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Palladium WOMAN KEPT PRISONER IN FARM HOUSE THROUGH FEAR Schmick Told Her She'd Be Arrested if She Left, She Tells Attorneys None of Neighbors Saw Miss DeCamp. CAPTIVE READ MUCH By L. V. SCHNEIDER EATON. O..Dec. 8.-r-Fear that exposure would lead to arrest and disgrace kept Miss Minnie DeCamp imprisoned on the fifty-acre farm of Jacob Schmick. five miles north of Eaton, for sixteen years. Schmick instilled that fear In her mind, the fear that if she were seen by neighbors or visitors that arrest and probably a Jail sentence would follow. And Miss DeCamp from April 18. 1901. until November 23 of last month, bid from the eyes of the world. She disappeared completely and no one, not the closest neighbors saw her or knvw that she was living in Schmick s borne. John Wagner, farmer, living the distance of about one city block from the Schmick farm, and A. J. Schaffer. who fed Schmick's stock, both said Saturday that they never had seen the woman on Schmick's farm. Schaffer, however, said tbjit he thought he saw "some woman passlug one of the windows in the house. She was never seen by Wagner, who was Schmick's closest neighbor. Story Told Vaughan. This is the story Miss DeCamp has told her attorney, E. P. Vaughan, of Eaton, who will file her legal claim against the Scbrajck estate, which is valued at approximately $10,000. The tery la corroborated by Prosecuting Attorney Saylor. Friday afternoon the story was told me. The attorneys would not give the address of Miss DeCamp and. after an exhaustive search. I was unable to locate her. Attorney Vaughan said Miss DeCamp was under a severe nervous train: that she would not be "able to sleep for a week" if I interviewed oer bout hr unusual past. So here Is the story as related by Attorneys Vaughn and Saylor. Vaughn ss Miss DeCamp'B attorney, and Saylor as the prosecuting attorney who investigated the case. Born Near Caatine. - Mies DeCamp was bom somewhere near Castine, O., (the attorneys do not know the exact location.) Her parents were in unfortunate circumstances and her mother died while she was little more than a baby. And the years that followed were not filled with happiness.' Her father again married. She was forced to Continued On Page Two. i EVERYONE'S WAR SAYS D, G. REID The sooner every person puts his Individual might and mind behind the government the" sooner the war will be brought to a successful conclusion tor the allies, in the opinion of Daniel CS. Reid. former Richmond man, now wealthy New Yorker. Mr. Reid visited at the home of Dr. D. H. Dougan. He left the city Saturday afternoon. Seven Drowned When Sand Dredge Sinks CHICAGO, Dec. 8. The sand-sucking dredge "Desmond," with a crew of 13 sank in a storm on Lake Michigan today and seven persons were drowned. The disaster occurred off the mouth of the Calumet River. t I REMEMBER TH7SE IN NEEP THE WEATHER For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Snow tonight, colder with a cold wave Sunday. Partly cloudy except snow flurries in north portion. Today's Temperature. Noon 23 Yesterday. Maximum 25 Minimum 6 Far Richmond and Wayne County by W. E. Moore Cold wave tonight and Sunday. Heavy snows followed by fair weather Sunday, with the high northwest winds diminishing Sunday. General Conditions The southwestern storm is crossing the entire central states and has trebled in size causing snow blizzards in its path. Heavy rains at Medicine Hat, Canada. The cold wave is moving rapidly and will cause clear weather within the next thirty-six hours with the temperature probably blow zero.

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1907 COSSACK HETMAN NEARING MOSCOW 1 MMMflfe&33WtoKtf General Kaledlnes. Late reports from ussia say General Kaledines, hetman of all the Russian Cossacks, is marching on Moscow at the head of an army of 100,000. Kaledines is credited with control of all the nation's gold and all the bread resources in southern European Russia. - ARMY WAREHOUSE RAZED BY FIRE CHICAGO, Dec. 8.A warehouse recent!? leased by the government for the njedical division , of the army was destroyed by fire of mysterious origin today. Chemicals among the stores caused a. number of small explosions. Two men acting suspiciously near the ruin were arrested by federal operatives. The loss was estimated at $200,000. The flames burned so fiercely that only the walls of the five story structure were standing when firemen arrived. The building stood at South Dearborn street and Northwest Fortieth street. Major W. S. Shields and 35 employes fled from the flames. Major Shields said he had no comment to make on suspicion of firemen that incendarles started the fire. Two Women Tell of Domestic Troubles in Circuit Court Two Irate women told their martial troubles before Special Judge Lindemuth in circuit court Saturday. Judge Lindemuth is taking the place of Judge Fox who was injured when he fell several days ago. Mrs. Gertrude Grant was granted a divorce from Harvey, on the charge of cruel and abusive treatment. She also was given the custody of her two children, Esther, two years old, and Helen, one. She testified her husband often struck her. Mrs. Marine Huntington was granted a divorce from Carl B. Huntington, who, she testified, often struck her when he returned to their home In a drunken condition. She was granted the custody of their three children. Judge Fox's condition is not regarded as serious and it is believed that he will be able to again preside in court some time next week. He appointed A. C. Lindemuth in his place. Theory That Lake is Turning to Blood Denied by Expert BLOOMINGTON. Ind., Dec. 8. The waters of Huffman Lake, reported to be changing to a brown or reddish color is not turning to blood as some of the superstitious believed. Dr. Will Scott, of the biology department of Indiana University, has investigated the conditions and reports he found large quantities of an "algae poison," which comes from a plant growth flourishing in the lake. A large number of fish have died in the lake since the change in the color of water was first noticed. Ecuador Breaks With German Government GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Dec. 8. Ecuador has severed diplomatic relations with Germany, according to an official announcement made by the government today. -

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BLIZZARD IS LARGEST IM RECENT YEARS All Trains and Traction Cars Late; Zero Weather Will Follow.

Richmond awakened Saturday morning to one of the worst blizzards In recent years. Street car service and interurban service between Indianapolis and Richmond was paralized, during the morning. , All incoming trains arrived in Richmond from two to four hours late. None of them were forced to Btop on the way. however. The power between Richmond and Indianapolis went off at 8 o'clock and no cars arrived after that time. Cars from Dayton were two hours late. The "pathmakers" Saturday morning were struck full in the face by high winds,' earring light fine snow with them. All said It was the worst storm , they have experienced for many years. . Cold Wave Coming. A cold wave is expected to strike the city sometime Sunday, sending the temperature below zero. Heavy snow will continue until the cold wave arrives when the weather will clear and the temperature fall. The snow storm started about 3 o'clock Saturday morning according to Weather Forecaster Moore. It started with a fine snow falling but later in the day big snow flakes fell. It continued Saturday afternoon and, according to the weather forecaster, will continue Saturday night. The extreme cold weather so early in the winter is not unusual, however, old residents of the city said. The intensity of the storm, however, which struck Saturday was greater than that of many years they said. The blizzards were general in the central states, where the southwestern storm Is crossing. The storm has trebled In size, according to weather reports received here. The cold wave is moving rapidly and will reach Richmond some time Sunday afternoon or night. It is expected to send theh temperature below zero and set a new record for cold weather so early in the winter. The Christmas membership campaign of the American Red Cross extends from December 17 to 25.. , : Wear ; the : Button Display the Red Cross Service Flag.. The Red Cross must have 15,000,000 members by Christmas Eve. This will mean four things: First To force Germany to realize that the concerted spirit of the American people Is backing the American government In this war! Secondly To spur the morale of our soldiers by pledging to the oause the hearts and minds and money of 15.000,000 Americans back home! Thirdly To bind the wounds of our fighters so that every possible drop of American blood may be saved to establish world democracy! Fourthly To link the spirit of the Red Cross with the spirit of Christmas and hasten the righteous victory that means world peace! REVOLT BREAKS OUT IN LISBON MADRID. Dec. 8. A revolution has broken out in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, according to a dispatch received here by way of Oporto and Tuy. Outbreaks also are said to have occurred at Oporto. CONKEY APPOINTED Dr. J. A. Conkey Saturday received word from Secretary W. F. Werner of the Indiana Pharmaceutical Association, of his appointment as a legislative member of Wayne county to assist with legislative work.

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BOLLMEYER COMMENDED FOR BRAVERY IN FRANCE

Fred J. Bollmeyer, former city editor of the Pallidum, in a letter to his father, J. F. Bolmeyer, says his company of munition truck drivers. Is to get a "letter of commendation" for a particularly hazardous undertaking. The text of his letter follows: "I hear we are to get a letter of comendation from the French army for service some nights ago. The letter, I understand, Is the next thing to an army citation. It is called forth by the folowing incident: 'Ten of our trucks took some material to a French park near the front, in . fact, beyond the French batteries: The night was about the darkest I ever met, the darkness being acentuated by the fact that part of the way we drove through a forest. The road was narow, slippery, treacherous. and ful of turns. Unloaded Own Machines. "Finally, after reaching "our destination we were fdrced to unload the machines the Frenchmen who ordinar- i

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The section of the city shown In the fortified island Halifax harbor has been the chief naval and military headquarters of British North America for a century and a half and Is large enough to float the entire British navy. The wharves and anchorages are at the inner end of a five-mile waterway, the banks and Islands of which are strongly fortifiedThe harbor is one of the largest in the world and is accessible at all times for the largest ships afloat An immense dry dock, a government shipyard and the east terminals of the Canadian Pacific railway and the government railway ' occupy vast spaces in the city and harbor. The collision of the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Belgian relief ship Iorna, which caused the 60 LIVES LOST SUBMARINE WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.Torpedoed in a night attack, the American destroyer, Jacob Jones, one of the newest and largest submarine hunters of her class, was sunk Thursday night in the war zone and two-thirds of the crew lost. The disaster brings to the American people the first naval loss of great consequence since the country entered the war. Thirty-seven of her officers and crew were taken off in life rafts. The remainder are not accounted ' for in today's dispatches from Vice Admiral Sims who forwarded the names of ten of the survivors. Lieutenant Commander David Worth Bagley, brother of Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the secretary of navy and whose brother was the first American officer to give his life in the Spanish-American war, does not appear in the list of survivors. Inasmuch as Admiral Sims mentioned other officers among the survivors and did not name Bagley, it is feared he went down with his ship. Upward of 60 Lost. The complement of the Jones in peace time was five officers, five petty officers and 87 enlisted men. Undoubtedly this has been increased to a 100 or more. From the first reports it would appear that the loss of life would be upward of 60. The attack, which was at 8 o'clock at night was delivered by torpedo. In the rolling icy seas, of the North Atlantic winter weather, the submarine probably had plenty of opportunity to pick her time for the shot. The submergible probably came upon the destroyer patroling her course in the dark and all the best of the engagement No details were obtained in today's report, but it has been the case here lily do such work having departed for abris, or shell-proof dugouts. After unloading my own machine I helped

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top picture and territory north waa a in harbor. Map shows relation of worst catastrophe in the history of the Dominion, occurred in the narrows leading from the harbor to Bedford Basin. That point is just north of the farthest point to the left in the top picture. In the photograph Dartmouth is visible across the channel. Dartmouth was almost entirely laid waste. Since the outbreak of the war Halifax has assumed a more impffant position than ever, as it is the principal port from which men, munitions and supplies are transported from Canada to the battlefields of Flanders and northern France. Rockingham, where the blast occurred, is located weil within Halifax harbor, at the mouth of Bedford basin. It is at the northwest portion of the WHEN U. S. HUNTER SINKS tofore that when a submarine gets a hit on a destroyer it is more due to a chance meeting and good opportunity than fighting skill on the p"art of the submarine. The large loss of lives would indicate that the torpedo with its deadly charge of high explosive made a fair hit, plump on the destroyer's thin hull and that the submarine hunter probably was blown fairly in two. That she went down quickly is evidenced j by the fact that nothing is said of sur vivors getting off in life boats. Those saved got off on rafts which probably floated off the sinking ship as she plunged down in the ice darkness. MEETINGS OFF AT CENTERVILLE CENTER VILLE, Ind., Dec. 8. Centerville has a case of smallpox and is taking every possible step to prevent its spread. Raymond Brookhart, a senior in High school, took it Thursday. Immediate steps were begun by the council, school board and other organizations to prevent more cases. School was closed and the building fumigated. All public meetings called off. There will be no Community Sing Saturday evening. No church services at any of i the churches Sunday. The Missionary Pageant at the .Christian church and the play "Brown-Eyed Betty" are postponed indefinately. Every child and a large percentage of the adults are being vaccinated. unload another. All the time we were under bombardment. German shells came whistling, screching and screaming. Fortunately, however, none of our men were hurt and we returned safely. Two Frenchmen were killed, however, a short distance from us. "It was the most exciting trip we had taken and when I. say that across a little hill to our imediate front was No Man's Land, you can imagine how near we were. So much for that. I may have written of it to you before. "The weather for the last month or so has been 'pas bon or no-good. It has rained almost incessantly. Our tamp Is in a valley and Is always damp. Clistree and I are living ' together in a remorque and we keep it fairly warm by a smal gasoline stove. Said 'stove is about five inches high and has a circular base of about four inches in diameter. Some stove. However, it is good enough to give out some heat and serves a good purpose in cooking hot chocolate once a day." .

laid waste by the blast. Bottom shows Halifax to other cities.

harbor and since the war has been used as an examining etaon for ocean steamers. It was at this portion of the harbor that ex-Ambassador Bernstorff and party were held and examined on their way from the United States to Germany. The city's population, according to the 1911 census, is 47,000. but its commercial organizations place it close to 60.000. Halifax with its suburbs extends along the slope of a hill and covers an area three miles long by a mile wide. It is defended by eleven forts and batteries, one of which, the Citadel, is said to be the second strongest fortress in America. Gas Shortage Maj Cause Coal Famine, Says Fuel Dictator F. S. Bates, Wayne county fuel administrator, Saturday tried to get into touch with the Logan Gas company regarding the low pressure of natural gas here. He was unable to reach officials late in the afternoon. Mr. Bates believes that a continued gas shortage will jeopardize the coal supply held by dealers. No Immediate prospect of a coal shortage is feared, but heavy demand for fuel by persons now using gas for heating will deplete the coal bins to such a state that it will become menacing, Mr. Bates said. AFTER 10,000 NEW MEMBERS Ten thousand new members for Wayne county by Christmas eve was the slogan adopted Saturday by the directors of the Wayne County chapter of the Red Cross at a luncheon at the Y. M. C. A. The drive will start Monday, December 17. Headquarters will be in the McGuire building. Captains of wards were appointed as follows: Mrs. John H. Johnson, Mrs. Joseph Conner. Mrs. Frank Druitt, Mrs. Edgar F. Hiatt, Miss Mary Peltz and Miss Olive Eliason. Each captain will appoint a lieutenant for the precincts and the lieutenants will be asked to appoint workers. To Canvass Blocks. The captains, lieutenants and workers will canvass every block in Richmond. A Red Cross service flag will be placed in every home where there are members. , For each member a red cross will be placed In the flag. In homes where every member of the household affiliates with the association a white cross will be placed. A mass meeting of all workers will be held early next week at which time . further plans for the work will be outlined by the chairman. Mrs. Shirk, said Saturday she hopes to have a Red Cross service flag in every home in Richmond by December 24. The National Association wants 15,000,000 members by Christmas. GALLERY WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON Mrs. M. F. Johnston, in charge of exhibits, announced Saturday the Art gallery would not be open Sunday afternoon on account of scarcity of fuel. . The gallery will be open Monday evening. .

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ESTIMATES OF HORROR DEAD RANGE FROM 1, 500 TO 4.000 Authorities Say There is No Possibility Accurately of Fixing the Number of Victims afHalifax. 25,000 ARE HOMELESS AMHERST. N. S.. Dec. 8. An estimate of 4,000 persons dead in the Halifax disaster is contained in a private telegram received from the stricken city today by an undertaking firm here. The message asks that 4,000 coffins be sent to Halifax at once. MASSACHUSETTS RELIEF TRAIN IS AT HALIFAX HALIFAX. Dec. 8. (From the staff correspondent of Aspcciated Press.) The Massachusetts reltef train that left Boston Thursday ni;ht arrived here today. There is absolutely no way of estimating with any dejrree of accuracy the number of dead as a result of the explosion on Thursday. Fifteen hundred dead is the generally accepted figure by the authorities. In one morgue there are COO bodies. The latter were viewed by a multitude today but only a few wire identified. There are probably 200 other bodies on view awaiting identification In the greater number of cases this will be impossible. A Citizen's Committee issued statement that between 3,000 and 4,0'Ki dwellings occupied by the poorer classes had been destroyed, aft'tcting ap ! proximately 25,000 person?. Investi gation shows that almost 25.000 are destitute. SIX FIRES IN THREE HOi FRIDAY & 0 398 ft ? I "if C Firemen " Get-Finrt''feiu' Work This Winter; Chimneys Should Be Cleaned. The Richmond fire department was called to five small blazes in thre hours' time,. Friday nijht. Only BiishL damage was done at all of the places A flue fire was quickly extinguished at South Sixth and C streets. Tbi? name of the occupant of the house was not obtained as the house is quarantined. None of the occupants left the house while firemen climbed on the roof. Little damage was done. Residents living near Samuel Percefield an Sherdan street thought the house was afire when they saw a light in it. The fire department was called but no fire could be found, outside of one in a stove in the bouse. An automobile on South Eleventh street caught fire bat was quickly saved by the firemen. The machine had 6een in the Chenoweth garage. No damage ws done. One of the Starr Piano company's buildings caught fire caused by a defective flue. The fire was extinguished without severe damage to the building. Sparks Cause Blaze. Sparks from the chimney caused a slight blaze at the home of Sam Caster, 122 Main street. Several dollars damage was done. A tar tank at the Grace M E. church. North Tenth and A streets, which is being remodeled, also caught fire. No damage was done. "Fire occurring in chimneys are due primarily to soot." says the fire chief. "Accumulations of soot are due to imperfect combustion of fuel and to neglect to clean the chimneys as bituminous or soft coal, under the best conditions, produce more soot than anthracite or hard coal." AUSTRIAN FOE! ROUNDED UP AS RESULT OF WAR WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The roundup of Austro-Hungarian enemies began today through the United States, as a result of the war declaration, with agents of the department of justice being asslted by local authorities. With the declaration of war, more than a million subjects of AustroHungary living In this country were added to the list of alien enemies. Inasmuch as many of them although Austro-Hungarian subjects, actually sympathize with the cause of the United States and the allies the government is confronted with a task of much difficulty In giving them proper consideration. Government agents today rounded up many Austrians who have been suspected of conspiring to hamper the government's war plans but against whom no definite evidence has been obtained. . They will get fair hearings and be interned if they fail to convince officials of their peaceful intentions. , r '.

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