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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
POWER FAMINE
HERE kvERTED

Factories in Richmond will not be
required to shut down because OF a
lack Of power from the city light
plant for some time at least, acord-
ing to Superintendent Kleinknecht,
who has just returned from Cincin-
natl and Louisville where he went in
quest of coal.
A total of 1900 tons of Kentucky
coal was purchased at $1.S0 ton at
the mine mouth, the price set by the
government Adding the freight rate
of s1.65 the city will have to pay $3.45
per ton. Thirty cars in all will be
shipped, two daily, which is a month S
supply for the plant according to
Kleinknecht.
superintendent Kleinknecht ap-
pealed to the government to aid him
in getting coal, as only a two weeks
supply remained at the plant. Rich
mond factories will have been COM
pelled to close their doors within
two weeks had the superintendent
been unable to purchase the coal.
The fact that many factories have
government contracts aided the city
in securing fuel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

Smithvale, south of Richmond, on
the Liberty pike, now belongs to
Wayne county and a county hospital
for the treatment of tubercular pa
tients soon will be established.
The deed for the 235 acre farm,
which was formerly occupied by the
late George L. Smith, was filed Sat
urday by Attorney John L. Rupe,
who was one of the trustees Of the
estate.
An appropriation of $1,000 was i'm
mediately made by the county coun-
ell in session Saturday morning for
preliminary work to be done on the
farm before patients are taken.
Valued at $4,000.
The property was valued at $4,000
and according to the deed the county
will pay to David Esteb and wife,
Mrs. India Smith Esteb, the only
daughter of Mrs Clarissa L. Smith,
four per cent annually on the $4,000.
The county accepted this obligation.
The hospital will be known as "The
George H. anG Clarissa L. Smith Hos
pital for Wayne County, Indiana"
Mrs. Clarissa L. Smith, who is near
ly 80 years old, first offered the prop
CITY " TIE Guilty several years ago.
She has had three children die from
tuberculosis
The deed was filed in the name of
India Smith Esteb and David Esteb
and John L. Rupe and David Esteb
as trustees of the property and es-
| tate Of Clarissa L. Smith, to the board
OF county commissioners of Wayne
county, for the nominal consideration
of 81.
As Life Estate
! The full title of the real estate was
devised by the will of George H
Smith to his widow as life estate
Mrs. India Smith Esteb was given
one-half, subject to Mrs. Clarissa
| Smiths life estate and his two grand
sons Harold H Smith and Lloyd E
! Smith
David Esteb purchased the entire
title and interest in the estate which
was held by Harold H. Smith ant
Lloyd E. Smith and, according to the
! deed, for $4,000.
The board of county commissioner:
will be required to pay all taxes or
the property, including the taxes fol
| this year, which will be payable il
1918. Payments to David Esteb ant
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
Expect Total to
be So, 200, 900, 600

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-The Lib
erty Loan campaign closed its third
week today with excellent prospects,
treasury officials announced, of bring
ing the total in subscriptions up to
$4,000, 100000 at the end of business
today
At the same time it was announced
that over a wide section of country
extending from the middle west south
ward into Texas and eastward to the
Atlantic sea board, general apathy pre-
vailed and conditions we're causing
the greatest concern"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
FARMERS ARE
URGED TO BUY

Will Wade, of Indianapolis, chair
man of the Indiana Liberty Loan com
mittee, in telephone conversation to-
day with member of the Wayne
county committee. said reports re-
ceived from Richmond indicated that
the city's part of the county quota
would be subscribed and probably
overSubscribed, but he was not en-
couraged by reports from the farming
districts.
He urged that the farmers Of Wayne
county Immediately respond to the
call of the nation by purchasing Lib
erty Bonds and said that a similar
appeal has been made throughout the
state.
The Richmond booster committee
will on Monday formally notify the
business men of the city who are to
go in the field on Liberty Loan day,
next Wednesday, and solicit citizens to
buy bonds.
Plans have been made for the can
vassers to meet at the Commercial
club rooms at noon where luncheon
will be served, each committeeman
paying the cost thereof.
To Have "Trench Lunch"
'It Is to be called trench lunch
said member OF the booster brigade
today, land will beb extremely simple
and in keeping with the slogan of econ
| omy When the luncheon is served
the field men will be instructed il
their duties and will then sally forth
for two or three hours Of hard work
We are hopeful that it will bring the
results necessary for the success oi
Richmond Liberty Loan Campaign.
Every citizen, no matter his cir
| cumstances, should convince himself
right now that he can take one bono
in some denomination. We are ex
pecting that the response will be gen
eral and that the committee will be
able to turn over a big list OF subscrip
| tion blanks signed up"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

The feature of the evening session
was a report read by Vincent D. Mich
olson, executive secretary cf the Am
erican Friends Service committee, set
ting forth the condition of young
Friends in army camps, the report
charging browbeating and brutalities
had been resorted to to compel GER
tain Quaker conscripts to submit to
military service.
Attacked BY Officers
1t was charged in the report that
Paul Furnas, of Indianapolis, had re-
ceived a telegram in which it was al
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

Sessions of the Five Years Meeting
Of Friends Friday afternoon were fea-
tured by clash of opinion in regard
to the attitude the Society of Friends
should assume during the progress of
the world war, Thomas Newlin urging
full support of the world war, Thomas
Newlin urging full support by Friends
in the conflict to suppress "Prussian-
ism," and this suggested policy being
sharply criticized by Levi Pennington,
assistant clerk of the meeting, his re-
marks being received with manifest
approval by the delegates.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
Auiators May Haze
Met Enemy Winds on
Way to Richmond

Richmond persons we're "sorely"
disappointed Saturday.
After announcement had been made
that two airplanes would encircle the
city dropping bombs, and thousands
of persons strained their necks for
several hours in an effort to catch
sight of the bird men and also the
bombs. the city was not bombed
after all and only one airplane few
over the city
1t was announced at the aviation
field near Dayton, Saturday morning,
however, that two machines had start
ed toward Indianapolis, via Richmond
Whether one of the flyers met with
an accident is unknown.
The flyers were to drop paper
bombs containing literature boosting
the sale of Liberty bonds,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

tee is channel of sacrifice, which
they can render conscientiously."
Mr.. Nicholson gave the history of
the Service Committee, telling of its
reconstruction work in Russia, Ser
bia, Belgium and France, story of
splendid organization and achieve
ment. He stated that the War De-
partment had been requested to
assign to the Service Committee CON-
plete charge of young Friends engag-
ed in reconstruction work who had
been exempted from combatant mill
tary service for conscientious objec-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

legged that a Quaker recruit at Camp
Taylor, Louisville, had been cursed by
a first sergeant for refusing to drill.
that sergeant had attacked the same
recruit, striking him in the cheek, jaw
and eye, and that another non-com-
missioned officer had threatened an
other Quaker with execution at the
hands of a firing squad if he persisted
in refusing to obey orders, and, the
report further stated, another Quaker
had been placed in the guard house
because he would not submit to mill
tary training.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
Muffler Openers
Warned by Chief

Automobilists who open the mufflers
on their machine will be prosecuted by
Chief of Police McNaily.
Many complaints have been received
because of this from irate residents
who say they are reused from dreams
early in the morning or late at night
by the loud noise of a humming auto
mobile motor.
Complaints have been especially re-
ceived from residences on North A
street. where there are several
churches. Services are frequently in
terrupted by the noise. Any automo-
bilist caught Sunday with his muffler
open will be arrested Chief McNally.
said
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

tions, and developed the fact that
even non-combatants must be regard.
ed as combatants so long as they re-
mained under the jurisdiction of the
military authorities.
No action on the request referred
to by Mr.. Nicholson has been taken
by the war department up to the pres
ent time, the meeting was informed
The reconstruction work in the war
zones was also explained to the meet
ing by Morris M. Leeds, of Philadel-
[Continued On Page Thirteen.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
Transport Sinking
Brings Navy Recruit

The sinking Of the United States
transport ship, Antilles, by German
U-boat, brought one recruit for the
navy at the Richmond recruiting sta
tion.
Douglas Lawder, 20 years old, Of
New Paris, who was the assistant tele-
graph operator of the railroad station
there, enlisted shortly after he heard
that the transport had been sunk
Lawder said he wished he could go
at EN-" right away without having
to take a course of training.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

remains, however, that as body, with
practically an unbroken solidarity of
thought and action, we are unalter-
ably opposed to any form OF military
service.
1--WE seek the same high ends of
democracy and justice in the same
spirit of sacrifice, but we must employ
different means. To Friends war
seems simply an agreement among
men, whereby under certain condition
things, which normally are crimes, be
come honorable and of good report.
The American Friends service commit
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
WILSON RECEIVES
JAPANESE MISSION

WASHINGTON Oct. 2o.-The Jap
anese parliamentary mission was for
mally received today by President VIII
son at the White House. Headed by
Dr. Masao, the mission, composed Of
five members from the Japanese diet,
has no diplomatic status but is in the
country to study American congress
ional methods and the state of public
feeling in the United States on ques-
tions in which Japan is most deeply
interested.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

Chairman Nicholson also stated that
he had been informed that a Quaker
at Camp Funston had received a Sc
we're beating. The report, which was
not generally commented upon by the
delegates, read, in part:
Opposed to Military Service.
Many Of oyur young men have en-.
listed in various branches of military
service" said Mr.. Nicholson, with
the same conviction of duty that i'm
pels others of us to seek service else
where, and we honor them for their
courage, sacrifice and deals The fact
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
GERMAN RAIDERS
SINK II SHIPS

LONDON. Oct. 20-Two German
raiders attacked a convoy in the North
Sea on Wednesday and sank two of
the eseorting destroyers, it was an
nounced officially today by the British
war office The British boats sunk
were the Maray Rose and the Strong
Bow
The official announcement says that
three merchant vessels escaped in the
action, but that five Norwegian and
one Danish and three Swedish vessels
were sunk without warning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
81 Conscience Money
is Sent to Simmons

George Simmons, 43 South Eigh-
teenth street. Saturday received let,
ter containing a dollar bill, with the re
quest that he please forgive the Iea
son who took 1t from you"
The letter was mailed In Richmond
Mr.. Simmons, who is 80 years old, be
lieves that the money was taken from
him about thirty years ago.
It is the first time in his life he
says that any conscience" money was
returned to him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
U. s. is WELCOMED

PARIS. Oct. 20.-American partici-
patton in the allied conference is wei
coined by the Temps, which says: 1T
is most gratifying to know that the
United States will be represented at
this conference. The task of the allies
is too great for them to discuss it
without the United States. President
Wilson is SO much respected that we
have need of listening to men who
possess his confidence"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
Rowdyism Taboo on
Hailowe en-, is Tip

The Richmond police force will
stand for no rough stuff" on Hal
loween day, Chief McNally said Satur-
day. Halloween will be celebrated
Wednesday, October 81.
Men, women and children may have
all the fun they want, provided 1t is
wholesome fun, but when 1t comes to
the destruction of property and dis
orderly conduct there will be none of
it, if the entire police force can help
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
RADICALS DEFEATED.

PETROGRAD, Oct 20-The Central
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
delegates has defeated the Bolsheviki
resolution against sending delegates
to the coming applied conference in
Paris. The council decided to send
two delegates to represent the peas
ants and soldiers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
SEARCH is FRUITLEss

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 20
Burl Armstrong, brother Of Miss Ruth
Armstrong. who mysteriously disap-
peared several months ago in Havana,
is back today from a fruitless search
for his sister, which extended to the
Cuban city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
Today's Temperature.
For Wayne County by w. E. M,

For Wayne County by w. E. Moore.
Fair tonight. Sunday. probably in
ereasing cloudiness. Moderate tenn
peTature.
General conditions-The cold wave
has swept southwark to the Gulf of
Mexico. causing freezing tempera-
lures as far south as central Texas.
Heavy rain storms are raging on the
Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida.
Last night was the coolest Of the seas
OH in wayne county. the temperature
being 81 degrees above zero. Low
pressure in Western Canada Is caus-
ing moderation east of the Rockies
and north of the 35th parallel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
FRIENDS SEND
GREETINGS TO
NATIONS HEAD
Telegram Expressing Sym
pathy Sent by Five Years
Meeting Here.

E1fC L N1OOllilG vi 11SlldS
now in session in this city. sends
to our president, bowed as he now
is under the weight of leadership
in the world crisis, message of
appreciation and greeting. We
have repeatedly been baptized
into earnest prayer that Gods
power and guidance may be grant
ed to thee. to ourselves, to our
nation and to the world in ira
vail. that the principles of justice,
love and good will may triumph,
and that a new day of righteous
ness, universal brotherhood and
permanent peace may soon come
to the world from the hands Of
Almighty God"
The foregoing is a copy of a tele'
gram sent to President Wilson today
by the Five Years Meeting OF Friends
It was drafted by the business com
mittee of the meeting and was ap
proved after some discussion.
One delegate advocated inserting a
phrase setting forth that the meeting
was out Of sympathy with existing
world conditions, but this suggestion
received no considerations
A telegram reading almost the same
as the one addressed to President Will
son was sent to the premier of the
Dominion of Canada. Without dis
cussion the Meeting also instructed
the business committee to dispatch Z
telegram to Secretary of War Baker
reading as follows:
Want 'Em Released
Give Years Meeting of Friends
now in session in this city. represent
ing $4,000 American Friends, unani
mously urges that drafted Friends
who hold form ia be turned over t.
the American Friends Service Com
mtttee for reconstruction work IL
France and for other self-sacrif1cinE
work" ~.
The meeting today approved tn,
following nominations for member!
of the finance board of the meetin,
for the ensuing five, years: Mile
White, Atwood L. jenkins, E. G. Craw
ford (treasurer), John Newlin, Hol
lingsworth Wood and Albert F. n
Hamilton.
Members of the Five Years Meetin
on the American Friends Service Com
mittee were also appointed and tn
recommendation that each yearl
meeting appoint Representatives OF
this committee was adopted. Tn
members of the Five Year Meeting t
serve on the Service committee are
Walter C. Woodward, Allen D. Hole
L. Hollingsworth Wood, Rufus NJ
Jones, John f. Carey, Willard Swift
Homer Morris, Vincent D. Nicholson
| Albert s. Rogers, L. Clarkson Hir
| shaw and ]. Edwin Jay.
At one o'clock Saturday afternoo
a luncheon was served at the Y. M. {
| A. in honor of the parents of youn
/ Friends who are now engaged in re
construction work. No session of tn
] meeting was held Saturday Afternoon
but a number of the delegates attend
ed a reception held In their honor a
the E G. Hill Floral company. It
probable that the meeting will clos
| Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
DAY OF PRAYER
/. FOR VICTORY SET

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-President
Wilson by proclamation today declar-
ed Sunday. Oct 2S, as a day of prayer
for the success of the American arms
in the war in accordance with the re-
cent resolution of congress.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
R0bBER TAKES
A. S. NJ. PAYROLL

SPRINGFIELD, o.. Oct 2o-Plac-
ing a revolver against the head of K.
Lynn Arthur, accountant of the Amer
lean Seeding Machine company, rob-
Der secured the Saturday payrolls Of
the company amounting to $10,5S2,
and escaped.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
JuTE BAGS ASSURED.

WASHINGTON, Oct 20-Through
cooperation of the British admiralty
with the United States food admins
tration, plentiful supply of jute bags
for handling the coming Cuban sugar
crop is now assured, it was announced
today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
TO ADDRESS REDSKINS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Ohiyesa
better known as DR.. Charles A East,
man, the Sioux writer and lecturer,
has enlisted as speaker in the Lib.
erty loan campaign and will make a
hurried speaking tour among the
Indians.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
SCHOONER SENT
DOWN BY U-BOAT

LONDON, Oct. 20.-The American
schooner Jennie E. RICHTER. of SAT
tons gross, was sunk by Teuton sub
marine on Tuesday off Cape Villano,
Spain. Nine men of the schooner
were landed today at Mujia. The Jen-
ME E. RICHTER sailed from New Hav-
en- Conn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
WHITLEY TO SPEAK.

Charles O. Whitley of Oskaloosa,
Ia, delegate to the Five Years Meet
ing, will address the congregation Of
the North A Street Friends church,
Sunday morning at 10:30.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
OHIO ROADS GET INCREASE

COLUMBUS, o.. Oct 2O.-An in-
crease of Is percent in all freight
rates, except on coal. coke and iron.
was granted to Ohio railroads for one
year effective Nov 20 by the Ohio
Public Utilities Commission today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
Now you have another chance
to do your bit you can buy
another Liberty Bond.
WEATHER FORECAST

For Indiana by United States Wealth
er Rureau-Fair and warmer tonight
Sunday partly cloudy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
RUSSIANS DID WELL

Apparently, the Russian feet in the
battle IN and around Moon sound.
north OF the Gulf Of Riga, Wednesday.
gave a good account of itself against
the superior enemy. The Russian
admiralty says the entire third and
fourth squadrons Of the German high
seas fleet and probably the fifth squad
ron took part in the engagement The
three squadrons comprise two-thirds
of the German feet
The battleship Slava was the only
unit of the Russian fleet lost, while
the Russians accounted for two traw-
lers. Three German torpedo boats
were sunk by striking Russian mines
The Russian feet withdrew into Moon
sound before the sinking of the Slava,
which was the only vessel to be dam
aged seriously.
The Germans have landed troops on
Dago island, which lies to the north
of Oesel island and forms the north
ern boundary of Kassar bay.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
THREE ZEPPELlNS BROUGHT
DOWN nv ERENCAMEJ

PARIS, Oct 20-A Zeppelin was
brought down in flames late last
night at Rambervillers near the Alsa-
tan border, and two others were
forced to land. They belonged to a
squadron composed of a large num-
Der of Zeppelins which flew over the
Vosges.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
II KILLED
IN LATEST
ATTACK BY
zEPPELINS
Bags Used Again for First
Time Since on September
24th-Pass Over Eastern
Counties.
LONDON IS SPARED

Just when It appeared that the Ger
mans had virtually abandoned the use
Of the Zeppelin for air raids on Eng
land because OF the effective defense
that had been established against
them another Zeppelin feet has pene-
rated the eastern and northwestern
counties and reached at least the edge
Of the London area
The bombs dropped by the raiders
killed 27 persons and injured 53 others,
1t is officially announced. These cas-
ualtfes cover all the districts visited
Houses and business structures were
damaged to some extent, says the
British statement issued
Air Planes Are Raiders.
All the big raids in recent weeks
have been conducted by means Of air
planes which proved extremely diff
cult to combat ON the moon1ft nights
chosen for their operations After the
last series of raids during which heavy
casualties occurred It was anno./ced
that reprisal policy had been decided
upon by the British government
The last previous use Of the Zeppelin
for ratding purposes was on Sept "a
when an atrplane raiding feet also
was tn action The airplanes reached
London and worked considerable
losses but the Zeppelins barely sue
ceeded in crossing the coast line