The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-14
HEAVY GUNS
GAIN NEARLY
0NE-HALF OF
''Y M GOAL
First Half Days Work Brings
In S6,e42 According To Re-
ports of Team Captains at
Luncheon.
SIX GIVE $500 EACH

The big guns of the two armies of
Y. M. c. A, workers started firing
with drum-like intensity Wednesday
morning, and more than one-third Of
the territory in Richmond and Wayne
township was taken, for the men in
the Red Triangle huts.
At noon the soldiers" and officers
met with Commander-in-chief Carr in
official headquarters in the Y. NJ. c.
A. building.
A total of S6,942 was reported raised
IN Richmond Wednesday morning for
Y. NJ. c. 4. welfare work among sol
diers in this country, France, England,
Russia and Switzerland. This is near
ly one half of Wayne's township ap-
portionment. The apportionmenr of
the entire county is $4,000. which is
part of the $35.00o,000 fund being rails
ed throughout the country for Sam
my's sake.
Six Give $500.
Six contributors Of $500 each were
made to the fund. John NJ. Lontz con-
tributed $500; Mr. and Mrs. James 4.
Carr gave $500; George H Knollen-
berg Company, $500; William Book
hoff, $500; Adam H. Bartel Company,
$500; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bates, $500;
the International Harvester Company,
$3.50 and Omar Hol1ingsworth, $3.50.
The army of the volunteers, COM
posed of five companies storrned the
defensive works for a total OF $3.50.
The army of selected soldiers raised
S5:302. The company Of manufacture
ers in the volunteer army. under Cap
tain Willard Carr, raised the largest
amount of any of the company. The
company raised a total of 81, 1,390.50 of
which S1,250 was in cash.
According to reports to headQuar-
tiers several of the companies have
| met with determined resistance. How
ever the fighting of the two armies
| is desperate and it is believed the re-
sistance Will he overcome before the
| drive ends Saturday night
! The order to advance was given the
! two armies al promptly $50 o'clock
| Wednesday morning and the ten com
| panies, five in each army. sailed
| forth, determined to break down all
/ resistance for Sammy's benefit in the
training camps
| Get War Luncheon.
At noon the armies met in the as
| sociation building and were served a
war time luncheon. Reports were first
| read by General Dill of the selected
! soldiers and the captains of the five
teams in the army of selectives.
| Captain L. E. Hart. of the company
| of merchants reported S569.QS; Cap
! tain Julian Gates of the company of
| clerks, raised S669.5o; Captain L. S
| Bowman of the company of officials.
reported s614; Captain B. C. Bartel of
the company of jobbers raised 1888;
! Captain A. L. Bramkamp and his com
pany Of doctors raised S6S725. The
| total for the army was So, 1902.
| General 3omey of the volunteers
then called upon the five captains of
his army to report. Captain ]. H
Mills reported that his company Of
manufacturers had raised $1,39o.50
| Captain a. L. Jenkins and his com
pany of agents raised 1855. Captain
Will Keller and his company Of at
torneys raised s753. Captain ]. S.
| Hill and the company of preachers
reported s311.50,s The company of
! remnants, of whicn William NJ. Bailey
is captain raised $500 The total for
| the volunteers was $3.50.
A short talk was made by 6. E.
| Swayne, who, it is rumored. is a
member Of the secret service of the
armies, who told the members of the
armies to put the matter squarely up
| to the people of Richmond as a
necessity.
"AI Must Help"
| Everybody must subscribe to this
worthy work" he said, unless too
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