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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18

CINCINNATI, o.. Dec. IS. = Wheat
- The inside quotations represent
cars without billing and outside prices
cars with permits carrying billing priv
ileges:
No. / red winter track .$2.241s 42.35
No. red winter track. 1922 42.33
No. 3 red winter track. $3.50 @2.31
Low grade. as to quality 1920 @2.30
Corn--No. white $1.4SQ1.50; No.
3 white $1.4591.47; No. 4 white $14l
@143; No. yellow s1.50@1.52; No.
yellow $1.4SQ150; No. yellow,
$14291.44; No. 2 mixed $1.4791.49.
Ear Corn-White $1.45@1.4S, yellow
$14811.50, mixed $1.45@148.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
City Statistics
peat;,a and Funerals.

Bettenbrock---The funeral OF Marg-
aret Bettenbrock will be held from
the home OF her parents, 918 South
Fourth street tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock. Rev r. w. Rohlfing will
have charge OF the services. Friends
may call at the home Wednesday aft
ernoon and evening.
Wlse-Funeral services for James
Wise will be held at the home Of his
parents. 1874 Ratliff street, Thursday
morning at $50 o'clock. The body
will be taken to Palestine, o.. for
burial
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
Domestic Science Club
Addressed by DR.. Rae

The Domestic Science club was ad
dressed Tuesday afternoon by DR.. j J.
Rae who talked on "Women's World
and Women's Work" Mrs Fred Bar.
tel sang. The meeting was held in the
public art gallery.
Regular routine business was dis
cussed Explanation was made Of the
emergency hospital work which Is be-
ing carried on at the Day Nursery.
The nursery will not be opened for
the children of the city until after the
epidemic Is completely stamped out,
1T was announced
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
@A1ocal and f FOREIGN
w. Markets
NEW YORK STOCK LIST.

NEW YORK STOCK LIST.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S-The closing
quotations on the stock exchange
were:
American Can, AZ 1-2
American Locomotive So ex. div.
American Beet Sugar, 63.
American Smelter, SIS.
Anaconda, 647s.
Atchison, SO rs.
Bethlehem Steel, 81 IA.
Canadian Pacific, 1873 ga
Chesapeake and Ohio, Sc L.
Great Northern, Pfd.. 81.
New York Central, &c IA.
No. Pacific, 95 IA.
So. Pacific, 101 Is.
Pennsylvania, Sc.
U. S. Steel, Com, 90 3-S.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
LOCAL QUOTATIONS

Buying-New corn, s1.35; new cats,
Csc; rye. s1.4O; straw, per ton, $500.
Selling-Cottonseed meal, per ton.
S65.00; per cwt., 1895; tankage, SO
per cent. per ton, $4,000; per cwt.
s4.75; Quaker dairy feed. per ton. $50
per cwt., $3.50; linseed oil meal, per
ton. $4,000; per cwt., $3.50; salt. per
bbl., 1915.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
BANK DEPOSITS
SHOW INCREASE

Richmond banks report noticeable
increase since Nov. IL. when the arm
istice was signed. One bank re-
ports an increase of $4,000. Another
has an increase Of 20 per cent.
Every bank reports an increase In
deposits for this year over last.
The increase is difficult to account
for since prices have not gone down,
and people are spending their money
freely for Christmas. according to To-
cal merchants
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
JOHN CALHOUN DIES.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S-John c. Cal
sta tesman. whose name he bears. and
formerly a cotton planter. died here
today in his 10th year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
Belgians Meet to Decide
Problems at Conference

BRUSSELS, Dec. 1S.-Permanent
committees have been formed by the
Belgian government to decide upon
important problems which develop at
the peace conference. These commit
tees will sit at Brussels.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
English Praise Civil
Branches of Navy

LONDON, Dec. 18.-The admiralty
board has issued an order to all dock
yards, victualling yards, ordnance, tor
pedo and mining depots and other civil
establishments of the navy expressing
grateful appreciation of their valuable
services throughout the war The or
der says each establishment bore its
full part "in securing the victory of
right over might"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
PRODUCE MARKET

CHICAGO, Dec 1s.-Butter market
unchanged.
Eggs-Receipts, 1,445 cases; market
higher; firsts, 63063kc; lowest 5S.
Live Poultry-Market unsettled;
fowls, 19h@25kc; springers, "a;
turkeys. 81.
Potatoes-Receipts. 50 cars; mar
ket lower; Wis. Mich, and Mimi,
bulk, $150G1.60; do sacks, S1.55@
1.65.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
COUNTY TO RAISE
$1,000 FOR RELIEF
OF The ARMENIANS

The County organization is being
made and definite plans are being
formed for the Armenian and Serbian
Relief Campaign to be held throughout
the United States January 1919.
The national quota is $30.000,000
which is figured to save 100000 lives
during the winter.
Indiana's quota Is 1929, 172 and
Wayne county's quota is $1,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
Howell. E. Miss Mildred Shines enter
tanned her cousin of Dayton Sunday

tanned her cousin of Dayton Sunday.
Mrs. 10y Howell and children
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents at New Paris. :. Berley Fort
ney of New Lexington was the guest
of his sister, Mrs. Harry Gephart, Sat
urday. =. Russell Smith and family,
Of Lewisburg, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. William Smith :. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Trump entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Sherman Marker of German
town Sunday. . C. D. Rosser of Ar
canum transacted business here on
Friday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
TOLEDO SEED PRICES

TOLEDO. O.. Dec. 1S-Cloverseed
Prime cash, Dec. $24.90; Jan. $24.95;
Feb, $25.15: Mar, $3.50.
Alsike-Prime cash, Dec. 1885;
Mar. $19.S5.
Timothy-Prime cash. old $5.O5:
new. Dec, s5.15: Jan. $500; May,
1921 L.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18

i CHICAGO. Dec. Is. = Corn-No. 2
yellow. nominal No. 8 yellow. $1.469
Lao; No. 4 yellow. $1.4091.43.
Oats-No. 3 white, 11N Q21Ac; stan
dard. 72k @73c.
Pork. nominal; Ribs, nominal; Lard.
$24.O5.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
DON'T LET A COLD
KEEP YOU AT HOME
DE-. Kings New Discovery
almost never fails to
brint quick relief

Small doses once in awhile and tia:
threatening, lung-splittiag cough
soon quiets down Another dose and .
hot hath before jumping into bed, q
good sleep. and back to normal in tho
morning.
Dr.. Kings New Discovery Is well
known. For Fifty years it's been
relieving coughs, colds and bronchial
attacks. For Fifty years it has been
sold by druggists everywhere. a
reliable remedy that you yourself OF any
member Of your family can take safely.
G0c and $40.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18

PITTSBURG. Pa. Dec. 1S.-Hogs-
Receipts, 7.00u; market steady; heav-
les. S17.65: heavy Workers. S17,65;
light Workers, ..15.75G 1900; pigs,
s15.50@15.75.
sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 300;
market steady; top sheep, 1000; top
lambs, $1,000.
Calves Receipts, 100; market,
strong; top $3.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18

CINCINNATI, o.. Dec. 1S.-Hogs--
Receipts 1900; market steady.
Cattle-Receipts 1000; market slow
Cows $6.50m10.50
Calves-Market weak, S641S.5
Sheep--Receipts 500; market steady
Enthusiastically
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18
GRAIN QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO GRAIN RANGE
CHICAGO, Dec. 1S-The range of
futures on the Chicago Board Of Trade
follows:
No trading in wheat.
Open High Low Close
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18

Train Those Stubborn Bowels
Help nature take it's course, not
with a violent, habit-forming purga-
tive, but with gentle but certain and
natural-laxative, Dr.. Kings New Life
Pills. Tonic in action, it stimulates the
lax bowels. SOLD BY druo-ists. 2Sc,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-18

View castle overlooking
Wilhelm is living in secuson
ExKaiser Wilhelm the
beautiful in
walking beautiful
him while he o to his
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
Home Rule.

The Washington Herald believes it has the
courage OF its convictions. 1t has been, is now,
and always will advocate the desirability OF giving
Ireland home rue-but to- shut ones eyes to the
mistakes OF present-day Home Rulers would be the
sheerest folly.
Great Britain in passing its man-power bill,
which provides for conscription in Ireland intro
duces bill giving complete home rule to Ireland.
Conscription in Ireland, it is understood, will not
be enforced until the latter is accomplished.
ireland itself stands in the way of unity. The
orange and the green are violent coors in spring.
time and they are apparent more than ever
in the North and South OF Ireland. The Orange
arises and says he will favor the bill and will
agree to subordinate the interest of Ulster
to the Natonalists the price.
On the other hand, the head Of the Roman
Catholic churches denounces conscription and
threatens passive resistance from "Malin Head to
Cape Clear" Yet the Roman Catholic members
of the national Parliament voted for the war and
for the conscrpton of Englishmen in England,
Scotchmen in Scotland, and Welshmen in Wales
Now they united against CONSUMPTION OF Irish
men in Ireland.
With the editor Of the Christian Science Moni-
tor we hope the humor of the situation will soon
strike Irishmen
Let this thought sink in. Ireland has been
fighting for liberty through all the ages Now
when the worlds liberty is at stake where is Ire
land? We believe the dear isle" will find herself
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

alton Of the customs and the ambitions and the
languages of other peoples to the exclusion OF
American ideals American customs and American
ambitions--and even OF the American languages
colossal mistake. If we are to serve as a
melting pot" for the nations Of the world. let us
first insist on immediate Americanization. We
have the right, il we protect, to set q standard
up to which they must live. To continue to print
German newspapers in America is an insult to this
idea.
The Washington Herald has no faith nor gives
credence to anything emanating from Germany.
German newspapers published in America are
keeping alive German ideas. German newspapers
published in America are catering to German read
ers. German-Americans who became Americans
when the die cast stopped reading German
newspapers. The government should stop others
from printing them.
writer in the current issue of the New Re-
public says it is cruelty unjust to wantonly muir
der all that is precious apd beautiful the Ger
man heritage"
Mr.. Wendt, the writer OF the article, was in
Paris when the war broke out He was an Amer
lean, dreaded German militarism and imperial pol
iiics. He adds: at is hard to NOW down cousins
and friends of long standing yet insofar they
defend pirate government they culpable and
we do not hesitate to impose the death penalty"
That is all very commendable and thoughtful
and patriotic. but when Mr. Wendt says: ITO speak
the familiar tongue is sedition. To sing ancient
folksong is treason. The music the philosophy,
the architecture. the literature of our fathers is
rankest poison" he is off the track, it is not
true. The rabble should not be quoted in an
argument like this No with talks "of
treason of speech of sedition in singing of
poison in admiring the German language, archi-
lecture, etc" 1t is the Germany of the German
who defends pirate government who is the
object of attack-and nothing or no one else.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
The Tanks.

The tank as an instrument of war born
on Friday in September, 1916, after two years
human ingenuity in the art OF killing had been
exhausted Today OF the first born of the
family of tank reposes on the Ellipsc. It's a
battle-scarred veteran. When you it, you
almost instinctivey dof your hat to the inanmate
land cruiser.
This tank will help to focus thought on the
realities OF war When building these tanks word
was sent out that they were intended to carry
water for the troops across the deserts OF Egypt
and Mesopotamia Others were told that they
were to be used as snow plows in Russia. These
yarns went uncontradicted. for secrecy desiret
When shipped from England they were labelled,
with care to Petrograd," in order to carry out
the previous fiction OF the snow pow.
The German name for tank is "Schutzengra-
benvernichtung sautomobil" That's why they called
it tank" When a German saw it and called
it by name he was dead before he finished.
When the tanks" let out OF the bag the
Germans surprised. When they started across
No Mans Land after the Huns scurryng across
the crater-pitted surface, they stopped
Neither did the Huns. 1t a startled remnant
that reached the German base.
At the battle OF the Somme, Frederick Palmer
estimated that 10000 British lives were saved by
the of tanks.
Lieut. Cen Baron Won Ardenne German COM
mander, said: '"These powerful armored cars are
undoubtedly the most wonderful weapons which
modern tactics have revealed in warfare"
Nowadays when in battle they say Johnny get
your gum They add, says Col. Swinton, and
bring your tanks"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
Are You Worth Fighting For?

Are you worth fighting for, little girl
You with that sweet fair face,
You with blue eyes and rosebud lips,
And smile that naught can efface
Are you worth fighting for, sister dear
You with a heart so true
You who sit and knit so fast,
While he fights for the Red, White and Blue:
Virginia, dear, how is it with you,
You who are his own wife,
Are you worth hghting-fightng for
Zen to giving up ones own life?
Are you worth fighting for ma and pa,
You with sons over there,
You who with freedom gave them up
That freedom might reign everywhere:
Are you worth fighting for baby dear,
You with your dimpled face,
You whom love the best of ALL
You who're boss and rule every place?
And so, dear mother and father,
Sweetheart and sister, too,
If you can't lend them your dollars
You're not worth the fight that's for you
You're all worth fighting for, I'm sure
But that's no help over there
The civilian army here must fight
Buy bonds Help thcm-over therel
PEARL ". BUTTERFIELD.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
War Books

The list OF war books Is a long
one. and II is steadily increasing.
Almost every phase OF the war has
come in for Interpretation and
analysis. Every country. people.
city and village. every farmhouse
and fortress. every leader. hero and
group OF men and women that has
played a prominent part in the saw
age game. has been written up
descriptively. anecdotslly and bio
graphically. Prewar books. bear
ing a cognste relation to the sub
iect. whether close or remote. haN.
been taken from dusty. forgotten
shelves TO swell the formidable
array and to be as eagerly read as
the rest Of them. says the Christian
Science Monitor.
There have been Biographies %
generals and character sketches %
statesmen: the outpourings OF
bsrds and the personal stories or
the men at the front No one and
nothing connected with the great
war has been neglected by the pen
Of the present-day author. and
almost every volume has won a
ready market with the public.
There have been controversial vol
propa ganda: history has been ran
sacked for countless treatises. and
poets militant. high Of moral cour-
age. lifting the cup OF battle -
their lips as II it were the Grail
have inundated the bookstands ~
the continents. But amid all the
mass of war books. by far the
greatest bulk il formed by the
works recording personal expert
ence of the fighters. newspsper
men and the fiotsam and jetsam "
war followers. The volumes tell 81
the progress OF battles. and hair
breadth escapes. OF raids. prison
ers. comrades and guns. OF hard
ship and struggle. OF friendship
and good cheer. OF mud. sand and
human grit Terse and vigorous N
style, full OF action and interest,
they crowd the railway stands. AMI
have even found their way TO III"
motion-picture thester.
Judging by the conditions per
tanning TO other wars. there is no
indication that the war books g.
this period will lose their int 80
with the end OF the strugg's fH
deed. they should have Vr.H
long after the actua' .s ...
past. Their number A. ~ duuf
be sweIled TO eno:Inors propcrfi 'I,s,
so that the alre "a, es.Hbishsi war
libraries of lsndon. Rc' m ana
other cent Wll b. ser Jusly con
cerned H.tH t'lc problem OF how Co
cope w.f tScm The work OF In
Z king viii Es stupendous. They
wiz have 20 Je divided according
to Ire 2rsr Of issue. then subdivided
accoriirs TO months, and possibly
days. -nen sub-su bdivided into end
less other classifications. More
over. there will be the ante and
postwar books. and the last named
will probably be the most formid-
able of all. The stream OF stories
and histories of the United States
Civil War was as strong and Wig
orous as ever in 1914. and was
finally arrested only by the still
stronger food OF bellicose liters-
ture that superVened.
Who shall dare 10 take fun count
CONFINED ON FACE EIGHT.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
German Newspapers.

Germanys proudest boast before the war was
that the United States would remain neutral be-
OF the presence of many Ccrman-Amer-
leans, and not until Mr.. Gerard intimated that
America had lamppost for every traitor did they
ever doubt it.
The made real Americans of hundreds of
thousands of German-Americans. Loyal TO the
land OF their adoption they dropped the hyphen
and became patriots Many of them today suffer
embarrassment because of their German names, and
having sympathy with Prussanism. they must
bear the criticism inevitable in the present crisis.
With these patriots of German birth
has any quarrel Indeed sometimes feel as if
the greatest patriot of all is the who Ienounces
his country for another, and who is
barring his to fight, perhaps a brother. We
have Americans high in command in this country
with German names, but he is foolish person
indeed who associates lack of patriotism there
with.
On the other hand. we are teaching the Ger
man language and German literature in our
schools, and at a time when German kuturs
standard is stained with the blood of our sons and
of women and children German literature con-
tains ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in words, but in
speeious arguhncnts--that has tendency to under
mine our Amerieanism
This nation is a melting pot-but the perpetu-
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
Newsie Notes.
Minston ChurchIll is the author

Winston Churchill lie the author
of a volume shortly to be published
on France and England in wartime.
1t is entitled "A Traveller in War
Time" and narrates Mr.. Churchilrs
impressions of these great countries
as he found them on his recent trip
abroad.
It is not Of England and France
as they were in the first year or
the second year that he writes, but
of England and France in the third
year Of this titantic struggle.
The book is sttractively illustrat-
ed.
Zane Grey. whose novel The L.
r. Trail" has become the best
seller in America according to The
Bookman,I has returned to New
York from Florida Mr.. Grey is a
skiiiful and enthusiastic fisherman
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

and whIls ta1klnr with his publish
ers. Harper and Brothers. last week. /,
told msuy amusing yarns Of his 81
periences ~ president Of the kfsh-
ing Club at Long Key,-%rhe y.
p. 1an" was one Of Ee books 70
head Harperf spring MT
The Honorable Bfand Whitiock
writes that he bAs been reading
Hamiin Gariand'f "A Son Of the
MiddIs. Border" with nne Joy"
.1t is a wonderful piece OF work.
he adds. quite an epic poem and
an historic document at the same
time. IL is a rare delisht-it makes
me homtsick. IL brings me a
breath of Western life: a peace and
csRentment far different from that
We have tried TO carry in this din
of horrid strife. IL should be put
into French"
"A Girl Alone" BY Evans. which
the Putmans will publish in May.
Is a vital. throbbing story of a girl.
alone in London. thrown entirely on
her own resources. suffering the
most sbject poverty. beset by sin
lister forces and sorely tempted to
obey the injunctions OF degraded
associates. forced upon her. 60 fol-
low "the easiest way" II is pic
tured with a broad. compelling
brush.
Robert r. Updegrsn. whose book.
obvious Adams" was recently
published by the Harpers. was one
time advertising manager OF Mel
Inns Food. Boston. and DEnieI Tow
& Co., mail-ordey jewellers Of Salem.
Mas. Mr.. URdegrsff is now with
the Erickson Company. New York.
"Obvious Adams" 10 based mainly
on real occurrences In the authors
advertising g-and-selling career ana
has met with a big success.
How TO Sell More Goods" by ".
J. Jarrett. 10 a book on salesman
ship TO be published Immediately by
Harper and Brothers. The author
sdmits that sslesmanship In its en-
tirety cannot be learned from a
book, but that many q valuable
pointer can thus be acquired. How
TO Sell More Goods" is written large
ly out OF the experiences OF the
many statesmen the author has met
In the course Of his own work. He
approaches the subject in a very
informal way. as two salesmen
might talk over their experiences:
what do you think OF working b.
schedule DO you shake hands
with a prospect and then come
anecdotes on the value Of
knowledge OF human nature ana
the asset Of optimistic personality
In securing sales.
You and have been too much
concerned about the preaching and,
too little about the doing Of things
There are some people who think
you are not doing Christian work
unless you have q hymn book IN
one hand and a Bible in the Other
and are singing Come to Jesus
am glad ] haven't 20 live with thsJ
kind OF people. call them the
I,ord's Awkward Squad" Gipsy
smith in You Boys" CDoranD.