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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-19
COMMERCIAL CLUB
IS HOT ON TRAIL
OF HORSE DEPOT

Strenuous efforts we're made Thurs
day by the Commercial club to get In
touch with the Harrington-Talbott
company of ST. Louis and Kansas City.
The Harrington-Talbott company
has one OF the biggest horse depots In
the world and has been shipping 1O0.-
600 horses a year to the allies.
Representatives Of tho company
we're in Indianapolis Wednesday. and
Columbus Thursday, looking for q suit,
able site along the Pennsylvania rail-
road to establish great depot, which
would handle about $4,000 horses a
year. The company wants tract OF
, between 500 and 1000 acres, with wa
ter, and fire protection.
In Indianapolis Wednesday they ex-
pressed themselves as unsatisfied with
what they had seen. and we're to In
spect Columbus sites Thursday.
The Commercial club thinks Rich
mond has an ideal site for the farm,
in what is known as the old Miller
place. just east Of town. This farm
has 400 acres, is located next to the
city mains and is near the Pennsyl
vania and the national road.
kilograms were sent to st. Louis
| and Kansas City Thursday, giving de-
tails Of the Richmond offer.
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registration cards have been divided,
the cards have been given serial num-
bers. The number of registrants in
each district varies from about 185 in
the smallest to more than 5000 in the
largest, so that the serial numbers to
Re dealt with in the drawing range
from one to between nine and ten thou
sand.
In order to reduce the mechanical
process and make 1t possible for the
1000 numbers drawn to reach every
man in every district. a so-called
master key has been devised. This
will be obtained by drawing slips num-
bered from naught to nine, which will
Re listed In the order they are drawn
to form the key.
Then will begin the drawing Of the
numbers / to 1000. For the district
with not more than 1000 registrants
there will be no problem to determine
the order of appearance before the
exemption board The number drawn
first will Ak the man whose card bears
that serial number as the first TO ap-
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new CONTRACT.
FOR LIGHTING
AT new PARIS.
TO Be PROBED
Officials Believe Ses-
sion of Council Which
Gave Ashe Franchise for
IS Years Was Illegal.
GLENN FAVORED ACT

NEW PARIS. O., July 19.-An inves-
tigation will be begun here to deter
mine the legality Of the procedure OF
the village council in granting to Rob-
ert S. Ashe, who claimed to represent
the Liberty Light and Power company,
a twenty-five year franchise for fur
nishing light and power.
This was the statement Thursday OF
Village Clerk E. c. Mikesell. who said
he believed the franchise was rushed
through too rapidly.
The franchise, similar to the exten-
sion contract granted Ashe at Brad
ford, where he and Mayor Timothy
Glenn OF New Paris are alleged to
have bribed six city councilmen. was
passed by unanimous vote on May ~.
Rate is Reduced.
A ten-year contract, which reduces
the rate for commercial purposes from
eleven cents to ten cents for the first
twenty-five kilowatt hours was also
granted. The cost of street lights are
elso reduced under the ordinance to
SO per month for each OF the twenty
rine lights of 100 candle power.
However, figures of officials show
that a rate OF ten cents ktlowatt
hour is charged for the street lights
the same rates as are charged foI
commercial purposes.
The ordinances passed by the city
council of Bradford and the New Paris
city council are alike, in that they re
duce rates slightly. Even with the
reduction they are much higher than
Richmond consumers pay with thell
municipal light and power plant.
Rules Were Suspended.
The twenty-five year franchise was
granted Ashe on May q, under suspen
sion of the rules. Mayor Glenn wal
very much in favor of the granting
IcontInued On Page Two.1
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pear before his board. In the district
with only 1876 registrants, the 1S5 will
be liable for appearance In the order
in which their numbers are drawn,
and when a number higher than that
appears the district Of course will not
be affected.
Master Key Makes It Fair
Application of the master key makes
It possible to apply fairly each OF the
one thousand numbers drawn to dis
tricts with more than one thousand
registrants. AS number is drawn
1t will be added to each Of the thou
sands in excess of one thousand in
each district.
"The key will fix the order In which
each group Of thousands is to be plac'
ed on the liability list which will run
from Number to more than 10000.
For instance il 9 should be the first
rumber drawn from the key, all regis
tration numbers to the 5000 group
would 20 In block at the head Of the
list, arranged In the order in which
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r,en listed with each operation OF the
drawing machinery will be about w.
Goo
General Crowder announces also
that local boards will be instructed to
call 200 per cent. of their quota at the
first call to provide for probable ex-
emptions. That means that 1,374,OOO
men will be notified to appear for ex-
animation within the next few days.
" more are necessary they will be
called for as needed by the local
boards in the order provided for in the
drawing.
In some districts the 100 per cent.
allowance for exemption may be too
lsrge and in others too small. but the
local boards will be instructed in every
case to continue calling for men until
the district quota is filled. Each state
governor is now allotting to his dis
tricts their respective portions Of the
states quota.
All Have Serial Numbers.
In each of the 1857 exemption dis
tricts among which the ten million
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-19

the numbers / to 1000 came out in
the second drawing.
Districts with less than 5000 reg
istrants therefore would disregard this
first block entirely and would be af-
fected only by the position OF the key
numbers for the blocks corresponding
with the number of thousand of reg
istrants."
In his explanation Of the process
and of the reason for fixing the order
of liability for all of the men when
only $4,000 are needed. General
Crowder says:
Order Of Examination
'If we were dealing with the an
cient draft, we should take every four
teenth man. But we are not conscript-
ing. We are selecting for military
service those whose civil service can
best be spared" Therefore the ques-
ton is not who shall go first? but
who shall be first called up for ex-
amination?' And what we must do is
to make list showing the order OF
examination.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-19
COUNTY BOARD ALL SET
FOR DRAFT OPERATIONS

The stage is set for the enrolment
of Wayne county's share in the new
army, according to an announcement
made today by the county conscrip-
ton board. Every detail of the coun-
ty boards work has been arranged.
and as soon as the numbers are given
to the board by the national govern
ment, they will start in motion the
machinery for the selection OF the
county's men,
The selections for the eastern dis
trict will be made in the private ONCE
of the county clerk on the second
floor Of the court house and as soon
as the holders OF the drafted numbers
are learned, Sheriff Carr will notify
the persons holding the numbers to
report at the court house. before the
board, Clerk Kelly will keep record
of the examination OF each man and
have charge of the exemption blanks.
and DR.. r. w. Kreuger Will have
charge of the physical examination OF
the witnesses.
Some time will be taken In securing
the men for the new army ON account
| Of the large number OF exemptions that
ALL probably be filed and the time
required to pass on the exemptions
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'Now no one knows how many men
must be examined to yield $4,000 SOL
diers. Therefore no one can say just
how many men it is absolutely neces-
sary to put on this list.
"a moments reflection will prove
that the whole 100000 must be
given their places on the list Of order
of examination
Every registered man Is In a state
of uncertainty. He does not know
when he will be called. He hesitates
to plant crop for fear he will not
reap it. Employers hesitate TO en-
gage his services fearing they will be
but temporary. This condition ought
to be cured for the repose Of the public
mind It can be cured to some extent
by putting ever man on the list.
For this reason the whole 10000, 900
names are to be given places on the
list of order Of examination.
Segregation Into Groups.
obviously no single agency could
examine 100000 men. Therefore
the 100000 are segregated into
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-19

WASHINGTON, July 19.-Ten mil
lion men are registered in the unlteo
States for war service-6S7.0O are
reeded in the first call for the national
army. Who shall go first?
This question is asked and the
method by which it is to be answered
outlined by Provost Marshal General
Crowder, in an explanation issued to-
day of the great drawing to be held
Friday in Washington. -t-f -
The scheme evolved Is so simple
that the drawing of one set OF a thou
sand numerals and another OF ten will
fix with absolute equality OF chance
the order in which everyone OF the
ten million registrants shall report to
liis local board for examination and
subsequent exemption. discharge or
acceptance for military service.
10000 With Each Drawing.
Since the average exemption dls-
tr,ct registration is 5000 and there are
4.557 district. the average number OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-19
BY LUKE SCHNEIDER

BRADFORD, O., July 19.-Restdents
of this thriving railroad town, about
5000 In number, would have been
bound to an ironclad contract which
would have compelled them to pay
for eleven more years rate OF ten
cents for electric light. and also to
bear exhorbitant charges for street
lighting had not Robert 8. Ashe, Rich
mond capitalist, and Mayor Timothy
Glenn. Of New Paris. tried to bride
President George J. Stichter, OF the
village council, according to the story
given out Thursday by Mayor David
e. Hess.
Not satisfied with having five
members of the council fixed" they
attempted to bribe Stlchter, ne says
which meant assurance that their con-
tract of new rates. which were re
duced as concession" would go
through and their franchise would De
extended for ten years.
Hearing Within Ten Days.
AS a result Ashe. who is president
Of the Bradford and Gettysburg Light
plant, and Glenn are under bond OF
SIS, 900 on charges Of bribery. Prelim'
mary hearing will be held within the
next ten days when they probably
Will be bound over to the grand jury
for investigation.
Officials here hint that the arrest
of Ashe and Glenn is only starter
and that an "upheava% of similar Il
legal transactions will be exposed be
fore the investigation ends
The city also would have been un.
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Nelp Chief Starts
Driue On Driuers
Who Forget Plates

Already Richmond's new chief Of
Police, Edward McNally has proved he
means business. much to the SORROW
of Robert Stevens. Stevens was ar.
rested yesterday and this morning
was fined 81 and costs for operating
a motor vehicle without a licence plate
attached to both the front and rear
1--WE are going to put a stop to the
driving Of automobiles without license
plates" Chief McNally declared, this
state provides the plates when the
license is issued and there is no en-
cuse for not using them"
There are numerous owners OF auto
mobiles who are not displaying theiI
license tags and as soon as there are
found they will be arrested and II
found guilty will be fined.
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DRAWING OF
NUMBERS FOR
ARMY TO Be
MADE FRIDAY
Committee Room of Senate !
Office Building to be Place
of Draft-Time is Set for
9::3O.
INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN

WASHINGTON, July 19.-Nine-
thirty o'clock tomorrow morning In q
committee room of the senate Office
building have been fixed as the time
and place for the war army drawing.
Secretary Baker and cabinet offic-
ials and members Of the senate and
house military committees will witness
the drawing.
Provost Marshal-General Crowder
counts upon finishing In little more
than an hour the entire process which
will fix the order of liability for ap-
pearance before the local exemption
board Of each man Of the ten million
registered.
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;ndfoded Nan Army Numbers Contained In Capsules

groups OF suitable size for convenient
examination. There are 1857 Of these
groups. For each group board has
been appointed to examine for select
ion. BY far the greater number OF
these groups consist OF approximately
5000 men.
"Since this Is 80. our problem II not
to put the whole 100000 names In
one list arranged in the order OF ex-
animation. It is to determine the
order of examination in each group.
Necessity for Drawing.
"Since all registered men stand In
an equality Of right and duty. the ques-
tion Of priority can only be determdned
by lot or drawing. It would be pos
sible to have 1867 separate drawings
-one for each group-but since meth
DDS would vary and since supervision
and absolute insurance against the
charge Of fraudulent manipulation
could not be had In that way. every
Fcontlnued on Page Twelve.1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-19
SLAv CLASH
May CHANGE
CONFERENCE
TO MOSCOW
Government Forces Post
Cannon for Defense in
Winter Palace Square Of
Petrograd.
CITY IS IN TURMOIL


IBULLETiN1
LONDON, July ia Reuter- dis
patch from Petrograd Gays the number
Of killed or wounded In the two days
Of disorder there 10 estimated at about
500.
PETROGRAD, Wednesday, July 1e.
The government controls the city
today as completely az the eolshevikl
appeared to control It yesterday.
PETROGRAD, July 19.-An extraor-
binary cabinet council is discussing
the proposal to transfer the seat of
the provisional government to Mos
COW. NJ. Tsereteln. minister Of posts
and telegraphs and member OF the
council Of workmen's and soldiers
delegates said yesterday the general
assembly Of workmen and soldiers
and peasants would be held at Mos
COW in order to prevent the interfer.
ence from an irresponsible sanction OF
the Petrograd garrison.
The general staff buildings and win
ter palace square are headquarters
for the government forces which are
bivoucking there and have posted
cannon. The general feeling is that
the decisive stage between the forces
of order and disorder is rapidly
approaching
Outline Their Policy
At joint meeting Of the workmen's s
and soldiers and peasants councils
resolution was adopted in reference
to the ministerial crisis to the effect
that the departure OF the Cadet min
listers cannot be made the pretext FOR
depriving the government of the sup
port OF the revolutionary democracy.
On the. other hand. the resignation OF
the Cadets makes it imperative Tor
democracy to redetermine its attitude
regarding the organization Of power.
Therefore, general assembly coun'
ellis of workmen and soldiers and
peasants must be convoked and such
assembly will meet within fortnight
hence to discuss the organization
which is to replace the Cadet minis
ters. Meanwhile all power must Dc
concentrated in the present govern
ment which must act in conformity
with the decisions reached at the las
general congress.
Clash In Streets
Owing to reports of an intended at
tack on the Tauride Palace for tht
purpose of arresting NJ. Skobeleff
minister OF labor; NJ. Tseretelli, min
icter of posts and telegraphs. and NJ
Tchernoff, minister Of agriculture. thu
military authorities sent two fgh
guns thither, which met en- route
machine gun regiment. Shots were
exchanged and some horses were
killed. A party of infantry stationed
at the Champ De Mars, scene OF tn
military reviews, fired on the Cos
sacks from Pavlovsk.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-19

AMSTERDAM. July 19.-Many Ger
mans have become faint-hearted says
General Won Stein, former Prusslan
war minister, as quoted by the General
Anzeiger of Dusseldorf. The general
replying to telegram from the Ger
man National Union expressing con-
fidence in him gave the following ad-
vice:
Everyone should possess confidence
in the future greatness OF Germany
but an excessive anxiety and faint
heartedness is still troubling many
persons. Everyone should endeavor to
give an example Of self-renunciation
and sacrifice and to make selfish ano
faint-nearted persons ashamed OF
themselves"
Admiral Won Tirpitz, replying to q
similar telegram, said:
"The U-boat is extremely effective
but needs time"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-19
Watch The Window!

II you want to know whether you
have been drafted, watch the FaF
ladium window tomorrow. A man
with q megaphone will announce
the numbers as soon as they come
of the wire.
The Palladium will have Instant
aneous service. AS soon as mum.
Der is drawn In Washington 1t wiz
be flashed to Indianapolis and be
given to the Palladium without de-
lay.
The Palladium will maintain an
open wire between this city and
indianapolis for the convenience OF
men who are subject to conscript-
ion.
The drawing will begin at Wash
ington at $3.50 Eastern time, which
is $3.50 Central time.
The full list Of the men drawn
in the county will be printed TO-
morrow evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-19
MAJORITY WILL
DEMAND PEACE
IN REICHSTAG
Armies Occupied in Major
Movements Only in Galicia
Says Report.

AMSTERDAM, July 19.-The Ber-
lin Tageblatt says the committees OF
the majority parties in the German
Reichstag have decided unanimously
to move the peace resolution.
Previously the committee was divid-
ed. two members Of the center and
one Liberal disagreeing with the ma
iority. The Tageblatt says that in
the Reichstag 221 deputies will vote
for the peace resolution.
(By Associated Press)
While the world today is awaiting
with keen interest the declaration OF
German policy which the new imperial
chancellor. DR.. George Michaelis, is
expected to deliver in the Reichstag,
tie military forces Of the belligerents
for the moment are engaged in infan-
try operations of major Importance
only along the front in eastern Galicia
Reports from this theatre of intense
activity have indicated lessening in
the speed of the Russian drive. There
has even been recession at one point
where Austrian and German reserves
have been thrown into the fray In an
effort to stop the Russian on-rush
which was threatening to roll up the
entire Austro-German line from Ga
Ecia down through the Ruman1an
mountains and plains.
Germans Try Often.
otherwise the French front in north
ern France presents the most notable
features OF momentary interest. Few
days pass without an effort on the part
OF the Germans to get back some Of
the valuable territory which was
wrenched from them in the spring OF
fensive or to make local inroads else
where on the French line.
A new field was chosen for an at
tempt of this sort last night the frs
really sharp attack for some time II
the field Of the great Hindenburg re
treat last March being delivered JUS
to the south of ST. Quentin.
The crown prince chose IRON
nearly half mile in extent where the
French occupied a hillock to the cas-
Of Gauchy. General Petain's forces
we're taken aback at first by the IN
tensity or the drive and yielded some
ground in the first line.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-19
Cattle Washed Into
Creek When In Storm

OXFORD. O.. July 10. - Consider
able damage from yesterdays storm
is reported by farmers living east and
south Of here.
Fifteen feet of. G. L. & w. railroad
track was washed ont about one mile
south Of town. and several wheat
fields were stripped Of their shocks.
On the farm of Joseph Davis, near
Darrtown, several head Of cattle were
washed into Four Mile creek. They
were rescued later several miles be-
low.
A number of small buildings were
blown away by the high wind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-19
President of Bradford Council
Threw Monkey-Wrench Into Scheme
To Sell Out Citizens To Utility

able to erect a municipal light plant,
such as Richmond did in 1901, which
would probably have meant a six cent
rate. such as is in force in Richmond.
instead Of paying almost double the
amount. II it hadn't been for Suchter.
viii Tell Of Bribes.
Burr H. Young. Charles Bigler. Bert
Fry. Walter Lancaster and o. L. Boy.
er. the five councilmen. virtually are
under arrest and will testify at the
trials of Glenn and Ashe that they
were given bribes OF 500 each for
voting for the extension of tho fran
chise and the new contract
Sdchter took the bribe on instruct
Tcontinued On Page Eieven.J
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''FRAME-uP' SAYS
ASHE; REFUSES TO
Be MADE THE GOAT

Robert s. Ashe, president OF the
Bradford and Gettysburg Light and
Power company, arrested Wednesday
in Bradford, Ohio, charged with br1b-
ing six councilmen. assuring the grant
ing of a ten-year extension Of the com.
pany's franchise, in statement Thurs
day claimed that officials OF Bradford
had framed up" the case In an at
tempt to make him the "goat."
when sit and testify before a
jury of my peers, am confident that
the matter will be settled satisfactor
ily to me-" he said 81 don't propose
tn be made the goat as the officials
Of Bradford have tried to do"
Taylor Explains Connection.
F. M Taylor, vice-president OF the
First National bank. who is secretary
treasurer Of the Bradford Light com
pany, said he knew nothing OF the
business transacted by the company
but that he was only "figurehead.
He denied that he knew anything
about the company's business or thai
he had anything whatever to do with
1t.
Ashe would not comment further or
the case and refused to say whether
or not Mayor Glenn Of New Paris. ar
rested along with Ashe on similal
charge, was stockholder in the com
pany.
Ashe claimed that he would moi
waive preliminary hearing when the
case came up. which he said, depended
on his attorney. Wilfred Jessup o
Richmond
He emphatically denied that he hat
given any members of the city counci
or Bradford 500 or any amount o
money as bribe.
He refused to say whether or not ht
had any knowledge that the men hat
been bribed or that the brfbing wa,
done by agents employed by him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-19
u. S. Takes Control
Of French Railroads

PARIS, July 19.-Oficial announce
meut is made that the United States
Transport service is taking over con-
troll of the French railroad lines from
the port bases to the permanent camp
and the front. Tracks are being laid
and sidings enlarged. The roads Will
be manned later by American eng1-
neer regiments. American locomot-
ives, mostly narrow gauge, will be
utilized. Most of the supplies will be
imported from the United States.
A section Of the French state for
ests has been turned over to the Unit
ed States. American lumbermen Will
take out lumber for railroad ties. bar
racks and other purposes. In addition
to this 10000 tons Of lumber will be
imported from America monthly.