Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 297, 25 October 1917 — Page 1

RICEMOHB PA AJ)HJM rr1 VI It MA OCT! Palldlum and Soa-TUsram RICHMOND, INDy THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1917. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

THE

HOARDING BY FARMERS MAY FORCE THEM INTO ARMY

Second District Board Says Cases of Slackers Who Were Discharge May Be Reopened. GARR GIVES WARNING Farmers of Wayne county who have been discharged from service on agricultural grounds will be required to show their patriotism and willingness to help the government win the war, if they intend to hold their discharge. According to a letter received by the Richmond army board from the district board at Fort Wayne Thurs day, there are a number of farmers in the second district who have failed to support either the Liberty loan by buy ing bonds, or to contribute to the Red Cross and who are now holding their crops for higher prices. Sheriff Carr, chairman of the Rich mond board announced Thursday that If any information regarding this class of farmers is received by the Richmond board, such information will be sent to the board at Fort Wayne with the probability that that board will revoke the discharge in case the charges are found to be true. Local Board to Act. "The plan is a very good one," Sheriff Carr said Thursday, "and if there are farmers who are falling to show their patriotism by refusing to do these things, the local board will act on any information that may be received concerning them." It has been requested that any person who may have information concerning a farmer who has been benefited by a military discharge and who has failed to do his patriotic duty by subscribing to the Liberty loan or to the Red Cross, or who is holding his crops, report this condition to the Richmond army board. The farmer will then be given an opportunity to show his patriotism and if he falls to do so, his case will be reopened in Fort Wayne. Following is a copy of the letter that has been sent to aU local boards in the second district by the district board at Ft. Wayne: TO ALL LOCAL BOARDS "We have been Informed thaf some farmers in your community who have themselves, or whose sons have been granted a discharge are holding potatoes and other crops for high or prices, are refusing to help the Red Cross and to buy Liberty Bonds. "If this is true they are certainly putting their own welfare above that of Uncle Sam. ' "We would suggest that your Red Cross and Liberty Loan committee wait upon these men and give them an opportunity to show their loyalty and willingness to help their country. 'If you will furnish ns the names of persons who are able and yet refuso to take advantage of this opportunity we will at once reopen their cases and give serious consideration as to whether or not such facts do not warrant a revocation of their discharge. "This letter has been submitted to the state conscription agent and meets with his approval." Tours very truly, District Board No. 2, Physicians' Defense Bldg.' Ft. Wayne, Ind. Miles F. Porter, Chairman. Earl H. Crawford, Secretary. This Ought to be a Lovely Wedding Here is a wedding that was solemnized for "Love" only. Elis P. Love, a farmer, living in Darke county. Ohio, and Doris Love, a housekeeper, of Richmond, were given a license to marry by the county clerk Wednesday afternoon. Love Is 68 years old and this is his second matrimonial venture. His bride is 25 years younger, and she too has braved the storm before. fiUY, "-UIIIUHMIIMMI WEATHER FORECAST For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Rain late tonight and on Friday. Somewhat warmer tonight. Today's Temperature Noon 47 Yesterday Maximum 42 Minimum 33 For Wayne County by W. E. MooreRain and warmer Friday. Colder Saturday. General Conditions Very cool weather prevails over .the Southeastern states and also in the southwest, with killing frost in northern Louisiana and Texas and a temperature of only 30 degrees above at Atlanta, Ga. A Rocky mountain storm is approaching and will cause rain by Friday and possibly late tonight, followed by cold blustery weather by Saturday or Sunday.

Christmas Bundles .

For France Cannot Weigh Over 7 Pounds Persons who expect to send Christ mas packages to relatives or friends In France are asked to be careful the package does not weigh over seven pounds. Superintendent of Malls Wilson, re ceived a notice Thursday morning that owing to the fact French railroad com panies will not carry packages weighing more than this amount persons must De care nil in selecting Christmas gifts. Packages should he mailed November 15 to insure delivery by Christmas. They must be wrapped so they may be inspected by Postmaster Beck before leaving the Richmond office. APPOINT COUNTY FUEL DIRECTOR Fred S. Bates was made fuel admin istrator for Wayne county at a Joint meeting of the County Council of Defense and members of a special committee of the Commercial club composed of Mayor Robblns, W. J. Blackmore, Frank Drultt, James White and Omar Bullerdick, held in the Commercial club rooms, Wednesday. A local committee will be named by Bates. It shall be the duties of the local committee to gather information regarding the supply of fuel in their several communities, with special regard to the points of Immediate need. Other duties will be: To ascertain fuel needs of the communities, with special regard to the points of Immediate need. To Investigate carefully and report at once on prices at which each size and quality of coal is sold In the com munity and continue to make weekly reports. To ascertain at once and report to the state administrator the gross margin which is being charged by each dealer in each community for every size and quality of coal and whether such margin is excessive. To investigate the status of contracts between jobbers or operators ond the industrial plants of the community, especially when such contracts call for delivery at prices below the present price with a view to insuring prompt deliveries under these contracts. The recommendation of Mr. Bates for local fuel administrator has been forwarded to State Administrator Woollen who will forward it to National Administrator Garfield. RUMANIA WILL FIGHT TO END JASSY, Rumania, (Via Petrograd, Oct 25. Rumania will fight to the bitter end, until the struggle for the freedom of the world and the restoration of the rights of small nations is achieved, Queen Marie of Rumania today told the Associated Press. America's entry into the war and the aid given Rumania has renewed the strength and hope of Rumania. Rumania will never lay her arms down until the cause to which we have consecrated our lives is vindicated," declared the queen, her voice full of determination and emotion. Attired in the uniform of a red cross nurse, she presented a picture of simplicity and dignity. From under the hood of her uniform her facei appeared delicately moulded and deeply expressive of gentleness and compassion. A stranger might have taken the queen for the mother superior of a convent, except for her youthful appearance. Since the removal of the .Rumanian government to Jassy, the royal family haB resided in a severefr plain building formerly occupied as army headquarters. One room set aside for the queen contained a sewing machine, with which the queen makes garments for the soldiers. The queen was knitting a woolen cap for a soldier as she talked to the correspondent. AUSTRIAN-GERMAN FORCES TAKE 6,000 PRISONERS LONDON, Oct. 25. Six thousand prisoners were taken by the AustrianGerman forces on the Italian front in the beginning of their offensive yesterday, according to Vienna advices sent by the Central News correspondent in Amsterdam.

FRENCH CONTINUE TO MAKE GAINS ON AISNE FRONT

(By Associated Press) General Petain did not content himself with the wide sweep of ground gained southwest of Laon in Wednesday's great drive on the Aisne front when more than 8,000 prisoners and 70 guns were also taken. His troops pushed again from the central sector of the new line last night. This local thrust carried the French advance to a total of approximately 2 miles from the line whence Wednesday's attack was launched. Apparently the Germans have attempted no counter attacks in efforts to oust the French from any of the gained territory. A vigorous batlle however is in progress. On the northern Russian front northeast of Riga, the Germans are continuing their voluntary withdrawal no

GOAL IS NEAR SAY OFFICIALS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 Treasury officials announced today their con viction that Liberty Loan sub scriptions had passed the three billion dollar mark and were well on the way to the five billion dollar goal. Indications at eleven o'clock were that Liberty day sales had carried the total to approximately $3,500,000,000 if not beyond that sum. Subscriptions officially reported to federal reserve banks up to the close of business last night, with reports from three banks missing approximated $2,200,000,000. He's Out Hustling For Liberty Now MANILLA, la-, Oct. 25. John Bras, a wealthy resident of AstinwalL who was arrested yesterday because of his refusal to permit the use of an assem bly hall owned by him, for a Liberty Loan campaign today is pleading wltn his German friends to buy Liberty Bonds. Astinwall is chiefly populated by Germans. After Brus was released pending good behavior he was told that If Io wa township, in which he resides, bought $25,000 worth of bonds, citi zens would attempt to. have the charges against him dropped.: Brus then purchased $500 worth of bonds and immediately began a campaign among his German friends. The stars and stripes are floating over homes and business houses in Astinwall today for the first time in the memory of oldest Inhabitants. Hawaii Wants Full Representation in New National Army WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. Provost Marshal General Crowd er has received a telegraphic report from Governor Pinkham, of Hawaii reporting preparations for carrying out the selective service act completed and recommending Nov. 1 for drawing the numbers. The total registrations the report states is 26,337 of which only 8,096 are citizens or declarants. Hawaii has already furnished by voluntary enlistment nearly twice her gross quota and is required to furnish men under the present draft but the governor states that there is a steady popular demand for a full territorial representation in the national army.White Resigns as Chief of Miners INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 25. John P. White, resigned at noon today as president of the United Mine workers of America. He will be succeeded as president of the organization by Frank J. Hayes, vice-president of the union. Mr. White will leave Sunday for Washington to' assume his duties as advisor to Dr. H. A. Garfield, national fuel administrator. Oldest Alumnus of West Point Dies ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25. Captain Francis E. Bryan, United States army, detired, oldest alumnus of West Point, and of the University of North Carolina, died at his home here today. He was 94 years old. Captain Bryan graduated from West Point in 1846. In his class were George B. McClellan, later commander of the army of the Potomac, "Stonewall" Jackson and Pickett who led the famous charge at Gettysburg. WILL" VISIT NEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN CINCINNATI Principal Heironimus of the Junior High school and Kenneth V. Carman, of the vocational department will go to Cincinnati Tuesday to visit the new Lafayette Bloom Junior High school, which cost $370,000. The school has a splendid industrial arts department and special attention will be paid to the line of study and will probably be incorporated in the Richmond school curriculum. authoritative explanation of which has yet been given. The Petrograd movement has already carried them back fifteen miles in some sectors swinging the line southward to ground within a dozen miles of the Dvina. Bridges, roads and buildings have been destroyed in the retreat. Meanwhile the German operations aimed at securing a firm foothold on the Esthonlan coast, north of the Gulf of Riga, are meeting with poor success. After last week's landing on the Werder peninsula the Germans made an attempt to land another force a few miles to the north but-were successfully resisted by the Russians. Yesterday they tried again, this time eight miles south of the peninsula. Once more the Russian artillery fire was too much for the landing force And the Germans were driven off. -

D) (0)

i Let eveW natrlotlc American

that would merely lndulgo appetite or vanity. V. v , - , Let every patriotic American substitute for such gifts the one present which would be of genuine va.ue to the recipient and at the same time nelp to win this great war for freedom against despotism, namely, a bond cf the United States government t . . . , . -An American who contemplates making a Christmas gift of jewelry or other expensive thing should immediately decide to give a Liberty bond instead. , xi ' . , t. t . , Wives, sweethearts and children would rather have a Liberty bond than anything else that could be otfered EvrLiberty bond an American citizen buys will arm and equip our gallant' soldiers and sailors, will help to make them invincible in' the fight. The more invincible we make thorn the more quickly the war will bo ended. By the destruction of the kaiser's brutalized rule of the bayonet the more quickly peace on earth, good will toward men will be restored. Christmas day, 1917, should be a time of rededication and reconsecratlon. tion to the cause of freedom and humanity throughout the world to the Ideals for which Christ suffered cruci fixion on the cross. ' , , We must be prepared to make infinite sacrifices to secure this glorious result. The least we can do is to give up something of our pleasure, something of our comfort, something of our convenience, something of our needs, and employ all the saving we may thereby effect to strengthen the hands of our government and to support our gallant men on tho battlefields.

ASHE PLEADS NOT GOILTY Robert S. Ashe, Richmond capital ist, has pleaded not guilty in the circuit court of Troy, C to an indictment returned by the Miami county, O., grand Jury charging him with bribery, it became known Thursday. Ashe, as president of the Bradford, O, Electric Light Company, and Timothy Glenn, mayor of New Paris, 0., as a stockholder In the company, ar charged in the indictment with bribing the six members of the Bradford village council with $100 each for granting Ashe's company .a -ten-year franchise. Mayor Glenn of. New Paris, and the Blx members of the council, who it Is alleged accepted the bribes, were also indicted. All pleaded rot guilty and bonds were fixed at $1,000 each. The trial of Ashe and Glenn will probably be held before the end of November, according to Attorney Wilfred Jessup, who will be in charge of Ashe's defense. Ashe and Glenn were arrested early in the morning of July 18 at Troy, O., following the alleged confession of the city councilmen of the town that they had taken $100 each fjjr voting for the franchise. The councilmen, it is alleged, have testified before the county grand jury that they accepted the money with the understanding that it was being paid by Ashe, although Ashe did not act as pay-master. U. S. Vessel Escapes German Sub After Four-Hour Battle FRENCH SEA PORT, Oct. 25. Escaping from a German submarine after a titter fight lasting nearly four hours and with seven of her crew wounded, two of them seriously, an American steamer arrived here this morning from an American port. The timely intervention of an American torpedo boat alone saved the ship from being? sent .to the - bottom

IT MAS

A QRERTY BOND IS

BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT YOU CAM MAKE By William Gibb McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasuryl

v mM-ai onnmnriatn chrfstmaa elft in 1917 than a

this'Tear determine not to waste .money

General Committed Suicide When His Troops Surrendered to Teutons

PETROGRAD, Oct. 25. How the Germans were aided in the capture of Oesel and Moon Islands in the Gulf of Riga by sympathizers is told by M. Vischnevsky, a commissioner sent to observe condition there and who escaped In an open boat after the occupation. He describes the heroic efforts made by the officers to rally their men and asserts that several of them, including General Martinoff, commander of the garrison, committed suicide whon the troops surrendered. That the Germans had knowledge of the conditions on the islands i3 indicated by the fact that when aviator Safonov brought down a German hydroalrplano, the dread occupant was found to have complete plans not only of existing but of proposed fortifications. On the plans places were marked for bombing. General Martinoff 3 soouts frequently observed lanterns flashing from the shore and upon investigation found a deserted cabin FOUR GASES IN DRAFT REOPENED SOUTH BEND, Oct. 25. The cases of four men here who were granted discharges from army service about a month ago, have been ordered reopened by Jesse Eschbach, state conscription agent. The cases are those of Arthur G Voight, Ben B. Roth. Thurman E. Kuntz and John F. Reynolds. Voight was granted a discharge on the grounds of physical disability after local board No. 2 had passed his as physically qualified, following athletic prowness exhibited at a picnic, Roth was granted exemption on the grounds of a dependent wife although it is alleged that Mrs. Roth is earning $25 weekly as organist in a picture theatre. Kuntz was exempted on industrial grounds. His father is owner of the South Bend Dowell works and he is bookkeeper. Reynolds claimed that his mother's farm could not be oper a ted without bis management.

United States Liberty bond.

pn .Christmas- gifts "of no 'varae, gifts with a ladder leading to the roof. I Squares of canvas found lying on the i ground were removed, but later were i replaced by a mysterious hand. In an effort to stem the surrender ! of large bodies of troops Vishnevsky i and others pretended to be sending ! signals to Russian Bhips bringing help, i Instructions were issued by soldier, committees he says that those wish- i ing to surrender should gather under white flags. Commander Shishko, of the Reval Battalion of Death, it is related, handed his sword to a soldier j saying: "I never will return home, j Those who can may save themselves ; or die as I." Whereupon he shot him-; self. The Germans gave two hours in which to surrender. The majority of the garrison gave up their arms within this time. . Women Take Places of Men in Fields to Save Corn Crop NEWPORT. R. I., Oct. 25. Because of the shortage of farm help, women went to work In the fields today in an effort to save a big corn crop which is threatened with destruction unless traickly harvested. The wives, daughters and servants of farmers at Jamestown, Middletown, Portsmouth, and elsewhere took the places of men usually employed in husking time. Officer is Killed by His Own Troops BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Tuesday, Oct. 23. In one of the redoubts captured from the German's Monday northeast of Ypres, according to reliable information, British troops found a German officer who had been executed by his own soldiers. His hands had been bound behind him and he had been shot. Many tales are going the rounds among the British soldiers Indicating much dissatisfaction among the various bodies of German troops.

COUNTY GOES. "OVER TOP" IN BIG DRIVE FOR LIBERTY

Subscriptions for Libert)' Bonds $22,000 Above Maximum Quota; $401,150 is Subscribed Wednesday. WAYNE RANKS THIRD INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 25. Will H. Wade, chairman of the Indiana Liberty Loan committee, today said that Wayne county's achievement yesterday of exceeding its maximum quota, placed It third among the ninety-two counties In the state. But two other counties, Madison and Dearborn, have attained such prominence, both of these slightly exceeding Wayne's record. Richmond business men put Wayne county's Liberty Loan quota "over the top" in the drive Wednesday afternoon. The thirty committees which sallied forth from Commercial club headquarters Wednesday at 1 o'clock, went to the task of selling Liberty bonds with such vim and vigor that four hours afterward the committee in charge at headquarters were swamped with returns and it was nearly 9 o'clock Wed nesday night when final tabulations showed that Wayne county's quota of $1,700,000 not only had been reached , but had been exceeded. The subscriptions taken by the committees amounted to $297,400 while subscriptions made direct at the various banks in the city during the day brought the grand total for Wednesday to $401,150. The total for the county as determined last night was $1,722,000, an excess of $22,000. The subscriptions continued to pour Into Richmond banks and by Saturday night the excess will probably be. $200,000 which will place the county close to the two million mark. Workers are Praised. George L. Cates, county chairman and W. C. Seeker, city chairman, aa well as other members of the committee which had the preliminary work cf the drive in hand, were loud in their praise of the great work done by the teams of business men who took the field yesterday and performed a feat that may never again be equalled in Richmond. The teams that piled up the greatest sums were no more energetic than those teams which failed to land big subscriptions. All members of the field committee contributed in an equal measure to the day's success and everybody concerned was happy over the result. The very large number of small subscriptions, ranging from $50 to $200. was highly gratifying, indicating as it did that the Liberty Loan was popular. Wayne county went into the 100 percent list of Indiana counties today as a result of Wednesday's supreme efj fort and Chairman Wade of the State Liberty Loan committee sent congratulations to the Richmond committee today. SATURDAY IS PAPER DAY: TIE BUNDLES SECURELY Saturday is paper day. Old macnzlnes, newspapers and papers ot all descriptions will be collected from all over town. They will be sold and the proceeds used for the Day Nursery. You are asked to tie your bundles securely with strong cord cr.J put them out early. Persons Mi ing in apartments are requested to place their bundles at the front entrance door. Owners of thirty automobiles have volunteered their services and use of their machine for gathering the paper. They will be assisted by the Boy Scouts and boys lrom Garfield school. ECONOMY NATIVE SURGEONS' CHIEF Dr. John G. Clark, of Philadelphia. a native of Economy, Ind., is presiding, as president, over the clinical congress now in session in Chicago, which is meeting to make plans for the operation of the Medical Corps of the United States Army during the war. Dr. Clark is regarded as one of tho world's foremost surgeons. He Is the son of the late Elwood Clark, for many years an Economy merchant and at one time a member of the Wayne county board of Commissioners. A plan formulated by Surgeon General Gorgas, and approved by the clinical congress, is to establish the main American hospital as near the fighting frot aa possible, and then to treat the wounded with the greatest expedition. By this speeding up process, it was pointed out, hundreds of wounded soldiers will not be subjected to long illness due to Infections. DRY LAW UPHELD WASHINGTON, , Oct. 25. The law which makes the national capital dry Nov; 1, was held as constitutional in the local supreme court Wednesday which dismissed the attack of liquordealers. r;