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U. S. TROOPS IN FRANCE ARE GASSED RY GERMANS Poisonous Fumes Remain Over American Trenches for Three Hours, but No Casualties Result. KAISER GALLS HEADS (By Associated Press) Except on the American sector, east of St. Mlbiel there has not been much fighting activity on the western front. American positions have been subjected to a bombardment of gas shells which lasted two hours and the American and enemy artillery and airmen have been more active. The poisonous fumes from the Oer man shells remained over the Ameri can trenches three hours but there were no casualties. Large numbers of enemy airmen sought to cross the American lines, but could make no progress against the aerial and ar tillery defenses. American gunners have bombarded the German rear lines and communications with good effect With the British and French armies, Friday, the day ' the Germans adver tlsed they would attack in force, pass ed more quietly than previous days. On the northern end, the patrolling ac tlvlty was light but the German artill ery was morn active than usual in the Arras-Cambral sector, rrencn arun ery checked two enemy aids against the Chaume wood, northeast of Verdun and In the Woevre and the Vosges mountains the opposing batteries were busy. Fighting activity on the Italian front remains light. Approve Actions of Russ. That part of Russia, dominated by the Bolsheviki, has withdrawn from the war and from all war alliances and has little fear of'a German invasion. The all-Russian central executive committee of worklngmen's and soldier's councils has approved the action of the Russian representatives at BrestLitovsk. Members of the committee said the masses of Germany and Austria would not permit a further offensive against Russia by their governments. No newspaper dispatches from Petrograd have been received in London for a week and it Is believed there that tho Bolsheviki censorship has decided to suppress the activities of correspondents. Emperor William has summoned the heads of the German navy to imperial headquarters for a conference and it is announced that Herr von Payer, the vice-chancellor, will make an announcement shortly in the Reichstag on the government's future submarine policy. The probable nature of the announcement is not disclosed by German newspapers. Evidence of a probable naval engagement in the finding of a large number of bodies of German sailors, apparently from warships Is reported from Gothenburg, Sweden. Gothenburg, Sweden. Gothenburg Is near the Skagerrak, the vicinity of which has been the scene of Important naval battles. British Patrol Boats Attacked at Night by German Destroyers DOVER, Feb. 16. The weather was thick and the night was very dark when the German destroyers dashed upon British patrol vessels in the Strait of Dover, early Friday morning and sank eight of them. The patrol vessels, being equipped only with light armament for anti-submarine work, did not have a chance once the Germans got among them. The risk thus taken is shared by great numbers of trawlers and drifters operating in all weathers and at all hours. Yet the proportion of losses has been remarkably small. On the latest occasion the crews bore themselves with the same coolness and courage that drifter men have shown in innumerable circumstances of danger and difficulty. In one noteworthy incident, a drifter was shelled at close quarters by two German destroyers, whose thirtypound Fhells killed all of the crew except two and set the drifter afire. The two survivors, seeing their craft ablaze and believing it would sink, launched a boat. They had not rowed far when they saw the vessel was still afloat and the enemy retiring. They returned, put out the fire, and brought the drifter to port. THE WEATHER For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Probably snow to night and Sunday. Not much change in temperature. Today's Temperature Noon 32 Yesterday Maximum 45 Minimum 26 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Snow or rain, probably both. General Conditions The cold wave now extends as far south as Tennessee and as far east as the Atlantic coast. The zero line runs through Nebraska with 25 below on Canadian border. Another storm, now over southwest is expected to advance eastward" with rain, snow, and sleet over central states and Great Lakes region and be followed by cold blustry weather, as another cold wave Is over Montana.

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"Every Lot Under Slogan of "Every lot in Richmond under culti vation this year," Is the slogan adopted by the Richmond Commercial club. All gardening will be under the direction of the club. Gardener Murphy, connected with the work in the Richmond public schools has resigned. His resignation will take effect June 1. He has been retained for the remainder of the summer by the club to direct garden work. The work will be in charge of a committee of club members of which Albert D. Gayle, of the First National Bank fs chairman. One hundred and fifty dollars in prizes will be given for best gardens, this amount was donated by Mr. Gayle. The prizes are for the best looking gardens and are as follows: One silver cup, one gold cup, 10 silver bronze medals, two gold medals for two largest potatoes, two gold medals for two largest ears of dried sweet corn. An exhibition of garden products will be held at the City Market house during the summer. Any Richmond citizen, man, woman or child, may compete. Gardener Murphy said Saturdavthat last year two grades in the scnools had 100 percent gardens. They were Miss Nellie Mawhood's third grade pupils at Vaile school and Mrs. LaFuze's sixth grade students at Baxter. RALPH SHAFFER DEAD FROM FIRE INJURIES HAGERSTOWN, Feb. 16. Ralph Shaffer, 25 years old, died early today from burns received in a gasoline explosion, when the large barn on the farm of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shaffer, three miles south of Hagerstown, was destroyed Thursday night. He was born on the farm where he died. After he had extinguished the blaze of his clothing, Shaffer made a desperate effort to save the contents of the barn. He soon became exhausted. He had jumped into a spring to extinguish the fire of the small amount of clothing which was left on him and dripping wet dashed out into the wind to help the family fight the fire. This exposure brought about his death. Miles Macy, 81 Years Old, Dies at His Home HAGERSTOWN, Feb. 16. Miles Macy, 81 years old, died Wednesday at his home four miles north of Hagerstown, where he and his son, John resided. Mr. Macy's wife died about twenty-six years ago. He is survived by two sons, John and Guy, living north of Hager6town; and two daugh ters, Mrs. Charley Burgess, of near Hagerstown, and Mrs. Luther Cox of Muncie.- - . . . r ,..-v, . . . Funeral services were held Friday at the West River Friends church, north of here. Missouri Farmers Give Bacon to Government WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 A movement to induce farmers to contribute bacon to the government if liberty bonds are not within their reach, has been started in Missouri, according to Speaker Clark. The speaker recently received a letter from H. P. Warden, of Mexico. Mo., telling of the inauguration of the plan and urging the speaker to advocate it.

All-American Mob Rounds Up Disloyalists in Illinois Town

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 16. A mob of all Americans at Mount Olive, 111., a few miles from Staunton, where two men were tarred and feathered Tuesday night, last night rounded up disloyalists and German sympathizers. One German Socialist was forced to get out of bed and, attired only in his night clothes, was made to kiss each of the forty-eight stars in the American flag. The mob demolished the tables, chairs, and fixtures in a saloon where German sympathizers were known to congregate, thrashed two men, and warned nearly a score more that if they did not desist in expressing sympathy for Germany they would be driven out of town. The mob was led by some of the best known business men in the town and no effort was made by the police to Interfere with its work. The demonstration followed a mass meeting of Mount Olive's organizations for war work and war relief. During the meeting it was suggested that something should be done to stop assaults upon Americans who expressed their patriotism in the saloon of Herman Caster. The meeting was hurriedly adjourned and a mob of seventy-five started for the saloon.

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NEW YORK. Feb. 16. The radical socialist movement in Germany, the growing strength of which was shown by the persistency of tne political strike in January and February, is also gaining decided ground among the political leaders of German social democracy. This information was obtained by the Associated Press from German newspapers. The little group of radical socialists In the reichstag under the leadership of Haase, Ledebeur and Bernstein, who split off from the Caucus organization of the regular or Scheidemann socialists on the issue of voting funds for the war and formed an independent organization, has now grown by continued defections from the mod

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Commercial Club On an average only four students out of each room did not have a garden last year. "Every square foot of space here should be cultivated this spring," said Secretary Albus, of the Commercial Club, Saturday. Gardener Murphy will have an office in the Commercial club. Persons who have vacant lots which they themselves, do not want to cultivate, are asked to notify the gardener so they may be turned over to some one else for cultivation. If the ground is in condition work will be started early in March and Murphy wants garden makers to be ready by that time. DOVER BOMBARDED FROM THE SEA LONDON. Feb. 16. An enemy submarine bombarded Dover early this morning, it is officially announced. The submarine was fired on from the shore and ceased the bombardment after some thirty rounds had been fired. There was only slight damage. The official statement reads: "Fire was opened up on Dover by an enemy submarine about 12:10 o'clock this morning, the bombardment continuing 4 minutes. The shore bat teries replied and the enemy ceased fire after discharging about thirty rounds. "The casualties were: Killed, one child; injured three men, one woman and three children. Slight damage was caused house property." Cases have not been infrequent of German submarines bobbing up off the British coast and shelling shore points. LOCAL CLOSING ORDER LIFTED The following statement was issued by Fuel Administrator Bates Saturday: "The National Fuel Administration at Washington suspended their Monday closing order this week, and I have been advised by the State Administration that no further notice on this subject is necessary. "This means that business bouses and factories are permitted to operate as usual, but the local situation in regard to the coal supply is very little different than it has been for some time, and the necessity of conserving fuel is still very great. "Lights should be used as little as possible and the temperature in business houses kept as low as can be done with safety." ATTEND RICE FUNERAL OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. 16. Representatives of the French and United States government, and members of the staff of the British embassy at Washington are in Ottawa to attend the funeral services at 3 o'clock this afternoon for Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. The services in St. Bartholomew's Anglician church, will be conducted by the Rev. St. John Bohr, Bishop of Ottawa. Caster heard the mob coming and locked his door. The door was broken Mown and Caster was made to kneel and kiss the flag, and profess his loyalty to America. " The mob next went to the home of P. Hein, a merchant, who had been heard to say things that sounded like "tainted Americanism." Hein was awakened by shouting outside his house and looked out of the window. He telephoned the fire department for protection. The town fire bell rang and the fire whistle blew, and more than half the population went to Hein's house. It was then midnight. The crowd did not display any desire to help him. Kneels in Nightclothes. Hein meanwhile had fled in his nightclothes through a rear door and had taken refuge in a neighbor's cellar. He was made to kneel and kiss every star In the flag. The mob then found Otto King, known as a Socialist. He was thrashed and made to kiss the flag. A mob was organized at Williamson, another town with many German sympathizers, and two particularly bitter German sympathizers were told to get out of town by Saturday night. erate wing to a strength entitling it to a second member on the principal Reichstag committees. The additional representation is gained at the expense of the regular socialist organization, which at the beginning of the war was the largest party in the Reichstag, but which has now fallen to second rank behind the Catholic Centre. Four socialist members of the Reichstag, Brandeis, Dr. Erdmann, Huettmann and Jaeckel, went over to the radicals at the beginning of the year. Leipcig is Stronghold. Recent elections at Leipzig brought eighteen radical socialists into the city council. The regular socialists secured only six places. The radical

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No matter where they are or how sick they may be our soldiers never lose their cheerfulness. Here a batch of convalescents temporarily deprived of their opportunity to get into the trenches are bearing their disappointment cheerfully. They J. H. Schepman, Born in Germany But Lover of 13. S. Democracy, is Dead Joseph H. Schepman. 58 years old, widely known in Richmond for his invp nf Amprlcan democracy and his jovial disposition, is dead of gangrene, at his home, following tne loss or a leg many months ago. Perhaps no citizen of German origin had so many friends here as Schepman, whose smile and happy temperament endeared him to a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. He was a member of St. Andrew's church. St. Joseph's society, and Knights of St. John. He held all offices in St. Joseph's society and many in the Knights of St. John. Schepman was born in Germany. May 7, 1860. He came to Richmond twenty-five years ago. lie is survived by his widow, two sons, Carl and Lawrence, one stepson, John Wellenkamp, and one daughter, Mrs. Clara Cook of Los Angeles. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 9 o'clock at St. Andrew's church, the Rev. Father Roell officiating. Internment in St. Andrew's cemetery. Friends may call at any time. James 4. Can to Leave Monday for Washington James -A. Carr, president of the American Spedine Machine company of Richmond, will leave Monday for Washington where he has been summoned by the government. Mr. Carr said Saturday that the announcement made by his friends Friday that he had been appointed to a government position by the National Council of Dafanco T9 3 IITItmp "I have merely been summoned to Washington," Mr. Carr said. . "My being called probably will result in an appointment, however." If Mr. Carr is appointed he will still spend part of his time in Richmond, and will continue to make his home here. It was erroneously stated in the Palladium Friday that Mr. Carr would make his permanent residence in the East. Sleet, Rain and Snow May "Visit" Here Sunday "Another bad Sunday" is predicted by Weather Forecaster Moore. A Rocky mountain storm bringing sleet, rain or snow and probably all three, is scheduled to spend Sunday in Richmond. According to Moore this is a prelude to a cold wave which will arrive about Monday. The mercury will drop below freezing but no severe cold weather Is predicted. The cold wave will last twenty-four to thirty-six hours. GRAIN EXPERT DEAO CHICAGO, Feb. 16 Edward M. Higgins, grain expert with an international reputation, died at his home here last night of heart disease. He was 38 years old and a son of one of Chicago's first packers. While president of the Armour Grain company he was credited with a prominent part io smashing the so-called Leiter Wheat Corner in 1898. socialists, who thus formed the third strongest party in the council, demanded the second vice-presidency as their quota of the presiding officers but the non-socialist aldermen, to whom the radical socialists are anathema, united with the regular socialists to give this office to one of the six moderate socialist democrats, whereupon, the radical socialists refused to participate in the organization of the council. Leipzig is one of the strongholds of the radical socialists, their principal newspaper organ, the Leipzig Volks Zeitung, being published there. The radicals have been badly off so far as press is concerned, the Vorwaerts and other important socialist organs hav

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Convalescents and glad of it. are spreading their exuberant Joy throughout Base Hospital No. 6, somewhere in France. One man has a guitar and he is strumming a melody of the south on it while his comrades sit around and smoke or join in the tune.

SHIPYARD STRIKERS APPEAL TO WILSON FOR INTERVENTION

NEW YORK, Feb. 16. An appeal, direct to President Wilson to intervene In the strike of shipyard workers engaged on government contracts will be made today by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, it was announced by officials of the organization here this morning. Approximately 50 per cent of the shipyard workers in the New York district are on strike today, according to claims made by the brotherhood officials, including T. M. Guerin, members of the executive committee. The government has rejected a proposition by the carpenters' brotherhood that the ship workers be allowed to place a representative on the labor adjustment board of the emergency fleet corporation to settle the present wage controversy, it was announced by Mr. Guerin. The ship workers wanted to appoint such a representative with the right to vote and with powers equal to those held by government repre6 6 D tS. ti VC S Contrary to the claims of the brotherhood leaders information reaching shipping board officials here at noon indicated that fewer than 1,100 ship yard workers were on strike today in the New York district. WILSON READY TO ACT WASHINGTON. Feb. 16 President Wilson Is preparing to take some action to end the strike in Atlantic ship yards, which threaten to tie up a large part of the ship building industry of the east. The president had given the situation his personal attention since yesterday. A direct appeal to WARSAW IS AROUSED AGAINST GERMANS LONDON, Feb. 16. There is much feeling against the central pawers in Warsaw, the capitol of Russian Poland, and great excitement prevails, according to an Exchange Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen. The workmen are said to be planning demonstrations. The streets are being patrolled by soldiers and policemen. Much feeling has been aroused in Russian Poland over the Ukrainian peace terms.by which the province of Cholm, formerly contained in Poland, was ceded to the Ukraine. A Stuttgart newspaper, according to a Zurich despatch Thursday, declared it was reported in Berlin that the Polish ministry at Warsaw had resigned in protest against the peace terms. A despatch from Amsterdam Friday reported a Berlin newspaper as saying that the Polish members of the Austrian parliament were embittered against Austria because of the peace arrangements. In addition to losing Cholm, Poland was to be stripped of Lodz and Dombrovitza and access to the sea was refused the Poles. Growing in ing been retained by the regular partyorganization. Editors of the radical school have been discharged wholesale from these party organizations. Dr. Michaelis Responsible. The government of Dr. Michaelis was largely responsible for the boom of the radical socialist organization. The charges against Haase, Dittmann and Vogtherr of the radical socialist group of the reichstag of inspiring and abetting the alleged mutiny in the navy last summer, launched In the reichstag in the autumn by Chancellor Michaelis in an effort to save his administration did not complete the discredit of the radical group as expected. They really helped the radicals among the non-socialist parties

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Watching carefully over them all Is the motherly little woman who Is serving as a nurse in the war for democracy. They are cheerful in the hope that they will soon be on the firing line and their smokes, songs and the motherly care of their nurse are adding to their cherfulness. the president to intervene was made trxiav bv officers of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, approxi-! mately 50 per cent of whose members in the New YorK district are oui today demanding immediate assurances of high wages and closed shop conditions. Richmond is Supporting Forty French Children, Made Orphans by War . Richmond is supporting forty French children, ' made orphaJTs" by "the war, according to Prof. Arthur Charles of Earlham college. This number of children has been adopted by various clubs, churches and other organizations of Richmond. The Sunday school of the East Main Street Friends church has adopted eight children. Individual classes are supporting the orphans. The organizations give a daily amount of money for the support of the children. 5. B. Gaines, Prominent Mason, Gets U. 5. Job S. Burton Gaines, foreman at the National Automatic Tool company who applied for service in Washington some time ago as an expert mechanic, received a telegram Thursday ordering him to report for work In the ordnance department as an expert gauger. Gaines is a prominent Mason. He was recently made Master Mason of Webb Lodge, is High Priest in King Solomon chapter and Illustrious Master in Wayno Council. Mr. and Mrs. Gaines leave Saturday night for Washington. Cambridge City Will Observe Week of Song CAMBRIDGE CITY. Feb. 16 The city schools here will observe the national week of song with a Community Sing at Community hall next Thursday evening. Miss Flossie Heff, music supervisor, will have charge of the sing. Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock In Community hall, the children of the grades will give a patriotic program. The public is invited to both entertainments. KRUPPS CUT DOWN DIVIDENDS COPENHAGEN, Jan. 20. (By Mail.) The Krupp has reduced its annual dividend and is paying only ten percent. Last year it paid twelve percent. The annual report of the company says that the increasing demands of the army have necessitated the spending of a large share of the profits on new plants. Germany and the public at large since it was known that the government had earlier informed the party leader in the Reichstag that there were no grounds for a prosecution. The transparent attempt of Michaelis to rally support In the Reichstag on a jingo issue resulted in the downfall of Michaelis and in securing for the radical socialists. the standing of a serious political party, which their methods had earlier shaken. They are opposed to all votes of credit for the war and for an immediate stoppage of fighting, and have' unlike the regular socialists, persisted in the original socialist attitude of opposition to the monarchial system.

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ADDRESS RY QUAKER HERE IS DENOUNCED RY CITIZENS J. Henry Scattergood, Prom inent Philadelphia Quaker, Furthers Kaiser's Interests in Speech at High School. DEFENSE BODY ACTS Pro-German utterances were made Friday night by J. H. Scattergood of Philadelphia, in a speech that lauded young "Friends engaged in reconstruction work and was strangely silent about the young Americans who are braving shot and shell in tho front line trenches. The Richmond city school board and citizens who heard Scattergood are indignant over the address which is believed to have increased the fervor of German propaganda here. Scattergood's assertion that the reconstruction unit of the Friends church needed husky young men who bad conscientious scruples against fighting but did not want weaklings, provoked bitter condemnation. Citizens assert that if it were not for the brave young American fighto J. HENRY SCATTERGOOD ers, the strong Quakers, far from the firing line, would not be able to carry on their work of "love and mercy." The school board issued the follow, ing statement: "The city school board disapproves of the Scattergood speech. It permitted Scattergood to speak in the high, school auditorium after the Richmond man who had charge of the arrangements assured board members that Scattergood would speak on Red Cross and reconstruction work. Ha emphasized particularly that Scattergood would speak on the work of tha Red Cross. "The board believes the speech left a bad taste. People of this city are working hard to eradicate pro-Germanism. The tendency of Scattergood's speech encourages pro-Germanism. He lauds the big husky boys fn. the reconstruction work, but overlooks the brave boys fighting in th trenches to keep the Germans from getting to the Quakers in the reconstruction units. If the Kaiser had been present last night, he would have been pleased with the speech." Scattergood is one of the most prominent business men in Philadelphia. He Is equally active in civic and philanthropic interests, being chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Philadelphia Y. M. C. A., a member of the Board of Managers of Haverford College, the Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men, and Christiansburg Institute. Defense Council Takes Action. ''The Wayne County Council of Defense will not tolerate speeches such, as Scattergood made," said Dr. E. R. Ohurchell. president of the Wayne County Council of Defense. "We don't want that kind of propaganda spread in Richmond and will do everything in our power to stop it." Dr. Churchell informed the State Council of Defense late Saturday that Scattergood's speech was unpatriotio and was not received favorably here. He asked the state council to prevent Scattergood from speaking elsewhere in Indiana. A member of the County Jfense Council said Scattergood's speech did inestimable damage to the cause of patriotism in Wayne county. American Soldiers Rest After Duty in Trenches PARIS. Feb. 16. The first contingent of American soldiers on leave after duty In trenches fn the American sector is to arrive late this afternoon at one of the new rest camps, which have been prepared for the American troops in the mountains of Savoy la southeastern France. The men will have ample and comfortable accommodations. " ' Entertainment will be provided by professional actors and theatrical managers including E. H. Southern, Winthrop Ames and Miss Loie Fuller, who will meet the soldiers today at Air Les Bains. Others contingents will follow. The next is due on Wednesday of next week. BOUQUETS OF VEGETABLES BERNE. Jan. 20. fBy Mail). Gigantic bouquets of real vegetables are now to be seen In the florist'6 windows in Vienna. r "These unwieldy, but effective, bouquets," says Die Zeit "find not only daring purchasers, but also grateful recipients."

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