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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
ASK OPTION ELECTION

MARION, Ind. April 21.-The
throes Of wet and dry campaign are
tightening about this city. Wet lead
ers are circulating a petition asking
that the county commissioners set a
date for the election. Dry sentiment
is stronger than ever before, many
former wet leaders having announced
their intention of supporting the anti
saloon cause. If wet leaders are sue
cessful in having an election called
it is believed they will lose at the
polls.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21

MIKESELL APPLIES
FOR BAND LEADER

EATON. O., April 21.--Frank w.
Mikesell of Richmond. Ind. is an ap-
plicant for the position of director Of
the Commercial club band to succeed
Prof. J. w. Young, resigned. Mikesell
met with band members in rehearsal
ana is said to have made a favorable
impression. Mikesell is a son of Will
liam Mikesell OF Richmond, but was
born and reared in Eaton. The mat
ter of the selection of a director will
later be taken up by the club.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
CHURCH ELECTS CLERK

CAMBRIDGE, CITY, Ind. April q.
AT business meeting Of the mem
bership held Monday evening in the
Christion church, the following offic-
ers We're elected for the ensuing
year: Clerk, Roy Copeland; treasurer.
Charles MARBLES; financial secretary,
Charles Sewers; chairman of the
church board, William Sewers; trus-
tees, r. l.. Scott, John Parrish and
Charles MARBLES; missionary depart
ment, Mrs. T. H. Bird, president; Mrs
Jessie Cornell, financial secretary;
Mrs. r. l.. Scott, treasurer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
MOUNTED BRIGADE
TAKES JUNCTION

CAPETOWN. Suth Africa, April 81.
1t was officially announced today
that the Fourth Mounted Brigade, I'M
der Colonel Walters, occupied Sechei-:1,
an important junction point on the
Luderitz Bay-Keetmen-Shoop railway
on Sunday. The point is IS miles
from the Atlantic coast.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
bitches MACHINE
TO MISS CHILDREN

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, April Ill
AS DR.. J. E. Wright was driving his
machine near the Medsker home.
some children came coasting down
the hill. The doctor saw at glance
that an accident could scarcely be
averted, but at once drove his ma
chine to the side Of the road, break
ing a wheel, but otherwise escaping
injury.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
THIRTY-NINE BOYS
TAKE EXAMINA ATOMS

The first of the international ex-
animation in Bible study conducted
by the religious work department of
the Y NJ. c. A., was held last night
for local classes at the high school
building. Thirty-nine of the forty
seven boys composing the classes took
the examination. Questions asked
dealt with the Travels of Paul" and
were answered by the Leaders class
and Iroquois classes one, two and
three
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
ENTERTAIN FRIENDS

NEW PARIS. O., April 21.-Miss
Evelyn Aker entertained Friday even
ing a party of nine girl friends who
came dressed as small children. Games
and music were the features of the
evening and dainty lunch was served
to Misses Marvel Mitchell, Harriet Nc
Keen, Hester Nelson, Helen, Dorothy
and Marguerite Kessler. Maude Watts,
Salena Raney and Helen Reid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
MAENNERCHOR READY
FOR BIG SAENGERFEST

The Maennerchor is 'practicing for
the annual Saengerfest of Southeast
ern Ohio and Kentucky, which is to be
held at Newport. KY. June 20, and will
bring together SIG singers to sing the
chorus numbers. About 5000 persons
are expected to attend the contest
Prof. Geyer of Newport. was here Sun
day listening to a rehearsal of the
songs which will be sung in the con-
test.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
GETS
LEAVE OF ABSENCE

WASHINGTON, April 21-Ambassa-
dor Guthrie has sailed from Japan for
tht United States, Secretary of State
Bryan stated today. The ambassador
had been given leave Of absence be.
cause of the illness of Mrs. Guthrie in
Pittsburg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
ECONOMICS
TO SERVE MEAL

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, April III
The following is the program for the
May meeting of the Home Economics
club: Response to roll CALL short
Irish stories Mrs. Roy Copeland will
give a demonstration in sewing. The
June meeting will be in the nature OF
a picnic at the home of Mrs. w. P.
Hunnicutt, south of Dublin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
MAYOR OF CHICAGO -
ABJURES ALCOHOL

=. CHICAGO, April 21.-Official an
nouncement was made today that Will
liam Hale Thompson. mayor-elect of
Chicago, has gone on the water wagon
William N. Pelouze, his brother-in-law,
said that the executive-elect never
drank to excess, but that now he would
forsake all sorts Of alcoholic drinks
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
NEW MUSIC INSTRUMENT.

PARIS. April 21-An electro-mag-
net, which is used in the making Of
war munitions and the extraction of
missiles has been utilized by NJ. Be
vierre, an engineer, in the production
of music from various instruments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
coNvIcTs STEAL BASES.

OSSINNING, N. Y. April 21.-In
mates of Sing Sing prison stole many
bases in the opening baseball game of
the season against the St. Augustine
team, made up of villagers. The con-
victs won by the score of to 5.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21

II RATS CAUGHT IN ONE DAY
One SO rat trap (resets ITSELF will be
sent prpaid upon receipt of 50 as sam
pie. Made of galvanized iron, % inches
high, 10 inches in diameter. Money
back if not satisfied
n. .. SWARTS,
Inventor and Manufacturer.
Box 566. Scranton, Pa.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
TO ATTEND FUNERAL.

Hermania lodge, Daughters of Re-
bekah will meet Wednesday evening
at the lodge rooms at 1880 o'clock to
attend the funeral of Sister Ashen-
felter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21

A Russian has invented a floating
storehouse for fuel and other naval
supplies which can be sunk out of
sight in the sea at the approach of a
foo
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21

Have you tried HALF and
HALF? It's Cream Ale and
Export Beer, half and half.
Try a case of each. Minck
Brewing Co. 2o-eod-tf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-21
Relieve the Worst Cough

Immediately with Schiffmann's Con-
cenrated Expectorant. If it does not
relieve you, or is not found the very
best remedy you ever used. your
money will be refunded by Thistle
thwaite's Drug Store-Adv
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-14
PARCEL POST TO BOOM TRADE
Three Government Departments Join
In Plan 10 Increase Export Business

The postofiice department. the fed
eral trade commission ami the depart.
ment OF commerce have Joined hands
in plan looking to n gigantic boom In
American foreign trade through the
medium Of foreign parcel post
The postofIice department X working
out this prognm AMI. while maintain
Ing secrecy concerning the details. an
nOunces that a formal statement out
lining the plan viii he made early In
december.
The United States has treaties or
other arrangements relating Ia the
Transmission Of the mails with sixty
eight foreign countries. and POstmas-
ter General BurlesDn expects a. revise
all these so that all restrictions on par.
GELS will be removed. lie is also az.
tempting TO bring about agreements
under which parcel post matter may
be sent TO any of these foreign coun.
tries at uniform rate OF ~ cents
pound.
A general appeal will be made 20
American exporters 20 use the parcel
post wherever IL Is possible IN the
transportation OF their goods.
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TIRED or KILLING MEN,
WRITES AMERICAN SOLDIER.
chieasoan Tells ct Experiences That
Turned Ills Hair White.

From Robert Beck. former owner Of
a taXlcab business In Chicago. has come
to his friend. Charles Grand, vivid
letter ON his war experience. Beck
Joined the allies as'driver Of an ar
mored automobile.
II am glad TO have the chance to
tell you that | am alive. and that Is
ALL" the letter says. My hair is near
~ white now. am sorry 10 tell you
that am deaf und dumb through
shock and wounds. am motor.
cycle dispatch bearer and urmorcd car
driver.
Il was driving sixty horsepower
armored car. could not drive fast
enough through the dead bodies be
cause the dead bodies and horses were
SO thick that | could not get through
All at once a shell hit my car and
blew 1t up.
when they got me from underneath
the wrecked car was deaf and dumb.
with my ribs crushed and spine hurt.
The other three men | carried with
me Ia the armored cur were blown TO
bits.
This was a month ago. The doctors
have tried to bring my speech and
hearing back. but they cannot. The
doctors say they Will come back In
time. because now my nerves are shat.
tered through hardshlps
Charlie. | am tired Of killing people.
I have been driving an armored car
with three Maxim guns inside OF Il
and three men working the guns. They
fire 800 shots a minute. and | carry
10000 rounds inside the car. The car
weighs four tons. so you can see what
fun we have on the battlefield. have
seen times when drove my car forty
miles an hour into regiment.
I'VE have crushed men TO death by
the mad driving. have had my radi-
ator thick with blood. and pieces OF
arms aud legs stuck out OF my wheels.
Many a time In charge 1 have been
SO weak that could not pull my bay
onet out OF bodies that I had bayo-
neted.
This summer has been bad for dies.
There were millions Of flies around us
because there are thousands OF dead
bodies OF men and hOrses not buried
The bodies are thrown any.
where"
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HOLY LAND A Battlefield.
Armed Aeroplanes An Flying Over
Birthplace Of Prince Of Peace.

Nearly the entire Holy Land has been
transformed into military camp, ac-
oording 10 the Bote aus Zion, Pales.
tine newspaper. Armed airshlps are
flying over Bethlehem. the birthplace
OF the Prince Of Peace. and soldiers are
maneuvering every day on the Mount
Of Olives, at Golgotha and Jerusalem.
The English. French and Russian
converts have been turned into bar.
racks, and between Judea and Jericho,
where transportation was by mule
pack IN the days when Christ came to
bring peace on EARTH road is being
constructed for armored motorcars.
Long columns Of bufraloes. driven by
Arab peasants, are hauling carts load.
ed with powder. projectiles and other
supplies for the Turkish army over the
fayorite routes OF pilgrims IN Palestine.
Fast dromedaries OF the camel corps
maintain communication between the
camps In Palestine and the Turkish
headquarters. II Is supposed that the
concentration OF the young recruits In
the Holy Land IL with a view 10 an
other attack upon Egypt
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Sheer Tragedy

when Tommy bids farewell TO COY
And glooms the whole Gay long
When meals and movtca only cluy
Aud everything seems wrong.
When he Is lightly moved 20 RAGE
And an the time ig fuuspd.
When he regards the sporting page
With Infinite DISGUST,
When ice cream soda has no lure
His appetite 20 thrill,
When even apple pfc is sure
To make him slddlr still.
When DC Is daily bowed with care.
Tho prey Of dumb distress.
The haunted imagr OF despair.
It's always safe 90 guess
That he has felt tto bitter ache
OF loves elusive dream
Or else he's found he cannot make
Tho high school football team
James J. Montaguc IN New York Amer
lean
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GIRL APPEALS FOR FATHER.
Writes Commanding Officer For Fur
Tough Of "Good Soldier"

'ce6f " 1ooo 0OiGicFs
The youngsters OF Germany whose
fathers and brothers are at the front
are very sensitive 20 criticism or slight
ing remarks bearing on the achieve
ments Of their elders. The Berliner
Morgen Post tells the story OF little
girl who was much incensed because
her playmates said TO her that her ia.
Their was not good soldier because he
had not received leave of absence. as
their fathers had. she could not rest
under this insinuatlon and AT once
wrote TO the commander of her IA
TIERS regiment asking why her IA
ther had not received "A furlough like
the other soldiers. The little girl re-
ceived the following reply. which she
now treasures with great pride:
Dear Elli-Many thanks for your letter
which pleased me very much. | am very
fond Of your father. and II your play
mates say that your father is not a good
soldier Just tell them that his captain
writes you that he Is most excellent
soldier. But we now need all our soldiers.
and particularly the good soldiers. and
for that reason ! cannot grant your ia
Their a furlough. l. too. have a little
daughter at home and have not been able
10 return home 20 see her since | went TO
the front at the beginning OF the war.
However. as soon as can see my way
clear | VIII send your father hume to
you for a few days. Until then be a
brave little girl
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-14
BUYS MOST DEADLY SHELLS.
Government Places Immense Order For
New Six Inch Shrapnel.

Despite the secrecy surrounding the
making Of war munitions In the plant
OF the Westinghouse Electric and Ma
chine company II was learned In Pitts
burgh that an immense order has been
placed with the Westinghouse compa-
ny by the United States government
for new shrapnel proJectile. said TO
be the most deadly effective weapon OF
Its kind known TO military science
The new shells are OF SIX inch cali
Der and twenty-one inches long. They
contain eight separate parts. each one
honeycombed. The most destructive
explosive known to powder makers
and said to be a late invention. Sc
cured by the United States govern
ment will he used IN the new shrapneL
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After two brothers married mother
and daughter ia stockton. Cal. one
brother became stepfather 20 brothers
wife. stepfather to sisterln.law and
brothers farherin.lnw. One bride Is
her daughters sistsr.ln-law and step
mother 10 her brotLsr-in-law.
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EIf,y poa. Catch Euai,Iv.,

Fifty dOgs-hound. collie. bun. poodle
md bbd-tracked and captured an es-
aped convict after bloodhounds had
hiled In South Carolina.
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w q ss.s 4. 5s. s s , i a.
lay more sheltered. Here and
there a town and the fields around it
gave us a glimpse Of the furious indus
try with which France makes and han
dies her material and troops. With her.
ms with us, the wounded officer Of ex-
perience goes back 10 the drill ground
TO train the new levies. but 1t was al
ways the little, crowded. defiant vii
lagos with the civil population waiting
unweariedly and chcerfully ON the I'M
wearied and cheerful army that went
closest to the heart.
Take those pictures caught almost
anywhere during Il journey-a knot Of
little children In difficulties with the
village fountain or high handled pump.
A soldier. bearded and fatherly or
young and slim and therefore rather
shy OF the big girls chat. comes for
ward and lifts the ball or swings the
handle His reward from the smallest
babe swung in the air or. If he is an
older man, pressed against his knees is
a kiss. Then nobody laughs.
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Little Human Rubbish There.

A lifetime spent in watching how the
cat jumps does not make lion tanners.
But there is very little human rubbish
knocking about France to hinder the
work or to darken counsel. There is,
too, the sure knowledge of what has
happened TO ones own flesh and blood
in the power of the enemy few score
miles away. Above all, there is little
thing called "the honor Of civilization"
to which France is attached The
meanest man feels that he in his place
is permitted to help TO uphold 1t and. |
think, bears himself therefosc with dig
nifty.
This is written in a garden OF smooth
turf under copper beech beside a
CLASSY millstream where soldiers Of
Alpine regiments are writing letters
home while the guns shout up and
down the narrow valley.
A great wolfhound who considers
himself in charge of the old fashioned
farmhouse cannot quite understand
why his master, aged six, should be
sitting on the knees Of the marechal
des logis. the iron man, who drives the
big car.
But you are French. little one" says
the giant with a yearning arm around
the child.
Yes" very slowly picking the
French words, II can't speak French,
but am French"
The small face disappears In the big
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| KILL THE BDCHE is
OF THE FRENCH,
"Boy NapoIs ms See Little
Chance CT n fSiarS Baton
In Tits War.

We present below The fourth of
six articles from tho scr oi Rud-
yard Kirina, untor the general title
Of "Francc at War en- the Fro-tior
Of Civilization" describing the i'm
pressions Of a visit 20 the fighting
line In France.
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hia Busy Day

Divorced. married again and para.
lyzed in one day was the experience OF
Q Washington pa.l man.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-14
The Missing Wine.

or a fat old lady making GRAFTON
against some wicked young conscripts
who, she says. know what happened
to a certain bottle of wine. and
meant It for all-yes. for all of you
this evening instead of for the thieves
who stole it-yes. ! tell you, stole 1t.
The whole street hears her. SO does
the officer who pretends not to and the
amused half battalion up the road.
The young men express penitence. She
growls like thunderstorm. but. soften
ing at last, cuffs and drives them af-
fectionately before her They are all
one family.
Or the girl at work with the horses
in a plowed field that is dotted with
graves. The machine must avoid each
sacred plct, SO. hands on pillow hits.
her hair fying forward. she shouts
and wrenches till her little mother
runs up and swings the team out OF
the furrow.
Every aspect and detail OF life In
France seems overlaid with a smooth
patina Of long continued war. every
thing except the. spirit of the people.
and that Is as fresh and glorious as the
sight OF their own land In the sun
shine or the Frenchwoman.
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ored or mutilated or used rs a protec-
tion against bullets. II IL not that
these men nre angry or violent They
do not waste time In that way. They
kill him.
Talk Little Of Atrocities.
The French are lees rcticcnt than
We about atrocities committed by the
bochus Because those afro lilies have
formed an intcgal part OF their lives.
They are not tucked away IN reports
Of commissions and vaguely referred
60 as too awful" Later ou perhaps
we shall De unrcservcd IN our turn
But they do not talk Of them with any
babbliug heat or blcat or make funny
little appeals 70 puhllc opinion that.
like the h0chc. has gone underground.
Ii occurs 10 me that this must be be.
cause every Frcnchman has his place
and his chance. direct or Indirect. to
dimiy.sh the number of bochcs still
alive. whether he lies out in a sand.
witch or damp earth or sweats the big
guns UP the crcsts lchind the trees or
brings the fat loaded bargcs into the
very heart OF the city where the shell
wagons wait he is doing his work TO
that end II he is n civilian he may.
as he does. swear at his government.
which. after all, Is very like other pop
uiar governments
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giles to Jauy. who must have had ,
mother
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-14
DERElICT USED AS
ANCHOR IN STORM
Miami Courts Destruction Rath-
or Than Abandon Tow.
OIL HAD BUT LITTLE EFFECT

Dangerous Menace TO Commerce. Final
~ Carried 10 Key West and Destroy.
Cd. bot Ne. Until After Masterful
soamanshin Had nc.n Displayed BY
Commander.
A thrilling tale Of how the coast
guard cutter Miami. with a derclict M
sci anchor. rode the recent West In
dian hurricane which swept the gulf
Of Mexico was contained On the report
Of Lieutenant Blake. commanding 9TH
Ger Of the vessel
Rather than let loose her prize. a
dangerous dcrclict ufoat IN the paths
Of steamers IN the lower part Of the
gulf. the Miami when Informed Of the
approaching hurricane made fast to
the vessel with hawscr. weathcred u
gale that Kicked the sea into noun.
tains" aud with the exception OF one
accident. In which the heavy seas swept
Gunner DarnCu on his feet and pain.
fully Injured his back. reached Key
West none the worse for her expert
encc.
This Is the story as reported 20 the
treasury by the commander OF the
Miami
Wireless reports told u the ap-
proach NJ a hurricane and indicated
that the Miami would be directly In the
path Of the storm. The easiest course
would have been for the Miami 10 cut
loose from her tow aud run away from
the center OF the storm. Derclicts are
so difficult to locate and ARE such a
menace TO commerce that Lieutenant
Blake. commanding the Miami. decided
TO take a chance Of pulling his prize
into port. notwithstanding the ap-
preaching storm.
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An Old Monastery.

The great building must once have
been a monastery. Twilight softened
its gaunt wings. in an angle Of which
they had collected fifty prisoners pick
ed up among the hills behind the mists
They stood In some sort OF military
formation preparatory TO being march
ed of. They were dressed in khaki
the color OF grass that might have be-
longed to any army. Two wore spec
tacles. and counted eight faces Of the
fifty which were asymmetrical. out Of
drawing on one side.
"Some OF their later drafts gave us
that type" said the interpreter.
One of them had been wounded In
the head and roughly bandaged. The
others seemed all sound. Most OF them
looked at nothing, but several were
wildly alive with terror that cannot
keep the eyelids still. and few waver-
ed on the gray edge Of collapse. They
were the breed which at the word Of
command had stolen out to drown wo-
men and children: had raped women
In the streets Mt the word of command
and always ut the word Of command
had sprayed petrol or squirted flame or
defiled the property and persons OF
their captives. They stood there out
side all humanity. Yet they were made
in the likeness Of humanity. One re-
allied IT with a shock when the ban
daged creature began to SILVER and
they shufied of I'm response to the or.
ders of civilized men.
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The Front That Never Sleeps.

When the days reports are In all
along the front there Is a man. an ex-
pert In the meaning Of things. who
boils them down for that cold official
digest which tells US that there was
the usual grenade fighting at -; we
made an appreciable advance at -"
etc.
The original material comes In
sheaves, and sheaves where indlvid-
ual character and temperament have
full and amusing play. 1t Is reduced
for domestic consumption like an over
whelming electric current; otherwise
we could not take n In. But at closer
range. say at any general headquar-
tiers. one realizes that the front never
sleeps, never ceases from trying new
Ideas and weapons. which as soon Us
the boche thinks he has mastered them
are discarded for still newer annoy
ances and bewilderments.
THE boche is above all things OBJ
servant and Initiative" said one who
had counted G.0OO boches dead IN front
Of his sector