, has agreed to send bulletins to employes in regard to health. Lontz says that one policy already has been paid. The policies were signed July 20 and one of the employes, Fred Juell, died July 21. His widow received her $500. SUFFRAGISTS TO CONTINUE WORK In spite of the recent decision of a Marion county judge in regard to partial suffrage, Richmond suffragists are still hopeful. . In a communication received here from Mrs. Edwards, state. nresiHont nf the Woman's Franchise League she saya mere is stui nopes for the partial sunrage iaw. She explains that a hieher court mav reverse the decision rendered by the Marion county judge. A similar thing was done in the state of Illinois, she says. " . .; . Women are assured they may vote ior president ior none of the. Rtnte courts can take away that right. The United States Supreme court has so ruled. The Franchise League h ere will con tinue its work this winter s nsunT It will make SDecial effort nf strengthen interest in suffrage a " .v. . ... iy mc me (Mai;? u I IVIISS t lorence King who is In Bloomington will be elected soon. STUDENT AVIATOR KILLED IN AIR MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., Sept 22. Wilbur B. Mong, a cadet aviator of Cleveland, was killed this afternoon when his airplane crashed to 'the ground on the government aviation field. It was said that Mong attempted to loop the loop too close to the earth.

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JS CALLED BY DRAFT BOARD Reserve Totals of 350 Are Summoned for Examinations Hert;, Richmond army board officials are planning to make sure they have enough men to fill the district's quota of 254 men for the national army and the ten percent over-quota and for this purpose have called in two more lists of men, to be examined on September 27 and 28. There will be 175 men in each list and although it is not probable that all of the men called will be sent to Camp Taylor the board plans to have enough men ready to go to fill any emergency that 'might arise, either from industrial exemptions at Fort Wayne or from physical discharges at Camp Taylor. Followingls a list of the men to be examined on next" Thursday. Septem ber 27: Ora Homer Parks, Stanley Edwin Burrell. Joseph Zimmer Winder. Wil liam Henry Kephart Howard Stout, Walter Lewis Warner, Donald Baynes, Walter G. Cronin, Sherman W. Traylor, Glen C. Reynolds, August Isaac Hafner, Levi Floyd, Clarence Hazier wood, George Thomas Dixon, Harry James Long, William J.' Puterbaugh, Clifford Albert Wiesbrod, Walter Glenn O'Conner, Domcmecr Libbeamtr, Henry Shaffer, Fred John Girty, Matthais B. Brinker, Arthur Hiltz, Elmer Phillips Schwab, Stephen M. Shank, Wm. Thomas Dale, Ernest Ryan, Howard Thornburg, Walter Byron Hewitt Jonas Earl Donson, Howard H. Hunt, David H. Cooney, Markus Edwards, Christine Owens, Charles Eli Veregge, unariey KODert futhorr, Forrest Flatter, Zeb Pottinger, Raymond Joseph Werner, Chester Nathan Edwards, Lawrence Edward Puthoff, Herman Peter Thomas, Lawrence Homer Sydenstrlcker, Jefferson H. Meyers, Walter Russel Bymaster, Walter Wm. Moelk, Howard F. Marshall; Clemens Schleper, Carl Clay Copeland, Raymond James Folan, Earnest Rich, Roy Hubert Bayler. Virgil Erwin Rains, Charles Milton Wellings, Joseph -J. Lahrmann, George H. Moore,1 Clarence E. Erbs, Vincent M. Lawrence, Harry R. Rhinehart, Ora Harter. Oscar A. Lange, Lewis Shallenburg, Fred W. Petty, Ray Omer Clark, Lemuel R. Henderson. Frank Krusotoki, Carl L. Miller, Glenn Hoggatt Andy Honkoczky, Libero Grascione, Robert B. Juerling, Ed Mills, Glenn Mason Taylor, Lawrence J. Meeker, Grover Forest White. t . -. -"'.'V' T'-'-s ' These 175 men will be called for examination on September 28 and will probably be the last to be called to fill the district's first quota: Earnon Perry, Harry R. Lontz. AgoKtf n n Po ra rl icn PlironA it "d--v George F, Thomas, Minor Lloyd Frock Palvin Ttenlcl Ahnsr rio t j,, . Biume. jeo C. WHkemever. Ravmnnd Ashcraft William Ward Barnell, William T. Thorman. Bert W. Ellison. Fnrl R. LUndy, Silas Archibald Minner, Raymona scott, August H. Goebel. Hrrv Anos, Robert A. Linderman. Charles bmlth, Howard C. Messlck, Walter L. Heavenridge, Solomon Arthur Carriger. John R. Coffman: Tiithpr r,Hmr. erty, Sr., Ivan Murl Cox, Eugene Gaylor, John r . Richardson, Eugene H. Schwegman. Harrv H. Thnman ai. bert Clayton Jordan- Oliver r tcio. man, Irvin W. Coffin, Walter Edward Dunlng, Raymond C. Davis, Mathew Duncan, Carl F. Steinhilber. Ehner C. Dunham, Joseph J. W. Burton. Rnhrt W. Skinner, Francis Xavler Brunner, William Selden Phillips, Chester Sherman Harter, Joseph Peter Kninner. Samuel H. Hatch. Ma-r vt x7iiiQtv.0 . ' ' IlKlliO, LeRoy NIewoehner, Edward Walter Lantz, Clifford Peters, Robert Laney Salyer. Frank P. Delp. Elmer Andrew Johnson, Harrv Wm. wichaim George Robert France, Abraham Fivel,' unanes n. Twigg, Karl W. Schuerman, Hugh Harland Smith. Claude A. Hoover, Harry Anderson James Wm. Bothman, August Rawski, neroert westendorf, Murl Roy Moffett Daniel Hampton. Robert Lee Catron, Wm. Robert Green, fipnr?? Teffor. son Harris, Jesse Stewart Walter Cox. Merl John Coleman. Fred. Daniel White, Everett Henry Englebert Miles Linley Shute, Jesse M. Bursendine. High School Pupils to Vote on Favorite Canvas at Exhibit Which picture in the present exhibit at the high school do seniors like best and which one appeals to the freshmen? These questions will be answered at chapel exercises at the high school next Friday. Principal Bentley has introduced a new plan of studying and appreciating art. He announced to the students Friday morning that each of the four classes would select their favorite na ture next week. During the coming week the students are urged to go to me rooms, study, the picture, and then vote by classes next Friday. "I am interested to see which appeals to the different classes," Bentley 8 aid. He plans to have the boys and girls voie separately and see what -thai tastes are. The art roomn ar nnen each morning: and aftern nnn find oil high school pupils will be given the opportunity of studying the paintings. OCTOGENARIAN DIES AT HOME OF HER ONLY SON CAMBRIDGE CITY. Rent 5Mr Sarah A. Stenhens. 80 vpm nM iJ Friday at the home of her son, Chas. H. Kerlin. She leaves only the one son. Funeral services will be held from the Christian church finmim afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Reverend Charles Shultz will officiate. Rnriai will be in Riverside cemetery.

Text of Rulers' Replies

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Thetext of replies of the Teutonic emperors to the Pope's peace proposals are given and Kaiser Wilhelm's answer as follows: "Herr Cardinal: Your Eminence has been good enough, together with your letter of August 2, to transmit to the Kaiser and King, my most gracious master, the note of His Holiness, the Pope, in which His Holiness, filled with grief at the devastations of the world war, makes an emphatic peace appeal to . the heads of the belligerent peoples. -. ' .,. -.. "The Kaiser-King has deigned to ac quaint me with Your Eminence's letter and to entrust the reply to me. "His Majesty has been following for a considerable time with high respect and sincere gratitude His Holiness's efforts in a spirit of true impartiality to alleviate as far as possible the sufferings of the war and to hasten the end of hostilities. . "The Kaiser sees in the latest step of His Holiness fresh proof of his noble and human feelings and cherishes a lively desire that for the benefit of the entire world the' Papal appeal may meet with success." Emperor Charles' reply follows: "The effort of Pope Benedict is to pave the way to an understanding amongst all peoples, and might more surely reckon on a sympathetic reception and the whole-hearted snnnort from his majesty, seeing that the kaiser, since taking over the government, has regarded it as his principal and most sacred task to preserve the blessings of peace for the German people and the world. In his first speech from the throne at the opening of the German reichstag on June 25, 1888, the kaiser promised thaf his love of the German army and his position toward it should never lead him into the temptation to cut short the benefits of peace, -unless war were a necessity forced on us by an attack on the empire of its allies. The German army should safeguard peace for us, and should peace nevertheless be broken. It would be in a position to win it with honor. The kaiser has, by his acts, fulfilled the promise he then made in twenty-six years of happy reign, despite provocations and temptations. "In the crisis which led to the present world conflagration, his majesty's efforts wftre up to the last moment directed toward settling the conflict by peaceful means. After the war had broken out aeainst his wish nrf Acl. sire, the kaiser, in conjunction with his nign allies, was the first solemnly to declare his readiness to enter Into peace negotiations. The German nnple supported his majesty in hi3 keen uesire ior peace. VICIOUS JABS

TO SHAKE HOLD OF BRITISH

(By Associated Press) A full text of Germany's answer to Pope Benedict's peace note shows the German government expressing deep appreciation of the Papal effort to bring about peace and as greeting "with special sympathy the leading idea of the peace appeal" embodying the Papal conviction that "the material power of arms must be suppressed by the moral power of right." Nothing approaching a definite idea of what Germany's terms would be were a peace conference called is contained in the note. Haig Holds Line In the field of hostilities the British campaign In Flanders also commands wide-spread interest at the moment. Today's reports shows General Haig to be holding fast to all the valuable ground he gained in the great attack of .Thursdav in th fne of most persistent German counter attacks. The Germans heavilv increas ed their losses in these efforts, the British official statement notes hnt failed to achieve any comDensatine gains. The only Doint at which th teu tonic thrusts were even temporarily successful was east of St. Julien and here the Germans were immediately driven out of the small section of ground they had penetrated. Three counter attacks In all delivered last evening by the Germans but apparently they had become exSummer to Return, Weatherman Declares Summer is coming back. Weather man Moore savs a warm wavn la scheduled to arrive Sunday afternoon. The temperature will rise to 80 or above' in the shade, he eays, and will continue for three or four days. $20,000 PLEDGED FOR MISSIONS The Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends, In session at the East Main Street Friends church, late Friday afternoon pledged $20,000 for foreign mission work, following the speech of Charles M. Woodman, pastor of the West Richmond Friends church. There are approximately 20,000 Friends In the Indiana Yearly Meeting. The amount pledged for foreign missions was agreed upon by a rising vote of the delegates. Last year the church gave between fifty and seventy-five cents per capita, it is estimated. It is hoped to double that amount this year. In many meetings members are subscribing $4 per capita according to Dr. Charles Tebbetts, secretary of the American Friends Board of Foreign Missions, said.- It is honed to trmdually bring the members of the Indiana Meeting upward in contributing to Christian work In foreign lands.

i "Germany sought within her national frontier the free development of her

spiritual and material possessions and outside the imperial territory unhin dered competition with nations enjoy ing equal rights and equal esteem. The. free play of forces in the world in neacenhlA wrpntllne- with nnn another would lead to the highest perfecting of the noblest human possessions. Disastrous concatenation of events in the year 1914 absolutely broke off all hopeful course of development and trans formed Europe into a bloody battle arena. "Appreciating the importance of hie holiness declaration the imperial government has not failed to submit the suggestion contained therein to earnest and scrupulous examination. Special measures which the govern ment has taken in closest contact with representative of the fi-prman neonle. for discussing and answering the ques tions raised prove now earnest it desires, in accordance with his holiness' desires, and the peace resolution of the reichstag on July 19, to find a practical basis for a just and lasting peace. "The Imperial government greets with special sympathy the leading idea of the peace appeal wherein his holiness clearly expresses the conviction that in the future the material power of right. We are also convinced that the sick body of human society can be healed only by fortifying its moral strength of right From this would follow, according to his holiness view, the simultaneous diminution of the armed forces of all states and the institution of obligatory arbitration for international disputes. "We share his holiness' view that definite rules and a certain safeguard for a simultaneous and reciprocal limitation of armaments on land, on sea and in the air, as well as for the true freedom of the community and high seas, are the things, in treating which the new spirit that in the future should prevail in international relations, should find first hopeful expression. The task would then of itself arise to decide international differences of opinion, not by the use of armed forces but by peaceful methods, especially by arbitration, whose high peace producing effect we together with his holiness fully recognize. "The imperial government will in this respect support every proposal computable ulth the vital interest of the German empire and people. uermany, owing to her geographical situation and economic reqnJxeContlnued On Pago Nine. OF FOE FAIL 'hausted by the failure of the first two efforts, for the third attack, made east of Langemarck did not have to be faced by the British Infantry, the artillery alone being able to cope with it Foe Gets New Energy New energy seems imparted to the Germans during the night probably Dy tne Dimglng up of French forces, for heavy lghting was reported this morning in the vicinity of Tower Hamlets, where the German resistance from the frst has been most desperate. The British left held fast under this attack, but there was uncertainty in the early .advices as to the situation of the right in this sector. Another phase of the entente campaign against German held Belgium territory had a development today in a British naval attck on Ostend. EYES OF WORLD ARE ON FRIENDS SAYShWOODMAN Richmond P a s t o r Says Church is on Pedestal as Result of War. Rev. Charles M. Woodman, in an address before the Indiana Yearly Meeting, declared that if the peace activity of the church is not for the purpose of bringing everyone into the Kingdom of God,. "they might as well stop where they are." Rev. Mr. Woodman is the castor of the' West Richmond Friends church. "Nip the bud of militarism before it blooms by sowing the seeds of the universal brotherhood of man." he said. "Then will peace be advanced for there can be no more wars." Friends on Pedestal. Rev. Mr. Woodman said that the Friends today are on a pedestal. They are being watched as they never were watched before, perhaps since the days of George Fox. The reason for this is the exempUon clause in the selectiveservice law he said. "What are Friends going to sacrifice?" is being asked everywhere, he said. He declared that the sacrifices of the Friends would be as great as those of others, although few will fight in the trencheB. Most of them will be working in reconstruction units, relieving suffering instead of causing suffering. "It is the duty of the church of Jesus to face this most awful hour of the world's history with a word of cheer ard move on to victory," he said.

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AMERICA IS UNCHANGED Scrutiny of Notes From Kaiser Fails to Reveal Basis for Peace Settlement, ft is- !iw timated. "-,-"--1 LANSING IS ' SILENT WASHINGTON, Sept 22 Tift -? plies made by Germany and ArrstTH' to Pope Benedict's peace proposal con tains nothing that will In airy 'way alW er tne position of the United States as outlined In President Wilson's reply to the Pope. The replies as received here oy Associated Press dispatches were closely Btudled today by all official. and diplomats here whn pava trM?iin-' tlons that they were little less than naa oeen expected. Nothing Is Disclosed. First examination of thn totiHm n. ficlals thought, failed to disclose soy unng m tne nature of terms which would afford a basis for discussion. Secretary Lansine ' nnthnrtuut tu quotation of any opinion for the gtrr-' eminent, but it was clearly indicated ' at the state department that such consideration as had ham art plies had failed to develop any reas on ior any alteration of the aims or intentions, of this government either' in the conduct of tha peace adjustment that may he under' uuten later. ns Committees Named at Yearly Meeting) The f olio Win canrm-fttAM nf Tn iana Yearly Meeting of Friends were' appointed: Bible school committee, their terra', to expire to, 1902, Deborah Edwards,; Grant City, Ind.; Oarkaon Caxes, . Greentown; Clara B. Hunt, AmboyJ Ind. Committee on the joint confer-1 ence of ministers and workers, Zeno H, Do an, Knightstown; Alexander CL Pnrdy,- of Eariham college;- Carl Miller, ' Lynn. Committee on program, William J. Bayers, Muncie; Peter W. Raidabaugh. Roy H. Woolam, Spiceland;. Ida Parker, Richmond; Esther Cook, New Castle; Leora Bogus, Fairmount. DRAFTED FRIENDS TOLD CHURCH PLAN Young Quakers, selected for military service, were told the stena thir church is taking for having them as signed to reconstruction units being organized by Friends at a meeting at the East Main Street Frlenda rhnrrh late Saturday afternoon. While there are approximately 2,000 young Friends, within the jurisdiction of the Indiana Ypariv XToattitceligible for military service, between iou ana soo are affected by the pres-. ent draft it is estimated. Tom Jones, field secretanr nt , young Friends board, was dn tn to the men. The meeting was in charge oi wswr j. vvooawaro, general seo-' retary of the Friends la America. Ancil E. Ratliff, presiding clerk of the Yearly Meeting. George-Levering-1 and Walter C. Woodward are on a. committee appointed to "art in of conscripted Friends whenever the. occasion may require. FRIENDS' WORLD RALLY PLANNED An International conference nf r! kers will be held at the close of the war. and delegates will h serif frnm the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends. a committee consisting of Dr. O. N. Huff, Mary J. Overman. T. t wA1 ward and Emma Unthanlr. h appointed o nominate ten Friends from the Indiana meeting to attend the conference If it is held before next year's meeting of Friends within the jurisdicUon of the Indiana Yearly Meeting. The conference will be for the purpose of "considering and reinstating the testimony of the Society of Friends regarding the war and international relations generally." Methods of upholding that testimony also will be considered, if the conference is held, pertaining to the social and Industrial life. BRITISHER SUNK NEAR PLYMOUTH AN ATLANTIC PORT. Sept 22. The British steamer La Negra on her way from Buenos Aires to Havre with a cargo of Argentine beef was sunk by a German submarine September 8, 45 miles off Plymouth, according to survivors of the crew, who arrived here today cn an American steamship.

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