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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
new YORK GUARD
FALLS into line
(BY Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, March 26.-With the
exception of a few members who are
out of town, the Seventy-first New
York regiment, consisting of twelve
companies OF infantry and a machine
gun company. fell in at its armory to-
day and mastering into the federal
service was conducted by a govern.
ment officer. This work will be com.
pleted probably tomorrow and the regi
ment will then be ready to move upon
receipt of orders from Washington
The Seventy-first was one of the New
York militia units which went to the
Mexican border.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
|NTERNED GERMANS
ESCORTED TO FORTS
FOR SAFE KEEPING
(By Associated Press)

PHILADELPHIA, March 26.-The
seven hundred members of the crews
of the German auxiliary cruisers Kron-
prinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel Fried
rich, interned at the Philadelphia navy
yard since last october, started today
under a heavy guard of marines for
Fort Oglethorpe and Fort Mcpherson,
Georgia, where they will be kept until
further orders from Washington. The
first sectsJnNt fourteen cars left short
before o'clock and another section
of an equal number Of cars departed
later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
INTERNAL AFFAIRS
WILL Be CONTROLLED
BY NATIONAL GUARD
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 26.-Twenty
complete additional infantry regiments
including the Second Indiana Infantry
and five additional separate battallions
OF national guard troops have been or
dered into the Federal service for the
protection in the event of possible in
ternal disorder. The troops have been
called out in eighteen western and
middle western states not included in
the listsof similar. order made public
-vs,u<syyjav b sil~es---Assss = ='-7--''
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
INFANTRY ANSWERS
CALL TO SERVICE
(By Associated Press,

NEWARK, N. j., March 26.-The
first and fifth New Jersey infantry
regiments responding to Secretary of
War Bakers call, modified today at
their respective armories in Newark
and Patterson, prepared to be mustered
into federal service. Both are veteran
units which have seen service recently
at the Mexican border. Each is re-
cruited almost to full strength, with a
waiting list of former members who
registered for active service, which
does not call for routine armory work
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
Forecast for Wayne County by W.

Forecast for Wayne County by w.
e. Moore-Rain and colder tonight.
Tuesday, partly cloudy and colder fol-
lowed by fair weather.
General Conditions-Warm and fair
weather prevails throughout the central
and eastern parts Of the United States.
A storm In the Mississippi valley west
Of the Mississippi river is moving east
ward and will cause rain and cloudy
weather throughout Indiana by to-
night. It is showing in the west
where the temperature Is below freez-
Ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
ASKS GERMANY
# AMERICANS
ARE PRISONERS
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 26.-An in
quiry to learn whether any Americans
are among the 593 prisoners taken to
Germany by, the raider MeeMe. MAS
said at the state department today
to have been sent forward by the Unit
ed States through the Spanish ambass-
ador at Berlin.
1t is considered practically certain
here that there are large number OF
Americans among them and in such
case this government is expected to
follow the precedent set in the Var
rowdale case and demand immediate
release. Doubt is felt that Germany
will comply.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
SPAIN DEMANDS
TAX ON VESSELS
fRx A.sociated Press,

PARIS, March 26-The Spanish gov
ernment. says a Havas dispatch from
Madrid today. has ordered the seques-
tration of the ships Of several owners
because they have refused, to pay the
tax of three pesetas (aboit So cents)
per ton imposed by the minister Of
fiuanoo
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
Show Colors;;
Warner Pleads
''Put up your flag"

'Put up your flag"
4 This appeal was made by Recruiting
Sergeant Warner today.
Every American citizen In Wayne
county should demonstrate his loyalty
to his country at this time by flying
the national colors over his place of
business and home," said the sergeant.
'Tt takes but little effort on the part
of individual citizens and 1t will mean
a great deal to the country because 1t
will call attention to the impending
crisis.
"The situation is growing more ser
ious every day. Congress meets a
week from today"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
BOTH PARTIES FACE
INTERNAL FRICTION
(Ry Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, March 26.-Many
representatives here for the special
session Of congress beginning next
Monday believed today both Democrats
and Republicans of the house may face
serious discord within their respective
ranks over the house organization.
So-called wet" Democrats threaten
retaliation for passage Of prohibition
legislation at the last session, and
northern Democrats are opposed to the
retention of such large proportion
of southern Democrats at the heads of
imnorfant cnmmittaeR
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
FIRST CASE FILED
UNDER CANAL LAW
(By Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, March 26.-In the
first case brought under the Panama
Canal act requiring railroads to dis
pose of their steamship interests, the
sumpreme court today decided that the
Lehigh Valley railroad must relinquish
its Great Lakes Steamship Transports
ton lina
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
Boston Appeals
For Army Men
(By Associated Press)

BOSTON. Mass, March 26. - The
committee on public safety, by means
Of first page advertisements In the
newspapers today appealed for re-
cruits for the national guard.
1--WE want" says the appeal. men
who believe In combining readiness to
serve with willingness to serve and we
want them now.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
NEWSPAPERS ASKED
TO HELP RECRUITING
(By Associated Press)

BOSTON, March ga call to news
papers of Massachusetts,, New Hamp-
shire, and Rhode Island to cooperate
in efforts to stimulate recruiting for
the navy, was sent out today by Cap
tain VIM. r. Rush, commandant Of the
Boston navy yard. The request was
sent to the local recruiting office for
transmission to the ten sub-stations In
the naval recruiting service in the
three states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
Call First Iowa
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
DES MONIES, March 26.-Orders for
the me >.lization of the First Iowa in
fantry, recently back from the Mex
lean border, we're issued early today
from the adjutant generals office.
The regiment is to assemble at once in
compliance with orders received by
Gov. Harding, from the war depart
ment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
Mobiles Guard
at War Strength
(BY Associated Preasl

Tby ASSUCIdI1U FTcHSJ
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 26.-
Orders have been issued for the mob
ilization of national guard infantry
regiments one each in Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho and Montana and three
in California Immediately and at full
war strength, 1t was announced late
last night at headquarters here of the
western department of the army.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
Students Paste Picture of President
Ouer Kaiser's Likeness in School

26-Students in in
Of
picture Emperor Germany ROOM
Miss Charlotte schoch the instructor
eliminated
There misunderstanding"
been adjusted"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
Is MORE SHIPS
SUNK BY WASPS
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN, Via Sayville, March 26.-
The sinking of twenty-five more steam
ships, fourteen sailing vessels and
thirty-seven trawlers, with an aggre-
gate tonnage of $4,000 ton in the last
few days is announced by the Ad-
miralty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
CLOSE CASE AGAINST PLOT
(By Associated Press)

(By AS6OC1atEd Pre6SJ
NEW YORK, March 26.-The gov
eminent expects to finish its case to-
day at the trial of Charles Won Kleise
and five others charged with conspir-
acy to destroy ships carrying supplies
and munitions to the allies. The trial
began in the federal court last We'd
nesday and a verdict is expected on
or before Thursday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
(By Associated Press)

Desperate resistance is being made
by the Germans to the slashing at
tacks of the French upon the defenses
of St. Quentin. Heavy counter attacks
are reported but Paris declares Gen.
eral Nievelle's troops have held all the
ground won, the positions captured on
Sunday being maintained.
Apparently this means that the Ger
mans have lost the strong key posit-
ions at Assigny for four and one-half
miles south of st. Quentin, which is
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
FORCE
LINE FORWARD
(By Associated PreSS)

(By Associated Press)
PARIS, March 26-Notwithstanding
the bad weather and the dificult state
of the ground, the French continued
last night to advance south of the
Disc. The war once announces that
French patrols reached Folembray,
south OF the forest OF Coucy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
Single Tax Man
Will Speak Here

Richmond business men may learn
Of the merits of the single tax from
one of that systems chief advocates
tomorrow evening.
He Is John T. White, of Chicago,
and he will speak at the Commercial
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
5 AMERICANS
ON Two SHIPS
WASPS SUNK
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 26-Torpedo-
ing Of the Norwegian steamer Wilfred
with two Americans aboard, and the
British steamer Chorley with three
Americans on board, was reported to-
day to the state department The
Wilfred was warned by the German
submarine that sank her but carried
no contraband or armament. Both
crews were saved.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
Order Guards Out
(By Associated Press)

Iby ASSUCIdC0U TT6SSJ
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 26.-Gov.
Frank O. Lowden early this morning
received a message from Washington
ordering out three infantry regiments,
Illinois national guard. The mobiliza-
tion order will go out later in the day,
It was said at the adjutant generals
office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
STORM TOLL
REACHES Sc.
(By Associated Press)

NEW ALBANYs Ind, March 26.-
The body OF e. W.sMcKallem found in
the ruins OF factory and thedeath OF
Alpha Eysrbach, 8 years qaG blought
the nuNbk Of persons wk1slost their
lives in xieS storm here Friday-so thiEl
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
Weather Forecast

For Indiana by United States Wealth
er eureau-Rain and colder tonight.
Tuesday fair. Colder.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
Moore Predicts
Colder Nights

Freezing weather will arrive here to-
morrow night predicted Weatherman
Moore, today. 1t will not stay long,
possibly two days. Tonight will be
colder.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
TWENTY REGIMENTS OF GUARD
CALLED TO FEDERAL SERVICE:
SECOND INDIANA IS INCLUDED

Colorado, First and Second separate
battalions infantry.
Wyoming, Second separate battalion
infantry.
Ohio, Third and Sixth regiments in-
fantry.
[continued On Page Nine.1 !:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26
Temperature Today.

NOON ...s.s... 90
Yeste rday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-26

HOME
EDITION
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-10
SAYS EMBARGO
WILL STARVE
OUT DUTCH

WASHINGTON. July 1o-Declar.
ing Holland Is starving. Chevalier
Van Rappard. Dutch minister In
Washington. today bespoke the
grave apprehension Of neutral ma
tons AT Americas embargo.
Representatives OF other countries
vitality affected by President Will
sons proclamation shutting of food.
feeds, fuels and other necessities.
declared their actual existence is
threatened
we are starving" Van Rappard
said today Our people are on ra-
lions We will suffer most or wars
terrible evils without being a bel
ligerent We are forced 10 depend
on Germany for coal and on Amer
lea for grain Holland Is at the
mercy OF your country
n was the first cutlery against the
drastic action forced upon Presi-
dent Wilson by tho war Other neu-
trails are equally apprehensive Each
nation has his own case which " is
placing before Uncle Sans trade
tribunal
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-10
ASKS DELAY IN
TRIAL OF MEETS

James Murtha. state senator, has
filed motion in the United States
district court. asking that the cases
OF Fritz and Ida Meet accused OF
conspiracy. he delayed for time.
Their cases were set for July H..
but Mr. Murtha has just been
brought into the case and SAYS he
has not had opportunity to prepare
a defense.
Neef Is alleged 10 have been an
accomplice OF Albert Karl Kalt.
schmidt. accused OF Matching plots
10 dynamite munition factories In
Detroit and Windsor Mrs. Ida Neef
Is Kaltschmidt' sister and Neef his
brother-in.law. In addition 10 these
three there are nine others under
Indictment and the cases OF all
have been set for July IL
There will be large number ~
witnesses in every case, and II is
believed the trial will continue for
many days. as each case is 10 be
tried separately. but Mr. Murtha
wants TO make sure that his clients
will not be called 10 answer on the
day originally set II II now the
plan 10 put Kaltschmidt. the alleged
arch conspirator. on trial first.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-10
Tommy" Grows Seri-
Gus and Takes To
Philosophy
OMAR KHAYYAM
FAVORITE POET
Road Building Keeps
Many Busy After
Fights
BY x. w. PAYNE
london Correspondent Of The De
trolt Tlmes)

iOit lV1Cb)
AT THE BRITISH FRONT, IN
France. July l0.-This is a Dashed
in ditch. where make these notes.
twisting around the edge OF a sun
baked shell-cratered mountain OF
mud. II was a trench belong TO
Fritz only a short time ago. Now
some London Tomm.es inhabit II.
but their lease is OF such a short
duration they haven't troubled TO
repair IT,
The boys lounging around In the
ditch here have been sent back ar.
or their fight 10 rest up
The whole atmosphere Of the
place is loneliness. ennui. irksome
leisure. Nothing 10 do. nothing new
to see. only lots OF time in which
TO be lonely and 10 think
No wonder Tommy grows seri-
Gus. and develops surprising traits
OF thoughtfulness Take his read
ing for example II isn't the cheap,
light stun he takes 10 The better
class OF fiction Is what he wants
Stevenson, Scott. Dickens Barrie,
Wells. Bennett. kipling
Those who dole out the books
tell me however. there is an aston
ishing demand also for works OF his
tory. philosophy and essays. Elmer
son. Ruskin. Carlyle and Macauley
are prominent I'm Tommy's list
And, in poetry, the universal
standby OF the trenches seems 70
be the Rubaiyat OF Omar Khayyam'
The village in whose ruins so
many OF their comrades fell is a
CHASTITY reddishbrown heap OF
bricks. the whole landscape turned
into a treeless desert ported with
shell craters so close together their
rims overlap Across this waste.
generally OF mud, new roads must
be built Even IL there is a vestige
Of the old road left. the new road
cant make use OF II for the German
gunners have II marked and, firing
by the map. could make IL i'm
passable
And here's where the joke is on
the Bochs By means OF great
mine. he converted every crossroads
all along the front into huge
mine crater big enough 10 engulf a
couple OF lorries and half dozen
hivvers.
But he also INDUCED In the worse
than futile occupation OF blowing
up All villages Now there is almost
always village near the cross
roads So Tommy simply takes this
villages heaped-up remains and
dumps them into the mine crater
Everywhere behind the front sol.
diers are today filling in these mine
craters, keeping old roads in re-
pair, and building new ones across
wastes OF muddy Observation-Disclosures
the kind OF soldering our men are
going 10 find over here. All under
a beating hot sun or else in mud and
rain, wearing an uncomfortable
shrapnel helmet and seeing now and
again laborious handiwork smashed
by the arrival OF German high ex
plosive.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-10
SAYS KNIFE
ISN'T CURE
FOR CRIPPLE
Miss Browne Appeals
For Discard of Or
thOpedic Surgery
MAKES ADDRESS
TO ROYCROFTERS
Urges Natural Means
In the Treatment
of Children

Speaking before the Roycroft CON
vention last week, in East Aurora.
y. Y. Blanche Van Leuven Browne.
founder and superintendent OF the
Van Leuven Browne HospitalSchool
for Crippled Children. in this city.
read one OF the interesting papers
OF the convention.
Miss Brownies paper was strong
plea against the "yivlsection OF help
less little crippled children"
The term viyisectiOn applied 10
crippled children is an ugly one"
said Miss Browne humanity stands
accused and the appeal from the
little white faces snd thin out.
stretched arms Is made TO you. the
fathers and mothers OF America
Miss Browne is strongly opposed
20 the use OF the knife in any way
upon crippled children. and main.
tanned in her paper that orthopedic
surgery Is entirely wrong for Grip
pied children She cited case after
case that had come under her per
sonal care or observation before and
them had borne ont her contention
that crippled condition in child
hood can be arrested and cured only
thru natural means like massaging,
food and exercises and that surg
cry In such cases ia nothing short
OF criminal
There arc doctors 81 the regular
school who DO not want 20 operate
on crippled children when they be.
come convinced that operations can
be avoided" said Miss Browne. but
there are doctors also who never
dreamed that the operation could
be avoided or that there is better
way Doctors have told me that
in their work "a general practition-
ers they had not come in touch with
orthopedic surgery enough 10 real.
ire that the things which ! have
cited are being done by specialists
every day Some 81 them have gone
80 far as 20 tell me that many
members OF the American Medical
association are entirely ignorant Of
these things"
Miss Browne said that when she
was a small child she determined
that when she grew MP she would
make haven 81 refuge for the
cripple
81 planned that II would he hos
pital whore sick crippled children
would have the care OF doctors and
nurses. and 2 school whore All Grip
pied children could be taught every
thing that other children could be
taught" said Miss Browne, who told
her audience that she had been a
cripple for 80 years
II determined that N would he a
playhouse and playground where
crippled children would be allowed
10 play like normal children" she
continued chat II would be bust
ness colony where cripples would be
allowed 10 work and become indie
pendent American citizens. that u
would be a real home with a real
mother 20 see that all the plans
were carried out ! determined 10
be the foster mother OF every
cripple my influence could reach |
determined TO be mother. teacher
counselor, friend, 10 all the world
Of cripples
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-10
HOME FOR
CR|PPLES
IN MERGER
Van Leuven Browne
School and State
Body Join


Reorganization OF the Van Leu
ven Browne Hospital school, involy-
ing consolidation with the Michigan
Child Welfare league. a broadening
In the scope OF the work OF the or
ganization, and the resignation OF
Miss Blanche V. l.. Browne. founder
OF the school. Will take place Sept. !
Miss Browne already has left the
school for crippled children. which
she founded. and of which she was
superintendent Members OF the
ill-health as the reason for Der with.
d-rwal
Friends OF Miss Browne. however.
declare she has differed with some
OF the directors and officials OF the
school over the methods OF treating
the crippled children. Miss Browne
has been violently opposed 20 sur
gerry.
Performing or operations upon
The crippled children was one sub.
ject upon which she had very strong
feelings" said former Judge Arthur
J. Lacey. q member OF the board OF
directors. "Of course. We all are
opposed 10 unnecessary operations.
but when such a physician and sur
geon as Or " r. Blodgett. the head
of our medical department, deems
an operation necessary. do not see
how there can be any cause for com
plant. unless We wish 10 take the
stand that All surgical operations
are unnecessary
Plans for the building OF the new
hospital school on the tract pur-
chased by the organization out
Grand River.ave. will be pressed
under reorganization. The work Of
The new institution, which will b.
known as the Michigan Hospital
school will be or much broader
scope than that OF the Van Leuvcn-
Browne school Treatment and cd
ucaiion Of crippled children will re
main the chief duty, but the care
Of physical detectives OF any age.
medical research. and the study or
various problems affecting public
health will also be included under
me terms OF the new incorporation
papers.
II is explained that the new school
soldiers and sailors II called upon.
Directors OF the Child Welfare
League will he named on the board
~ the Michigan Hospital school. in
creasing the membership from sew
en 10 Is. The guaranteed annual
income OF the Welfare league runs
into FIVE figures. and this money
used in the development 81 the
physical properties OF the organiza
ZION formerly conducted by Miss
Browne. IL expected 10 bring about
"a great expansion in the work OF
The school
Miss Browne says that the hospi-
tal.school never brought her a dol
lar personally. aside from the salary
paid her AZ superintendent, and as
editor OF the Van l.euven Browne
National magazine. and that when
she sewers her connection with the
institution she will have only
enough money 10 settle a few per
sonal obligations
Miss Browne says that her salary
was always eaten up in providing
for her adopted children. and that II
an equity OF 500 which she owns Is
paid up in September as promised.
that amount will represent the sum
total Of her riches" 10 start anew
in the south. where she intends NOV
ing with her children when she
abandons her camp in Port Huron
In the fall
In her letter OF resignation 10 the
board Of trustees Miss Browne
cffers TO loan her camp TO the insti-
tuition after Sept l.