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VOL.-XT.nU NO. 10a-nr..d.t AMERICANS PENETRATE HUN LINES 300 YARDS Number of Germans Killed in Hand to Hand Fighting Following Raid All Americans Return. LASTED 15 fBy Associated Prs) American troops again have raided successfully German positions. This ttme, the raid was made on the sector northwest of Toul, where the Americans hold ft long line. Also, they made the effort alone and penetrated the German front lines for 300 yards without help from their French brothers-in-arms. After an artillery bombardment of 45 minutes and behind a barrage the American raldera went Into the enemv lines and brought back much material and Information. Most of the Germans apparently expecting the raid, had retired to the rear lines. There were some hand to hand fights, however, with Germans who had been left in the dugouts and a number of these were killed and wounded. The Americans returned without the loss of a man. having spent fifteen minutes within the enemy lines. Is "Hlflhly Successful." The raid was highly successful as the enemy withdrew many men from the front line when the bombardment Indicated that a raid might follow. The raiders reported that American gun-fire had created destruction m the German positions and had torn paps in the enemy barbed wire entanglements. The German batteries came into action, but accomplished nothing toward disturbing the progress of the raid. The Americans entered the enemy trenches behind one side of a "box" barrage, which moved forward in front of them. They found numerous Germans hiding in the dugouts. Tn the hand to hand fighting which followed, a number of the enemy were killed and wounded r.no left in the trenches. Penetrate 300 Yard. Going far beyond their objective, the raiders penetrated the German line 300'ysrds. A few fights developed on the way hut the Germans were driven off. The Americans failed to find most of the Germans who had been withdrawn hurriedly from the front line, although they searched for them. In the hand to hand fighting, the Americans used their automatic pistols and rifles. During the raid the American machine guns placed a bar rage in the enemy back areas in order to present a counterattack. All Americans Return The Americans fought so fast and did their work so quickly that the medical men who accompanied them had little to do. Every American who left the front line returned. On their way bac, the Americans encountered a German listening post which fired at them. In less time than it takes to tell It. the Germans in the post were silenced. The Americans reached their own lines without on German shell having fallen anywhere near them, for it was nil over so quickly the German batContlnued On Page Ten. THE WEATHER For Indiana by the United States Wet!itr Bur'a'i Cloudy tonight ; somewhat ci lior In north and centra! portions. Wednesday colder and generally fair. Today's Temperature :onn Yesterday Mnxiir.r.rri Minimum ."1 ; :i c-. Wjn. Ccunti bv W. E. Moore rartly cloudy- Colder tonight and Wednesday. General Conditions The recent! storm K-ported to be moving south- j ward Is now moving toward the lakes r,iid ti i cross there tonight. It is p:.n.i:is -omcwhat cloudy weather umh of the fortieth parallel aud Kncnii tvvws over the north and north vrf It wi-1 be followed, by low terniwnttires probaMy reach'nti freezing voliit nd jtcrhniiR below ,'n;Kl:r.e durins he :i?t hours. Fti-ong sriuth-N'-sf win do -s lit become variable. An-j 'hrr orm of conId"rab?.' sire is,' -nvii Info the United Ptrttes from Mm Ta'lO coatt attendel by genera; rnlns went rf the ftockle?.

Keller Admits That German-American Alliance

WASHINGTON, March 12. Joseph Keller, of Indianapolis, vice president i f the German-American Alliance, did not prove a productive witness when h w;s examined by the Senate committee that Is inquiring into the activities of that organization. He admittori thAt the Alliance has conducted a campaign to uphold the wets in In-j diana. Ohio and other stales, nut ms testimony in regard to German pro;a?anda work Involved no admissions. He was subjected to a close crossr xtm!natlon by Senators King. Sterling and Wolcott. In the most sweeping terrrr'i.e denied that as a member of tl. school beard of Indianapolis 1m had anything to do with selecting ;!:e trxt rook in the Indianapolis ilix.'l3. He said that in Indiana the

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iot Chewing Gum is One Desire of Americans in France Writes Dalbey One of the desires of soldiers abroad ta chewing gum, writes Herbert Dalbey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter L. Dalbey. oung Dalbey, who enlisted last May, is in the field artillery and has been in action. He is enjoying his service and he writes that the weather during Januarv and February was fine and very little of the time was below freezing. Hint at U. S. Control of Express Companies WASHINGTON. March 12. Govern ment control probably will be extend ed shortly to the leading express com panies. It was officially Intimated today at the railroad administration. The companies that would be affected are the Adams, American, Wells, Fargo, Great Northern, Northern, Canadian and Western. Most express companies' earnings last, year were far below the record of the year before and some, notably the Adams, recorded an actual deficit In the latter month. Government operation and compensation on the base of the average earnings for the last three years is sought by most companies. Since the government took over the railroads, representatives of the companies have conferred repeatedly with railroad administration oftclals urging that the government take over their interests. Some decision will probably be reached within ten days. GERMAN MINISTER FLEES ARGENTINE BUENOS AYRES. Argentina, March 12 It is reported here today that Count von Luxburg, the former German minister, has fled Argentine territory, escaping to Chile. Count von Luxburg's escape was suspected when reports came from a town in the Andes that the former minister, the former naval attache, and a large group of other Germans passed there last night on the international train for Chile. Inquiry of the police here showed that Count von Luxburg had been missing for several days from the house where he was supposed to have been under strict surveillance. RIVER VICTIM'S BODY IDENTIFIED The body found in Whitewater river south of Richmond Monday evening was identified Tuesday by John Car man, of Chester, as being his son. Charles, 50 years old, missing for a month. The elder Carman called at the Jordan. McMar.us, Hunt and Walterman morgue with his son, Albert Carman, of Chester, and they identified the body by the peculiar shapes of it3 hands. The body was found by Albert Wuenker, a farmer, floating in the river near Larsh's Mill. Sheriff Carr, Deputy Wadman. Coroner Morrow, Assistant Police Chief McNalty and Patrol Driver Davis brought the body to Richmond in the police patrol. Carman disappeared about four weeks ago on the first pleasant day after a long siege of severely cold weather. The river was rising rapidly that day and it was believed he was carried away when he tried to ford it on foot. He was described as "absent-minded" by his family. He was born at Brookville and has lived near Chester for the List forty years. He is survived by his father, John Carman; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Heniilns, Richmond, and Mrs. Ida Pickett, Chester; three half brothers, William, of California, Albert, of Chester, and Ed., cf near Arba. Cuba Gets $15,000,000 Credit horn America V AfaHl.Mf I March 12. Anothe , v - r - : . 1 any oecame l'"'' r' "71 "r " ."iT lA r a credit or jio,ui ,wv .u.. ; government to assist It m the ar. preparations At the same time oreai Drnui t I f $200.OO0,Oio Both loans were made at the new interest rate of 5 percent . D IlL t P i ncthan i. vf nlte tO te Candidate for Trustee ath5:i p White extra deDutv s her-1 iff has announced that he will be candidate for the republican nomination as township trustee. text books are chosen by the State Board of Education, which meets every five years for that purpose. Senator King desired an explanation as to why, in one of the text books in use in the Indianapolis schools, one whole page Is devoted exclusively to sounding the praises of the Kaiser, and not one word said rbout Washington, Lincoln or other American statesmen. "I have never seen the book," Keller declared. "As long as I was a member of the board the qrestlon of text books never came up," he said. I know that those who rved with me on the board will testify that I never engaged tn prorntanda work of any kind. The word "prcpasandsk" Is dlstnsteful to me, and

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RICHMOND, Women Reclaim Fields Under Fire French Farmerette. Close to the firing line, where danger from the big German guns is ever present, women of France are busy cultivating the fields that theiy country may have a plentiful supply of food. No work Is too dangerous for them. This woman is cutting vines among the barbed wire entanglements a few days from a battery position. 32 AMERICANS ARE KILLED IN ACTION, REPORT WASHINGTON, March 12. Figures In a second casualty list reported today by General Pershing, added to a report previously made, showed a total of thirty-two United States solwSSded enghT IghUy woiirded: five dead of wounds; four teen dead of disease, and five of other j causes. . Three previously reported as missing are designated as being prisoners. This was the large3V total of deaths so far reportedKilled in Action. The latest list which supplements a roster previously published and which shov-s twenty-eight sJled in action, is as follows: Killed in Action Private George Adkins, Private Michael Ahearn; Private Oscar Amnion, Private Thom-"

as G. Bragg. Private Patrick Britt, j ajdresse with the necessary title. Private Joe D. Brakefield, Private Ar- j EUC, as private, sergeant or lieutenthur Christfully, Private Frank F. aDt. Cockrell. Lieutenant John H. David; j The postoffice department aLo rePrivate William Drait, Private Philip j quept that the name of the nnlt or orFinn. Private Kdwin F. Fitch, Corpor- j eaniza'ion be riven. Senders are

al Ralph R. Flora, Private John J. Harpel, Private Arthur V. Hegney, Private George F. Hovey, Private Edward J. Kearney, Private James B. Kennedy, Private Peter Laffay. Private Fred McGill. Private Frank A. Meagher. Private William Moylan. Private James K. Mulvehill. Private William M. Sage, Private Walter Sanders. Private George S. Sandford, Private Robert Snyder. Corporal Ed ward V. Sullivan. Deaths Due to Accidents Deaths Due to Accidents Corporal Magill Jones, rrivate Frederick E. Peiper, Private Unliank. Died of Wounds Hugh I. HuuL Burgett, Private James C. Flowers, Private John K Hor-on, Private Clar - ence V. Legal, Privata Abe Honeymon, Phil Hower. Severely Wounded -Private Herman B. Gentry. Slif htly Wounded Private John K. Benton, Corporal Frederick Carter, Lieutenant Ralph M. Davenport, Lieutenant Stephen C. Markoe, Private Gust E. Olson, Private John Oben- , shaw. Corporal Charles Starace. i . . . , . I i I i ne rouowmg previous! rr iHnii missing are now reported prisoners: Private John W. Hill, Private Hugh Lew1af Private Frederick W. Galley .iu . w v-r-.

More Irlentn bhort Vrnueihis widow. Mrs. L. B. Randall. Funer -

Commander Bell, of the rndTua.w recruiting district,' was "in Richmond Tnesdav in the interests of a campaign for 50,000 men for the navy to be inaugurated soon. He announced that men under the selective service class one may enlist for the period of th? war in the sea forces. I never had the slightest Idea of enraging in German propaganda In my school vork." Another text book contained German propaganda. Senator King said, to the extent of reciting that "Germany is surrounded on all sides by enemies," and therefore, needs a large standing army. Mr. Keller declared he knew of no such reference in any of the school books. As a member of the school board he had nothing to do with the selection of the text books, he said. "Did you know," Senator Wolcott asked, "that George Siebel, now the editor of the Bulletin, the alllanee'B official publication, is also editor of a German language paper in Pittsburg, in which he wrote July 4. 1917, that

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"FREE RUSSIA" IS DEMAND OF U. S. UPON GERMANS President Wilson Expresses Sympathy of U. S. for Russia, in Message to Soviets. WASHINGTON, March 12 President Wilson, in a message to the Con gress of Soviets, made public today, assures the people of Russia that the United States "will avail itself of every opportunity to secure for Russia once more complete sovereignty and independence in her own affairs and full restoration to her great role in the life of Europe and the modern world." The message was sent to the American consul at Moscow for delivery' to the congress, which convenes today to pass judgment on the German peace terms accepted by the Bolshevik!. Although the ITnited States recognizes, no government in Russia, the Soviets congress made up of soldiers' and workmen's delegates, speaks for a considerable part of the Russian people. The President's message of sympathy is taken to Indicate the purpose i of the United States to disregard the I hard terms the central powers have 1 forced on the Russians, and demand a far different accounting when victory ! shall have been achieved by the allies. ! Text of Message. The President's message fellows: "May I not take advantage of the meeting of the congress of the Soviets to express the sincere sympathy which the people of the United States feel for the Russian people at this moment when the German power has been thrust in to interrupt and turn back j the whole struggle for freedom and J substitute the wishes of Germany for the purpose of the people of Russia. "Although the government of the United States is unhappily not now In a position to render the direct and effective aid it would wish to render, I beg to assure the people of Russia, through the congress, that it will avail itcalf n9 a c r rTrrrt unit v tn secure

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ereignty ana naepenaence , ur u. f wi a n tii i i Mcrnro r wvn in i : r rJH i c-.r. anrt tho mru.' ern world I tI? whole heart of the people of ; lltort -ntbecome the masters of their. ! own life. tit v A ' i i Warning Given Against - Penciling Letters to Service Men in France

WASHINGTON, March 12. Postmasters have been requested to notify senders of maO to soldier?, sailor" and ToHno of th American expedition- Richmond Is to be made too hot for

ary forces that care should be taken to write the given name in full, preceding or following the name of the warned to refrain from using lead pencils in addressing mail and to make certain that the envelopes used are made of substantial material. ..... British A If Sanad TOn

Captures TWO Han Planes', men, physically able, who refuse I expresses a hope or wish for the failr !t0 ensase in gainful work, who spend j ure or defeat of the Lnited States in

HrS a,;dr;n .- i I'D VFtTIIltfL, an 111 Ultra in iui bm-uw near Ghent. P.elen:m. is told in a ih in - tel. es;ram from tb Dutch-Belgian tier. The British airmen, being fn heavy j their opponents. The German saw - there was no chance of escape. Rath - ' erthan fleht to inevitable death, the two German pilots hang ont the whi ite I flags and meekly flew away to tne : British lines, surrounded by a 0f British planes. ; : f mro R RsmtlnTI Sock Mm ' M, . ! 4 J eOTS ltfl, UieS . ; I , 1s R Randan 41 vears old. form - i .-..jriont ,,f Riphmnnri. died Monday morning at his home at Elwood, Ind. Randall was adopted when a child and reared by Mr. and Mrs. Will Don - - j v. w j l - .r. ..a Ktl aoTTrr-K -win b conducted at Eli wood after waicn tne oooy win be brought to Richmond for burial HUNS LOSE FOUR PLANES PARIS, March 12. The German? lost four airplane in last night's attack on Paris. Nine squadrons took part fn the raid. the American constitution should be burned in effigy?" 1 did not," replied Keller. "Hughes was defeated becanse of hisj association with the saber-rattling: Roosevelt." 1 Thus R. Ulrich, President of the A1-! legheny County branch of the National German American Alliance, reported to his fellow members. This was part of the testimony given today as to political activity by alliance members. E. Lowry Humes, attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, testified in the night hours before the subcommittee which has in charge the King bill to dissolve the alliance on the grounds of disloyalty. It was developed also that after the United States severed relations with

One Burleson Daughter Is Sister WASHINGTON. March 12. The i daughters of Postmaster General Albert S. Burleson, are setting a pace for other patriotic joung American , ; Ti i-in a-ich tn strvp tnpir counany other patriotic young nf the two ! iiv uuiuih "-. v mi . - i f sters is already in service as a voe-1 woman and th other is studying to fit herself for a post with Uncle Same. a Woman in the navy but she j WAR LOAFERS AIMED AT , "ar loalers." "war liars" and persons guilty of making disloyal, utterances Ordinances covering the activities of these three classes and providing penalties for violations are to be introduced at the next meeting of city council " s.h' nHi,i,r have been nassed in other cities of Indiana and the ta.te council of defense has guaran - teeH the leeaJitv of them. Six Months Penalty. tv,o -nraf lnpfpr" ordinance will apply to men between the ages of H and 60 and provides penalty cf a fine of $100 and a six months jail or worki . -war inafeM- will ! the davlight hours idly and wnose

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learains a, ,ot dee.ed sufficient tojThe pen is $200 fine and i nnrchntp fnoii for them. 1 montns in jail.

j - .. . .v. war liars are persons wno. m me: r, . Tni-iSS-iinr-TP d thP rrotiOSed orcinancs: I -ch.n in th nw!-.n.-e of one or more persons spean. niter. nw it tnmi j known methods of verbal eommnnicaj tion ny mis-statement or faisenood j concerning the success or defeat ji the L niteo. states army or an wno snail, or cne iurrgmus ; circulated falsehoods and ramors u. i the movements of troops or ships and 1 vessels of the said United States ir i shall circulate hy any of the said i methods anv untruthful or malicious ' story or rumor concerning tne healtn ot the soldiers or sailors of the said . . . . , . : 1. . 1 1 v . . ; .-1 l niieu states, or du su.m v." jiu 1 methods circulate or assist m sprc-aa-I ing false, malicious and untruthful ; stone or rumors concerning tne saie t of articles corsigned to the American 1 Red Cross society as gifts to soldiers ! : t .k.a aall hv anv rf thp ; foregoing methods as&ist in spreading; i false, untruthful and malicious propa i ir.inrta of the enemv or enemies of the

! United States shall be deemed guiltv j Vv ASHINU 1X1N. March 12. Major jo' being a -war Ha'-" and upon convict- General John Brddle, who recently ion shall b fined in anv sum not to j was relieved by Major General Pey- : exceed $50 to which mav be added im-lton C. March, as acting chief of staff, !prionment not to exceed six months."; is to command all American troops in I To Define Disloyalty. (England, it is understood. Army ! The diloya!tv ordinance is framed j orders today showed the assignment ! for the purpose of defining disloyalty of two officers as aides on his staff.

Aided "Wets" in Indiana and Ohio

Germany Ulrich asked for contributions tn this country toward the support of German prisoners tn Siberia. "Inferior," Said Hexamer Humes explained to newspaper men that the quotation referred to was in the Post office Department file and was being used in a proceeding to determine whether Siebel's paper 6hould be barred from the mails. During his testimony the District Attorney told of the statement made in his office by Dr. C. J. Hexamer. in which the alliance's former head as.a t,at tho American form of Goviri iru i" 1 ' - - . f err ment was much inferior to a con-j stitutional rorm 01 moiiarcuj. "The National German-American Alliance." Humes sairt. snouia De amendable to some such law as the

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in War Is Studying to Get In. Miss Sidney Burleson (left) and Miss Lucy Burleson. is prouder of her ability to help a bit in the big struggle for Democracy, ... RliripSOn s work is of a clerical receive sailing or ders at any time as all yoemen may , - - l ing duty on land Miss S-dne - Burleson the jounger be ready for a government posiUon. AND LIARS IN ORDINANCES and disloyal utterances. The proposed ordinance is comprehensive and cov ers all phases of enemy work. A "disloyal utterance" is defined as follows: "any word or words that are in contempt of the Lnited btates in time of war; that belittle or hold to scorn the President of the United States, the army or navy thereof, or i the organizations or societies that are : aiding m the work of equipping, sup- ! plying funds, munitions, food or comton to tne army or navy or ui ldiwi : States or anprovai or tne aa verse acts or words of the enemies or the United States; or expresses a hope or wish for the success of the enemy ! or enemies of the United States, or tne war ran wraauv vr urr E 1 A T. llJ ,. !-- n. i- -j "" ( i proiiUE-T-u urumantes ai c ruicj -s--iiv measures and must be construed in ." j mentioned in the statutes. ' Cnrnnrnl Crns Want tn . . Win Promotion in France CVirporal J. F. Cross, who Is fn thti Signal Corps In France, is anxious to get ahead in the army. In a letter written to his mother, Mrs. Alice Culbertson. 1119 Sheridan street. Richmond, he tells of going to a military school. "I am going to do my best to learn something of benefit to myself and the cause in which 1 am giving all I can," he writes. Biddle May Command V. 5. Forces in England WASHINGTON", March 12. Major corrupt practices act. It is from vountary organizations whose contrtbutionr eannot be scrutinized that corruption arises. They cannot now be inspected as are the political organizations. But they can mask corruption."' Gets Records of Grand Jury. Mr. Humes came into possession of the records of the alliance organizations in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, through a grand jury investigation of the activities of German organisations opposing prohibition. The Allegheny organization adopted a resolution in 1315 urging a special session ef the eongress to pass a lw prohibiting the shipment of munitions to the allies, Mr. Humes ?aid. and after the United States entered

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95,000 n TO BE CALLED NEXT MONTH; PIANJ3IVEN Movement To Start March 29 and Continue Five Days Rest to Be Summoned in Small Groups. INDIANA QUOTA 2,977 WASHINGTON. March 12 A movement of 95,000 drafted men to begin on March 29 and continue for five days was ordered today by Provost Marshal General Crowder. The order calls troops from every state lu the union with the exception of Iowa and I Minnesota. It includes men remaining from the first drart ana tnose name to call In the second. Indiana men affected by the order number 2,377 and Ohio men number 6,955. Just how many men of the second draft are effected by the order was co stated at General Crowder's office. It is understood that the movement virtually will complete the first draft and that it Is part of the announced plan to call registrants In small groups as fast as they can be accommodated. 800.000 to be Considered For purposes of computation SOO.OOrt men will be considered as composing the second draft although no such number will be called to the colors at any one time. Men in deferred classifications, the provost marshal general announced, would be called in small numbers as well as men in class 1 for the purpose of utilizing special technical qualifications or sending them to schools to acquire such qualifications. The provost marshal general makes the definite statement, howver, that there will be no sudden withdrawal of great numbers of men from industries and agriculture during the coming summer, but that they will be drawn in relatively small groups spread throughout the year. To g ve the exact number, he says, would be to give the enemy military information. It has been stated previously that supplies and equipment for the men of the second draft would become available in April and action on the desired legislation is expected before that time, the trst calls are expected soon afterward. The war department Is prepared :o supply clothing and other equipment immediately for all the men to be called out. Acting Quartermaster Gen oml Hnethals is nnw nrpRKlne viarri. j ously the deliveries of winter clothing to build up the reserves necessary for next winter. The original issue to men mobiMzd in April would be winter clothing, but shourtly thereafter they would be transferred into khaki. Ample stores of summer outfits for the entire army are on hand. Huge stocks are avail- , able both here tnd abroad. An iuustration of the progress mad' kth clothing tores lies in the fact that every man sent abroad is equipped with a complete new outfit before he boards the transport. WAYNE COUNTY'S SHARE WILL BE TWO PERCENT OF TOTAL Based on population Wayne county's share of the new quota of 2.977 for Indiana will be about 60. The county's population represents about ! two percent of the state's. The Richmond board probably will be called upon to provide five-sev-enths of the county quota and the Cambridge City board two-sevenths. RUSSIANS PREPARE TO LEAVE MOSCOW WASHINGTON. March 12. The RuFfcian revolutionary government is prepared to move from Moscow to some point farther east If the German armies continue to advance Into Russia. A message to the state department today from American consul Summers at Moscow dated March 8, said the government was expected there next day and that arrangements would be made to go to some other city rf it became necessary. A cablegram from Ambassador Francis at Vologda which said nothing of any intention to move the American embassy's staff farther east apparently disposed of reports that the ambassador was preparing to leave there. the war the organization's executive committee advocated reopening of mail communication with Germany under a censorship. The district attorney testified further that the records of the organization showed it had collected $16,000 for German war relief before the United States entered the war and sent it to the German and Austrian embassies. It was brought out at the hearing last Saturday that a great part of more than $800,000 collected in this country by the National Alliance was turned over by Count con Bernstorff, forn er German ambassador, to Dr. Bernard Dernberg, who was head of the German propaganda system in this country for some time.

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