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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24

Apparently the Bulgarians were not
ehle to hold the ground on the north
side of the southern estuary of the
Danube. north of Tultcha in Dobrud-
IA. occupation of which was announc-
ed IN Yesterdays German army head
quarters report. Today's statement
while somewhat ambiguously worded,
Indicates withdrawal OF the Bull
carians 10 their former position on
the southern side Of the estuary. the
movement is the only important one
that has occurred in the Roumanian
campaign so far as shown by the
Berlin report.
Extreme cold weather is interfering
with operat ations in the Moldavian
mountain regions.
Riqa Draws Attention
Attention again is turned 10 the
Riga region on the northern end OF
the Russian front. where a renewal
of the fifhting is reported by Berlin.
This was forecasted by yesterdays
announcement Of the resumption OF
entente artillery Are in that region.
The Berlin account Of the progress OF
the fighting simply declares that 1t
took a course favorable to the Ger.
mans
A Petrograd dispatch admits that
the Germans forced the Russian line
back mile and a. half in this region.
Activities Are Pronounced
On the Frarko-Belgian front the
pronounced activities Of raiding de-
tachments Is being continued The
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
BILLY SUNDAY
TACTICS BARRED
AT REVEALS

Trail.hitting la Billy Sunday will
during the two weeks evangelistic
campaign, which starts next Sunday
under direction of the Federation OF
Churches.
Appeals for converts will be made
at the close OF services, pastors an
nounced today, but there will be no
sensational exhortations to hit the
trial"
Services will be held in nine
churches, according to Secretary Ellis
M. Learner Systematic canvasses,
based upon the recent survey taken by
the church federation. will be made
by these nine and seven others.
Friends Hold Joint Service.
Conversations Of the East Main
Street, South Eighth Street and West
Richmond Friends churches will unite
IN a series of services, holding one
week in each meeting house. The pas
tors will preach
Grace Methodist church will hold
two weeks services. The first week
will be featured as Win-My-C -Chum
Week. First and Third Methodist will
hold two weeks services also. supple.
mented at First church by canvass
Of adherents.
An evangelist will be used by only
one church, Second Presbyterian. Rev.
DR.. Charles L. Herald. of Oxford, Ohio,
will conduct services in this church
for two weeks. First Presbyterian
church is planning two weeks OF
special services as is Central Chris
tian.
Churches which will conduct can
vass but are not planning for evange-
iistic meetings are: First Baptist,
First Christian, ST. Pauls and First
and Second English Lutheran, United
Brethren and Reid Memorial.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
jESSUP TELLS OF FEES OF $500
RECEIVED FOR FILING PETITIONS
UNDER TRREE-M|LE.RoAD Law

road law affords too great a leeway for
abuses and extravagnce He asserted
that road building in Wayne township
of Wayne county in one instance cost
on an average of $17,500 mile and
that often roads improved under the
law became defective long before the
bonds issued had been liquidated by
the county He declared that the righs
Of petition was being abused.
Wilfred Jessup spoke in support of
the present law and disputed state
ments made by NJ. E. Mason. Jessup,
in answer to questions by Chairman
Mendenhall, admitted that he had sub
mitted all petitions for road construct
ion that have been filed in Wayne
county with two exceptions and that
he had been paid fees of from 800 to
$500, and that like commissions had
been allowed by the county commiss-
ioners for stretches of the same road
that were being constructed in sec
tiOnS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
FRED kennedy
FILES PETITION
: : TN BANKRUPTCY

Included in the list of assets filed by
Fred Kennedy. owner of a jewelry
store 526 Main street, in bankruptcy
petition, are "one chair, wearing ap
parel and one scarf pin"
The bankruptcy petition was filed
in the federal court at Indianapolis yes
terday.
Kennedy gives his liabilities as
s10,40S.92 and his assets as S6,239 98
It is understood. that several of his
creditors are Richmond business con
Germs. The Kennedy store was not
opened for business this morning. D
c. Harlan. attorney for Kennedy, said
today that no receiver had been ap.
pointed for the business as yet.
Harlan added that Kennedy had suf
fered business reverses for the past
year. This is the first business failure
in the city this year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
NORTH END WANTS
WHITE way TOO;
TO FILE PETITION

It was learned today that business
concerns located on Fort Wayne ave
nue., between North D and North
Eighth streets, on North E street, be-
tween North Eighth and North
Twelfth streets, and North Eighth
streets between North D and North
E streets. are considering the circula-
tion of a petition for the installation
of white way" lighting system SIM
liar to the one just placed in operation
in the central business district.
The work of putting through this
improvement will probably be under
taken by the wholesalers and manu-
facturers sections of the Commercial
club.
Business mer in the jobbing district
Of the north end believe an ornamental
lighting system will not only benefit
them but will also provide splendid
advertisement for the city as thou-
sands of people pass daily through
that part of Richmond on Pennsyl-
vania trains.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
Whitewater SCHOOL PUPILS
CARRY H0N0RS FOR COUNTY

Lewetta Pogue and Maurice Hin
shaw, pupils in the Whitewater high
school, Franklin township. are the
honor pupils of Wayne county schools
Their average examination grades fol
the first term of the present school
year we're 993 percent. This is an
unusually high average.
The highest average examination
grade made in the eighth year of the
grammar schools of the county was
SO 81 per cent. John Shroyer OF
school number one in jackson town
ship, Miss Mabel Rothermel, is the
honor grammar school pupil.
Whitewater schools have for the last
few years established good scholar
ship records and have many times led
the county. George Rank is superin-
tendent.
Although the final examination
which was submitted to all the schools
in the county at the end Of the fail
term by Superintendent. Williams was
considered y to be unusually hard by
school authorities, very small per-
cent of the pupils failed-less than five
percent There was an unusual num-
Der of high grades. The county super
intendent takes this to mean that the
teachers of Wayne county are doing
good work All schools in the county,
excepting Richmond, are included In
the list following:
For High Schools
Arlington Township - First year,
Esther Caskey, 90; second year, Ber-
nice Dye, Sc.
Boston Township-First year, Gla.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
.FINlY GRAY LEADS
Lame DUCK REVOLT
AGAINST MARSHALL

Congressman Finly Gray is one Of
the leaders in a minor revolt staged
by defeated Democratic members of
the Indiana delegation against Vice
president Marshall in his new role as
sole patronage dispenser for districts
to be represented by Republicans.
The revolt was caused by the vice
PRESIDENTS announced willingness to
take over responsibility for all ap-
pointments in districts to be repre-
sented by Republicans after March T.
The revolters may take an appeal
to President Wilson. They seek to
control the places in their districts
upon the claim they are leaders of
the party and are in close touch with
the situation in their respective baili-
wicks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24

Hayden, 1889 Parke avenue, this
morning, where short funeral services
will be held tomorrow morning at
$3.50 o'clock after which the body
will be taken to the family residence
at Albion, Indiana, for services Friday
Afternoon at o'clock, to be in charge
Of the Knights Templars.
Senator Reseer motioned that the
Governors message and the action in
the Senate in reference to Senator
Green's death be placed upon the
journal after which pursuant to Sen
ator Robinson's motion that the SEN
ate ''do thus revere the memory of a
distinguished citizen and patriot, and
adjourn the days business ended"
In the House Representative Bar
tells measure providing that city and
towns be given authority to purchase
public utilities and issue bonds there
for was postponed indefinitely.
After routine business and appoint
ments of the committee to draft
memorial resolution for Senator
Green the House adjourned until to-
morrow morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
GIRLS TESTIMONY
BRINGS INDICTMENT
AGAINST SklOONiST

Clarence Corey, proprietor Of sa-
loon on North Ninth street, was ar
rested today on an indictment return
ed by the grand jury, charging him
with selling liquor to a minor girl
Fay Siebert, II years old. furnished
evidence against Corey.
He as released this afternoon on
$500 bond.
The Siebert girl testified against
Frank E. Mccoy about a week ago,
her testimony causing his indictment
on the same charge. She served a
sentence several weeks ago on a
charge of intoxication.
Richard Nienan. treasurer Of the
Iron Molders' union, was arrested on
an indictment charging embezzlement
of union funds, aggregating about
5000. A former treasurer of the local,
whom he succeeded, was found guilty
cf embezzlement.
Two other indictments were return
ed today, making total Of 20.
Coroner Morrow testified this morn
in concerning the j. Valentine Kauf-
man case. He explained to the jury
that he knew of the apparent murder
and suicide in the Kaufman home and
their relation to the letters, alleged to
be missing, which would clear up the
circumstances.
Investigation of the missing letter
case was completed this afternoon Of
the principal witness. Mrs. Manzella
Conway, Cambridge City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24

BERLIN, Jan. "a, by wireless to
SayviIle-Six entente airplanes were
shot down yesterday on the western
front, the war Office announces. The
oficitl report from the Franco-Bel-
gian war theatre is as follows:
"The weather was frosty and ex-
ceptionally bright yesterday. Over
most of the front the fighting was
moderately active. Aviators took ad-
vantage of favorable conditions for
observation In the course of numer-
Gus aerial engagements and as re-
suit of our defensive fire the enemy
lost six airplanes."
Official announcement of North
Sea engagement follows:
in the course of an enterprise un-
dertaken by portion of our Destroy
er forces an engagement occurred
early in the morning of January 90
with British naval forces. One en-
emy destroyer was sunk during the
night. After the engagement a Sec
ond was observed by our airplanes to
be in a sinking condition.
"One of our torpedo boats which
was in distress owing to damage sus-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
CLUB TO CONSIDER
HEALTH MEASURE

Richmond's part in helping to put
through the full-time health bill will be
outlined fully at meeting of the pub.
lie health committee Of the Commerc.
ial club in the club rooms tomorrow
afternoon at 4: 80 o'clock.
The bill was considered by the house
committee of the legislature yesterday
afternoon.
Further statistics in support Of the
measure were received from DR.. Hurry
this morning.
Plans for instituting the county tu-
berculosis hospital also will be consid-
cred at this meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
SOLONS MOURN THE DEATH OF COL ,EAGIJE
GOODRICH URGES SENATE TO Make
MEMORIAL TO LATE sen. GREEN

J INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan 24.-Ou,
of respect for the memory of DR.. Will
lam T. Green, who died last night
both branches of the general assembly
adjourned for the day.
The Senate took steps to honor the
! memory of the late senator and the
House disposed of routine matters.
Senators ]. r. Fleming. Spaan and
White were named by the lieutenant
governor on motion Of Senator Robin
son to notify Governor James P. Good
rich, officially, of Senator Green's
death. The committee returned with
the following message from the gov.
ernor:
Mr.. President and Members of tie
Senate:
1T is with deep regret, personally
and officially, that l have received
notice of the death Of the Hon. Will
Jam T. Green, senator from La Grange,
Noble and SteuDen counties. which oc.
Cured at the Methodist hospital in
this city, Tuesday, Jan. %, 1917.
1.want to bear tribute to his manly
worth and patriotic character which
were generally recognized by all who
knew him.
'1 trust you will take such action
as will show your regret because of
his death and your regret for his fam
lily and that you will deposit among
the archives of this state fitting
memorial to his life and labors and
your loss.
JAMES P. GOODRICH"
Arrange for Memorial
Senator Mckinley and the chief
door-keeper of the Senate were nam
ed to arrange suitable memorial for
the death of the late senator and
Senators Van Auken, Smith, Signs,
Bird and Summers were named as
committee to represent the senate
at the funeral. Senators Simmons,
Retherford and Nejdl were appointed
TO draft appropriate resolutions.
The body of Senator Greene, Senat-
or Gimmel announced, was removed
to the residence of relative, D. G.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
SURVIVOR RELATES
STORY OF STRUGGLE
OF NAVAL SQUADR0NS

LONDON, Jan. ga survivor of
yesterday mornings battle on the
North Sea gave partial description
as follows: Suddenly German flotllla
was confronted by two British squad
rons composed of four and six big
ships each. The British marksman-
ship was accurate and the V-69 was
badly hit. The compass and stetring
gear being destroyed, the officers of
the German destroyer followed The
stars and used the propellors in steer
ing toward a German port. While
making for home they were confronted
by four British destroyers and the
V-69 ran for the Dutch coast
1--WE don't know what happened to
the other vessels" the survivor con-
cluded, but they must have got it
badly"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
wayne county figured prominently

wayne county figured prominently
In the hearing given by one senate
committee and two house committees,
yesterday, on a bill which aims to re-
peal the threemile road law, action
which has the Endorsement OF Govern.
or Goodrich.
M. Il. Mason OF Cambridge City, ad-
vocated the passage of the measure
and one of the witnesses heard IN
favor OF the retention of the law was
Wilfred ;Jessup. a Richmond attorney,
who was counsel for number of the
improvements made under this law In
Wayne county
M. E. Mason argued in favor OF the
repeal bill, declaring the three.mile
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
SORORTTIES QUIT
TO SAVE COLLEGE

OAKLAND, Cal, Jan. 24.-Much in-
terest attached today to the announce
ment that sororities at Mills College
one Of the, eldest California girls
schools had voted themselves out OF
existence '@for the good Of the college"
The sororities that died, as far as
Mills was concerned, were Mu Sigma
Sigma and Delta Theta Delta, both OF
which had flourished at Mills college
for nearly forty years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
NEW YORK WOMAN
ON HUNGER STRIKE,

NEW YORK, Jan. 24-If Mrs. Ethel
Byrne, who is serving sentence of
thirty days in the penitentiary for
disseminating information on birth
control, continues on her hunger
strike, penal authorities will have to
deal with their first real hunger
strike. Mrs. Byrne says she has eat
en- nothing since Monday morning
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24

|, dys Davis, TIA; second year, Mary
Druley, 91.7; third year, Edna Stand
ford, S5.3
Clay Township-F1rst year, Maurice
Gilmore, 85; second year, Iva Nichol-
son, 95.2; third year, Russell Sanders,
99.7; fourth year, Agnes Cain, "a.
Franklin Township-First year, Ed
ma Hill, 9S5; second year, Maurice
Hindman, 1913; third year, Bewetta
Pogue, 1913; fourth year. Earl Free
man, 97.5.
Greene Township-First year Pearl
[Continued On Page Ten.1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
ONE DESTROYER
SUNK IN BATTLE

BERLIN. Jan. 24.-One British de-
stroyer was sunk and another was OBJ
served to be in sinking condition
in the North Sea naval engagement,
the Admiralty announces. One Ger
man torpedo boat put in Ynuiden in
a damaged condition. The others re-
turned with slight damage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
CUMMINS URGES
PEACE DISCUSSION

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Opening
his debate on his resolution foT a
weeks discussion in the Senate OF
President Wilson's peace address, Sen
ator Cummins said the presidents sug.
gestions were the most important ever
made by chief executive OF the
United States and, right or wrong, the
Senate owed it to the country to set
aside time for full discussion of the
issues involved.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
PRESIDENT WILSON
MAY CONDUCT TOUR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-President
Wilson has taken up consideration
the suggestion that after Congress
adjourns he make number of
speeches in different parts of the
country in a campaign of education in
connection with the ideas expressed
by him in his address on peace before
the Senate.
Oficials said today the president
had reached no conclusion and would
not do so for several weeks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24

his willingness 10 give the COMMITTEES
access to all Of his recordA
1t is not unlikely that the commit
tee will recess its New York hearings
for day or so soon in order to give
the accountants an opportunity to pre-
pare a mass Of Information expected
from various brokers. Some Of the COM
mittee are anxious to return to Wash.
ington tonight for party conferences.
The interests Of one committeeman. ..
Leroot, of Wisconsin. may be material
" affected by the Republican confer
ence tonight, he being mention as the
Progressive-Republican choice for
speaker. However, he is not desirous
of recessing merely for the purpose
of attending the conference.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
ELECTION
CALLED ON FEB. S
TO SELECT S0LON

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. PA special
election will be called for Tuesday.
Feb. 6, to elect successor for the late
Senator William T. Green, who died
last night at hospital here. Governor
Goodrich today announced his plans to
order the election on that date Sena-
tor Green represented La Grange.
Noble and Steuben counties.
Although the death OF Senator Green
reduced the Republicans in the Senate
to twenty-four neither party has con-
stitutional majority which is twenty
six votes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
TRADE COUNCIL MEETS

PITTSBURG, Jan. "a. Business
men from all parts of the country be-
gan arriving here today for the an
Lual convention of the National Trade
Council which will open here tomor-
row. Fully 1000 delegates are ex-
pected, including one party of $50
which should reach here from New
York tonight, and another of sixty
now on its way from New England.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
COAL SHORTGAE
CONFRONTS SWISS

BERNE, Via Paris, Jan. 24-The
coal crisis arising from the decision Of
Germany to abrogate the convention
in regard to imports, is increasing in
gravity daily in Switzerland. The
political department has decided to
take census of all stock of fuel and
any concealment will be punished by
imprisonment and a fine of 10000
francs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
For WAYNE County by w. e. Moor

For Wayne County by w. E. Moore
Unsettled. Colder tonight Snow.
Followed by fair.
General Conditions Rising temper
atnre over central states due to area
of low barometric pressure over the
mississippi valley. Cold wave will
move southwark from Canada toward
Minnesota causing cold weather here
hut probably not so severe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
SHOOT DOWN s ALLIED PLANES;
GERMANS SINK ENEMY DESTROYER
IN NORTH SEA naval FIGHT

tanned, according to news received,
has arrived at Ymuiden. All the
other boats returned with slight
damage
The Official British account of the
engagement, which was given out
last night said that British destroy
er was torpedoed with the loss of AZ
men and that German destroyer
was sunk.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
MISSION SOCIETY MEETS

The Young Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the Reid Memorial U. p.
church will meet this evening at 1880
o'clock at the church.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
HOLD PRAYER SERVICES

Cottage prayer meeting will be held
this evening at the home OF Mrs.
Mary ]. Ramsey, 315 South Twelfth
street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24
Weather Forecast

For Indiana by United States Wealth.
er Bureau--Fair in north. Overcast
in south portion tonight. Colder to-
night. Thursday fair.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-24

Temperature Today.
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