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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08
IT'S idle TO talk
PEACE, SAYS TIMES

LONDON, Sept 8.-The morning pa
pers IN their comments on the speech
yesterday Of Premier Lloyd George,
sees hopes Of a rejuvenated Russia and
the failure OF the u-boat warfare to
starve England and unanimously reit-
crate that 1t is idle to talk peace until
German militarism is crushed by force
of arms. The Times, under the head
ing keep on" says:
I'VE are fighting for the greatest
cause for which men ever fought, for
the prize Of victory is the freedom of
mankind and the penalty of defeat or
compromise is perment subjugation
to the yoke OF militarism."
The Chronicle declares that the al.
lies, great and small, must keep their
shoulder to the wheel until the menace
is finally eliminated" The paper adds:
There are some people in all coun-
tries who talk of a draw war; but that
is really one result that cannot ensue
in any event. The Post says: ITO
neglect to take even the smallest pre-
caution against military resurgence is
wickedly to betray both the dead and
the living
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08
Road Enthusiasts Will Discuss
Hard Surfacing Roads of Indiana

DR.. I. S. Harold, at the request of
Judge J. M. Lowe of Kansas City,
president Of the National Old Trails
Road association, is sending invita-
tions to county commissioners, road
superintendent, engineers and good
roads enthusiasts to meet with the
State Highway Commission, room Ill
State House, Saturday. Sept. Is, at
1920 a. NJ, for a general conference.
DR.. Harold said the commission is to
be congratulated on recognizing the
importance of the Nationa, road and
designating it as the first highway to
be hard surfaced across the state,
agreeing to pay for fifty per cent. This
assures its early completion.
The action of the Indiana commiss
ion has stimulated activity in other
states. The Illinois commission has
agreed to pay two-thirds of the ex-
pense of hard surfacing the highway
out of the federal and state fund.
Missouri will pay fifty per cent. Ohio
is preparing to act. This assures a
hard surface of the historic old high
way through the Middle West Dr.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08
TOYS for Children
of Poilus Movement
Is Gaining Strength

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. S.-A letter
from Elizabeth Scarborough, of New
York, secretary of the American Fund
for French wounded, tells of the gen.
eral approval of the plan of Indianap-
oils persons to send 10000 packages
of Christmas toys to the children of
French soldiers for Christmas pres
ents.
The plan originated in Indianapolis
but the sanction of the national head
quarters was asked before going ahead
with the large project. In her letter to
Mrs. James w. Fesler, of Indianapolis,
who is actively in charge Of the propo-
sition, Miss Carborough wrote:
mo plan for help in the devastated
regions could be more acceptable, and,
by good fortune, the heart-warming
thing agrees with the decision of sci
ence, for the doctors say that the di-
vert1ng of the children's minds is the
best curative agent for their over
wrought nerves and minds
1--WE shall be more than glad to send
your cases of toys with our regular
shipments, and we thank you again for
the kind thought and result.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08
WOMAN HURT IN
AUTO ACCIDENT

Mrs Jennie Marshall, S0s North G
street, was unconscious for six hours,
the result of injuries received when
the automobile she and three others
were riding in crashed into a post
near Eaton, about o'clock Friday
night
1t is believed by Eaton police that
the party were joy-riding when they
crashed into the post nearly wreck
ing the machine.
A Miss Stoner, and Ernest Law
renee and J. n. Stewart were the
other occupants of the machine.
Harry Bockhoff, 36 South Nine
teenth street, happened along the
road just after the accident happened
and took the couples to Eaton where
the two men left saying they were go
ing to drive their machine back to
Richmond 1t was known, however,
that the machine was badly damaged.
Mrs. Marshall was brought to Reid
Memorial hospital and Miss Stoner,
who was only bruised left before her
address was learned. She will recover
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08
TAX FERRET
MOVE BALKED
BY Two ON
COMMISSION
Commissioners c h e e s m an
and Simpson Refuse To
Sign Contract In Face of
JOhnsOn's Threats.
SEANEY FOR PROPOSAL

Despite the arguments Of attorneys,
representing F. D. Van Der Veer mem
bers Of the board of commissioners re-
fused to sign contract for the hiring
OF tax ferret for Wayne county and
the matter was dropped for the time
being.
Two members of the board refused
to sign the proposition Of Van Der
Veer, but w. O. Seaney, Eastern dis
trict commissioner, signed the docu-
ments of agreements drawn UP for the
hiring of the ferret.
The other two members Of the board
Andrew Simpson and William Chees-
man, refused to sign the proposition
and enter into contract without CIV
Ing more time to the consideration Of
the terms Of the contract.
Believed Could Wait.
Both admitted that the contract
sounded reasonable but declared that
1t was not necessary to rush into the
agreement.
Efforts were made by Johnson to
induce the other commissioners to
sign the agreement, by threatening to
expose" the entire matter. Johnson
told the commissioners that he intend
ed to inform the public Of the exact
conditions that existed in the county
and show them the need" of tax
ferret.
Falls to Change Views.
The efforts of Johnson failed to
change the view of either Simpson or
Cheesman, and the board adjourned
without the contract being signed by
either of the men.
w. %. Seaney, the only member OF
the board in favor Of the measure,
asked that he be allowed to sign the
proposition. This request was grant
ed, and after he and Van Der Veer had
signed the agreement the two copies of
the agreement were turned over to the
county auditor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08
SWEDISH LEGATION USED TO GET NEWS OF
SHIPS SAl|NGS TO GERMAN OFFICIALS

WASHINGTON, Sept s. How
Sweden's legation in Argentine, acting
as secret means of communication
between the German charge in Buenos
Aires and the Berlin foreign office,
transmitted information of the sailing
of ships and directions for their de-
struction by submarines, was revealed
today in official dispatches made pub
lie by the state department
Copies of official dispatches sent to
the Berlin foreign office by Count
Luxburg, the German charge in Buenos
Aires, in cipher, through the Swedish
legation there as it's own communica-
tion, were made public by Secretary
Lansing without any comment as to
how they fell into the hands of this
government, or any indication of what
is to come into the hands of this gov
ernmant, or any ndication of what is
to come as the result of the disclosure.
At Same Time.
Copies of the state departments an
nouncement we're delivered at the
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same time they were made public to
the Argentine embassy and the Swed-
ish legation here.
Beside revealing the means in which
Germany used Sweden in her machina-
tions in Argentina the dispatches show
how the German charge at the time
Argentina was having a critical diplo-
matte controversy with Germany over
submarine destruction of her ships was
sending through the Swedish legation,
information of the sailing of certain
vessels with recommendation that
they be sunk without leaving any
trace" and in other dispatches was in
forming his government how to regard
Argentina's protest against the de-
struction of her shipping.
Reasons Were Two Fold.
In the absence of any official COM
ment whatever on the disclosure it ap-
pears that the manifest purposes of
the United States in publishing the
correspondence were two fold. First,
to show the relation between Germany
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08
PUT UP PICKLES
URGES BARNARD

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. Sin urg-
Ing the housewives of Indiana to put
up large quantities of pickles, DR. H.
E. Barnard, named by Herbert Hoov-
er, national food director, as his assist
ant in this state, declares that while
the pickle has little nourishment as a
food it is valuable as an appetizer. He
also says the cool, moist weather has
and continues:
"The value of cucumber or other
pickles lies chiefly in the fact that
they are appetizers. They have little
food value. They may even be indi-
gestible, but it is an undisputed fact
that a pickle makes a dry sandwich
appetizing and that these acid pro-
ducts seem to have a particular place
in the dietary.
THE following directions for MAX
ing cucumber pickles are recommend
ed by the food experts at Washing
ton:
Wash the pickles and if necessary
scrub them clean and pack them in
the container as follows: On the bot
tom Of the barrel place layer of dill
and handful of mixed spice. Add an
other layer of dill and another handful
of spice when the barrel is half full,
and when almost full add a third layer
If a keg or crock is used, the amount
of dill and spice can be reduced in
proportion to the size of the receipt
acle. When the container has been
filled within few inches of the top,
add layer of covering material, beet
tops or grape leaves, about an inch
thick. If any spoilage should occur on
the surface, this layer will protect
the vegetable beneath. Press down
with a clean board weighted with
bricks or stone. Do not use lime
stone or sandstone.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08

Harold believes the Atlantic and Pa
cific will soon be linked with hard
surfaced road. Ultimately he believes
that the Main street bridge here will
be changed to level structure in
keeping with the Importance Of the
thoroughfare.
Judge Lowe has informed DR.. Har-
old that the war department is becom-
ing greatly concerned about military
roads and intimating that the National
road will receive favorable attention
as soon as the department acts.
The judge ended his letter to DR..
Harold with these words:
Il congratulate you that we have
lived to at least catch a glimpse of the
first line of the Battle Hymn of the
Republic, Mine eyes have seen the
coming of the Lord and this will go
down in history as a partial meaning
of that grand old song Wishing you
and through you, all the people at your
meeting all the success and happiness
to which you are entitled, I remain,
Very truly yours,
''J. M. LOWE"
DR. Harold says the judges express
ion of thanks includes all who helped
do the missionary work in arousing
enthusiasm here for the good roads
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so POLICEMEN


While several hundred persons were
watching the Buffalo Bill-Jess Willard
Wild West show Friday night, thirty
guardians of the law were patroling
the grounds in anticipation of a gener-
al fight among some of the members
of the show, similar to the one which
occurred at Marion, Ind. the night be-
fore the show came to Richmond.
The twenty-eight cars of the show
company were also searched in an at
tempt to find the two men who started
the fight at Marion, which II is be-
lieved viii result in the death Of one
man, now in hospital at that place.
Detectives from three divisions OF
the Pennsylvania lines, chief OF police
OF Marion together with the sheriff
and deputy and Chief McNalIy and
Sheriff Carr searched the cars but the
men had already left.
Jess Willard didn't know there had
been fight at Marion until told here
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08
GERMAN STUDY
IS OPTIONAL AT
H|BBERD SCHOOL
Official List of Teachers Is
sued By Superintendent
Giles.

An official list Of teachers for the
high school, junior high school and
grades has been issued by Superintend-
ent Giles. The most important changes
are in the principalship of the high
school, the new director Of vocational
training and the head of the art de-
partment.
German In the Hibberd school will
be optional this year. Heretofore all
pupils after the second grade were re-
uuired to take it. The matter now Is
left with the parents.
The list is as follows:
Supervisors-Ralph c. Sloane mu-
sic: Mary E. Williams, manual arts,
Robert Nohr, Jr, physical training; E.
E. Utterback, penmanship; K. V. Car
man, vocational director.
High School.
J. H. Bentley, principal: John F..
Thompson, assistant principal; Flea
nor Smith, secretary and registrar.
English-Benjamin Null, Anna l..
Finfrock. Inez Trueblood. Flora Broad
dus, Ruth Hemmersbaugh.
Latin-Elizabeth Smelser.
German -- Elma Nolte, Florence
Bond, Donna Parke.
athematics-Bertha E. Hawkins
G. C. Sipple, Martha Whitacre, Anna
Bradbury, Levi J. Driver.
History-W. o. Wissler, Cecil A.
Grayson.
Science-B. w. Kelly, S. S. Vernon.
Domestic Science and Art-Flor-
ence King. Emma Bond.
Industrial Arts-Charles .. Mays,
Ebert Vickrey, Wilfred Ward, Floyd
C. Schlauch.
Music and Freehand Drawing
Ralph c. Sloane. A. G. Scheele.
Physical Education-Robert Nohr.
Jr., Margaret Wickemeyer.
Commercial-L. A. Newgard, l.. B.
Campbell, Margaret O'Neil, Alice Voss-
Ter.
Lunch Room-Stella Kelsey.
Library and Art Gallery-Helen l..
Fox.
Garfield.
n. C. Heironimus, principal: Clara
B. Graves, dean of girls; Esther A.
clerk.
nglish-Elizabeth NJ. Williams, W.
W. Cottingham, Florence Ratliff Cath
crime V. Reese.
Latin and German-Alice E. Rees,
Schulz.
Civics, History and Geography E.
thmetic-katherine Cox, A. H.
Lyman H. Lyboult
Household Arts-Bertha E. Larsh,
Electa A. Henley.
TContinued on Page Eight.1 1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08
Problem of Potato is Topic
Of Day in Kaiser's Land Now

COPENHAGEN, Sept. g. Difficult
ties with the winter supply Of fuel in
Germany already are being felt The
era Of voluntary, or compulsory selec-
ton of the fittest establishments for
survivaling various branches Of trade
and industry already has opened and
business, will be concentrated in these,
while others will shut down, except
those supplying heat and light.
Butchers favor keeping their places
open late two afternoons a week,
otherwise to close with the sun. The
jewellers plan to keep open only on
those days when artificial light is un-
necessary, which, during the north
German winter very few. The city
of Stettin already has suspended
street lighting entirely on account OF
lack of coal.
Angry Comment Still In
The German press and public are
for the moment far more keenly inter-
ested in problems of fuel and food
than in politics. Discussion Of ques-
tions of constitutional reform, except
for angry orders to President Wilson
to keep out of German affairs, has
practically disappeared from German
newspapers; since the Reichstag COM
mittee went home and the problem OF
the potato is now the topic of the day.
Farmers are proclaiming an aban-
donment of the compulsory admins
tration of the crop and the maximum
prices and the return to the system
of commercial supply and demand as
a sole panacea to insure the necessary
supply for human consumption.
Pigs'll Get 'Em
Urbanites, on the contrary, main
tain that unless the government per-
sists in its determination to seize all
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08
RICHMOND BANKS
TO TAKE BONDS
AS S''PATR|0T!SM'
Three Institutions Will Buy
EN- For Public's Accom-
modatiOn.

Three Richmond banks will take
part of the 100000 bridge bonds to
be sold by the county next Tuesday
as a public accommodation"
The bonds, which bear four percent
interest, were first sold to County
Auditor Bowman and Treasurer
Weidner, with the understanding that
they were to be distributed among the
city and county's banks. This sale
was declared to be Illegal
A. D. Gayle, president of the First
National bank, and Dudley Elmer,
cashier of the Second National bank.
said Saturday that they believed the
bonds would be disposed Of, despite
the fact that the bonds aren't very
desirable, because of the low rate of
interest they bear.
At Four Percent
The bonds were issued as four per-
cent bonds and If all are not disposed
of the rate of interest will probably
bonds at a rate Of four and three
eighths percent per hundred.
The bonds will mature from one to
twenty years, costing the county $40,-
900 to borrow 100000. If the rate of
interest is raised to four and one-half
percent, which doesn't appear likely
from present indications, the money
would cost the city approximately
S45 900 interest.
1t is the first issue of bonds for the
of the Main street bridge.
issue of $4,000 will be made
when the money is needed.
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potatoes the profitable pig and steer
will get most OF them, because in no
year during the war has there been
such an incentive to use potatoes for
fodder as in this year of the very I'M
favorable fodder harvest and humans
would get potatoes only at prices i'm
possible for the poor.
Vorwaerts demands an immediate
increase in the potato ration to ten
pounds weekly at reduction in the
price and declares that 1t is impossi-
BILE to work and sustain life on the
proposed ration of 51a pounds of po-
tatoes, 1850 grams of bread, $50 grams
of meat and eighty grams Of fat.
Vorwaerts points out that this year
the scanty harvest of oats and barley
will not permit of supplementary
ration Of oatmeal and grits by which
alone the people tided over last
spring.
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BOARD MUST
SUMMON 800
MORE men TO
FILL QUOTA
III
Benedicts Who Didn't Appeal
To Be Freed-Secretary
Crawford of District Board
Is Here.
CRITICISM IS HEARD.

That at least 800 more men will have
TO De examined and that there Is no
assurance that the districts quota will
pc filled by these, is the opinion OF
Dr. +. w. Kruger, member of the 10
cal board. in view Of the ruling of the
district board exempting all married
men who lle an appeal to the board.
we VIII have to examine at least
800 more men, and even then 1t is prob
able that we will not have our quota
at the rate the discharges are being
granted to married men. We may not
I'LL our quota during October" Dr..
Kruger declared.
viii Have Called e72
With the men that have been order
ed to appear for physical examination
on next Wednesday, 972 men will have
been examined by the local board.
When 1t becomes necessary to call 900
more to fill the quota a total of 1872
men will have to appear for examine
ton, or about five times the number OF
men needed to fill the countys QUO
ia.
1 am opposed to the granting OF dis
charge to all married men. That will
make this single mans draft" the,
doctor said.
In view of the letter received BY the
local board Saturday, all married men
whose order number is under 5o4, who
wish to be discharged. but who failed
to file an appeal will have an oppor-
tunity to be discharged if they give
their name and address to the local Of
ficials within five days.
Copy Of Letter.
This action was taken by the board
after receiving the following letter
from the district board at F't. Wayne:
Sept. Z. 1917.
District Board No. 2,
Ft Wayne, Ind,
Local board for Division No. 1,
Wayne county,
Richmond. Ind.
Gentlemen
If you will furnish us with the
names of persons who have filed no
claim here on the grounds of depend
ency but should be discharged in order
to treat all alike, We will be glad to
act in accordance with the advice and
recommendations which you furnish
us.
Yours very truly,
District Board No. 2,
Miles F. Porter, Chairman.
Earl H. Crawford, Secretary.
Crawford Visits Richmond
Secretary Crawford was in Rich
mond Saturday.
He called at headquarters of the
richmond army board and explained
that the district board hoped to be
able to discharge all married men with
dependent wives whether they had fl
ed appeals or not.
DR.. Kruger says he believes the dis
trict board errs in granting blanket in
functions to married men.
"They are acting, l presume. on the
Presidents letter. in which he urges
leniency wherever possible. There
has been no change in the draft reg
ulations as a result of this letter,
however" he said.
Crawford complimented the Rich
lnond board on the care which had
been exercised in all cases presented
and on the excellent condition In
which all papers have reached Fort
Wayne.
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Found--One Box of
Chickens by Police
Farmers, read this!

Farmers, read this!
If your chicken coop was raided Fri
day night and you are mourning the
loss of pet fowls, call at police head
quarters.
Twenty-four chickens are under
lock and key Their safety is assured
for a few days, but the chicken appe-
tite Of the police is notorious.
A thief, who eluded his captor be-
fore he could call the police, deserted
box of stolen chickens on North l
between Tenth and Eleventh streets.
The box is at headquarters.
The police are anxious to return
the fowls to their owner.
The thief was transferring the
chickens when he was approached
Fearing arrest he made run for
safety.
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and Sweden at least so far as the le-
cations in Argentina were concerned,
and second, to disclose to Argentina
where German influences seem to have
been strongest in all South America,
the manner in which the German diplo-
matte agent at her capitol as giving
secret instruction for the destruction
of her shipping and the manner in
which he was guiding his government
in dealing with Argentina diplomatic
ally.
Germany recently gave Argentina a
promise that no more of her shipping
would be summarized in violation Of
international law. It was announced
that Argentina accepted Germany's
promise as a satisfactory solution to
the situation which threatened a break
in diplomatic relations If not actually
war -=-es-
With the exception Of Argentina
practically all Latin America has lined
up with the United States in the war
on German autocracy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08
Father Rager Quits
as Administrator
of Puthoff Estate

Rev. John Rager. who was desig-
mated as administrator of the estate of
Frank Fl. Puthoff. deceased, has re-
signed from this position.
1t was at no time his intention to
run the saloon" of his decea sed
brother-in-law as stated In an Indianap-
oils paper. The Puthoff saloon has
been closed since the death of Mr..
Puthoff and there is no intention to re-
open 1t.
Frank x. Rager has been appointed
administrator and guardian of the four
orphan children.
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KILLED IN
ARSENAL BLAST

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8.-Three
workmen are known to have been
killed and % persons badly injured in
an explosion at the Frankfort arsenal
in this city early today. According to
workers, the explosion was accidental,
there being nothing to indicate that it
was caused by an outside agency.
Two of the % injured are young
women.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08
LONDON TO USE
WILSON'S REPLY

WASHINGTON, Sept. g. - Great
Britain has advised the United States
that President Wilson's reply to Pope
Benedict's proposals is in effect Great
Britain's reply, as was indicated re-
Gently by statement by Lord Cecil.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-08
HAUL HALF MILLION LOGS

STRAUGHN, Ind, Sept. S.-Walter
and Charles Butler have number of
teams hauling cherry, hickory, sugar,
ash, and elm logs which are being sent
to Richmond and Rushville mills. They
expect to haul over half million feet
this fall