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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
la TOILETTE DELAYS VOTE TN SENATE
HEADS OF FAMILIES
TO Be MUSTERED
OUT OF SERVICE
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April 3.-National
guardsmen with dependent families
will be mustered out of the Federal
service it was announced today at the
war department.
Some guardsmen who came back
from the border service and have again
been called into the Federal service
are bound to have close relatives solely
dependent on them The war depart
ment has ruled that men in these cir
cumstances shall be mustered out and
department commanders have been so
instructed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Raiders Captain
Hates America
(By Associated Press)

RIO JANIERO, April 3.-The cap
tain of one of the vessels captured by
the German raider Seeadler says that
the German vessel carries no torpedoes
and that her commanders name is
Won Luckner. He describes the cap
tain as bitter anti-American, fire.
quently attacking the United States as
unscrupuIous country whose only aim
was the pursuit of wealth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
MAKE GIFTS
TO HIGH OFFICERS

Retiring officers of the Moose lodge,
B. F. Price, trustee, and Charles Shat
fer, presiding officer, were presented
with Moose ring and a morris chair,
respectively, last night.
Frank Strayer made the speech of
presentation. 9
J. H. Besselman and Frank White
sell were appointed delegates to serve
on the mayors patriotic committee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
SURVEY JEWISH BODIES
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK. April 3.-An investi-
cation into the status Of the Jewish
rabbis and congregations in the Unit
ed States, together with an estimate
of the Jewish population Of every
state will be begun Immediately by
the Bureau of Jewish Statistics and
Research of the American-Jewish
committee, it was announced today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
COMMITTEE OF SENATE APPROVES
RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT WAR
EXISTS WITH GERMAN GOVERNMENT
(By Associated Pressl


WASHINGTON, 81 oeg ttee
approved
ing but the effect the
The unanimous except Chairman Stone Senator Boah
Idaho, absent.
Hitchcock
report
a a possible.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
HOUSE RE-ASSICNS
COMMITTEE PLACES
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. April 3-The House
completed committee organization for
today by adopting resolution to put
the hold-oSer Republican members in
the same places they held in the last
Congress on the foreign affairs, ways
and means and other important COM
mittee New members will be assign.
ed later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
"AMERICA NEEDS YOU"

United States Army recruiting
station for the Richmond Dis
trict, comprising Wayne and Union
counties, is located over the Iliff
store, southwest corner of Sixth
and Main streets. Recruiting Off
Ger, Sergeant H. H. Warner. Men
between the ages of 18 and 35 eli
gible for army service.
The nearest navy and marine
Gated at Indianapolis.
corps recruiting stations are To-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Railroads Ready
To Move Troops
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, April 3.-The movement
of more than 100000 men to the Mex
ican border last year gave the rail
roads a chance to work out plans for
transportation of troops on large
scale, officials said today and they
are now prepared to move any num-
Der to any point quickly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Troops Ordered
to State Camps
(By Associated Press)

SAN ANTONIO, April 3.-General
Pershing today, authorized the an
nouncement that orders will be issued
this afternoon directing national guard
troops called out in the southern de-
partment to proceed to state mobili.
zation camps Immediately.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
28 MISSING
FROM AZTEC
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April 3. - A dis.
patch from Ambassador Sharp dated
at Paris p. M, yesterday, said nine
teen survivors from the Aztec were
landed yesterday afternoon at Brest,
and twenty-eisht persons still were
missing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
"Yellow" Paint
Covers PQcifist
Meeting Place
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April 3-A national
guardsman of the Third District OF
Columbia Infantry, backed by party
of citizens, covered the front of the
headquarters of the Emergency Peace
Federation here with a coat of yellow
paint today, while another party of
citizens destroyed pacifist banners
and literature inside.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Men of 20 Years
First to Receive
Army Training
(BY Associated PreSSl

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Universal
compulsory military training legisla-
ton was formally launched today in
the Senate when Senator Chamber
lain of Oregon, chairman of the mill
tary committee, introduced his amend
ed bill providing for training of about
100000 men of twenty years of age,
and in the presidents discretion many
thousands more up to twenty-three
years of age.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
BRITISH FREICnTER
Sent TO BOTTOM
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, April 3.-The British
steamship Cannizaro which left New
York on March IA with general cargo
of grain and freight has been sunk ac-
cording to word received here today
by New York agents of the owners, the
Wilson Steamship Line The crew
about forty in number was safely land
ed at Falmouth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
JURY BEGINS FOOD PROBE
(Ry Associated Pressl

(BV ASSOCIated PreSS1
CHICAGO, April 3.-lnvestigation Of
the alleged participation of the Chica-
go Board of Trade in food price manip-
ulation was begun by a Federal grand
jury today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Weather Forecast

For lana by United States
Weather Bureau - Increasing cloudi.
ness probably followed by rain late
tonight or Wednesday. Somewhat
warner tonight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03

vide street lighting and fire hydrants
in the suburb on such revenue.
Satisfied With Muddy Streets.
"We people who live in Benton
Heights only want to go our own way
unmolested We do not want to be a
part of Richmond. Our streets are
poorly made and very muddy but with
the present high standard of living we
would prefer to wade around in our
mud little longer and save that mon
ey we would have to pay out in the
form of city taxes Bitters said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-03
Temperature Today

ror Wayne County by w. E. Moore
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-08
STRANGE VESSEL Is
 SIGHTED OFF BOSTON
CAPTAIN ROSS SAID STRANGE CRAFT ASSEMBLED A SUB
 IlARlNE.

HostCn, Feb. 7--The sighting of a strange vessel resembling subma. rine was reported tonight to Capta. .n William R. Rush, commercial age1t of the BoFon navy yard, by Captain smith A. Ross. master of harbor tug. Captain Ross said he saw the stranger four miles off Ma1blehead this morning. She was headed for eea but soon after being -dghted voered to the south, toward Cape Cod.
 Captain Ross expressed the belief that it was submarine. He was ia. miliar with American undersea boats. he said, but was certain the craft he sighted was not one of the American tyre.
 After receiving the report navy yard officials began check on yes sels knonw to be in these waters. but all which might answer the descrp. ton of the tug captain were accoun ed for.
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DIVISION OVER TIE
 LEAK INVESTIGATION
DEMOCRATS FAVOR CLOSING IN QUlRY, WHILE REPUBLICANS
 WANT TO CONTINUE.

Washington, Feb. 7-Despite a strong sentiment among some demo- cratic members of the "leak' inyesti- aatmg committee in favor of bringing the inquiry to a close Friday or Satur- day republican committeeman declar- ed tonight that they had just begun to investigated
 Until t is proven beyond all doubt that the alleged leak originated with the two Washington newspar ermen, J. Fred Es,ary and w. w Price, who have admitted that they sent out warning messages on the peace note. the iepublicant say they will not Iagree. to terminate ;he Inquiry
 The republicans insist that some .one higher up' must have furnished the information in the first place.
 We have found the conduits of the information, but We must not stop un- til We have found the source" saiI Representative Campbell of Kansas. ranking republican membe. oe the committee.
 Every indication tonight was that sherman L. Whipple, counsel ror tho committee, was planning to close his case.
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NashinEton, Feb. 7.--presidcnt Wil- sons severance of diplomatic relations with Germany was approved formally today by the senate
 By a vote of $ 10 D senate express. ed confidence in the presidents course, adopting resolution submit ted by Chairman Stone of the foreign relations committee. endorsing with drawal of Ambassador Gerard from Berlin and giving the German ambas- sador, Count von Bernstorif, his pass ports
 Senators who voted against the res Olution were:
 Democratic-Kirby of Arkansas and Nardaman of Mississippi
 Repubicans-Gronne. North Da- kota; Works, California, and LaFol- iette Wisconsin.
 Five hours of debate preceded the vote, but the only active opposition came from the five stpators who stood against resolution when the roll was called. The ranking repuDlicat AtdN0i B Jhiilch lAF AGijbA lal7 III ut- claring their WholeAeewed support of the president
 The text of the rn on,iou follows:
 "Wbereas, the president has for The reasons stated in hs address, deliver ed Co congress in joint se sion 1n Feb ruary 3, l9l7 severed diplomatic re- iatious with the inpena German gov. ernment by the recall oi inc American ambassador at Ber!'l and by handing his passports to the derman ambas- sador in Washington. and "Whereas. notwithstanding ,n's sev, erance of diplomatic intercourse, the president has expressed R'- desire to avoid conflict with the Mperiai Ger man government, 911
 Whereas. the president declared in this address that if n his pudgement an occasion should arise for further action in the premises on the part oi the government ol tne Cn.ed States he would submit tae r.atter 10 con gress and ask the authority of cou gross 10 use such measures a5 he mIsnt deem necessary for protection Cf American seam q aud P .Cple iu
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owners believe that it is liable to be unlawfully attacked. take any neces- sary measures to preevnt or resent d.. tack
 The American Line officers have now taken under consideration wheth- CT to sail the steamers within pro htbited waters or whether if is their duty 10 provide guns and gunners on their own account"
 Negotiations to establish for Norwe gian, Swedish and Danish passenger ships a British port of call which would enable them to avoid Kirk wall with its attendant dangers from mines and submarines were reported here today to be progressing between Great Britain and representatives of the Scandinavian lines. II has been suggested, according 10 the agents of one of the lines. that Halifax or Der. muda be substituted for KirkAa all as a British port, where ships may stop tor inspection of cargo and passep. gers.
 If such arrangements can be made the steamship representative said, 1t possibly may result in an early re- sumption Of sailings now suspended as a result of the German note defin- ing a new war zone and making 1t dangerous for ships to call at Kirk wall Halifax. it was added, would be the logical port for inspection. as call there would interfere, but nom- inally with sailings. while a call at Bermuda would lengthen voyages more than ,000 miles It Was added that until Great Britain consents to neutral ships for Scandinavian coun- tries avoiding KtrkSall or other dan gerous" waters around the British iles there is poss jbility that ships now help up may rfmain in port
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-08
WHITE RATS WOULD
 CONTROL BALL PLAYERS

Boston Feb. 7-Opposition Of the Whits Rats Actors Union to entry Of the Baseball Players Fraternit; into he American Federation Of Io- Dor ranks have been confined to in- sistence that the fraternity charter De subsidiary to the White Rats Inter- national Jurisdiction. according to a statement tonght by James w. Fitz.
 4trick, president of the actors union. lie said that this attitude was not due to the appearance of ball players o1 the vaudeville stage.
 Our charter coyera all persons in amusemeuts Of any kind" said Fin. patrick. 'fo preserve it's integrity Ne havetiasisted that the Bal players as public entertainers come under ol jHrHieiicn. They would have the right to| conduct their business and mem. bPship in their own way.
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of This Passenger Liner Re. moves the Last Hope That the Ger mans Would Spare Passenger Car riers in an Effort to Avoid Driving the United States to Hostilities.

Washington. Feb 7-The steaov stream of reports telling of the de structlon of merchant ships by Ger man submarines was brought to a climax tonight by a cablegram to the state department from Consul Frost at Queenstown announcing that the Brit ish passenger liner California had been torpedoed without warning and that an American citizen was among the survivors.
 Whether this will prove to be tho overt act 10 drive the United States into war no one would attempt Co say tonight
 President Wilson. who must make the decision had retired when the news came and officials did not awaken him
 Late in the afternoon he had been informed of message from Consul Forst telling of the sinking of the California, but giving no details as to warning or the presence of Ameri- cans
 The president undoubtedly will walt for complete reports on the disaster before determining whether the time has come for him to go 10 congress
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Sailing of American
 Lime Steam CTS Conceded
State Department Declined to Ad- DiSe PriDdte Persons Regard
 ing the Soiliny of Ships,

ilNew York, Feb. 7.--Sailing of the American Line steamships St Lotus and St Paul, now in the port of New York, have been indefinitely stpon- ed, it was announced here tonight b2 P A. S. Franklin, president of the In ternational Mercantile Marine
 The announcement followed an of. ficial statement received by telephone from the state department in Wash ington declining to advise private per sons as to whether or not their ships should start on voyages which would take them within the war zone laid down by Germany The state depart ment pointed out, however that ncu. tral vessels may arm themselves for defense. if the owners so elect and that it is the right of an American vessel to traverse any part Of the high seas
 After receiving the message from Washington Nr Franklin issued the following statement:
 "The American Line announces that the sailing dates of the steamers s. Louis and St Paul, now in the port of New York. have been indefinitely postponed. The following message was received today by telephone from Sec retary of State Lansing:
 "-'The government cannot advise persons as to whether or not their merchant vessels should sail on voyage to European ports by which they would be compelled to pass through the waters delineated in iha declaration issued by the German gov ernment on January 3l, 19l1
 "H. however asserts that the rights of American vessels 10 traverse all parts of the high seas are the same now as they were prior to the issuance of the German declaration and that neutral vessel may II its
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British Steamer so
 California Torpedoed
Some of the Passengers and Crew StW Missing, Including Two Wo-
 men and SeOerdI Children.

New York, Feb. 7.-1he British passenger liner California one of the crack ships of the Anchor line fleet has been sunk off the coast of Ire land with a probable loss of life Mes sages to the state department in Washington and to the offices of the lin in New York today told of the catastrophe. but did not say whether she was torpedoed or struck a mine.
 The liner carried 31 passengers and crew of lS4, none of whom, as far is known. was an American. Advicea to the local offices said there were l60 survivors, those to the state de- partmeut from Consul Frost al Queenstown that one life was lost and that there were two hundred hospital cases.'
 The California was armed when she left here with a stern gun and carried large cargo. including, it was said, war supplies
 The vessel. which was S.662 tons, carried full cargo believed to con sist in part. at least, of War supplies. Under a recent ruling Of Collector of the Port Dudley Field Malone, details of cargo on board departing ships is withheld and the agents of the An chor Line declined to divulge the na- ture of the shipments
 officers of the California, the first large passenger liner to be sunk since the publication of the recent German note defining a new sea policy were. Captain John L. Henderson, surgeon
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to ask authority "to Ies aay means that may be necessary for the pro- lection of our se1mtu and our peo- pie"
 The consuls first rel''t said there was "one death and 20 hospital cases" among the more thau 20o people on board the liner. The second added no information copcaWEg casualties excep, that the sulyl"ors Ne,e land ed q. Queenstown to1o't. amon. them being John A. Loe of Montgom- cry. Ala. the only American known to have been aboard and that some still were missing. including two women and several children. Lee is supposed 70 have been member of the crew as he does not appear on the pa sen ger list made public at New York
 The fact tha, the American escaped lessened in a degree the excitement created by the news, but only in a de gree. More than a score of merchant crafts have been sent to the bolton in the war zone within the past 24 hours. and 50 or more since the Ger man pro lamation of ruthless warfare on the seas went into effec last Thursday. II is realized that if no
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the prosecution of .heW peaceful and legitimate errands )n the high seas
 Therefore, be IS resolved by the senate that the senate approves the action taken : o,le presiden, as set forth in his address delivered before the Joint session of c ngress as stateg above
 q have prs<rntcd the resolution" said senator Stone in bringing the matter before the senate, because think we should let the world know that ec support the presiden, of the United States whenever acting with n his constitutions! power. he speaks autho"t1tiyely for tbe country. There are senators who thought 1t would have Teen the better part of wisdom if tho president had postponed the sey- erante of diplomatic relations with Germany at least unf Germany had- committed some overt act offensive 10 this eoyerpnent and sufficiently az srayajed to warrant a step so grave ill possible consequences, but the pres ident took a different view which with reat ability lie strongly supported his address before the Joint session.
 Senator Kirby aiA his atirst ac. dress to the senate AG impassionei 1 declaration that he Would not support 1 ,ke resOiaGen.
 CT T, gard i as preliminary de- alarat.)n Of Y IT., he said. "if tho res lution ehali be voted upon today. [ l do not believe the time has come in he h.story of this country when we shall idle with Germany or WY wa shall side with the allies. The"eime has not come, in my opinion, when we should commit ourselves by the adep- tion of this resolution to any policy than the president may hereafter our sue. Usder the constitution and the law ;ls has. no pow 70 declare war but he has ffNe--!go go-.sssr Q plunge th' nation into war as9. maMs T. ne cessa'y for congr N ..-.~~-,........ he has almost don. sdA,fSr - \ Senator Lodge. TlNsAg rep1blsaa. member of the for&a relatio com. | CONTINUED ON PAGE T REE.
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majority of whose stock is held or controlled by American citizens, shaH be olassed as an American concern.
 In a join statement tonight outlin- ing the purposes of the bill, Senator Fletcher and Representative Alexal- der declared it essential that such powers be possessed by the govern ment prior to the opening of hostili- ties in order that the nation may b. ready for any emergency arising ou; of any serious international situation, even though the chances of peace full situation outweigh those Of a moro serious outcome"
 During the day a biI might clear up some of the uncertainty regarding the status of war-bound vessels in American ports was fayorably report ed by the house judiciary committee It would regulate the conduct of yes- sels in United States 'orts and waters and empower the president 10 put guards on them or take possession of them and remove their officers and crew, in the event of war or threaten cd war, It prohibits use of any craft, foreign or domestic as a resort for conspirato7s against the United States under penalty of forfeiture of the yea sel and maximum penalty of $l0000 fine. two years Imprisonment or both for it's officers if they knowingly per mil snch nso
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GOVERNOR BROUGH ASKS
 FURLOUGHS FOR SOLDIERS

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 7.-Gov- ernor Brough and Lloyd England, ndjutant general of the Arkansas national guard, tonight sent tele- gram to Major General Funston asking that members of the First Arkansas regiment be permitted to go to their homes on short fur loughs. The regiment, which re- turned Tuesday from Deming, N. M., now is encamped at Fort Roots. here. The message said that it is irkeome to the guardsmen to be compeled 10 remain in camp indef- initely and that recruiting would be greatly stimulated if they were allowed furlouohs.