Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 200, 3 July 1918 — Page 1

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OVER 5,000 WILL MARCH IN PARADE ON JOLY 4 Greatest Affair in History of City Planned for Observance of National Day Program at Glen Miller. ARMY AVIATOR TO FLY

'The National Council of Defense ia most anxious that all women loyal to America march In this 4th of July parade. If there are any women not affiliated with any organization but hare helped In various works and are loyal, we wish they would meet on South Fourth, east side of street, below A. "Women will be captains wearing a small American flag in their hats, to look after and arrange all women. "The foreign element Is asked if she has a costume of her nationality to please wear It, but this is not exacted as only a few have them. If she has a national flag please carry It. "Please remember the parade forms at 10:30 and marches promptly at 11:00 a. m., July 4th. Be there on time. "MEB CULBERTSON, Woman Member Wayne County Council of Denense"

With every evidence that the Fourth of July parade and celebration here Thursday will be the largest and most elaborate affair of its kind Richmond or Wayne county has ever experienced, the general committee has completed its work and everything is In readiness. The parade will move promptly at 11 o'clock. Between 5,000 and 10,000 persons will take part In the parade. The weather prediction for Thursday is fair. Will Reller, chairman of the Wayne county council of defense, will preside at the meeting to be held in Glen Miller park in the afternoon. The program will be as follows: ,' ' 2:00 to 2:30 Concert by MaxwellBriscoe Band of Newcastle. 2:30 Invocation by the Rev. George Burbanck, rector of St Paul's church. "America" sung by the audience. Reading of the "Declaration of Independence," by the Rev. Frank A. Rocll, pastor of St. Andrew's Catholic church. Vocal Music The Victory Quartet: Frant T. Funk. John Graham, Walter Luring and Edgar Mote. Address The Hon. James E. Watson, United States senator from Indiana. Music The Victory Quartet. Address The Hon. Richard Lieber, of Indianapolis. "The Star Spangled Banner," sung by the audience. Announcement by Comlmttee. The general parade committee makes the following announcement: Delegations approaching the place of formation should not move along Main street, but approach the place assigned them from one of the side streets. Space In divisions cannot be reserved for any particular delegation. The first at the place of formation will be the first in line. Floats pertaining to certain organisations, or automobiles carrying members of any organization who are unable to march will be expected to fall In line with their respective delegation. All organizations of whatever nature that are to participate in the parade should be at the proper place of formation promptly at 10:30 o'clock. The place of formation of the eight separate divisions Is published above. In the event that, an organization does rot know Its place, anyone of the parade marshals that will be on duty during the entire morning between Third and Sixth streets on Main will guide them properly. The head of the parade will move promptly, at 11 o'clock and the route will be from Third and Main direct through Main street to Glen Miller park. Will Rope Off Street. There will be policemen and militiamen on duty along the parade route to prevent the parking of automobiles at any point along Main street before or during the parade. The street will Continued on P'o" Ten

The Weather

For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight. Warmer in oast and south portions. Thursday partly cloudy. Today's Temperature

Noon S2 Yesterday Maximum 77 Minimum ' 45 For Wayne county by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday becoming unsettled. Probably followed by thundershowers. General Conditions Weather continues generally fair north of the Ohio river and east of the Mississippi. The Canadian storm is moving southeast and will cause increasing cloudiness probably followed by showers and thunderstorms some time within the next 36 hours. Temperatures are .falling in the far northwest but will, remain warm here until Friday.

THE SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE DAY THE MAN AT THE FRONT THE LEADER AND OUR FLAG i

Our soldier at the front, the Stars and Stripes inspiring him to deeds of valor and the figure of President Wilson, under whose leadership the nation has joined hands with other lands in the cause of democracy, all emphasize the significance of this Fourth of July.

On last year's Independence day the the year that has elapsed more than has won the admiration of the veter-

United States had barely made a start toward taking Its place in the fighting line with the allied nations. At that time the first contingent of the American expeditionary forces had been in France but a few days. In

1,000,000 troops have crossed the seas. For many of -them the days of preliminary training have passed. They now are hardened warriors equipped to hold their own against the best the enemy offers. Their conduct already

an soldiers of other countries. Not only are we five months ahead of schedule in the shipment of troops but throughout the year we have transported immense amounts of food and supplies for our own troops and

for our allies. Notwithstanding submarine perils our transports have traversed the seas in safety. Even the approach of enemy craft toward our own shores has failed to retard the movement of troop ships and freighters from our ports.

POLISH TROOP

DIRECT APPEAL TO PADEREWSKI

Ask Aid in Forming Polish Army to Fight for Poland Seek Nation's Freedom.

(By Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 3. From the fields of Bessarabia on the Black Sea, Into -which country ' a: brigade of revolting Polish troops from the Austrian army fled in February, a letter has come to America addressed to Ignace J. Paderwiskl, the pianist, asking for his aid and sympathy in consilidatlng a Polish army to fight for Poland. The letter, made public hero today, is signed by Colonel Joseph Haller and Major Gniadys, chief of stan, and says: "The Carpathian Iron Brigade (Polish regiment in the Austrian army) addresses you for the first time and at a moment most difficult in our undertaking, which has for its aim the creation of a fighting force for the Polish nation. We have been fighting on the outskirts of our Polish lands, but now with thepurpose and desire of further battle for independence and reunion of our country wo have advanced into a land of immigration, where far, from influences, foreign and injurious, we hope to create a United Polish army so that with arms in our hands, we will be able to enter the capital of Poland. "The numerous graves spread over the whole of Poland from the Carpathian to the Lithuanian boldly testify that for Poland and her glory we have made great sacrifices, resurrecting the traditions of the Polish soldiers and their battles for freedom. At this time we have one desire, that all of our armed efforts in the near east should be co-ordinated for the purpose of ridding our country of our enemy and to perpetuate a free and United Polish commonwealth." The division from which the appeal came is reported to have revolted and marched from Bukovina into the southern Ukraine territory last February 15. Between 6:30 o'clock on the evening of February 15 and 10 o'clock the next morning, the troops covered seventy miles, meanwhile meeting and defeating German and Austrian detachments. Part of the revolting divisions was taken prisoner and 170 officers are now being tried for treason in Hungary.

Help French Orphans "Your nickels, dimes and quarters, tossed into the flag, will be used for the French orphans." This banner will precede the largest flag in Indiana, carried by the Palladium staff, in the Fourth of July parade. It will follow a float depicting French orphans. The large flag will receive your offerings for. the cause Citizens ' are asked to ' tosl their coins into the banner. It will provide food and shelter for the little ones whose fathers sacrificed their lives for democracy.

SKEYHELL SPEAKS AT COLISEUM TONIGHT

33 MARINES ARE KILLED IN ACTION

fBy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, July 3. The Marine Corps casualty list today contained forty names, divided as. follows: Killed in action, 33; Died of wounds, 4; wounded severely, 3. The army casualty list today contained 85 names, divided as follows: Killed in action, 18; died of wounds, 9; died of accident and other causes, 6; died of disease. 4; wounded severely, 12; missing in action, 36.

"Bullets, Bayonets and Bombs," will be the subject of a lecture by Signaller Tom Skeyhill, Australian soldier who was twice wounded, at the Coliseum Wednesday evening. Skeyhill, poet, orator and lecturer, has been in battle on four fighting fronts. He enlisted when 19 years old and served for more than two years. He was blinded as the result of injuries received in battle. His eyesight wa3 restored recently, however, by an operation by a Washington physician. Immediately following the operation Skeyhill attempted to re-enlist and return to the trenches. The recruiters decided that he was not fit, however, and Skeyhill started on a lecturing tour.

BEN R. TILLMAN, SENATOR FOR 24

YEARS. IS DEAD

Death Followed Brilliant Career in Congress Unconscious Since Thursday. (By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, July 3. Senator Benj. R. Tillman, of Sottth Carolina,

rdled" tfifs racraing at'STrJ o'clock. , . :

faenator Tillman : suffered a cerebreal hemorrhage last Thursday and had been in an unconscious condition since that time. The stroke affected the entire left side. The senator had been- a member of the United States senate since 1S94. His term would have expired March 3, 1919.

German Women Interned for Evading Registration (By Associated Press.) AMSTERDAM, July 3 German and Austro-Hungarian pacifists in chiding Professors Lammarsch and Quidde, says the Vossische Zeitung of Berlin, have written asking the inter-parliamentary union in Christina, Norway, to suggest to belligerent parliaments that three members from each assembly be chosen by secret ballot to meet in conference in a neutral country to discuss the base for the general peace.

SERVING BEEF IN EVENING STOPPED

All hotels, restaurants and public eating houses in Wayne county must discontinue the serving of beef at evening meals, according to an order received Wednesday from the United State food administration by H. W. Gilbert, Wayne county food administrator. At a recent meeting of the hotel and restaurant men of this county Gilbert ruled that beef steak and hamburger might be served at the evening meal. When referred to the federal food administrator at Washington, however, the ruling was not favored and Gilbert was notified to that effect.

U. S. Soldiers and Sailors III in England to Get Message from President (By Associated Fress) LONDON, July 3. A message of personal greeting from President Wilson will be deliveied tomorrow by the American Red Cross to every American soldier and sailor in hospitals in Great Britain. The message follows: "The American Red Cross has received from President Wilson a request to send to you his personal greetings on this Liberty Day, the greatest of our American holidays, and to say that his heart goes out to you in sympathy and admiration for the spirit and devotion which you and your comrades have shown. "He hopes with all his heart that you will have a quick and happy re-onvprv"

Henry P. Davison, chairman of the

American Red Cross council also added a message pledging that all dependents of the soldiers would be cared for, .

Benjamin Ryan Tillman was one of the most extraordinary members of the United States senate in which body he served continuously for twenty-four years. During the latter part of his service ha was chairman of the naval affairs committee of the senate and his work in that position, after the United States entered the great war, was considered by his colleagues to be of great value. As a senator, Mr. Tillman quickly won a wide reputation throus'a the country for plainness and bluntness of speech which, combined with his apparent rough exterior and somewhat careless manner of dress made him a unique figure in congress. No one attracted more attention when he rose to speak in the senate. His language was always dramatic and he called things by their simplest names. He often referred to himself as the cornfield lawyer but it was believed he did so only for the purpose of showing how little some of the lawyers knew on some of the intricate questions where common sense was more desirable than legal technicalities. Within a month after he took his seat in the senate, following his first election to that body in 1S94. Senator Tillman won his picturesque nickname of "Pitchfork Ben," a characterization which he did not resent. In a speech he shattered all the traditions of the senators by taking the floor so soon after becoming a member and further indicated his disregard of these senatorial usages by announcing himself to be "a farmer, pure and simple with no collateral occupation" and declaring his intention of holding up some of the public questions on his pitch-fork. Born in Edgefield county. South Carolina, Aug. 11, 1847, Mr. Tillman

i received an academic education, en

listed in the Confederate army in ISO 1 , but saw no military service owing to fact that he lost the sight of his left eye from a severe illness soon after he enlisted. In 1868 he married Sallie Starke. He was elected governor of South Carolina In 1890 and again in 1892.

His services to that state included the founding of the Clemson Agricultural and Mechanical college at Fort Hill, for boys, and the Winthrop Normal and Industrial college at Rock Hill for girls. He was author of the famous dispensary system for selling liquor under the control of the state.

I A life lone democrat, he DarticiDat-

ed in the South Carolina constitutionconvention which, in 1895 made education a qualification of suffrage. He was a central figure in the democratic national conventions, particularly in for years as member of the Democratthose of 1900 and 1904. He served ic national committee.

More Than 1000 War Mothers and Fathers to March in Parade

One of the most inspiring spectacles in the Fourth of July parade in Richmond Thursday morning will be the war mothers and the war fathers. There will be 1,000 or more men and women in this section of the parade. The war mothers will march on one

side of, the large Wayne county ser

vice flag and the war fathers on the other side, carrying the flag between them. . Each one will wear a sleeve band service flag with a blue star, the white background and the red border

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AIL war mothers and war fathers will meet at 10: 3 J o'clock Thursday morning on South Third street between Main and South A streets to take their places in the line of march. Each one must bring their sleeve band service insignia as the committee will be unable to supply them. Henry Kluter, chairman of the war fathers' committee, has appointed Lee Nusbaum and John Johnson as lieutenants to assist him in the formation of the parade, and Walter Dal-

l by and B. B. Johnson, members of the

committee, will also act as lieutenants. Any Richmond person owning an automobile which they are willing to lend for use of war fathers or war mothers who will be unable to march, is asked to notify Mrs. Roach, president of the war mothers, or Henry Kluter, chairman of the war fathers' committee. The Wayne county service flag which will be carried in this section of the parade contains more than 1.00 blue stars, each designating a Wayne county boy in the service of Uncle Sam. War mothers of Wayne county, who expect to take part in the parade are to meet Thursday morning at 10:3U o'clock at the west entrance of he court house. All mothers of soldiers, whether or not they are members of the county organization, are invited to march in this division of the parade.

CONGRESS GIVES UP PLANS FOR

mm RECESS

War Time Measures Will Prevent August Adjournment, According to Speaker Clark (By Associated Press.) , WASHINGTON, July 3. Another effort, to have -the senate recede from Its proposal to increase the government minimum wheat price to $2.50 failed today leaving in dead lock the agricultural appropriation bill to which the legislation Is attached.

OLOiER WOUNDED AT FRONT TO TAKE PART

JOLY 4 PARADE

Bruce Peters, son of Harry Peters, cf Cambridge City, who was recently given an honorable discharge from the United States army because of serious wounds suffered on the battle front, will take part in the Fourth of July parade here. He will ride in an automobile near the front part of the first section. Peters enlisted in April, 1917, and went to France with the first Rainbow division last September. He was returned to America last May and was in a hospital in Newport News for about a month, suffering with serious shrapnel wounds and exposure. He was also suffering from poisonous gas attacks. He was a member cf the 149th U. S. Field Artillery."

TRINITY LUTHERAN MEMBERS TO MEET AT CHURCH

Rev. Oscar F. Tressel of Trinity Lutheran church has asked that all members of the congregation, especially the men, meet at the church at 10 o'clock promptly, Thursday morning to take part In the parade

No Palladium Fourth The Palladium will not be printed on the Fourth of July. The entire staff, including carrier boys here and in small towns, correspondents and agents, will take part in the Independence Day parade. The day has been set aside for a patriotic observance of the great event which will be commemorated Thursday.

(By Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 3. The resolution authorizing the president to take over the telegraph and telephone lines, the $12,000,.000,000 army appropriation bill, the proposal to increase the government guaranteed price for wheat to $2.50 a bushel and war time prohibition today stood in the way of the proposed recess cf congress this week. Leaders in both the senate and House were not hopeful that this legislation could be disposed -of in time to recess Saturday until August 10, while the new revenue bill is being drafted by the hoise ways and means committee. In the opinion of Speaker Clark recess plans had "gone glimmering." Some members, however, had not given up hope today of being able to leave Washington this week. Tentative plans were proposed to hurry the passage of the army bill which ia now in conference due largely to numerous amendments added by the senate, and to have the telegraph and telephone control resolution go over until August. Disposition of the latter piece of legislation before recess depends upon insistence of the administration. It i3 known President Wilson is anxious to have the resolution passed so that action might be taken should a crisis arise in the telegraph situation. To provide funds for the army, agriculture department and other government agencies, the appropriation bills of which have been held up, the senate today planned to consider a blanket resolution passed by the house yesterday continuing as an emergency last year's appropriations. Agreement on the amendment increasing the guaranteed price for wheat to 2.50 appeared likely after vrk3 of discussion in conference. It was intimated that house manageis would agree to a compromise on the price in view of the overwhelming vote in the senate against lowering the wheat guarantee. It was generally believed that war time prohibition would go over until after the recess in view of the inability of prohibition leaders in the senate to get the amendment up for consideration, yesterday. Hearings of the new revenue bill by the house ways and means committee were scheduled to close' today. Work of drafting the measure will be started Immediately, it was said.

FRENCH ARMY PENETRATES HALF MILE HUN FRONT

British Troops Suffer Minoi Reverse Germans Begin Desperate Effort to Re-establish Old Line in Salient.

German Flying Recruits, Coerced Into Service, Desert by Wholesale my Associated Press) LONDON, July 3. Young Germans learning to fly are deserting into Holland wholesale. "Whole batches of German pilot3

training at Nivelle in Belgium," says a' British official statement, "secreted

stores of petrol and flew across the Dutch frontier, where they were surrounded and interned." The reasons for these defections, It is " learned, are that wastage 'among German aviators has forced the army authorities to coerce recruits, that the coerced recruits find the "intensive training" intolerable and that training accidents abound.

AMERICANS HOLD GAINS WASHINGTON, July 3 General Pershing's communique foi yesterday announces that one German regiment was practically annihilated in the heavy losses inflicted by the Americans when they stormed and held the village of Vaux, the Bois De La Rouche and neighboring woods, adyancing the American position a thousand yards on a mile and a half front. fBy Associated Press) ROME, July 3 Italian force! along the lower Piave, delivered a number of hard strokes at the Austrian defenses yesterday, fighting their way forward against desperate enemy resistance, the war office announced today. The advance was over the difficult terrain near the river's mouth which is partially flooded. The Italians successfully withstood an Austrian counter attack at the head of the San Lorenzo valley in the Grappa regior. where they had taken important positions in the fighting of the day previous. The new positions have been consolidated. The number of prisoners taken here has reached 621 while 22 machine guns and quantities o! War material also were captured. fBy Associated Press) . Last night on the French, front was marked by .anher.of the sharp, incisive operatiors by which the allies are from day to day improving theii positions in anticipation of the re newal of the German offensive. General Petain'H troops on this occasion drove in on a two mile fronl near Moulin-Sous-Toutvent, betweer the Oise and the Aisne and penetrated the German line to a depth of approximately half a mile. They took 220 prisoners in their advance. The British front on the other hand witnessed a minor reverse for Field Marshal Haig's gallant fighters, who

were obliged to relinquish a large part of the ground they had gained Sunday night in a local operation near Bouzincourt north of Albert. Germans Renew Efforts. The Germans began on Monday desperate efforts to recapture the valuable high ground here from which they hsd vbeen forced but were then able only to gain a footing in their old line. Last night they renewed the effort with a furious bombardment and then delivered an attack whleb gave them back the greater portion oi their lost positions. The French success in the Moulin-Sous-Toutvent operations was achieved almost at the base of the German salient which projects to the Marne, along the front to the west of Soissons and on through the American sector northwest of Chateau Thierry. - The American troops on this Marne front are holding on firmely to their gains in the Vaux regions. The French official communique today reports the checking of a German counter attack in this area. Both official and unofficial reports agree that no impression has been made by the Germans upon the ground gained by the allies in the recent fighting here. Allied troops continue to harass the

Germans and have made further im

portant gains in anticipation of the renewal of the enemy offensive. Amer

ican and French troops are nT'? with success in carrying forward tnetr lines in the imDortant section m u- .. between the Aiene and the Marne rlTers. Two Villages Taken. Two villages and more than 500 prisoners have been taken by the FrancoAmerican soldiers. Strong German counter-attacks have ' been repulsed and the allied troops hold firmly to the ground gained. After the capture of Vaux and adjacent strong points the Americans withstood violent enemy reactions but the German efforts were of no avail, the attacking force being virtually wiped out. Further attempts probably will be made to regain Vaux, which Is an important point on the battle front between Soissons and Chateau Thierry, the nearest the Germans have approached to Paris. Meanwhile the American artillery is bombarding heavily the German positions on Hill 204 east of Vaux. American aviators are aiding the lnfantny and artillery and in a combat Tuesday between nine American and nine German machines, three of the enemy ere brought down. Two Americanairplanes failed to return from this fight and a third from an

other combat

French Continue Pounding.

For a week the French have taken positions between Aisne and VillersCotterets. The latest gain was the been driving the Germans out of posivillage of St. Pierre Aigle, immediate

ly north of the forest' of Villers-Cot-

terets. North of the Aisne,

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