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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
Universal Military Training Would
Prolong Life Says Health Expert

objection to the introduction of mill,
tary training in this country today.
81 am not urging that our young be
given military training so that we
should be prepared at all times for
conditions such as those we are fac
ing now, although that is reason
enough, but because of its value to
the young men of the country.
Medical examination of young men
between the ages of 21 and 81 has
disclosed the fact that large per
centage of them are way below par
physically. And in the vast majority
of cases this would not have been
true if these young men had gone
through a course of systematic drill
and exercise"
DR.. Barker stated that he was not
sure as to what would be the best
method of introducing universal mill
tary training in this country, and
whether or not it would be successful
as a part of the school curriculum.
But he expressed it as his opinion
that some form of training should be
given every man of Is or over in the
United States.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
ALREADY IN FRANCE.


WASHINGTON. April 19.-Italian
regiments already are In France and
form the right wing of the allied ar.
mics. the Italian embassy announced
today.
In making the announcement the
embassy gave out radio dispatch
from Rome saying Premier Orlando
had announced that the Italians soon
would be in the thick Of the battle
The wireless message said:
Premier Orlando has announced
in the chamber OF deputies, that the
right wing Of the united army in
France is formed by Italian regiments
These regiments will soon be In the
thick of the battle. The announce.
ment was received with the greatest
enthusiasm and applause. The dep
uties including the members of the
socialist party joined in great de-
monstration to the French, British and
American armies.
The news was communicated to the
Italian people, and--XaSa racelxad with
great demonstration Of satisfaction.
The Italians are feeling proud of the
fact that they can prove their valor
along side with the French, British
and American troops. The opinion
prevails that the demonstrated unity
in military operations will involve the
greatest possible political and moral
unity among the four great nations
during and after the war"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
TENOR HERE FOR CONCERT;
VOICE IS IN fine SHAPE

he appeared at one of the Texas fly
ing camps he was taken up in a plane.
THAT was a great experience" he
said Friday. II went up 1000 feet, SO
far couldn't see the ground distinct
My only sensation was that Of pleas
to try it again"
The Williams concert promises to
be the most interesting of the entire
series of five and will close the seq,
son in memorable manner Will
liams sings entirely in English and
has announced rarely pleasing pro.
gram for Richmond
May Sing War Songs.
He may make some changes. sub
| stituting more martial numbers for
the two Sidney Homer songs in the
fourth group Of the printed program
/ The Commercial club committee
which is administering the affairs OF
the Peoples Music Course issued the
following statement Friday:
! Evan Williams is a soul singer and
| above all other singers, none excepted
he sings his way into your heart by
the way he throws himself into his
work and his ability to interpret the
message of the text
! THE lay music lovers will have their
chance tonight. All songs will be
sung in English and the program
chosen from nationwide favorites will
| be sure to please.
Should Pack Hall.
Citizens Of Richmond and vicinity
who appreciate what few people are
trying to do for this city musically
speaking and with no chance for any
| financial remuneration should pack the
Coliseum tonight from pit to dome
The stage should be crowded full OF
chairs and even the boxes on the wall
behind the singer should be filled with
eager listeners who will receive their
moneys worth many times over and
thus the 1917-1S Music Course, the
only first class music course Rich.
mond ever had should be closed.
[continued On Page Ten.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
RICHMOND WOMEN
ANSWER APPEAL
OF GOVERNMENT
Registration for Service Be-
gins Friday-Women Show
Ready Response.

Richmond women responded to the
call of the government Friday, and be-
gan to register for war service. Booths
were open in every ward Friday and
women began registering at once. 1t
was expected that general response
would be made to the appeal of the
government SO that the woman-power
of the country might be known.
"The government Is not forcing the
women to register said Mrs. Paul
Ross, county chairman of the regis
tration for women. but is asking that
every woman signify just how she is
able to serve her country. The four
teen-minute women have done splen-
didly in preparing the way for regis
tration over the county, and the four
minute men have helped us in getting
the matter to the women. We have
no doubt that the club women and
those who read the newspapers and
know what is happening will register
at once"
Open Every Afternoon
No house to house canvas will be
made. Mrs. Ross said, unless 1t is
learned that too many of the women
are not registering. The registration
booths will be open every afternoon
except Sunday from 1 to 6 o'clock,
and on Wednesday and Saturday eve
nings The registration will end April
s27. Following eis the location of the
booths:
First Ward-Captain. Mrs. George
Reid, 410 S. D street; Sixth precinct.
court house; 7th. market house; Sth,
lyceum Catholic building. cor. 5th and
S. c.; 9th, room 541 S. 9th street.
Second Ward-Captain, Mrs. A. w
Roach), 18th and 18th precincts. Poul.
ter's grocery, N. Sth; 10th and 18th
precincts, Y. M. C. A. building.
Third Ward-(C Captain, Mrs. John
H Johnson). 10th and 18th precincts,
Peerless grocery. 10th and N. H. ST.;
18th precinct. Richmond Candy Co.,
As to Al n. Sth; 14th precinct, resi-
dence of Mrs. j.. B. Rush., N. A. No
TT.
Fourth Ward Captain. Mrs. Frank
DruitD, 18th precinct, Kresge and
10c store: 10th precinct, Talcott Over
land Garage: Goth precinct. Thistle
thwaite's drug store, S. + and Sth;
21st and 22d precincts, Hose House
cor. 9th and s. f.
Fifth Captain. Mrs. o. F.
Ward), 23d and 26th precincts, Toler
QTuS SURE, COT. lOllf duu Mail, -oth
precinct, N. 14th St Mission; 24th
seth and 9th precincts, Quigley's s
drug store, 1920 n. E.
Sixth Ward-(Captain. Mrs. Joseph
w. Conner). .29th precinct. Thistleth'
waite's drug store, east; 30th, Buen
ing's grocery. sol S. 18th; 2sth pre-,
cinct, National garage. This booth
will be open Saturday night, April 90
and Wednesday night, April "a.
Seventh Captain, Mrs. Geo
Christman), SD precinct, Fosters
pharmacy. Richmond ave; 32d pre-
cinct, residence of Mrs. Chrisman, 32s
Kinsey st; 31st precinct, Shofer's drug
store, corner w. Main and Third SITS
Eighth Ward Captain, Mrs Harry
Williams). 34th precinct. Charles
Gibbs grocery, 1929 Sheridan; 35th
precirct, j. P. Evans grocery, 201 Lin
don ave
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
Rheims; Once City of 100000
Souls, Now a Pile of Smoking
Ruins--A Victim of German Hate

and northeast of the city. Since then,
the big German guns have been bonn
harding the city and it's famous ca
thedral.
Lived. in Dugout.
The population of the city, until a
few months ago was less than $4,000,
but these persons lived in dugouts or
in cellars and the city was virtually
dead.
The cathedral was one of the most
magnificent examples of early Gothic
architecture andSw begun in 1912.
The west facade had three portals
which contained about $50 statues.
Above the portals was the gorgeous
rose window. forty feet in diameter
and one of the finest speciments Of
the art of stained glass construction.
Up to Nov 1, 1916. the Germans had
fired thousands Of shells into the city.
1000 of which struck the cathedral.
Since then whenever the German
troops met with reverses. the enemy
guns took up the bombardment anew.
Until the latest bombardment the ca
thedral had suffered greatly and the
rose window had also been destroyed.
In January 1917 Emperor william, in
response to request from Pope Bene-
dict said he would permit repairs to
be made to the cathedral in his en-
deavor Ito preserve from the terrors
of war venerable places OF religious
worship and monuments of art which I
consider as the common property OF
humanity
The German military authorities
have attempted to excuse the lombard
ment of the cathedral on the ground
that it was being used for military
purposes by the French. This claim
has been denied repeatedly by Arch
bishop Lucon, who up until a few
weeks ago made his home in his resi-
dence beside the cathedral, unmindful
OF German hatred
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
(Bv Associated Press.)

PARIS, April 19.-Rheims, which
has been or fire for week, is now
nothing but a great pile Of smoking
ruins. During the past week the Ger
mans have fired more than 100000
shells into the heart of the city. ac-
cording to the correspondent of LIE
Matin, anil flames from the burning
buildings can be seen by aviators
sixty and seventy miles away.
There are no traces of streets and
thoroughfares which have disappeared
from view under the accumulation of
debris. Ancient buildings in the
Place Royale and the market place
and the musicians house which dates
from the 18th century. have been re-
duced to dust and ashes.
The vaulting of the famous Rheims
Cathedral, the correspondent says. is
falling stone by stone and soon there
will be nothing left of the edifice, but
the west front and the pillars. Shells
are still bursting all around the build
ing.
Paris Firemen Work.
Notwithstanding the terrible bonn
bardment, forty Paris firemen are still
in the city working to save the furni-
ture and portable effects of the inhabi-
tants. Some of them have lost their
lives With the Paris firemen are
some local firemen, one OF whom,
Sergeant Eloi, has been on duty in
Rheims since the outbreak of the war
and has been wounded fourteen times.
Rheims, before the war a city OF
more than 100,0 900 souls, has slowly but
none the less surely been falling a
victim to German hate and spiteful-
ness.
In their first advance in the fall OF
1914. the Germans held Rheims for
several days but the battle of the
Marne stopped their advance and they
fell back to line few miles north
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
Friend of Edith CaveU
Sentenced to rs Years ;
Penal Seruitude BY Huns
(By Associated Press)

GENEVA, April 19.-When Miss
Edith Cavell was executed in Belgium
by the Germans, a girl friend, Miss
Juli Wyss, aged 20. of Geneva, was
sentenced to twenty-five years penal
servitude for the same offense. She
is now in a Prussian prison.
A petition for a pardon, signed by
three thousand women of Geneva was
sent to the crown princess of Ger
many nearly year Ago. A cold, al
most brutal, reply signed by Baron
Won Stulpenzel, secretary 10 the crown
princess, has just been received. 1t
states briefly that the petition cannot
be taken into consideration by the
crown princess
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19

Evan Williams arrived in Rich
M, I'D Friday morning for his concert
Frid. v. night at the Coliseum and
passeo> the day quietly in his room at
the Wes> rott.
The gre tenor. whose concert is
the last on Ne Peoples Music Course,
was in splenL'd condition and pro-
fessed conside able interest in his
Richmond audien>>.
81 want to enter oin the people as
well as | know how !. order to make
up for the delay" he aid. He was
scheduled to sing here n February.
but was unable to come b. cause Of a
severe cold.
Sings in Ten Camps.
Williams has sung in ten OF the
army camps during this season. in
cluding Camp Taylor, and has enjoy
ed the experience immensely. When
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
Backyard Hennery Only
Guarantee for Cheap Eggs
Says u. S. Announcement
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April ia back
yard hennery is the only guarantee a
family may have for cheap eggs dur
ing the war. a department of agricul.
ture announcement said today in ad
vising an increase in small city flocks
The statement explained that the
number Of hens needed to supply eggs
for a household is twice the number
Of persons to be supplied and hence
the smallest flock to be considered con
sists Of four hens.
A coop for a flock of four hens
should have floor area of about five
square feet for each hen, but in the
ordinary flock of from 10 to Is hens,
the space need not be over four square
feet, the announcement said
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19

10 Paradise" L'Africain (Mey-
erbeer)
2-A-"Faith In Spring" (Schu-
bert).
B-"Serenade" (Schubert)
C-"Impatience" (Schubert.)
3-"If With All Your Hearts," Eli
jah (Mendelssohn.)
4-A-"The Prayer Perfect" Qrvin
j. Stenson.)
B-"We Two Together" MAR
shall Kernochan.)
C-"Long Ago" (Sidney Homer.)
D-"When the Angels Call" (Sid-
ney Homer.)
Er"April Weather James H.
Rogers.)
5-A-"There Little Girl, Don't Cry
Ward -Stephens.)
B-"Sweet Little Woman o.
Nine" (Bartlett.)
C-"Tim Rooney's at the Fight
in" Mora Flinn.)
D-"Morning" (Oley Speaks.)
E-"A Little Bit of Honey" &C.
j. Bond.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
Robber Wearing Trench
Cap, Robs Conducto,
(By Associated press,

CHICAGO, April 19.-An armed
robber wearing a soldiers trench cap
boarded Michigan Central passen-
ger train from the east last night. at
a suburban station, and robbed the
dining car conductor who was alone
at the time, of 1896. When the train
slowed up in the downtown yards. the
robber jumped off and escaped in the
darkness. No one, except the dining
car conductor, knew the robber was
on the train.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
Kansas might Riders"
Warn Pro-Cermans to
Get On the Right Side
(By Associated Press.)

HUTCHINSON, Kas., April 10
Hand-bills printed in black Ink and
signed "Night-Riders" made their ap-
pearance today in the eastern part OF
Barton county where there is large
population of German origin.
The posters which are nailed to
barns and fences, warned German
spies, German sympathizers and slack
ers," that a visit from the riders"
might be expected.
1--WE are among you and know all
of those who are traitors to their
country" says the poster, land you
may expect a visit from us. There is
no neutral ground. You are either
for or against the government Line
up and get right while you have a
chance"
The night riders, 1t lis said, an
nounced their presence at each farm
house by firing pistol.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19

Wave after of fresh German shock troops have
tried without success capture Bethune. city of
great strategical Importance to the British forces in
Flanders Thousands of have been sacrificed here
by the enemy The British forces have made valiant
defense capture by the foe would mean
widening of the salient the Germans driving into
the British lines The city has been under constant
bo,nbardment through the past few days
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
ITALIANS ARE.
DESPATCHED
TO WESTERN
BATTLE FRONT
Right Wing of United Army
in France Is Formed by Ital-
ian Regiments, Says Pre-
mier..
PEOPLE ARE PROUD
(By Associated Pressi

Rome. Thursday. April 18.-Premier
Orlando announced in the chamber OF
deputies that Italian troops would be
dispatched to the battle front in
FRANCE.
The announcement. which was re-
ceived with storm Of applause was
as follows:
Italy. which follows with admira-
ton the heroic efforts Of the Anglo
French troops on the western front,
could not remain absent from the
battle fields Of France. She wishes
to bring to her allies tangible proofs
Of solidarity and very soon the colors
of Italian regiments will fly over the
fields of P'cardy beside those Of the
French, British. American. Belgian
and Portuguese, thus sealing the union
which exists between the allied peo-
pies and governments"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
Pershing's Home Town
Will Double Quota
fAssociated Press.)


BROOKFIELp. Mo, April 19.-Gen-
eral John J. Pershing's native county,
Linn, with quota for the third Lib
erty loan of 1885, $50, will at least
double it, the subscriptions to date be-
ing $614,950, according to figures an
nounced today. Laclede, the town
which claims to be General Pershing' S
birthplace, has also trebled its quota
of $22,400
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
ARRIVE AT EOLOGf!A.
ORv Associated Press.

(By Associated Press.)
FLORENCE. Italy, Thursday, April
lS.-H p. Davidson, chairman OF the
American Red Cross war council, and
his party visited Bologna today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19

For Wayne County by w. Z. Moore
Cloudy tonight and Saturday Rain
Dr. snow continued cool.
General Conditions-The storm ov-
er Texas is moving northwestward
md cool wave covers northern Unit
ID States and extends as far south as
he 35th meridian. General SHOWS are
,ollowing over the Dakotas and lake
.egions with temperatures near zero
Ontario. II is 16 below zero at
Nome, Alaska. The Texas storm Is
causing east and northeast winds
rom the Ohio northward.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
IRISH EXPRESS
Determination
TO FIGHT DRAFT
Conference at Dublin Passes
Resolution Against Con-
scription- Stu aSion Is
Threatening.
(By Associated Press.

LONDON, April 1S.-The comer-
ference of Irish Nationalists, SIM
Feiners, O'Brienites and Laborites.
held in Dublin under the chairman
ship of the lord mayor yesterday
unanimously passed resolution de-
claring their determination to resist
conscription. The resolution was SIM
liar to the one adopted by the Irish
bishops at Maynooth earlier in the
day The conference then adjourned
until Friday.
In the resolution, the bishops de-
clared that consumption was being
forced on Ireland and that it was op-
pressive and inhumane law, which the
Irish people have the right to resist
"by all means consonant with the law
of God" The Irish clergy was direct
ed to announce days for.receiving con-
tributions of money and parish meet
ing will be held next Sunday to gain
adherents to the resolution.
The authorities in Ireland are TAX
ing steps to deal with the situation,
which to say the least, is threatening.
(By Associated Press.) If
LONDON, April 19.-The labor
council at Sydney, N. S. W., has adopt
ed a resolution to send cable mess
age to Premier Lloyd George request
ing the British government to recon,
slider it's decision to apply conscrip-
ton to Ireland. says an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from the Austrian
city. The ground for the objection is
that the conscription measure is con-
sidered unjust and that it would
cause grave complications.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
Subscriptions to Liberty
Loan Total $1,l61 ,51O.5O

WASHINGTON, April 19-Subscrip-
tions to the Liberty loan were raised
to S1,l61.51050 by additional reports
received here at the treasury
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
THE WEATHER

For Indiana by United States
Weather Bureau-Probably rain to-
night and Saturday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19

Today's Temperature.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-07
Wage Increase Granted
Workers in RAILWAY ShODS

Washington, Oct. 5.-Wage in
creases were ordered today by Di-
rector General McAdoo for several
classes of shopmen who by accident
were not included in the recent
wage order affecting such workers.
Boilermakers, Hangers and layers
out are to receive ~ cents an hour
more than the minimum rate estab-
lished for ordinary boiler makers.
Blacksmiths engaged in working out
of heavy furnaces and frame fire
blacksmiths also will receive 21a
Gets an hour more than other black
smiths. Among carmen, those CLASH
fed as cabinetmakers, coach and
locomotive carpenters, upholsters,
planning mill men, millwrights, pat
tern makers, passenger train steel
car body builders and repairers, and
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-07
ALLIED ARMIES
PRESS FORWARD
ON ALL FRONTS
Continued From Page One.)
are unable to do more than retarc
the advance of their foes


are unable to do more than retard
the advance of their foes.
Douai Almost developed.
Douai, south of Lens, is almost en-
veloped, and Cambria has been
further endangered through the cap
ture of the village of Aubencheul-
Auz-Bois, five miles to the south
east, where more than 1000 Ger
mans were made prisoners. Hard
fighting has taken. place around
Mont Brehain and Beaurevoir, in
Ithis immediate, vicinity, where the
Germans have brought up fresh re-
serves in an endeavor to keep Field
Marshal Haig's men from cutting
the highly important St. Quentin
LeCateret road from which they
now are but step. Both Beaurvoir
and Mont Brehain are now in
British hands.
With the Germans being defeated
over wide areas by the French and
Americans from Rheims to the Ar
gonne forest, the Italians south Of
Laon have begun an offensive which
seemingly has as its objective the
finishing of the work previously be-
gun by the French for the oblitera-
ton of LaFere and Laon. Here they
have captured in storming opera
tons important and strongly held
German positions.
In the vicinity of Laon conha-
grations are to be seen and it seems
not improbable that the Germans are
preparing for a withdrawal in con-
sequence of the converging move
ment which is being pressed against
them from three sides. Through
the latest operations of the French
around Rheims, the cathedral city
seems definitely liberated from the
German menace, for here they have
materially pressed back the enemy.
Likewise eastward through Cham
payne to the Argonne forest the
French and Americans have fought
their way forward in titanic strug-
giles, capturing numerous villages,
crossing the Aisne canal and pur-
suing the enemy along the entire
fronts of the Suippe and Aisne
rivers, both of which have been
crossed at several points.
In the Macedonian theater, the
allied troops have compelled the
Austrians to withdraw from the e.
basan sector and other positions,
while near Vranje, central Serbia,
the French and Serbian troops have
captured Austro-German held posi-
tons. In the latter region the enc
my is retiring northward in dis
order. .
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-07
U. s. WILL have NO
PEACE QUIBBL!NC
At COUNCIL TABLE
Continued From Page One.)

in Germany, they say, still lies with
the kaiser and his war lords, who
will keep any promises made on
paper or around the council table
only so long as they are cowed by
superior military power.
The kaser's address to the Ger
man army and navy, announcing the
peace offer, probably attracted more
attention here than the offer itself.
In spite of his still arrogant tone,
it was realized this was the nearest
thing to remuneration of SABRE
rafting that ever has come, from
him.
One thought concerning the
German peace offer that found
expression in many quarters
tonight, was that the Ger
mans, in launching their effort
just at this time probably hoped
to affect the fourth Liberty loan by
creating the idea that the end of thu
war is at hand.
1t is believed, however, that their
effort will have the directly OPP
Dosite effect. Officials were con-
fldent that the American people will
even more generally over-subscribe
the loan now as one means of con-
vineing the kaiser that they are de-
termined that there shall be no
peace except a victorious one.