Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 296, 24 October 1917 — Page 1
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CHANCELLOR RESIGNS TO HIS CHIEF, SAY REPORTS
Michaelis Said to Have Handed His Portfolio to William Internal Troubles Are to Blame.
Kerensky Sees Peace by Christmas if Old Enthusiasm is Rekindled
KAISER IS III BERLIN
LONDON, Oot 24. Dr. George
Michaelis, the German Imperial chan
cellor, has placed his portfolio in the hands of Emperor William, according
to an Amsterdam dispatch given oat
fcythe Wireless Press.
FETROGRAD, Oct. 24. In an emo-1 tlonal address to the preliminary par
liament today Premier Kerensxy appealed to the delegates to endeavor to arouse In the people the same sense of individual responsibility at the
front and in the rear which carried
the Russians to victory for a time in
the post-revolutionary offensive early in July. The premier deplored the present demoralization of the army.
"If we could only rekindle the en
thusiasm of those July days in the ear of each man," he said, "we 6hould have neace bv Christmas, an honor
able pece for free Russia with the war fought to an honorable end."
The- premier talked for an hour running the gamut of emotion from despair to hope. He was applauded on all sides. "We are not fighting for political ends, but for the very existence of Russia," be declared. "The army in the trenches seem to have lost the sense of duty and honor although at some places it is filled with a new spirit The batteries on Oesel island gave up without a struggle while the little Dago island forces fought brave
ly." Kerensky defended the government against charges made by M. Markoff, radical, who blamed officers for the demor 11 ration of the army and hinted at monarchial plots. He said the Korniloff revolt was not monarchial but a mere attempt at a dictator
ship as also was the Bolshevik! revolt
of July.
COPENHAGEN, Oct 24. Emperor William returned to Berlin last night prepared to begin dealing Immediately
with the political crisis, particularly aa It affects the imperial chancellorship. Rodolf Von Valentin!, chief of the em--peror's civil cabinet, made a report to the emperor on the train on the various developments of the internal political situation during the emperor's absence in the Balkans. Valentinl la knowa jokingly as "the carrier of the bowstring," on account of the part he plays in the political demise of the highest Imperial and Prussian civil officials. He acts as the emperorB eyes and ears in ascertaining public and political opinion. Responsibility la accredited popularly to Valentin! for the election of Dr. Mlchaell3 when it was decided to drop Prince Von Buelow as a candidate owing to the Socialist announcement that they would make open war on the government If the prince were reinstated as chancellor. It Is said
that Michaelis was not even considered three hours before his appointment was made. Prince Von Buelow again is being advocated strongly for the chancellorship by the conservatives. Socialists, through the party leaders, announced that if the emperor asks the opinion of the Reichstag parties, they will not hesitate to report their unfavorable opinion on Von Buelow. Three Times Quota -Given by New Paris
NEW PARIS, O., Oct 24. Residents of this township haven't been slackers in lending their mony to Uncle Sam. The Liberty Loan committee has
met with a generous response over i
the entire district and three times the amount of the quota of $21,550 for the township has been subscribed. The committee believes that the quota will be five times over-subscribed before the sales close next Tuesday.
Ten German Sailors Escape From Camp at Ft. McPherson
ATLANTA. Ga., Oct. 24. Ten German sailors of the several hundred in
terned at Ft. McPherson, escaped last night or early today. They were from the ship Prince Eitel Frledrlch and Appam and included two officers. Army officers at the fort sai?day that they did not know how the nten got away. Reports that they might have had outside aid were being investigated. No hole was cut in the
barbed wire barricade surrounding thej German quarters and it was believed
that they had scaled the high fence. All the prisoners wore their uniforms last night and unless supplied with civilian clothes after escaping would have great difficulty in evading scores of men hunting for them.
DONATION DAY
FOR HOME SET
Next Tuesday, October 30, la Dona
tion Day for the Home for the Friend less. Officials of the Institution re
quest all Wayne county people to
keep this In mind, for the Home is
badly in need of supplies.
Food supplies from the farmers will
be most acceptable gifts, Mrs. Aurelia
Thomas, matron of the Home, said
today.
"We can use almost anything the
people want to give us, however,
she added. "We can find good use for
clothing and for bed linen, blankets
and comforts. The clothing we need
is for women and for small boys and girls. The Home will also accept cash
donations."
Mrs. Thomas states that the aver
age daily number of inmates of the Home is thirty-five. Frequently the Home as as many as fifty women and children to provide for. With food and clothing costs excessive it is a difficult thing for the Home to respond to the demands made upon it unless it receive liberal support from the people of Wayne county.
BERTSCH PLANT GETS BIG ORDER
The Bertsch company of Cambridge City has recaived an important contract from tho United States government for the manufacture of engines for th emergency fleet .This workJs to bo given preference, over other work ordered by the government. Leading engineers of the country were called into consultation together, made the drawings, and designed each and every part of the engines. A particular casting to be made by the Cambridge City company weighs 27,000 pounds, and the engines are a standardized 1400 horsepower. The government supplies the pig iron, and specifies that every detail to a bolt is interchangeable, and of the standard worked out by the engineers. Not many shope were equipped to build these engines. J. E. Gray and L. H. Bertsch left
Cambridge City for Indianapolis this
morning to confer with Director Woollen regarding the coal supply for the manufacture. The government has
given instructions that preference be ; given the company in the important j matter of coal supplies.
WEATHER FORECAST
i RICHMOND WINS (V.C.T.U.MEETING
Centerville House Burned to Ground; Fire Engine Missed
CENTERVILLE, Oct. 24. Lack of fire protection caused the complete destruction of a house owned by Mrs. Eva Nichols early today. The fire is
believed to have been caused by a de
fective flue and sparks. The loss Is estimated at nearly $1,000. J. D. Lewis and family moved Into
the house Tuesday night. Most of
their household goods was lost in the fire. No insurance was carried on the house. V Had the town's fire, apparatus been here It is believed that the house would have been saved from complete destruction.
For Indiana By United States Weather Bureau Partly cloudy to-' night and Thursday; slowly rising temperature. Today's Temperature Noon 40 Yesterday Maximum 42 Minimum 32 For Richmond and Wayne County, By W. E. Moore Partly cloudy and unsettled tonight and Thursday. Probably occasional snow or rain. General Conditions The cool wave has divided in two sections, one moving along the Canadian border, the other moving southwest. The lowest temperatures of the season occurred at Manitoba, Canada, southward to Texas, with eight degrees below zero at Manitoba, Canada. Low pressure over Alberta is moving southeastward causing rising temperatures In the northwest. Rains and snows are now general from Pennsylvania eastward, being especially heavy on the Atlantic coast. Unusually cold weather prevails over Oregon with twenty degrees above zero at Portland.
Pan-German Ambition Spreads to Holland COPENHAGEN, Oct. 24. The view of Admiral Von Tirpitz, former German minister of marine, that the seizure of Belgium was the stepping stone in extending control over Holland was proclaimed by Herr Bacmeister, the
National Liberal leader in the Reichstag and one of the Pan-German stalwarts in a speech delivered Sunday at Hamburg. Quoting Von Tirpitz, Herr Bacmeister said: "If we control the Belgian coast then the Netherlands will enter into our concern. If England-American retain the coast in their hands the Hollanders will enter into their concern." It will be recalled that the late General Von Bissing, governor-general in Belgium, in his memorandum on Belglum also intimated the necessity of extending German sway over parts of Holland in preparation for Germany's next war. Herr Bacmeister said Dr. Von Beth-mann-Hollweg, the former imperial German chancellor, was resnnnsihlA
Richmond was chosen as the next or the convocation of the Austrian
meeting place for the State Conven-, parliament, having advised the young
emperor to tase mis step, wnich was
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tion of the Woman's Christian Tem
perance Union, Tuesday when a meeting of the board of trustees was held in Anderson. Miss Mary Woodward, of Fountain City, is a member of the board. The convention will be held in October, 1918, the date to be set by the Richmond White-RJbboners. Mrs. Culla Vayhinger, state president, announced Tuesday 1,000 women from all parts of the state will be in this city next year. There are five large leagues In Richmond and everything possible in the way of entertainment will be done for the delegates. Terre Haute and Elkhart made strong efforts to secure the convention.
TROOPS ARE WITHDRAWN
BERLIN, (Via London), Oct. 24. In a wide front between the Gulf of Riga and the Ovina German troops have been withdraw without interruption from the enemy, army headquarters anounced today. The withdrawal took place Sunday night. .
the cause of the spread of the peace
sentiment m Austria.
TWO MEN KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
LOAN QUOTA
IN RICHMOND EXPECTED TO BE EXCEEDED Liberty Day Drive Expected to Put City's Total Over Mark Committees Full of Enthusiasm.
Militants' Leader
Yants to be Held as
Political Prisoner"
BOCKHOFFBUYSS40000
Richmond observed Liberty Loan day in a practical manner. The committee of 60-odd business men went out after the remaining thousands which will put Wayne county way over : its quota with every prospect of exceeding the allotment They bad a "trench lunch" at the Commercial club before they started. Every committeeman and all but two were there paid for his own lunch. Huge parcels of enthusiasm were uncorked at this meeting. Charles W. Jordan presided and made a rousing speech. Others who "whooped er up" were John M. Lontz. S. E. Swayne and George Cates, county chairman. Quota is Less. All the speakers were sure the quota of $1,400,000 would be exceeded tremendously. Cates explained that
an error in computing Wayne county s quota had placed it too high. Revised figures show it to be $1,400,000, he said. Unofficial estimates of the amount subscribed before the campaign commenced ranged as high as $1,600,000. Estimates of the probable subscription are as high as $2,000,000.
Several large subscriptions were announced at the lunch. Among theme were: Bockhoff is Largest William F. Bockhoff, president of the Natco, whose sub?cription is the largest individual one to date $40,000 John Evans $30,000 Jenkins Vulcan Spring Co $25,000 Miller Bros. Hardware Co $20,000 Industrial Fund Trustees... $10,000 The committees, which canvassed the city's business section, were armed with names of hundreds of potential bond-buyers. It was the aim to see each of these men and women and give them an opportunity to support the big loan. Blowing of factory whistles - and ringingof church, bells accompanied the opening of the drive.
ment - for this line would probably ! doing seven months in jail here for
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. Militants of the Women's Party sprung another
Smashing against the German lines ! weakens the German line northward ; coup today when they announced that
along a six-mile front northeast ofjto the forest of St. Gobain. A retire-; Alice Paul, their national chairman,
Soissons, the French have made Important gains from the German crown prince. The sudden blow.lso brought
the French more than 7,500 prisoners
and 25 heavy and field guns.
General Fetain completed an effective step toward Laon. the southern extremity of the Hindenburg lines and an important railroad center, which lies ten miles northeast of Chavignon,
where the French advance attained its
greatest depth two and one-fifth miles.
The heights dominating Pargny-Fi-
LIBERTY PARADE IN NEW YORK HALTED BY RAIN
and French guns now., can batter the
Germans on the hills on the opposite side, of the Ailette river from Chavignon. -. More important still they can pour
an enfilade fire into the forces of the
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 The spectacular parade which New York had planned today as a stimulus to Liberty bond purchasing was abandoned ia the face of the worst rain storm here this season. The organizers had hoped to have 100,000 persons pas sdown Fifth avenue. Schools closed in anticipation of the children beine anions the march-
cause the Germans to give up their ! picketing the White House, would de-jers and many business interests genpresent front from Chavignon to St j mand to be treated as a "political j erally had surrendered their everyQuentin. The French had no easy I prisoner." j day activities to participate in the task going up hill against fortified -de- i Their anouncement contained the campaign; to nuse the city's subsenpfenses. concreted caverns and massed kljtnificant condition that "what tlns l !js m'mm allotment, one troops But the artillerv fire was Mgnmcant . condition that v. hat j Dimon dollars .before nightfall. truui)B. me armiery are v as measures she will take to sec ure such Thp 1nan committee hoDed to hold very effective and there was no stop- treatment are not. known " L.7 r.iff? le 1 IS..
i - , i me pHiaue i uiliui iuw, iictcssanij in Officials with recollections of the I pmaiiPr proportion, because the Induswork hnn; rintinfr nf n foar n.olre ... ... , .
seethins- mrqin T-ith th. return r.f t.o . . r. """"Trial acuvuies win nave Deen resuniseetning again v.itn tnreturn or the . ag0 an(i visions of possibly a hunger . da German emperor to BefcX. All par-istrike wondered what to expect. Dr.!
- urinuinrcu mat. uimuLTnui i Porn nP Snpncpr of rVilr-c, tt-V, '
ping the impetuous men of France.
Political affairs in Germany are
lain, at the extreme right were seized Michaelis must go and it Is hardly ' B taken to ' Ian with Miss Paul for and Vrprirh tninK now can hatter thfit v.v.i ,,was taken to jailWlth MlbS Paul for
BERLIN SAYS THEY STOPPED
probable that the emperor will be j the seven months' term,' paid her fine
wmiue, .u .jpyutf ims agnauon veiy j tcday and got out. long. Whether the emperor win ap- Headmiarters nrmmfl tht
point another Prussian bureaucrat in
Michaelis' place Is not yet clear.
Some leaders favor Prince Von Bue
German crown prince -still clinging to , low the former chancellor, but Sothe northern slopes of the plateau j cialist opposition against him is still
paiiuicimg liic ucuuu i qfron0
Spencer had abandoned the jail sentence so as to be free to carry the militant's story to the country.
BERLIN, (via London), Oct. 24. In their attacks on the Aisne front yesterday the French at first pressed forward quickly but later their thrust was arrested by the German reserves, says today's official communication.
To the German crown prince the
blow may prove the most severe he has suffered since Verdun. He has lost several divisions of his best troops including Prussian guards, who were rushed forward to hold the line at all costs. German Line Weakened. General Petain's masterly stroke
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 24. Two men were injured fatally and one woman injured seriously here early today when an automobile In which they were riding was struck by a passenger train at the New York street Big Four crossing. The men were Charles L. Bourgonne and Samuel Rosenthal. Bourgonne was a candidate for city councilman on an independent ticket to be voted on Nov. 6. Both men died in a hospital. Miss Tracy Parker was the woman companion of the men. Her hip was broken. The automobile was dragged by the engine of the passenger engine until it was. hit by a switch engine going in the opposite direction.
U. S. Officers Watch French Make Attack
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Oct 24. Several American intelligence officers watched the successful attack made by French troops yesetrday on the front northeast of Soissons. The Americans saw crowds of German prisoners passing to the rear. The garrison of Malmaison fort, captured by the French, was composed of First Grenadier Guards. At the village of Allemant, it is reported that 1,400 prisoners were taken
OE ATTACKS ON ITALIAN FRONT
BERLIN, via London, Oct.. 24. An Austro-German offensive has been instituted on the Italian front, army headquarters announced today. German and Austrian infantry this morning captured the foremost Italian positions near Flitch and Tolmino and in the northern portion of the Bainsizza plateau. MOST OF 'EM GERMANS ROME, Oct. 24 The Austrians have concentrated strong forces on the
Patriotic Societies Send Word of . Assurance to Gen. Pershing
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. Confidence in an ultimate "glorious victory" for American arms over German autocracy is expressed in an open letter addressed to General John J. Persbing, commander of the United States expeditionary force, by the National Committee of Patriotic societies,, conveying liberty loan day greetings and pledges of material assistance to the American commander and his men. The communication, made public here today, is signed by Lieutenant S. B. Max Young, LT. S. A., retired, honorary chairman, and Edward Harding, chairmn of the executive committee. "On this day designated by President Wilson as Liberty Day, when in every city and hamlet Americans, rich
and poor, of every race, and creed, are
Italian front for offensive purposes.
army headquarters announced today, rallying to the finncial 6upport of the
most of them belonging to the young-1 A large proportion of these troops are (country by buying liberty bonds," the est classes. . Germans. I letter reads, "we. the representatives
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of two million Americans, send our
greetings to you and to your army. "Each message which we receive concerning our soldiers and their unhurried, scientific training causes us to await with ever increasing confidences for ultimate glorious victory. "You are fighting our battles for us. We, therefore, regard with contempt those who refuse to lend their money to the government and thus support 5'ou, when you and your men so freely offer your lives upon the altar of the nation's need. You are fighting in a noble cause, the cause not only of democracy but for the safety of every man. woman end child in the United States. "We pledge ourselves to give you that matreial assistance which you so urgently require and so richly deserve. Americans will forever be grateful for the victory you will achieve for the world."
Richmond Man in Europe 1 6 Years Ago Wrote of Germany's Menace to America
Sixteen years ago, a Richmond man, Frank Crowe while touring Europe, noted the astonishing preparations Germany was making for war. Crowe, who was reared on a farm, about seven miles south of Richmond on the Liberty pike, predicted then s sixteen years ago that the United , States and Germany would within a j few years be at war. Crowe, who has one brother and . one sister living in Richmond, was traveling with the Barnum and Bailey . circus as a musician. He is now livi lng in southern California. Clark Crowe, a brother, is now living on the farm on the Liberty pike.
and Mrs. Luella Druley, his sister, resides at 317 Twentieth street. He left New York for Europe on November 6, 1897 and from that time until about 1902 he had been on a continuous trip over Europe. Sees Onkind Feeling. He saw, while touring Germany, the
unkind feeling of Germans toward
Americans and the huge war machine the kaiser was building up. He recognized the kaiser's lust for dominion; saw the huge men-of-war that were taking shape in every sea port town, saw that "the United States had better not regard them as harmless." j
A letter written to hia cousin, Harry Crowe, 417 North Seventeenth street, in which he predicted that the United States "the coming great nation and dictator to all the earth is the tempting bait of the German mcguL who
now claims that HIS is the only great nation," has just been found by Crowe. This is what he wrote more than sixteen years ago the letter was dated September 14, 1901 from Amsterdam, Holland: "The Germans are not a friendly people, and have a very great dislike for Americans, and sure as a few years
roll by they will have some kind of a war with the United States. "They are preparing for it and in a way that is really astonishing. In every sea port town you can hear the sounds
of 100,000 of hammers ; riveting the hulls of men-of-war or huge liners of high speed that can be made Into cruisers in a few days notice. "In every inland town you find its quota of soldiers, who are being trained every day in a routine of the most exhausting kind, and their numbers reach a million of the toughest and most well drilled men in the world. They could march from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, fight every day and keep fat on bread and cheese. ; "I won't say to what extent they could conquer or humiliate us but I will say that the United States had
better not regard them as harmless. Kaiser Hungry for Glory "They have a king who is hungry for glory; his longing for war was handed down from Fredrich the Great. He don't want to fight France. England Is his mother's land, Austria -is too weak, but the United States, the cjming great nation and dictator of all the earth is a tempting bait for this
great Mogul, who now claims that his is the only great nation." Crowe, who had been a musician from boyhood was widely known in Richmond having played in several concerts. He has not visited his home foi some years, however. Austria-Hungary, Germany's ally, who now is crying for peace, Mr. Crowe said in his letter, have a very social class of people and are most friendly to all who visit there. Bohemia was likewise he said. "They like Americans and American goods can be seen in every town,'
i Mr. Crowe wrcte. He speaks of the
J circus tents being packed every day
and night for twenty-five weeks in these countries. Regarded as Barbarians "But just as soon as we crossed the line Into Germany, business fell off. The Germans say, 'How. could anything good come from a half civilized country like the United States?" "But just as goon as we struck Holland our tents were , crowded again. These people are far superior to the Germans, finer looking, good natured and jolly. He also speaks of meeting some f Continued On Page Sixteen.)