Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 August 1917 — Page 3
THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1917.
RESULT OF FUG OF M PRICE AT MINES Continued from Page One.
unrfe«r»*ary, at l«a«t for th* I. th* celtinK of a special se* Indiana lefislatore. Condl-
whfeh may make * neceasary. at
for a month that matter wtll he said aside from our consideration. Tut# announcement. I feel .ertain, wfO he a* i*ratffi ln« to the o-opte of tHJ* state *» the announcement made hj the Pres -
cor,frees be urfed to confer on the President the power—throufh suitable commissions or otherwise—to fix the price of coal and exercise all necessary' control over Its distribution. "The Indiana state council of defense at that time passed the first declaration of this Hind Tn the country. That declaration reads; "That it is the sense of this council that steps rhtmld be taken, and said council commends and urfes that such step* be taken by the coofrees, as may be necesaary to confer on the President the power and authority by some suitable means, throufh commissions or otherwise, to fix a maximum price for coal and to provide for the exercise of all necessary control
over Us distribution.' Pomertne Amendment.
"The state council of defense at ^nce
GERARD ILL AT CHICAGO.
Seized With Rheumatism and Can-!
cels Speaking Engagements. CHICAGO, August 21—James W.
Gerard, former American ambassador to German, was selxed with an attack of rheumatism as his tram drew near Chicago today. He went to a hotel,
where two physicians were called. - J Mer.nejcan
RAPID BLOWS FATE ON
He canceled as engagement to speak LarnGnoi*, south ere at noon and at Lake Geneva, VTia., Ai.les and the H anight. It was a uuestion whether he < OR Cxifforrii
Continued from Page One. farm,. east of Braye-en-»uth of Bovelle. between the Hurtebise monument and
^ D’Annunzio, was among a hundred or I more Italian aviators who co-operated j with the land troops in Italy's greatest I
t offensive.
Crossing the Isonzo was simplified | for the Italians by a sudden fog. The . Impenetrable curtain shut down during the night and the rays of Austrian searchlights vainly sought to pierce it I Italian engineers threw bridges across 1 te many places and over this the attacking forces poured. Other regiments, anxious to get Into the fight, swam the
PRICES Fie FOR
OF THEM0NS ^“ curtain shut down during
question whether ne ’ ^ the Cali fora ie plateau. Everywhere 22 another engage- our troop* 'maintained their poeitior.s
dent this mom<ng to M b ho fixes the began the national advocacy for srhat price of coal at the rn ;r.*s. j bees me enacted as the Pomerene Advice to People. j amendment. Copies of this resolution "With what must Oe regarded to be! were sent to ail senators and memfalr war prices for coal established, I bers of the congre#*, with the request
here at toaigh
would be able to
mem for .Milwaukee tomorrow. a»- tr ur^y. Priso -rs were taker. *8
“On the left bank of the Meuae fVerdun front? late yesterday we repulsed a violent German counter-attack be- | tween Hill 94 and Oead Man hill Cert ta n enemy detachments which suceeded in gaining a footing in our new
Advise all of our people to begin to lay In a coal supply frr this winter. "I hav* no doubt that tb* operators will see the wisdom of carrying 'into
that
they support
place a federal
such measures as
in the federal government.
"The state council of defense made tts fight to the last ditch along these lines
full effect this decree of the gtnarn-* by standing steadfastly for'lust exactly mem. which h** behind it the united | what the President has^^oe at ^e Cbi-
though he said he would do his beet to j
be there.
STATEMENTS RESEMBLE
Continued from Page One.
stream, overwhelming enemy patrols i rang * from 20 to 25 per cent, under the with their bayonets and grenades. j maximum figure of IS fixed by governline of trenches. A steady artillery fire | was refused by operators following its shattered the enemy lines as the vie- j repudiation by Secretarv Baker, who tonou* troops pushed on Last night! HecUrsd it was ton hirh ■ «*• *=«««• *« vamly .JT ™ .tf -
by a sixty were
village
SO-CALLED REPUBLICAN REAU CRITICISES U. S.
srcu , ;;L^r7„r c rjri party leaders disgusted
"Evsry one now will know what the price of coal is at th# min*. To this cost must be added th* freight rate to points where used. People generally will know what is a fair price beyond the total of these two figures. Th# dispatches from Washington Indicate, however, that the President's next step will be to put similar limitations on the
coal dealers and middlemen, Fadaral Commiaaion'g Raport.
"The federal trade cofumlseion's report of its Investigation of coal handling In the city of IndlanapoU* indicates that ihe high price of coal ha# not been chargeable entirely to the mine operators. The manner In which the government has dwelt with the mine operators will serve as a fair warning to the coal dealers and other middlemen that excessive profit-taking between the mines and the consumers will not i*» tolerated These dealers, however, must have a fair and reasonable rofli and President Wilson has shown f hi# treatment of. the mini operator#
fft
i Jfcuw *cn^g, ex-kj1I r*earr been largely responsible for what has been accomplished It only backed up and carried forward what we also started in this state—an Insistence that coal was the big problem and that price* were such that, if the operators failed to take the matter into their own hands, the government would have to act. In the certain manner that President Wil-
son has acted "
State Officials Pleased.
State officials generally were pleased today because action had been taken
on the coal question. The prices fixed lTlt 1A , t „ fhert . approximate those contended for by thefv^k that the Republican national
Governor. The President s desire to do nothing that would not stimulate th# production of fuel throughout the country l* brought out forcibly by the extremely generous Indiana prices The prices fixed were; Screenings, It70 a ton; mine run, fl.Sd; prepared sizes, *2.20
a ton, •*
The Governor, throughout ihe long-drawn-out coal fighj in Indiana, has contended for prices on screenings from
first tin# trenches, were sleeted ’ brilliant attack which g»v« us i prisoners. Our' reoonmnssanoe* pushed forward as far as the
| of Forges.
Flaming Liquids Used. ,
"On the right bank of the river the enemy also made several attempts to drive u# from the positions which we had captured, especially north of Normont farm and at Hill 344. Our fire Inflicted heavy losses on the Germans an i broke up their assaulting wav»s. which were not able to approach our lines at any point. North of Caurieres wood the attacks, accompanied by the use of flaming liquids, were not any more successful for the enemy, and added to his losses. The number of unwounded Prisoners we have taken since August S> has now reached *,11# Of these 114 are officers. This does rtbt Include the prisoners captured yesterday in shelters, or m wounded prisoners who are in our
f
that he is not unmi^idfut of lair reemn-
people of»^ fe 10 This demand was based
Indiana* will totn ind tie public on •*♦**•’ figures on coet compiled by servfce* < ornmlsHon 'of This state to a th * ( jad** com mission, which are graMnratlon at t^i nanon* ^ that *he average cost of peculiar grauricatKiu , at mis nauon mirtl|k g , ton ^ coa , , n an i n( n ana
wide resufi of an sgJtktlon for fair toal prices under 1 federal control which began Is this stat« in early May, and which conirlbilled materially to the enactment of th# Pornerane amendment In the food control bill, under which the Presldgpt has taken this stsp of pric#
- Aid From Indiana.
"The peopl# of Indiana hav# not only led to the demand for federal, rather than state action of this character, but we hav* suppll#d the accountants from our slat* department which the federal trst.j eominWIon has used and Is using, in »itr*iwaning the .production cost In various bituminous field*, We are par* ih ulsny, qualified, beuaus* of our activities for fair coal price* during the war. to.knov/.the operating cost: "The Indlnna operstors In their heai - Ing before the public ssrvlce. commission of Indiana on May 9. placed the average production at $1.41 a ton. Audita of their books, however, mad* by our accountants under the direction of the federal trade commission, revealed that the average f# somewhat less than II4* claimed by the operators This takes Into account depletion, depreciation and ai! Other Herns. Other considerations, such as extsilng contracts, have to be weighed. It kill he seen that the President ha* mads ample apd wfJ|e allowance for profits for the operators. The prh * sot rui this state will not hamper productIoil It will encourage it
Matter of Gratification.
"The action taken by the President la also a matter of great gratification to the Indiana state council of defense, whuss representative* at ths conference held to Chicago last week stood out almost alone to urging federal action of this character In preference to statf ant,on such as urged by most
other states.
•While Wsshtngton hag been greatly itifiiiensed hy the Inslatchct In th# east that tfi# food- probiei# 4s the big thing In this country, Indiana has led from the firat In Insisting that a greater problem was that of supplying coal— thnt It was In fact the firsi necessity, tvuhutjl winch ftwd could nbt be transiHuted or even preserved without Icing <>i cooking; without a steady supply oi which Industries on which the majority of our people are dependent fot wages with which to buy food would hav# to close, and without which the supply of water, gas. *i*<*rtetty. heat and ‘power, on which modern cities and town* are dependent, would be menaced and Imperiled. The Preeldeut. In this order, hes etruck iA*tMet Vbot# of what w® regard the most serious situation to this country today. From no section of th® country wlij He get mure general commendation than from this
V' Vj., ;!
Eaaomtnt of Angtoty.
mlr.e Is less than fl.*9 a ton. Including all overhead 'barges. Th# President's price fixed On this type of coal at the
Indiana mine is $1.70, Testimony of Operator*.
In thg testimony of operators before the Indiana public' service commission, in the aarly days of th* coal investigations to this state, th* averega cost of mining coal was given to the commission as fill, and thii figure waa set out as an average cost by the subsequent report from the commission. The federal trade commission's Investigation resulted, U Is known. In establishing a cost notch tower than that advanced by th# operatdlg g# being the average In past yearn in Ov Indiana coal Industry, proflnr wMrcenYjr m hi cents to 16 cents a Ion 'ux cbaTaf.tha.mtoe were regarded’ as adequat* return* to the operators for thdOCJffVeslfti&ta T*** pries fixed by th* Preside#**,-*t will be seen, gives ths op«wtitorr moch more leeway to the matter of profits than wbat were previously regarded adequate
returns.
Forty Contg a Ton. A return, above all overhead charges, of at least 40 cent* a tfin t* thus provided for screenings in the average mtoe, undgr th# President's price, and H Is a well-known fget that to former years contracts were entered Into between mtoe operators and Isrg* coal consumers at prices ranging as low a* 66 cents a ton. Thus it can be seen that the prices fixed by the President will work no hardship on Indiana coal operators. and on th# contrary will glv# them such profits that they can well afford to operate their mines at top speed during the war erlsis, when demands are almost exceeding supplies. Slats official* waited eagerly today to see what the President would do aa to
ar'tn,r
sport op the tovestigitten by the fed
re,
*n
report oP the tovestlgattsn by ■pi ■ era I trade commission into retail coal conditions to toe inaisnapoHs market ahowed some unusual margins between
cost prices and selling prices. COMMENT OF OPERATORS.
Shlrkie Says the Middleman is Re-
sponsible for High Prices. * fRpectai to Tb* IndlanapoU* N’*w*] HAUTE, Jnd., August tt-
•s action in fixing the
price of cdal it the mine eiused much comment hsre, where most of th* coal operators hav# headquarters. Several of th® Important operators were out of th# city when the news came. The mysterious Mr. C. G. Hall, of the coal
TERRE IIAU} president WBfon price of cdal it i
Tb* IndlanapoU* New* Beroau.
SS Wyatt Building.
WASHINGTON, August *2.-The Republican Publicity Association, which purports to be the official mouthpiece of the Republican party, ts determined
apparently to place that organisation tn hospital* IV
the attitude of an anti-war party. Many . "According to Information now at Republican senators and representa- h a nd, important booty has been captir«* are dl*ru*ted with the utterance# I tured especiaiiy to the three tunnels tn cr this association, so much so that dur- Dt«d Man hill, w here we found dies* •rig the last few days there has been i n g station* and complete electrical Vpk that the Republkan national com- pUnts At this point we took prisoner* mute* would do well to pass a re*olu- \ ^n entire regimental staff and an oT-
tlon declaring that thi* organization • "
doe* not speak fog the Republican party.
counter-attacked.
BERLIN REPORTS LOSSES.
In a f*w district# the prices fixed are below $2 a ton and in the western territory they are higher. Washington
state Is highest with $3.23.
Tells of Gains by Both British and ** *** ™i»e are.
*»«»*. prepared sire*,
rrerrcn. ;»2.S0: alack er ecrceaiags, gi.fo.
BERLIN (via London). August 2t— The country Is divided Into tw»ntyFrench troops have gained a footing ftre districts and .every producer la a,
part of Avocourt! district will market hts output at the*
ifi : “
In tb* aoutheasbeni
wood and on the Nolls to the east of aar -* e pr ‘ ce
that position on th* Verdun front. sa> s |
tiie official statement issued today
the German war office
The German sutement also says that the French forced their way Into the German position# In the southern part of the village of Samogneux. on the
Prices May Be Changed.
The President's statement said; "The following eeale of price* l« prescribed fer bltnmlsous coal at the mine la the ceveral coal prodnriag
east bank of the Meuse. The losses o f * atotrietn •. ... . , , ’ , the French Infantry, the German report i 11 ** b r ® vlB »®»*I only. It i* says, wfre very heavy and the French ««hjec* to reconsideration when the command had to replace several of the whole method of admlaiateriaa the
ten attacking I
After the
lug divisions
e battle around lens yester-
A* a matter of fact, the Republicans in the congress, generally speaking, have loyally supported every war mess ure proposed. Their record! MX
t is as good
. . r record in this respect Is as good as the record of the Democratic senators and representatives. There are on!}* a few Republican senators and representatives who from the outset have been obairiietiontots and the Republican Publicity Association reflect# the view of thi# minority rather than the attitude of the majority.
German Cause Served.
The remark is frequently heard that If the German government maintained a publicity bureau it could hardly eerve the cause of Germany better than Hals so-caJled Republican Publicity Association Is serving IL Ever since the United Skates entered the war and particularly from the day the government Jet it be known that it proposed to raise an * rrn y, through selective conscription, the pro-Germans In every part of the country hav# been preaching the doctrine that the United States is about to be-
come an autocracy. *
In the press matter released for publication "on or after August W," Ihe as
social ion say#:
"Many Incidents in recent history Indicate that America Is running the course of the ancient republics—that vv e are rounding the circle from autocracy to democracy and back tu autocracy' again. Most Americans ar* tiot yei willing to agree that representative gov-.; ernraent is a failure whether we shall be ultimately forced to such admission depends largely on the manner In which th* representatives of the peopl* In th* legislative branch of the government guard and exercise th# powers conferred
on them by the people.
"Much will also depend on the attitude of the people themselves toward the constant effort# of bureaucracy to overthrow a republican form of government. consisting of three co-ordinate brunches. If the people and their chosen representatives passively acquiesce In usurpation, the end of our republic and th* beginning of autocracy are not far
distant."
Arguments of Germany. Could any publicity agent of the German emperor write better for the German cause? It ts the old argument in new language which has been heard here since the day the United States entered the war. The only basis for It. of course. Is that the government is doing certain things, many things, which iuty government must do in the time of
war. „c
The whole purpose of this Republican publicity association ts to paralyze the war arm of the government if possible. Since the President Is responsible for the conduct of the war and is the comma nder-ln-chlef of the army and the navy, the criticism of the association Is directed at him, just aa Is the critcism that originates among the pro-German senators and representatives. In this same budget of material for publication "on or after August 20" is this statement: "Without any express authority of law ths executive branch of the government establishes its committees and bureaus of vague and extensive powers, whose scope can not even now'be foreseen. Sectionalism, partisanship and favoritism, are frequently displayed." Warn* of Ultimate Ruin. This publicity association advises that the congress remain to continuous
“J am certaUi that the people of In-j trade bureau, Is In Washington, D. O., 1 acssion until the war ends and plainly diamt will Join with me in gratifies-! on Important businesip it was skid at 1 infers that unless the legislative body titm over Ihe easement of anxieties HI# office. Homer Talley, of the Terre! I 0110 /* 8 , l J' i8 Program the republic wiil
Haute cUl and Limo Company, and 1 ^i 7 Xrt" a , tr f* Will J. Freeman, of th® Olenayr Coal J? 0 !! «fffSve w^av l*°h!m£ r. are eald to be In Indiananohs tlWs War in an effective waj is being
which seemed to U« .making art etm Session of the toglslature lmpj»*tlv*. I am going to dismiss the Tkpeefal session from my mind, at least for a month, and we will w® how. the fedarkl government nhd the operators, middle men and retailers, proceed In this coal
matter. ' • *" *
"There are other matters of vital con•tderatlon to the state, which may remil re legislative action, but for th# time being we will hold them In abeyance and It m«v be that the special session will net be. ueoesKai y this winter. I want to say, however. In this
conueitlon that we hav* all our men#-: ure# prepared for emergencies arising ! be taken
out of co*A'„»nd other —f|“—
that we an of the leg!
is necessary* wow. If th# emergen arises. Is for the call to be Issued ''
Position Taken,by Stats. "The position taken by the' stats of Indiana and Its priority in urging federal control, i# clearly outlined to the resolution adopted liy the state council of defense to June, when It urged the Indiana operator# to Join with ua to solring the coal problem to this state. In those resolutions the .state council of defense declared itself to sympathy with” a resolution that t had framed. In which there was a declaration that the n^nrisns KORfl-KONIfl TRY IT FOR CHAFING Sprinkle Kora-Konia thickly on the sore, burn ing, chafed sppL Oh, how it cools! It makes it comfortable. It takes the burning, irritating fixe out of tL It heals—fast. Takeahox along on hiking trips or for mountain climbing Make it heal sunburn and the windsmart that motoring brings. Buy a box nou . Th4 druggist around the comer mil* it for a quarter
Company, are said to be In Indianapolis. Retail dealers are now buying coal from operators for ‘It75 mtoe run, $3.25 to $3,60 for graded coal and $2.60 for
alack,
Chester Y. Kelley, secretary of the Retail 1 Coal Dealers’ Association, said that under the new scale retail dealers will supply customers at even less than the proportionately lower price, because cheaper coal will paean a lower cost of
OI I*iH ^'enna, secretary of the Indiana . .^''L^rwofved* m 'rife war^is no cnll^rt Bituminous Coal Operators' Association, | uLun iit Jr i J tmLh I Ji "l don't know what action will Sfre^Tone ^on:
structlve suggestion.
FOOD MEETING TO BE HELD AT SEYMOUR SATURDAY
made
"In the interest of public welfare congress should remain to continuous session until the close of the war," savs thle bureau. “Continuous session would not necessarily mean dally meetings of the two houses of the congress, but a series of three-day adjournments which Would keep the congress legally In session to act promptly if occasion
arose.”
Since the day the United States b®-
cer of engineers
Try to Hearten German Public. Th# German war office, possibly with tbe idea of heartening the people at home, says counter-attacks by the Germans have driven out the French from almost all the positions they captured on the Verdun front- It adds that th^ German troops and their leaders anticipate a favorable conclusion of the Ver-
dun battle.
West of Lena, aided by a heavy artillery fire, the Canadians have advanced again, pushing the Germans further into the environs of tbe town. The Canadians ar* holding tenaciously to the captured positions, already having put down with heavy losses three strong counter-attacks—two on the northwest and on# west of the town. An Associated Pres* correspondent at British headquarters says that th# fierce battle which began at dawn yesterday on fhe outskirts of th# city of Lens continued throughout the day at close quarters. The Canadians during the morning fought their way forward with bombs and bayonets and occupied important enemy defenses northwest and southwest of the heart of the city and since then the Germans have been sending to wave after wave of Infantry in desperate counter-attacks. „ "The Canadians have held strongly, the correspondent added, “and the Germans have suffered very heavy casualties. as they must have expected from the nature, of their counterthrusts, in which no thought la given to the cost of life. Meet In Heavy Milt "The striking feature of the battle lies In the fact that the Germans also had massed troops for a counter-at-tack at dawn against the newly acquired Canadian positions In the northwest environs of Lens and actually had started their advance when they were surprised by encountering the onrushing Canadians in No Man’s land. ► Both offensives had begun at the same hour, but a heavy mist hung over the ground and the Germans apparently were unaware of |he Canadian preparations until the Canadians were on them with the bayonet "Brief but bitter fighting occurred in No Man's Land. The German offleere tried to rally their men ’ against the Canadians, but th# enemy Infantry gradually fell back to the trenches which they had Just left. The Canadians followed, and, leaping on th# parapets, hurled masses of bombs down among great numbers of troops which bad been i collected for the attack. The Germans ; tried to flee through the communication j trenches, bu^ the Canadians Jumped , among them with bayonets and bombs,
killing many.
“On the southwest the Canadians were
equally successful after very heavy fighting, in which the British artillery was brought into play. The most strenuous fighting late in tbe day was proceeding in the center of the line west of Lens and on a little front near the left of the northwest positions, but the
whole line was a seething caldron. Hold Railway Embankment. "The Canadians have achieved thelf
Immediate objective by drawing their lines still closer about the heart of the city and their goal unless the German counter-atacks succeed. By yesterday's attack the Canadians gained possession of manv railway embankments and colliery sidings which afford excellent positions for either offensive or defensive
operations."
The Russians to Galicia and Bukowina apparently are holding their own against the Austrians and Germans, but in Roumanla the Russians and Roumanians have been compelled to cede further ground near the village of Ocna and east of the Fokshant-Narecona-AJulr railway. •'
New Attack on Ruaalana.
Th# Germans have opened an offensive on the extreme northern end of
| fuel supplies of the roust ry shall hate tree* satisfactorily organise* and put lato operation. Suhaequcat measure* will have as their object a fair and equitable control of the distribution of the supply and of the prices not only at the mines, but also
. i , “ _ ;*• the hgnda of the middlemen and! Julian Biddle Loses Life—*-'° r Por at ,a* mailers. Willis Captured by Germans. | -Tire prices Provisionally gaed here I' PARIS. August 22.—JuMan BUddie. of ere fixed hy me under the provisions
Quick as a flash! No wrong numbers! No interrupted conversations! Investigate. Call 23-335 and ask for Commercial Department. Indianapolis Telephone Co. Automatic Telephone
day. th* German staff report*, the coa! depot southwest of the French mining center remained in the hand* of th#
BriUsta.
AMERICAN AVIATOR KILLED.
The City at your finger-tips
the Lafayette aerial squadron, killed In the service two da>* ago. row learned definitely t<hat Corporal Harold Willis, of Boston, who has been missing for several days, waa brought down inside the German lines by a Ger-
man machine.
In Squadron Only Few Day*. Philadelphia. August 22-Juiian B, Biddle was the youngest son of Mrs. Arthur Biddle, of Ambler, Pa. He was a Yale graduate and twenty-seven years old. Biddle was admitted to the Lafayette escadrille nineteen days ago. Strict Training for Russians. PETROGRAD. August 22.—LieutenantGeneral Korniloff, commander-in-chief of the Russian armies, has issued orders for a resumption of »tnct training for all the military forces, the free time of the soldiers to be devoted to gymnastics, drills and games, and for a cessation of all discussions. The order contains the statement: "Henceforth the only language In the army is command." This is significant In view of the abolittdn of tlie use of the word "qpmmand'' since the revolution. General Ivorntloff call* on the intellectual element in the army to assist in providing games and theatricals for the amusement of the soldiers. * v
was of the rereat art of eougreo* rewardIt is ! law admlalatertug the food supply of
the country, which ahto conferred upon the esecutlvu. control of the fuel supply. They are baaed upon the
•re
They are
actual cost of production, nnd
Pershing Saw Battle Begin. PARIS, August 22.—Major-General Pershing, commander of th# American expedition in France, returned to his Pari# headquarters today after witnessing the French offensive on the Verdun front with General Petaln, the com-mander-ln-chief of the French armies. General Pershing, who saw much of the Verdun battle, was greatly impressed wdth the spirit and vigor of the French troops. _ Ministers Watch Verdun Battle. PARIS, August 22.—Minister of War Palnleve and Albert Thomas, minister of munitions, were witnesses to the n#^ battle of Verdun. They observed the struggle from both sides of the Meuse, watched the operation of the artillery, visited first line hospitals and expressed themselves as highly satisfied with the methods employed. ,
F,
1 T
the operators. This asao-
with the sell-
he Shirkieville
™.... .JV ....vile man Is responsible for the high price. Why, the gcale allows us more on many of our qontracts than wa are receiving at
present" i
Robert J. Smith, of the Lower Vein Coal Company, aaid; "Tha operators will be unable to do any developing at such a low prica unless stael and powder and mining supplies come down likewise in price. It costs us $1.84 for
every ton of coal we mine."
Some of the Indiana companies have contracts at lower prices than those In-
dicated by the President.
Governor’s Condition Improved. The condition of Governed James P. Goodrich, who is ill and confined to his
T. S. Blish, President of Bueiness Men’s Aseociation, Is Making Arrangements—Bryan to Speak. Announcement was made today at the office of the state food director that a big food conservation meeting will be held at Seymour n&u Saturday. T. S. Bflsh, president of the Seymour Business Men'* Association, is making the
arrangements.
The greatt-st possible production and
L was reported generally Improved „„ smct ^ n the
today. He became 111 last Saturday. J Uon of food i* realised as imper.alvt; in
t htM ... 1 thi8 emergency.' the announcement
says. "The farmers’ rest-nse to the President's appeal fur a greater production is shown by the increased acreage of the crops In the state. The 300,000 patriotic gardens is the answer given by the people In the cities and small towns. The need for conserving the large amount of food produced is very
great.
' An organized effort has been made by the state through the Indiana committee on food production nnd eonser- . vation to stimulate the food consen n1 tion work. It is through the co-opera-;
He remained Sunday at his home in" Winchester and returned here Monday. He was stricken again Tuesday morning and physicians ordered him to go to bed, where he has been since. It was said h# probably would not return to his
office for a few days.
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Continued from Page One. physical examlnatidn or to exemption or
discharge.
Local boards from twenty or more Indiana counties have sent lists of absentees to Mr. Murdock, whose office force Is busy preparing the lists for use by the police and other local authorities. None of the Indianapolis lists 'has yet been received. The roundup of the absentees in Indiana counties, as also In Indianapolis, may be expected to
begin at any time.
Throughout the Country.
Men of the conscription age, who failed to register, are being run down throughout the country. Eight arrests were made Tuesday in Lake county by Frank Barnhart, a deputy United States marshal, who brought six of the men to the Marlon county jail, where they are being held for grand jury investigation or removal to other states. Two others gave bond when before a commissioner at Hammond. The arrests were made to Hammond. Gary and East Chicago. The men In jail and the places where
they are wanted, follow.
Joe Williams, Toledo, O.; George
W ******■•*«»* *
the Russian front. They struck between Pridbam, Hammond. Ind.; Nick John, the River Aa and the Tirul marshes. * i wPa.: belt of lowlands between the Aa and ; ^- a 5 er Abbott. Oklahoma, Miss., and
the Dvina. Petrograd reports success
for the Germans, who compelled tfle Russians to withdraw as much as two
miles at some points.
If the fighting now under way develops into a sustained attack, the first objective of ths Germans undoubtedly will be th# important Russian port of Riga. Possession of this city would b* of Immense advantage to the Germans to land or sea operations against th* Russian northern flank, and they have made determined attempts to obtain It. At th# confcluaion of the great Austro-German offensive in 1915, the Germans were held up on the RigaDvinsk line, and since that time there has been little change In this sector. 261 AIRPLANES IN BATTLE.
Italian Aviators Bombard Austrian
Troops.
ROME, August 22. r '‘Over the battlefield 261 of our airplanes have flown, says yesterday's war office statement.
Charles Baker,
Kowalsky, of East Chicago, were released on bond. Joe 8. Rose, of Gary, accused of impersonating a government officer, also was arrested by Mr. Barnhart. He was released on bond.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU. Indianapolis, August H. ‘HIT. —Temperature—
August 21. • m$. | August 22, XJ17. 7 a m 74 1 7 a. m es 12 m.... *7 1 12 m 75 2 p- m ST | 2 p. m 74
—Barometer— 7 * tn...., t 2JS* I? m : 29.m OS ST. m d z
deemed to be not only fair nnd Ju*t, but liberal ns well. Under them the Industry ahould nowhere lark stimulation." The fixing of prices was the President's second step In the direction of 'oal control and was taken under authority given the executive in an amendment to the food control bill. The first was taken yesterday when the President named Robert S. Lovett as director of transportation and approved an order Issued by Mr. Lovett directing that coal shipments to the northwest have preference over other good*. Requisition Plan Abandoned. The price-fixing action was taken as an Indication that th# President has abandoned a plan originally considered which called for government requisitioning of the output of all mines, with the government selling the product to the public. This procedure was strongly recommended by the federal trade commission. and up until now it has been believed it would be the program adopted. The President’s order apparently makes no provision for a pooling arrangement, which had been suggested, under which mines would have received pay for their output on a basis of cost of production plus a percemage of profit. Under this plan all coal in a district would haVe been sold at the same rate, but the mines would have received commensuration bated solely on costs The plan adopted, officials admitted, will work hardships pn a great many of the smaller mines an<P may force some to close down. This, it is declared, however, will not reduce th* total coal output, as miners released from the small mines will go to the large ones and more cars can be supplied to mine® of large producing rapacity. Officials who believe the President will name a one-man control of coal point to his desire that extraordinary powers given the government for war purposes be placed In organizations that can be dispensed with after tha war Is over. Many are of the opinion he will create an organization to handle coal similar to the food administration and that existing agencies wtll be required to work in with the temporary agency. Operators Organize. Operators from all the bituminous coal producing states met here yejterday and organized the National Coal Operators Association to promote co-oner-atlve effort on the part of coa$ producers and co-operation with public officials, especially during the war emergency. Delegates were present from state and other sectional organizations, representing some 700 operators whose annual production aggregates 200,000,000
tons.
An executive committee to direct the activities of the association was named as follows: H. M. Taylor, . for Missouri; Rembrandt Peale, central Pennsylvania: W. K. Field, western Pennsylvania; Howell J. Davis, .Tennessee; Dr. F. C. Honnold. Illinois; A. M. Ogle, Indiana: George H. Barker, Ohio; J. J. Tierney and J. H. Wheelwright. West Virginia. Francis Peabody, ohairman of the defense council’s coal production committee. addressed the operators and expressed hearty sympathy wdth their mo\*ement. w'hich Is a development of the conference of coal men held here in July. Another meeting was held today to perfept organization plans. Some of the avowed objects of the association, besides co-operation with the government. are conservation of coal by Increasing the wield of the mines, prompt observance of state and national laws; installation of uniform cost keeping method and Improved accounting systems. and promotion of proper relations between coal producers and carriers. It in announced that no part of the organization’s machinery is to he used for the regulation of production or control of prices. Navy to Pay More. Notwithstanding the prices fixed by the President, the cost of fuel for the navy this year will be much greater. Secretary Daniels said today that last year the navy used 1,000,000 tons at $2.86 a ton and pointed out that the war operations of this year would require much more than double that amount. The $2.86 paid last year was for coal delivered at Hampton Roads. To the price fixed by the President will be added cost of delivery, which will bring the actual cost to the government to approximately $3.30. RECOGNIZES NEW PRICES.
—Local Forecast-
Local forecast fot Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty.four hours ending August 23. 7 p. m.: Thunder-
"Troops massed between Selo and Co- j shower* this afternoon or tonight; Thursday meno and on the eastern slopes of I partly cloudy and warmer. Monte Hermada were bombarded, j Forecast for Indiana: Thundershower* this Works at the Tarvis railway center and j afternoon or tonight; Thursday partly cloudy boXd'wiT flve m ton € 3 m of n hi^ r explos® j rtowT/i^ Ives. One of our pursuit machines did I er Thursday afternoon in north and west
not return to its base. One enemy air-t pair t.
plane was brought down. j
uoii wuim. xi is inrwuxn ine cu-oDera-• to yraterday evening the total) —Weather in Other Cities— turn of the food Committee with the j prefer ^amps*” was ?« 8S of^cers° and ! The following table shows the state of the
"‘•I‘VS?2S2 ,e ..... , 1 oners are ta the fioM hospitals. Piotessor G. I. Chi).tie. state food • **On Sundav night the ei
enemy
to him by the commission. The penaltv
vthich the operators will pay who re-WlHi. fuse to obey th* President's orders to principal address.
quote th# prices he has fixed is that the President will seize the mines of the guilty ones and operate them on behalf
of the government
i a t ert v*. a. v. in owilt: IV/VU I director, wiil make the opening address
x® 1 i his flre and carrvin K out local attacks n55Ir
WMH ^ ir a r«f at various points on the Trentino and Chicago,
OetrexdLUa Newark, N. J.
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Word to the Wise. Later regulations will be Issued setting out that any attempt of a coal operator to evad* the prices fixed by th# President, such as the establishment of fake selling agencies, the selling to middlemen supported by the operators and such practices win be deemed attempted evasions of the President s rule for which the operators will nay the penalty of mine seizure. This, of course, is what the operators are desirous of avoiding. Those who really have good business sense will not attempt to trifle with the government, but will take their 50 per cent, profits and be satisfied. The others will try to get 180 per cent and wtll wake up some morning to And that their mines belong to th# government, and that taey are to get as damages a price for the mine# to be fixed by the trade commission, which has a pretty fair knowledge of min# values.
af ! Station Bar.Temp.Weath. fl, 1 * - AmarUio, Tex 29.86 68 PtCUy
N D 29 68 50 PtCluy
[as*. 30.00
.? ryan Jeliver the Carnia fronts. He was repulsed every-! cmrinratb' d ......1 **.”!" »!»*
; where. One of his storming parties was Denver. Colo. 29.92 ; destroyed in the Lagarina valley and \ Dodge City. Kaa 29 86 •another, which had succeeded in gain-' Helena, Mont. 30.IS ing a foothold In one of our advance JackaonvUle, Fla 29.86 posts southeast of Monte Maio. was £ ai ^®VSP r ' S m driven back by a front counter-attack. H” 5 * 2 £ 'Tn Albania yesterday an enemy air- : L°*L, plane was hit by our rifle fire and forced vfwOri«ms l* » w to land within the enemy lines." New 0rleaRa LM 25 *
FAREWELL FOR MASONS.
Irvington Lodge Has Banquet for
Men Now in Service.
A called meeting of Irvington Masonic lodge, held last night at the lodge rooms in Irvington, to give the third degree to First Lieutenant Donald Badger, ordered to report next week at Camp Tavlor. Louisville, was followed by a farewell banquet to alt the members of the
lodge who are in the service.
Claris G. Adams, worshipfui master.
acted were
Charles Badger; Professor James W Putnam, of Butler college; William Forsyth, Charles Ball, past master of North Park lodge, and First Lieutenant Arthur R. Robinson, also ordered to report at Camp Taylor next week. Hilton U. Brown, who was to have been one of the speakers, wa* detained because of his duties as a member of the Sixth
district draft board.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT 35.000
Austrians Suffer
Burned Villages Behind.
WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY
.THE FIELD, August 22—Austria's teras toastmaster and the spekers e ., A ^
Lieutenant Badger, his father 1 toll of casualties in the continuing
Italian advance today reached 26.069 In read and wounded, according to head-
quarters estimate*.
Italian troops have swept the enemv from th# villages of Descla, Britof, Canale, Bomrez and Rosa. All were found smoking heap# of ruins, burned by the Austrians and shattered by artil-
lery fire.
The Italian poet and dramatic, Gabriel
^*w York, N. Y. 29.98 Oklahoma. Okla. 29.82 Omaha, Neb 29 86 Pittsburg, Pa 29.38 Portland. Ore. — 36.0?
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J. H. ARMIMiTON. Meteorologist.
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Continued from Pag® One. dismissal of the company's petition, but the commission decided not to act on the motion until the company Js heard from Thi* disposed of all of the petitions on which hearings were to be held. Petitions Already Heard. The petitions of the following companies were heard Monday and Tues-
day!
Browne-Mills Electric Company, of North Manchester; Madison Light and Railway Company, Oakland City Light ard Power Company, Batesvilie Electric Light and Power Company, Rockport Waterworks Company, Owensvtlle Light Company, and Boonvllle Electric Light and Power Company. E. I. Lewis, chapman of the commission, and Edwin Corr, a member, conducted
the hearinge
Kenneth WeyerbacHer, of the Boonville Electric Light and Power Company, one of the companies whose petitions were considered Tuesday, said then that he anticipated that there would be a 60 per cent, increase to the price of coal and a 26 per cent. Increase in the cost of labor during the next year, and that hia company wished a surcharge of 30 per cent. Aa th# Boonvllle plant Is In the midst of the coal Melds. Mr. Lewis questioned Mr. Weverbacher at some length concerning coal prices there. -g
Raised to $1.50 a Ton.
It was shown that the Boonvllle company had been buying mine-run coal for $1 a ton, delivered, but the prlc# had been raised to $1.50 a ton. He said he bought hts coal from a small min# whlth was not as well equipped as the larger mines, which loaded coal directly on the railway cars. Coal that
uon to si dipping v* and otlpF OrderYal
Continuad from Page One. Ideal to me. When we get some tents , and cots w# will be fixe^ fine." New Buildings Ordered. Orders reaching the camp during the past few days call for the building of An Immense remount station, whereto can be cared for no fewer than 10,000
horses.
Eighty acres of land will be used for the remount station alone Ind not all of the horses will be kept here, a* great j numbers of them will be In use at all | times. Fifty-two acre* will be under * fence and there wtll be twenty-two , main buildings to the station, in addition to six great stables, buy racks, j :ats, feed and water trbughs p snmll buildings, also were received for the building of fourteen new IhArmaries throughout the cantonment, one for each regiment of soldiers. These will be in addition to the base hospital. Additional v orders received at Camp Shelby are for the building of a field bakery for th<* camp, with full equipment, and also for buildings to take care of a squadron of
cavalry.
Kentucky Troop* Arrive. Company C. Second Kentucky Infantry, and Company A, of the Third Kentucky totintry. reached Camp Shelby at 9;» o'clock today, after a record run , from Lexington, where they enfritoed at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning. They ; are the first Kentucky units to reach < the camp. In contrast to the Indiana company which arrived several hours earlier, the Kentucky boys, most of whom are veterans of ihe Mexican border, brought > tents, cots and other essentials. They | were assigned at once to their permanent quarters and went Into camp. ! Company C, ef the Second, lo mad*
‘r' d ™ “"j""” t j
mines brought $2 to $2.60 at th# mines,
he said
Mr. Lewis asked why coal that is loaded to a railway car should hav# a different value from coal delivered by wagon at a greater expense. It waa brought out that the mines could put coal on tars for $1.60 a ton at a profit, but they are getting $1 more than that. Mr. Lewis also a^ked whether It was true that the coal operators had been capitalising coal cars against the public. The witness answered that if the coal waa not on cars the mines could not get as high a price. Mr. JVeyerbacher said that although his plant waa at the mines, he had figured that for the com
9 * :« *3* MB of the
unit, with Charge.lM
30, aif iicvaa **«
year there wpuld be an increase of expense on account
ing year there would $1,1000 In the plant's t
of coal and $900 on account of labor. It was .shown that The Owensvtlle Light Company formerly was able to buy coal at $1.37 delivered, but Is now paying $3.26 delivered, and can not obtain a contract for future delivery., It had been figured that the increased price of coal and other materials by the plant would amount to $1,714 to a year. J. A v HUIenbrand. of the BateftvtUe Electric Light and Power Company, said his company had been buying coal at Cincinnati last year for $1.66 a ton and was paying $3 a ton this year, plus 6«l cents for freight. He said he would have to pay $4 a ton on the open market «t the rates then prevailing. The Bateeville company Is asking for a
surcharge of 30 per cent.
TO HOLD FURTHER HEARING.
Governo. of Illinois Congratulates
Wilson on Action.
SPRINGFIELD, HI.. August 22.-Th# state of Illinois officially recognized prices for coal In this state, fixed yesterday. by President Wilson, when Governor Frank O. Lowden today telegraphed congratulations to the President on his action, and declared the Illinois state council of defense would cooperate In every w'ay possible with fed-
eral authorities.
Governor Lowden said in an official statement that Justice Carter had reached a decision as to what coal prices iu Illinois should be, hut that
Public Service Commission Acts in Railroad Rate Case. On Account of numerous communications from shipper# doing business In Indianapolis and other Indiana points asking for a further hearing on the petition of the railroads for a temporary increase of 15 per cent. In freight rat«s, thtf Indiana public service commission has decided to conduct a further hearing September 4 at 10 a. m. The appearance of all Interested persons, particularly shippers, is invited. At the hearing conducted August 1$ th# railroads presented figures to show that abnormal prices for coal, other materials, labor and taxes, has made It necessary for them to have an Increased income from freight rates. The action of President Wilson la fixing prices on coal at the mines may have a*bearlng on this Inquiry. IU COAL DEALERS
Continued from Page One. public would get the results of the government's action in fixing the mine price?"
That
Third, Is h Captalr
B y ths Bowk tain Cooper R.
impany Ing Or . Smith
itiftrto
Blain Ordered to Hattiesburg. Lieutenant-Colonel Gideon W. Blain. of Indianapolis, Judge-advocate-generat of the Indiana national guard, today received orders to report at Camp Hhel* n by, at Hattiesburg, Miss., nsxt Saturday for duty with the national guard division that is to be stationed there. Lieutenant-Colonel Blain Is to Mrva.gf^ judge-advocate-genet al of the guard division, composed of Indiana and Kentucky guardsmen.
SUFFRAGISTS OPEN
Continued from Page One.
would depend on what the
stocks in dealers’ hands sell for. The
, u w.o., , rapidity with which present stocks'are there was so little difference between j cleared up depends on how the public his findings and those of the President i buys and that, of course, depends large-
thai the Carter figures would not be ! !y on the price at which coal is sold by made public. ■ the dealers. People won’t buy* until
they know what the government is
TO WATCH ENFORCEMENT.
Ohio Attorney-General Writes to Five Hundred Mayors. COLUMBUS. O.. August 22.—Attorney General McGhee today sent out letters to 50U Ohio mayors Inviting them to enter an organization to see that retail coa) prices, to be fixed by the state and federal government, are enforced.
Hand Caught in Machinery as He Tried to Swat Fly
going to do.
"We don’t do about
know what we are going prices. We don't know
to do about prices. We don’t know . seven years old. Tuesday, i when the government order about the his tojurlbs last night. The price at the mine is effective We ex- of a shot gun took effect I
peel to hear more from Washington." and left side.
of suffrage should take fiothlng for granted. They should carry on their *1 campaign of organization ceaselessly and relentlessly. For victory Is sure: * the spirit of the whole world heralds It. » "The great war which ha* brought * liberation to the women of tradition- I bound Britain and backward Russia ! can not fall to have the same quicken- J Ing Influence here, for thlsjs a conflict * to defend and strengthen democracy, to * the complete and national fulfillment of which equal suffrage is necessaxy.
A Word of Warning.
"But Juat a word of warning to the * women of Indiana. Some of them have d become so deeply Interested to war work * that they wish to drop auffrags work ' until ths end of the war, or until war work is over. Let no woman imagine t that she Is working for her country * only when she Is 'knitting socks for ^ soldiers.' She la doing g much greater d fundamental patriotic work when she is >j helping to put through th# suffrage jf amendment Knitting socks is a great r work at this time, and we should not tt attempt to decry it, but socks ar* not * the onlv thing that the country needs." j A conference of district chairmen, n with Miss Helen Benbrldge, of Terre u Haute, presiding, closed the morning q seMkon. >A Reports from three special organizers were on the program ai the afternooj t session, the women being Dr. Kffie Mi - « Collum Jones, Mrs. Augusta Hughston <7 and Mrs Cofa M. Harris, who has been j organizing in Perry. Harrison and Ct-aw- >
ford counties.
Miss Adah Bush, of Kentland. chair- * man of the campaign organisation com* a mittee. was to preside at a conference of county chairmen In the afternoon. A big meeting this evening will open at the Ciaypoot hotel at S o’clock, when Mrs. Catt will speak on "Votes and
Patriotism."
Boy Accidentally Shot by Brother.
[flpeclal to Tbe Indianapolis News]
BEDFORD, Ind., August 22.-Bart, tl four-year-old son of Earl D. Kern, prominent farmer near Williams was, accidently shot by his brother, Walter, ;
old, Tuesday, and died of
entire load n the backls
{Specisi to Tbe inc'anapoitfc News] AURORA, Ind., August 22.—Leu J. Pelgen. age twenty-two, son of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad G. Pelgen, was seriously injured to a saw and edge toot factory at Lawrenceburg. When he attempted to swat a fly on his face, hts shirt sleeve caught to the machinery and his fingers were mashed before the machine could be stopped. Pelgen had passed the physical examination under the selective draft.
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