Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 176, 7 May 1919 — Page 1

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THRONGS PAY TRIBUTE TO WAR HEROES OFJDIANA Hoosier Fighting Men Given First Welcome by State at Indianapolis Thousands See Marching Troops.

jj 15,000 IN PARADE (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, May 7. At the - same time that an abstract of the treaty of peace presented to Germany was coming over the wires today, Indiana formally extended a welcome to Its fighting sons and daughters. Fifteen thousand soldiers, sailors, marines, nurses, and men and women whose duties In connection with the war required that they wear uniforms marched here over a five-mile route between solid lines of men, women and children, held to the sidewalks by ropes stretched during the night. Wounded soldiers, sailors and marines rode In automobiles. Starting at a point west of the State Capitol, the parade began to move as bombs exploded and whistles blew. Before the marchers could be seen

cheers could be heard, and the shout-! lng. flag waving and extending of ; greetings went through the assembled crowds like a tidal wave, always a little ahead of the soldiers. 2,000 Men of 150th. Thousands who had no near relatives or friends in the parade were happy because their neighbors were happy. Thousands of others were glad because they knew their loved ones were home safely again. In the eyes of many there were tears, but tears of happiness as they saw a loved one pass by. , There were many among the spectators whose Joy was entirely in the fact that others sons had escaped the dangers of .battle unharmed. They were the men" and women who had lost sons, during the war. They had tftVAn nn nnlnh nf vnntapA alonar the line of march, not because they hoped to see a loTed one march proudly past, but. because they desired to welcome home those who returned. Many of them could not keep back the tears, however. More than .2,000 of the men in the parade were 150th Field Artillery boys Indiana's contribution to the 42nd (Rainbow) Division. First State Greeting. The celebration, which was the most pretentious and the most inspiring event ever undertaken In the history of Indiana, waB the first of state-wide character In expression of he deep appreciation of those too old and too young to fight in honoring those who answered the call to arms. Although the parade was not scheduled to start until 12:30 o'clock this afternoon, no time '-was lost by the thousands of arrivals on the early morning trains in going to vantage points along the route of march, and 9 o'clock found the grand stands filling, windows occupied, while not a few were on roofs of buildings and many who had brought cushions or stools were seated along the curbs. Rooms in hotels, stores and private residences, which had been engaged several days ago, in some cases it is said by speculators, brought good prices, paid without a complaint In a number of instances, automobiles were run into front yards of residences and parked before the anti-vehicle traffic regulations were enforced, and In them families awaited the sounding of whistles, which signaled the start of the parade. Flags in Profusion.

The exterior of the buildings and the Nstreets over which the returned sol- , diers marched were prettily and elaborately decorated. American Hags, vetreamers of bunting and other materials were used in profusion from the sidewalks to the roofs of buildings. Every lamppost along the line of march had been painted white, and about each were attached four white spearlike lances with gilded spearheads. Most attention in the decorations -was given to dressing up "Victory Circle," where the principal ceremonies were held. Large white columns, topped with gilded balls, were placed at fifty-foot intervals about the Circle. Inserted in the balls were the staffs bearing the flags of the leading allied nations. Festoons of greenery were strung about the columns and trom column to colunm across the street. Victory Arch, situated at the south t entrance to the Circle on Meridian street, was closed by a silken cord, until the approach of the veterans, when Henry Nicolal, a veteran of the Civil war. and Russel H. Harrison, son of President Benjamin Harrison, and a veteran of the Spanish-American war, with drawn sabres cut the cord, thus signifying that none but veterans were permitted to pass through. As they approached, flower girls scattered flowers in their path while others showered flowers upon them as they passed through the arch. SENIORS' NAMES COMPILED

Th nnmpB nf all .members of the senior class are being compiled just as i the members of the class want them JkJo appear, on the diplomas. Several TWudents are out of school this semester and should notify the office.

Noted Artists Vote Her England's Prettiest Woman War Worker in London Paper's Beauty Contest

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Miss Miriam Miss Miriam Sabbage of Norwood,

beauty contest staged by the Daily Mirror of London for woman war work

ers. The Terdict in her favor was rendered by such noted artists as Charles

Sims, Major Richard Jack and Miss McKennal, the sculptor. The first pounds. 300 ON SPECIAL TRAIN BEARING BOYS TO PARADE Wayne County Well Represented at Welcome Home Celebration in Capital. "Round trip to Indianapolis and receipt!" chirruped a group of gasping huskies In khaki and in blue a few seconds before the heavy Pennsylvania special pulled out of the Richmond station shed at 7:30 this morning. But every one of 'em got on and five full coaches holding nearly three hundred ex-service men and civilians pulled out on time. The train arrived in the capital about 10 o'clock. Lads in khaki and lads in blue, a good number wearing overseas caps, were there to give demonstrative proof that Wayne county was represented in the biggest, most notable parade of Indiana's history. Everyone is Joyous Furloughed service men met pals at the station this morning whom they had not seen since both were in France. Men who had been home for some time, but "hadn't run across each other," were there, and every one was beaming, joyous and carefree. Fathers, mothers, sisters, daugh ters, wives, aunts and so on down the line, including a large representation of friends, who had also stood back of the boys, were there, going over to be a part of the celebration. The state committee had requested that it be so, and Wayne county signs were that it had been fully complied with. Service men went on every train and interurban that left Richmond this morning, officials said. Sons of Richmond and nearby towns who paraded in the Welcome Home celebration today as members of the 150th Field Artillery or Base Hospital Thirty-two included the following: 150th Field Artillery Private Boyd Rudicel, Connersville; Corporal Andrew Denk, New Palestine; Wagoner Archie Fletcher, Newcastle; Private Doyle J. Hall, Newcastle ; Private Loyal J. Hall, Newcastle; Sergeant Fred J. Hugo, Richmond; Sergeant Harry McClure, Richmond; Band Sergeant Lloyd A. Rust, Richmond; Private Jesse Smith, Newcastle; Corporal Samuel R. Thomas, Newcastle; Wagoner Oscar Carden, Milton; Wagoner Clyde Vannatti, Pennville ; Private Walter K. Jones, Connersville; Private Harry K. Armstrong, Newcastle; Private Guy A. Bohannon, Connersville; Private Charles E. Hutzler, Pennville; Wagoner Edmond M. Stormes, Winchester. Base Hospital 32 Roger Giles, Richmond. Kenneth P. Chappel, Arthur C. Austin, R- WV Hodapp, Thomas Wood, Richard A. Hewitt, Harrison Kellee, Green Parks, John E. Wolf ord, Howard Yager, Lester Beach, Cornelius Henderson, Paul L. Simpson were among service men and who went over for the parade who registered Wednesday morning.

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Sabbage. England, is the prize winner in the Anna Wiry, together with Bertram prize carried with at a purse of 500 First G. 0. P. Mayor ' In Twenty Years Is Elected In Baltimore (By Associated Press) BALTIMORE, May 1 For the first time in 20 years, the republicans elected a mayor yesterday, when states attorney William P. Broening defeated George Weems Williams, his demo cratic opponent. Williams is the son of the late Henry Williams, the democratic candidate who was defeated by William Malster, 20 years ago. Broening's majority was approximately 9,500. Peter E. Tome, republican, was elected city comptroller. The democrats carried both branches of the city council. CONGRESS MEETS ON 19TH OF MAY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 7 President Wilson-issued a call by cable today for a special session of congress to meet Monday May 19. Secretary Trfmulty, in making the announcement, said it would be Impossible of course for the president to be here on the opening day. The date fixed for the special session was much earlier than democratic leaders had expected. White house officials said that in naming an early date for the Bession President Wilson was guided largely by the advice of Secretary Glass as to the necessity of passing annual appropriation measures which failed in the closing day of the last session. "Boy in Wheeled Chair Stirs New Yorker To Bay One More Bond (By Associated Press) , NEW YORK, May 7 An object les son in what Private Herbert Kahn, Bellefontame, O., invested in the war for liberty, stirred one New Yorker to take "just one more" victory note. It was of the $1,000 variety, and he turned it over to Private Kahn for a nest egg. . The 19 year old soldier, who left an arm and leg in France, rode down in his wheel chair to the Grand Central Terminal yesterday from the debarkation hospital at Grand Central palace, to see if he could glimpse a familiar face in the hurrying crowds. Seated near a victory booth, his maimed form attracted 'the attention of a man who pushed through the crowd about the booth and purchased a bond "for the boy in the wheel chair". The benefactor withheld his name. Kahn's brother, a year younger, lost both arms while fighting in France. Huns To Pay For Injury To British Prisoners (By Associated 'Press) LONDON, May 7. Claims for compensation for injuries to British prisoners of war in Germany will be included in Great Britain's demand for reparation from Germany. : The an nouncement was made in the house of i commons yesteray.

AUGUST TO SEE LAST OF FORGE OUT OF FRANCE - i 1 300,000 Men a Month Leavv T" rv

ing curope iroops vvorced From Army. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 7. Secretary Baker announced today that by August the last men of the American Expeditionary forces will have been withdrawn from France. He said this estimate was based on the movement of 300,000 men a month to the United States. Already Mr. Baker said, the American forces in France have been divorced from the army of occupation. Plans have been completed to supply the force in Germany through the ports of Antwerp and Roterdam, removing the necessity for maintaining a 700-mile line of communication from Brest. The French force will be maintained, however, for the withdrawal of the American expeditionary forces. CASUALS ARRIVE. NEW YORK, May 27. With 2,244 casual officers and men and 30 nurses the Italian steamship America arrived here today from Marseilles. About 2.100 of these have been discharged from service, 718 being marines. Of those still in service, eight are from Washington state, three from Massachusetts, nine from South Carolina, and 33 from New York, and the others are scattered. The steamship Yellowstone, from St. Nazaire, brought three casuals, officers. - Pennies More In Demand Than Dollars Just Now (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 7. Pennies are more in demand than dollars in these days of soda water taxes. Since May 1, when these taxes went Into effect, the U. S. mints and suborders for millions of one cent pieces and these coins have been shipped to banks by the bushel. To meet the continued demand, the Philadelphia and Denver mints are working almost exclusively on one cent pieces. and an extra shif t--ef workers has been ordered for th Philadelphia mint. Beginning today, two million one-cent pieces will be turned out daily. HUN AMMUNITION DEPOT EXPLODES NEAR BRUSSELS (By Associated Press) BRUSSELS, Tuesday, May 6. A depot of German ammunition containing shells and bombs of every calibre and many gas shells has been exploding sinc9 yesterday morning at the railway station of Groenendael, six miles south of Brussels, where Canadian troops were Inspected by King Albert eight days ago. The depot has been under guard of 150 Belgian soldiers and six hundred German prisoners have been at work near it. It is believed there are many killed and wounded but the number of victims will not be known for several days. Many houses in the neighborhood have completely collapsed and windows and roofs for two miles around the scene of the explosion have been shattered. This is especially the case at Hoeylaert and neighboring towns. where there are thousands of hothouses. The movement of trains over the Namur-Luxembourg line has been interrupted. It is reported that while workmen were unloading a wagon filled with shells a detonator exploded in the hands of a German prisoner, setting fire to the ammunition boxes. After the explosion, the German prisoners broke the barbed wire cordon surrounding the camp and fled in all directions through the woods. Only 150 have been arrested since. The Belgian guards at the depot succeeded in escaping In safety. The explosions are clearly heard in Brussels and may continue for days. POWERS UNITE TO SAFEGUARD FRANCE (By Associated Tress PARIS, May 7. President Wilson has an appointment with General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief, for 2 o'clock this afternoon. Th9 conference probably is in relation to the three-power pact or agreement under discussion for safeguarding of France against renewed German asgiessions. PARIS, May 7. France, the United Slates and Great Britain have concluded an agreement giving supplementary guarantees for France and security for the peace treaty, the Echo de Paris today says it has learned. It adds that Premiers Clemenceau and Lloyd George will at a meeting this morning, draft in final form this additional pact, which will not be secret. JOFFE SHOT BY POLES (By Associated Press) COPENHAGEN, May 7 When Pc4lsh forces captured Vilna recently, they seized and shot Adolph Joffe, the former Russian Bolshevik ambassador at Berlin, according to Polish newpapers received here.

Wants Pershing to Lead London Parade

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Lady Frances Scott. Lady Frances Scott, one of Great Britain's most beautiful women, called on General i Pershing recently to per suade him to accept the British invitation to lead the great victory home coming parade to be held in London. Lady Frances has been one of Britain's most faithful war workers. WAYNE $82,400 OVER QUOTA AND STILL CLIMBING iuesday s Unve in Abington TovvTisKip Gives County Big Over-subscnption. With $8,000 reported as the result of Tuesday's work in Abington township by Chairman E. J. Wright, the Wayne , county surplus over tne ?i,suu,wu victory loan quota reached $82,400 Wednesday and is still climbing. Tuesday was the first day of organized work in Abington and the $8,000 subscriptions give the township a total of $16,800, or just over half the quota of $32,500. Other townships are busy and the over-subscription will reach even larger figures, according to County Chairman Lewis O. Reynolds. Some Fell Short While some of the townships in the county reached $27,350 over the subscription, others fell short almost $200,000, said Reynolds, but the large over-subscription in Wayne township, $186,000, put the county as a whole well over the entire quota. Victory loan headquarters will be kept open and the county chairman will stay on the job until the last available subscription is gathered, he Bald today. LEAPS NINETY MILLION WASHINGTON, May 7. Total subscriptions to the Victory Liberty loan had reached approximately $2,150,000,000 today. This was an overnight Increase of about $90,000,000. Mrs, Wilson Sees Huns Get Terms Of Peace (By Associated PressJ PARIS, May 7. When the terms of peace are handed to the Germans this afternoon, Mrs. Wilson, wife of President Wilson, says the Intranslgeant probably will be present. Weather Forecast For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Thursday. Cooler tonight, light frost in north portion. Warmer in north west portion Thursday. Today's Temperature Noon 67 - Yesterday Maximum 75 Minimum 41 For Wayne county by W. E. Moore Rain and cooler tonight Thursday fair. General conditions The storm which caused general showers over Wayne county last night and local thunderstorms in portions of Indiana, has passed to the eastern states and an off shoot of the cool wave which covers the northwest is approaching and will cause cool weather tonight. Temperature probably will go to near 40. Freezing and below in Montana and Dakota, with snow in scattered places over the northwest. JUSTICE! The peace terms were delivered to Germany by the powers arrayed against her, on the fourth anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania. The event comes 177 days after the last shot of the war was fired on November 11, 1918.

CONul HONS FREE EUROPE OF PERIL OF HUM MILITARISE OCCUPATION IS TO CONTINUE

Pact is Longest Treaty Ever

sace-Lorraine; Saar Basin and Danzig Are Internationalized; German Army Reduced to 1 00,000 Men and Navy to Six Battleships; Recognize Independence of German Austria, Poland and Czecho-Slo-vakia.

GERMANS MUST AGREE

(By Associated Press) PARIS, May 7 In addition to securities afforded in the

treaty of peace the president of himself to propose to the senate prime minister of Great Britain

to the parliament of Great Britain an engagement, subject to the approval of the council of the league of nations, to come imme

diately to the assistance of France by Germany. PARIS, May 7 The treaty and associated powers on the one

was handed to the German plenipotentiaries at Versailles today. It is the longest treaty ever drawn. It totals about 80,000 words divided into 15 main sections and represents the combined product of over a thousand experts working continually through p. series of commissions for the three and half months since January 18 the treaty printed in parallel pages of English and French which are recognized as having equal validity. It does not deal with questions affecting Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey except insofar as binding Germany to accept any agreement reached with those former allies. .

Treaty Handed Germans Result of Four Months9 Work By Allied Envoys (By Associated Press) PARIS, May 7 The, peace congress met at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon to hand the peace treaty to the German delegates. The ceremony, as arranged was brief and simple, and was not scheduled to last more than twenty minutes. Georges Clemenceau, premier of France and president of the peace conference, as presiding officer, opened the session. An opportunity then was given Count von BrockdorffRantzau, German foreign minister and head of the delegation, to reply. The German delegates to the peace conference declare that they will sign the peace treaty but that Germany will not pay an Indemnity. In the discussion of peace terms by Germany through both her official and unofficial spokesmen she has invariably drawn a distinction between reparation and indemnity, construing the latter in effect as punitive damages. The terms admittedly are hard for Germany, but it Is asserted that there is only one road for her to follow if she Is to obtain what her spokesmen have so frequently declared she so ardently desires the return of peace and the chance to rehabilitate herself economically. Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino, the Italian delegates, arrived here from Rome shortly after 10 o'clock this momlne-.

The first meeting of the historic o ar material tPPl- Allied occongress of Versailles was on the cupation of parts of Germany will confourth anniversary of the Binklng of tinue until reparation is made, but the Lusitania. Germany challenged wiu be reiucel a the end of efceh of civilization by torpedoing the Cunard three. five-year periods If Germany Is liner without warning killing 1,154 civ-! fulfilling her obligations. Any violailians. Today she learns the price she i tion by Germany of the conditions as must pay in finances, territory and to the zone 50 kilometers eagt Qf tte

lost national prestige. Her penalty in blood already as been exacted. The treaty handed to the Germans today at Versailles is the result of the work of the representatives of the allied and associated powers arrayed against Germany who convened officially on January 18, less than lour months ago. The time between the armistice, Nov. 11 and January 18, was occupied In preparing claims and reports, in the selection of delegates and In their travel to Pans. President Wilson and the American delegates sailed from New York on Dec. 4, 1918, and when the president set foot at Brest on Dec. 13, he was the first American president to visit Europe while in office. The intervening month before the opening of the conference was spent by the president in becoming acquainted with allied statesmen and In visiting England, Italy and parts of France. The first act of the peace conference at its meeting on Jan. 18 was to elect Georges Clemenceau, premier of France, as chairman. On January 21, the conference adopted the proposal that all Russian factions meet on the Princess Islands to discuss the Rus sian situation. Nothing ever came of the proposal. Three days later the conference ordered fighting over disputed territory to cease. League Plan Appeared. The plan for a league ot nations was concurred in by the conference on January 24 and a committee or council of ten which included two representatives from Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and the United States then turned to the form of the future government of territory freed from Continued On Page Eleven.

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TO TRIAL OF EX-KAISER the United States has pledged of the United States and the has pledged himself to propose in case of unprovoked attacks of peace between the 27 allied hand and Germany on the other, f Following the preamble and disposi tion of powers comes the covenant of the league of nations as the first section of the treaty. The frontiers and Germany In Europe Is defined In the second section. European political classes are given in the third; European political classes in the fourth. Next are the military, naval and air terms as the fifth section, followed by section on prisoners of war and military graves, and a seventh on responsibilities. Reparations, financial terms and economic terms are covered in sections 8 to 10. Then comes the aeronautic section. Courts, water ways and railways section, the labor covenant, the section on guarantees and the final clauses. Pole Given Slllcia. Germany by the terms of the treaty restores Alsace-Lorraine to France, accepts the internationalization of the Saar basin temporarily and at Danzig permanently, agrees to territorial changes toward Belgium and Denmark and in east Prussia, cedes most of upper Sillcia to Poland and renounces all territorial and political rights outside Europe as far as to her own or her allies' territories, and especially to Morocco, Egypt, Siam, Liberia and Shantung. She also recognizes the Independence of German Austria, Czecho-Slo-vak and Poland. Her army is reduced to a hundred thousand men. Including officers; conscription within her territories Is abolished, all forts fifty kilometers east of the Rhine razed; and all Importation, exportation, and nearly all production Rhine will be regarded as an act of war. The German navy 1b reduced to six battleships, six light cruisers, and twelve torpedo boats without submarines, and a personnel of not over 15,000. All other vessels must be surrendered or destroyed. Germany is forbidden to build forts controlling the Baltic, must demolish Helgoland, open the Kiel canal to all nations, and surrender her fourteen submarine cables. She may have no military or naval forces except 100 unarmed sea planes until October 1 to detect mines, and may manufacture aviation materials for six months. Responsibility for Damages. . . Germany accepts full responsibility for all damages caused to the. allied and associated governments and nationals agrees specifically to reimburse all civilian damages beginning with an initial payment of twenty billion marks, subsequent payments to be secured by bonds to be issued at the discretion of the reparation commission. Germany is to pay shipping damage on a ton-fpr-ton basis by cession of a and river fleet and by new constructions; and to devote her economic resources to the rebuilding of the devastated regions. She agrees to return to the 1914 most-favored-nation Paris, without discrimination of sort; to allow allied find associated national freedom of transit through her territories, and to accept highly detailed provisions as to prewar debts, unfair competition Internationalization of roads and rivers and other economic and financial clauses. She also agrees to the trial of the ex(Continued on Page Eleyenj