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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
Child Victims of War in France,
Manned, Blind and Deranged, Are
Being Revived in Great Hospitals

against war than to see these little
mutilated victims, who will never play
or enjoy life as other children do. They
are mere shadows of childhood. 1t is
difficult to make them talk and they
tremble and start at any noise or sud
den movement Women are always
gentle with children, but with these
children we need special gentleness,
as if we were handling something
more fragile than the most delicate
china.
No Change for Seven Weeks.
"One of the patients, five-year-old
boy, who had been rendered dumb
from shell shock, showed no improve
ment until after he had been in the
hospital for seven weeks. Then one
day, he opened his eyes after long
sleep and said with twisted smile to
the nurse: IT is-very-qu1et here;
-like-it.'
Cases like that encourage the nurses
But there are many sadder cases
child patients whose wounds must In
evitably prove fatal, patents who de-
spite every effort grow steadily weak
er. patients who are gradually losing
their reason and whom nothing can
save.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
Pupils Are Champion
Swatters of Fly;
~ Of 'em Kill 1861

Sanitary Inspector Mckinley claims
he has a record of the champion fly
swatters Of the city.
Several days ago he received let
ter from q teacher in one of the city
schools where early in the spring he
made a visit urging the pupils to swat
the fly"
AS result of his appeal, in one
room where there are AZ pupils, 1851
flies have been killed. The report
was made out by the teacher who de
clared that in some instances where
the number of flies reported by the
children we're unusually large she re
corded one-half the number given.
The campaign against the fly was
conducted by the children without
promise of reward other than that the
teacher would write to the sanitary
inspector and tell of the work in the
school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
BELGIAN KING
LAuDS AMERICA

WASHINGTON, June 19.-The per
sonal letter to President Wilson from
King Albert, delivered yesterday by
Baron Moncheur, head of the Belgian
mission to this country, was made
public BY the state department today
and is as follows:
Il commend to your excellency's
kindly reception the mission which
bears this letter. This mission Will
express to the president the feelings
of understanding and enthusiastic ad
miration with which my government
and people have received the decision
reached by him in his wisdom.
1.-The mission will aso tell you how
greatly the important and glorious
role enacted by the United States has
confirmed the confidence which the
Belgian nation has always had in free
Americas spirit of justice.
1.-The great American nation was
particularly moved by the unwarrant-
ed and violent attacks made upon Bel
GUM. It has sorrowed over the dis
tress of my subjects subjected to the
yoke Of the enemy. 1t has succored
them with Incompatible generosity
Full Justice Seen
II am happy to have an opportunity
again to express to your excellency
the gratitude which my country owes
you and the firm hope entertained by
Belgium that on the day Of repara-
ton, toward which America will con-
tribute so beautifully, full and entire
justice will be rendered to my coun-
try My government has chosen to
express it's sentiments to your excel
lency through two distinguished men
whose services will command Gre
dence for what they have to say
Baron Moncheur, who for eight years
was my representative at Washington
and Northumberland Leclercq, who
has earned high appreciation during
a long military career.
II venture to hope, Mr.. President,
that you will accord full faith and
credence to everything they say. es-
pecially when they assure you of the
hopes I entertain for the happiness
and prosperity of the United States
of America and of my fanthful and
very sincere friendship.
(Signed) "ALBERT.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
PROHIB CANDIDATE
TO HOLD Meeting
AT SIXTH AND MAIN.

Omer Hufferd, of Shirley. Prohlbi-
ton candidate for representative IN
Congress from the Sixth District, Will
speak at Sixth and Main streets,
Thursday at 10 a. m.
II the weather prevents an open-air
meeting, the nominee will speak In
the south court room. !;
]. RAYMOND, Schmidt, state cnair1
man. and J. Floyd Seelig, soioist, viii
accompany Hufferd. who is making
tour of the district in an automobile
Local Prohibitionists are worKing'
hard to make the meeting success
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
BEHIND THE BRITISH LINES IN

BEHIND THE BRITISH LINES IN,
FRANCE, June 10 Correspondence OF
the Associated Press) The French
children found in the villages Of north
ern France evacuated by the Germans
under pressure of the British and
French offensives, present picture OF
the savagery Of modern warfare as
characteristic as the Somme forest,
shattered and broken by months OF
shell fire.
Many of these children are orphans.
without home or relatives. Many have
been previously wounded. Most OF
them suffer from peculiar species or
shell shock, which afflicts them gen
orally with sort of tremor not I'M
like ST. Vitus dance.
They have had life and death, hor-
rors human and inhuman, revealed to
them in guises so terrible that they
will never be quite normal again. All
are underfed and frail from confine-
ment in cellars. Cut off suddenly from
relatives sand friends perhaps two
years ago, they have continued to live
within a few hundred yards OF the
front lines, listening always to the
thud Of shells and the crash of ex-
plosives, until their idea of heaven Is
"a place that is very quiet"
Gathered Up by Troops.
The condition of peasant men and
women who have been living under the
shadow of the invader through these
long month sand years has been bad
enough, but the condition of the half
starved, wounded and mentally de-
ranged little children has been far
worse All the children were collected
and shepherded by the first entente
troops into the newly occupied areas.
Everything that can be done to cure
and care for them is now being done,
constituting one of the most important
immediate tasks of the French commit
tees on reconstruction. The first step
was to remove them we'll behind the
front areas Those who were orphans
were taken far away from the sight
and sound of shells, many of them to
the south of France. The mildest
cases were under the care of farm
mothers. The more serious cases must
of course, be kept under close medical
supervision in special institutions
Children who were not orphans were
not usually taken from the district
Mothers or grandmothers, could not
bear to part with them altogether. so
they were placed on farms nearby
| where it is possible for the parents to
visit them frequently.
Rapidly Waste Away.
One French organization has hos
pital with 400 child patients, all under
! twelve years of age. Most of them are
| wounded. Some have lost legs or arms
| others their sight, others are suffering
| from brain fever or puzzling anemia
under which they rapidly waste away
! "They are the victims of the ruth
| lessness of modern warfare" said the
head of the hospital, French woman
wearing the uniform of the French Red
| Cross. "There is no better argument
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
FIVE THOUSAND
SEE RED CROSS
MARCnERS PASS
Spirit. of City Aroused by
Column of Enrolled Men
and Workers.

More than five thousand spectators
lined the sidewalks and looked from
windows on the impressive REQ cross
parade which reused Richmond spirit
Monday night for the Red cross caln'
paign. ,,rs
ware in line. About 500 Of the regis
tered young men OF the county were
In line. uu.
Perry township, with thirty-hve
Young men registered under the orai'
law, had thirty-five In line.
Led by Miss LaVerne Jones ana
Miss June Robinson. mounted on
horses, clad in the Red Cross UNIFORM
and carrying big American rags the
parade moved at TAO.
Officials Head Column.
City and county officials headed the
marchers, and we're followed by mem
bers of the fire department, the po'
lice department, several squads OF the
National Guard on duty In the CITY, A
great AMERICAN flag carried by many
men, into which the spectators snow
cred money, a band, the 500 young
men marchers, about fifty members
of the Red Cross, ambulances, another
band, and the Army and Navy OF the
Red Cross workers.
Boys bearing placards with patri
otto notices were scattered At ire
ouent intervals. Especially impress
sive was the sight of group OF men
carrying stretchers.
FLAG Collects $2s.
Twenty-Five dollars was the tota
amount thrown into the great Ameri
can flag.
Passing from Ninth and North A, the
starting point, down to Fifth. up Fifth
10 Main, East on Main to Fifteenth
North on Fifteenth to A and thence tt
the starting point, where after severa
band pieces and patriotic songs, 1t dis
banded, the parade gave every one II
Richmond a chance to know OF the
work IL advertised.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
WOMEN LEARN HOW
TO Be SUPERVISORS

Lectures for supervisors in surgical
dressings are being given this week
NV Mrs. I. o. Allison In the Red Cross
Headquarters. A course OF ten lee
lures will be given. The same lecture
will be given two times each day
More than twenty women will take
the course which will last two weeks.
At the end of that time an examina-
ton will be given. These supervisors
after passing the examination, can
then take charge of the different
tables in the headquarters here.
Mrs. Allison has recently taken ner
training in indianapolis. She is now
registered as an instructor IN wash
fngton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
CLUB MEMBERS
ANSWER QUESTIONAlRRE

Returns from the questionairre sent
out to 600 Richmond professional and
business men are beginning to pour in
to the Commercial Club.
Two questions were asked from
each man: what he considers the
thing of first importance to be under
taken by the Commercial club; and
what he believes the Commercial club
should first undertake for the good
of the city at large, including the
amount of help he can give to this
end.
Those who have not yet answered
these questions are requested by the
club to do so, as definite plan OF
campaign for the future for Richmond
is to be mapped out very soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
PROHl CANDIDATE TO
SPEAK IN CAMBRIDGE

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, June 10
Omer Hufferd, Prohibition nominee
for representative from the Sixth Dis
trict in Congress, will speak at the
Christian church here next Thursday
at D. m. He will be accompanied by
State Chairman J. r. Schmidt and
Soloist J. F. Seelig. The party is
touring the District in an automobile.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
TT. WAYNE RAISES
$4,000 IN MEETING

FORT WAYNE, Ind. June 10.-At
meeting here last night to inaugurate
the movement to raise Fort Wayne's
allotment OF the 500, 1000 900 Red Cross
fund $4,000 of the $4,000 portioned
to this city was subscribed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
YOUTH GIVEN TERM
FOR CHICKEN THEF1S

Ashur Winters was sentenced to one
to eight years in the state reforma-
tory by Judge Fox today on a charge
Of petit larceny. Winters was one OF
the gang of chicken thieves that was
arrested recently by Sheriff Carr. His
home is in Cambridge City. Winters
was the youngest member of the band,
being only 20 years old.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
MRS. LIMA PERsoNETTE
DIES NEAR HAGERSTOWN

HAGERSTOWN. Ind, June lS.I
Lima, 81 years old. wife OF Joseph fet.
sonette died at her home SATURDAY Oh
acute indigestion. Mr.. and Mrs. pert
sonette came here one year ago. Iney
bought Mrs Mary Keever's farm, tnree
miles north of town. They nveo for.
twenty years on the large BOYD 1alm,
between Germantown and Cambridge
CITY. The funeral was held YESTERDAY
at Germantown.
PALLADIUM WANT ADS Paw y
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
URUGUAY REFUSES TO
REGARD UNCLE SAM AS
6ElIlGERENT POWER

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, June 10
President Viera has decided to make a
declaration that Uruguay will not re-
gard as a belligerent any American
nation at war with nations of another
continent.
Although Uruguay has decided to re-
main neutral in the war between the
United States and Germany at the
executive and legislative branches Of
the government have expressed ap-
prevail of the action of the United
States. A dispatch from Montevideo
last week said American warships in
Urgugayan waters would not be con-
sidered as belligerents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
CASE vENUEp AGAIN

The suit Of Della Harvey against
Harry Harvey. of Newcastle, for d.
vorce was changed from Wayne cir
cult on venue to Randolph county.
The case was brought here for trial
from Henry county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
TO ORGANIZE HOME GUARDS.

EATON, O., June ia meeting of
local boys will be held Thursday eve
ming at the armory for the purpose Of
organizing company of home guards.
Henry F. Kinnear. one of the leaders
in the movement. is in receipt of let
ter from Congressman Gard. who
states legislation will be taken some
time in the near future to provide guns
and ammunition for organizations of
this nature.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
EAST GERMANTOWN

Forrest Kocher of Indianapolis spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles KOcher. Miss Mita Bough-
ner of Dayton, Ohio, spent few days
with Miss Elizabeth and Ella Bough-
ner. :. Rude Shoef died at his home
in Lebanon Saturday, he was brought
here and buried Monday morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
COUNTRY CLUB MANAGER
THANKS FIRE DEPARTMENT

John F. Cook, manager of the Coun-
try club, asked the press today to ex-
tend his thanks to the Richmond fire
department for the efficient manner In
which they responded to the fire
alarm and extinguished the flames
that threatened the club house yester-
day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
MRS. GAMBLER MOVES
FROM MElpOLDER'S OFFICE

Mrs. Elizabeth Gambler, probation
officer, has moved her office from the
headquarters of the Social Service
Bureau on the third floor of the court
house, to the office of the sheriff on
the second floor. 1t Is understood
there was some difficulty between
Mrs. Gambler and John Melpolder.
social service secretary over the use
of the rooms by Mrs, Gambler.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19

More than 1000 packages Of fruit,
chiefly pineapples. will be shipped
from Porto Rico before July L..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19

In Arabia the pay Of cooks and
house servants runs from $3.50 to
$500 a month.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19
TAKING BICYCLE TOUR

Warren Hubbel, clerk at the pee
Hive grocery is taking an extenoeu
trip over Wayne county on MS new
bicycle. He left Monday evening anu
will return Thursday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-19

PALLADIUM WANT ADS Paw
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-27
WOMEN IN FASHION RUSH
LOSE QUALITY IN CLOTHING

Never was it more true than to-day
that the woman in the home in the
administration of her household must
study not only house values, food
values and clothing values, but also
textile values if she is to administer
the family income to the best advan-
tage. In former days, when every
woman knew what went into ma
terals-quality of fiber, quality oH9
yarn and care in workmanship-this
study was not necessary. But times
have changed. With the invention of
textile machinery and the develop
ment of the factory system a different
problem confronts the housewife. Ma
terials can no longer be made at
home.
In the rush after fashion and some
thing novel a great variety in weave
and design of materials has been Gre
ated. Since style changes so often in
these novelties, the manufacturer can
not afford to put the best quality into
them; nor is it worth while, since they
are not made for real service, and the
purchaser is not willing to pay for
real quality. Style is the only require
ment.
The big point is not always whether
the material is all wool or all linen,
but rather whether we are getting
what we pay for in quality of fiber,
yarn, weave and dye. "The only way
to secure best value in buying textile"
said Miss NJ. Jane Newcomb assistant
in home economics at the Pennsyl-
vania State College, lis for the pur-
chaser to be able to detect quality in
, the most common materials, at least"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-27

the learned professions than to those
which demand something akin to
manual labor.
So when the pinch of retiring veter-
inarians was felt, the bureau, after eX-
hausting the local supply of compe-
tent men, had to appeal to the United
States for other veterinarians. At best
these are a poor substitute for the
trained men who are quitting since
it takes them fully year to learn the
conditions with which they have to
cope in the field here.
Among the better known Americans
who have recently left the bureau are
ID. r. Flack, an employe of Is years
service, who goes to Petrograd to join
the staff of the American embassy
there, John T.. thinner, entomologist,
who joins the British agricultural
forces in Papua, and M. NJ. Saleeby, IL
fiber expert of the bureau since the
Inauguration of the government stand
ardization of hemp and kindred fibers,
who resigned to represent in the local
field New York fiber importing COM
pany.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-27
CURTAIN FALLS
WITH FRIDAY NIGHT GAME;
CENTRAL MEETS TECH FIVE

to be able to tie him for their honors.
Captain Hilton's 27 points will add
to his total, and moves him from four
teenth position to tenth Honors for
the second teams are also at stake.
TO date the Tech reserves have drop
ped but one game, and have the edge
on the Central players because of
their victory two weeks ago. The
Tech reserves are practically made up
of the Junior Interclass League team,
that is tie for the league lead. Prac-
tically all of the players are members
of the Globe Right-Posture quintet.
Three Teams Tie
Should Tech win the contest this
week it will mean that Tech, Central
and Steelton will end the season in a
triple tie with four won and one lost.
The teams will be tie for the third
position.
Horace Geisel will be the eleventh
man in the cage when the two teams
lineup Thursday night. Should Cen
tral succeed in landing the game, a
third will likely be played off the fol-
lowing week to decide the city cham
pionship. The standing of the team to
dot ir follows.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-27

One more contest remains to be
played in the Central Pennsylvania
League-that between Cen
trail and Tech. This tilt win be staged
in the Chestnut Street Auditorium
Thursday night and arrangements are
being made to accommodate the larg
est crowd of the season.
More than ordinary interest is being
in the contest in view of the
sensational ball that the Tech quintet
has been playing. The contest will be
the final one to be played by both
teams, and will practically ring down
the basketball curtain among the high
schools of Central Pennsylvania.
Because of the limited quarters up
at the Armory, IL has been decided by
the Tech management to play the
game on the Chestnut Street Auditor
ium floor. While the floor will give
the Central quintet a little advantage,
the Tech players themselves feel con-
tident of repeating their victory of a
fortnight ago.
Dayhon Now in Lead
The Steelton-Ce game played
Friday night was nip and tuck all
the way. Captain Dayhoff had n big
night and garnered 80 points for the
low-enders. AS n result he moved into
third place in the individual standing
in the league, and finishes the season
with total of LAG points for the 10
games. Harris, of Tech, will have to
tally 21 points in the game this week
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-27
DAUPHIN- N-PERRY
READY TO START
Officers Have Been Selected
and Managers Are Getting
Players Lined Up

Activities of the Dauphin- Perry
county league of baseball clubs are
fast taking definite form. All the clubs
have completed the election of Off
GERS and the playing personnel is be-
ing selected. All of the teams, with
the exception of Halifax, have handed
the names of the players to the pres
ident and this club has pledged to do
so before the end of the week.
Duncannon, with 3S resident play
ers heads the league in this line. New
port, Millersburg, Dauphin and Marys-
Vile follow in order. The list of play
ers follows:
DuncannOn
George Arter, II. NJ. Barton, Blake
Bolden, William Briner, Charles Cum
mings, Abe Dearoff, John DeHaven,
w. S. Duncan, Charles Fenstemacher,
Frank Glass, William Hart, Roy Heck
endorn, Charles Hunter, Ross Jen-
nings, William jennings, Charles
Jones, Floyd Lepperd, Frank Light, L.
Lightner, f. McKelvey, John McMur-
OrvIiie hiItza5Gugh, Ray Orris, Will
bur Peck, George II. Pennell, Johnh
Richter, Thomas Richter, Edward
Rosborough, John Rudy, Ross San
derson, Harry Snyder, Frank Thomas,
II. Thomas, Duke Weaver, George
Dauphin
c. C. Rhoades, G. Il. Gilday, W. ].
Bricker, g. r. Hoover, c. Richter, X.
Lutz. l. Lutz, +. Bufingon, c. Cooper,
r. Singer, c. NJ. Lyter, II. r. Fin
frock, X. Stewart, c. c. McGundy, S.
Garman and j. Kennedy.
Marysvillc
@. NJ. Herman, G. c. Poffenberger,
c. II. Rutter, l.. Il. Palmer, W. +.
Palmer, a. E. Stees, z. l.. Ellenber-
ger, H. c. Nipple, Ralph Hartman,
Paul Anspach, w. i. Myers, j. X.
Lightner, Nj. Clendennin, ID. Clenden-
min and w. Cunningham.
Nillcrsburg
c. Hawley, George Fry, +. Miller
Benjamin Seal, Robert Bowman, Rob-
ert Kerr, Lambert Frank, Paul DON
lap, =. Wagner, Samuel Miller, Wal
ter Shatto, Jesse Fry, William kahler,
Franklin Lambert, Fred Neubaum,
Roy Hawley, Ray Kepner Harvey
Ter, Ray Fralick, Gordon Hoy and
James Hartman.
Newport
Wertz, Gotschall, Il. Wagner, KEEP
ner, Reeder, Mumper II. Wagner, c.
Manning, c. Rush, n. Wagner, p. Col
Inns, c. Collins, @. Rhoades, A. Peter
man, c. Doner, +. Manning, T.. Soule,
W. Soule, j. Oren, F. Cox, Il. Clark, l..
Reeder, c. Cooney, ]. S. Eby, J. w. S.
Rough and Ellwood Nickel.
The names of the nonresident play
ers, and of those who become resident
players under the five game rule will
be turned in to the league officials
within the netX few weeks.