Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 145, 30 April 1918 — Page 8

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'Lo, Skinnay; Goiti to the Circus? Will Show in Richmond Wednesday

The circus is almost here, boys! Early Wednesday morning three special trains will arrive In the Pennsylvania railroad yards loaded to the guards with the paraphernalia and equipment of the John Robinson Circus which will give two performances, afternoon and night. The famous old show, now on its ninety-fourth annual tour, is only a few days out irom us winter quarters and will be seen in all the brightness and glory of its new spring attire. The prettiest girls, the funniest clowns and the most daring of acrobats and performers is the claim of the John Rdbinson Circus. The organization carries several hundred of the circus world's mbst famous talent and one of the largest and most complete wild animal menagerie-Jn existence. Over two score of comical clowns sandwich their activities fn between the acts of the Nelson Family, whose feats in the air and on the ground are truly astonishing; the Japanese Troup, whose contorsionlsing calls for two attendants to untangle them; Madame and Marie Bedlni, equestriennes of world renown, the trained seals which have a brass band and play baseball, the herds of trained war elephants, the Garnet Sisters, queens of the air, and scores of others. . Parade at 10:30 O'clock The circus parade will make Its start from the show grounds about 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning and traverse the principle downtown streets.. More than a thousand men, women and horses will be seen in the long procession. Six bands will give ceaseless circus harmony and the non-i sense of clowns will pervade the line. The circus performance will begin, promptly at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and at 8 o'clock in the evening and the John Robinson management announced that their mammoth hippodrome tent is water-proof. The menagerie, opened at 1 and ,7 o'clock, Includes, with few exceptions, every wild beast, bird and reptffle known to natural historians. One of the features of the wild animal display is "Congo," a baby hippopotamus. Spectators at the detraining po'lnt and at the show grounds will witness modern time and labor saving devices that have heretofore never been seen. The canvas for the many tents required to house the circus is now carried on huge spindles manipulated by motor power. The vast reached of canvas are merely unrolled from the huge spools and hoisted into the air Trains of wagons, consisting of six or seven, are drawn from the cars to the show grounds by giant tractors, Police Investigating New York Retailers (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, April 30. The police and the federal food board today began an investigation of the business of the New York city's 35,000 retailers, grocers, butchers, hotels ami restaurants. By means of cards which the retailers must fill out before May 8, the food board intends to learn how much cornmeal, wheat flour, rice, beans, milk, sugar, bacon and lard each has, where it is stored, how much he usually sells in a week and the amount he has contracted for. The cards will be distribnted by the police, each patrolman being responsible for the stores on his beat. They will be collected by policemen on May 8, and another card demanding more detailed information, will be given to each retailer. Ex-Soldier Gets Day In Jail For Stealing Shoes Otto O. Teters, 445 South Twelfth street, in city court was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to serve one day in jail on the charge of petit larceny for stealing ap air of shoes from the Adams Express company. Peters has been a soldier. Mcpherson for army council LONDON, April 30 Ian McPherson has been appointed vice-president of the army council, it was announced today.

Navy Secretary Greets New Secretary

Mrs. Dewey and Secretary Daniels at the ceremonies Many array and navy governmental officials took part in the opening of the school of the National League for Women Service in Washington recently. The purpose of the institution is to fit girls in trades and professions so that they can take the places of men called to the colors. Two distinguished figures at tho ceremonies were Secretary of Navy Daniels and the wife of the late Admiral Dewey. The picture shows them talking together during the ceremonies.

as powerful' as the British war "tanks." The thousaj nds of stakes are driven into the grcund by mechanical stake drivers, a; id pulled up the same way. In the eg mmissary department it is no longer necessary to build fire. The cooking f s all done on mammoth gas ranges. All these new devices are welcomo acquisitions to a circus as large as John Robinson's because there is a scaJjcity of working men this year. DUBLIN MAYOR MAY NOT VISIT U. S. DUBLIN, April 30. The lord mayor of lyublin, at the resumed conference of nationalists and Sinn Feiners last night, announced that he had received a rtply from the British foreign officii to his request that he be given pa sports to enable himself and his secretaries to go to Washington to la: the case of the Irish organizations ot posing conscription before" the American government. He was directed to make his application through tTie office of the secretary for Irebind, where it would receive attention. The situation regarding conscription was reported as unchanged. Local committees were instructed to continue their organization , work. A standing committee of the conference was appointed.' The London Daily Mail said last Saturday that 'it had learned the lord mayor of Dublin had abandoned his proposed visit to Washington. City Statistics Deaths and Funerals. Parsons Mrs. Benjamin F. Parsons died Tuesday morning at her home, 25 South Seventeenth street. She is survived by her husband, Benjamin F. Parsons; two daughters, Mollie and Keturah, and one son, Otis Parsons, of New York City. Funeral services will be held at the home Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. Friends may call Wednesday from 4 to 8 o'clock. Burial will be at Hagerstown, Thursday afternoon. Friends are requested to omit flowers. Arrange for Relief of Indigent Enemy Aliens (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. April 30. Relief work among indigent enemy aliens will be directed by the legations of Switzerland and Sweden, representing respectively German and Austro-Hun-garian interests, according to Secretary Lansing's announcement published here today. The work will be done with the co-operation and approval of the American government. Needy families of interned aliens will be given relief direct from the legation funds while law abiding en emy aliens who have suffered be cause of their states, will be cared for by a national committee of Americans, co-operating with the legations and their consular offices. BRITISH LOSSES FOR APRIL LONDON. April 30 British casualty lists published during April showed 1,813 officers killed, 4.841 wounded and 2,459 missing; 8.189 men killed, 35,304 wounded and 8,145 missing. REED PLEADS NOT GUILTY. XT WW vnRk' Anril 3ft Tnhn RffH indicted with other contributors, to j The Masses on the charge of obstruct ing the draft law, appeared in fed eral court today and pleaded gailty. BAPTIST PASTOR DIES not BOSTON, April 30. The Rev. Dr. Henry Clark Mabie for nearly half a century a Baptist clergyman, and long identified with the American Baptist clergyman, and long identified with the American Baptist missionary union, died at his home here today.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1918

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Finnish WhiteGuardVrr.arching through city of Vasa, Finland, and traini ng their machine guns down principal street. .

The Finnish White Guards, who are Germans and pro-German Finns, have succesded in practically driving the Bolshevik! out of Finland, and are now threatening to march on Mourmansk, Russia's ice-free port on the Arctic, where a va3t quantity of munitions, supplied .by the allies to the Kerensky government last year, is located. To TOWNSHIP SERVICE FLAG DEDICATED WHITEWATER, April 30. The Franklin township service flag containing twenty-six stars, was dedicated here Sunday afternoon at the Christian church. Charles W. Jordan of Richmond gave a patriotic address, and presented the township with the third Liberty loan flag for subscribing its quota in the Liberty loan campaign. The Rev. Mr. Livengood of the Christian church, read the names of the men who were represented on the flag. The high school chorus sang several patriotic songs and solos were given by Miss Thelma Thomas of Richmond. Miss Gladys Anderhon and Miss Pearl Knoll. The members of the Young Ladies' class of Bethel gave a flag drill. ? Red Cross Notes The Wayne County Red Cross work -

shop is asking for bath robe material. Tie women of the sor.thern neighborwhich can be used for the making ot,hood who are do5ng Red Cross work trench slippers for men overseas. 1 hospital garments will meet with

Scraps or old. ana new material can ue used. There is a large demand for trench slippers, and the Wayne county chapter has been asked to send in as many as possible. The slippers are used for soldiers suffering from "trench feet,' a disease of the feet contracted during prolonged service. March reports from the three Lake Division warehouses show that 2.625, 244 separate articles were received during the month. The value of these articles has been computed at $699,164.60. The "figures indicate a lessen ed production when compared with the February report. The total value of the February receipts was $1,015,780.74. Articles for soldiers and sailors in March had a value of $368,403.43. The principle articles classified under articles for soldiers and sailors were the knitted goods. The March shipment included 76,853 sweaters and 73,908 pairs of socks. During March 2,071,178 surgical dressings were received. Fifty base hospitals have been organized by the American Red Cross for the army and five for the navy. Tire approximate cost of organizing and equipping a base hospital of 500 beds is $75,000. The attention of all home service sections has been called to a recent ruling from the Bureau of War Risk insurance, which holds that Class B dependants, for whom an allotment, but no claim for an allowance has been made by the man in service, may make a claim for allowance. Must Spell "American Full On Overseas Mail (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 30. Mail addressed to members of the American expeditionary force in France should have the word "American" written or spelled in full so that in the address the designation will read "American E. F." according to a request made today by the postoffice authorities. The new order is deemed necessary in order to distinguish American mail from that addressed to the expeditionary forces of other countries. Adrienne Van Dreege recently brought a consignment of 10.000 tulips to this country from Holland.

FINS JOIN HUNS IN WAR ON

prevent the capture of these munitions by Germany's friends, the allies have landed troops at Mourmansk, and ! these are now co-operating with the; Bolsheviki Red Guards. j Finnish White Guards have attacked j the Murman railway near Kern, 270 . miles south cf Mourmansk and 200 1 Three Richmond Selects Leave for Camp Taylor Three other Richmond men chosen by the selective service board left Cor Camp Taylor at 9:15 o'clock Tuesday morning, one of them, Henry L. Miller, to take the place of George W. Setles, who was notified by the board of Ms call but failed to respond. Settles is now classed as a deserter and a reward of $50 is offered by the government for information which may lead to his arrest. He was ordered to leave Saturday morning, but he did not respond to the call. The other two men to leave Tuesday were Joe Baker, who did not receive hi3 papers in time to go Saturday, and Frank J. Miller, who was" in Colorado Springs, Colo., when he was notified and could not get back to Richmond in time to leave with the contingent. MILTON, IND. The Christian church gave $390 on for the men and milSunday moinin lions movement! They expect to raise $f00. Five Liberty bonds were pledged to be turned over to tne tuna u, Albert Sarver Thursday afternoon. Everybody in that neighborhood is urged to attend Mrs. Valaria Baker and two children of Bradford Junction, O., are pcuests of Mrs. Elizabeth Kimmel Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Crist entertained at dinner Friday Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Parkins, Mrs. William Hussey and children with Ivan Parkins as honor guest. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Crawford and family and Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Jones spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Jones.... The Home Club met Friday evening with Mrs. George Baker. The subject for the evening's study was "Buds and Trees." The program was given by Mrs. Tom Lantz, Mrs. Ferris and Mrs. Kimmel The Missionary Society of the Christian church will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Frank Doty. The following program will be given: Devotional, Mrs. Frank Jones; African Trails, Mrs. Hurst; Tidings, Mrs. Wagnor; Hidden Answers, Mrs. Barton; Music by Mrs. Thompson. More Long Range Cannon Sent to Bombard Paris AMSTERDAM, April 30. Three new long range German guns made at Dusseldorf for the bombardment of Paris, according to the correspondent at Maastricht of Les Nouvelles, passed through Belgium last Friday in the direction of France. "The Blue Bird" Not to Be Shown Wednesday The "Blue Bird" pictures will not be shown Wednesday night. On Thursday and Friday it will be shown at 1:30, 3:30, 7:30 and 9:00 o'clock. On Saturday at 10:30, 1.30, 3:30 and 9:00 o'clock. General construction contracts will be undertaken by the Ryan Construction Co., Baltimore, Incorporated with $100,000 capital. John Hay was asked if he could recall" the favorite hymn of Abraham Lincolln and gave his opinion that the hymn beginning, "Father, whate'er of earthly bliss," was -Lincoln's favorite. The length of the smallest screw ever made is .028 of an inch, its diameter .026 of an inch, weight .012 of a grain.

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miles west of Archangel, but have been repulsed by entente forces. In attacking thi3 railroad the White Guards must have pushed across the Finnish border and penetrated Russian territory for a distance of 150 miles in their efforts to sever communication by rail with Mourmansk. Rev. R. D. Baldwin Gets Government Position Rev. R. D. Baldwin, of St. Paul's Episcopal church, has gone to Washington, D. C, where he has a position with the Emergency Fleet corporation. He will probably be located later in Philadelphia. Rev. Mr. Baldwin has hd charge of the pastorate of the Richmond church for the last year, coming here from Salamanca, N. Y. He has taken an active part in patriotic service while in Richmond, and Mrs. Baldwin also has been identified with women's patriotic movements. Mrs. Baldwin will visit in Suring"ie!d, O., for several weeks, and will later join her husband in Philadelphia. LIBERATED JEWISH COLONIES IN "SATISFACTORY" CONDITION NEW YORK. April 30. The Jewish colonies of Richon-Le-Zion, Nes Ziona, Rehoboth, ikron. Kastinieh, Chedra, Bin Jacob and Machlas Yehuda, recently liberatPd by the Britsh forces under Gen. Allenby from the Turks j are now in a fairly satisfactory condiuuu, irtLCUi uiiig lu a icpuit ic-utr.cu a here by the provisional Zionist committee from the Jewish administrative commission.

Fill Up the Family Coal Bin Early Is Advice of The Fuel Administration!

The American Housewife Asked to Help Win

.War Via the Coal Route.

She la adept at knitting: she makes excellent war bread: she Is collecting war savings ntanr.ps and buying Liberty Bonds and she has been so successful In all of these that th American houjewlfe Is asked to help her Government win the war through another channel via the coal route. Since grandmother can remember it has been the family custom to lay In the winter's supply of coal early in the summer. But neither grandmother, mother nor any other living Xeron ha oassed through such a critical war period. With high prices attaching themselves to every household necessity and the dally operation of the home costing so rnurh more than ever before In our nK-morr. It wll he a temtttnNon for every housewife to -Mipplv the other necessities of daily life and postpone

Edward C. Stevenson. 50 Years Old, Dies Edward E. Stevenson, 50 years old, died at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at his home, 1000 North Seventeenth street. . He leaves his wtdow.

Ida, and one daughter, Mrs. Mary r m r-. i rt!... til.. n k ' uarreii, oi ruuuiaiu viiy. nu ioner and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Stevenson, one brother and three sisters also survive. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home. CONTRIBUTED VERSE Kill the Germans over there And save the wheat over here. Invest in Liberty Bonds Sure will get Kaiser Bill. Fat him alive, and Remember him no more. Buy Liberty Bonds. Buy More Liberty Bonds. , Nine More. Draftees Will Leave Wednesday The nine men chosen by the selective service board to be sent to Fort Thomas, Ky., met Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the cour house and received their final instructions. They will leave Richmond Wednesday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock. B. W. BEEDE LEAVES B. Willis Beede, field secretary of the Friends Foreign Mission board, has left for Iowa, where he will spend a month in the interest of the mission work of the Friends church. LICENSED TO WED. A marriage license was Issued by the county clerk Tuesday to Roy Thompson, 35 years old, and Miss Ruth Cloin, 24 years old, both of Richmond. QUESTIONING HIS

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iX ' 4 V sm " f will mi v w s y. 1 A number of Germans were taken prisoner by an American raiding party at the Chemin des Dames recently. One of the captives is shown at the left answering questions put to him by his captor, Sergeant John Lotzing. The American sergeant no doubt will cherish this picture as it shows him with his first captive.

Is the the buying of coal until the family actually feels the need of 1C Filling the family coal-bin early is being urged by the United States Fuel Administration so as to accomplish many important things toward the early winning of the war. The American housewife is given this opportunity to assist her Government without even the exertion of leaving the home to do it and with exeat benefit to herself and family. - Among the practical things which she can accomplish for the war by laying In an esrly supply of coal are: FIRST Everv ton bought early will permit the railroads to haul a ton of food or materials for war InlustrW later, or will permit a ton of coal to reach waiting ships laden with.

CROPPING METHOD SHOWN IN GARDEN

Methods of succesful cropping are shown in the miniature war garden which has been placed in the window of the American Trust and Savings bank by City Gardener Murphy. The onions w-hicb have been growing in . the garden are to be taken out and cabbage will be planted in their place, in order to show the most desirable methods of successive cropping. Beets and radishes are sowed together to show the use of companion crops. Mr. Murphy has also placed in the garden several mushrooms of the edible variety. The mushrooms were found in the woods, and are the most easily distinguished of the edible kind. Seed Corn Situation Becoming More Serious The seed corn situation is becoming more serious as planting time draws near, according to J. C. Kline. Wayne county agriculture agent. Some farmers who have only recently tested their corn are finding that corn which looked good when first purchased, has become very poor seea on account the continued damp weather. "Too many farmers are depending upon their eyes to test their seed corn." said Mr. Kline. "To-day I finished another test of corn that a farmer was going to plant, though he had not tested it in any reliable manner, depending upon his eyes. My test proved that only 64 out of 100 ears of this corn would grow. I believe many farmers are doing the same thing. I certainly advise a more reliable test than the eye.' VON PEIN ENLISTS. Matthew John Von Pein, Jr.. has enlisted In the naval reserve as landsman electrician, radio service, and left for Indianapolis Tuesday for final examination. FIRST CAPTIVE food and necessities for thm fighters in Europe. SECOVP She will help tha coal mines to provide for tha needs of war lndustriea and ammunition plants through th winter without interruption, because the domestic trade will be out of the way. THIRD She will permit th local coal dealer to lay In i reserve stock so that he (maymeet any unforeseen demand or emergency, such as would b caused by heavy-blizzards with, a consequent tie-up of traffic. . .FOCRTH Housewives whoa aim and desire are to con omlze in all directions, wil In the household pocketbook at least thirty cents on everv ton of anthrscite laid away durinaT the summer months.