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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11
BY FANkLlN p. MERRIC,
Staff Correspondent Of the Interns
tionai News Service,

tionai News Service.
PARIS, Nov. 11.-With each side al
ternately assuming the offensive, the
fighting between the Germans and the
allies on the Dixmude-Arras line has
daily become fiercer and fiercer.
Thousands of wounded soldiers are ly-
ing where they fell during the past
ten days. Hundreds have died of hun
ger, thirst and unattended wounds.
Aremntires. north of Lille. is under
military fire for the fifth time. This
town in times of peace is the center
of a thriving linen industry. The tin
factories are now in ruins along with
the town hall, the railway station and
practically all the dwellings. The
towns people have fled to the coast.
The artillery duel in that region is
proceeding night and day.
Fight in Streets.
Furious street fighting has occurred
in Confines, eight miles from Lille.
The opposing soldiers fought in the
streets with fixed bayonets, while
sharp-shooters kept up a murderous
fire from the roofs of the houses.
Each side is giving the other no
rest. Assaults by the Germans are
met with counter assaults by the al
lies, and the sound of artillery is nev-
er stilled. From the unusual losses
inflicted upon the English and their
Indian troops it is evident that the
Germans have concentrated their at
tacks against these contingents. The
British are running short of officers,
and calls are being received from the
front for sergeants. captains, colonels
and lieutenants to fill the gaps.
Allies Retreat.
The allies are reported to have fall
en- back from Lille, which city is in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11
FIND LOVE LETTERS.
Police Believe Woman Sought Divorce
to Marry Another Man.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Nov. 11-George
H. Neely. wealthy contractor of
Gushing. Okla, and his wife. Estelle
Nicely, who registered at a local hotel
yesterday We're found shot to death in
their room at $50 o'clock this morn
ing by hotel attaches.
Mrs. Neely had been shot nine times
and Nicely was shot through the brain.
the bullet entering the right temple
Neely's right hand still grasped an
automatic revolver. indicating he had
killed his wife and then committed
suicide. Mrs. Nicely was about 20
years of age. and Nicely about AZ
Letters found in the couples effects
indicated they had separated. and that
Mrs. Nicely intended divorcing her hus-
band to marry another man. The
police theory is that Nicely attempted
a reconciliation with his wife and then.
finding she had received letters from
another man. decided to kill her and
end his own life.
Writes Of Divorce.
Two letters found in Mrs. Nicely
grasp signed Bill and written from
Gushing. Okla. were addressed to her
at Richmond. Ind. The gist of them
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11
French Admit Fall of Belpian
City in Fierce Teuton
Drive to Reach Cities on
French Coast.
ALLIES DRIVEN BACK
Anglo-French Occupy Towns
North of Nieuport and
Claim Front Maintained
at Other Points.
BY FRANKLIN p. MERRJCk
Staff Correspondent Of the Information
al News Service


PARIS, Nov. 11.-Dixmude. the Rel.
gian town around which was centered
fine hardest fighting in Flanders, has
been captured by the Germans. This
was admitted in an official statement
issued here this afternoon. The state.
ment showed that the Germans have
renewed their drive to the French
coast. which was temporarily halted
by the cutting of dykes in the lower
valley Of the User river.
1t stated that the battle had been
resumed with great ferocity between
N1euport and the river Lys. This is
the first time since the User valley
was flooded that Nieuport has been
mentioned in an official report This
town is on the coast at the extreme
left end of the allies line
Success Of Allies.
Off-setting the admission that Dix
ed that I1embertzyde north of Neiu-
port, has been reoccupied by the al
lies
The official statement follows:
'On our left wing, the battle was
resumed yesterday morning with great
fury, particularly between Nieuport
and the Lys. In a general way, our
front has been maintained. Despite
the violence and the strength of the
German attacks directed against GER
tain of our points of support to the
north of Nieuport, we have succeeded
in reoccupy1ng Lombartzyde and ad-
vancing beyond that locality, but to-
ward the end the Germans succeeded
In taking Dixmude.
1--WE continue to hold the outlying
district around this village.
"On the canal from Nieuport to
Ypres, which has been firmly held, the
battle was very hot. The British
troops. themselves attacked, at num-
erous points checked the enemy.
"On the rest Of the front, the situa-
tion remains unchanged except that
there has been some progress by our
forces to the north of Scissors and in
the region to the west of Vailly on the
right bank of the Aisne."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11
BLAZE At DAYTON
CAUSES HEAVY LOSS
TBY LEASED WIRE.1

DAYTON. O., Nov. 11-Fire believed
to have started from a defective fur
mace in Lowe Bros. Paint store, gutted
the place early today causing a loss
of 100000 and damaged adjacent
business houses from $65, 900 to $751;
OO0 A number of firemen were hurt,
none fatally. Assistant Fire Chief
Madgan was seriously burned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11
DISCUSS FIRE RATES

Twenty local representatives of in
surance companies held a meeting in
the Commercial club rooms this after
noon. They were addressed from
their numbers on the proposed new
rating for the city, and other problems
Of the insurance field.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11
WISCONSIN SUFFERS,
TBY LEASED WIRE.1

WAUKESHA, Wis, Nov. 11.-An-
other case of foot and mouth disease
was discovered near here today. The
disease is now prevalent in four Wis
consin counties.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11
rBULLETIN.1

CUSHING Okla- Nov 11-George Nicely, superintendent
the Petroleum Works here which of
building of the immense oil tanks in the Gushing oil fields
has been with that about fifteen His people live
South Carolina.
There trouble here about two weeks his Of
fces None the office connected with the
trouble which relations with Mrs
Nicely and another
Mrs Nicely left shortly afterwards Richmond Ind MIR.
Nicely well liked here and had friends Bls identity
has not been fully established Nicely had been in Cushing
only about six months.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11
W. e. MOoRE's FORECAST.

w. &. MOORE'S FORECAST.
Local conditions-Fair and continued
Local Conditions-Fair and contin-
ued cold tonight. Temperature below
freezing. Thursday fair.
General Conditions-CIear weather
prevails over the United States, e4-
cept for storm in the North Pacific
coast and the New England states.
The center Of the cool wave is NOV
ing this way and will pass this section
toniaht.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11
MURDER and SUICIDE
END MANS SUSPICION
OF W|FE'S FIDELITY

Mrs. Estee Neely Temporary Resident Of Richmond LIS
South Twelfth Street, Killed by Husband in St. Louis Ho
tel Following Finding Of Letter. From Cushing (Oka-
homa) Man-Coupe Leaves City for St. Loui. Tuesday
Morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11
The Weather

For Indiana-Fair tonight and to-
morrow.
TEMPERATURE.
Yesterday.
Minimum SO
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11
HOSPITAL BOARD ASKS
MISS MARSH TO QUIT;
SAYS SYSTEM COSTLY

Head Nurse Asserts Institutions Treasurer Informed Her
Three Weeks Ago She Would Be Needed No Longer But
Failed to Give Reason-After Her Failure Resign Board
Requested Resignation Charging Large Staff Of Nurses
Proved Too Great Financial Burden.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11
LETTERS SHOW WOMAN PLANNED DIVORCE

Brother Pleads With Mrs. Nicely Not to Accompany Husband
to St. Loui.-Mrs Nicely Shot Nine Times While Husband
Shoots Bullet Through Brain-Endearmg Letters From
Cushing Correspondent Warn Wife Not to Be Seen With
Husband-Gets Mail at Postoffce Box.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11

Continued on Page Two)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18
ESCAPES ON RUSE
70 SECURE DRINK
-, Johnson, Held on Larceny
r..rOe Gets Permission,
hut Fails to Return.
,f.uY TO BE ARRAIeNE0
sack Room Of Police Station
=. previous TO Time Set for
Rearing and Then FIees.

,.srsou. an old offender in this
f0N Ill known in police circles.
e ...,,sS oat into the baeSroom Oh 1ne
s's SEW s,s;ion this morning, just pre-
80 "a he time for his arraignment'
70 = s,.s,rpsared. Deputy-sherin Flnne-
&c 4, charge OF the man
lF =. has spent the past ten days
ooBu,y Jail having been arrest
~ Firbteenth avenue a week and
- on a charge OF larceny and
- continued until today.
- time OF his arrest he was
- IN the avenue. attempting to
- .o7se rope to contractors working
:. -. - residences in that vicinity.
-. N the men knew him and called
..r,oe He was given a grilling by
"a ~ Police Brinn. but could not
clear story at the time as to
ts,-s he got the rope. The police held
n the meantime endeavoring to
=, low he secured the hemp.
Asked to Get Drink.
-s,s morning Johnson was taken 10
.. ,olice station preparatory to his
..s,f given a preliminary hearing He
- = seat inside the rail and a short
s-s later asked that he be allowed
!. n out 10 the back room and get
80 Gee water being kept there.
70 vas allowed 10 20. a short time
as, as he did not come back the sus-
,sdous Of the officials were aroused
search about the place failed to
-srsal Johnson. He had fed out OF
,.s hack door and into the alley
Deputy Finnegan Immediately COM
-s5eed a search for Johnson, went 10
Us home and all about the city in an
sfort TO locate him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18
ANDALUSIA

Mrs. Clara West and son Merl Of
Chicago are spending two weeks here
risfting Mrs. Vests mother, Mrs. Ad-
dine Thompson, and other relatives
Nr. and Mrs. Cyrus Kennedy of Rock
sand visited Sunday at the home Of
IT. and Mrs. S. r Kennedy.
Mss Maud Boney went to Rock Is
and Wednesday.
Nr. and Mrs. J. G. Laxton Of Lyndon.
n. visited Monday and Tuesday at
Be home Of Mr.. and Mys. L. Smith.
Mss Julia Carson is at Moscow.
sEs, spending several weeks visiting
,'r sister. Mrs. John Krantz.
George Bri;ton and Elmer McDole
Z Rock Island were in the village Fri
ar
John Britton of Rock Island has
zen visiting friends and relatives
,tTs the past week.
Rev. SIR. Edmonson. an evangelist.
nose home is al Atwood, H., will
nnduot tent meetings here, commenc,
Y Aug. 8 Mr.. Edmonson is a Bap-
asi evangelist who is quite we'll known
nd highly recommended by those who
ave had the pleasure OF hearing him
pax and sing.
". Elliott of Edginston was in the
Mage Wednesday visiting al the
home Of Walt Lewis.
he Kane store has changed hands
I'd Is now owned and conducted by
iae Misses Ada Kane and Annie
S1rkett.
John Bischoh and sons have a new
l1onobile.
Cnaries Burgoyne went to lie Roy
Aoaday, taking with him his grand
n Myron Wait. who has been visit
Die grandparents the past two
z1rths.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18
Inesnaustibl. Rome

nome Is wonderful" said a man IA
mar with the historic city. Rome
ne1hausiible. There is a story
''at describes Rome well.
Iee pope was giving audience. He
% 70 lady in black:
how long have you been in Rome?
Three weeks the lady answered.
An, said the pope, then you have
zen Rome
ana he turned to an American mer-
Haat and asked:
ana you. sir. how long have you
'een IN Rome?
lied. 0 = III q ia"
You. then. have begun to see
me said the pope. And he next
s.so'ied an elegant woman with gray
How long. madam he asked.
e you been here?'
. Iaree years the woman answer
he pope smiled family.
:, ioo, he said. have not vet begun
nome New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18

aits Were Issued During the Past

The past week unusually quiet in the
building inspectors Office No permits issued but
the hull is easily accounted for this of the year.
The permits issued for the year
former years Work permits issued is progress
ing ground being broken for the Eagles Home,
which will be pushed to an early completion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18

- Neoarreled megaphone, with
:. 'Aoia'ing in as many directions,
'een Invented By a Maine woms
s,s. person turning around and
eng MS words when making an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

Commits ioner. Each superintendent will present
a schedule Of the money needs of his district
Heretofore the budget has been made up in the
Office the amount being arrived at each year by
adding something to the previous years total on
a guess as TO what would be needed. The new
method will save the time of the Board of EST
mate and Apportionment for it will be based on
facts that can be substantated. In the past the
district superintendcnts who actually run the de-
partment and spend the money, were never con
suited
I'VE are gong to insist on higher standard
o. work" concluded the Commissioner. I'VE are
going to better the service. 1t needs it. The
in return for the improvement in their condition
which we hope will be theirs, expected TO
give a ouid pro quo In the last analysis it is for
the benefit of the city all working. Jus
tice ard consideration for the welfare of the
workers tend in the direction Of contentment and
contcntmcnt means better work. Getting the
contented is the big thing in the work. Couple
with this methods which will do away with the
nlisances and produce clean dustless streets.
Eliminate the old open and unlav full methods the
open ash and open dumps; replace them with
modern and efficient devices and it will be pos
sibe to speaE Of our Street Cleaning Department
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
SHORE MORALS.

launching in Atlantic City restaurant beside
p window which looked out on white beach and
blue. sunkssed breakers and lovely girls in bath
ing suits, Raymond Hitchcock said:
THE Lambs, in their recent whrlwnd tour of
dozen cities, made $4,000. That fact makes
me as optimistic about American prosperity as
Cusstard was optimistic about everything
"Cusstard terrible optimist. For him the
dark side didn't exist 1t positively didn't exist.
But one day at the shore friend took him aside
and groaned:
"'Oh, these shore morals. These husbands
shaving IN the heated town while their wives hirt
with brown. barehcaded college boys. in white
flannel pants. breezy dunes Cusstard dread
full tragedy has happened. Poor Smith, arriving
unexpectedly last night, caught Mrs. Smith and
Yarvard sophomore spooning on the beach, and in
his jealous frenzy shot them both
"Cussard the optimst paled and shuddered at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
SUSPENSION MEANS LITTLE UNDER OLD
RULES AND CITY Is THE LOSER.

ave are still working under the old rules" said
the Commissioner in reply to question. ain
which the chief punishment is suspension. This
penalties the city well the man, for need
our full force. To deprive a man of his earnings
for a tine benefits one and is a deprivation to
his family we'll to the city. We are prepar-
ing code of discipline. This is to be on
merit and domert basis. The merits will wipe
out dement's, and thus a man may clean up his
record. At the present time the records show
nothing Of commendatory nature to Offset any
thing of the opposite character. Now the men
are out and in again. Dismissal from the depart
mont does not mean what it should. We have
records of men who have been in and out eight
times. The dcmerts will ultimately lead to dis
mssal unless they are balanced by merits Men,
under the new code, will not be brought before
the Commissioner except on serious charges. or
fences will be divided into minor and major de-
gree. z series of minor offences is cumulative
ard ultimately will become major in character.
Dismissal will mean dismissal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
CONSIDERATION or MATTERS IMMEDIATELY
AFFECTING THE MEN.

"All matters affecting the men themselves will
be considered at my regular Friday afternoon at
home when they may come to present their sug-
gestions for improvement or their grievances.
Committees have been appointed by the different
grades OF the service to take action the bids for
their uniforms. The bids based on the specf
cations of the standard uniforms selected by the
department. The committee Of the sweepers, for
instance will receive the bids for their uniforms
and select the one which in their opinion gives
them the best for their money. They have to pay
for their own uniforms, you know. In the past
the bids were handled by the officers Of the de-
partment. We expect this method will save the
men s100 900 year
"A salary and wage board has been formed to
take care Of all questions relating to salary and
wage adjustments and TO consider and recon-
mend changes and notifications in departmental
arars."
The kind Of efficiency which is illustrated in
the elimination o. extravaganza by the substtu-
ton of knowledge for guess work in asking for
funds is also being introduced.
"Tte district superintendent making up the
tentative budget for the department" said the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
4 SLAYER.

at isn't steadiness and humdrum regularity
that vim a man success in New York to-day. No,
indeed Il is brilliance. II is sudacity"
The speaker was Johnson Bowen, the success
full Chicago promoter; the scene q dinner OF
advertising men in New York. He went on:
1.-TWO millionaire business men were lunchlng
in Fifth av. when an old graybesrd stumped
by.
That's Brown. He works for me- said thu,
first business man.
"'He's an honest-looking chap. Has he 20
staying power asked the second business man.
"'He has that said the first. He began at tn
bottom of the ladder in 20, and he's stayed there
ever since"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
Jofm 4. Fethor%ton -
Conn01oa4Onep% StreetC1eAnn3

this news Then at once he smiled his brave and
optimistic smile again.
What said his friend. You smile, Cusstsrd!
But, surely man, you don't see bright side to
this"
"'Oh yes. do Cusstsrd answered. Yes do.
If Smith had turned up night before last he'd have
shot me instead Of the college boy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

with pride This is the most human job in the
city, for IL touches the everyday life Of the on
tire city, and more especially is its human Gle
ment emphasized in the character Of the work
ers of whom large proportion is foreign born
Many Of them are like children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
MOTOR DRAWN VEHICLES TO BE USED ~
Tile MODEL DISTRICT.

II is the intention of the department to draw
its vehicles in the model district by motor power
Some one asked a few days ago what the ad-
vantages of motor drawn carts were. Here IS
Commissioner Fetherstons answer, as given to
the writer:
1--WE are going to work railroad schedule
Instead of sending the carts back for ashes after
enptying their loads of garbage we shall take
everything on one trip. The vehicles will be
divided into compartments for ashes and for
garbage. and we probably will have big bags for
the rubbish, which will be tied up and carried to
tie point of final disposal without breaking the
bulk. No longer will papers be permitted to blow
around Now cans stand in the street all day
Under the new arrangement, owing to the regu-
larity of movement, the exact time of the coming
of the carts can be known and the cans set out at
the proper moment. We had schedule in Rich
mcnd which worked well that people there told
me they used to start for the boat when the ash
man appeared"
"Have you any plans in mind for final disposal
of the garbage which will eliminate the present
unsatisfactory SYSTEM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
A PLAN WHEREBY CONTRACTOR AND CITY
WILL SHARE THE PROFITS.

I'VE propose a small incnerator for the model
district. For two years we have been trying to
get legislation to authorize the adoption OF a
plan whereby the contractor and the city VIII
share the profits of proper method OF hna diS-
posal 1t now costs the city million dollars a
year to get rid of its refuse We believe that maj
disposition, instead of being nuisance ana
source Of expense, should carry itself and pay a
profit Under the plan we had in mind the city
Was to furnish the land and fixed structures and
the contractor the machinery and the vehicles of
TRANSPORTATION, including scows, which he would
operate 1t was estimated that the city's share OF
the investment would be about S25OO,oOO, while
the contractors share would be about s6ooo'ooo'
l. was figured that after paying all OF the eN-
ponses of operation and depreciation the proht
would be 10 per cent. The city and the contractor
would share this in proportion TO the investment
of each in the enterprise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
To TEST STREET CLEANING BY AUTO IN MODEL. DS7RlC
As One Step His Effort Promote Better Municipal House.
keeping, Commissioner Fetherston Will Try Motor
Drarm Vehicles Running Regular Schedule,
to Remove Rubbish and Garbage.

which will tell how to sweep a street, feed and
care for horse carry an ashcan without break
ing a mans back. and be civil TO citizen. We
will make start with the officers and get to the
lineup through them.
But you can't have efficiency without stand
and and standard methods Of doing things. We
must have these before get the job done
most efficiently"
When Commissioner Fetherston utters the
word job there is something in the information
of his Voice that makes think of carrying
messages to Garcia. You think Of pieces Of
work artisticay done, actually done we'll
THE INDIVIDUAL SWEEPER on DIFFERENT
PAYMENTS.
For these" he continues, unaware that you have
stopped listening temporarily to make the above
mental note, 1--WE must get together statistics about
the various kinds of work For instance, must
find out what an individual sweeper do and
should be able to do the different kinds OF
pavement and the various districts of the city.
There are wood and asphalt and block pavements
to be cleaned, and each has its probem-the best
way of cleaning it. We carrying a series of
experiments in connection with the Water Supply
Department, seeking the most efficient method
of hose flushing We doing more flushing
this year than we ever did before. We want to
extend the flushing, but it cannot be done in
every street, owing to small mains. In some OF
the streets the mains old and inadequate to
supply both the houses and the Street Cleaning
Department. The problems Of handling refuse
are also varied. They differ in different BLOCKS,
at different seasons of the year and diff
ferent days of the week. There is collection
on Sunday. This a double task on Mon
day. People clean up for Sunday on Saturday:
this is day with augmented volume"
The efficiency OF the men does not depend alone
upon knowledge of the best ways of doing the
work and upon standards of efficiency. The per-
sonal equation is very important detail. Each
sweeper is entity. He has his off days, and
some are careless, lazy drink to excess on oc-
casion.