Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 97, 4 March 1919 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1919.

STORY OF LA LIBRE BELGIQUE PROVIDES - JOURNALIST THRILLS OF REGENT WAR

-PARIS, March 3. Ever since the invasion of Belgium the Belgian press behaved admirably. Our colleagues refused energetically to submit to German censorship and suspended, purely and simply, the publication of their papers. Ever since that time, the enemy's government, to propagate its false news, has had to create newspapers of, its own, which were always newspapers without readers, says a correspondent of Le Petit Parlsien, writing from Brussels. But It was necessary that the Belgian public receive good and correct news; there was need of a paper to Inform it of what was happening beyond the lines and to uphold its courage. The project was audacious and extremely dangerous for the editors, proofreaders, compositors and deliverymen risked, in case of discovery, the penalty of execution. This sinister outlook did not restrain certain patriotic men of Brussels, who, after taking all precautions, launched one day La Libre Belgique (Free Belgium). This valiant little ; paper from the day of its first appearance had a considerable success among the Belgians, and plunged the famous vonBissing into the greatest rage. Free Belgium entitled itself modestly: "A Bulletin of Patriotic Propaganda, Regularly Irregular, Submitting to Absolutely No Censorship. The office of the publishers was ironically announced as at the "Komman-dantur-Brussels." As for the editing. It was said that "not being able to be always in a place of complete rest," It was done in a "cave moved about by automobile." The German governor general mul- , liplled his orders to discover the authors of Free Belgium, distributed free throughout the whole kingdom. He' moDUizea ror tnis end an army of police; he offered a very large reward to any one who could furnish information of value to his spies. It was in vain. Anxiety for the Editors. The hundreds of thousands of readers knew no more than VonBissing who edited and composed the courag-

eous little paper. They received it at'tnus: M. Van Doren kept for himself

more or less regular dates; they read i vit with eagerness; they were amused by the caricatures of the governorgeneral and his subordinates; they passed it on secretly, as a mere fact of Dossesaine a conv was considered a , misdemeanor and that was all. But what anxiety for the editors! Every one feared that they would soon be discovered; for a printing shop is not so easily hidden as a package of needles, and when an unusually long interval separated two numbers, there was great trembling for the brave men who -laughed so obstinately and so wittily at Von Bllssing and his thunderings. The clandestine publication of Free Belgium ended with the signing of the . armistice. The people of Brussels have now learned, with lively surprise, that it was in the capital itself and in a neighboring suburb that ths composition and printing of the prohibited paper were done. The unpublished story or the circumstances in which Free Belgium was founded has Just been revealed to us by M. Eugene van Doren, its principal author, or, at least, he who composed it, printed it and distributed it with the aid of several Belgian journalists of talent, pmong whom were M. Victor Jourdain. editor-in-chief of the Patrlote, who furnished the necessary funds, and Mr. van de Kercheve, who, under the signature of "Fidelis," chastised the invaders with a vigorous and witty pen. Hiding Place in cane The title was given by Victor Jourdain. who took charge of the editing. M. Van Doren assumed the task of publishing and industrial organization. The first number published the magnificent letter of Cardinal Mercier, "Patriotism and Endurance." The copies were put in envelopes by M. Van Doren with the assistance of his wife; he delivered them himself to representatives and senators, and he . "tik

carried packages of them to the Jesuits, the Dominicans, the Redemptorlsts, and to numerous friendly houses. As M. Van Doren was constantly exposed to danger, he judged it prudent to take certain precautions. He bought a cane, the end of which he hollowed

out carefully. It was into this hiding place that he put the copies made by the press on silk paper. All the manuscripts, in fact, were recopied by him on the press, then destroyed. After the third number, immediately following a visit of the police to the home of Madame Massardo, wife of a bookseller of the Galerles Saint Hubert, who served as the intermediary for the copy, the printer refused his help. Further, the copy for this number had to be thrown into the fire. The Abbe Dermeer, to whom M. Van Doren intrusted the secret, obtained the consent of another printer, M. Allaer, on the condition that when the printing was done, the isues of Free Belgium be delivered to M. Van Doren in a public street. All went well this way. Friends and collaborators increased and the paper produced at each issue, a new sensation, and redoubled the searches of the German police. Minute Precautions. It was urgent, however, to take new precautions. M. Van Doren, anxious about the life of his printer, decided to compose the paper at his own house. In consequence, he bought the necessary material, in order to prevent the spies from following the trail by the easy identifications of characters. And he installed the plant on the Avenue Verte, at Woluwe, in an abandoned house, where he could work in all security, with the aid of two professional printers, the Allaer brothers. Again, Free Belgium ap - peared without interruption As its success became greater and greater, it was necessary to insure delivery of the paper to the houses of the, subscribers. The co-operation or an "ardent patriot was secured. H was Phillipe Baucq, whom the Germans shot at the same time as Miss Cavell. The work was divided up lUB """""J Ul uis im-r..asco, uu Phillipe Baucq effected the distribu tion of single papers. The devotion of this man was so splendid that he alone distributed 4,000 or 5,000 copies. He made trips at night on a bicycle. Later, when the bicycling was forbidden, he went on foot. , At one time he walked for two days without rest. Each new day made necessary the most minute precautions. M. Van Doren decided to print Free Belgium, which, until then, was only set up in his shop at Woluwe. M. Victor Jourdian furnished the necessary funds to buy a foot-power press, which was installed at Molenbeeck, a suburb of Brussels, in an outbuilding of a factory belonging to M. VanDoren. From then on, the paper was set up at Woluwe and printed at Molenbeeck. Aided by German Soldiers. But the transportation of material was not always an easy matter. M. VanDoren had to make two little cases, which, when filled, weighed about twenty kilos. Also, when he got aboard a trolley car with packages so email, yet so heavy, he was always an object of curiosity to passengers. In the midst of these inconveniences there arose at times amusing incidents. One day, especially, while M. Louis Allaer was carrying 4,000 copies of Free Belgium he was obligingly aided by some German soldiers, who lifted the box to his shoulder! The success of Free Belgium progressed with such rapidity to the constantly growing anger of the governorgeneral, whose spies came back empty handed, day after day, that the printing1 shop had to be enlarged. A new machine was bought and carried piece by piece to the shop at Molenbeeck. There M. VanDoren was surrounded by Germans; it was necessary to prevent the noise of the motor from giving them the alarm. Remember

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that there was a reward of 100,000 francs for him who should discover the office of the forbidden paper! M. VanDoren secured the necessary tools and materials, and simply walled up the press and the motor. Before the wall he placed some furniture, and he entered his shop by a Jittle door hidden behind some scrap iron and cardboard boxes. When the-installation was done, there was published the famous number which showed on the front page the pictures of Von Bissing seated at his desk reading Free Belgium. Throughout Belgium people literally tore copies of this Issue from each other's hands. Soon after, on the occasion of the Belgian national holiday. Free Belgium summoned the people of Brussels to meet at Sainte-Gudule. It was the most beautiful manifestation of patriotism that can be imagined. Those present thundered out the "Brabanconne," then carried away by their enthusiasm, al lfollowed with "Toward the Future." Found Refuge with Relatives. The German spies were on the trail. The plant had to be broen up in great haste; the material was carred to the house of a friend of Baucq, on the Rue d'Arlon, at Brussels. These tribulations did not discourage M. Van Doren. The book, "J'Accuse" had just appeared in Switzerland. . He decided to publish it In installments in Free Belgium. Publication began in No. 50 of the paper. Twenty thousand copies had to be printed. The danger became pressing. Searches were made without end and arrest followed arrest. , Not at all

worried, M. Van, Doren published & new number with a dedication in carl-. cature, representing Von Bissing bow- i ed down under the weight of a sack ' of search warrants against Free Belgium. Then he launched an illustrated paper entitled La Craavche (the ; Whip), printing 10.000 copies, which j Were distributed free, The catastrophe happened. Discov-! ered, M. Van Doren had time to take flight and found refuge with relatives ; and later with friends at Brussels, where he stayed for several months, laughing at the police. But Free Belgium did not discontinue its irregular appearance, thanks to the devoted Belgians. This one and that one might be arrested or sentenced, but some one else would pick up the inter- i rupted work. Among them were merchants, printers, bankers, priests, lawyers, politicians. Never could the Germans get hold of Free Belgium, in spite of the years of forced labor that they inflicted upon its successive collaborators. This is a moving story. It does honor to the Belgium press, to the valor and patriotism of our glorious allies. " Idaho Gives Up Primary System After Ten Years BOISE, Idaho, March 4 After ten years of experiments the state of Idaho gave up the direct primary system of nominations and returned to the convention plan. Governor . Davis yesterday signed the amended new election law, which repaals the direct primary. Army Mast Not Sink to Its Old Scale, Says Churchill LONDON, March 4. The regular military establishment of Great Britain never could, nor never ought to fall to the low scale of 1914, as it was not known what other powers were going to do, Winston Spencer Churchill, secretary of state for war, declared in the house of commons yesterday. Colonel Churchill was introducing the army estimates for the coming year. The federal farm loan banks lend money to occupant owners of farms, on real estate security, for a long period if desired, with provision for paying a small part of the principal sum with each interest payment.

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T"5eWe; Vida Milholland. Miss Vida Milholland, sister of the famous suffrage leader, Inez Mil liolland, who gave her life while fighting for the suffrage cause, has riven up a career on the stage to devote her time to fulfilling her sister's ideals. Monroe School Notes PREBLE QOUNTY, OHIO The animal husbandry class went to Joe Waggoner's Friday, Feb. 28, to judge beef cattle and study balanced rations. Mr. Waggoner's herd is the largest in the community, numbering 72 head. Joe Colvin played several violin solos at the band concert at Eldorado, Thursday night. Katharine Penland sang several selections. Both are pupils of Monroe. Mar G. Blackford returned to school this week, after a three-weeks' illness. Bernard Shilt of Verona, has been substituting this week for the different teachers who have been sick. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday he was instructor of the fourth grade; on Thursday Miss Mary G. Swartzel was ill and he taught in her place, and Friday Mrs. Blanche Shively being ill he taught the eighth grade. Mrs. Shively visited Charles Schlosser's Thursday night, where she became ill. Several pupils have been absent from the second grade on account of whooping cough. Florence Cable from the first grade and Mary Cable from the second grade have withdrawn fro mschool on account of moving. They will continue their school work at New Paris. The Freshmen are losing two pupils, Katharine Pence, who will go to the Eaton school, and the other, Paul McClure, who will continue school at New Paris. The first and second grade will sing at chapel exercises next Tuesday. The Junior domestic science girls' dinner was enjoyed by twenty-four high school pupils. The menu consisted of brown stew, baked potatoes, bread and butter, oranges and bananas,, tea, cake. The Monroe boys are going to Oxford Friday night. March 7, to play basketball with McGuffy in a doubleheader game. The boys beat McGuffy on Monroe's floor recently. Economy, Ind. Clarence Cain of Champaign, 111. is here visiting his brother Harry Cain and family Mrs. Clarence Oler spent Friday at Richmond Mrs. Alice Frazier is at Richmond visiting her daughter Mrs. Jennie Gardner and Mrs. Hattie Lacy. . . . Wm. A. Garrison, who has been spending the past week with his sister Mrs. Grace Edwards returned to his home at Montpelier Sunday Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Cain spent Sunday evening at Richmond.. Richard Conway who recently bought the J. B. Stanley farm will move his family from Greensfork to the farm Monday. .. .Clifford Chamness has resigned his position at the White River Cream station here and will farm this season. .. .Mrs. Dinah Edwards spent last week with her grandson, Ora Edwards and family. .. .Mrs. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Lina Swain and daughter, Olive, Mr. and Mrs. Charley May, and the Misses Mary Ballinger, Ruth Jackson, Effle Wilson, Margaret Loop, Jaunieta Atkinson, Helen Lundy and Zella and Lealia Lamb were in Richmond Saturday.. . .Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hiatt entertained at six o'clock dinner Saturday, Wm. A. Garrison of Montpelier, Mr. and Mrs. Lon Edwards and Miss Thelma Gaskill. . . .Miss Fae Hadley returned from Richmond Sunday Miss Grace Williams spent Sunday with Mrs. Ethel Tait at Lcsantville Mrs. Josephine Williams and daughter Ruby spent Sunday with Sam Ladd and family near Modoc... Mr. and Mrs. Franks Underhill and children of Greensfork spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hiatt.... Mr. and Mrs. Vora Manship of near Indianapolis spent the last of the week with friends here.... Mr. and Mrs. Orson Morrison spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gus Weyl....Will Perkins and family of Fountain City moved to the Jack Goodson farm north of town Saturday. . Masonic Calendar March 4 Richmond lodge No. 196; stated meeting. March 5 Webb lodge No 24; called meeting; work in Master Mason degree, commencing at 7 a. m. March 6 Wayne Council No. 10; stated assembly and work in the Royal and Select Master's degree. March 7 King Solomon's chapter, No. 4; called convocation; work in the Royal Arch degree.

Eaton Banks Report Largest Day's Business in History EATON, O., March 4. Eaton's two banks, the Preble County National and the Eaton National, report the largest single day's business last Satr urday of any one day within the history of the two institutions, due to the transfer of Preble county farm lands, which had been bought and sold for transfer on March 1. Unprecedented high prices of county real estate greatly swelled the monetary figures represented by the transactions passing through the banks. The enormous business of the banks was reflected in a record-breaking day's business in the offices of County Recorder Ola Potts, who states that records of the office traced back many years does not reveal such a record as established last Saturday. Ninety instruments, 56 deeds and 34 mortgages were filed, as against 64 instruments last year, March 1, of which 30 were deeds and 24 were mortgages. The 56 deeds filed last Saturday set

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