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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24
Scarcity of Baths
in Berlin Causes
Illness, Says Paper

AMSTERDAM, August 24-The pro-
posed prohibition of bathing at home
in Germany to save fuel and soap is
called rank folly by the Vossische
Zeitnng of Berlin.
The paper says that many public
baths already are closed owing to a
lack of coal and attributes notable in
creases in skin diseases. dysentery
and other diseases to enforced I'M
cleanly conditions.
The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zei-
tung also points out the increase in
cases of dysentery in Berlin, high
percentage Of which is fatal, while ty-
phoid which is spreading, also is caus-
ing uneasiness.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24
Chancellor Forced to Bow to
Will of Majority in Reichstag
Gaozsx4f5zza1H-

at the afternoon session drew forth a
second statement from the chancellor,
in which he definitely corrected any
false impressions that might have
been created by his utterances at the
morning session. Under stress Of this
tension the main committee adjourned
its sitting. The chancellor received
the party leaders late Wednesday
night for the purpose of holding a con-
fidential conference.
Chancellor is Hit.
The unexpected episode, which be-
came known despite the alleged con-
fidential nature of the main commit
te's deliberations, today gives sec
ton Of the press occasion to dilate up
oD the incident in columns of plain
spoken comment in which the chan
cellor fares rather badly.
When the committee resumed its
session this morning. number of the
Progressive peoples party, speaking
for the majority coalition, explained
that the chancellor's supplementary
statement had cleared up the misun-
derstanding and that the joint declara-
ton of the majoriy parties would have
been modified or entirely dispensed
with if the correcting explanation Of
fered by DIR. Michaelis could have been
anticipated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24

BERLIN, Aug. %, (via London, Aug.
24)-Berlin was surprised to learn on
awakening this morning that the
Reichstag building yesterday after
noon had been the scene Of a political
furry which assumed varying proper
ton as seen through the partisan edi-
torial eyegless.
The incident, which brought about
the temporary disagreement between
the majority coalition and the chance
ilor was the chancellor's somewhat in
definite phrasing of his attitude tc-
ward the Reichstag peace proposal.
The impression created was that DR..
Michaelis was circumscribing his en-
dOrsement of that action.
Statement Drawn Up.
During Wednesdays intermission
for luncheon the majority party drew
UP a statement to the effect that there
could be no doubt respecting the chan
cellor's acqiescence in the coalition
peace views.
The presentation of this declaration
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24
Irate Mother Accuses Board
of fixing Things" But She
Refuses to Tell Who She Is

has only been married seven weeks,
while my son, who has been married
for two years, was passed."
Reporter-"Who is this talking?"
The Voice-"That makes no differ
ence what my name is, but I want
to tell you that I think things, are
fixed up there"
Reporter (authoritatively)-"Well,
madam, we can do nothing in the mat
ter unless you tell us your name and
file your charges in the regular way"
The voice-"You don't need to know
my name, and 1 tell you l think the
whole business there is crooked and
ame going to turn the matter over
to Mr. Foulke." Bang! The telephone
connection Is cut Off.
Members of Board in chorus-"We
hear that about twenty times a day"
Moral-DOnt be a member of the
conscription board unless you are very
patient and have high ideal of
patriotism.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24
FRENCH WIN
HILL 304 IN
SHARP drive;
HOLD VERDUN
All Important Positions on
Famous Front Wrested
From Germans in Short
Time.
BRITISH PRESS ON
(By Associated Press)

In a brilliant attack this morning
on the Verdun front the French car
ried hill 304, one Of the most bit
terly disputed positions Of the war,
In the struggle for which thousands Of
men have lost their lives.
The French advanced to an average
depth Of one and one quarter miles
over the sector between Avacourt
wood and Dead Man hill, Paris an
nounces officially, and in addition to
hill 304, stormed theh fortified works
between Haucort and Bethincourt.
New Assault West Of Meuse
The new French assault. made less
than a week after the beginning Of
the new offensive, was delivered west
Of the Meuse, on a somewhat shorter
front than Mondays opening attack,
which was on both sides Of the river
At the first shot. the French, although
highly successful did not obtain all
their objectives, and today's attack
doubtless was intended to complete
the attainment of the ends immediate
~ III view .
The French are now masters OF all
the important points on the Verdun
front which they held before the be-
ginning Of the great German attack
last year
On the British front the bitter fight
for the possession CT Lens was con-
tinued during the night, the official
British statement announces.
Oh! A Weak Garrison.
BERLIN, (via London) Aug. "a
The evacuation by the Germans of
Hill 304, tn famous stronghold on the
Verdun front is announced by the war
office. 1t is said weak garrison was
left there.
Heavy fighting continues along the
Italian front. Rome announces that
more than 10000 prisoners have been
taken as well as about 60 guns The
Italians have storlned further Aus
trian positions and broken up violent
attacks
The Official British statement an
nounces that the British now hold Ger
man trenches Immediately northwest
of the Green Crassier to the south Of
Lens, and that especially heavy losses
have been inflicted on the Germans.
Portuguese troops which are holding
a sector in northern France repulsed
German raids in the vicinity Of La
Bassee Heavy artillery fighting con-
tinues around Ypres, where the Brit
ish have improved their position and
successfully withstood counter at
tacks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24

Gets IN F0ILS

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 24.-With
fair victims in almost every state in
the union John F. Beckwith, poet, nov
elist, soldier and love-letter writer,
has been arrested by federal author
tiles here charged with getting large
sums Of money by defrauding women,
whose condolences he is alleged to
have won through expressions of love.
He used a follow up" system of
love letters, it is charged, written in
masterful English.
Beckwith admitted to federal offic-
ers he followed a system in cajoling
each victim, studying each separately
and declares himself to be intensely
mpressionable.
His first epistles to his victims us
ually expressed his deire for love in an
imperonal manner, but in each sue
ceeding communication his avowal Of
love became more intense
When arrested he had a mailing list
of seventyfive names including wom-
en- from Portsmouth, Akron, Beshler.
Canton, Columbus, Forestvine and
Ashland, Ohio. Most of his opera
tions were directed from Albany, n
Y. but he has been in Cleveland since
April. He was arrested on warrant
charging him with using the mails to
defraud Mrs. A. E. Peterson, 332 Elm
street, Sycamore, Ills.
Beckwith says he is a college grad
uate, holding two degrees and served
as an officer in the Boar war He was
born in Norway, his father being a
former chief justice of the Norwegian
supreme court, he declares.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24
SHORT CUT TO
PEACE IS BY
SMASHING ON
AYERS BRYAN
Erstwhile Pacifist Says Ma
ton Must Fight Ahead to
Victory-Declares Nation
is United.
HEARD BY TRRONGS
ey ROSCOE FLEMING

William Jennings Bryan. the coun-
try's leading peace advocate before
the war, and former secretary of
state, believes that the shortest way
to peace for the United States is to
smash ahead to victory.
"The shortest road to peace is that
straight ahead" said Bryan, who ar
rived in Richmond shortly after noon
for his lecture at the Chautauqua.
I'VE must be united nation with
out discord or dissention, united ma
ton behind the president Of the Unit
ed States and Congress-
More Costly in Men
ANY diversion now will only pro
long the war and make it more cost
ly in men and in money. The more
earnestly one desires peace, the more
Loyalty should he support the govern
mert as the best means of fastening
peace
Substantially the same views as he
was then expressing. said Bryan,
would be treated in his Richmond lee
tlre.
Bryan stepped off an interurban car
from indianapolis about two o'clock,
and was met only by reporter, no
reception committee having been ar
ranged by the Chautauqua officials.
He accepted the hospitality Of a
taxicab, paid for by the reporter, In
order to reach the grounds on time
for his lecture.
Have you found any evidence of
dissension upon the war in the United
prvoy, u-oc ocko6
1--WE Are United People,"
I have every reason to believe that
we are a united people" was his re-
ply There are certain small excep-
tions, but have found no evidence Of
divided sentiment. OF course, we
have been divided in the past, but that
is gone"
Bryan said he did not care to talk
about conditions before the war, as
that was all past, and nothing he could
say would have any bearing upon pres
ent problems
preparation for the war by the
United States has been very rapid
he said.
The former secretary of state said
he believed that the world needed
woman suffrage more than women
I6Su tue DdllUl, liISt " tliC itt-
ton dry, and second, to help solve the
worlds greatest problem when the
war is over,-the making Of lasting
peace.
Plan is Unjust.
He did not believe that Congress
plan of stopping the making of whisky.
V hile allowing that of beer was just
They should be treated alike he
said. More foodstuffs have been used
by the brewers than by the distiller-
les; the breweries have done more to
corrupt the government than the dis
tillers have; beer develops the alco-
holic habit.
Treat them alike. They have al
ways been companions in crime, and
they shouldn't be separated in their
old age. they should die together and
be buried in the same grave.
The liquor men will disgrace us as
long as they can and desert us when
they can disgrace us no longer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24

Scene-Office of Exemption board,
somewhere in the courthouse.
The cast-Members and clerks OF
conscription board; visitors, report
er and a telephone.
Time-Just after it became known
that several married men had been
discharged.
Telephone bell rings.
Member of board answering tele-
phone)-"Hello-yes this is the board
what? Just a minute-he was dis
charged-just a moment and l will
let you talk to someone with more
authority" (Turns to reporter who
was standing nearby Talk to this
woman and tell her all about it. /
give you full authority"
The reporter Unto telephone)-
Hello, what is it you want?"
Voice in telephone-'1 want you to
tell me why it is that Mr.. was
discharged from the army when he
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24
NEGRO TROOPS
TO MOVE NORTH

WASHINGTON. Aug. Ex-senator
Sheppard of Texas, after conference
with Secretary Baker today announced
that the negro troops concerned in
the rioting at Houston would be with
drown from Texas Immediately.
Later Secretary Baker after reading
the first official reports announced
that he could take no action of any
kind until the affair had been investi-
gated.
Secretary Baker also said that the
Houston affair did not affect the pol
icy of training negro troops in the
south.
1t is within the jurisdiction of the
commander of the southern depart
ment to move the troops to any other
poin in his territory without orders
from Washington.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24
Reverse Decision
of County Board

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 24-Wives of
registrants should not be compelled to
support themselves on the allowance
of $25 month from the army pay of
their husbands was the ruling of the
third Indiana district appeal board,
sitting at the state house today.
The board made the decision in sus-
tanning appeal of registrants whose
pleas of exemption on the ground that
their dependent wives would be COM
PEELED to support themselves on their
army pay, had been overruled by ex-
emption boards in Floyd county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24

I'VE are fighting now for self-pre-
servation,' said Empey. DO you rea.
lize what would happen if Germany
should be able to force a separate
peace with the others. No single ma
tion in the world can whip Germany.
And you can imagine what would hap
pen if she whipped u.s."
Hopes of being able to break
through by force on the Western
front. Empey denounced as visionary.
Belt of Trenches.
You don't know what trench war
fare means" he said. From the sea
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24

room at the Westcott Thursday eve
ming. He's no platform magician.
Seen at close range, he is just the
same earnest, simple youth that he
appeared to the audience Thursday
evening.
Moves While He Talks.
He moves restlessly little, while
he is talking. and the smooth red
mark on the side of his face which
was saved from being a horrible scar
by the ability of an American surgeon,
flushes when he gets in earnest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24

Empey's uniform coat is fairly la
den with decorations and badges
American and English side by side.
He was reluctant to explain them.
THAT little bar with the ragged
tri-colored ribbon is the French order
Pour La Merite. And this ones given
to you by the king for being wounded
in action. They give it to you at
Buckingham palace. Here's first class
machine gunner's badge; here's snip
er's badge, and so on down through
the whole twelve or fourteen Of the
insignas.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24

Sergeant Guy Empey thinks the Am
erican soldier will be the best in the
world in ten months.
You let Sammie get over there
and get ten months training, and he
will have the world looking at him. P"
he said. And he is the man who is
and those poor devils over there are
not They've been fighting tnre
eyears."
Sergeant Empey was sitting in his
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24

to Switzerland, there's belt Of
trenches on both sides, miles and
miles wide. Suppose you take, by
sacrificing thousands of men, four or
five miles of German trenches. Then
what happens
'Why, you've got to move your own
front four or five miles up-big guns,
ammunition, railheads. everything
over ground that has already been
ditched by trenches and smashed by
your own shells No, that is hope
less"
when you get to know him, the
English Tommy is one of the finest
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24

chums in the world. ! had some hard
thoughts about the British when |
first went over-being Virginian and
having read 1875 and 1912 in the
histories. But that soon vanished.
The hardships these fellows will en-
dure with a smile is wonderful"
Reticent About Own Part.
Sergeant Empey is very reticent
about his own part in the fighting
when the Lusitania was sunk, |
was a free-lance writer in Jersey City
/ am no spring chicken in this war
business, having had thirteen years
in the United States service. The
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24

Lusitania made me SO sore couldn't
stand it any longer.
Il thought of enlisting in the French
Foreign legion, but it would have
taken too long to learn French And
in Canada I'd have had to waste six
or eight months stewing around in a
training camp. So it was England for
mine
They wouldn't take me at first, un-
less | would swear that | was Brit
ish subject, and of course | wouldn't
do that. But at last ] found a green
recruiting lieutenant, and got in That
was all there was to it."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24
AMERICAN ship
sinks U-b0AT

AN ATLANTIC PORT. August ga
A four-hour battle to the finish be-
tween the American oil tanker Navajo
and a 400 foot German U-boat, in
which the submersible was sunk and
the tanker so badly damaged that she
was abandoned in flames, was de-
scribed by members of her crew who
arrived here today on an American
liner. The Navajo was owned by the
Standard Oil company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24
Storm Moving This
Way, Asserts Moore

A storm is moving toward Rich
mond and will strike the city some
time Friday night or early Saturday
morning, Weather Forecaster Moore
said Friday. The storm will carry
with it the heaviest rain of the week
also causing drop in the temperature.
Unsettled weather is predicted for
the next few days by the weatherman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24
TO NAME TICKET

Members of the Socialist party will
meet Sunday morning at 10 o'clock in
the Vaughan hall. to reorganize for the
fall election. Plans for placing a full
city ticket will be discussed at the
meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24
500, 1000, 900 Credit
is Giuen to Russia

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Another
credit of S100,000,00O to Russia was
made today by the American govern
ment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24
Rs s;' ss:, No" s:i s:;' c;.:: ;a:
WEATHER FORECAST

For Indiana by United States Wealth
er Breau-Fair and somewhat cooler
tonight. Saturday, rain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-24
Today's Temperature.

For Richmond and Wayne County by
w. G. Moore-Rain.
General Conditions-Two storms of
great size. one over the south and an
other over the north are moving to-
ward each other and will come togeti,-
or east of the Mississippi river. The
weather continues very cool over the
western states and the temperatures
will be lower during the next twenty
four hours.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-24

All rsnohsrs sfry, ~ c!aanEe: aoo'o1e.VV
On motion the board adjourned until
0 o'clock A. NJ, July 18th, 1917.
July ilth, 1917, 8 O'Clock, a. N.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
missioners Smith, Poupore, Udenby and
HIATT. On motion OF Mr.. Udenby, second
ed by Mr.. Smith, the board proceeded to
equalIze farming tools and implements,
including handy gas engines, based on
the returns of the several assessors and
adjusted the same, as follows, viz:
Farming Tools and Handy as Engines.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-24
North Dakota's Greatest
Classified Section
10 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

ONE OF THE BEST PAYING GEM
eraf stores in western North Dakota
TOT good farm land; describe and name
price. Box $50, Devils Lake. N. Oak.
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Moth Dakota's Greatest
Classified Section
All members present voted yes.
On motion the board adjourned until.
O'clock A. M. July 9th, 1917.
J11sy 9Th. 1917. o xSpc0ck a. -.

on motion the board adjourned untiis
> O'clock a; AZ: July 9th, lsl!
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present Cfairn{an Mooney, Com.
saisstoners Smith. Ponpore, Udenby and
On motion OF Mr.. HIATT, seconded ~
Mr.. Poupore, the county auditor was
authorized n instructed to equalize by
raising or lowering by percentage based
by the severed assessors I'M the follow
several townships and cites and ia the
county, so that the average ia each class
will conform with the average az dxed i
by the board, viz:
One year old, average 1890
Two year old. average ......s... $500
Three years old and over average $500
stations s.tt; $1,000
One year old, average .,, 900
Two year old, average ...... 800
Three years old and over average 1900
Mules. every age. average ....... 1900
Sheep, average .....s....,>s.ss l.60
Hogs. average 500
Threshine cachines iexcept en-
and steam tractor engines 1875 ss.sS
Bicycles and Motor cycles 800
Sleighs, Sieds and Cutters $3.50. 400
Wagons and Carriages ....~ 300
Harness and Saddlery no change
All members present voting yes.
An motion the board adjourned until q,
o'clock r. M.
q o'olook r. N.
The board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. Present Chairman Mooney, COM
misstoners Smith, Poupore, Udenhy and
HIATT.
On motion the board adjourned until j
. o'clock A. M. July 10th, 1917. !
July 10th, 1917, Q O'Clock a. "a.
The board met pursuant to ADJOURN
ment. Present Chairman Mooney, Com.
missioners Smith, Poupore. Udenby and
HIATT. On motion Of Mr.. Smith. seconded
equalize household furniture in the sev-
eral townships and cities and Village OF
Niagara, based on the returns OF the sew.
eral assessors and adjusted the same as
follows. tviu.t Of =. ~. f1HS 4Al.3T ENETf
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-24

Ali members present voting yes.
On motion the boar datjournedS until O.
O'clock a. M, July 7th, 1917.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
rient. Present Chairman Mooney. Corns
m%issioners Poupore. udenby and HIATT.
Absent Commissioner Smith.
On motion OF Mr.. Udenby. seconded by
Mr.. HIATT, the board proceeded to equal
lie bank stock OF the several banks In
county, based on the statements furnish.
ed the several assessors, mi adjusted
the same ae follows.
First Natl Bank, Grand Forks .S31,692.70
Scand. Am. Bank, Grand Forks 41,000,00,
Northern State Bank, G. Forks 30.2S3si9
Farmers & M. Savings Bank,
Grand Forks ~. Ia. $3.50. 10
Arvilla State Bank, Arvilla 81 81 .bOs
Farmers Bank, Emerado 5.175I Of
Bank OF Gilby, Gilby 4.75O.00
of Inkster, Inkster 3,420.58i
Farmers & Mer. State Bank.
Inkster s.9sb17d
First State Bank, Kempton $4,000
Elk Valley Bank. Larimore 4 AZ
National Bank, Larimore b.1S8.sf
Bank of McCanna, McCanna 2.l46.s6
First State Bank, MARVEL AIRY on,
State Bank OF Mekinock, Me-
u E u IS, ! 81 i s j u; j IS s sIs|| !||;:!.. ||| MI
state Bank Reynolds I.O68.87
Farmers State Bank. Thompson s.492.o5
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.Additlonal Proceedinss 81 Faka 81.
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COMBINATIONS TENoGRAPHER AND
bookkeeper wanted at once Write 3.
Starry Conway. N. D.
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ARTHUR PEAKE, III. b.
MARGARET PEAKEM ~. d
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County Commissioners Proceedings
OF Grand Forks County, N. D.

Mekinocs, increased 8% ..... $50!
strabane. no change ......... s.72
Iartnore, no change a.....e.... 6.83
Arv1lla, no change ............. ZOO
Chester. increased 1879 .. 8.S8
Fourth Class.
Brenna no chang ..... 6.46
Elm Grove, reduced 1876 ....... $50
Grace, reduced go ..... $50
Pleasant View, Increased SO ..a Sal,
Fifth Glass.
Agnes, increased 20% ........ 5.67
Blooming, no change ........... $3.50
Hegton, reduced 30M ... 6.81
Wheatfield, no change ... 5.72,
Sixth Class.
AIlendale. reduced 1929 ....... Sol,
Loretta, Increased $50 ........ 6.13
Lind, no change ............. 4.99
Logan Center, no change ...... $40
Seventh Class.
Ferry, no change ... 4.40
1nkster, reduced 800 ... 1856
Levant, reduced 1895 ....>.. 4.47
Lakeyiile, Increased SO ..... 4.40
Moraine, reduced 1919 ........ 4.46
Turtle River, Increased S7% 80. 4.40
Union, reduced 7% ............ 4.49
Elkmount, Increased 22% ...... 4.s5
Michigan, Increased 1870 ...... ~
Niagara. reduced so ......,... 4.42
Plymouth, reduced 10 .....s... AL
Eighth Glass.
Fairfield, reduced 1929 ...... 8.68
Oakviile, no change ... $50
Rye, increased so ............. 3.67