Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 298, 26 October 1917 — Page 1

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TWO MILLION LIBERTY CI ARK IS IN SIGHT;

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Wednesday Drive Gives the Campaign For Loan Sales Impetus Papers Given Credit For Success. APATHY IS ENDED Momentum given the Liberty Loan 6ale by the "drive" op Wednesday, is pushing the grand total for Wayne county toward the two million mark, and unless there Ehould be a sudden slump in sales today and tomorrow, j that mark will be reached before the banks close tomorrow night. At noon Friday the total sales for Wayne county had reached $1,825,000. One week ago today the committee In charge of the Liberty Loan movement in Wayne county were worried for fear that the county's maximum of $1,700,000 could not be reached. The general apathy in rural districts and the absence of anything like a rush for bonds even in Richmond, was regarded as an indication that old Wayne was likely to trail behind some other counties of equal size and approximately the same bank resources. The committee members in general attribute the success of the Wayne county campaign to two things In the main: Newspaper Support First, the splendid publicity given the movement through the Richmond newspapers, and this means both the paid advertising and the warm endorsement gn through the news columns each day. Second, the drive of last Wednesday which was entered Into with such vim by a half hundred and more of the city's business men and which brought to the surface for the first time the interest of the citizens in general. "Of course the real reason for Wayne county oversubscribing its quota." said a committee member Friday, "is the fact that Wayne county has the wealth, but It must be admitted by any person who gives it a thought that the wealth (and by this I. mean the man with. $50 as. well as the man' with $50,000), would not be used for the purchase of jLJberty Loan . ob0. crnjass, flrf lhtrFa"slSle publicity given the movement and then an organized effort made to land it These things must be carried to their logical conclusion In natural sequence. And this was just what was accomplished in Richmond and elsewhere in 'Indiana and other states where the Liberty Loan was oversubscribed. It was a splendid lesson in business. The man who has something to sell that is worth buying will never succeed until lie has given his product proper publicity and then backs it up with a sales oragnization. "So after all, what Wayne county, and particularly Richmond, did was simply to follow the plan of the successful man of affairs. The government furnished us the 'goods' and a ratriotic movement did the rest. It was a tine tning ior xne county ana; rHv nnrt pverv man. woman and child, who invested is a satisfied customer.' W2ATHER FORECAST Fcr Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Rain tonight, colder in south portion. Saturday fair in South, clearing in north portion, colder. Today's Temperature Noon ....50 Yesterday Maximum 50 Minimum 26 For Richmond and Wayne county, by W. E. Moere Colder tonight and Saturday, with rain probably turning to snow squalls followed by fair weather. Southwestern gale tonight or Saturday morning. General conditions The Rocky mountain storm now covers all central and southern states and is moving rapidly northeastward, and will pass down the St. LawTence valley Saturday causing cold and blustery weather tcnight and Saturday morning. The cold wave from the Rocky mountains will cause temperature to go to freezing or below. Frost in Western Florida.

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By RAMSEY POUNDSTONE Will H. Wade, of Indianapolis, state Liberty loan chairman, has congratulated members of the committee 1 which conducted the highly successful loan "drive" in Richmond, last Wed- ' nesday. "Good for Richmond and Wayne county," said Mr. Wade over the long distance telephone. "Wayne county Is over its maximum quota $1,700,000; now make it $2,000,000." Indianapolis has not yet reached its maximum quota and Chairman Wade -was informed that tho Richmond committee would "go over the top" at In

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Placed on The names of John C. Bussen, as Democratic candidate for councilmen-at-large, an J. Henry Landwehr, as the Democratic candidate tor council in the Bixth ward, who were placed on the ticket by petition, will probably be stricken from the ballot. The petitions of the candidates for places- on the Democratic ticket were' recently filed with the board of electIon commissioners, who asked City Attorney Bond for a ruling as to the legality. Under the ruling of Attorney Bond submitted to the election officials Friday, the candidates can not be placed on the ticket by petition as they are members of a party casting ten percent or more of the total vote at the primary election. Must Be Named in Primary. Under the primary law condidates of political parties casting ten percent or more of the total vote must be nominated at the primary election. which Is obligatory, according to Attorney Bond It one candidate can be placed on the ticket by petition all candidates could be nominated in the same manner and the primary law would be valueless, according to Attorney Bond. According to Joseph Walterman. chairman of the Democratic city organization, the attorney-general of the Send Used Books to Soldiers in Camp! Wanted Good books for boys who are in the training camps. Mrs. A. L. Bernhardt, librarian of the Morrisson-Reeves Library, said Friday the boys in the camps can use old books. Any person in Richmond who has a book or books which they have discarded are asked to send them to the Library as soon as convenient. The Indianapolis Library commission has been supplying the men at Hattiesburg. Richmond folks will help supply the men at Camp Zachary Taylor with literature. At That, We'll Bet Schwan Wouldn't Give Up His Job Rr-r-r-! "Oh, Mr. Schwan, why is this water so cold." "Do I have to get my hair wet." "I want to learn to dive." "My, doesn't he swim beautifully." "Mr. Schwan, why did they make it so deep out there?" "Do you really think that you can teach us to swim as well as you do?" "Why don't you put more mirrors down here, my hair will be a fright when I get through." "What are those black lines for on the bottom?" "I can't breathe with my nose under water." "Why do they call it the crawl -" . . - - . -" t0m ao you. Yep, Secretary Schwan declares that teaching the women of Richmond to swim is some job. Boy Run Down by Frederick Hackman Richard Weasel, 17 years old, living at 314 Main street, was severely injured Thursday night when run down by an automobile driven by Frederick Hackman, Richmond coal dealer, at Seventh and South A streets. Wessell was riding a motor driven bicycle without a light according to witnesses, and Hackman was unable to see him. - His injuries are not serious according to Dr. F. W. Krueger, attending physician. Blustery Weather Predicted by Moore Blustery weather accompanied by a southwest gale, with Jupiter Pluvius rain and Jack Frost taking the leading roles are scheduled for Friday night and Saturday morning by Weather Forecaster Moore. Rain, which started to fall early Frli day morning, Is expected to continue Friday night and then turn to snow, causing temperatures to fall to the freezing mark or below according to the weatherman. A Rocky mountain storm is held as responsible by Moore. Sunday's weather depends on the next move of a British Columbia storm which is rapidly taking shape. dianapolis, if necessary. "Well get your maximum for you," Wade was informed. "We may have to draft your committee," Wade replied. Expects $2,000,000 Total W. C. Seeker, chairman of the Richmond Liberty Loan Committee, said today that he was confident that Wayne county would have subscribed for $2,000,000 of bonds by Saturday, when the loan campaign closes. Thursday a woman, well advanced, in years, entered a Richmond bank and purchased a ?50 Liberty bond. After completing tho transaction, she

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state, in a letter to him ruled that -It would be within the law to nominate he candidates by petition. v ' The letter has not been submitted to the commissioners and Walterman says he has lost it. Bussen is the owner of the Star Furniture store and lives at 517 South Eleventh street.. Landwehr resides at 1222 South I street, and is in charge of the Landwehr meat market on South E street. ' AMERICAN LABOR WON'T TAKE PART WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. Ex ecu tlve council of the American federation of labor has, declined to participate in an international conference of workmen and socialists of all coun tries suggested by the executive committee of the Russian workmens and delegates council, declaring that to hold such a conference at this time would be untimely, inappropriate and conducive to no good result. REPUBLICANS TO MEET TONIGHT A general meeting of Republicans of the city will be held Friday night in the Colonial building. Candidates and committeemen are especially urged to attend the meeting by Howardr Brooks, chairman of the city organization. While the headquarters of the party are in room 331 the meetings are held on the second floor of the Colonial building as the one big room is not Reports from the various committeemen and candidates will be read. FOE REPULSED BY RUSSIANS PETROGRAD, Oct. 28. Russian forces on the Werder coast of Esthonia yesterday repulsed a German detachment, the Russian war office announced today. Part of the German naval squadron, including some dreadnoughts the statement adds, is anchored in Kuivast bay, on the eastern side of Moon Island in the Gulf of Riga. Null Gives Nameless Reading in Chapel Benjamin Null of the English depart gave a reading Friday morning at the high school chapel exercises. The name of the selection was not announced and Principal Bentley asked students to learn the name of the story and make a report. On account of the State Teachers association meeting next week, Principal Bentley announced "Food Conservation day" would be observed in the various classes Friday. Cards were distributed and will be signed by parents and returned. In the English department essays were read. The High school orchestra, under the direction of Ralph C. Sloane, played several numbers. Lodge at New Paris Buys $1,000 Worth EATON, O., Oct. 26. Liberty bonds amounting to $1,000 have been purchased by Fellowship lodge No. 10C, F. and A. M., at New Paris. Thus far the New Paris lodge is the only one in Preble county to invest In the bonds. ATTENSHUNl Superintendent of Malls Wilson Thursday called attention to the Increased postage rate November 2. Letters will require three cents in "postage instead of two and postal cards will require, 2 cents instead of one. FOR 24 HOURS WASHINGTON, Oct 26. Suspension of the priority order for shipment of bituminous coal to lake points for 24 hours beginning next Sunday was ordered today by Robert S. Lovett, priority director of the war industries board. said, "Now I feel like I have done all I can for my country; I have given my only son, who is a soldier in France, and all my savings. I have a real interest in the winning of this war.". - The men who heard her . were not in the least bit ashamed of the tears that stood in their eyes as they watched the aged woman leave the bank. One of the number had purchased quite a large number of bonds. "I feel like I haven't given a cent," he remarked. Reid Helps Sale Here. It was learned Friday that Daniel G.

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NEW YORK, Oct... 26. A British tank, one of the most-lngenious instruments of modern warfare, has recently arrived in New York city. . It was sent at the request of Lord Northcliffe and was used to stimulate war bond sales. The tank is of. the "female" type manned by a crew of veteran tank warriors under the command of Captain Haigh, a twenty-fouyear-old military cross hero.. , . - "It's quite right to call my tank a female," said Captain Haigh. "You see the 'females' mount machine guns, uBuy Liberty Bonds, Number Please" Say Telephone Operators HUNTINGTON, lad.', Oct 26. Every person using the telephone here today was urged to buy liberty bonds before the telephone opejpaior took their number. Every, employe of the telephone company boosted the sale of the bonds from 7 o'clock ii' the morning until 6 o'clock in the evening. The public tooi'the new order gracefully and v the'A operators remained sweet despite the extra work. So far as is known here it is the first time any telepaon Vjjjompany has adopted the schetae'1 tot? boosting the sale of Liberty GUYNEMER'S SLAYER IS GERMANY'S BEST Captain Baron ' Von RIchthofen Captain Buron von RIchthofen, premier air pilot of Germany, is credited with more than seventy victims under the Teutonic method of tally ing, which credits a pilot with a prize every time ho hits a machine, even though the victim does not fall within the German r lines. Richthofen is captain of the . German "Flying Circus," and although a dozen or more machines had a. share in the undoing of Guyneme , . Richthofen, as commander of the squadron, is credited with the prize.

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Reid of New York, assisted greatly in stimulating the sale of Liberty bonds in Richmond. Mr. Reid telegraphed to a number of his Richmond friends, urging them to invest heavily in the bonds. He practiced what he preached by putting in a million dollar subscription. There is a story of how the chairman of a certain soliciting sub-committee "slipped one over on the chairman of a rival soliciting crew, acting on the principle that everything is fair in love and in war. There was a little wager up as to which of the commit

& wh'jjthe 'males' carry two six-pound-erk VThis tank carries a crew of one commissioned officer, three drivers, four gunners and one non-commissioned officer. She has five machine guns." -. ' v Tank S-l, as the "female" is known officially, weighs twenty-six tona' and. is a mass of steel bolts and bullet-proof plates, twenty-six feet from end to end, sevent feet four inches high at the middle and sloping downward and up ward to rounded ends on the caterpill: l ar principle. , - .? l The armor plates are half an' inch ALLIES LAUNCH

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(By Associated Press) tfv-.v While the Germahs in the" Aisne front were still smarting - from the heavy blow General Petain had adminishered to them, leaving "him uninterrupted in organizing -the captured ground, they were callej upon : to face today a resumptiqa of the Entente offensive in Flanders, Both Field Marshal' Halg. and the Paris war office reports -the launching of the new attack," whicli is declared to bt developing s featisfiotorily " :a to wade through water up to their necks in crossing the St. Jansheck and Coverbeck rivers, but nevertheless, they made important progress on the left flank of the field of attack, capturing Draeibank village, Papegoed wood and many farms where the Germans have organized points of support. Hundreds of Germans fell into the hands of the French as prisoners. The front of the thrust apparently is a far more extended one than that of last week a3 the London official statement mentions the attack as being launched "northeast .and east" of Ypres. If the British have carried the field of attack to a point as far south as directly east of Ypres the battle front of the day is on a line approximately ten miles long, extending along nearly the entire curve of the new Ypres salient. HAIG MAKES TWO STABS ON POSITIONS AT YPRES BRITISH FRONT IN BELGIUM, (By Associated Press), Oct. 26. Field Marshal Haig's forces this morning made two separate attacks on the German positions north and east of Ypres. The first was for a point near Saint Janshoek westward through the southEAGLES WILL GIVE HALLOWE'EN SOCIAL The Fraternal Order of Eagles will award prizes for the most ghostly costumed man or woman at a Halloween social to "be given at the lodge rooms on South Seventh, street next Wednesday night. Make-ups from Uncle Sammys to Uncle Samuels on down to the ghostliest of ghosts is what is wanted and the general public is asked to participate in the fun. Cabaret singing dancing and special music will be features. SCHOOL CHILDREN STRIKE PETROGRAD, Oct 26. A dispatch from Tiflls says a strike has been called by the pupils of intermediary schools, who demand the right to have representatives of the three higher classes of scholars participate in the administrative affairs of the schools. They also demand that the number of latin lessons be decreased. tees would bring home the largest load of bacon. Here Is how the winner out-general-ed his rival. He wired to a New York friend soliciting a "substantial" subscription for bonds. "What you would subscribe in New York would only be a drop in the bucket there. It would be a large amount in Richmond," the telegram read. Later in the day the New York man wired in .his subscription for an amount in excess of , $25,000.- The successful committee chairman turned' in subscriptions almost double the amount

i 5 thick throughout."- Its only sign of a battery consists of two swinging gun openings on each side in the center, which are only fifteen inches in diameter. - . . The caterpillar treads around each Bide attract the most notice. There are ninety-five 7-lnch sections in each tread. Each section has a 2-inch raised part for gripping. When the tank is in motion it is hot and stuffy inside from a mixed odor of gasoline arid lubricating oil Safety first was than ventilators considered ' rather through which bullets might pass. SMASH ON rn fringe of the Houtholst ridge to the region of Nieuwemolen. - The other assault was on both sides of the Ypres-Menin highway along the Gheluvelt ridge in the direction of the town of that name , The British troops as well as the French, . also attacked on the left, made, e xcellent headway pushing forward on a wide front. BRITISH ENTER PILL y , . -BOXES OF -THE ENEMY V. - : r . - -vLONTJOSr. Oct. i8.-iortly before front were- seen entering German pill boxes upon Bellevue Spur and shortly afterwards signals showed the British had carried Poelderhoek, which had been strongly fortified by the Germans, telegraphed the correspondent of Reuthers, Limited, at British headquarters in Belgium. ALBUS SUCCEEDS JULIAN G. GATES Secretary Albus has been made chairman for Richmond and Wayne County of the Military Training Camp ! association of the United States Cen tral department, upon the resignation of Julian G. Cates, who is at Ann Arbor. A letter from the department received by Albus Friday urged special attention be given to publicity pertaining to balloon and observation officers. These men must be from 25 to 30 years old and must have a college education or special knowledge along business lines. Machinists and automobile experts are also in demand. Albus to Speak on Food Conservation Richmond and Wayne county women of the county, who are interested in Herbert Hoover's service of food conservation for the nation are asked to meet in the assembly room of the Morrisson-Reeves library at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Secretary Albus will address the meeting. Mrs. Bernhardt is Praised For Work Mrs. A. L. Bernhardt, librarian of the Morrisson-Reeves library, received a letter Friday morning from the Public Library commission of Indianapolis congratulating her on raising $1,100 which is almost all of the quota for Richmond. The remaining $150 will be raised within' a few days, according to Mrs. Bernhardt of the subscriptions secured by the defeated committee and won the wager. How the bet was won is supposed to be a secret and the general public is requested not to divulge it Nusbaum Gets Better. W. E. Balch, secretary of the Merchants Economy committee of the State Council of Defense, has addressed the following letter to Lee B. Nusbaum of this city: "We have yonr letter mentioning the ad in the Palladium, and have received a copy of the Palladium of October 24. Certainly it must - be said

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VOTE RIGHT WHEN HIGH COURT ACT! Supreme Judges Decide Suffrage Law of Indiana is Unconstitutional One Jurist Dissents. ACTION LEGAL ONLY INDIANAPOLIS Oct. 25. The In diana worn an s suffrage law was held to be unconstitutional by the Indiana suprese court today. As a result, thousands of women who expected to vote at the municipal election to be held next month will not be permitted to do so. Justice Harvey dissented from the decision of the other three Justices of the court. Justice Spencer wrote the decision, It being concurred in by Jus-. tices Meyers and Lairy. The Supreme court held that under., the present Indiana constitution which defines voters as "male citizens" the legislature did not have the authority to confer the right of franchise on.' women as It attempted to do when la session in 1917. The court held tbe: question before It to be constitutional enly and did not take dp the conten-' tion of the Interests attacking the law that to permit women to vote would add great - additional expense and much confusion. - , ; v is Political Privilege. In its decision the court said the right of suffrage was not a natural or " inherent right but purely a poMticalprivilege and was a matter for the ' people to decide in their capaeitjr as creators of the constitution or organic law.. . Discussing the argument of the lawyers for the women that the legislature could give women the privilege of voting regardless of the provision of the constitution that electors must be "made" citizens 21 years old or Lmore the court said If the contention was correst the legislature could pass a law permitting persons less fnn? 21 years old tc vote. The right of franchise is a political privilege only which originates from after the people have authorized such action, the decision said. Two Reasons Cited. The two things which governed the case before the court and which made the law invalid, the court said, were article 2 section 2 of the constitution which defines the electorate which may participate in all elections and second that the general assembly has not the authority to extend the right of franchise to persons not included in the definition set forth In article 2, section 2 of the constitution. The suit was filed several months ago in a Marion county court by W. W. Knight, a local business man. The lower court held the law to be uncon stitutional and issued an injunction against the election officials In Indi anapolis forbidding them to permit women to vote. As the case stood, until the decision by the supreme court today, only women in Indianapolis were enjoined from voting. The court also held women are not entitled to vote for school commissioners. Hinckle Writes of Jamaican Hurricane Rev. Milo F.- Hinckle, former pastor' of- East Main Street Friends church,! who is in Jamaica, gives a graphic! description of the effects of a hurri-J cane which visited the island some! weeks ago and destroyed the mission house and other buildings, in a letter' to "The American Friend" this week.; In part Mr. Hinckle says: The worst hurricane since 1903 swept the; eastern portion of the island the night of September 22 and the morning of September 23, striking first at Seaside, and mercilessly stretching over half or perhaps more of the island. "Crops were ruined, cocoaaut trees uprooted and broken oft and fruit shaken to the ground. The mission home which, was . to have been our home is now a pile of pieces three, inches high. r "The church building, girls' school'; and boys' school are in a terrible con-' dition. ome repairs have been made) to the girls' school but they are fari from comfort and safety. i "And yet yesterday when we arrived we found Happy Grove school In' session and in the best of order and' spirits. The welcome the teacher and boys and. girls gave U3 was the most genuine and touching I ever have known in the War that Richmond and Richmond merchants are showing their patriotism to a high, degree, as the advertisements in the Palladium are a splendid evidence. ' "This plan should materially assist in the sale of Liberty bonds, as it is unusually generous and- undoubtedly will be a great incentive to increase the sale of the bonds. Wont you kindly let us know how it tarns out when the campaign closes, next Saturday, as we are interested In knowing . Just what returns it brought.

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