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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
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A full text of Germany's answer to
Pope Benedict's peace note shows the
German government expressing deep
appreciation Of the Papal effort to
bring about peace and as greeting
with special sympathy the leading
idea of the peace appeal embodying
the Papal conviction that the mate
rial power of arms must be suppress
ed by the moral power of right"
Nothing approaching a definite idea
OF what Germany's terms would be
were a peace conference called is con-
tanned in the note
Haig Holds Line
In the field of hostilities the Brit
ish campaign in Flanders also COM
mands widespread interest at the mo-
ment. Today's reports shows Gen
eral Haig to be holding fast to all
the valuable ground he gained in the
great attack of Thursday in the face
OF most persistent German counter at
tacks. The Germans heavily increas-
ed their losses in these efforts, the
British official statement notes, but
failed to achieve any compensating
gains.
The only point at which the teu-
tonic thrusts were even temporarily
successful was east of ST. Julien and
here the Germans were Immediately
driven out Of the small section of
ground they had penetrated
Three counter attacks In all were
delivered last evening by the Germans
but apparently they had become ex-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
RECORD CROWD
AT CLOSING DAY
OF HORSE SHOW
5000 Throng Streets Of Hag-
erstown-Comical Parade
Tonight.

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Sept %
Ideal fall weather contributed to the
success of the closing day of the
Hagerstown horse show.
A crowd, estimated at 5000, crowd
ed the streets of the city during the
day. This was the largest crowd which
ever attended the show
w. H. Baker, of indianapolis, horse
judge, was forced to call on other
judges to help him select the champ
ion horse show stallion because of the
excellence of the showing.
Mrs. Frank Whitesell praised un-
qualifiedly the domestic science, home
economics, farm and garden exhibits
ComicaI Parade Tonight.
One of the big features of the clos
ing hours of the show will be the
comical parade this evening. Uniform
ed lodgemen will march, including the
knights of Pythias, Uniformed Rank
Odd Fellows and Redmen.
A spirited driving contest aroused
interest today. The mems turnout
prize was won by Chester .Lucke, first;
L. B. Davis, second; Bert Souders,
third 81
Mems with lady by side contest was
won by L. B. Davis and lady; Bert
Souders and lady, second.
In the women's turnout Miss Day
was first; Shirley Stonecipher, second,
and Edith Locke, third.
The women's riding contest was won
by Elsie Thornburg, first; Miss Day,
second; Mrs. Albert Hindman, third.
80 Take Part.
Elsie Thornburg and Norris Soud-
er won first in the women's and
mems riding contest; Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Hindman, second; Miss Day and
Paul Wigan, third There were 32
competitions in this event.
Merit w. Grills, scoutmaster, and his
Boy Scout troops gave a first aid and
ambulance demonstration Friday eve-
ming before the grandstand
The Red Cross chapter, led by Mrs.
A. R. Jones, passed in parade also Fri
day evening, A fund of $5142 was col
lected for the chapter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
$4,000 PLEDGED
FOR MISSIONS

The Indiana Yearly Meeting of
Friends, In session at the East Main
Street Friends church, late Friday
afternoon pledged $4,000 for foreign
mission work. following the speech of
Charles M. Woodman, pastor of the
West Richmond Friends church
There are approximately 10000
Friends in the Indiana Yearly Meeting.
The amount pledged for foreign miss.
ions was agreed upon by rising vote
Of the delegates.
Last year the church gave between
fifty and seventy-five cents per capita,
it is estimated. It is hoped to double
that amount this year.
In many meetings members are sub
scribing 81 per capita according to DR.
Charles Tebbetts, secretary of the
American Friends Board of Foreign
Missions, said: It is hoped to grad
ually bring the members of the Indiana
Meeting upward in contributing to
Christian work in foreign lands
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
EYES OF WORLD
Are ON FRIENDS
SAYS WO0DMAN
Richmond Pastor Says
Church is on Pedestal as
Result of War. FL

Rev. Charles M. Woodman, in an
address before the Indiana Yearly
Meeting, declared that if the peace
activity of the church is not for the
purpose of bringing everyone into the
Kingdom of God, they might as well
stop where they are
Rev. Mr.. Woodman is the pastor Of
the West Richmond Friends church.
Nip the bud of militarism before it
blooms by sowing the seeds of the
universal brotherhood of man." he
said. Then will peace be advanced
for there can be no more wars"
Friends on Pedestal.
Rev. Mr.. Woodman said that the
Friends today are ON a pedestal They
are being watched as they never were
watched before, perhaps since the days
of George Fox. The reason for this is
the exemption clause in the selective-
service law he said
What are Friends going to sacri-
fice?" is being asked everywhere, he
said
He declared that the sacrifices of the
Friends would be as great as those of
others, although few will fight in the
trenches. Most Of them will be work
Ing in reconstruction units, relieving
suffering instead of causing suffering.
1T is the duty OF the church of
Jesus to face this most awful hour of
the worlds history with a word of
cheer ard move on to victory" he said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
WORLD
RALLY PLANNED

An international conference of Qua
kers will be held at the close of the
war, and delegates will be sent from
the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends.
committee consisting of DR.. o. N.
Huff, Mary ]. Overman, l.. ]. Wood
ward and Emma Unthank, has been
appointed to nominate ten Friends
from the Indiana meeting to attend
the conference if it is held before
next years meeting of Friends within
the jurisdiction of the Indiana Year
1y Meeting.
The conference will be for the pur
pose of considering and reinstating
the testimony of the Society of Friends
regarding the war and international
relations generally" Methods of up-
holding that testimony also will be
considered, If the conference is held,
pertaining to the social and industrial
life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22

Germany sought within her nation
al frontier the free development Of her
spiritual and material possessions and
outside the imperial territory unhin-
dered competition with nations enjoy
ing equal rights and equal esteem.
The free play Of forces in the world In
peaceable wrestling with one another
would lead to the highest perfecting of
the noblest human possessions. Dis
astrous concatenation of events in the
year 1914 absolutely broke Off all hope
formed Europe into a bloody battle
arena.
"Appreciating the Importance of his
holiness declaration the imperial gov
eminent has not failed to submit the
suggestion contained therein to earn
est and scrupulous examination
Special measures which the govern
ment has taken in closest contact with
representatives of the German people,
for discussing and answering the ques-
tons raised prove how earnest 1t de-
sires, in accordance with his holiness
desires, and the peace resolution of
the reichstag on July 10, to find
practical basis for just and lasting
peace.
The imperial government greets
with special sympathy the leading idea
of the peace appeal wherein his hoH-
ness clearly expresses the conviction
that in the future the material power
OF right. We are also convinced that
the sick body Of human society can be
healed only by fortifying its moral
strength of right. From this would
follow. according to his holiness view,
the simultaneous diminution of the
armed forces Of all states and the In
stitution of obligatory arbitration for
disputes.
I'VE share his holiness view that
definite rules and a certain safeguard
for simultaneous and reciprocal linn
itation Of armaments on land, on sea
and in the air, as we'll as for the true
freedom Of the community and high
seas, are the things. in treating which
the new spirit that in the future should
prevail in International relations,
should find first hopeful expression.
The task would then OF itself arise to
decide international differences of
opinion, not by the use of armed forces
but by peaceful methods, especially by
arbitration, whose high peace produc-
ing effect we together with his holi-
ness fully recognize.
The imperial government will In
this respect support every proposal
complatable with the vital interest of
the German empire and people.
Germany, owing to her geographi-
cal situation and economic require
CONTINUED On Page NIne.J
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Text of Rulers Replies

The text OF replies of the Teutonic
emperors to the Pope's peace propos.
ais are given and Kaiser Wilhelm's
answer as follows:
Herr Cardinal: Your Emfnence
has been good enough, together with
your letter of August 2, to transmit to
the Kaiser and King, my most gra,
cieus master, the note of His Holiness,
the Pope, in which His Holiness, filled
with grief at the 'devastations of the
world war, makes an emphatic peace
appeal to the heads of the belligerent
peoples.
THE Kaiser-King has deigned to ac-
quaint me with Your Eminences let
ter and to entrust the reply to me.
His Majesty has been following for
a considerable time with high respect
and sincere gratitude His Holtness's
efforts in spirit of true impartiality
to alleviate as far as possible the suf-
ferings of the war and to hasten the
end of hostilities.
The Kaiser sees in the latest step
of His Holiness fresh proof of his no.
BILE and human feelings and cherishes
lively desire that for the benefit of
the entire world the Papal appeal may
meet with success"
Emperor Charles reply follows:
The effort of Pope Benedict is to
pave the way to an understanding
amongst all peoples, and might more
surely reckon on sympathetic recep-
t1on and the whole-hearted support
from his majesty, seeing that the
kaiser, since taking over the govern
ment, has regarded it as his principal
and most sacred task to preserve the
blessings of peace for the German peo-
pie and the world In his first speech
from the throne at the opening of the
German reichstag on June %, 1888, the
kaiser promised that his love of the
German army and his position toward
it should never lead him into the
temptation to cut short the benefits of
peace, unless war we're a necessity
forced on us by an attack on the en-
p1re Of its allies. The German army
should safeguard peace for us, and
should peace nevertheless be broken, 1t
would be in position to win it with
honor. The kaiser has, by his acts.
the promise he then made in
tWenty-six years of happy reign, de-
spite provocatlons and temptations.
in the crisis which led to the pres
ent world conflagration, his majesty's
efforts were up to the last moment di-
rected toward settling the conflict by
peaceful means. After the war had
broken out, against his wish and de-
sire, the kaiser, in conjunction with his
high allies, was the first solemnly to
declare his readiness to enter into
peace negotiations The German peo.
pie supported his majesty in his keen
desire for peace.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
VICIOUS JABS OF FOE FAIL
TO SHAKE HOLD OF BRITISH

hausted by the failure Of the first two
efforts. for the third attack, made
east of Langemarck did not have to
be faced by the British infantry, the
artillery alone being able to cope with
It.
Foe Gets New Energy
New energy seems impaired to the
Germans during the night probably
by the bringing up of French forces,
for heavy fighting was reported this
morning in the vicinity of Tower
Hamlets, where the German resist
ance from the first has been most
desperate.
The British left held fast under this
attack, but there was uncertainty in
the early .advices as to the situation
OF the right In this sector.
Another phase of the entente cam
paign against German held Belgium
territory had development today in
a British naval attck on Ostend.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
DRAFTED FRIENDS
TOLD CHURCH PLAN

Young Quakers, selected for military
service, were told the steps their
church Is taking for having them as
signed to reconstruction units being
organized by Friends at a meeting at
the East Main Street Friends church
late Saturday afternoon.
While there are approximately g.
600 young Friends, within the jurisdic-
ton Of the Indiana Yearly Meeting.
eligible for military service, between
250 and 800 are affected by the pres
ent draft, it is estimated.
Tom Jones, field secretary of the
young Friends board, was due to talk
to the men. The meeting was in charge
of Walter C. Woodward, general SEQ
retary Of the Friends In America.
Ancil E. Ratlfff, presiding clerk OF
the Yearly Meeting, George Leyering
and Walter c. Woodward are on q !.
committee appointed to "act In care
of conscripted Friends Whenever the
occasion may require
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
High School Pupils
to Vote on Fauorite
Canuas at Exhibit

Which picture in the present exhibit
at the high school do seniors like
best. and which one appeals to the
freshmen? These questions will be
answered at chapel exercises at the
high school next Friday.
Principal Bentley has introduced a
new plan of studying and appreciating
art He announced to the students
Friday morning that each of the four
classes would select their favorite pic
ture next week. During the coming
week the students are urged to go to
the rooms, study the picture, and then
vote by classes next Friday.
Il am interested to see which an
peals to the different classes" Bent
ley said.
He plans to have the boys and girls
vote separately and see what their
tastes are. The art rooms are omen
each morning and afternoon and all
high school pupils will be given the on
portunity of studying the paintings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
POSITION OF
AMERICA IS
UNCHANGED
BY REPLIES,
Scrutiny of Notes From Kais-
er Fails to Reveal Basis for
Peace Settlement, It is m-
timated.
LANSING is SILENT

WASHINGTON, Sept 22-rhs re-
plies made by Germany and Austrta.
to Pope Benedict's peace proposal con-
tains nothing that will In any way alt-
er the position Of the United States a.
outlined in President Wilson's reply to
the Pope.
The replies as received here by
Associated Press dispatches were
closely studied today by an officials
and diplomats here who gave tndica-
uons that they were little less than
had been expected.
Nothing is Disclosed.
First examination Of the repliea. Of.
flcials thought, failed to disclose any.
thing In the nature of terms which
would afford basis for discussion.
Secretary Lansing authorized no
quotation Of any opinion for the GOV
ernment. but 1t was clearly indicated, ,
at the state department that such con-
s1deration as had been given to the re-
plies had failed to develop any reas-
on for any alteration Of the aims or
intentions Of this government either!
In the conduct Of the war or in any
peace adjustment that may be under.
taken later. es
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Petrograds Exciting
Someruille Writes

L. A. Schwan has received a letter
from j. ]. Somerville who is in Petro.
grad. Russia. He was formerly boys
secretary at the Y. M. C. AJhere and
is doing similar work in Russia.
Our work has been going WE'LL" he
writes, "and as good as could be ex.
pected. We have been doing some
work for soldiers and officers 1t is
an exciting place to live in and the
changes are SO rapid that one can
scarcely keep up with them. We are
all right and have not stopped any bull
lets yet, but they have done some
close hitting"
Somerville sent the letter by friend
who he said was going by way of
China. The letter was mailed from
British Columbia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Committees Named
at Yearly Meeting

The following committees OF the Ind,
lana Yearly Meeting Of Friends were.
appointed:
Bible school committee, their term
to expire IN 1902. Deborah Edwards,
Grant City, Ind: C1arkson Gates,
Greentown; Clara B. Hunt, Amboy.
Ind. Committee on the joint confer
ence Of ministers and workers, Zeno
H Doan, Knightstown; Alexander C.
Prdy,r Of Earlham college,; Carl NIL
Ter, Lynn. Committee on program,
William J. Sayers, Mmcie: Peter w.
Raidabaugh. Roy II. Woolam, Spice
land; Ida Parker, Richmond; Esther
Cook. New Castle; Leora Bogue. Fair.
mount.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
POLICIES GIVEN
OUT BY LONTz

Insurance policies Of $500 each were
distributed to each of the $50 en-
ployes of the F. and N. Lawn Mower
company arld the Richmond Malleable
Castings company Saturday, by John
NJ. Lontz, president of the companies.
Lontz is the first manufacturer in
Richmond who has taken out insur-
ance policies for his employees. The
policy is made without regard to age
or state of health. It increases 800
each year until it reaches $1,000.
The New York Metropoliton Life In
surance company, which has under
written the men, has agreed to send
bulletins to employees in regard to
health.
Lontz says that one policy already
has been paid The policies were
signed July 20 and one of the en-
ployes, Fred Juell, died July 21. His
widow received her $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
"Hypocritical Claptraps" is Way
London Paper Regards Replies

LONDON, Sept 22.-The incomplete
parts of the reply of Germany and
Austria to Pope Benedict's peace plea,
which arrived before press time are
given prominence by the morning
newspapers Owing to the lateness of
their receipt, however, only two or
three papers commented on them in
the editorial columns.
The tenor Of the headlines, however,
reflects the British attitude, one paper
captionfng the documents as "hypo-
critical claptraps from Berlin and
Vienna"
The Daily Mail characterizes the
Austrian reply as "a vague document"
and comments on "the new mover in
the peace plot" in which 1t says: eve
are told that the German governments
are arranging terms with the pope and
the government Of Spain =
The allies peace conditions stand on
record. Germany has not as yet, the
slightest intention of accepting them
From them the allies will
never recede."
Wilson Must Be Undeceived.
The Graphic declares: Since no
high expectations were felt in this
country upon the answer the central
powers would make to the pope, there
can be no disappointment at the trems
OF the documents which reached Lon
don last night. Meanwhile, President
Wilson must surely be disillusioned.
as to the distinction between the Ger
man government and the German
people. The real hope of the
allies does NOT lie in divjdod Har
man, nor in papal notes but in relent-
less blows on the German armies
such as Sir Douglas Haid has just de-
livered."
The Chronicle says that it is i'm
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
SUFFRAG|STS TO
CONTINUE WORK

In spite of the recent decision of a
Marion county judge in regard to par
tial suffrage, Richmond suffragists are
still hopeful.
In a communication received here
from Mrs. Edwards, state president of
the Woman's Franchise League she
says there is still hopes for the partial
suffrage law
She explains that higher court may
reverse the decision rendered by the
Marion county Judge. A similar thing
was done in the state OF Illinois, she
says.
Women are assured they may vote
for President for none of the state
courts can take away that right. The
United States Supreme court has so
ruled.
The Franchise League here will con-
tinue its work this winter as usual.
1t will make special effort OF
strengthen interest in suffrage A
president, to take the place of Miss
Florence King who is in BLOOMINGTON.
will be elected soon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
SOLONS ARE
ACCUSED IN.
BERNST ORFF
DISCLOSURE
Congressman Charge Their
Colleagues as Suspicious
on FloorSay Coin
Changed Hands.
TWO INQUIRIES SEEN

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22-One and
possibly two congressional investiga
tions will follow the Count Won Bern,
storff disclosures. Today, Senate
leaders indicated the upper branch
would inquire into the $4,000 "yel
low dog" fund Bernstorff asked from
Berlin.
Chairman Flood Of the house for
eign affairs committee declared today
after conferring with Secretary Ian.
sing that he thought there probably
would be house investigation OF
Count Won Bernstorff's plan to influ-
ence Congress by spending $4,000 as
revealed In his dispatches to Berlin
Congressman Denounced.
Congressman were denounced on
the floor today as Suspicious" Bitter
resentment drove members to make
statements Of the most vicious kind
against other members It was as.
serted openly by some members that
they believed their colleagues had re.
ceived German money.
Representative Tom Heflin, of Ala
bama, brought matters to head late
yesterday afternoon with a stirring
speech in which he called upon the
Congress to purge itself Of the slur
cast upon it.
Il don't know what members Of Con-
gress have been influenced" he de-
clared. IF I were permitted to ex-
press my opinion l could name 13 or
IA men in the two bodies who, in my
judgment, have acted in suspicious
fashion.
I'VE are at war with the most des-
perate brute force that ever appeared
upon the earth, and we must act as If
we are at war. We must not permit
members Of Congress to do things
that are not in keeping with the big
gest and best interests of our coun-
try when we are at war.
Won Bernstorff said he was pro-
ceeding to do what? To use the
$4,000. For what purpose? To influ-
ence the Congress of the United
States. Where was the money spent?
Whose pocket did it reach?
Asks for Inquiry.
Il must admit that the conduct of
some that I know has been suspicious
and I want to say in conclusion as a.
member of this Congress, repudiate
the insult. The few who have acted
suspiciously. in my mind, l have no
word for. They have my supremest
contempt and deserve the contempt OF
the American people
In the name Of the Congress and
the honor of my country l ask for an
Investigation Of the charges OF Won
Benstorff in order to see who is cor
rupt in this matter"
Congressman generally declared
they had been flooded by German prop
aganda kilograms, but that they had
made no effort to trace the messages
to see who was responsible. Few of
the leaders, such at Kitehin, Ferris.
Burnett and others. would say that
anything more subtle than telegrams
had been tried.
Fess, Of Ohio, and Howard, of Geor.
gia, both declared the German prop.
aganda worked directly, with money
changing hands and reaching Govern
ment officials.
II can point to the men In this
House who. I believe, received mon
ey," declared Howard. Their actions
certainly indicate it. and they GER
tainly are more prosperous now than
they have ever been.'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Plans Approved For
Three New Bridges

Plans were approved and bids adver-
tised for three new bridges and the
repair of one other, as well as the ap-
proaches to two bridges in Wayne
county by the county commissioners
Saturday.
The bridges to be built are the Glenn
ents bridge, in Greene township, the
Arlington bridge just outside of Abing-
ton, and the Harter bridge in Dalton
township, while the Beeson bridge in
Jackson township is to be repaired
and the approaches to Sherry and Nc
Grew bridges will be rebuilt.