Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 48, 7 January 1918 — Page 1

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DRAFT LAW IS UPHELD BY HIGH COURT UNANIMOUSLY Chief Justice White Reads Opinion, Which Holds Uncle Sam Has Power to Make Men Serve. ANSWERED 13 GASES WASHINGTON. Jan. 7 The selective service act today was upheld as constitutional by the supreme court. The government contention that the power given congress to declare war. Includes power to compel citizens to render military service both at home and abroad were sustained by the court. Chief Justice White, who delivered the unanimous opinion in a brief statement, declared that after considering the various contentions, the conclusions had been reached that most of them were imaginary rather than real. 13 Cases Appealed. The decision resulted from the appeal of 13 cases growing out of convictions under the selective service act, five coming from New York, three from Ohio, four from Minnesota and one from Georgia. Constitutionality of the act was made the base for all of the appeals. Among the cases from New York were those of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman. Emma Goldman and Berkman were ordered ' imprisoned for two years and fined $10,000 apiece. All the defendants In the 13 caae3 must now serve their sentences. INDIANA IS STORM BOUND ,.., J : k INDIANAPOLIS - Jan. ,. 7. Indiana, ffm mil frf'fC n.f ,vftM--w w in the grip of a severe snow, elect and glaze storm today. With temperature falline. the ground covered with & thin coating of ice in many sections of the state and heavy snows ia other parts, conditions surrounding rail and wire communications were very bad. Cities where fuel supplies have been low now face worse conditions due to weather Interference caused traffic CHICAGO IN WORST STORM CITY EVER EXPERIENCED CHICAGO, Jan. 7. The middle west was in the grip Sunday night and Monday of the worst blizzard in hisstory. The storm was especially severe in the Chicago and Lake Michigan region of Illinois. Wisconsin and Indiana. Trains were delayed and only a tew were able to leave Chicago Sunday. Street car and elevated train service was at a standstill here. Telegraph and long distance telephone wires were down. Chicago faced a serious fuel and milk famine today. THE WEATHER For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Generally fair tonight and Tuesday. Slightly colder tonight. Slightly warmer Tuesday in West portion. Today's Temperature. Noon 22 Yesterday. , Maximum 41 Minimum 21 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Snow sqaulls followed by fair. Colder tonight, near zero. General Conditions The Texas storm moved north east as expected, causing heavy rains south of the fortieth parallel and snows, north of it The snow is especially heavy over northern Indiana and the Great uaKes region where it has caused a severe blockade. The weather will be colder tonight, going near zsro, but a moderation is expected about Tuesday afternoon or night It will not warm up much as the storm, is moving slowly.

Lansing Expectedto Go

BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING (In The Chicago Tribune.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. With administration officials viewing the Lloyd George speech as a renewed pledge by the allies to fight on until the German military autocracy is crufhed. President Wilson is now expected to shake up the American war organization and make it possible for the United States to give effective aid on the western front this year. It was reported tonight that one of the first steps taken by the executive will be to send Secretary of State Lansing to Europe as a permanent high war commissioner. Mr. Lansing professes ignorance of the plan, but other government officials think the move not ualikftiv.

Soldier Gets Ten Years

at Hard Labor in Prison for Villifying President LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Jan. 7. Ernest L. Schneider, a private at Camp Zachary Taylor, the new national army cantonment near here, has been sentenc ed to ten years at hard labor In tha federal orison at Atlanta and forfeit ure of all army pay and to be dishonorably discharged. Stripped of its technicalities. Schneider was charged with villifying the president of the United States and voicing objections to the draft law. Announcement that the war department had approved the finding of the general court martial which tried Schneider was made today. Ohio College Head Ousted Because of Pro-German Conduct CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 7. Dr. Arthur L. Bresllch, President of Baldwin-Wallace College. Berea, Ohio, has been "relieved of all relation to the Institution" by a committee which investigated charges of pro-German activities on part of members of the faculty, under the direction of Bishop William F. McDowell, President of the Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopal church. A stenographic report of the proceedings of the investigating committee, which were conducted behind locked doors, has been placed in the hands of the United States Department of Justice. It is expected by the committee, which is composed of Bishop McDowell, of Washington; Bishop William F. Anderson, of Cincinnati; Bishop Theodore S. Henderson, of Detroit; Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Chicago, and Dr. John H. Race, of Cincinnati that action on the case will he ta"ken by the department A student demonstration was conducted against the accused faculty members during the Investigation. Denunciations of German propaganda theyvwcrc alleged to have spread were shouted by students, who paraded beneath the college windows with American flags, .rifles . and a scaffold and hangman's noose dedicated to "The kaiser and his band." Richmond Authors Win Place of Honor Mrs. E. B. Grosvenor of North Eleventh street, and Miss Marjorie BentonCooke, a former resident.of Richmond, who has many friends here, are mentioned in a page devoted to sixty authors in a gift book just published by Harper and Company. sThe edition is not for sale. It was published to cele; brate the centennial of. the establishment Only the names of the 60 authors, who are the best sellers, are men tioned. ATTACKS OUTGOING BOARD OF WORKS The retiring board of public works of Richmond, of which Alfred Bavis, defeated candidate for mayor, was president was criticized Monday by Ed Hollarn, new superintendent of parks, for their failure to secure coal for the greenhouses in Glen Miller park. Superintendent Hollarn says that be notified the board three weeks ago that the supply of coal at the park was nearly exhausted. The board then promised fo secure mor coal, but failed to keep thtir promise. As a result there is only enough coal at the park to last until about noon Tuesday. Hollarn says. He is making every effort to tsccure coal. Peace Activity at Hun Refuses (By Associated PrsM Russian efforts to have Germany acquiesce in me transfer of the peace negotiations from Brest-Litovsk, in German control, to the neutral city of Stockholm apparently bavo failed. An official statement issued at Berlin says that a German crown council meeting discussed the Russian demand, after which it was announced the sittings had been temporarily suspended. The report from German sources that fear of intrigue in Stockholm on the part of intente interests would endanger the work of the plenipotentiar- ' Jes, is not confirmed from Petrograd. Foreign Minister Trotzky went to Brest-Litovsk in a vain attempt to persuade the Germans to go to Stockholm. , In Germany the political situation is much disturbed over the attitude of the Liberal parties concerning the Exaected House to Go It has been presumed up to date that Col. 13. W. House, the head of the recent American war mission to London and Paris, woald be sent back to Europe by the president at an early date. The fact that Mr. Lansing was not sent to represent the United States at the Interallied conference caused much comment at the time, inasmuch as the allies were represented bv their prime ministers. The report that Mr. Lansing is to be sent abroad had gained wide currency among senators and representatives and occasioned much speculation not only on the significance of the move but on the selection of a new secretary of state. Republicans who have been urging

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RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, JAN. 7,

NEW OFFICERS TAKE CHARGE AT CITY HALL Dr. Zimmerman and Appoint ees Assume Government at Noon Monday. Dr. William W. Zimmerman, and his appointees, took the reins of the city government of Richmond, Monday suc ceeding Mayor Will J. Bobbins. Dr. Zimmerman and City Clerk Stevens, who succeeds Ealthazer A. Bescher, and all appointees, took the oath at noon, swearing to conduct the affairs of. the city to the best of their ability. Dr. Zimmerman, at the first meet ing ,of the new city council Monday night, will recommend that rigid econ omy be practiced by all departments to keep the expenditures within the limit of the money derivea irom taxes He will also recommend that every denartment heartily co-operate with the eovernment in enforcing any warmeasure they may be called upon to enforce. Must Go Into Debt The new administration will he compelled to plunge in debt almost at the start, however, according to Mayor Zimmerman. There was slightly more than- $14,000 in the city treasury left by the outgoing administration, tne smallest amount left by an outgoing administration. The oath of office was administered by Baltz Bescher, the retiring clerk, and Williams Stevens, the new clerk. Bescher took the oat; as city comptroller, administer by Mayor Zimmer man. I The board of works immediately went in session after they took the oath of office. . W. N. Johnson was elected president; T- C. Taylor, vicepresident, and John Peltz, secretary. Dr. Zimmerman will deliver his inaugural address before the new city I council Monday night. List of Officers. ' The new officials of the city are as follows: Board of public works W. X. Johnson, president; T. C. Taylor, vice president; John Peltz, secretary. Comptroller Baltz A- Bescher. City Attorney Byram C. Bobbins. City Engineer Dell Davis. Board - of Health Dr. George B. Hunt, Dr. R- S. SchilUnger, William Romey. Board of Police CommissionersWill Dill, James Fry. August Faust. ; . Chief of Police I. A- Gorman, chief ; Ed McNally. assistant Superintendent of light plantJames Dillon. ' ; Dairy Inspector Joe Edwards. Building Inspector John Pinnlck. Street Commissioner John Sittloh Superintendent of Parks Ed Hollarn. Chief Engineer Light Plant Will lam Jeffries. Sinking Fund commissioners A. M. Gardner, Louis Fahlsing. Sanitary Inspector Capt w. W, Keene. Market Master Tom Butler. Slaughter House Inspector Lynn Scott Crematory Harry Wessel. WITH ONE EXCEPTION WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. The govercment's motion to postpone because of the war, further consideration of several important anti-trust suits was erranted today by the supreme court with the exception of the case against the United Shoe Machinery company, which will go forward. Standstill; to Transfer Parley government's stand a the proposed transfer. The Socialists appear to be the stumbling block and there is danger that they may desert the reichstag majority, making it necessary for the government to reform the party allnmnts. Berlin has issued an official denial that General Van Ludendorf f, first quartermaster-general, has resigned. The general with his chief. Field Marshal von Hlndenburg, was present at the crown council which decided to suspend the Russian, negotiations. There have been more lively infantry activities on the western front but no operations in strength. In Flanders near Arras and southeast of Verdun the infautry fighting was liveliest but little change in position is reported. In France and on the ItaU ian northern front the artillery firing has been above normal at several points. Abroad on the administration to establish a coali tion government profess to believe that the president might appoint Elibu Root to the American premiership. Mr. Root was chosen by the president to head the American mission to Russia and it is known that he stands higher than almost any other Republican in Mr. Wilson's esteem. That the demand for a coalition administration is growing is evidenced by the increasing appeals for the relegation of Mr. Baker and the appointment of Theodore Roosevelt as secretary of war. ' In the opinion of . Washington that is about the last thing that President Wilson would do, but Republican leaders predict' that sooner or later the executive will make, con-

PERFORMING IN "OVER THERE" FASHION

British tank CAMP UPTON, N. Y., Jan. 7. Just how a tank performs on the field of battle Is being shown to men and officers here who are interested in the demonstrations made by Captain Richard Haig of the British army with his takn and crew. Standing on her "hind legs," ducking and diving and plunging in and out and over trenches, the Brittania, as the , tank has been christened, has shown the American boys all of her

Death Rate Exceeded Birth

Rate in Richmond During 1917

The angel of death was busier than the stork in Richmond during the year lust ended, according to the records of Dr. S. G. Smelser, secretary of the city board of health. There were 363 births, during the year as against 386 deaths, his records show. The number of births during the year was slightly lower than the number during 1916. The theory that more boys are born in war times than girls is false so far as Richmond is concerned. The rec ords show that the stork was partial; to girls and 207 came to Richmond families during the year. - There were 15S boys born. Only 19 Quarantined : Dr. . Siaelser's report for the year stoowsthat; while there" were 248 cases of smallpox during the year the new health department will have only nineteen houses under quarantine for the Cincinnati Loses Transfer Suit With Two Interurbans WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. The city of Cincinnati by a Supreme Court decision today, lost in part litigation with the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Ohio traction companies over their claims to perpetual franchise right on Erkenbrecker avenue and the Carthage turnpike. An Injunction order annuling an ordinancerequiring the companies to transfer passengers from tho stations to the city's center for one fare was modified. WORD FROM HOME IS WANTED MOST Anything at all. which comes from one's home town or city is appreciated bv the Sammies in the array training 'camp writes Grover Bodenhatner, Rich mond boy. who is In training in Lam? Jackson. S. C. The mothers who often wondered if their son would learn to keep his room and clothes in order would be very mnch! surprised if they could visit the barracks and see the soldiers sleeping quarters he says. The boys who are serving In army trainine camos are subjected to no training camps aro suojecieu io uu( Trior pb ti t i the boy who enters college he continues. And the boys certainly are well fed, he adds. The old idea about "beans and" is camouflage. COMMERCIAL CLUB MAY AID STATE COMMERCE CHAMBER The Richmond Commercial club may assist the state Chamber of Commerce in a campaign for war funds for 1918. At a meeting of representatives of all clubs and chambers in the state at Indianapolis, January 10, the matter will be given consideration. Secretary Albus and other members of the club will attend. Diplomatic cessions to the demand for a coalition administration. Even Democrats Balk. Democratic leaders, however, expect no coalition. They are not so 6ure that Mr. Baker will remain in the cabinet, but they are sure that neither Mr. Baker nor Mr. Lansing will be replaced with a Republican. Dissatisfaction with Mr. Baker extends from the Republican into the Democratic camp and may justly be characterized as nonpartisan. In fact, the leader of the anti-Baker forces. Is Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, Democratic chairman of the senate committee on military affairs. Senator Chamberlain' will press his bill for the creation of a department of munitions, under which the arming

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1918., at Camp Upton, showing the boy how tricks before they have had a chance! tn u he ttiqtiv aiRtara on French soil. Captain Haig's tank is of the smaller type, known as a "female," and will be remembered as the one tha,t waded through the streets of New York in the last Liberty loan demonstration there. The tank weighs thirty-six tons and can go anywhere, over anything, at an average gait of four miles an hour. It is armed with six Lewis machine guns. The Brittania fought in disease. Two houses are still quarantined for scarlet fever. During the year there were 75 cases of diphtheria; 284 cases of measles; 17 cases of chicken pox; 44 cases or scarlet fever; 7 cases of whooping cough; 12 cases of tuberculosis; one case of infantile paralysis; four cases of typhoid fever, and two cases of spinal meningitis. Dr. Smelser, who retires as secretary of the board of health, will go to Indianapolis Monday night to conduct examinations for beginning physicians. He is a member of . the state medical board. American Flyer Who Fled Prison Camp by Leaping of f Train at Night Back i ' ST.. JOHN, Brunswick, Jan. 7. First Lieutenant Patrick O'Brien, of Momence, 111., who escaped from a German prison camp by leaping from a train in the, darkness and who subsequently related, bis experiences to King George, has arrived here with other returned soldiers. Lieutenant O'Brien made his way from Germany through Holland. He is an American, a native of San Francisco and was with the British flying corps when captured after being wounded while flying over the German lines.

Mero Barely Escapes Blizzard;

Lambert Murphy's Train Delayed

. ,v. ittanfett arrived Monoay moraine W1LU her manager, E. G. Joubert. for many years personal representative oi rau erevski. - , She was forced to come by way oi Chicago and nearly was snowbound there. The Panhandle division of the Pennsylvania was the only road on which trains were run- out of Chicago Sunday night Alma Gluck. who sang Sunday afternoon in Chicago, was blizzard-bound Sunday night and unable to reach Detroit. t amhert Mnrwhv. the young tenor witiiorannon's nlace on the program Monday night, was due to arrive Monday from New York on the St. Louisan, according to a telegram received from him Sunday evening. The St Louisan, due at 10:40 a. m., was reported four hours late on account of the storm. Is 'Opera Tenor Murphy, who is a Metropolitan onera tenor and one of the leading recital artists in America, was substituted for Witherepoon late Saturday when Witherspoon's manager telegraphed he was unable to fill the engagement because of illness. Madame Mero was pleased with her good fortune in dodging the blizzard's effect

Mission - Elihu Roof May

and equipment of the army would be taken out of Mr. Baker's hands. . He xegards the reorganization of the ordnance bureau and quartermaster corps as an Inadequate makeshift Determined on Victory " Still more drastic reorganisations and injection of new blood into the government will be necessary if the defeat of the Prussian autocracy is to be assured within a reasonable period That the defeat of Germany is the aim of all the allies is again accentuated by Lloyd George's speech. The British premier states in territorial terms the war aims of England. President Wilson has stated the war aims of the United States in termsorha manity. Both call for the defeat ot Germany. . - - - -

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the battle of the Somme ana nas oeen over the top three times. And she still aDDears fit for Quite a few more charges on the Huns. Upon lelaving Camp Upton the Brit tania sets forth upon a recruiting tour of the United States and Canada and her purpose is to inspire 175.000 Britishers in the U. S. and Canada to volunteer for war service. She will also visit the chief cities of the south an ad later on in warmer weather will proceed to Chicago. fTONAHA IS URGED TO RUN Friends of Walter McConaha, whose term R state senator from Wayne county expires this year, are urging him to. seek -the Republican nomination at the forthcoming primary. McConaha so far has not beea a randidate for the position. His friends insist that his record in the upper house of the legislature is such that Wayne county . should return him as its senator. McConaha voted in favor of every good piece of legislation that passed the senate. They also point out that McConaba's long association with the agricultural and business Interests of the community give him unexcelled quail, flcations for the senate, especially so during war times. ' ALL TRAINS AND CARS ARE DELAYED All trains into Richmond were from one to six hours late Monday, caused by the big snow storm which is sweeping this section of the country. Trains from New York and the East were from one to six hours late while trains from the West were from three to five hours late. t stirelv am jriad we were able to mond seem to be having miserable fortune with your artists." she said. when seen at the Westcott. .She expressed delight that Murphy bad been engaged for the recital. "He Wins Admiration." "We were together in Memphis and he pleased the people tremendously," she said. "He wins admiration everywhere." Madame Mero leaves no doubt or her Americanism. "Don't apologize for my Americanism," 6he said. "My every impulse is for America to win this war. I never have had to be coaxed to play 'The Star Spangled Banner' because it is mv national anthem." The distinguished pianist will play and Mr. Murphy will sing the national anthem jointly at the recital. Mr. Murphy is bringing Charles Albert Baker, the noted accompanist "1th him. .Joubert Madame Mero's manager, was In Richmond several years ago with Paderewski. He recalls with Fleasure the enthusiastic crowd which heard the celebrated roie. He says Madame Mero is adding to her laurels in her tours this year. "She is a remarkable artist" he. says, "a legitimate successor to Teresa Carrano, the Venesuellan marvel." Lloyd George says, that Aleace-Lor-j raine must be restored to France, uermany will not accede to that demand unless defeated. Mr. Wilson says that Germany must be made incapable of future aggressions. Naught but the crushing of the Prussian autocracy from within or without Germany will accomplish that end. " - Enemy Must Be Beaten While the United . States is not dej manding specifically the restoration ol. ! Alsace-Lorraine to - France, . President I ! Wilson has intimated that buch an ar- j irangement would come, within his I terms. In any event Germany is not likely to be made incapable of rurtner aggressions until whipped to the point that she galdly would relinquish Al-e&ce-Lcmine. .v-,

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PULICE WILL ARREST W WHO FAIL TO BAKE RETURN Twenty Have Not Returned Draft Questionaires and Carr Says They'll All Be Punished. nJssa SEVEN ARE DESERTERS "Delinquents" registrants for milV tary service who have failed to answer and return their questionnaires to the selective army board within the allotted seven days will be rounded up byj the Richmond polioe force, according! to members of the army board. Sheriff Carr, chairman of the armyi board, said Monday that a list of these men is being prepared by the board and will be given the police force someday this week. The men will be arrested and brought before the board to explain why they violated the regulations. Where it Is shown that any man willfully failed to answer and return his questionnaire to the board, he will be placed in class one and then certified as a deserter. This violation is punishable by a year in prison. 20 Men Have Failed. Twenty men, who were among the first to receive their questionnaires, have given the board no information whatever as to their whereabout or the reason for their failure. They will be compelled to explain to the board why they failed. There are many more men who have failed to observe the government's regulations, Sheriff Carr said. Sheriff Carr made public Monday the names of seven men, who have been certified to Washington, as deserters from the army. Desertion is punishable by the death penalty or life Imprisonment and any person have Information as to the whereabouts of the following men are urged to reporC to the army board or police: The men who are now classed aa deserters are: George Mann. 806 South Eleventh street j Joseph Frederick, (alien) PennsyV vania railroad camp, Richmond. Mike Rousos, 611 North A street John William Bailey, 327 SoulM Eighth street Percy Hueston. 170 Fort Wsyn avenue. Robert Cecil Perrine, Boston. Vasiliy Ladutka (alien) PetmsyV vania railroad csmp. Richmond. i No Information. These men, after registering fH service, completely disappeared. Nt information concerning them have been received by the board. William O. Land, who claims Engi Ush, Ind., as his home, but who regis tered for service here, Sunday was turned over to the military authorities at Fort Benjamin Harrison as a deserter from the national army. Some time ago, Land asked the Richmond army board to certify him to an Indianapolis board for examination when be accepted a position at the. Central Hospital for the Insane. Hex was in the first group of men selected here for service. Leaves Their Employ. Authorities of the hospital notified the board that Land had left their employ. A few days ago he returned to the Central hospital where Sheriff Carr found him. Most of the registrants have received their questionnaires and the mailing will be completed soon. Men have seven days to answer the questions set forth and return the questionnaire to the board. Failure to do this may re- ; suit in the registrant being placed in Class One, and subject to first call with single men. and a year in prison. Attorneys of the city are continuing to aid registrant in interpreting the. questions. They do not do clerical work however. Spanish-American War Veterans Ready to Go Richmond's Spanish-Americas war veterans, members of Denver Brown Camp No. 20, will again be ready for service if the government decides to call on them, the same as they were, in the Spanish-American war. These soldiers, about thirty of them are drilling in their camp rooms at the court house and are again shaping Inj to "fighting trim," according to Carl Wadman, a member of the camp. The next nesting cf fhe veterans will be held on February 6, when the men will again shoulder their rifles and drill. A smoker will be held ia connection with the drilL Take Place In administration circles stress was laid on what the British premier had to say of the prospect of peace. It was pointed out that the United States desires as fervently as Lloyd George, to see an end of the "unspeakable' agony of nations." Shoulder to shoulder with the allies, the United States is prepared to negotiate an honorable peace with Germany and the central powers at a conference truly , representative of the Teutonic peoples. ' ' While the statement of "war alms' by the British premier was not made in concert with President Wilson or; the American government, high off!-, . Continued On Fag Ten, ,