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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
WHEAT TOO WET
FOR FARMERS TO
HOLD VERY LONG
Reports That Grain Will Be
Stored Generally is I'm
true.

ITO hold the wheat or not to hold
It," is the problem which is confront
ing the farmers.
Wet weather, the food bill pending
in Washington, the uncertainty OF
markets, together with the general
H. c. of L. are causing farmers to
consider all angles in selling their
wheat this year.
Although it has been generally re.
ported that farmers will hold their
wheat this year, the wet weather will
prohibit such action.
All wheat this year Is damp. The
grains are Of good quality but In al.
cases it is too wet. Wheat in such
condition, cannot be stored, the far
mers say. They claim it will be safer
and more practical to sell to ele-
vators at once.
Stopped by Rain
Threshing in many parts Of Wayne
county was stopped Wednesday and
Thursday by rains. Much damage
will be done to the crops If the rain
continues another day, farmers say.
Wheat throughout the county is
averaging 25 to 80 bushels to the
acre. Several fields have yielded as
much as 35 bushels to the acre. Most
of the wheat weighs so to so pounds
to the bushel.
Up to Thursday morning Center
vile had received 5000 bushels Of
new wheat; Fountain City. 1000 bu-
shells; Lynn, 500 bushels; Hagerstown
2,025; New Paris, 1900, and Green's
fork. 500. Threshing has not started
in the Boston neighborhood.
Grain dealers are paying 81 to $2.10
per bushel for wheat. Richmond
mills were paying S2.10 Thursday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
LONDON SILENT
ABOUT VIOLENT
ARTILLERY FIGHT
Berlin Says 'Tis Greatest
Battle in History-Crown
Prince Active Again.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
London is sphinx-like today regard
ing the situation along the Franco
Belgium front.
1t is declared in the German report
that one Of the most violent artillery
battles in history has been in progress
in Belgium, even last nights supple
mentary German statement emphasiz-
ing the continuance Of this heavy
firing.
All that the British press bureau
gives out today from that front, how
ever, is the report Of successful
British raid near Armentieres, adding
that there was nothing else of spe-
cial interest"
French Lose None
Although British shipping losses in
creased slightly last week, the French
admiralty is able to make the striking
announcement that not a single
French vessel fell victim to a sub
marine during that period. Six ves-
vels were unsuccessfully attacked.
The Italian marine report is also a
favorable one showing the loss Of but
two steamers and the damaging of
one small sailing vessel.
The persistence Of the German at
tack in the Aisne region recalls in
increasing measures the crown
princes Verdun offensive, except that
the present drive lacks the success
which attended the 1916 operation In
its earliest stages.
After Brief LuIi
After a brief lull the thrusts we're
resumed last night, a powerful attack
being delivered on O front of nearly
two miles near the easterly end Of the
observation-disclosures between Hurte-
bise and LaBovelle.
The attacks on Hmtebise farm it.
self, were broken up but further west,
certain elements Of the French first
line trenches were penetrated by the
Germans at the price Of tremendous
losses.
In the Champagne also there was
heavy fighting, German attacks fol-
lowing a heavy bombardment on var
ious parts of the front Everywhere
the Germans were repelled.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
Fleeing Russians Shoot Down
Own Gunners to Obtain Horses

LONDON, July 26.-An appalling
blow is the description of the Russian
collapse, given in a dispatch from Pet
rograd to the Post. Never in the war
has Russia put afield such enormous
armies.
British and French guns and gun
ners. flying machines, aviators and
British armored cars were added to
the unprecedented technical strength
Of the Russians themselves to make
this particular front equal to anything.
The artillery was planted where
such admirable natural prepared po-
sitions as amounted to the ideal. There
we're places where the artillery lay in
absolutely dead ground not 800 yards
from the enemy trenches. Big guns
were ideally placed thanks to the
character of the terrain.
Information regarding the guns Of
the Eleventh army almost staggers be-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26

commissioners are to be asked to
appoint
Anything in Richmond, which as
the county seat and the central point
in the county. would be the logical
place for the celebration that the
club can offer, the boys may have,
says the secretary.
This isn't to be a crying affair, IL
it goes through" said one OF the men
pushing it, Wednesday. These boys
aren't going to get killed. They are
going away to big experience; they
will come back better men and bet
ter citizens, and that IS the spirit in
which the county should bid them
goodby."
It is uncertain yet just what the
goodby will be, but the idea has TAX
en- strong hold, and it is almost GER
tain it will be something. Just one
feature is indispensable, say the or
ganizers. and that is the one giving
everybody in the county a chance to
bid the boys goodby,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
Sugar Going Up by
Leaps and Bounds

More worry for the housewife. Sug-
ar prices are going up, according to
retail and wholesale grocers.
Thursday, sugar was selling for
1886 per 100 pounds, which is so cents
higher than that paid last week. 1t
has increased twenty-five cents since
Wednesday.
At this time foreign governments
are buying great quantities of sugar.
The demand is greater than the sup
ply, thus raising the price.
Grocers said that the price would
probably go higher. The retail prices
in Richmond have not been affected
by this increase as yet, but the price
will probably be raised in a few days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
Wayne County Boys Who Enter
New Army to Get Big Send-Off;
Affair May Be Mammoth Barbecue

Wayne county's boys who go to
the war are going to get such send
Off as never soldiers did before. if
plans started by several Richmond
citizens are worked out
A great community picnic, barbecue
or "speakn,'" at which every man,
woman and child in the county will
have a chance to see and bid God
speed to the county's boys in khaki, is
the project.
William Bailey, L. A. Handley,
Demas Coe, and E. H. Harris will go
before the county commissioners
when the latter meet Saturday and
ask them to appoint committee to
take charge of the plan and work it
out.
Club to Back Project
The Commercial club is going to
get back of the project and push with
all the power there is in it, says Sec
retary Albus.. A committee may be
appointed from this body to work
with and assist the one the county
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
BAD!

AMSTERDAM, July 26. - The
Weser Zeitung, Of Berlin, prints
prominently stories with more or
less elaborate particulars that have
gained currency Of an attempt
made recently on the life Of EN-
peror William"
"The details" include one report
that the emperor's jaw was mash
ed. At the conclusion Of the article
the newspaper says:
"The general command at Al
tona in reply to our inquiry au-
thorizes us to make the following
announcement:
GAS the result Of inquiries made
in proper quarters 1t may be stat
ed that the rumor that an attempt
had been made on the kaiser is
wholly untrue
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
PLACE TORPEDOES
ON every farm,
WEEKS SLOGAN
Silo Campaign in Wayne
County to Be Taken to
Threshers.
A torpedo on every farm.

This is the slogan Of Silo week.
Meetings to interest farmers Of
Wayne county in the erection of silos
farm torpedoes' are to be conducted
throughout the county next week, by
special party, including G. NJ. Nc
Connel, of the Purdue Extension de-
partment, under the auspices OF the
state committee on food production
and conservation, according to an an.
nouncement sent out by the commit
tee Thursday.
Farm Is Submarine.
In the opinion of the state commit
tee, every farmer that Is making a
special effort to grow war crop Is
running a United States submarine y
The only trouble with the farmers is
that they are not carrying enough silo
torpedoes on their craft.
Every farm is submarine against
the enemy and every farm with silo
is carrying a torpedo that is going to
help win this world struggle" says a
bulletin of the committee.
Direct to Fields.
Instead of holding meetings in town
halls and in other rooms in the towns
of the county, the party Is planning
to go direct to the fields and ask that
the farmers give their attention during
the noon hour to Mr.. McConnel's ex-
PLANTATION Of the advantages and the
necessity of the silo.
Meetings will be held in district fif-
teen, in Arlington township on next
Monday noon; at a street corner in
Whitewater at o'clock Monday even
ing; in the Greensboro threshing ring
about noon Tuesday; and at Hagers-
town, Tuesday evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
PROPERTY VALUE
FOR YEAR SHOWS
$3o2,98o CAIN
Tax Assessment Figures
Compiled by County Audi
tor Bowman.

Wayne county's total tax assess
ment for the year of 1917 is $34,60O,-
$50, according to the figures compiled
by County Auditor Bowman, which
will be presented to the state tax com
mission by him and County Assessor
Mathews, at the meeting of the COM
mission in Indianapolis Friday. This
is an increase of $302,980 over last
year, and a total increase of $685.
$50 in the last ten years.
The average annual increase for the
last ten years has been $5S7,5S5 or
about 2 per cent OF the total assess
ment on each year. In only two years
has the total assessment been less
than in the year previous; in 1908,
the assessment showed a loss Of
S77,490, and last year the assessment
showed loss of $1S8,2sO The great
er part of the loss last year was due
to a decrease in the assessment of
personal property of s423,3S0.
Exemptions Are $1,215,75o
Mortgage exemptions for the year
1917 amount to S1,215,750. according
to Auditor Bowman's figures, and this
will mean net total assessment Of
$50, 1856 ,240 for the year.
The figures shown in Auditor Bow
mans report do not include assess
ments of railroads, and other public
utilities, which are assessed by the
state.
Following is a table showing the
total assessments and the amount of
loss or gain in the last ten years.
Total Assessment
19OS-S2S, ,725, ,140-Loss, $77,490.
19OS-$28, ,973, ,530-Gain, $24S,39O.
1910-s29, 9S4, 4,950-Gain, S1,011.420.
1911-$31 ,243, ,020-Gain, $731,O7O.
1912-$31, ,695, 3s0-Gain, $687,O80.
1913-$32 ,372, ,460-Gain, $6S7, ,OSO.
1914-S33, ,O93, ,27O-Gain, $72O,81O
1915-$34 ,4S6, ,290-Gain, s1,393, ,o2o.
1916-S34 ,29S, ,010-Loss, $188,2SO.
1917-S34, ,6O0,9 ,990-Gain, $302,9S0.
Increase in 10 years, $5,875,S5
Per cent increase in 10 years, 20 per
cent.
Average annual increase, $5S7.5S5.
Average annual increase - 2 per
cent.
Gain in 1917, $3o2,9s0
Per cent. of gain in 1917, per cent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26

lief. 1t appears that the infantry shot
down their own gunners in order to
get their horses or shot down the gun
horses in revenge as they retreated.
leaving practically all the artillery in
the Eleventh army in the enemy's
hands.
AS far as the artillery and technical
appliances of the Seventh and Eighth
armies are concerned there is also no
nope Of their being saved. The Ger
mans were already a couple of days
ago across the best road on the short
est line of retreat.
The rate of the enemy's advance on
the western wing has accelerated and
the gun positions are behind the line
now occupied by the Germans. 1t is
becoming an exceedingly anxious ques-
ton whether the Eighth army will sue
ceed in getting away at all but it is
making the best haste eastwards.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
Part of Brooklyn
Resembles Sahara

NEW YORK, July 2e.-Only soft
drinks were obtainable today in the
district Of Brooklyn affected by the
order yesterday Of the state excise
department forbidding the sale OF In
toxicating drinks in 35 saloons and
three hotels. Police were on duty
to see that the order was obeyed.
Owners of the places were prepar-
ing protests against the order and the
local retail liquor dealers association,
of which a majority Of the saloon
keepers are members, it was an
nounced, would met shortly to take
action backing up the individual pro-
tests.
All the places affected are within
a certain radius Of ship repairing and
munitions plants employed on govern
ment work of great necessity. The
order of the state excise department
has the approval of the government
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
Leaders Named for
Chdutauqua Rallies

Leaders for the Young Peoples
meetings to be held each Sunday even
ing during the Chautauqua have been
appointed Meetings will be held from
$50 to $50 in the large tent Special
music will be given.
The leaders and topics will be: Aug
ust ia Definite Purpose and the
Success 1t Wins" Edgar Mote. Aug
ust 26-"Excuses," Helen Hockett and
Helen Ball. September 2-"The Ap-
peal of Missions to Young People"
Rev. Frank H. Levering, Baptist mis-
sionary in India.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
Lutherans Deny
Disloyalty Charge

LINCOLN, Neb.. July 26.-The
Nebraska state council Of defense to
day announced that committee repre-
senting the synods of the different
bodies Of the Lutheran church appear
ed before the council late yesterday
and protested against the councill's
recent statement alleging Lutherans
In Nebraska were disloyal
To make plain its position the
council today issued the following
statement:
"The state council disavows any pur.
pose to reflect upon the Lutheran
church itself and reiterates its origin.
al statement that it depends upon
American patriotism of the men and
women who comprise the Lutheran
church membership and the loyal pas
tors The council repeats that its
charges are not addressed against the
entire Lutheran church body, but only
against those who have publicly and
privately discouraged the American
cause and have shown marked partial.
ity for the cause of Americas en-
emy.'"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
BRITISH ARMoREo CARS
PLAY PART CALAMITY

LONDON, July 26-Special dispatch
es from Petrograd ascribe to British
armored cars a. gallant part in cover
ing the Russian retreat in Galicia. The
infantry deserted them, hence their
stand was unavailing but the German
advance was held up some time. The
commander in chief personally con-
eratulated the British commander,
Locker Lampson, and presented twen-
iy-six crosses of st. George to his men.
The British casualties were only five
wounded and the cars later co-operat-
ed with the Russian cavalry in front
OF Tarnopol.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
MORE THAN 1000 cAPTIVEs
TAKEN ON RUMANiAN FRONT

PETROGRAD. July 20 Rumanian
forces captured, in Tuesdays and
Wednesdays battles on the Rumanlan
front, more than a thousand prisoners,
says the Official statement issued to-
day by the Russian war department.
The Rumanians also took 33 guns, II
machine guns, 10 mine throwers and
much military material.
On the same front, the statement
says. the Russians also captured
about a thousand prisoners and "a
guns
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
tBy Associated Press)


Such details of the Russian retreat
in eastern Galicia as are now coming
to hand do not tend to minimize the
seriousness of the situation. Special
dispatches report the losses In heavy
artillery will be tremendous and ex-
press doubt as to the ability OF the
infantry of the Russian eighth army
TO make good its retreat.
There is still an absence OF assur-
ances that the Russian commanders
of the armies taking part in the back
ward movement have succeeded IN
getting their refractory troops IN
hand. Indications are not wanting,
however, that the process is well I'M
der way.
With Its Own Guns
There comes through Petrograd, for
instance, a report that General kornil-
cff,s drastic measures have included
the blowing to pieces OF an entire
division of traitorous troops of the
eleventh army by It's own artillery.
What may prove to be a saving
feature of the situation is the firmness
OF the Russian armies to the north
and the south of the field of retreat.
There has been no suggestion OF any
yielding tendencies Of the Russian
forces In Volhynia, just to the north
of the affected sector, while to the
south the Russian troops are not only
standing fast so far as they are able,
but are cooperating with the Ruman-
jans in a successful movement on the
Moldavian frontier.
Today's Russian official statement
magnifies the extent of the Rumanian-
front successes of Tuesday and We'd
resday. The Rumanians and Rus
SLAMS together captured more than
2 600 prisoners and 81 guns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
BRITISH DESTROY
PAIR OF GERMANS

AMSTERDAM, July 26.-Two Ger
man vessels have been sunk and two
German steamers have been taken to
England by British destroyers, accord
ing to the correspondent at Texel, one
of the Frisian Islands, of the Amster-
dam TELEGRAPH. A German steamer
which had been torpedoed, the cor
respondent adds, has arrived at Den
helde.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
lifts Last Will
Filed For Probate
Ships Over Under

The will Of the late J. Edgar Tiff,
whose death occurred las. Saturday,
was fled in circuit court Wednesday
for probate. According to the terms
of the will. the personal property in
cluding his large library is to become
the property Of his son, Walter Tiff,
while the estate is to be divided
among his widow and two sons.
The will also designates the ap-
pointment of Walter Iliff as trustee
of his brother Wilbur's share in the
estate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
DRY AMENDMENT
UP NEXT WEEK

WASHINGTON, July 26-Leaders
representing the wet and dry faction
IN the senate today agreed to consider
Senator Shephard's national prohibf
ton constitutional amendment next
week.
1t was planned to begin debate on
the resolution Tuesday and vote on it
Wednesday. Senator Shepphard has
agreed to accept an amendment fixing
limit of six years in which the stataA
must act upon the amendment
This limit was suggested by leaders
opposed to prohibition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
QUIET BEING RESTORED

MADRID, July 26.-Quiet is gradu-
ally being restored throughout Spain,
which has recently been In a state Of
unrest due to strikes and other
causes. An official dispatch from VAL
encia says martial law has been lifted
and that the situation is absolutely
normal in the entire region. Striking
workmen will resume labor tomorrow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
Foes Steamers Are
Disabled in Siam

BANGKOK, July 26.-The machin-
cry of the Austro-German steamers
which were seized after Siam had de-
clared war against the central powers,
July %, was found to be damaged.
All male subjects of enemy coun-
tries have been interned and all en-
emy business will be wound up.
Nine steamers aggregating 10000
tons We're seized by the Siamese gov
ernment with it's entrance into the
war. They were owned chiefly by
the North German Lloyd company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
Traffic Delayed by
Pennsylvania Crash

A wreck on the Pennsylvania rail
roadd near Knightstown Wednesday
evening, delayed east bound passenger
trains. Ten freight cars were turned
over and traffic was blocked most Of
the night.
arrived here four hours late. The
wreck has been cleared away and
traffic resumed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
PARIS TO SEND MISSION
TO NEW ORLEANS PARTY

NEW ORLEANS, July ga three
days celebration of the bi-centennial
of New ORLEANS will be held February
9, 10 and II, next, it has been decided
by members of committee having
preliminary arrangements in charge.
Assurances have been received from
Paris that a delegation from that
city's municipal council, will attend
the celebration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
DIVISION OF
TRAITORS IS
KILLED WITH
TSOWN GUNS
General Korniloff Takes
Drastic Measures Against
DETECTING Troop--Germans
Take Four More Towns.
PART OF line HOLDS

BERLIN, via London, July 90
German troops have captured four
more Galician towns, says the official
statement issued today by the German
war office. The Russians also are
said to be retreating in the direction
Of Czernowitz, the capital Of Bukow-
ina.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26

-Paruy CLOUDY COH1SHt anu FTIudy. :.
Occasional thunderstorms.
General Conditions-The Canadian
storm extends in a valley shaped form
southwark to Oklahoma and eastern
PENNSYLVANIA. 1t is causing showers
end thunderstorms over the central
states, although in some places there
Is no rain. Weather will remain un.
settled for the next Sc hours.
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WEATHER FORECAST

For Indiana by United States Wealth
er sureau-Generally fair tonight and
Friday.
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Temperature Today.
For Wayne County by w. e. Moore

Minimum .................. ...67
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-11-14
THE ISSUE IN WISCONSIN.

1t will be a great pity II the. special
senatorial election which now seems
necessary in Wisconsin is made to turn
upon the issue of peace or war. Even
if an advocate of an immediate nego'
tiated peace should be successful, 1t
would have no effect upon the general
situation. We are in the war; we are
in the war to stay until victory is &C.
complished. In consequence the thing
for the voters of Wisconsin to do, re-
publican and democratic, is to nomi-
nate in their primaries man On eth
er side who is committed to an effect
i've prosecution of the war. The is
sue then will be between the republi-
can and the democratic parties. If
Wisconsin wants the war prosecuted
along democratic lines-that is to say,
through the ostracism of all who are
not democrats-she will elect the DEM
ocratic candidate. If she wants the
war conducted as Mckinley conduct
ed the short but glorious war with
is to say, by summoning
all elements of the people to the sup
port of the national cause-she will
elect the republican candidate.