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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-10
sY CARL w. AcKERMAN

copyright, 1917, The Tribune ASSOC
iation. Registered in accordance with
the copyright act, Canada, 1917. Ine
Tribune Association.)
The food depots are by far the most
successful undertaking OF the govern
ment. In Cologne and Berlin alone
close to 100000 poor are being fed
daily by municipal kitchens. Last Oc-
tober l went through the Cologne food
department with the director. The city
has rented a number of large vacant
factory buildings and made them into
kitchens Municipal buyers go through
the country to buy meat and vege-
tables This is shipped to Cologne,
and in these kitchens it is prepared by
women workers, under the direction of
volunteers.
A stew Is cooked each day and sold
for A. pfennigs (about eight cents) a
quart The people must give up their
potato. fat and meat cards to obtain
It, In Berlin and all other large cities
the same system is used. In one kitch-
en- In Berlin, at the main market hall,
$4,000 quarts day are prepared.
In Cologne this food is distributed
through the city streets by municipal
wagons, and the people get 1T almost
boiling hot. ready to eat Were 1t not
for these food depots there would be
many thousands of people who wonld
starve because they could not buy and
cook such nourishing food for the price
the city asks These food kitchens
have been in use now almost year.
and while the poor are obtaining food
here. they are becoming very tired OF
the supply, because they must eat
stews every day They can have moth
ing fried or roasted.
Feeding the Middle Glass.
In addition to these kitchens the
government has opened throughout
Germany "mittlestand kueche," res
taurant for the middle classes. Here
government employees, with small
wages, the poor who do not keep house
and others with little means can OBJ.
tain meal for 10 cents, consisting OF
a stew and a dessert. But 1t is very
difficult for people to live on this food.
Most every one who is compelled by
circumstances to eat here Is losing
weight and feels under-nourished all
the time.
A few months ago, after one OF my
secretaries had been called to the
army, l employed another. He had
been earning only 81 week and had
to support his wife. On this money
they ate at the middle class cafes. In
six months he had lost twenty pounds.
Because the food is SO scarce and be-
cause 1t lacks real nourishment people
eat all the time 1t used to be said
before the war that the Germans were
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-10

township meeting 50 he may become
informed as to how he can cooperate
in the great farm mobilization move.
ment-a movement which, ranks In I'M
portance with the mobilization Of the
nations fighting forces.
A permanent organization VIII be al
fected in each township 80 that the CO
operative agriculture project will be
lasting. Every teacher in the schools
of the county is requested to instruct
her pupils to notify their parents that
their presence at the township meet
ings is earnestly desired.
Practical questions on intensive
farming will be discussed by compel
ent speakers at each Of these meet
ings and, in addition, patriotic speech
es will be delivered. The program
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COUNTY ORGANIZES BY TOWNSHIPS TO HELP
INCREASE PRODUCTION OF FOOD IN Indiana

and dates for these several meetings
follows:
wednesday Might April II.
Webster township-Webster school
house, Alpheus Baldwin, organizer.
Speakers, Rev. j. J. Rae and Ivan T.
Beck, Wayne township agriculture
agent.
Perry township-Economy school
house, Frank Jordan, organizer. Speak
ers, Wilfred Jessup, Benjamin Dodd.
ridge.
Boston township-Boston school
house, George Hart, organizer. Speak
er, Frank Strayer and one not an
nounced.
Thursday Might, April II.
Washington township - M / 1t o n
[continued On Page NIne.l
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wilson SEEKS TO BREAK
OPPOSITION TO DRAFT PLAN

mittee who does not favor conscipt-
ion.
Talk Of Compromise Plan.
There was considerable talk today
Of compromise to be presented by op-
ponents of compulsory service. and al
though the administration recognized
this possibility, no hint was given that
ii will recede from it's insistence on
conscription. Chairman Dent declared
it would be at least week before
bill of any sort is reported from his
committee.
In the senate an amendment to the
army appropriation bill, not passed at
the last session, authorizing the Presi.
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POSTMASTERS TURN
IN NAVY RECRUITS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 10
The following postmasters have sent
in navy recruits during the past week:
Shelbyville, North Vernon, Upton,
Columbia City, Freedom, Robinson.
The upper age limit for navy re-
cruits has been increased to 35 years.
This makes young men from 16 to S5
years of age eligible for the navy.
Up to April 9, Indiana has enlist
ed los of her quota of 800 men. This
leaves 695 men yet to be enlisted be-
fore April 20.
Nurses are being enlisted in the
United States Naval Reserve.
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dent to call volunteers in lots of 500 900
each, is pending, but probably will be
disposed of on point of order. 1t was
offered by Senator Kirby of Arkansas,
yesterday when debate on the draft
plan was injected into discussion of
the army appropriation bill.
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Throughout the week branch organi-
cations of the Wayne county organiza-
ton for the increasing of crops and
live stock will be formed in each of
the fifteen townships.
All arrangements have been made
for holding of these township meetings
and an urgent appeal is made to every
farmer in the county to attend his
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Temperature Today.

Forecast FOR Wayne County by w. E.
Moore-Partly cloudy and unsettled
tonight and Wednesday, probably fol-
lowed by rain. A warm wave probably
will arrive Wednesday and remain
until Thursday.
General conditions-Heavy and kill
ing frosts were general last night
through Indiana and Ohio and as far
south as Louisiana 1t was much
warmer in the west due to low baro-
metric pressure over the plain states.
A storm is central along the east slope
of the Rocky Mountains and is ex-
pected to bring rain within 48 hours
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SUSPECT PLOT
BACK OF LOSS
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
CHESTER, Pa, April 10. = At least 100 persons
mostly girls killed and 200 injured by
posion today in the great munitions plant at Eddytone
Pa, here, owned by the Russian government. Moth
ing is known as to the of the explosion though
there is suspicion that it was not due to accident.
At one undertaking place there were eighty bodies
seventy-nne being those of girls.
Officials of the EddystOne ammunition corporation
this afternoon said the damage to the plant not se
GUS.
CHESTER, Pa. April 1O.-A terrific explosion at
the great plant of the Eddystone Ammuntions corpora
ton at Eddystown Pa mile from this city is reported
to have killed from l25 to ESQ persons and injured at
least 800 more.
railroad official asserts that nearly 800 killed
but this estimate cannot be confirmed
The explosion occurredsoon after 10 o'clock in the
pellet of the building where about 100 girls were
employed putting the finishing touches shells. In
building adjoining approximately 10000 shells stor
ed. second explosion demolished this building and
scattered the shells in every direction.
Immediately calls we're for outside aid and phys
[contInued On Page Nine.]
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fRv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April 1O-Efforts
to break down opposition to the draft
feature of the proposed army bill werd
continued today by President Wilson.
He arranged to see Representative
Anthony of Kansas, Republican mem
her of the house military committee
and an opponent of consciption. and to
explain how strongly he believes the
United States should not apply the
volunteer system in raising big army
for use against Germany.
He mN'c similar appeal yesterday
to Chair san Dent OF the military COM
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WHAT YOU CANNOT EAT OR DRINK

Foodstuffs which are completely exhausted in Germany:
l.. H. Nuts
Coffee 49, Candy "a very limited number
Tea buy onequar
Cocoa Of pound about once
Chocolate. week.
g.. Olive oil milk
4 Cream either malt
riut law oilnse hops.
Canned soups or soup cubes - c.,.a-
10. Syrups. ~ e"'o
H. Dried vegetables II. Ice cream.
etc. H. Macaron.
WHAT YOU MAY EAT
Food obtanable ONLY by cards:
l. Bread 1900 grams per
Meat, grams pound) week per head
8 person every two weeks
4 Butter 80 week per person
Milk one and invaids
week. lately parts OF
available.
pounds month, pounds but this VIII
continue long
8 Marmalade jam, " pound every month.
g. Noodles. " pound per person month
canned fish, small box per month
coal product substitute for sugar. about 20
small tablets month
month for adults or pound month
for children under twelve years
WHAT YOU CAN EAT
Foods which every with money can buy:
Geese ($1 so to 50 pound
Wild game rabbits, ducks deer ETC.
Struggled meat for $25o pound
4 Vegetables spinach onions cabbage beets
5 Apples. lemons,
oil cooking purposes
ing IS pound
Z. Vinegar.
s. fish.
9. Fish
10. Pickles
IL Duck. chicken geese heads. feet and wings.
IL.
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WHAT YOU CAN EAT

in the afternoon one Is hungry by 8
o'clock and ready for another meal"
Last winter the Socialists Of Munich,
who saw that the rich were having
plenty Of food and that the poor were
existing as best they could In food
Kitchens, wrote Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg and demanded the Inn
mediate confiscation Of all food in Ger
many, even that in private residences.
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On April 2 Lincoln Eyre reported
that French army surgeons believed
the Germans, before evacuating the
territory west Of st. Quentin, had
deliberately inoeulated the French In.
habitants-men, women and children
with the germs Of tuberculosis. The
story was vouched for by French
surgeon, but il seemed SO incredible
that the New York World directed Mr.
Eyre to obtain, II possible, the services
Of an American pathoiogist Of unin,-
peachable standing to make thorough
and. impartial investigation. into the
charges. Mr.. Eyre's report on this In.
vestigation 10 given herewith.
BY LINCOLN EYRE
copyright: 1917: BY Press Pub Co..
New York World).l
PARIS, April S-Although. in his
opinion. there Is absolutely no way OF
obtaining indubitable proof, DR.. Theo.
Gore c. Beebe, distinguished Boston
patholcgist, inclines toward the belief
that evidence points to deliberate
attempt on the part Of the Germans
10 spread the white plague throughout
France
DR.. Bcebe. who Is in charge of the
laboratory Of the American ambulance
lospitc! at Neuilly, made q trip to
-har.illy. where many refugees from
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-10
Armour Suggests
Meatless Days
(By Associated Press1

. CHICAGO, April 10 Ogden Ar.
mour's suggestion OF meatless days
and government control of foodstuffs
was said to have influenced sensa.
tional break in prices of the board Of
trade at the opening today Wheat de.
clined five cents.
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Wayne township farmers are re-
minded that the township crop ex-
tension meeting will be held In tAe
! circuit court room, this city; Fri
day evening at 7:30 o'clock. Every
farmer in the township Is urged to
be present for the business to be
considered is vital and pressing.
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he biegest caters in Europe-that they

the biggest eaters in Europe-that they
ate seven meals day. The blockade
has not made them less eaters for they
eat every few hours all day long now
but because the food lacks fats and
sugars they need more food.
Restaurants are doing big business
because after one has eaten meal
at any leading Berlin hotel at l o'clock
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Inn III n When Big Explosion Wrecks Mmition Plant;
|UU NILlLU 100 Are Believed Injured at EddySOne, Pa.
Islands Support
Country's Stand
fRy Associated Pressl

MANILA, April 10-The secretaries
of the municipal board and the sub
secretaries in the government depart
ments, all Filipinos, have pledged their
loyalty and their support of the gov
ernment during the war.
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BRAZIL CUTS
OFF RELATION
SAYS LONDON
(By Associated Press)
TBUILETiN1

RIO JANElRo, Brazil, AprH TO-
The official report regarding the sink.
inc Of the Brazilian steamship Parma.
which the government has been await
ing before taking definite action tow.
ard Germany, is believed to have been
received today from the legation in
Paris. It is expected the government
this afternoon will sever relations with
Germany.
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CIVIC LEADERS
PLEDGE FAITH
TO president

Sentiments expressed by speaker
It patriotic meeting held last night il
he council chamber follow:
DR.. ROBERT 1. KELLY
President Of Earlham College.
I'VE recognize a degree OF
tyranny in the German government
not In harmony with the American
spirit. The day of the king has
passed. The day Of worldwide
democracy has arrived. ..... l
had hoped this crisis would be
averted, but 1t is here and we must
stand behind the President"
LUCIUS HARRISON
President Of Typographical Union.
There was some opposition In
the Trades council to its being
represented at this meeting, but
the Trades Council is represented.
1t should be clearly understood
[Continued On Page Flve.]
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Weather Forecast

For Indiana by the United States
Weather eureau-Fair and warmer to.
night and Wednesday. Unsettled.
Warmer.
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LONDON, April 10.-Di-
plomatic relations between
Brazil and Germany have
broken off according to the
Evening News.
Switzerland will tax e
charge Of Brazilian interests
at Berlin.
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and to be represented at eeCng WHICH was Hei ast g
appeal is indicated by the when the roll read by
the secretary B. A. Bescher representatives of fove of
them responded crowd of two hundred enthusiastic
renee Handey elected chairman of the organization
Chairman Handley Calls Out Uniformed Bodies.
No time was lost reaching decision that Richmond
to have patriotic celebration Various committees
pointed to look after details of the event and all delegates
instructed to see that their respective organizations
represented in the parade by large delegations
Chairman Handey made especial plea that all uniformed
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Patriotic SPIRIT GROWS;
MASS MEETING PLANNED


teventof kin eve in
and
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I. Rice.
2. Coffee.
8. Tea.
1. Cocoa.
5. Chocolate.
6. Olive oil.
7. Cream.
s. Fruit flavorings.
9. Canned soups or soup cubes
10. Syrups.
II. Dried vegetables, beans,
peas, etc.
The Dolores star., 1917-01-05

important to n1othOPO
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that 1t
The Dolores star., 1917-01-05

the breed has been decided upon, the
first step is to procure a number Of
sure purebred sires of that breed
to be mated with the females owned
by the members. If there are a few
good privately owned sires already in
the community they can be put out for
service and the expense divided on q
pro rata basis.
II additional sires are found neces-
sary, it should be possible for the as
ISOLATION to secure them at a consider
able saving in price through the selec-
ton of a committee Of competent men
authorized to make the purchases. 1t
will in some cases be advisable to
have a qualified veterinarian as one
member Of the committee.
..4. Placing sires.
At the opening of the breeding sea-
Son the sire should be placed at the
most convenient points and put in
the hands of capable and efficient men
who understand the breeding question
and who will take proper care of the
animals in their charge. After each
second season 1t may prove advisable
to change or shift the sires. This
viii allow each breeder to procure the
The Dolores star., 1917-01-05

(F'rom the United States Department Of
Agriculture)
There are some sections Of the coun-
try that have become noted for the
quality of the live stock they pro-
duce. In most instances this Is found
to be the result Of concentrated eff
fort. The state Of Wisconsin offers a
splendid illustration Of what can be
accomplished through community
breeding associations. Here are to be
found 1876 organizations devoted to the
breeding Of high-class live stock. OF
this number, 1OS are promoting cattle
of the different dairy breeds; 2, beef
cattle; 10, horses; 2, swine; and IA,
general live stock. These associations
have met with marked success and
prove conclusively that community
livestock breeding is not an expert
ment when thoroughly organized and
properly conducted. Livingston coun-
ty, Michigan, a I'D a considerable Sec
ton Of New York, particularly the re-
gion adjacent to Syracuse, are famous
for their dairy cattle. In Iowa promi-
hence has been gained in swine rails
ing. The blue grass region Of Ken
lucky, noted as the center Of American
saddle-horse breeding. affords fur
Their example on the success resulting
from unity Of effort and purpose.
There are still other sections where
attention Is being given to the pro-
duction Of the different classes of live
stock. Each is noted as a breeding
center, and buyers who pay the high
est prices are attracted from other
states and even foreign countries.
Leader 10 Necessary.
The organization of a community or
cooperative live stock breeders asso-
citation requires the services of a lead
er, as do all movements that have for
their object the improvement of un-
satisfactory conditions. The leader
In an enterprise Of this kind should
be one OF the successful breeders Of
the acknowledgements as well as
progressive. With such a man at the
head Of the movement, little trouble
should be experienced in interesting
others and securing their cooperation.
A preliminary organization should be
effected, q committee appointed to
draft a constitution and bylaws, and a
definite breed selected which the asso-
citation is to promote.
The selection of breed is of great
Importance. If the best results are
to be gained, individual taste should
be disregarded and breed selected
which has proved profitable In the
community. The action taken in this
respect should be unanimous, and
every effort should then be made in
improving the type Of stock to which
the organization is committed. When
The Dolores star., 1917-01-05
TAGGING OF SHEEP
IS IMPORTANT WORK
Operation Is Simple and Consists
Of Placing Animal on Side
and Removing Wool.

(By r: H. WILLIAMS Professor Of AMI
NAL Husbandry. University Of Arizona.)
All good shepherds in Europe tag
their ewes. The operation Is simple
and consists Of placing the sheep on
its side and by means Of hand shears
cutting away the soiled wool and ma
nure which may have accumulated
around the rear end. Anyone can per-
form this work and it is an especially
good method of keeping the sheep
clean and sanitary, and also one will
have less trouble at lambing time for
the lambs will more easily find their
way to the nipple If the tag ends have
been clipped from around the udder.
Very often young lambs will get a lock
Of wool in their mouths instead Of the
teat, and they often suck in dangerous
amounts Of wool which accumulate in
the stomach, and often cause death.
It is probable that quite a large per-
centage of the mortality In very young
lambs comes from this source.
1t will pay best to tag the ewes. but
many shepherds also tag the wethers,
rams and lambs. One will find that
the work of shearing is SO much clean
er, and can be performed more rapidly
SO that there Is not much additional
work. When 1t comes to selling the
wool, one will easily secure more mon
ey for clip that has been taken from
a well-tagged sheep, and in the future,
when wool is bought on its merits,
this is bound to be an economic ad-
vantage.
The Dolores star., 1917-01-05
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR
FREE FROM DANDRUfF
Girls! Try Il! Hair gets soft, fluffy ane
beautifuI-ost Is cent bottle
Of Danderin0,

II you care for heavy hair that glis.
tens with beauty and Is radiant with
life; has an Incompatible softness and
Is fluffy and lustrous, try Danderine.
Just one application doubles the
beauty Of your hair, besides it imme-
diately dissolves every particle Of
dandruff. You can not have nice
heavy. healthy hair II you have
dandruff. This destructive scurf robs
the hair Of its lustre, its strength and
its very life, and II not overcome it
produces a feverishness and itching Of
the scalp; the hair roots famish,
loosen and die; then the hair falls out
fast. Surely get a 25-cent bottle Of
Knowlton's Danderine from any drug
store and Just try it.-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1917-01-05
The Peoples Physique

Some consideration should be given
to the effect that the change in loco
motion will make upon the physique Of
the people: for even the farmers are
now using the automobile, and the
horse b used for little but draft pur-
poses. win not the race become lax
and nerveless that Tolls upon soft cush-
ions, protected in every way from the
hard joltings Of the road? More and
more, machinery is brought into serv-
ice, and less and less physical exertion
is required in the carrying on of open
air occupations. Man touches but
ton, and gas engine does the rest.
This makes things easier; but the
question is whether it confers an actual
benefit in the end.-Mobile Register.
The Dolores star., 1917-01-05
TOTAL CROP YIELDS IN 1916
Estimated Production Of Important
Products in United States Com
pared With Last Year,

The total production of important
products this year In the United States
compared with last year is estimated
as follows: Corn, SO per cent; wheat,
COL per cent; oats, 1913 per cent bar
ley, TIA per cent; rye, S5.1 per cent ;
buckwheat, 1874 per cent; potatoes,
S37 per cent; sweet potatoes, 91.2 per
cent; tobacco, 1884 per cent; faxseed,
111's per cent; rice, TAG per cent ;
hay GALL tame), 1O1.1 per cent; clover
hay. 1858 per cent; cotton, 1910 per
cent; apples, 1858 Per cent; peaches,
$50 per cent; pears, 800 per cent; su-
gar beets, 1853 per cent.