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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-21

More than s11.50o,ooo in bribes was
paid by Germany to Russian command
ers to surrender their positions and let
through the German troops to quell
the recent revolution, according to IN
official reports today OF the new Gov,
ernment's investigation OF German
corruption of Russian officers. 1t Is
expected several men Of high command
will be tried and probably executed.
General Kuropatkin. Governor OF
Riga, it is said, received $S.00O,00O
to capitulate, but reported the at
tempted bribery and sent the money
TO the Duma Government. The Ger
man agent who paid over the money
killed himself it ia reported, when
he learned Riga would not be sur.
rendered after all.
The Investigation 80 far has found
IL is said that 100000 was paid to
the commander at Libau and $1,000,
600 to the commander at Mittau. 1t
is alleged that the surrender OF kovno
was paid for. but the price has not
been named.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-21
WAYNE COUNTY
[continued From page one.]

most distinguished members. The
Hon. Daniel w. Comstock, for more
than fifty years an honored member
of this bar. died at Washington, D. c.,
at an early hour Saturday morning,
May 18th, 1917, while just entering
upon his term as representative IN
the lower house of congress for the
sixth congressional district OF Indiana
His unexpected death has caused
a distinct shock not only to the bench
and bar of Wayne county, but to his
home community and the state at
large. Judge Comstock, as he was IA
miliarly known among his legal assoc
iates and the public, has had q career
of almost continuous service In some
branch Of public business, brief sum-
mary of which call for a place upon
the permanent records OF the Wayne
Circuit Court.
Daniel Webster Comstock was born
at Germantown. Ohio, December 18th,
1910. and graduated from the Ohio
Wesleyan University, Delaware. Ohio.
in 1850 His father. James Comstock
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-21

Whose father was a soldier Of the
American revolution) was born in Con-
necticut. and his mother whose maiden
name was Mary Wade Croke. was born
in Virginia.
Located It Newcastle.
Tn September 1861. Judge Comstock
located at Newcastle, ind, and was ad-
elected District Attorney for Henry
county in 1862. an office which he re-
signed to enlist in the Ninth Indiana
ion a. second lieutenant Of troop E.
which he had assisted In recruiting.
but declined and voluntarily filed with
the adjutant-general his written request
for the appointment Of q friend In his
stead, which appointment WAS accord
ingly made and Mr.. Comstock was
mustered In Is private.
Upon the organization OF the regi-
ment he was appointed sergeant-major
was promoted to first lieutenant Of
troop F in 1864, and to captain OF troop
c In April, 1865 Subsequently he was
detailed to act as assistant adjutant.
general of the brigade in which his
regiment was Incorporated. He was
honorably discharged, September Is.
1865
"Since 1866, Mr.. Comstock made his
home In Richmond. In that year he
was appointed City Attorney Of Rich.
mond, holding that office until the pc.
Htical complexion Of the council chang
ed. In 1857 he was married to jose
phine A. Rohrer Of Germantown, o.
Judge Comstock was elected As Prose
cutting Attorney of the Wayne Criminal
Court for the terms beginning in 1873
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-21
ENOEAvOR UNION
MEETS IN CITY
FOR CONVENTION

The annual convention OF the lndi.
ana Yearly Meeting Christian Endeav'
or Union will be held at the West
Rich mond Friends church on May IS.
20 and 81.
Local committees having charge OF
the convention are: information, Mar
jorie- Williams, Juanita Ballard, Edith
Hav orth. Eleanor BLY,. Helen Hockett,
Gertrude Stevenson. Fern DeBeck, ].
Mahlon Harvey. Madalyn Randall,
Ralph Ballinger; reception, James
Thorp Eleanor Ballard, Helen Hook
EFT. Gertrude Stevenson, Ruth Misener
and Robert Kelsey.
Names Or delegates are to be sent
TO Raymond Jenkins, sos National
Road, City.
The program follows:
Friday Afternoon
Registration Of Delegates at West
Richmond Church.
4 o0--Conference OF Executive ON.
GERS
5o0-Pre?rayer Service for the Con-
vcntion
Friday Evening
Devotional Edith c. Shugart,
Me- r., esident Paramount Quarter.
CT ceilings. Eleanor Ballard. Presi-
dent Y. p. S. c. E., West Richmond.
Response and Presidents Message,
Parvin w. Bond, President I. Y. NJ. c..
l..
Address, The Life That Counts"
Charles Woodman, Pastor. West Rich
r;ond Meeting.
saturday Morning.
s; S0--Morning worship led by Edith
e. shugsrt
Irternissien.
2 20--Sons service.
5O---Address, Church Activity,
Il aid Snyder. Wabash. Ind.
; 20-Opcn forum. conducted by
ian L. Hayes, OF the Young Friends
Z aid.
c. z. and Quaker Literature, Alice
Ratliff, Y. NJ Supt of Friends Litera-
tUre.
G.. L and Missions. Juanita Ballard,
Super.r tendent OF Missions,
c. t. AID Community Service. Steph'
EN- Nlascamp. Muncic.
G. L. and Stewardship, Roy Wollam,
Pastor Spiceland Meeting.
c. Z. and The Young Friends Board,
n. Mabel Kassen, Sec'y., l. Y. NJ. c. E.
"
Saturday Afternoon.
1:30-Junior Chorus.
Cantata, The Fetters That Fell,
by the Richmond Juniors.
230-Field Meet. on Earlham Track.
6:00--Paper Bag Picnic.
Saturday Evening.
7:00-Song Service.
Devotional, Edith C. Shugart
Raising our Budget. or What Shall l
Give? Milo Hinckle, Pastor East Main
Street Meeting.
S:00--Address, "The Coming of the
Kingdom" Charles E. Hiatt, Pastor
First Church, Marion.
Sunday Morning.
9:O0-Bible School.
"a 1O:30-Convention Sermon. Harry
r. Hole, Pastor Carthage Meeting.
Sunday Afternoon.
2:00-Music.
Address, Relation of Peace to Miss
IONS" Albert J. Brown. Indianapolis.
Sunday Evening.
e.00---Song Service.
Devotional. Edith G. Shugart.
7:15-Missionary Drama, by Y. p. s.
G. Z. Of West Richmond, Juanita Bal
lard in charge.
S:00--Closing Address Alexander C.
Purdy, Prof Biblical Dept. Earlham
College.
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in the larger cities during the present
alton OF the picture.
A letter from the adjutant general,
speaking for Secretary Baker, inform
ed the producers that the suggestion
would be carried out.
Alice Joyce and Harry Morey. we'll
known picture stars, will enact the
leading characters.
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and public services OF Daniel w. Com
stock have reflected honor and credit
not only upon himself. but upon the
bench and bar Of the state. and In his
death, we feel personal bereavement
and recognize great loss to the public
at large.
BIT 1t further resolved. that Q copy
OF this brief memorial be spread upon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-21

able lawyer, a just Judge, compan-
ionable associate and q citizen whose
estimable parts commanded for him
the highest respect Of all.
Reflects Honor on Profession.
"As a formal expression OF its sense
Of loss and deep sorrow:
BE it resolved by the Wayne
County Bar Association, that the life
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-21
Picture is Appeal
For Men to Enlist

When "Womanhood, the Glory of the
Nation" Is exhibited at the Murrette
theatre soon. il Is probable thct re.
cruiting officer for the United States
army Will be stationed in the lobby.
'Womanhood" is strong appeal for
aredness. Its producers, the Vita.
Selis- Essanay company.
gested to Secretary of War Baker
-: this action be taken at theatres
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-21

the records Of the Wayne Circuit
Court. and that further copy be by
the Clerk Of the court forwarded to
his family.
Dated this May 31st, 1917.
A. c. LLNDENUTH,
JOHN L. RUPE.
WILL w. Keller.
Committee on Resolutions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-13
HERBERT KNAPP
RELEASED FROM
COUNTY PRISON

Herbert M. Knapp, former head
OF the now bankrupt firm of Burr &
Knapp, private bankers, was today
released from the Fairfield county
Jail, where he had completed a SEN
tence of IL months for embezzlement
of funds instrusted to his care. Knapp
was sentenced to one months imprts-
onment on each of IL counts on which
he was convicted, and was not en-
ytitled to the usual allowance Cor
good behavior.
Sheriff Pease said today Knapp
was a model prisoner and had made
not the slightest trouble at the jail.
had seemed cheerful during his con-
finement, and left. the jail in better
physical condition than when he en-
tered During his Imprisonment
Knapp added about 80 volumes to the
Jail library,
The affairs of the Burr & Knapp
bank have attracted the attention of
the public at various times during
the last three years and suits involv-
ing its financial doings are still pend
ing in the courts. John G. Chamber
lain, trustee Of the bankrupt business
has also come in for criticism, and
his removal as trustee has been
recommended by Carlton E. Hoadley
of New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-13
SIX Cent FARE
FAILS To BRING
BETTER SERVICE

The Connecticut Co. is still collect
ing six-cent fares and if the COM
plants of scores of tt rolley-riding cit
rapidly growing worse and no appar-
ent efforts are being made to better
it. The cars sent from the barns are
in the same condition as they were be-
fore the increased fare rate became
ffective-unclean and as far off
schedule time as ever
Whether or not the absence Of heat
in the cars is a patriotic move on the
part of Connecticut CO. officials cannot
be learned definitely, but when con-
.ductors are asked to turn on the
heat" they only laugh.
Because of the fast slumping ser.
vice on the Beardsley Park-Brooklawn
line, 1t is reported that residents of
those sections will draw petitions for
presentation to the Public Utilities
Commission demanding that the Con-
necticut Co. be compelled to make
some efforts to give better service on
that line.
Last night passengers waited nearly
go minutes at Main street and Fair
field avenue for Beardsley park car
and when it finally did arrive there
was standing room only A group
waiting at Washington park became
Disguised and walked in a body, all
reaching their destinations before be-
ing overtaken by the car. Reaching
Roosevelt street the conductor bawied
out, This car goes no further"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-13

During the week just closed both
the British and the French were able
to record sufficient tactical gains, the
elimination of a long series of pow
erfully driven offensives," says the re-
view. e
with Passchendaele securely in
British hands, the first stage of the
operations begun during the last week
of September has been brought to
successful conclusion.
1.-The French counterpart of the
British success took place north OF
the Aisne, Here the retreat of the
enemy, anticipated last week. was car
ried out The pressure of the French
offensive which has grown slowly and
methodically in volume and intensity,
reached climax when, by the re-
cent French advance in this sector,
they were enabled to enfilade the
German lines along the crest of the
Chemin des Danes.
..T,Fae Importance of this successful
French advance must not be over
looked. It means more than mere
gain of SO many square miles of ter
ritory; It means the penetration. of
the powerfully fortified Siegfried line,
hitherto regarded by the enemy as
impregnable. and pushed back his
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-13

I Taken to
Decisions i
I. L. Watson Asserts in
One Suit Actual Dam.
age Caused by Widen
ing of John Street Was
$23, ,73O; Was Given
But S13,575.

Appeals from the award of
the board of appraisal of bene-
fits and damages in the widen
ing of John street between
Main and Broad streets as re-
Gently ordered by the Common
CounciE have been filed in the
Superior Court by Thomas L.
Watson, owner and lessee Of
property affected, and by the
T. Z. Watson Co. which is also
affected by the proposed
changes. There are two sep
arate suits filed.
In the suit by T. L. Watson there
are two counts. In the first Watson
claims ownership Of the property 22
to % John street. After reciting
the steps taken, he says the board of
appraisal awarded damages of $13,-
SIS, while the actual damage suffered
will be s23,73o.
In the second count the plaintiff
asserts he is lessee of property at the
corner Of Main street and John street,
the lease having five years to run
from April next, and the board
awarded damages of s27.4s2. while
the actual damage will be s33,33o.
Equitable relief is claimed
Thomas L. Watson & Co. assert they
are lessees OF property at Main and
John streets and will suffer a loss in
the proposed changes of $4,320. while
the board of appraisal allowed but
$1,32o. Relief is asked in this case
also.
The street was ordered wfdened by
vote of the common council May Z;
1917, the board Of appraisal reported
July 20, and the council approved
the assessment and voted to proceed
with the work October 13 last.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-13
BRIDGEPORT BOY IN RUSSIA SITS
IN CARD GAME WITH ELIHU ROOT:
PLAYED ON TABLE OWNED BY TSAR

"People in America cannot realize
how vital to our cause Russia is"
writes Louis Edgar Browne, a
former Bridgeport newspaper man
now in Russia as correspondent for
a syndicate of American and English
newspapers. Russia has. 100000
men in the field and she keeps 2.000,-
900 Germans away from the western
front.
IF Russia does not recover her
spirit those men will be- released and
we will have that many more Ger
mans to dispose Of" In another por-
ton he says there are no dull mo-
ments in Russia, and telln of street
fights There Is no law and little
order" he writes.
Browne was a lieutenant in the
Greek navy at the ltime war broke
out, having been sent with one Of the
batt1eships Greece purchased from
the United States When the war be-
gan he became correspondent for
American and English papers and
his articles are widely published in
this country.
He has been back once since the
war began for a period of two weeks,
part of which he spent in Bridgeport
anu VtsllcQ SOIHo OI HE o1o li1ouuS
here. He then returned to Russia
where he has been since previous to
the revolution. In his letter to James
L. McGovern, collector of customs.
some parts of which have been elm.
mated by the government censor, he
says as follows:
bridgeport must be paradise.
What imperfections it did have are
changed into advantages by the con-
trast one finds in present-day Russian
life. Here we have one discomfort
one Inconvenience and one disillusion-
ment after another with hardly ever
anything really pleasant or enjoyable
to break the chain of disappointme ents
Russia is certainly interesting.
ut is the most interesting spot in
the world. At least there are no dull
moments, Yet the miNd adjusts it,
self to occasions and now when we
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-13

see an armed fight between a score of
men in the street; when after the dust
has cleared away we see three or four
mangled bodies lying in the road we
regard it as unimportant, trivial and
not worth an article in. a, newspaper.
Russia is in turmoil. There is no
law and little order. Democracy is SO
democratic that it has become license
Socialism is so socialistic that 1t Is
really anarchy. Yet there are some
few of us who look for better times.
They hauled the old regime up by the
roots. They made thorough job Of
It
I'VE can hardly expect the Russians
to create a new regime all perfect and
thoroughly efficient in FIVE months
when the one they tore down represent
ed a growth of several hundred years
The discipline in the army Is Inn
proving. The men are again begin
ming to salute although this form was
abolished as something foreign. to
true democracy. The brain power of
the country is gathering together and
in few months we should have some
interesting developments probably OF
a surprising nature.
II have just returned from the
northern Iront. L VISITED most of the
positions between Riga and Dwinsk.
I made three speeches to the soldiers,
through a translator, who paid little
attention to what said but told the
men what he thought I ought to have
said. The result was satisfactory
for the soldiers cheered and cheered
America. From what / have seen
the army seems capable of reorganiza-
ton.
With careful direction, the Russian
army will again be a thorn in the
side of the Central Powers People
to our cause Russia is. Russia has
to our caus eRussia is. Russia has
s, 100000 men in the field She
keeps 100000 Germans and Aus.
trians away from the Western front
If Russia does not recover this spiri,
tContinued ON Pare 4,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-13

main defensive positions to within
five miles of the fortress of Laon, the
major objective.
.In the sector where a small de-
tachment of our troops had taken up
their places in the trenches as a
part of their training, the enemy, as
is customary in trench warfare when
fresh troops have taken places in
front line trenches, for reconnaissance
purposes executed a well planned
raid and succeeded in temporarily
penetrating the short segment of the
line held by our forces, inf1icting
few casualties and taking prisoners
"A unit of our artillery, also in the
course of it's training, came in con-
tact with the enemy and acquitted it
self very credita,bly in this first en-
counter.
I'm Italy the situation is developing
as normally as can be expected under
the circursta
THE Italian retreat, somewhat con
-f''sed in its earlier stages, has now
ecome more orderly.
The morale of the armies, shaken
by the recent events, is being rapidly
restored. Allied reinforcements have
now formed a junction with the HaI-
ians The pressure of the enemy is
no greater
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-13
VIuADER FAMILY
rs RECOVERING

Apparently but little the worse for
their experience, Mrs. Elizabeth Vlad-
er, of 500 Ellsworth street, and her
four children, who were poisoned Sat
urday night by some substance they
ate at supper, are well advanced to-
day on the road to recovery, and are
expected to leave st. Vincent's hos
pital by tomorrow.
Health authorities doubt row that
the case was one of true ptornaine
poisoning. but are continuing with
their investigation to determine what
caused the illness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-13

The following registrants were given
conditional discharges until May 15:
Board 8, Louis e. Forte Board s;
James j. MurtIla, Remington Arms;
Charles Engstroanl gaugeMaker. REM
ington-u. M. C. Co.: Robert Singefy,
w.. M. G. c.; Joseph Rustici gauge
maker. Remington Arms; MichaeI Dali
ton, toolsetter, Singer Manufacturing
Co.; Board 6, Russell Mcmahon, U. M.
G.. Co.; Board 13, Joseph M. Stabola,
toolsetter, u. M. C. Co.; Adolf Jensen,
turret lathe operator, Locomobile Co.;
Adolf Leffert, toolsetter, U. M. c. Co..;
William Van Kirk. Harry Nyberg,
Willard S. Nicholas, Robert P. Wy
man and William J. Boblanka-
These industrial claims were denied: !:
Board IS, Fred Wigglesworth, COM
pensation clerk, Bridgeport Brass Co.;
John M. Burns. William Stellar, Her
bert Mills, road contractor. The ag-
ricultural claim of William H. Won
Werder of Board 1 8 was denied. The
industria claim Of Leon Tomaszewski
of Board was also denied. He is
now located at Camp Lewis, state OF
Washington.
The case Of Charles Michael, an in
dustr1al claimant, was reopened and
under the direction of the provost
marshal general time for fling claim
was extended to Nov. 10 and affidavit
to Nov. IT. It was transfer case and
no claim was filed due to misunder-
standing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-13
SaIllIIlies
ExDert at
Patro||iiIlg,
Many Stories Come from
Battle Front Telling
of Individual Heroism
of American Soldiers
in No Mans Land
Graphic Tale of Raid.

With the American Army in
frappe, Monday, Nov. 12-(By
the Associated Press) )-Ameri-
can soldiers are rapidly becom-
ing expert at patrol work and
their officers say they Garry
on" in No Mans Land as if they
had been at it for years. This
is explained partly by the fact
that activity in No Mans Land
along the sector held by the
Americans virtually is. open
warfare, which is distinctively
an American game.
Already stories of the. heroism Of
Individual soldiers during trench raids
are coming to light. Some men hesi-
tate to tell what they have done, but
are anxious and willing to tell what
they have seen others do The latest
incident involved five prtvates, who
rushed from their dugout as the Ger
mans entered the trench. Standing,
knee1ing and lying in front OF the en-
trance, they fred on the enemy so
successfully that they prevented the
Germans, who made several attempts,
from entering
The lieutenant who was knocked
down three times by shell fire during
the recent German raid in the Amer
Jean sector described today his expe-
riences to the Associated Press. His
face is covered with scratches from
flying gravel
when the firing began I started
back to the TRENCH he said. '"The
first thing knew there was a. crash.
4 seemed to see sparks shooting from
all over my body. started to crawl,
and It seemed ages before my face hit
the mud at the bottom of the trench.
The same thing happened again a
minute later. Then picked myself
ND and started in another direction.
q corporal and two men Joining me.
"a shell burst few feet from us on
the parapet. lost CONSEQUENCES
'rWhan came to all was black, and
srenades were flying in all directions
I had lost my shrapnel helmet, but,
feeling around with my hand / found
one by the head of a man who was
lying near me. I put it on and started
away, stumbling over the body Of the
man, who was a corporal.
at went on and gathered some men.
We spread ourselves out, expecting a
heavy attack. AS a matter Of fact
found out later that the raid was
over and that the grenades we saw
were thrown by retreating Germans. .
SO much shrapnel has fallen since
the battalions of the second contin-
gent in the trenches have taken their
posts that the men have ceased to
worry about it. The commander OF
one battalion said that since the men
had entered the trenches mumps had
caused more of them to go to the hos
pftal than the enemy's fire did. The
firing in this batta1ion's sector has
bee1i rather more intense than usual
for several nights. A heavy shell fell
In a machine gun ammunition dump
and exploded 80 boxes, bullets flying
in all directions. The men nearby
threw themselves on the ground and
no one was hurt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-13
PARK CITY co.
IN COURT SUIT

Financial affairs of the Park City
Lumber Co. were threshed out IN the
superior court before Judge Howard
J. Curtis today in a. suit brought by
the company against Walter s. Cash
to recover about $4,000, which It is
claimed he is indebted to the COM
pmny Cash admits being indebted
about $500 to 800, but claims that
the other amounts charged against
him are not due. The case is an in
tricate one, involving notes of Cash,
Luther Brown, mortgages. and part
payments Trial had not been COM
pleted at press hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-13
GIRL AND ESCORT
ARE KILLED WHEN
AUTO OVERTURNS

Westport, Now 1s.-Two persons
were killed at Willow Brook ceme-
terry, about a mile from the village,
last night, when the automobile in
which they were going to Weston
strucks some planks over a brook at
the side of the road; overturned and
went into a ditch.
The dead: Miss Margaret Allen, 20,
Of Westport; and Archibald Mills, 80.
OF Weston.
The driver of the automobile,
James Dykeman of Weston, claims
that he was blinded by the lights of
an approaching car. Miss Allen and
Mills were thrown clear of the ma
chine but were almost instantly killed.
Dykeman was caught under the car
but was not seriously hurt. He was
arrested and Is held pending investi-
cation of the accident.