Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 95, 2 March 1918 — Page 1

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GERMAN DEAD STREW GROUND AFTER ATTACK ON AMERICANS Many American Soldiers Die in First Encounter with "Shock Troops" which They Outfight.

BOTH TAKE PRISONERS American soldiers on the firing line in France have met the famous German "shock troops" for the first time and have outfought them. In two sectors northwest of Toul and along the Chemtn-Des Dames, the Germans failed in attempts to penetrate the positions held by the Americans. The fight northwest of Toul resulted in a desperate hand to hand struggle. The Germans reached the American line, only to be driven back with heavy losses. ' The dead were found in the American trenches and many enemy bodies were scattered over No-Man's Land. An American captain, a West Point graduate of 1917, was killed in a gallant exploit. When the Germans reached the American position, he led a party out in front of the wire entanglements and attacked the elemy from the rear as they retreated. On the other sector, the Germans were driven back, but not until after Ihey had captured ten American prisoners. In both attacks, the enemy left prisoners in American hands. Storm Of Shells. A driving wet snow was falling when the Germans opened fire on the American salient with every weapon at their command. Seventy-sevens, heavy shells and gas shells fell in a perfect whirlwind on the American trenches for half an hour. At the same time other enemy shells in great numbers were dropping on the American battery positions. The Germans, evidently thinking that the Americans in this section, having had one taste of gas a few days ago, would fear it now, let loose great quantities of poisonous gas, but the men put on their masks and only a few were affected by it. So intense was the fire that the woods back of the salient were shot to pieces. Barrage Fire Lifts. At 6 o'clock the barrage fire lifted on the trenches to the right of the salient and Germans, numbering 240, came sweeping forward apparently intending to n.ake a big haul, and jumped into what was left of the trenches, but there, instead of the easy time anticipated they found the Americans all ready for battle. 1 Fierce hand to hand fighting began. 1 One American captain rallied men with rifles and machine guns and went through the American wire entanglements into No Man's Land and there waited for the enemy, whom he expected to be driven out by his comrades in the trenches. He was right, for soon groups of the enemy started back through the wire entanglements. The Americans poured a deadly fire, but unfortunately the captain was killed during the fight He is the first member of the 1917 class at West Point to be killed. From the prisoners the American officers have secured much valuable information. One said: Bemoans His Luck. "I did not have a chance to do anything before an American jumped on to me and grabbed me by the throat." The Germans had been preparing for the raid for three weeks and belonged to the Seventy-eighth Reserve Division of Hanover. The prisoners bad Russian coins in their possession and came into the trenches opposite Just before the Americans took over this sector. The Americans lost many killed and wounded, including officers. The Americans displayed the greatest personal courage, bravery and energy throughout the engagement and outfought the surprised enemy from the instapt the attack started. The French in Champagne have been hotly engaged with the Germans. After bein repulsed in attacks southwest of the Butte Du Mesnil the enemy attacked again and obtained a footing in part of the position from which be was driven by the French more than two weeks ago and which he had been trying to regain since. The artillery battl on the Champagne front has been of great intensity. Negotiations Proceed. No decision has yet been reached as to Japanese intervention in Siberia. Negotiations between the allied governments are proceeding. According Continued On Page Two. THE WEATHER For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Sunday. Little change In temperature. Today' Temperature Noon 45 Yesterday Maximum 41 Minimum 26 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Some cloudiness but mostly fair tonight and Sunday. Mild temperature. General Conditions The weather is now generally fair over the great central valleys and temperatures are rising generally over most of the United States as the low barometric pressure area increases In size over Canada. The temperature is very low, however, in Alaska, 34 below at Ganana. There is no cold weather In sight for this district

Kaiser's Number Was Only 13 Marvin W odd Be Sure to Get His Photo George C. Marvin, 407 North Eighth street, was born on Friday the thirteenth, he was examined for the selective army on the thirteenth of the month, his service order number is 1313 and he is 26 or twice 13 years old. Saturday he applied - to ' the army board for a place as photographer in the national army. "Would you be willing to take Order No. 13 and fly over the Germans lines as an aerial photographer?" inquired Chairman Carr. "I'd be willing to fly over and drop bombs on the Kaiser and I'd feel safe if my order was No. 13." he replied. Marvin's home is in Rochester, N. Y., and as that is where the photoghaphy school is located he will be in camp near bis home. He is a musician at the Murray theatre. He was one of two photographers obtained by the Richmond board to help fill Indiana's quota of 50 from the national army registrants. The other is Martin J. Wickemeyer, 300 South Third street. ,

MAJOR JOHNSON PROMOTED AGAIN Major Fred Bates Johnson, formerly of Richmond, has received another promotion. He has been transferred from duty as assistant judge advocate of the Thirty-eighth division at Camp Shelby to the judge advocate-general's office in Washington. Major Johnson went to Camp Shelby last fall as captain of C company, One Hundred and Fifty-first Infantry. He was soon after transferred to the Judge advocate-general's department. It is believed his transfer was made to give him training in legal work for overseas service. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Johnson, 1707 East Main street, and is a former newspaper man. Planned to Steal Two Million Dollars CHICAGO. March 2. Plans for a raid on the treasurer's office in- the city hall, in expectation of obtaining $2,000,000 believed to be stored there, were revealed today by confession, the police say, of Henry Emerson. According to the police Emerson, who is held in connection with the re-J cent robbery or an Illinois central railroad station said the band fixed a date following the collection of licenses and werQ to hold up every person in the office at the point of revolvers, force an elevator man to take them to the basement and then flee to the street, where automobiles were to be in waiting to rush them away with their loot. The plan failed because more guards were about the city hall on the day fixed than had been expected. The police had the information that "something was to happen at the city hall" and resulted In extra guards on the day fixed tor the hold. up. Richard Harding Davis Left Estate of $50,375 NEW YORK, March 2 Richard Harding Davis, novelist and war correspondent left an estate worth only $50,375, according to the report just filed by the executors. When Davis died at his country home at Mount Kisco, it was reported that he had left nearly $150,000. Public Invited to Art Gallery Sunday Richmond persons interested in art are invited to visit the Public Art gallery Sunday afternoon and see the exhibit by Indiana artists. This is the first Sunday the gallery has been opened since the exhibit was hung. The annual meeting of the Art association Is Wednesday evenine at the gallery. Persons who did not vote for the prize picture last week may cast their vote at this time. Man is Convicted for Kissing Wife by Force NEWARK. N. J.. March 2. John McDonald of Montclair was convicted today of assault and battery for kissing his wife by force. "No husband has the legal right to kiss his wife by force," Prosecutor Mott told the jury which tried McDonald on the charge. "That act I assure is pure assault and battery In the eyes of the law." McDonald it was alleged forcibly obtained the kiss after his wife had refused to "make up." The jury convicted him in 15 minutes. Judgment was deferred. Library to Be Open at Regular Hours Monday The Morrisson-Reeves library announced Saturday that it would be open at the regular hours beginning next Monday morning. The coal supply has been augmented to such an extent that the library can again be thrown open to the public, the librarian announced. William Eikenberry Announces Candidacy William E. Eikenberry has announced his candidacy for county clerk subject to the Republican primary. Eikenberry is well known in Richmond. THREE TRAINMEN INJURED ATHENS, . Ohio, March 2. Three Chillicothe trainmen were injured, none fatally, and 12 freight cars and an engine were demolished early today in a wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio main line, four miles east of Athens. The line will be blocked for nearly 20 hours.

SUIT TO TEST DRY LAW NOT PLANNED HERE

President of Minck Brewery Says Such Action Not Con sidered. v An action to test the state prohibition law in the Wayne county courts is not being considered by the Minck Brewing company, L. E. Iliff, presi dent of-he company, said Saturday. -Attorneys who are connected with the brewing interests stated that they knew nothing about a contemplated test suit in Wayne county. There has been a report current, since the announcement that an appeal would not be taken to the supremo court by the prosecuting attorney in Vanderburg county, that a suit would be filed here to obtain an Injunction against the enforcement of the state dry law. See Blanket Injunction. Attorneys stated Saturday that a possible solution of the dry law problem raised by the Vanderburg county decision would be a blanket injunction Issued by the state supreme court to hold the law in abeyance until the case could be brought to the state court for a decision. In this case a supreme court judge could request the other members of the court to issue an injunction that would prevent officials over the state from enforcing the law until a final decision could be rendered. ' It has also been suggested that county officials here could refuse, to enforce the law on the grounds that it was passed in the face of a supreme court decision and that a court in good standing, following this decision of the supreme court, rendered in 1855, had declared the law unconstitutional and void. Might Mandamus 'Em. If the law becomes effective before a decision is rendered, it was stated, a mandamus proceedings might be instigated to compel the commissioners of the county to issue liquor licenses. In the event of the filing of the suit here a temporary restraining order might be obtained to prevent officials from putting the law into effect until a decision was obtained from the court. The entire question revolves about the question of taking, an appeal in the case to the supreme court from Vanderburg county. Workers in both, dry and wet contingents declare that every effort will be made to force an appeal to the supreme court, in order that a state-wide decision may be obtained. . , Richmond's Death Rate Sixth Lowest in State Richmond's death rate was sixth lowest in Indiana in February. The monthly report of the state board of health shows the rate for Indiana to be 14 to a thousand and the rate for Richmond to be 15.5 a thousand. The birth rate was 20 to a thousand. The total number of deaths was 3,502 and births 5,071. Most deaths, 298, were caused by tuberculosis. Twenty-two persons died of scarlet fever, there being 694 cases. There were three deathe in 1,003 cases of smallpox and eight deaths in 820 cases of measles. Death rates of some of the principal cities were: Indianapolis, 18.5; Evansville, 18.3; Ft. Wayne, 12.3; Terre Haute, 16; South Bend, 15.1; Gary, 22; East Chicago, 20.3; Hammond. 14;'Muncie, 18.5; Richmond, 15.5; Anderson, 19.1; Elkhart, 18.5; Michigan City, 8; Lafayette, 23.2; Kokomo, 15.4; Logansport. 18.8; New Albany, 16.9, and Marion, 16.3. DEATH CLAIMS ZUTTERMEISTER Charles F. Zuttermeister, 63 years old, widely known business man, died Friday night at his home, 208 South Ninth street For a number of years Zuttermeister operated moving vans, having his office on South Sixth street between A and Main streets. He is survived by his widow, three sons, George A. Zuttermeister and Henry Zuttermeister, both of Richmond, and Lewis Zuttermeister, of Riverside, Cal., and one sister. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Order of the Red Men. Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home by Rev. F. A. Dressel. Friends may call at any time. Bill Provides for Prohibition in Hawaii WASHINGTON. March 2. A favorable report to the senate was ordered by the committee today on the bill providing prohibition in Hawaii, during the war, with a referendum vote within two years after peace is declared to determine whether or not It shall be permanent. Germans Moving Toward Chief Feeding Place LONDON, March 2. German forces are moving on the town of Bologolie, on the Musco-Petrograd railroad, which is the chief place for the feeding of the people of Petrograd, says a dispatch from Petrograd under date of Friday, March 1, received in a dispatch from London. The Germans prpbably intend, the message adds, to cut off supplies from Petrograd, and compel the capital to capitulate by famine.

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Above Japanese infantry in action firing from trenches (left) and storming an earthworks. Below Japanese cruiser Idzumo, a typical sea fighter. Whenever the word is given in Japan that the hour has struck for the island orientals to take their full part in the world war the Japs will be found fit and anxious to make their start at full speed. No delays for preparation, armament, munitioning will be necessary. Japan's war strength army numbers a million and a naif and there are more than 8,000,000 unorganized po tential soldiers in Nippon. Negotiations with the allies are on to determine what course Japan is to pursue and whether or not her army DENY ALLEGED U. S. FRAUDS CHICAGO, March 2.Henry H. Lippert and his son Ralph H,L!ppert, who were arrested last nikht on charges of conspiring to defraud the government in the furnishing of army supplies, and with whose case has been linked the name of Brig.-Gen. Thomas Cruse, United States army, were admitted to bail in bonds of $10,000 each today. Arraignment was set for March 12 and while awaiting arrival of sureties the elder Lippert discussed the discharges. "The wrong construction has been placed on my relation with the Gen. Cruse, and the quartermaster's department," he said. "I have known of Gen. Cruse for fourteen years and have always found him an upright gentleman and a real soldier." "I have handled contracts for army supplies in the neighborhood of $1,000,000 but I obtained them on the base of the lowest competitive bid. Furthermore, Gen. Cruse had retired from the army when he became my agent, and he obtained the consent of the judge advocate general to become our Washington agent. He did nothing in our interests and had no opportunity to do anything until after he had returned from the quartermaster's department. I will prove at the proper time that ou relations have been entirely honorable." Frank S. Scheibler, 74 Years Old, Dies Frank S. Scheibler, for fifty years a resident of Richmond, died Saturday morning at his home on South Fifth street. He was 74 years old. For the last twenty-five years he had been' conducting a butcher shop at 605 Main street. He was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic church. Surviving are his widow, Elizabeth, two daughters, Mrs. Amelia Weishaupt and Mrs. Clara Elstro, and one sou, Frank Scheibler, who has been associated with his father in business. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. "Hell Roaring Jake" Old Outlaw Fighter is Dead , WASHINGTON March 2 The death of Brig. Gen. Jacob H. Smith, retired, at San Diego, yesterday brought to army officers today recollection of the picturesque career of the old fighter, who became celebrated in the Philippine campaigns as "Hell Roaring Jake." Gen. Smith waged a campaign to clear Samara of guerrillas that eventually brought him before a court martial and drew the denunciation of ma,ny civilians who were offended at the severity of his measures. But he cleared out the nest of outlaws who had kept the providence in a continual state of insurrection arid received the hearty approval of fellow officers who knew the problem. " NEW REVENUE RULING WASHINGTON, March 2. Business men paying salaries of employees who entered the army or navy or serve the Government at nominal pay, may deduct the amount in figuring income on excess profit taxes, the Internal Revenue Bureau ruled today.

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is to be augmented by American troops. Military operations must be under taken in Siberia to guard vast stores Gets Eighteen Years for Planning Issue of Spurious Money NEW YORK, March 2 Antonio Puglisi, notorious "black hand" leader and head of the bund of counterfeiters which planned to print and circulate a million dollars of spurious ten dollar federal reserve bank notes was today sentenced in the Federal court to 18 years' imprisonment in the penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. The severe sentence was imposed by Judge Manton after he had learned from the district attorney Ruglisi's record and details of the counterfeiting conspiracy. The court was informed that Puglisi in Providence, R. I., inveigled Giovanni Infantino, a jeweler, into the counterfeiting plot, blackmailed him into financing the enterprise and wound up the extortion by forcing him into bankruptcy. After his arrest Puglisi wrote olackhand letters to Infantino, threatening to kill the jeweler and his wife and children if he gave the government any information regarding the counterfeiting. Infantino and four other members of the gang were sentenced to lesser terms. All had pleaded guilty. MILITIAMEN WILL DRILL IN OPEN Richmond militiamen will meet and drill in the open Monday night if weather conditions are favorable Captain Malsby of the company announced Saturday. The company will meet and drill on North A street between Tenth and Eleventh street at 7:30 o'clock Monday night. The regular monthly business meeting will be held at the close of the drill period. In the event of unfavorable weather the drill will be held in the Coliseum. PRICE OF IGE IS ADVANCED HERE Richmond ice dealers announced Saturday that the price of ice is to be advanced, and will range from 22 cents a hundred pounds for consumers using a ton or more, to 50 cents a hundred pounds for family trade. The high. cost of production, fuel and horse feed is the cause for the increase in price, which was necessary to insure a profit, the dealers stated Saturday. The ice men have been selling ice at the same price for the last twenty-five years, they claim, while everything else has risen in price during that time. Pupils of School Ten Sell $500 War Stamps Pupils of Public School No. Ten, located at the northwest edge of Richmond, have sold more than $500 worth of Thrift Stamps. The school is a First Class Agency for stamp sales. There are about 120 pupils in the school, representing part of District Eleven's constituency placed in School No. Ten while a new building It being completed in District Eleven.

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of supplies at Vladivostok and along the trans-Siberian railroad. The Japs seem the logical forces to make the move. CENTER MAKES STATE RECORD Center township not only has reached its Thrift Stamp goal ahead of any other township in Wayne county, and probably it has made a State if not a National record in its achievement. The per capita quota for Indiana Is $20. Center township not only has reached this but has exceeded it, the sales in that township up to yesterday being $64,003.00 a per capita of $26.50. O. K. Dunbar, Center township chairman, is credited with the organization plan which brought about this result He gave his entire time for many days pushing the organization and he had the most enthusiastic co-operation from citizens of all classes. The affair developed into a "get together" contest and home pride, for which historic Centerville is noted, quickly brought the campaign to a successful finish. Mr. Dunbar is to speak at a meeting here next Thursday night at which the Wayne township Thrift Stamp workers will attend. Center township's record shows that the Centerville bank agency sold $8,270.25; the Christian church agency, $13,385.00; the Friends church agency, $6,000.00; the Methodist church agency, $9,870.00 and the remainder of the sales were made through the business house agencies, the lodges, the schools and the postoffice. The interest that the Center township churches displayed in the campaign is being pointed to by the county organization as an example of what the Richmond churches might do If the congregations made a special effort to see that every member was a purchaser of stamps. Regular Army Needs 100,000 Men at Once One hundred thousand men are needed at once by the regular army, announced Army Recruiter Wright Saturday. Men between the ages of 18 and 21, 31 and 40 and all those who become 21 since June 6, 1917, are eligible to enlistment. Every branch of the army service is now open, infantry, cavalry, coast artillery and field artillery, medical department, aviation section, signal corps, engineers and quartermaster corps. Men who are skilled In special trades are wanted for both the aviation section and the engineers. Continue Investigation of German Alliance WASHINGTON, March 2. Hearings on the resolution of Senator King of Utah providing for the revoking of the charter of the national GermanAmerican alliance on grounds that it is an unpatriotic organization, were resumed today before the senate subjudiciary committee. The witnesses summoned today included E. Lowry Humes of Pittsburgh, federal district attorney, former Representative Bartholdt of St. Louis, and S. G. N. Bosse, of Wilmington, Del., president and Aloph Timm, of Philadelphia, secre tary of the organization. Mr. Humes took part in a federal inquiry into the alleged political activity, of brewers in Pennsylvania, which government agents say develop ed testimony to show that the alliance was used as an agent for the liquor interests.

GRAND JURY INDICTS TWO PHYSICIANS FOR FRAUDS

Drs. Mendenhall and Huffman Charged With Collecting Illegal Fees Health Department Scored for Conditions. DR. SMELSER RAPPED Indictments charging fraud were returned Saturday by a grand Jury against Drs. E. H. Mendenhall and W. G. Huffman, former city physicians, la the smallpox fee cases. The indictments charge the two physicians with fraudulently assessing the city with fees for attending smallpox and diphtheria cases, during the recent epidemic, which extended over the last three months of 1917. Dr. Mendenhall is accused of charging the city for visits made to patients whom he was bound to serve through their connection with the Moose lodge, of which he was lodge physician. The Indictment charges that Dr. Mendenhall made a "large number of trips" to such patients, for which he assessed the city at the rate of $3 a trip for smallpox and $1.50 for diphtheria. His bill, which was paid by the board of works at the behest of the health department was $350.50. . Charged for 67 Too Many. Dr. Huffman is accused of having charged the city with 67 more calls on smallpox patients than he made, at the rate of $3 a call. His statement to the city, which was for $518, included pay for 161 visits at $3 a visit. The indictment says he made only 94 of these calls. The remainder of his bill was for vaccinations at 50 cents each. Neither physician was in the court room when the report of the grand jury was read shortly before noon. The grand jury's report scores the former city health department and Dr. S G. Smelser. health officer, for "gross misconduct in the manner in which he expended the city's money." The report says further, "but although Dr. Smelser was very lax in his methods, the jury cannot find that he was criminal in the same." Raps Works Board. It also criticizes the former board of works, which went out of office the first of the year, in this paragraph: "The jury can not conceive how doctor bills out of all proportion to the services rendered, and this so apparent by a glance at the bills themselves, could have been approved by the board of health and allowed by the board of works." Glaring defects in the administration of the city pest house are also laid bare in the grand jury's report. "It seems almost a crime to subject fel low beings to such surroundings," it reads. Dr. Huffman some time ago admitted his guilt and refunded the city $249 In overcharges. Dr. Mendenhall intends to conduct a defense. It is understood. The penalty if conviction results will be for two to fourteen years Imprisonment. Prosecutor Strayer was assisted in the investigation by Attorney W. W. Rellr, who had been retained by the state board of accounts. The text of the jury's report follows: Report of Grand Jury. To the Honorable Judge of the Wayne Circuit Court: We, the Grand Jury for the JanuaryTerm, 1918, of the Wayne Circuit Court, submit this our partial report. Said Grand Jury convened, and after being duly sworn was instructed by the court on the 18th day of February, 1918, and has continued in session for nine days, during which time we interrogated a total of one hundred thirty-four (134) witneses as follows: February 18th five, February 19th nineteen, February 20th fourteen, February 21st fifteen, February 22nd sixteen, February 23rd fourteen, February 25th seventeen, February 26th nineteen, February 27th fifteen. Our investigation thus far has resulted in the return of five Indictments, one for embezzlement and four for willful misconduct of public officials In office. Practically all of our time was spent in enquiring into the management of the Health Depart ment of the City of Richmond during, the last three months of the year 1917, which was the period of the small pox and diphtheria epidemics ln the city of Richmond. Two Against Each. We have returned two indictments each against Doctors Edwin H. Mendenhall and William G. Huffman, dty physicians of the City of Richmond, during the epidemic; the two Indictments against Dr. Mendenhall being for his fraudulent conduct in charging the City of Richmond for many trips to sick people, when he was being paid for such services by the Moose Lodge of the City of Richmond, and the indictments against Dr. Huffman being for his fraudulent conduct in submitting to the city claims for trips to sick people.which he never made. Dr. Solomon G. Smelser, the city health officer, was guilty of gross misconduct in the manner in which ho expended the city's money and approved the bills submitted by his city physicians,' and other expenses of the health department. But although Dr., Smelser was very lax in his methods, the jury can not find that he was criminal in the same.. .-.'.. Although it is the purpose of the health laws to prevent the spread of disease, and to protect the publio health, this proper purpose in no wise justifies needless and extravagant expenditure of public funds. The Jury (Continued On Page Two. .