Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 243, 23 August 1918 — Page 6

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1918.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM

AND S UN-TELEGRAM

Published Every Evening Except Sunday, by Palladium Printing Co. - Palladium Building. North Ninth and Sailor Streets. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond. Indiana, as Seo ond Class Mall Matter. MEMBER OP TUB ASSOCIATED PRESS Th Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the for republication of all news dispatches credited to It ot t otherwise credited In this paper and also the local ews published herein. All rlfbts of republication of special dlspa tehee herein are also reaerved.

Write to the Wayne County Soldiers anfl - Sailors s More than 2,200 brave lads of Wayne county are enrolled in the service of the United States on land and sea. Hardly a home in this community that is not represented directly in the military establishment. No home that does not number a friend or acquaintance serving in the camps at home or in the trenches overseas. Commensurate with the number of boys in the service is our duty to keep in touch with them. A letter from home is more valuable in the sight of a soldier qr sailor than precious .stones or gold. It is the link that binds him, no natter how great the distance, to his home. Parents, brothers and sisters keep in close touch with their soldier boys. But the home letters should be supplemented by communications !from friends and neighbors. Some boys are orphans, others have only a few, perhaps no intitmate friends, who write to them with religious tregularity. The Palladium has the names and addresses ol every Wayne county boy in the army and navy, sat home or overseas. It suggests that letter writing become a community affair. It asks that every one in Wayne county begin writing letters to the boys, even if you are not personally acquainted with them. They came from Wayne county. That's enough. They are your neighbors, friends, indeed your sons. Every family in Wayne county ought to obtain the name of one boy or two, .or three, to whom a letter will go forward once a week. Telephone the Palladium office, or write a letter, and you will be given the name and address of a soldier or sailor from Wayne county. If you have a boy in the service, don't hesitate in asking for the name of another soldier or sailor. His mother will be glad to know that her boy is receiving a letter regularly from some one else in the home county. Picture the happiness of the soldier or sailor when he opens a letter from a stranger in which lie starts out, "I don't know you personally, but you are from Wayne county and that's my home also. Because you are a HoOsier from the good old county of Wayne, I am going to write you a letter regularly to let you know that all of us are thinking about you and are trying to keep you posted on what's going on at home." What's that boy going to do. He's going to let out a yell of joy and his heart is going to fill with "that grand and glorious feeling." And on the next day when he goe3 over the top, there'll be an increased punch to his bayonet thrust, a strident tone of victory in his yell of defiance, a new element in his fighting ardor that will makethe Huns wonder what new and hitherto undiscovered brand of "devil dogs" come from the county of Wayne in the good old state of Indiana. Or again, suppose the lad is worn out and

.veary. He hasn't had a letter from his Wayne county girl for weeks. He believes he hasn't a friend left in the world. And along comes a letter from an unknown friend on the banks of the Whitewater, telling him that the whole county knows he's over there, hasn't forgotten him, but thinks of him and his companions every day and intends to do so until he and his fellow soldiers come marching back home. Isn't that Wayne county lad going to be your friend forever and ever? Letters constitute a line of communication that is vitally essential in keeping up the morale of the sailors and soldiers. They keep the home tie intact. They do what gold and silver cannot do refresh the jaded spirit and animate the discouraged faith. A letter from the home county will arouse more cheer in the heart, stimulate the spirit more quickly, increase the morale more effectively than anything you can suggest or do. A letter from Wayne county, no matter who writes it, is a letter from HOME $o the boy on the sea or in the trench. It's easy to sit on your front porch and talk about the sacrifices of the boys, how valiant they are, and how they are driving the Huns toward the Rhine. You read your daily paper regularly, you indulge in your pet luxuries, you've got everything that makes for contentment and ease. You have a snap. Did you ever stop to think that the boys over there cannot buy contentment, even if it were a marketable commodity. That they have no newspaper delivered regularly. That they cannot provide themselves with the little personal luxuries that contribute so much to ease of mind and happiness.

And then don't you believe that the thought steals into their minds that the fellows back home can take life easy, that they can buy whatever they want, that they've got a snap in comparison with the life overseas. Don't you believe that the sailors and soldiers value their lives just as highly as you do yours; No shell is going tocave-in your house or knock your front porch into smitherines while you are smoking your cigar or pipe. But that's what may happen to their trench any minute and take their lives with it. If their lot can be made easier, their minds be made more content, their spirits vitalized by a letter from home, isn't. it your duty to be a letter-writer? The Crown Prince's Vacation Frederick William, until 1914 destined to occupy the Imperial German throne after Jhe death of the Most High, is taking a vacation. His father "granted" him the respite from his arduous duties after public agitation reached such proportions that the emperor could no longer stay its clamor. The Crown Prince,' it will be remembered, is the Hohenzollern scion who sacrificed about a million Germans in his vainglorious efforts to capture Verdun. He it is who was to have lead the Huns into Paris on the crest of the fifth offensive of 1918 an exploit that was ingloriously wrecked on the reefs of the American line. Ever since the marines earned their title of "devil dogs" and American infantry made cannon fodder of the best troops in the Hun army, forcing the Germans out of the Soissons-Rheims sector and enabling Marshal Foch to strike at will all along the line from the North Sea to Switzerland, the Crown Prince has lost prestige at home. He never has lived down the defeat administered by the Franco-Americans in the Marne sector. The ill-starred crown prince, who always has supplanted some able leader when a victory seemed imminent in order that the house of Hohenzollern might annex the honor, has spelled defeat for the Hun hordes so often when success seemed within grasp that the German public is now insisting that real soldiers command the army and that the heir to the throne take a "vacation". Press dispatches say the "vacation" is to be for six months. By the time the Allies are through with him, he will enjoy a much longer one. Another princeling who is enjoying an enforced vacation is the crown prince of Bavaria, commander of the German northern armies that were taken by surprise when the French nipped off the Montdidier salient and hooked up the Marne front with the Picardy line. .He is enjoying the calm and peaceful air' of Munich. Allied generals, we venture to assert, would prefer to have the two crown princes commanding armies, for it would facilitate immensely the task of cracking the German machine. But if the German people prefer having the two crown princes at home, all oJ U3 must acquiesce to their wish. German mothers, seeing Crown Prince Frederick William and Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria riding about an their automobiles, will, of course, be ecstatic in their joy. We can imagine a German mother who has lost all her sons in the war crying "halleluja" and "hail the conquering hero" as she sees these two striplings with unbroken skins enjoying their vacations. German morale will be immensely stimulated to

! know that the successors to the Prussian and

Bavarian thrones have proved conclusively, that "safety first" is their motto. It is not too sarcastic to assert that the two royal fledglings are of no use to the German people either at the front or at home. If the kaiser's six sons had fought man to man with their enemies, and given the sons of the former presidents of the United States and of other high officials in this country a shining example of their manhood by standing on the front lines and seeking the most dangerous posts, even a bitter enemy would be chivalrous enough to respect their virtues, but so long as they let the sons of German peasants do the real fighting while they collect medals and decorations for valor which they did not earn, the world is justified in visiting upon them ridicule and mockery. Hoover and the Huns Brand Whitlock in Everybody's Magazine. MR. HOOVER, in one of those frequent visits he made to Belgium, visits that involved the uncomfortable and dangerous voyage across the North Sea, went to see the governor general (Von Bissing) himself, and came away outraged in feeling, threatening to withdraw from the work and to leave the onus on the Germans (of the C. R. B.). That Interview concerned passports It was before the. question was settled and about the same time he had an interview with a certain captain at the Pass Zentrale, who said to him, pointblank: "What do you Americans get out of this, I should like to know?" Mr. Hoover looked at him an instant, and hia eyes flashed, but he said only this: v "It is absolutely impossible for you Germans to understand that one does anything with pure, disinterested, humanitarian motives, so I shall not attempt to explain it to you."

DIES AT UNION CITY

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WINCHESTER. Aug. 22. J. C. .Northlane, the veteran express agent of Union City died suddenly at his home Saturday. The funeral was held Monday. Tho wife and two daughters iurvlve.

DIES SUDDENLY AT MUNCIE

WINCHESTER, Aug. 22. William O'Brien. 57, died suddenly of heart failure at Muncle Saturday. He resided here for many years and before coming here lived near Spartansmurg. The body was brought to the home of

his daughter, Mrs. Everett Clark, at Winchester. The funeral was held at the Catholic church Tuesday morning with burial at Spartansburg. Three daughters and one son survive.

RECONSTRUCTION OF NEW "EASTERN FRONT" IN RUSSIA GOES RAPIDLY FORWARD

Events of the day in Russia indicate that the allies purpose to establish a new eastern front in that country. Lines of strategic battlefronts which can be quickly established in Russia are indicated by the letters A and B. Allied forces are now operating on the shores of Onega bay, 100 miles southwest of Archangel and on the railroad, 100 miles south of that city (1). Bolshevik! forces are evacuating Moscow (2). British forces from northwestern Persia have reached Baku (3) on the Caspian sea. American troops are disembarking at Vladivostok (4) and will join the Czecho-Slovak army in its campaign against the Bolshevik! in Siberia. v

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Emperor Charles of the House of Mishapsburg, seems to have about as many friends as the man who brings a case of whooping cough into the neighborhood. Rnrhprs' strikes are not always ser

ious. They had one once in the country town where we used to live, and

nobody ever found out about it. Ferdinand of Bulgaria has gone to Bad Nauheim, which is not the only bad place he will go to. No use stating our war aims again. So far as the individual soldier is concerned, his aim seems to be pretty satisfactory. Kaiser has called in a specialist to save his army. Maybe we will hear soon: "The operation was successful but the patient died of the shock." Just to show that the war is not the only thing that is going on, a Connecticut man has invented a non-re-fillable pocketbook which comes to relieve a long-felt want.

Speaking of strong drafts, the wind is going to assume a velocity of about 45 very soon. "Germany will set up a throne in Russia." News Item. That is about zero in setting up exercises.

DinnerStories

Mr. Voter, if you do not register yon can not vote.

There was a city lady visiting some

relatives in the country ana as sne was walking down the lane she saw some calves. Thinking to display her knowledge KhA remarked. "O what nretty little

cowlets." Bill, the farm boy. came up

about that time, heard ner remarks, and said, "Excuse me, miss, but them's bullets." "It is the duty of every one of you to make at least one person happy

during the week," said the Sunday-

school teacher. "Have you? "I did," said Johnny promptly. "That's nice. What did you do?" "I went to see my aunt, and she's always happy when I go home again."

"Could I sell you a burglar alarm, madam?" asked the peddler. "Are you sure it will work?" "Yes, madam, I may speak with some authority on the subject. I was once a burglar myself." "Dear me. What caused you to reform?" "This alarm." "I'll take one."

HOW TO GROW MORE WHEAT

By GEO. C. BRYANT, Field Agent. Indiana farmers are the best in this country. Last fall they increased the wheat acreage in the state 25 per cent. This fall another increase is asked. Will' they come across? I have no doubt but what they will exceed the

acreage asked for by the government. The labor situation makes it imperative that the farmer sow more wheat this fall than last. The government needs the wheat and the Indiana farmer gives the government what it wants, even the boys from the farm, and father and mother and sister go out in the fields and take the boy's place. Can you beat that? Indiana is proud of the record the farmer has made in this state and everyone takes great pride in telling what the Indiana farmer has done to help win the war. Besides furnishing more soldiers, per capita, than any other state, she has furnished more breadstuffs than any other state, with one exception, in the winter wheat raising

states. Some class to the Indiana farmer in my opinion. I would like to put in a few words of advice though, on putting in the wheat crop this fall, for some of them do not think as seriously as the city business man: Plow early and let the ground lie fallow as long as possible; harrow frequently after rains so that the ground will be thoroughly pulverized. . Use fertilizer and treat the seed. (If there is no county agricultural agent in the county to show you how to treat the seed write to the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, or to Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind.) If possible select ground that will not be exposed to the cold north winds. Unless the ground is well covered the fields sloping to the north and northwest usually show more winter-kill than do the others. These precautions will more than repay the farmer. The average yield per acre for the 1918 crop was 21 bushels, for the state as a whole, which is nearly 6 bushels above the 10-year average. The exceptionally favorable winter of course is to be given some credit for this yield but the same yield could be

maintained right along with little ad-

ditional cost and some good judgement at planting time. A proposed acreage figure for each county is now being sent out by the Purdue Agricultural Extension Department and I am sure all the counties in the state will furnish the obligation. If they do Indiana will produce a crop of

wheat almost equal to the average j Kansas crop. Indiana farmers can do j it! They will do it! They are in the

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HAD BLIND TIGER.

WINCHESTER, Aug. 23. George Sims was arrested at Ridgeville Tuesday by Sheriff Davisson on a charge of running a blind tiger. Four quarts of whiskey were found. He will be arraigned for trial Friday.

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