Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 316, 16 November 1917 — Page 1

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FLOODGATES OF 2 RIVERS ARE OPENED BY ITALIANS

Effort To Drown Out AustroGerman Force Which Is Pressing So Relentlessly Toward Venice. ADVANCE IS SLOW ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN ITALY, Nov. 16. By The Associated Press) The floodgates of the Piave and Sile rivers, northeast of Venice, have been opened by Italian engineers. The action of the Italians In opening the floodgates of the Piave and Sile rivers probably means an attempt to drown out the Austro-Geraans who crossed the lower Piave several days ago at Grisclera, about seventeen miles northeast of Venice. The flooding of the triangle formed by the two rivers and the Adriatic also probably would make Ineffective any German attempt to debouch In force against the right flank of the Italian army along the Piave. South of San Dona Di Piave the Sile and Piave rivers are very close together and near here floodgates were constructed to hold the rivers in check so a3 to protect the Venetian lagoon. On both sides of this triangle the land is at or below sea level. OPENING MEANS ATTEMPT TO DROWN OUT ENEMY (By Associated Press) Embattled for the protection of Venice and Lombardy, the Italians have opened the floodgates of the Piave and Silo Rivers, northeast of Venice, to keep in check the Austro-German force which has crossed the Piave near Grizolera. In attempting to Inundate the triangle whose apex is near San Dona dl Piave the Italians hope to prevent any enemy movement to flank the right wing of the Italian army along the Piave. Near the Adriatic the.Piave and Sile rivers are contained in canals running through land at or below sea level and which stretch for many miles along., the Adriatic from the Vanrtfefl lagoon, witn tne rivers aiipwea to flow unchecked it would appear to make Austro-German efforts in this revion barren of results. '. In the mountains between Asiago and the Piave the great pressure of the invaders has not brought great results. On the Asiago plateau, the Italians are straightening out their line gradually and it is here that the Austro-Ger-,mans have progressed slightly. Violent Attacks Checked. These gains, however, apparently have not been of great strategic value and the danger of the Piave line being outflanked, although still present, probably has not become serious enough to cause any changes in the Italian plans. The Teutonic pressure between the Sugana valley and the Piave is very strong but the Italians have been able to check violent attacks at various points along the sector. Fresh Austro-German attempts to cross the Piave have been rendered futile by the Italian defense. The Italians are holding in check those troops which crossed near Zenson and In the marshland near the Piave the invaders had been unable to make any progress In the face of Italian counter-attacks and artillero fire previous to the opening of the flood gates. The greater portion of the .populace of Venice has left that city, from which all portable art treasures also ha evbeen removed. The city, which is now but a scant seventeen miles from the battle line may not be defended in the event of an attack in order to spare the monuments and art treasures that remain there. PLANT BLOWN UP TULSA, Okla., Nov. 16. The fifteenstill gasoline plant of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, located in Payne county was blown up by nitroglycerine last night, according to word received here early today. DQtff THE WEATHER For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Saturday. Slight change in temperature. Today's Temperature. Noon 43 Yesterday Maximum 40 Minimum 35 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Fair tonight and Saturday. Moderate temperature. General Conditions High pressure controls the weather over most of the United States. No storms of consequence are within the limits of observation, and no real cold weather. Temperatures range around freezing point during the night but rise as high as F0 degrres during the day fn many pieces in the west.

German Socialists Want to Consider Russian Peace Offer

LONDON, Nov. 16. The Indipendent Socialist group In the German Reichstag has requested the president to convoke an immediate session of the Reichstag to discuss the peace offer of Nikolai Lenine, leader of the Russian Bolshevlki, the Amsterdam correspondent of the Central News cables says. The Independent Socialists also ask that the Reichstag take up consideration of the new state of affairs as regards Gourland, .Lithuania and Poland. No word has reached this country of a peace offer by the Bolshevik! to Germany although telegraphic com munication has , been interrupted for nearly a week The program of the Bolshevik! calls for an armistice but it is understood their purpose is to address their proposals to all the belligerents and not to arrange a separate peace with Germany. AMERICANS HARASS FOE (By Associated Press) There has been little fighting activity of moment on the eastern and western fronts. The American troops In France continue to harass the Germans in patrol actions and with artillery fire. There have been more clashes in No Man's Land from which the Americans returned unscathed. American patrols have reached the wire entanglements before the German trenches and American gunners have put German machine guns out of action. Lord Northcliffe, newspaper proprietor and head of the British war mis sion to the United States, has declined to become head of the new air ministry in the British cabinet. His refusal, he explains in a letter to Premier Lloyd-George, is due to dissatisfaction with some of the methods of the premier's administration. Lord Northcliffe is dissatisfied, he says, with regard to the present relations with the United States, which country he intimated may have to take control of allied war activities. SPY WARNINGS KNAVYIilRflS yfr - . WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Renewed warnings against spies have been posted at all navy yards and stations. Placards headed: "Beware of Spies," have been posted, reading' as follows: "Don't talk about what you have done or are going to do. The enemy has ears everywhere. "Don't discuss naval affairs or the movement of ships, their cargoes, or cousres with strangers or foreigners. "Don't trust any one you do not know. Enemy spies at home and abroad will try to draw you into argument and entrap you into telling them about the movements of ships, their cargoes, the courses steered and the steps taken to defend our ships. "Don't forget to report at once any person who tries to get information from you or anyone else in your hearing. "Don't forget that your want of care may help the enemy and lead to the loss of American ships and the death of their crews. "Secrecy means safety." Senior Class Boys to Give Up Sweaters in Favor of Sammy Boys in the senior class at the high school will sacrifice sweaters this year in favor of the American soldiers. The class will not purchase sweaters this year but will give the money to the Y. M. C. A. fund to be used in welfare work in the various army, training camps. Announcement of the plan was made by C. O. Mays Friday. Ray Williams, Luther Lemon, Theodore Sedgwick and Mr. Mays are collecting the money.

Venice is Nearly Deserted; City May Not be Defended

(By Associated Press) VENICE, Thursday Nov. 15 Venice is now almost empty, the population having been reduced from the usual 160,000 to 20,000. Despite the proximity of the enemy line at the mouth of the Piave river and the unsuccessful efforts the Austro-Germans have made to take the long triangle between the mouths of the Piave and Sile rivers, the remnant of the population Is calm. The city may not be defended in case of an attack In order to spare the monuments and art treasures. The mayor of Venice, who is a descendant of the Doges and a Chamberlain to the queen of Italy, announced today he would remain at his post. The outward appearance of the city Is very desolate, much like when Austrians made their last descent upon it more than 50. years ago. All the main hotels, cafes and factories and the jewelry and glass shops patronized by tourists are closed. The hotel Royal Banieli, on the Grand Canal, remains partly open and t?ro well-known cafes on the Piazza of St. Mark. The Florian and Quadris is still openTheii is nothing cpen along the Lido. -

PATRIOT OR TRAITOR NOW, SAYS RALSTON

Former Governor In Richmond Suggests Rope Cure For Disloyalists. Samuel M. Ralston, former governor of Indiana, who suggests the "rope cure" for traitors, passed through Richmond Friday morning, coming from Washington, on his way to Indianapolis. "The war will be longer drawn out than the people fully realize because the people have not been fully awak ened to the fact that the country real ly is in war," he told a Palladium re porter, who talked to him on the train. '.." It is a regretable fact, he said, that so many people are "slacking," the people who could back up the govern ment with their money, but are not doing so. "No Half-Way Ground." "We are in this war for good now and there is no half-way ground to take," he said. "A man is either for this country or he is against it. If be is for it he is a patriot. Otherwise he is a traitor and should be dealt with accordingly." "This country is sending the pick and flower of its manhood to the trenches, and he who remains at home to fire upon them from the rear deserves no better fate than to swing at the end of a rope." The former governor, who is practicing law in Indianapolis, was in Washington on business before two departments. When the train reached Richmond he allighted, walked into the station, bought a newspaper and hurried back to his train. He was not recognized, as the man who for four years filled the office of chief executive of the state of Indiana. A Palladium reporter, who, while employed on an Indianapolis newspaper, called on the governor each day, recognized him just as he stepped back on the train. It had been more than a year since the reporter had talked to the former governor. Called Him By Name. Qe called the reporter by name and extended his hand. "I thought you had gone to war by this time," he said. The reporter told him that he soon expected to go. . "Well. I hoDft vou ret th kaisar. r 4&fPifce,te devil to get-Mmr fce-ire-. sponded.' .-.-. - . The former governor expressed the opinion that the overwhelming majority of the people of Indiana is strongly supporting the war policy of the government, and that the state was ready to make any sacrifice called upon. However, he said, there are many people who are silent on the war question. "I think the time is already ' here when persons guilty of treason should i go to the gallows," he said, i "When the people of the state of Indiana, and the people of the entire country give their whole-hearted support to the government, put their entire might in back of the men in the trenches, then the war will soon come to a successful conclusion, he declared as the train slowly started on its way. : AMERICA WILL WIN VICTORY VISCOUNT ISHM. HONOLULU, T. H., Nov. 16. The attitude of the United States toward the war insures its successful termination, Viscount Kikujlro Ishii, head of a diplomatic mission now returning to Japan, declared in an ad di ess at a luncheon here today in honor of the party. "What we have seen on the continent of America gives us absolute unchangeable confidence in the final outcome and complete victory of our cause which insures national individual independence," he said. Centers Are Deserted. The city authorities are -furnishing trains and ships to take away any of the remaining population who wish to go. The best known centers, such as the Rialto Bridge, St. Mark's Square and the square where the gondolas are hired are now deserted except by a few stragglers. There are five shops open and they are selling goods at any price to save them from passing into the hands of the enemy. There has been much activity outside the lagoon and yesterday several guns bombarded the enemy positions at the mouth of the Piave river.--, V;Some foreign consuls remain but most others residing here temporarily have gone. All the palaces along the grand canal are closed and the occupants have departed, though a few .noble families and some descendants of the Doges remain with the firm pur? pose of not abandoning the city under any circumstances. All the government offices have been removed outside the city but the government prefect. Count Ciola, remains at his post.

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4 , .Suffraget picket In front of the White Housa photographed Just before their arrest. Washington has found that the only way to keep a suffraget picket away from the White House is to put It. Thus nrnmsn vra nm-eatert n four riava urn ffT nhstmrtine traffic in front Of the White HOUSe.

UC4 ALl jail lusw v w . .? a . I. Permitted .their freedom on bail they Immediately returned and were again arrested. Left to right in the picture: Mrs. Peggy Baird Johns, New York city; Mrs. E. M. Nolan, Jacksonville, Fla.; Miss Betty Gram. Portland, Ore.; Mrs. D. M. BrlnhaU, Salt Lake City. Utah; Miss Ellen Sindelsen. Lawrence, Mass.; Mrs. Kate Stafford. Oklahoma City, Okla.; Miss Alice Gram, Portland, Ore.; Mrs. William; Bergen, Worcester, Mass.; Miss C. G. Whitcomb. Worcester. Mass.; Mrs. C. V. Barnes, Indianapolis, Ind.; Miss Alice Guilford, New York city, and Mrs. Agnes Morey, Brookline, Mass. ;

Belts and Buckles Doomed on Mens Clothing, Tailors Learn

No frills on men's clothes after January. 1. . Orders to this effect were received Friday by Richmond, tailors and clothing merchants, from the large woolen houses of the country. Tailors are urged to. eliminate from their orders all unnecessary use of cloth, that the supply may be conserved for military use. The new spring suits will be cut on the 6traighte8t, most economical lines, will not have any belts on coats, fancy flaps on pbekets of either coat or trousers, no sleeve cuffs or fancy backs, and trousers will be straight, without any "peg" whatsoever. Ready-to-Wars Act. At a meeting' of read-to-wear clothing manufacturers held recently, it was decided to eliminate all unnecessary feaures in ready-made clothes, and it Is probable that tailors will follow the Time of His Life He Writes From France The French people are easy "to get along with," according to Robert G. Hodgin, who is with the American forces in France, in a letter to his mother. Mrs. L. E. Hodgin, 1810 North E street. Hodgin has been in the service of Uncle Sam for the last six years and is a corporal. He declined a chance to become a commissioned officer, preferring to man one of the big guns, according to his relatives. "I never felt better and am enjoying life immensely," he says. He is a members of G Battery, 6th regiment of coast artillery. American Soldiers Ready For Villa PRESIDIO, Tex . Nov. 16. Presidio remained under arms again last night, prepared for any emergency which might arise from the presence of 1,600 or more Villa troops in Ojlnaga, Mex., opposite here. Col. George T.. Langhorne, commander of the Big Bend district and Capt. Theodore Barnes, Jr., in command of this sector, were again on duty all night directing their parols and receiving and dispatching messages to outposts and listening posts by field telephones and buzzers while regular reports were made from all fords and roads near here. Wednesday night's precautionary measures were repeated last night, but there was less stress noticeable in anticipation of the possible attack upon the American town. A report was received during the night that a large body of troops were seen going up the Rio Grande in the direction of Juarez. These were believed to be Villa cavalry, taking horses to the delta of the Conchos river, west of the American town. HOARDING IS INVESTIGATED Wayne county was in sight today, according to George McKinley, city food inspector. As a means for affording a slight relief to people who have no sugar. Inspector McKinley urges that those families who have more sugar than their immediate needs require, either sell or loan a part of their suppllss to less fortunate neighbors. McKinley states that several cases of sugar 1'carding on the part of in dividuals have been reported to him ' and that he is now investigating these cases. Whoever is found to be hoarding sugar or other staples will be immediately reported to the proper authorities. Moderate supplies of sugar will not be regarded as a violation of the antihoarding order, but if people have stored away sugar to last them over a long period of time they will pe listed as hoarders. .

They Wouldn't be Good

request of the government and eliminate "extras" from their products. Another announcement, recently made by the largest manufacturers of woolen cloth in the world,-was to the effect that next year all cloth will contain fifty percent cotton with wool, to conserve the woolen supply for army blankets and military uniforms. The new changes in clothing styles will be most pronounced, according to Richmond tailors, in the new spring suits for next season. Clothing for this fall is practically all made, and no change will be possibe before next spring. , - PICKETS WANT TO SERVE TIME 'WASHINGTON. Nov. It Wn trials Tor tb- Womn's-Party -mTHtants for picketing th White House came up in police court today Mrs. William Kent, of Kentfield, Cal., sentenced to a fine of $25 or 15 days in the work house found that her husband, a member of the tariff commission, had paid the fine. Mrs. Kent protested to the court refusing to accept that settlement of the judgment against her and demanded that she be permitted to go to the work hourse. The court specified that the issue should be settled within four days. When -Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, wife of the pure food expert was called for sentence she insisted on taking a work house term but an attorney engaged by her husband insisted on the court granting an appeal. The court announced it could not do both and advised the lawyer to get his flient to agree to some course and report later. Women's Party headquarters announced that Mrs. Wiley refused to permit filing of a bond necessary for an appeal and would begin a 15 days' sentence In the work house at once. All the other militants recalled for sentence were given the usual short work house terms. Twenty-eight others now doing time In the work house who were to be brought into court for sentence for second offenses could not I be prduced and some officials referre dto in court as "higher ups" had J forbidden their removal from the work I house. THIEVES ENTER INDIANA BANK SHIRLEY, Ind., Nov. 16. A bank at this plae was entered by thieves early today who blew open the safe and took between $300 and $400 in cash. Residents near the bank head the report of the explosion but did not investigate at the time. The thieves were not molested and no trace of them was found today.

Bi-P artisan Board of Four to Pass on Mayors Appointments

Politics is to play a very minor role in the selection of appointive officers to serve under the administration of Mayor-elect W. W. Zimmerman. Dr. Zimmerman announced today he had selected four business men, two republicans and two democrats, who are to pass upon the qualifications of all applicants for appointments to city offices. "For obvious reasons I am withholding the names of the men I have selected as my advisors. If I made their names public they would be constantly solicited by applicants for positions, said the mayor-elect. Dr. Zimmerman wants to fill the various appointative offices with the best available men end he believes this can be best accomplished under the plan he has formulated. Sure He Will Fit "I am quite sure that a man who receives the majority of votes of the four advisors I have appointed will be a man who deserves to fill the position

Si FAILURE OF U-BOAT SEEN BY DANIELS Anti-Submarine Devices And Increase of Destroyers Is Helping. WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. It was said officially at the navy department today that there was nothing to forecast the possibility o? a. very heavy toll of ships next week for at any subsequent period, and thatr varying results from week to week still were expected. ;i . Secretary Daniels j authorized this statement: jil " ' '. "The submarine Jnenac has not proved to be the decisive" factor in the war that the Germans ."predicted it would be. It has done great harm, whiclushQuW not be under-estimated. And is still a inenaoarHijipose was follftrvVFEhgland by August nd. bis, of course, it has failed to do. "The situation is this, as navy officials see it: Effort Has Failed. "The effort of the U-boat campaign to starve out Great Britain by fall of this year has failed. Winter is here and Great Britain has not been starved into submission and is in no immediate danger of being starved. The submarines still constitute, however, a grave menace to vitally necessary set traffic and every effort to increase protection against them must be made. "Such protection is being increased every month. Additional destroyers are coming into action and building of a great fleet of new American destroyers in proceeding rapidly. Various devices for detecting U-boats are being made more effective, and instruments for their destruction are being improved. The convoying system is working out well and will become increasingly efficient as new destroyers and other craft are added." ' Church Women to Bake Cookies For Richmond Soldiers A package of cookies for every Wayne county boy in the military or naval service of the United States, will be made up and distributed to Wayne county soldiers and sailors by the women of St. Mary's church next week. The women have pledged themselves to bake a "batch" of cookies for the Wayne county fighters, and those in training and these will be collected next Thursday. All other women of the city who wish to contribute to the "cookie" fund, and persons who will bake I cookies are requested to leave them at i the Quigley - drug store, 806 Main j street, on next Thursday. The cookies will probably be distributed as to allow them to reach the soldiers for Thanksgiving. he is an applicant for," said Dr. Zimmerman. Dr. Zimmerman also stated Thurs day up to the present time he had made no appointments to municipal rffices, and he also stated that no announcement of appointments would be made prior to December 15. The mayor-elect has formulated no definite policies for the administration of municipal affairs during the next four years except that every effort of his government will be bent to operate the city at a minimum expenditure of public funds. . . ; It . is as' necessary for a city to be operated as economically during war times as a household or a business establishments, Dr. Zimmerman believes, consequently he Is giving no consideration to any ambitious municipal undertakings. r , ; . Applicants for appointments to public offices still continue to pour in on the mayor-elect and all will receive careful consideration.

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TWO ARK

OFY.riCJ la GO OVER TOP FRIDAY NOON Total of $19,326.43 Raised For War Work With Campaign to Go Another Day County Reports Good. CONTINUE SATURDAY "Over the top" went the two armies of Y. M. C. A. workers Friday In their fight for Sammy's benefit in Richmond and Wayne township. A total of $19,326.43, which is $2,758.43 more than Wayne township's quota, has been raised by the two armies of workers. However Wayne county s quota of $25,000 is not yet fully subscribed. More than $3,000 has been raised in the outlying townships in the county, and it is believed that before the campaign ends Saturday night the quota will be over-subscribed. Armies Disbanded 4 Following reports of the two armies ' and Commander-in-Chief Carr, read at luncheon in the Y. M. C. A. building Friday at noon, the armies were disbanded by .Generals Dill and Romey, not to meet until the next campaign is etarted. v However the "soldiers" will not lay down their arms and subscriptions will be solicited Saturday. It is nowhoped to place Wayne county at tha top or very near the top among the ninety-two counties of the state. - Saturday everyone in tbecity and county alike will be given a chance to have their subscriptions for the men in the Red Triangle huts. Thirty war mothers will be in charge of cash registers station at- strategic points along Main street and tne bombardment will continue, with the heavy artillery rapid-firing pedestrians. Learner Praises 'Em E. M. Learner, Richmond "Y" secretary in Camp Shelby, Miss.. - where many Richmond and Wayne-county soldiers are stationed,' praised tha worker! for their whole-hearted supDOUBLES BIT YOUNGSTOWN. O., Nov. 16. Youngstown today had subscribed twice its quota to the Y. M. C. A. war fund. The total amount pledged here amounted to $265,500 today, while the city's quota was $130,000. port of the campaign and for the hard work they did in raising the maney. A soldier's testimonial to the good work being done by the association in the various training camps was read by him. "The Y. M. C. A. does as much good as the heavy guns," the testimonial read. "It's a damn fine thing." "I know that we can count on the people who do not actually follow the flag, Mr. Learner said. "And inasmuch as we can count on you, you, and the people can count on us to do our part." Superintendent Giles of the Rich mond public schools, announced that between 200 and 300 pupils of the high school and at Garfield school have pledged themselves to earn $10 each and contribute it to the fund. The students feel it is a privilege to aid in supporting the association In Its great work in the training camps he said. Widow Gives Her Mite. One of the "biggest" subscribers of the morning Friday was a woman, who has five children, and is a widow. Her subscription was $2, and was made out of money she earned by taking in washings At her request her name was withheld. "I wish I could give a thousand dollars to this great work," she told a solicitor. And ehe will have to sacrifice some of the necessities of life, because of her subscription, which was given voluntarily. "I want to help the boys," she said. George H. Ksollenberg, Richmond, merchant, who served in the "secret service" of the armies, in a brief talk praised the worthy work being done by the Y. M. C. A. organizations. "I feel that at last the Y. M. C. A. has come Into its own, and I rejoice with you men in the great work that is being done. You are certainly welcome to my services in such a w ortby cause as this is." He also praised the work done by Willard Carr, as captain of the company of manufacturers, and said he hoped that the recommendation of the retiring general of the volunteer army, Will H. Romey, that Carr be made general of the army in the next campaign, be accepted. Carr and Haas Praised. Commander-in-chief J. A. Carr, who has devoted his entire time to the . campaign, was also praised by the two generals, as was campaign Direo tor Haas for his whole-hearted support of the movement. The total report for the day showed that $6,509.85 was raised. . The army of volunteers were the champion fighters however, throughout the drive. The volunteers reported $3,634.60 for the day while the conscripts reported $2875.25. r The campaign is not ended and people have just begun to give. - Subscriptions will continue to be taken Saturday. The entire quota must ba raised by Saturday night. .