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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-14

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
SOUTH BEND WOMAN SEES BROTHER
AT FRONT IN NEWSPAPER WAR PHOTO

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. ga pic.
ture Of her brother at the front in an
official British war photograph was
the discovery of Mrs. w A. Robinson,
315 North Wood street, this city, who
saw the photo when 1t recently ap-
peared on the front page Of local
paper. Mrs. Robinson's brother, Sergt
G. S. Peacock, enlisted with the Can
war
The photograph was the more in
teresting to Mrs. Robinson as she had
recently received a letter from her
brother relating the very incident pic
tured. The photograph shows a num-
Der Of Canadians pausing In the heat
OF an engagement and assisting an
aged civilian to place of security. In
his letter, Sergeant Peacock had told
Of the care the allies always employ
to see that children or old persons or
any other helpless civilians are moved
to place of safety whenever the
fighting threatens a small village
neighboring scene of battle.
Sergeant Peacock had also express.
ed his regard and admiration for the
commander of his battalion, an officer
named Miller. who ia directing the
detachment in the act Of mercy pic.
tured in the photograph. He Is seen
standing to the left Of Peacock hold
ing a white sack.
Mrs. Robinson firmly believes that
her brother will return to her safely
at the close Of the war. She declared,
when recently interviewed, that he
had written to her at frequent inter
walls ever since the war began and
told her his experiences in all Of the
intense fighting in which the Canad-
!ans have had part. Mrs. Robinson
has felt SO confident that her brother
will not lose his life that she has wor-
ried but little for his safety and points
to the cheerful tone Of his letters as
perhaps the real reason for it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
Kohl Says He Will
,
Run For Congress

Hans koll, in reply submitted
Saturday to q statement by Mrs. W
W. Zimmerman in Fridays Palladium
intimated he will run for congress on
platform of "A better understanding
among all nations after the war" His
statement follows:
Editor Of the Palladium, City:
-~M My attention has been called to a
somewhat heated communication by
Mrs. W. W. Zimmerman
1t is generally not advisable to ans
wer any communication of that char
acter until the offended party has
found sufficient time to formulate ev.
cry possible excuse for his often quite
well-meaning but ill-advised antagon-
ist. However, since you saw fit to
give Mrs. Zimmermans letter such a
prominent place, I should like to ask
her three questions this evening and
then shall make it my pleasure at a
later date to take up item after item.
shall, Of course, treat Mrs. thinner.
man with much more courtesy than
she treated me:
% BY what right does Mrs. Zim-
norman doubt my sincerity as an Am
er1can citizen, just simply because
hold to the opinion that wars are Won
on the battle6elds and not by news
papers and lecturers.
(2) Did it ever occur to Mrs. Zim-
norman that as far as unselflsh de-
votion to the United States and my
hometown of Richmond is concerned
7 might be q better citizen than she IS ?
go Does Mrs. Zimmerman know
that defamation of character Is not
only unethical and reflects upon the
perpetrator, but that it is also pun
ishable under the laws Of the State
of Indiana.
II it was Mrs. Zimmerman intent.
ion to hurt my feelings, she can we'll
shake hands with herself because she
has been a complete success, although
she may have hurt the feelings Of my
many friends, who know my sincerity,
still worse, It may interest Mrs. Zin1-
to learn that my conscience ts
clear, that, If get any en-
at all from my many
friends, l intend to run for Congress
at the next Congressional Election on
the platform Of: "A better under
standing among all Nations after the
War"
Sincerely yours,
HANS N. KOHL
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
LECTURER IS
ACCUSED OF
DISL0YALTy
Professor Cooch, of Dayton,
Said to Have Made Seditious
Statements.

Unpatriotic utterances made in an
address by Professor Joseph Cooch,
of Dayton, Ohio, at a meeting OF the
Associated Bible Students in the town
hall at Economy, January %, are be-
ing investigated by the Wayne County
Council Of Defense. Arrests and pro-
secution Of several persons Of Econ
omy as we'll as Professor Cooch may
follow.
The lecturer said in part, II was a
socialist but I have now found some
better form Of expression and am a
Russellite." A "Russellite' is mem.
ber Of the Associated Bible Students.
He attacked the ministers and the
churches for encouraging men to en-
list and said it was an unlawful union
of the church and state from a bibli.
cal standpoint.
Accuses Ministers
He accused the ministers of giving a
passport to heaven of all men who
died on the field of battle.
Revolution will reign all over the
country as soon as the war is ended
followed by anarchy and then Christ
will set up his government This
state Of affairs is nearer in the United
States than most people think All
the people in Dayton needed during
the recent coal famine was leader"
are some of the statements attributed
to the speaker.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
AUSTRIA Will
ACCEPT PEACE
WITH RUSSIA
WITHOUT HUN
Separate Pact Agreeable to
Ally of Kaiser-Slav Pro-
gram is Acceptable in Main
Points.
SCHE|DEMANN WARNS

LONDON, Jan. 26.-Austria
has declared her readiness to
conclude a separate peace with
out Germany and to accept the
Russian democratic program,
with the exception Of self deter
mination Of nations, says a dis
patch from Petrograd to the Ex-
change Telegraph company.
Another dispatch to thee Ex-
change Telegraph company from
Petrograd dated Friday says:
"The Bolsheviki newspapers
today report that great demon
strations are taking place all
over Austria-Hungary. Work
mems and soldiers organiza-
tions have been formed at Wen
na."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
Elder Metzdorff is Held as German Propagandist;
Worked at All Jobs From Reporter to Distllery Hand

The second Metzdorff is being con.
fined in the Wayne county Jail.
He is Hugo Metzdorff, father of Hell
muth, who was arrested several
weeks ago and still Is being held here
awaiting federal investigation
Both the Metzdorff's are suspected
OF being prolific sources of German
propa sanda. They both were en-
ployes Of the Starr Piano company
and they both have worked in many
places and at many jobs in the
United States. Both are German sub.
jects and thus are classed as alien
enemies.
Arrested at Factory.
The elder Metzdorff was arrested at
the factory Friday. his room was
searched without revealing evidence
Of anti-American activity, and he now
is being confined at the Jail in sep
arate cell from that OF his son.
Agents Of the department Of justice
probably will investigate the two
cases together. The father recently
protested to the district attorney that
the Jail associations were bad for his
son and asked his release He came
to America in 1904 and the son in
1914
Another Blow at Kaiser.
In Metzdorffs arrest, the County
Council Of Defense believes it has
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
COUNTY HAS
AGENT NOW

Wayne county now has a county
agent.
Township trustees. County Superin-
tendent Williams and group of far
mers met at the court house late Sat
urday afternoon and passed resolu-
tion calling for the appointment Of F..
n. Zechiel to be county agent at a
salary of $4,000 year.
This action followed action Satur.
day by the county council refusing to
appropriate money for an agents ex-
penses.
Now the citizens who favor the
agent must go into court and obtain
amandamus to compel the county
council to pay the expenses. The
council has no option but to comply.
The vote In the council was three
for an agent and two against. The
ayes were Nusbaum. Druley and Ste
vens and the nays were Allen and Dav-
export. The law requires a vote Of
five at least before the council can
appropriate money for an agent d.
rectly and without mandamus.
The county will not have to pay
more than $500 to $4oO year OF the
agents salary. The state pays $1,000
year, the national government thee
same. The county must appropriate
$500 for expenses, but the state
then hires a woman agent and pays
all her salary, relieving the county
OF $1,100 expense it now has.
Zechiel Is from Culver. Ind. He is
a practical farmer Of large holdings
and successful experience. He offer
ed his services to Purdue as county
agent anywhere he was needed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26

struck another effective blow against
German propaganda and insidious sup
port Of the kaiser's program In Rich
mond.
Metzdorff is man Of superior at
talnments. Educated in agricultural
and commercial schools OF Germany,
he has enriched his mental equipment
by studious application and travel
since he landed in America in 1904.
His travels took him all over the
United States and Mexico where he
worked in every capacity from court
reported on the Abendpost, a German
newspaper of Rochester, n. Y. to a
common labOrer in distillery at New
Orleans.
But no matter what the nature Of
his work was, Metzdorff brought to it
efficient training and systematic ap-
plication. In his notebooks, the au-
thorities found formulas used in the
disullery at New Orleans, English
equivalents for German technical
terms, and painstaking entries about
the nature Of the vocation he hap
pened to be engaged in
Had Been Farm Laborer.
He worked in the circulation depart
ment of a German newspaper at St.
Louis. Two chisels ELECTED that he
had worked in tool shops and repair
works. He has been a farm laborer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26

and was in touch with ranch owner
in Montana, seeking employment there
before the registration of alien
enemies, when he was arrested.
Metzdorff took three courses in cor
respondence schoosl. He said he de-
rived great profit from a course on
public accounting. He had written
about twenty scenarios in his work on
a correspondence school course in that
branch.
One Of the illuminating discoveries
was a course in detective work and a
button indicating that he completed
the prescribed study. A note book
was replete with directions how to
shadow a man on a street car, through
a park. in a crowded street. II also
gave general information regarding
detective work.
Metzdorff had clipped scores OF
newspaper stories with human inter
est phases that he intended to work up
into motion picture plays. He Is An
ominverous reader OF serial stories.
Pinned to the wall was two-colunn
excerpt from the Cincinnati Freie
Press urging German alien enemies
to register.
Takes "War Practices
When he vacated his room, Metzdorf
asked the authorities for permis sion
[continued On Page Ten.]
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
BLIzzARDAND
SEVERE COLD
WAVE To BE
HERE SUNDAY
Storm May Rival That Of Two
Weeks Ago Which Tied up
Traffic Through Nation is
Prediction.
FUEL CRISIS IS seen

Another severe blizzard is on
it's way!
Weather Forecaster Moore
Saturday morning said the big
storm would arrive within. IS
hours.
1t will be preceded by a heavy
snow, accompanied by 40 to So
mile gale and followed by anoth-
er spell of weather way below
zero, says Moore.
The blizzard is expected to be
nearly as serious as the one of
two weeks ago Saturday and
may tie up transportation as
badly as that one did.
May Be Fuel Crisis.
1t is likely to create another
fuel crisis if it continues, as the
supply is perilously short nearly
all over the country.
All indications are that it will
continue for several days.
Weatherman Moore says there
isn't any prospect of moderate
weather at any time short of a
week or ten days.
The storm commenced Satur-
day morning with a high wind
and snow, which turned to rain
and which later turned to sleet.
If sleet storm accompanies the
blizzard, tying up wire service,
the country will be prostrate at
the feet of King Winter. All
that made the other blizzard
bearable was the fact that tele.
phone and telegraph service was
open.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
Benjamin Johnson Passes His
Eiighty-Fifth Birthday Quietly

Eighth street which is now a part of
the high school was begun.
Is Prominent Friend.
He is a prominent member OF the
South Eighth Street Friends church
and attends services regularly.
Mr.. Johnson attributes his long life
to sober and righteous living. He is
great reader and is Interested in all
current events. He has special
pride in Richmond which has been
his home for so many years.
There are two children, a daughter,
Mrs. Charles S. Marvel. and son,
John H. Johnson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
By BOOTH HARRINGTON, of THE VIGILANTES

them individually to make heroic sacrifices.
@. But collectively, do such ideals make a noble
country?
A. No; the individual sacrifices himself in order
that the conduct of his country may be lawless ign
oble and malevoient.
@. But does the individual German regard the
conduct of his country as ngoble and maevolent?
A. No. He believes it to be divine.
@. How that be?
A. His leaders have given him interpretations of
so-caled moral law which direct him to that belief.
He accepts supreme leader a person called "War
Lord" who procaims himself to be actually the mouth
piece of god In addition, the German leaders have
carefully taught the people to believe that light and
wrong internationally questions to be submitted
to the one test Whatever works to the material dis
advantage of Germany is both spiritually and mate
rally wrong; whatever works to the material advan-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
PEACE TALK ENGAGES ALL
ATTENTION OF BElLlGERENTS
CEy Associated Pre.s)


Discussion Of war aims-or peace
terms-is claiming public attention al
most to the total exclusion of military
affairs. Active opera lions, in fact are
in progress nowhere Just at Dresent
except in the way Of the never-ceasing
cannonading along the various fronts
and the accommodating activities ths t
necessity compels even in the dead OF
winter.
Echoes of the speeches delivered by
Count Won Hertling. the German In
peTial chancellor, and Count Czernin,
the Austro-H Hungarian foreign min
lister. in reply to Premier Lloyd George
and President Wilson are plentifulIy
found in the comment Of the press at
home and abroad. and there seems
comparatively little diversity OF opip-
ion II the various allied capitals.
Germany is Adamant.
The prevailing view in London, as
reflected in the press is that Germany
mas adopted what amounts to an IN
compromising attitude, desiring to lis
ten TO no peace terms but her own.
while Austria. more conciiiatory be-
cause Of internal conditions, never the
less is unremittingly faithful to her
German ally.
A representative French view Is
that the central powers are revealed
in the speeches as trying TO drive
wedge between the allied nations by
attempting to open separate debate
with each, and that Chancellor Won
Hertling in particular has made an
effort to eliminate the question OF
Alsace-Lorraine from President Will
sons peace program.
Some Of the foreign commentators
attach considerable importance to the
invitation OF the German chancellor
for continued conversations on the
subject Of peace terms. One striking
view is that of an important London
newspaper. which regards the two
speeches as a combined diplomatic Of
fensive against the entente allies with
the attack chiefly aimed at President
Wilson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26

Benjamin Johnson, who celebrated
his eighty.fifth birthday anniversary,
Saturday in a quiet manner, is one OF
the best known business men in Rich
mond.
He has been associated in business
with his son, John H. Johnson. for a
number of years. The firm is known
as the B. Johnson and son, contractors
dealers in railroad ties, etc. ..
Born in Columbian county, Ohio,
near Salem, Johnson came to Rich
mond in 1854 at the time when work
on the old Garfield building on North
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
PEACE WITH THE GERMANS

tage of Germany is both spiritually and materially
right.
G. Have the German people accepted this stand
ard?
A. They have accepted it.
O. But do they not that such standard, if
allowed to prevail, means servitude to Germany
the part of the rest of the world?
A. Their leaders desire to bring about such
servitude and believe that their merits warrant
it. The people worship their leaders and call them
"the State
O. But will not the German people some day re-
ject such standard of right and wrong?
A. Our soldiers fighting them in order to
hasten that day.
O. What would prove to the German people that
their standard is wrong?
A. Proving to them that the leaders who taught
(Contnued On Page NInel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26

A. Because they obedient to the orders of
their leaders. They have been carefully trained to
obedience.
@. Are they so obedient that they would fight if
they believed their leaders to be in the wrong?
A. Not with the fervor shown by the German
people in this
@. Then the German people believe themselves to
be fighting for a right and just cause?
A. Unquestonably.
@. How can that be, since they are fighting us
because we would not allow them to rob us of our
rights?
A. They believed that rights injurious
to Germany
@. Then they respect rights except those
which they consider beneficial to Germany.
@. Do the German people believe this to be sell
fish state Of mind?
A. No. They call it patriotism, and il inspires
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
@. Are we at war with the German people?

@. Are we at war with the German people?
A. We wish to be at peace with the German peo-
pie, but at war with the German Empire. That
is, at with the government which controls
the German nation The German nation proclaims
itself to be the German army. The German nation
is composed of the German people. Our army is fight
ing the German army. Yes we are at war with the
German people.
@. Why do fight them?
A. Because they support and obey the German
government which murdered American citizens. and
proclaimed it's intention to continue numbering Ameri
citizens unless changed our laws in such way
would assist the German Empire to conquer all op
position and become power ruling the world. We
fight the German people in order to have Capitol
in Washington and not in Berlin.
@. Why do the German people oppose in this
natural right and desire?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
MONDAYS CLOSING ORDER

of the mayor and the fuel administrator
following proclamation regarding the closing
Monday:
Every business place and factory excepting food producing
and dispensing and drug stores, must be closed.
Moving picture shows will be open Monday but will
Tuesday.
Grocery stores hotels restaurants shops and bakeries
will be open Monday
All clubs lodge cigar pool and billiard halls will
be closed Monday.
s. BATES, Fuel Administrator
MAYOR W. w. ZIMMERMAN.
w. n. JOHNSTON.
JOHN PELTZ.
T. c. TAYLOR
Board of Works
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
WAR MOTHERS
TO ORGANIZE

Wayne County War Mothers are
asked to meet Monday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock in the Commercial club
rooms for the purpose of forming a
permanent organization
Mrs. A. W. Roach, Wayne county's
Official war mother, will preside
There will be an election Of officers
and plans for the War conference. in
Richmond, February 4. when the War
mothers will act as hostesses, will be
discussed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
Today's Temperature.
For Wayne County, by w. e. Moor

For Wayne County, by w. e. Moore
Snow tonight and Sunday; probably
arriving this afternoon.
General Conditions The storm
crossed the Lakes last night and NOV
ed down the st. Lawrence valley.
Another storm of great dimensions is
central over the plain states, causing
general snow as 1t moves eastward
and is being followed by a severe
cold wave from Canada. This severe
cold wave will bring temperature be-
low zero throughout tho central
states with heavy SHOWS in places.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
PERSH|NC BOUGHT
BRITISH UNIFORMS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-More OF
the secret testimony before the SEN
ate military committee made public
today discloses that on Dec. 13, Gen
eral Pershing was authorized to buy
0O,000 British uniforms for American
troops and 100000 blankets in Spain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
LEADERS WILL BE HURLED
FROM POWER iF THEY FAIL
TO MAKE PEACE WITH SLAVS

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 26. Philip
Scheidemann, president Of the Social
Democratic party in Germany, answer
ing Chancellor Won Hertlings speech
in the main committee of the Reich
stag, warned the military leaders of
the imperial government that if they
did not bring about peace between
Germany and Russia, they would be
hurled from power
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
Million-Dollm Fire
Caused BY Hun Spies

NEWARK, n. j.. Jan. 26.--More
than a million dollars worth of proper
ty was destroyed today In a FIRE be-
lieved to be the work Of German spies,
which burned up oil barges, a pier,
warehouses and freight cars on New
ark bay, close to the plant of the Sub
marine Boat Company and store
houses of the quartermaster's depart
ment of the army
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
GILBERT TAKES
WE|DNER'S PLACE

Harry Gilbert. Richmond business
man and Wayne county farmer, Sat
urday was made Wayne County Food
Administrator to fill the place made
vacant by the resignation of Z. j..
Weidner
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
SCHOOLS CLOSE MONDAYS

The Richmond public schools will
close Monday and every Monday for
nine weeks, according to a state
ment made Saturday afternoon by
Stunt. Giles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
COLD IMPROVED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-President
Wilson's cold showed some improve
ment today but he remained indoors
and no engagements were made for
him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-26
THE WEATHER

For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau Snow and colder
tonight and Sunday. Cold wave with
strong north winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-15
At the Palace Theatre Tonight.

Millions of readers who have fol-
lowed the screamingly funny antics Of
Hashimura Togo in the magazines and
newspapers of this country will be in
terested in the prospectof having this
quaint and original character visual
lied for the screen by so popular anC
talented an actor as Sessue Hayakawa
Americas most famous Japanese ac
tor. "Hashimura Togo" is coming t;
the Palace theatre tonight. "Fightin.
Trail will also be shown.