Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 278, 3 October 1917 — Page 1

BIG AIXAJDIUM 4 VOL. XLII..NO. 278 Consolidated 1907 Palladium and Sun-Telegrram RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1917. SINGLE COPY. 2 CENTS

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REPRISALS ON GERMANY ARE PROMISED BY LLOYD-GEORGE

Premier Tells Crowd of London Poor "We Shall Bomb Em with Compound Interest." FRENCH RAID AGAIN LONDON, Oct. 8. A crowd of poor people In the southwest district of London yesterday appealed to Premier Lloyd George, says the Dafly Mail, for reprisals against Germany for the air raids on London. The premier shout ed to the crowd: "We will give it all back to them and we will give it to them soon. We shall bomb Germany with compound inter est." The crowd cheered the promise of the premier wildly. The premier had just completed a tour of the area dam aged in the raids with Viscount French, commander of the home forces. (By Associated Press) "We shall bomb German with compound Interest," Premier Lloyd George is quoted in the London press as declaring to a London crowd in promis ing it that Great Britain would soon launch reprisals for the many German air raids on England. The French reprisals already under way were continued last night French airmen dropped bombs on the town of Boden, tome 55 miles beyond the French frontier. More than seven tons of bombs also were dropped on various military objectives in German held territory. Along the French front the artillery duels were vigorous at many points. The activity was especially marked north of Verdun. There the French apparently are preparing an attack to recover a few trench elements which the crown prince's troops retained when their main atacking force was thrown back north of hill S44 yesterday. A German attempt to attack east of Rheims was broken up by the French artillery. Germans Preparing For A ttacks by A ir AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3. The German military authorities have issued orders that all lights in the governmental district of Dusseldorf and a great portion of Westphalia must be darkened at night, according to the General Anzeiger, of Essen. Similar precautions against jir raids are being taken at other places in Western Germany. DRYS CHARGED WITH UNTRUTHS ATLANTIC CITY, N. Y., Oct. 3 Charging that "professional prohibitionists" are "deliberately trying to mislead the people by studied falsification and publication of malicious falsehoods about the beer business, by disregarding the attitude of the press and by taking advantage of war conditions, the food situation, of the absence of a million enlisted men, industrial emergencies, army camps or any other pretext for pressing prohibition regardless of its consequences." President Gustave Pabst of Milwaukee, speaking before the opening business session of the war convention of the United States brewers' association here today urged the delegates to set aside all differences and local issues to unite in the national fight for existence. FIRE CAUSES $400,000 LOSS CINCINNATI, Oct. 3. Fire here "early today destroyed the Post-Glover Electric company's building at 314 West Fourth street entailing a loss estimated at $400,000. The cause of the fire is unknown. Police have started an investigation. Now you have another chance to do your bit you can buy another Liberty Bond. WEATHER FORECAST For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Probably rain tonight and Thursday. Cooler tonight. Today's Temperature. Noon . . . . 65 .. 66 . . 36 Yesterday. Maximum Minimum Fop Wayne County by W. E. Moore Rain and colder this afternoon and tonight. Thursday unsettled, probably rain. Continued cool. General Conditions The storm extends from Canada southward through the Mississippi valley to the Gulf and is causing unsettled weather east of the Mississippi with rain west and south of the lakes, and will reach here before midnight. Weather will be cool aDd blustery over Wayane Ccunty in the next twenty-four hours. The storm is moving slower than usual.

Second National Bank to Open

Rest Rooms For Farmer Patrons

The Second National bank, as an nounced today by its president, Samuel W. Gaar, will shortly commence extensive remodeling operations to the bank building, in order greatly to increase Its facilities for looking after the comfort and interests of the bank's farmer patrons. At the meeting of the bank's direct ors Tuesday, plans were approved for a 6talrway in the front part of the banking room to the basement, where a large rest room, two private consulting rooms and a toilet room will be constructed. In Marble and Bronze The stairway and vestibule landing at the bottom will be finished in marble and bronze in keeping with the scheme of the banking room. The large assembly or rest room, twentyseven feet long by twenty-one feet wide, will be equipped with plenty of comfortable chairs and reading tables which will contain a plentiful supply of the best and most popular farmers' magazines and government and state agriculture bulletins. A large Are place at the north end of this room will provide warmth and cheer in the winter time as well as be the center of the nook for "yarn swappers" and good story tellers. Farmers Can Talk Business The consulting rooms or private offices will open off- the large rest JASON ANSWERS TREASON CHARGE WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 The protracted wrangle over charges by Rep resentative Heflln of Alabama, that certain members of Congress have "acted suspiciously" in the present war, flared up again in tBe house today when Representative Mason, of Illinois, made a speech contending that Heflin had inferentially charged Mason with treason and "linked him up with Emma Goldman." Representative Heflin requested consent of the house for time to reply to Mason's remark and to name the men he thought had "acted suspiciously" but objection was made by Representative Gardner of Texas and the row for the time being was brought to an end. THIRD TRAINING GAMP ANNOUNCED WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. A third series of officers' training camps to be opened January 5 to run until April 5, the war department announced today, primarily for the education of enlisted men of the regular army, national guard and national army for commissions. In addition, however, 2,490 graduates or undergraduates from 93 specified schools and colleges will be admitted. A camp will be located in each of the regular army, national guard and national army divisions. Additional camps will be located in the Philippines, Panama and Hawaii, and one each at Ft. Bliss and Ft. Sam Houston, Texas and Chickamauga, Georgia. The quota of each regiment or smaller unit of the army to be selected to attend the officers' schools will be 1.7 per cent of the enlisted strength of the organization. Graduates recommended for commissions as second lieutenants will be commissioned as vacancies occur. Trade Mathematics Course is Opened Richmond men, who are connected with any industry may better themselves by taking the course in Trade Mathematics offered at the night school, in charge of G. C. Sipple. The course was not announced until Wednesday as up to that time no demand was made. In looking . over the applications Wednesday morning, K. V. Carman found several men interested in this line of work and immediately made plans for the course to be included in the night school curriculum. COALITION PLAN IS GIVEN 0. K. PETROGRAD, Oct. 3 The democratic conference by a vote of 766 against 6SS today declared in favor of a coalition government.

5,000 School Children Expected to March in Farewell Parade

Five thousand school children are expected to participate in the farewell demonstration Friday morning in honor of the seventy-five new soldiers who leave for the army training camp. All schools in the city will be dismissed for one hour, to allow the pupils to march in the parade which forms at the court house, and starts moving along Main street at promptly, S:3 o'clock.

room. Here farmers can transact private business without interruption. These rooms will be under the supervision of Harry W. Gilbert, who has joined the staff of the- Second National as manager of the farm loan and mortgge deprtment. Mr. Gilbert for yers was with Gaar, Scott & company, threshing machinery manufacturers. Since he left that company at the time of its merging with the M. Rumely company, Mr. Gilbert has devoted most of his time to farming on his Wayne township farm.

PERSHING JAY BE GALLED GENERAL WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. Elevation of Major General John J. Pershing to the rank of General, a title held by only Washington, Grant, Sherman and Sheridan, is sought by Secretary Bak er in a recommendation before the house military committee today. The secretary urges revival of the rank of-General for Pershing and the army chief of staff, and lieutenant general for the corps commanders with the expeditionary forces. The urgency of Pershing's promotion was explained by the secretary who declared that the head of the overseas troops should be given a grade commensurate with the importance of his position. Berlin Chagrined by Union Between U. S. and Japs Says Times LONDON, Oct. 3. The address made in New York last week by Viscount Ishil, head of the Japan mission to the United States, the Times in a leading editorial on "America and Japan," says, is a result "as unforeseen by Germany as It is Unwelcome, of years of intrigue on both sides of the Pacific which she has spent in a vain effort to arouse enmity between the United States and Japan." The Times adds that a close union between the two great Pacific powers, to which the reception of the Ishil mission gives new strength and new significance, will both hasten the deliverance of the world from the German menace and prepare for future peace in the far East. "For both reasons," it says, "It is welcome to the allies and doubly welcome to. England whose interest in the tranquility and welfare of these regions is so profound. Dutch to Protest Reported Statements of U. S. Ministers THE HAGUE, Oct. 3. Reported statements by members of the American cabinet to the effect that they had come to the conclusion that Holland was the dumping ground for contraband bound for Germany were made the subject of a question in the second chamber yesterday by Deputy Van Leeuwen. Dr. John Louden, the foreign minister, replied that instructions had been sent to Minister Von Rappard at Washington to make a protest against such unfounded conclusions of the American officials if they were reported correctly. IW POLITICAL PARTY FORMED CHICAGO, Oct. 3. The organization of a new national political party is the announced purpose of a conference here today of a number of Prohibitionists, Progressives, Social Democrats, and Single Tax adherents. The party is yet unnamed but it proposes to elect "half a dozen United States senators and between twenty and forty members of the house of representatives in 1918," according to an announcement of the leaders. In 1920, the prospectus of the party says, a march upon Washington will be made to "take possession of the government." A tentative draft of the platform which Is to be submitted to the conferees, said to have been written for the most part by John Spargo, formerly a socialist, approves universal suffrage, the initiative and referendum, the recall, the short ballot, the executive budget and proportionate representation. National prohibition is demanded and the declaration made that all traffic in liquor must be outlawed. Extinction of land monopoly, public ownership of coal mines, oil wells, telegraph and telephone systems and other public utilities and the use of union labor in all governmental activities are among the demands made in the Spargo draft. . The parade will proceed to Tenth street and then north on Tenth street to the Pennsylvania station where roll call of th esoldiers will be held. The seventy-five men have Wednesand Thursday to spend with their parents. Friday morning they will leave to don Uncle Sam's uniform. A platoon of police, the committee in charge and veterans of past wars will head the procession.

DENIES THAT BERLIN MADE PEACE OFFERS

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3. Germany has made no proposals whatever for a separate peace either to France or to Great Britian. Dr. von Kuehlmann, the German foreign secretary, makes this announcement, according to an official statement received here from Berlin, in answering the speech made by General Verhovsky, the Russian minister of war, before the democratic congress in Petrograd. The statement reads: "The Russian war minister, General Verhovsky asserted at the Petrograd democratic congress that the imperial chancellor (Dr. MIchaelis) had stated among other things at Stuttgart that Germany was ready to return Alsace Lorraine to France. The imperial chancellor's utterances at Stuttgart are generally known and the assertion of the Russian war minister is an invention. "General Verkhovsky further stated that it was Germany's intention to make a separate : peace with Great Britain and France at the cost of Russia and that Great Britain and France had informed the Russian government that they would not be parties to any such proposal. "I herewith state that Germany has made no proposals whatever for a separate peace either to France of Great Britain." Reports Current in Russia. Last month reports were circulated in Russia that France and Great Britain had received offers from Germany to make peace at the expense of Russia. They become so insistent that the Russian government obtained from France and Great Britain formal denials that they would make peace with Germany to the detriment of Russia. General Verkhovsky made this announcement before the democratic congress in Petrograd on September 28. The reported statement of General Verkhovsky as regards Alsace Lorraine has not been received previously In this country. WILLIAM J, WOOD DEAD IN CAPITAL INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 3 William J. Wood, a member of the Indiana public utilities commission, died at his home here today of heart disease. 'The body will be taken to Nashville, Tenn., for burial. William J. Wood was regarded prob ably as best posted man on railway regulation in the state. For eight years he was a member of the eld railroad commission, having first been appointed by Governor Hanly in 1905 and re-appointed by Gov. Marshall. He became attorney examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission, with headquarters in Washington, in 1914 and served until appointed by Gov. Goodrich a member of the public utilities commission on May 1 of this year. Commissioner Wood had been engaged in some sort of traffic work practically since he became a resident of Evansville. Ind., in 18S0. first as stock claim agent for the Louisville and Nashville railroad and later as third vice president of the road, in charge of the legal department. Wrhile a member of the former Indiana railroad commission, Mr. Wood was made chairman of' the executive committee of the National Association of Railroad commissioners. The late commissioner was born in Florence, Ala., March 30, 1S50, the son of Gen. S. A. M. Wood, of the confed erate army. Before coming to Indiana, Mr. Wood practiced law, edited a newspaper and served his native state in the legislature. Mr. Wrood is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. John H. McNeely of Evansville and one son, W. B. Wood of Detroit, Mich., all of whom were present at the time of the commissioner's death. . Dr. S.E. Smith is on Executive Board of Charities Society LAPORTE, Ind., Oct. 3. Dr. S. E. Smith, of Richmond, was elected a member of the executive committee of the Indiana State Conference of Charities and Corrections, at the closing session of the conference. Dr. W. C. Van Nuys, of Newcastle, i3 also a member of the committee. Delegates started leaving for their homes today, following the completion of business. Evansville was selected as the next convention city and Judge James A. Collins of Indianapolis, unanimously elected president for the next year. Will Entertain New Soldiers Tonight Richmond's seventy-five new soldiers who leave for the army training camp at Louisville, Friday morning, will be given a farewell party at the Entre Nous club Wednesday night, by members of the club. Short talks will be made and refreshments served. All of the men who leave Friday are invited to attend the party. BECK IS BACK Postmaster Beck returned , Wednesday morning from Laporte, where he attended a conference of the State Board of Charities and Corrections.

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r fa 1 1 3 LORETTA CHICAGO, Oct. S--A search through-f oul the country will be begun by the police today for Raymond Stewart, who is believed to have fled from Chicago with pretty seventeen-year-old Loretta Jackson, missing daughter of S. H. Jackson, a West Side druggist. Stewart is thirty-four years old and married. A month ago, on the same day that Loretta disappeared from her parents' home at SOS South Irving avenue, he suddenly closed up his studio at 336 West Madison street, and has not been seen in Chicago since.

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Kaiser Willy Calls on God to Preserve Von Hindenburg

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3 The celebra-. tion of the birthday of Field Marshal I von Hindenburg at the German main headquarters yesterday began with a visit from Emperor W'illiam who presented the Field Marshal with a marble bust of the "All Highest Wrar Lord." The route from Hindenburg's house to main headquarters was lined with children who strewed flowers in his path, while airmen dropped flowers and laurel wreaths. At headquarters the field marshal j was received by Gen. von Ludendorffj and the other officers of the General staff. General Ludendorf f greeted his chief as "the personification of the i greatest development of the PrussianGerman fatherland." Hindenburg later reviewed veteran units and other yoldiers in front, of the headquarters and in speaking to them said: "It is a special pleasure to me to know myself at one with the German people in their will to victory and their' confidence in victory." Bill Gives Thanks. The field marshal praised the army and those who remained at home. He called for cheers for the emperor, who invited to dinner all who had called SIX LOSE LIVE N BRUSH FIRE FILMORE, Cal., Oct. 3. A large force of men were today combatting a brush fire which yesterday caused the death of at least six persons and destroyed pipe lines, buildings and other property valued at $500,000. A dozen persons were brought here for treatment for burns suffered while fighting the fire or in escaping from the flames. The loss of life occurred on the Anaconda lease of the Union Oil company, several miles-back in the hills, when the fire which started Friday and was believed to have beeni brought under control, was fanned into new life by a high wind yesterday and swept down the Little Sespe canyon back of Fillmore with such rapidity that the people at Anaconda campj ?ere taK&n Dy surprise ana some werei unable to escane. J

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JACKSON LONDON, 'Oct. 3. A Shanghai dispatch to Reuters says that as the result of a typhoon which swept over Tokio on Monday, 100,000 persons are homeless and 138 dead and 217 missing. to offer birthday congratulations. In a speech the emperor praised the field marshal as "the hero of the German people to whom it is granted to accomplish deeds of world and historical greatness." The emperor then thanked Field Marshal von Hindenburg in the name of the army and the people and continued: "Future centuries will weave legends around the beloved nnd honored personality of the field marshal. May God preserve him for further deed3 until the victorious end of the war, out of which a strong, healthy and respected Germany will arise." Erk "Feeling Fine'9 Declares His Uncle Elmer W. Erk, Richmond soldier in training at Camp Taylor, is "feeling fine," according to a letter received by his uncle, J. B. Holthouse, owner of a furniture store at 530 Main street, from Erk's parents, who have been visiting their son for the last week. A rumor was current Wednesday that Erk had died from the effects of the first inoculation to prevent typhoid fever. According to his uncle, Erk, who left with Richmond "101" several weeks ago, the inoculation didn't make him ill for a day, and that he was preparing to take the second "shot." Three "shots" are administered. The rumor is groundless, according to Mr. Holthouse. DR. PERISHO AND WIFE TO ATTEND MEETING Secretary Woodward received word Wednesday morning that President Elwood C. Perisho, of the South Dakota State College, and his wife, prominent Friends, will attend the Five Year's Meeting, which convenes " at the East Main Street church, Tuesday, October 16. , . --.;. Perisho made the commencement address at Earlham college several years ago when the degree of L. L. D. was conferred upon him.

TOKIO SWEPT BY TYPHOON

LIBERTY LOAN

ALLOTMENT OF WAYNECOUNTY IS SI. 900.000 1 f Quota Fixed for Civil Unit is Practically Two MillionsCampaign is on to Raise This Total. ' IS GOOD INVESTMENT Wayne county has a big Job on lta handa, but one which, with the traditional patriotic spirit credited to Wayne county, should be brought to a successf ul conclusion. The quota fixed for Wayne county4 In the sale of the Second Liberty Loan' Bonds ia $1,900,000 practically two millions of dollars. The average daily, sales from the beginning of the campaign to Its close on October 27 must exceed $65,000. If Uncle Sam were asking gifts aggregating $2,000,000 from the people of Wayne county the difficulties in raising such a huge sum might be considered appalling, but there is no charity being requested. Need for Funds Great. The need for funds to conduct the war is great, a fact that probably every man and woman in Wayne county knows, and they also should understand that Wayne county must do it3 share as well as every county In the nation. The United States government is presenting to Wayne county people an opportunity to "do their bit" in this war in a manner that will not call for sacrifice. The investing of $50. $100, $500, $1,000 or sums greater, in Second Liberty Bonds, means that Uncle Sam will borrow your money and return Interest at the rate of four percent, per annum, a rate that is regarded as exceptionally liberal No taxes of any sort are to be collected on either the principal invested or the interest returned thereon. Must Raise Share. "Wayne countv cannot affnr1 tn fca lagging behind in this movement," said a prominent Main street business man today. "We should all realize that it 1o 'ltiat e 4 rv rr4- n II". L j i- 0.0 lAuvi LCLiii. iui vajue county to raise its full quota as for any other subdivision of the country. There la no cost involved; It is a profitable piece of work for us to do, and I know that people generally will awaken to the necessity of subscribing fnr thoaa -bonds. They certainly will not find a more attractive investment and they can perform no more important obligation of patriotic citizenship." The banks in Richmond and in all towns cf the county will secure for all citizens bonds in any denomination desired without a penny of cost All bonds are sold at par. Sheriff of Union Buys Elk at Glen Glen Miller park is minus a vounz Elk. " Several hours after the Palladium was published Tuesday evening, telling its readers that an Elk was for sale at Glen Miller park, the sale was closed. Sheriff Post of Union county paid for the animal Wednesday morning. The animal's new home will be in a park at Liberty. M'ADOO HITS AT PEACE PARLEYS CHICAGO, Oct. 3. Secretary of the treasury, Wm. G. McAdoo, today went to Madison, Wis., to continue his campaign in behalf of the liberty loan. In an address before a large audience here last night, he urged ths purchase of the liberty bonds because they are the "safest investment In the world." Mr. McAdoo digressed briefly from his talk on the liberty loan to speak of peace propagandists. "There isn't a soldier In France," ha said, "whose life is not more than ever imperiled by this idiotic peace talk. Let us not give aid and comfort to tho enemy by letting him think we don't mean to fight. We do mean to fight and the quicker they realize it the better. "There isn't a man in khaki who isn't willing to face German bullets, and Is it not cowardly to attempt to stab him in the back with peace talk by traitors?" Among the subscriptions to the liberty loan yesterday was one of $50,000 by Grace Episcopal church. This sum represented the building fund which had been raised to re-build the church burned two years ago. It was decided to deter construction until the end of the war and to Invest the fund In Liberty londs. SHOW YOUR COLORS! Show your colors! Members of tie Richmond Patriotic committee, which will have charge of the demonstration for the 75 men who leave Friday for Camp Taylor, have issued ar appeal to all residents and busjj ness men along the line of inarch , the parade to decorate their and homes -with, flags In honor the men who have been selected To raise a flag over yoarstc home Is but a small task. will help cheer the men thi leaving for " the camp, share

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