Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 301, 30 October 1917 — Page 9

PAGE NINE FRIENDS MAY GO TO PRISON FOR WAR VIEWS HERE'S WAY TO CUT BUTTER BILL Stone Fleet Could Bottle Up U-Boats Alsatian iBeauties Escape Germans A recipe for "war butter has been found by Richmond women, who are aiding in the Conservation week campaign."

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Plea "of Quakers in Training 1 Camps is Apparently Ignored. . f Conscientious objectors tr. war, who are In army training camps, will be riven the choice of dolnjr non-combatant duties -or serve prison sentences, according to dispatcaes received here. . . , -. Quakers, who have pleaded with the

government to officially- recognize the Friends reconstruction units and assign . Friends chosen for army ser vice to the reconstruction units have apparently been ignored. Officers at Camp Zacbary Taylor, Louisville, are preparing a list of ''con' scientious objectors,". "absolutlonlsts" and men in the ranks considered as opposed - to war. Attention Is especially directed to the "absolutlonlsts," "men not only opposed to war but to any kind of service including non-combatants and to others outwardly willing to serve but who give evidence of being dangerous to their country. - . Has No Word Walter Woodward, general secretary of the American Friends, said Tuesday that be had received no Information from the government as to what disposition would - be made of Quakers chosen for army .service. He denied that Quakers are In the "absolutists" class, as Friends have promised to do non-combatant "work in the farm of war relief work, provided that that work is-in no way connected with the military. He said that in hts opinion the decision of the government regarding Quakers would not be made until all of the training camps in the country were completely filled. According to information received from Camp Taylor, Secretary Baker in a telegram to commanding officers of the camp stated that the probable course will be to offer every objector non-combatant service and if he refuses this he is to be sent to a mlll- . tary prison or detention , camp. For the "conscientious objector" mho shows himself "reasonable" noncombatants 'service will be waiting. Detention camps or military prisons will also be waiting for those who reveal the "absolutists" feeling. WAREHOUSES RAIDED WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Preliminary search of storage warehouses has failed thus. far to disclose food hoarding in any appreciable extent. The investigation, however, by the secret service, and the food administration still is proceeding. An alienation suit dating back to 1880 in which plaintiff and defendant have become grandparents, was recently dismissed in New Jersey. Sign Food Pledge; Do Not Pay Money When you sign the pledge and enroll as a member of the Food Administration pay no money. There are no dues or other fees, and the only obligation tou assume is to co-operate to the best of your ability in the saving of food. President Wilson says there i3 no other way in which you can so greatly assist in win j n:ng the war.

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Map showing how eonercte barges NEW, YORK, Oct 29. A concrete barrier to pen the German U-boats la their harbors is the invention of William Marshall, an Englishman now in this city, whose Idea has had the approval of the United States patent ofi fice, , " ., ' ' ., Mr. Marshall's plan for the checking of submarine dangers is regarded as one of the most promising yet proposed. He recommends the construction of many reinforced concret ships that can be towed to the desired location, sunk and anchored and left there to baffle the U-boats that try to pass them. A craft 400 feet long, with a beam of 80 feet and 100 feet deep is the instrument Mr. Marshall recommends, and be points out that their construction, after assembling the proper facilities, would be simple and rapid. "It is proposed," says Mr. Marshall, "to construct , these ships, or rather barges, in a permanent mould that could be set up at a location near where the' barges are to be launched and filled with concrete, turning out the barges in the shortest possible

Less Than One Percent of Local Soldiers Rejected at Camp

Members of the Richmond army boardliTeroud oFthe sHowlng made by the board in the physical examinations of men sent to Camp Taylor from this district. So far only two men have been turned back by the army officers at the camp and one of these became unfit for service after arrival at the camp. This record, according to the officials reflects credit on the physicians that examined the men selected from the district and the board has issued the following statement, thanking those physicians: "Reports reaching the office of this board, indicate that less than 2 percent of the 60ldlers from Indiana, reaching Camp Zachary Taylor, are rejected on account of physical disabiltiy. Up to this time less than one percent of the. soldiers from District No. 1 Wayne county, have been rejected and these cases were Sifted out only after careful consideration. "The local board is extremely de

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time. It would be advisable to make the mould of a form that could 1 be easily erected or disjointed tor removal and to construct it is sections. This plan will also tend to lessen the cost of production and hasten the launching of the barges. -There is no reason why barges of this sort could not be arranged at proper points In the North sea, forming an effective barrier against the submarines and hemming them In in such a way that they would be unable to leave their bases. A chart of the North sea where it stretches between Holland and Denmark shows a. body of water more than a hundred feet deep. The average depth of the water off the coast of Germany inside .of Helogland is extremely shallow except In the direct sweep of the Elbe, the Weser and the Jade rivers. "For that very reason the German submarines have to operate on the surface Until they are well out into the North sea and it is not until they have passed the sixty-foot depth line that they can operate submerged without danger. "So I am recommending the estab sirous of pubHciygivlng to the rex; amlning physicians the credit that Is due them in the work of the present draft. All of the physicians: Drs. S. C. Markley, W. G.' Huffman, A. J. Whallon, It. M Gentle, F. P. Buche and R. D. Morrow, have been at all times, willing to sacrifice their time and personal practices to the work of examination ; have been conscienclous and careful: and more than painstaking in the work as is proven by the small percentage of rejections at the camp. "The . examinations were of necessity done rapidly, and a number of physical lnperfections were passed over and accepted In spite of personal and family protests. A few cases have engendered bitter feedings. : "In spite of all, the military examin ers have proven the good Judgment of the local examiners and accepted the large majority of doubtful cases. - "When it is understood that the lo cal examiners have had no previous

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lishment of a concrete dike through the use of these concrete barges in the North sea. It would only need to be about eighty miles long to block completely all egress to the North sea and to make It Impossible tor German vessels of any sort to reach the open sea through their accustomed channels. Too barges required to form an underwater barrier of this- sort need be only of moderate height, and sixty percent of them would probably need be no more than fifty feet from keel to top. "The complete formation of such a barrier would call for approximately 1,000 barges. These would be placed close together and so set that it would be impossible for a submarine to pass In and out between them. It would be best to sink the barges with their top about ten feet below the surface of the water. This would save cost of production, lessen the danger of damage from the sea or from deliberate efforts to clear away the barrier. It would rise near enough the top to block not only submarines, but fighting ships and raiders seeking to reach the sea from the barricaded ports." City Statistics Deaths and Funerals. MANDERBACH Wintam xa bach, 8s years old. died Monday afternoon at the hnmA nf Mi Mrs. Walter Teargin. 71S 8outb Sixth sireet. ine oeceased was born in Germany. The funeral will be held Thursday. At noon th hninv win h shipped to Winchester where funeral services ana burial will be held. He is survived by three sons. Otto Manderbach. of IndiananoliR: derbacb, of Gallon, Ohio; Wesley Manoernaco, oi weiroiv Micftigan. and five daughters, Mrs. Harley BIckel of Union City; Mrs. Walter Yeargin of Richmond; Irs. E. M. Huffer of Indianapoiu; mra. x.. j. nueoer or Union City, and Mrs. Gus Eberens of Fort Wayne. experience in miliUry, this word of credit and appreciation Is all the more due them. , (Signed) Local Board for Division No. 1 for the County of Wayne. State or ma., Richmond, Ind. CLEMENT V. CARR, Chairman. MICHAEL W. KELLY. Clerk. F. W. KRUEGER, Third Member. FUEL 0IRECT0RS VILLBENAMED INDIANAPOLIS, Oct SO. County fuel administrators, recommendations tor whose appointments have been received by State Fuel Administrator Wollen tor several days, will be named tomorrow, it was announced here today. All but twelve counties of the state have made their recommendations. Some counties have named two or more men, usually because of tbjere being more than one shipping center in the county, and each naming a man. The men to he appointed must have the Joint recommendation of the county councils of defense and commercial organizations. Persons recommended who have not such joint recommenda tions will not be considered, it was Said. . ; V' ;v When appointed, the county admin istrator will be the final authority in the local situations as the state, administrator intends to . deal through them instead of in the manner he has been since he took office. Alexander R. Holllday, Of Indianapo lis who has been acting as assistant fuel administrator for the state today formally accepted the position of assistant. The position does not carry a salary. A number of coal forwarding orders were issued today. Among the cities where coal was ordered sent, was Richmond. FIRST AMERICAN IS WOUNDED ' . . - iitrr.iv iBuv Tv American wounded In the trenches arrived today at a base hospital. He is a lieutenant of the signal corps. He was hit in the leg by a shell splinter while working la a communicating trench near the first line. - The wcud Is slight The weather was clear and cold today in the American sector.

The butter-is made of creamery but

ter and "It yields two and one-fourth pounds for every poond of butter used. W. Gasweli, principal owner of the Gaswell-Runyan company of Hunting ton, Ind., prepared the following re cipe. "To each pound of butter use one pint of rich milk, one tablespoon of gelatine, one tablespoon of salt Cream the butter as tor cake (squeezing it through the bands). Dissolve the gela Une in a little milk. .Heat the rest of the milk to the boiling point, then pour over gelatine (as tor pudding) and stir until thoroughly mixed. When about lukewarm warm as new milkpour slowly over the creamed butter (to which has been added the salt) and beat with an egg beater until well mixed, smooth and thick. Take a spoon and ladle on to a plate, and as you do this .each spoonful will set. piling up into firm butter." - The butter is used on the Gasweli table and for every other purpose a cept frying. CHARGE FIREMEN WITH ROBBERIES CHICAGO, Oct 30. Eight city fire men, alleged to be involved in a series of safe robberies, are under arrest today on orders from States Attorney Hoyne. . . Mr. Hoyne has been working on the case for months. It Is said that the plan was for the firemen., whose uniforms gave them easy access, to get needed advance Information on pretense of looking for violations of fire prevention ordinances, and then blow the safes themselves, or commuicate the information to professionals. RECORD IS MADE WASHINGTON. Oct. 30. Subscriptions reported today to the treasury's offering of certificates of indebtedness ran the grand total Jor the issue so far up to $429,974,000 and made a record.. . SPECIAL MEETING Women of the G.-A. R. will have a special meeting Wednesday afternoon at 2 : 30 o'clock in the Court house. All members are urged to be present. f MRS. SETON IS HELP r 7 V"8.x' MRS. EARNEST THOMPSON SETON Mrs. -Earnest Thompson Seton, wife of the writer and naturalist, has gone to Washington for no other reason than to do all she can to help the Liberty loan campaign. She has been made chairman of the women's committee of the District of Columbia. MEOILL M'CORMICK 1 CHICAGO, Oct 26. Medill McCormtck, Illinois congressman, has declared upon his recent return from a visit to the fighting fronts of Europe that Germany is undoubtedly cracking and that an ally victory is certain. Mr. McCormick has been so well trained In many ways as a military observer that bis views of the situation in Europe today are of exceptional value. "Though I am confident that the allies now have the upper hand and will retain It there is nothing In the military or naval situations today to bring assurance that the war will end this year or even next year. America has a very Important part to play and she cannot play It too well or too soon. The allies are expecting a great deal of America. "That German strength la waning is seen in the decline cf their offensive fighting and In the quality and condition of the many Germans who are now being taken prisoners American officers who were at the last battle of Verdun told me that the Oer mans captured are thin and frail compared to the thick-chested, hardy British and French troops. Their uniforms are in tatters. And the high propor tion of wounded among the Germans captured testified better than any tiling elst to the dearth of reserves and the wounded In the trenches "There is a rapidly growing spirit of rebellion among the . young men. the- sixteen and seventeen-year-old boys who are being called into the German army. . A German newspaper man, who had presumably left, his country in disgust, recently wrote In

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THE MISSES LYDIA AND NEW YORK. Oct. 29. Two plucky French girls, the Misses Lydla and Janet' BlumenthaV have ' arrived in New York, bringing with them a thrilling story of their flight from Alsace into Switzerland on the eve of German mobilisation, July 31, 1914. They are the daughters of Daniel Blumenthal. the Alsatian leader who as president of the World-League for the Restitution of Alsace-Lorraine, has opened offices at No. 3 East 14th street As Alsatian deputy in - the German - reichstag, he had fought Purssianlsm - long before the war. i That brought him into evil reput with Prussia. He was mayor of Colmar when the war came and under natural suspicion as a French sympathizer. The girls were at the family sum mer home in the Vosges, not far from Colmar. They motored down to Colmar the afternoon of July 31. The place was In tumult. They learned that the German authorities had ordered Colmar under military rule and had forbidden civilians to leave the city. In response to their entreaties that he flee with them, their father protested that he could not desert his people. By happy chance while the girls were with him an order arrived from the Prussian governor deposing Mayor Blumenthal and appointing in his place a German. Mr. BlumentbaL knew by this act that he must get away at once or suffer arrest and imprisonment. It was decided the girls should try to reach a quiet place in the woods and there await the father. They set out at once. They got safely past guards, although halted several times, picked up their father and motored Voters to be Asked to Vote orQ Booze and Suffrage Next INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 30. Suffrage and prohibition are two subjects upon which voters at the next state election will be asked to declare themselves, according to plans of . the suffrage committee of the Women's Christian Temperance union, announced today. An effort will be made to poll every voters on the questions. Court Records Marriage Licenses. Andy Sabad, moulder, Richmond, and Elizabeth Sova,. housekeeper, Richmond. Palladium Want Ads Pay.

McCormick Sees Germany's Doom

the London Times, what appeared to be plain truths - in this connectionThe Immature. youths, he declares, who are being sent into the German ranks after a physical examination that Is farcical, are . . bringing .with them a political sentiment that is decidedly hostile to the present government r. "So serious has the opposition to army service become among these youths and so widely has their feeling spread that there la now quite a general revolt . Desertions of . the . boy soldiers are common and refuge for the deserters Is provided by secret organizations that honeycomb the whole population. "Three causes for the German de

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him to the home of friends in a hamlet several . miles on the road to Switzerland. Relieved of Immediate anxiety for their father, they turned their car about and ran back to , Colmar, for they must have a supply of gasoline and they felt it necessary also to pick up a young male relative in the city. They got the gasoline and the young man, took him home, dressed him in some of their clothing and pulled a girl's motor cap down over his short hair. Fortunately, he was beardless with rosy cheeks, and would be safe with themselves if he did not betray himself by speech. Night had come by the time they were ready to start The girls were muffled and the boy rode between them. Alsatian guards were so busy as scarcely to observe them. German soldiers stopped them several times within the city limit but teach time the girls said they were wives of German officers, being sent off to safety. Even the rigid German military system was susceptible to the confusion of the moment Once they encounter-. ed a German officer who knew them. He did. not appear to recognize them.. - There were seven hours of running through excited villages and desolate countryside: of being halted at railroad . barriers by German sentries, passing with the magic , explanation.. "We are German officers' wires"; until at last they crossed the Swiss frontier. "When we go back." Miss Lydla said finally, "Alsace is going to be a part of France once more," and Miss Janet nodded. DONATION DAY IS OBSERVED Donation day for the Home of the Friendless was observed Tuesday. : Many donations from Richmond as well as nearby towns, including Fountain City, Spiceland, Chester, Mlddleboro were received at the home. Among the donations were sacks of flour, potatoes, apples and many other supplies. As has been the custom for many years a dinner waa served to out-of-town donors at noon Tuesday by the Lady Board of Managers with Mrs. U. B. G. Ewlng president Wayne county is the only county in the state that has a separate prison for women and this prison is a part of the Home of the Friendless-building." The Jail is under the management of the county and the home is in charge of the Board of Managers and trustees.-Mrs.-Aureus 'Thomas "is 'manager of the Home. - terioration are said to be the growing Shortage of raw material for manufacturing purposes, the failure of the submarine war which has come to be a fiasco among the German people, and the waning man-power and poor quality of reserves. "The, civilian population is now going about practically shoeless as a result of the demand for army shoes. The German soldier has good shoes when he has nothing else. Wholesale conscription has produced a labor shortage that threatens a coal famine and the shortage of soap is regarded by physicians to threaten the nation with disease. "That Austria-Hungary's . circumstances are even worse may be seen in the words of the Austrian diplomat in a neutral country who. to my personal knowledge, recently declared that Austria is now a "perfect ruin.' "Our own especial American problem Is simple in its terms, but enormous In Its scope. We must send our armies to France and there maintain them and we must also help to supply the needs of the military forces of the allies as well as their civil populations. To do so Willi require the greatest organization 'of our energies. Though the submarine has been falling off. it may yet do great harm and we have it to combat. . t"The most Immediate eervice which wr can render In the war for our own protection and tor the protection of our allies, perhaps the greatest service which we can reader, is to proceed with every energy upon the program for destroyer and tor ocean carriers recommended by our naval experts." ''',. :