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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-15

Mrs. Cecil Crafts, 20 South Thir-
teeuth street. q mother Of six sons. has
no patience with the slogan Of the Pa
cifists, Il didn't raise my boy to be Q
soldier"
Acting upon her advice that he
should volunteer his services to his
country, to serve on the firing lines II
duty called him there, Thomas H.
Crafts has enlisted - private In the
United States army.
II have six sons" Mrs. Crafts told
Sergeant Warner. Thomas ID tho old
est and should serve his country. All
my other sons would go II they were
of age. / believe Uncle Sam would
have all the soldiers he needed II
every American family sent one Of its
young men to the army"
When young. Crafts went to the re-
cruiting station to take his physical
examination he was accompanied by
his father and grandfather, Thomas J.
Crafts, a veteran Of the Civil war;
my grandson like the rest Of his
family is more than ready to serve his
country. It's duty he owes to Uncle
SAM" said the grandfather, very
proudly. Il went to the army in 81
as a volunteer. My son was married
and no longer a youth when the Span
ish war came, so he had no opportun-
ity to fight for Uncle Sam. We are at
war again and this grandson Of mine is
cheerfully offered to the republic"
A temporary recruiting service for
the navy was Instituted today with the
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ABSENTEES ORDERED
TO REGISTER NAMES

WASHINGTON. May 15.-Traveling
men or others who cannot be at home
to register for the army conscription
on the day to be selected by President
Wilson's proclamation must apply to
the county clerk. or city clerk In mu-
inequalities Of more than thirty thou
sand on the sixth day after the proc
lamation is issued, the war department
announced today. The clerk will sup
ply a registration card which must be
filled out and sent to the registrar of
the citizens home precinct by registra-
ton day. Any man too sick to register
in person must send representative
to the county or city clerk on the sixth
day after the proclamation is issued
The department emphasized that there
was only one registration day.
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More Vacant Places
Await High Pupils
Who Want Positions

Five positions have been filled by
the employment bureau of high school
Four vacancies remain. The United
Refrigerator company wants two girls
and the international Harvesting com
pany require the services of boy al
the close of school. Another boy is
wanted Immediately at a railroad
office.
As a result Of the bureau the follow.
ing Students have received positions
Madalene Randall, Richmond Lighting
company; Edith Decker, office al
Earlham; Nina Edmunson. temporarily
in DR.. j. E. Kings office; Howard
Swisher, American Seeding company
Katherine Brusher, housework.
The new Land-Dilks Furniture com.
pany has asked for a number of boys
from the wood shop to begin work at
the close Of school. A constant de.
mand from the Atlas Underwear Fac.
tory for girls is reported
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ROOSEVELT
GETS CHANCE
TOvOLUNTEER

WASHINGTON, May 15.-Senate
and House conferees of the army bill
today agreed to report the measure
with a provision authorizing the presi-
dent to raise the volunteer division
Colonel Roosevelt desires to lead to
France. No other changes in the bill
were made by the conferees.
The conferees accepted without
change the House provision for the
Roosevelt volunteers. AS the Senate
by q large vote previously approved
the volunteer forces its final adop-
ton by both houses is regarded GER
tain unless something unexpectedly
develops in the Senate. The full force
of the administrations is against it.
Whether Colonel Roosevelt and a
volunteer force go abroad, however.
remains for the president to decide, as
the provision agreed to by the con-
ferees makes 1t optional and not man.
0atory upon the president. Conferees
decided not to reopen other questions
The conscription age remains from
Fl to 30 years inclusive.
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Joseph II. Choate
Called Unto Beyond

NEW YORK, May Is. - Joseph
Hodges Choate, former ambassador to
Great Britain and lawyer Of interna-
tional fame, died suddenly of heart
disease at his home In this city late
last night Mr.. Choate complained yes
terday morning of feeling depressed
and his physician was called. Mr.
Choate was ordered to remain In bed,
but later in the day he left his room
several times to transact pressing bust
ness affairs. About 10:3O O'Clock last
night he called his wife and daughter,
Miss Mable Choate, to his bedside. Ac-
cording to Miss Choate, he said: 81
am feeling very Ill; think this is the
end" A few minutes later he died.
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PRESS FIGHTS
new BURDEN
OF TAX BILL
Readers Would Be Forced to
Pay Additional Charges
Made by New Postal Reg
ulation.
NO PROFITS SHOWN

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The WV
tax bill provision to greatly increase
postal rates on newspapers and mag
azines again today was under fire In
congress.
In the house. general debate on the
bill was nearing its final stages, while
before the senate finance committee
newspaper publishers condoned their
attacks on the bills postal rates pro-
vision. Samuel Gompers. president OF
the American Federation Of Labor,
presented the protest of the labor
press.
In a formal statement on behalf of
publishers throughout the country, the
committee was told that the publishers
were willing to be taxed to any ex-
tent that would not destroy their busi-
ness. The publishers opened their
books to the commission to show that
the proposed increases are. even in
the case Of tho strongest newspapers
In excess Of the average earnings for
the past five years.
CrippIes Business.
Coupled with tho tremendous ad-
vance in cost Of print paper. and the
extra taxes on telegraph and telephone
messages any increase whatever in
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SIMMONS WILL SPEAK
WEDNESDAY EVENING

Roscoe C. Simmons, of Louisville,
recognized as one of the foremost
leaders of the negro race and a
nephew of the late Booker T. Wash.
ington, is to deliver an address at
Bethel A. M. e. church tomorrow eve
ming and large crowd of both white
and colored people is expected to hear
him. Preceding the address a musical
program Of national airs and folk
songs will be rendered.
Simmons was recently member of
a federal commission appointed to in
vestigate the progress of German
intrigue aimed at turning the colored
Leople against the United States and
lending their support to the Kaiser's
government. For his work In this
connection he was praised on the
floors of congress.
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tain and explained that the chief OF
staff had just received q copy Of the
orders Of the Rumanian general
staff for the battle which was to be-
gin December ITO decide the fate of
Bucharest. The document was dated
December 1 at the headquarters of the
King of Rumania, north of the capital.
1t was four typewriter pages and gave
the complete and detailed plans for the
Rumanian attack against Won Mack
ensen's forces which were then within
sixteen kilometres Of the city.
The captain, who was . former po.
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LOCAL MAN CHARGED
WITH HORSE THEFT

EATON, O.. May Is. - Frank Nc.
Graw, giving his residence as IL North
Fourteenth street, Richmond, is under
arrest here charged with having taken
a horse and rig, owned by Orange
Marker, two miles northeast OF here
which he found on street here last
evening,
Circumstances which led to Nc
Graw's arrest were peculiar. After
driving out Of Eaton McGraw lost his
way. He finally stopped in front OF
a farm house to inquire the direction
to Hollandsburg. The house happen
ed to be the residence Of the owner
Of the horse and rig McGraw was
using.
Mrs. Marker identified the outfit
and telephoned to the police in Eaton.
They went In search Of McGraw and
found him late last night. The serious
charge of horse theft will not be pre-
ferred against the Richmond man. He
will be charged with a misdemeanor.
II Is not believed he intended to keep
the stolen property.
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GOVERNOR PRAISES
STRAYER'S ACTIVITY

Prosecutor Strayer has earned the
commendation of Governor Goodrich
for his efforts toward law enforcement
He received a letter Of congratula
tions from the governor yesterday, in
which his attitude In the pending
bridge case is praised The letter fol.
lows:
Hon. Frank T. Strayer,
Richmond, Ind.
Dear Sir: l have your letter OF
May 11th and thank you for the infor
nation contained. congratulate you
upon the stand you have taken in this
matter. If We CO.. onE have clean
impartial law enforcement throughout
the state, different atmosphere
would prevail in many of our counties
Very truly yours,
J. P. GOODRICH,
Governor.
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Badges of Service
To Be Ciuen Women
Who Replace Men

Richmond women who "do their bit
by taking the place of men in factor
les probably will be honored by their
employers.
A uniform badge of honor to be worn
by these women probably will be
adopted by Richmond manufacturers
This proposal which originated with
Fred Gennett of the Starr Piano COM
pany. Is being considered by the Com
mercial clubs. public welfare COM
mittee.
Gennett believes large credit is due
to women who enter Industrial life In
order that the men employees may go
to the front
The badge is to signify that the wo-
men agree not to displace the men
when they return from their service
with the colors.
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TO HURRY
PROGRAM FOR WAR
THROUGH CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, May f5-Pres-
ident Wilson today took steps to
speed up Congress on the pro-
gram Of war legislation essential
to carry on the conflict with Ger
many. He planned to see leaders
Of both the Senate and House to.
night and to urge more speed in
putting through measures dealing
with food control, providing for
the building Of 4 merchant fleet,
the war tax bill and others.
The president was represented
today a. aroused to the situation
confronting the administration.
Congress has been In session about
six weeks and with the exception
Of the declaration Of war and the
$1,000, ,oo0, 900 bond bill, has put
through none Of the legislation
necessary to the successful prose-
cution Of the war.
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RED CROSSERS
|MPLORE HELP
FOR SOCIETY
Local Chapter Appoints Fl
nance Committee to Col
lect Funds for Buying Hos
pital Supplies.
MOVEMENT GROWING

Announcement was made today OF
the appointment OF the following II
nance committee of the Richmond
Chapter OF the American Red Cross:
r. 8. Bates. r. l. Braffett, J. A. Carr
D. Gayle. l.. A. Handley. w c. Hibberd
and e w. Shirk.
American Red Cross in the present
war Is slowly dawning upon the Amer
lean people. An almost inexhaustible
supply Of hospital requisites will be
needed.
County Called 70 DO Part.
Richmond and Wayne county are
called on to do their duty and to rally
to the support of the movement.
The appended telegram from Eliot
Wadsworth received here today sets
forth the essential points in the Red
Cross campaign:
The president has appointed a Red
Cross War Council consisting of Hen
ry p. Dawson Of J. P. Morgan & Com
pany. Chairman: Charles D. Norton,
G. M. p. Murphy. Cornelius N. Bliss.
Jr., Edward N. Hurley, with William
H. Taft, Chairman, Eliot Wadsworth,
Vice-chairman Of the Executive Com.
mittee Ex-oficio members.
Creates Red Cross War Board
The president today issued the fol-
lowing statement: MAY 10, 1917, l
have today created within the Red
Cross q war council to which will be
entrusted the duty Of responding to
the extraordinary demands which the
present war will make upon the SER
vices Of the Red Cross both in the
field and IN civilian relief. The best
way In which to impart the greatest
efficiency and energy to the relief
work which this war will entail will
be to concentrate 1t in the hands Of a
single experienced organization which
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Patriotic Mother Urges Son to Join
Army Before Conscription Plan

arrival In this city Of NJ. b. Goldfarb
gunner's mate, first class. U. 8. N. He
will address . navy meeting to be held
at the high school auditorium tomor.
row evening.
The navy Is nearly recruited to war
strength, but we can still use . few
thousand first class men, and We will
only take the best. The navy can be
very particular in the selection Of its
sailors, for the navy IL very popular
with the American people and there ID
. great demand for admission to this
SERVICE" Goldfarb said.
Army and navy fraternized here to.
day when Gunper's Mate Goddard. u
8. NJ. called at army recruiting station
to pay his respects to Sergeant War.
ner, U. s. A. The navy recruiting sta
ton will be located on the second
floor Of the Palladium building
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gency, some radical action Is necess
ary. A possibility that this might take
the form Of orders eliminating all
speculation in futures, either stopping
such trading entirely or by fixing maxi
mum prices to be adjusted as the mar
ket requires, also was admitted. Other
extraordinary steps, which it was said
unofficially the conference will be
asked to consider are the advisablity
Of establishing maximum prices on
July and Sept. corn; uniformity of act
ion In demanding excessive margins to
the end that the purely speculative ele
ments can be eliminated from the mar
kets
However, ]. c. G. Merrill, secretary
Of the Chicago board, pointed out that
any action taken should be uniform at
all of the exchanges of the country. II
would be a tragedy. he explained, II
all but one should close and in that
market frenzy of buying would send
prices to wild heights.
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the exact strength OF the enemys
forces, the number Of cannon and
amount Of artillery. The Rumanian
general staff had urged every soldier
to die" for the sake of his country's
chief city and the poor soldiers charg-
ed in reckless files In an attempt to
save Bucharest. But they died in vain.
because some traitor had given the
Germans the most valuable informa,
ton In possession Of the country.
Bucharest fell on December 6. n
Icontinueo On Page Three.l
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lice lieutenant in Hermannstadt, Hun.
gary, translated the orders into Ger
man and the officers sat there with
quiet smiles OF delight on their faces.
They had In their hands the enemy's,
most important orders That night
the contents OF this document were
telegraphed Immediately to the head
quarters of every German army corps
Field Marshal Won Mackensen and Won
Falkenhayn prepared Immediately for
the attack by making three pockets
around Bucharest to bottle up" the
Rumanian forces. The Germans knew
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An engineer employed by the state
board Of accounts testified before the
grand jury this morning concerning
four bridges which he had measured
for alleged shortages Of materials.
He Is X. D. Coffin, Of Purdue uni.
versity. and he was sent here to yer.
ify findings of other state board field
workers.
It Is understood he submitted fig.
ures to the jury which Indicated that
work on these bridges, all of which
are Of steel construction, was sighted
by the contractors.
jury Takes Adjournment.
The jury vas adjourned at noon to-
day to 8 o'clock Thursday morning. In
the meantime Coffin. County Survey
or Horton and City Engineer Charles
will inspect several more bridges up
on which charges have been filed by
the state accounts board.
Others who testified this morning
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rid and myself were invited to dine at
the headquarters Of the former chief
of the Bavarian General Staff, Krant
Won Delmingsingen. There were about
forty German, Austrian and Hungarian
officers there. Mr.. Powers sat next
to the place reserved for the chief of
staff / sat opposite "Excellenz.
About 9 o'clock the colonel entered.
saluted the general, called him from
the table and read typewriter docu-
ment. Ten minutes later Won Delm-
ingsingen returned to the table, hand
cd the document to IN Austrian cap
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METHODISTS PLEDGE
GOODRICH SUPPORT

A telegram pledging support, was
sent to Governor Goodrich this morn
Ing ey Msthqgist pastors and stewards
ing is composed of all pastors and dis
trict stewards in the Richmond dis.
trict of Northern Indiana conference.
DR.. A. s. Preston of Oregon spoke
on Program Of the Church During
War;" and Mr.. D. V. Williams spoke
on After War, What?" Both men
touched upon the important part
churches will play in the war.
Churches must furnish nurses, sol.
diers. and a general backing for the
war;" said DR.. Preston.
At noon a luncheon and fellowship
hour was held. The attendance was
unusually large today at all sessions.
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BoLLMEYER. JOINS
AMBULANCE CORPS

J. Fred Bollmeyer, Jr.. Cleveland
Newspaper man, may be the first son
Of Richmond to see service in France
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fred
Bollmeyer OF North Eighteenth and c
streets, today received a letter from
him In which he told them he plans
to enroll In an American ambulance
unit being formed in Cleveland.
This unit will leave for France June
16.
Fred expects to quit his position on
the Cleveland Leader and take one In
a garage SO he may qualify as a driver.
He formerly worked on the Palla-
dunn
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CuCHKOFF'S RESIGNATION
CAUSES NO DISTURBANCE

v1s1onal government and divest him
self Of responsibility for the destinies
OF Russia The provisional govern
ment which is fully aware of the dan
ger at present facing Russia after the
troubles the country has gone through
considers that in obedience to the die
tates of conscience 1t has NO right to
shift the burden Of power and is re-
maininE at Its post.
"The provisional government is con-
ldent that the participation by new
representatives Of democracy in the
responsible task Of government will
re-establish that unity and fulfillment
Of power in which the country will.
find its salvation"
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GRAIN TRADERS TO CURB
SPECTATORS IN WHEAT

CHICAGO, May 1S.-A sentiment
was manifest on the Chicago board Of
trade today that the action yesterday
of the board of directors Of the organ.
ization in forbidding further trading in
May corn and oats and suspending for
two days all purchases of wheat, ex.
cept for the liquidation OF existing con-
tracts was but the forerunner Of more
drastic steps to be undertaken to curb
speculation In grains.
Delegates from the grain exchanges
Of st. Louis. Kansas City. Omaha,
Minneapolis, Duluth and Toledo are ex.
pected to meet here today with the
board Of directors of the Chicago
board to discuss the situation in an
attempt to evolve a plan for concerted
action by all the grain markets Of the
country.
Radical Step Necessary.
1t was admitted that. with the high
prices of grains, the runaway tendency
Of the market and the national emer-
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Call on Candidates
To Address School
on Moral Conditions

Members of the First Methodist
Sunday school have extended an in.
vitation to the three candidates for
mayor, Alfred Bavis, Independent; /;
Henry H. Farwig, Democrat; DIR. w
w. Zimmerman, Republican, to ad.
dress the school
The men and women voters of the
school have asked the candidates to
discuss the broad topic: my Con.
structive Proposals with Especial Ref
erence to improvement of Moral Con.
dition if Elected Mayor"
The speakers in alphabetical order
have been asked to appear on the fol.
lowing dates: May 20. Mr.. Bavis !;
June 8. Mr. Farwig: June II, DR.. Zim-
norman.
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mountain passes-the famous Red
Tower pass, for example the Ru.
manian defenses were so simple and
so well exposed to the enemy that
German officers remarked to the cor
respondents: This is child's play.
These people have learned nothing
during two years of fighting"
1t was "child's play" for the inyad-
er. too. because, as one general boast
ed:
I'VE have an army Of spies back Of
the Rumanian lines. Any non-commis-
stoned officer" he added. will Givo ~
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all the information we ask and then
for few francs he will 90 back to his
army and bring US anything We want! +"
Although had been at the various
German fronts nine times before. had
never heard such Dragging. And were
1t not for the incident l observed be-
fore Rumania's capital fell l would
have hesitated to take the generals
remarks seriously
Plans Wers Delivered.
On the evening Of December l, Mr..
Philip n. Powers, Of Boston, two cor
respo06onts from Stockholm and Mad.
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$4OO, 600, 600 Ready
to Build U. S. Ships

WASHINGTON, May Is. - Appro-
priations Of $750.00O.OO0 OF which
nearly $400, 900, 900 is to be immediate
ly available for federal purchase and
construction of a feet of merchant
vessels was agreed to today by the
Senate appropriations committee.
Legislation authorizing the govern
ment to take over necessary ship
building facilities was also approved.
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Club Falls $l2O Short
of Greater City Fund

One hundred and twenty dollars
separates the Commercial club solici.
tors from their Greater Richmond
Fund goal, which is $500.
Since the last published report $235
Las been obtained This amount add
ed to that already acknowledged
makes total of $3.50. The latest
contributors are:
E. G. Hill, $40; J. NJ. Coe Co., $25:
Atlas Underwear Co., $50; First Ma
tional Bank, $50.
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For Wayne County by w. z. Moore
Fair tonight and Wednesday. Warm
er Wednesday followed by warm
weather.
General Conditions-The Hudson
Bay cold wave is passing away and
warm wave is rapidly appearing. Tenn
peratures range from 20 to "a in shade
throughout the west and northwest
Winds will shift from north to south
during the next 36 hours.
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BRITISH MISSION
BACK IN CAPITAL

WASHINGTON. May Is. = Arthur
James Balfour. British foreign secre-
tary. and most Of the members Of the
British mission, arrived in Washing
ton early today following their three
days welcome by New York city.
They plan to remain here for several
days longer before leaving probably
for Canada and England.
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JOURNALISTS TO SEEK
PEACE PROPOSALS.

AMSTERDAM (vis London), May
Hungarian society of Journalists has
decided to ask the International I'm
lon of Journalists to call a congress OF
members to discuss the question of a
speedy peace. Journalists in all neut.
raj and belligerent countries will be
asked to attend and 1t is planned to
hold the congress in some neutral
capital