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ORGANIZE HOME
TContinued From Page one.]

Keller and Arthur Hill, members of
the Richmond committee, will accom-
pany him.
The state guard plan is to be sub
mitted to Richmond men at a meet
ing to be held either late this week
or early next week. Benn is now
working to get the cooperation of the
business men of the city.
Two companies are to be organized
for Richmond IL possible. One will
be made of the men from thirty-one
to forty-five, and one of boys from
eighteen to twenty-one.
Will Send 700 Cards
Separate campaign plans will be
conducted for the two. The boys are
to be asked to join by means of cards
which will be sent to 700 of them in
the city in a few days. The men will
be recruited at mass meeting.
1.-THE governor, with the state mil
tia sworn into federal service, is
practically without any protection for
his state,' said Bonn Tuesday.
enlistment to protect things at
home while the regular guard is away
think that any home guardsmen will
be called outside his own county.
Wayne is the last county in the state
to get organized"
Members of the Richmond commit
tee under Benn are Mayor VIII J.
Robbins, Fred Gennett, Will Keller,
Willard Carr, Arthur Hill and Alfred
Bavis.
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Great Britain Denies Socialists
Privilege to Go to Stockholm

LONDON, Aug. 14.-Andrew Bonar
the House of Commons. told the mem
bers OF the lower house yesterday
that the government had decid-
ed that permission to attend the in
ternational Socialist conference at
Stockholm would not be granted to
British delegates.
LONDON, Aug. IA statement by
Arthur Henderson, the labor leader,
and minister without portfolio in the
British war council. who resigned Sat
urday was expected to be made this
afternoon in parliament and it was
assumed that Premier Lloyd George
would reply Immediately.
It was reported that Mr.. Henderson
would demand the production Of all
communications between the British
and Russian governments with refer
ence to the Stockholm conference
with view to showing that the pre-
mier put a wrong Interpretation on
the Russian telegram he quoted in a
letter to Mr.. Henderson.
If the house Of commons indorses
the demand secret session is likely
to be held for the communication Of
certain documents. reference being
made in morning newspapers to a
telegram which 1t is stated M. Ker-
ensky, the Russian premier, sent to
Albert Thomas, first minister of mu.
nitions, declaring that the Russian
government not only was not interest
ed in the Stockholm meeting but that
Premier Kerensky himself hoped the
conference would not be held.
EMBARRASS FRENCH LEADER
PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE decision OF
the Permanent administrative com.
mittee Of the French Socialist party
that French Socialist delegates shall
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90 to the international Socialist con-
ference at Stockholm. as announced
yesterday, places Albert Thomas, min
lister Of munitions and Socialist leader
In delicate position similar to that
Of Arthur Henderson, British Labor
leader who resigned as minister with
out portfolio on Saturday, inasmuch
as there is a conflict beween the de-
cision Of NJ. Thomas party and the
expressed intentions Of the govern
men of which he Is q member.
HOW THE GERMANS VIEW IT
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1.-THE Ber>
lin Lokal Anzeiger says the decision
of the British labor party will not al
ter anything regarding the hopes at
tached to the Stockholm conference
in view Of the changes which have
taken place In Russia. The paper
does not believe much good will come
from the program Of the labor party
and considers the attitude of the
American government more logical in
refusing passports to the American
delegates
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-14
AMBITION
PILLS
For Nervous PEOPLE

The great nerve tonic-the famous
Wendelrs Ambition PillS-that will
put vigor. vim and vitality into nerv-
Gus. tired-out. all in, despondent
people In Q few days.
Anyone can buy q box for only 30
cents, and Conkey Drug Company,
Leo Fihe, A. G. Luken & Company,
and Glen Thistlethwaite are authoriz-
ed by the maker to refund the pur-
chase price II anyone Is dissatisfied
with the first box purchased.
Thousands praise them for general
debility, nervous prostration. mental
depression and unstrung nerves caused
by overindulgence in alcohol. tobacco.
or overwork Of any kind.
For any affliction Of the nervous
system Wendell's Ambition Pills are
unsurpassed. while for hysteria, trem-
bling and neuralgia they are simply
splendid. Fifty cents at Leo F1he, A.
G. Luken & Company, Glen Thistle
thwaite. Conkey Drug Co., and dealers
everywhere.-Adv.
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City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals

RUNNELS-Amaran Runnels, Ct,
died at her home, 4O1 Randolph
street, at 9 o'clock Sunday night She
had lived in Richmond all her life.
She was the widow of Dewitt Run
nels, and leaves one daughter. Mrs,
Frank Medearis. The funeral will be
Wednesday at p. m, in charge Of
Rev. H. A. Bunyan, and burial will be
in Earlham. Friends may call any
time.
CAMPBELL-Ruth Campbell, 10
years old, daughter of John and Mat
tie Campbell, died at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer links on Kinsey street
Monday night at 10 O'Clock. The body
was taken to their home three miles
north of Greensboro Tuesday. Funer-
al will be at the country home Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock Interment
at Williamsburg.
WOLKE-Walter c. Woke, one
year old, died at the home of his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Woke.
at 1918 South S street, at midnight
Monday night, of meningitis. The flu
neral will be held at 2:3O Wednesday
afternoon, at ST. Mary's church, and
burial will be in Earlham. Father
w. ]. Cronin will be in charge.
Friends may call any time.
SHORT-John H. Short, eighty
three years old, died at Boston, Ind.
early Tuesday morning. He was a
prominent resident Of Boston town
ship. One daughter, Mrs. Louise Dru-
ly; three sons, Walter, Ora and AL
bert, five grandchildren and eight
REORGANIZATION survive. The fu-
neral will be Thursday at p. NJ, and
will be at the M. E. church in Boston.
Burial will be in Boston cemetery.
Friends may call any time.
MEYERS The body of John G.
Meyers will arrive Tuesday evening
at 9:15 from Canton, Ohio, and will
be taken to the home of his sister,
Mrs. ]. B. Baker, 1923 South Eigh-
teenth street. The funeral will be
Wednesday at 1880 a. m, from the
house, with Rev. NJ. S. Hinckle in
charge. Burial will be in Cambridge
City.
SIMMONS-Winine A. Simmons, so
years old, died Tuesday at a. m. at
her home, S25 North Fifteenth street.
She leaves two daughters. Mrs. Mary
Franklin and Mrs. Belle Morrison. both
Of Richmond and one son, J. w. Abbot
Of Chicago. Funeral services will be
field Thursday at $3.50 p. m at the
home, and burial will be in Earlham.
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Court Records
Marriage Licenses.


Lawrence e. Taylor, bookkeeper,
Richmond, and Hazel M. Forbes. at
home, Richmond.
Harry Moran was fined $40 and
costs and sentenced to 60 days in
Jail by Judge Fox in circuit court
Tuesday following plea Of guilty to
a statutary charge.
Suit for divorce was filed In circuit
court Monday afternoon by Gertrude
Grant against Harvey Grant charging
cruel and inhuman treatment. The
plaintiff also asks for $500 alimony
and custody Of two minor children.
LYDIA Oldaker filed suit for divorce
against Byron Oldaker In circuit court
Monday charging cruel and inhuman
treatment. According to the com
plant, the whereabouts Of the defend
ant Is unknown.
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RESTORATION
Tcontinued From page one.1

declares that there must be no con
tinuation Of the war by an economic
struggle for supremacy thereafter
which would be purely evil.
This refers directly to the SO called
Paris economic conference which was
followed by one in Vienna where the
effort was made to bind the belliger
ents on either side after the war tc
have practically no commercial rela
lions with their late enemies.
On the important question Of the
disposition of occupied territory and
the territorial ambitions Of the bellig
erents, the Pope, by way of preface
admits that special cases might JUST
fly special consideration and still be
adjusted in conformity with the prin
ciple of equity and justice. But, as q
general proposition, he feels that a
proper base for discussion would be
the restoration at once of all territory
in enemy occupation.
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French Hand Book
Ready for Soldiers

NEW YORK, Aug. IA. The first
edition of 100000 copies of an English
French handbook which will be sup.
piled to the soldiers going to France
was sent to the war department today
by the National Security League.
The book which is Of pocket size,
with waterproof cover, contains
sixty-four pages devoted to practical
questions the soldier will probably
want to ask in French
The book Is sponsored by q com.
mittee headed by Cecil C. Blumenthal
through whose generosity it is being
issued! Before publication, the copy
of the book was submitted to Secretary
Baker and referred by him to the wal
college.
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AGENTS
HELD IN $4,000 BAIL

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-The two
members OF exemption board 80. Louis
I. Cherry and DIR. Samuel Bernfeld,
who have been in the Tombs prison
since their removal from office and
arrest charged with conspiring for pay
to exempt men eligible for draft, were
Commissioner Hitchcock and held In
$4,000 bail for action by the grand
jury.
Kalman Gruher, accused as an
exemption blank distributing agent
was arraigned at the same time and
held in $1,000 bail All three waived
examination.
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MRS. BAvENDAR DEAD

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Aug. IA
Word was received here Tuesday Of
the death of Mrs. Glenn Bavendar OF
Hagerstown, at her home at Shirley
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Bevendar had been Ill of ty.
phoid for about three weeks. She
leaves a husband and four children
Desmond. Thelma, Madge and Mar.
celia. The body was taken Monday
evening to the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Nicholson, at
Greensboro, and funeral services and
burial will be there.
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HOOVER HIRES ROOMS

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Aug. 14.-Quarters
In an office building here have been
leased by Herbert c. Hoover, food
controller. and staff Of twenty men
is expected to take charge early next
week, it was announced today.
The Arst work Of the representa-
tives here of the food controller, it
was said, would be to make general
survey OF the food situation, to learn
the quantity Of food in storehouses
and the best way to distribute 1t.
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POLLARD ENLlSrs

Earnest NJ. Pollard enlisted as . me-
chanic in tho quarte9master's corps Of
the regular army, Monday afternoon
at the recruiting station. An order
placing recruiting for the national
guard on the same basis a. that for
the regulars was received at the sta
ton Tuesday.
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LONDON RECEIVES PROPOSAL

LONDON, Aug. 14.-The outline OF
the Vatican's peace proposals received
here demands the restoration Of al
German colonies to Germany. Sum
med up the proposals for restoration
of the status quo ante-bellun" witt
all questions as to the readjustment as
to frontiers to be left to underlined
subsequent negotiation"
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REPORTS FORCE HIM TO DEATH

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 14.-John Err
son, farmer of Njutanger, grew SO
weary of making out the various
declarations required by the author
tiles concerning stocks of cereals.
bread. sugar, potatoes, ETC., that he
hanged himself In final elimination
Of WEAKNESS and evaporation.
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RAIN NEEDED ON FARM

Farmers were greatly benefited by
the heavy rain which fell Monday
night. Corn had been suffering from
lack of rain for the last week, and the
shower last night was welcome.
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James Simpson, her uncle. was lame
in the left.
The evening world., 1917-12-19
BRITISH AND FRENCH
BOTH REPULSE ATTACKS
London and Paris Report Capture
OF Prisoners in Minor
Engagements.

LONDON. Dec. is.-"Hostile recon
noIterers endeavored. to approach our
posts southeast and northeast OF Pas
schendaeie." Gen. HaiE reported to-day,
They were driven or by our fire. We
secured few prisoners elsewhere. Thore
was nothing Of special interest"
PARIS. Dec. i9,--"The enemy's artil-
lNry during the night bombardcd ou,
Arst lines south OF Juvincourt and In the
ArEonne. at Four dc Paris" SAYS to-
days War Office report. 'Our bat
teries replied effectively. Al the Latter
point enemy forces, which madc two at
tcmpts to approach our positions. wore
repulScd with losses.
In Lorraine In the sectors OF Fllrey
and Nauroy. our patrols took prisoners,
4 including an officer.
Last night German aviators threw
down nifty bombs In the region OF Dun
/ KIRK. No victims have been reported
, thus far"
The evening world., 1917-12-19
DANIELS IS ANGERED
BY "RUMOR" QUOTED
AT NAVAL INQUIRY
Continued from First PageJ

story OF the wEr one Of the most
thrilling chapters will be regarding
these young mon who went on tho
merchant ships and rlskcd their lives.
refer TO those who went on our own
merchant ships, OF course. We have
put guns on every ship going into
submarine war zones that requested
IT,
we are rather proud" the Sccrc-
tary contiEJod. '"of the way the navy
has met thS actual test OF war. I am
glad for Congress and the public TO
know somewhat Of our activities. A
taking stock, so % speak, cannot fail
TO bring ways for still further I'M
provement and for still more oficisnt
work In ths futurN We feel we have
done we'll but We still have problems.
some OF them very dificult, which We
have bcen trying 10 solve in the best
way possible In The very BRIEF time
allotted TO solve them.
ITO the best solution Of these prob
lens we hope TO have suggestions and
help from this committee and from
Congress, We d. not claim that wo
havo done everything In the best pos
sible way or that We have made nc
mistakes. ! believe. however. whom
you know all we have ATTEMPTED VIC
will receive your confirming Judgment
thut we have done as well as pos.
sible undor all circumstances.
I'm some things creditable speed
has been achieved, in all things there
has been team work In the depart.
ment, and In the entire service tc
have things well done and thoroughly
| done"
Secretary Daniels told how, In the
eXlgeucles at the outset Of the war
/ keels had been Lard where there wer,
swamp lands but few months be
fore and how mechanical eduipmen
tractors, he said, have been fair ant
patriotic.
There have been few" he said
"we had to take by the nape OF tn
neck; they came in saying they want
ell to do their bit but really wantet
their bite"
Rear Admiral McGowan, CHIEF O
the Naval Bureau of Supplies an,
Accounts, succeeding Daniels on III
stand, emphasized that the ironcla,
rule OF the department has been L
act ION the same day" on requests o
Admiral Sims and give him ever
possible support at the earliest posi-
BILE moment.
The general policy OF the huronu.
said McGowan, 'is 10 eliminate a
red tape and observe tho opon doc
on navy contracts. 80 that every rid
der may look his competitor in IN
face and know that the door ls omen
The evening world., 1917-12-19
MONUMENT BY FRENCH
FOR THREE AMERICANS
Citizens Of Lorraine Pay Honor 10
First u. 5, Troops to Fall
on French Front.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. Dec. Is,-cltiEens
Of LoNaine, France. will erect q monu-
mont TO the memory Of Corpl James II.
Gresham OF Evansville, Ind. and Pri-
Yates Merle h. Hay OF 0liddeu. la, and
Thomas r. Enright Of Pittsburgh. who
were the first of the American oNpedi-
tlonary force to fall In France, accord
Ing 10 a letter received yesterday by
Mayor Joseph @, Armstrong OF this city
from the Prefect OF the village near
which the Americans are buried. The
PTefcct In his letter says:
IAN three fell facing the enemy de-
voices Of duty, sons worthy OF your
grand and noble country.
II salute them IN their death, sa-
lutte them In the name OF the people OF
Lorraine, IN the person OF their chiefs
their valiant comrades In whose midst
died those first three heroes OF this
grand war o. Independence.
This TO- indeed. war of independ,
ence, which sustuins to-day our ailleC
i nations, IL behooyes us 70 free our,
\ selves, 20 free the world from the mos
/ formidable powers Of oppression whicl
! the genius Of evil has ever created
/ Those three young men have fouEh
and dbd for the right, for liberty, 10
civilization against German imperialism
shame and a menace 70 huma nifty
Their names VII not be forgotten"
The evening world., 1917-12-19
.SARRA|l RECALLED
AS HEAD Of ALLIED
ARMIES IN GREECE
G,u GuIllcmet. 4 Hero Il
Vcriun, Is Likely h. Take
over Commlni

IyHuDS. Ds~ i1-gn rt.r4r
.annanisr of trs sri.f h-m.,r q.
ssi,1Ies. has bssb fr.s'isi. according
20 rs~srspsf announcement in A..
sa. s,ys Reuter- dssrnieli from 80
Greek capital under dlfa ~ H.. %
T1s aurr ss0r = ge1 sarIsif Goo
Command ~ 'us Macedonian far.ea. %
II stated. VII bo Con Gul,'omet
Gen Sc T.. q Eirraii has been iieu
'inod with the Allied operations b,sel
On Snlonira since OcirDor. 1915. when
Hr was sent 90 command the French
ENpcdltiDniry Forcc engaged lu m
attempt 60 guccor the rrrblans during
the Tauton.o- Bul garitn drive that re-.
suited In the OvetrunuiuR ~ Serbian
territory when Snionloa was turued
into an Allied base 1n1 active opera
lions or tho Macedonian front begun
by tho Entente forces tho next year.
Gen. Sarrall directed tho united opcr'
atlons of the Allies ana has since re-
NAMED In command on this front.
Gen. sorrnirs chief services pre-
vion 10 going 20 salon!cn were per-
formed during tho battle of ihc
Marne. whero he held tho German
Crown Princes army In tho Argonne
and prevented the investment ~ Yer
dun. and In tho DardancllcF. where
he commanded the French eSpedi-
,ionary force after Gen. Gourad was
wounded there.
Although there Gre several of'cers
bearing the name Guillcmet In the
French army and II scemS not i'm
probable that the man Holectcd 10
succeed Gen. Sirrail may be Con.
GuilIaumat, who commanded the
French armies at Vcrdun during their
brilliant operations last summer
when thuy completed the recovery or
virtually all the ground that the
Germans had won In thicr 1916 drive.
The evening world., 1917-12-19
SANTA REACHES
PERSH|NG'S MEN
AHEAD Of Time
soldiers So Pleased fhcy Cin.
noi Wait Until Christmas
~ Open B0zc

wfru rf'r aNEuinty suNt
!, rtiASrF. prr So u.ri'st pf..b
Ey'n here I, rar.tofn France.
Ar'f'ot hss brought tUs spirit ~
'h' rrinra - rears with her ra'.
rH-' son' training 20 fight
i'a q ipns. long vby u1-F b7me
ana bo-o in tr,nca Noel 8. Iirsrsn'
from riaIn American Chria'm,,a bat
ne Americans 1rs going 20 make
iheir part % France a. ns,r uss o
honey Christmas ~ 'h.y r,n
Tho soldiers Christmas presents
have arrived E,lsencica o' tho
weather have mado it desirable n
distribute some ~ thcti. ono whole
company ~ - certain regiment OF
infantry. Tor instance. gratefully
bundled ~ to-day lu now sweaters
nnl helmets and wf.stiets knitted by
70 girls club Of Borkclcy Cal They
came at an opportuno moment II
NhN bttU t'lu iUl lIbHlN lot hoiui'I- .
ing during tho last few d1ys.
Many other Christmas presents,
arriving ahead Of time found tho sol.
dlors to whom they were addressed
too eager lust Ike small kiddica
back homo--,io lc, them stay un.
opened until Christmas Day. ~ q
result there wcrc thousands Of
Americans to-day smoking real. hon
oat-to- goodness American cigarettes
and pipes fllod with home brands OF
tobacco. There we're thousands who
munched chocolate candy. or nuts
and raislns.
More packages are arriving daily
and from tho looks OF things to-day
the Christmas spirit will be con.
tlnuous performance for the next six
days.
Only one thing bothers many OF the
soldiers. That IS. they won't be able
10 cable thanks or Chrstmas greet
/ ings TO loved folks back home.
you tell everybody back there"
said one Spokesman. that we'r
awfully sorry. but we can't cable
The evening world., 1917-12-19

located Tho officer was persuaded
by tho rovolyor-,hc leads were with
drawn and the tunnel male safe for
democracy
Prussiaus alI sccrctcd themselves
In one OF 'ho offsets of the tunnel
ana wcrc willing away tho time
picHing OF Irish officers az they be.
came silhouottcd against a 81 candle
power lncandcsccnt down the corridor.
Just ~ tho Irish mining captain and
tho Prussian officer finished their Job
~ pulling out the mine leads and
started TO leave the tuanel they
crossed the corridor between the lamp
and that fatal pocket.
The Prussian officer was In front,
considering tho etiquette Of the occa-
sion, and. as he got squnrely IN the
underground passage, there was n
snippy ping" and his knees folded
under him, bis form collapsing ca
the floor Ike discarded concertlna.
Hts own men had taken him for a
Britishcr.
A command from tho Irish captain
who wisely kept corner between
himself ana death and an Irish
Tommy with Mills bomb -this
chUcked judiCiOusly around another
brought clearance OF tht
pocket.
The evening world., 1917-12-19
100000 DRUG ADDICTS
IN new YORK, He SAYS
Internal Revenue Man Denies JUS
tice Collins Claim of a
Decrease of so Per Cent.

There are 100000 drug addicts in the
CITY OF New York. according to tho
statement made this afternoon before
the Whitney Legislative Committee By
r. B. Sands. in charge of the drug ldl-
vision OF the Department Of Internal
Revenue AT this port
Sands added tnHt his records retute
the statement recently made before tho
committee by Justice Cornelius Collins
talt the number Of drug victims had de-
rclscd 80 per cent. In recent years
"A great many men and women cf
high social position are drug users" sal
sands. But. TO avoid the reg!stratsei
required by law in order to procure
treatment from a physician, these peopl'
buy their drugs from shifty criminals
haunting cafes and places OF disrspute.
The evening world., 1917-12-19

The Germans were prepared TO Iva
the wt.r out in style and ease. huc
Haig's drive east OF Arras In April
turned the northern end OF the Him
denburg line and forced tho Prus-
SLAMS out OF their underground pal
ace, save for about 1000 yards near
Buliecourt. Here the enemy contin-
ued TO hold forth until "Bingo" Blng,
as the. Canadians call him, pulled his
surprise stunt
The Irish did the trick at the tun-
mel in an hour and forty-fivc minutes.
The whole tunnel was mined. About
S5 yards apart from one end to tho
other were charges Of explosive
one touch OF button would have
sent It and everybody in il higher
than kite, II was also arranged .o
that a timo fuse would set OF the
whole works, after the British had
time TO occupy It.
Before the British reached II thew
had To subdue all the Mebus protect.
ing It. The Mebus are extremely
deadly-they spit fire and steel and
are named nfter the gods. The off-
clal definition is "a reinforced con.
crete machine gun emplacemcnt un,
! 1orrroupl
The evening world., 1917-12-19
POLO A. A. WINS IN COURT.
Magistrate CorriEan Says Boxing
bouts Were Not Violation of Law.

Magistrate Corrigan in the Harlem
Court to-day discharged John Pop
Kirk, manager Of the New Polo A. A.
and six others who had been subpoenaed
to court by the police ten days ago on
a charge Of violating the law by holding
boxing bouts al the club, After listen: !:
ing TO the evidence OF the police and
the counsel for the club the Mag strate
decided that as the club was a legitimate
been carried on that there had been no
violation OF the law committed.