Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 104, 13 March 1918 — Page 1

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TWO KILLED, TWO INJURED IN ACCIDENT AT EATON, 0. Pennsylvania Freight Train Strikes Automobile, Killing One Instantly Second Dies in Hospital Here.

ALL ZANESVILLE MEN Two men were fatally injured and two more were seriously injured when a Pennsylvania passenger train struck im automobile west of Eaton on the National Road Wednesday morning. Tho dead: Forrest Carney, 38 years old. Frank Fletcher, 40 years old. The Injured are Ellsworth Rand, 37 years old, and Thomas Newton, 40. All four men were from Zanesville, O. Carney was dead when taken from the wrecked automobile. Fletcher died after reaching Reid Memorial hospital, whence they were brought on the train which hit the car. The injured men are still at Reid Memorial and are expected to recover. The accident occurred because the side curtains on the automobile were tip because of the rainstorm, obstructed the view of the approaching train. It occurred near the first interurban trestle across the railroad track. The men were touring from ZanesvilJe to Chicago. More Chicago Voters Register for "Wet" Fight CHICAGO, March 13. The total registration of voters in Chicago today la 808,942, or 467 more than were registered for the last presidential election. Of this total, 126,628 were added at the supplemental registration yesterday. The heavy registration is attributed to the possibility of the "wet" and "dry" question being placed on the ballot at the aldermanic election April 2. The matter is now before the election commissioners and a decision is expected soon. Men comprine 504,580 of the total registration, and women 304,362. NEW CALL MAY PASS CITY UP Richmond may not be required to furnish any men for the new call of 2,977 men for Indiana made by the war department Tuesday. Chairman Carr of the army board said Wednesday that Richmond had exceeded its first quota of 254 by 13, through voluntary inductions. This call is for seventeen percent of the first quota. Inasmuch as the Richmond board has sent all this first, quota and 13 nrore, Carr believes the hoard will get credit. If the men are forced to go at this time the board will be required to furnish 44 men. The hoard has taken the matter up Major Baltzell, state selective service officer. Many Indiana local boards have failed to send the last 35 percent on their first quotas. Noval Patton. who registered with t he Richmond board, was inducted voluntarily into the coast artillery at Knslish, Ind., Tuesday. 100 Draft Evaders are Inducted Into Service PITTSBURGH. Pa., March 13. Onei

hundred men, arrested several days that a mistake made from four to ago by Pittsburgh police in a round-up i eight years back has mixed the street of alleged draft evaders, were today I fund with some other fund in the taken to Camy Lee, Va., where they I treasurer's office, and the accountwill be inducted Into military service. ! ants will attempt to unravel the mysThe greater number of the morejtery. The mlx-up in funds is due only than 600 men arrested in the round-up : to a mistake in accounting, and at-

had been released today having Ailed , ut draft questionnaires or having fur-j nished satisfactory proof that they had returned their questionnaires. t Th notl Kfvrw in fnmr. Too those who in filling out their questionnaires yesterday waived all rights to exemption or deferred classification. THE WEATHER For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Rain tonight, probably followed by clearing early Thursday morning. Somewhat colder on Thursday. Today's Temperature Nuon 56 Yesterday Maximum 63 Minimum 49 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Heavy showers and probably thunder storms tonight. Thursday partly cloudy and cooler. Light winds becoming brisk, strong and variable. General Conditions The western storm crossed the Lakes Tuesday afternoon while another one. central over Oklahoma, developed rapidly and Is causing rain over the Mississippi valley south of the fortieth parallel. Two other storms will cover the far west. Severs cold weather continues over the province of Sask. It is 22 below zero at Battleford, 75 in the ghado at Kansas City. Snow is 32 Inchea deep on the level at Marquette, Mich., the depth ranges from 6 to near 20 inches Jn parts of Wisconsin and Michigan.

Entire Family, Father - Mother and Son, are in Active War Service

An entire family, father, mother and son, formerly residents, are now in active war service and all will be in France before midsummer. The Rev. Roy L. Brown, a native of Richmond, and at one time a printer employed on Richmond newspapers, has for some years been prominent in the evangelistic field. His home now is at Bellefontaine, O. Several months ago he relinquished his engagements in the field and now is stationed at the army cantonment, Shreveport, La. He will go to France shortly to carry on religious work among the American troops in the Y. M. C. A. organization. Mrs. Brown is in Red Cross work and is to go abroad as an attache of the Red Cross field forces in France. Leighton Brown, the son, is in training in an army cantonment and his regiment is to be sent across within a few weeks. NEW MONROE DOCTRINE SEEN LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 13. Twenty one republics of the western hemisphere will subscribe to a new Monroe doctrine, embracing the cardinal principles already established and adding additional tenets, according to a statement by Dr. Alejandro Alvares, secretary-general of the Institute of International Law and permanent member of the court of abitration at The Hague, who addressed students of a law college here last night. The new principles, Dr. Alvares said. will prevent the cession of any territory in the western hemisphere as a war indemnity to any European power and will prevent the acquisition of such territory by any European power for any purpose by any methods. Dr. Alvares said the new doctrine was based on the interpretation of President Wilson's war message of last August as interpreted by the American Institute of International Law. Five representatives of each western republic from the institute, Elihu Root, and Robert Lansing being among the representatives of the United States. "The old Monroe Doctrine embodies three great principles." said Dr. Alvares. "They are 'right of independence.' 'non-occupation,' and 'non-colonization of the western hemisphere.' When the war ends we will hold a great conference and add two more points. They will be 'American republics cannot give territorial rights to European powers,' and 'No European power can permanently occupy any portion of the western hemisphere." Dr. Alvares said all the Latin-Americans were convinced that the war must continue until Prussianism is dead. Chicago to Have No New Directory This Year, for First Time in SO Years CHICAGO, March 13 For the first time in nearly half a century, Chicago will have no new city directory this year. The publisher who controls the directory company announced today that increased cost of materials would make it impossible to issue the book under $25, an increase of $10 over the usual price, therefore it had been decided not to issue another directory until 1919. Accountants to Be Put on Trail of Lost Fund State accountants will go over the books In the county treasurer's office again in an effort to locate the lost $1,200 cash street fund. Permission was obtained from the state board of accounts Tuesday by County Treasurer Weidner for the accountants to remain here until some clew is obtained as to what has hannened to the missimr funds. It is believed taches no liability to former officials. Wlt n.,: J.r.'. rflllKI lUVWOIMKM Safely in France Mr. and Mrs. George W. Davis received a cablegram Saturday morning from their son. Walter, announcing his sAfe arrival in France. Davis is First Lieutenant in the aviation corps, having received his training at Dayton, O. He left here February 20 and is supposed to have sailed immediately after arriving at an eastern port. William Beasley to Go to Bloomington, III. William Beasley for the past eight years secretary-treasurer of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company has been transferred to the Union Gas and Electric Company at Bloomington, 111. He will hold the same position with this company. Charles W. Wolke, former cashier has been promoted to secretary-treasurer. N. S. Morse succeeds Wolke. WILL ERECT STATION The Standard Oil company has purchased the lot on the northeast corner of Eleventh and Main streets, and will erect a service station there. The lot was bought from the Martin L. Crocker estate for a consideration of $11,550. The deed was recorded Tuesday.

MISSOURI MULES' PANT ECHOES TRAMP OF SAMMIES ON THEIR WAY TO BERLIN

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The march through the snows of France on the way to their trenches in Lorraine is regarded by our Sammies as the first lap on their trip to Berlin. Hard on their heels come the Missouri mules with the wagons of food and equipment. Even the mules don't balk, despite the hard travel over hills and valleys deep with late winter snows.

FARMERS RAPPED FOR LACK OF INTEREST IN WAR MOVE

A county agent will not be available for Wayne county at the present time, according to a letter from T. A. Colemau, county agent leader, received Wednesday morning by County Super intendent Williams. An appropriation for a county agent was made Saturday by the county council and a meeting of the county board of education wa-3 called for Friday to select a man for the place. The meeting of ths board has been postponed until other instructions are received from Purdue university. A county agent will be recommended as soon aaa competent man is available. ' W- R. Zechiel, who has Been acting as emergency county agent for Wayne county, will be transferred to some other county. Mr. Zechiel will re main here for a week or ten days, until he can make distribution of the seed corn which he has obtained for the county, and which is to arrive at Greensfork the latter part of this weeu. Wayne county farmers have been severely arraigned by C. Henry, leader of the state seed corn campaign, and other Purdue officials, for their lack of co-operation in the recent seed corn survey. Only about one-third of the survey cards have been returned to Mr. Zechiel, and for that reason the county will receive no recogaition on the state records, showing the needs of the different counties of the state, and the condition with regard to field seeds and labor. Mr. Henry stated in a letter that "Wayne county farmers have been asleep at the switch," and have not done their bit toward winning the war, by responding to the appeal of the government to ascertain conditions here. It is as necessary for the government to know how its 3tands SAILORS' BRAVERY IS RECOGNIZED LONDON', March 13. Sir J. F. Flannery, member for the.Maldon division of Essex, announced this morning that he would call the attention of the first lord of admiralty today in the House of Commons to the remarkable hero ism and seamanship displayed by the American sailors on the destroyer Parker in rescuing nine survivors, including the unconscious navigating officer of the hospital ship Glenart Castle, sunk in the Bristol channel late in February. The official report of the sinking of the Glenart Castle on which It is estimated 153 persons lost their lives, announced that survivors had been landed by an American torpedo boat destroyer the name of which was not given. The member said he would suggest that the admiralty suitably recognize the skill of the navigator of the Parker and the gallantry of the eight American sailors who jumped into the sea and swam to the rescue of survivors on rafts and wreckage. The Glenart Castle sunk at 4 o'clock In the morning of February 26. The destroyer, although far distant picked up a wireless message and hurried to the scene where she searched the choppy sea for survivors. The first one was sighted at one o'clock in the afternoon a lone man on a raft. In these submarine infested waters it was impossible for the destroyer to halt and launch boats. She threw a line to the survivor but he was so weak that he became entangled in the line and was carried astern of the destroyer and severely cut by her propellors. He managed however, to climb back on the raft. The destroyer circled the scene and as it passed the raft again Quartermaster J. C. Cole, jumped overboard succeeded in swimming to the raft and brought the raft back to the destroyer.

agriculturally, as well as in military matters, Mr. Henry states. The seed corn obtained for Wayne county amounts to something over 600 bushels, and all of this has not yet been taken. It has been estimated that 3,000 bushels of seed corn are still needed in the county.

AMERICAN SECTOR IS MOST ACTIVE ON THE FRONT U. S. Guns Hurl Thousands of Shells Daily Against Hun Positions. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Monday, March 11 (By The Associated Press) The sector occupied by American troops east of Luneville, which was designated formerly merely as being in Lorraine has developed suddenly into one of the most active on the front, from the standpoint of artillery fighting. American artillerymen are hurling thousands of shells daily against the German positions, making it virtually Impossible for the enemy to occupy them. Investigation shows that they have been virtually abandoned. This is especially true in the neighborhood of certain places northwest and northeast of Badonvillier where, it 13 now permissible to say, the two raids mentioned as having been car' ried out simultaneously took place. Foiled Hun Plans. Certain Information obtained in the American sector northwest of Toul leads to the conclusion that the American raid this morning came at such a time as to cause the Germans to abandon plans of their own for a raid. Normal artillery fighting continues in this sector, shells falling on towns on both sides of the line. At one place the Germans used mustard shells. A small number of Americans walked through the gas later. Last night an American patrol brought in an enemy sniper's camouflage suit, made of woven brownish colored grass, the same shade as the landscape. There was the usual work by patrols in no man's land during the night, but no encounters have been reported. Conditions were excellent today for flying and many hostile and friendly planes were in the air. In virtually every allied plane there was an American observer. Once or twice the Americans went close enough to the Germans to try their machine guns, but without result. One plane in which there was an American went far back of the enemy lines. It was the target for hundreds of enemy shells, which seemed to burst all around it. On returning, the Ameri-1 cans admitted that they seemed pret ty thick, but he was unharmed. First K. of C. Unit Preparing for France NEW YORK, March 13. The first of the units of Knights of Columbus chaplains and field secretaries now being organized in this country for service with the American expeditionary forces is mobilizing here and will leave soon for France. The unit is composed of seventeen men and three women, the latter being assigned to office work. All of the men have had practical experience in social army work in training camps and all are of middle age. The head of the unit is Walter N. Kernan, of Utica, N. Y., overseas commissioner of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Kernan recently returned from France.

Hays in Favor of Full Suffrage for Women NEW YORK, March 13 Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee is in New York today for a conference with party leaders and tonight he will meet republican committeemen from New England. Mr. Hays expected to leave for Washington after the New England conference and it was said that his visit to the capitol would be in the interests of the federal suffrage amendment. In a statement last night the new chairman expressed himself as thoroughly in favor of the full suffrage for women, saying that in this age of representative government, justice required that every adult person should have a voice in it.

John L. Rupe Heads Reid Hospital Board Charles E. Marlatt, oldest member of the Reid Memorial hospital board, was made an honorary member of the board Tueseday evening at the annual meeting. John L. Rupe was re-elected president; J. H. Nicholson, vice president; Edgar F. Hiatt, treasurer and E. G. McMahan, secretary. Matthew Von Pein, councilman, and City Controller Baltz Bescher were received as representatives of the city. WiL'ard Z. Carr and David Esteb were elected to the board to succeed A. D. Gayle and C. E. Marlatt. Three members of the Physicians' Advisory board hold over. They are Drs. G. R. Hays, R. S. Schillirajer and J. H Kinsey. Two new physicians were elected. They are Drs. L. M. Gentle and M. S. Bulla. The following resolution was unanimously adopted: "Charles E. Marlatt in point of sen ice on the hospital board is its oldest member. "For a number of years prior to the establishing of Reid Memorial hospital he was a member of the board of trustees of St. Stephens hospital which was finally merged into the present hospital. "He has ever been faithful in all duties the position involves and now upon his retirement as a member of the board, the present' membership wish to assure him of the appreciation of ell the management of his long and faithful service and of the best wishes of all upon his retirement. "As a further mark of our appreciation and esteem, be it resolved, by the board of trustees of Reid Memorial hospital, that Charles E. Marlatt in recognition of his services to the hospital extending over so many years that he be and is hereby elected an honorary member of this board to continue as such during his pleasure. THREE ZEPPELINS ENGAGED IN RAID LONDON, March 13 Three Zeppelins took part in last night's air raid on England. One of them dropped four bombs on Hull. The Germa?is have sustained such heavy losses in Zeppelins that they have employed them only at infrequent intervals in the last year for raids on England, substituting airplanes. The last previous Zeppelin raid on England was on October 19, 1917, when 34 persons were killed and 56 wounded. On returning the Zeppelin fleet was put to rout by the French, five of the dirigibles being brought down. Widow of President James A. Garfield, Dies LOS ANGELES, March 13. Mrs. Lucretia Rudolphs Garfield, 86. widow of James A. Garfield, twentieth president of the United States died at her winter home in South Pasadena early toda.v. 'Death was due to pneumonia. GILBERT TO TALK Fcod Administrator Gilbert will address a meeting of the Richmond Grocers and. Bakers at the Commercial club, Wednesday evening.

Berlin Paper Demands the Destruction of 400 English Towns by Fliers AMSTERDAM, Feb. 23. By Mail. The destruction of 400 English towns by German airplanes is demanded by the Berlin Tages Zeitung "as a reprisal" for the action of the allies In confiscating 400 German merchant ships. In a long articles on the subject, the paper says: "If we are in a position to destroy the whole of London, it would be more humane to do so than to allow one more German to bleed to death on the battle- field. To hesitate or to surrender ourselves to feelings of pity, would be unpardonable. "More than 400 merchant ships have been stolen from us by Great Britain. Our anawer should be that for every German ship at least one English town should be reduced to ruins by our airmen. Far better were it for us that Great Britain, France and the United States should call us barbarians than that they should bestow on us their pity, when we are beaten. Softness and sentimentality are stupid in wartime."

FIVE "LAZY HUSBANDS" UP Five "lazy husbands" were arraigned in circuit court Wednesday morn ing as a result of Prosecutor Strayer'a determination to make conditions "safe for matrimony." The men were indicted by the grand Jury for failure to make suitable provisions for their families. Charles Furrow was given a jail sentence of six months and was fined $100 under the "lazy husband" act. It was charged that Furrow left his wife and children, one of whom Is a small baby, without food and fuel, and that he has showed a decided disinclination for work. He has been arraigned twice on similar charges. Others arraigned pleaded guilty and were released on their own recognizance when they promised to go home and take care of the families. Ormal Johnson, who was located in Oklahoma with a woman other than his wife, was among the men arraigned. Nicholas Gehring, of Cambridge City. Riley Johnson, and Robert J. Glick, were released when they promised to go home and go to work. Ormal Johnson was released when he promised to pay $6 a week for the support of his wife and several small children. According to Prosecutor Strayer, other arrests will be made if it is learned that men are not taking suitable care of their families. "We are not going to stand for any more of this family desertion," the prosecutor said Wednesday, "the men who don't work and take care of their families are going to show up in court." Former V. S. Minister to Japan, is Dead WASHINGTON, March 13. Charles Page Bryan, former ambassador to Japan and former minister to several other countries, died here last night of heart failure. He was sixty-one years old. GOMPERS SENDS MESSAGE TO RUSS WASHINGTON, March 13. Samuel Gompers. president of the American federation of labor on behalf of the American alliance for labor and democracy today forwarded to the Russian Soviet congress at Moscow a message of sympathy to the Russian people "in their struggle to safe-guard freedom." Mr. Camper's message said: "We address you in the name of, world liberty. We assure you that the j people of the United States are pained j by every blow at Russian freedom as they would be a blow at their own. The American people desire to be of service to the Russian people in their! struggle to safe-guard freedom, and j realize its opportunities. We desire to be informed as to how we may help. "We speak for a great organized movement of working people who arej devoted to the cause of freedom and j the ideals of democracy. We assure i you also that the whole American na-1 lion ardently detires to be helpful toi Russia and awaits with eagerness an indication from Russia as to how help: may most effectively be extended. "To all those who strive for freedom we say: Courage, justice must triumph if all free people 6tand united against autocracy. We await your suggestion." Seeks $600 for Alleged False Representation Suit for $600 damages for fraudulent representation was filed in circuit court Wednesdeay by John F. Sutten, manager of the Royal theater at Cambridge City, against George W. Ward. Sutten charges in the complaint that he bought the theatre from Ward in January, under the representation that the box receipts averaged from $10 to $30 a night. Ward even showed him his books, he charges, showing these amounts, and on the strength of the figures he paid $1,200 for the theatre, which he claims was not worth more than $600. He has been running the theatre at a loss since he purchased it, Sutten charges, and because of the fraudulent representation has refused to complete the payments for the business.

U. S. GONNERS PREVENT HUN ATTACK WITH POISON GAS

Obliterate Five Groups of Gas Projectors, Set up by Enemy in Preparation for Attack on Americans. FIGHTING IS INTENSE WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, March 12. (By the Associated Press). There was greater artillery activity by the Americana on the Toul sector today than at any time since they took position there. American shells have obliterated at least five groups of gas projectors, which had been set up by the enemy in preparation for an attack. Fires back of the German lines also were caused and a number of explosions were heard. The American troops on the Toul sector again raided the German positions, penetrating to the second line. No prisoners were captured, but a number of the enemy were killed by shell and rifle fire. Along the Chemln-Des-Dames th crew of a German raider which fell at Clamecy Monday night was made prisoner by American soldiers. Th Germans later were turned over to the French. GIVE HUNS LITTLE REST (By Associated Pr?sg) In the Woevre and in Lorraine. th American troops are giving the Germans little rest and raids into the enemy positions are being carried out successfully. The artillery, especially in the Toul sector, also has been active. South of Richecourt. on the, Toul sector. General Pershing's men penetrated to the second German line in a raid Tuesday. Casualties were inflicted on the enemy by shell and rifle fire. The raids in this sector began Saturday and probably are in answer to German activities which had indicated the enemy was preparing for a movement against the American line3. The artillery activity on this sector has been most intense, the American gunners causing fires and explosions behind the enemy lines. The American troops east of Luneville, in Lorraine, which places them very near the Franco-German border, went into the German positions Monday and found that the enemy had not yet returned to the trenches he evacuated the day before. Despite German artillery fire against them, the raiders came back to their own line's without a casualty. Huns Continue Raids. On the line between Armentieres and La Bassee, which has not changed in eighteen months, the Germans continue their powerful raids. Their latest effort was made against Portuguese positions near Laventi. The Germans were checked by machine gun fire which caused heavy casualties and left prisoners in the hands of the Portuguese. British troops repulsed small raids in the Ypres area, where the enemy artillery fire is intense. On the French front the bombardment has been most violent In Champagne, especially east of Rheims. In aerial fighting French and British machines have accounted for 21 enemy airplanes, while French gunners have destroyed three others. In addition to attacking military target clo-e behind the German lines, British r.irmen have bombed the city of Coblenz, on the Rhine in daylight. A ton of bombs was dropped, causing two fires and a violent explosion. Trotzky Heads Committee. The Bolsheviki government has removed to Moscow, where the All-Russian congress of Soviets will meet Thursday to take action on the German peace treaty. In Petrograd two committees are preparing to take over the government. One is beaded by Trotzky, dismissed by Premier Lenine as foreign minister, and the other by Zinovieff, chairman of the delegation which assented to the "German peace terms. In eastern Siberia, General Semnoff, the anti-Bolsheviki leader, has been driven across the border into Manchuria by Bolsheviki troops aided by released German prisoners. China has warned the Bolsheviki against infractions of her neutrality in Manchuria. German airplanes have raided the coast of Yorkshire, in eastern England, and have dropped bombs. What damage the raiders did has not yet been reported. One hundred persons were killed and seventy-nine injured as a result of the German raid on Paris, Monday night. Of the dead, sixty six were suffocated in a panic in the subway. Williams Will Oppose Elliott for Congress Charles O. Williams, county school superintendent, announced Wednesday that he would be a candidate for the republication nomination as representative to congress from the Sixth district. Mr. Williams states that he is announcing his candidacy at the solicitation of his friends, and after confering with groups of voters In other counties in this district. BROTHERHOOD TO MEET The regular monthly meeting of Brotherhood of First English Lutheran church will be held this evening at the home of E. M. Haas, South Sixteenth street.

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