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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-23
ment Of an immense chewing gum

ment Of an immense chewing gum
factory
In order to get the best results Mr..
Cohan took over an immense chewing
gum factory several months ago and
personally assumed the management.
but for one week only, that Is, just
long enough to become chewing gum
manufacturer for the benefit OF the
motion picture camera In connection
with his first Aircraft photoplay.
broadway Jones'" now showing at the
Murray theatre.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-23
-MURRErTE

Having scored such a pronounced
success on the Paramount Program in
''Pasquale," George Beban. the won
derful portrayer Of Italian characters
will be seen in the Oliver Morosco
Paramount Picture, His Sweetheart"
In this thrilling drama Mr.. Beban is
seen as Joe, the ice man. OF New
York tenement district His sweet
heart is his Mamma Mia" whom he
has brought over from italy, much to
the CONSERVATION Of Trina, the shoe.
makers daughter In the next base
meut
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-23

street. An able paper was read by
DR.. Charles Kniese on The Good
Roads Problem In the States Of the
North west Territory" which was fol-
lowed by an interesting and extended
discussion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-23
On The Screen
MURRETTE

1.-The Price She Paid" with Miss
Clara Kimball Young as the star, will
be the Selznick. Pictures feature at the
Murrette Theatre next Friday and
Saturday This photo-drama of the
life of beautiful young society wom-
an is from the immensely popular
novel by David Graham Phillips. It
outlines the problems in the life of a
young woman, used to luxurious sur
roundings, who finds herself almost
without resources. After disastrous
marriage she determines to become an
opera singer, and the difficulties she
encounters form a series of scenes Of
unusual interest.
MURRAY
And now George M. Cohan, he of
Yankee Doodle renow11. has added an
other vocation to his remarkable
career. As an actor he first gained
wide fame and popularized the Ameri-
can flag. Then as an author his plays
and songs proved the big hits on
Broadway and became as popular
among the natives of keokuk as on the
Great White Way. Finally as a>pro-
Queer OF plays he added even greater
lAurels to his previous fame and now
il entering a new enterprise, some
thing entirely different from any prev
ious undertaking, namely the manage
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-23
FRIDAY NIGHT CLUB MEETS

CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind, April 23.--
The regular meeting of the Friday
Night Club was held at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Doney on Main
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
LIBERTY MOTOR
IS NOW READY
Notable Achievement of Ameri-
can Engineers
AIRPLANE BUILDING BEGINS
Produced BY Combined Skill Of a
Score Of Engineers Who Pooled
Trade Secrets-Delivery Will
Begin Soon.

Washington. - The Liberty Motor,
the airplane engine upon which the
United States is relying to establish
definite air supremacy over the Ger
mans over the battlefields of France,
has passed it's final test and is COM
plete and gratifying success, Secretary
Baker announced.
In Northumberland announce
ment, Secretary Baker told how the
best brains and business Of American
motordom had contributed its secrets
and achievements to the government
to produce the Liberty Motor, which is
to carry the thousands of American
airplanes over Germany.
Probably the war has produced no
greater single achievement" the state
ment says, and relates for the first
time the story Of the design and con-
added a thrilling chapter to American
engineering records.
Secretary Baker says the motor is
now the main reliance of the United
States in the rapid production in large
numbers of high-power battle planes
for service in the war"
"In power, speed and serviceability
and minimum weight" he continues,
"the new engine invites comparison
with the best that the European war
has produced. The engine was brought
about through the cooperation of more
than a score of engineers, who pooled
their skill and trade secrets in the war
emergency"
For obvious reasons specifications
of the motor, details of its perform
ance under test and arrangements
made for it's production in quantity are
withheld In conclusion, however, Mr..
Baker says:
Progress has already been made
toward organizing the industry for
the manufacture of the new machines
and deliveries will begin in a COM
paratively short time"
Back of that announcement stands
the fact that American aviators in
high-powered American-built machines
will begin to appear in large numbers
on the fighting lines early next year.
Secretary Baker coupled with his
announcement formal request to the
press of the country to refrain from
publication of any information regard
ing the Liberty Motor other than that
included in his statement.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
Just a Story.

When William Jennings Bryan was
in Indianapolis recently, he was enter
tanned at the country home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel NJ. Ralston. Mrs. Bryan
accompanied her husband. The Raj
ston household greatly enjoyed the con-
versation of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, par
ticularly when the great commoner
told some of his best stories. A domes-
tic employed at the Ralston home was
so interested in the guests that she
wrote to friend: "We had fine time
at the Ralston's last night. Mr.. and
Mrs. Brandy were visiting them and
they were very entertaining"
Mr.. Ralston thought it was delici-
Gus joke on Mr.. Bryan to have him
called Mr.. Brandy, and was telling it
to some friends later at the Hotel
SEVERN when Mr.. Bryan came up.
II was just telling the story about
how you were called Brandy" said Mr..
Ralston.
81 think that's just a story" said
Mr.. Bryan, laughing.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
U-BoATs' TOLL DECREASES.
Twelve Large and Six Small Vessels
Victims Last Week.

London.-A marked decrease in the
destruction of British merchant vessels
by mines or submarines is indicated in
the weekly Admiralty statement.
Twelve vessels of more than 1900
tons and six of less than 1000 tons
were sent to the bottom, as compared
with twenty in the large and three in
the small category since the previous
week. Tonight's statement shows that
four fishing vessels also were lost.
The summary:
Arrivals, 2,744; sailings, 2,86S.
British merchant vessels sunk by
mine or submarine of over 1000 tons,
including one previously, 12; under
1900 tons, including one previously,
six
British merchant vessels attacked
unsuccessfully, including three pre-
viously, IL.
British fishing vessels sunk, four.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
new spy CASE
FROM MEXICO
U. S. Letters Showing Germany
used" SWede Envoy
RECOMMENDED DECORATION
Lansing Gives Out Tell Tale Letter
From Won Eckhardt To Chancel-
Ior, Asking Reward For His
Friend.

Washington. = Another chapter to
the story of German intrigue in neutral
countries and among neutral diplo-
sing, in the form of letter to the
Imperial Chancellor from the notorious
Won Eckhardt, the German Minister
at Mexico City, to whom the inter-
cepted Zimmerman note was ad-
dressed.
Depended On Swede.
1t discloses that Folks Cronholm,
then Swedish Charge in Mexico, was
depended upon by the German diplo-
mat to furnish information from the
hostile camp" and to transmit COM
munications to Berlin, and that Won
Eckhardt wanted him rewarded by a
secret award from the Kaiser of the
"Order of the Crown of the Second
Class" This letter was written on
March 8, 1916, and apparently has
been in the possession of the Ameri-
can Government for a long time. 1t
was made public without comment,
shedding light upon the methods of an
other Swedish diplomatic represen-
tative in this hemisphere at time
when the United States and her allies
are awaiting with interest Sweden S
explanation to Argentina of the con-
duct of her Minister at Buenos Aires,
who transmitted the German sink
without leaving trace" dispatches
CronhoIm Dismissed.
Baron Akerhielm, Swedish Charge
here, said tonight in response to a
query that Cronholm was dismissed
from the diplomatic service last jan
uary. He would not discuss the cause,
but there was no intimation that it
was in any way connected with Cron-
holm's relations with the Germans.
Baron Akerhielm called at the State
Department during the day to inform
Secretary Lansing that he had re-
ceived from his Government the state
ment already given to the public at
Stockholm, explaining that Sweden
had forwarded dispatches from the
German Minister at Buenos Aires to
Berlin in German code without knowl-
edge of their contents. He did not
leave a copy of the statement. 1t is
assumed that the Stockholm Foreign
Office will not address any communi-
cation to the American Government
on the subject.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
POWER OF THE
AMERICAN NAVY
Secretary Daniels Tells of Its
Development
ADDRESS AT NAVAL ACADEMY
America Is Enlisted With All Its Re-
sources To Free the World
From the Menace OF
Prussianism.

Annapolis, Md.-The remarkable de-
velopment of the Navy in the last year
was described by Secretary Daniels in
an address at the Naval Academy to
the graduating ensigns of the Naval
Reserve. He credited President Will
son with giving the initial impetus to
the movement that has resulted in
great expansion of the service.
II am not publishing a military
secret" said Mr.. Daniels, when l say
that while the increase in~personnel in
the past few months has far surpassed
the increase in material, there are
three times as many ships in commits
sion today as there were six months
ago; and that ships and more ships,
from enlarged and ever enlarging ship
yards, are coming to afford place on
naval craft to the thousands of
patriotic young men who have crowded
into the Navy since the call"
The Secretary traced in detail the
growth of the Navy from the average
expenditure of about $145,000,000 a
year, in effect only a few years ago,
to the expenditures which will be
made before next July, which will
amount to two billions.
Great Area Of Defense.
"The impulse that has made possible
our rapidly expanding Navy came from
ST. Louis on the third day Of February,
1916" Secretary Daniels asserted. HE
then declared There is no other navy
in the world that has to cover so great
an area of defense as the American
Navy, and it ought, in my judgment,
to be incomparably the most adequate
navy in the world Following close
upon the declaration by the President,
Congress took radical and a forward
step on it's naval program"
Concerning the war, the Secretary
said: "If any man doubts that the
American people are ready to wage
this righteous war to victory, no mat
ter what the cost, he need only read
the messages and acts of the Presi-
dent and the legislation and appropria-
tion, revenue and bond bills that have
passed Congress. They answer ef-
fectively and eloquently the sugges-
tions of alien critics that America is
not enlisted with all it's resources to
free the world from the menace of
Prussianism."
Morgan's Son There.
From Carter B. Burnett, who gave
his occupation as Jack of all trades"
to Junius Spencer Morgan, who is
listed as banker and is the 25-year-
old son of J. Pierpont Morgan, of New
York, every walk of life was repre-
sented in the class of nearly 200 young
Americans, who, after 10 weeks of
strenuous intensive training" at An
napolis, were graduated this morning.
The graduation exercises were SIM
pie. Secretary of the Navy Daniels
came over from Washington, accom-
panied by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo and Secretary of Agriculture
Houston, both of whom have sons
among the graduates.
That the class has acquitted itself
well was pointed out Superintend-
ent Eberle, of the Naval Academy, in
his address, introduced Secretary Dan
iels, who made the principal speech.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
RUSSIA IS NOW
A REPUBLIC
Proclamation Issued BY Presi-
dent Kerensky
GEN. K0RNILOFF A PRISONER
All State Affairs In Hands OF Five.
Election OF Constituent As
sembIy Now Set For
November.

Petrograd.-Russia has been pro-
claimed a republic. The Provisional
Government issued the proclamation,
dated September IA.
The proclamation follows:
General Korniloff's rebellion has
been quelled. But great is the con-
fusion caused thereby, and again great
is the danger threatening the fate of
the Fatherland and it's freedom.
Signed BY Kerensky.
Holding it necessary to put an end
to the external indefniteness of the
states organization, remembering the
unanimous and rapturous approval of
the republican idea expressed at the
Moscow state conference, the Provis-
6ional Government declares that the
constitutional organization, according
to which the Russian state is ruled, is
a republican organization, and it here
by proclaims the Russian republic.
minister and President Kerensky,
Minister of Justice Yaroudni:
The title Minister and President"
affixed to Premier Kerensky's sigma
ture probably refers to his position as
President of the Ministry, rather than
of the republic.
The Provisional Government today
announced that all the affairs of State
had been entrusted to five members
of the cabinet. The following official
communication was issued:
New Five All-Powerful.
pending the definite constitution of
a cabinet and. in view of the present
extraordinary circumstances, all af-
fairs of state have been intrusted to
M. Kerensky, Premier; M. Terestch-
enko, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Gen
eral Verkhovsky, Minister of War; Ad
miral Verdervski, Minister of Marine,
and NJ Nikitin, Minister of Posts and
Telegraphs."
Election of the constituent assembly
again has been postponed because the
work of organization throughout the
country has not been completed. Elec-
tions to the Assembly now are fixed
for November IL and the members are
to convene November % (Russian
calendar).
etrograd.-General Alexieff, Keren-
sky's new chief of staff, has personally
arrested General Korniloff and also
supervised the arrest of General
Tokowsky and other rebel chieftains.
Alexieff has telegraphed to the
Premier from general army headquar-
ters that he is in complete control of
the situation.
An official statement describes the
political crisis as solved by the forma-
tion of new ministry satisfactory to
all factions. 1t is believed the new
cabinet includes four Constitutional
Democrats.
Russian troops north of Riga have
turned in force on the Teutons and
recaptured three towns. The Of
fensive continues. On the Roumanian
front German attacks were beaten off
by stubborn defense. German air.
plaes and submarines displayed mark
ed activity in the Gulf of Riga, fore
shadowing a realization of the long-ex-
pected naval drive toward Kronstadt.
Premier Kerensky is once more in
complete power The situation at the
front and at home is more favorable
than it has been in months. The Of
fensive north of Riga is being led by
'battalions of DEATH"
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
ROOTS SPEECH AS TEXT.
Million Copies Will Be Sent Into Pro-
German Hotbeds.

Chicago-A million copies of Elihu
Roots speech here on Americas part
in the war will be distributed through
out the country, it was announced by
officials of the National Security
League, which had charge of the meet
ing. The speech will be sent in par
ticular to places where pro-German
pacifists are attempting to construct
an organization to embarrass the Ad-
ministration.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
TROOP TRAIN FIRED ON.
Four Men Reported Injured BY Bull
lets In Attack In Ohio.

Steubenville, Ohio.-A troop train on
the Pennsylvania Railroad was fired
upon near Mingo Junction, Ohio, ac-
cording to reports received here. Four
soldiers are said to have been wound
ed, one seriously. Information as to
the identity of the troops or the desti-
nation of the train was withheld by
railroad officials because of military
regulations.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
FOR REPORTERS WITH TROOPS.
GaIIivan Wants Pershing To Recon-
slider His Refusal.

Washington. - Representative CALI
van, of Massachusetts,, asked Secretary
Baker to cable Major-General Perish
ing to reconsider his objection to hav-
ing newspaper correspondents accom-
pany units of American troops that
soon will be going to France. He told
the Secretary that the newspaper men
were not asking to go to the front or
to describe battles or campaigns, but
to go with their state troops so as to
let the folks at home know how they
are getting along.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
U. =. SUBMARINE SINKS.
No Loss OF Life When Vessel Goes
Vown At Her Dock.

Washington.-A United States sub
marine sank at her dock in an Atlantic
port, the Navy Department announced
but ther7 was no loss of life. The
cause has not yet been determined.
The announcement said that it was ex-
pected that the submersible would be
raised within few days, when full
report of the accident would be made
te The department
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
FOOD DIRECTORS NAMED.
Earl w. oglebay Will Have Charge In
West Virginia.

Washington.-The Food Administra.
ton named the following state food
administrators:
Standardization Beacham, Orlando.
Minnesota-A. D. Wilson, Minneap-
oils.
Mississippi-P. NJ. Harding, Vicks-
burg.
New Jersey-James F. Fielder, Jer-
sey City.
Ohio-Fred Croxton, Columbus.
West Virginia-Earl w. Oglebay,
Wheeling.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
PERsHINe TO HIS SOLDIERS.
Message Will Be Placed In Testaments
Distributed To the Army.


New York.-Major General PERISH
ing has sent message to American
soldiers, through the New York Bible
Society. The message, which will be
inserted in the small Undiscovered
testaments given to the men, follows:
Aroused against nation waging
war in violation of all Christian prin-
ciples, our people are fighting in the
cause of liberty.
Hardship will be your lot, but trust
in God will give you comfort. Temp
tation will befall you, but the teach
ings of our Saviour will give you
strength. Let your valor as a soldier
and your conduct as a man be an in
spiration to your comrades and an
honor to your country"
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
Many Lawyers In British Army.

The British legal profession has con-
tributed 1850 solicitors and 1870 ar
ticled clerks to serve with the colors.
Thus far, 5S1 have figured in the cas-
ualty lists while PIT have been deco
rated for distinguished service.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
4s LOST WITH MINNEHAHA.
Sinking Of Atlantic Transport Liner
BY U-Boat Confirmed.

New York.-Confrmati of the de-
struction by German submarine of
the big Atlantic Transport liner Min
nehaha, with loss of life, was re-
ceived by the line from its offices in
England. The cable message said that
4S members of the crew perished and
ITO were saved.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
TWO AMERICANS KILLED.
Ambulance Driver and Aviator Fall In
France.

Paris.-Robert P. Hall. of Min
neapolis, a driver in Section 62 of the
Hartjes-Norton Red Cross Ambulance
Service, was killed while on duty at
an advanced post and was buried near
Avocourt Wood, says the Herald. The
shell which killed Hall wounded his
companion. B. E, Sylvester, of Plain
view, Mimi, although not seriously.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
MEXICO STIRRED OVER EXPOSURE
Officials Reticent AS To Action On the
German.swedish DupIIclty.

Mexico City. - The revelation that
Heinrich Won Eckhardt, the German
minister to Mexico, had been employ
ing Folke Cronholm, former Swedish
charge d'affaires here, to convey infor-
nation from Won Eckhardt to the Ber-
lin Foreign Office, has recited tremend-
GUS interest in both Mexican and for
eign circles.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
SIX MORE PIckETs ARRESTED.
Sailor Tears Down Banner Before
Police Arrive.

Washington.-Six banner bearers of
the woman's party were arrested in
front of the White House. Before the
arrival CT the police sailor tore down
. hammer carried by one of the women.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
RAID PROF. NEARINe's HOME.
Federal Agents Seek Literature oppos-
ina Army Conscription.

Toledo, O.-Federal authorities raid
ed the home of Prof. Scott Nearing in
search of literature which they said
may have been used in campaign of
opposition to the Army Conscription
Law. Professor Nearing is a lecturer
on socialistic questions
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
LIBERTY MOTOR FOR NAVY.
Engine Produced BY War Department
To Be Used On Naval Craft.

Washington. = The Liberty motor
produced by engineers working under
direction of the War Department will
be used also in naval aircraft.
The midland journal., 1917-09-21
DESTROYERS BEAT
OFF SIX U-BOATS
Two Merchantmen and One
Submarine Sunk
is. STEAMER SENDS REPORT
First Announcement BY Navy Depart
ment, Saying All Six Undersea
Raiders Were Lost, Was
Due To Error.

Washington.-A typographical error
in transcribing a statement for the
press from an official report to the
Navy Department made it appear that
six German submarines probably had
been sunk off the French coast when
they attacked feet of merchantmen,
including at least one American YES
sci. The facts are, SO far as known,
that one submarine probably was de-
stroyed and two of the steamers went
down. A corrected statement was is
sued by Secretary Daniels as soon as
the error was discovered.
The Department has only meagre
account of the fight and additional
details have been asked for by cable.
The report came from the American
tanker Westwego through Paris, the
vessel apparently having reached a
French port after the fight. The
names and nationality of the two
ships lost were not given.
The Westwego was en- route to Eu-
rope and from the fact that she was
cruising in company with other mer-
chant craft navy officers assumed that
the fleet was under convoy Of naval
vessels, probably of American de-
stroyers. The tanker reported Sep
tember s, the fight having occurred
September s. The brief statement re-
ceived from Paris said that six sub
marines had made massed attack on
the merchant fotilla; that two of the
steamers were sunk and that one of
the submarines probably was lost.
The Westwego is an armed vessel,
but there was nothing in the message
to indicate whether the other ships
also were armed.
In preparing for the press in the
bureau of operations of the Navy De-
partment a statement of the contents
of the dispatch it was written that
"all'' of the six submarines probably
had been lost. Later, on checking
over the message and the statement
issued to the press, it was found that
the word was lone" in the dispatch.
The mistake was not discovered
until several hours after the country
had been electrified by the report of
the wholesale sinking of German u
boats.
This statement then was issued by
Secretary Daniels:
"My attention has just been called
to a serious error made in transcrib-
ing the report of the attack made on
the Westwego and other vessels.
gave the report to the press exactly
as it was presented to me, stating
that two of the steamers were lost
The cablegram, now find, stated that
one of the submarines probably was
lost"
Attacked Once Before.
The Westwego, an oil tank steamer,
was built in Germany in 1914 for Reu-
manian account under the name of
the Steaua Romano. Later her reg
istry was changed to American and
afterward her name was made West
wego. The vessel was of $3.50 tons
net and she carried crew of ~ men.
Latest reports show she was in an
American port August s and later
sailed on a transatlantic voyage com.
manded by Captain Mulcoy.