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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02

total captured and no moro detected
appearing men have been seen In Brit
ish prison stations since the begin
ming Of the war.
Few Old Non-conns.
Particularly noticeable was the scar
city OF veteran non-commissioned Of
ficers and the large number OF young
men from the 1918 class who are moth
ing more than raw recruits.
One veteran Of many battles freely
expressed his contempt of these young
sters, who he said, lacked stamina to
stand up under the hardships OF war
and could not be depended upon IN a
tight place such as they found them
selves facing yesterday.
A majority of these prisoners were
a miserable, sorry looking lot. many
of them suffering from internal com
plants caused by exposure and the
majority from hunger.
Few OF them have any hopes OF Ger
many winning the war and one officer
ventured the opinion that the time OF
the fatherlands downfall was near at
hand.
He based his opinion on the scarcity
OF men and certainly boyish faces now
in prison camps appear to be indtca-
tive Of lack OF human material.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
Submarines Really Did Try To
Send American Transports Down

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The story
OF the submarine attacks on transports
conveying Americas first expedition
ary forces to France is told today In
the official report Of Admiral Gleaves,
commanding the naval convoy. made
public by Secretary Daniels
At least two undersea raiders are
indicated to have taken part In the
first attack, which was centered on
the flagship of Admiral Gleaves. The
second group of transports also en-
countered two submarines, one OF
which apparently was destroyed by
bombs from an American destroyer.
Regarding the third group Of yes
sells. there is some difference Of opin.
ion among officers and the convoy as
to whether there was an attack, but
there is much evidence submitted to
indicate that submarines were repell-
ed, accompanying vassels OF the fleet
The report was given out by Secre-
tary Daniels, with information OF mill
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
EFFORT MADE
TO RAILROAD
BAYER SAYS
HIS NURSE
Kitty Pratt Expected to Test
ify That Youth is Sane
Four Physicians to Go on
Stand.
HEARING IS PUT OFF

Miss Kitty Pratt, who has been TAX
ing care of George Bayer since his
confinement at the Pratt homo on
North Sixth street. said today, and
probably will testify Friday morning
In circuit court that Bayer is not In
sane, but that efforts are being made
to railroad" him into Easthaven.
IT do mot know Bayer. and never
heard of him until was hired to take
care Of him, but do know that he Is
not insane and that efforts are being
made to railroad him." Miss Pratt de-
clared.
Hearing Postponed.
On account Of other business com
ing before the court, tho hearing In re-
gard to the sanity of Bayer was post
poned until Friday morning. through
an agreement Of counsel.
A number Of witnesses In the case
were In court Thursday morning ready
to testify.
Four Doctors to Testify.
-Four physicians have been summon
Cd ~ witnesses and will testify to Bay.
er's mental and physical condition. 1t
was understood today. The two phys
icians that filed the complaint, DR.. E.
r. Churchell and DR.. ]. NJ. Bulla, to-
gether with DR.. F. s. Harold and DR..
s. @. Markley, will place their opin-
ions as to Bayer's sanity before the
court in an effort to keep him from an
asylum.
In addition to the testimony Of the
four physicians. Miss Pratt will testify
as to Bayer's actions and his mental
condition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
DRY Amendment
GOES over TO
NEXT SESSION
House Prohi Leaders Delay
Action on Sheppard Meas
ure.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-Nat1onal
prohibition by constitutional amend
ment was hung up In the house today
by the prohibition leaders themselves.
The resolution to submit the pro.
posal to the state, passed yesterday
by the senate, was put out Of the pro
gram for the present session and win
not come up until the regular ses-
sion In December.
Plans to reconvene the democratic
caucus and reverse its decision to
consider only war legislation were
abandoned. It was believed delaying
action until the next session win help
the prohibition cause.
The resolution passed tho senate
late yesterday by a vote Of IS to 20,
eight more than the necessary two
thirds.
The only change made in tho reso.
luton as originally reported to the
senate was tho adoption Of an amend
ment providing that the constitutional
amendment shall be imperative un-
less ratified by threefourths Of the
states within six years from the date
Of it's submission.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
CONSCR|PT BOARD
''RESTS ON OARS''

With practically all Of the first part
OF the work finished, and the notices
mailed for applicants to appear for ex-
animation, the Richmond district
exemption board will ''rest on it's oars"
until next Tuesday. when the first Of
the 504 registrants will appear for
physical examination
Members Of the board will be unable
to resign from their places from now
on and can be removed only by Presi-
dent Wilson, according to an order
received from State Conscription
Agent Eschbach Thursday morning.
According to the order only the most
necessary and urgent needs will be
sufficient for the resignation or re-
moval OF any member of local board,
which will act as long as the war losts.
The members Of the board are liter
ally drafted" according to the order,
and are in the same status as the men
who were drawn in the draft numbers,
and are forced to perform the work
given them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
OFFICIAL LISTS
OF DRAFT taken

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2.-The off,
cial list OF registrants in Marion coun-
ty, outside Of Indianapolis, containing
2.691 names, disappeared last night
fisAm the Office Of Hugh McL.andon,
chairman of the exemption board for
that division.
He~eported the theft Of the num-
bers asd names today to the federal
authorities and Jesse Eschbach, state
conscription officer.
The list was being used to prepare
other lists and out of it was being
prepared the list for posting to call
the first men for examination.
The list was in use until late last
night by the exemption board and was
placed In a desk which later was
locked.
The authorities had very little to
say about the matter but 1t is said
they do not believe the list was taken
by anyone desiring to escape being
called for examination
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
MISLEADING OF
AMERICANS WAS
MICHAELIS' PLAN
JULES cAMBoN
French Foreign Minister Re-
plies to A exation
Charges.

PARIS, Aug. 2-Jules Cambon. gen
eral secretary OF the ministry Of for.
eign affairs, commenting on Premier
Rbot's reply in the chamber Of depu-
ties to the recent statement Of DR..
Michaelis, the German chancellor with
regard to secret treaty with Russia.
said to the Associated Press yester-
day:
THE purpose Of Herr Michaelis was
to mislead the anti-annexationist ele.
ments OF Russia and the United States
in attributing to France, a desire to
annex what had never belonged to it.
No Frenchman, myself among them.
who keeps the memory Of the sad
wound of 1870 would have dreamed Of
precipitating Europe into a war to
avenge this injury, but since war has
been imposed upon US, 1t Is natural
and Just that we should profit by Il to
retake what had been unjustly torn
from US.
Towns Have Been French.
"In the region of the Sarre to which
allusion has been made are towns
which have been French for centuries
and which the treaty Of 1914 recogniz-
ed as ours.
"Sarre Louis, for example. is the
birthplace Of Marshall Ney, who in
1914 refused before court-martial to
avail himself Of the arguments Of his
lawyer. who would have made him IN
nocent Of the crime Of treason by the
fact that his birthplace was no longer
in France. Ney preferred to be shot
rather than to renounce his French
citizenship by judicial subtlety."
NJ. Cambon considered the allega-
tons of Herr Michaelis as having been
caused by the necessity Of replying to
the revelations respecting the crown
council at Potsdam July 5, 1914, NJ.
Cambou, who was then ambassador at
Berlin, said:
Believes Statement.
"I have reason to believe that these
revelations which place at this date
the responsibility and initiative Of the
war conform to the truth and am not
surprised that the German govern.
ment attempts to divert the discus
sion by accusing us Of seeking annexa-
tions which are absolutely contrary to
the feelings of all reasonable French
men,"
Respecting the Balkan conference,
which took place last week, in Paris,
NJ. Cambon expressed the hope that
the United States would take part and
make its voice heard in all future con-
ferences. France and the United
States,,' said he. ARE countries whose
principles and whose objects in this
war are most alike.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
FOOD MEASURE IS
GIVEN TO HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The con.
ference agreement on the administra,
ton food control bill, containing
neither of the senate's amendments
which would have provided for a con-
gressional war expenditures commit
tee and food board of three mem
bers, was reported to the house today.
Both proposals which had been OBJ.
jected to by President Wilson, were
stricken out OF the bill by the con-
ferees.
The house Is expected to adopt the
conference report tomorrow and the
senate during the coming week after
much debate because of the elimina-
ton Of its war committee and food
board proposals.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
Wives Supplied Men
to Dodge Conscription

NEW YORK, Aug. 2-Agents of
the department of justice, 1t was said
today, were conducting an investiga-
ton here to learn il marriagebrokers
have been supplying women as wives
for men seeking to avoid being draft
ed into the national army. The in
vestigation is said to be the result OF
two days work by members Of the
department after they discovered that
many of the men applying for mar
riage licenses knew little or nothing
about the women they were seeking
to marry beyond the necessary facts
to obtain a license.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
boy ASKS $4,000
FOR HIS INJURIES

EATON, O., Aug. damages In the
sum OF $4,000 are asked from the Gin
cinnati Northern railroad by George
D. Baker, 13 years old, In q suit filed
in common pleas court by his guardian,
N. o. Walker.
According to the petition, plaintiff
suffered fractured skull. broken low
er jaw and other injuries when struck
May, 1917, by backing locomotive at
a grade crossing In West Alexandria
The accident in which the lad fig
ured cost the life Of his mother and
injured his stepfather.
Notices have been mailed the first
316 registrants in Preble county and
examination to determine eligible for
service will be started Monday and
Continued Tuesday and Wednesday,
The list will be divided into three
classes, one for each day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
MURDER TRIAL
BEGINS MONDAY

William H. Harris, slayer OF Hensley
Trachenburg, was indicted on a charge
Of murder in the first degree by the
county grand jury. after a brief sess.
ion Thursday morning.
Testimony was heard by the jury
from several persons who were &C.
quainted with the circumstances OF
the shooting, which occurred at the
east end Pennsylvania railroad yards
Monday night
Prosecutor Strayer announced
Thursday that the trial will be held
next Monday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
Army Camp Cook is
Arrested When He
Foments a Strike

HATTIESBURG, Miss, Aug. B.
Nicholas Feigel, chief cook for con-
struction crew at the army training
camp here was under arrest today
charged with being dangerous and
suspicious"
The arrest was made by county au.
thorities at the request OF officers OF
the construction company who claimed
Feigel ATTEMPTED to incite strike
among commissary employees. He will
be turned over to the federal author
tiles.
Feigel stated that although he was
a native Of Germany he was a natural
lied American citizen. He came here
from St Louis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
Richmond Division
Will Hire No Won,e1,

No old men or women are to be en-
ployed in place Of men on the Rich
mond division of the Pennsylvania un-
less the company is forced to do so
to use them because OF the shortage
OF other labor, officials said Thursday.
The number OF men taken by the
draft will not affect the company's
Richmond situation and until the mum.
Der. was known, the railroad will make
no definite decision.
Women will be employed before the
company has recourse to the older
men, according to the officials.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
Girl Graduates To
Be Urged To Take
Up Nursing Studies

Appeals to learn nursing to replace
the hundreds Of nurses taken from
the United States by the war, will
be received in a few days by every
girl who was graduated from the
Richmond High school In 1917.
The names of the graduates were
forwarded Thursday to the National
League of Nursing Education in
Washington by superintendent Giles
in response to a request for them.
Taking up Of nursing is urged as
a patriotic duty by the league.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02

Germany IL battling with . desper~
tion probably mpsrallsaed IN the va.
to hold her lines IN Flanders against
the combined Ang1o-French attack.
Notwithstanding the heavy handicap
which the atrocious weather has I'm,
posed upon them. however, the entents
forces have made good their most I'm.
portant gain and apparently are only
awaiting clearing atmospheric con.
dthons to blast their way further into
tho Teutouic front.
Boasts UneaIled Fon
Tho boasts Of successfui resistance
to the entente thrusts that have come
from the Berlin war office, were based
as usual on the unwa1rantsd assump-
ton that an attempt had been made to
break through and upon the fact that
at one or two points the German 10.
action resulted IN some Of the tar ad-
vanced forces Of tho allies being push.
ed back.
Today. however comes the IN.
normcement from London that despita
tho hsmpering rainfall the British
have negatived the result Of ono Of the
German counter thrusts, completely re.
establishing their line In the neighbor.
hood Of tho Roulers-Ypres railway a.
tho outcome of . night attack.
Paris reports two attacks On tha
French lines east and southeast Of
Rheims and assaults In the Avocourt
wood sector IN the Verdun region and
in the Apremant forest southeast Of
St Mihiel All these were fruitless for
the Germans
Some important movement APPARENT
~ Is under way on the Russian north
esn front which has been holding en-.
tirely firm while the southern end o1
the line was falling back.
Now, however. the Russians are re
ported TO have evacuated the Uslull
ridge head. is miles south east OF
Riga, the Germans marching into the
evacuated position. The exact sig.
nificance Of this development Is yet ia
be revealed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
KAISER HAS NO MINION
IN NORTHERN MEXICO NOW

JUAREZ. Mex, Aug. 2.-The Ger
man imperial government today is
without an official representative in
northern Mexico for the first time In
twenty years. Since the death of Max
Weber, German vice-counsul, Freder-
ick Reuter- has been acting as vice con-
sui but yesterday the consulate was
closed and 1t was announced 1t would
not be re-opened. Reuter- has gone to
a ranch near Santa Rosia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
London Would Take
Squint at Amexes

LONDON. Aug. 2.-The Daily Mail
makes a plea that American troops be
given an opportunity to be seen in
London before long.
The papers say Londoners ought to
have the chance of showing the Amer
leans the feeling Of enthusiasm their
arrival excites. It says:
London needs heartening spec
tacle as well as an opportunity to ex-
press its enthusiasm"
It declares that a column OF Amer.
ican regulars throughout the streets OF
the metropolis would have a rousing
reception.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
Cen. BRuSSILOFF
QUITS COMMAND

PErRodRAD. Aug. s.-aeuersl
Alexis A. Brussiloff. commander fn
chief Of the Russian armies has re
signed. General L. G. Korniloff, com.
mander In chief Of the Russian armies
on the southwestern front, has been
appointed generalissimo. General
Tcheremissoff, commander OF the
Eighth army. has been appointed to
succeed General L. G. Korniloff on the
southwestern front
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
All Food For Navy
Must Pass Standard

WASHINGTON, Aug. Navy men
are mo prison squad" says Paymaster
MCGOWAN, chief Of the navy's bureau
of supplies and accounts, in an edict,
insisting on rigid inspection Of pur-
chases.
1T is therefore directed" he said,
that every effort to try on the navy
any experiments or tests OF any food
products whatever, shall be propmtly
suppressed. 1t should be constantly
borne in mind that doubtful food is
bad food and will be treated as such"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
RUSSIAN GENERALS DEMAND
POLITICS STAY OUT OF ARMY

LONDON. Aug. 2.-According to a
Petrograd dispatch to tho Post Russian
army commanders had a conference at
headquarters recently and virtually
sent an ultimatum to Premier and War
Minister Kerensky that unless the
army was kept outside politics and
treated merely as fighting machine,
they would resign as being unable to
carry on the war VIGOROUSLY. The
correspondent believes the ultimatum
will be accepted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02

tary value deleted, after a censored
copy had been sent in confidence to
the senate naval committee, members
of which recently inquired regarding
the complete authenticity Of this ac-
count of the attack as published July
3.
The report was written by Admiral
Gleaves while at French port and
was submitted to Admiral Mayo. com
mander of the Atlantic fleet, who for.
warded it to the navy department.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
PLANS FOR PROPOSED K. OF p.
BUILDING ARE OPENED HERE

Plans and specifications Of the pro
posed X. of P. building on South
Eighth street were opened to Rich
mond bidders Wednesday afternoon.
Several of the city's contractors
figured on the building Wednesday
and Thursday. No time for the sub
mission of bids has been set.
The plans have already been sub
mitted to Ohio bidders. and many bids
are expected from Ohio builders.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
IN IT
American Surgeons Help Allies
Care for Wounded In Battle OF
Flanders.

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM. Aug. 2.-Amertca played
q small but important part In the bat
tie Of Flanders. A number Of Amer
ican surgical teams, which were
brought to the front from the base
hospital by the director general Of
the medical service, worked side by
side with their British allies in car
ing for the wounded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
New Orleans Chief
Slain By Office,

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. flames w.
Reynolds, superintendent Of the New
Orleans police department, was shot
and killed in his office today by Ter
ence Mullen, a patrolman. Captain Of
Police Jerry Mullen, who was in the
superintendent office at the time. re-
ceived two bullet wounds in the chest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
ROOT HAS BROKEN RIB

Frank Root, Pennsylvania railroad
engineer, Is confined to his home with
9 broken rib sustained several weeks
ago while bathing in a pool. The in.
jury gave him no trouble until yester-
day when it forced him to call In a
physician.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
MANN GRANTED DIVORCE

Judge Fox Thursday granted d.
vorce to Fred A. Mann from Nellie
Mann. on a charge Of cruel and inhu-
man treatment. Mann accused his
wife of failing to cook his meals and
also declared that she wrongfully ac-
cused him of associating with other
women.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
q SHIPS SUNK
IN LAST WEEK

LONDON, Aug. 2.-The following Is
the British weekly shipping summary
given out yesterday:
Arrivals, 2,747; sailings, 2,776.
British merchantmen of more than
1900 tons sunk, 18; under 1000 tons,
three.
British merchantmen unsuccessfully
attacked 9, including three previously.
Fishing vessels sunk, none.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
"a Yankee Sailors
Lost When Motano
Is Sent To Bottom

LONDON, Aug. 2.-It was reported
at the American consulate here today
that "a members of the crew Of the
American steamship, Motano. which
was sunk by a German submarine on
July 81 lost their lives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
AMERICAN FLYER
FALLS TO DEATH

MINEOLA, N. Y. Aug. captain
Ralph L. Taylor, in command Of the
training section Of the aviation signal
corps here, lost control of his airplane
today and plunged 800 feet to his
death.
Sergeant Thomas Pell, who was in
the machine with him, suffered a
broken jaw and internal injuries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
NAVY BUYS CLOTH

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-Contracts
have been awarded by the navy for
l,744,o00 yards of woolen uniform
cloth. The awards were distributed
among % firms
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
Temperature Today.
For Wayne County by w. e. Moore

For Wayne County by w. z. Moore
Fair tonight with moderate tempera-
ture. Friday, fair and warmer.
General Conditions - w 8 n in
storm has passed entirely away and
cool weather prevails over the west,
and has caused the fall in temperature
since last night. Frost in Colorado
and Wyoming, Wednesday morning.
The temperature will rise again after
tonight Severe electrical storms were
prevalent In all parts of Indiana last
night. but none in Wayne county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
MARINE MINISTER QUITS

PARIS, Aug. Rear Admiral La
Gaze, minister of marine in the French
cabinet, today handed his resignation
to Premier Ribot
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
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WEATHER FORECAST

For Indiana by United States Wealth
er Bureau-Fair tonight and Friday.
Warmer Friday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-02
KAISER CALLS
WAR COUNCIL
AT BRUSSELS:
DRIVE IS ON
Allied Forces Retain Grip ON
Positions Won in Heavy
Smashes Along Flemish
Battle Line.
FOE FIGHTS flERCELY

AMSTERDAM, Aug. z-Emperos
William has called q war council OF
the high military and naval leaders Of
German to meet at Brussels todaI.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-24

Beer From Soda Fountain.-The sale
of near beer is to be stopped at
Hutchinson because soda fountain men
slip In the real stuff to good custo-
mers. City officials enacted an or
dinance prohibiting the sale of near
beers in less than gallon lots.