Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 89, 23 February 1918 — Page 1

PA1XAJDIUM VOL. XLIII.. NO. 89 RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. 23, 1918 SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

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CUMPULSORY CONSERVATION IS NECESSARY, SAYS REPORT

Bill Would Permit President to Limit the Amount of Any Product Shipped into Any District. SITUATION IS CRITICAL WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Compulsory food conservation Is necessary in the opinion of members of the house agriculture committee which today submitted its report on the bill giving the president powc to regulate public

eating houses and the distribution and manufacture of foodstuffs. The bill does not directly affect householders. The report recalls that the president has no power to enforce economy in consumption under the existing food law and that the success of conservation plans depends entirely upon the voluntary co-operation of the people. The appeals to save food have met with gratifying results, the report says, "but there is a small percent of people who either wilfully or for lack of understanding fails to respond to the call made for patriotic duty." "The food situation as it affects us and our allies," the report continues, "Is becoming so critically serious as to warrant the committee in the belief that the necessity is upon us of adopting compulsory methods of conservation In certain veil defined directions. It would be foolish for us to shut our eyes to the facts. It would be cowardly in us to fail to attack the problem of waste in foodstuffs in the vigorous manner. Distribute Faually "The bill is designed to meet a situation which is closely allied to conservation. If we ship to Europe all of our exnortable surplus of certain foods, there is never goinii to be more than just enough of such foods available for consumption in the United States. In order to prevent local shortages. It is necessary that this normal supply be distributed with absolute equality throughout the country, and such distribution is further essential in order to enable the best possible use of our surplus products. From time to time (here may be temporary shortages in certain foods. In such a case the president should have power to control the distribution in such a way that the shortage is spread out as ' evenly as possible." In discussing public eating house control it is charged in the report that the consumption, particularly in "highpriced restaurants and hotels" per capita is nearly double of normal. "The bill authorizes regulations to eliminate unnecessary use of essential foodstuffs by manufacturers of food products." said the report. "It would be possible to effect a great saving in

food products by requiring higher mill- J ing of the mixture of ingredients of bread which cannot be so readily shipped abroad." Although It does not authorize a rationing system for consumers, in the language of the report, "it would permit the president 1o limit the amount of any given product which may be shipped into a particular district or delivered to a particular distributor. The president can in effect, ration the distributors so that a threatened shortage can be spread out as evenly as possible throughout the entire country." Albert Oler, Real Estate Dealer Here, is Dead Albert Oler, 68 j:ars old, widelyknown real estate dealer of Richmond, South Ninth street. Oler was born in 1849 on a farm near Williamsburg, where he lived prior to coming to Richmond. For several terms he held the office of county commissioner and for the last, 'few years he has been in the real esf tate business. The surviving members of the family are his widow, and two sons, C. E. Oler and Fred Ol.-r. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at his home. He was a member of Friend church at Williamsburg. Burial will be at Williamsburg. Friends may call at any time. STREET CAR MEN STRIKE HALIFAX. Feb. 23. Motormen and conductors employed by the Nova Scotia tramway company went out on a strike here today. Not a car was taken out of the barns this morning. THE WEATHER For Indiana by , United States Weather BureauFair and warmer tonight and Sunday. Today's Temperature Noon 45 Yesterday Maximum 31 Minimum 21 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Mostly fair tonight and Sunday. Warmer. General Conditions The cold wave has now passed away. Temperatures have arisen from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. Summer weather prevails over Colorado and spring weather in the Dukotas, Nebraska and Kansas, but was considerably below zero the first of the week. Seventy degree above at Denver and 60 in South Dakota. Wcathar is generally fair east cf the Rockies.

Business at Light Plant is Checked When Dillon Forgets Safe Combination Business at the municipal light com

pany office was somewhat handicapped for tho last few days, because James Dillon, superintendent of the plant, having evolved a rpecial combination for the safe, forgot the combination. The locksmith was a busy man and could not attend to the matter at once. In the meantime speculation was rife as to whether it would be necessary to use dynamite or some other explosive In "cracking" the safe. The locksmith saved the safe, however, by working the combination, instead of using the more drastic methods. MILITIA COMPANY MAY DRILL IN OPEN Captain Myron Malsby announced Saturday that if the weather is favorable members of Company K, I. S. M., will meet and drill on North A street between Tenth and Eleventh streets Monday night. If the weather is bad the drill will be held at the Coliseum. men will be measured for uniforms if the blanks are received Monday morning as expected. Ten Men Dragged from Their Homes and Forced to Kneel and Kiss Flag ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 23. Trouble bordering on a riot was started at Nokomis, 111., last night when a mob of "loyalists" visited homes of German sympathizers to enforce pledges of loyalty. . Ten men were dragged from their homes and forced to kneel and kiss the American flag. A general fight began when a wealthy German farmer was seized. He was accused of having made disloyal remarks. He was taken to the postofflce and forc?d to kiss the flag. After being released he started to return home, but as he departed made some slurring remarks about the men in the crowd. Thi3 angered the mob and a free-for-all fight followed. In the melee several friends of the farmer were badly beaten. The farmer was chased to his home, taken back to the postofflce and made to kiss the flag a second time. This time he departed without making any uncomplimentary remarks. While one section of the mob was chastising the alleged pro-German the i other section made a round-up of German homes and forced every known German sympathizer to kneel and kiss the flag. The mob old its work in one part of the town vbile. the pUier section staged a farewell party for drafted men soon to go to camp. $1 ,500 Received for War Stamps in Day Although Friday was a holiday at the Richmond postoffice $1,500 for war and thrift stamps was received by Finance Clerk Otto Sprong. "The. stamps were sold by district postoffices with the exception of thirty dollar?," said Sprong. "People are surely waking up and becoming interested in the Thrift Stamp drive," said Postmaster Beck. Fined for Striking Railroad Engineer George T. Brady, a Pennsylvania yard conductor was arrested Saturday on a charge of assault and battery and was fined $5 and costs in the police court It was charged that Brady struck Marvin Bish, a Pennsylvania engineer on the hand with a lantern, cutting his hand severely. The trouble occurred over a misunderstanding about switching some cars. He pleaded guilty.

German Aliens Given Five Days to Get Identification Cards

Richmond and Wayne county Germans, who are registered as alien enemies of the United States, will be given five days in which to get their identification cards Chief of Police Gormon announced Saturday. More than 170 Germans of Richmond and Wayne county are registered as alien enemies,' as they failed to become naturalized American citizens. When they were registered they were almost unanimous in condemning the German system. Some of the men registered already Strikers in AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30 (By Mail) Details of the German authorities ruthless supression of an attempt at a general strike in all the munition factories of Germany last August, the particulars of which were not allowed out of Germany at the time, are published in the Journal of the German metal workers. In Brunswick, which is the only district particularized in the guarded story published by the Journal, martial law was immediately put in force and both male and female strikers were sentenced to imprisonment. "It will be a long time before labor in Brunswick recovers from the wounds received.' says the officially inspired writer of this article. His account of tho strike Is in part as follows: "The great 'international strike has come to an end in Brunswick, and the

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GERMAN-AMERICAN ALLIANCE ACCUSED OF REING PAN-GERMAN

WASHINGTON, Feb, 23. Hearings were begun today in the senate judiciary committee pn they'll! by Senator King of Uteh,'to'Tevf,r-the charter of the German-Amelcan Alliance. Those supporting the 'bill were heard first. Representatives of the alliance were ready to testify and declared they would denounce the charge that the organization was disloyal. Gustavus Ohlinger, a Toledo, Ohio, lawyer, who said he had studied the organization closely spoke for Senator King's bill. He denounced the German-American Alliance as an unpatriotic organization, the object of which was to establish the doctrine of pan-Germanism on the United States as had been done in Austria. The entrance of the United States into the war put a stop to activities of the organization in this country, "Ohlinger said. By-laws of the organization, belie its real purpose, he contended, and a I consistent campaign had been con ducted everywhere in the United States to teach German in the public schools. An article appearing in the official organ of the alliance in which the teaching of German was urged, was referred to. Ohlinger said that at the time the article was written Joseph Keller of Indianapolis, Ind., was editor of the organ and was president of the Indianapolis school board. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 23 Joseph Keller mentioned in connection with have gotten their cards. The remainder are given until Thursday bo get their cards from Chief GormonT According to Chief Gormon the Germans who failed to register within the time allowed probably will be interned for the remainder of the war. No orders have been received by the police department regarding the action to be taken against these men, however. It is estimated that there are more than 100 Germans in Richmond who failed to register although they were required to by law.

German War Plants Sent to Jail by

labor movement is richer by a very grievious experience. Brought About by Few. "The strike was brought about by a few agitators and had been in preparation for a long time. It broke out, in spite of official warnings, in the Brunswick metal factories as in other factories throughout Germany. "The authorities in Brunswick, indeed, knew more about the threatened strike than the leaders of the local trade unions who faced with the accomplished fact, were unable to take counter measures to protect the working people from the worst effects of their action. "The most unscrupulous methods were used to persuade the workers to take part in the strike. Rumors were put out to the effect that the strike was for the purpose of putting an end to the control of food exercised by

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the hearing before the senate judiciary committee on the bill to revoke the charter of the German-American alliance retired as a member of the Indianapolis school board the first of dent of the board. Since his retirethis year. He formerly was presiment the board ordered that the teaching of German in the grade schools cease. Agitation seeking such action never was acted on by the board until after Keller's term expired. BEGIN WORK QN SUB KILLER PLANT DETROIT, Mich.. Feb. 23 Announcement was made today by the Ford Motor company that work was started yesterday at River Rouge, a suburb, on a ship building plant that is to turn out submarine killers. The buildings which are to cover acres will probably be completed in May. It is understood that the plant will employ between 10,000 and 15,000 men. The boat can be launched in a canal at the plant and be taken to the Atlantic ocean via the Detroit river and Great Lakes. M'ADOO RESTRICTS NEW RAIL OFFICERS WASHINGTON. Feb. 23 A general order restricting the creation of new official positions by railroads or the raising of officer's salaries was issued today by Director General McAdoo. Director General McAdoo today also directed railroad presidents to furnish him detailed information on the salaries of officers and employes, rentals, and other expenses of offices maintained by most roads in New York. It is understood this information may be used as a base for determining to what extent overhead expenses involved in financial management may be curtailed under government control. the authorities, also that it was to exert pressure" on the employers to grant demands which had been put forward by. the local metal workers union. It was also declared that not only In Germany, but throughout the world, in London, Paris and Petrograd, work was to come to a standstill in order to bring about peace. 5,000 on First Day. "Of course there were sensible workers in Brunswick who were nor. prepared to lay down tools except on the order of the trade union. Thus it came about that many large establishments were affected to a slight extent only. The number of persons out on strike in Brunswick the first day was 5,000 which was increased the next two days by female workers from the jam and spinning factories. "On the breaking out of the strike, the minister of the interior summoned

Bay Garden Seed Early is Murphy's Advice Persons who expect to make gardens this year must purchase seed early. Gardner Murphy, in charge of the Commercial club War garden work, said there is a scarcity of garden seed and orders should be placed early. "If you have your last year's outline of work as published in the Palladium you may order your seeds according to those outlines," said MurPhy. After March 1, Murphy will have an office in the Commercial club. The office will be opened from 4 until 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

FRANCIS TO LEAVE WASHINGTON, Feb 23. Ambassador Francis advised the state department of the intention of the diplomatic corps in Petrograd to leave the city with the Bolsheviki government if the Germans menaced the city. The American ambassador gave no details as to the plans of the diplomatic corps but added that the Soviet government was planning to make a defense of the city if necessary. LIFTS RESTRICTIONS LANSING. Mich., Feb. 23. W. K. Prudden, state fuel administrator today removed all but? one of the fuel and lighting restrictions which have been in effect for several weeks.

Starts "Monkey Fund" to Buy More Pets For the Kiddies

Life for the "kids" has not been the same at Glen Miller park since Tom and Carrie, Mike and Jim, the monkeys that had been pets at the park for all the children, were -burned to death. To the grown-ups, the death of the monkeys meant just a "couple more monkeys gone," but to the children, who had found happiness and diversion in watching the funny little creatures at the park, it was a real tragedy when their pets went to the animal jungle heaven. It does not matter a great deal when grown-ups are disappointed and un haDDV. because thev are used to it. The war has emphasized the big things, and to a great extent is exeluding the little things that used to make people happy. Some of them would call monkeys for the "kiddies" little things, but they are not, because nothing is a little thing than can make hundreds of children happy. .Tnlin Pinnirk rltv hHlriina: insnfv t. the heads of the workmen's committees in order to bring about a settlement. They presented a series of demands, including fair distributions of food, introduction of the eight-hour day, suspension of martial law, grant of right of free assembly, introduction of equal direct voting, peace without annexations or indemnities, permission to establish a labor journal, and non-punishment of participants in the strike. "The minister would not discuss the demands. He stated that work must be resumed the next morning, Friday, or the matter would be referred to the military command. He added that the working people would suffer heavily if, against wiser counsel, they persisted in the strike. Entreaties In Vain. "When the delegates reported the result of their interview to the strik

Friend Told Him He Was Divorced from First Wife; Now He Has Two Benjamin Steele, colored, relied too much on the word of a friend, and as a result, found himself with two wires, according to the suit Hied in circuit court by wife No. 2, Amanda Steele, to have the marriage annulled. The complaint states that Steele was told by a friend tnat he had been divorced by his first wife, but he never took the trouble to make sure of the matter before he married the second Mrs. Steele, December 28, 1916. The plaintiff says she left her husband January 9 of the following year, when she learned that he had another wife living. Steele is at present working at Youngstown, Ohio. He claims to have no knowledge of the whereabouts of his first wife.

SELECT DELEGATES TO "DRY" MEETING At the prohibition rally Friday afternoon the following were chosen as delegates, to the state prohibition convention in April: W. B. Hogan, Miss Bertha Hogan, Rev. Wells, Rev. J. F. Propst and Mrs. Hodgins of Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Worth and Martin Davis of Fountain City; B. F. Hanson, Carl Root and James H. Pierce of Hagerstown; John Brooks, of Greensfork and Orlando Marshall, and Ray C. Ballard, of Economy. Charles Porter Will Handle Mail in France Charles Porter, 403 South Twelfth, street, widely known railway mail clerk, has been selected for postal service in France. He leaves Saturday evening for Washington where he will receive instructions as to when he will go to France. For many years Porter has resided in Richmond. He was selected because of his efficiency. OLIVER LAFUZE TO BE CANDIDATE Olive flAfuze, a prominent Union county farmer, has announced that he will be a candidate for a second term as joint representative from Union and Wayne counties, subject to the Republican primary. Mr. Lafuze serv ed last year in the office. Mrs. E. M. Hahn of New Paris is Dead NEW PARIS, O, Feb. 23. The death of Mrs. E. M. Hahn, 79 years old, followed an illness of six years. She died at the home of her son, Charles Winkle, North Washington street Mrs. Hahn was the widow of two Civil war veterans. Her first husband. Samuel Winkle, died a number of years ago, and after his death she married Joseph Hahn. Mrs. Hahn had spent all her life in New Paris, excepting for six years during which she lived In Richmond. For the past five years she had been totally blind. Surviving is one son. Charles Winkle, who is employed with the Nicholson company. The funeral will be conducted Monday afternoon from the residence on Washington street, by Rev. D. S. Ewry. Friends may call any time Sunday. or, thinks so anyway. He says the children ought to have their monkeys. It will soon be spring, and the children will be thronging the parks, and there will not be any pets to play with. So Pinnick is getting busy and when the children come trooping out to Glen Miller park again, there will be monkeys there, maybe not just the same as Tom and Carrie and the rest, but anyway monkeys. Banks and business houses are being solicited by Pinnick to add their bit to his "monkey fud." Monkeys are one article whose value has not rispn sinrp thf n-ar cn it won't ni e very much to give this pleasure for j the children. It is not necessary to I infringe on your thrift stamp or Red j Cross contribution to help pay for a j money, Mr. Pinnick points out. Just j give up a few cigars more or a movie j or some other non-essential for a day ,0r two, and give the proceeds of your I cortnftr-o tr i ha "IrMc " Wholesale ers, it was hardly to be expected in view of the existing excitement that a vote to resume work would be passed. All entreaties were in vain, the strike was to be continued. A few hours after this fateful decision had been taken, the orders of the military authorities were posted up In the streets. These required that work should be resumed on Friday morning, in default of which Btrict conditions of martial law would be introduced. "The Instigators of the 'general strike' were the first to return to work, while the mass of the strikers gathered at their meeting place. where, however, the authorities would allow no assembly to take place. In the course of the day, the strikers gathered before various factories where exciting scenes took place. Meanwhile, a special military court Continued On Page Eleven.

GERMAN SHELL CAUSES DEATH OF THREE OF OUR SOLDIERS

Raiders Are Dispersed by American Fire, While Rain Temporarily Halts Intense ' Aerial Activity on U. S. Sector. FOUR ARE WOUNDED BERLIN, Feb. 23 In their new invasion of Russian territory the German forces have reached Walk in Livonia, 90 miles northeast of Riga, it was announced today by the German general staff. In Volhynia, the Teuton armies marching from Lutsk have reached the town of Dubno. By Associated Pressl Except for artillery duels, there has been no fighting activity on the weetern front. On the American section the bombardment by the big guns continues. German raiders were dispersed by American fire, while rain has put a temporary halt to the intense aerial activity, A trench mortar shell has cansed the death of three Americans and the wounding of four others. British airmen have accounted for nine more enemy airplanes, bringing the total for the past six days to nearly 100. There has been no let np in the intensive bombing of German airdromes and other targets. Capture of Jericho by the British gives the Palestine army a continuous front from the Mediterranean to the river Jordan. General Allenby is now in a position to cut the railroad running south from Damascus as well as to join forces with the Arabs marching northward on the eastern side of the Dead Sea. Peace negotiations with the Russians will not be resumed Immediately by the Germans and guerilla warfare probably will be instituted by the Bolsheviki to impede the German advance, which apparently is not moving as swiftly as in the first days of the week. The Germans, however, are meeting with little resistance on the Ions line, and Austrian and Ukrainian troops are approaching Kerr. It is announced semi-officially from Berlin that Dr. von Koehlmann, the foreign secretary, has gone to Bucharest to discuss peace with a Rumanian emissary and therefore resumption of negotiations will the Bolshevik! will have to be postponed. Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister is reported to have left Petrograd for Dvinsk to seek an early conference with the Germans. Bolsheviki resistance seemingly depends on whether the Germans will accept readily the capitulation of the government. It is apparent, however, that the Germans, with the Rumanian negotiations as an excuse, are going to push their campaign in the Baltic provinces before answering the Russians. In the region east and north of Dvinsk, and along the gulf of Finland, the Germans have advanced farther than in the south, where east of Minsk they are nearing the line of the Beresina. in crossing which in; 1812 Napoleon suffered a serious den feat while retreating from Moscow. RAIL CHIEF DENIES CHARGES OF HOOVER WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. Dtreetor General McAdoo's assurance that so t far as transportation Is concerned. ! there Is no danger of suffering from a food shortage in the eastern part of the country" was supplemented toj day by figures made public by the railroad administration showing the steady reduction of freight congestion. According to railroad administration reports about 96.000 cars more than under normal conditions were on the rails of eastern Bnes, as compared with 170,000 on January 1, about, the time the government assumed con-, trol'of the roads. East bound loaded cars wre reported as 41,736 more than normal, and 30,000 of these were held at seaports j awaiting trans-shipment to Europe. West bound empties were 5,105 above normal. West bound loaded cars 31,904 above normal, and west bound empties 17, 863 more than normal. Director McAdoo's statement that the railroad administration would be able to rope with the situation, mads public yesterday, was prompted by the warning given Thursday night by Food Administrator Hoover that a food shortage threatened the east unless grain movements increased materially. In a letter to the food administrator, Mr. McAdoo announced that if the food administration would give information as to the location of the stocks of supplies, the railroads will move them promptly. Although declaring their desire to avoid controversy with the food administration, the officials of the railroad directorate did not conceal their belief that Mr. Hoover's statement was not borne out by the facts. ' French Merchantmen Evade German Subs PARIS. Feb. 23 No French merchantmen and no fishing vessels were sunk by German submarines or mines during the week ending Feb. 18. Three merchantmen successfully escaped submarine attacks. Steamers entering French ports . totalled 61S, and departing 876.