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DEPUTY I). S. MARSHAL WILL BE APPOINTED IN RICHMOND Government Takes Cognizance of Disloyal Activities Secret Ring of Treasonable Operators Here. MANY ARE REPORTED While the vast majority of Richmond residents are loyal Americans, the fact remains that quite a few people are German sympathizers. Some of these disloyal citizens have in the opinion of the authorities, gone f li rt H or than OTTircoa fl-iolr cvmnnthv! for the German cause; they have, it is believed engaged" rfnrtraitorouB acy It Is an admitted fact that pro-German activities in Richmond have become so pronounced that the United states secret service Is now keeping in close touch with the local situation. To Put Marshal Here A deputy United States marshal is to be appointed for Richmond. This official will be a Richmond man.' He has, been selected and his name will be made public as socn as the appointment has been confirmed. From an authoritative source it has been learned that reliable information has been obtained indicating that a secret German organization is being maintained in Richmond, members of this alleged treason ring holding regular meetings for the purpose of planning activities in support of the German cause. Postmaster Beck and members of the County Council of Defense have been working tirelessly for some time in stamping out prc-German propaganda and In conducting investigations of charges filed with them. Several Reported It can be stated that quite a few people have been reported to the proper authorities as being pro-German. Secret service operatives have been coming to Richmond from time . to time and these men have visited several people who have expressed most pronounced sympathy for Germany and have warned them to be more discreet in the future or face the alternative of being interned "A man or woman now is either for America or against her. It is impossible for anyone to remain neutral. We must know those who are against America for they are not safe to be at large. Pro-German propaganda and terrorism must and will be stamped out In a most drastic manner," said Postmaster Beck today in discussing the situation in Richmond. One man, a factory employe, has been taken into custody for alleged anti-American utterances, and unless pro-German activities cease other arrests may be anticipated. The authorities have complete control of the situation and no overt acts are anticipated. Efforts toward checking the spread of pro-German propaganda are being made with a reasonable prospect of success. TIIE WEATHER For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Partly cloudy and somewhat colder tonight. Friday fair and slightly warmer. Today's Temperature. Noon 37 Yesterday Maximum 53 Minimum . . 29 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Occassional light snow flurries this afternoon or tonisht. Somewhat colder tonight. Friday probably cloudy followed by fair, strong north-west winds diminishing. General Conditions The storm over South Carolina has joined the one over the Lakes and is causing local rsins and snows east of the Mississippi river. The weather remains mild in the west although temperatures have fallen in the west and north westNo present indications of any real cold

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Lieutenant Walter davis First Richmond Man to Become Flyer

The flxst Richmond young man to secure a commission as a flying ofTicer in the United States Aviation Corps is Walter Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Davis, 59 South Fifteenth street. The young officer's father is president of the Davis Motor Car company. Following a successful and thrilling test of his ability as an aviator Davis received a commission as a first lieutenant. The test was held at Dayton where Davis had been in training for several months. Among those who witnessed the flight which won for Davis his commission were his parents. All kinds of aerial maneuvers were required, including the loop-the-loop and the nose dive. On Brief Leave Now Lieutenant Davis returned to Richmond Wednesday on a brief leave of absence. He probably will be sent to one of the eastern aviation camps in the near future and from there will be sent to France for a finishing course in . the fine art of military aviation, behind the battle lines of Flanders. Lieut. Davis expects to be in active service with, the American arm Acid Found in Box of Sweaters Burns Up 1 02, is Report HAGERSTOWN, Nov. 22 The story of how a bottle of poison was secreted in a box of sweaters for shipment to American soldiers In France is told In a letter received here from Mrs. Lillian Matthews, who formerly lived in Hagerstown. Mrs. Matthews is now living In California and in the letter says that the Red Cross society had 100 sweaters packed in a large box for immediate shipment. One of the women of the society said she believed two more sweaters . could be gotten in the box and It was opened. The sweaters were pressed down and the pressure caused a bottle, which had been secreted in the pocket of one of the sweaters, to break. It contained some poison similar to that of carbolic acid and the woman's hands were seriously burned. SHAY FREED OF MURDER OHARGE INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 22 Dan Shay former manager of the Kansas City i and Milwaukee American Association ; baseball clubs, was found not guilty by j a jury at 9:30 this morning of the ! charge of second degree murder, j Shay shot and killed a negro waiter in a local hotel the night of May 3 last. Shay contended ho shot in self defense.

Convoy Sailor, Who Has Made Three Sees Finish of Germany's

The menace of the German submarine is believed to be partially abolished, by Harry Hornbrook. sailor on a convoy ship, which has made three trips across the ocean without sighting a single periscope. The single convoy ship, on which Hornbrook is the only Indiana man, convoys a fleet of merchant ships within about one hundred miles of ! foreign ports and then returns to the , Ucited States. . Hornbrook, whose home is in t EvansvUle," Ind., was in Richmond j Thursday visiting his brother, H. B. j Hornbrook, proprietor of a vulcaniz1 ing shop on East Main street. No U-Boat Sighted. He has made three trips convoying merchant vessels, each time on the ocean for from twenty-five to thirty days. Not a single submarine has I been sighted during the trips and most of the men on board the convoy are of the opinion, Hornbrook said, that Germany has lost most of its undersea destroyers. In fnct all of the sailora Hornbrook

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mond garage and son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Spangler, left Thusrday to enter training as a flying officer. He will attend a ground school in Illinois and later will be instructed in fiie art of flying at some southern camp. He will receive a commission as soon as he qualifies as a master aviator. Chalmers Mutchener. a former Richmond newspaper man, whose mother resides on a farm northeast pf Rich mond, has also been accepted for training as a flying officer. COUNTY WILL PASS $30,000 Wayne county will go over the $30,000 .mark in contributions to the Y. M. C. A; fund, to be used for welfare work in'rmy training camps, according to indications Thursday. Additional; subscriptions have been

j received bringtns the" total for thel lot, regardlesof .variety; contains j fiifctir ;laf&&-$p8eS iin'.eesrfTCflt1&- maximum Jotf twol-

from Abington and Center townships are to be received. It is practically certain that the fund will go over the 830,000 mark, making Wayne county's contributions $5,000 or more over the quota of $25,000. Subscriptions amounting to nearly $200 were received in Richmond Thurs day, boosting the city fund well over the $20,000 mark. More is to be received it is believed as many persons were out of the city when the active campaign was made last week. - ITALIANS HOLD LINE ROME, Nov. 22. The Austro-Ger-man army invading northern Italy yesterday reached a few of the Italian's outstanding positions on the Italian advanced line on Monte Fontana Fecca, but elsewhere the Teutons were repulsed, the war office announced today. FPESH TROOPS MASSED INTO FRAY BY TEUTONS ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS Nov. 21. (By Associated Press). The greatest massed attack which the enemy has made is in progress along the upper Piave river at the point where it bends to the northeast into the Belluns Alps. As the action proceeds the enemy is bringing forward fresh masses of his reserves, including picked troops of the Prussian guards, besides some of the best German -troops drawn from the western and Russian fronts. He also has 20,000 mountaineers from lower Hungary, troops which are noted for their brutal vandalism. sad would like to see a submarine and get a chance to give it some of its own medicine. And preparations are always ready 10 give tne lierman suomanne a warm reception. All of the sailors on the ship, Hornbrook said, are unable to, account for the fact that not a single submarine has been sighted despite the fact the ship has been in the war zone for many days .at a time. The opinion is general, he said, that Germany has lost most of its under-sea boats and is saving them to attack only the vessels they are sure to sink and escape, without being sunk themselves. Travel In Fleets. Another reason is that the merchant ships now travel in fleets, whereas, in the past they traveled by ones and twos. All of the ships carry big guns. The convoy cruiser leads the way for the other ships, lookouts stationed in the masts, carefully scanning - the big waves for the periscope Many a soldier on board shin hni oppressed a

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WARNING FOR TURK DEALERS Richmond poultry dealers who attempt to sell "adulterated poultry" may be brought to grief, according to information received by City Food Director McKinley from the state federal food administrator. An official order from the state food director sets forth a limitation of two ounces as the maximum . of food for each fowl, permissible when the fowl is weighed for a buyer, to make the sale legitimate. Dealers who attempt to "water" poultry will be reported to the government controller. However no1 evidence has been found In Richmond of adulterated poultry. Following Is the official Thanksgiving proclamation from the state administrator and includes turkeys offered for the annual feast day: "Any poultry sold where the craws of the poultry contain sand or grit or nositive evidence exists that nenner or unnatural feed has been fed, or where ounces per head at the time when poul try is being .weighed by the buyer, shall be considered as not merchantable and subject to rejection by the buyer. Receivers are prohibited from unloading any car lots of poultry and buyers are prohibited from purchasing any poultry where excess food exists." Dublin Miss Lanning Says 'Tis Mistake A recent issue of The Palladium, contained the notice of marriage license issued to Miss Emma Lanning, of Dublin. Through an error Miss Lanning's address was given as Dublin, Ind., instead of Milton. There is a Miss Lanning, of Dublin, but no marriage license has been issued to her, she says in a letter to The Palladium. 200 Americans Are Rounded Up in Paris PARIS, Nov. 22. The Paris Herald reports that more than 200 young Americans wearing the uniforms of ambulance drivers, have been rounded up recently by the American military authorities. The numbers of their passports were taken and they were told to call at headquarters where all but five appeared. There they were informed again that they must enlist in some branch of the service over- i seas or they would be sent back to I America where they could he dealt with as the circumstance warrant. As for the five who did not appear at headquarters the Herald adds, "It is reported that when they were found harsh measures against them will be taken." Trips 0ver9 Submarine Menace delJre to be able to give battle to a submarine. But they know that the German submarine is a coward and docs not fight in me open, especianv wnen mere l .ven the slightest chance that the ship a lacsea win return tne ngnt Dailv thP m-flcHr Kiiharir0 Oiorm'

is sounded to keep the men in trim make shortly is not intended to forefoi what might happen, and what cast any effort toward a separate

every man on the ship silently thinks will sooner or later happen. But the men ; don t talk about the submarine very much. They are too busy with other 'things. nthoi thlno'o . Whn night falls, all lights are ex , tinguiihed and the ships proceed In a I zJSzaS course, always on the lookout, " ,r T' feau' io ngBi j iu uuieu wueaen-r. occasion de . n n 41 . . f -. 1. t mands. I - ' ; Thousands of soldiers have been sent to i France already, Hornbrook says, and jmore go every week. A torpedo boaij convoys the troqp ships, however. Hornbroqk left for New York, where lie will return to his ship; He -enlisted in the navi ; in February of th'! J

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Cops Showered With Kisses by Striking Telephone Girls PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 22. When the police attempted to stop a demonstration on the downtown streets last night of striking telephone operators, they were surrounded by groups of the striking girls, who showered kisses on the baffled officers. The demonstration proceeded while the kissing coup was heing enacted. Governor Resigns to Become Leader of Guard Regiment LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 22 The resignation of Governor Keith Neville as chief executive of Nebraska, was today in the hands of the secretary of state. It was offered to take effect upon the acceptance of the seventh regiment, Nebraska national guard. Into the federal service. Gov. Neville has already been appointed col onel pt.Xh regiment. ,-. Jrrr-cL SEAL SALE TO BEGIN DEC. 3 The annual sale of Red Cross Christ mas seals will begin in Richmond and Wayne county on Monday, December S, and it is hoped that nearly double the number of seals sold last year will be disposed of. An order for 100,000 seals for the entire county has been sent to the state headquarters by Mrs. A. W. Roach and Miss Mary A. Stubbs, who are in charge of arrangements for the sale. The stamps will be sold at various business places at the postoffice and Red Cross headquarters. One-fourth of the proceeds derived from the sale of the stamps is given the state tuberculosis society, which in turn gives a portion of the one-fourth to the national society. The remaining three-fourths of the proceeds will be used by the Red Cross society. Arrangements will be completed next week for the sale of the stamps throughout the county. The various auxiliaries of the Richmond Red Cross chapter will have charge of the sale in the county. ARMISTICE TO BE OFFERED LONDON, Nov. 22. An official wireless statement from Petrograd today says that General Dukhonin has been deposed by the consul of the people's commissaries for "refusing to obey their orders by offering an armistice." General Dukhonin has been ordered to continue his duties until the new commander in chief Ensign Krylenko, or another authorized person arrives. ARMITICE DOES NOT FORECAST SEPARATE PEACE PETROGRAD, Nov. 22. The formal offer of an armistice to all the belliger- ! ents which the council of people's commissaries of the All-Russian workmms At j peace. On the contrary, it is declared definitely here that not only is. separate peace not desired, but that the

j rejection of the armistice proposal byjmen have refund . thi riai

i . . j . vxermany. even snouia oe accepiaoie to the allies, would mean a continna.. tion of the war by the new revolutionary army with vigor against German impenausm unui me uerman people, inspired by Russian democratic ideas,

overthrow their rulers and demand i Field Marshal Haig'g blow against artillery would have required days to peace. Confidence is expressed here. I the Cambrai front represents true ' accomplish, -v-The Hlndenburg line however, that Russia's initiative will ! strategy. He had hammered at the ! was Pierced absolutely on a wide front bring the desired results, if not with enemy in Flanders until they were iand to a greater depth than jever bethe allied governments, then through t worn out comnletBiv na n i fore. ' ".-'.-.r. - -

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GREATEST BATTLE OF WAR STILL RAGING IN FRANCE; BRITISH NEAR OBJECTIVE

Byng's Forces Capture Village Only Two and Three Quarters Miles From Cambrai, At Which the Drive Was Launched City Formerly Was Foe's Main Head

quarters In West. HARD TO KEEP AMERICANS OUT WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Wednesday, Nov. 21. (By The Associated Press.) The detachments of the American army -which have just returned from a tour of duty In the front line trenches were badly In need ftt shaves when they arrived fit theTrhlBetg'. 6nmany faces' beards had made a good start and although the soldiers cared little about their appearance while in the trenches, their first thought on getting out was to procure razors. , The American soldiers are ready to swear by the new caps they wear under their shrapnel helmets. Most of them removed their helmets as Boon as they were out of the first zone and officers remarked that the caps greatly Improved the appearance of the soldiers. The men wear them cocked smartly over one ear. Each cap has a little regimental number near the front. Troops belonging to units which have seen more action than the others, had stories to tell and the less lucky comrades as they call themselves, listened attentively during the long ride cn the trucks on the return to the billets. Most of the motor trains arrived at the billet towns after nightfall. The soldiers were dismissed promptly but each took a bath before he went to sleep. The officers all spoke enthusiastically of the morale, energy and fighting spirit of their men. One said that his hardest job in the trenches was rpfusing permission to go on patrol, adding: "All want to go all the time, which is impossible." $8,500 Haul Stolen From Indiana Bank FRANCESVILLE, Ind., Nov. 22. The state bank here, the leading financial institution of the town, was visited by yeggmen a: 3 o'clock this morning. The safe was blown and $5,000 worth of Liberty loan bonds; $500 belonging to the army Y. M. C. A. fund and all of the bank's cash amounting to $3,000, was taken. The robbers escaped in an automobile. The authorities have no trace of the robbers.

Cavalry Comes Into Its Own in Forcing Foe on Cambria; British Win in Hand-to-Hand

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Wednesday, Nov. 21 j (By the Associated Press) The preslu l" western meaire nas iaen on the savor of fighting in other wars when men struggled in the open and cavalry made brilliant charges against enemy guns. Many military critics have long contended that cavalry was a thing of the past, but the mounted ; -"..-. - j Field Marshal Haig has clung to ' va ,-, w , b months of trench fighting He be-1 Ueved that some day he would have a! chance to use them and his iudement has been vindicated. them back as far i Dermlt and hud

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LONDON. Nov. 22. The village of Fontaine Notre Dame has been. cap tured by the British in their new Defensive, the war office announces. The anouncement follows: "Moving forward north of Cantalng yesterday evening our troops attacked and captured the village of Fontaine Notre Dame. They took a number of prisoners." Fontaine Notre Dame is 2 miles southwest of Cambrai, on the main road between Bapaume and Cambrai. (By Associated Press) Triumphant in their brilliant stroke against the Hlndenburg line, British, troops are pushing on Cambrai, nowonly two and three-quarters milea away. In the two days the British have gained almost as much ground as in the first four months ol the battle of the Somme. As it was unlike any previous operation on the western front, so was the success of General Byng's smash. Without artillery preparation and with only tanks to cut the wire entanglements, British infantry tore such holes in the German defenses that British cavalry is now taking part in the drive toward Cambrai and the Belgian border beyond. Surprised by the suddenness of the thrust, Tuesday, the Germans fought Dack Wednesday but the British pushed steadily toward the immediate goal. Nearly a score of towns and villag es nave been taken and more than 8,000 prisoners have been captured. The Germans have been driven from the high ground west, southwest and south of Cambrai; this city, formerly German main headquarters in the west and one of the main links in the German supply system, is at the mercy of the British artillery. Scheldt Cana! Gained. While the British attacked on a front of 32 miles between St. Quention and the Scarpe, their main effort was on a fifteen mile front west and southwest of Cambrai, where an advance of more than five miles has been made. At Cantalng and Noyelles the British are within three miles of Cambrai and on the south they are at Crevecouer, four miles away. The Scheldt canal has been gained as have towns on the Scheldt or L'Escaut river, whose valley extends northeast through the town. In England the victory of General Byng is hailed as the greatest on the western front and it is looked upon as the forerunner of still greater achievements against the supposedly impregnable Hlndenburg line. The new tactics of the British apparently overwhelmed the Germans and in the view of military critics hold out great possibilities for the future, especially as to its efficacy without the usual "preliminary artillery fire. i suddenlv snrune his surprise attack i in an unpxnerted tiuarter. Thought It Impregnable. The Hlndenburg lines on the Cambrai front were the strongest the Germans had laid out in the west. The enemy considered them Impregnable. Not only were they strongly fortified but they were protected by a very deep belt of barbed wire, which it was i thought that only a protracted bomi - bardment by great concentration of mms mt nffiiantiv tn siinn. the Infantry to go through. British tanks had never before been called upon for such extensive work ibut they did in a few hours what the The correspondent todasi iiisoecUd the main Hindenburg line near Havrincourt and saw the amazing work done

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