Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 171, 30 May 1918 — Page 1

THE

RICHMOND FA

ABIUM

VOL. XLIIL, NO. 171-

Palladium and Sun-Telegram 'Consolidated 1907

RICHMOND, IND.. THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1918

SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES ARE AFFECTED BY WAR CRISIS Speakers Praise Spirit of Civil War Veterans and Men Who are Fighting in France

CITY HONORS ITS DEAD

The daily casualty lists from France and service stars in many windows of Richmond homes gave a significance to the observation of Memorial Day in the city Thursday that has not been known to the present generation. Soldiers of the past and present were honored in the services in the churches and at the Coliseum. The boys who are waging the fight in the desolate wastes of No Man's Land shared equally in the honors with the gray haired veterans of the. Civil, war, and the younger veterans of the Spanish-American war. In the morning hundreds of people visited the cemeteries and decorated the graves of tha dead. All stores and banks in the city were closed during tho day. Parade Proceeds Services. The patriotic parade started at the court house at 1:30 o'clock and extended to Main and 7th streets, then returned to the Coliseum where services were held and tribute paid to the veterans of the past and the soldiers of the present. Many churches held services Thursday morning and paid tribute to "our boys." Other churches will hold services Thursday night. ' Henry U. Johnson and Rev. Somerville Light were the speakers at the

Coliseum, the latter delivering the Memorial Day address. Main street along the line of march

of the parade was crowded with hun

dreds of spectators, many of whom at Continued On Page Ten.

Already Sacred to the Heroes of '61, Memorial Day This Year Takes On New Significance

INTERURBANS GIVEN HALF CENT RAISE

(By Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS, May 30. In ah or

der which applies to every interurban

electric road in the state, the Indiana

public service commission today au

thorized an increase of passenger fares to a basis of two and one-half cents a mile. The old rate was two cents a mile. The higher fare order will 30 Into effect, June S, and is specifically said to be granted as war relief meas

ure and will be effective at the pleas

ure of the commission. A number of

individual roads had heretofore applied

for and obtained permission to charge

two and one half cent3 a mile. The commission in making known reasons for its order at this time calls attention to the new three cents a mile steam road rate and says it is desired to take a general step to safeguard as far as possible the steam road traffic so the government revenue will not be decreased. The order indicates that further increases in electric road rates may have to be authorized but the results of the new order first will be investigated..

"Now, therefore. 7. WbodrowWtlson; President of the United States of America, do Hereby proclaim : Thursday Hie thirtieth day of May 3. day already freighted with sacred and stimulating memories, a . day of public humiliation, prayer and fasting, arid do exhort my fellow citizens of all faiths and creeds to assemble m their several places 0 worship and there, as well as inlheir homey.to ray the .Almighty God .beseeching him thai he will give victory to our armies as they fight for freedom- and steadastnesJb our people to make, saprif ice to the utmost in support of what is just and true. bringing us at last the ?eace .

tnwruch. mens hearts can be at rest- because it is ounded upon mercy, justice and good will.-

French Anti-Aircraft . , Guns Prevent German Air Raid on Paris

(By Associated Press) TARIS, May 30. An enemy airplane was brought down by French anti-aircraft guns during an attempted raid on Tarls last night. None of the German machines was able to fly over the city. A few bombs were dropped in the suburbs. The following official statement was issued early today: "Enemy airplanes were most active last night and bombed various localities behind the front. Several were observed making toward Paris and an alarm was given at 11:24 o'clock. The air defense organization got to work and no enemy machine got past our curtain of fire and none flew over Paris. A few bombs were dropped in the suburbs. "An enemy airplanes was struck by a shell from an anti-aircraft battery and fell in flames. 'All clear' wassounded at 12:34 a. m."

WAYNE TOWNSHIP

TO KEEP THRIFT FLAG FLOATING

Aviator Dies from Hurts Received in Fall

(Ry Associated Press.) FT. WORTH. Tex.. May 20. Lieut. P. G. Mihleder, instructor at Taliaferro field, died this morning from injuries received Wednesday afternoon when his machine crashed to earth. Lieut. Buckus who was with him at the time escaped with only a few scratches.

I THE WEATHER

For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Showers and unsettled Friday. Today's Temperature. N'oon S3 Yesterday. Maximum 39 Minimum 03

Responsibility in Campaign

Now Rests with Wayne Other Townships Over. The County War Savings flag has

been placed by County Chairman Mills of the thrift stamps sales, beneath the national flag over the postoffiee. Wayne county has not yet obtained the quota which will permit it to retain the flag, but Mr. Mills is appealing to the patriotism of the public to support the thrift stamp campaign in the county, and keep the flag flying. If the county quota for the week is not subscribed, it will be necessary to return the flag, wrapped in mourning, to the state headquarters. Th?

names of the counties that fail to subscribe the alloted amount of thrift stamps will be given official publication. By Thursday morning every township in the county, outside Wayne, had reported its allotment covered. Wayne township is expected to report its quota covered by Saturday night. The apportionment for this township is $79,000. The county quota for the week is J11S.000. The fourth ward organization will hold a meeting Friday night at fire department No. 4. A house-to-house canvas is to be conducted in order to obtain the quota apportioned to that ward.

School Children Give Flowers for Graves

The school children contributed a large quantity of the flowers that were used in the decoration of soldiers graves Thursday. The flowers were brought to the different schools by the children Thursday morning, and were collected by the members of the flower committee - for the Memorial Day exercises.

American Soldiers at Front Pay Homage to Dead on Memorial Day (By Associated Press) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, May 30. From Flanders to Switzerland and from the battle line to the sea, the American expeditionary forces today are paying homage to their dead. Wherever American flags are flying, they are at half-staff and before the day is over, the Star Spangled Banner and flowers will be placed on virtually every American grave. At some points the ceremony took place early in the morning while other exercises were held at various times throughout the day. Daylight saw some graves decorated.' At one place in the vicinity of Luneville the graves had been decorated in the morning darkness when the enemy could not see clearly, for the soldiers performing this duty might have drawn the German fire as did the burial party. Here both tho American and French flags were placed on the mounds with bunches of wild flowers great blood red poppies and white daisies.

Wilsonfs Official Family Will Do Own Chores (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 30 Members of the president's official family are looking over their establishments to see if they have any servants engaged in "non-essential" occupations, who might be employed more to the country's advantage elsewhere. Secretary Redfield told friends today that the blisters on his hands were due to work In his yard and garden, formerly done by two men whom

the secretary released to go to work in shipyards. 'Tm afraid it's not going to be so much of a garden as it might have been," Mr. Redfield said, with his

eyes twinkling at the memory of his "chores" done after office hours.

Food Administrator Hoover recently dismissed his chauffeur, put in storage hi3 large automobile and announced that he would do his own driving hereafter In a small car.

War Expenses Show Increase of One Billion Dollars in Month

(By Associated Press.) . WASHINGTON, May 30 War expenses for the present month will total approximately one billion dollars more than the expenses for carrying on the war during May, 1917,! according to estimates of the treasury - department made public today. While loans to the allies for this month total practically the same as the loans of a year ago, the other expenses show a largo increase. Revenues have more than kept pace proportionately with

expenses, however, according to figures which do not include receipts from liberty loans, war savings and like sources. In May, 1917, the regular revenues of the government amounted to $197,632,000, while the estimated revenues for the month ending tomorrow are placed at $650,000.000. The following table - issued by the treasury today shows the monthly expenditures since , the country entered

'the war:

1917 Ordinary Loans to Allies Total April $ 81,599,000 $ 200.000,000 $ 2S1,599,000 May il4,102,000 407,500,000 521,602,000 June 134,304,000 277.500,000 411,804,000 July ." 20S.299.000 452,500,000 660,799,000 August 277.438,000 ' 478.000.0C0 755,438.000 September 349,013,000 396,000,000 745,013,000 October 462,045,000 480.700,000 942,745,000 November 510,954,000 . 471,929,000 982,883,000 December 611,297,000 492,000,000 1,103,297,000 (1918) ' January 715,302,000 370,200,000 1,035,502,000 February 65,400,000 325,000,000 990,400,000 March S20.126.000 317,500,000 1,137,626,000 April 910,756,000 287,500,000 1,198,256,000 May 1067,578,000 450,000.000 1,517,578,000 The figures for May include estimates for the last few days of the month. V , Monthly revenue since the United States entered the war, not including receipts from liberty loans, certificates of indebtedness, war savings, and similar sources, are as follows: April, 1917, $93,257,000; May, $197,632,000; June, $289,433,000; July, $83,755,000; August, $73,912,000; September, $75,460,000; October, .90,181,000; November, $139,368,000; December, $104,432,000; January, 1918, $103,053,000; February, $98,513,000; March, $155,701,000; April, $203,6S3,000; May, $650,000,000.

Silver Cup Given by Agent of Kaiser Will Aid U.S. in the War

NEW YORK, May 30. One of the most valuable pieces of metal received at the War Savings Metal Market here, it was announced today, is a solid silver cup presented in 1897 by the former German ambassador Count Von Bernstorff to the winner of a golf match at Lenox, Mass. The cup was won by the late David W. Bishop and was sent to the exchange by his widow, who is now Mrs. John E. Parsons, of Ne York.

French Premier Barely Escapes Falling Into Hands of Enemy Patrol

' . (By Associated Press) PARIS, May 30. Premier Clemenceau had the narrowest possible escape from falling into German hands yesterday, according to the Petit Journal. Tie left a certain point on the front only a few minutes before the arrival of a patrol of forty Uhlans.

ENEMY FAILS IN EFFORT TO TAKE AMERICAN LINE

Germans Make Effort to

Learn Strength and Position of U. S. Troops. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 30. The second section of General Pershing's communique for May 29 announces the failure of the enemy to break through the American lines. A raiding party of about 50 men was repulsed witn a loss of ten dead and four wounded. American casualties were light. On May 27 the communique said, Lieutenants Fisher, Curtis, Buffcrd, and McLanahan, on patrol duty in the St. Mihiel region, encountered enemy

machines at 4,000 meters. One of

these was downed. Defeat of an enemy airplane in the communique for May 28 is credited to Lieut. Rickenbacker and Lieut. Hambleton and not to Lieut. Richenbacker and Lieut. Campbell as previously reported. (By Associated Press.) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Wednesday, May 29. The purpose of the German attack today against the American positions near Bremenil, east of Luneville, was to capture Americans. The determined American resistance, however, repulsed the enemy with heavy looses and no Americans were taken prisoner. The Germans attacked at other points and at one place a group of fourteen got into the American trenches. It never went back. Nine of the 14 were killed, four are prisoners and one is dead of wounds. The prisoners reported that they were ordered to capture Americans at any cost, their superiors being anxious to determine where American troops are stationed and their present fighting strength. At a point west of Bremenil, after a heavy barrage, 50 German soldiers attempted to reach the American line. They were in three groups and the two larger ones were held up and then dispersed by the American machine gun and rifle fire. The third group, (Continued on Page 'Ten.)

RESERVES OF

ALLIES TAKE IIP POSITION FOR BATTLE

Enemy's Progress Is More

Difficult Following Coming of Foch's Reserves Allied Flank Standing Firm. i . ,

AMERICANS HOLD ON

(By Associated Press.) WITH THE BRITISH XARMY IN

FRANCE, May 30. Another strong

enemy counter attack against the Am

erican troops In the Catigny sector,

west of Montdidier seems to have met

with a complete repulse according to

a brief report from the south. The Americans evidently have been sub

jected to almost continuous attacks

since they stormed their way into Catigny. .In every case the enemy's waves have been broken against the stone wall . resistance of the Ameri

cans. . . .

This latest German assault appears

to have been the heaviest the Teutons have yet essayed in their attempt to

evict the overseas men from the vil

lage of Catigny.

(By Associated Press.) General Foch's reserves have begun to come into action in the field

against the powerful German thrust southward from the Alsne and the enemy Is finding bis progress Increasing

ly difficult in consequence. Standing Firm Again the allied flanks are standing firm and while Soissonj has been lost on the west, Rheims is still holding out on the easterly edge of the battle front. The chief progress of the Germans revealed in today's official report was in the center of their advance where some three miles of additional ground has been covered. The blunt edge of ' the German wedge is shown to run here from Ferre-Tardeno, which is about lO1 miles directly east to Vezilly, 154 miles southwest of Rheims. Along this line the Germans are about 18 miles south of the Chemin-des-dames, giving them a penetration of approximately that distance at the beginning of their offensive. Allied Flank Steady. The steadiness of the allied flank under the heavy German pressure is one of the outstanding indications in the Paris official report. The Germans, for instance made attempt after attempt to debouch from Soissons after gaining that town but the determined French in the outskirts prevented the enemy from achieving this object. To the southeast the French reserves are coming Into play and here the allies are resisting the enemy in engagements of extreme violence along the road to Soissons to Hartennes-et-Taux seven and one-half miles southeast of Soissons. On the Flanders front the Germans made a local attack on a British position northwest of Festhubert, in the Givenchy sector, which met with a complete repulse. The British Improved their lines by an advance of some 200 yards in the Morris sector, to the northwest. Soissons Has Fallen. Sweeping onward In dense masses, the Germans have advanced fifteen miles In the centre of the line between Soissons and Rheims. On the allied left Soissons has fallen, while Rheims, on the right. Is In grave danger, the Franco-British troops having retired to less than two miles of the famous city. Desperate as has been the resistance of the French and British, especially the French on the left, and the heavy losses suffered by the enemy, the German advance has not been halted greatly. Unofficial reports of the allied reserves being hurried up are not confirmed officially and there is no sign of their presence In the line. Despite their forced retirement, the allied troops have held together remarkably well, while contesting every foot of the way. Soissons fell to the Germans after a fierce fight in the streets of the city for several hours and the French were last reported holding tentciously to the western suburbs. The enemy advance to Soissons has not yet affected greatly the French line eastward from Montdidier, which the Germans apparently hope to bend back by their success on the Aisne. The curve In the

battle line northwest of Rheims has been wiped out and from Soissons eastward the line runs southeast and then east into the Champagne. Berlin Claims 25,000. In the center of the 45 mile front where the German progress has been greatest, the enemy forces are now nearing Loupeigne, four miles north of the river Ourcq and 12 miles north of the Marne. The fighting is most entirely untouched by the war since 1914. Berlin, in its latest report, claims the number of prisoners has increased to 25,000. ' Apparently the Germans have used a large part of their reserves In the offensive across the Aisne, as they , have not taken advantage of the movement here to strike elsewhere on the northern front, as might have been expected. The course of the fighting Wednesday indicates the possibility that the German crown prince will try to strike westward along the Alsne, instead of attempting to force his way nearer the Marne. , Except for some sharp fighting at Cantigny where the Americans have repulsed the German counter-attacks against their new positions, there has been little fighting on ths line north from Soissons. A local German attack against the French north of Mont Continued On Page Ten. i