Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 320, 22 November 1918 — Page 1

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1 A. VOL. XLIII..NO. 320 ,;od1rt,5ni.o1un'Tel'rmm RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY, EVENING, NOV. 22, 1918 SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

COUNTY IS IN DANGER OF FALLING DOWN ON WAR FOND

May be One of Few Counties in State Failing to Stand by Service Men in Last Drive. STILL $2,000 SHORT Wayne county ia in grave danger of achieving a new distinction, and one that will not, during future years, be pointed to with pride. It is still about 2,000 fhort of its quota. Unless the response to the urgent and frequently repeated appeals of

the committee in charge of the Warparis, probably will at that time "as-

work campaign ia immediate, Wayne county will be one of the two or three t counties in Indiana that will be placed, on tne records as ,naving tailed to raise its quota. . ' The committee members some days ago announced that the crisis was at hand and that if the county quota of J100.000 was to be realized, there would have to be generous responses from hundreds of men and women who thus far have either failed to con - tribute to the welfare of the soldier boys who must remain overseas for many months to come, or who have not contributed in proportion to their ability to do so. It matters not. it was pointed out today, w hat Wayne county has done

In the past. Her achievements up toidonian situations. He then became

this very hour in war relief work have commander-in-chief of the French armbeen most commendable," it was said, ies in France and Belgium and after but the one black splotch, which may j his retirement from that position represult in this campaign and which to- resented France at the allied conferday looked likely, will serve to efface ence in Petrograd early in 1917. the splendid records gone before. In j General de Castelnau lost three sons other words, a member of the com-j during the war and a fourth was cap- . mlttee said, the traditional patriotic I iured by the Germans, being repatriatDride of which the county in the past d 'ast July. . ..

has had reason to boast, will sink; Into oblivion , Bad News For Soldiers. "It will be a line thing for the Wayne ,county soldiers," said a committee member today, "to come home and learn that their own home county fell down on the last war" relief that was asked of 'them. And when they come to examine the records to see lust who is who, they will be pained as well as surprised to find many persons missing entirely from the lists, while others have given sums too small to be satisfactory.' These soldiers will find,, however, that scows of persons have given liberally and that among the liberal givers are men and women 'who have made material sacrifices in order-to ,help. It's a disagreeable duty to announce to the world that Wayne county has failed

but that is Just what will ' be done if cial added, according to the Daily the returns tomorrow and Sunday do Mail, "has not made any communicanot meet the , deficit which, today tion to the allies pr to the United amounted to several, thousand dol-j States, notifying us of his abdication, lars. Wayne township, in which Rich-j We think it almost. certain that if the mond is situated, is stUl. behind its abdication occurred notification would goal." , have been sent at least to the United There still is- opportunity for citizens States."

to increase their subscriptions as well j as for thor who hve not eontr'hud to do their part: Subscriptions may be handed In to any of the tanks tomorrow or at headquarters of the committee in the Masonic temple. CONGRESS STARTS TEN-DAY VACATION WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Congress today started on a ten-day vacation. Its first ctmpl?te suspension since the session which adjourned yesterday sine die, began December 3, 1917. While most members will be at leisure until the new session begins December 2. next, several committees will work during adjournment of legislation to lie. presented then. Leaders and many members also are preparing for l lie great, reconstruction and appropriation program which must be squeezed Into the session end1 , , l. r .n,A 1 inir .vinii ii ... 1.7 ii,. i

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work on the war revenue bill and the investigation of brewers' ' activities. .House appropriations committee will proceed with drafting the score of regular supply bills. EXPECT SOLDIERS HOME EATON. O.. Nov. 22 Much interest was manifested in a report reaching here Thursday to the effect that the Preble county soldiers at Camp Sherman were to be let out of the service Friday and returned to their homes. The county local board had no official information 'concerning the report. (By AsMOctated Press) EDINBt'RG. Thursday. Nov. 21. Germany, as a naval power, ceased to evlt today. The heart of her mighty flPf.t fourteen ships of the line, seven -light cruisers and fifty destroyers . surrendered to British, American and French vessels tho greatest fighting force that ever stood out to sea. The minutely detailed program of submission laid down by the commander of the British fleet was carried out strictly according to plan. The German war ships, strung out in a single column almost twenty miles long, appeared at the rendezvous at the appointed time and were led into the Firth of Forth between twin columns of allied ships, which overlapped the Germans at each end. Tonight, the enemy craft are anchored In the Firth, (under guaial as prisoners.

Germany Ceases to Exist as Sea Power in Most Gigantic Surrender in History

All Hohenzollerns Will Leave Germany , for "Pariz Unknown" - (By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM. Nov. 22. All the members of the Hohenzollern dynasty will leave Germany In thenear future, according to a. Frankfort' dispatch to the Rotterdam Courant. Their destination it adds, is not yet known.

CASTELNAU WILL , HEAD ENTRANCE INTO STRASDURG "Saviour of Nancy" May Be Named Marshal of France After City is Entered. (By Associate Press). PARIS, Nov. 22. General Edouard de Curieres de Castelnau, who will enter Strasbourg Sunday with the French armv. accordina to the Echo de surne a new dignity. Pari, nauranonora ronnrteH aarlloi in the week that three new marshals of France probably would be appointed SShJSJ itsTraESrnte , ed. Apparently one of the generals to be elevated will be General de Castelnau. General de Castelnau was chief of the French general staff under Marshall Joff re and later was comimander of the French armies in j France and Belgium. He is one of the j most successful leaders of the French ! army and is known as "The savior of Nancy" for his brilliant defense of 'that region in the first months of the i war. In 1915 he went to Greece in connection with the Greek and Mace-1 'The general wasrborn in 1851 and fought in the Franco-Prusian war SAYS KAISER IS STILL; FOE RULER 'V. , , (By Associated Pess) ,. ... , LONDON, Nov. '22. The Daily Mail attributes to.sa 'ihigh official of the British government", the statement that "William llohenzollern is still German emperor and king of Prussia as far as the British government is informed. And .apparently is. awaiting for something to turn up." "The Berlin government," the offiClemenceau Praises Work of Petain (Br Associated Press I PARIS, Thursday, Nov. 21. In making his formal proposal that General Petain be given the rank of Marshal of France. Premier Clemenceau says: "General Petain will have the glory of having maintained to a high degree, even in the darkest hours, the morale of the French soldiers. His command forged the instrument of victory, to which his talents have so greatly contributed." k jiti The Weather For Indiana by the United States I Weather Bureau Generally cloudy i trmleht And Rntnrrlnv Prnhahlv 1nal I snows. Temperature near or slightly below freezing. I Today's Temperature. i Yesterday. Maximum 39 j Minimum 34 j For Wayne County by W. E. Moore. Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Light snow flurries and continued cold. Several degrees below freezing tonight. General Conditions The center of the cold wave is over southern Canada, temperature not far from zero, snows are foiling in scattered places over the west and northwest. A storm over the Gulf of Mexico is causing rain from Louisiana eastward excepting over Florida. A surrender on such a gigantic scale has ' no precedent in naval history. Although the wonderful spectacle was the tame as a peace-time review and evoked little enthusiasm, the haze blotting out the horizon, American and British officers could scarcely credit the evidence of their eyes. It was an event which shattered all naval traditions and ideals. Foe'a Inglorious Fate. Men animated by the spirit or Lawrence's "Don't Give Up the Ship," and Nelson's "England Expects Every Man to Do His Duty," could not conceive of such an inglorious fate as that to which the great enemy sea force was submitting. The Associated Press correspondent, standing on the deck of , an American dreadnaught, I heard an officer exclaim: . ; j "Even the poor old Spaniards, know.'

This remarkable photo shows a section of the Hun army in its pell-mell retreat out of northern France and Belgium in the closing weeks of the war.' Note the disorder in which they are swarming along the road." No goose-step here Just an overwhelming desire to get back to Germany. In the foreground is seen an immense hole caused by the explosion of an allied shell. , :

MUNITION TRAIN EXPLOSION KILLS 150 IN BELGIUM Military Aid Sent From Hoiland to Aid Devastated Reg ion Casualties Total 2,000. ' ,. ' By" Associated Press) LONDON, Nov. 22. An explosion of munitions trains atthe station of Hamont, Belgium, Thursday caused casualties estimated to be between 1,500 an(j 2,000. One hundred and fifty dead have already been counted, according to. a Central news dispatch from Amsterdam. The injured are being taken to Budel, H.ollaud. ... It is reported that the cause of the disaster was a bonfire built by children which spread to two German munition trains nearby. -- The destruction in the vicinity, the dspatch adds," was enormous. Assistance' is being sent to the stricken region from all directions. Dutch military aid has been sent across the border. ' -. - . Ryan Resigns as , Air Service Director (By Associated Press) .WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. The resignation of John D. Ryan as director of air service and second assistant secretary of war, was announced today by Secretary Baker. Mr. Ryan will return at once, to his private-businesal CHINA CONTRIBUTES TO WAR WORK FUND (By Associated Press) PEKING, Nov. 22. When John R. Mott. chairman of the American United War Work, campaign, .suggested thafChira's contribution to the fund should be $100,000. gold, the Peking committee, the president of which is Dr. Paul Samuel Reinsch. American minister to Ch'na, advised him that the sum " which might be expected would be $200,000, silver, which is almost double the chairman's estimate. Pledges now exceed $1,200,000. silver, which is virtually twelve times th amount suggested by Mr. Mott. Seven cilies have each prom'sed $100,000. The Central government has contributed ?50,000 in gold. The provincial government of Kiangsu has pledged $150,000; Chili and Shantung, $100,000 each and every Chinese m'nistry has given from $8,000 to $10,000. The feature of the campaign is the number of individual gifts which range pvard from the lowest copper coin. Meetings and parades are creating enhusiasm and ninety percent of the contributions are from Chinese. Lumbermen Consider c inii' New Supply Problem - (By Associated Press) , CHICAGO, Nov. 22. Problems con nected With suoplying materials with which to rebuild the devastated parts of France and Belgium are to be tak en up at a convention of lumbermen from all parts of the United States, wh'ch opened here today. The convention was called by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, because of the signing of the armistice and the stopping of work on cantonments and other war department construction, which took the entire output of the mills. Lumber which vi-ould have gone into war work in this country now may be used for reconstruction purposes in Europe. ing they hadn't a chance, came out of Santiago." , , ;. .. . . . But for :hc most part, both officers and men ' were silent. They realized they were witnessing the climanteric act of Germany's downfall. They knew that the surrender of these vessels automatically "raised the LTnited States to second position among the world's naval powers, but they showed no elation and seemed to feel a sort of contemptuous pity for the fallen giant of the sea, who had refused to fight. Their imaginations dwelt on the foe's shame. - - . -- . . - The German ships were sighted by the allied columns at ; 9:20 o'clock, docilely- following their British pilot, the light cruiser, Cardiff, which with destroyer's and other small craft, had ranged ahead of the allied fleet. The enemy studiously complied, with Ad

Berlin or Bust; The Great Go-As-You-Please Race Back to Der Vaterland :

Retreat of DISMISS PROBE OF SPEECH OF SEN. LAFOLLETTE (Rv Associated Pre-s.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 Investigation of the alleged disloyal speech of Senator LaFollette at St. Paul, more than a year ago was abandoned today by the senate elections committee on a vote of 9 to 2. Committee members said that, however much the speech of Senator LaFollette on which the proceedings were brought might be deplored, it was no basis for expulsion from the senate. Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, chairman, and Senator Walsh, Montana, both Democrats, voted against dismissal of the charges. A contest may develop in the senate over the adoption of the majority report, which will be submitted when the senate reconvenes December 2. Chairman Pomerene announced that he would submit a minority report and might contest adoption by the senate of the dismissal recommendations. The committee today acted on the motion of Senator Lafollette's attorney to dismiss the proceedings. ENTENTE TROOPS MARCH IN KIEV (By Associated Press) BASEL. Nov. 22. Entente troops are marching on Kiev, according to

advices to newspapers in Switzerland, j Bergson criticises us for not having General Skoropadski, Ukrainian die-, slgnatureg to tne agreement with Amtatcr, has surrendered and General erica T will an8Wer him. There is iDemkine, leader of anti-Bolshevist no need for signatures in order to forces, has been named bi3 successor, RP0.,1Pe fhe execution ; nf . America's

witn tne consent or me enienie nations,' It is said. w'-'JC - , Tbe overthrowing of the Ukranian

government and the capture of Kiev Fernand Bouisson, under secretary cf by ant -Bolshevik troops was reported , gtate for m9rchant marine. outlined through Copenhagen Wednesday. Itr cMrmJno. hi fhat aa v,oon nrr.

was added that tne UKrainian national assembly had fled and that provisional government had been established by General Denikine. General Skoropadski has been dictator of the Ukraine . with the help of the Austrians and Germans since last May. ARTISTS SHOW AID GIVEN IN WAR (By Associated Press) CHICAGO. Nov. 22 At a banquet given by the mid-western group of tha National Pictorial Publicity association last night at the Cliff Dwellers' club, F DeSales Casey, of New YorV, secretary, read reports showing the part the organization has taken in mobilizing the nation's forces in tho war. According (o 'ha reports, between April 17. 1917, and Nov 15. 1918, seven hundred poster designs. 287 cartoons. 60 paintings for the food administration and 1.438 liberty loan drawings, have been turned over to the government free by the organized artists. Charles Dana Gibson, chairman of the National association ' said the work of "educating and inspiring Americans to Americanism" should go on. , "We must meen new situations now and do our bit to bring Uncle Sam through the rough waters ahead," said Mr. Gibson. "The war is finished, but other problems of as great importance to our country will come." It was the unanimous decision that the national organization should be held intact for future work. BUSINESS WOMEN ORGANIZE. CHICAGO. Nov. 22. International Womans' Association of Commerce; organized at a conference here of representative women from different nations. Emma May, of Terre Haute, Ind., was elected one of the vice-presidents. . miral Beatty's orders and it was well for their own sakes ' that they did. Every vessel steaming out to meet them "flew battle . ensigns and were ready for instant action with Its men at battle stations and guns in positions for the the prompt annihilation of the enemy's forces if their mission proved to be other than peaceful. Five U. S. Ships Ready. , Five American battleships, the New York, Texas, Arkansas, Wyotning and Florida, were perepared to fire every gun in forty seconds after the signal was ' given by Rear Admiral Hugh Bodmna, who said to the Correspondent before sailing: -"There Is not the slightest probability of any trouble but we are not overlooking any chances against making the wind-up of this show a "bis success." The main allied fleet over

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the Huns, GERMANY GOT ONLY WHAT SHE DESERVED STATES ASQUITH (By Associated Press) LONDON, British wireless service, Nov. 22. Herbert H. Asquith. the former premier, in answer to the appeal for modification of the armistice terms made bv Prince IJohnowskv. former German ambassador to Lonuou saia ioaay: "If I had to make a reply to Prince Lichnowsky's letter or any similar appeal I shoud say that the terms of the armistice did not, in my judgment, In the least exceed the just necessities of the case Germany has brought them upon herself. AMERICA'S WORD IS GOOD, FRENCH TOLD PARIS, Nov. 22. Following an attack upon the ministry of marine by deputy Bergson, who criticized the requisitioning of merchant vessels. Captain Andre Tardieu, head of the general commission for Franco-American war matters, answered for the government. He said: , "We are charged with having commenced construction of wooden ships. We need the tonnage. I accept neither the charge that the French government is careless nor the charge of egotism on the Dart of the United J states. We are behind 100,000 tons f or -chinmne nromised bv America. M promise since America has sent an army of 2,000,000 men to France." Great applause greeted this remark. a shipping bill that has been prepar ed and stated that the chamber would be asked to vote $400,000 for the project. - Hotel Employes Plan to Call General Strike (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Nov. "22 The decision regarding the alling of a general strike of all hotel employes in this city today rested with the officers of the International Federation of Hotel Employes. The officers of the federation last night were empowered by a j unanimous vote to declare a strike if circumstances warranted such action. A strie would, it is said, call O'lt A strike would, it is said, call out ready out and would throw out of employment 25.C00 other workers in 250 hotels and restaurants of the city. The strike at present involves only waiters, cooks and storeroom help. Heir of Australian Soldier Is Sought (By Associated, Press) WASHINGTON. Nov 22 The state department has been asked to as-! sist in locating Miss Nellie Richardson Taylor, who is heir to part of the i estate of Corporal J. R. Taylor, of the Australian forces, who was killed at Gallipoli in 1915. The request came to the department from the public curators office at Brisbane, Australia through the American consul at New Castle, wltn the information that' Miss Taylor was thought to be'living somewhere in Texas. SUPPORT WAR ORPHAN OXFORD, O.. Nov. 22 The children of the public schools yesterday donated funds sufficient to maintain for one year'a French or Belgian child who became fatherless on account of the war. About $75 was collected. The child .will be permitted to remain with its mother. t :i t a line 14 miles long in the Firth of Forth,' began to weigh anchor at one o'clock this morning. The Scotch mist which for days had obscured the harbor, was swept away by a stiff, breeze and the moon shone brilliantly out of a clear sky The ships quickly took their stations In the long double line they held throughout the day. British battle cruisers led the way, 'followed by dreadnaughts. , Admiral Beatty'a flagship, the Queen Elizabeth, led the squadron in the northern column. Tha American warships fell into line behind Admiral Beatty's craft, balancing a British squadron similar in power in the opposite file. ' "The rendezvous was approximately fifty miles distant and the ships gauged their speed to arrive at the appointed place at 8 o'clock. At 5 o'clock. a signal snmmoned the men into battle

SENIORITY FOR RAILROAD MEN BACK FROM ARMY Preference to Be Given Service Men and Reinstatement as :e Men and Reinstatemei Soon as Mustered Out. (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Nov. 22. A majority of the nation's railroads' plan to restore to employes who entered military and naval service the seniority rights which they sacrificed when they left the roads' employment, according to an order by the United States railroad administration made public here today. In so far as practicable, preference in re-employment and reinstatement would be given to soldiers and sailors as quickly as they were mustered out of federal service, the order said. Issued over the signature of W. G. McAdco, director-general of railroads, the order says that the following general principles will govern: "A. In the case of an employe having established seniority rights, so far as practicable and' where the employe is physically qualified, he will be restored to such seniority rights. - "B. In the case of employes who do not have seniority rights under existing practices, a consistent effort will be made to provide employment for them when mustered out of military service." REDUCTION OF WAR DEBT BIG PROBLEM FACING ENf'ISH (By Associated Press) LONDON. Thursday, Nov. 21. David Lloyd George and Andrew Bonar Law have issued a long election address to vhe country. For the most part, it follows the lines speeches made recently' by the two political leaders in outlining plans for preference to the colonies. It says, however, that until the country has returned to normal industrial conditions, u wouia oe premature to prescribe a j fiscal policy intended for permanence, j "We must endeavor," the address i says, "to reduce the war debt in such I manner as to inflict the least injury to i industry and credit The military in-1 stitutions of the country must necessarily be dependent upon the needs of the empire, its prospective requirements and the necessities of the league for the preservation of peace." SENATE TO PROBE GERMAN PROPAGANDA fBy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. The senate committee investigating brewery propaganda deceided to take upon December 3, a general inquiry into Ger man propaganda. This followed adjournment of the hearings today until after the beginning after the new session of congress on December 2. Good News for Beau Brammels; Styles in Straw Hats May Change f By Associated Press) WASHINGTON,. Nov. 22. New styles in men's straw hats, barred by j conservation restrictions of the war j industries board, will be permissible j next season. The board today announced an order rescinding the re-1 Ftrictions, which would have limited I styles in such hats for 1919 to a few standard shapes. ? . stations, and except for the officers on the bridges, the ships' companies were hidden behind bulwarks of steel. When dawn broke,-the sea was again covered with- mist, which reduced visibility to less than 8,000 yards. Eyes straining through the murky haze finally were rewarded. Off the starboard bow the Cardiff, trailing an observation kite balloon, came steaming in. Close behind her came the first of the German ships, the great German cruiser Seyulitz, which wa flying the flag of Commodore Togret. After her came four others of the same type, the Derfflinger. Von Der Tana, Hlndenburg and Moltke. Theyi moved along three cable lengths apart Immediately following tbm were! nine dreadnaughts, the Friedrich der Grosse. flagship of Rear Admiral von I Reuter; the Koenig Albert, Raiser, I

OF ALL EfJEf.1V STATES IfJ REPUBLIC IS PLANNED Selfovernrnent and Protection of Cultural Interests to be Granted Component Parts of Republic, Saxony Says. SCIIEIDEMANrT QUITS (By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM. Nov. 22. In a proclamation to the Saxon people, the new government of Saxony, according to a dispatch from Dresden, declares it is striving for the abolition of the old federal constitution and for the union of the Saxon and German people In a republic including German Austria. Self government and the. protection of their cultural interests, the procla- -mation says, should be granted to the component parts of the republic. The authority of the soldiers' and workmen's council should be deflnited most speedily by the national council. A national guard to replace the standing army after its demobilization, is suggested. - ' Expenditures, it is declared, could be covered by assessments on big for tunes especially inose derived rrom war profits. Incomes derived from the exploitation of labor ehould be abolished. LANOSBERG SUCCEEDS BASEL, Nov. 22 Philipp Scheidemann has resigned as minister of finance in the new German government and his place has been taken by Herr Landsberg, secretary of publicity, art and literature,, according to a Berlin dispatch. f Whether Philipp Scheidemann has returned from the new German government is not made clear. When the government was formed he was named minister of finance and minister of the colonies, and probably retains the latter portfolio in addition to bis duties as leader of the majority socialists. Herr Landsberg, who succeeds him as minister of finance, also is a majority socialist. WANTS PROMPT PEACE. AMSTERDAM. Thursday. Nov. 21 "It is a mistaken assumption that the principal task of the national assembly will be to put a sort of official seal upon the . new state of affairs. The task . of . the assembly will be nothing less than to construct and furnish safeguards for the edifice to be build within the newly created framework," writes Philipp Scheidemann, a member of the new German government, in the Vorwaerts of Berlin. "It is hoped the next few weeks will bring a preliminary, peace," he continues. "The entente will conclude a final peace only with a consolidated Germany. The foremost task of the assembly, therefore, will be to safeguard and give expression to the people's will in order to deprive the entente of all pretext for delaying a final peace." "Since the dissolution of the reichstag and the disappearance of the bundesrath there is no authority to vote new credits, whereas the empire urgently needs financial security to avert immeasurable damage. There can be no political or economic prosperity without a national assembly." Foe Mine Sweeping Vessels Interned in Dutch Waters (By Associated Press) . LONDON, Nov. 22. Twenty-seven mine sweeping vessels passed out of German possession on Monday, according to a central news dispatch from Amsterdam. They arrived in Dutch waters from Belgium and were interned. Extension of Time for Mailing Parcels WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Christmas parcels for men in the armies and auxiliary services of the allies, may be mailed from this country after November 30 without the need of an export license, under an order today by thepostoffice department. November 20 had been designated as the final date of mailing, but this rule was amended to correspond with a ten days' extension of time for accepting Christmas parcels for "the American Expeditionary forces in France. Kronprinz Wilhelm, Kalserin, Bayern. Markgraf, Pi ince-Regent Luitpold and tlfe Grosses Knrfuerst. . Thre miles astern of the battleships came seven light cruisers, the Karlsruhe, bearing the ensign of Commodore Harder; the Frankfort, Emden, Burnburg, Brummer, Coin, and Bremen. ' ' Piloted to Anchorage. i nen came anoiner gap or inree miles and German destroyers steaming in five columns abreast, with te' destroyers to a column. . ..- , Six miles .separated thealMed columns and sq:arely beteen them the Cardiff brought" nernargeB. all steaming alvtlietfpulated speed of ten knots.A' ordered; their guns in regular .-fore-and-aft positions and as far as powerful glasses could determine, (Continued on Page Six J '

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