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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
CONSUL FROST REPORTS
MRS. HOY AND DAUGHTER DIED
FROM EXPOSURE.
Thomas Casey, colored. Only Amer'
can Member Of Laconia Crew
Who Perished.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The sinking
OF the big Cunard liner Laconia. with
the loss of American lives, is looked
upon by the American government as
clear-cut violation of American
rights. according TO an authoritative
expression of opinion obtained after
conference between President Wilson
and Secretary Lansing.
No further investigation is consid'
cred necessary. Official dispatches con-
firm reports that the Laconia was tor
pedoed without warning. t.-us estab-
fishing the case as the overt act"
Washington.-Devel here on
Tuesday brought the United States a
step closer to the armed neutrality"
proposed by President Wilson. and the
state of war with Germany. which few
officials believe can long be avoided.
The principal incidents were meet
ing of tho Cabinet in which President
Wilson expressed the opinion that the
sacrifice of three American lives on
the torpedoed British liner Laconia
is the expected overt act" and clear
cut act of war by Germany.
A meeting of the foreign relations
committee which reported to the Sen
ate a resolution giving authority to
the President to furnish arms. ammu-
milton and gunners to American ships
whose owners ask protection from
German submarines.
a conference OF leaders in the
House decided to put through that
body any resolution passed by the
Senate
London, Feb. 2S-United States
Consul Frost at Queenstown has tele-
graphed the American embassy here
that Mrs. Hoy and her daughter died
of exposure and that their bodies were
buried at sea. Consul Frost's mes
sage read:
Mrs. Mary Hoy and Miss Elizabeth
Hoy, passengers on the Laconia, died
from exposure. Their bodies were
buried at sea"
Consul Frost reports that an Ameri-
can. Thomas Casey. colored, men,
ber of the Laconia's crew. was among
the lost. He was the only American
member of the crew that perished.
Tokio.-Japan has received no prop
osition from either Mexico or Ger
many. directly or indirectly, to join
in possible war against the United
States. Viscount Motono, Japanese
foreign minister, informed the Asso
ciated Press Friday. Viscount Mo
tono said he considered such an idea
ridiculous, it being based on the out
rageous presumption that Japan would
abandon her allies. IL Mexico re
ceived the proposal, Viscount Mo
tono added, that country showed intel
ligence in not transmitting 1t te
Japan.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Vegetables.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Prices Quoted for Metals.

Pricee quoted Tor " etals.
New York.-Lead-$9.
Bar silver-762c.
Copper-Casting brand, $3262h.
st. Louis.-Spelter-$1
Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates, 60
per cent, $17.00 per unit. Crude ores,
GO per cent. $500; 25 per cent, So
@12.00; 10 per cent, $870Q10.00 per
unit.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Blizzard Hits New York.

New York.-A storm consisting of
rain. sleet and snow here on the 5th
was described by the weather bureau
as one of the heaviest of the season.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Huge Potato Supply at Portland.

Portland. Ore.-Approximately 400
carloads of good Oregon ''spuds." at
present prices valued at $7O4,000,
were uncovered in cold storage ware
houses here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
LATE
MAR K EFT
oTATIo N 3
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DENVER MARKETS.

Cattle.
Steers (pulp fed). good to
choice .............$9.zo zoV1o.ov
Steers (pulp fed. fair to IN,
GoOo o'o"Y "1
choice ........... 49, s.25@1o.25
good ................ $3.50 800
Heifers; prime ....... 1860 S.35
Cows (pulp fed). good to
choice ................. 7.ouV c.Io
Cows (pulp fed). fair to
good GOO 7.50
Cows (hay fed). good .... 1850 500
Cows ebay fed), fair $500 7.25
Cows, Gamers and cutters 4.5OQ 500
Veal calves .............. 9.o0gla'o ~
Bulls .................... o.ooW '.ov
Feeders and stockers, good
to choice .............. S.26V S.SV
Feeders and stockers, fair
to good .......,....... 7.2bQ $40
Feeders and stockers. COM
mon to fair ........... 6.6OQ .1.zo
Hosd.
Good hogs ...............l .lS.ooplS.'e
Sheep.
Wethers .................ll. .ll.ooVlIo
Yearlings ........... .1Z.oOV lS.!o
Lambs .13.26@137b
Ewes ................11 .11.VVV iA.o"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
"shoot to XIII" Order on Airmen.

San Francisco. Cal.-Sentries were
under orders to shoot to kill any avia-
tor flying over the Notifications OF
this port.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Nine Mexieans Executed.

Douglas, Ariz.-Nine men, all said
to have been Mexicans. we're executed
in Aqua Prieta.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
War Fails to Halt Fair.

Berlin.-The Leipzig fair will be held
this year on the same scale as in
peAce time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
f. o. B., Denver, Carload Price.
Grain.

Grain.
Wheat, ch. mill, 100 lbs, buying $2.6I
RIVE Colo. bulk. 100 lbs. buying. 1.85
Oats, Nebraska, 100 lbs, buying. 1.S5
Colorado oats, bulk, buying. l.S5
Corn chon sack selling 200
Corn in sack. selling .......... l.S1
Bran, Colorado. per 100 lbs,
selling .................... l.so
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Price Of IInaeed

Duluth.-Linseed-O track, $2.79%
@2.S0k; to arrive. $2.79A; May,
$2.81A asked; July, $2.S2A bid.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
ReIehstaa Adjourns to March 20.

London. March 3.-The Reichstag
has adjourned until March 20, accord
ing to a Berlin dispatch to Reuters
by way of Amsterdam.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
KAISER ADMITS
MEXICAN PLOTS
MOVE TO FORM ALLIANCE WITH
JAPAN JUSTIFIED, SAYS DR..
ZIMMERMANN.
u. S. WAR ANTICIPATED
GERMANY's FOREIGN SECRETARY
DISCUSSES STEPS TAKEN TO
OFFSET AMERICA AS FOE.

WashingtoI.-German Foreign Min
lister Zimmermann's frank admission
that Germany did seek to ally Japan
and Mexico with her to war against
the United States caused no surprise
to American officials though 1t may be
said they did not expect SO full and
free an acknowledgment of the ex-
pOsure.
London.-Foreign Secretary thinner
mann's instructions to the German
minister in Mexico, as published in
the United States, are admitted in
Berlin to have been correctly quoted.
according to q dispatch to Reuters
from the German capital by way of
Amsterdam. The dispatch quotes the
following telegram received in AM
sterdam from Berlin on Friday and
which was apparently sent by the
Wolff bureau, the semi-official Ger
man news agency:
THE American press contains re-
ports about the instructions from the
ministry of foreign affairs to the Ger
man minister in Mexico City, In the
event that Germany after the procla-
nation OF unrestricted submarine war
neutral.
"These reports are based on the fol-
lowing facts:
After the decision had been taken
to begin unrestricted submarine war
fare on February /, we had to reckon.
in view of the previous attitude OF the
American government, with the posi-
bility of conflict with the United
States.
THAT this calculation was right is
proved by the fact that the American
government severed diplomatic rela-
tions with Germany soon after the
proclamation of barred zone, and
asked other neutrals to follow her ex-
ample.
Anticipating these possibilities, it
was not only the right but also the
cautions in time-in the event OF a
military conflict with the United
States-in order to balance, II possi-
BILE, the adhesion to our foes of a new
enemy.
THE German minister at Mexico.
therefore, was instructed in the mid
die of January that in the event of
the United States declaring war he
should offer to the Mexican govern
ment an alliance and arrange further
details.
How the American government re-
ceived information of the instructions
sent by a secret way to Mexico is not
known. 1t appears, however, that the
treachery was committed on American
territory"
The German press has been ordered
not to publish word regarding the
American Mexican revelations until
further notice, according to an AM
sterdam dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company. The dispatch says
that only few circles are aware of
the intrigue and that 1t is considered
possible the result of the affair will
be the resignation of Foreign Secre-
tary Zimmerman and the ending of
Count Won Bernstorff's career as dip
lomat.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Eoas.

Eoas.
Eggs, graded No. net, F. o. B.
Denver 20
Eggs, graded No. 2 net. F. o. B
Denver ZI
Eggs, case count. misc. cases,
Less commission ........... 500
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
.FOURU.S. CoNSULSHELD
TO RELEASE YARRoWDALE PRIs.
oNERS MARCH z.
Gerard Sailed on Spanish Ship infanta
Isabel, Carrying $50 Passengers,
Due at Havana March 8.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, March Immediate
release OF four American consuls be-
ing detained in Germany was asked In
a note sent the Berlin government
last night by the United States.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

Berlin.-The admiralty made the
following announcement Friday: ION
March list expired the final period OF
grace allotted for sailing ships in the
Atlantic. From this date no special
warning will be given to any boats by
submarines"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Butter.

Apples. Colo, fancy, box. 81 .00@3.00
Pears, Colo, winter. box. 2.50Q3.00
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

Queenstown. - The British bark
Galgorm' Castle has been sunk by a
German submarine. The survivors in
clude two Americans, Harry Merret
of Beaver Falls. Pa, and Harry Rich
ardson of Boston. They were thirteen
hours in the boats. One boat is miss
ing. and 1t is feared it has been
swamped. This boat also contained
two Americans, named Jackson and
David Walker.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Sheep.

food hogs ...............1s.oo@1s.7s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
CUBAN NABBED
FOR SWINDL|INC

Postmaster Beck was informed to-
day that a Cuban who had ATTEMPTED
to swindle a number of American
business concerns, 2 Riehmopd COM
pany being included in the list, has
been apprehended by Cuban author
tiles. Stolen Cuban postoffice money
orders was the agency employed by
the Cuban in his fairly successful
swindle.'
According to Postmaster Beck a
Richmond company recently received
an order for a shipment of goods to
Santiago, Cuba, accompanied by pos.
tai money order for $4,000, all proper
ly made out. Later this company re-
ceiyed notification of cancellation
Of the order but was informed IL
could retain fee of $50 for the trou
BILE it had been put to, and coupled
with this was request that the re
naming s2S50 be returned to the
Santiago man by New York draft.
Officials of the Richmond company
acting on the suggestion of Postmast
er Beck. that the money order nigh
/ be fraudulent, neither Endorsed the or
der nor forwarded the draft, but quite
few business concerns, it is said
were caught in the swindler's net.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
LARGE CORPORATIONS GIVE
LARGE SUMS TO cAMPAlGN

NEW YORK, Nov 12-An army of
$4,000 workers In every important city
and town in the United States today
began a weeks campaign to raise $685.
100000 for the war work of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
The $500 separate committees that
have been organized will overlook no
one in the drive for funds. A special
attempt has been made to interest
the wage earners to donate ono days
pay, the slogan being lone days pay
for the soldier away"
a number of large corporations have
announced they will give generously
subscriptions thus far include $780,.
600 from the United States Steel Cor
poration; $250,000 from the Interna-
tional Harvester company and $780,.
600 from the !. E. DUPONT de Nemours
Powder company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
CHESTER, IND.

Thu Women's Foreign Missionary
society met at the home of Mrs. Oliver
Boerner last Tuesday afternoon. There
were ten members present Misses
Anna Kindall and Carrie Boerner
were guests of the society. The De-
cember meeting will be held with Mrs.
Frank Williams on the Union pike.
The Ladies' Aid society met Wednes:
day afternoon. Ten members were
present The election of officers was
held after which light refreshments
were served. -. Carlos Pickett was
seriously hurt last Tuesday evening
when he struck a COW on the Chester
pike south of here, causing him to be
thrown from his motorcycle. Mr.
Pickett says he saw an object in the
road but it being dark he could not
distinguish what it was, thinking it
was buggy he turned out to pass
and the COW walked directly in front
of his wheel. His head and shoulders
are badly bruised and his left eye is
. in serious condition. but is thought
that he will not lose his sight Mr..
Pickett was returning home from
work in Richmond. He was brought
to his home here in an automobile as
HdI0hiN as pOSStDlt anu hOTTOW
was called from Richmond. d. /. Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Cutter, Mrs Joseph
Meyers and Mrs. James Webster mo-
tored to Dayton, O.. Thursday and Wis
II ID relatives. Mrs. Emma Burg
VINO has been seriously i'll at her home
here Is nc better
Word has been received by relatives
here from Mr.. and Mrs T S. Martin
announcing their safe arrival in Kan
sas where they are visiting the latter's
sister who is critically ILL.,. Revival
meeting will begin at the Chester NJ.
e. church next Monday night Rev.
L. F. Timer will conduct the meet
ings. Come. . Ernest Newman and
Fred Pickett went to Indianapolis this
week to enlist in the aviation corps.
1t is not known whether they passed
their examinations or not Mr. Pick
EFT was not accepted in the aviation
corps but took examination for the
regular army. They returned to their
homes here to await further notice. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wesler and Mr..
and Mrs. Rufus Newman attended the
Leeds-Newman sale south of Rich.
mond Wednesday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
Kerensky Struggled
Out of Petrograd
in Auto Ambulance

PARIS, Nov. IA wireless dis
patch from Haparanda, in Sweden,
near the Finnish border, says that Pre-
mier Kerensky has 100000 men sup
porting him
The wireless message. which es-
capped the censorship of the Bolsheviki
by being sent from Haparanda, says
Premier Kerensyy left Petrokrad on
Tuesday night for general headqaurt-
ers, being concealed in the bottom Of
an automobile ambulance It is I'M
derstood he was accompanied by Gen.
Alexieff. former commander in chief,
and by Foreign Minister Terestchenko.
The ambulance was stopped three
times by Maximallst patrols as it was
leaving the city.
Premier Kerepsky now has 100000
men devoted to him. the dispatch
continues. 1T is believed he is going
to Moscow to re-establish his govern
ment there and march on Petrograd.
This possibly may be unnecessary,
however, as the latest news from Pet
regrad says battle is going on in the
streets and that the Cossacks have
Joined the Minnimalists and are mas.
tering the Maximalists."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
WASTE WOOD IN
COUNTY MAY Be
USED FOR FUEL
$4,000 Cords of Wasted Fuel
Wood Gould Be Secured
Annually.

Utilization of waste wood to increase
the fuel supply Of Wayne county is
question which has been brought TO
the attention of F. s. Bates, county
fuel administrator.
ME-. Bates said Monday that this
question may be brought up Tor dis
cussion at the state meeting OF county
fuel administrators, to be held In India
rapolis, Tuesday.
Two we'll informed Richmond bust
ness men are authority for the state
ment that not less than $4,000 cords
CT fuel wood, for the most part waste,
could be secured annually in Wayne
county without appreciably decreas
ing the timber acreage
One plan for increasing the county's
fuel supply by the utilization of waste
wood and wood secured from unneces-
sary trees calls for the commander
ing of such supplies, the work to be
done under the direction of the fuel
administrator by large crew of wood
choppers and sawmill men. The wood
oommandeered would be purchased at
fair prices and then disposed Of at
public wood yards at a price sufficient
to cover the expense of obtaining the
wood.
Mr.. Bates said that up to the pres
ent time no definite action has been
taken in regards to making use of
waste wood He believes that event
tally some satisfactory plan can be
worked out
Mr.. Bates states that while in Hag.
erstown recently he was informed that
number of farmers in that part Of
the county are not using the waste
wood on their farms, desiring to use
only coal as fuel.
Those who have given some study
of the more general utilization of wood
as fuel declare that the people would
be surprised at the amount Of fallen
timber that is permitted to rot annual
" In Wayne county Many farmers
have become discouraged over at
tempting to make use Of this faller
timber because of the scarcity of farm
labor. These men also assert that ii
every town in the county there are q
large number of useless trees thai
could be used for fuel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
Hand Prints May
Lead to Arrest of
Slayer of Jackie

CHICAGO, Nov. 12-Detectiyes were
at work today trying to solve the mys-
terry of John A. Becker, st. Louis,
No, student at the naval training
school north of this city Becker's
blood stained body was found yester-
day afternoon in the Women's rest
room of the Sharpless building He
had been beaten to death apparently
with a bottle.
Thirty feet from the door of the
rest room, trail of blood led down
the stairway to the street Bloody
hand prints were found on walls and
door knobs.
Detectives were inclined to the be
lief that the rest room served as a
rendezvous for Becker and some girl.
Employees had keys enabling them to
enter at any time, it was reported. In
this connection the police looked for
Guy H. Wilson, also a Jackie who
formerly worked in the building.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals.


SHAW Emma Drifmeyer Shaw, 35
years old, a resident of Richmond for
a number of years, died In Cincinnati
after an illness of five weeks. She Is
survived by her husband, John Shaw,
three brothers, Ferdinand prifmeYer
Of Wyoming, Charles Drifmeyer. and
Oscar Drifmeyer, and four sisters,
Mrs. Rudolph Rlase Of Cincinnati;
Mrs. James Ternan, Mrs. Earl Saw
ageof Richmond, Mrs. Carl Haas OF
Marion The body will be brought to
Richmond and taken to the home OF
her sister, Mrs Earl Savage, 307 N.
Nineteenth street, where brief ser.
vice will be, held, conducted by Rev
Oscar Tressel. The body will then be
taken to Trinity Lutheran church
Thursday afternoon at 2 O'clock for
further services. Burial in the Lu
theran cemetery Friends may call
anytime Wednesday between and 5,
and Z and 8 O'Clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
Boy Who Promised
Would Quit Playing
Football is Killed

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov 12-As q re
suit of a fractured skull received yes
terday in q football game here, Har
old A. Holtz, II, son-of Louis Holtz Of
Indianapolis, died today ct 9 local
hospital The young man was 9
bookkeeper In q bank. He was In
iured about "a month ago IN foot.
bali game and had promised his moth
er he would NOT play after the game
yesterday. The two teams were com
posed of local young men. Holtz was
taken to the hospital late yester
day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
Food Discovered by
u. 5. Agents Will be
Placed on Market

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-The mill
ions of dollars worth of foodstuffs dis
covered by secret service agents in
New York warehouses will be put on
the American market unless the for
eign owners can show that they are
Aentitled to the products and that no
embargo against their expectation is
in effect.
The food administration has opened
negotiations by cable with the foreign
owners in the hope of obtaining their
permission for the purchase of the
foodstuff but other action will be taken
unless the permission is forthcoming
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
Fouty-Four Sweaters Included
in Shipment of Red Cross Goods

Knitted articles, hospital garments
and surgical dressings were included
in the large shipment of 1894 articles
sent to the indianapolis Red Cross
warehouse, Monday by the Wayne
County Red Cross association.
The following articles were includ-
ed in the shipment.
Knitted Articles.
A. Sweaters.
5 Scarfs.
2 Pairs wristlets.
/ Pair bed socks.
5 Pair socks, size 10 IL.
9 Pair socks, size IL.
Pair socks, size II IL.
1 Pair Socks, size IL.
Total-91 pieces.
Hospital Garments and Supplies.
100 Bed shirts.
40 Suits pajamas.
6 Bath rugs.
80 Bed wraps.
25 Pairs bed shoes.
20 Tray cloths.
40 Handkerchiefs.
10 Hot water bottle covers.
5 Tea towels.
40 Napkins.
Total-401 pieces.
Surgical Dressings.
200 Muslin rolls, 3-inch.-S = .
BOT Muslin rolls, 4-inch.
SO Flannel rolls, 3-inch.
25 Flannel rolls, 4-inch.
33 Crinoline rolls, 3-inch.
35 Crinoline rolls, 4-inch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
Farmer Ends Life;
Leaves Wife and Six

MILTON, Ind, Nov. 12- Harry
Fred, 40 years old, farmer, residing
few miles south of Milton, commit
ted suicide at his home at an early
hour this morning, shooting himself
through the neck Members of the
family found the body near the barn.
Fred is survived by his widow and
six children. No motive for his ac-
ton has been assigned except that he
had been very morose for a few
weeks.
Fred recently sold his small farm
and moved to the farm where he com
mitted suicide.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
.kITCHEL YOUTH
AT FRONT WITH
PERsHINC'S MEN
F. M. Orabaugh Writes To
Home Folks About Prac-
s flee In France.

KITCHEL, Ind, Nov. Ia NJ
0rabaugh, who Is on the French front
in Pershing's army, wrote home some
time ago after he had previously cable
grained his safe arrival fn France. His
letter showed how the infantry and
artillery were being consolidated be-
fore practice trenches. His fanny
is anxious to again hear from him, as
1t is supposed that he is now on the
fighting line.
Interesting letters also have been
received by the relatives froI Ray
Strout, who is at a training camp at
platoons. Of 80 men each, are being
prepared for real warfare. including
bomb and grenade instruction, bayo-
net exercise by attack on trenches
containing dummies representing
Boches. and how the Y. NJ. G. A. is
looking after the boys. His brother.
Forrest strout, is in the Indianapolis
contingent.
H. S. Gardner, manager of the
Kitchel elevator, said Monday that
$1,000 bushels of wheat had been pur
chased this season. The elevator has
q capacity of 10000 bushels, and ship
ments have been lively of late. He
thought the corn crop, owing to the
cyclone, would only go about one-hal1
Of the estimate, q serious loss to far
mers here.
Mr.. Gardner was a delegate to the
| meeting of the coal dealers at Rich
mond, Saturday He showed at this
meeting that the coal situation haG
! been serious in the Kitchel section
| and that purchases made some time
ago had not been filled by the whole
salers. Kitehel merchants and resi-
dents had suffered q deal for want O.
coal.
| Everett Leonard, who has beer
working saw mill here, has cut hal
a million feet of lumber for farmer!
who lost valuable trees, which hat
been uprooted by the cyclone. Ever
EFT Kitchel, who also lost larg,
amount, is having the same cut, an,
deal made up into cord wood. /
large number of farmers are cutting
wood from blown down and upreotet
trees.
! The Red Cross chapter at Anna
chapel has been doing good work o.
behalf of the soldiers in camp or a
the front from this section Fac
member is doing her bit in knittin
and sewing, and the preparation c
surgical dressings The chapter meet
once a week at the chapel, and tn
school children are interested.