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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06
CHESTER, IND.

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Kersey and Mrs.
Iva Sutfin and little daughter, Paul
inc. returned to their home near Leba-
non, Ind, Saturday after spending
Thanksgiving with Ollie Boerner and
family here. =. The basket supper CIV
en- by the local school last Wednesday
night was we'll attended. A good pro-
gram was given by the pupils. .......
Frank Williams has a new Ford. .....
Mr.. Herbert Kendall of Fremont, Neb,
gave very interesting talk at the
Friends church here Sunday night.
Mr.. Kendall has been Y. M. c. A.
secretary for several years and for
the past few months he has been sec
rotary of the Y. NJ. c. A. work in the
southern officers training camp at
San Antonio, Tex He is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Kendall
and other friends and relatives here
for few days and will leave Thurs
day for the east to fail for France the
latter part Of this week Mr.. Kendall
will be engaged in the Y. NJ. c. A
work among the soldiers in France.
He told many interesting things in his
speech Sunday night, about the work
in the camps here and also in France.
A good crowd attended the meeting.
The young mems and young ladies'
classes of the NJ. E. Sunday sch DOL
are planning to give a Christmas en-
tertainment this year. Miss Amelia
Ruger spent Sunday with Parry Hart
ley and family. Mr. and Mrs. Caleb
Duke motored to Eaton, O., Sunday
and visited relatives. -. Miss Blanche
Temple spent Thanksgiving with
friends at Centerville. -. Miss AIDE
laide Kemp spent the weekend with
Misses Esther and Edith Lichty at
Pershing, Ind. s.. James Webster and
family visited Joe Parrish and FAM
lily near Fountain City Sunday. Rev
L. F.. Ulmer was the guest of Morton
McMahan and family at dinner Sun
day. . Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Morrow and
daughter, Nellie entertained the fol-
lowing relatives at Thanksg giving din
ner: Mr.. and Mrs. Will Clements of
Fountain City; Dr.. Roy Morrow and
family of Richmond and Ebert Kemp
and family. . Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Hill and babies spent Friday with Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Menke in Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Estell of Rich
omnd are the parents Of a baby girl
born last Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. Es-
tell formerly resided here. -. Luther
Hinshaw and family visited relatives
near Winchester Sunday. Herbert
Kendall took dinner with Misses Mag
gle and Leah Kendall Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06
Cough Nearly Gone
in "a Hours
That's tbs usual experience with
this homemade remedy. Co6te
lttle-try It.

Anyone who tries this pleasant tast-
ing homemade cough syrup, will
quickly understand why it is used in
more homes in the United States and
Canada than any other cough remedy.
The way it takes hold of an obstinate
cough, giving immediate relief, will make
you regret that you never tried it be-
fore. 1t is a truly dependable cough
remedy that should be kept handy in
every home, to use at the first sign of q
cough during the night or day time.
ANY druggist can supply you with
81, ounces of Pinex go cents WORTH
Pour this into q pint bottle and fill the
bottle with plain granulated sugar
syrup. The total cost is about 65 cents
effective remedy you ever used.
The quick, lasting relief you get from
this excellent cough syrup will really
surprise you. 1t promptly heals tho
lnfamed membranes that line the throat
and air passages, stops the annoying
throat tickle, loosens the phlegm, and
soon your cough stops entirely. Splen-
did for bronchitis. Group, whooping cough
and bronchial asthma.
Pinex is a highly concentrated COM
pound OF Norway pine extract, and is
famous the world over for its healing
effect on the membranes.
To avoid disappointment ask for "21h
ounces OF Pinex" with full directions
and don't accent anything else. A guar
antee of absolute satisfaction or money
promptly refunded goes with this prep
aration. The P!nex Co., Fl. Wayne,
Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06
Car of Wire Buried
For Twenty Years

PETERSBURG, Ind, Dec. 6.-When
the men who are cleaning out the
shaft Of the old Rogers coal mine. five
miles east of here. preparatory to re-
opening the mine, which has been
idle for more than twenty years. reach
ed the bottom Of the pit, they found
a car load of baling wire. Much Of
the wire had never been unwrapped,
and except for rust the wire was none
the worse for it's twenty years en-
tom bment. Many coal cars and the
cage were found in good condition.
How the wire ever became dumped
into the old mine shaft is a mystery
to the people here. The Rogers coal
mine is being reopened by Clark Whit
man. of this city, and capitalists Of
Linton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06
LIMIT SET ON
SALE OF SUGAR;
DEALERS AGREE
Eaton Customers Limited to
Quarters Worth People
in County to Move.

EATON, O., Dec. 4. Twenty-Five
cents worth Of sugar 20 each city Gus.
toner and double that amount to
country people has been prescribed by
the Preble County Food Conservation
Committee. Local dealers agreed to
abide by the rule in recent
meeting with the food committee
Dealers will keep a record Of pur.
chasers' names, amounts purchased
etc, the plan being to adopt to pre-
vent boarding Grocers are working
out plan to either eliminate or great.
ly curtail their delivery service.
To at least double the present mem
bership Of trifle mere than 1000 is
the goal the Preble County Red Cross
Chapter hopes to reach in a coming
membership campaign. The campaign
will start December 10 and continue
seven days. DR.. H. Riley Splitter, of
this city. will be at the head of the
campaign as chairman. The local
chapter and other chapters making up
the county organizations are making
ready for the big drive.
Mrs Homer Laird, who suffered
frightful burns last Sunday at her
home about seven miles southwest OF
her, when her clothing caught fire
from an open crate, is recovering slow
ly from her injuries and the shock at
tending the mishap. Mrs. Laird
stepped too close to the CRATE while
looking into a mirror on the mantel
and her clothing caught fire. Her hus.
band was severely burned as he tore
the burning clothing from her body.
Mrs. Laird is "a years old.
Execution for judgment o. 1854 was
ordered by common pleas court in an
action brought by the American Agri-
cultural Chemical company against L.
J. Reid of New Paris. The action was
brought to recover on a cognovit note.
Since the appointment some time
ago, Of Attorneys A. M. Crisler and
Robert Dye, of this city. as legal ad-
visors to Preble county army draftees,
under the new classification plan, it
has been decided that all members of
the county bar association shall assist
III the work.
If possible, names and addresses of
all Preole county soldiers enlIstlng in
any branch of the army service will
be obtained by the local county chap
ter Of the civilian relief of the Amer
lean Red Cross, for the purpose of
placing them upon the county honor
role and to file them with the national
chapter. Mrs. Minnie B. Davis, of
Eaton, is chairman of the local county
organization. Relatives or friends hav-
ing any information to impart should
send it to Mrs. Davis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06
LILLIAN GALES CONFiCENCES
(Concluded)

I went into the dining room and put
on the kitchen apron I had taken off
when / heard the voices OF my early
guests Almost INN ediately Lillian
appeared arrayed in the apron l had
given her She came up to the table
and surveyed it with approving eyes.
What ripping sandwich timber!
Where do you want me to begin?
Shall l slice the bread while you fix
up the stuff to spread inside?"
"If you please" l replied. Il see
there are two or three things I have
forgotten" I touched the bell which
still remained on the table, and Katie
appeared.
why. how do you do, Katie! I had
forgotten you were here" Mrs. Under
wood said casually, while katie's face
beamed
"Oh, yes, Misses Underwood. here.
l like"
See that you behave yourself and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06
CONTRIBUTED VERSE
"BING"

"BING"
The Kaiser-that curse of a war.rid.
den world
With fishy cold eye and moustach up
curled,
Has dreamed of conquest and strug-
giles in vain
To bring into being the child of his
brain.
With murder and fire, and with plans
OF a beast,
He outdoes the devil in making a
feast
For the imps that inhabit the regions
of hell
A feast too awful for human to tell.
And while he was resting secure DER
the hill,
Designing and planning a more bitter
pill,
He patted his stomach and winked a
bum eye,
And thought me and Colt" are awful.
ly sly.
To himself he admitted he never as
yet
bet
But thought he could keep 'em away
from the Rhine
BY building place called the linden
burg line.
But while he was boosting his own
little game.
And surely was putting all manhood
to shame,
A cluster of tanks came numbering by
And Byng gave the Kaiser bling in
the eye"
And later you'll hear how our Sam
mics will show
The Kaiser how rough is the road he
must go,
And before he gets back to his people
They surely will send him a plunging
to hell.
Il. A. HANDLEY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06
10 Converted Via
Revival Meetings

JACKSONBURG, Ind, Dec. ga re-
ception will be given the nineteen
new members Of the Christian church
Thursday night. who were recently
converted during series OF revival
meetings. The revival meetings were
conducted by Rev. Charles f. Shultz
anu closed last Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06
New Paris Women
Win Praise From
Red Cross Chiefs

NEW PARIS, O., Dec 6.--Socks for
soldiers knitted by members of the
New Paris chapter of the Red Cross
society have been better than any re-
ceived at the headquarters in Dayton.
according to word received here from
headquarters. Another shipment will
be made this week, making the fifth
sent from here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06

annoyed at Harry, and / don't blame
you. But you mustn't mind him. He
is really harmless. He falls In love
with every new face he sees. has a
violent attack. then gets over it just
as quickly. You are an entirely new
type to him, so / suppose his attack
this time will be little more pro-
longed He'll make violent love to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-06

you behind my back or before my face
but you mustn't mind him. | under
stand, and I'll straighten him Oh.
when he gets too annoying.
The embarrassed 1ush had disap-
peAred by this time. She was talking
In as cool and matter-of-fact manner
as IL she had been discussing the
detection of a cook.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-12
HALF ARE OUT At
BUTCHER SCHOOL
Cold Weather Probably Has
Some Effect on the De-
creased Attendance.

The attendance at the Butcher
school this morning was cut down
more than fifty per cent. i4l pupils
out Of total enrolment of 275, fail.
ing to report for work today. Prof.
w. Z. Buckley principal OF the school,
believes that the cold weather as we'll
as the fact that there is other sickness
among the pupils and that today Is the
last day of the school week, is largely
responsible for the decreased atten.
dance today and does not believe il is
entirely due to the infantIc paraly.
sis scare.
In the East side schools the enroll.
ment was slightly below the average
and here to Prof. w. A. Hustead, be-
lieves the decreased attendance is
largely due to the cold weather and to
the fact that number OF children have
been kept out of school on account of
a few cases of measles which existed
in the city. He believes that the en-.
rolment will be normal by Monday at
least.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-12
SECRET MEETING
OF BR0THERHO0DS
Probable Action When SUI
preme Court Acts is Be-
ing Considered.
lBy Assorlnted pressl

CHICAGO, Jan -. - With the en-
frances to the meeting room guarded
the conference of the representatives
of the four railroad Brotherhoods was
resumed here today
The conserees representing every
railroad In the country continued the
discussion of the action OF the Broth
erhood contingent on the opinion Of
tho United States Supreme Court in
the Adnmson INV case.
j, Z. Cobb, general chairman OF the
inch employed III tho Canadian Pa.
HiFic railroad, appeared at tho meeting.
While It WIS stetad he IL representing
the four Rrotherlnods OF Canada III au.
dltlon to Tue men on his own road no
official announcement conforming his
presence was made,
W, g, Lee; presideur Of the Brother.
hood Of fietlWgy TFafiimen, smokes.
man for the hanfegepse said that any
strike tai by taIt ilegsn Was ininfii
Gus to the Fofk hin hiefi Il had peen
determined previ 0usts that aa deti.
Mite action wdilld ha II aisen by the or
giIiis ton while tai slFssatiIfi 81 the
lsftainseH iats Al tin hand 81 the .su.
a 3 tl3glfls s5 .sS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-12
City Hall Notes

T. L. Burchinal, city contractor man.
X aged to lose the rest of the party of
art hunters and bridge detectives
somewhere between Fair1nont and
wherever they are today. The party
consisting Of ]. Walter BarncA. Ira
Smith, Albert Lehman, G. s. Figgs
and Shrewsbury Miller will be IN New
York tonight where they will lIkoly
-ting into Mr.. Burchinal.
Due to the absence Of the cit. hail
crowd the LACE has almost taken TN
the Importance OF d morgue. IIln.
iredH q people visit the building daily
onty te ind that there ID no wateF,
street, nor finance departmental 10 the
&ty, tho commissioners OF these bodies
being 81 tho east.
Dogs have again become q nuisance
about the city. This morning Kip
Fleming was seen walking down the
street with q dog which greatly re-
semhied an Exauimo crocodile TERROR,
said dog having sympathetic looking
eyes cast toward Kip. The dog Of
course had no meat ON II and for this
Teason pectatofs figured the dog was
sorry for KIP with 20 much eYelFdu.
.nnis. 4-1@
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Entente States Peace Terms;
Germany Addresses Neutrals
THE TEUTONS MUST
RESTORE TERRITORY
Also Turk Must Get Out of
Europe Before Peace
Comes.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. jan. t2.--The
Il { eplr i Il, i'll u siiison's
peace tpte was received yesterday
The translation OF the French text
of the Entente note as cabled by Am.
bassndor Sharp at Paris follows:
The Allied governments have re.
ceiVed the note, which was delivered
to them In the name OF the Govern.
ment of the United States on the 18th
of December, 1916. They have studied
1t with care, imposed upon them both
by the exact realization which they
have of the gravity Of the hour aud
by the sincere friendship which at
taches them to the American people.
I'm general way they wish to de.
clare that they pay tribute to the eleva.
tion OF the sentiment with which the
American note is inspired, and that
they associate themselves, with all
their hopes, with the project for the
creation of League of Nations to in.
sure peace and Justice throughout the
world. They recognize all the adyan.
tages for the cause OF humanity and
civilization which the institution OF
international agreements, destined to
avoid violent conflicts between nations,
would prevent; agreements which
must imply the sanctions necessary to
insure their execution and thus to pre-
Continued on page two)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-12
MISS ELLA MORGAN
DIES At WINFIELD
Was Daughter Of Piont 81
dent and Civil War
Veteran,

Miss Ella Morgan, aged SIS years,
daughter OF Mrs. sabina Morgan, and
the late James Morgan. pioneer resi-.
dents of this county, died this morning
at her home at Winfield In Winfield
district after an illness OF several
weeks with paralysis.
Mr.. Morgan, the father of the de.
ceased, died some fifty years ago. He
was soldier in the Civil war aud
contracted lung trouble due to expos.
ure from which he died shortly after,
ward Since his death Mrs. Morgan
and daughter have resided at Winileld
where they were highly respected.
The Morgans are relaten to mum.
Der Of people of this city who Will az.
tend the funeral. Mr.. Morgan, the
father Of the deceased, is a first cousin
Of ]. w. Morgan, the East Side hard.
ware merchant, being brother OF
Aaron Morgan, Miss Morgan Was 4
cousin of Mrs. Il. L. Cunningham, OF
this. city ind Of Public Service Com.
missioner y. 3. Morgan, OF Charleston.
She was q consistent member OF the
NJ. p. church at Winfield.
Tie funeral win take place on Sun.
day morning at 1880 o'clock from tho
". r. church at Winfield and inter,
inent win be made In the cemetery
there by Undertaken Il; L, Cunning.
HAM,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-12
new PARALYSIS
CASES IN GRAFTON
Total There is now 12-Dras
tic Methods Being
Taken.
Continued on page ~
fnN .Associnied pressl

GRAFTON, Jan. 12-With the addi
ton today of'three new cases the tot,
al number Of cases of iufantile paraly.
sis in Grafton is now ~.
Dr..c R. weirch, state health offic.
er, Is here today making a thorough
canvass of the situation and a mass
netting Of physicians and business men
will be held this aftornon to discuss
matters.
An ordinance has been issued mott
Tying citizens that all dogs and cats
found running loose will be killed forth
with.
Physicians have adopted measures
ealing for burial within "a hours Of.
ter death IN cases OF paralysis and fu.
neral services are being held outside
OF homes. An ordinance has been Is.
sued prohibiting buying OH approval
or exchange OF any articles purchus.
cd IN the stores and delivery boys are
instructed 10 leave all packages on the
outside.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-12
FIRE STARTS THREE
HOUR COMMANDMENT
Big Munitions Plant Near
New York Destroyed
Last Night.
~ Assoclnted rrnssl

NEW YRoK, Jan. 1.-THE plant of
the Canadian Car and Foundry Com.
pany, one-hslf mile east of Kingsland,
n. j., in hich were stored hundreds
OF thousands of three inch shells dcs.
uned for the Russian government, was
destroyed late yesterday by fire and
u series Of explosions which continued
Tor three hours. 30 lar rs cuumt ~
learned today no one was killed or
injured, although 1t was said seven.
teen workmen were missing. No es.
innate OF the loss was obtamaplc out
1t was said it might reach $4,000, 900.
approximately l,4U0 men were EN-.
ployed in the plant when .uiDp.laed
between 40 and % buildings anu GOV.
cred about eighty acres of ground. Nc
munitions were manufactured at
kingsland but the plan. nas useu lvt
the filling oil smells, ,ne chief cons,l.
tuent used being trInitrotulol, one OF
the mo-, powerful explosives known.
While II was estInlu.eu that nearly
500,Vv0 shells exploded, primary tuses
or caps had not been attached to them
and conseYueM.ly lner GetonatiUn uid
not cause havoc ,..uc follows their
explosion when used on European
battlefronts The roar of the shells
which sounded like cannonade from
heavy guns, was heard for miles, how
ever, and the concessions shook the
buildings within wluc radius OF the
plant.
Two big magazines in which were
stored trinltrotulol, nitric acid, picric
acid and powder were not reached by
the flames and it was said last night
they were not in danger.
Kingsland, Rutherford and otner
places nearby were rneu last night
with refugees who had fled from their
homes in the vicinity of the plant. \
dozen persons were arrested at Kings,
lind on charges of peIn -. -. ana
orders were issued by Dmeriif Cour.
tier, of Bergen county. to the guards
sent out by him in all directions. to
snoot looters.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-12
BOY THUGS TO GO
BACK TO SCHOOL
Judge Raymond Recommit-
ted Layman and McMas-
tiers to Pruntytown.

Noble Layman and Ralph McMas.
ters, who with Cecil Hawkins beat
and robbed aged Hiram Jones week
ago tonight, were toriEy ordered mack
to the West virginia Industrial School
for Boss at Pfuntytown, from which
institution they were on parole, by
Judge Haymond.
l.aynlan and McNasters' cases were
certified from Justice Conaway's court
to Judge Raymond under the new iu.
yenile law aud before him Attorneys
Conway and Suurrl appeared this
morning IN behalf If the Industrial
school. Layman was paroled Januury
4. 1913. and McMasters December 2,
1915.
The boys will be taken back to the
school some time tomorrow and held
there for the remainder vi the initial
sentence, at ihe expiration OF which
action will be taken regarding the
Hiram Jones affair.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-12
GERMANS DENOUNCE
ACTION OF ENEMY
Declare the Peace Offer Was
Not Mere War Man
euyre.

BERLIN, Jan, 2s-zG erpianv syestar-
day handed neutral governments o
note concerning the reply of the En-.
tente 70 the German peace proposals,
the Overseas News, Agency announces.
It is first stated. says the news
agency announcement, that the Ger
man government has received the re-
ply of the Entente to the note of De-
cember ~, containing proposition to
enter at once into peace negotiations.
The note then continues:
Our adTersaries declined this prop
osition, giving as the reason that 1t Is
a proposition without sincerity anu
without Importance. The form in
which they, clethe their communication
excludes an answer to them, but the
Imperial government considers II I'm
portant to point out 10 the govern.
ments Of neutral powers its opinion re-
garding the situation.
"The Central Powers have no rea-
son to enter into any discussion re-
garding the origin of the world war.
History will Judge upon whom the i'm
mense guilt OF the war shall fab, his.
tory's verdict will as little pass over
the encircling policy Of England, the
revengeful policy of France and the
endeavor of Russia to gain Constants
(Eontinlled on mage 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-12
WON'T NAME LEWIS IN
COLBERT INQUEST
Coroner Knight Says There
is No Direct Evidence
Against Him.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12.-Coroner
Knight who has been looking into the
murder of Mazio Colbert, the adver.
Using art model, found beaten and
strangled in her apartment here De.
cember 30 said that unless di
rect evidence was found connecting
him with the case he would not in.
struct the jury at the inquest to rem.
der verdict that Bernard W. Lewis.
of Pittsburgh, who committed suicide
in Atlantic City last week, was the
slayer.
The coroner said that only circunl.
stantial evidence has been found to
link Lewis name with the death of
Miss Colbert and that 1t would he an
injustice to Lewis family to place
responsibility for the crime upon him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-12
SLAYER GIVES UP
WITH BABE IN ARMS
Had Held OFF a sheriffs
Posse for the Entire
Night.
tBy Associated Press)

CONVICTION. Ohio. Jan. 12.-After
1arricading himself in his father.in-
avs home and withstanding efforts
If a posse to capture him during all
he might, Bort Clark walked out this
morning with his baby in his arms
md surrendered to the police.
He was wanted on a charge of hav'
ng killed Village Marshall II. ], Hake
when the latter is alleged to have at
tempted to arrest him last night on a
minor charge.
Ealke's head was literally blown off
BY a charge from shpt gun. Clark
was taken to an Ohio jail where the
charge OF murder was preferred
against him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-12
Democrats Report
No Leak Was Found
tny AsEocIntcd prersl

WASHINGTON, D, C., Jan. 1.-THE
leak" investigation was brought into
the House today with the report by
the Democratic majority of the Rules
committee that no evidence haG been
found and opposition from the nepub,
'lc0n minority which commended that
evidence Of leak" had been shown.
Tainted by Republicans who chang.
cd they did not dare investigate fur
tler the charges OF u stock market
leak OH President Wilson'S peace note
the House Democrats today abandon.
ed theip plan for closing the inquiry
and feeoaiiaitted the Wood resolution
10 the Rules committee fer further aei
ti"e IltAeRt n vote;