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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
BOARDING BY
FARMERS MAY
FORCE Them
into ARMY
Second District Board Says
Gases of Slackers Who
Were Discharge May Be
Reopened.
CARR GIVES WARNING

Farmers Of Wayne county who have
been discharged from service on agri-
cultural grounds will be required to
show their patriotism and willingness
to help the government win the war, II
they intend to hold their discharge.
According to a letter received by
the Richmond army board from the
district board at Fort Wayne Thurs
day, there are number Of farmers in
the second district who have failed to
support either the Liberty loan by buy
ing bonds. or to contribute to the Red
Cross and who are now holding their
crops for higher prices.
Sheriff Carr. chairman Of the Rich
mond board announced Thursday that
If any information regarding this class
of farmers is received by the Rich
mond board, such information will be
sent to the board at Fort Wayne with
the probability that that board will re-
woke the discharge in case the charges
are found to be true.
Local Board to Act
The plan is a very good one,
Sheriff Carr said Thursday, "and if
there are farmers who are failing to
show their patriotism by refusing to
do these things, the local board will
act on any information that may be
received concerning them
1t has been requested that any per.
son who may have information con
corning farmer who has been bene.
fitted by a military discharge and who
has failed to do his patriotic duty by
subscribing to the Liberty loan or to
the Red Cross, or who is holding his
crops, report this condition to the
Richmond army board. The farmer
will then be given an opportunity to
show his patriotism and IL he fails tc
do so, his case will be reopened IL
Fort Wayne.
Following Is copy OF the letter
that has been sent to all local boards
In the second district by the district
board at Ft. Wayne:
TO ALL LOCAL BOARDS
I'VE have been informed that some
farmers In your community who have
themselves, or whose sons have been
granted a discharge are holding pota
toes and other crops for higher prices
are refusing to help the Red Cross and
to buy Liberty Bonds.
IF this Is true they are certainly
putting their own welfare above thai
of Uncle Sam.
I'VE would suggest that your Red
Cross and Liberty Loan committee
wait upon these men and give them
an opportunity to show their loyalty
and willingness to help their coun
try.
''If you will furnish US the names o.
persons who are able and yet refuse
to take advantage Of this opportunity
we will at once reopen their cases ane
give serious consideration as to wheth
er or not such facts do not warrantpc
revocation of their discharge
This letter has been submitted II
the state conscription agent ant
meets with his approval
Yours very truly,
District Board No. 2,
Physicians Defense Bldg
Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Miles F. Porter, Chairman.
Earl H. Crawford, Secretary
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
APPOINT COUNTY
FUEL DIRECTOR

Fred s. Bates was made fuel admin.
tstrator for Wayne county at a joint
meeting Of the County Council Of De.
Tense and members Of a special com
mittee of the Commercial club com
posed Of Mayor Robbins, W. J. Black
more, Frank Druitt, James White and
Omar Bullerdick, held In the CONNER
cial club rooms, Wednesday.
A local committee Will be named by
Bates.
1t shall be the duties of the local
committee to gather information re-
garding the supply of fuel in their
several communities, with special re
gard to the points of immediate need
Other duties will be:
To ascertain fuel needs OF the com.
munities. with special regard to the
points of immediate need.
To investigate carefully and repor'
at once on prices at which each size
and quality Of coal is sold in the com
munity and continue to make weekly
reports.
To ascertain at once and report tt
the state administrator the gross mar
gin which is being charged by eact
dealer in each community for ever.
size and quality Of coal and whethel
such margin is excessive.
To investigate the status Of con
tracts between jobbers or operator!
ond the Industrial plants OF the com
munity, especially when such con
tracts call for delivery at prices be
low the present price with view tt
insuring prompt deliveries under these
contracts.
The recommendation of Mr.. Bates
for local fuel administrator has beer
forwarded to State Administrator
Woollen who will forward it to Ma
tionai Administrator Garfield.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
COUNTY GOES
''OvER TOP"
IN BIG DRIVE
FOR LIBERTY
Subscriptions for Liberty
Bonds $22, 900 Above Max
imum Quota; $4O1, $50 is
Subscribed "Wednesday.
WAYNE RANKS THIRD

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 25-
viii II. Wade, chairman of the
Indiana Liberty Loan committee,
today said that Wayne county's
achievement yesterday of exceed
Ing Its maximum quota, placed II
third among the ninety-two eoun-
ties In the state. But two other
counties, Madison and Dearborn.
have attained such prominence,
both of these slightly exceeding
Wayne's record.
Richmond business men put Wayne
county's Liberty Loan quota over the
top" in the drive Wednesday after
noon.
The thirty committees which sailed
forth from Commercial club headquar-
ters Wednesday at i o'clock, went to
the task Of selling Liberty bonds with
such vim and vigor that four hours
afterward the committee in charge at
headquarters were swamped with re-
turns and it was nearly o'clock We'd
nesday night when final tabu1ations
showed that Wayne county's quota OF
$1,700,000 not only had been reached
but had been exceeded.
The subscriptions taken by the COM
mittees amounted to S297, 400 while
subscriptions made direct at the var
ious banks in the city during the day
brought the grand total for Wednesday
to $401, ,150. The total for the county
as determined last night was $1,722,-
900, an excess of $4,000.
The subscriptions continued to pour
| IT, IL = l. l.. i
| night the excess will probably be
| 100000 which will place the county
close to the two million mark
! Workers are Praised.
George L. Gates, county chairman
and w. c. Seeker, city chairman. as
we'll as other members of the commit
tee which had the preliminary work of
the drive in hand were loud in their
| praise of the great work done by the
teams of business men who took the
field yesterday and performed a feat
| that may never again be eaualled in
Richmond. The teams that piled up
/ the greatest sums we're no more ener-
getic than those teams which failed
to land big subscriptions
All members of the field committee
contributed in an equal measure to the
days success and everybody concern
| ed was happy over the result. The
very large number of small subscript-
ions, ranging from $50 to $500, was
highly gratifying, indicating as it did
that the Liberty Loan was popular
| Wayne county went into the 100 per
cent list of Indiana counties today as
a result Of Wednesdays supreme ef-
fort and Chairman Wade of the State
Liberty Loan committee sent congrafu-
lations to the Richmond committee to-
day
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
Howaii Wants Full
Representation in
New National Army

WASHINGTON, Oct 25.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder has receiv-
ed telegraphic report from Governor
Pinkham. of Hawaii reporting prepara-
tions for carrying out the selective
service act completed and recommend
ing Nov. 1 for drawing the numbers.
The total registrations the report
states is 26,337 Of which only 8,o96 are
citizens or declarants.
Hawaii has already furnished by
voluntary enlistment nearly twice
her gross quota and Is required to fur
nish men under the present draft but
the governor states that there is a
steady popular demand for a full ter
r.torial representation In the national
army.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
GOAL IS near
SAY OFFICIALS

WASHINGTON, Oct 25-Treasury
officials announced today their con-
viction that Liberty Loan subscript-
ions had passed the three billion dollar
mark and were well on the way to the
five billion dollar goal.
Indications at eleven o'clock were
that Liberty day sales had carried the
total to approximately $500, ,o00, 900 II
not beyond that sum. Subscriptions
officially reported to federal reserve
banks up to the close of business last
night, with reports from three banks
missing appropriated $2,20o. .ooo. 900.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
Christmas Bundles
For France Cannot
Weigh Oper z Pounds

Persons who expect to send Christ
mas packages to relatives or friends
in France are asked to be careful the
package does not weigh over seven
pounds.
Superintendent Of Mails Wilson, re-
ceived notice Thursday morning that
owing to the fact French railroad com
panies will not carry packages weigh.
Ing more than this amount persons
must be careful In selecting Christmas
gifts.
Packages should be mailed Novem.
Der Is to insure delivery by Christ,
mas.
They must be wrapped so they may
be inspected by Postmaster Beck be-
fore leaving the Richmond office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
Oldest Alumnus of
West Point Dies

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25.-Captain Fran
els E. Bryan, United States army, de
tired, oldest alumnus Of West Point
and Of the University of North Caro-
lima, died at his home here today
He was 81 years old.
Captain Bryan graduated from West
Point in 1916. In his class were
George B. Mcclellan, later command.
er of the army OF the Potomac
"Stonewall" Jackson and Pickett who
led the famous charge at Gettysburg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
General Committed Suicide When
His Troops Surrendered to Teutons

with a ladder leading to the roof.
Squares of canvas found lying on the
ground were removed, but later were
replaced by a mysterious hand.
In an effort to stem the surrender
of large bodies Of troops Vishnevsky
and others pretended to be sending
signals to Russian ships bringing help.
Instructions were issued by soldier
committees he says that those wish
ing to surrender should gather under
white flags. Commander Shishko, of
the Reval Battalion of Death, it is re
lated, handed his sword to a soldier
saying: II never will return home.
Those who can may save themselves
or die as l." Whereupon he shot him
SELF The Germans gave two hours in
which to surrender. The majority of
the garrison gave up their arms with
in this time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
Officer Is Killed
by His Own Troops

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM Tuesday, Oct. 23.-In one
OF the redou6ts captured from the Ger
mans Monday northeast Of Ypres, ac-
cording to reliable information, British
troops found a German officer who
had been executed by his own soldiers.
His hands had been bound behind
him and he had been shot Many tales
are going the rounds among the Brit
ish soldiers indicating much dissatis-
faction among the various bodies Of
German troops.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
This Ought to be
a Lovely Wedding

Here is a wedding that was solemn
lied for Love" only.
Ellis P. Love. a farmer. living in
Darke county, Ohio, and Doris Love.
a housekeeper, of Richmond, were
given license to marry by the county
clerk Wednesday afternoon.
Love is 68 years old and this is his
second matrimonial venture. His
bride Is 25 years younger, and she
too has braved the storm before.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
SATURDAY is PAPER DAY;
TIE BUNDLES SECURELY

Saturday is paper day. Old nae-
azines, newspapers and papers oil
all descriptions viii be collected
from all over town. They will be
sold and the proceeds used for the
Day Nursery. --.
You are asked to tie your buud-
les securely with strong cord aid
put them out early. Persons 1iv-
ing in apartments are requested 10
place their bundles at the front Ell
trance door
Owners of thirty automobiles
have volunteered their services and
use of their machine for gathering
the paper. They will be assisted
by the Boy Scouts and boys from
Garfield school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
(By Associated Press)

General Petain did not content him
self with the wide sweep Of ground
gained southwest Of Laon in Wednes.
days great drive on the Aisne front
when more than 5000 prisoners and
20 guns we're also taken. His troops
pushed again from the central sector
of the new line last night
This local thrust carried the French
advance to a total of approximately
2A miles from the line whence Wed
nesday's attack was launched.
Apparently the Germans have at
tempted no counter attacks in efforts
to oust the French from any of the
gained territory. A vigorous battle
however Is in progress.
On the northern Russian front north
east OF Riga, the Germans are con.
tnung their voluntary withdrawal nc
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
Women Take Places
of Men in Fields
to Saue Corn Crop

NEWPORT, R. l., Oct. 25.-Because
Of the shortage Of farm help, women
went to work in the fields today in an
effort to save big corn crop which is
threatened with destruction unless
quickly harvested. The wives. daugh-
ters and servants Of farmers at James
town, Middletown, Portsmouth, and
elsewhere took the places of men
usually employed In husking time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
U. S. Vessel Escapes
German Sub After
Four-Hour Battle

FRENCH SEA PORT, Oct. 25.-Es.
Gaping from German submarine
after bitter fight lasting nearly four
hours and with seven of her crew
wounded. two Of them seriously, an
American steamer arrived here this
morning from an American port. The
timely Intervention Of an American
torpedo boat alone saved the ship
from being sent to the bottom
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
USTRIAN-GERMAN FORCES
TAKE 5000 PRISONERS

LONDON. Oct 25.-Six thousand
prisoners were taken by the Austrian
German forces on the italian front in
the beginning OF their offensive yester-
day. according to Vienna advtces sent
by the Central News correspondent in
Amsterdam.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
WILL VISIT NEW JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL IN CINCINNATI

Principal Heironimus OF the Junior
High school and Kenneth v. Carman,
Of the vocational department will go to
Cincinnati Tuesday to visit the new
Lafayette Bloom Junior High school,
which cost $4,000.
The school has splendid industrial
arts department and special attention
will be paid to the line Of study and
will probably be incorporated In the
Richmond school curriculum.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
White Resigns as
Chief of Miners

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 25.-John P.
White, resigned at noon today as
president OF the United Mine workers
of America. He will be succeeded as
president Of the organization by
Frank ]. Hayes, vice-president Of the
union Mr.. White will leave Sunday
for Washington to assume his duties
as advisor to DR.. H. A. Garfield, ma
tional fuel administrator.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
DRY LAW UPHELD

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-The law
which makes the national capital dry
Nov. 1, was held as constitutional in
the local supreme court Wednesday
which dismissed the attack of liquor
dealers. 49,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-25
WEATHER FORECAST

For Indiana by United States Wealth
er Bureau-Rain late tonight and on
Friday. Somewhat warmer tonight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
Once in the Limelight
1spg Tales of Those Who Reached the Front Page and
Then Dropped Back to obscurity.

+ them with your voice or with 9
| movement. such as aiming at them
/ II they do not step, then fire a
/ them.
Each time that it is possible pris.
oners must be made and bounc tight.
". Every prisoner brought viii be
paid for at the rate of twenty francs
70 those who have captured him
Leaving the army OF occupation
in complete possession of the post
Lebaudy and the remainder of his
crew set sail and moved to another
portion of the coast, where he was
to establish another one of a chain
OF posts and erect portable houses
which he bad ordered built in Paris
While the yacht lay at anchor the
crew gazing towards land discovered
2 whole train of camels, horsemer
and pack mules with an escort which
was armed to the teeth. Lebaudy
promptly ordered boat lowered and
went ashore, He ordered his men 70
show him great homage wnen vne
Arabs approached.
The Arabs seeing such great re-
spect paid to Lebauds, did likewise.
whereupon he proclaimed himself
emperor of the Sahara, ana dis
tributed fve-franc pieces among the
natives.
The next day he discovered that his
army of occupation had been sur
prised and carried off by a band OF
Arab robbers. who were holding them
for ransom.
The trthes1nen agreed to surrender
their prisoners for one thousand
francs $4,000 and in the fight that
ensued the FIVE men were taken even
farther into the interior by the
tricky desert men.
Lebaudy tried to get the balance
Of his crew 70 follow them, but the
crew had had enough Of the affair
and refused TO budge. Soon after
the Spanish port authorities AT Las
Palmas boarded the yacht aud de-
manded an explanation Lebaudy in
formed them that he recognized no
flag hut his own and politely told
them to mind their own business.
Lebaudy got things so riled up in
Morocco that the French government
finally took hand in the proceed
ings and rescued the captive sailors.
Lebaudy's yacht and crew We're es
eorted back to France by a French
warship and Lebandy was informed
that he had best move to some land
whore he was more popular
He came to America. where his va
-rious esca pades continued until h
was put into an insane asylum in 1915
for recruiting messenger boy
army with which he hoped to cap
ture Long Island.
He was later released after his
wife and child had been left in al
most absolute poverty and he then
proceeded TO institute suit against
the Carnegie Trust company. of New
York for some two million dollars he
said was due him for the sale of his
lands in France. i'll which transac-
ton the trust company acted as
agent
The court awarded him sS75 900 OF
the two million he said was owed
him by the then defunet trust COM
pany. but ne would accept no com
promise and the money is still in the
hands of the city chamberlain of
New York, awaiting disposition.
He recently startled Oyster Bay
by appearing off the. Long Island
shore in an antique sIoop. He was
placed in Jail. for they thought he
WAS German spy, but was later
released.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
OUR DUTY IN THE EAST,
ASSERTS r. P. HOBSON
War Expert Declares We Should Rally At Once the New
Democracies of Russia and China-Take Over Eastern
Front While West is Held by Unused Reserves
of Britain Italy, Japan

In numbers and morale the enemy
! armies have not yet reached their
maximum of strength.
! In the matter of material the stu
alton is similar The enemy lands
comprise large bodies o. the richest
and best cultivated agricultural lands
in the world Since the war the en-
envy has taken over vast wheat fields
in Rumania and western Russia rich
farming land in Belgium and France.
Throughout the enemy has assembled
and husbanded his supplies with a
thoroughness that compels the admit
ration of the world
The enemy's territory embraces
some of the greatest coal fields and
iron deposits in all Europe Since
the war the enemy has taken over the
mines and industries Of Belgium
about half the mines and industries
of France, goodly part of the l,ines
and industries of Russia, the oil fields
of Rumania and copper mines scatter
ed in the Balkans. The rigid block
ade of the allies has imposed diff
culties upon the enemy industries, but
the success of enemy science III de-
vising substitutions IL almost incred-
ihle. We must admit that the onemy
powers have successfully met the war
problems of maintaining for popula-
ton at home and soldiers at the front
food supplies, equipment, machines,
motive power, artillery. arms and mu-
nitions.
Glorious France.
For sustained fighting gallant
France in this way has set the high
water mark for all nations for ali
time. The battle of the Marine, whore
the French forces compared to the
German were about as Ave to eight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
CHASE CITY NOTES

/ Especial to The Richmond virginian )
Chase city, Aug. ls.-~Mecklen bur e
county has organized a chapter of the
Red Cross TO embrace the towns Of
Chase City, Clarksvtlle. South Hill and
Roydton, The headquarters will he
AZ Chase City I The rnera hership Is
steadily growing, and will soon num-
her many hundreds.
Mrs, Thomas D. Jeffress is spend
ing several weeks in Waynesville. y.
c
Mrs. Bennett coode, of Lynchburg.
who has been visiting Mrs. W. D. Nor
veil. returned TO Lynchburg. Friday.
Mr.. Harvey Cooley. of Richmond
spent the weekend here,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Boswell have
gone 10 the Adirondacks for several
weeks
Miss Lucille snydor. OF Richmond,
is visiting her uncle, Mr.. N. H Will
liams.
Miss Johnston. Of Richmond, is the
guest of Miss Margaret williams
Mr. Robert I. Boswell Is spending
part of August at Big Moose In the
Adirondacks
Mrs Herbert r. Williams has gone
TO New York for months stay.
Mrs. Paul Graf and family. who
have been here for six weeks visiting
DR. and Mrs. Henry L. Burwell return
ed to their home In Roanoke Monday.
Mise Ella Hayes left Monday for a
two weeks visit in New York
Mr. II, r williams and son. Car
yer Williams. are spending some time
al Ridgecrest, y. c.
Mrs. J. II, New is visiting in North
Carolina.
Two Chase City boys received their
commissions at lieutenants at Fort
Myer. They were Paul Steintorf and
Page Pettus.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
BY RICHMOND p. HoBsoN.

! Americans would do well to take a
! war inventory of both sides. a CEN
sus of the war elements, personnel
and material. methods and results, up
to date.
Only by looking facts in the face
can we make effective use of the fun
resources of the United States in the
fourth year of the war just begun.
The Enemy Powers.
The enemy powers, not counting
subject peoples, comprise over 1ne
hundred and fifty millions contiguous
population, stretching ike an iron
band without break across the heart
OF Europe and well on toward the
heart of Asia. This vast population
occupies an interior position that
cleayes the allied populations in twain
and enjoys railroads Carefully con-
structed in advance) for concentrat-
ing their forces on one front or the
other and for quickly transferring
them. The facility with which these
transfers have been made constitute
one OF the marvels of military his
tory.
The allied powers whose populations
have appeared on the front. not in
Guiding Asiatic Russia, or subject peo-
pies, count in population in the ratio
of eight to Ave. The physical ar
l1efs MAKE 1t practically Impossible
to transfer allied troops from one
'front.' to the other. The enemy popu-
latlons have maintained united front
from the start
Gernany's Man Power.
Inc birth rate In the enemy powers
is very large. An examination Of
casualty lists shows that the enemy
has carefully hushanded his man
power The young men reaching mil
ltary age since the war BEGAN alrnest
II not completely. make up for the
soldiers killed in battle.
From the standpoint Of personnel