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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
WAYNE TOWNSHIPS
IS MILES OF HARD
ROAD ARE TREATED

With the completion of the present
work on the road east of Richmond,
Wayne township will have IS miles OF
improved macadam roads that have
been treated with asphaltum or tarvia
this season, according to Road Super
intendent Jones. This will include
all of the improved roads in the
county
3 Wayne township, in addition to TAX
ing care of its own roads, pays almost
one-half of the cost of the upkeep of
the roads in the other townships in
the county and at the same time has
the best roads in the county.
There have been numerous COM
plants from other parts of the coun-
ty. Jones declared, from persons who
believe that all of the money spent
on roads in the county is spent in
Wayne township. These complaints
are declared to be without foundation,
by Jones, who says the only reason
that other townships in the county
have no improved roads is because
ihey do not petition for them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
1000 MACHINE GUNS
MAY Be ADDED TO
C0THAM'S DEFENSES

NEW YORK, July 31.--A thousand
machine guns, majority of them tC
be mounted on small automobiles, may
be added to the defenses of New York
If recommendation contained in the
reports of test made to army offic.
ials are adopted. The plan calls for
$50 small motor cars, each mounting
machine gun, to be subject to call
on short notice, the other $50 machine
guns to be mounted on the roofs of tall
buildings. Tenants of the buildings
will form the crews of the guns on
their roofs, while the owners of the
automobiles would be expected to vol
unteer their services as drivers and
gunners.
Army officials, 1t was said, at first
expressed doubt as to the accuracy of
guns so mounted. A test Of machine
gun mounted on an automobile near
here yesterday is said to have proved
the value of the plan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
KACERSTOWN, IND.

HAGERSTOWN, Ind. June 13-The
Home Economics class has arranged
to have a demonstration here from Pur-
due university, Tuesday of next week,
July II. Miss Nellie Rowe. who will
make two demonstrations in the scien-
tific canning Of fruits and vegetables
at the room on Main street recently
vacated by Foutz & Strickler's shoe
store. One demonstration will be
given at $50 a. m. and another at 2
D. m, and everyone is invited to be
present and witnesse the demonstra-
tons. IL. Messrs. Lothair Teetor and
Macy Teetor will be guests at lunch.
con of their music teacher, Prof. Peck
at Indianapolis. Saturday. :. William
Ghaunt of Roanoke and daughters,
Mrs. Jesse Zent and her son, of Roa-
noke, and Mrs. Louis Bots, of Tyler,
Texas. have been guests this week of
II. J. Day and family and of Jesse
Ghaunt and family. They went to
Richmond yesterday to be guests Of |
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolfgang.
Mrs. George H. Bullock of Chicago,
IS guest at Litecroft, the home of
Nr and Mrs. Charles Teetor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
.WAAE COUNTY
NUT TURN OUT
Is FOR ARMY
OfficiAnnouncement From
Wasngton Gives Quota
for hiana.

Wayneounty's apportionment In
the new ny will be 26s men, accord
ing to announcement made today at
Washingt This announcement con-
firmed tMnofficial report that the
arportionat would be based on a
basis OF thirds Of one per cent. OF
the total hlation.
With thas a basis. Indiana Will
send 1S.2o.en to the Ninth division
camp at 1sville, KY, as soon as
the drafteden have been examined
and accept While no official an
nounccments. been made, 1t is I'M
derstood th( call will be made for
twice as ma men as will be needed,
making the hand on the state for
36,456 men.
Unior.xt 70 Smallest.
Union cou with a quota OF 81
men, is next the smallest in the
state, In the tber of men it has to
furnish for tn.my. Ohio county Is
the smallest MI as it's quota.
Announcements also made that
allowances VIII made for excess
enllstments III Regular army since
Nthe war was ufed.. There have
Oeen about lou Unlisted in Wayne
county in the las zee months while
he county's quotor the regular
Amy is ABOUT eis month, making
almost half OF .n1nty's total for
the lew army alreA Unlisted
Th6apportionmenIcoun gives
Rush ceunty duotaQ4: Randolph,
40: Henry, zU' re, 1O7: Han
cock, IS; Shelby, 14yIndianapolis
new army
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
BOARD SELECTED
FOR LYFACTORY

S. E. Swayne, George Eggemeyer
and James A. Carr will have charge of
building the Richmond polyfactory.
These three men were named the
committee to superintend the building
of the factory last night at the meet
ing of the Commercial club directors
with the trustees of the Industrial De
velopment company.
Whether the building will have one
story or two, where it will be, and all
other questions were left to the COM
mittee. A one-story building will be
built. provided ground enough can be
obtained, but it may be necessary to
make smaller floor space with higher
building.
The committee will make reports to
the Commercial club directors and the
Industrial development company. 1t
is not limited in the amount of money
to be spent for the building, but is
asked not to go over $4,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
Jailed For Taking
Chickens From Thief

Because he stole several chickens
from the coop of chicken thief, Will
lam Baker, of Cambridge City, was
sentenced to from one to eight years
in the state penitentiary by Judge Fox
in circuit court today on charge Of
petit larceny.
Baker was arrested by Sheriff Carr
at Cambridge City yesterday afternoon
following complaint from residents
of that town that chicken stealing still
was being carried on in the western
part of the county.
He was charged with robbing the
coop of Harry Lester, who is now in
the county Jail awaiting sentence on
the same charge, that of chicken steal
ing. Baker declared that he was under
the influence of intoxicants when he
stole the chickens
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
RETIREMENT Of
PREMIER ERROR,
URGES AUSTRIA
Fatal Mistake for Him to
Quit Now, Declares Mess
age.

COPENHAGEN, July 13.-The Der
lin Lokal Anzeiger says a communica
ton from the Austro-Hungarian gov
eminent has been received in Berlin
declaring that DR.. Won Bethmann-Holl
wegs continuance in office as chan
cellor is of importance and his retire.
ment possibly a fatal mistake.
The telegram was obviously dis.
patched before the decision on the
Prussian franchise was taken, which
is generally interpreted in Berlin as
sign that DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg
would remain.
The Lokal Anzeiger attributes the
Hungarian foreign minister.
The executive committee of the
Catholic centre of the Reichstag, on
the other hand, blivs DR.. Won Beth
mann-Hollweg unsuited to conduct
peace negotiations and says he should
be replaced before an ultimate peace
conference.
Set Forth in Paper.
The attitude of this great party,
which is Of quite as much Importance
IS the views of Count Czernin on the
same subject, and which have been
repeatedly denied, is somewhat clear
ed by the announcement of the party
organ Germania.
While denying the report that the
party had demanded the chancellor's
retirement, for which "at present"
there is no compelling ground, or that
it had an interest in unseating him,
Cermania says the party considers
the chancellor scarcely fitted to par
ticipate in the peace negotiations, par
ticularly considering the fact that war
occurred under his regime.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
JUNIOR SOS OF AMERICA7
IF 8, NOTIFY WILSON

Can anyone inRichmond tell what
members of the bcal order of Junior
Sons OF America ,id in the civil war?
The order was organized here in
1854, with Asa S! smith, C. w STRAIT
ton, John w. Haley and others as
charter MEMBERS A call came from
the secretary of he order, now the
Patriotic Sons of America, to the local
postoffice for the records a few days
ago.
The men named il the letter are all
dead and gone. and nc one else can be
found who knows the records. II you
can tell. notify F. W. Wilson at the
pOstoffice
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
Standard Weight For
| Bread is Proposed

NEW YORK, July 13.-At public
karing today on proposed ordln-
&c providing for the sale of bread
the sixteen ounce loaf before the
hamittee on central welfare of the
ird of aldermen, arguments for and
inst standardization of the weight
a sale of all bread in New York
G were to be heard.
twenty-five cases of short weight
bid were reported yesterday by in
sHors of the bureau of weights and
msures. The penalty is a fine of
SIT
3 proposed ordinance provides
theot bread must be made and sold
OH standard weight basis, using the
poui as the principal unit
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
Doctors, Dentists
and Engineers are
Needed in Ambulance

Doctors, dentists and sanitary en-
gineers still are needed badly by the
Friends ambulance unit at Haverford,
and applications from men in these
professions have a big chance to be
accepted, says a bulletin just re-
ceived by Secretary Woodward.
Plans are already being made for
another unit to go forward in the
spring, and men will be picked from
200 applications now on file at Haver-
ford.
Men in the first unit come from
sixteen yearly meetings and from
more than one-third of the states OF
the Union, says the bulletin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
British Chaser to
( Boost Recruiting

NEwtoRK, July ia British sub
marine taser today entered the cam
paign bog carried on here for re-
cruits fothe British army by hailing
all craft Arrying passengers passing
the Batter The speedy little vessel
drew up albgside Coney Island boats
and ferries Vike and asked for volun-
teers from among the passengers.
The chaser pnnerly did patrol out
side the thre mile limit until the
United States ntered the war. Later
the boat will visit towns on Long
Island sound nd along the coast to
make a specia appeal where other
forms Of advertiing have failed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
CHEAPER COAL IS
ASKED. BY C0UNC

Three Richmond members of
county council of defense, Walter
Ter, Mrs. NJ. E. B. Culbertson, and N
w. w. Gaar, attended the meeting
county councils at Indianapolis at
dianapolis yesterday which demant
cheaper coal for the state.
A resolution was adopted calling
Governor Goodrich to use all the
thority at his command to bring
coal dealers and operators to terms.
Governor Goodrich addressed t
convention. He safd Indiana has dc
much, but that there was much me
to do. A talk was also made
George Z. Porter, member of t
national council.
About $50 members of county CO,
ellis attended the meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
Wayne First County in State
to Plan to Help Sammies' Folks

committees in the townships are to
be organized.
Activity Starts Friday.
The committee will start Friday,
though the members do not expect
much activity until the draft army men
are actually in the field.
Work requiring expense is to be
cared for by voluntary contributions.
but soldiers will be asked wherever
possible to repay any money spent on
their account, and any sum remaining
after the war will be distributed
among the contributors.
Like the other services of the coun-
ty council, the work is entirely volun-
tary and free. Printing, postage. and
other necessary expenses will be the
only ones taken from the sum received.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
Korniloffs Army Continues It's
Determined Drive on Lenlberq

Haluoz, Notwithstanding which, the
Russians were able to take the town.
On the French front there has been
only local fighting. Paris mentions
sporadic artillery activity in sectors
of the Aisne and to the north of Yer
dun, with attacks at several points in
the Verdun sector The assaults ap-
parently were not in strong force and
failed under the fire of the French
guns.
General Haigs troops in nirthern
France continue comparatively mac
tive. There has been considerable
air fighting recently in which the
British had the advantage and last
night successful French raids were
carried out by them in the Hulluch
and Ypress sectors in Belgium.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13

Officials Of the George W. Davis
Motor Car company were elated Fri
car in Madrid, Spain, which took
first prize in hill climbing contest.
The machine. manufactured in Rich
mond, made the grade at an average
speed of 43A miles an hour
b The following is taken from the
ga B. c." Madrid's largest and best
newspaper:
Davis is an American make which
is bound to avoid apprehension and
to establish the credit of the manufac-
turer on the other side of the ocean.
The lines of the body are exactly
as the European and the construction
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
P|cKELL QUs
HIS POST ERE

announcement was indue ay by
DR.. NJ. F. Johnston, presidef the
Richmond school board, tina INK
G. Pickell, who for the la four
years has been principal of thigh
school, has rendered his resAion
to the local board.
Pickell resigned to accept thin.
cipalship1 of a High school at .Llp,
Nebraska, with an enrolment 900
students.
The new position is an advanca.
both in the opportunities for 1
and in salary. Pickell entered
local High school in the fall of Il
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13

In England and Wales there are s.
639 miles of canals; in Scotland, 1873
miles; in Ireland S4S miles-a total
for the United Kingdom of 4,67O
miles, or 1852 miles for Great Brit
ain. OF the total mileage the various
railway companies own 1853 miles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
FIRE AT CITY POWER PLANT
DOES $50 DAMAGE, FRIDAY

Fire, caused by spontaneous com.
bustion in coal bin at the City Light
and Power company did damage of
$50 shortly after noon Friday About
ten carloads of coal were in the bin
when the fire started. The damage
was done to the bin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13
CORNS LOOSEN OFF
WITH MAGIC "GETS-IT''

Drops Do the Work, Pain'essIy
Il tell you, before l heard Of
'Gets-It' l used to try one thing after
another for corns. l still had them.
used bandages and they made my
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-13

ireland has breed of cattle that
seldom grows more than three feet
high and thrives on the poorest of
pasturage, yet the cows yield large
quantities of milk daily.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

-four derived from barley, corn, rice or
oats. They were permitted to add yet
another voluntary per cent.
About this time it seemed that there
might be some boarding of foodstufs
people buying more than they needed
for their immediate requirements. BY
an order Of the Food Controller II was
made a penal offence for any consume
to possess more than fortaights
supply at any one time, and retailer
may be punished by imprisonment for
selling more than fortnlghts supply
TO any one customer.
On February 9. 1917. the Food Con-
troller issued an order prohibiting pri-
vate dealing in sugar outside OF Eng
land, whether the sugar so dealt IN
was for sale in or outside of the
United Kingdom. Sugar for brewers
was restricted, and those holding
stocks Of sugar were forbidden 10 de-
liver any sugar TO brewer without a
special license from the Food Con-
troller, and they were directed 10 re-
port the stocks Of sugar held by them.
The use Of sugar was restricted from
the lst Of February, and during the
present year no manufacturer viii be
allowed 20 use fOr confectionery or
chocolate more than 50 per cent OF the
sugar 50 used By him in 1918. The use
Of winter milk in making confectionery
was also prohibited that is. milk pro-
duced between February 1 and April l..
By the sugar restrictions order GER
tain classes of confectionery were
practically prohibited.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Powers of Wheat
Commission Broad

In October 1916, the government ap-
pointed a royal commission on wheat.
This commission was given full powers
TO take all steps necessary to insure
adequate and regular supplies of whea;
and -four. and the importation OF all
grain into the United Kingdom was
put under the control Of that commits
sion. which is composed largely of ex-
perts in the grain trade.
The first step OF the commission was
to make a very large purchase OF Aus
tralian wheat. The government also took
steps 10 requisition enough ships 20
carry this wheat 20 England. Ii is a
well known fact that this commission
through its agents. has made large pur-
chases o. grain in the United States for
the account OF the British government.
Although the Bonrd OF Trade has
powers under the defence OF the realm.
act TO regulate the price Of food. the
first effort looking toward systematic
rationing OF the population was made
on November 81. 1916. when the Board
Of Trade fixed the maximum price at
which milk might be sold at wholesale
and retail
ny this time, hs~sVer, thsrs ~ss suel
. general recognition Of the necessity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
BY PIERCE &. WILLIAMS
American Commercial Attache

In view Of the present vigorous ef-
forts to insure the conservation. eco
nomical distribution and increased
production Of foodstuffs in the United
States. il seems desirable to review
briefly the events that led in Great
Britain to the appointment Of the
Food Controller and to describe what
that official has done thus far Ger
tain deductions Of value to the United
States may undoubtedly be drawn from
the experience of England in attempt
ing to regulate the consumption Of
food.
On September II, 1914. a little more
than a month after the war broke out,
a proclamation was issued prohibiting
the importation Of sugar from any En-
ropean port This. however, was de-
signed primarily to prevent trading
with the enemy, Great Britain being
largely dependent for its supply Of
beet sugar on Germany and Austria.
l o meet the situation brought about
by this curtailment Of supplies from
Europe the government created 4
royal commission on the sugar sup
ply. This commission went into tn,
market and bought large quantities o.
raw sugar in various parts Of the
world. Sugar reiiners were requested
to stay out Of the market for raw
sugar and received their supply from
the royal commission at fixed prices.
The refiners agreed in their turn to
sell their product TO the dealers at
fixed prices. Existing channels of dis
tribution were utilized as much as
possible. On October 26. 1914, the
governments control was completed
by the issuance OF proclamation for
bidding the importation OF sugar from
any foreign country without a spe-
cial license from the royal commission
on the sugar supply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
WORLDS GREATEST SPECTATOR,
uOYDS OF LONDON WILL INSURE
AGAINST ANY CONCEIVABLE HAZARD
Famous British Ooanaon Which Has Offered Protection Price
AGAINST any Risk from Twins % Smoons Now Accepts War
Chances Including the Submarine Menace,
Matter of Course

Government war risk bureaus
quote rates many times below market
rates. and foods, munitions and other
essentials get minimum rate from
one government or another. As an
instance, while New York under
writer's were charging 10 per cent
premium on risks TO England and 10
per cent to the Mediterranean, the
British War Risk Bureau had a fiat
rate of per cent. The present rate
is per cent fiat, compared with
open market rates Of 10 and T. per
cent.
4 few months ago an association
was formed in London TO accept risks
on neutral ships to Great Britain.
and now there is an effort to place
neutral ships with the government
bureau. but il is not yet effective.
British ship owners formed club
Of their own to protect their ships.
and the club has paid 80 per cent OF
the total claims from premiums.
The remaining per cent is expected
to he covered by operations before
the end Of the war, but in the event
Of loss the government will come to
the associations aid.
The high value of ships and record
freight rates have induced many
spectators to buy ships. Ships from
the time they were on the blue prints
have changed ownership up TO the
time they have been commissioned,
every sale increasing the price. Ships
Of any age have ready sale; many
ships that should be in the hands Of
dismantlcrs are carrying cargo at
unimagined profits. Ships that have
seen twenty years steady service
arc now more valuable than ever
they were. In placing insurance on
these ships, owners not only take out
policies for the market per-ton val
uation, but estimate future earnings
of the ships at the high freight rates
and cover these profits with insur-
ancc.
Under war conditions spectators
might he inclined to ovcr-insure YES
sells to get quick cash returns on a
loss. This possibility is reduced in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Investigated by
Parliament

Frequenters of the old Lloyds cof-
fee house did not long have a monop-
oily of marine insurance, for in 1920
Parliament allowed marine insur-
ance companies to be established in
London. In 1910 d Parliamentary
committee was appointed to inquire
into the control exercised over the
general marine insurance market by
Lloyds and the few Independent COM
panies then in existence. The com
mittee recommended that the monop-
oily be abolished, but the House of
Commons decided that Lloyds had
rendered a great service to the coun-
try through the war with France by
supplying the government with val
liable information in maritime mat
ters and, together with the marine
insurance companies. by insuring the
arrival in England of merchant yes
sells and their cargoes. No al
ton was made then, but in ! 20
an act was passed by which marine
insurance in England was thrown
open to the public. Since then many
private marine insurance concerns
have been established. These COM
panies, although competitors with
the underwriters at Lloyds for in
surance business, are yet supporters
of the organization of Lloyds and its
system of collecting marine news and
information.
Lloyds was incorporated in 1871.
As a corporation the association does
not undertake insurance business,
and the committee Of Lloyds, as a
body, is only interested in the in
surance carried on by its members
to the same extent that Stock Elk
change committees are interested in
the business carried on by its mem
bers, namely. the laying down of
regulations to safeguard the inter
ests of members as we'll as those of
the public. In addition, the work of
Lloyds as a corporation is to pro-
tect the interests Of members Of the
society in respect to shipping, car
goes, freights and other insurance
business, and for this purpose it is
necessary to obtain early informa-
ton of the movements Of British and
foreign mercantile shipping and to
be in touch with every port in the
world.