Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 235, 14 August 1918 — Page 1

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Do It Now Do It Liberally Do It Cheerfully Do It Now Do It La be rally Do It Cheerfully VOL. XLIII., NO. 23c Palladium ami Sun-Telegram ' Onnsolldated 1907 RICHMOND, IND.. WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1918. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

HUNS AIE FIFTY r.1 LES FROM PARIS SAYS MARCH Illinois Guardsmen Fighting North of Somme Additional U. S. Armies to be Organized in France. 31 DIVISIONSOVERSEAS

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. The 131st Infantry of the 33rd United States division composed of Illinois National Guardsmen has been engaged in the fighting north of the Somme and particularly In the repulse of an enemy counter attack at Chipllly, General March said today at his semi-weekly conference with newspaper correspondents. This regiment alone captured three officers, 150 men and seven 105 millimeter guns. General March briefly reviewed the situation In the Plcardy salient where the lines have now reached the. general position of the front In 1916 before the Hlndenburg withdrawal. At no point Is the enemy now within 50 miles of Paris. The' Picardy Ballent has been trim med away on a irom oi o nuips tu a maximum depth of 15 miles, the chief or sian saia, ana me nne on me AisneMarne front has remained stationery. American troops have recaptured Fismette on the north bank of the Veslo from which they were driven. 400 Hit In Four Hours. Discussing the work or the 28th division, comprising Pennsylvania guardsmen In the Aisne-Marne salient. General March said the only reports on its casualties received was that four hundred men had been hit during four hours on July 30, In the advance to the Vesle. General Pershing's announcement of the formation of the first field army shows It was organized on August 10 and In this connection General March disclosed that there were approximately 31 American divisions in France, and the field army Included approximately 1,250.000 men. The organization of additional corps and subsequently of additional armies will proceed without delay, he added, and eventually General Pershing will take command of all the armies leaving command of each to a general officer whom he may select. Don't Call 'Em "Sammies" Genaral March was asked as to the truth of reports that the American forces north of the Marne lacked adequate air service. General Pershing's dispatches make no mention of any such conditions, he replied, and added that a specific report as to the operations of airplanes in action and the conditions in that regard had been asked of the American commander, the substance of which will be made public when received. The chief of staff took occasion to frown upon the name "Sammy" for American troops. No American soldiers in France approves the use of that name, he said, nor do eltLer the French or British understand why big, strong men like the Americans should be tagged with such a nickname. The British soldiers call the American com-1 rades "Yanks." General March said no American soldier had landed in Siberia as yet. He did not have available figures on the total embarkation for France which he will make public on Saturday. German Food Prices Make Rapid Advance Daring Last Year sian statistical department has issued a return giving the average retail prices of articles of food for towns over 10.000 inhabitants in May 191S. Following are some of the prices In marks, showing considerable rises compared with May, 1917: 191S Potatoes, per kilogram (2.20 pounds) 0.24 Butter, per kilogram 6.40 Milk, per quart 0.52 Eggs, each 0.40 Rye flour, per kilogram 0.54 White bread, per kilogram. 0.58 Sugar 0.92 1917 0.13 in ,nn

German Papers Attempt to Combat Prevalent "Defeatism"

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ay's Berlin newspapers regard , j , lnveigh8 against defeatism nglo-French main thrust as par- . nd at all events stopped by thewhich is "rearing its head in Cologne.

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exhaustion of the attacking troops, i Dusseldorf and elsewhere, even in the Journals in the Rhine country dis- j Essen, where the people may be cuss the situation in a much graver heard grumbling: 'Another defeat for tone. us w shall lose the war. We have "Foch and Haig will probably con-nothing to eat, no clothes, no shoes; tinue attacking In the Somme, but we shall starve and be utterly they will never achieve more than j ruined-' " pyrrhlc victories which will assist Inj As a cure for this state of mind the the attrition of their own forces," j Volkszeitung administers an antidote says Baron von der Osten, the mill-in the shape of a raging article about tary critic of the Rheinische West-j the enemy "wanting to murder, rob falische Zeitung," of Essen. jand enslave German men, women and Elsewhere the newspapers deem it I children." necessary editorially to brace up .the J The Weser Zeitung of Bremen, with nerves of the people of the Rhenish j ill-concealed pessimism, regretfully provinces which seem to be bndly I admits in Tuesday's issue that the shaken. The Cologne Volkszeitung once derided American army is giving appears to Interpret popular appre-jmuch more trouble than was anticihensions when it speaks of "another j pated, while the Frankfort Gazette impending ruthless Anglo-French at-j pathetically pleads with the official tempt to break through the German j press bureau to tell the whole truth northwestern front." and says that "as far as possible."

Americans Have Bought $580,000,000 Worth of War Savings Stamps (By Associated PresO WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 The American people have bought f580.000.000 of war savings and thrift .stamps. Treasury reports today showed recent weekly sales a3 follows: For week ending Aug. 10, $32,000,000; Aug. 3, $52,000,000; July 27, $58,000,000; July 20. $53,000,000; July 13, $53,000,000; July 6, $21,000,000.

SUB NEAR N. Y. HARBOR SINKS OIL TANK SHIP Thirty-five Members o Crew Landed Safely at At lantic Port. (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Aug. 14 German submarines, approaching the very gates of New York harbor, sunk the oil tanker Frederick R. Kellogg off the Ambrose Channel last night. Thirty-five members of the crew brought here today, reported that seven others are missing. These survivors were picked up by an American steamship. The Frederick R. Kellogg was a new tank steamship of 7,127 tons gross register, valued at more than $1,500.000. Under command of Captain C. H. White, she was on her way from TamDico. Mexico, to Boston witn a cargo 0f approximately 70,000 barrels 0j cruie oil. The ship was owned by the Petrol eum Transport company and was launched a year ago this month at Oakland, Cal. FIRES AT STEAM TRAWLER AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 14 A German submarine, sighted off the tip of Cape Cod early last night, fired a torpedo at the steam trawler Walrus which missed by a narrow margin, Captain -Clayton Morrisey of the fisherman reported on arrival here today. Because of the fog. Captain Morrisey said he was able to escape and warned other craft of the iinger. The Walrus was on her way to the fishing grounds and was about seven miles northeast of Highland light, Captain Morrisey said, when the conning tower of the submarine was seen some distance away. The U-boat quickly submerged and a few minutes later he saw the wake of the torpedo. Captain Morrisey turned about and started full speed for port. The weather was very thick and the captain reported that he heard several steamers in the vicinity blowing their fog horns. 6. 0. P. LEADERS MEET TONIGHT The stimulation of registration of Republican voters will be the primary purpose of the Republican patriotic organization meeting to be held Wednesday evening in the court room of the court house at 8 o'clock. Republican county candidates, township candidates, precinct committeemen. State Chairman Wasmuth. State Secretary L. W. Henley, District Chairman Walter Bossert. Congress man R. N. Elliott and other party w"ker! wU1 be prf sent The first general meeting has been delayed and it will be more necessary to start work promptly. More district meetings will be held this year and fewer county meetings. The registration will naturally be less this year than usual, on account of the number of men abroad. However, through the efforts of the War Mothers and a commission appointed by the governor and the co-operation of the political parties every man that is in service from this country will probably be registered and will ! have a chance to vote. There are 1724 men from Wayne county in tne service. In 1912, 12,608 voters registered. The enumeration in 1913 showed that .there were 13,730 voters for 1914 was 12,040, and for 1916, 13,817. At the present time 4,224 voters have regisctered at the court house. USED $88,526,000. WASHINGTON. Aug. 14 Of half

0.25 I billion dollars authorized for expendi051 tures this year for railroad improve0.55 ments, only $68,526,000 had been 0.58 spent up to July 1, it was announced.

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Blockhouse on west front built by American fighters, Ame -ican soldier in listening post, and wounded U. S. lads getting s nokes. The upper picture, a French official photo just receive.! in this country, shows a section of the American line on the western front where a blockhouse has been built by the boys. Our troops were the first to construct blockhouses on the French and British fronts. -Listening and observatijn posts play an important part in the war. Above is a photo of an American soldier in one of these posts ready to sound the alarm in case of a gas attack. The picture shows the alarm apparatus. The other picture shows a Rd Cross girl giving some of our wounded boys smokes in a French hospital. The photo also shows the devises for suspending wounded limbs so that there is no strain on them.

Potato Bread, Horse Meat and Vegetable Soup German Fighting Rations, Prisoners Report

(By Associated Press) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE VESLE, Tuesday, Aug. 13. Worn out from fatigue and suffering from hunger, two escaped British prisoners staggered into the American lines norti of the Vesle today. They had escaped from a German pen, after having been captured in the Marne fighting and it took them seven days ! h.iiu iiigiiis 10 wortt tneir way to r ismette. I On the last lap of their journey, the Britishers ran through a German bar-! rage. When they had identified them-! selves the American soldiers offered j them their rations and scores of cig arettes. Their rescue promised to be OPPOSE WORK ON LIGHT PROVISION (By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Organiz ed labors emphatic opposition to any work or fight provision in the new man power bill extending the draft ages, is expressed in a letter from Samuel Gompers, president cf the j American Federation of Labor receiv-1 ed today by members of the senate ! 101 AMERICANS IN CASUALTY LIST WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. The army casualty list today shows: Killed in action, 69; died of wounds, 21; died of disease, 10; died of accident and other causes, 1. Total, 101. A marine corps casualty list issued today shows: Killed in action, 4; wounded in action, severely, 3; wounded in action, degree undetermined, 1; missing in action, 2. Total, 10. GERMANS ORDER FINNS TO FIGHT WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. A report from Stockholm reaching the state department today from sources considered reliable, says the German government has addressed an ultimatum to the Finnish government requiring that the Finnish army prepare to march against the entente forces on the Mur: mansk coast within two weeks. HUN SPY SYSTEM. The second article exposing the kaiser's insane idea to rule the world and the nefarious use he made of spies is found in today's issue.

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as dangerous physically as their journey between the lines, when officers checked the hospitality of the Americana. The British said that the ration given prisoners was three quarters of a pound of potatoe bread, a pint of thin. vegetable soup and "coffee" made of Hawthorne berries. The allowance for a German soldier was the pame' only in .somewhat a- greater quantity, occasionally supplemented kv horso mpnt It is a common practice of the Germans .the escaped men added, to beat their prisoners with clubs and the butts of rifles; wounded prisoners, they said, were sent tD hosnitals onlv when they were unable to walk and then received little attention. WILLIS AND GOX OHIO NOMINEES FOR GOVERNOR 'By Associated Press) COLUMBUS, Aug. 14 For the third , tunc in o vtciis r ranK r. vviiiis. liennhlin f T.l j t i. i 'r ' Jm;s i. Cox. Democrat of Dayton, will oppose each other for the governorship at the November election in Ohio this year. This was decided at the state-wide ' primary election held yesterday. Wil-j

us, an avowed dry, defeated Edwin! ine coisnevikl, minister said he Jones, of Jackson, and John N. Ar- nad Placed at the consul general's disno!d, of Columbus, by from 25,000 to I Psal the Russian wireless station and 50,000 votes, according to estimates i asked Mr- Poole to inform his govern-

tased on comDlete hut. unofficial rturns " from approximately half the precincts of the state. Cox and all Democratic state officers were renominated without opposition. Cox and Willis will meet again this fall each with a victory to his credit. j In 1914 Willis defeated Cox, then gov ernor. In 1916 Cox defeated Willis, then governor. ' t igures received by the secretary pf. state's office early today indicated j mat tne following Republicans were nominated for state offices, outside the governorship: Lieutenant - gov - errior Clarence J. Brown of Adams county; secretary of state, Harvey C Smith. of Zanesville; attorney general John G. Price, of Columbus Successful ' democratic candidates for judge of the supreme court ap peared to be Oscar W. Newman, of Portsmouth an Phil i' rv nt ton. The Republican nominees cated by available returns are? R. M. j Wanamaker. of Akron, and James E. ; Robinson of Marysville. i p tt7 ,., , tjii-!-t"ihy ; S Bellaire ;orm;er 1 Bwf6 aSUrer 1hadt D oppositlon for . Republican nomination. . ' ! i , . f(?urteetli congressional dis-'

vuira i;,ii, ..igimn jmieu or goia currency notes. It is announcStates senator from Ohio, seemed to , ed that this is done "in view of fachave been defeated for nomination ilitating international trade and prefor congress by S. H. Williams, for- paring for the adoption of a currency mer congressman from that district, system on a gold basis."

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WILL REGISTER 21 -YEAR-OLDS ON AUGUST 24 150,000 Men, 21 Since June 5, to Register for the Service. (Ey Associated Prpss) WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 Registra tion on baturday, August 24, of all youths who have reached tho suta of 21 since the second registration last June 5 was ordered today by Provost Marshal General Crowder under a proclamation by the "president. The purpose is to add quickly to the almost exhausted class 1 to meet army man cans in September. ! About 150,000 young men will register. Most of them will qualify for class one, and, therefore, will join the array probably within a month after their names are recorded. BOLSHEVIK! ARE AT PEACE WITH I". S. 'Bv Associated Press) AMSTERDAM. Aug. 14. The Bolsheviki government of Russia as late as Aug. 6 considered itself still at npSIPP with tha TTnit. eA -1 "noo wtu r. . ' . . "" ocaiea, ai(tnougn at war with Great Britain and j France, according to a note delivered j on that date by Foreign Minister Tehitcherin to Consul-G at -Moscow, as quoted by the German! semi-official Wolff Bureau. tual.ul uujusuiiauie anacK was being made upon the Bolsheviki government. COOL WEATHER IS COMING THURSDAY Cool weather is coming. Weatherman, , Moore said Wednesday that a break in the hot wave is i" u lLLe v" wm come not j later than Tnuisday, he says, and will . be Preceded by thundershowers. I . Heavy rains in western Indiana !have broken the drought and will ar11,c lu lma suon vyeanesaay nignt or Thursday, according to Moore. The noon temperature Wednesday was 86, which is considerably lower than those of the last five or six days. The 1 ! 1 J. 4. . ' highest temperature Tuesday was 95,

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"'V MU ' ,rlvnnv' Am, . . ,, , LONDON, August 14 A presidential mandate was issued on August 10, in Pekin, says a Times disnatch from the Chinese, capital, establishing a currency bureau and authorizing the Issue

Japanese Impressed by Change of United States Into a Warlike Nation

(By Associated Pres. LONDON, Aug. 14 News of the allied successes ?n France, says a dispatch to the Times from Tokio, under date of Aug. 10, has profoundly impressed the Japanese who do not conceal their gratification. The people are particularly Impressed by the metamorphosis cf the United States into a warlike nation that dares to help in breaking up militarism. The newspapers believe that if the enemy Is driven back In the west, the German menace in the east will increase. EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIRED TO MAKE GAINS Germans Contest Every Inch of Ground Taken by Allies Progress Made Slowly. (By Associated Press) PARIS, Aug. 14. In comparison with the quick advance of the first four days, the battle in Picardy now may seem to be stagnant, but nevertheless the French have pushed nearer td the Chaulnes-Roye-Lassigny-No-yon line to which the Germans are clinging desperately. It took the allies a fortnight to get the Germans from the Marne to the Vesle. The ground between the Avre and the Oise is much more difficult than north of the Marne, being a labyrinth of small wooded hills in and out of which the troops have to worm themselves, surrounding and reducing each submit successively. It is no easy task because the enemy laid out his positions long ago so he is able to defend them with groups of picked machine gunners who have orders which they invariably obey to the letter to resist until killed. Consequently, every inch of ground requires not only great determination in overcoming, but experienced skill. Tuesday's fighting put the French more than a mile north of Cambronne, close to Attiche and Carmoy Farms, which are two big machine gun nests. The French left advancing on Lassigny met with vigorous resistance, north of St. Claude farm and north of Mareuil "Lamotte." However, they succeeded in fighting their way through tha woods and moved their line 800 yards northeast of Gury. North of Gury they reached the southern edge of Loges wood and also penetrated the park belonging to the Chateau of Plessier De Roye. They also reached Belval, between Plessier De Roye and Thiescourt. The enemy still holds the greater part" of Thiescourt wood and the formidable plateau of Plemont. The French now have advanced their line to within less than a mile and a half of Lassigny. It will, however, undoubtedly, require a tremend ous effort to capture either Lassigny or Roye. The fall of Roye would automatically cause the evacuation of Lassigny. 74 EXECUTED FOR BOHEMIAN REVOLT (By Associated Press.) LONDON. Aug. 14 Turmoil in Bohemia has resulted in the execution of 74 Czech soldiers and wholesale arrests in many raids, newspapers of Munich and Dresden say, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Zurich. The Hungarian garrisons have been reinforced and arms are being confiscated. Public and private meetings have been prohibited and several newspapers suppressed, while others are censored. Munich newspapers say it is believed that even a slight incident will bring about a general uprising in Bohemia. REPORT MAN POWER BILL TOMORROW (By Associated Press.! WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Members of the senate returned to Washington today in preparation for tomorrow's senate sessicn at which time an effort will be made to set aside the unanimous consent agreement under which the senate is in recess until Aug. 24, and substitute an agreement whereby regular sesions will begin next Monday. Consideration of the administra-' tion man power bill, extending draft ages to include all men, between 18 and 45 years of age. is expected to begin with the convening of the senate Monday. The bill as it will be reported by Chairman Chamberlain of the military committee tomorrow, in the main closely follows the war department's draft of the measure. Amendments made yesterday by the committee include a work or fight provision designed to prevent strikes and provision for education at government expense after the war of youths under 21 years serving in the military or naval service. SOLDIER ADDRESSES Please send the last address of boys serving in the army and. navy to the Palladium. Parents are asked to send the number of the company and the regiment and where the soldier is stationed. The names are wanted for the Palladium files. An index of the boys and their addresses is kept at the office. .

FRENCH ARMY MAKES STEADY PROGRESS ON PICARDY LINE Storming of Noyon Impending Desperate Resistance Holds British Forces Germans Cling to Chaulnes.

ENEMY AT PLEMONT BULLETIN. (By Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 14 The towr of Lassifmy on the southern part of the Picardy battle front for which the French have beer, struggling over the hill to the west and south, has been captured by them, the Pall Mall Gazette today says it understands The reported capture tool place this morning. The news of the fall of the town has not been officially confirmed. ROME, August 14 Italiar forces have occupied Monte Mantello Punta Di Matteo and the spur southeast of Cima Zigolon, according to an official statement issued by the war office. They have taken 100 prisoners. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 14. (1 p. m.) The Ger mans now are in Plemont, about a mile southeast of Lassigny to which they retired following a new advance by the French. General Humbert's army moved forward two miles yestrday ani took the St. Claude farm, which makes the hold of the French on the southern part of the Thiescourt plateau secure. At Plemont ,the Germans found positions already to receive them and were able to offer strong resistance. The enemy took Plemont during the fighting early in June and their old trenches are still organized with wire entanglements. While there have been no definite reports of a resumption of the drive against the German positions on the southern end of the Picardy battle line, dispatches from Paris' thi afternoon would seem to Indicate that fresh progress has been made there by Gen. Humbert's army. Five Miles From Noyons. It is said that the French are advancing steadily on Noyon and, while the stubborn defense of the ChaulnesRoye road has delayed operations, the storming of the Noyon position is impending. Further north, the British army, commanded by General Rawlinson, is known to be encountering desperate resistance along its whole front. It is at a veritable stand still and the ad vices show that the Germans holding the Chaulnes heights seem determined to cling to their positions at all costs The French army on the southern end of the battle line was at least five and one-half miles from Noyon, according to latest detailed reports. ALLIED PROGRESS SLOW. Allied progress eastward in Picardy. with the Germans fighting desperately for every vantage point, continues tc be slow. On the northern end of the front, the British and Germans are occupied mainly with reciprocal artillery bombardments, while on the south the French have advanced further toward Lassigny in heavy fighting. From Morlancourt, south to Iihons, the British apparently are consolidating the captured ground, while the artillery Is being brought up to bombard the Germans who maintain themselves in the old positions of 1916-17 west of the upper course of the Somme. The infantry activity here Tuesday was comparatively quiet. Field Marshal Haig reports, but there seems to be little doubt that the British are only awaiting a favorable opportunity to again hit the German line. In the hill and wocd region between the Matz and the Oise, the French have made appreciable gains and are reported unofficially to be holding the important Massif of Lassigny against heavy German attacks. North of Gury the French are fighting forward in the park south of Plessier De Roye, while to the east they have reachad Belval, Continued on Page Eight ' The Weather For Indiana by the United State! Weather Bureau Thundershoweri this afternoon or tonight. Cooler in north portion Thursday. Probablj showers and cooler. Today's Temperature. Noon S( Yesterday. Maximum Minimum Bi For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Thundershowers this afternoon oi tonight. Not so warm tonight. Thursday unsettled and cooler. General Conditions The British Co lumbia storm which has been slowlj moving eastward is causing heavj rains in the form of thundershoweri In western Indiana and will probablj reach this section before night Con siderably cooler weather covers tb northwest where temperatures are 34 in Yellowstone Park, Wyo. : Maximum Temperatures at Canton ments: Chicago Clear; 96. , , St Louis Rain; 96. ; Louisville Clear; 52. " -San Antonio Partly eloudv: 9. -