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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14

months, according to her own steel ex.
perts.
In the quiet sector" where our
Sammies are entrenched, flanked by
the invulnerable Verdun on the north
west and the French positions In the
Alsatian Vosges on the southeast, lie
the bodies of 10000 Germans. the now.
er of the army of the Crown Prince Of
Bavaria, where for twenty-eight days
in August and September. 1914, five
French army corps under Castelnau
fought seven under the crown prince.
casteinau Saves Joffre.
While Castelnau and the Crown
Prince Of Bavaria were battling it out
in this sector the great battle Of the
Marne was being fought farther west
and the eyes of the world were on
the Marne. For that reason the lime
light never showed with full brilliancy
on Castelnau and his valient men, but
had they teen defeated by the Ger.
mans the battle of the Marne might
have had q far different conciusions
1t was the plan Of the Varavian to
outflank the Joffre army at the Marne,
If he could get past Castelnau.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
CROzIER IS
BLAMED FOR
RIFLE LACK
Senators Criticize Head of
Ordnance Department for
Shortage Of Arms.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.-State
ments regarding the prospective de-
livery OF rifles, considered confidential
by the war department.. and other mat
ters the witness declined to discuss
publicly we're given today by Major
General Crczier, chief Of ordnance at
an executive session Of the senate mi
ltary committees inquiry into alleged
delays In supplying the war army.
The committees investigation which
leaders say is the beginning of gen
eral inquiry into the executive con
duct Of the war, has been under way
since Wednesday with the examina-
ton thus far confined to General Gro
zier's testimony regarding guns and
ammunition His admissions yester.
day Of the existence of machine gun
shortage and that the American troops
in France had been supplied with
French weapons brought running
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14

Lord, was the highest output ever
reached. If the output for December
was as good as that in November, the
tonnage launched this year, he said,
would be equivalent to that of 1913.
The rate reached during November
and thus far in December was Is per
cent higher than in 1913.
More U.Roats at Work.
When The Associated Press inquired
of high naval authority today IF the
anti-submarine was going we'll and
what was the reason for the high rate
of sinkings In the past three. weeks,
the answer was The enemy has had
more submarines at work.
He has actually been attempting a
submarine offensive of the greatest
possible magnitude in an effort to re-
enforce his offensive OH land. He is
trying to bring off a coup which will
incline up to peace.
He has failed signally on sea as on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
Three Y. N. c. A.
men IN FRANCE

Richmond has three Y. M. c. A
workers in France.
]. Donald Peacock, who was gradu
ated from Earlham college in 1916
Herbert Weed, formerly secretary OF
the Richmond "Y" and Clayburn E
Jones, who was also graduated from
Earlham college, are the three "Y'
workers abroad.
Peacock was connected with the
Richmond 'Y" after he graduated
from Earlham. Weed, after serving as
secretary Of the "Y" here, was the
general agent of an insurance COM
pany. Jones, who ives one of the four
college men, selected to establish Y
NJ. C.. A. camps on the Italian front
was employed in Chicago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14

our barrage prevented its develop
ment.
There was expectation that fur
ther attack had been planned for this
morning (Thursday) and shortly be-
fore dawn a tremendous bombarding
operation blazed up, but our guns i'm
mediately thundered back their reply
and no infantry action followed. It
is reported that the struggle has boil
ed up again this afternoon, but am
unable yet to ascertain with what re-
suit Our gunners got wind Of form
liable concentration of trench mortars
designed to cover an infantry as
sault They turned such a heavy fire
upon the spot that nothing happened"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
FOOD BOARD
BLAMED FOR
SHORTAGE OF
SUGAR IN U. s.
Low Price Set by Admins
tration Causes Supply to
Go Abroad. President
Spreckels of Sugar Refin-
cry Says.
famine TALE DENIED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Declaring
there Is no shortage Of sugar in the
United States and that the famine is
local to the Atlantic sea-board, Presi-
Gent Spreckels Of the Federal Sugar
Refining company, testifying today at
the senate committees investigation
placed the responsibility on the food
administration.
Sugar, he declared, was now pass.
ing through New York for Canada be-
cause Of higher prices.
The worlds supply is approximately
az former years, said Mr.. Spreckels.
Supply Of U. s. ls Same
THE available supply OF the United
States Is the same There Is no short
age Of sugar in this country except in
spots. The United States has ample
today but not in the eastern Atlantic
: states.
-- Mr.. Spreckel said there still were
100000. tons of last years crops un.
used and estimated the 1917-191S crop
exclusive, Of that produced by Ger.
many, her allies and Russia, as $780,.
000 tons in excess of the amount pro-
duced in the same territory last year.
While the 10000 tons Of old sugar
exists It Is a question OF tonnage In
distributing It," he said.
Canadians Pay More
The sugar going through New York.
Spreckels said was raw and the Cana.
dian refiners paid higher price.
I'VE entered into an agreement with
the food administration to pay a Ger.
tain price for raw sugar." said Sreck-
els. 1--WE adhered to that agreement
and the products normally imported
into this country went abroad because
better prices could be obtained. We
were forced to close our refinery for
lack of supplies"
IT you could pay higher price
now could you open your refinery"
said Senator Reed.
Not at once. Much Of the supply
has gone abroad and 1t would take
time to get the raw product here"
On October 10, 1917. Spreckles said
he telegrarhed Food Administrator
Hoover urging to be allowed to pay
a higher price and agreed not to raise
the price to the wholesalers If allow.
ed to do so. The food administrator
answered that $500 per 100 pounds
price for imported raw sugar was
high.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
AGED FARMER
SUFF0CATED

Suffocation by gas caused the death
of Elmira Nicholson, II years old, a
farmer living one mile west of Green's
fork, Thursday e
A neighbor, Charles Cause. went to
the home of Mr.. Nicholson and upon
finding the doors locked and light
burning, telephoned Merritt Nicholson,
a son. Upon the arrival Of the son
they broke into the house and found
the body of Mr.. Nicholson lying on
the floor, where evidently it had lain
for several hours.
According to Coroner Morrow, who
investigated, the death was due to
suffocation by hard coal gas, the gas
being allowed to escape through poor
adjustment of the drafts on base
burner. 1t is thought that Mr.. Nichol-
son must have died some time before
midnight.
Mr.. Nicholson has been a resident
Of the Greensboro community nearly
all his life. He is survived by his two
sons, Merritt, of Greensboro, and F. C.
Nicholson, of Richmond; three sisters,
Mrs. Electa Bish, Mrs. Mary Lamb
and Mrs. Louisa Heath. all of Green's
fork; four brothers, John Nicholson,
George Nicholson. Rhodes Nicholson
and Oscar Nicholson, all of Green's
fork. 81, .-
Funeral services will be conducted
in the Sugar Grove church, west Of
Greensboro, at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning. Burial will be in Sugar
Grove cemetery. Friends may call at
any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
Today's Temperature

For Wayne County by w. z. Moore
Continued cold and probably fair
with the temperature considerably be,
low zero. Saturday, increasing cloudi,
ness, followed by snow.
General Conditions-The storms and
cold wave are following each other in
rapid succession. The present storm
IS moving east and will probably pass
away tonight. The crest Of the cold
wave will reach here tonight. An.
other storm Is now lowering over the
Rocky mountains and is following the
same path as the present storm and
another cold wave is moving slowly
behind and will probably reach here
the first Of the week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
Women Don't Waste Time Over
Toilettes These Cold Mornings;
Most of 'Em Dress In 70 Minutes

a woman to dress is based on the time
at their disposal, Richmond women
say.
1T all depends on how much time
I have at my disposal and where an
going" Mrs. F. w. Kruger, Richmond
singer, says. "If I am going to sing q
solo it takes me longer than usual
but ordinarily I can dress in twenty
minutes time at the longest
Miss Lillian Adams, employed at the
office at the Starr Piano Company
says she can dress In ten minutes II
it is netessar:' for her to do so and
still get to the office on time.
Takes Thirty Minutes.
But If l have plainly of time II
takes me thirty minutes" she said.
Miss Mary E. Williams, supervisor
Of art in the public schools. says she
can put on a shirtwaist and skirt in
twenty mir A one-piece dress
comes to the rescue If she's in hur-
ry
Miss Stella McGreevy, chief opera.
tor at the Richmond Home Telephone
Company, is also an advocate OF the
one-piece dress. Ordinarily she can
dress in twenty minutes however. The
one-piece dress is used in an emerg.
ency
After all, it doesn't take women
much longer to dress than it does
men.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
Siberians Want to
Be Adopted by u. S.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 14.-All of
Siberia east of the Ural mountains is
clamoring to be sold to the United
States, according to c. A. Hoffart. Of
Marysville, Gala who has arrived here
from Nicholaievsk, eastern Siberia.
Hoffart, who is manager of British
mining syndicate at Nichola!evsk, said
today the movement to have America
acquire Siberia was so Widespread
that it had become the main question
OF debate at political meetings and
that it had the support of the press
and thousands of citizens.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
2,16O MEMBERS
OF RED CROSS

There are now 2,160 members Of
the Red Cross in Wayne County.
BY Christmas eve Mrs Ebert Shirk,
chairman of the campaign which
starts Monday, hopes to go above the
goal, 10000 new members set for
Wayne County,
Captains, lieutenants and workers
will be given final instructions Satur-
day afternoon at $50 o'clock at the
First Presbyterian church at mass
meeting for all Richmond women IN
terested in the work
Tuesday and Thursday Of next week
luncheons will be held at the Y. NJ.
c. A, when captains will make partial
reports to the chairman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14

Richmond women aren't wasting
any time on dressing these cold. win
try mornings.
Especially if one arises early and
the furnace fire has not been lighted.
with the wind bowling without and
the temperature flirting with the zero
mark.
Then it is, say the girls who report
for work at seven bells, that the one.
piece dress is hurriedly sought and
well. If they have ten minutes to get
dressed so that they get to work on
time, they do it, and if they have
twenty minutes to dress and still get
to work on time, they take twenty min.
utes.
The amount of time it requires for
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
BOMBS KILL
ENGINEERS
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated PreSs)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Dec. IA number OF
American railway engineers have
been killed by German aerial bombs
in a town somewhere behind the Brit
ish front.
1t is now permitted to announce that
a German bomb fell In a street in a
town through which American troops
were passing. Pieces of the bomb
shattered the windows of house in
which there were officers, showering
them with glass, but hurting no one.
Two American soldiers have died
in hospital from gunshot wounds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
SMALLPOX IS
CHECKED HERE

The smallpox situation in Richmond
is daily improving according to DR..
S. G. Smelser, secretary of the city
board Of health. The number of cases
IN the city is decreasing every day.
Friday one new case was reported
to the health authorities. It is the
first case reported In the last three
days. DR.. Smelser said. Quarantine
has been lifted at between eight and
ten houses during the last three days.
Vaccination is still urged however,
as 1t be believed that the spread Of the
disease was prevented by a general
vaccination of adults as well as chill.
dren.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
Will Not Quarantine
Smallpox in Toun
of Bicknell, Ind.

BICKNELL, Ind. Dec. FIFTY per.
sons are suffering from smallpox In
Bicknell and the city board OF health
refuses to quarantine them.
TIE city board of health has refused
to Quaran tine the smallpox sufferers
on the ground that the city has no
money to do so.
A suit is pending against the city
filed by Bicknell grocer who says he
provided foodstuffs for smallpox pa.
tients last year and now the city re.
fuses to pay the bin
Several cases of diphtheria and scar.
let fever have been reported and these
cases have heen nuarantined,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
SAVE OLD TEA LEAVES

LONDON, Dec. IA. - Instructions
have been sent to all Army and Navy
oanteens to save all used tea leaves,
which are to be carefully kept In mus.
lin bags and forwarded to central
depots.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
MAKE IT a. - :
e!y!2 S52 So 5
CHRISTMAS ~
n
THE WEATHER

For Indiana by United States Wealth.
er Bureau-Fair; continued cold to.
night. Saturday, partly cloudy and
rot so cold.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-14
BEEF WAS TWO CENTS ABOUND THEN

collection
Of
embe
to
seufor twenty ycentsa a a
and follow:
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FOE GENERAL KILLED

b AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1.-THE Ger
man General Won Wartenberg was
killed in action on Nov s.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-16
DESIGN A BATHING SUIT FOR ME
BY BETTY BROWN

One week more in which you can
help me select a bathing suit for my
1917 season in the water. And at
the same time you can have a suit
for yourself if the one you design is
above the ordinary. On the opposite
page is a figure on which you can
outline your idea.
This is the seventh outline that has
been printed, and there WILDE five
more, making a dozen in all That
array should certainly give you a
wide range Of choice.
All manner of suits have been en-
tered for consideration so far, but
the competition is yet young and
there is plenty Of room. The last pic
ture will be printed next Saturday
and then you have until the following
week to send in your ideas.
One-pieCe suits have sbeen plenti-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-16

NC SUIT FOR ME
full among the designs resolved, but
there have also been many with
boomers and an overskirt of vary
ing length.
Both varieties have an equal
chance. Speed with which you re-
turn the designs makes no difference.
You have plenty of time and can af-
ford to be careful in outlining your
ideas.
There will be five more pictures,
ending with Saturday, April q. Some
contestants have already sent in
three or four drawings. They are
using the different outlines at least
once. You can use all u pictures,
or twice II, or a hundred. Pencil,
pen and ink or coIOTs, it makes no
difference what you outline your
drawing with.
Use your own judgment, but get
busy and outline your ideas. This
design, like the one yesterday, will be
printed once more. All together,
there are~foUr different diagrams,
each Of which will be printed three
times.
That means you will have plenty Of
different diagrams on which to indi-
cate various ideas. There are no re-
strictions of any kind. Draw as
many as you wish and send them
all in.
Remember that the two girls who
give me the best ideas for my own
1917 bathing suit will be rewarded
by beach toys of their own design,
each suit to cost a maximum of $40.
The final picture will be printed
Saturday, April Fl, and all drawings
must be in The Day Book office by
the following Saturday. evening.
Address all communications to
The Fashion Editor, The Day Book,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-06
NO SECOND NOTE
ISCONTEMPL
SAYS PRESIDENT
This Authoritative State
ment Was Issued Throu
State Department -
Lansing and POI

Washington. January 20 state
department late today q = yszed the
statement that PRESIDED lson was
not contemplating sl q another
peace note.
Counsellor Polk gave out the follow
ing statement;
The report that the President is
preparing to send new note to the
belligerent powers is false and with
out any foundation. The President has
no second note in contemplation
Following the cabinet meeting Sec
rotary Lansing announced that Presi-
dent Wilson had authorized him to
say that the American government had
no other note in contemplation and
that such information was being sent
to all American diplomatic representa-
tives abroad
Secretary Lansing would not discuss
the question further, but it was un-
derstood that the reason for the an
nouncement was appreciation on the
part of the administration that re-
ports that another note would be sent
would affect the entente reply to the
Presidents first note, expected here in
the near future
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-06
Southern Ry. Stockholders
Approve Issue of Bonds

Richmond, Va, January 5.-(Special)
The stockholders of the Southern Rail-
way company, in meeting here today,
approved the plan recommended by the
board of directors for the creation by
the company of new refunding and
Improvement mortgage. including pro-
posed exchange of refunding and inn
provement mortgage AK per cent
bonds for outstanding DEVELOPMENT and
general mortgage 4 per cent bonds sur
rendered by the holders thereof for that
purpose in accordance with the plan,
which provides for the deposit of such
development and general mortgage 4
per cent bonds with the Bankers Trust
company of New York city, depository.
Objection was made by G. HI. Venner Of
New York, stakeholder, who at the
beginning of the meeting made mo-
tion to adjourn. which was defeated by
vote Of 1,2S6,100 shares to 700 shares.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-06
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS
1-Name of TumuIty is brought into
sleak- inquiry.
No second note on peace Is COM
templated. says President.
Senate indorses Wilson's request
for statement of peace terms.
Terrific cyclone damages Dothan,
but no lives are lost.
Three hundred killed In Japan by
earthquake.
villa is defeated with great losses.
School teacher tells OF death OF
children in cyclone.
Mexican Congress scene OF killing.
Is Laredo report.
Thirty persons killed In wreck ON
Mexican railway.
2-Cordova Commercial club VIII aid
oil field development
S-PhiIadelphia police feel sure that
Lewis was connected with brutal
murder.
LOCAL NEWS
5-Strong to direct mine department
of SIoss company.
Plans of workers for new civic
body yelled in secrecy.
Active campaign for sch0Ol tax to
begin next week.
Southern not to reroute its trains
to New Orleans.
Report indicates county financial
condition serious v
FEATURES
News of the movies.
3-society and Dolly DalrympIe.
4LEditoriai comment.
7-Markets.
SPORTS
2-Central and "Yr have strong on
pDnents.
Jack Barry named pilot Of Red Sox
National board dirmisses petition
"a Players fraternity.
Players must not sign contracts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-06

McAlester, Okla, January Slow the
little schoolhouse at Vireton, Okla, was
torn from its foundations, whirled through
the air and ripped to pieces by tornado,
causing the deaths of 10 children, was de-
scribed by Miss Vera Carter, the teacher,
as she lay on cot in a hospital here.
Il was hearing a primary class when
the storm broke" Miss Carter said. ut
had been raining and above the noise of
the patter on the roof we heard a pecu-
liar, long drawn hiss. I went to the door
and looked out. A big, black cloud, NOV
ing very fast came up the valley, en-
veloped the Baptist Indian mission and
threw pieces of it high in the air. Away
to the south the sky was CHASTITY green.
THE cloud twisted and whirled straight
toward the schoolhouse. I closed the door
and placed my back against it. When
the storm struck it seemed as if the end
of the world had come, SO great was the
roar and confusion. as the schoolhouse
lifted into the air, twisted dizziiy and
then went all to pieces. I was battered
against pieces of flying timbers, sucked
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-06
WAR COUNCIL

Paris, January 5.--A dispatch to the
Havas agency from Rome says:
Premier BRAND. Minister of War
Lyautey and M. Thomas minister of
national manufactures. including mu-
nitions, representing the French cab
met; Premier Lloyd George and Wis
count Miner of the British cabinet and
General Palatzin. chief of the Russian
staff. are expected to arrive in Rome
today for war council with the Ital-
ian officials.
THE coming of the British and
French cabinet ministers is creating a
most favorable opinion in the newspa-
pers. which regard the Forthcoming
conferences as a sign of closer union
of the allies and as marking the be-
ginning of a more vast and formidable
effort The Corriere D'Italia says the
meeting will have Significance that
will not escape Berlin and Vienna, as
lit will be demonstrated that the en-
tente, instead Of being weakened by
threats of peace, is resolved firmly to
continue the war until the objects of
the allies are attained
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-06
TEACHER TELLS OF
DEATH OF CHILDREN
IN GREAT CYCLONE

forward by a terrible blast of air which
took away my breath and left me almost
unconscious. Dark objects whirled around
me. Some of them were my pupils
After a time l found myself lying on
a hillside many children stretched near
me, some of them motionless, some Of
them moaning in pain. Their clothes were
covered with blood. Through the clouds
the sun was breaking
Miss Carter will recover despite brok-
en- right arm, a fractured jaw and serious
bruises.
Muskogee, Okla, January 5-Deaths
caused by the tornado in southeastern
Oklahoma yesterday were increased to
Is today by the death of four more pupils
Of the Vireton county school, which was
blown to pieces by the wind. Eight per-
sons were injured seriously.
The tornado, after demolishing the
schoolhouse, killing or injuring all but
two of the 20 persons in it. dipped down
on Quinton, Okla, destroying a number
of houses and injuring seven persons, one
probably fatally.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-06

guia's infantry, which were checked
with heavy losses.
Besides Villas heavy losses in men,
horses. ammunition, arms and other
war material. General Murguia claims
the recovery of many carloads of the
loot brought by the villa troops from
Torreon. Government cavalry is said to
have killed about SO members of VIII
las bodyguard. which is protecting
him in his escape by automobile
General Murguia advised his subor-
dinates here that he intends to keep
up hot pursuit as Villas forces are
badly disorganized The general direc-
ton of the retreat of the scattered
band is toward Parral. where he said
he expected them to make stand The
casualties of the government troops
are put at 100, among them several OF
the higher officers.