Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 267, 21 September 1918 — Page 1

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SERBIAN-FRENCH FORCES IN CENTRAL MACEDONIA DRIVE INTO FORMIDABLE SALIENT Serb Forces Approach Vardar River and Main Railway Connecting Bulgarian Defenses 5,000 Prisoners Taken in Advance British and Greeks Continue Pressure Around Lake Doiran British on Three Mile Front Smash Enemy Defenses West of Catelet French Forces Advance.

ALLIES ARE PRESSING CLOSER ON ST. QUENTIN m (By Associated Press) Driving northward on an ever-widening front the Serbian and French forces in central Macedonia now menace the entire Bulgarian position from the Adriatic to Saloniki. The cutting of the Uskub-Saloniki railway, which is only 9 miles from the new Serbian line, would upset completely the Bulgarian defenses. Serbian infantry is moving rapidly toward the highway from Prilet to the Vardar river and eight miles southward parallel to the road on a front of more than 15 miles. At Drogojel, north of which the cavalry are operating, the Serbs have advanced 20 miles from the Sokol positions, the capture of which precipitated the Bulgarian retirement.

Villages Liberated. The formidable salient driven into the Bulgarian lines is being extended rapidly as the terrain becomes more favorable. Additional villages have been liberated. A large number of prisoners has been added to the 5,000 already reported. Apparently the Bulgarian resistance i not very great and there is no indication of where the enemy intends to make a stand. The Serbs are approaching the Vardar river and the main railway south from Uskub. Should they succeed In reaching the railroad the position of the Bulgarians to the south around Lake Doiran would be precarious. The British and Greeks continue their. pressure around the lake and the enemy there must depend entirely on the Uskub railway for supplies and reinforcements. Successful continuation of the" allied stroke Is fraught with great possibilities. In France the British and French continue with success their operations looking toward the encircling of St. Quentln and the breaking of the Hlndenburg line between St. Quentln and Cambrai. Near Scheldt Caal. On a front of three miles the British today are smashing into the German main defense west of Le Catelet, with the object of getting east of the section of the Scheldt canal between St. Quentln and Cambrai. The canal is less than two miles from the British line east of Epehy. Near Bellenglise, Field Marshal Halg's men also are working toward the canal, which probably forms an important part of the Hindenburg defenses in this region. Around Gauchy wood, north of Ephey the British have repulsed German attacks. South of St. Quentln the French have followed up the capture of Es-Mgny-le-Grand by forcing the Germans to give up Benay to the southeast and by making progress to the north of the village. The terrain here Is difficult, but the French advance has been steady throughout the week. CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR U. S. SOLDIERS (By Associated Tress) WASHINGTON. Sept. 21 Christmas packages for the two and a half million or more American soldiers who will be in France during the holiday! reason this yrar will be delivered un-i der an arrangement with the Red j Cross announced today by the war department. In order to control the flood of gifts that otherwise would make the handling of them impracticable, the department has decided that only one parcel be accepted for each man. General Pershing is forwarding coupons bearing the name and address of each member of the Expeditionary force to be distributed to the next of kin. These coupons must be attached to rtanc'ard containers, nine by four by three inches in size, which will be provided by local Red Cross chapters upon application. Packages mu3t be mailed by November 15. The Weather For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight. Sunday fair and warmer. Today's Temperature. Noon ' 51 Yesterday. Maximum 53 Minimum 38 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Fair and continued cold tonight, frost. Sunday, fair and warmer. General Conditions The cold wave now has a diameter of over 2,000 miles, north and south. Temperatures are rising over the west and northeast. Local frosts occurred this morning in Wayne county, but little damage was reported. Some vegetables were injured in lowlands.

DANIEL KELLY DIES IN ACTION

Daniel O'Connel Kelly, 31 North Ninth street, was killed in action between July 19 and 20, according to word which was received by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Kelly, last ever.'ng. Kelly enlisted March 6 in the Infantry, and was sent to Charlotte, N. Car., for training in the grenade section. After being in camp for only six weeks he was sent across In Company F of the 69th Infantry, In which several other Richmond men were stationed. By June 19 he was in the trenches. Mrs. Kelly received a letter .and several post cards from her husband which were written from France. All his letters were most optimistic, and he wrote that he hoped they would be home for Christmas, because they thought they were going right through the German lines. The last card which Mrs. Kelly received was dated July 13, and he was in the trenches when he wrote It. Kelly has one brother, Dewey, In the navy, and ona Cerren, In the army in France. His mother is now living in Bradford, Ohio, but their home was formerly In Cambridge City, from which city he enlisted. He was 23 years old, and formerly was employed as a conductor on the city cars. He leaves a wife and four step-children." Mrs. Kelly stated that the telegram was not unexpected since she had not received word from him for over a month. ALLIED NAVAL UNIT SINKS RUSS SHIPS (By Associated Press LONDON. Sept. 21 Enter.te naval units and allied troops operating along the river Dwlna, in northern European Russia have sunk two enemy ships and have captured three guns, according to an official statement issued by the British war office today. Heavy losses were Inflicted on the rtolshevikl forces by the entente allies. WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. The Norwegian foreign office advised the state department today that American consul general Poole at Moscow had not been arrested by the Bolsheviki as recently reported, and that d'rect communication had been held with Moscow as late as September 18. AMSTERDAM. Sept. 21. The recent Bolshevik defeat on the northern front Is attributed to a mutiny of Lettish regiments, according to a Petrograd telegram to the North German Gazette, of Essen. The telegram says that the Letts, who hitherto have been itiiiuiui uuies ui uie ouviei government, refused to fight against the British. ASKS U. S. CONTROL OF POWER PLANTS WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. President Wilson today asked congress to pass promptly as a war measure the emergency power bill authorizing government control and extension of the electric plants and providing a fund of $175,000,000 for the purpose. Frost This Morning Did Little Damage The frost in Wayne county did little damage this morning, said Weatherman Moore. Sweet potato vines were nipped and tomatoes frost bitten in some localities. The heaviest frost was in the lowlands, where some damage has been reported, but none of it is serious, he says.

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British Airmen Give Up Bombing Raid Rather Than Injure Defenseless (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Sept. 21. "Clouds save Cologne from attack," reads the headline of a newspaper article detailing a recent air raid carried out by British air forces. "What really saved Cologne," says a semi-official statement of the Royal Air Forces, "was the British refusal to imitate Germany's outrageous policy of indiscriminate bombing. The British squadron, finding it impossible to observe and range upon their objectives of military importance, refrained from the casual bomb dropping which might have hit the hospitals or children." FRIENDS PLEDGE LOYALTY TO U. S,; PRAISE WILSON Gill President's After-War Program xpression of Highest Ideals of Democracy. A letter of sympathy will be sent to Governor Goodrich from the Indiana Yearly meeting of Friends, it was decided at the session this morning. Timothy Nicholson, who wrote the letter, stated that this was being done because Governor Goodrich is a Christian man, is well known as a teacher of a large class of young men and a prominent reformer. The epistles to the Dublin, London, and American meetings were read. The Dublin epistle expressed the idea of the faith that Friends must keep in this crisis, "That the faith of the Friends will be put to a test at the cost of the ordeal through which the world is now passing. No manmade scheme will be durable or reconstruct the broken order of the world with permanent, results. " It is comforting to our common faith to know that President ' Wilson has voiced a program of reconstruction which is the consummation of the high ideal of democracy and calls for a program after the war, for which our society has stood for two hundred and fifty years. 4 "It has been a marvel In recent months how our people have rallied to the prohibition of the manufacture of liquor." The epistle continued to state the conditions of the various departments of the church. Thankful For Attitude. A part of the London epistle stated that "It is with a deep sense of gratitude that recognize the growing bonds of love and fraternal fellowship be tween all branches of Friends as we I become alike in these times of trial and testing. We must give united and efficient service to the world. It has been forcefully brought home to us that this Is a time when great liberty must be granted to all to follow the light as It Is made known to them, In accordance with this our love and sympathy goes out to those who feel called upon to devote themselves to j military activities. "We pledge our loyalty and support to the nation we love because of the daily blessings we share with the masses of the population because of our government. "We are profoundly thankful for the understanding which our president and his officials have of the Friends' situation and attitude. We must continue what we have done in the past with faithfulness." Recommendaions of the finance committee were made. Reports were made of the Ministry and Oversight, Trustees, Treasure, and Auditing committee,, the committee on returning Minutes and the committee on epis-I :les. The minutes of the permanent beard were read. j When the report of the financial committee was read some discussion arose out of the fact that there were deficits in several quarterly meetings.! It was decided to leave the matter to the new financial board which would I be expected to better conditions in the j next year. I SUNDAY PROGRAMS. The program of Yearly Meeting! services follows: ! Yearly Meeting House. 7:00 A. M. Missionary Service, Willis Beede. 9:00 A. M Bible School. 10:30 A. M. Meeting for Worship, ElJison R. Purdy. 1:00 P. M. Evangeline M. Reams. 2:00 P. M. Meeting for Worship, An-j arew Mitcnen. 7:00 P. M.-rMeeting for Worship, Robert E. Pretlow. City Churches. Grace M. E., North Tenth an A streets, 10:30 A. M. Charles Hiatt. ? First English Lutheran, South A and Eleventh streets, 7:30 P. M. Millie Lawhear. j First Nazarene, North Fifth street, I 10:30 A. M. Luther Addington. i 7:30 P. M. Roy Amborn. j First United Brethren, Corner North Eleventh airdB streets. 10:30 A. M. Ida Starffer. 7:30 P. M. Orville Chance. First Christian Church, South Tenth t and A streets; (Continued on Page Ten.)

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1.750.000U.S. SOLDIERS ARE NOW ACROSS SAYS MARCH Military News From Front Front Has Been Continuously Good, Chief of Staff Reports at Conference. SCOTS PRAISE YANKEES (By Associated Press. "t WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Embarkation of American soldiers for all fronts overseas now has passed the 1.750.000 mark General March announced today. He said military news during the past week from all fronts has been continuously good. On the Lorraine front where General Pershing's first American army has completed its operation to eliminate the St. Mibiel salient, the situation has become stabilized, with the enemy hurriedly perfecting a new line in front of the Americans. This line stretches for twenty miles from Maizeray to the Moselle at Vandiores. The Americans now are ten miles from Metz and an equal distance from Couflans. General March read a cablegram citing a general order issued by major general H. L. Reed, commanding the 15th Scottish division, British army, praising the first artillery brigade of the first American division (regulars) for work in co-operation with the Scots. The order Bald the 15th had never received such perfect assistance In "taking over operations" although it was realized that the American division at that time must have been under severe strain -and had Buffered severe casualties. .... : .-. . PRODUCTION IMPROVED Acting Secretary Crowell at the weekly conference of the senate military committee at the war department today assured the members that despite reports to the contrary, there is a general Improvement in the ordnance production situation as well as in the manufacture of Liberty motors. General Pershing it was stated has asked the department to ship as soon as possible, 30,000 horses and mules. Shipments were stopped some time ago upon the assurance of the French government that it could supply the American army. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON LORRAINE FRONT, Sept. 21. Fires were observed today in the town of Donmartin behind the German line on this front, together with a heavy movement of men and wagon trains behind the line. These were taken to indicate a possible further retirement of the Germans. GILLETT URGES G. 0. P. CONGRESS (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. Representative Gillett. of Massachusetts, acting Republican leader, in a speech in the house today, attacked the war record of the Democratic majority, contrasting with it that of the Republican minority. He said the election of a Republican house this jvar would bring no encouragement to the kaiser, "for he knows who have been his fiercest foes and who he had most reason to fear." Referring to prepaiedness, Mr. Gillett asserted that "during the fifteen years before this war it was the main body of the Republican party and its leaders which vigorously favored preparation and It was the main body oi the Democratic party and lis leaders which denounced and defeated it." He said last winter there were four seats in the house vacated by Democrats, " who had returned to private life for motives of self-interest in order to increase their pecuniary incomes," while four vacant Republican seats were those men who went to "serve their country not at office desks but in the fighting ranks." The next congress, Mr. G'llett concluded, will have to face the post-war problems and because of industrial centers being in the northern states, he argued a Republican congress cculd better solve these than a Democratic house composed of mmy southern members.

SEPTEMBER 25, 26 and 27 Either Fight or Buy Liberty Bonds. The least we can dp is to furnish the money for our men to fight with. Don't forget September 25, 26 and 27.

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German Public Insists That Statues of Kings Be Melted with Others (By Associated Press) . GENEVA, Friday, Sept. 20 Owing to general indignation among the civilian population of Germany, because of the melting of historic bronze monuments, such as those of Goethe and Schiller, while those of the Hohenzollerns and Kapsburg's were left intact, a new order has been issued, according to reports from Munich, that the Hohenzollern monuments shall be placed in the melting pot. Three Hohenzollern statues are said to be missing from Berlin, three from Cologne, two from Munich and one from each of several towns on the Rhine. GERMANS URGE SOCIALIZATION OF GOVERNMENT Thrones or New Peoples Rights" is Adopted. (By Associated Press.) AMSTERDAM, Friday, Sept. 20 At a meeting at Kiel, of the German society for international law, which was attended by representatives of the foreign office, the supreme army command and the navy department, a resolution was adopted to appoint a commission to draft proposals which should govern the organization of a league of nations. The title of the resolution was "New Thrones or New Peoples Rights." Philip Schideman, socialist leader, in the Vorwaerts, the socialist organ, makes a slashing attack on the government, asking whether it is stricken with blindnessL. and. what will happen shouid the entente allies decline a peace of understanding and endeavor to enforce a dictated peace. Schledeman argues that a government which has weakly avoided conflicts with the military and politicians and by a shortsighted policy has mobilized against Germany the Poles, Lithunians, Courlanders, and others liberated from the Russian yoke, would be unfitted for the needful organization of a national defense calling for the last ounce of strength in defense of the fatherland. Want Socialist Influence. German newspapers are seriously discussing" the participation of the social democrats in the government. Germania reproaches the socialists for failing to utilize the opportunity of gaining influence through the selection of one of their leaders in the government. "If the social democracy or ce undertook to share the responsibility it would soon realize that in politics there are great and often almost insurmountable difficulties," Germania says. "For this very reason, we should not object, to socialist leaders entering the government." Vorwaerts says that the socialists would not in principle refuse to enter the government, but "social democracy must not be asked which posts it wants, but what imperial policy it is ready to share the responsibility for." The Tageblatt declares that there is a strong desire among the majority party members for a parlianientarized ministry. "The people are gradually realizing that only a parliamentary ministry can bring us nearer peace." The Tageblatt says, "It is certain that the socialists no longer have the necessary confidence in Von Hertling cabinet and in progressive party circles the idea also has gained ground. The Von Hertling cabinet is hardly in position, :nd above all, it is unfitted to make peace." YOUTH FATALLY INJURED AT LYNN Howard Showalter, 18 years old. of Lynn, was probably fatally injured when the car he was driving was struck by a north bound Grand Rapids and Indiana train at Lynn this morning. The youth had slowed up his automobile for the railroad crossing, when the train hit his car. The automobile was completely demolished. Showalter was badly injured about the head. His attending physician said Saturday there was little hope for his recovery. He is the son of J. C. Showalter of Lynn, and is a senior in the Lynn High school.

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WAYNE COUNTY'S PATRIOTISM GETS SEVEREST TEST WITH LAUNCHING OF FOURTH LOAN Nation's Quota $6,000,000,000; County's Quota $2,400,000County Must Subscribe $1,000 Bond for Each of Wayne County Boys in Service Two Thousand Men and Women Will Solicit County for Loan Drive Next Week Full Co-operation of Citizens Necessary to Put Over Loan. SEPTEMBER 25, 26, 27, VITAL DAYS OF DRIVE

THE WAYNE COUNTY CAMPAIGN. The Loan Fourth Liberty Loan. Interest Bonds bear 44 per cent and are not taxable. Quota of the Nation Probably $6,000,000,000. Quota of Wayne County Probably $2,400,000. On what is quota based Total resources of the banks trust companies and building and loan associations of Wayna County, the quota being this time 20 per cent of such total resources. Size of County Quota More than double that of other loans. . Must be met ? Yes ; the government fixes the obligations of every county in the United States. The bonds must be sold. Can it be accomplished? Yes, and will be, but it will require the full co-operation of every citizen. Dates for Canvass Canvassers already are receiving subscriptions, but Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 25, 26 and 27 are the three days fixed as the time for the official canvass in Wayne County. Terms Purchasers may arrange terms to suit their particular needs, by calling on the bank through which they wish to purchase bonds.

Wayne county's patriotism will be on trial next week. With a quota of $2,400,000 in the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign, the county will be put to the severest test in its history. It means that the county must subscribe a $1000 Liberty bond for every one of the 2,400 Wayne county boys in the service of the United States. With every township and the city of Richmond organized for the bond battle; with the wealth of the county many times greater than the Nation's call for financial help and with a full understanding among all people of the obligation that must be met, the Liberty loan officers are hopeful that the quota will be reached. 2000 Will Help. More than two thousand men and women, all of them volunteers in the cause of Liberty, will solicit bond subscriptions. This army will not knowingly fail to visit every citizen in the county during the week. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 25, 26 and 27 are the "three vital days" of the canvass, for in this short period it is planned that the great bulk of the canvass for bond sales shall be made and that before midnight on Friday the total sales of the county will be announced as equal to or greater than the quota. Already there have been scores of subscriptions received, either through committees or directly filed with the banks. An analysis of the subscriptions thus far received, however, shows that while some of them are most liberal and represent fully the ability of the subscriber to invest in Liberty Bonds, there are many others much smaller than had been anticipated. With this ratio prevailing throughout the country, the quota would not be reached in the first canvass and it would mean that the field committees would be called on to go over their districts again. AM Must Help. According to members of the Wayne County Liberty Loan committee the campaign next week will not only call for the best efforts of the army of solicitors, but means that every man and woman in the county must answer the nation's call to the full extent of his or her ability. One Richmond business man who has been watching the campaign closely in Richmond as well as in another Indiana city, has suggested that the three days, September 25, 26 and 27, be termed "conscience days," when every citizen would be able to say to himself, "I have honestly subscribed for Liberty Bonds to the very utmost of my ability." "When a man asks himself the question: 'Have I done my full duty' he knows whether the answer he makes to his own question in truthful," said this Richmond business man. "I know of no better way to put the ; citizenship of Richmond to the test. It is an honor to be enrolled on the list of subscribers for Liberty Bonds, but it is a far greater honor to be there to the very fullest extent of one's ability to subscribe." The Wayne county committee has (Continued on Page Four)

MASS MEETING FOR LOAN DRIVE NEXTTUESDAY Service Flag Parade, Addresses and Patriotic Music Will Feature Exercises.

BIG MEETING FEATURES Date Tuesday night, Sept. 24. Place Coliseum, North Seventh street. Time Doors to open at 6:30; program at 7:30. Parade Service Flag parade for relativps nf nil Rnlrlira n aan-ifo at 6:30; formation on South 1 ourtn street; line of march east on Main to Fifteenth and countermarch to Seventh. Sea's reserred in Coliseum for marchers. Program Addresses by Honorable Charles W. Jewett, mayor of Indianapolis, and Sergeant Desmond, just back from front line trenches in France. Music by orchestra and combined church choirs and Liberty Loan quartets. Wayne county's big mass meeting In behalf of the Liberty Loan will be held in Richmond next Tuesday night in the Coliseum. The meeting will be preceded br service flag parade in honor of the Wayne county boys in the bervice ol ine united btates army. Fathers, mo thers, brothers and sisters of sold'.ert are invited to participate and everj township will send special dlegatijni of war mothers -nd fathers. The parade will form in South Fourth street and will move promptly at 6:. 10 o'clock. The mass meeting In the Coliseum will begin at 7:30. but doors will b open an hour earlier. Seat? will bi reserved for marchers In the parade, but all other seats will be without restriction and first come first served. The program as arranged by th committee promises to be one of th most interesting that Richmond hai witnessed in many years. The first half will be devoted to communltj singing; the latter part to addressei by Charles W. Jewett, mayor of In dianapolis, and Sergeant Desmond, I returned American soldier who wlT tell of the retreat of the Ger nan arm; along the western front. The High school orchestra, unlet the direction of R. C. Sloane, will play; the combined church choirs of the citj will sing and the Liberty Loan qoar lets under Lee B. Nusbaum will alsc render patriotic numbers. Mls Erphii Lundy, eight years old, of CenterviUe whose father is a soldier with h American army in France, will sing. The , detailed program will be ai follows: ' i " ' 7:36 Community Sing. ' March. "Greetings to Bangor Hall" Richmond High School Orchestra (Continued on Page Three)