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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
New Physical Director Arrives

"J G. Hoffer, who has received the appointment as physical director of the Birmingham Young Mems Christian association, has reached the city from Des Moines." said H. R. Howell, so cial secretary.
 'The new physical director has ar excellent reputation and has served fer a number of years as director for in- stitutions of the larger northern cit ies He comes to Birmingham highly recommended for accomplishm in his special profession. This city Y. M. c. A. now has the largest mem bership of any other southern asso- citation. and the best is none too good TOT Birmingham.
 MT. Hoffer will have his hands full in handling the athletic situation here for the enrollment in the various gym rasium classes Is being rapidly swellcd to large proportions. Especial inter est has been aroused in the business mems class, and the boys department will require the undivided attention of special athletic instructor. MT. w. w. Abel will now specialize in this de- partment Mr. Hoffer, it Is understood. will take the other departments in charge Monday, and great things are expected of the new physical director. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
Business Continue. to Improve

'I have gone through several pe- riods of business depression, and have watched the signs of business recovery, and I feel sure that we are now on approaching an era of great prosper ity," said M. M. Whitson of St. Louis. Birmingham began to improve early in the year. It was slow improvement at first, but with March came a decided briskness and in April the movement toward business recovery became rapid. May is starting off we'll. and it is generally predicted that the eoun- try will be on a solid boom before mid- summer.
 "The railroads are all picking up, In the west traffic is very heavy, and in the south it will get back to normal within the next few weeks, or at least that it is the way 1t looks to many people,
 General trade has certainly better outlook now than at any time within year. Prosperity has come to stay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, rostoffice as second class matter un- der act of Congress March 3. 1879.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-14
Berlin Expected Not to Yield
to Cessation of Submarine
Warfare But to Continue
Raids.
BASIS OF STRATEGY
Germans Pin Hope of Vic
tory on Cutting Off Sup
plies and Munitions From
Great Britain.

WASHINGTON, May 14-Germany
will not yield to the demands OF the
United States but will justify her sub
marine warfare and will assert her
right to continue the plans she has
laid out to destroy the commerce OF
England and all other nations now
carrying munitions OF war and other
supplies to her enemies. This is the
prevailing opinion in Washington Off
cial circles today.
Then what?"
Germany herself must determine.
No War Orders.
In the face of the German crisis the
war department displayed no unusual
activity today. So far as could be
learned not a single order has been is
sued out of the unusual routine and no
special preparations are being made
to strengthen the national defenses at
any particular place. Secretary Gar
rison said he had issued no orders of
an unusual character either to the ar
senals or the army. He declined to
discuss other terms of the presidents
note or the probable reply of the Ber-
lin government
1t is not believed that President
Wilson and his advisers will go fur
ther than to denounce Germany as an
outlaw among nations, for war be-
tween the two countries is not re-
garded as possibility, as Germany is
the one belligerent that cannot at this
time strike back at the United States.
All her warships except submarines
are behind Notifications. therefore
she cannot send soldiers across the
Atlantic.
Will Avoid War.
On the other hand. it is not believed
that the United States would send her
soldiers to European waters when
there is nothing visible to fight. The
president, 1t is declared. will direct his
efforts to the avoidance of war in any
FORM, warllke step to be taken ONLY
"hen II becomes necessary to protect
'the countryS commerce on the seas
II things come to the worst. il is
SAID the president would discontinue
dlplomatlc relations with Germany.
seize German vessels now interned in
thls country and designate torpedo de-
stroyers to convoy merchant vessels
TO European ports which are likely to
be attacked by submarines.
germany can never meet the presi-
dents demands" said a prominent Of
lclal today 1T is out of the oues-
ton for her to do so without abandon
ing her submarine. campaign almos,
entirely. She had staked her success
ID the war upon her ability to paralvze
British commerce and if she sbouId
agree to discard this feature of her
war she would vitality impair her
chances of success"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-14
; MONTHS TO COUNT
BOOTY CAPTURED IN
DEFEAT OF RUSSIANS

VIENNA, May 14.-All along the
front in the Carpathians, the Austro-
German armies continue to advance,
capturing thousands Of Russian prison
ers and such enormous quantities of
war materials that it will take many
months to enumerate the booty. says
an official statement issued today
The Russians in southern Poland
north Of the Nistua are also falling
back and the German army that occl-
pied kielce is pushing forward in pur-
suit.
A battle is in progress On the from
tier of BukOWina, where the Russians
attempted an offensive to offset
Austro-German pressure in the Car
pathians.
Confusion reigns in he ranks of the
Russians falling back through the
eastern ranges Of the Carpathians In
one night men from fifty-three differ
ent Russian regiments We're captured
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-14
Jack Gilbert, Wanted in
Many Ohio Towns, Falls in
Tolls of Columbus Police
Force.
GOES AFTER AU TO
Goodwin Takes Owner to
West jefferson Where
Thief Left Machine Before
Second Theft.

A man giving his name as Jack GIL
bert was arrested last night at Co
lumbus, O., for breaking into a gar
age at London, O., and stealing an au
tomobile. After his arrest he admitted
that he had stolen an efght-cylinder
seven-passenger, 1915 model Cadillac
car owned by William Bockhoff OF
this city, president of the National
Automatic Tool company. Gilbert
said he left the machine at West JET
ferson, 0. 1t is not known whether he
sold the machine in that town or
abandoned it there.
AS soon as Chief Goodwin was no
titled by the chief of detectives at
Columbus that Mr.. Bockhoff's car had
been located. Goodwin notified Mr..
Bockhoff and they left for Columbus,
accompanied by Mrs Bockhoff.
Return to Richmond.
A telephone message from COlum.
bus this morning stated that Goodwin
and Bockhoff had gone to West JEFF
ferson to take possession of the auto
mobile. They will probably return to
Richmond in it this evening.
Whether Gilbert will be brought to
Richmond for trial is not known. He
could be charged in this state with
either grand larceny or second class
burglary as he broke into the Book
hoff garage. The Columbu police say
that Gilbert has a bad criminal rec
ord. They say he is wanted in sever
al Ohio towns on charges of burglary.
The Columbus police would not be
the least displeased if Gilbert is
brought to Richmond for trial as Mr.
Bockhoff offered 500 reward for the
arrest and conviction Of the man re-
sponsible for the theft of his car in
addition to another reward of S1OO
for the location and recovery of his
car This latter reward the Columbus
police are now entitled to and they
want the other one also.
1t is stated that after Gilbert stole
a machine at London, O., Colunl bus
police secreted themselves near a
house where they were confident Gil
bert would go on his arrival in that
city. AS they expected he went to
this house and was promptly arrested
Naturally Mr.. Bockhoff was greatly
pleased when informed that his $4,000
automobile had been located 81 will
gladly pay that box of cigars l wag-
cred that the thief and the machine
would never be located" he said
The Richmond police were confident
from the first that the thief would new
er be able to slip through the widely
extended dragnet they threw out for
him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-14

side Of justice and humanity; and
having understood the instructions OF
the Imperial German government to
its naval commanders to be upon the
same plane OF humane action pre-
scribed by the naval codes Of other
nations, the government of the United
States was 10th to believe-it can not
now bring itself to believe-that these
acts, SO absolutely contrary to the
rules, the practices and the spirit OF
modern warfare, could have the coun-
tenance or sanction OF that great gov
ernment 1t feels it to be its duty,
therefore, to address the Imperial Ger
man government concerning them
with the utmost franknesS and in the
earnest hope that it is not mistaken in
expecting action on the part of the I'M
perial German government which will
correct the unfortunate impressions
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-14
CENTENNIAL COMMISSION BEGINS
PLANS ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL

Prof. Giles said. Il have always
wanted the school children to partici-
pate in such an event. | intend that
all school children shall be instructed
in the history of their city during the
ensuing school year
All commissioners agreed that un-
less such pageant could be produced
on an elaborate scale under expert
coaching and supervision it would be
folly to undertake it. While the cost
of training and costuming the large
number of people who would partlcl-
pate in it would amount to a consid-
era BILE sum the commissioners eX-
pressed the opinion that most of this
expense could be met by charging
small admission fees. The commits
sioners were of the opinion that Glen
Miller would be an ideal place for
holding the event
In formulating celebra ton plans
the advisability of providing for a
'made-in Richmond" industrial exposi-
tion will be seriously considered. The
commissioners were unanimous in
their opposition to side show and car
nival features, but all favored an elab-
crate musical feature. 1t was suggest
ed that the opening night of the cele-
bration be featured by the singing of
chorus especially composed for the
occasion, several hundred singers
forming the chorus. This could be held
out of doors and, it was also suggested
during the rendition of the musical
program an elaborate pyrotechnic dis
play could be provided including sew
eral set pieces depicting historical
events in the city's history.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-14
WAGON WHEEL
ENDS THE LIFE
OF Mr.. DRULEY
Well Known Boston Farmer
Meets Instant Death After
Runaway Team Frightfully
Nangles Body.

BOSTON, Ind. May 14-After be-
ing trampled under foot by team Of
tractious young horses, Clarence Dru-
ley. 40 was instantly killed at Witt S
Station yesterday afternoon when a
heavily loaded wagon passed over his
forehead and neck.
Mr. Druley who lived nine miles
southeast of Richmond on the Indiana
side of the line and two miles south
east of Boston. had gone to Wits Sta
ton to haul gravel. He had loaded
mis- wagon vita gravel at G. and O.
siding and vas preparing to drive
away when an approaching switch
engine frightened the horses. Hold
ing them by the bits, Mr. Druley at
tempted to control them, but the ami
mails knocked him down and after they
had mangled him. dragged the wagon
ever him
Makes Way Upward,
4 self-made man, Mr., Drulev had
started life with little. At the time of
his death he owned one of the best
24o-acre farms in the southern part of
the county and was a member Of the
township advisory board. He was an
active member of the Christian church
at Concord.
Funeral services will be held Satur
day afternoon at o'clock at the Con-
cord church with interment in the
Concord cemetery. The Rev. O. w.
Powers of Dayton, will have charge of
the services.
Mr.. Druley IS survived by the widow
and six children, all of whom live near
Boston The following are the chill
dren: Mary, Harriet, Edwin, Martha,
Anna and Frances. Besides the chill
dren there are three sisters: Mrs.
Henry Sanders, Mrs. Harry l.. Price
and Mrs. Burcham of Lowell. Mass,
and two brothers Emmett and Perry,
living near Boston. His parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Druley also survive
him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-14
TEXT OF PRESIDENT WILSON'S Note
TO GERMANY ON SUBMARINE WAR
WHAT WILSON'S NOTE
TO GERMANY MEANS

Stripped of it's diplomatic Ian
guage the American note to the
Kaiser means:
The United States is determined
to stand no more interference with
the rights of its citizens and CON-
merce on the sea.
The United States demands that
German disavow the acts of it's
naval officers in sinking merchant
ships without making provision for
the safety of those on board, in ac-
cordance with the international law
of civilized nations
The United States will be salts
fled only if rights of Americans to
travel wherever their business calls
on them on the sea be respected. 1t
being obvious that a submarine
cannot make arrangements for the
safety of ships passengers before
torpedoing it, it is up to Germany
to cease the use of submarines ex-
cept against warships.
The United States intends to see
that it's citizens are protected
against any violation of the
acknowledged code of nations in
dealing with merchant ships
The United States will, if Ger
many persists in its course, take
upon itself the duty Of enforcing
such rule and will take the neces-
sary steps to make the seas safe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-14
LEAPS OUT WINDOW
WHEN FIRE BLOCKS
ESCAPE BY STAIRS
Russell Martin of Lynn. Es.
capes Uninjured-Mother
Snashes Glass to Enable
Daughters to Reach Safety

LYNN. Ind, May 14-Cut off from
escape by tire which was eating It's
way up the staircase and by locked
doors, Russell Martin. -. was forced
TO jump from the second story of his
home on Depot street. when fire part
tally wrecked the home Il, O'Clock
this morning
Mrs. .. A. Martin. the mother. suf
Tered slight cuts on her hand when
she smashed window to allow her
daughters Doris and Emily. 10 reach
the ground The young women leap
ed through first floor window when
they found the door of the smoke
cloUded room locked
The young women reached the first
floor of the home from their sleeping
quarters before fire had cut off the
stairway. Neither OF the Young women
or the son Russell. was injured
The exact extent of the loss is not
known. Whether the fire is due 20
lightning is not known either.
The fire started in the wood shed.
burning that building. the kitchen and
all its contents and badly dana ging
other rooms.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-14
Representatives Arrange for
Meeting to Explain Merits
of Material to Sovereign
Property Owners.
BOARD DISAPPROVES
Other Cities Find Brick
Proves Cheaper in Long
Run as Asphalt Softens
and Breaks.

A determined effort is once more
to be made by the so-called Asphalt
Trust to gain foothold in Richmond
SIX years ago this paving trust made
a desperate effort to persuade proper
ty owners on North Eighth street to
have that thoroughfare paved with as
phalt, but the effort met with failure.
The trust has returned to the attack
once more and is prepared to make a
hard fight to have South A street,
Sixth street and North A street sur
faced with that kind of paving. The
company which is conducting this
fight is the Union Asphalt Construc-
tlon company of indianapolis, which
submitted the lowest bids on asphalt
paving yesterday to secure the con.
tracts for paving eleven blocks of
South A street, Sixth street from
South A to t't Wayne ave, and North
Fifth street, from Main to North A.
Company Plans Meeting.
1t was learned today that this com
pany has arranged to hold meeting
next Monday night at the First Eng
lish Lutheran church. South Eleventh
and A streets, for the purpose of hav-
ing it's agents present arguments in
favor of asphalt paving to property
owners affected by the three improve.
ments
Although the board of public works
ordered brick paving for the fifteen
blocks which are to be improved un-
der the contract bid upon yesterday
the property owners, under the law,
have the final say in such. matters
The law permits the affected property
owners ten days after the bids have
been opened to select tho kind of per
manent improvement they desire.
1t is because OF this that the asphalt
people are now busy in this city urg-
ing property owners to decide upon as
phalt paving. The concrete people are
also active, their most effective argu-
ment being that concrete is the cheap
est paving. Property owners on Sixth
street are for the most part favora BILE
to concrete, it was learned today, but
such is NOT the case among the prop
erty owners on South A street who
hold widely divergent views in regard
to the most desirable kind of paving
for that street. Some want brick, a
few favor creOsOte wooden blocks
others want asphalt and the remain.
der are in favor of concrete.
Richmond contractors have no af-
[Continued On Page TweIve.1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-14

The full text of the note cabled by
the government of the United States
to the Imperial German government
follows:
department of State, Washington,
May 13, 1915.
THE Secretary of State to the Ameri-
can Ambassador at Berlin:
please call on the minister of for
eign affairs and after reading to him
this communication leave with him a
copy.
In view of recent acts of the Ger
man authorities in violation of Ameri-
can rights on the high seas which cul-
minated in the torpedoing and sink
ing of the British steamship Lusitania
an May Z, 1915, by which over 100
American citizens lost their lives, it is
clearly wise and desirable that the
government Of the United States and
the Imperial German government
should come to clear and full under
standing as to the grave situation
which has resulted.
THE sinking of the British passen-
ger steamer Falaba by a German sub
marine on March %, through which
Leon c. Thrasher, an American citi-
zen, was drowned; the attack on April
% on the American vessel, Gushing,
by German acceptance; the torpedo
ing on May l of the American vessel,
Gulf Light, by German submarine,
as result of which two or more
American citizens met their death;
and, finally the torpedoing and sink
ing of the steamship Lusitania, consti-
tute a series of events which the gov
ernment of the United States has OBJ
served with growing concern, distress
and amaZement.
"Recaling the humane and enlight-
ened attitude hitherto assumed by the
Imperial German government in mat
tiers of international right, and partic-
ularly with regard to the freedom of
the seas; having learned to recognize
the German views and the German in
fluence in the field of international
obligation as always engaged upon the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-14
Frantic Barking of Dog
Locked in Kitchen ArOuses
Mrs. Hunter After Bolt
Strikes Home.
EDMUNDSON SHOCKED
Flash Off Trolley Wire Hurls
Man Against Fence, Stun
ming Him-Grocery Store
Catches Fire.

One dwelling house on South Tenth
street almost demolished. dangerous
blaze started in a store on Fort Wayne
avenue, and one man rendered un-
conscious were the principal results
of the most severe electrical storm
which has visited Richmond this
spring. The storm started about IL
o'clock last night and ragged until
about O'Clock this morning.
A bolt of lightning entered the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hunter,
colored, 325 South Tenth street. about
l o'clock this morning and started
blazes in four different places, the
basement. the rear bedroom on the
second floor, the dining room and the
bedroom on the first floor. Hunter.
who is night watchman, was not at
home. Mrs Hunter was in the down
stairs bedroom. The terrific crash OF
thunder which detonated after the bolt
struck the house aroused everybody
in the neighborhood with the exception
Of Mrs. Hunter.
Dog Arouses Woman.
She said that she was awakened by
the frantic barking of a dog shut in
the kitchen. When she awoke she
found the room in flames. Hastily
dressing she ran out of the house and
found the roof and two side walls
burning briskly A neighbor had sent
in the alarm. The firemen did very
effective work and were greatly assist
ed by the heavy downpour which came
a few minutes after lightning struck
the house Before the flames were
eXtinguished most of the roof had
been burned off and the walls were
very badly damaged. good part OF
the household goods were also de-
stroyed The loss to the house
amounts to about $500 and the loss to
household goods is about 5000. The
loss is covered by insurance.
About II o'clock lightning entered
the Star grocery store. Fort Wayne
avenue, through the electric wiring
but the first companies responded so
promptly that the blaze was extin-
guished before any damage had been
done.
About the same time Cal Edmundson,
manager of the Theatoriurl picture
theatre. was returning to his home on
North Fifth street. A bolt Of light
ming shot Oh the trolley wire and
Edmundson was hurled headlong
against a picket fence. He soon re
vived and was able to stagger to his
home. where he received medical at
tentiOn.
The electric elevator at the court
house was put out Of commission by
lightning. several trees were struck
and quite few people were slightly
shocked.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-14
GAZETTE SEES ISSUE
SHARPLY PRESENTED

LONDON. May 14-"One of the
greatest issues of the war has been
sharply defined in the American note
to Germany and the answer must
make clear to the whole world Wheth-
er Germany has definitely abjured
legal sanction and limitations which
hitherto were held interchangeable be
tween nations" says the Westminster
Gazette today in discussing Wilson, s
protest against Germany's submarine
warfare and the killing Of neutrals by
Germans on the high sea. 'President
Wilson is acting for the honor and
safety Of Americans. All who are
biased in favor of the belligerents
would do we'll to spare him advice and
comment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-14

Exercising the desire to make the
sary of the founding of the city OF
Richmond next year, one of the most
pretentious events ever attempted by
any Indiana city, members of the cen
tennial commission effected an organ
ization last night. The following
were elected officers of the Commits
sion: President, Louis S. Bowman
vice president, Mrs Miriam McDivitt;
secretary, Demas S. Coe; treasurer,
Lee B. Nusbaum.
The commission will begin work at
once to formulate some definite pro-
gram for the celebration of Rich
mond's one hundredth birthday, and
incidentally, the centennial anniver'
sary of the admission Of Indiana to the
union as a state, which also occurs
next year. The commission has over
year in perfecting its celebration
plans, but the commissioners eX
pressed the opinion that this length OF
time is none too long if the event is to
be as pretentiOuS as hoped for.
Work on Program.
President Bowman was instructed
to appoint special committee OF
three citizens to cola borate with
himself and Secretary Coe in roughly
drafting a tentative celebra tion pro
gram. After this work has been com
pleted it will be submitted to the en-
tire commission and worked out in de-
tailed form.
1t is practically certain that the sug-
gestion made by Prof J. T. Giles, SUI
perintendent Of schools, for an his
torical pageant in which two or three
thousand school children will partici-
pate, will be decided upon as the spec
tacular feature of the celebration
Il have not been resident of Rich
mond very long but l have studied the
city's history and it is rich with his
torical lore and an ella borate and en-
thralling pageant could be produced,