Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 250, 31 August 1918 — Page 1

EICHMOMD PAULA BIUM

TE Do It Now Do It Liberally Do It Cheerfully Do It Now Do It Liberally Do It s,neerfully VOT. VT TTT XTr oca Palladium anil Sun-Telegram RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, AUG. 31, 1918. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS "nnsolldated 1907 M 00 (P IM1 i l o i r m h

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BRITISH TAKE MOUNT KfMr.lEL; GAIN FROM ONE TO TWO MILES DURING LAST DAY'S ACTION

Height Dominating Lys Salient is Again in the Hands of Allies Forces British in Possession of Bailleul and Bank of Lawe River Allied Successes Force Rapid Withdrawal of German Forces to Bethune

Desperate Resistance Acti tion.

ALLIES HAVE ATTACKED STRONG POSITIONS (By Associated Press) Mount Kemmel, the height dominating virtually all the north

ern side of the Lys salient in Flanders is again in the hands of the British. Dispatches to London state that this famous hill for which the Germans paid a terrible price in April and which was defended to the death by the allies, has been captured. There have been no reports, however, of an attack bing made on this hill and it seems probable that the Germans retired from it and that the British quickly moved in. There are evidences that the enemy's retreat from the Lys salient is being accelerated, the British having taken the station of Bailleul, as well as Mount Lille to the east, and being in possession of the bank of the Lawe river from Vielle Chapelle to Lestrem on the southern side of the salient. In certain vital sectors of this battle area the British have trained from 1 to 2 miles during the last day.

The positions won yesterday by the American forces northwest of Soissons, La Libetre, points out give them a fine view along the Chemin des Dames. The Americans now can pee the towers of the Laon Cathedral. Advices reaching London today, however, state that Mount St. Quentln, a mile and a half north of Peronne, has been captured by the British. This report would seem to indicrte that Peronne is being surrounded by the British, Field Marshal Haig's. men havtng forojd their .way across the Somme to the south of 'Peronne yesterday. Americans In Fray. There la hard flghtig going on north of Soissons, American and French troops striving to capture the . . i . ,, j i .i ana Allieue vanpys uuu msu ruueav-:

m u .1 , 7 .V i capture of a strong foothold on the oring to force their way farther to- nofth bank Qf the AUette by eGnePai ward Coucy-le-Chateau, an important Mangin because of its importance to concentration point between the Oisejfuture movements.

ana AUette. ine uermans are iigming hard in this sector, however, and appear to have checked the allies for the time being. British successes on the Lys salient sector have caused the Germans to cause a retreat from the neighbor hood of Kemmel to opposite Bethune. The withdrawal is now progressing! rapidly. Field Marshal Haig's men today are attacking near Marrienes wood, between Bapaume and the river Somme which possession is strongly held by the enemy. 'While there is every evidence that alliedj pressure against the German lines from Soissons to Arras contin ues, the desperate attempt or the enemy to cover his retreat seems to

havebrought about a virtual pause for,! "l "J LTUX m.

the moment. At only y two points i southeast of Arras, and northwest and north of Peronne have the allied forces moved ahead. I Clery Taken By British. j In the former hector north of the! A...m n..4.iei, "V i inn v n 1 1 1 u t u i i uti, uic i.i iiiru in r occupkd the St. Servins farm, close to the highway and have moved into the village of Eperpigny to the north east. This village is on the east bank -m- ..t I vn nlia Vi 1 . -1 J '1 C.l rf t ll '1 f frmn II 1 . 1 1 I imr.f(ir, uoluraiv at a vital nninl

The BritiVh ofWcW .t.tVmVnt agal the 6rs I !V7.i:j

of Peronne. has been taken from the German?. J Face Strong Resistance. I In th-? face of stronger resistance than lias been encountered for several days, the allied forces have advanced their lines at various points along the battle front in France. The capture of Important strategical positions rather than large territorial gains Victory W ill

The hospitality of the French people, their kindness and admiration for the Americans, is described in a letter written by an American captain, serving overseas. The letter describes a meeting of Pershing and Clemenceau in the presence of the American troops, and quotes the French premier as stating that "the war will end when it has been won, and when victory has been at lned it will not be a French vieto . or an English victory or r,nd American people but the freedom of all free people over autocracy." The letter was sent to The Palladium by Lieut J. W. Conner of th United States uaval reserve force. Lieutenant Conner formerly lived in Richmond, and was connected with the Pilot Motor Car company here. Following Is the letter!

Causes Pause in General

mark the more recent successes, further menacing German occupation of positions of defensive value. The capture of Mount St. Simeon and the crossing of the Canal Du Nord by the French is expected to force the Germans to retire to a new line running from Ham to Berdincourt, the only tenable position before the old Hindenburg line Is reached. The canal du Nord was crossed In two places by the French, who how threaten the western angle of the Alsne salient. French and American forces under General Margin met with bitter resistance In their advance on the plateau north of Soissons and the capture of Cuffies and Chavigny. Between the Aiiette and the coucy-cnau-ny road the trench also occupiea Champs, Praast, Villete and the Daast wood. Significance is attached to the "Ooa Haucourt Is Taken. At only one point did German reHbl7e "l i r-t ward march of the British. Counter ' attacks delivered in considerable force and with determination compelled the ! British to withdraw from Bulleeourt ! and Hendecourt. Here, however, there : is little to indicate that the Germans !

have decided to make a stand. At!IitsI- ,a Ilour3 uaa quai:eu lerucny

other points of British attack, the Germans gave ground. Haucourt was taken, together with several hundred prisoners and ground was gained south of Bapaume. The British also made progress east and northeast of Clery and in the Lys sector where Bailleul was captured. The road between Le Transloy and Bapaume is the scene of another bat ! i 1 M . 4. 1. m. n n mi VMnA1" l'""s- ' "c "r' of Beaulencourt on this road, with in- ! dications that they will be driven out r r Ti a KGtSe InSUTailCe KOteS ", ?J? in uerman towns oo Percent After Air Raids GENEVA. Aug. 31. An important meetlnc of representatives from elevfll Illllllt" lUVtllil Ut-fctlll J voniuaj "" - ,-. i 1 T 1 t . . - n a -n,.i A: f nM(e-Mn, hpadquarters to come to some arrangement for both sides to abstain from air raids upon pen towns. The question of air defenses if the appeal fails was also discussed, as were measures for the repair of property damaged and the payment of indemnities to the families of persons killed and injured. Meanwhile, insurance rates have increased 38 per cent in Rhine towns, it is announced. .

Not be of Ofie Nation, But of Free People, Clemenceau Tells

From a Little Village "Somewhere in France" Dear Father and Mother: I found England lovely beyond my imagining. The whole country is carefully landscaped and has been for a hundred years apparently with the result that everything has a finished look. The English children are surprisingly pretty, and the women as well. The way they talk is a scream. I don't think that I'd ever get used to It. The towns on the sea wall, the old castles tucked about In oak forests, and the big estates are all much different from anything that we have. No where can you think you are in the States. Now, France is different. For miles and miles as the train rolls along the landscape is typically American.

Show Your Patriotism Don't Joy-Ride Sunday

Your patriotism will be measured Sunday by your observance of the Sunday ban on gasoline. If you have a sen in the army and own Liberty Loan bonds. It's a pretty sure prediction that you'll not use your automobile, for the army needs the gas. Every one In the city will have his eye on the men and women who believe they cannot forego the pleasure of using their cars one day at the request of their government. The use of automobiles Sunday is put up square to the consciences of their owners. If they are patriots, the cars will stand idle tomorrow. If they are slackers, the cars will burn the gasoline that the army needs. Service stations will not sell gasoline. FIGHTING DURING LAST 48 HOURS WORST OF WAR Situation Regarded by Allies as Satisfactory Retreat Delayed Too Long. By Atsoclated Presn.t PARIS, Aug. 31 While the center of the eighty mile battle line was relatively quiet, enemy resistance increased yesterday on both wings. He was unable, however, to arrest the progress of the allies. At the northern end. General Horne and General Byng gained important ground for future operations by taking Bellecourt, the most solid position in that sector. Last night's official British statement admitted that British roops had been forced to fall back to the western outskirts of Bellecourt. GeneraJ Mangin attacked the southern end of the line. The region in which he is fighting forms an elbow where the line running from Dunkirk to Noyon meets a line running at right angles across France to Nancy. This "hinge" position is exceptionally strong since it is based north of Soissons on a high plateau overlooking, the valley of the : Aisne. ta. the south, and, the 'Aiiette to the north. There are wc-pded ranges of hills In this St. Gobain country which dom inate Laon and a serious defeat here WOuld oblige the enemy to make a precipitate retreat and force him to abandon not only the line of the Vesle but the three lines formed by the Aisne, the Chemin des Dames and the Aiiette. Use Best Enemy Divisions. General Ludendorff in consequence j has thrown in the best divisions he can muster. These are Alpine regiments. Prussian guards and picked ' . . BaJlrLa, ianX pninmjini1 General Mangin has in his command fomof the"ne American divisions, together with elite French and colpmai troops, ine ngnung curing ine anything as yet seen during the war. Nevertheless, the enemy had to give way ad the Franco-American forces have won' half the plateaus between Soissons and the Coucy-le-Cha teau. The Soissons-Coucy and the j Soissons-Anizy-le-Chateau roads are' threatened and the Germans are faced I by the danger of the French getting i behind the Chemin des Dames, inj their rear. Conservative military opinion here views the situation with great satis-j faction. It is felt the Germans delayed their retreat too long and that j they are fighting so hard and sacrificing men to gain time because the Hindenburg line is not yet ready. In any case that famous position is not believed to be such a solid rampart as it was when first made a year ago. when the works were new and well i ! kept up and were solidly garrisoned I .Viv I troops with unimpaired morale, i 1 ne SUU are a IOrmiQaDie ODSiaCie lr' Zn troTha" SS Slbackro; ! thera. FIRE IN HONDURAS. TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 31. News reached here today of a disastrous fire at Belize, capital of British Hondu?as, on August 17, in which the; governor of the colony, W. Kart Ben nett, was seriously injured. Their roads arc better, however. They have the Inevitable rows of trees along the sides and are macadam. They are uniform all over the country. All the buildings are of brick or stone. I do not remember of having seen a frame house since we left our own land. I am billeted (housed) in a charming country village where you can some times hear the guns boom. Lieutenant of my outfit is living in the same house with me. The father is a (scissors maker His little shop is at the end of the kitchen. But I am ahead of my story. After a long and tiresome ride in the compartment train that the French seem to think are all right, we got off at 10 o'clock at night. Got into the village of our present adoption at 2 o'clock a. m. After two long

NEW CALL TO SERVICE IS ISSUED BY PRESIDENT

Proclamation is Issued Calling for Registration of Men Between -Ages of 18 and 45. TO REGISTER SEPT. 12 (Bv Associated Pressl WASHINGTON, AUG., 31 Thursday, September 12th was set today by President Wilson as the date for the registration for the army draft of all men in the United States, between the ages of 18 and 45 inclusive, who have not already registered or who are not now in the military or naval service. In a proclamation issued immediately after he signed the new man power bill authorizing extention of the 2131draft ages, the president called on the younger and older men to enroll on that day with local draft boards homes, "We sofemly purpose a decisive victory of arms." said the president, and deliberately to devote the larger part of the military man power of the nation to the accomplishment of that purpose. It is the call to duty to which every true man in the country will respond with pride and with the consciousness that in the doing so he plays his part in the vindiccation of a great cause at whose summons every true heart offers its supreme service, ALL MEN MUST REGISTER The hours of registration will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and all fctate and local officials are cajled on to make immediate arrangements for maintainace of registration places on that day. All men within the new ages, whether citizens of the U. S. or not, must register, unless they are diplomatic, or consular representatives of foreign nations. In case of illness, on the registration day, arrangements for tardy enrollment may be made with local boards, and mefli who expect to be absent from their homes may register by mail, sufficiently , in advance that the registration record reaches the board by September 12th.' If a man has no permanent residence he is to register at the place he is in on Sept. 12th, and those cut of the country on that day are required to enroll within 5 days after their return. At least 13 million men will place themselves subject to call for war service under the new registration it is estimated, although only those without dependents, in good health, and otherwise qualified for arduous duties of soldier life are to be taken, first. Youths in their 18th year will be placed on a separate group,, the war department has anncunced to be subject to a speccial education program and will not be called until the supply of other available men in the new classes is exhausted, This does not mean that their calling will be long deferred however, in as much as it has been announced that all the men in the registration accepted for general service will be under arms by Julv 30 1919. The man power bill makes no specific provisions for separate classifications of the 18 year old boys and the war department plans for their treatment have been made on aexecutive iniative. Although the "work or fight" clause which would have effected striking workmen was taken cut of the bill before passage yesterday. Provost Marshall General Crowder has planned to ppply vigorously existing regulations relating-to idle men or those engaged in non-essential Employment to the newly registered rnn. The man power bill was glened today by presiding officers of te house and senate, and was sent to the White House for the President's signature which made the measure law. The president at once signed and issued the proclamation carrying the new draft provision into action. ELECTIONS DECIDED. PANAMA, Aug. 30. Out of fourteen contests arising from the recent elections held in Panama four have been decided in favor of the government, and ten in favor of the opposition party, it was announced today by American Charge d'Affaire3 Greene. j hours the men were parceled around j to the homes, mostly comfortable, hay lofts where bunks had previously been built by out billeting officers. There G and I were assigned a house. I had already begun to be somewhat uneasy, as it proved to be the first home that we saw ac our column marched wearily Into town. A group of villages holding candles overhead and clopping about in their crazy wooden shoes were at the open door and we could see a most wonderful feather bed inside. Madame N bows and says that she has a room upstairs for two officers. Let me tell you about them. It is night, and we are all seated at their table eating. There is Monsieur N , Madame N , the fourteen-year-old daughter, Madamoiselle Luzamo and G and myself. G Speaks French fajp-

Navy Official at Prisoner Meeting

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. Commander Raymond Stone. Commander Stone, U. S. N., retired, is a member of the staff of the judge advocate general of the navy. He is the naval delegate to the AmericanGerman prisoner of war conference to be held at Berne, Switzerland, in the near future. ATTEMPT MADE TO ASSASSINATE PREMIER LENINE Czecho Slovaks and Allies Put Red Guards to Route Ussuri River. on LONDON, Aug. 31. Criminal attempts have been made on the life of Lenine, the Bolshevik premier at Moscow, according to a Russian wireless message received here today from the Russian capital under date of Aug. 30 Lenine was wounded. ALLIED TROOPS GAIN. VLADIVOSTOK, Aug. 31. Entente allied forces and Czecho-Slovak forces have attacked the Bolshevik Red Guads on the Ussuri river front and have driven the enemy back for a distance of 15 miles. Prisoners were taken and much booty was captured by the allied forces. HORVATH'S ATTEMPT FAILURE. The recent attempt of Lieut. General Horvath to gain control of the Russian military forces in Siberia was such a complete failure that it is probable the 400 zemstvo troops which sided with him and subsequently were disarmed, will join the army of Gen. Semenoff, anti-Bolshevik leader in Transbaikalia, who is co-operating with entente forces. The troops offered no resistance to the decision of the allies that they must lay ' down their arms. The disarming of the zemstvos was effected by squads of allied troops Who virtually beseiged the barracks occupied by the revolters. A decision to submit an ultimatum to the revolters was reached hv the cnnnril rnmI manders. The revolters were given the option of returning to their original command or of joining the forces of General Semenoff on the Manchurian front or of submitting to disarmament. At 5 o'clock Sunday evening the alJ lied patrols appeared in the streets approacning ine stan Duiiaing ana adjoining the barracks. A curious throng attracted to the scene remained until midnight. Apparently warned that drastic action might be taken, the revolters closed the doors of their barracks to the allies' emissaries and for hours refused to treat with them. Eventually, however, they submitted and were disarmed. "Affair Was Simple." An aide to General Horvath today j sought to explain away the defection ;of the troops and disclaimed any in- . tention on the part of his chief to j seize control of the government. ly well and my long forgotten year of French is coming feebly to life. We are all chatting along and eating. Madame N passes the lettuce salad and I take some on my plate and the whole family is Immediately in an uproar. What have I done? They say in excited chorus, "It must be turned, It must be turned." Luzamo rushes away with my plate. Madame takes the plate and violently mixes the salad about. Then I see what is the matter an oil dressing at the bottom of the dish puts in its appearance. Madame again offers me th salad which I put in a new plate that Luzamo brought. They all smilingly resume eating. Madame says that I must serve myself when I ask for bread. She gives me a round, flat loaf and a steel knife. I put the loaf against my blouse and saw away cut

V. 5. War Prisoners Get Food Packages Sent by Red Cross (By Associated Ptmi) WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Acknowledgements have been received of 86 percent of the food packages sent to American prisoners in Germany by the American Red Cross, according to cable advices received today at , the headquarters here. It wa$ pointed out that this does not mean that only 86 percent of the total shipments are being received, but that lack of additional acknowledgements Is due to carelessness on the part of the prisoners. Reserve supplies are now on hand at all camps where Americans are intended so that In case the original packages are lost, or new men arrive, they may be supplied promptly. Complaints that food packages have not been received have been investigated and found to come mostly from Americans serving with foreign units, for which the American authorities are not responsible.

U. S. FORCE IN FRANCE PLACED IN FIELD ARMY Rapid Withdrawal of Troops From Allied Force to Join First Army is Reported. WASHINGTON. D. C, August 31 American troops brigaded with British and French forces are being withdrawn as rapidly as possible to join the first American field army under General Pershing, General Marsh said today in his weekly conference with members of the senate military committee. The chief of staff threw no new light on the part Americans are play in the present offensive, but the impression was given that the program of concentrating the army for action under General Pershing was going forward satisfactorially. General March said the last figures of men actually landed abroad shows 1,220,000 in France on August 7th, Several hundred thousand have been landed since then however, and last week, General March announced that the number embarked had passea ,1500,000. 1,003 DeHavllands on Way. Shipments of De Haviland airplanes which were temporarily 'resumed this the order of Secretary Baker, so certain changes could be made in them. General March said, were resumed thia week. Reports received tip to today by the war department, shows that 1,003 De Haviland planes have been completed and made ready to turn over to the government this week, and 565 had been shipped and were already enroute over seas. The general reiterated that the fighting on the western front is going satisfactorally to the allies. BOMB RAILWAY YARDS. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE LORRAINE FRONT. Aug. 30. American bombing machines this morning attacked. successfully railroad yards and buildings at Conflans. Several direct bursts were observed and (Continued on Page Ten. September 25, 26 and 271 The Weather . . .nM.uAti oy tne United states Weather Eareau Fair and slightly cooler tonight. Sunday, partly cloudy and warmer. Today's Temperature. Noon 69 Yesterday. Maximum 78 Minimum 64 For Wayne County Fair and continued cool tonight. Increasing cloudiness .and rising temperature. General Conditions The unsettled weather of the last week has given way to cooler and fair weather over the north and central states. It is quite cool in the northwest with very near freezing over parts of Wyoming and Southern Canada. There is a very hot wave in California where it is 110 at Red Bluffs. ting toward myself as I saw them do. Monsieur smiles benignly and offers me more wine, a light wine, almost as stimulating as coffee. The family, as do all the town people, apparently drink it instead of water. When their glass is about empty they refill it with water from a little porcelain tea pot. I do not like the staff especially, but keep my water pink to be m the party. Madame cooks most appetizing stews when we come in at noon fc-cm drill ; she holds up a spoonful of steaming broth for ns to sample and anxiously inquires "Bon?" (good.) She bakes all sorts of things we never heard of before, but they are all worthy of the Bon, Bon, we bestow upon them. Undoijbtedly this home will always remain unique to me. Thee could not be more thoughtful and gracious

LOCAL PHONE COMPANY IS TO MAKE RATE RAISE OF $3 Business Phones $42 Those in Residences $24 Under New Schedule Filed With Public Service Commission.

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 (Special to Palladium.) INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Aug. 31 The Richmond Home Telephone company filed a schedule of new rates effective in the city on October 1, 1918. with the public service commission of Indiana today. Individual automatic lines in residences will thereafter pay $24 annaally instead of $21, the present rate. It also petitions for an increase la rates outside of Richmond. The new city rates .effective October 1, 1918 follow: Individual automatic line, business, $42; residences $24 per annum. Two party automatic lines, business $36; residences $21 per annum. Four party automatic lines, business $30; residences $18 per annum. Increase in Subscribers. The statement cf the company S3ts out that under its franchise and contract of March 2, 1508,. pertaining to tlephone rates and charges tor service within Richmond ,the rates are to be based on 2,000 phones or less, and after each increase of 1,000 phones over 2,000 phones, the company will be allowed to charge 25 cents per month additional. From and after Januray 1, 1908, the rates were to be; For party line phones in residences not to exceed four parties on a line, not more than $15 per annum. For individual lines In residences, not to exceed $18 per annum. For party line phones in business places or public offices not to exceed four parties on the line, not more than $30 per annum. For individual lines In business places or public offices, cot to exceed $36 per annum. Increase in the number of subscribers since January 1, 1908, has permitted the company to increase its rates since. To Raise Rural Rates. The company also petitions for permission to increase the rates for phones outside the City or Richmond. For rural service on and after October 1, 1918, it asks the commission to establish the following annual rates: Party lines, manual type, five to ten stations, inclusive, business $33, residence $21. Party lines, automatic type, five to ten stations .inclusive, butsiness $36; residence, $24. For rural service, the following specified rates plus line charges: Individual automatic, business $42; residence $24. Two party, automatic lines, business $36; residence $21. Four party, automatic lines, business $30; residence $18. To the above specified rates shall be added the sum of $6 per annum for each one-quarter mile or fraction thereof beyond one mile radius from the central office for line charges; said charges U be borne equally by all subscribers in the line using any such Qoe-quarter mile of line or fraction there of in service, to, from or through the cential office. The petition says the present rates for service out side the city of Richmond "unjust and inequitable both to the subscribed and the petitioner" and that theh present rate and charges are inadequate and insufficient to maintain the system and keep it in a state of efficiency. The company says that an automatic party line with a rate of $24 per annum was tried out with a number of subscribers and the rate found satisfactory. ANOTHER SPANISH SHIP TORPEDOED PARIS,' Aug. 31. Another Spanish ship, the Alexandrine, has been torpedoed, according to a Madrid dispatch to the Journal. U.S.I roops hospitality. The afternoon of the day we arrived Madame N , whom I told that I was going upstairs to lie down for a while, rushed up to our room, smoothed out the bed and closed the windows. The French are bitterly opposed to ventilation They never think of opening a window at night but close everything up tight and wrap up their heads. The first day we were here she Inquired as to our respective ages. Are we married? and then with a naive smile, why not? Really it was a hard question to answer. Luzamo hauls out the family album and we are introduced to all the relatives, a married daughter In Par and a son who is sergeant In are artillery and Monsieur adds proudly is an instructor to the Americana. (Continued on Page Twelve.)