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B 7 VOL. XLIIL, NO. 42 id?t" Isot Palladium and Sun-Telegram RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 31, 1917. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS
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RUSE SCENTED If REPORT OF PEACE MOVES FROM BERLIN State Department Suspects Stories of Von Hertling's Power and Pan-German Attitude. NOT INVITED IN
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. State department officials consider that the German government is attempting to disguise the facts behind the peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk by the widely circulated story that the kaiser has delegated to Chancellor Von HertILng the power to make peace and that Uia Pan-Germanic press is deeply irritated at the peace terms proposed by the German delegates. The apparent displeasure of the Pan-Germanic element is regarded by officials here as probably inspired for the purpose of Indicating the confidence of the public In Germany's power to dictate peace terms. The story that the kaiser was yielding more power to his chancellor has not been borne out by any facts received at the state department. Here's Only Peg. The only Information that might serve as the basis for such a report was a dispatch from Copenhagen dated December 26, but referring to a published dispatch there under the date of December 21 In which it was reported that the kaiser had given to the chancellor his approval of the par ticipation In the peace conference of the delegates chosen by the chancel lor. The state department today was still without any Intimation, official or otherwise, that this government's participation In a peace conference is desired. Reports from Brest-Litovsk and from Petrograd have left no doubt that both Berlin and Petrograd were determined if possible to align America and the co-belligerents in some pace agreement and the receipt of an offer either direct of indirect would be no surprise. No official of this government has committed himself upon what reply would be made but there has been nothing to indicate that it would be favorable. It has been Indicated that unless it came through some, .official channel It would probably bring forth nothing more than a formal acknowledgment. PAN-GERMAN NEWSPAPERS CONDEMN NEW PEACE TERMS AMSTERDAM, Dec. 31. Pan-German newspapers angrily condemn the peace terms of the Central Powers. The Taglische Rundschau of Berlin, says. "Never before have we given up so completely everything we so dearly bought with the blood of hundreds of thousands, with the sweat of millions, with the deprivations of our children, with our own hunger." The Deutsche Zeitung says that the entente has won the greatest victory of the war and that diplomats have destroyed all that has been fought for. The Koeinlsche Zeitung. on the other hand, regards the conditions as opening the road to a peace advantage Continued on Page Eight. THE WEATHER For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Partly -cloudy tonight. Snow In northeast portion. Tuesday fair and not quite so cold. Today' Temperature Noon 15 Yesterday Maximum 12 Minimum 12 below For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Near zero or below tonight. Not quite so cold Tuesday afternoon. General Conditions The cold wave continues east of the Rocky Mountains with record breaking low temper atures at New York and Philadelphia. Temperature continues cold also in south. There is some moderation in the far west, and west of the Rockies it Is warm for the season. It Is 62 at Denver, 52 at Helena, Mont There is no immediate prospect of a general break In th.e cold. Experiences James S. Marine, of New York City, son of Orlando Marine, one of the leading Quakers of America and graduate of Earlham college, writes interestingly from France of his training to be a French aviator. His letter follows: HOTEL ST. LOUIS Chateaudun, France, Dec. 9. 1917. Dearest KidI sent you some cards, that is, to the family, from the above named town. You may think it funny I wrote them in French, but I thought it best and signed them also accordingly, but now I'll take what chance 1 can. I've had quite a bit of excitement the past three days; my days are pretty full of It now, In fact. I like them to be though, for I thrive on excitement, though sometimes it takes lots of nervous energy. And many funny little things happen first to strike my
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DAD"
A Fightm Story BY DON WARFEL
Twelve years under the flags of the British Empire, half of the time with a Canadian regiment, and the other half with the pride of the English army, King's Own Scottish Borders, failed to take that smile off his face, and likewise did it fail to remove from Dad that desire to get into action as soon as the charge was sounded. For nearly seven years. Dad had been "sittin by" in a peaceful
little town in Oklahoma. This seven years of peace accounted for
by a Missus and a six year old daughter. Everyone m the little town thought Dad's fightin' days were over. At least, everyone but Dad thought so, but the old spirit was still there, and when Kaiser Bill, started running over Europe, and throwing mud in the face of Dad's new country, he got bade into harness, this time under the flag of the United States. , On Christmas Eve. It was just two months after Dad had answered the new call, down in the biggest camp of its kind in the country, and it was on that night of all nights, Christmas Eve, around a camp stove that Dad told his tale to a group of rookies, who are -waiting to get their first real taste of action and bloodshed. Dad spat on the fire, and leaned back on one of the bunks. "This is my third trip in this bloody stuff, and by the blood I am goin' in strong." "You fellows say you want to hear about my army career? Well, there's not much to tell, but I got two little scars where them bloody Boers picked me off, while I was tryin' to shoot them through six feet of solid rock. "I was only about seventeen years old when I first joined the army. My home, was originally in Canada, but now it is most anywhere that I take off my hat. Over On Cattle Boat. "I got tired of my home in Canada and the first cattle boat that pulled out for Glasgow one August, about twenty years ago. found your old Dad as one of the crew. I enlisted in the British army, in the Kings Own, at that time the prideof the British troops. We were stationed at York barracks,' when the bloody Boers started on their rumpus down in Africa, and my regiment was among those that left for that part. "They told us that we were going to another barracks for a parade but the bloody suckers took us straight to the center of the fightin' and before I knowed what was goin' on, we was paradin cleanr into the Transvaal eager and waitin' for the sight of one of them bloody Boers. . "We marched through them jungles down there, and it was in the center of a big open that we first met the bloody suckers. It didn't take much time for the most of our regiment to start beatin' their angel's wings. On this one day, I remember " Here Dad sat silent for a short time, as if not really sure of what had happened, but a violent shot at the stove with half of his "cud" seemed to expel all doubt from his mind and he continued Only Thirty -seven Left. "Yep, I remember that day, (there was only thirty-seven of us left when they lined us up for roll call) we was out in that open field and them Boers was shootin' at us from behind big rocks while we was tryin' to shoot fast enough and straight enough to send one of our balls clean through them bloody rocks and get at least One Of the enemy." Continued on Page Eight. Whole Country to Blame For Lack of Guns; Says Crozier
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Major General Crozier, army ordnance chief, today1 gave to the senate committee investigating the conduct of the war, his side of the reason for artillery shortage and of the celebrated controversy over the Lewis machine gun. Responsibility for artillery shortUNDERHILL IS OWN ATTORNEY IN MEAT CASE Alfred Underhill, notorious Richmond butcher, went on trial before a jury in city court Monday after a lengthy examination of prospective jurymen and about fifteen had been excused. Underhill, who is charged with selling tainted meat, acted as his own attorney a.nd examined each prospective juror. Several times- Special Judge Marsh and Underhill clashed. And each time, Underhill insisted that all he wanted was "a fair and impartial trial, that's all, just a fair and impartial trial." Both Prosecutor Strayer and Judge Marsh assured him each time that he would get a "fair and impartial trial." Asks All of Them. Examination of prospective jurors took up the entire morning session of court. Underhill asked' each juror many questions relating to the case and asked each one if Prosecutor Strayer was his attorney. "You must think I've got all the law business in Richmond," Strayer finally said. "All I want is a fair trial, that's all Continued on Page Eight. j of a humor and the next minute perhaps my emotions. Shoes Make Noise - 3oday in seeing the sights of the town, I dropped 1q a very old. old Catholic church. I felt guilty almost to go in. I hadn't been in one in many a day and my hobnailed shoes made a deuce of a noise on the stone floor. They all have stone floors and I being a stranger and dressed in leather flying clothes probably made a peculiar picture entering the solemn service of an old Catholic church. I sat away in the back and tried to keep pace with the things that happened. There came a crash and a ringing of bells. Every time I hear a crash I thing of "My God, the ship is struck," and I know I will every time I hear It as long as I live. It was only a signal for prayer, some Knelt, seme stood up, I among them, and I watched the,
age, the general said, lay with the whole country and he showed how every effort of his to get larger appropriations for artillery In times of peace was overruled by the secretary of war and by congress. The British and French governments, he showed by official records, had of themselves offered to supply General Pershing's forces with artillery and he gave statements from abroad to show that the allies were able to do it because they had a surplus. General Crozier submitted the record of tests of the Lewis gun showing that other guns performed better, disclaimed any personal prejudice as claimed by Colonel Lewis, the inventor, and showed that since the gun had been perfected, the war department had bought quantities of them.
Says Spouse Neglected To Prepare His Meals Robert Sswell, 805 North Tenth street, in circuit court. Monday filed suit for divorce from Esther Sewell, alleging that his wife "neglected to cook his meals, much against his wishes." The couple married in December of last year. Sewell also charges that his wife cursed and abused him and remained away from home many nights. He names Paul Andrews of Richmond, as her lover. Sewell is a machinist. HIGH RECORD MADE WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. America's exports were estimated today at the department of commerce to have passed the six billion dollar mark in 1917, a new high record. Imports were less than three billion dollars and the trade balance in favor of the United States probably will be more than $3,150,-000,0000.
Fog-Bound Aviator As Related by A Quaker Flyer
priest at the altar and the choir boys in crimson and white robes. Then the organ played and I sat down along with the rest. The setting was sad, the atmosphere so almost weird, my mind lapsed off and I thought of you all and for the first time in many a day I offered up a little prayer for some of the things I had done and hadn't done, in France. Life plays us all some funny tricks, kid, and that feeling I had was one of them to me. I was probably tired and then too, the congregation was such a sad one, mostly women, in black, anil a few soldiers scattered here and there. I've learned so much and experiences have come pretty fast, that I have' at least, so I feel, an understanding of people and things as I never had before. There is so much sham and materialism in the world that it does my heart good to get down to rock
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(By Associated Press Germany has struck her first strong blow on "the western front since the heralding of a great offensive and the British have held it to check. The attack!, which, resulted in heavy fighting, was made on a short front on the southern end of the salient before Cambrai. The fighting continues. The attackers gained a foothold in British trenches, but later were ejected in part by counter attacks. The German thrust was on a front of more than two miles between Marcoing and La Vacquerle and against positions which the British have held since -the 200 ORDERED TO EXPLAIN Two hundred Richmond men, registered for military service, have been ordered to appear before the selective army board Wednesday to give further testimony than was set forth in their answers to questionnaires, recently sent them. Most of the men have not answered the questions set forth in the questionnaires 3s fully as is required and they were called before the board to give further testimony A corps of Richmond attorneys will meet the registrants. The army board has about 600 more questionnaires to mail to registrants. These questionnaires must be returned to the board within seven days after they are received. Failure to do so may put the registrant in the first class, no matter what his actual standing would be. Chicago Council Mast Discharge 1,00B Workers CHICAGO, Dec. 31- The most disagreeable task which ever faced the city council, namely the severance of 1,000 persons from their jobs, was taken up by the aldermen today. The municipality must retrench to the extent of $3,700,000 in the next year and there was no other to do. The city's financial troubles are of ancient standing. bottom and get an understanding off life as it really ought to be and is, if j you remove the veneer of'Kulture" and an overdeveloped civilization. War does these things, the atmosphere of war does them too, and I feel, though I may not really have accomplished much in my life, that at least I know it better and there is really nothing so worth while as humanity and an understanding of it. Understands It Now Today I read for the "steenth" time Service's "Spell of the Yukon" that I had borrowed from Jeff and brought with me for just such an emergency, that of being caught in another town on a "voyage." I enjoyed them, too, as I never before; he shows an understanding of life as I had never before been able to discover because I didn't have it myself. Just before starting out from camp
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I retirement after General Byng's successful blow. In the center the Germans were. held for no gain, but on either end of the assaulting front they entered the British front line. The British counter-at-Jacks drove."the Germans from part of these positions and resulted also iu the capture of some prisoners. Berlin claims , that ' front-line positions and a "few hundred" prisoners were captured. . Active Elsewhere Too The Germans also have been active at other poiEts along the front, but their local attack in the Ypres sector and their raids northeast of Verdun SEND IN NAMES! HAVE you a son, brother or relative in the service of his country ? If you have, send his name on a postcard to Frank Albus, secretary of the Richmond Commercial club. Richmond is to have, a large community service flag, the first of its kind, so far as is known here, in the United States. The name of every Richmond man, in the service of his country, will be sewed on a star in the flag. As more menenlist their names and another star will be sewed in the flag. To make this a complete success it is necessary that every family in Richmond, which has given a soldier or sailor to Uncle Sam, send the name to the Commercial club. A two-cent stamp is all that is required to do this. In case of death a black border will be sewed around the man's star and name. The flag will be invaluable after the war. It is planned to raise the flag at Eighth and Main streets for the first time on New Year's day. Families should send the names to the Commercial club at once. JACK TO CARDINALS. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31. Jack , Hen dricks, manager of the Indianapolis Association team today signed a contract to manage the St. Louis Nationals next season. I got letters from you all. I'll answer them when I get back, and too, when I arrive back at camp I will be "pilote" (breveted!) For I'm on my last test, finished all but this and am held up here on the weather. The French brevet tests are a hair pin, a spiral. I wrote you of having made them some time ago; an altitude test, two "petite voyages," one to Verdome and back, and one to Poutleroy and back, then two. triangles. Tours Chateaudun Poutleroy and the reverse direction. I've made them all and am on the last triangel, that of Tours Poutleriy Chateoudun and Tours. I left Tours Thursday morning and reached P O. K. in about forty minutes, flying 800 meters against a side wind. It was beautiful "en hante" and I sailed along, fairly floated, over valleys, farms, the Loire River, Amboise, with its magnificent chateaux
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IN V VEST ENFORCES brought no f ,z iccesses. Thesa efforts follow upon 5e rman fire in these sectors Cambnai, .Ypres and Verdun and may bef fore runners of determined attacks. . -- In the ftaian ' theater there has been only alwUerr activity along the northern tQ -ont German airplanes a?iin have raided. Padua, much damage being i lone to monuments and buildings by; incendiary bombs. Three persons vt ere kiked and three wounded. Another a.1 Ivance along the Nablus road, north v of Jerusalem, has been made by the Britisn forces in PalesContina pd on Page Eight. ASKS :$1 5,000 FBOg H TRACTION Mrs. Harri Seventh stres. filed suit ags Indianapolis S pany, asking j alleged perm when an inta lided with a j North Fifth si The acciden and according, due to neglige traction compj nal system ij have preent Mrs. Wigmo permanently in to sit down. nights, she saj has been dislo it Wigmore, 808 South t; in circuit court has .inst the Terre Haute, ; Eastern Traction comjudgment of $15,000 for ment injuries received rurban freight " car colFairview street car on reet. t occurred on Oct 18, to the complaint, was nee on the part of the my in keeping the sigi repair, wbich would 1 the accident e alleges she has been jured and is hardly able - She- cannot sleep at vs. and a right kidney :ated.
Little I Yining and Less Din : Will Usher '17 Out and '18 in
With little 61 mond Monday' old year and 4 New Year's ; observed morq fore. There wj ners at the cluj established cm eve and New ' taing and less din, RiehtAight; will usher out the tie new year in. eve, this year," will be i quietly than ever beill be no elaborate dins as has been the longitom ou New Year's i'ear's day. The clubs and on acrosi the Forest D'Amboise to-P- . I stayed thai je about 20 minutes and left again due ; north for Chateaudun, flying at 900 : meters to avoid bumpy weather near ; j.he ground an,d then to see all the coj entry and to be careless and enjoy it ''One can be earless away up, because tjlje machine has time to recover befor. s hitting the ground if you lose cont rol of it. At Blois I f turned up the river to fly over, the i most famous chateau of France, Chan ibord, in the forest du Bologne. Dai .d would go crazy over the chateau of France, and I have become a regular student of them; they are fas cinating and appeal to one's imagini ation so; their history is wonderful. M i'f Heavy Fog. About thj e time I noticed bad weather abend and before long I ran
00,000 LOSE HOMES WHEN GUATEMALA IS DESTROYED
Capital City Razed by Earthquake, Which Kills Many Persons in Homes and Streets. CHURCHES ARE LEVELED BULLLETIN. NEW YORK, Dec. 31. An estimate of 1,000 persons dead In the earth quake ruins of Guatemela City Is contained In a telegram received here from the Central and South American Telegraph Company's manager of San Jose, Guatemela, who returned to San Jose from Guatemela City yesterday afternoon. SAN SALVADORE, Dec. 31. Guatemala City, capital of the republic of Guatemala, has been destroyed by an earthquake. Many persons were killed in the disaster, some In their homes and others in the streets. The Colon theater, which was filled with people, collapsed. There were many persons killed in . the audience. Various hospitals and asylums and ' the prisons were badly damaged and many patients and prisoners -were killed. Legations Leveled. The railroad depot, sugar mills, postoffice, the American and British legations. United States consulate and all the churches in the city have been leveled. Deep fissures opened in the middle of the city. The inhabitants in panic havo fled from the city. More than 80,000 persons are homeless. The stock of provisions in the city Is low and aid is required quickly. Salvadoreans Mourn. The Salvadorean government has suspended the official new year celebration and entered into mourning in sympathy with Guatemala. Earthquakes have been prevalent in Guatemala since the day after Christmas, when shocks were general throughout the republic. With each recurrent shock the damage in Guatemala' City, the capital of the republic, has grown more extensive. Last Thursday It was reported that from ten to forty persons had been killed in the disturbances of the previous night while dispatches of Friday and Saturday indicated 80 percent of Guatemala City had been demolished and that thousands of persons were homeless. Martial Law Prevails. Martial law had been declared and good order was said to be prevailing. Guatemala has been the scene of many disasters, the results of earth quakes. Since the settlement of the country in 1522 there have been more than 50 volcanic eruptions and in ex cess of 300 earthquakes. The original Guatemala City was destroyed in 1541 and 8,000 of the inhabitants were killed by a deluge of water from a nearby volcano, which was rent by an earthquake. Houses Built Low. The second capital was destroyed by an earthquake in 1773. The houses of the present capital were built low : in consequence of th liability . to ', earthquakes. Guatemala has a population of nearly 100,000. It is situated on a plain at an elevation of 4.850 feeti above sea level. In the great square stood the old vice regal palace. The. catehdral is the archbishop's palace and government's offices. The capital is the center of the , entire republic, which consists in the . manufacture of muslins, cotton yarns of fine texture, articles of silver and embroideries. . - have joined the government in wholehearted support of the movement for food conservation. All banks and business places, county and city offices will be closed. Some factories wjjl also be closed, but few as many Richmond factories are Continued On Page Eight
in France
Into a heavy fog. It was too large to go over or around It and I-dropped to. 400 and then 200 meters, where it enveloped me and wet me and covered my goggles. I was cared then to be lost in a fog is an aviator's horrorI swung around on one wing and beat it The fog was traveling fast, but I went faster, and came out into God's clear air soon, to make an immediate landing In a field behind a farm house on the outskirts of a village I found to be Oucques. - ' , . It was hopeless to try to go on, so I 'cut the motor, 'took out my barograph, and started down the road, rolling along in my Teddy Bear (fur-lined union suit) and leather, s fleece-lined boots. All the town dogs barked atj me and the people stared, the boys to tip their hats and the old men to say, "Bonjour, Monsieur Aviateur." I lelt Continued On Page Two.