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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Push
Farther Back
of DefenSeS
(By Associated Pressl


Vigorously pressing their offensive of the ArrasLens
'front.' the British have pushed further into German terri
tory behind the famous Hindenberg line
Today's official statement from London reports the
capture of the village and heights of Monchy LIE Preus,
nearly five miles southeast of Aras and just north of
the Arras Cambrai main road.
Satisfactory progress along other sections of the
fighting line announced of the points taken being
the village of La Bergere.
Apparently the first swift rush of the forceful Of
fensive is over but the reports from London indicate
that the work of consolidating the ground TAX
en- up speedily and done thoroughly, while during the
progress of this task there interruption of the
pressure upon the retreatng Germans Already more
than 1000 prisoners and guns in of 1OO many OF
them heavy pieces, have been taken by General Hags
victorious troops.
Minimum Advance Made on Ridge.
The minimum advance has been effected in the Sec
tor of Vmy ridge the northern pivot of the Hindenberg
lne now turned by the British where the German re-
sistance naturally stffest in view of the importance
of the commanding hill position. Nevertheless the Brit
ish accounts show further gains there.
Braz's decision to diplomatic relations with
Germany has far not been followed by any of the
other South Central American nations, but advces
from Rio Janeiro declare that similar action the part
of some others of the South American countries is
pected in diplomatic circles there dispatch from Ar
gentine reports the announcing that sup
ported the action of the United States in reference
Germany, Uruguay, however, has declared her neu-
trality.
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end that there be the greatest possible
surplus for shipment to our hard
pressed 'aHies.
Do not make the mistake OF coSfus-
ing the food problem with the tinanc,
ial problem.
You have no more moral right to
waste food simply because you can af-
ford to do so than has your small IL
come neighbor.
1t is not question of saving food
for the moneys sake. 1t must be
saved so that there will be enough to
go around.
Means Loss Of Strength.
Every pound of food that finds its
way to the garbage can means that
much loss of fighting strength.
Volunteer today, for the duration OF
the war, in the great American army
of food savers.
Begin now, today, to demonstrate
thrift in YOUR home.
Make saving, rather than wasting.
YOUR social standard.
You can fight for your country In
your kitchen just as effectively as your
husbands, brothers, sons and sweet
hearts are fighting for 1t on the field
of battle.
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SDppd Of British Attack
SURPRISES German Force

A cavalry corps had the unique dis
tinction Of capturing two big howit-
zers. They charged these guns in the
open. killing several members Of the
crews before the others surrendered.
A German motor transport column
was captured intact. 1t had expected
to meet German troops at a certain
point but encountered British instead.
The drivers said that when they left
Douai there was no idea that the at
tackers had reached SO far.
Thousands of German prisoners
could be seen along the roads today.
Some had little round caps and others
were wearing the great coal acuttle
steel helmets. Although the intense
cold continues only a few had over
coats. They are q docile lot and
somewhat surprised their captors by
carefully sorting themselves into their
respective units before being register
ed and temporarily Gagged.
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Miss King Gives instruction.
Miss King yesterday gave instruct
ions to the members of the Domestic
Science club in district 6. Today Miss
King addressed the club members in
district .15.
She will meet with the other clubs
as rapidly as possible. She is discuss
ing the questions of canning and stor-
age at this time
1t is impossible to put too much
emphasis upon the necessity for food
saving by everyone during the war
Food is going to play as important
part, il not a more important part, IN
the war than guns and ammunition.
The saving of food is very largely
an individual problem.
In the final analysis it is up to the
women of the nation.
Every Woman Has Part.
Every woman should do her part In
the governments campaign to increase
and conserve the nations food sup
plies.
The food necessities Of all OF the
nations with which we are allied In the
war against Germany, are very great.
The people of America must save
every pound of food that self-imposed
rigid economy makes possible, to the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11

George Washington had his troubles
when he started to raise the Cont
mental army, just as Woodrow Wilson
is having his in raising an army now.
Lots of folks today think all the
Father of His Country had to do was
to raise his standard and all the
study yeomen from New England,
York state and the Carolinas flocked
to IL.
They did not flock and lots OF them
stayed at home to guard the fireside
when the patriots we're bleeding at
Valley Forge and Brandywine. They
weren't called "slackers" then-they
we're Tories or towards.
The revered George resorted to ad-
vertising to enlist his troops. Just as
the army and navy are doing today.
The army has reproduced copy of one
of his recruiting posters and is using
it to stimulate recruiting. A copy is
hanging in the post office lobby.
In it there is little appeal to patriot
ism The appeal Is to young men Of
spirit" who wished to see 'all parts Of
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most pressing and important before
US. From a purely war standpoint.
even. food preparedness seems to me
quite as important and more pressing
than military preparedness.
'If we start at once-thie week
we still have time to vastly increase
our food production not only for the
coming fall and winter but for the
years which come after. and which
may be even more critical.
$50 Price for Wheat.
Because the time is SO short and
the situation SO dangerous favor
government supervision and control
Of food production and food prices.
They have been forced to come to
that in Europe. Let us - it before
we are compelled to do so. The prices
of wheat. corn. live stock, and other
food products have gotten away from
any control but that of the govern
ment. Let the government, for In
etance, fix the wholesale price of all
meat products That would probably
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Notify Captain Paul comstoek.
Such organizations as will be repre-
sented In the demonstration are re-
quested to promptly notify Captain
Comstock either by post card or tele-
phone so that he can arrange tor their
position in the parading column and
assign them a place for assembling
their marchers prior to the start OF the
parade. This is important and should
not be overlooked.
Places Of honor will be assigned to
the veterans of the Civil war and the
Spanish American war. There are
number of men in Wayne county who
have served with the army or navy but
who are not Spanish-American war
veterans. Such former service men
are requested to participate In the pa
rade as a separate division, in uniform
If possible and with banner announc-
ting that they are ex-serv1ce men.
These former soldiers are asked to
assemble in front Of the Palladium
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CALLS MEETING
At HACERST0WN

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, April IL
Bert Souder, chairman of the commun-
ity interest meeting to be held Lere
Saturday night, today Issued The fol.
lowing statement:
"Since the war has affected every
interest in our community, there will
be meeting at Hagerstown Saturday
night to discuss ways and means to
meet the situation forced upon us Do
not feel that you are not interested.
for every one will be affected by com
ing conditions. Every good citizen is
expected to be present. The invoca-
tion will be pronounced by the Rev.
Mr. Truitt. Ralph Test of Spiceland
and the Rev. J. w. Gruber. pastor Of
the NJ. e. church and others will speak,
The Boy Scouts will take an active
part An orchestra will furnish
music"
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GUT TEUTONSL LINE
Meeting Dates
For Townships

The schedule of township meet
ings to consider the question OF In
creased food production in Wayne
county for tonight and tomorrow
night follows:
Wednesday Night, April II.
Webster township - Webster
school house. Alpheus Baldwin. or
ganizer. Speakers, Rev. J. J. Rae
and Ivan T. Beck, Wayne township
agriculture agent.
Perry township-Economy school
house, Frank Jordan, organizer.
Speakers, Wilfred Jessup, Benjam-
in Doddridge.
Boston township-BostOn school
house, George Hart, organizer.
Speaker. Frank Strayer and one not
announced.
Thursday Night, April II.
Washington township - Milton
school house. Mordecai Doddridge,
organizer. Speakers. Wilfred Jes-
sup. Benjamin Doddridge.
Harrison township-Jackson
school house, Frank Worl, organic
er Speakers, Ray Robinson, Ivan
r. Beck.
Green township-Williamsburg
town hall, William Lewis, organiz-
er. Speakers. Henry U. Johnson
and one to be announced.
New Garden township-Fountain
City school, William Brooks, or
ganizer. Speakers, Charles w. Jor-
dan and one to be announced.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Paris Observes
u. s. Entrance
in World War
fBy Associated Press)


PARIS, April 1.-THE entrance Of
the United States into the war cele-
brated last night by dinner given by
the executive committee of the Alneri
can Relief Clearing House at which
representatives of all the allied ma
tions were present. Herman Harjes
presided. Mr.. Harjes, alluding to the
immense satisfaction felt by Amer
leans in Paris at the accomplishment
of an act they had so passionateiy de-
sired said:
I'VE have had, and happily we still
have at the head of our government
a man who has inspired us with the
greatest admiration and the most COM
plete confidence, a man who watches
over the destinies Of our country with
a conscience and a clearness of ludg-
ment equal to any trial we have
known"
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the wire cutting was carried out by
the artillery was a big factor in ac-
celebrating the speed of the infantry
in the attack.
Troops Swing Forward Merrily
The zest of offensive warfare could
be felt in all parts of the British
front today. Troops were swinging
forward with bands playing gay tunes.
The Scotch troops. behind their PIP
eIs, were particularly picturesque for
not even the vicissitudes of nearly
three years of war have caused them
to discard their kits.
Out over the newly won ground air
planes were scouting while beneath
them were tanks at rest. The tanks
had done splendidly throughout, es-
pecially in attacking strongly wired
points with which the artillery had
not dealt Some German anti-tank
guns were captured. Machine guns
and trench mortars we're taken in
such large numbers that they have
not yet been counted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Armour Warns Country
To Increase Production

result in an automatic regulation OF
all prices, from the producer to the
consumer. If it failed to do SO fur
ther government action might be
necessary.
Let the government, say. guaran-
tee to the farmer a minimum price
of $3.50 bushel for all the wheat he
can raise. 1t would be a perfectly
safe thing to do. 1t would not cost
the government cent
No Fight for Profits.
These are radical suggestions. But
this is an emergency which nothing
but radical remedies will meet. There
will be objections from individuals
and firms whose profits would be cut.
but in the present situation the indi-
vidual will have TO suffer. so long AZ
benefit to the mass Of the people re-
suits.
everybody must help. No acre Of
fertile land should be left idle. Every
acre of my Lake Forest farm will be
rcontlnued On Page Tsn.1
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OBy Associated Press)


BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, In
France, Via London, April 1.-THE
speed and power of the British as
sault, in what will probably be known
in history as the battle of Arras, seem
to have thoroughly surprised the
Germans.
So much so in fact, that their usual
retaliajory artillery fire has been alb
solutely neglible in the last two days.
This is partly due, of course, to the
number of guns captured, to which
must be added the number Knocked
out by the British artillery before the
actual assault began.
1t is also due to the fact that the
Germans have been too busy trying to
get their remaining guns away from
immediate danger to bother firing
them at the enemy. In German
artillery position east of Arras. known
as Battery Valley" could be seen the
remains of "a field pieces today.
Trenches Badly Battered
A trip over the newly taken lines
revealed a condition of trenches
closely approximating those recently
evacuated by the Germans in the
Somme Many dugOuts remained with
damaged portals, but the trenches in
cluding all communication lines. have
been numerically battered about.
So successful was the artillery bar
rier set up by the British back OF
the German lines, that some of the
German prisoners reported they had
been without food supplies for four
days.
The parbcd wire entanglements pro-
tecting the German positions were OBJ
liberated and only stray strands could
be seen here and there on the first
line. The thoroughness with which
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eff immediate and radical steps are
not taken to increase and conserve
the food supply of the United States,
said ]. Ogden Armour. the packer.
'this country will find itself next fail
and winter in as bad state, so far as
food is concerned, as any OF the war
ring nations of Europe.
1.-The food shortage is world wide.
The production in Europe Is worse
than cut in half by the war. In the
Argentine there have been droughts
and great losses of grain and cattle.
In our own country the winter wheat
crop has been badly damaged by cold
weather.
Nov we have entered the war. Our
first duty. as see 1t, is to make GER
tain that both our own people and our
allies have an abundant food supply.
Food Preparedness.
with full recognition Of the fact
that we are facing the most critical
days in our national history, l say
that the question of food supply is the
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This responsibility is increased by
the fact that we are just emerging
from period of our history IN which
the desire for individual liberty often
out-weighed the feeling of allegiance
to the state. During the ninetentn
century in America individualism
loolned large and the sentiment was
strong that we are best governed when
we are least governed. In the return
to a stronger form OF social control
the public schools must play an I'M
portant part.
Arrive at National Crisis.
Now that we have arrived at great
national crisis it is important that the
schools should emphasize especially
the teaching of patriotism. You sug'
gest in your letter the daily repetition
by all pupils of the Pledge OF Alleg1-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
War Bond Issue
COmeSUpFriday
(By Associated Press)


would called
action.
s5oOoOo0ooo provides
extending credit foreign The remaining
additional
s redeem the three percent loan OF 1908
report bill that the committee
liberal credit
orzed for the ationals
bill
of
subsequent
authority
may be obonds
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Giles Says Schools
Will Teach Service

the of the
patriotic
the public schools.
triot he follows:
Mr. Otto H Sprong Secretary p Benton
2S Richmond Indiana
received OF March ~ and wsh
schools
view We believe that
OF United states
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Washington Used Posters to Attract
:Men of Spirit" to Service in Army

this beautiful continent" and return
after three or four years service with
your pockets filled with money"
In addition to the appeal to love of
adventure and money there is an in
sidious appeal to the vanity which was
in our Continental forefathers. "A
fine uniform" is listed as one of the
inducements.
A bounty of $12 and an annual wage
OF, $50. payable in gold and silver, also
is held out
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building. North Ninth street, at $50
o'clock Monday evening.


Executive Committee Notified.
The executive committee was notl-
fled last evening that In addition to
delegations from Centerville and bos-
ton there would be delegations from
Cambridge City. Hagerstown and
Fountain City in the parade The
Hagerstown division will be headed by
the Teetor-Hartley band Of that town
It Is expected that one of the parade
divisions will consist Of the "mobilized
farmers" of the county, who have en-
listed to serve their country by In
creasing their crops and live stock.
The delegation of school children IS
to be headed by the high school band.
School teachers will also participate in
the parade.
1t is learned that some of the fac
tories Of the city will be represented
in the parade by marching workmen.
It will be announced in due time
where the parade will be formed and
the line of march.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Flying Squadron
Carries Old Glory
TO Battle Line
(Ry Associated Prcss)

PARIS, April lit was decided
today that the Lafayette Flying squad
ron, composed of Americans who have
distinguished themselves at the front,
will change from the French to the
American military uniform. and here
after carry the American flag at the
French front.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
WOMEN ALREADY
REPLACE THE MEN
(By Associated Press)

PORTLAND, Ore, April 11.-One Of
the large department stores here has
been forced to inaugurate system of
women floor-walkers to replace the
men who have answered the call to
the colors. 1t was said today other
stores would follow suit at once.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
OTHER NATIONS
BRAZIL
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
RIO JANEIRO, April lit is ex-
pected in diplomatic circles here that
other South American nations will
soon follow the example of Brazil in
severing relations with Germany. The
Chilean minister is continuing his
conference with DR.. Lauro Muller, the
Brazilian foreign minister.
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ance. Is there not danger that such an
exercise would soon become automatic
and mechanical-mere lip service?
Our state officials even the most faith
full ones do hot publicly repeat day aft
er day their oath of office. Would it
not be better to reserve the pledge for
special occasions when its repetition
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Women i'm Kitchens
Must Serve Country
eY w. r. PoUNpsToNE

mobilzing
soldiers the farm municn makers.
of
county
domestic
participate in this work These
have mem .
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Mail is Censored
(By Associated Press)

VALLEJO, Cal, April IA CEN
sorship is in effect today on all private
letters leaving the Mare-Island navy
yard to guard against information be-
ing sent out as to the movements of
ships, officers, men and war material.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Orders Men Out
(Ry Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, April II. - National
guardsmen who have families depend
ent upon them must leave the service,
regardless of any desire to remain on
duty. according to an order issued by
Major General Thomas H. Barry, COM
manding the Central Department, u.
S. A., today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
GERMANY SAYS
DRIVE CHECKED
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN, via London, April IL
Since early morning today says the
German official statement fighting be-
tween the British and German forces
developed on both sides of the Arras-
Cambria road and between Bullecourt
and Queant. The statement says
strong British forces were repused.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
German Fried
Ceases to Exist
(By Associated Press)

SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 11.-Ger-
man names have disappeared from
menus in South Bend restaurants and
in their stead are newly coined Amer
lean terms. German fried" potatoes
have given way to Yankee fried
potatoes in all bills of fare and Sim
liar changes have been made with
other dishes.
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Temperature Today.
For Wayne County, by w. e. Moore.
tonight and ThurSday.

--UnSeCtleu tOuISHI duu huA ASN@' :
Conditions favorable for showers.
General Conditions-The center OF
the cold wave has moved east to the
Atlantic coast. Frosts occurred yes
terday as far south as Mobile, Alaba-
ma. The storm passed the plain states
and is causing unsettled weather with
local rains over the Mississippi valley.
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Weather Forecast

For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau-Overcast tonight
and Thursday. Probably showers IN
southwest portion. Cooler Thursday
and in extreme northwest portion to-
night.
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county citizens to be held next Monday night
at the Coliseum.
These speakers are Fred Lands OF Logans-
mort former member of congress, and Henry U.
Johnson of this city, also former congressman:
Of course the executive committee in charge OF
arranging for the celebration promptly selected
Mr. Landis and Mr. johnson as the orators tor
the occasion.
Now that the date for the holding OF Wayne
county's patriotic demonstration has been fixed
various organizations throughout the county
are beginning to make arrangements for par
ticipation in the parade which is to precede the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
TEXAN CARRIES FLAG INTO VlMY RIDGE
CHARGE ON END OF HIS FRENCH BAY0NET
(By Associated Press)


sormng vm ridge France
n
wounded the dispatch reads belongs the honor
which United
begerent entered assault at
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Stands as Neutral
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
MONTEN1DIO, Uruguay, April IL.
The Uruguayan government today
issued a decree of neutrality in the
war between, the United States and
Germany and between Cuba and Ger
many -. zs@..,
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meeting Captain Comstoc the parade marshal e~pec'
The executive committee all organizations the county
civic labor aterna patriotic and social have marching dele
cations in the paradng Uniformed bodies especially
urged participate
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Lands tOSpeak
at County Rally;
johnson to Talk

Two of the most in the country have endere
their speakers the patriotic meeting OF Way1