Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 233, 12 August 1918 — Page 1

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BOLSHEVIK! FEAR REIGN OF TERROR INJUSSIA Lenine and Trotzky Reported as Fleeing From Moscow Believed on Their Way to Germany.

300,000 IN CZECH LM (By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM, Aug. 12 Boris Daniklo, the assassin of Field Marshal Herman von Elchhorn, was executed Saturday, according to advices from Kiev. The sentence was pronounced by a German military court and was carried out immediately after its confirmation by the competent judicial tribunal. LONDON, Aug. 12. Lenine and Trotzky, rulers of Russia since last November, according to German sources, have fled from Moscow to the naval base of Kronstadt near Petrograd. There is no confirmation from other sources. Fearing a reign of terror by the Social Revolutionists the German ambassador at Moscow Is fleeing to Pskov within the German lines in Esthonla. Reports received In London Sunday that the Bolshevik leaders intended to flee to Germany lend color to the German report that they already have gone to Kronstadt. Copenhagen dispatches Sunday raid that the anti-Bolshevik movement In Russia was growing rapidly and that the Bolshevik rovernment virtually had gone to pieces. These reports were taken from Russian newspapers. Lenlno and Trotsky have been in power since th overthrow of the Kerensky cabinet last November. They negotiated the Brest-Litovsk peace. CONSIDER POSITION SERIOUS AMSTERDAM. Aug. 12. The posltlon of the soviet government in Russia is considered very serious by the Moscow correspondent of the TageMatt of Berlin. He announced that the Czecho slovak forces have increased from 7,500 to 300,000 and are being reinforced by Serbians, Cossacks and counter-revolutionists. German Ambassador Moves Dr. Helfferlch, the German ambassador to Russia, has informed the soviet government that he will move the embassy from Moscow to Pskov because he fears for the personal safety of his staff, says an official telpgram from Berlin. This action, it is added, was decided upon because of a proclamation of the Social Revolutionists that they were about to begin a reign of terror in Moscow. Pskov was selected because conditions at Petrograd are almost as bad as at Moscow. Vologda Was Unsafe. VOLOGDA. Russia. Thursday. July 25 The reason for American Ambassador Francis and the other allied diplomats leaving Vologda for Archangel today was their refusal to comply with lnslstant demands of the Bolshevik In office that they go to Moscow. The Bolshevik! said they wanted the diplomats to move because they believed Vologda soon would be the center of counter revolutionary fighting. M. Tchitcherin, the foreign minister, telegraphed several times to Ambassador Francis that Vologda was (Continued on page seven.) BOY IS KILLED BY LIGHTNING STROKE LIBERTY, Ind.. Aug. 12. Albert Crane, 15-year-old boy, was struck by lightning and Instantly killed Saturday evening. The bey was on horseback, driving cows from pasture on the Davis farm north of the city, and both he and the horse were killed. The boy's father 1b a tenant on the farm. Funeral services were held Monday.

Fighting Private in Trenches Deserves Greatest Credit, Writes Dr. W. L. Misener From France

The boy that carries the gun down into the trenches is the man that deserves the admiration of all, says Dr. W. L. Misener. serving with the army medical corps In France, in a letter written to Scott Lewis, of South Fifteenth street. "No officer can take his place In my admiration," writes Dr. Misener. "God forbid that I shall ever neglect a one who comes under my care." The letter follows: "Had a very nice trip over. 1 came through England and have traveled f;uite a little In dear old France. I love these French people: they have been very kind to us in their simple, humble way. We are doing wonders over here. I am really surprised myself at our

One Summer Worse Than This One; It Was 106 in Shade in July, 1901 The summer of 1901 has this summer beat when it comes to high temperature, said Weatherman Moore Monday morning. He said that reports show that during the month of July 1901, the temperatures went to 106 In the shade. On July 21, 1901 at 11:30 a. m. the temperature was 106 In the shade and at 5:30 o'clock in the afternoon it was still 96. Moore said that that summer broke all records for fifty years. However, he added that this month has broken all previous records for the month of August. "We have never had an August as hot as this for many many years," he said.

FIRST U. S. FIELD ARMY ORGANIZED IN FRANCE Includes Five Corps and Will Operate in Area North of Marne is Important Development. PERSHING IN COMMAND .(By Associated Press.! WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Sunday, August 11 Organization of the first American field army of five corps has been completed. The army will be commanded by General Pershing and, it Is understood, will operate in the area north of the Marne from which the Germans have been driven out. The American divisions which participated in that drive have been under French commands but are now included in the first army. General Pershing, who retains his post as chief of American expeditionary forces, after a time may be relinquished from the command of the first army, but possibly not until the organization of a second army Is well under way. Meanwhile he will have two headquarters, at the first army as well as at general headquarters. It Is not anticipated that the creation of the first army will see any decrease in the snirlt of co-operation. While the Americans have operated under the higher command of the French and British recently the French had served under Aerican commanders and it is expected this Interchange will continue. Under Foch'a Orders The step Is regarded as the most Important development in the organization of the American expeditionary forces to date. It is looked upon as the natural development of the 1917-18 scheme of organization and training by which regiments after training were merged into divisions under full staff direction. The creation of the first army brings a great American force under American command but under the orders of Generalissimo Marshal Foch. The size of the army has not been announced beyond the indication that! it contains five corps commanded by Major Generals Liggett, Bullard, Bun-j dy, reed, and Wright. Each corps is composed of several divisions and is J understood to Include 30,000 infantrymen and artillery, engineers and cavalry in addition to auxiliary troops in of all kinds. It is understood that other armies will be formed shortly in view of the recent Washington announcement that 1,300,000 American troops already had sailed for France. English Airmen Fly From England to Egypt LONDON. Aug. 12. Two royal air force officers with two mechanics have completed a flight from England to Egypt, a distance of 2,000 miles, in a type of airplane that has seen considerable service on the front. The offi cial report, i announcing this feat says: "One or two halts were made for petrol, but the flight was merely a bit of routine wo-k." wonderful achievements. Wish I could tell you some of the wonderful things I have seen and what we are doing but censor forbids. I have taken down my waist measure, lost mv double chin ' and feeling fine. I could walk the legs off you and likely could stand you on your head as I passed phvsically 1 fit. I have had two weeks and a half hospital experience in a base hospital, rest of the time has largely been traveling. I have just been transferred here where we are going to establish a base hospital. I have heard the dull thud of the German gun and was in her range a short time and must say that I am not as big a coward as 1 thought I was. (Continued on Page Four.)

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The soldiers in the above British as a souvenir some article dropped by will adorn the huts of the Tommies. INTERNATIONAL LABOR LEADERS TO SPEAK HERE Mass Meeting of Workers at Vaughn Hall Tonight Freighters Organize. Representatives of the international labor organization will be present at the general mass meeting to.be held Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the Vaughn Hall. All workmen are urged to attend. "It is a fact that three men were discharged from the Starr Piano factory on account of their affiliations with a labor organization," said Paul J. Smith of the American Federation of Labor Monday. "The fact that this is true does not discourage us in the least," 6aid Smith. The government policy is to permit organization and the men here evidently understand that, because they are going right ahead with their organizations. More applications have been received since the discharge of the three men than before. It is my opinion that the men will be reinstated after the matter is settled and paid for the time lost." About 65 men joined an organization of railroad freight handlers Surday afternoon. The following men were elected to offices: President, John Burroughs; vice-president, John Bowdy; treasurer, L. C. Martin; secretary, Joseph Title; vice president, W. C. Eaton, and sergeant at arms. J. T. McKinnley. DRAFT BILL UP ON NEXT MONDAY WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 Steps to reconvene the senate so that the ad- ! ministration man power bill extending draft ages from 18 to 45, can be taken up without delay were taken today by senate leaders who ordered telegrams sent to all absentees asking them to be present next Thursday when the bill Is reported to the senate. Under the unanimous consent, agreement by which the recess was taken, three days must elapse before any business can be transacted after a quorum has been called and a a result the bill will be taken up next Monday. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 An effort by Senator Kirby of Arkansas to amend the administration man power bill so as to extend the draft ages from 21 to 45 incilusive intsead of 18 to 45 as proposed, failed today in the senate military committee by an overwhelming vote. Senator Kirby announced that he would renew his efforts when the bill reached the floor. The committe could not reach an agreement upon the measure so it could be reported at once as planned but Chairman Chamberlain said he expected consideration to be concluded tomorrow. In that case he will report it to the senate Thursday and will endeavor to have a quorum present on Monday to take it up immediately without waiting for the vacation recess argument to expirt, Aug. 24. The committee today discussed an amendment by Senator Thomas providing that an order granting deferred classification to any man for indus trial reasons shall be revoked if he is absent from work for more than five days. Senator Reed of Missouri proposed some modification which will be considered when the committee reconvenes tomorrow. WAR MOTHERS MEETING War Mothers cf St. Mary's and St. Andrew's churches and their friends are invited to come to a special meeting at the K. of C. hall Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

BRITISH VICTORY DROPPED BY HUNS IN

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official photo took part in one of the victorious drives against the Huns on the British front. Each one brought back the Huns in their hasty retreat. The collection includes a helmet, cap, gas mask and German eagle. These trophies Some will be sent home.

Germans in Desperate Effort to Block Advance of Allies

'By Associated Trss.) PARIS, Aug. 12 The Germans are reacting on the allied left with a certain amount of success, having had time to get into line divisions rushed frantically from the north. It is believed. here the fresh troops are being thrown into the fight in a desperate endeavor to block the allied advance toward Nesle. General von Hutier, who escaped badly damaged from the Montdidier pocket,, is trying now to halt temporarily on the Roye-Noyon line- He is t,c ono,, - xt he-Nnvon - Pttrt

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rvTrT;" :r.; r:r; BUUU1U 1J11UOU a m A ill ing from the villages of Lihons, Chilly, Fransart, Fresnoy and Goyencourt in the general direction of Nesle, von Hutier's right at Roye would not only be turned, but he would be cut off and hopelessly lost. The entire line, it is believed here, would then go down. Should Von Hutier succeed in holding on sufficiently to get his guns and material away his next move probably would be back toward the Somme, pivoting on Noyon. He would swing his right back on thaline of Nesle and Noyon. The Germans now are fighting for time to make this possible and the fighting is likely to be even more desperate today than it was Sunday, The Germans so far have done no more than check the allied left north of the Avre. It is believed to be cer - tain that they will spare nothing in an endeavor to push it back. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 12 The allies attacked the most invulnerable point l on tne German western front, says Three German Generals at Montdidier Are Cashiered for Neglect (By Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 12. Three German generals recently commanding near Montdidier have been cashiered for neglect of duty, according to Belgian reports received in Amsterdam and i transmitted by the Exchange Tele graph Company. A large number of soldiers were courtmartialed at St. Quentin Saturday for high treason. The Germans in Belgium are showing signs of great uneasiness and the German emperor is reported to 'have moved to Brussels. TIE-UP IN DETROIT FOLLOWS RIOTS (By Associated Press) DETROIT, Aug. 12 Renewed disorders broke out today in the Detroit traction fare dispute, when with leas than 50 per cent normal service pre-: vailiner. manv thousands of workers ! were compelled - to .walk to their places of employment. In the upper east side section a policeman was hit on the head with a brick while he and several others ' were attempting to quiet a riot. In ( the same section several cars were I pushed over on their sides by hundreds of factory workers angered at . the tie-up resulting from the refusal ' of n9enr5 to nav the iu-mt far ' established bv the Letroit United rail-1 way In other tastoS mS in otner instances miiK Dottles were hurled through the car windows, i Will Elect New Fourth Ward Councilman Tonight A special meeting of the city council is called for Monday evening to elect a new councilman for the fourth ward, to succeed Ben Bulla. Bulla is in government service.

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Capt. Von Salzmann in the Vossische Zeitung of Berlin and. therefore, there is no question of the entire German position being menaced. He says the paratus of entente phase must not 6The JJSSao?'the German posi - tions from Verdun to the sea, he adds, ! lies in a line curved toward the south- j east and after a consideration of the 1 Aisne and Vesle front field Gen. Von Hindenburg can ship his reserves on the inner line freely and send them - w.tsvei uienaceu speedily to every menaced.., point. ; The September and October. FIRST NIGHT FLIGHT BY AIRPLANE OVER RICHMOND TONIGHT The first night flight by airplane between two cities on the American con tinent will take place between Indl-j ananolis and Davton Mondav nleht. Brigadier General Charles E. Lee and Captaln J. F. Morris, both of the Brit - j ish Flying Corps, will pilot a pair of i Avro training planes from the Wright j Field at Dayton to the landing field at j the grounds of the Indianapolis Itfotor j Speedway. The planes will carry lights and it 1 is believed that they will be visible to ; f he citizens of many nearby cities and towns. The program is to leave Dayton about 8:30 a'clock, arriving at the speedway about 10 o'clock They will fly at great heights but owing to the fact that they are not adapted for speeding they will not attempt to make tne trip In a short time. colored searchlights flashing from wna?onBhe towns aiong ine way win guide the aviators. J. D. Dillon of the Munici-! pal Light was instructed to have the; lights in Richmond in operation be - tween the hours of 7 and 10:30 o'clock. The line of flight will take the Planes sessiCely or Ea Oh Richmond. Cambridge City. Lewlsvllle. Knightstown,- Greenfield and Cumberland. It is believed that the machines may be seen from Greenville. Ohio, Winchester, New Castle, Muncie. Penriiot ire v, .v. Camden, Ohio, LIbertv. Connersviile Kusnviue, Morristown. Shelbyville and Franklin on the eouth. The Indianapolis speedway will be open to the public to see the landing It is expected that many persons from Indtananolis anil enrrmmHinc. will be present. . .i, iu n The Weather Fni. inHian hu e-.

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within the next twenty-four hours. j The fishermen reported that the Maximum Temperature at the submarine was 300 feet long and carCantonments, j ried a crew of about 70 men. A sixLouisville partly cloudy 96 i inch gun was mounted forward and a Chicago cloudy 78 smaller one astern. The second of ficSt Louis partly cloudy 102 j er told them the submersible could San Antonio clear 96 make 21 knots on the surface.

HASTY RETREAT

U-BOATS SINK THREE VESSELS OFF EAST COAST ' r lSnermen Believe OUD Lomi mander Was Formerly in U. S. Fisheries Service. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 German I subm.arif ?idera P?ratinS th north Atlantic coast have destroyed three more vessels, the navy department today announced. " The British steamer Penistone of 4139 gross tons was torpedoed 100 miles east of the Nantucket light ship yesterday morning, the Swedish steamed Sydland of 3031 gross tons, was sunk by bombs August 8, 100 miles southeast of Nan tucket, and an American schooner re - ported as the Herman Winter, but whose identity has not been definitely ) established, was destroyed by gun fire yesterday 200 miles east of New York. All members of the crew of the Sydland were reported saved, but the navy's dispatches did not clear up the i fate of tne crews of the other vessels. Later reports to the navy departm?nt revealed tnat tne despatch relating to the Herman Winter had been garbled in transmission. The coasting steamer Herman Winter had reported that a fishing schooner had been sunk on Sunday off the Massachusetts coast. The name of the craft was not given. Recognize Commander. GLOUCESTER, Mass., Aug. 12 Fishermen claimed to have identified the commander of a German submarine which has been sinking fishing boats off the Atlantic coast as a skilled navigator formerly in the United States fisheries service. Two men from Hffornt cf-hnnnoro

sunk claira -to have recoized ! valley of the enemy. The battle a former acquaintance who had x-ii r- j -i.- n. . changed little except that he had!18 stlH conflned Within the limits - C,L ,h ,.! fixed when the French -extended

lMm ... ..OL MW I Do,tJ TLAOr LrftJh PORT, Aug. 12.-A wf3 sunk North Atlantic coast, r1 the, secon,d, er of the eman s"bmarIne whicih sent nine "shing schooners to the bottom off i2?rge's Eanks Saturday and Sunday, ! Z- "VI ij , ul luo ''":'. "su,us cuooner, T 77tre ? a bY? the F j e fishermen did not learn the ' i l ouiuaei.ai.-ii&. The men were brought here early today aboard the Auxiliary schooner, Helen Murley, after having been set adrift In a dory by the submarine's commander. Thev renorted that nroh ably sixty fishermen were cast adrift 1 in small boats after the U-boat's atrine men expected, however, that most that probably thirty sailing vessels i uc ui me rainier reoonea I were in the immediate vicinity at the time cf the attack. They said they V,-,l fi, 11 0-...-J-... three of the crew. After their jsurrender they were orderd alongside the SUbmariservible and taken aboard. ; immediately they were sent below and s kept tnere for about an hour while the ; submarine pr.eded in a westerly direction. Later they were told to get into their dory and were cast adrift. They were picked ud five hours later btL Murley They did not see their schooner sunk, but assured she was destroyed by a bomb

ALLIES TAKE 40,000 HONS DURING FODR DAYS' DRIVE

Strong Enemy Resistance Fails to Prevent Allied Advance Germans Prepare to Make Savage Fight. FRENCH DRIVE FORWARD BULLETIN. (By Associated Press) LONDON, 4:30 p. m. Aug. 12 American troops are in the suburb of Bray today fighting a continuous battle for the outskirts of the little French city. Only slight changes in the line as a whole are reported in dispatches reaching London this afternoon but a ding dong battle is raging all up and down the northern section of the present battle line. BULLETIN. (By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM, Aug. 12 The military writer of the Berlin Zeitung Am Mittag in preparing the German public for a further retreat of the German forces, says : "If to avoid further fighting we are withdrawing to new positions, thereby allowing the enemy to attack with great losses, we are serving our aims better than by sacrificing our best men in an obstinate struggle for pieces of ground. The decisive moment has not yet come. Therefore, all the recent fighting and that to come must be regarded only as milestones on the road to the final goal." Mighty efforts are being made 1 by the German high command to check the allies advance through Picardy toward Peronne, Roye and Noyon. On the northern end of the battle line the British have not been able to progress rapidly during the past night, although London reports unofficially that the village of Bray has been entered. In the center strong German counter attacks seem to have held up the advance against vital points along the line. There is an unconfirmed report, however, that Roye had been abandoned by the enemy. On the right the French are still gaining ground steadily. They have reached the crest of the hill west of the Oise and fUmi - a iMvuallir tAairaA V,a AfotT . ..... . - , aT r . " c. " ' " '. il nas ueeu expecieu inai ice combat might spread along the. line, especially northward, but this development has not yet been reported. Interest in the Picardy battle now centers upon the German effort to stabulize the front along the line from j Albert south to Chaulnes and to check the French effort to envelop the en emy's position at Lassigny. There has been an enemy effort i uitu uu uiri vvii.ii a measure OI EUCI cess to hold the northern flank of the line firmly while the allies have pushed eastward in the direction of Peronne and Ham. On the southern end of the front the Germans have been unable so far to do more than i slow down the progress of the French. French Reach Antevol In this sector an important advance is reported In the fact that the French have reached Antevol on the crest of the hill west of Ribeoourt In ! tne German drive early in June the ' 'a11 ot Antevol proved fatal to French hopes to hold the valley of the Oise as well as the forests of Carlepont on the east bank. If Antevol is firmly held by the French the German lines along the Oise it seems are in danger, and if the French continue to gain the en- ! emy's retirement from territory held along the eastern bank of the river i may be forced. Reports would appear to Indicate that the line where the present heavy fighting is going on is not the one upon which the Germans have decided to stand definitely on the defensive. On the contrary the present fight appears to have reached the stage presented three weeks ago when the Germans made a stand along the Ourcq river and the heights of Fere-En-Tar-denoise. This stand It developed, was for the purpose of permitting the enemy to get his artillery out of danger and reContinued on Page Eight