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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23
House,giues Urged
to Preuent Waste
BY Canning Food

WASHINGTON, June 23.--Sscretary
Houston today appealed to American
house wives to assist the national
food conservation movement by can
ming or preserving pe14shable fruits
and vegetables.
Pointing out that the ordinary harv-
est yield will be greatly increased this
year by the back yard gardening
campaigns, Mr.. Houston declared that
not to conserve this valuable food sur
plusage would be - sinful waste"
As the transportation pressure Of
the railroads will become heavier be.
cause Of large shipments OF food for
military purposes. 1t IL the duty OF all
to endeavor to relieve this condition
by utilizing to the greatest extent all
the locally produced foodstuffs, said
the secretary.
"All any home should expect OF
others is the foods which cannot be
produced effectively by its own mem
bers," he added.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23
Support Elliott

Democratic leaders seemingly are on the de-
fensive Grays record in Congress has been at
tackled with such telling effect that the Demo
cratic spsllbindsrs are going to great lengths to
prove that he voted right" on all big measures.
Representative Wood in his speech at Hagers-
town touched the sorsst spot in Gray's record
when he called attention to Gray's persistent OPP
position to increases in the army and navy.
Representative Ferris at Cambridge City tried
to offset the argument with the reply that
Gray was always willing to give the army and
navy al the money they needed, but opposed the
ftve-year program because the ships would be
antiquat4d when they we're put into commission.
Ferris also said that President Wilson opposed
big appropriations for the army and navy during
his first administration.
Precisely so. That's exactly where the DEM
ocrats committed the colossal blunder that makes
VI unprsparsd today and that will exact stupend-
Gus losses of men and tremendous sacrifices of
money before We can bring the war to close.
If we had bssn prepared, II men Of the type
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23
Forty Years Il Pace:

does not hear this question among
army officers, in the navy, at the for
eign office or in the great industrial
centers. Men. whose business 1t Is to
fight; merchants, whose daily life 10 to
make money out of war, do not think
about peace, except German peace"
On Germany's part, this Is a war Of
Big Business and the Kaiser. Through
out Belgium, Germany's big industrial
leaders have confiscated factories,
building lots, stores. farms, mines and
peace comes, they can retain them.
In Brussels. friend Of the Kaiser has
built large newspaper plant with the
expectation Of starting German
newspaper there after the war! He
knows there must be trumpet to pop
ulartze the Conqueror II he il to stay.
German shipping interests have
their eyes on Antwerp. Belgium
means nothing to them without this
port. German overseas commerce can
hardly be rebuilt without, this harbor.
German will never be able again to
threaten England's trade and world
position without permanent hold on
the Belgian coast The future power
OF the Imperial government, as mill.
taFy organization too, depends upon
Belgium. That ID the reason no neu-
trail country before the United States
broke diplomatic relations could OBJ
tain statement from the German
Government that It did not expect
Belgian annexation, Belgian subjuEa-
ton or some form of Belgian occupa-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23

The Kaiser and the army have used
their soldiers to prepare this city for
their future occupation. They have
tried to make 1t German. Hamburg
and Bremen ship companies have ak
tended their docks and selected the
property has been confiscated. Ant.
commercial war.
II the Kaiser can end present hos
Titles with Antwerp and Constants
nople under his heel Germany will be
the greatest power In the Eastern
hemisphere But, II the Emperor had
to announce that he did not expect to
keep Antwerp, the business interests
which manufacture war materials.
would refuse further support unless
they saw that the Teutonic cause was
utterly lost. II he states that he will
annex Antwerp and part Of Belgium,
the people will become reAtive. So he
says nothing. He makes the people
believe they are fighting to defend
Germany. He continues the war be-
iisving that If he IL strong enough to
win no can annex all OF Belgium and
France If he desires.
I'VE have won the war" he can tell
the people. 1--WE must have securities.
So much German blood was sacrificed
in Belgium that that country. must
pay"
And, IL the United States and the
Allies are not stronger than the
Kaiser, the German people may not
complain. Meanwhile, the Imperial
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23
Here is Voters Catechism

ply In any way whatever In this elect
Ion.
Own women, be permitted to
vote at this elsctionf
A-No. Women cannot vote until
the election on September 10.
Q.-Why are voters now registering
at the court house?
A.-All voters. men and women, viii
have to register In order to vote fol
delegates to the convention for re
vision. Of the Indiana constitution, the
election for which 10 to be held on the
third Tuesday In September.
Q.-Who can vote At the special
election on next Tuesday?
Avery male citizen Of the United
States Of the age Of 81 years and up
ward, who has resided In the state fol
SIX months. in the township sixty days
and In the precinct thirty days immed
lately proceeding the election. is en-
titled to vote.
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ed by > its anti.American propaganda.
After tho German invasion OF Poland.
was invited. together with other cor
respondents, to 60 to the front near
wilma. At the former big fortress OF
Kovno, the German officers "lectured"
US about American arms and .ammuni-
tion," but, as the correspondents made
the rounds of the forts they. found
one thousand three hundred pieces Of
artillery and four hundred machine
guns. With the exception Of 4 few
large Russian ship guns, every piecs
Of artillery and every machine gun
used In the defense Of kovno was
manufactured In GERMANY.
When Krupp sold these war sup
plies to Russia. the German Govern
ment knew that they would be used
against German soldiers because there
vas no other power which could at
tack Russia from this direction, except
Germany. But It was never explained
to the German people that their
fathers, brothers, and relatives were
being killed. In Russia by artillery
Made In Germany"
Last December spent three weeks
In Rumania with the German armies.
When crossed the Transylvauian
Alps from Hungary into Rumania,
found the only defense line In the
shurtiuc pass was defended by armour
ed turrets made in Magdeburg, Ger
many. Again. when returned to Hun
gary through the famous Red Tower
pass. | saw piles Of heavy ammunition
which the Rumaniars had left behind
and nearly every shell bore the Ger
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23

fluertial supporters of the monarchy.
II he states that he favors Belgian an
nexation or Belgian occupation, he will
be criticised by the people, and they
must be kept satisfied at all costs.
The German people today are sup.
porting Field Marshal Won linden
burg because they believe he is wag-
ing defensive war; Our Allies
have not been successful in convine.
ing the German people otherwise.
Had the German Government really
desired peace last December, believe
the Allies would have made peace,
many was not the conqueror. When
retention Of any part Of Belgium, they
are acting as conQuerors, but, as long
as they occupy Belgium. they will feel
and act rs victcrs. They will deport
women and children. They will con-
fiscate and destroy property. They
will enslave the subjects. Brussels
will be q conquered capital at the
mercy Of the military government un.
til II 10 recaptured or until the Gar
man people are made to realize that
they ara fixhting-not to defend the
country, but to make the Kaiser a
conqueFing hero The Emperor Is not
ambitious 10 be plain william of Ger
many. He wants TO be. Wilhelm the
konquerer Of this generation.
A year ago June 21) the Frank
forter zeitung printed in two leading
columns. on page one. an article head
ed, Antwerp and German Economics"
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milan Harden, editor OF Die Zuk
unfit" is permitted to write his liber.
al articles. the Socialists are permit.
ted to talk election reforms. the North
German Gazette. the official foreign
office newspapers. prints peace feel
ers" with the object Of dividing the
Allies. The government wants the
world to believe now that 1t 10 becom.
ing liberal. 1t is conducting q propa'
ganda of Democratic Bluff at the
present time. The Socialists are per.
mitted to 90 to Stockholm to talk
peace terms. Austria-Hungary and
Turkey are permitted to voice their
agreement with the Russian proposal
of mo annexation and no indemnit!es."
But the Imperial German Government
never states what It will do with Bel.
GUM. It never states whether it will
evacuate and pay for damages in
Northern France and Belgium It
does not state whether It will give up
the territory It holds in Poland and
Russia. The German Government
wants to place the blame for annexa-
tion on the Entente, hoping to trap
the Entente and the United States in
2 peace conference where it expects to
SOW seeds Of discomfort
All through the war the world has
learned that the German Government.
as 1t is constituted, today cannot be
trusted to keep. treaty or a promise.
And, 1t cannot be trusted today In its
sham liberalism. If the people in the
Allied and American states permit
themselves, to be tricked by Germans
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23
Vote Tuesday

The Liberty Loan campaign and the solicita-
ton Of the Red Cross have so engrossed our at
tention that many of US are overlooking the po-
litical campaign and are not taking seriously the
important fact that ALL OF US must vote Tues
day.
If voters stay from the polls it may mean the
election of man who would have been decisive
~ defeated if sense of personal responsible
ity had inpelled Us to exercise our right Of SUI
frage.
The surest way to defeat Gray is for every
man to believe that Gray's defeat will be brought
about only by his vote. The issues involved in
the congressional election are 50 vital to our vel
fare that no man can afford to shirk his duty
Go to the polls Tuesday and vote for Elliott
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23

Much confusion 10 being caused BY
the special election next Tuesday and
the opening Of the registration officea
IN the court house Friday. =.
County Auditor Bowman has had
numerous calls asking for informa.
ton regarding both the special elect
ION and the rAgist1ation. Following ID
4 "voteYH' cAtechlsm" compiled by
Auditor Bowman In answer to these
questions:
Q.-Why il the special election be-
ing held next Tuesday?
A.-To elect Congressman to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Judge comstoek.
Q.--Ars voters required to be regis
tered In order to vote?
A.-Nc. Registration is not required
for special election.
Q.-Can' voter Who failed to regis
ter last year vote at this election?
Ayes. Registration does not ap'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23
Violators of New
Motor Law to Feel
Hand of Law July l

Vigorous prosecution Of violators of
the new motor law will be made after
July 1. according to Prosecuting At
torney Strayer, and all persons who
are caught driving without DINNERS
after that date will be arrested and
given the maximum fine for the viola
ton.
Police officials have been lenient
with motor law violators in the past
but July has been fixed as the last
day for which motorists may equip
their lights with proper dimming de-
vices
Other motor laws, including driving
past street cars while the latter are
loading or unloading passengers also
will come under the eye Of the depart
ment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23
WET INTERESTS ARE !
COMPARED TO KAISER
BY PROn|B|TIoNlST

The Prohibitionists held . meeting
at Sixth and Main streets Friday. The
speakers were State Chairman J. Ray
mond Schmidt. Of Indianapolis. and
Omer Hufferd. Of Shirley. the Pro-
gressive prohibition candidate for con-
gress. In discussing the issue before
the people. Mr.. Hufferd had this to
say in part. .-e-.-
THE present Is the most tremen,
dous moment OF the Christian era.
The world il perishing for want Of
people strong enough to bear away
its sin against civilization. 1t is Amer
sca's greatest test.
THE Prussian lust for world con-
quest which leads the Kaiser through
the blood Of millions in search Of the
phantom of his deluded mind, Is iden-
teal with the greed Of that un-Ameri-
can foe within our country which
through drink would destroy the
minds. the souls and the bodies Of a
free and happy people. The war VIII
purchase for humanity with human
ity's blood two great victories--de.
mocracy over Prussfan militarism and
American efficiency over boozeocracy.
Indiana Leading Way
ITO play her part in the wars set
Element, America must go to the front
with prohibition as a necessary step
toward food conservation: as q FIRST
aid to the greater efficiency Of tho m,
ton and as national insurance against
the peoples moral depravity. Indiana
Is leading the way Her prohibition
law is a splendid patriotic contribu-
ton of the State to the Nations uiti-
mate preparedness, not merely for the
war, but for the greater period Of
peaceful achievement TO follow the
wars termination.
THE voice Of the people should
ring with power on prohibition, full
suffrage, government ownership, war
appropriations Of big incomes. the ap-
plication of civil service in all depart
ments Of government and anti.pork
barrel legislation. The people of the
Sixth District may be properly repre-
scented on these issues In the present
Congress II they so choose. There ie
but one course, however, open for
their political advocacy. and that is to
cast prohibition party vote on Spe-
cial congressional election day, June
%
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23

by Herr Ulrich Rauscher. This news.
paper IL the most influential one with.
in the Central Powers. It 10 indie
pendent In politics during the war. It
is not 4 propagandist for any govern
mental department or political clique.
It is serious Journal which expresses
the thought and aspirations Of the bust
ness world. In this article, which
brought to the United States with me.
Herr RAuscher states that Antwerp
must be retained by Germany because
for importing and exporting 1t Is
for cur merchant marine" The author
the eastern outlet" for German in
must he secured now"-durIn9 the war.
He points out that, next to Rotterdam
(which the Germans can't get in this
war;, Antwerp is tho most important
port on the continent 1t is the nat
ural outlet for industries along the
Rhine.
The Rhine valley is Germany's
commercial artery. It's future means
the future Of German foreign trade.
Big Business in Cologne. Dusseldorf.
Mannheim, Muelheim, Hamborn and
Frankfort realize that when the war
Is over, II they have to send their
exports to Hamburg and Bremen. they
will not be able to compete with the
rest of the world any more than they
could before the war. and that did not
satisfy. But, If they can have Ant
trade 10 secure. Rauscher presents
20 Hal
retain this city. her manufactured
goods can be shipped cheaper to the
United States and South America and
other ports Of the world than II they
are sent from German ports. Antwerp
Is business proposition. 1t Ia In the
kafser's hands. and 1t must remain
there,
Prepare to Control Antwerp.
Last October. l toured the Rhine
valley. Ia addition to submarine war,
the two things business leaders dis
cussed were this invasion Of belgium
and the possibilities Of annexation.
Regarding the invasion, they said that
II they had not seized and conquered
Belgium 1T the beginning that France
might have invaded the Rhine valley
and crippled Germany. Without the
Rhine, the German war machine would
be like an engine without steam. For
the future the same argument holds
true, they said. II commercial Ger
many does not control Antwerp, It IL
lost. Cold-bleoded war business de.
mands It. Since the winter Of 1915,
German soldiers have been employed
At Antwerp to rebuild destroyed docks
and to raise sunken ships. A new
bridge has been built over the Scheldt.
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| propaganda of democracy, they will
meet crushing defeat and Germany
will dominate the world.
The real peace obstacle 10 the Ger.
man military organization. The peace
snao 10 the present system Of German
Government which gives the Kaiser
complete authority In war and peace.
None of the nations, leagued against
the Central Powers today. can afford
to think about peace until there IL a
responsible peoples government In
Germany. There must be a thorough
"house cleaning" The German peo-
pie must be given to understand that
they cannot have peace until they rule.
Their government Is outlawed. II can
not be trusted in war. II certainly
must not be trusted In peace. A peace
treaty signed with the present system
of Imperial Government which permits
Prussia to dominate Germany, Austria
Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey will be
al valueless as the treaty not to violate
the neutrality Of Belgium. II would
be kept by the Imperial German Cow
eminent as long as Germany respected
the promises In the Sussex case. Such
a peace would be only another scrap
Of paper"
The United States and the Allies
are in the war to make democracy safe,
and, as soon as possible, they must
give the German people to understand
that peace will not be made, that the
war will not end until the peace snag
the present government-is unrooted
and discarded.
The present system of German Gov
eminent will be changed, the Kaiser
will be over thrown, In one of two
ways. Either a long war ending with
a crushing defeat on the battlefield
Of the German forces will do 1t, or, the
German people will bring it about.
The German people today have the
greatest opportunity Of the war 70
take the government into their own
hands; to make reforms during the
war which will be lasting and secure.
They can make Germany a Republic.
rs George Ledebour, the Reichstag
Socialist limited few days ago. If
they do. they will make Germany
free, then the United States and the
Allies can discuss, seriously, terms of
peace.
If the German people do not take
the affairs of state into their own
hands, then the Allies will continue
the war until Wilhelm the Konqueror
IL overthrow and defeated. II 1t
takes three years more to drive the
German army out of France, we must
do 1t. II we have the bitter determine
ton to stay In the war until this is
accomplished, we will establish
democracy in Germany and make
democracy safe throughout the world
Then we shall overthrow the Hohen-
zollerns and the present military die
tators of Europe. The U. S.-Allies
combination will prove to the world
that it does not pay to fight for ter
ritory. Our battle cry should be:
Peace with the German people as
soon as their government Is Dem
ocracy."
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Government secures Its hold on Con-
stantinopls and Hungary knowing
that, II al annexation east and west
must be abandoned, Constantinople
will be German port and Hungary
will be a rich field for Industrial de-
velopment.
We are at war to make democracy
safe" but democratic people will not
be safe - long as the ruler OF Euro
pean government can hoodwink his
soldiers into q war of conquest under
the guise Of defensive war" As
long a. Emperor William Is in the
position where he can gamble German
lives to pay German business. the rest
OF the world 10 not cate. As long as
twelve million soldiers will kill their
neighbors at one mans command, no
nation IL secure. A long as the Ger
man people support the Emperor in
this kind Of war. the longer the war
will last. AS long as those soldiers do
not realize they are fighting and dying
to make the Imperial Government con-
quer Europe and to make Big Business
bigger. they are not different from the
Kaiser BY fighting such soldiers our
troops are attacking the leaders.
Submarine war was renewed ruth
leasly because the Kaisef's military
supporters and the Rhine valley want
ed 1t. They wanted to destroy all
foreign shipping 90 that when the war
was over German shipping might be
on an equal footing with other powers.
It was selfish business which demand
ed unrestricted U-boat warfare. But
the German people were not given this
explanation. They were told the sub
marines were defensive weapons which
would end the war In Gsrmany's
favor this year. When the people
support the government blindly they
cannot avoid the consequences.
Throughout this war, the German
Government has outiawed itself. Chan
cellor Won Bethmann-HollweS admit.
ted that Imperial German violated the
neutrality of Belgium. Germany bonn
bardsd unfortified towns. Germany
made definite promises to the United
States not to sink ships without warn
ing and then threw these promises to
the high winds. The German Govern
ment led the United States to believe
that it was encouraging the Democratic
movement in German and then smoth-
cred it by declaring an unrestricted
submarine blockade Of the Allied
coasts. Germany accused tie Ameri.
can Government Of false neutrality by
permitting supplies to be shipped to
the Allies and supplied Russia and
Rumania herself:
Russians Had German-Made Guns.
When I travelled through German
heard the arguments Of the govern
rnent agents that the United States
was unneutral. that President Wilson
was a belligerent in spirit, II not In
action. But. on two instances, saw
evidence that the German Govern
ment did not practice what it preach
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man trade mark. Some Of them were
made as late AZ 1916.

man trade mark Some Of them were
made as late AZ 1916.
Certainly the German and Austrian
Governments knew that all ammuni-
ton shipped into Rumania would be
used against the Central Powers II
Rumania ever declared war on the side
Of the Allies. Some Of this ammunit-
ion was used by the Rumanians IN
their attempt to halt the German in.
vasion, but the Imperial German Gov.
eminent did not tell the German people
or the Teutonic soldiers that ammu-
milton made in Germany was being
used by the enemy to kill Germans.
It was always explained that the am
munition the Allies used was made by
America This was one Of the ways
the German Government deceived the
people.
At various times during the war, the
German Government has stated
through the Chancellor that any ma
ton, which did not read the handwrit'
ing on the wall Of Democracy, would
be doomed Those phrases have
sounded we'll to the German people,
but every time the people, through
their representatives. In the Reichstag,
have demanded constitutional changes
or election reforms the government
has replied:
wait until the war ends" The
government knows, II 1t can prevent
democracy in Germany during the
war, it Will not be necessary to have
democracy after war, n the Kaiser
wins. because, as the ruler Of Central
Europe, he will be able to dominate
not only that nation. but the whole
world.
The Prepasands Of Democratic Bluff.
Today tho German Government is
manosuvering to give the impression
to the outside world that 1t favors
liberalism In Germany. The Kaiser
and his ministers know that, II they
can give this impression to the peo-
pie Of the Entente countries, and es-
pecially to the Americans, they may
be tempted to make peace. Maxi