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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
PROSECUTOR
TO PROBE TWO
OTHER DEATHS
Grand Jury to Be Asked to
Investigate Accidental"
Casualties in Wayne.

Investigation of two violent deaths,
and an accidental" shooting, the vic
tim Of which is not expected to live,
will be made by the grand jury which
will begin session Wednesday morn
ing.
Prosecutor Strayer asked the court
Tuesday morning for venire Of
grand jurymen to investigate the kill.
ing of Ira Harsh, by her husband on
October 5. In making his request TO
the court. Strayer announced that be
also intended to investigate two other
cases. the killing of Lizzie Sewers, at
Pershing, Ind, on October 4, by Ivan
Harris. and the accidental shooting
of Harry Delaney In the Boston rail
road yards.
Mrs. Lizzie Sewers was run down
and fatally. injured by Harris while
she was walking in the road In Perish
ing on the afternoon of October T. Al
the time Of the accident, Harris wal
completely exhoHorated by the coroner
who declared that the affair was pure
ly accidental.
In Violation Of Law
It has since been found that Harris
was operating his machine in violation
of the law in that he had neither 6
license or signalling device on ths
motorcycle at the time Of the accident
Mrs. Sewers died Of wounds sustained
in the accident only a few hours afte,
it happened.
The case Of Delaney is another In
cident of the "unloaded" gun. Della
ney was shot in the side By woman
that was supposed to have been his
wife, after an all night party In the
construction camp at the Boston yards
At the time of the affair, both persons
had been drinking, and conflicting
stories are told by beth Delaney auc
the woman. Delaney is now in Reid
Memorial hospital, and is not expected
to live. The woman Is being held II
the womeu's jail, until 1t is ascertain
ed whether the wounds inflicted viii
prove fatal.
Prosecutor Strayer said that he In
tended to put a stop to the wantor
destruction of life through so-callee
accidents" in Wayne county and tina
he would wage vigorous prosecution
against this practice.
Judge Fox ordered the grand jury tt
report Wednesday, morning ct i
O'Clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
MEATLESS DAY
FINDS FAVOR
IN RICHMOND;
CAMP PA|GN ON
Restaurants Serve Game, Oy-
sters and Fish in Place Of
Customary Flesh-Women
Open Food Week.
WHEATLESS DAY next

Richmond again demonstrated its
loyalty to the government Tuesday
when 1t observed . meatleGs day.
Most restaurants Tuesday were
serving sea foods, chicken or game.
and all have promised to observe one
meatless and one wheatless day each
week In the hereafter. Several res
taurants served beef at one meal Tues
day as they had q large supply.
Many families In Richmond, "a
throughout the entire United States,
abstained from eating meat.
WheatIess Day Next.
Wednesday viii be observed
throughout the country as wheatless
day. Nothing containing wheat g to
be eaten during the entire day.
Eat corn and rye bread" Is the slo-
gan for the day.
Oysters was the most popular dish
in most restaurants Tuesday with fish
running q close second And the per.
sons eating In restaurants didn't mind
It They were glad to abstain from
eating meat for q day.
There seemed to be q personal sa4e
isfsctton In moving. that by eating
oysters or fish, one was aiding the
0sns ZOE oeys 1900 ..
cnmono women ~ o0e ue
ols tnls "eeA Dy ssslsuns Ine Sn4lSu &
olaees rooo aominisea auon IN Ioe oo-
serVance on fooo CosesVsOon
"ssA
Iieose cdEos "lu oS slvS1 70 @en-
oeIs OF conlnlItses VINO VIZ sroesso1
20 nave mem elsneo 0y as many Nom'
en- OF hlenlnono as tney can possibly
feaen'
NaHes oI S0rnsa'sI
Captains and their teams named by
Mrs. H. L Monarch, Publicity chair
man, are as follows:
Tuesday-Mrs. Walter Butler, cap
tain; MyS. Frank Byaftett, Ar1. Charles
Druitt, Mrs. Paul Price. Miss Olive
Eliason, Mrs Newell Todd. Miss Anne
Nicholson, Miss Louise Malshy. Miss
pttoe1s 111ee Atth Fepneif,
141eA Dufothy Land MrA =. 2. Nc
Disftt sss---s--.-t e szs
Miss Ruth Pernel. cap
tain; Misses Eleanor Seidel, Helen
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
CONSTITUTION
IS ADOPTED

Changes In size and method Of Sc
lecting the directorate were made at
4:3o o'clock Monday afternoon. when
a meeting Of the Social Service bureau
was held in the Commercial club
rooms at the call OF Chairman Howard
Dill.
The board OF directors will consist
of five members for each affiliated or.
ganization, three being elected from
the membership Of the organization
and two elected from the membership
Of tha hureau at laFEA, (, : .-t.ss
County Auditor Bowman and Town.
ship Trustee Edgertop were made ex-
officio members. No executive or I'd,
yisory boards, ID Re apbelas 'sli1
Rev. i. ". Routing, pastor q ST.
Paul's Lutheran church was made
temporary chairman and Attorney
Fred g. White. secretary The new
constitution was read and adopted By
sections. The bureau will be known
as the Social Service Bureau of Rich.
nond instead Of Social Service Bureau
Of Wayne County.
According to the new constitution
the annual meeting will be held the
first Monday in September, instead OF
the first Monday in January. Direc
tors will serve one year instead o.
two. Each organization at the annua-
meeting may present six names oi
candidates for membership on the
| board from which three may be elect
ed. Membership to the bureau will bt
50 instead Of $5. the fee last year The
standing committees will be finance
membership and family welfare.
Chairman Dill stated Tuesday let
ters will be mailed immediately t.
charitable organizations of RichmonC
with copies of the constitution, ask
ing them to affiliate with the bureau
l When reports have been received
from the clubs. Chairman Dill will cal
a meeting of the bureau and officer
will be elected and new secretar,
appointed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30

With four precincts yet to be polled.
Dr.. W. w. Zimmerman, republican
candidate for mayor. Is leading both
Alfred Bayis, the Citizens candidate.
and Henry Farwig, the democratic
candidate, according to Howard
Brooks, chairman OF the city republi-
can organization.
Bavis, the Citizens candidate, is
running behind Farwig. who is run
ming second, reports Of the various
precincts snow, Brooks said.
A big mass meeting OF Republicans
preparatory to the final drive before
election day, will be held in the din.
ing room of the Odd Fellow hall Tues
day night at 730 o'clock. The meeting
is open to the general public.
The meeting of the Citizens party
scheduled to be held Wednesday night
In the Commercial club rooms, has
been Cancelled as, the rooms are moi
available on that night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
COOLEST DAY
OF SEASON

Richmond experienced the coolest
day of the season Tuesday. when the
little red liquid, commonly known as
temperature, hoyered around the
twepty.fiva. mark.
]. The -heaxiest supw of the season vas
Also experienced when for more than
two hours Tuesday morning, big whits
lazy flakes floated in the air
Partly cloudy and not SO cold We'd
nesday," is the prediction Of Weather
Forecaster Moore. The temperature is
scheduled to drop far below the freez-
ing mark Tuesday night however, in
what it is believed will be the heaviest
attack yet on the coal supply.
And the cold weather and nipping
air is scheduled to remain for the re-
mainder Of the week. Weather Fore.
caster Moore says there is no indica,
ton Of warm weather this week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
Will Ask Governor
to Bring Bigelow's S
Lashers to Justice

CINCINNATI, Oct. 30.-A public
meeting to protest against the abduct.
ion and horsewhipping Of Herbert S.
Bigelow. Sunday night, will be held in
cording to plans formulated today
resolutions will be adopted calling on
the mayor and the commissioners Of
Newport and also on the governor OF
Kentucky to make every possible ef-
fort to apprehend the members of the
50 called ''Ku-Klux" party and bring
them to justice.
Today the authorities were without
a definite clue as to the identity of
the men who were responsible for the
horsewhipping Of Bigelow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
HAIe ANNOUNCES DRIVE
IN USUAL LACONlC WAY
(By Associated Press)


The battle in Flanders was resum-
ed by the infantry this morning when
the British moved forward to the at
tack north Of the Ypres-Roulers rail-
road. Field Marshal Haig announced
the renewal Of the offensive in his u.s.
ual laconic style, adding merely that
the troops were reported TO be making
good progress.
The line Of attack takes in the Pas
schendaele region. where the remain
der OF the ridge Of that name and the
town itself are nearby British OBJ
jectives The thrust here Is also car
rying the entente forces on direct
line toward the railway junction point
at Roulers, approximately five miles
distant.
French Hold EN-.
On the Aisue front In northeru
France where the French in their re-
cent advance southwest cf Laon h9ye
jeopardized the safety Of . consider.
able section Of the German lines, the
Germans delivered an attack last
night in an effort to push back the
French in the region Of Cerny. The
French easily repulsed this attack.
The artillery battle Is continuing In
the sector in which the French made
their advance. where the hostile fore
es are now lined up on opposite sides
OF the Oise-Aisne canal. In the Yer
dun region General Petain's troops
regaiued more Of the small strip ol
ground lost in q recent German as
eault fn the Caurieres wood sector
east Of the Meuse.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
War Postal Tax Will Increase
Receipts Here s43,N5 Yearly

at the Richmond postoffice last year
totaled, in round numbers, $4,000 For
the last six months of next year this
income will be increased 25 percent.
Will Increase $375.
Figuring that the same amount OF
second-class matter will be handled
next year as was handled in 1916, al
though there will be quite probably. q
noticeable increase, local receipts
from this class of postal mater should
be increased approximately $375 In
1918. showing an estimated total Of
s3.375 receipts from second-class bust
ness.
On the estimate of an average daily
increase of Sill on receipts from first
class matter Qetters. postal cards and
post cards) the total increase OF r.
ceipts from this class for next year
rcontInued On Page TentJ
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30

the sort of blunder thaNgave us CALI
poll. to say nothing of the Donajec 1t
Indicates the absence Of a+unified pol
icy among the allies. We know. of
course, the reasons which spurred Ca.
dorna and the Italian government to
their ambitious campaign: Italian de
sire of recovering Trfest and Of es-
tahlishing Italian arms as an effective,
if not decisive. factor in the war, thus
giving weight to her aspiring claims
at the peace conference, claims for the
most part essentially inperialistic. We
do not overlook the delicacy of rela-
tions among the allied governments
and the embarrassment involved in an
attempt by them to regulate or check
the Italian plans But If the Italians
were permitted without vigorous pro
test to exhaust their munition supply
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30

the war. The condition OF the Rus.
sian army, If hid from the public un-
der a coating Of official optimism,
must have been known to the govern.
ment of the entente powers. The po.
litical and moral condition OF Austria
Hungary, aggravated by the advance
of Cadorna. must have been recogniz-
ed by them as calling upon German
political as well as military strategy
Then. how was it that Italy, was al
lowed to extend her lines to the dan
ger point and place herself in posi-
tion in which a stiff blow at he1
northern flank would result in the
crumpling up of her front, the quick
surrender of all her gains. and the re
placement of the Alpine barrier be
tween her aspiring army and Austria
To the mind of the civilian this il
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
ROTARIANS WILL
HEAR REV. RAE


An invitation to Rotary club mem
bers to - tenC the vesper services at
the First Presbyterian church Sunday
at 4:45 o'clock was given by Dr. J.. J.
Rae. pastor of the church Tuesday at
the luncheon of the club held at the
Westcott hotel. The club accepted
the invitation.
DR.. Rae will preach on Circle and
Center"
There will be special music by a
quartet composed Of Mrs. F. W. Krue.
ger, Mrs. Ray Longnecker, C. F. Hut
chins and Frank Braffett
Secretary Albus OF the Commercial
club, County Auditor Bowman. Lee B
Nusbaum, Charles Mcguire and DR. j
J. Rae were the speakers at the lunch.
con Tuesday. Fifty members were
present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30

Udine is threatened. with the invest
ment of Venice itself as a prospect.
Whence came the force which has
dealt Italy so terrible blow? We
cannot know fully. what its compon-
ents are, but we can guess with an ap.
proach to certainty. The Italian dis
aster is a gift Of the new Russian re-
public to the cause of democracy. Our
American Socialists ought to send a
cablegram of congratulation to the
council OF workmen and soldiers dele
gates. The Russian army having now
for months been negligible military
quantity, the eastern front could be
drained by Germany and Austria of its
best troops and artillery. Only a
screen is necessary along large part
of that front Also. whatever force
is under Sarrail at Saloniki has dem.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30

onstrated its immobility and is not to
be considered serious threat against
the communications with Constantin-
ople The army which under thesmas-
terful leadership OF Mackensen has
wiped out the Italian menace. to An
stria is not therefore new army,
sprung like the warriors Of Cadmus
from the soil. 1t is not q reserve long
held by the central powers for this
coup It is the result Of q rearrange-
ment OF Austro-German troops with.
drawn from the east and perhaps also
from the Balkans, and made possible
by the chaos in Russia.
But why was not this reorganiza-
ton and concentration on the Italian
front foreseen? AS we have said. a
severe blow at Italy. has been dis.
cussed as one Of. the proba abilities OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30

Napoleon, to Vienna. We have been
assuming that this ambitious offens-
i've had been accomplished with due
regard for the possibility Of the heavy
counter stroke which from time to
time even since Italy came into the
war has been removed.
1t seems evident now that the plans
of Gen. Cadorpa left out of account, or
rather fatally underestimated. this
consideration. He pushed ahead and
extended his line until blow could
fracture it. He left his left flank
weakly supported and it has been
turned, with the result not only that
his hard earned gains have been lost
but his positions in the Julian Alps
have been swept away. the enemy has
flowed in resistless torrent upon the
plains. the great railroad center oi
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30

in an advance against Triest and to
extend their offensive so that their
flank was weakly held against such q
concentration as was possible well
nigh fatal in the organization Of the
alliance against the central powers.
And this is to our civilian mind the
outstanding warning and lesson Of the
Italian disaster The advantage of in
terror lines, and, above all, of central
control of strategy enjoyed by Ger
many. is one which laymen are not
likely to realize. and we fear the gov
ernments of our allies have shared the
layman's want of realization. This ad.
vantage has been demonstrated again
and again throughout the thrs years
of the conflict. In France ami Elan
ders a certain degree of tactical CO.
lcontlnued On Pave seven1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
Editorial reprinted from the Chicago
Tribune of October BOD

Editorial reprinted from the Chicago
Tribune of October 3o.)
Civilian observation of the Italian
reverse in the northeast must Of ne
cessity lack a good deal Of foundation
Of important military facts. What we
can see is plain enough. however, and
grave enough to guide US to certain
conclusions which it is highly desir.
able for the public and the government
10 realize fully.
The facts we know are, briefly, that
after many months of effort and cost
ly fighting the Italian army had ad.
vaneed so far toward the Austrian in.
terior plain that it seemed to be in a
position to undertake in the spring a
serious thrust at the strategic Au-
strian center of Laibach. the gate. as
it has been called on the authority OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
SALVATION ARMY
ASKS FOR HELP

An appeal for contributions to carry
on winter relief work was issued
Tuesday by Captain NJ. Beard Of the
Salvation army. With winter weather
already here, many families in the city
are in want.
Winter underwear for children is es
pecially wanted Captain Beard said
Many fatherless children, or whose
fathers have. been i'll and unable to
work, are forced to remain out OF
school because they have no under
wear.
Many families are also unable tc
buy fuel for their houses and money
is needed to alleviate this suffering.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
Nearly 800 Braue Storm to Sing;
First Affair IS Successful

voice to advantage in careful rendit'
ion of Goodbye" and responded to
the applause with one verse OF Annie
Laurie"
Miss Blanch Luken played an in
tricate violin number with fire and was
forced to respond with an encore
Marius Fossenkamper played calri
net solo with precision. His tones
were nearly flawless.
Principal Bentley made a charming
talk in which he praised the commun
ity spirit. Rev. Elmer e. Davis vel
coined the sing to the community.
The next sing will be held In Gar
field school two weeks from Tuesday
night-F. D.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
FOE PUSHED
BACK 1000
YARDS ALONG
YPRES FRONT
Smash By British Continues
After Making Good Gains
Canadian Gain Points
Along Line.
GET NEAR TOWNS

LONDON, Oct 3o.-The Germans
have been driven back in places to q
depth of nearly 1000 yards In today's
British drive on the Ypres front, Reu-
ter's correspondent at British head
quarters reports.
The principal fighting is taking
place toward the outskirts of Passch-
endaeIe aud in the region OF Poelcap-
pelle. The British are reported tc
hove fought their way along several
important spurs of the great system OF
ridges.
The Canadians quickly gained a
great part of their objective At an
early hour today the Canadians had
taken stand in the neighborhood oi
the famous Crest farm, only four hun
dred yards from the heart of the town
Of Passchendaele.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
HE'S ASSISTANT NOW

WASHINGTON Oct. ao.-Russell c.
Leffingwell, New York lawyer who
has been assisting Secretary McAdoo
as special counsel in the f1otation of
the Liberty Loan, today was appoint
ed assistant secretary OF the treasury,
assuming one OF two new offices Great.
ed by the last session of Congress.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
eY RAMSEY PouNosroNE

c. B. Beck, postmaster of Richmond.
and his assistants have estimated that
the average receipts of the Richmond
postoffice will be increased approx.
mately $117 per day from first-class
matter alone after the new increased
postage rates become effective, Thurs
day of this week.
There will be another additional in
crease of postal receipts on and after
July l. next year. when the new rates
for second-class matter become opera.
tive. Second-class matter includes
newspapers and periodical publica-
tions (magazines). The present rate
for second-class matter is one cent a
pound. After July 1, 1918. the rate
will be IA cents per pound, so far
as it effects Richmond newspapers
Receipts from second.class matter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30

For Wayne County by w. E. Moore
Partly cloudy tonight and continued
colder. Far below freezing. Wednes-
day probably fair and not so cold.
Strong west winds diminishing.
General Conditions-British Colum-
bia storm now covers the eastern por-
tion Of the United States but 1t is
causing snow far west Of the Missis.
sippi river. Cold weather extends
from Canada to Gulf OF Mexico. two
below zero at Denver and fourteen
above at Amarillo, Tex. There will be
some moderation Wednesday over this
district but there is no indication of
any warm weather for some time.
probably not this week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
Won HERTLINC
IS CHANCELLOR

AMSTERDAM British admiralty,
per wireless press) Oct. 80. Count
George Won Hertling, the Bavarian
prime minister. has been appointed
imperial German chancellor
Former chancellor MichaeHs has
been named prime minister of Prus-
sia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
FLOODS STOP FLIGHT
OF RETREATiNG ITALIANS

BERLIN, Oct. 30.-The Austrians
and Germans are pressing forward ir-
resistibly in the northern Italian plain
toward the course of the Tagliamento
river, the statement says.
Austro-Germ troops, advancing
from the Carnia Alps. have reached
Venetian soil on the whole front and
are pressing forward against the up
per course Of the Tagliamento.
The retirement of the defeated Ital-
ian army is being stemmed at the few
crossings OF the river which is greatly
swollen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
GERMAN AIR
RAID FAILS

LONDON. Oct. 80. = Lord French,
commander Of the British home forces,
today announced that the German air.
planes which last night attempted to
carry out raid on the southeast
counties OF England did no damage
and caused no casualties.
All the British machines which went
up to engage the raiders landed safely.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
BUSINESS MEMS UNIT
WILL MEET TUESDAY NIGHT

Members Of the Business Mems unit
of the Wayne. county regiment of In.
diana home guards are urged to at
tend the regular weekly meeting of
the unit to be held Tuesday night at
1880 O'Clock in the Commercial club
rooms.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30

ROME, Oct. 30.-The Italian retreat
continued yesterday the war office an
nounces. The Italian cavalry is in
contact with the vanguards of the ad-
vancing enemy.
The Italians destroyed bridges over
the Isonzo and fought rear guard &C.
tons by which means they checked
the Austro-German advance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
GEN. GRosvENoR DIES

ATHENS, O., Oct 3o.-General
Charles H. Grosvenor, former repre-
sentative from the Eleventh Ohio dis
trict, died at. his home here early to.
day, aged 84..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
GERMANS TAKE UDINE IN
ONWARD SWEEP IN ITALY

BERLIN, (via London), Oct 3o.-
Udine, the former Italian headquar
ters, has been occupied by Austro
German forces, army headquarters
announced today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30

That Colonel Roosevelt is in cork.
ing good health was recently dem.
onstrated when he and Mayor Mitchell
OF New York, together with several OF
their friends, went out for walk.
The colonel soon had them all tired
out, Mayor Mitchell giving up at the
quarter-mile post. The colonel has
lost fourteen pounds during his recent
stay at health resort, and is now the
personification Of glowing health.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-30
THE WEATHER

For Indiana by United states Wealth
er 6ureau-Partly cloudy and continu-
ed cold tonight. Wednesday fair and
somewhat warmer.