Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 108, 17 March 1919 — Page 1

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CONSCRIPTION ABOLITION IS VICTORY FOR : ENGLISHMAN Lloyd George Takes Lead in Most Momentous Development of Peace Conference -Politician is Vistor.

ACT TO DISARM EUROPE By FRANK H. SIMONDS (Copyright. 1919, by he McClure Newspaper Syndicate) I ARIS, March 17. The past has seen one of the most sensational developments of the whole peace conference. During the whole progress of the conference up to that time, the two conspicuous figures had been President Wilson and Clemenceau, and the two great questions to be decided had been the league of nations and the future security of France. But in the last week Lloyd George has suddenly taken control of the course of events, for the moment at least, and persuad ed the Paris conference to adopt a policy the consequences of which can hardly be forecast. From the very outset the Paris conference has struggled with that duty Imposed upon it by the peoples of the world to make future war impossible. To this end, the league of nations was devised. In this movement Mr. Wilson achieved world prominence, but to reinforce the purpose of Mr. Wilson, Lloyd George has now proposed what must be at least a temporary interruption of the system of conscription, first in Germany, and later, and only very little later, in the whole world. British System Imposed What Lloyd George has definitely proposed is fairly well known now. Marshal Foch and his military associates had proposed that the German army should be reduced to approximately 200.000, with a corresponding general staff, but this army was to be raised in the old fashioned way by conscription, and, provided the Germans never had more than 200,000 men on foot at any one time, it was conceivable that they might repeat the achievement of the last century and by rapidly passing men through barracks, build such a system as the Prussians constructed to the later ruin of Napoleon. Moreover, as long as Germany continued to raise an army bv' conscription, it would be inevitaDie that Italy and France should not only preserve conscription but should con tinue to call up annually more men than Germany was allowed. To all this, Lloyd George has interposed an emphatic negative, and has had his way. Under his plan, there will be imposed upon Germany the British military system, which calls for a voluntary army comparable to our own regular army, made up of men enlisted for a long period of time twelve years, to be exact. The size of this army will be rigidly held down to a 100,000 army as contrasted with the national army of recent decades. - What Mr. Lloyd George had in mind was a two-fold thing. If Germany were permitted to continue conscription, it was inevitable that England would also have to adopt permanently that conscription method followed in the later years of war. In the last political campaign, Lloyd George gave unqualified assurances that this system of conscription should be abandoned. In Imposing upon Germany the necessity of abandoning conscription, Mr. Lloyd George is keeping his political promises in England. But the thing goes far beyond this. Conscription is the sort of thing which persists because every nation is compelled to protect Itself so long as one nation arms its whole population. By the system of conscription the French revolution not only saved France, but 'overran Europe. By conscription, the national armies of Prussia and the South German states overcame the professional armies of France in 1S70. At the very moment of the outbreak cf the last war, France had adopted a three-years' service law In a vain ef- j fort to raise among forty millions of people an army approximately equal to that of a state of sixty-seven millions. Fulfilled Promises Now, if Germany is compelled to abandon conscription and to accept a professional army of 100,000 men. France and Italy in their turn will unquestionably abandon conscription; the radical and socialist parties and, in fact the masses of French and Italian people, will never consent to make an annual sacrifice of their youth when the danger prevented by conscript Germany is abolished. As for England, nothing is more certain than that she will return to her old system of a professional army. The thing, however, does not end here. Lloyd George had two objects in mind He was compelled to fulfil his political promises, not only preserve conscription but should continue to call up annually more men than Germany was allowed. Ho was compelled to find a method to save the British people from that burden of conscription which they had never accepted before the war, and only shouldered when the war was well advanced. But he was convinced, in addition, as are a very larg number of Englishmen, that If the German people were once out of the habit of conscription, they would not return to it, and the terrible burdens of armed Europe would automatically disappear. The English philosophy. In thl3 matter is simple. There are at least 75,000,000 of Germans in Europe who can not be permanently separated from each other except by their own Continued on Page Three) i

Brother and Sister See Each Other for First Time in 43 Years

After forty-three years, bridged only by letters, Edward Conner, Cameron, W. Va., who has been an invalid for the greater part of that time, is now visiting his sister, Mrs. Eliza Muss, of 816 North G street. Mrs. Muss is 77 years old and her brother is 73. He will spend some time in Richmond with his sister. BUREAUCRATS TO BE CLEARED OUT OF ENEMY POSTS Prussians Start Official House Cleaning Monarchist and Military Reaction Predicted By Associated Press) BERLIN, March 17. The Prussian government has begun a general house cleaning among the higher bu - reaucrats left over from the former regime, who are charged wih indulging in a policy of obstruction and evn outspoken hostilities to the measures of the present government. A start was made this week with Herr Lobell, former Prusian minister of the interior and George Michaelis, former chancellor. The offlojal axe is hanging over the political necks of scores of privy consulars and department directors who fancied themselves indespensible In the bureaucratic regime. MONARCHIST REACTIONS. LONDON, March 17. Special dispatches from Berlin report that the suppression of the recent Spartacan outbreak there has shown that a military and monarchist reaction is growing and overshadowing the new government. The Berlin correspondent of the Mail, wno on February 27, sent a dispatch outlining plans for a monarchist uprising in Germany has arrived in London, having left Berlin on March 14, after a residence there of three months. He reiterates the statements made in his dispatch, saying that President Ebert, Chancellor Scheidemann and Minister of War Noske are merely puppets. He declares that for the purpose of retaining power they have alowed members of the military caste to. reappear as organizers of the new republican arm ies. "These men are-the real governors of Germany," he 3ays. "They make the edicts and Chancellor Scheidemann and his colleagues willingly sign them." ; Similar testimony Is given by other corespondents in telegraphing from Berlin, some stating that the capture of the suburb of Lichtenberg has been intentionally prolonged with a view to exterminating the Spartacans, whose treatment at the hands of government trops is said to be sharply condemned. While alleged atrocities are attributed to the Spartacans, de tails wnicn nave Deen given are doubted or denied. Even the Vorwaerts admits them to be much exaggerated. The correspondents concur in the statement that extreme bitterness has been created against the government troops and that further trouble is inevitable. According to a dispatch to the Mail, the Spartacan revolt will certainly recur in ever-increasing force unless a miracle happens. It adds that Herr Noske's forces have been recruited by bribes and promises of big rations and that to this may be attributed some of the fod shortage in Berlin. WATSON TO SPEAK HERE ON LEAGUE PLAN MARCH 26 United States Senator Watson will speak on "The League of Nations and International Problems" in the Coliseum on March 26. This information was received in a letter from the sen ator today. Officers of the Republican county organizations of the Sixth district will meet at the Coliseum in the afternoon. Senator Watson will speak in the evening. E. M. Campfield has charge of the local arrangements. , Senator Watson's apparence in Richmond will be of great interest, as the whole district is seeking information on the League of Nations and the attitude of the two big parties on the proposal. THE WEATHER For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau. Rain this afternoon; partly cloudy and colder tonight. Tuesday fair and colder. Today's Temperature. Noon 68 Yesterday. Maximum 63 Minimum 56 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Rain this afternoon, possibly turning to light snow. Partly cloudy and colder tonight and Tuesday, followed by fair. Increasing south winds will shift to strong westerly tonight. General Conditions The slow moving storm which affected all of the United States east of the Rocky mountains has caused very heavy rains throughout the Ohio valley and lake region, and also in the southern states. The center of this storm will pass eastward during the next twelve hours which will cause cessation of rain as winds shift to west. Colder weather will develop. Another rain period will probably arrive in a few days after this ends.

HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSES FEAR OF RIVER OVERFLOW

Happy Hollow Threatened by rlood if Ram Continues Little Damage in County. Danger of flood in Happy Hollow Is seen if the rainfall, which has been steady for the last three days, con uiiues ior 4 nours more. Sunday a foot more rise in the river would have forced residents to move .out of that section, but after rising about two feet and going over the banks, the water stopped and went down again last night. Continued rains today again placed the Hollow in danger, Predictions are for fair weather tomorrow. Where the two branches of the east fork of the Whitewater come together at the south end of Happy Hollow the water went up about five feet, but went down during the night. . l T"e center brace of the railroad fridge that is used in hauling supplies iur me new uriuge was wasnea away last night, but the bridge was not damaged in any other way. 3.85 Inches of Rain No debris was in the river this morning and this is ' probably the reason that no more damage was done to the bridges down stream. Up to midnight last night a total of 3.85 inches of rain had fallen during Saturday and Sunday. During Satur day 2.30 inches fell and Sunday 1.55 inches fell. The rainfall is not unusually heavy for this time of year, it is said. All the rivers and streams in Wayne county are high, but no damage has been reported. MILL IS DAMAGED MIDDLEBORO, Ind., March 17, Cox's mill will not operate for several days owing to damage done to the mill by the rising water. No serious damage was done by the rainfall in this part of the county, but several small washouts resulted. The mill will be repaired as soon as the river goes down, and will be running in two or three days. CREEKS OVERFLOW HAGERSTOWN, Ind., March 17. Nettle creek has overflowed the fair grounds and the West river is high, but there is no serious damage here from the heavy rainfall. FARMS ARE FLOODED GREENSFORK, - hid., March 17. Water from the Greensfork river and the creek has overflowed the road, and Is over the Lester Daver and Mathew Brook farms. NO DAMAGES FEARED INDIANAPOLIS, March 17. Although highwaters were reported from many parts of the state, and lowlands near Indianapolis were inundated, no fear of flood conditions need be entertained, according to J. H. Armington, meterologist at the United States Weather Bureau here. Locally many residents In the sections of the city under water in 1913 were uneasy last night and today, and the police department was beseiged for Information as to general conditions. An emergency squad of police was kept watching the streams. WILDCAT NEAR FLOOD STAGE KOKOMO, Ind., March 17 Wildcat creek, which bisects Kokomo, is near flood stage and a watch was kept on the levee throughout last night and continues today. A few families in the river district have moved out. REACHED HIGH MARK ANDERSON, Ind., March 17 High water caused by four inches of rain fall brought White river to the four teen foot seven inch mark today, which is the highest reached since 1916. Lowlands in the vicinity of White river are under water but no serious damage is reported. RISING AT EVANSVILLE EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 17 The Ohio river and its tributaries were rising rapidly Monday as the result of the heavy rain3 of Saturday night and Sunday, which were general throughout the Ohio valley. LOWLANDS UNDER WATER WINCHESTER, Ind., March 17. Hundreds of acres of lowlands In East ern central Indiana are under water as a result of the nearly continuous rainfall since last Friday night. Thus far no great damage has been report ed. Newly constructed double track and bridge work on the Big Four railroad in Randolph county is being watched night and day at places where the creeks and White river threaten damage. OHIO RISES SEVEN FEET MADISON, Ind., March 17. At 7 o'clock this morning the Ohio river had reached a stage of 32.6 feet here, a rise of 7.3 feet over yesterday. The river still was rising today. WABASH IS HIGH TERRE HAUTE, Ind., March 17 The Wabash river this morning reached a stage of 15.6 and will probably keep rising until the 19.5 mark is reached. The lower bottoms are overflowing but a 19-foot stage does not mean danger to the surrounding country, beyond the labor of residents removing their property from the lowest lands. The crest is expected here tomorrow evening. ASK LOANS FROM CANADA. (By Associated Press) PARIS, March 17. Greece and Italy have joined the list of European nations that are negotiating with Cannada for credit in loans which would be employed in the purchase of supplies of manufactured goods in Canada. France and Roumania have already signed contracts involving credits of $25,000,000 each and discussions with Belgium regarding a similar loan have been proceeding for some time.

Doughboys just off transport in .New York having pie feast. The first official act of the haDDV domchbovs shown above after their arrival in New York from eighteen months'

service overseas was to invest in some regular man-sized pies and proceed to get outside of them. With the exception of the ones furnished by the Salvation Army pies were a rare article In France and these lads hadn't been near a Salvation Army pie hut.

PROPERTY HIDDEN FOR YEARS FROM TAX

COLLECTOR UNEARTHED BY NEW LAW

Intangible properties which have ro - mained hidden from the eye of the tax collector for years may be dragged to light under the provisions of the new state tax law. This is the consensus of opinion of several legal and financial authorities of Richmond, as well as of county officials who are in a position to judge. The tax ferret, hired by the state! or county authorities and paid a large per . cent of delinquent taxes which he collects, is abolished by the new law, but in his place is a system which is expected to be very effective. The state tax commission has the right to remove any tax assessor who does not do good work, contrary to the practice of years. It also has, and is expected to exercise, the right to demand a re-valuation of property which is not satisfactorily assessed according to its books. Teamwork between counties of the state is expected, and an energetic valuation of every bit of property , which can be valued Is hoped for,' otherwise some counties with con11 tlmH -ori-ir tho : burdens of the rest I As under the old'law. the real nrobw ia in th ministration, hut it is evident that the tax commission U going to use every power given it and that honest valuation will be compelled in every county. "Every move of the state tax auPRICE DECREASE IS REPORTED TO RESERVE BOARD Answers to Federal Questionnaire Show Effects of Industrial Readjustment. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 17 The fer eral reserve board made public today summaries of reports from federal reserve agents throughout the country in answer to a questionnaire recently sent out to ascertain the extent of business and industrial readjustment. The reports showed in general large stocks on hand by manufacturers and dealers and. a lessened demand with prices decreasing in many cases. A typical example of the reports from industrial districts was afforded by the tabulation of replies to questions from business concerns in the Philadelphia reserve district These questions and classified replies were as follows : Are the quantities of materials, supplies and goods as shown by your last inventory larger than usual? Yes, 114; no, 129. Are they principally for war or civilian businesses? War work, 20; civilian business, 221. Have 'the prices of your product been lower recently from the high prices prevailing during the war? Yes, 148; no, 93. Is labor more abundant? Yes, 225; no, 21. Is labor less restless? -Yep, 147; no, 91. Is there less re-employment? Yes, 186; no, 62. Is labor more efficient? Y"es, 90; no, 142. Has there been any lowering of wages? Yes, 17; no, 228. Are you paying less for raw mater ials? Yes, 131; no, 89. Is the supply adequate? Yes, 212; no, 16. Do you anticipate making any ex tensions or repairs to your plants in the near future which will necessitate the purchase of building materials or equipment? Yes, 42; no, 203. Have you a satisfactory amount of orders on hand? Yes, 81; no, 150. ? Most concerns reported the outlook uncertain.

Their First Real American Pie in Eighteen Months

1 thorities show that they are In earnest aDoui mis new law ana are going io take every work energetical y to eu - force the law and rid Indiana tut procedure or some of its evils, said County Auditor Howard Brooks. Men employed as state agents, who will have the power to go after in - tangibles suspected but not turned in, jiitijr uc eiiijiiujcu, auu uiuo 10 'j prospect 01 a arag or snriewng proi erties which have not faced the harsh 1 I It J m All B "" "t weary tax-payers who have been carrying the load of intangibles. CIVIL WAR VETERANS PUSH MORTON FUND Major M. MJ Lacey of Fountain City, a veteran , of the Civil war, added a dollar to the Morton picture fund today. Major Lacey Is well known in Wayne county, and was a friend of Governor Morton. So far, the veterans of the civil war, for the most part friends of Morton, nave ueen uie mosi acuve in PusninS the fund to Place a picture ot Indiana's war governor in the gallery of military notables. The younger!

men have not shown the interest that!"16 subject of the Spanish participa, might be expected, and have let the tl toe leafue f unatI,?,nl

old men who served their country give the money with which to pay honor to one of Wayne county's greatest men. Contributions follow: Oran Perry $1.00 Palladium 5.00 Lawrence Handley l.'oo Benjamin Mattis 1.00 Noah Hutton 1.00 M. M. Lacey 1.00 Total $10.00 Indianapolis Woman to Speak at Meeting for Departmental Club Mrs. S. E. Perkins of Indianapolis, president of the Indianapolis departmental club, will speak at a mass meeting of women in the high school auditorium Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. All women in the city interested in the departmental club movement, whether club women or not, are urged to attend this meeting. Constitution and by-laws for a departmental club which the women of the city have voted to start will be presented for approval. PERSHING BIDS 42ND - DIVISION FAREWELL (By Associated Press) COBLENZ, Sunday, March 16. General Pershing said goodbye to the boys of the 42d Division today. In a farewell address to the troops of the Rainbow unit, who are preparing to start for home the first week in April, the American commander in chief wished them all good luck in the peaceful occupation into which they will go on the other side of the Atlantic. The inspection and review of the division took place in a great field near Remagenon. Situation Reported To . Be Quiet at Tien T sin (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 17 Minister Reinsch at Peking advised the state department today that all was quiet at Tien Tsin, where there was trouble last week between American soldiers j and Japanese and that he was sending a full report of the incident by mail. The department instructed him to "report all important facts by cable immediately. DISSOLVE MEDICAL SERVICE WASHINGTON, March 17. Dissolu tion on April 1 of the volunteer medical service corps announced by the Council of National Defense.

Two Airmen Killed in Fall at KeUy Field (By Associated Press) HOUSTON, Texas, March 17. Lieut. Robert Morsbach and O. D. Davidson of the Ellington field aviation personnel, were killed Sunday

! crahine to tha eround as they were tha Af a flieht from Kellev ;Field gan 0. - Lieut MorsDacn, who was piloting , the lan was from Durand, Wis., and j Davidson wa3 from Omaha, Neb. f The cause of the crash lg belng in. ! vestigated by an official board from Enington and. a3 yet has not been ' announced. SPAIN. ENDORSES PROPOSALS FOR WORLD SOCIETY Will Ask Assurance as to Coast Line and African Possessions. (By Associated Press) MADRID, March 17. A committee appointed by the government to study mitted a report which will be consid ered at a special cabinet meeting today or tomorrow. The government entirely endorsed President Wilson's proposals, but reserves its decision as to reduction of armaments and the I fixInS of military forces by members j of the league. It is understood that the government will ask definite assurances as to the Spanish coast line, protectorates in Africa and the suita bility of military service as social discipline for Spain. The wish is expressed that this country may maintain close relations with South American nations of common race origin and language. 1 Spain wil be represented at conferences of neutral nations at Paris by Manuel Gonzales Hontoria, a Liberal deputy, and in 1912 under secretary of foreign affairs, who leaves for Paris on Monday night. " Premier Romananes may also go to Paris to attend at least some sittings of the neutral conferences if the political situation permits. Senor Hontoria and other members of the committee who are supporters of President Wilson's ideas consider that the findings submitted to the government in its reports will have peculiar weight, both because Spain is one of the leading neutral nations and because of the prestige she enjoys among Latin-American countries favoring the establishment of a league of nations. Spain is ready to present her views to the neutral conference on military, economic and social questions but - will , not discuss Morocco, considering her rights so indisputable that discussion is unnecessary. Sets Aside Ruling Against Interfering With Gas Rule (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 17. Federal court decrees holding that the Kansas natural gas company and its subsidiaries are engaged in interstate commerce and enjoined Missouri and Kansas state and muncipal officials from interfering with rates fixed by the courts for disdistribution of natural gas were set aside today by the supreme court. Injunctions restraining the Kansas state public utilities commission from fixing the rates in that state of 28 cents per 1,000 cubic feet and in effect setting aside rates prescribed in fran chises granted by various municipal! ties in Missouri were dissolved by the supreme court. RAILROAD CLERKS END STRIKE ATLANTA, Ga., March 17 About 1,500 railroad clerks, employed on all roads entering Atlanta, except the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis, returned to their desks this morning, after having been on strike since Friday and tying up freight traffic in Atlanta and adjacent territory.

HUNS INSIST ON LIMITING PEACE TERMS T014POINTS Assembly Will Refuse to Accept Treaty Loaded With Conditions Beyond Original Demands, says Erzberger. LIMITS OBLIGATIONS

CBy Associated Press) COPENHAGEN, March 17. If the allies loaded the peace treaty - wit conditions going beyond President Wilson's fourteen points the German national assembly would have to refuse its assent to the treaty, Mathias Erzberger, head of the German armistice commission declared in an address at a Berlin meeting in discussing the subject of a league of nations, according to a dispatch from the German capital today. The matter then would be left to a referendum of the German nation, he said. Herr Erzberger. disclaimed any obligations upon Germany to five compensation for acts committed after her first peace offer in December 1916. The speaker declared that the only means of calling a halt on Bolshevism was the abandonment of the "nailed fist" policy of the alliesConfidence in Wilson. The German people, said Herr Erzberger, had almost ' unlimited confidence in President Wilson and he hoped that the league of nations covenant as promulgated February 14, would not be finally adopted, he declared, it was a compromise of the ideals of President Wilson with the imperialistic aspirations of some of the allies. The American president. Herr Erzberger insisted was under obligations to advocate the immediate admission of Germany to the league. Herr Erzberger asserted that Ger many was prepared to accept the vot of Alsace-Lorraine as to its future, but he referred to the reported aspirations of France respecting the Rhineland and to Poland's claims to Danzig as "crimes," adding: "What is German will remain German." As far as the demands for compensation were concerned, Herr Erzberger declared that Germany would reject any demand that applied to acts committed after December 1916, when Germany made her first peace offer. There was no moral obligation upon Germany regarding compensation aside from the -case of Belgium, the speaker argued. In that case. Germany would act honestly, he said. VON ARNIM BEATEN TO DEATH BY PEASANTS 'By Associated Press) LONDON, Snuday, March 16. General Count Sixt von Arnim, comman der of the German army In Flanders during a large part of the war, has been beaten to death by peasants at Asch, Bohemia, according to a Paris dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company. It is said that General von Arnim shot at peasants gathering firewood on his property and that the mob invaded and pillaged his chateau after killing him. Germans Complete Delivery Of Rail Stock to Allies (Br Associated Press " BERLIN, Saturday, March 15. The Tageszeitung says it is informed that Germany has completed the delivery to the allies of 5,000 locomotives and 150,000 cars as provided for in the armistice. The value of the rolling stock it is said, is $3,000,000,000 marks. The Prussian railways furnished threefourths of the locomotives and cars. The negotiations between entente and German delegates for the delivery by Germany of potash, wool and dye stuffs have ended for the time being, with an agreement by Germany to deliver a small quantity of potash to Great Britain, the only result achieved. The discussion broke up Friday on the . entente demanding that negotiations should be carried on for dye stuffj only from, factories in unoccupied territories. Although the United States did not take part in the potash negotiation, the opening of. such negotiations by America is expected. The German delegation with the exception of the potash dealers, will return to Germany on Monday. Two Towns Captured From . Bolsheviki by Lett Army (By Associated Press) COPENHAGEN, March I7.r-Lettlsh troops have advanced towards Mitau and have captured the towns of Kandau and Zabeln according to official statement issued by the Lettish headquarters. The advance continues, the statement says, and the Bolshevik! in northwestern Courland are threatened with having their retreat to Mitau and Riga cut off. They are reported to be retiring in a panic. A dispatch received here from Berlin quotes Libau advices to the effect that Bolsheviki have- been seriously defeated in the district between Kovno and Vilna and that the important railroad running from Koshedary to Schaulen has been captured. EFFORT TO KILL LENINE

COPENHAGEN, March 17 Another attempt has been made against the life of Nicolai Lenin) the Russian Bolshevik premier, at Moscow, according to reports received here. r ...... .v