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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
MEMORIAL DAY
PROGRAM ISSUED
BY COMMITTEE

Order of exercises Memorial Day
nounced today by Lawrence A. Hand
ley, chairman Of the program com
mittee.
The program, including an address
by Senator Watson, is as follows:
John L. Rupe, chairman.
Music-Richmond City Band
Invocation-Rev. F. A. Dressed.
Star Spangled Banner''-Mrs. EN-
ma Hadley
G. A. r. Ritual Service-Sol. Mere
dith Post.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Music-Richmond City Band.
Address-Senator James e. Watson
Tribute to Unknown Dead-The
Children.
Benediction.
Taps.
Chairman Handley announced TODAY
that all persons wishing to contribute
flowers for decorations should leave
them at the Coliseum early next Wed
nesday morning. He issued the fol
lowing statement:
'The executive committee requests
owing to the fact that flowers will be
very scarce, that citizens In general
refrain from decorating the family lots
until flowers have been provided for
the graves Of the men for whom the
day originated.
1T is rather sad spectacle to look
around after the work of decorating is
done and see the family plots covered
with the choicest blossoms and here
and there a soldiers grave, distin.
guished by the marker and the flag,
but with a little, measly sprig Of flags
or orange blossoms"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
KANSAS STORM
BROUGHT DEATH
TO Is PERSONS

WICHITA, Kas., May 26. - South
Central Kansas today is recovering
from the ravages Of spring tornado
which late yesterday tore jagged
path through two counties and killed
thirty persons.
Andale, a village of less than 800
Inhabitants, was the chief sufferer
with sixteen identified dead. The
country district to the northeast, near
Sedgwick, reported nine fatalities
while two dead were identified near
Newton, still to the northeast. Con-
flicting reports are being received re-
garding unidentified dead. More than
q half hundred persons have been in
Jured.
The twister arose in the southwest
and swooped down upon Anda1e with
a suddenness that prevented any Or
ganized escape With the small end
of the funnel-shaped mass of whirling
debris slashing a path from a quarter
to half mile in width residences and
business buildings of the town were
reduced to splinters with the accom-
panying loss of human life. Booming
on as suddenly as 1t came. the tor
nado swept through what is known
as one of the rich district farming dis
tricts Of the state levelling standing
grain and farm houses standing in its
path.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
PATRONS OF SCHOOL
MAY FORCE BOARD
TO BUILD ADDITION

Residents Of the Earinam Heights
, school district. west Of Richmond, are
threatening to stir up a row over the
! action of the Wayne Township Advis-
ory Board last night in postponing in
definitely plans for enlarging their
school
( 1t is understood that the Earlham
Heights folks are planning to bring
action to force the Advisory Board
to let a contract for enlarging their
school
IF they do and County Superintepd-
ent Williams approves their stand, the
court probably will mandate the
Board to proceed with the improve
ments.
A score Of taxpayers from the sub
urb conferred with the Advisory Board
Thursday night and urged the imne-
diate enlargement of the building.
Board Rejects All Bids
Last night the board voted to reject
all bids for the work and postpone
consideration of the project indefinite
ly- Charles Ewbanks, president of the
board. voted to proceed with the work
but Secretary Jesse Bailey and E. H.
Stegman opposed action.
Bids were opened Tuesday by the
board. Four Richmond firms present
ed bids for adding two rooms to the
school building. doubling its capacity.
and remodeling 1t. All of the bids
were regarded as being too high by
the board.
At present, because Of the over
crowded condition of the school, there
are II pupils from this district in Gar
field school, in Richmond, at cost
to the township of $500 for the year.
Township Trustee Edgerton SAYS
that next year this number probably
will be increased to 25, with a cores
Ionding increase In cost to the town
ship.
Agitation for a remodeled and en-
larged building was started last year
and a petition with 80 signatures was
presented praying for the improve
ment Samuel Austin has been one
Of the prime movers in the agitation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
PRICE WILL FLED;
DIVIDES PROPERTY
VALUED AT $4,000

The four children of Charles T.
Price benefited neraly equally under
terms of his will filed yesterday, dis
posing of an estate of $50.O00. ss,
Each of the children. Misses Abbie
and Carrie, Eugene and Edward, was
given a residence on North Thir-
teenth street of nearly equal value.
The two daughters were given the
home at 10 North Thirteenth street
with the furniture to be their joint
home until one marries, when it shall
be sold and the proceeds divided
equally between them. Miss Abbie
was given stock in the Second Ma
tional bank and the Seidel Buggy COM
pany. To Miss Carrie went stock in
the Wayne Ice company and Rich
mond Athletic association.
The two sons inherited the confec-
tionery business and the building oc-
cupied by the store is given to all the
children equally.
One hundred dollars each is given
to three grandchildren, Paul, Rudolph
and Marguerite Price.
The estate consisted chiefly of real
estate, the value of the realty being
estimated at $4,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
Marine MINISTRY
DESCRIBES BATTLE
WITH ENEMY SHIPS

PARIS, May 26-The ministry Of ma
rine has issued the following state.
ment in regard to the naval engage
ment between French and German de.
stroyers off the coast Of Flanders on
May 20:
According to fuller report of the
engagement on May 20 off Flanders
Bank. the enemy. superior in force to
the French flotilla, opened fire first,
but seeing the French torpedo boats
bearing down upon him with the in.
tention of boarding, he retired at high
speed toward his base. The gunfiring
lasted for about quarter of an hour.
Lieut.. Bijot, commanding the Bou-
elier, and the navigating officer were
killed. Ensign Peyronnet, although
wounded in six places. one wound be-
ing serious. took over command dur
ing the end of the action and brought
the ship back to Dunkirk."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
GERMAN SPIES
knew OF MOVE
BY U. S. SHIPS

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Admiral
Sims report from London that Ger
many by some means learned that
American destroyers were bound for
European waters, at least four days
before they reached Queenstown.
strengthened today the governments
determination to search out spies and
close channels of military information
which apparently still exist between
the United States and Germany.
That the Queenstown harhor en-
trance was strewn by submarines
with mines intended for the American
ships was considered by officials as
proof that the German information
concerning the departure and destina-
ton of the boats was accurate. The
seriousness of the disclosure was not
greatly amelforated by the fact that
the German plan was discovered in
time and the destroyers saved.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
CALLS WARD
MEETINGS TO
ELECT men
AS DELEGATES
Bossert Sets June 4 for
Preliminary Meetings to
District Convention at
Rushville, June 8.
ROBBINS IS POPULAR

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. May 20
Republican chairmen of the eight
counties of the Sixth Indiana congress
sional district. and District Chairman
Walter Bossert. it was decided that
the convention to nominate a Repub-
lican congressional candidate would
be held at Rushville. Friday. June s.
District Chairman Bossert also an
nounced. following the conference.
that ward and township meetings, for
the purpose of electing delegates and
alternates to the convention. would be
held in every county, Monday evening.
June 4.
Attend Cambridge Meeting.
Several Richmond men interested
in the candidacy of Byram C. Robbins,
well known Richmond attorney for the
Republican congressional nomination,
attended the meeting OF the county
chairman here today and were greatly
pleased over the reception of his can
didacy.
Party leaders who attended the
meeting expressed the opinion that
Robbins would be very satisfactory
candidate and it was the general opin-
ion that Wayne county was entitled to
select the nominee.
Fon Riggs, chairman Of Rush coun-
ty. definitely announced at the meet
ing here that Rush county Republicans
recognized Wayne county's priority to
the congressional nomination and
stated that the Rush county delega-
tion to the district convention would
support any candidate who would re-
ceive the united support of the Wayne
county delegation. Henry county
party leaders made similar declara-
tions.
More than Enough Votes.
This means that if Wayne county
casts it's thirty-one votes for Robbins
he will receive twenty-five votes from
the Henry county delegation and
twelve votes from the Rush county
delegation, a total of sixty-five votes.
or five more than necessary to nomi.
District Chairman Walter Bossert,
Fon Riggs and other party leaders for
chilly expressed their opposition to the
plan proposed by the Republican ma
tional committee of flooding the sixth
district with "spellbinders" prior to
the special election.
This country is at war now, and
there are no political issues to be dis
cussed," said Mr.. Riggs. Let the Re-
publican congressional candidate get
around the district, meet the people,
cut out all other political fireworks.
Our people are too busy to attend po-
litical meetings"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
c. O. P. TO SEND
NOTED SPEAKERS
INTO CAMPAIGN

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Republi
can leaders in Congress will see that
a battery of speakers of national rep
utation is drafted for the special cam.
raign that is to be waged in the Sixth
Indiana District to select successor
to Representative D. w. Comstock.
Senator Watson, who resides in
that district, said today that he will
go on the stump in behalf of the Re
publican nominee if the war tax bill
is disposed of by that time and other
matters here are not too pressing.
Watson said that personally he is op-
posed to a nonpartisan selection OF
member of Congress, as has been
suggested in certain quarters
Center on Republican
''1f the Democrats really favor TAX
ing politics out of the equation they
ought to acqueisce in the election of
Republican" said Watson. ''The
people of the district declared by
their votes last fall that they wanted
a Republican to represent them for
two years, and it would be manifes-
tation of real nonpartisanship for all
parties to agree that the will Of the
people should be carried out and a
Republican named to succeed Judge
Comstock"
On the quiet, there is a good deal
of skirmishing around to find an issue
in this district contest. The war re-
enue bill might be made an issue, but
the fact that all of the Indiana Repub-
lican members except two voted for
it deprives the Republicans of that
campaign ammunition. The Repub-
licans, Of course, cannot attack the
administration for it's war policy, and
there is no disposition to do that.
1t is probable that the speakers who
will go out from Washington to the
Hoosier district will be prepared to
fall back on the tariff and will point
out how the Underwood bill failed to
raise revenue, and how it is necessary
in the absence Of revenue from the
customs houses, to make enormous
levies of special taxes on the people.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
Pan-Germans Turn
Against Chancellor

COPENHAGEN, (via London), May
26.-The Pan-Germans have settled
down to a steady summer offensive
against chancellor Won Bethmann-Hol-
lweg The plan of campaign, rs dis
closed by the German papers, includes
day by day appeal to Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg, through kilograms of
greetings from local meetings of the
Pan-German league to induce him to
come out openly for the Pan-German
scheme of annexations and against
the Bethmann-Hollweg peace program.
The chancellor's opponents are con-
fldent that if they can array Won Hin
denburg against Won Bethmann the
fate of the premier is sealed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
Miss O'Brien Hurt
in Auto Accident

Miss Marie O'Brien, 218 North Eigh-
teenth street, was injured slightly
when in an automobile accident in
Dayton Thursday night
She was riding In the O'Brien auto
mobile when it was struck by an in
terurban car at First and St. Clair
streets She sustained an injury to
her back
She was taken to st. Elizabeth hos
pital In Dayton.
The O'Briens had been to Lima,
Ohio, to attend the wedding Of their
son George, to Miss Manner. They
went from Lima to Dayton to see an
other daughter, Miss Frances.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
More Freedom Giuen
in Censor Section
of New Compromise

WASHINGTON, May ga new
compromise provision for newspaper
censorship was agreed upon today by
the .conferees on the espionage bill
They regarded 1t as greatly modifying
the one agreed upon yesterday.
The new draft proposes that the
congress shall prohibit publication OF
military information but not that re-
garding equipment of the armed
forces. and instead of authorizing the
president to make censorship rules
and regulations confers upon him
merely the power to permit publica.
ton of matter, prohibited by the sec
ton"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
SIXTY DELEGATES
ATTEND SESSIONS
OF C.. q. UNION

About sixty delegates from all parts
of the state are attending the annual
convention Of the Indiana Yearly
Meeting of Christian Endeavor Union
which is in session at the West Rich.
mond Friends church
Registration opened the session
yesterday afternoon. The Rev. Charles
Woodman, pastor of the West Rich
mond Friends church. gave a talk last
night on '"The Life that Counts
Donald Smith, of Wabash, talked
this morning on Church Activity -
An open forum meeting followed in
which every one present took part.
This afternoon was devoted to the
junior department Tonight at eight
O'Clock paper bag picnic will be held
in the church.
Sessions will be held tomorrow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
U-Boat in Running
Fight With Craft

NEW YORK, May 26.-A running
battle with a submarine during which
the U-boat fired one torpedo and more
than a dozen shells, some of the lat
ter striking the vessel. was reported
here today by an Italian steamship
arriving from a Mediterranean port.
The submarine came up to attack
on May near the island of Sardinia
and despite a return fire from the
steamship it followed its intended VIC
tim for more than an hour. No dam
age of any consequence occurred to
the ship and so far as known the SUBJ
marine was not hit, the officers said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
(By Associated Prcss)

(By Associated PrcsS)
England has been subjected to an
other German air raid which cost the
lives of seventy-six persons and caused
injury to 174 others
The attack took place early last
evening over southeastern England.
About sixteen air craft took part in
it apparently centering upon one
town, which the official report does
not name, causing many casualties
damage to houses and shops
The raiders evidently made good
their escape from the English main
land but were intercepted in the chan.
mel and off the Belgian coast by
British aeroplanes where three planes
of the raiders were shot down
Sixty of the killed and sixty-two of
the injured were women or children.
German Attacks Fail.
On the front in northern France the
Germans are making desperate efforts
to oust the French from the vantage
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
MARMON
ENTERS SERVICE

A former Richmond boy, Howard c.
Marmon, of the Indianapolis factories
of the Nordyke-Marmon Automobile
Company. has been named head of
the research board which will work
on the improvement of the United
States aerial service. Mr.. Marmon,
who has left for Washington in re.
sponse to his governments cali, is
the nephew of Charles Carpenter, a
Richmond miller. Mr.. Marmon was
born in Richmond but moved to Indi-
snapolis with the establishment there
of the Nordyke Marmon company
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
AUSTRIAN CRISIS
TO PASS QUICKLY

AMSTERDAM, May 26.-After an
audience with Emperor Charles, Count
Apponyi told reporter for the Neue
Freie Presse that the emperor merely
wished for information and had asked
several questions which showed that
he was we'll informed in regard to
conditions. Count Apponyi said that
no one had been designated as Count
Tiszas successor but he believed the
crisis would be short one. "If the
emperor" he added. calls on Arch
duke Joseph to form a cabinet, his
mission will meet with success"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
C. 0. P. DEFEAT
MEANS LOSS OF
HOUSE CONTROL

County Auditor Bowman, who is
Republican County Chairman, says
the county organization will keeI
hands off" the pre-convention f1gh,
for the G. o. P. congressional nomina
ton
1T is no function of the county or
ganization to work for the success OF
any candidate for the nomination nor
to take cognizance of any differences
in party ranks" he said.
"The people will have to choose the
Republican nominee through the con-
vention. Then the county organiza.
ton will be pledged to support the
nominee. want the organization
to go through this pre-convention con
troversy SO clean that it will not be
handicapped in support of any candi
date"
Bowman Attends Meeting
Bowman attended the state commit
tee meeting in Indianapolis yesterday
and there he had the Importance OF
the Sixth District contest impressed
upon him by leaders from all over the
state
He believes that a determined fight
will be made by both the Republican
and Democratic national Organiza
tions to win this district
"A Democratic victory in this dis
trict not only would give that party a
plurality of one in the lower house,
but it would be regarded in some
quarters as an unqualified endorse
ment of the administration. while a
Republican victory would keep the
status of the house as at present, a
tie with each party mastering PA
representatives
Speakers of national reputation will
be sent through this district by both
parties, in the chairman's opinion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
Liberty Bond Badge
Sign of Engagement

CHICAGO, May 26--The diamond
solitaire that customarily has accom-
PANIED the announcement of an en-
gagement may lose it's status during
the war, if the example of a young
Chicago couple is followed. The
young woman wore no ring when she
announced her approaching wedding
to q number of young friends yester-
day but in the lace of her waist was
little gold button indicating that she
was the owner of liberty bond.
my fiance couldn't afford both q
ring and bond.' she said, 'and so
we decided that the button should an
nounce our engagement
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
GERMAN RAIDER
ELUDES BRITISH
PORT OFFICIALS

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.-Arch
deacon B. Potter, of the Church OF
England who is in charge of the pro
vinces of Syria and Cyprus. with
headquarters at Jerusalem, is here to
day on his way to London. having ar
rived by way of the Orient.
He said that few weeks ago q
German raider came into Cape Town
flying the Swedish flag, managed to
pass the rigid inspection of the Brit
ish officials and was provisioned and
cOaled.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
German Farm Fires
Due to Dry Spell

COPENHAGEN, May 26.-The Ger
man papers daily contain long lists
of farm fires, for which the protracted
dry weather il northern Germany is
partly responsible. The military au-
thorities, under martial law, are TAX
ing stringent measures to prevent the
starting of fires through carelessness
or intent
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
More Names Added
to Red Cross Roll

During the last week the following
names have been added to the men,
bership of the local Red Cross So
ciety: Elizabeth Wallace, Ida Mil
ton. Elizabeth NJ. Townsend, Mrs.
Alice Townsend, Nellie Doyle, James
p. Dillon, Mrs. Robert w. Phillips,
Mr. Robert w. Phillips, Marie II. Dill
lon, Mrs. B. F. Drischel, c. D. Slifer.
Mrs. Oliver Nusbaum, Miss Mildred
Nusbaum. Oscar Johnston. Mary Pef-
fly. Elizabeth NJ. Williams, Sara j.
Williams, Edward D. McNally.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
Wallets and Fiunkies
Cause Labor Shortage

WASHINGTON, May 26-Waste
of labor through irregular employment
and maintenance of large numbers of
Wallets and flunkies are responsible for
the present apparent labor shortage,
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, de-
clared In a statement today. He
recommended that instead of length
ening working hours to meet govern
ment war demands, employers take
greater care to provide steady en-
ployment, and wealthy persons reduce
their corps of servants.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
DECIDE ON JUNE 8
FOR CONVENTION TO
SELECT CANDIDATE

CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind, May 90
The Republican convention to nomi-
nate a candidate to succeed the late
Daniel w. Comstock, congressman
from the Sixth Indiana district. will
be held June 8, at Rushville. An
nouncement to that effect was made
today by Walter F. Bossert, chairman
of the Sixth district Republican COM
mittee
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
rs KILLED AND ia INJURED
IN AIR RAID OVER ENGLAND:
BRITISH WING THREE PLANES

points they have gained recently
north of Chemin-Des Danes and in the
Craonne region. The French are
standing fast, however. An incident
OF their holding power was given last
night when they maintained intact
their salient positions east and west
of Cerny In the Champagne the
French themselves were successful
aggressors in enlarging their positions
on both sides of Mont Carnillet and
taking 120 prisoners.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
RED CROSS HAS SALE

Members OF the local branch Of Red
Cross society are conducting a mar
ket in the east window of the Starr
Piano company Home made dainties
OF all sorts have been donated by
women At noon $50 had been taken
in.
The market will be open this even.
ing. All receipts will go to the society.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
FESTIVAL REPORT
GIVEN IN JUNIOR

A report of the closing numbers
of the annual Music Festival at
the Coliseum Friday afternoon and
evening will be found on the first
page of the Junior Palladium, In
cludeo with tonight's issue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
3, 500 Men Taken
By Italian Smash

ROME, May 26.-The Italians have
captured $500 more prisoners on the
Carso, the war office announces.
Heavy fighting continues.
The Italians made important pro-
gress in the coastal regions in the di-
rection of Triest. They carried
trenches from the mouth of the Tinova
river on the Gulf of Triest to a point
east of Jamiano. and also the heights
between Floanear and Medeavxa-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-26
CALL TRADES CONFERENCE

COPENHAGEN. (via London), May
26.-The Vorwaerts announces that
the central committee Of the Inter-
national Trades Union organization at
Amsterdam has summoned an inter.
national congress for June at Stock
holm.