Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 310, 9 November 1917 — Page 1

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MOBILIZING TWO ARMIES FOR Y. IK. A. FUND DRIVE

Four-Day Drive To Raise $25,000 in Wayne County for Benefit of Soldiers Will Be Launched Nov. 14. OFFICIALS WILL HELP Volunteer and selected workers are being mobilized Into two big armies for the four-day drive to be launched next Wednesday to raise $25,000 in Richmond and Wayne county for Y. M. C. A. welfare work along extended lines in the various army cantonments in the United States and in France, Rusisa. Italy and Switzerland. The two armies will be composed of five companies each, and commanded by Generals Howard Dill and W H. Iiomey. Manufacturers, city and county officials, attorneys, clerks, mer-. chants, physicians, preachers, jobbers, agents and "remnants" will compose the ten companies in the two armies. Bright ind early next Wednesday morning, the two armies will" sally forth, into one of the biggest drives of the year for Sammy's sake. The soldiers in the various training camps in the United States and France will need recreation. The Y. 'M. C. A. organizations intend supplying that wholesome recreation that every soldier will need. The workers are rapidly being mobilized by Campaign Director Haas, who J a also in charge of the campaigns in the entire Tenth district, which is composed of Wayne, Henry, Hancock, Fayette and Union counties. The quota for the district is $54,000. The campaign here will be part of the nation-wide campaign to raise $35,000,000 for the welfare of soldiers. Indiana's quota is $1,000,000. A mass meeting will be held in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium Saturday night at which F. E. Perry, of Michigan, who spent four months on the French front and ten years in Japan, will speak of the work being done by the christian association. He will speak to a meet' Ing of workers at a noon-day luncheon - Saturday and also talk la the theatre of the city in the afternoon. TURKISH ARMY IS RETREATING LONDON", Nov. 9. The entire Turkish army in Palestine Is retreating toward the north. British airplanes are following up the retiring Turks ai'd bombing them. Forty Turkish guns were captured, says the British official statement announcing the Ottoman retreat. British and French naval forces are co-operating against the Turkish communications along the Mediterranean coast. Minister Will Don Khaki When Kaiser Becomes Too Strong Rev. H. L. Overdeer, pastor of the Grace Methodist church, has a fighting spirit. He stands ready to don the khaki and shoulder a rifle any time the kaiser looms up as a world dominator. In the opinion of Rev. Mr. Overdeer the deposing of Kerensky as premier of Russia and the situation In general means that the Germans may land troops in the United States. The Russian situation "may precipitate the biggest crisis in the war. "It is up to everyone to do his bit now more than ever before," Rev. Mr. Overdeer said. "But any time it looks like the kaiser will control this country, "I will be ready to shoulder a gun. That's the kind of stuff in me. The United States has to win." DO NT THE WEATHER For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Cloudy tonight and Saturday. Probably local rains in north portion. Today's Temperature. Noon ...60 .. 56 ...29 Yesterday Maximum . Minimum . , For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Probably fair tonight. Saturday unsettled, por.sibly local showers. General Condltions--Fair weather Btill prevails east of the Rockies, excepting unsettled weather over the Ohio valley, where it is beginning to tloud up. Moderate temperatures continue from Canada to the Gulf.

Judge Re-Christens

Men Whose Names Are Not American CHICAGO, Nov. 9 Americanism permeated the court room of Circuit Judge Oscar E. Heard, who came here yesterday from Freeport, to aid the Cook county bench in clearing away a docket crowded with applications for citizenship. The Judge did not find the multiplicity of foreign names to his liking, so before admitting some two score of applicants : to citizenship, he rechristened a number of them and curtailed the names of several. "If you are going to be American citizens, you must have American names," Judge Heard said. The following are some of the changes in names made by the court: Gersiber Woralowski; new name, Harry Warsaw. Leopold Szirtakiamce; -new name, Frank L. Franks. Anaztasius Latsis; new name, Harry H. Latsis. Coceal FIdelman; new name, William Kaufman. Jomini Belcmsets ; new name, Joe White. Sam Israel Wiloczagonskl; new name, Sam Weil. Aloyzy Walamender; new name Louis Valender. -. The changes were accepted with good grace in most instances, but at least two of the applicants protested and announced they would lay the matter before the federal authorities. COMMISSION TO PICK TRUSTEES County commissioners will organize the Wayne County Tuberculosis hospital at the meeting of the board Saturday afternoon. The governing body of the hospital, according to state law, shall consist of four men, two of whom must be licensed physicians. The commissioners originally had planned to name the four trustees from the two political parties of the county, in accordance with the old law governing institutions of such nature, but 'they were forced to change their plans when they learned of the requirements of the new law. The names of the men who will be chosen by the board are not known. Wilsons Daughter and Violinist to Marry, is Report v NEW YORK, Nov!? 9 There's witchery In musio as Shakesepeare knew, and now comes the report that the music of Francis Macmillian's violin has won the heart and hand of Miss Margaret Wilson, the daughter of the president. Macmillan 13 one of the greatest violinists in the United States, and has also played many concerts in Europe. Miss Wilson is a singer. The rumor is current in society circles. WILL RE-ENTER LIQUOR' FIGHT Announcement was made Thursday by S. Edgar Nicholson, for several years editor of the American Friend, that he would not resume his duties as head of the publication. Instead, Mr. Nicholson announces that he will re-enter the work of the National Anti-Saloon league on January 1, and will work in the Interests of nation-wide prohibition. In a statement issued Thursday, Mr. Nicholson declared that he had been urged by the leaders of the league to resume work in the league and that the retrenchment policy of the Friends publication offered him an opportunity to return to the prohibition work. Mr. Nicholson was associated with the league for seventeen years prior to accepting the editorship of the American Friend and during that time became one of the most prominent dry workers In the country. He will continue his residence in Richmond. QUARTERMASTERS BUILDING IS DESTROYED BY FIRE NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 9. Fire starting from a defective flue in a quartermaster's building at Camp Nichols in the old City Park Race Track near here early today, destroyed an army quartermaster's building causing a loss of several thousand dollars. Virtually all army supplies were removed. The flames were controlled after about two hours fighting.

Five Masked Men Flog Union City German For Alleged Disloyalty

UNION CITY, Ind., Nov. 9 Fred Toepher, 68 years old.a German by birth and formerly in the German army, was taken sixteen miles into the country, lashed to a tree, and given a severe flogging by five masked men, Wednesday night, ; because of his alleged disloyal utterances. Toepher was captured near his home about 9 o'clock, thrown into a waiting automobile and driven sixteen miles into the country across the state line and Into Ohio where his body was bound to a tree and he ws whipped. He was not seriously hurt however. Can't Use Phone His hands and legs badly swollen,

DATES NAMED AS EXPERT ON TRADE DOARD

Sales Manager of A. S. M. "Drafted" Into Important National Service. Walter H. Bates, sales manager of the American Seeding Machine com pany, residing at 25 South Thirteenth street, has accepted an appointment as expert on agricultural machinery on the recently organized War Trade Board of the United States government, created under the new trading with the enemy act. It will be the duty of Mr. Bates to supervise the exportation of all agriculture machinery from the United States during the period of the war. To prevent trading with the enemy all American exportation is to be done under license. Mrs. Bates will accompany her husband to Washington. He will leave for the capital Saturday. "Drafted" Into Service. To all intents and purposes Mr. Bates was "drafted" into Uncle Sam's service. He was not an applicant for the position he has been appointed to and the first information he received that he had been considered for the place was in a telegram from Washington requesting him to accept ap pointment as expert on agricultural machinery. Federal Ward Trade Board. In war times a request is camouflage for command and Mr. Bates promptly accepted the call to service. James A. Carr, president of the American Seeding Machine company, informed Mr. Bates that If the government required his services he would receive a leave of absence from the company's service until the close of the war. In the agricultural machinery business no man Is better known that Walter H. Bates. He has- been in the service of the American Seeding Machine company for twenty-two years. For several years he has been principally engaged in developing South American markets for the products of his company, meeting with unusual success. WETS LEAD IN OHIO CUT DOWN -TJmciNNATr. ttov. 1 9. Differences' between the official returns furnished by telegraph from the county seats and those officially turned in to the secretary of state caused the pendulum to swing toward the drys side today. In the Ohio prohibition election. The Indicated wet majority shrunk through this process to 1,407 with 71 county seats reporting official figures and 17, including the larger cities, reporting unofficially. Forty counties have reported officially to the secretary of state and these figures have been substituted for the previous county steat's reports in the tabulation. Music at Community Sing to be Given by Garfield Orchestra Richmond will have another Community sing Tuesday evening, November 13, at the Garfield school. The community song books will be used and In addition there will be special numbers by the Garfield orchestra, under the direction of Miss Edna Marlatt. Frank L. Funk will sing and there will be other solos. Supervisor Sloane will direct the singing. Letter Believed to Be Foe Propaganda OXFORD, O., Nov. 9. Charles Smoots yesterday received a letter from Cincinnati, purporting to come from "Government Food Inspectors," stating that he would be called on in a few days by agents who would inspect his stock of preserved foodstuffs, and calling his attention to the alleged fact that a tax must be paid on all foods over a. certain quantity. It is believed that this is a form of German propaganda which has been worked in Chicago, and which government officials are endeavoring to combat. Smoots is a private citizen, and Is in no way. connected with the food business. The letter has been turned over to government officials. he trudged along the road to his home here after three requests at farm houses along the road to be allowed to use the telephone had been refused. " ";: ' Toepher, according to residents here, never concealed the fact that his sympathies were with the Central Powers. ; Recently when Germany was conducting the drive through Italy, Toepher is alleged to have said: "Good! Good! that is v.hat is going to happen to the United States when she gets over there." He is married, but without children. He has asked authorities to investigate but has received little encourl agement.

New Army

"Going over the top" at army cantonment. Conscripted men at the various national army camps have reached that point in their training where they are learning to "go over the top." The photos show how they are doing it. The top photo shows the men running up the incline with their bayonets fixed starting for the enemy trenches. The centre photo shows- the men "NotHeretoBlouiup Town" French Agent Tells Newspaper Man : ? i. M. Chounard and A. Sternlen, of Paris, France, representatives of Aux Forgea det Vulcain. parts, were in

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National Automatic "Tool company. The men : are engineers in the French concern which is French agent of the Tool company. They left at 10:30 o'clock for Indianapolis and Chicago, where they will visit other plants that are represented by their company. M. Chounard was asked by a reporter at the Pennsylvania depot concerning the purpose of his risit here, but declined to make any statement concerning his business. "I am not heje to blow up your town," he declared. COAL FAMINE DANGER SMALL There Is no danger of a coal famine In Richmond this winter if coal oper ators keep their contracts with Richmond retail dealers according to County Fuel Director Bates Friday. The retail price however will be higher than the government price as the coal dealers bought the coal on contracts before the government prices were fixed, Director Bates said. "The public need not fear, however that the retail dealers are charging illegal or extortionate prices," Mr. Bates said. Richmond already is fairly well supplied with coal and even though the coal operators failed to keep their contracts there would not be serious .suffering in the opinion of Mr. Bates. However it is believed that the contracts will be kept. Coal dealers from throughout the county met with Mr. Bates Thursday night and the question regarding a uniform profit for all dealers was dis- ! cussed. Nothing was definitely decided however. The dealers expect to dejclde upon a uniform price. within the j near future. Dealers from every town in the j country with the exception of Dublin ! attended the meeting. ALLIED TROOPS ARE IN ITALY ITALIAN MILITARY ZONE, Thursday, Nov. 8. Both British and French troops are going toward the front BRIDGES BLOWN UP BY RETREATING ITALIANS Wednesday, Nov. 7 A dozen bridges have been blown up on the Livenza river to arrest and delay as much as possible the advance of the AustroGermans towards the Piave river. The Livenza is a . smaller river than the Tagliamento and offers fewer difficulties to the. invading army but the retiring Italian army is now better organized than it was on the banks of the Tagliamento.

Learns To Go "Over the Top"

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AUTHOR AND PHYSICIAN

IS KILLED - CLEVELAND. Xov. 9:-DrA Harry world wiae traveller, late yesterday afternoon was murdered by an unidentlfied assailant in a room at a downtown hotel. His skull was fractured by a blow on the back of the head. Dr. Chapln died where he was felled within a half hour of the attack. Coroner Byrne declared that Dr. Chapin was murdered. "The fact that the skin was not cut suggests that he was struck from behind with a heavy weapon, probably a piece of pipe or a paper weight wrapped in a handkerchief, and that great force must have been used," Coroner Byrne asserted. General orders were issued from police headquarters early this morning for the arrest of a man who was known to have been in Cleveland yesterday afternoon. To Meet Acquaintances. Mrs. Chapin, who was the widow of Valentine Fries, wealthy Sandusky boat owner and lumberman, before she married "the blind doctor" as the murder victim was known, last night, told police that her husband went to the hotel yesterday afternoon to meet a man who recently came from Chicago, with whom he had had business dealings in the past. Shreds of paper found on the floor of the room gave police clues believed to suggest a possible motive for the crime. Red Cross Women Work in Corn Field EATON, O., Nov. 9. Inability of John Mummert, fanner, to employ laborers, was the cause for the appearance Thursday of two women in his corn field. . Both are members of the local Red Cross Society and wore Red Cross flags in their hats while assisting in the work of shucking corn. One was his wife and the other was Mrs. S. E. Reynolds, of this city, owner of the farm upon which Mummert resides.

High Tariff Needed to Pay War Bill, Congressman Elliott Says

In the opinion of Conressman Elliott, the question of re-establishing a moderately high protective tariff as an immediate war requfrement, will be one of the most important questions to come up for consideration before the next congress, which convenes December 3. Mr. Elliott arrived in Richmond Thursday and spent the night here. He called upon a number of Richmond friends Thursday and Friday forenoon leaving at noon for Centerville and Cambridge City. He will return to his home In Connersville, Friday evening. Mr. Elliott sees no prospect for an early peace and he points out that estimates have been made that the war expenditures of the United States government for the. ensuing two years will be approximately fifty billion dollars. Get Little Revenue. Mr. Elliott states the government is approaching Its taxing limitations and he believes that a , protective tariff must be re-established as soon as pos

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trenches jabbing, the "enemy" with their bayonets. The enemy in this case is a bundle of branches. IN HOTEL ROOM V : Some of the scraps, pieced together. were found to relate to'1 air express package sttippea to uieveiana Dy a man in Chicago and which, the police believe, was to be delivered to Dr. Chapin on payment of $100. Police investigations developed that Dr. Chapin within the week had with-1 drawn $100 from a bank. On the pieced together scraps of paper, police discovered the name of a man, for whom search immediately was instittuted. Dr. Chapin was known to a widecircle of friends as "the blind doctor," was 47 years old and had spent the greater part of his manhood in travelling in many countries. Blinded By Sun. He had been blinded when shortly after leaving college he traveled to Continued On Page Twelve. Wisconsin Journal Sued by LaFollette MADISON, Wis, Nov. 9. Suit for $100,000 damages was field today on behalf of Senator LaFollette against the Democrat Printing company and O. D. Branderburg, president and editor. The action is based on" alleged libels contained in editorial utterances, news dispatches, quotations from other newspapers and magazines and condemnatory resolutions published in the Democrat and intended to show that the senator was giving aid and comfort to the enemy. Mr. Brandenburg announced that the paper will say editorially that it welcomes the test afforded by the iit. QUEEN REPORTED DYING HONOLULU, T. H., (delayed) Nov. 8. Ex-Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, was reported dying today. Physicians said she could not live many hours. sible to assist in raising runds for the government's war expenditures. Imports have practically trebled the past three years but under the existing tariff law, which is almost a free trade statute, the government has realized cut very small reveune from this source. Mr. Elliott is to be a candidate for renomination as the Republican congressional candidate, subject to the primary nominating election next May. Republican leaders state that it is almost an assured fact that he will have no opposition for re-election. He believes the congress which begins its sessions next month will not adjourn until October 1, next year, because vitally important measures resulting from the war will be constantly arising. T think the.next congress is designed to become the most historic in the nation's history." Mr. Elliott said. He has been a supporter of all governmental war- policies since he took his seat in congress last June.

RUSS Altf.lY

JOINS AND ON REDS ,101'ES CAPITAL Report from German Sources Says Soldiers Will Support Maximalists And Help Them In Petrograd. PEACE IS HINTED LONDON, Nov. 9. -A telegram reaching Amsterdam from German sources and . forwarded by Central News, says the Russian army on the northern front has Joined the Maximalists and is marching on Petrograd. GERMAN NEWSPAPER SAYS KERENSKY IS ARRESTED AMSTERDAM, Nor. 9. A newspaper of Essen, Germany, publishes a Stockholm telegram saying Premier Kerensky has been arrested ARMY ASKED TO HELP . - -GET "DEMOCRAT PEACE" PETROGRAD, Nov. 9. The con gre6s of Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates today appealed to the Russian army to stand firm and to protect the revolution against imperialistic attempts until the new government had obtained a democratic peaco. CABINET MEMBERS HELD IN WINTER PALACE (By Associated Press) Reports from German sources today furnished virtually the only fresh news -regarding the situation in Russia where the Maximalists are in control of Petrograd and are appealing to the army to support it "against imperialistic attempts" until it has obtained "a democratic peace." One of these reports, which was entirely without confirmation was that Premier Kerensky who left the capital before the Extremists gained the ascendancy had been arrested. The other report, also of German origin and similarly unconfirmed, declared the Russian army on the northern front bad joined the Maximalists, movement and was marching on Petrograd. ,. ".. . - I The greaf TcaJoritr of the members or xne iterensKy caDinet were made prisoners by the Maximalists, when the winter palace In which they had taken refuge was bombarded by cruisers and Its defenders compelled to sur render. They are In the fortress of Pt, Peter and St. Paul and are to be tried for complicity In the Korniloff revolt, the Maximalists announced. General Korniloff, himself is also to bebrought to the fortress for trial by a military tribunal, they declare. FOE PLOTTED REVOLDTION LONDON, Nov. 9 That the Russian coup d'etate war engineered and subsidized by Germany for the purpose of elminiatlng Rassia from among her enemies is the virtual unaer editorial comment. A despondent view of the outlook is taken by some commentators, while others claim that the triumph of the Maximalists Is probably a passing phase and refuse to believe that they represent Russia or that Russia will agree to a separate peace. The Times partly blames .the Kerensky government for tolerating anarchy, and says: - "Premier Kerensky himself never showed himself really able to rule the storm and came to say the least with diminished credit out of the Korniloff nisnri Can Get Some Comfort. "For the moment the allies can sit by and look on at this agony, getting what comfort they can from the reflection that the voice struggling up from it assuredly is not the authentic voice of Russia. That the real Russia will ever consent to a separate peace or acquience in all the extravagances of the Soviet Manifestos it is impossible to believe." The Morning Post, under the caption "Revolution made in Germany," says: "Whether the revolution will succeed, remains to be seen. There is still a core of good faith and loyalty In Russia. The Russian people have a great tradition of national honor Vt V T O 1 if thaw Vat-A Ka iKniAd V. rtwr will never choose to break. "Obviously the allies can never rec ognize a Russian government, whose first proposal is a separate peace and can have no dealings with it It remains only for the allied nations to reach by some means the heart of the Russian people themselves and the elements of Russia, which are trne to the cause of the allies. This is a task in which the United States and Japan might exercise their new-found power of friendly co-operation. France and England also might shape a new Russian policy out of the ruins of the old." CARMAN PLANS NURSING COURSE IN HIGH SCHOOL Plans are being made by Kenneth V. Carman, vocational director, for a three years' course in practical nursing in the High SchooL Fifty per cent of the time will be spent in practical or laboratory work, thirty per cent to related subjects and twenty per cent to English, Civics, etc

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