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REGISTRATION OF EVERYBODY FOR SERVICE IS SUGGESTED Dr. Harold Advocates Listing All Persons Over Fifteen Years with' Respect to Their Loyalty. REASONS ARE CITED Dr. I. F. Harold Las submitted the following: There la no place under the Stars and Stripes for a neutral, a slacker, or an indifferent citizen, no matter what bis vocation may be.. The Scripture texts. "He that la not for Me Is against Mo," and "He that gatbereth not with Me scattereth abroad," applies here and now. It is time for all loyal Americans everywhere, in city and country; those who remain at home while our brave boys are crossing the sea to defend us; who have breathed the pure air of freedom; who have been inspired by her doctrines of justice and right, union and liberty, to rally to the defense of their country to the last man. The principles which we have held so dear, and for wbloh patriots have sacrificed their lives, are in great danger of being snatched from the face of the earth Our country is threatened with devastation, our institutions and homes with destruction, and our Inhabitants may be reduced to a state of serfdom under the tyranny of soulless and heartless military despots, who already have taken joy and hope from a great part' of the world,' and murdered millions of helpless victims and left other millions in a condition worse than death. Patriot Not Indifferent We are not patriots if we remain Indifferent to the demands made upon us. For the purpose of bringing home to very nook and corner of the country the tremendous part that our nation Is expected to take in the world's crisis,' and to maintain the high ideals, as stated by our president, we should organise every townsaip as a unit of the county, and every county as a unit of the state, and every state as a unit of the nation. j :, Every eltlzen''huto-be.-egieiered by township and givrn a registration card. No man or woman above the sge of fifteen years should be exempt from this registration. A copy of this registration should be in every county seat and a designating mark should be attached to ach name, which shows wnether that person is loyal and active, Inactive and indifferent, doubtful or disloyal. This is for the purpose of assisting the State Council of Defense and the County Council of Defense. It should be conducted under their supervision and directed by them In this way, It Is possible to carry on a publicity campaign which would impart author!' ttive information to all arts of the county. Efficiency Encouraged All persons should be encouraged to become more efficient In whatever vocation they may be engaged. Farmers should increase the acreage and output of their farms by, making the Continued On Page Ten. THE WEATHER For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Fair and colder tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy and colder. Today's Temperature Noon 43 Yesterday Maximum 45 Minimum 20 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Probably fair with temperatures below freezing, followed by Increasing cloudiness Tuesday with temperatures around freezing during the day. General Conditions A succession of cold waves are appearing on the Canadian border but are moving straight eastward. Their influence, however, extends as far south as the Ohio river where temperatures will probably fall below freezing tonight due to a cold wave central near Lake Superior. Temperatures a few degrees below zero are over southern Canada. A general storm continues in far northwest where there is heavy snow.

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By FLOYD GIBBONS Reprinted by premissiou of The Chicago Trioune. PARIS, Dec. 2. This is not an Interview. The Journalistic interviewer did not picturesquely capture the interviewed and by skillf ul and clever questioning bring out the desired material. By agreement I awaited Viscount Northcliffe in the lobby of the Ritz hotel in Paris. He invited me up to his "office" on the third floor. He withdrew to another room to remove his high hat and his top coat, and then returned. "What do you want with me?" he said, with more directness than I ever heard before from an Englishman. "What is the principal question V I babbled about not having prepared any questions and kept up a running fire of words while fighting for time. "Tell America the Truth." "I would like to have you say some

American Soldiers in France "Murder" Language, Says Scott

There's one thing the American soldiers "murder" and "butcher" Immediately upon their arrival in France, and It Isn't German soldiers either. "Ita the French language," says Second Lieutenant Harold W. Scott, Richmond man. who is in the field artillery school of instruction over there. Scott la the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Scott. In charge of the hospital farm at Easthaven. "The French people are very enthusiastic about the Americans and between us we manage to get along with what English they butcher, and what French we butcher," he writes his parents. "Our French instructors are fine and take the greatest interest In us and our work." He tells of his trip to historic castles, somebuilt in 1500, with their towers and deep dungeons, where they "used to drop people they didn't like." Lieutenant Scott was commissioned following a course of study at Fort Benjamin Harrison. He was sent to France with a number of other recently commissioned officers to take further training. CONGRESS IS IN SESSION WASHINGTON. Dec 8. Faced by the mighty problems of America's part in the world's fight for democracy, congress convened today through the opening formalities. Appropriations of billions of dollars and measures to put the full force of the United States beside the allies will be the principal business of the session. The first day's business was largely perfunctory with official notification to the President that congress is in session and waiting to hear his opening address. The President will speak tomorrow at 1:30 p. m. in the hall of the house in a joint session. . Will Urge War Work. President Wilson In his address, It is understood, will urge congress to confine its work strictly to measures for the successful and speedy prosecution of the war. There is a general disposition among the leaders on both sides to depend upon him to take the lead in proposing the war measures and to give him all the non-partisan support possible. . While the question of declaring war upon Austria,' Turkey and Bulgaria, Germany's allies, is being agitated in congress. . there, is a genera,! .disposition to follow the wishes of the executive branch of the government which is understood to oppose any change in policy at this time. Thirteen Convicts Guards and JOLIET, 111., Dec. 3. Thirteen convicts escaped from the state penitentiary early today by breaking through steel doors and beating two guards into unconsciousness The guards on the penitentiary wall fired many shots at the fleeing convicts, but owing to darkness it is not believed any were hit. A posse of sixty started in pursuit of the prisoners who took a southerly direction. The thirteen men were in solitary confinement for havig caused disturbances last week in the cellhouses. To escape they had to break out of their individual cells, then saw through two barred doors, and finally through a heavy steel door which leads into the "solitary" from the prison corridor. Fublic

Smallpox is prevalent within our city, although not to an alarming extent at this time. It is deemed necessary for the proper protection of the public health and in order to prevent a further spread of such disease that further stringent methods be adopted which will safeguard the public, and with this object in view the board of public health of this city proclaims the following rules and regulations which will be rigidly enforced: 1. No one will be permitted to attend the public schools of this city unless he or she has been successfully vaccinated within the last 10 years. 2. All persons are requested not to attend any theatre, theatorium, or other public place of amusement, or place where persons congregate in large numbers, unless he or she has been successfully vaccinated. 3. All quarantine rules and regulations must be strictly obeyed, and any violation or transgression thereof will be promptly and rigidly prosecuted. 4. Every possible precaution should be taken by each individual to stamp out and to prevent a further spread of such disease, and any and all violations of these rules and regulations and all other health rules should be promptly reported to the undersigned. ' December 3rd, 1917. S. G. SMELSER, Secretary of Board of Public Health of the City of Richmond, Indiana.

thing to America about the immediate military aspects of the international situation," I said. I believe the Americans believe in you. If the situation is alarming, I think they ought to be alarmed. I believe. If you hit an American in the face and startle him he won't lay down. He'll come back stronger than ever. On the other hand. If the outlook Is rosy, I would like you to say something to pat him on the back. If the situation is neither of the two, but a combination of both, I think he would like to know it, and I think he would like to hear it from you. I believe he believes in you." . There wasn't a minute's pause after my words. Viscount Northcliffe rose with the air of a busy man who finishes things quickly the cautiousness of a public official who must beware of a possible misquotation the demeanor of the world citizen who knows what he's talking obout.

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VACCINATION AT ONCE IS WORD OrJFFICIALS Means of Preventing Smallpox Epidemic Seen by . the Health Authorities. The immediate, vaccination of all children and adults as a means of preventing an epidemic of small-pox in Richmond was unanimously urged Monday by members of the city and county board of health and the city school board. ' ,. A number of cases of small-pox have appeared in Richmond and the situation, health authorities say. will become serious if the people do not take the proper precautions. "Every person In Richmond, Including adults, as well as children should be vaccinated at once," Dr. M. F. Johnston, member of the Bchool board Bald. ."It has been proven conclusively that vaccination prevents smallpox. "Richmond will face a very severe epidemic of the disease if people fail to take these precautions," he said. "While this may be alarming it la much better to be alarmed than to have smail-pox." Children Will Be Barred. School children, who have not been vaccinated within a reasonable length of time, will not be permitted to attend school beginning next Monday morning, under an order issued Monday by the city board of health. Every pupil must be, or must have been recently, vaccinated before they are allowed to attend their classes. A number of cases have appeared in the schools of the city and two children were taken from Garfield school Monday morning. The first small-pox ' was brought here by a negro girl from Dayton, according to Dr. S. G. Smelser, secretary of th9 city board of health. The case was diagnosed, as chicken-pox while In reality it was small-pox. "The situation Is not alarming and I believe that it can be adequately met if the people fully relalze the gravity of the situation," Dr. Smelser said. Red Cross workers, who are knitting or sewing for soldiers, are urged to keep their articles at home until they have definitely learned whether they have been exposed to the disease, Dr. L. F. Rosa said. All articles will be thoroughly sterilized before they are sent to soldiers. ARINQ IS APPOINTED J. H. Aring has been appointed ail messenger from the Richmond postoffice to the-Pennsylvania station, according to a telegram received Saturday from Washington by Postmaster Beck. Overpower Escape Penitentiary Albert Chanelll, a guard stationed just inside the steel door, was beaten into unconsciousness, but not before he bad summoned John Carlson, night captain of the guard, with his cries. Carlson, too, was beaten, into unconsciousness. The thirteen men then i climbed the fifteen-foot wall at the j east gate. j Guards with rifles in the two towers nearest the gate saw the men disap-' pear over the wall and fired at them j repeatedly but the night waa dark and ; as far as known eariy today no one was hit. Warden Murphy stated that the men could not have escaped without the assistance or connivance of somebody about the prison. Three of the men were serving life sentences. Notice Promises a Statement 'Til have a stenographer here at 8:30 in the morning," he said. "I'll dictate a thousand words for The Tribune on the question you asked. What's your hotel?" "Continental." "All right; Til have the statement delivered at your hotel, all written, before noon tomorrow." Unconsciousry I was walking toward the door, collecting my hat, gloves and coat as I went. There were Just four more words in conversation between this busy Englishman and myself. He said two of them and I said the other two. They were: "Good-night." "Goodnight." The following is what was delivered to me this morning: SPEED! SPEED! SPEED! By Viscount Northcliffe Time! That is the most important

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HILL'S NEW WONDER ROSE NAMED COLUMBIA i

The young woman In the picture above, reprinted ' from the Chicago Tribune, sold Columbia rosea at a bazaar In Chicago for the Y. M. C. A. War Fund. This was the only time Columbia roses have been sold. E. Gurney Hill, of Richmond, famous throughout the world as a creator of roses, has just evolved a shell pink "wonder rose" which has patriotically been named Columbia. While the rose has not yet been placed on the market, it has been entered ia several flower shows over the country and has taken, first, prize everywhere. Indications are that the rose will become even more universally popular than the American beauty, or Ophelia, the famous English rose, which is the mother rose of Columbia. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson will be the first person in the United States to receive a big bunch of the roses. The plants will not be sold to florists until the early part of next year and the cut-flowers are not sold at the Hill greenhouses. Mr. Hill's trip to England five years ago is responsible for the new rose MAN CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS Dr. R. B. Schrock, a dentist of LaGrange, Ind., was instantly killed early Monday morning when crushed between two coaches at the Pennsylvania passenger station. Dr. Schrock, who is apparently between 35 and 40 years old, was identified by a business card in his pocket He was caught between tho coaches v. hen he started into the station after alighting from another train, and crushed to death. The train had started to dWde to allow the passengers from the incoming train to enter the Ftation when Dr. Schrock started through. The coach vith the locomotive in front, suddenly backed together catching Dr. Schrock. The accident occurred about 4 o'clock. Engineer Nicholie of the train, which is operated by the G. R. & I. told Coroner Morrow, who started an investigation, that lie was only going through the necessary maneuvers to separate the coaches. The body will be shipped to Lagrange for burial. TRAIN KILLS ONE KOKOMO, Ind., Dec. 3.-One man was killed and another seriously Injured at 1:10 this morning when a Pennsylvania freight train backed into a buggy in which Pearl and Ozel Lane were driving across the tracks in this city. Ozel Lane was killed outright, and Pearl was seriously injured. The "body of Ozel Lane was thrown 160 feet. ON THE JOB BERLIN, Dec. 3. A Russian deputation, the official statement says, has arrived at the command of Prince Leopold of Bavaria with the object of arranging a general armistice.

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word in the war. These conferences here in Paris which I am attending are in the nature of "hurry up" calls from America to the allies, who have, by their lack of concerted action, lost invaluable time duriug the last three and a half years. Russia was lost to the allies because we did not counteract German propa-! Kanda m time. Italy has suffered her sad blow because wo could not get! British and French reinforcements there in time. Shall we be too late In the greatest battle in history, which Germany Is undoubtedly preparing, aided by the 6,000 guns she has captured from Russia and Italy, with her huge armies of Germans, Austrians, Turks and Bulgarians? All those distinct troops have been located opposite the Italian lines in Italy, and whrn Germany's big drive begins the aliies fighting In I

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creation. When he returned from England he brought with him a new English rose, which he had seen growing In the. green houses at Waltham Cross, near London. He realized that the rose was out of the ordinary and had all the qualities of a forcing rose in the greenhouses of America. Rose Is Favorite. His Judgment proved correct and today the rose has become universally popular and one of the biggest sellers in the United States. It is a great favorite with Richmond rose buyers and Is universally admired for its gold and pink color, its stiff erect stems, and its beautiful foliage, heavy texture and closely set. To these qualities is added its delicious June-rose fragrance. Columbia has resulted from the

More Domestic Happiness if Wives Were Corfiented; Detfprgs

TJrsTVore, Mrs. William Vore 6ays If wives would be more contented with their homes and find pleasure in their own firesides there would not bo so many wrecks on the marital seas. Mrs. Vore ought to know for Sunday the Vores celebrated Their sixty-eighth wedding anniversary at their home, 732 North Tenth street. Mr. Vore- is 00 years old and Mrs. Vore is 85 years old. Their children, grandchildren and great-graDdchildren celebrated the occasion with them and dinner was served at noon. Married on Thanksgiving Mr. and Mrs. Vore were married sixy-eipht years ago on Thanksgiving dav. near Follanshnrg. They spent most of their early married life on a farm in Wayne county, but have resided in Richmond for the last S5 years. Mrs. Vore maintains the best recipt for a happy marriago is contentment, always looking on the bright side of everything and practicing a little selfsacrifice. When questioned about the divorce question, Mrs. Vore said, when she was a girl a divorce was considered a disgrace. She also said in the good old days young folks didn't marry with the idea some seem to have now, if they could'nt live together they could try the other way. "We married because we loved each Miss Short Assumes Duties As Superior Miss Nina Short Monday began her duties as supervisor of domestic science in the schools of Wayne county, lutside of Richmond. She succeeds Miss Grace King, who resigned some time ago tc become director of club work in Indiana, under the direction of Purdue university. Miss Short comes to Richmond from Crawfordsville. France will have to face those troops released from the Russian frontier. Are Allies Doing Their Best? Time flies in war even more rapidly than in peace. Only a few weeks ago I was present at an interesting discussion in Chicago between an Englishman and an American, both bf whom had Just returned from Russia. Each held an entirely different point of view as to what would happen in Russia, but neither of them expected a separate peace. Yet this immense change in the war has come about in a very short space of time. Are the allies doing all they can to speed up and get as many men into the fighting line as possible? We in Europe, who are near to the war, and who have the stimulus of the great conference of which Col. House is the I center, know tnat every minute 13 oi j utmost importance.

cross-fertilization of the English rose with one of best of American roses. It has all the qualities of the motherrose and in addition is a fuller one. When in full bloom the rose opens to a diameter to six inches. It is larger in size than Ophelia, different in color, and deepens the peach pink shade to a pure bright rose as it matures. - Owing to its freedom of bloom, the public generally . will be able to buy the large stiff stemmed flowers of wonderful fragrance and color at moderate prices, despite the fact that the new rose ranks with the "big roses." The flower will be distributed in the spring of next year. It has already taken three medals at the New York flower show. MafriedT65 other and we were willing to put up with privations young folks scorn these days," she said. Has Rosy Cheeks Mrs. Vore has pretty rosy cheeks, and as she talked her cheeks grew rosierMr. and Mrs. Vore came to Richmond for their honeymoon. Richmond was then a small village. Their son, Will Vore and wife, reside with them in the old Vore home. Although the old home has been remodeled somewhat the rooms are representative of the old-fashioned farm house. Years ago the place was known as the old Jacob Saunders farm-house. The house is just six years younger than Mrs. Vore. Except for a slight accident to Mrs. Vore when she tripped and fell Friday, injuring her left side, the Vores are in splendid health and apparently enjoy life. Mrs. Vore was born near Campbellstown, Ohio. The children are Mrs. J. B Roberts, of Richmond, Samuel Vore, of near Fountain City, and William C. Vore. They have twelve grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren. Why man, Christmas is a necessity. Remember years ago when you couldn't sleep all the night before Christmas? You were too excited and the crack of dawn saw you pattering downstairs to see what Santa had left. Would you deny that to yours? Uncle Sam doesn't ask you to be niggardly. All he wants is that you use forethough in your purchases. Have a sensible Christmas, but by all means have a CHRISTMAS! Says Lord America, too, must hurry. Great Britain and France can provide your armies with everything guns and machine guns and ammunition in unlimited quantities. You have the soldiers. I have seen them. The training of a British soldier for the front takes about three and one-half months from the time he leaves his desk in the busiest building in London to his appearance in the first line trench as a fighting man. Train Near War Front. But that training cannot be effected either in Great Britain or in the United States. The training can only be achieved in an atmosphere of warnear where was Is. If a man wants to get well he goes to Battle Creek or some place where every one is engaged in the business of getting well. To become a soldier quickly we must be where everybody is soldiering.

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6UNS SEIZED BY AMERICANS WHO HELP TO CHECK ENEMY Engineers, Who Were Working Near Battle -Lines in Cambrai Region Leave Tasks to Assist British. FOE ATTACK FAILS BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Dec. 3 (By A. P.) British troops last night reoccupied a section of a trench on the high ground southwest of Bourlon village on the Cambrai front, which was lost on Friday. The town of Masnleres, which was evacuated by the British was shelled last night by British artillery. General Byng's troops last night pressed, near to the village of VII-lieres-Guislain and along the ridge south west of that place and the line now is fairly near the town." ' It Is estimated that the Germans had about 20 divisions for their assault on Friday, which, except for the first Ypres battle, is regarded as having been their heaviest attack on the British. The Germans attacked the British position at La Vacquerie. south-west of Cambrai, at 8:45 o'clock this morning and an hour later it was reported that they had been successfully beaten off. Today's attack followed three futile attempts by the enemy to take this village yesterday afternoon. (By Associated Press) WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Saturday, Dec. 1. American army engineers working in the region of Gouzeaucourt Joined the fighting ranges of their British allies yesterday and helped them 6tem the onslaught which resulted in Gouzeaucourt being enveloped for a time. Many of the Americans were caught In the German turning movement about Gouzeaucourt and only escaped death or capture by lylag concealed for hours In shell holes until the British had succeeded In pushing the invaders bsck. Hundreds of other men from overseas were subjected to tremendous shell flre'Trom enemy hp tlllery and great guantlties of gas shells were thrown into the territory where they were working. The German attack was made with greatly superior numbers and every available man as needed on the British side to arrest Its onward sweep. The Americans gave every ounce of their strength to this task, both as fighting men and as workers, and the important part which they played has drawn the highest praise from the British authorities. General Praises 'Em. Many of the engineers seized rifles and fought side by side with the Tommies throughout the bitter day and many scores of Americans last night were armed and sentVorward as volunteers to do patrol duty in the Inhospitable zone before which a large army of Germans was encamped. One British general in conversation with the correspondent tonight 6poke in the most glowing terms of the invaluable services rendered by the engineers. "One cannot bestow any praise that is too high," he remarked enphatically. Several trains operated hv Amprt. cans were in the Gouzeaucourt section and hundreds of other Americans were in this teritory when the Germans without warning swept forward in masses toward the townMany Americans working in the rear Continued On Page Nine. Newlin Retires As College Treasurer Finley P. Newlin, ror sixteen years treasurer and postmaster at Earlham, has retired, and with his wife will leave for Chicago where they will make their home with, their son, Charles. Mr. Newlin has been a resident of this city for 50 years and is well known in Quaker circles having been active In the church for many years. Northcliffe Take a map and look at what has happened. Reaellze that internal pressure against the government in Germany is becoming so strong that she must strike a blow. Winter may or may not hold her up. Need of quick action In order to finish the war and keep the people quiet may cause Germany to begin a great battle during the winter. Whether that be so or not, it is up to every one of us engaged in this bitter and bloody struggle against tyranny to waste not one minute of precious time, to get every man into the ranks and see that every manufacturing plant is turned to the purpose of war, to speed up the whole gigantic engine we have created for liberty, and bring the struggle to a quicker conclusion by the instant exertion of every ounce of energy and the utilization of every second of time.