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The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-12
TELLING THE STORY.

LONDON, June 11-Captain Phil potts. commander of the dreadnaught Warspite. has been summoned to the palace to relate to King Georg" his story of the recent naval bat tie in the North sea. During the battle the Warspite became disabled and separated from her sister ships leading to the belief that she had been sunk She is now undergoing repairs, having managed to mako port.
 report received here from Der lin indicates that the Germans yet believe that they were successful in sinking the Warspite, despite the fact that their claim is disputed by indubitaoIe evidence to the con
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-12
AND THEN PEACE.

" A tDI ll-NNI C-Nr IL Ns., J ullt A high government official is quoted here as having said that President WilsonA is only awaiting the outcome of the Democratic national conven- tion before promulgating definite plans for peace. And he expresses himself as of the opinion that the and that within a few short months after Wilson . is nominated, war stricken Europe will be at peace.
 ADMINISTRATION ANXIOUS.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. June H. Considerable anxiety is being eT- pressed at the White House over ciliation of the two wings of the party being the cause. Having to fight a reunited party, the Demo crats are now paying considera ble attention to the blanks which will go into the Democratic platform.
 President Wilson spent consider que lIIIlt lOudy bOlIltI ! lIlS " It'll .otIltl- tor James, Senator Walsh, of Mon tana, and Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, in regard to the platform. It is stated that Senator James plans to attack the Republican plat form in his chairmanship address at St Louis.
 hn pD1 al concerning who should be named as a successor to William F, Me Combs, chairman of the national committee. and is inclined to give it to his personal friend and rep rcsentative Col Edward M. House Senator Hughes, of New Jersey, is Combs successor, owing to the fact that he is a good mixer and gen eral favorite with all factions of the Democratic party,
 ARE ASKING QUESTIONS.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., June H.. The question issuing from national btiuo1idliS Ilthddue'i lCI Q oIiu PIo pounded by the Democratic national ommittee is, Gan four million
 ~~"0G2ivcs be standpatted?' The roetion is asked publicly, having hnen printed in all of the morning papers of today.
 And in the article the committee calls the effort to raise the issue Of "Americanism" against Wilson the most transparent piece of buncoism attempted in a generation. It also contains a sly mention of bossism indicating that the future actions If Hughes will be governed by Senator Murray Crane, Senators Smoot, Penrose, Gallinger and Boss William Barnes, of New York.
 Bennett Clark, house parliament tarian. will act in the same capaci ty at the St. Louis convention Homer Cummings has been men toned as temporary chairman of the convention, but there are no important contests. President Will son is silent on the subject of con yaptjnpal aDDojntmeDts
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-12
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES EXCHANGE GREETINGS.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June H. Charles Warren Fairbanks, nominee
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-12
THE GERMAN VIEW.

BERLIN, June lit is officially admitted here that the recent North sea naval battle resulted in only an undecisiye victory for the Ger man fleet. It is claimed, however. that the battle was step toward final success. having been nothine more than a demonstration of the power of the German ships against the British It is officially denied that Zeppelins took part in the bat
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-12
RUSSIANS SUCCESSFUL.

PETROGRAD, June 1.-The ar mics of Russia are now pjling up successes on all fronts The offen- sive in the Volsynia district, of Galicia, has proven to have been more successful than was first thought Six thousand Austrian prisoners were captured yesterday. The fighting in the Lutsb region also continues
 The Russians have also been sue cessful in their attempts to dis lodge the Turks in the Caucasus. Likewise in the Trebizond region. the losses of the Turks having been hon
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-12
AUSTRIANS GAINING

LONDON. June 11-In official di5- patches received here from Rome it is admitted that the Austrians are steadily gaining in their cam
 palgn against the Italian troops
 They succeeded in capturing the Asiago highlands today after ter rifle fighting, 12,oO0 men being cap
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-12

Teddy Hudson is a recent arrival in town from the Tolovana country.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-12
DEMOCRATS ARE READY FUR Tiff
 B|G POW.WOW
COMPLETE HARMONY EXISTS NOMINATION OF WILSON
 IS A CERTAINTY.

ST. IOCIS. June ll.-Tnis city Is now ready for the opening of the Democratic National convention which starts at the Coliseum rgyt Wednesday, And delegates to the convention are already arriving at proximately 109O of them being registered at local hotels, while more have reserved quarters It i- rot expected however. that there will be much excitement, althou-h many people have come here intend ing to be present at the conven- ton and witness the action of the delegates from the galleries
 The Coliseum. at the corner of Locust and Jefferson avenues. where the convention is to be held is be deckri with 2o GOO yards of buntin, and 5000 yards ot muslin. There will be 512 seats on the platform while 47O seats have been reserved for the press The galleries will seat 5000 people,
 This city has raised $10o00O 10 be expended in the entertainment Of the Demo ratic guests A prj- @ate wire rom the convention hall 10 the White House at Washington has been arranged for
 WILSON IS CERTAIN
 ST LOUIS June II William r McCombs regards the nomination of President Wilson and vice-Presi- dent Marshall for their present posi- tions as certain. He says that com plete harmony exists in the Demo cratic ranks and expresses himself as unafrald of the result of the cleo tton next fall even with the anal gamation of the two wings of the Paf1h1itan rtN
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-12
IN LUXEM BURG

THE HAGUE. June 1l.-American Minister Van Dyke reports that the Dutchy of LuXemburg is unwilling ly resting under German control. The people are hard-pressed for food, the Germans having taken practically everything of a portable nature. LuXemburg is so situated that the thunder of the guns at Yer drp 70, he hoard very nlainly
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-12
IN VERBS DISTRICT.

LONDON, June II The British troops in the Ypres district are just now undergoing a terrific bonn bardment by German artillery They are standing the hombardmont well. being we'll protected An infantry attnck is antininntnA
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-12
GERMANS osTRACIZeD.

PARIS, June Tiff the bill rt- troduced in the chamber of deputies providing for the permanent eXclu- sion of Germans from French terri tory passes, all Germans will be os- tracked, as far as France is con cerned. And the passage of the bill is regarded as almost certain. The bill carries with it provision for the exclusion of all Germans now in French territory and the strict prohibition of their entry into France forever.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-12
ENTENTE ALLIES ARE SUCCESSFUL
 ON ALL FRONTS
FRENCH AND RUSSIANS CAIN AUSTRIANS ARE WINNING
 FROM ITALIANS.

LONDON, June 11-Word received here today is to the effect that the Germans are now redistrbutins their troops along the entire NerdEn front The move was made neces- reason of French gains near DOuau mont. the Germans being compelled 10 considerably increase their forces there
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-12
RESERVATIONS DUE.

ROME. June l1.-The resignatIOn5 of the members of the Italian cabi- net are momentarily expected on account of the government having failed to get a majority of the cham Der of deputies to approve of the budget of the department of the interior. Premier Salandra is now acting also as minister of the in teriOr
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
L0NCMAN MAY
LOSE HIS POST
ON POLICE FORCE

The action of Police Office William
Longman in operating his automobile
without securing state license, which
resulted in his arrest last Friday. may
cost him his place on. the. force.
It was learned today that members
OF the police board at a meeting last
week discussed Longman's case, and
that they were very seriously con-
sidering calling for his resignation.
Members of the board hold the
opinion that 1t is of the utmost i'm
portance for police officers to observe
the letter of the law, inasmuch as
they are entrusted with the duty of
enforcing the observance of the law
Longman states that he had applied
for license for his automobile, but,
it is said the police board members
believe he was entirely too long in
filing his application. This opinion
was shared by Mayor Robbins, who
fined the police officer 81 and costs
on the charge preferred against him.
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G. 0. P. LEADERS
co TO CHICAGO

Edgar Norris, a north end grocery
man and an active Republican poll
t1cian, left for Chicago last night to
attend the Republican national con.
ventlon. He has been appointed an
assistant ergeant-at-arms by Colonel
E. P. Thayer of Greenfield one of
the ergeants-at-arms.
Frank M. Taylor. cashier of the
First National bank, who is one of the
Sixth districts alternate delegates,
also left for Chicago yesterday.
E. NJ. Haas, secretary of the Com
mercial club and former district chair
man, will attend the convention, as
will Clifford Price, former Progressive
county chairman. Both will leave for
Chicago today.
Richmond will also be represented
at the convention by Miss Esther Grif-
fin White, editor of the Little Paper.
Miss White will attend in the capac-
ity of press representative of the In
diana Woman's Franchise league
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
ASK FOR FUND
To BUILD span
IN few WEEKS

County council will be called into
session within the next month to
make an appropriation for the south
side bridge, according to county COM
missionerse today. Bridge Engineer
Mueller will have the plans, specifica-
tions and estimates completed by that
time, they said, and action will be
taken as soon as report is made by
the city board of works on the open
ing of South G street.
I'VE are anxious to push the south
side bridge work to conclusion as
swiftly as possible said Commission
er Cheeseman. The delay so far has
been occasioned by legal obstacles.
We expect to have the work begin by
the first of September at the latest"
Several months ago, Commissioners
Doddridge believed that both bridges
should be built at once but the delay
in the South Side bridge work has
changed his opinion, he said, and he
now believes that the Main street
bridge should not be built until after
the south side structure is erected.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
200 DELEGATES
To BACK HUGHES
ON FIRST CALL

CHICAGO, June 5.-Charles Evan
Hughes loomed up much more promi.
nently as the leading candidate for the
presidency today than at any time
since the pre-convention proceedings
commenced.
The efforts to head him off as a
candidate have strengthened his boom
materially. Unless a combination can
be arranged to kill him off-something
that today was possible, but remote
ne VIII nave more than 200. votes on
the initial ballot. And the managers
OF the "favoriate sons" admitted that
II this is SO he will be almost certain
to be the nominee. -~~~-~-,,,.-- = =
Boom Assumes Shape.
The Hughes boom was shaping it.
self today for the first time. The
Oregon delegation, pledged by the vot-
ers of that state to his candidacy, ar
ranged a conference of all of the
Hughes supporters in their headquart-
ers in the Sherman Hotel.
They issued an elaborate call for
the session through George J. Cameron
of Portland, Ore, the delegate who
polled the most votes at the primaries.
The call set for that being the first
state delegation instructed for Hughes
1t could properly take the initiative in
crystallizing his strength.
Will Stick to End
Attendance at the meeting was linn
tied to dyed-in-the-wool Hughes men
who would stick to the finish for the
justice. 1t was get-to-gether-get-ac-
quainted meeting which was expected
to have an important effect upon the
final coutcome.
The Progressive leaders today ad-
mitted that they were considering the
Hughes question seriously Hereto
fore they had taken the position that
they could eliminate the justice by
exercising the right Of veto. This now
will prove impossible.
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SOUTH HOPES
TO HAND HONOR
To CANDIDATE

CHICAGO, June 5-There were less
than ten complete delegations on the
ground early today. Struggling dele.
gates from many states, however,
were here in advance Of their COM
pIete aggregation and they "sat into
the game" though unable to say just
how many votes they could deliver.
However, it was recognized that by
tonight there would be enough actual
delegates on hand to permit the COM
mencement of the lineup. The state
delegations that rolled into town today
included: Tennessee, part of Mis-
souri, Iowa, Georgia, South Dakota,
Minnesota, California. Idaho, Rhode
Island, New Hampshire, North Caro-
lima and South Carolina.
The sentiment of the southern del
eGates, practically all of whom are in
tconti'iued on Page Tweivel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05

President Wilson's course in Mexico,
came to Chicago with half a dozen
tentative drafts Of a Mexican plank.
Conferences of prospective members
OF the convention resolutions com.
mittee with Senator Fall today re-
ce1ved these declarations. and the sen
ator later declared that he was conf
dent that the Mexican declaration
would furnish the real issue for the
fall campaign.
He placed at the disposal Of the
resolutions committee all of his in
formation regarding the Wilson Mexi.
can policy, gained through personal in
vestigation on the border, and through
the activities of his own secret serv-
ice in Mexico.
THE administrators policy in Mex
leo can not be defended" said Sena-
tor Fall today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
BLARINC BANDS
LEAD DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION

CHICAGO, June 5.-The real
conferences - those which will
settle the identity Of the Repub-
Iiean presidential candidate-com-
reneed here today. Secure in the
seciusion of carefully guarded
rooms in the hotels along Mich
igan avenue, the men who hold
actual control Of the convention
machinery. the "oId guard" were
carefully canvassine the situation.
The delegates we're coming into
town. Headed by blaring brass bands
they marched from the railroad sta
tions to the various headquarters
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WILL ALLOW ROOSEVELT
To SELECT CANDIDATE
IN RETURN FOR SUPPORT

CHICAGO June 5.-f Col. Theodore Roosevelt
will agree to throw his support and that of the Progress
sves to straight out Republican favorite son or dark
horse he the candidate of the Republican party
for the presidency.
He himself cannot have the nomination. The "old
guard which in the saddle here firmly as ever be-
fore has decreed that will not accept the Colonel
They do not desire to nominate Justice Hughes if it
can be avoided But today, following the arrival of
many of the delegates the Hughes sentiment has crys
tazed to such extent that the Hughes men were try
ing to take the convention out of the control of the GA
vorite sons combination
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
CLAYTON MILLER KILLED:
TRAIN STRIKES MACHINE
AT CROSSING IN FAIRVIEW

The most dangerous railroad crossing in the CITY
where the G. R. & main line crosses Linden avenue in
Farview claimed human life toll today the victim
6elng Clayton Miller 49, a well to do and prominent
Wayne township farmer whose farm is situated about
two miles west of the Sevasopol school, near the tile
factory.
Linden avenue people said today, after southbound
G. R. & |. passenger tran No. r. due in Richmond at
9:25 this morning. had down the Ford car Miller was
driving that for long time they have been expecting
some tragedy to be enacted Linden avenue crossing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
CITY MAIL CARRIERS
TO WORK ON FOURTH

The local postoffice employees have
been deprived of full days holiday
on Fourth of July.
Notice was received by Postmaster
Beck today from the department at
Washington that one delivery will
have to be made only July in the city
although the rural route carriers will
be given a full days vacation.
For the past two years, the post
office has enjoyed full days vacation
but experience throughout the country
has proven that the mail becomes con-
gested If no delivery is made on this
dav.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
MAY INCREASE LEVY

improvements which have been or
dered by the county commissioners
on the Rudolph Miller road may neces.
state an increase of at least one cent
in the township road levy, Township
Trustee Edgerton said today
The township advisory board, which
fixes the road levy, will meet tomor-
row. The present road tax is cents
with working levy of Is cents. The
township fund and the township poor
fund will be fixed next September.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
RESIDENT
KILLED BY TRAIN

William Artis, A, son of Mrs. Jane
Grant, 306 North Fourth street, a
former resident of Richmond, was
killed in a railway accident Satur-
ady evening at Gerard, Pa. His resi-
dence had been in Chicago. He was
born in Richmond. Full details of
the accident have not been received
here. Beside his mother three sis
ters survive. Funeral arrangements
have not been announced.
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Guard Against Stampede.

Sddlo NSdiiSL SAoHiPSOC'
The men who are looking out for
the interests of the Justice realize
that the Roosevelt men might try at
the last moment to stampede the con-
vention to the colonel by playing one
OF the favorite sons against another.
They are determined to prevent that
If possible. They lend themselves to
tho movement now admittedly success
full to kill off the Colonels chances
with the justice but they will not let
the tables be turned on them now. and
they intend keeping the justice at the
front at all times.
The Hughes men claim that they
will have 296 votes on the first ballot.
They refuse point blank to name these
delegates but If they can make good
that claim on the first ballot there will
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
STOP MURDER IN MEXICO
MAY BE PLATFORM PLANK

CHICAGO, June 5-"Stop murder
in Mexico" today loomed up as the
possible big slogan for the Republican
fight for the presidency next fall.
The Mexican plan of the Repubn-
can national platform became the cen
ter of the fight over party declaration
of faith, and Senator Albert B, Fall Of
New Mexico, took charge of the cam
paign for ''virile, vigorous Republi
can Mexican policy"
Senator Fall, who for months has
beer t22 leader Of the opposition to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
SLEEPER'S BODY
CUT TO PIECES
BY FAST TRAIN

NEW PARIS, O., June g.
Cut and mangled by the wheels of
several trains, the body of Thurman
Radford, 30, was found on the Penn
sylvania tracks near her by the crew
OF Train No. 909 about o'clock Sun
day morning.
1t Is believed that Radford, who was
walking the tracks on his way home
Sunday morning was overcome by
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RUNS INTO PLAYER
NOSE IS FRACTURED

Kenneth Ward, a youngster living
in West Richmond, was painfully in
jured in an accident at Williamsburg
yesterday afternoon. Young Ward,
who was playing baseball with a
Richmond amateur team, collided with
John Foster, teammate, and suffered
among other things broken nose
He was badly shaken up and medical
assistance was necessary to remove
the lad to his home in Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
HERE'S OPTIMIST
THAT EVEN STORMS
FAIL TO DEPRESS

Walter Ratliff takes much pride in
some English walnut trees which he
has been growing for several years.
This is the first time they have
borne fruit.
Yesterday the hailstorm came and
knocked all the growing nuts off.
But, never mind Mr.. Ratliff said,
we'll have a good crop next year"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
CALLS ON ROOSEVELT,

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, June s.
George B. Cortelyou, former secretary
of the treasury and postmaster gen.
eral, was the only prominent political
visitor to call upon Col Roosevelt to-
day.
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LIQUID FIRE is POURED
IN TRENCHES OF FRENCH

PARIS, June 5.-German troops on
the Verdun front are again attacking
the French positions at Fort Vaux.
The French war office stated TO-DAY
that violent assaults were delivered
during the night during which the
Germans used liquid fire. All these
attacks were repuIsed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
ERECT FREIGHT HOUSE

Work was begun on the new Penn
sylvania freight house on North D
street today. Workmen were busy
making excavations for the founda-
tion and several of the shaeks we're
torn down to make room for the ex-.
tension.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
NORTH CAROLINA
JOINS ROOSEVELT

CHICAGO, June 5.-North Carolina
has lined up with Col. Roosevelt
With the arrival today Of twenty-one
delegates from that state, it was an
nounced that the majority now favors
the colonel for the Republican nonna-
ton. . .~
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Train Rounds Curve.

Miller was driving east on Linden
avenue, and as he approached the
crossing the G. r. & l. PASSENGER train
was approaching from the north at
high rate Of speed-twenty-five miles
an hour-according to Conductor PEN
broke Of Fort Wayne, in charge of the
train.
Apparently Miller did not hear the
train approaching. 1t was impossible
for him to see 1t. because of a high
blun on the north side of the street,
which obscures the view Of the rail-
road in that direction. This bluff also
makes 1t impossible for engineers to
see vehicles on Linden avenue. Also
sharp curve in the tracks a few
yards north Of Linden avenue handi-
caps, the engineer in obtaining a clear
view OF the crossing until the loco
motive is almost upon it.
Woman Heard Crash.
Il noticed man drivinN a machine
east along the avenue just before the
train appeared around the curve" said
Mrs. Benjamin Schiendewind, 426 Lin
den avenue, 'the only person who wit
messed the tragedy. II was washing
clothes in my washing house Then
very shortly heard a deafening crash
| looked through a window and saw an
automobile flying through the air in
front Of the locomotive
AT first thought a section man or
handcar had been run down. / have
seen them have so many narrow es-
capes. 1t is wonder that more peo-
pie have not been killed on that cross
ing Just the other day an old man
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05

For d-Showers and thun-
derstorms probably Tuesday.
General Conditions-A great area of
low barometric pressure is causing un.
settled weather in the Mississippi val
ley. 1t is very dry in the far south
west
] y, W. E. MOORE. Weather Forecaster.