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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
Short Weight Meal
Will Bring Penalty
(By Associated Press. !

CHARLESTON, Dec. 24.-Wcst Wiz.
einia dealers who sell short weight
packages OF corn meal are to be prose
.crted to the fullest extent OF the law,
according to an announcement by Com
missioner Montgomery Of the state de.
pertinent of weights. and measures to-
day.
When the food administration urged
the use of corn meal in order that
wheat flour might be conserved com
plant was made that some dealers
were selling short weight packages.
Inspectors were put to work in differ
ent parts Of the state. and in Grafton
and Clarksburg uncovered short weight
bags of corn meal and wheat flour. Fur.
Their investigation is being made with
view to prosecution when necessary
evidence has been secured.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
PlPE| asks PRAYERS
Of LITTLE CHILDREN
<;s.s :.; /.
Wants Them To Ask For
Safety For Their Loved
Ones. j
tBy Associated Press)

ROME. Dec. 24-Pope Benedict has
given to the Assopriated Press this
Christmas message Fl the American
people:
"The Holy Father sends to people Of
America his cordial greetings and
prays that they may take to heart in
this time OF strife and suffering the
true lesson Of Christmastide. the les.
son OF Gods nnceasing love. for man.
kind; the lesson of unfaltering cour.
age and sacrifice of self.
More especially he calls upon lit
tie children to whom this day belongs
to pray with all their hearts to the
Babe Of Bethlehem that He may pro-
tect their loves ones and give back to
the world that peace which he came to
bring upon earth" AZ.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
lily Is Looking For
Peace Proposals

ROME Dc. 24.-The German report
that a German peace move is at hand
is supported by apparently reliable
information which has reached high
headquarters here. 1t is said that on
Christmas day Emperor Milhelm will
issue declaration OF peace propos.
ais, but neither explicit conditions OF
peace may be expected to merely be
another maneuver intended to throw
the Allies responsible of continuance
Of the war cannot be assertained.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

Peace without annexation and with
out indemnities, the formula adopted
by the German Reichstag in Its peace
resolution last July is the keynote of
the Russian peace terms now being dis
cussed at BrestLitovsk. The Russian
terms have been submitted to the rep.
1esentatiyes Of the Central powers who
have taken them under consideration.
No compulsory annexation Of terri.
tory seized during the war and imme-
date evacuation of 1t, and no contrIhu,
ticns to be required from belligerent
countries as to the terms proposed by
Russia This is similar to the Reich
stag resolution which, however, was
not accepted by Dr.. Michaelis, who was
the German Imperial Chancellor at the
time. Russia suggests that countries
deprived of their independence during
the war be reinstated and that national
groups not independent before the war
shall decide their status by referen.
dunn.
Germany scores point in the selec.
t!on of DR.. Won Kuehlmann, her foreign
secretary, as permanent chairman. OF
tie conference. Emperor William, 1t
is reported unofficially, intends to go
&c Brest-Litoysk if the diplomats now
there arrive at an agreement to at.
tempt to assemble all European rulers
in a peace conference. The German
ruler Is said to have declared that
everybody wants peace.
The heavy fighting which has mark.
ed the situation on the Italian north.
ern front for the last two weeks has al.
most subsidized and only local encoun'
tors have taken place along the line
from Asiago to the Piare,
Indications however. are that the
Austro.Germsns will again initiate a
strong offensive in an effort to reach
the plains or the northern end at least
before the severe winter weather halts
large scale operations.
Raids and local attacks have been
carried out in the Ypres and verdun
cectors on the western front, The
Germans gained slightly in local at
tack on the Ypres.Staden railway but
at all points on both the British and
French fronts they were repulsed. The
o1tillery has been extremely active in
the YpYes and Verdun sectors.
Gen. Allenby has begun successful
| ~ an advance along the Mediterranean
north OF Jaffa, Palestine, after cross
| ing the Nahr ell auja his troops on Sat
urday reached the plain of Sharon and
captured four towns near the NAH
e. auJa. Al ],
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
Morgan Case Will
Be Started Thursday

Judge Raymond this morning open.
ed circuit court only to adjourn 1t
until next Thursday morning at 10
O'Clock. At that time Willige G Nor.
gan. will be tried for the alleged
killing OF fernando Thorn and Har.
vey Hayhurst. All Jurors unless ex.
cused by the court for having con.
scientious scruples. and all Of the
witnesses of the State and for the de.
Tense will have to be in their places
at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning.
No notice Of this will be served upon
them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
First Sergeant
Toothnan Now

Word was received today by Mrs.
Homer C. Toothman. ormer county
superintendent schools, that her
husband has been made irst sergeant
the highest non.commission office
given in which he leads all OF the
boys from Marion county. He has
wired Mrs. Toothman that lie will be
homeon January 10, to take another
look at the old town.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
BEVERLEY LEWIspIEs.

Beverley Lewis. a colored man in
the employ Of ]. o. Watson, died at
Cook hospital today at $3.50 o'clock
after a few days illness with pneumo-
MIA. The boSv was prepared for burial
by Undertaken Musgrave and no fu.
eral arrangements have been made at
this time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

Visiting Mother-Miss Margfet Sch
ulken, student Of PHYSICAL training
at Chicago. III and Miss Catherine
Schulken, student of music at Bal
timore, Nd. are spending the Christ
mas vacation with their mother. Mrs
Eliza Schulken. q member Of Youne
Woman's department staff of the Y
M. G. A. All are from Wilmington
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

Y Bonuses for clcrks-The McCrorey
hpnpauy this year granted bonuses to
young women who have been in their
Employ for q year or more. The Nc.
s1rorey operates the five and ten cent
lktore opposite the court house.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

Mother ID Very III - DR.. John NJ.
irach, Of this city, has returned from
N trip to Allentown, Pa, where his
mother Is very i'll. DIR. Trach reports
HAT there Is fourteen inches of snow
Pm the ground in that city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
West Virginian With
Canadian Troops Dies

OTTAWA. Ont. Dec. e4.-Among
the casualtiesreported in the Cana.
dian overseas forces today was the
name Of j. Dutton OF Monayille, W.
Va, who died.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
West virginia

West Virginia
Cloudy. probably
snow durries to-
night and Tuesday.
Colder tonight and
much colder Tues,
day with cold wave:
Local Readings.
r. p. Hall, OBJ.
Temperature at
IS a. m. today, "A.
Yesterdays wealth
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

4; Cut out the pictur con all four sides.
rhen carefully fold dotted line its
sentire length. Then dotted line Q and
10 on. Fold each section underneath
ssccurately. When completed turn over
jsnd you'll ind q surprising result.
.Saye the pictures.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

Soldier Boy Eere-cresd Holyafd,
a aforementioned officer, ct Camp
Shelby. Hattieburg, Miss. Is here on
q furlough. 49, II -.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

Policeman Ford has found an auto.
mobile license, number 299s0. Owner
OF same may secure it by applying at
the police station.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
City Hall Notes

The Board of Affairs met this morn.
ing for their regular weekly meeting.
4 building permit was granted to w.
Woodey to make an addition of two
rooms to his present residence.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

Besides the forty.one gamblers ar.
rested during the week end, the police
picked up four young robbers and one
drunk,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

AMSTERDAM, Dec. "a. - Emperor
William visited the froneporth of Yer.
dun Friday according to IA Berlin dis
patch and in an address to the troops
thanked them warmly for their eff
forts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

Temporary ouar4er6Whiis his
room q being repatnted United States
Commissioners J. P. Kirby has 4 tam.
porary Office in the law library! gppm
! the court house. !.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

More money was turned into the city
treasury this morning than has been
turned in through fines for the last two
months.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

Not much Christmas vacation at the
fire station.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

tempefature, maximum, "A; minimum,
eS. precipitation, .06.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

pEoperty Sold at Court Housc-on
fheeourt house steps on Saturday att
setpobn Attorney Harry Shaw, special
sEon3missioner offered for sale three
tracts Of land involved in the chancery
cause ia which Martha D. yangilder
tFoS plaintiff and George vangilder was
6efepdant. Martha yangilder bought
The first parcel, known as lot 8 in the
division of the Job Prickett real estate
md parcel No. 2, tract of 81 acres ad.
Joining lot No. 5. for S675. Waitman
Morgan purchased the third parcel OF
real estate, which is known as lot No.
Elm the partition of the estate Of James
Nangilder. for 1915. All of the tracts
sre located in Winfield district.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

PAM Hsgm6rd, ffustee. two lotd 81
barnes Addition p ne eilx q Fall.
mont, s.. Z S 81 ~ n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

II Are, In Fairmont-Mr. and Mrs. B. r.
leiackford, OF Parkersburg, are in the
Eity IN spend Christmas with their
saghter, Mrs. James Edwin Watson,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

Eleanor Ramaac Ill Eleanor, the
Little daughter Of DR., and Mrs. Ches-
key NJ. Ramage, is quite Ill at their
hpsrtrnents in Fairmont Hospital.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

Visitors Here-Mr. and Mrs. Fred
.punning, of Wheeling, formerly OF this
are visitors here today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
ITALIANS THRUST
TEUIONS BACK
THE Pave
Activity On the Italian
Front Has Fallen s
! Off. !.
BUT new THRUST COMING
Germans Will Make One
More Effort Before
Winter Closes In. ~.
(By Associated Press. /,

(By Associated Press.)
ROME, Dec. "a. = Enemy forces
which had crossed the Siave river have
been driven back over the river, the
War office announces.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

II Employed by Fuel Administrator
Mrs. Ruth r. Fatt is now the stenos.
StSpl3er at the office Of the West Vir.
/ iniA fuel administration in the city
bhlatng.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24
EVENTS TONIGHT.

Masonic haII-Crusade Commandery,
/ Knights Templar.
3farcabee hall Protected Home Circle.
ndd Fellows. halI-Daughters Of Re.
skinner building-A. o. u. w.
ieIlemine building - Woodmen Of the
World.
& 81 8. hall- -Fsirmont Council.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-24

Christmas at HospitaI-The nurses
( hf Cook hospital, and Training school
Win have their annual Christmas tree
Eiss evening at eight o'clock at the
1rees' home. A large tree was placed
\ to-day and prettily decorated and will
I kontain numbers of gifts which have
l 3een sent and will be sent to the nurses.
Drunk Fined-Charged with being
drunk. Loftin Willis was before Acting
Mayor Albert ]. Kern at the nine o.
4 clock session of police court this NOR
1 Ming He was arrested at Belview by
} policeman Eckles. At court this morn
ih& hawas fined SIS and was dismissed.
SIackerS Picked up-Charged With
4 having failed to register in compliance
With the selectiye draft Jim Edecko
WIZ arrested by county officer at q
\ nearby mining town on Saturday ev-
entngs Sam Tabesco, an Italian, Of
< M9nongah, was arrested on a similar
charge yesterday by Chief OF Police
Eihdley, of Monongah. Both "slackers"
+ have been Jailed here pending the &C.
ticn Of the federal authorities.
Ready Tor B. & o. 4alt-Between
Ewerty and thirty acceptances have
sneer sent in for the annual ball Of the
BIZ o. Railway Trainmen, which will
be held at Wheeling on Thursday even.
aiis. "a special train will start from
Grafton arriving here at 4 o'clock in
\ the afternoon. The special train on
The return trip will reach Fairmont at
{ k:39s o'clock In the morning,
Marriage lleenses-up to 2 o'clock
Afternoon Cupid had not been busy
4 toF the Christmas season, Deputy
County Clerk Phillips h1ping only is.
N14d two marriage licenses. Those
y Issued were as follows: Scott Jones,
81, Erie, Harrison county, andParline
\ Roden, So. Monongah. both colored:
50l,n Harker. "a and Grace o. Copen,
f6. both Of Fairmont. On Saturday
q kttsrncon q license was issued to Jesse
sebafer "a, MonongHlia county, and
y Rpel9 Curry, 10. Fairview.
peeds Reeorded-up to 2 O'Clock to.
ttxk. g. Martin. County. Clerk, filed
Asse deeds for record: Bird Talking.
!oa cit vir.. to Permetus A. Mercer,
Iset Of 1888 acres in Grant district.
ss9Q: Marcellus N. Names ct ux. to
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-08-21

goniJe, XII je tekom zadnjih treh LET izsrnavo,o
hiZJe III srednJe razrede ter ucinkovala tudi mn
vis1e druzabne krogc V mestih. Zivljenie V me-
stih kot Madrid. Barcelona, Bilbao. Sevilla in Va.
lencia je "a Spance sedaj IN $50 odstotkov droz.
Je, kakor Je bio dine !. augusta 1914. Splosnemu
HVlsanJu cen IA aivila pa nj sledilo sorazmerno M.
visanJe piat. Igodilo Sc ic cello nasprotno. Goto.
.yo Atevilo ~industrii, trgovskih his in delavnic 10
ome]llo operacijc ter skrcilo svoiim usluzbencem
renumeracijc ali place. Vsled tega ie po,tala
splosna revscina naroda, cigar materijalni yiri
so re normaln majhni, Sc veliko vecja vsled raz-
mer, nastalih ma podlagi velikega svetovneea
hoja.
Temeljni vzrOk "a p~oliti6no krizo, V kateri
sc nahaja sedaj Spanija, je iskati v gospodarskem
poiozaJu naroda. Narodni Spanish pregovor. XII 10
bill znan Re OBJ casu Sancha Pane, pravi. da ie vsc
zalOstno, kjer nj psenice. Ma nesre6o pa primani.
kuie srdai po vscm civiliziranem svctu psenice
in tudi drugega zita.
V Spanskem politiSnem problcmu pa pridejo
v postev sc drugi faktorii. Narodnega duia raz.
vienna glcboka agitacija, XII ic odmev in odsev
sosednih konfliktov. TIA prikazcn pa je, kakor
le 20 pri latinskih narOdih navada, polna simpati.
Je all pa globokcga sovraStva. Potion ostrih in
trig. n so sc porodile V naSprotuio6ih 81 poslani.
stvih v Madridu. potion trikov vsake vrste, kate.
re so uporabliali AGENT drugih narodov $ syoio
propaganda, sc %razburia javno nmenie ter provo.
ciraJo velike sovraznosti. Spanska pa resolutno
vstraja pri svoji nevtralnosti. Kljub temu lie opa.
zin. struJe v prid temu ali onemn vojskujocemu
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-08-21

SO narodu i'll tie struje bodo Sc bolj rama jale 70
itak slabo organizirane politiGne stranke.
Gotovi povlsni in neodkriti opazovalci spap.
sKega Javnega mmenja glede ma evropsko yoino
so ugotovlh dive glavni stranki, MANFRED ..leyico',
IN "desnico' Prva sc baje zavzema "a zavezni.
Ike, docim Je dIuga "a NemGijo. Med konseryat;v.
cl Je naJti skupino odlicnih oseb, XII simpatizira 10
u Zavcznlki. TAX je ma primer vojvoda Alba. XII
prfpada naJstarejscmu in ''najGistejsemu'' plem-
StV": Ma drrgi strani, v veliki radikalni skupini.
pa Je velika fakciia, katcro vodi republikanec
Rodrigo Soriano, XII Sc javno zavzcma "a central.
ne ZaveZnikc.
Ne more sc %zanikati, da je re dolgo casa pre.
vIadovala V Spaniji celia po novem sistemu Wade
La zelJa pa le postaiala cd dine do dine boil siIna
10 III vprasanje zgolj osebne izpremembe rezins
temvee pretvorjenie narodnega eksistenGnepa ma.
crta. ma
Ia du>Hvna napetost pOvzroGa veliko odpor.
most prot vsukemu kabinetu. Oficielna de;sn;s
V!ade SC S~prcJemajo $ fatalizmom in pesimizmom
M Je znacilen "a politi6no sodbo Spancev $ stall.
sea predsodkov.
Posledica tega je, da pridejo v oficielne sfer.
nckompetentni ljudje, XII postanejo ministr;
klJnb nIlh pomanjkanju izurjenosti in izlkuSr;e
10 pa povzroca ~politicno korupcijo.
Armada le v vsakem slucajn vedno sol;dno
IN loJalno %podpirala kralja Alfonza. Men; Sost,
NIX, ki so patriOticni in nesebicni. so ostoI; "a
Roin sedanje Wade nepristranski in neokuzen; I'D
Poii'lchih spIetk. u ozirom ma mednarodni kon.
(kOnec ma 6. strani.)
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-08-21
POlOzaj "

docim Sc je ma presenetljiv naein mnozil tudi i'm.
port, posebno IL Nemcije. I'll faktorji spanske
trgOvske bilance pa Sc MISC lie iztrebili, temyee so
noyi in nepricakovani udarci zatemnell obzorje
Anglia, Francija, Italia, Scandinavia, Svica.
Holandska in Belgija, katere dezele so bile vse
vazne IA SpanskO trgovino, so privedle $ svoio
ornejitvijo nakupov YES polozaj do trasiGnega vi.
Ska.
Zivljenjska sila, e~nerzija in zmcznost prila.
goditve, ki je lastna spanskemu narodu, pa so u
spesno prestale to strasno ~izkuSnjo. Vsled 30.
manjkanja tekmovanja so nastalc move industri.
Je. Zgradile so Sc move tvornice IA produkciio
predmetov, XII 80 bill dotedaj neznani V Spaniji.
q emo beSedo, - YES narodni indrstriialni sistem
Sc je uspesno prilagodil prevladajocim razme.
ram. Fosledica tega pa je bila, da je postal do
maei trg &c dC'ti motan, da zadosti domaGim N.
htevam trgovske aktivnosti. To je seveda preccj
~olajsajo nGpetost pOlozaja.
kljub tenn pa Sc je polcg te fazr narodnega
razvoja pojavila kriza glede zivil, XII jc legla ka.
kor velikanska mora ma Spanski narod. Kot nor.
nnalna ~posledica izredno velikega izvoza V dezele
zaveznikOv, zlasti kar Sc tite ,urOvin. XII sc prido.
dobivajo V Spaniii, SC ic pojavilo postopno dvi.
GAME cen "a wa zivila. Zaloge psenice so Sc pred
easno izcrpale in STEER vsled izvoza IL donna 9Th
skladisc in spanska vlada je morala kupiti ma svoj
lastni racun vcliko mnOzino zita V Zdruzenh dr..
zavuCl in Argentiniji, da unici s tenn stremljenjc
monopolistov.
TAX polozai XII je podoben krizam v drugih
dezelah, je ma Spanskem se hujsi zaradi Dodge a.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-08-21

re dolgo prihajajo il Spanije poroGila, XII ka-
iselo, ola je notranji polozaj tie dezele zelo razro-
van, in &c bi nenadoma dobili vest, da je izbruil-
Mia revoluciia in padla monarhiia, ne hi bilo to
mic posebno presenetljivega. Vlada v Madridu Sc
Je paG vedno trudila. da hi zmanisala vaznost We
sti o nemirih in navadno Jill je cello zanikavala.
Stem pa vendar nj mOgla svetu nasuti peska v
oci. IL Spanije prihajajo6i potniki so povedali
vsaJ dober kos resnice, padec liberalnega mini
strstva Romanones, M Cigar mesto je prSel kon.
servativec Dato, je pOkazal, da mora ia izprc-
memba imeti mnogo globOkejss vzroke. 10 so hi.
le nato cello ustavne garancije po vsej dezeli sill.
spendirane, je bilo jashO, da je V deEeli zopet 81.
banje, XII mora biti revolucionarnemu zelo sorod-
no. '..
Takih reel nj nikdar brez eospodarsk;i vzro.
kOv. Tudi ma Spanskem so in nj Jill ~pretezko raz.
krfti. Razmere osvetljuje neko poro6ilo, XII pri-
poveduje slede6e:
Tezavni polozaj "a narodno eksistenco, v ka-
terem sc nahajajo vsi ~nevtrani narodi vsled sve-
tovne vojne, je pa Spanskem Sc veliko boil resen,
zemliepisni polozaj Tberskega %polOtoka. Loce-
ia lie 2 ~gorskimi vrhovi Pirenej cd pozoriSca vol.
ne, le trpela Spaniia kakor Italia pred vstcnonl
v.vojno vse ekonOmske kazni in nuke, katerih so
bill delezni vojskujoSi Sc narodi sami. Odkar so
sc pricele sovraznOsti, je bill brutalno oniajan go
s~podarski sistem Spanije.
Russia, NemGiia, Archaeological in cello Tnr-
ciia so predstavljale vazna iavna trziS6a "a SPAN
ske l~vazalce, katerih trgovina Sc je nitro sirila.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-01
BODY OF STUDY
BROUGHT HERE

The body of ]. N. Study. superin-
tendeut of the Fort Wayne schools,
who died Wednesday, was brought to
Richmond from Fort Wayne, late Fri
day afternoon, accompanied by mem
bers of the family and an escort Of
knights Templar and committee rep
resenting the school teachers of Fort
Wayne.
Members of Richmond commandery
Knights Templar were at the station
to meet the body which was taken to
the undertaking parlors of Wilson,
Pohlmeyer & Downing.
A large number of Richmond people
called to view the body of the educator
last night and this morning. There
were many beautiful floral tributes
The funeral services were held in Fort
Wayne yesterday morning being con-
Quoted by the Masonic bodies, the i'm
pressive ritual of the 33d degree, of
which Mr.. Study was a member, being
used
This morning at 1920 the funeral
party went to Hagerstown where the
burial took place this afternoon. Pail
bearers were members of Richmond
commander
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-01
FRENCH STRIKE SHARP BLOW
AT CROWN PRINCE AT A|SNE

repulse of three counter attacks is re-
ported. The French took $50 prison
ers.
The attack followed a week of al
most total inactivity on the French
front, except for small operations,
such as French raids and minor
thrusts. The British have likewise
been abstaining from the initiation of
any major movement. but there are
signs in the increase of the artillery
fire on the Flanders front that re-
newal of more active operations by
General Haig may not be far distant.
Still At Austrians.
Later advices from the Italian front
showed General Cadorna again ham
mering at the Austrian line at select
ed points and gradually improving his
position.
This improvement was effected both
to the south in the direction of Triest
and on the northern front Of the at
tack in the region of Gorilla.
The Italian line in their new posi-
tons now appear to be firmly organic
ed in preparation for whatever furth-
er movement General Cordana has in
mind
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-01
May PUT PLANT
WEST OF TOWN

The price of s1775 set by the city
on it's five-acre tract on Newmans
Hill is exorbitant and the Indiana
Portland Cement company does not
want the land at that price, according
to Gath Freeman, the company's local
representative.
Options on another site west of the
city are held by the company, and it
is probable that this site will be chosen
If the city does not come down, said
Freeman, Saturday morning.
The Newman's Hill site is not ideal
for the company's home, as the shale
would only provide raw material for
cement for six or eight years.
The ground for the company's big
plant has not been finally chosen. and
it may be ON Newmans Hill. l.1but not
if the city demands $1775 for the
ground.
Property owners on the hill have
agreed to take 5000 an acre for their
land, and in one case this included a
house and lot, while the city wants
more than $3.50 an acre for their five
acre tract.
IF the land is not worth $1775 to the
cement company, it isn't worth any
thing" said a city official, when told
of the company's attitude.