Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 222, 30 July 1918 — Page 1

ABXU Do It Now Do It Liberally Do It Cheerfully Do It Now " Do It Liberally . Do It Cheerfully VOL. XLIIL, NO. 222-ir.irteadn?.o7U Palladium and Sun-Telegram RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1918. SINGLE COPY. 2 CENTS

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TAX LEVY FOR CITY RAISED TO $1.21 BY CITY COUNCIL

Eleven Cent Increase Necessary to Meet Additional Expenses of City Expenditures in Excess of Funds. $3.1 5 LEFT k TREASURY Ordinances raising the city tax levy from $1.10 to $1.21, to meet additional expenses of the city next year .were ordered drafted at a special meeting of the city council Monday night. The ordinances, raising the taxes, will be presented for final approval at a meeting of council to b eheld next Monday night. The raise in the tax levy, is necessitated, city officials say, by the salary Increases and the increased cost of all materials aused by the war. It was first proposed to raise the levy, 15 cents, but after a lengthly discussion the councilman agreed on the $1 21 rate. Budget Call for $194,671. After salaries are paid Wednesday, a total of $3.15 will remain in the city treasury according to City Controller Bescher, Tuesday. It will be necessary to obtain an advance from the county treasurer to meet current expenses the controller said. , Expenditures this year have been far in excess of the original appropriations, contained in the budget for the year. The Increase was partially due to the fact that policemen and firemen were granted a salary increase. The budget for next year, as prepared by City Controller Bescher, calls for the expenditure of $194,671. With the tax levy at 01.21, approximately $191.00 will be raised. However, with ihe additional revenues coming into the city fund, a total or approximately $198.00 will be raised, it is estimated to meet the entire expenses of the city for the year. Engineers Salary Raised. The council approved the one-cent levy for street Improvements and seven-cent levy for the sinking fund to meet the bonded indebtedness of the city, making the total levy $1.21. Salary of the city engineer was raised from $1,600 to $1,800 at the meeting. .The salary of his assistant will remain at T1.100.' The salaries of the city sealer of weights and measures and the city meat inspector were raised to $1,000. The auditor's certificate of assessment follows: Value of lands and Improvements $ 1,027,330.00 Value of lots and Improvements 10802,080.00 Value of personal property 5,917,270.00 Value of railroads, ect. (estimated) 703,144.00 Less mortgage exemption 642,110.00 Net assessment $17,809,714.00 The council decided that a five per cent, deduction for non-payment of taxes was suffllent despite the fact that the county treasurer recommended a ten per cent, reduction. The appropriation for coal for next year was estimated at $90,000. The costs of repairs for 1919 were estimated at $5,000. TEACHER SHORTAGE AFFECTS SCHOOLS Richmond also Is experiencing the present national difficulty in securing teachers to fill the vacancies made by the men who have been called into service. Several positions, particularly in the manual training and specialized departments, are still open, and the office of principal of Whitewater school has not been assigned. Although the places have from time to time been apparently filled, the new teachers, in almost every case, have been forced to send in their resignations because of military duties. However. Superintendent Giles states that the list of teachers rarely is complete until a few weeks before school, and that he feels confident that by September all the vacancies can be filled. Shortage at Liberty. LIBERTY. Ind.. July 30 For the first time in a number of years there is a lack of local teachers for the country schools in this county. A number of old teachers have been em ployed in other parts of the state, thus causing 'the shortage. The Weather For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight. Wednesday fair and warmer. Today's Temperature. Noon 62 Yesterday. Maximum S3 Minimum 65 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Fair and continued cool tonight. Wednesday fair with rising temperature. General Conditions General change to cool weather has taken place over the Mississippi valley south of the thirty-fifth parallel due to high barometric pressure over the lake regions. Temperatures are rising in the west as far north as British Columbia. Reaction to warmer wlather will take place within a few days.

French heavy artillery reserves ready to move to front line. This French official war picture shows a section of the French heavy artillery reserves on the road to the battle front to relieve companies that have been doing their bit hurling out steel at the Huns. This branch of the French army has done its part well in the great counter drive that is forcing the Germans out of the Marne salient artillery fire has backed up Jhe infantry admirably.

RUSS PEASANTS HAVE DEVELOPED HATRED0F HUNS Russians Who Refused to Fight Now Reported Eager to Take up Arms. . (By Associated Press) PETROGRAD, July 30. Refugees from the Russian provinces occupied by Teuton troops bring reports of constantly growing hatred among the peasants or the Germans. In the vicinity of Pakov, Esthonia, confiscation of foodstuffs by the invaders led to two uprisings by the peasants. In the latest of these uprisings, the peasants had been informed by some one that American and Japanese troops were to help them. This hoped for aid, however, naturally did not materialize and the uprising met with disastrous results. A number of the peasants . were executed and all the manor houses in four whole towns were razed by the Germans as an object lesson, according to word reaching Petrograd. In the Pakov region, it is declared the Germans have confiscated all the foodstuffs they can carry away except for a email allowance of grain for each inhabitant. There is starvation among the working classes in Riga, on the Baltic, according to reports reaching here. Under the Germans, the bread allowance has been often as low 'as one pound a month per person. REVULSION OF FEELING NEW YORK, July 30. Much political importance la attached to reports from Bolshevik sources that there is a decided revulsion of feeling against the Germans among the Russian peasantry by Hans Vorst, writing in the Tageblatt of Berlin, on June 15, a copy of which has been received here. He says that the same peasants who only a few months ago could not be kept in the trenches are now reported to be in a state of exasperation. Stories have been spread among them that in the areas of the Ukraine and White Russia, occupied by the Germans, large landed estates have been restored to their former owners. They fear, the writer adds, that the Germans might also come to them and that they will lose the land which they have been holding for six months. These fears are said to have aroused in them an inclination to take up arms. Vorst points out that it is known that the socialist parties in Russia opposed to the Bilsheviki are not disposed to accept the Brest-Lltovsk treaty. The Bolshevik!, he says, still stand by the treaty, but they believe the German government desires to take measures exceeding its terms, and to undermine the soviet regime In Russia. Favor of Resumption Of War. The German writer refers to the negotiations begun in Berlin in June to over the Brest- Litovsk treaty, e mentions a Stockholm telegram quoting an article in the Bolshevik official newspaper Izvestia, indicating that Russia, unless matters are adjusted, will consider the question of abandoning Its peaceful attitude. He says that many other sources report that there is a strong movement in Russia favoring a resumption' of a state of war, should the negotiations not result satisfactorily. Opinion in Soviet circles, he continues, is that the main, hindrance to the realization of their social political plans lies in the measures taken by the German government since the conclusion of peace. He refers In this connection to the German military operations in the Ukraine, in the Bonetz basin and in the Don area, by which the soviet government has been deprived of coal and food resources. "The article in the Izvestia," Vorst declares, "speaks of open and concealed attempts by Germany to smother the Russian revolution. These fears are unfounded. German policy is absolutely willing to find a satisfactory and reliable accord with the soviet government. But the described Russian sentiments must be borne in mind in judging the situation in which the new negotiations begin. AMERICAN AVIATOR KILLED LONDON, July 30. Flight Cadet George Ruple Wallace of Washington, Pa., was killed in an airplane accident July 26. He was serving with the British air forces.

WAITNG FOR CHANCE AT THE GERMANS .

Demands Ruthless Action Against "Guilty Criminals at Head of German Government in 1914

AMSTERDAM, July 30 A memorandum demanding ruthless action against the men at the helm of the German government in 1914 as guilty criminals has been issued by former Captain von Beerfelds, says a Berlin telegram, quoting the Cologne Volkszeitung. The memorandum is entitled "A Necessary Correction of the German White Book," and was sent to the members of the Reichstag last week by the captain, who was prominent in connection with the Prince Lichnowsky affair brought about by the prince, who was German ambassador to London in 1914, declaring that Germany was responsible for the world war. Captain von Beerfields memorandum says that the German leaders at the beginning of the war were guilty ofi. appalling deceits and acted in the service of traitors. He demands the Immediate arrest of former Chancellor von BethmannHollweg and declares that if the Reichstag .does npt r uifyi Jiisdemsadjscurse of this and all succeeding gen159 AMERICANS IN CASUALTY LIST (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, July 30. The army casualty list today shows: Killed in action, 17; died of wounds, 11; died of disease, 15; died from accident and other causes, 3; wounded severely, 95; wounded slightly, 1; missing, 3. Total. 145. Marine corps casualties announced today were: Killed in action, 6; died of wounds, 4; wounded severely, 4. Total, 14. NEW STRIKE BREAKS IN KALK, PRUSSIA (By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM. July 30. A new strike has broken out at Kalk, in Prussia, near Cologne, according to the Echo Beige. Machine guns were used to suppress the movement and the leaders were arrested, the newspaper J ..AC The police, it is added, were still! busy when the report was sent, dispersing the crowds, which continued to gather in the streets. JOSE DE DIEGO BURIED (By Associated Press) SAN JUAN, P. R., July 30. Jose De Diego, long an advocate of Porto Rican independence, who died in New York on July 20, was buried here today. The body lay in state in the house of dele gates of which Mr. De Diego had been j speaker, for two days. j

American Soldiers on Marne Have Proved Equal to Best French Troops Says Tardieu

(By Associated Press) j PARIS, July 30 American soldiers j in tne ngnting on.tne ;iarne sauem showed themselves equal to the best French troops, declared Andre Tardieu, French high commissioner to the U. S. at a dinner in his honor last night at the American university union. Professor George Nettleton of Yale University, presided and representatives of many American universi ties and colleges were present. ; "The first great battle in which your own troops have participated ex-j tensively has been a great victory.") Captain Tardieu said. "The part' taken by your soldiers is well known in : France. The soldiers of the American divisions, which on the morning of July 18 gained six kilometres, have shown themselves to be the equal of the best French troops. Your rank and file, officers and staff are "deserving of the same praise. "Every one at the front, including the enemy, knows well what the American army is , worth and what new power will be let loose in the

J eratidns will fall upon it for cowardly neglect of duty. In case of the Reichstag's refusal, Captain von Beerfelds declares, he will immediately request passes for himself and family to Switzerland, because he will . no longer share Germany's shame and dishonor. . PRICE OF SUGAR MAY BE RAISED fBy Associated Press) NEW YORK, July 30. An Increase to the consumer of one cent a pound in the price of sugar is indicated in a statement issued here today by George M. Rolth, chairman of the international sugar committee, after a conference with representatives of the CuTban .'"government. SugafVuthoritiea of the Cuban and United States government will meet in Washington next week to decide on the 1919 price. Rubber Wanted WANTED Old rubber articles of all kinds for the Red Cross pile in the Elks' Yard. The money obtained by the sale of the rubber will be used by the Richmond branch of the Red Cross. Old automobile and bicycle tires, hose, water bottles, mats and other articles are acceptable. Donors are asked to throw the articles across the fence. Lone Bandit Holds Up and Robs C. & 0. Train (By Associated Press.) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 30. An express car on a west bound C. & O. passenger train passing through here early today was robbed by an unidentified man, who bound and gagged express Messenger Marshall of Washington. The safe was emptied of all its valuables. Ratify Draft Treaty Between V. S. and England WASHINGTON. July 30. Ratification of the draft treaty betwen the United States and Great Britain and Canada were exchanged today at London, it was officially stated at the state department, making them effective from today. course of the next, few' weeks under the folds of the Star Spangled tanner. Hard Months Ahead. "The war is not yet over. Hard months are ahead of us, but we have already . taken the initiative. As far as numbers go, the critical times are j over with us. Under the strong leadership of a chief who is worthy of France ' Premier Clemenceau we have held our ground. Today, after some time on the defensive, the time for a victorious attack has come and the dark days are over. j Whilo ?rpptine the cnmnletinn of thf ! first million American troops in France we have greeted the first success. In common with you Americans, we and our gallant allies are standing ready for the ' supreme effort. The faith which is inspiring us will not falter. "In our crusade for the democracies of the world we are progressing steadily toward our goal. Through the wonderful unit and force of the minds and hearts of your country we can expect to reap the reward the liberation of all peoples which we antici

GERMAN-TURK SPLIT IS SAID TO BE RESULT OF HUN LIES Failed to Keep Pledged Promises of Aid to Turks in Recent Campaign Impoverished of Food.

U.S. CREDITS REPORT (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 30. No oflicial'advices regarding the break of relations between Turkey and Germany have reached Washington, but the government would not be surprised if Turkey had been driven to an open rupture, as there is a well-founded background for the report. It has been known for some time that a deep and growing feeling of dissatisfaction has existed in Turkey over the treatment by the Germans. Reports that a Turkey mission recently had been trying In Switzerland to cultivate friendship with some of the allied governments has been received here. It would be natural, officials said, for the Turkish government to endeavor to find some new friends among the powers before breaking with Its old associates. Anti-Germans in Power. When the present sultan came to the throne in Constantinople, a few weeks ago, some very strong antiGermans came into power. It has been a question whether these men were in strong enough position openly to defy the Teutonic powers. Many Turkish officials long have resented the dominating way of the Germans and have blamed them for the lack of food and other supplies in Turkey as well as the reverses sustained by the Turkish army. Germany promised assistance to the Turks in the Palestine and Mesopotamia campaign where the British forces have been consistently defeating the Turks. In neither case has the German pledge of aid .been fulfilled, and the Turks are known to be indignant as the result. The strained relations between Turkey and Bulgaria which Tecently resulted In armed conflict according to reports have caused strong anti-German feelings In- both countries. The Turks are satisfied that they did not receive fair treatment when the peace with Rumania was signed and the Bulgars have much the same fellngs. Both countries are said to realize that that they are being impoverished by the Germans in the effort to provide food for the Teutonic soldier and civic population. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria Is reported to be much worried over his prospects at the peace conference at the end of the war. He is said to forsee the partitioning of the Balkans and to realize that he is distinctly persona non grata with the allied government. He is represented as fearing the dismemberment of his kingdom and as having no little difficulty in keeping in control the very strong anti-German element with which he had to deal when he decided to cast his lot with Germany. USE OWN IDEAS. AMSTERDAM, July 30. Turkey is going to handle the situation in the Caucasus according to her own ideas. This is indicated in a telegram from Canstantinople dated' July 28, which quotes an article in the newspaper Nasfirl Ekfiarj, presenting the Turkish viewpoint. "We have nothing to say against the principles laid down in the Brest-Li-tovsk treaty," says the article, "but when the Caucasus, newly reorganized, turned toward us and, master of its orvn destinies refused to be bound by the treaty, what was better for us! than to take into consideration the necessities of this new situation created on our important eastern front?! Could we close our ears to the appeal of the government of a people largely of the same race and same creed as ourselves? KEPLER GIVEN DIVORCE Robert M. Kepler was granted a divorce from Blanche Kepler in circuit court Tuesday morning on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. pate from our sacrifices." Millions More Coming. William G. Sharp, the American ambassador, in response said: "American soMiers could not help being brave after such examples of magnificent courage as displayed by the French troops.- The first million is here. Another million will follow, and as many millions as are necessary to bring the cause of democracy to victorious peace. Only the other day. Premier Clemenceau, the grand old man of France, said to me: 'I have a reproach to make to you. Your soldiers are too brave, too reckless with their lives. "I replied that this wa3 the best reproach I could . expect to hear. I had much rather that Americans had sinned on the side of bravery, recklessness and determination than on the side of timidity." . Major Perkins,European commissioner for the American Red Cross and Professor Paul Van Dyke of Princeton, spoke of the determination of the United States to carry on the war to victory. ,

Official Statements

. AMERICAN (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON,. July 30. Severe fighting resulting from heavy counterattacks by fresh enemy troops beyond the line of the Ourcq was reported in General Pershing's communique for yesterday, received today at the war department. ' FRENCH (By Associated Press i PARIS, July 30. There was no change in the situation north of the Marne last night, says the statement from the French war. office today. The official statement reads: "Dur. ing the night no event of importance was reported from the front north of the Marne." BRITISH (By Associated Press) LONDON, July 30. German positions in the: Merris region,, on the Flanders front, were entered last night by Australian troops, who took 40 prisoners, the war office announced today. The enemy artillery was active in the region northwest of Albert, throwing in gas shells. It also displayed ao tivity between LaBassee Canal and Ypres. FOE EFFORTS TO DISLODGE U. S. FIGHTERS AREJUTILE Americans on the Front North of Ourcq Rver in Heaviest Fighting They Have Yet Experienced, WITHDRAW HUN GUARDS BULLETIN (By ABEic'ited Prt LONDON, July 30, 4:41 p. m. The Amercan troops in the SoissonsRheims sector have been fighting virtually without cessation along the whole line for the last 24 hours. The Germans , defense has stiffened and the Americans had made very little fresh progress tip to noon today, according to dispatches this afternoon. The situation In the American sectors the latest advices indicate is that the Germans have retained the town of Ciertes, but that the Americans are holding Sergy very determinedly and are inflicting very heavy losses on the enemy in his hastily organized counter-attack. (By Associated Press) WTTH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AISNE-MRANE FRONT, July 30. Under a fire from the enemy only slightly less than that of yesterday, the Americans, on the front north of the Ourcq, held on to their positions this forenoon and then advanced a little toward the road from Seringes to Sergy. Repeated efforts by the enemy to dislodge the Americans were futile. On the American's left the French are moving forward. To the right the lines are holding steady. The guards that were brought in by the Germans yesterday to attack the Americans appeared today to have been withdrawn by the German command. The fighting is the heaviest the Americans have experienced. Their conduct is winning the praise of the French observers. MAKE VERY LITTLE PROGRESS. tBy Associated Press.) LONDON, July 30. Very heavy fighting has been in progress along the whole battle front from Yille-en-Tardenois to Buzany, according to ad vices received up to noon today, it has resulted, so far, however, in very ittle progress for the allies. Some advance has been effected by the allies in the Ardre valley, along the easterly side of the front, towards the village of Aubilly. A certain amount of ground likewise has teen gained near the center in the neighborhood of V'illers-Agron-Aigulzy. HUNS DESTROYED BRIDGES (By Associated Press) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AISNE-MARNE FRONT, July 30. The crossing of the Ourcq river was effected by the Americans on Sunday in brilliant style in the face of great difficulties, the Germans having destroyed the bridges and placed their artillery and machine guns in advantageous positions to resist the attempts at a passage. The Franco-American forces had planned to cross the Ourcq before daylight on Sunday, but the German heavy artillery held the slopes leading to the river under fire, which continued all night. The Americans repeatedly started to advance during the night, but as often were held back by the fire of the enemy machine guns and heavier pieces. During one of the lulls In the German firing Captain Allen Huff of Omaha, Neb., worked his men up to the center of a field the slopes of which led to the Ourcq. Just then the Germans resumed their fire In full force. Immediately Huff and his men dug in and held on where they were until daylight. Meanwhile the German artillery had been quieted somewhat by the heavier artillery of the allies carrying out' counter battery work. Choosing an opportune moment, Huff's men dashed to the river, jumped in with a splash and waded across, cheering as they went. i

ENEMY THROWS MILLION LIEU AGAINST THE ALLIED LINE

Huns Fail to Make More Than Lxui 111 niiicu x i win wiiiic Allies Make Important Progress at Points. AMERICANS FALL BACK (By Associated Press.) LONDON, July 30 Anothei German thrust drove the French out of Beugneux near Granc Rozoy northwest of Fere en Tardenois. This town, however was recaptured from the enemy. (By Associated Press) The Germans have thrown more than a million men into the gigantic battle between Soissons and Rheims and have been viciously counter at tacking all around the circular lint that stretches from Soissons to the neighborhood of Rheims. Even this formidable force, however, appears to have made not mor than a dent or two In the allied fronl in its latest effort while at various points progress for the allies, slighl but important, is reported. 71 Hun Divisions Used. Regarding the strength of the German forces, unofficial advices statt that there are 71 German division! engaged In this struggle. The strengtl of a German division is about 13,500. on a normal footing so that if all the units resisting the allies north of thf Marne have been kept so that if all units resisting the allies north of the Marne have been kept up to the standard there are 958,500 men trying tc hold the line until the situation is relieved. Of these divisions there are ten drawn from Crown Prince Ruppercth's army in the north. The German crown prince had ir the neighborhood of 500,000 men between Rheims and Chateau Thierry when the attack across the Marn began on July 15. The increase in the number of divisions engaged in the battle would appear to indicate that be had since that time drawn heavily on other army groups. It would alsc seem that this action on his part reflects the importance of this battle in the eyes of the German high command. Americans Forced Back. " Through the German counter blow the Americans were driven back from Cierges. southeast of Fere en Tardenois, while to the northwest of Fere, the Americans have also been forced out of Beugneux into which they had penetrated after passing through Grand Rozoy. Buzancy, situated on the west side of the Crise river, about 5 miles south of Soissons, has also been the scene of heavy fighting and the battle appears to have been general along the line south of that point, notably in the Plessiar wood, near where the front turns abruptly to the east. On the other end of the battle line there has been short engagements, but reports credit the allies with having made an advance at Aubillv in the. Andre salient, west of Rheims. They nave also iorged ahead farther down toward the bottom of the pocket. Counter Blows are General. W7hile these counter blows against the allied line are general and of great violence it is not believed in London the enemy intends to make a real stand south of the Vesle river. Paris, on the other hand, seems to be lieve that the Germans may have fixed upon the present location -of their army as the field at which they will turn at bay. There have been patrol operations along the British front but nothing significant has occurred there. Little has been reported to amplify the Copenhagen dispatch hat Turkey and Germany have broken off relations. Amsterdam advices, however, indicate that Turkey intends to pursue an aggressive policy in the Caucasus region, the field supposedly set aside for German exploitation. Vicious counter attacks with large forces and violent artillery and machine gun fire marked the German effort to stops the oncoming aliles. But the enemv has been unahiA tn halt the steady advance, although holding it up temporarily at several points. The base of the pocket is almost traight except for a jagged salent south of Ville-en-Tardenois. Allied hammering on the flanks Is beginning to tell. South of Soissons. Scottish troops are pressing forward through Buzancy. Between there and the Ourcq, French forces have gained appreciably and are now forcing their way up the slopes of Hills 205 and 206, north of Grand Rozoy and which dominate the plane betwen Grand Rozoy and Fismes, the most important German base south of the Aisne. The Germans lost 450 prisoners In this region. Best Enemy Shock Troops. On the east, southwest of Fismes, the British and French have advanced farther west of the Dormans-Rheims road. Around Bligny and St. Euphralse. where the German line had stood firm against repeated attacks In the past ten days, the allies also have progressed. , Especially bitter has been the German effort to check the French and Americans adavneing northward from the Marne. In a sanguinary combat at Sergy, east of Fere-en-Tardenois. American troops have bested the Fourth Prussian Guards and a Bavty (Continued on Page Eight.)

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