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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06
KNOCKS SCHOOL ATHLETICS.
Almost Criminal ls Way Teacher Des-
eribes Sport.


ST Louis. Mo-, April 6.-"Almost
criminal was the Germ applied to high
school football, basketball and track
events by DR.. Arthur Knoch Of Wal
nut Hills High school, Cincinnati, in
an address before the American Physi-
cal Education association here.
observe the clumsy, awkward pos
ture Of nearly every member Of high
school football squad said Prof.
Knoch. "The football season lasts but
ten weeks, but the crouching position
assumed by players in two hours daily
practice develops in the young body i
habitual kyphosc Of the state, round
shoulders. a dropping head and a sunk
en- thoraX.
Our public officials ought to know
that such strenuous physical eXertion
on the part Of youths eXhausts nearly
all organs, and results in unnatural di-
lation Of the heart"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06
TIGERS TRACK OUTLOOK.
keene Fitzpatrick Expects Great
Thinus Of His Team.

In discussing the Princeton track
and field prospects for this season
Coach Keene Fitzpatrick said recently:
THE new intercollegiate ruling re-
garding points for fourth and NTH
places, puts "a premium on even medic
ere talent. If coach can successfully
develop a well balanced team Of third
strlng mon. they can compete with a
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06

know something of it's use. Big as golf
has grown in America, it is Yet but a
strong an healthy infant, and years of
future growth are before II. At pres
cnt a driver or clerk is not quite as
well known as a baseball, but the day
Is fast coming when it will be.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06
A Harvard View.

Professor Briggs, chairman of the
Harvard Athletic association in his
annual report touches on the improved
attitude of Harvard and Yale inter
varsity athletics as follows:
Not the least important thing in
Harvard athletics of late years has
hcen the steadily Increasing fricndli-
ness and confidence of the relation be
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06
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STATISTICIANS AT
WORK ON "RUBE'S"
SPLENDID RECORD.

:. Chicago, April 6.-Statisti
!. clans today figured that during
:. the 10 years he was a profess
!. sional baseball player, George
!. Edward Rube) Waddell, who
!. died yesterday in a sanitarium
:. ut San Antonio, Texas, pitched
/ to 1912 batters.
!. Ii was figured the Datters
!. made Il total of 2.299 safe hits,
!. an average of only .2l0. These
= hits were spread over 400 games
! and netted 1.l24 runs, about
: 274 runs per game. Rube's
:. composite pitching average was
= $40.
:. :. =. =. =. :. .. -. =. =. =.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-06
To Cure a Cold i'm One Day

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
tablets. Stop the Cough and Headache
and work off the Cold. Druggists re-
fund money If il fails TO cure. E. w.
Groves signature is on each box. %
cents.-Advertisemen
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
RUSS BOLSTERS
POLAND LINES
WITH new men
Car Strengthens Line of De.
fense West of Warsaw to
Check Advance of Ger
mans.
TBY LEASED WIRE.1

PETROGRAD, Dec. 19-Heavy re
Inducements rushed to the Poland
front have strengthened the Russian
lines there and every attempt made by
the Germans to pierce the line of de
fense established. west of Warsaw has
fered by the Germans have compelled
them to abandon the advance which
they attempted along the sc mile line
from kazunpolski to SkiernieWice, but
they maintain their assaults at Tere
sin on the Sochaczew-Warsaw railroad
line.
Fighting with the aid of searchlights
the Germans made five attacks Thurs.
day night at Teresin. Fierce hand-to
hand conflicts developed there. but
after they had lasted for seven hours
the Germans were finally repulsed
1t is estimated that in these five at.
tacks the Germans lost six thousand
men.
Fighting Desperately.
Details of the fighting about Lodz
are beginning to trickle into here as
that the Germans fought with des
perate valor and that the temporary
advantage they gained in this region
was secured only at enormous cost.
The Prussian Hussars who led the
first German attacks at Lodz, were
almost destroyed. A regiment of 3,0OC
men was cut off from the main Ger.
man forces by Russian lines, but fail
ed. OF the whole regiment only fifty
men succeeded in escaping. The
others were killed
Emporer Nicholas has sent the fol.
lowing message to the Russian com,
mander at Tiflis:
"On leaving the Caucasus I carried
with me the best impression of my
troops and pleasant recollections of
the demonstrations of loyalty and love
on the part of every class of the popu-
lation. | thank you and beg YOU to
express my gratitude to the valiant
army of the Caucasia, its chiefs and
all the people.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
BAZAAR ADDS 116
TO SCHOOL FUNDS
Ehree Hundred Persons See
Senior Cast Present Anus
ing Comedy Skit.

A profit of $11676 was turned into
the treasury of the student board of
control after the high school bazaar
Tuesday. The senior play and the
candy booth proved to be the most
profitable. The itemized report is as
follows:
crafts booth, $21.32; play, s3091; po-
lice, 72 cents; pantomime play, SSH;
door receipts, $11.2O donations, $12.-
As: candy booth, s36.72; parcel post,
s613: telegraph office, $239; over
change, 20 cents; total, $127.44
Expenses-$1O79.
Total net proceeds, $116.76.
Adds to Fund.
The money will be added to the
general student fund for the purpose
of carrying on student activities and
to help defray the expenses of the
publication of the Pyerian, the annual
yearbook.
About three hundred persons saw
the play, Miss Dalton's Orchids CIV
en- in the auditorium by members of
the senior class. The sketch was we'll
handled and provoked much merri-
ment
An attempt on the part of the police
force to arrest Mr. Helman, faculty
manager of the bazaar, created a great
deal of excitement The activity Of
the prisoner, combined with his avoir-
dupois, required all the members of
the force to hale him into court, where
he was arraigned before Judge" Mays
and let off with light fine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
Sixth District Congressman
Asked to Prove Efficiency
of Naval Department, Re-
mains Silent.
REFUSES CHALLENGE
Unable to Contradict Charge
of Unpreparedness of Sea
Fighters to Meet Hostile
Fleet.
TBY LEASED WlRE.7

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The bonn.
bardment of the house naval affairs
committee yesterday by Representa-
tive Augustus Gardner of Massachu
setts, with his sixteen-inch guns, load
ed with what Gardner says are facts
showing the unpreparedness of the ma
tion's defenses, brought the hearings
on the naval appropriation bill to an
end amid much confusion
The array of figures submitted by
the author of the resolution to create
commission to investigate the condi.
ton of the national defense irritated
the little navy" members to such an
extent that one of them left the room
in a huff, and another endeavored to
press motion that the hearings close
This was done in the midst of Gard
ner's denunciation of naval methods
under the administration of Secretary
Daniels.
Mueller Gets Busy.
After Gardner submitted the infOr-
nation he says he had obtained at tn e
navy department before the muzzlc
was applied and that impenetrable
wall Of silence was raised,' as he ex-
pressed it.
Gray Starts Trouble.
Congressman Gray of Indiana, start
ed a series Of questions to bring out
the activities of Gardner in support OF
an investigation.
Gardner explained at length what he
had done in the way of letter writing,
etc. and admitted having used a pub
licity bureau to get his plan spread
before the country.
What organization did you en-
ploy?" asked Mr.. Gray.
DO you mean to intimate" came
back Mr.. Gardner, leaning across the
table and glaring at Gray, that I am
in an alliance with the manufacturers
of war material? l wish you and the
members Of the committee to under
stand that l am paying every cent of
the expense of this publicity campaign
myself
Explains His Work.
He explained that he had sent cir
cu1ars to- chambers of commerce
throughout the country, and where he
Continued on Last Page.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
GERMAN SUBMARINE
CHASES KINGS SHIP
English Ruler on Trip to
France Narrowly Escapes
Torpedo Attack.

LONDON, Dec. 14.-(By mail to
escape British censor)-Although the
facts have not become public it is
known in certain official circles that
King George narrowly escaped disas-
ter from a German torpedo on his
journey across the English channel to
the front recently.
The trip was made at night so as
to minimize the risk of attacks from
German submarines, but in spite of all
precautions an attack was made.
1t was a comparatively clear, moon
light night, and the French coast was
already in sight when a torpedo boat
destroyer accompanying the kings
vessel signalled that a hostile subma.
rine was near The lights on both
ships were extinguished while the de.
stroyer, aided by other ships, began a
chase of the submarine.
Two bombs were fired by the Ger.
man craft, believed here to have been
the U-9 which sank the British cruis
ers Aboukir. Cressy, and Hogue
Owing to the heavy seas, however
and the harrassing tactics of the de-
stroyers. the aim of the Germans was
bad and the submarine disappeared
without accomplishing its mission
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
MELTING SLuSH
COVERS STREETS
HALT|NC TRAFFIC
Rain and Snow Make Walk
ing and Hauling Difficult
Extra Engines Draw
Passenger Trains.

Freakish weather for the past eight
cen hours turned Richmond into a mire
OF slushy snow. the most damaging
day Of the season, especially from {;
standpoint Of health.
At midnight last night it was raining
cold driving rain with the tempera
ture at "a Shortly after midnight a
wet, heavy snow started to fall. The
temperature stood at "a at the pump
ing station from the first reading to-
day, midnight. until late this afternoon.
The closely packed snow fell to a
depth Of slightly more than two inches
and wherever it was touched, turned to
slush. The streets and sidewalks be-
came dirty slush before the snow stop
ped falling Walking was difficult and
traffic was slackened by the drag of
the heavy snow.
Physicians said that today's wealth
er is more damaging than long per-
iOd of cold weather The slush adher-
ing to the shoes. makes 1t more pene-
trating than water from rainfall.
Colds, tonsilitis and bronchitis prob
ably will have hold of most citizens
who had to be on the streets.
The railroads experienced difficulty
after midnight until almost noon. The
trains could hardly proceed on the
slippery tracks and the slush. All the
extra engines in Richmond were must
cred out and put into service to help
the regular engines. The trains have
not been running on schedule for a
week. The street car service was not
organized for some time this morning,
only a few cars running until after 8
O'Clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
New Body Makes Unanimous
Choice on First Ballot
Board Meets Final Expense
of 1913 Flood.
PETRO ASKS FOR $1,000
Superintendent Re-stOcks the
County Infirmary to Make
Farm Practically Self-Sus-
tanning Next Year.

Lee B. Nusbaum for chairman was
the unanimous choice Of the newly
elected county council members who
organized today at the court house.
The councilmen met at 10 o'clock
and took their seats according to dis
tricts. The councilmen moved that
Mr.. Nusbaum be made president and
then took a unanimous vote to adopt
the motion. thus electing him to the
office permanently.
The council now stands: Lee Nus
baum, chairman, l.. S. Bowman, secre-
tary, r. L. Davenport, Clayton Hunt.
Park Gipe. Mark Stevens, Hugh AL.
len, John Faucet.
The council started business immed-
lately in order to allow the members
who are merchants to leave as soon
as possible. A list of fourteen items
for appropriation was read and dis
cussed in approved style by the coun-
Gil members.
Adopt Entire List.
The entire list was adopted. The
appropriations amounted to SO .567 SO.
The items were previously approved
by the county commissioners.
Today's session is important be-
cause the last expense caused by the
flood Of 1913 has been cleared away.
or the whole appropriation $6.425 was
caused by the damaging flood.
The items appropriated are:
Per diem deputy county assessor.
col
ary. secretary Of board Of health,
1881: assistant for county attorney,
$50; jail employees. $3.50: Jail sup
plies. $73.s5; poor farm employees.
$229.11: poor farm supplies. S1.05S So:
care Of orphans. S41224; Veal bridge
fill, $3.50: piling for Burroughs bridge.
$776.16: pfling for McGrew bridge.
s1,6s7.56; piling for Grace bridge,
$47o.40; flood fund s4,22623.
Build on Sand.
Bridge Engineer Mueller explained
that the streams Of the county are Of
such nature that the extra expense
of piling is necessary. He said that
he knows Of only one bridge which
was built on a stone foundation while
most of them are sand
The expense of 81, 900 for poor farm
supplies was asked for by Superin-
tendent Petro. The commissioners
and Mr. Petro agreed that a plan
should be taken up to re-stock the
farm, some time ago and Mr.. Petro
has been doing this.
The amount of stock on the farm
was small compared with the numbers
such a farm should keep. Much Of it
was sold before this year in order TO
make better financial showing for
the institution by the previous super
intendent. The farm is now being
placed on a paying basis and is eX
pected to become one OF the best
stock farms in the county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
TROOPS
MAKE CAIN IN
YPRES REGION
South of La BaSSe Allies Ad-
vance More Than Half
Mile Against German Re-
sistance.
BY FRANKLIN P. MERRICk,
Staff Corresponds The International
NaMe Cnrni~a

PARIS, Dec 19.-The French are
continuing their advances in the re-
giOn south of Ypres, II is officially an
nOunced in a statement issued here
this afternoon. The operations in that
district are on swampy ground, which
makes troop movements very diff
cult, and south of LaBassee the French
have advanced more than half mile
and have made progress at other
points.
The repetition of announcements as
to short gains made by French troops,
shows that the Germans are making
desperate resistance against the con-
tinued offensive of the allies. 1t is
said that the fighting in Flanders and
northern France is the fiercest that
has taken place during the campaign.
The official statement says:
''In Belgium during the day of De
cember 18 we fortified the ground
gained the day before to the south Of
Dixmude and pushed forward our front
to the south of the Kortaker Inn.
"Our advance to the south of Ypres
is continued on marshy ground, and it
is very difficult for our troops.
From the Lys to the Disc we have
advanced in the region of Notre Dame
De Consolation, south of La Bassee,
more than a kilometer. In the course
of the last two days we have made
equal progress in the direction of Car
ency, toward St. Laurant and Blangy.
Despite very violent counter at
tacks the positions captured Decem-
Der II have been held.
"In the region of Albert during the
night of December II and 18 and
during the day of December 18, we
advanced under very violent fire and
reached the wire entanglements of
the second line of the enemy's
trenches.
"Three violent counter attacks by
the Germans have been repulsed.
"'In the region of the Aisne artillery
duels continue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
J0RDAN'S YEARLY REVIEW
SHOWS CLUBS PROGRESS
Commercial Club Secretary Points to Many Methods Taken
To MAKE Richmond Better Place to Live In" by
Public improvements and Better Sanitary Conditions
Undertakes Big Advertising Proposition.

Charles w. Jordan, secretary of the
Richmond Commercial club, is prepar
ing resume of the work done by the
organization during the last year, and
1t will be shown that the activities
achievements in a general way salts
factory, and the growth Of the club
itself highly gratifying
While the club has not been sue
cessful in bringing new Industries tC
the city in the past year, the biggest
movement ever undertaken by the
club was advanced for the purpose
of permanently bringing new indus
tries to the city.
This is the $25O,OOO Industrial as
sociation plan which the secretary in
troduced about two months ago. 1t
is now under rigid Investigation by
the new industries committee and the
idea probably will bear fruit within
the next six months.
Tries to Improve City.
The club started the year of 1914
with a new motto: Make Richmond
better place to live in." and began
carrying it out. The activities of the
club are difficult to record as much
of the work was done through the
concentrated efforts Of the members
with the club itself in the background.
This has been the policy of the club
for the past year, Secretary Jordan
said today.
I'VE have worked for results, not
fame" Mr.. Jordan said in going over
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
PUPILS READ BIBLE
IN GARFIELD CHAPEL
Christmas Program Closes
School for Holidays Sing
German Songs.

Garfield school pupils enjoyed
Christmas exercises yesterday before
adjournment for the holidays.
Chapel exercises in the morning
were dispensed with and the pupils
gathered in the chapel yesterday after
noon. The following program was
given:
Orchestra number: Scripture read
ings by Helen Hill and Mary Louise
Norris: "Stille Nacht,' by school, vio-
lin solo by Walter Anderson; Latin
song by Latin class: piano selection
by Miss Marguerite Doan; why the
Chimes Rang" reading by William
Haberkern: violin solo by Professor
Sloan: "Tannenbaum,' by IA and 7-B
pupils; orchestra.
A new feature in chapel exercises
in the school is the reading of Scrip
ture by the pupils. The two girls al
ternateiy read the passages selected.
The German song, "Stille Nacht," has
been repeated so frequently by the
German classes that the school is now
able to join them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19

his draft of the resume "It is not
the credit for the work we want, but
the result If it betters the city We
have found that we are more success.
full in taking up the idea of some in
dividual and by our strength, carry.
ing it out, than in advancing our own
plans"
Commercial club members have
taken a part in most of the civic i'm.
provements The club has worked
in the interests of a better lighting
system and circulated the petitions
for the white way lighting by orna'
mental posts on Main street.
Conducts Cleaning Day.
The club took charge of the annual
cleaning day and carried it out on a
larger scale than other organizations
would have found possible.
Members have been engaged in the
fight for cheaper gas and it was part
ly through the efforts of the club that
good results were obtained.
Better shipping regulations have
been secured for the shippers and the
business men and railroad officials
have been brought into closer touch
by the activities of the club.
In the line of improvements, the
club was most successful. One i'm
provement was for the south end
street car extension After hard work
by minor organizations, the COmmerc-
ial club took charge of the matter and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
OFFICIAL GERMAN
WAR STATEMENT

BERLIN, Dec. 49, (By wire
Iess)-F Fierce fighting between
the Germans and the allies is in
progress near Neuport, Blk
schoote and La Bassee, where the
Anglo-French forces have launch
ed three separate attacks, it was
officially announced here today.
The statement, which was issued
at p. m. says:
yesterday, series Of hostile
attacks were made in the western
theatre of war. Fighting contin-
ues near Nieuport, eixschoote
and La 3assee."
The official statement contin.
ued:
I'VE also repuIsed the enemy's
attacks west Of Lens, east Of A.
= bert and west ct Noyon. ~
ION the East Prussian frontier
Russian cavalry attack west of
PiIakelIen was repuIsed. In Po-
land the pursuit of the Russians
continues"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
ESCHBACH TO LEAD
MINORITY IN HOUSE
G. 0. p. Legislators in Cau-
Gus See Prospect of Victory
in 1916.
TBY LEASED WlRE.1

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 10
Optimism marked the get together
meeting of the Republican members
of the state legislature held here to-
day Thirty-five representatives and
seven senators attended the gathering
which was called by State Chairman
Will Hays for the purpose of organic
ing the minority. All the members
united in predicting a national and
state Republican victory at the next
election. Although no formal action
was taken today, it was understood
that the legislators of the lower house
would choose Jesse r. Eschbach as
minority floor leader for the coming
legislative session.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
GIRL, BORN DEC. 10,
GETS NAME BY LOT

Mrs. w. c. Setter are the proud par
ents of a baby daughter Beatrice. born
the 18th. A novel way of naming the
little girl was used by her parents
to ward off the bad luck which might
be her lot judging from her natal day.
Thirteen names were written on as
many slips of paper and deposited in
box and all were separately and
solemnly withdrawn but the thirteenth
which was agreed on for the charm
and it happened to be Beatrice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
RELATIVES OF DEAD
OFFICER live HERE

Edward F. knaul. the Cincinnati
patrolman, who died Thursday from
wounds received in a pistol duel with
Frank G. Hohl, bank robber, who was
later killed by members of the police
force, was a first cousin of Mrs. John
F. Ackerman, of this city.
Mrs. Ackerman said she had not
seen knaul for about. ten years when
he last visited Richmond. His moth
er has been frequent visitor at the
Ackerman home, and spent month
here last winter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
SHOES At $40 PAIR
WITHIN Two YEARS
TBY LEASED wlPE.1

CHICAGO, Dec 19-"Beef will sell
at fifty cents a pound and shoes at
$40 a pair, perhaps within two years -
This startling prediction was made by
Henry J. Williamson, statiStician in
the department of agriculture at Wash
ington, who is stopping here on his
way back to the capital from a five
weeks tour of the cattle range coun-
try.
unless the slaughter of calves is
stopped and scientific breeding for in
crease becomes general among stock
men. the United States will soon have
to import beet" said Williamson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
KING GEORGE WIRES
SULTAN GOOD WISHES
TBY LEASED WiRE.1

LONDON, Dec. liking George
sent the following message to Sultan
Hussein, the new ruler of Egypt, to-
day:
Il offer you my congratulations and
assurances Of support and confidence
in securing the future well being and
nro1asty of Egyut."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
TEMPERATURE.

Local Mostly cloudy to-
night and Sunday; colder tonight.
General Conditions-The storm that
was central this morning over the
Great Lakes is moving down the St.
Lawrence valley and is being followed
by cold weather. Another storm is
central over the southwest and will
cause continued unsettled weather for
the next twenty-four hours
w. f. MOORRE.
Weather Forecaster.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-19
BURSALL OBJECTS
TO CAR HEATING

John Burdsall. one OF the members
OF the city council, said today that at
next council meeting he intended to
enter a camplaint that the street car
company was operating q car on it's
Fairview line which was not heated.
He said that the heating system on the
car was so defective it could not be
operated,