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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
Fake Captain Arrested
Abroad for Forgery

PARIS, March 1.-The Paris police
have arrested another member of the
gang which has been passing fraudu'
lent checks. He was arrested while
trying to cash check. The man in
question. according to the European
edition of the New York Herald, had
joined the American Ambulance. Some
months ago he was taken to the Amer
lean provost marshals office because
he was found on the Boulevards wear
ing a captains uniform.
Inquiries revealed he had been vic.
timizing hotels with bad checks and
he was handed over to the French
police. The man was convicted but
was released on suspended sentence
He then enlisted in the foreign legion.
A Paris dispatch Thursday reported
that Robert c. Stuart, an alleged de.
serter from both the British and Amer
lean armies and Harry Heiss. a private
of marines. had been arrested in con.
nection with the passing of bad checks
in Paris Further arrests were ex.
pected. The gang is said to have OBJ
ta1ed more than $4,000 francs by pass
ing worthless checks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
COUNTY HAS
BALANCE OF
$423,30O.4

The statement Of receipts and dis
bursements issued by County Treasur
er Weidner for the year 1917, shows
that the county had a balance OF
s423,30O.48 at the close of the year.
During the year the receipts from
current taxes amounted to $1,01O,086.
o4. from delinquent taxes, s42,965.3
from inheritance taxes, $6,966.58; from
liquor licenses, $8,551; from deposit
ory interest from Wayne county banks
$1O,3O9.37, and from the sale of the
Main street bridge bonds, $102,S33.33.
Including funds received from the
school principal and interest amount
ing to $64.346.65. school revenue, fees
and miscellaneous sources of incomes,
the total receipts for the year were
$1,852,77203 The amount received
from the preceding year was 1868, 100.
The total amount of disbursements
for the year was $1,429,471. So, leaving
a balance of s423,30O.4s.
When the state accountants complet-
ed the examination Of the books in
the county treasurer's office few
days ago it was found that they bal
anced exactly with those in the coun-
ty auditors office. According to the
examiners this is very unusual
occurrence.
The treasurer's office has been ac-
tive In the sale of war certificates
and thrift stamps. In the past two
weeks about $4,000 of certificates and
stamps have been sold.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
BATES RESIGNS
AS FUEL CHIEF

Owing to important business mat
ters requiring his immediate personal
attention, F. S. Bates, Wayne county's
fuel administrator, rendered his resig
nation to Evans Woollen. state ad
ministrator, Thursday.
Mr. Bates has given four months oil
undivided attention to the fuel situa
tion in Richmond and Wayne county
and through his untiring effort
brought this community through a
very severe crisis in splendid shape.
He commanded the support of the
coal dealers, as we'll as the public
through the trying months of the win.
ter.
Wayne county owes much to the
patriotic zeal displayed by Mr.. Bates
and his resignation was deeply de-
plored by citizens, who appreciate the
trying work he did during the coal
crisis.
Mr.. Woollen will appoint successor
to Mr.. Bates at an early date. In the
meantime the affairs of the Wayne
county office will be handled by Lewis
G: REYNOLDS, who has heen assisting
Mr.. Bates for several weeks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01

There were not any enlistments out
in South Dakota but when the draft
call was made none of the boys claim
ed exemption, says Charles Unthank,
former sheriff of Wayne county, but
now prosperous farmer of South
Dakota, who now Is visiting in Rich
mond
Unthank, who was sheriff two
terms, came to Richmond the first of
the year with Mrs. Unthank and will
remain until the first of April.
He went to South Dakota nine years
ago to take up government claim
and this is his second trip back to In-
diana. But his heart is in the west,
he says. He owns 400 acres of some
Of the finest land that lays out of
doors and large interest in a big
store.
Mine out of every ten who come in.
to the store are Indians" he said Fri
day. Most of them are rich and
some of them are all right A lot of
them own automobiles and I'll tell you
they make them travel some
Gets Papers Second Day.
Uathank's farm is 25 miles from a
railroad. He gets his Omaha news
papers the second day in the after
noon aud his Richmond newspapers
the third day.
But, although the farmers in mis-
community, which is thickly settled
now. are so far from the nearest rail
road station they don't want road
built to them
IF there were railroad built to US
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
Mother is Proud of
Three Soldier Sons

Three sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Beach OF Rural Route c are in the
service of the nation. They are:
Leonard. "a years old, who enlisted
May 80, 1917, and went June 4. He is
q member of A Company, Ninth
Mounted Engineers. at FL Paso, Tex
Lester d.. 10, who enlisted in May,
1917.
Lee L.. %, who enlisted April go
1917, and who now is in railway
regiment in France.
Leonard's name was published re-
Gently as one of list of men who
had not returned their auestionnaires.
Mrs. Beach is proud OF her soldiers.
IF had half dozen in the service
I'd be just twice as proud" she says.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
Spanish War Veterans
Will Meet Wednesdu,

An important meeting of the Span
ish-American war veterans will be
held Wednesday, March 6, at 7:30
o'clock in the camp room at the court
house. The matter of enlistment OF
previous service men will be dis
cussed thoroughly. All members are
ready to do their bit in any capacity
that the governor selects.
Another matter that will be brought
before the camp will be the perfect.
ing of plans to be sent to Washington
for the purpose of getting bill pass
ed for the pensioning of the soldiers
widows and orphans.
A field ration and smoker will fol
low the meeting Every member Is
urged to attend.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01

The French are 200 years behind
the times in the opinion of Private
Don Clapp, Mechanical Repair Corps.
who is in France.
Clapp gives a vivid, if boyish. de-
scription of things French In letter
to his sister, Mrs. w R. Poundstone.
in Washington. which she forwarded
to his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George l..
Clapp. 22S South Eleventh street. Por-
tions of his letters follow:
This is some country. The people
are about 200 years behind the times.
They use oxen and two wheel carts,
plow with wooden plows and live in
stone houses with thatched roofs.
Most of the people wear wooden shoes.
There Is enough wine around here
to sink battleship. They sell wine
in every kind of place from meat
shop to a cigar store and some of
these old Frenchnen carry quart
around with them all the time. A sol
dier has hard time getting it, though.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
|KECk MISSES
HERBERT WEED

The following letter was received
by Lawrence A. Handley, cashier of
the American bank, from Lieutenant
Keck.
Paris, France, Feb. 2, 1918.
Dear Friend-Your letter of January
2 received and very much appreciated
A letter from home now and then
helps nightly to keep the bright
lights burning -. s.
arrived in Paris short time ago
just after the Dutch had made an air
raid over the city, but am now on
my way back to join my regiment
ran up through the valley of the
Marne, but could not see much, as I
travelled at night and the train travels
without lights.
Our boys over here are getting in
fine trim and some have already been
in the trenches. | saw a number who
had been in the trenches and had
been sent back of the lines to a rest
camp. They seem to like the life but
are glad to get chance to rest up.
The rest camp of our men has been
established up near the Alps with
plenty of amusements and room for
outdoor sports. / could tell you the
name but it might break your jaw to
pronounce it.
/ am now stopping at the Richmond
Hotel run by the Y. NJ. c. A. II is
surely mighty fine to know that there
in someone or some organization like
the Y. NJ. G. A. to help fellow out.
1t is certainly home to us over here.
came very near getting to see Her
bert Weed few days ago. l stopped
in little town near Nancy and went
to the Y. M. c. A. hut there to inquire
for him, but was informed that he had
just left. They said he had taken his
gas mask. so no doubt he went up
near the front.
LIEUT. RAY kECK,
$50 F. A, A. E. F.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
Enough Wine in France to Sink
Bottleship, Writes Richmond Boy

Food is very high Cheese Is 81 a
pound, eggs so cents a dozen, and we
can't get bread in q restaurant, and
what they have for their own use is
something like rye bread and they
get limited amount. 1t would cost
me So to get regular meal because !
sure can put away the stuff
They have very funny trains. The
box cars look like match boxes along.
side of ours and the engines are about
the size of one of those SIG tractors
that dad has. The car wheels are q
lot higher on the freights. They have
first. second and third class passenger
coaches. The third are like cattle
cars. The freight cars capacity is
four tons. Wood is so scarce that wo-
men run around with wheelbarrows
all day picking up little sticks and
splinters and they flock around q
truck at the dumps like a bunch OF
sheep to look for scraps of wood"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
Fifty Pairs Of eyes"
are Giuen the Nauy

Fifty pairs of eyes-binoculars and
spy glasses, have been sent into the
navy department by Richmond and
Wayne county persons. They will be
used by lookouts on destrOyers con
voying troops to France, said Navy
Recruiter Goddard, Friday.
Many more are needed by the navy
as about sixty lookouts are required
on each convoy that goes across.
Recruiter Goddard announced that
If persons having binoculars and
spy glasses would bring them to the
navy recruiting office at the postoffice
be would test them. They would then
be sent to headquarters at the navy's
expense. he said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
Nev Army Chief Praises
U.S.. Soldiers Abroad

AN ATLANTIC PORT, March l.
Major General Peyton March, new
chief of staff Of the United States
army arrived here today after nine
months abroad as chief of artillery of
the American expeditionary force. He
will go at once to Washington.
Describing the American troops in
France as SO we'll trained in modern
warfare as to be able to handle them
selves with entire credit to the United
States" General March said the censor
ship was ''lamentable'' and intimated
he would advocate that the regulation
in this respect be made less stringent
SO that the people in America might
learn as much as possible about the
activities of the expeditionary forces.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
Unthank Lives Is Miles From
Railroad, But Doesn't Want One

all the idle land would be taken up
and we couldn't rent it or buy it so
cheaply and Craze our cattle on it.
Land values would go up but cattle
don't seem to thrive any better on
5000 land than they do on $50 land
and we get just as good prices for our
stock" says Unthank.
The former sheriff says the climate
in South Dakota is immeasureably SUI
perior to that of Indiana. The air is
dryer, he says, and the temperature
through the winter is higher
When l left there between Christ
mas and New Years the cattle were
grazing every place. The grass Is all
right all winter excepting when it's
covered with snow" he said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
Bar Use Of Rye as
Substitute, March 81

WASHINGTON, March Bakers
may continue to use rye flour as a
wheat flour substitute in victory
bread until March 81, the food admin
istration announced today in advising
bakers to buy other wheat flour sub
stitutes.
In the baking regulations issued
Feb. /. the use of rye flour as sub
stitute was limited to tine period end
ing March 3. The decision to grant
an extension to March 81 was reached
because in some sections of the coun
try where other substitutes are not
yet available rye flour can be obtain
ed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
GERMAN is POPULAR

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Mar. 1.-The
aching o. the German language has
been very little affected in the city
schools of Fort Wayne by the war.
While in seme cities the classes in
German in the public schools have
dwindled, and the teaching OF the
language has been abolished, records
on file here in the office of Superin-
tendent of schools, r. W. Himelick
show the decreace in German students
here has been slight. In January 1917
the number of pupils studying German
was 2.0S6. In January of this year II
was 1,S18.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
Today's Temperature.
Yesterday.
For Wayne County by w. e. Mo-

For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Fair tonight, below freezing. Satur-
day fair and warmer.
General Conditions-The storm of
last night caused general rains and
thunder storms extending from Texas
and northeastward in a narrow belt
and snow in few OF the western
states. An extreme cold wave is over
Ontario, so degrees below zero at
White River, but is much warmer in
the west Temperatures are rising
rapidly due to low barometric pressure
over western Canada
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
&c tDrunks'' as Usual Lead
Lists of Arrests

Sfxty-three arrests were made dur
ing the month Of February. according
to the report of Chief Of Police Cor
mon The 'drunks" as usual, lead the
number arrested Thirty men were
arrested for being drunk.
Four were arrested for assault and
battery, three for forgery and three as
fugitives, three for petit larceny and
three for vagrancy. Ten were arrest
ed for burglary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
HOOVER FOOD SALE

The Greenbrier Community club i:
TO hold a Hoover food sale Saturday
March 2, at the Hosier and Hiatt mil
linery shop at Ninth and Main streets
The proceeds of the sale will be uset
toward the adoption of French or
phan by the club. The organization
consists of thirty women members.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
IS Hours Of Spring
Coming Says Forecaster

AT least thirty-six hours of ideal
spring weather will prevail here, be-
ginning Saturday" said Weatherman
Moore Friday morning.
Mr.. Moore says the temperature will
rise to so in the shade and perhaps
higher, This warm weather is due to
wave of low barometric pressure
which is now over western Canada.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
speech Circulated.

a WASHINGTON, March The com,
mittee on public Information today an
nounced official advices from its rep
resentatives in Petrograd that Ambas-
sador Francis and his staff, the Amer
lean consulate, the military mission
and the Red Cross representatives, all
left Petrograd for vologda by railroad
on the night of February q.
The advice came by cable from Ed
gar G. SissCn the committees repre-
sentative in the Russian capitol
Representatives Of the information
committee it was said today will re-
main in Petrograd for the present to
al work with which they are charged.
Last reports show that the circula-
tion of the presidents address of Jan
uary S is practically completed
throughout Russia. The total it is said
is over million copies including sep
crate printing and distribution at Tiff.
lis, Vladivostok. Odessa, Rostov, ON
isk, and Chita, but not including
100000 newspaper articles and an in
calculable amount of partial printing
and editorial comment which auto
matically followed.
In addition it was said, 100000
printed in German went through the
northern lines Of the German army
About 100000 were successfully work.
cd through the southern and central
fronts.
The committee also said that Ger
man and Austrian prisoners in Rus
sia were provided with copies of the
address.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
Nine High School Girls
are N0u Thrift Newsies'

Nine high school girls are now in
the ranks of Thrift Newsies.'
They are selling The Palladium
nightly on the streets. With their
profits they are buying Thrift Stamps
The names OF the girls are: Ruth
Bradley, Crystal Graves. Marie Gard
ner, Dorothy Snider, Gayle Bailey
Eva Tewart. Evelyn Ullon, Ruth
Smith and Edna May Ruby.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
COAL DEALERS MAY
DROP DELIVERIES

Richmond coal dealers discussed
the advisability of doing away with
the carry" plan, Thursday evening at
the Commercial club.
Some of the dealers want to dump
the coal at the curbs and let the pur-
chaser do his own carrying.
No decision was reached. Another
meeting probably will be held in two
weeks when some decision may be
reached.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
Arrested for Failure
to Provide for Family

Robert Saline, 705 South Thirteenth
street, was arrested by the county Of
ficials Thursday night, and placed in
the county jail, charged with failing
to support his wife and children. The
man has not been living with his wife
for some time and his four children
are being cared for at the Home of the
Friendless. Mrs. Saline filed the
charge against her husband
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
Amendment of Draft
Bill Before Senate

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The ad-
mnistration amendment to the draft
law to bring in men as they reach the
age of twenty-one. was brought up in
the senate today as emergency legis-
lation for immediate passage, but fin
ally was put over until tomorrow
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
President Could Take
Lumber, Under Bill

WASHINGTON, March l--Presi-
dent Wilson would be empowered TO
commander timber or lumber need
ed for the army, navy or shipping
board. under bill ordered favorably
reported today by the senate military
committee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
FRANCIS AND
STAFF Leave
.PETROCRAD,
SAY REPORTS
American, British and French
Leave Russian Capital Un-
der the Menace of the Ger
man Advance.
HUNS MOVING SLOWLY
(By Associated Press)

The American consul in Petroglad
who remained In the Russian capital
after the departure of Ambassador
Francis and his staff, also has left the
consulate having been taken over by
the Norwegian consul 1t is felt in
StOckh ohm, where this report is re.
ceived, that the situation in Petro.
grad has taken an unexpected turn for
the worse as the American consul was
TO remain there to keep In touch with
the state department.
Although the American, British and
French embassies have left Petro-
grad under the menace Of the German
advance, the Bolsheviki government is
reported as intending to return to its
headquarters in that city after having
temporarily left the capital
Apparently the Japanese ambassa-
dor is still in Petrograd, having post
roned his departure, an agency dis
patch states, because of negotiations
going on between him and the Rus
sian government. Whether these re-
ported negotiations have anything to
do with the Japanese proposals for in
tervention in Siberia, now apparently
q topic of the most earnest considera-
tion in the entente capitals and in
Washington is not evident from the
meagre advices received.
Advance at Measured Pace.
Meanwhile the current report from
Petrograd indicates a renewal of the
German forward movement in Russia,
Although at more measured pace, &C
cording to one account. the Germans
are reported in possession of Pskov
and are reported to be moving. slowly
toward Luga midway between Pskov
and Petrograd. They are also said to
be advancing on other sectors in north
ern Russia. notably north into the re-
gion northeast from Dvinsk, In the
general direction of the Petrograd-
Moscow railway.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
THE WEATHER
For Indiana by United States Wealth

er Bureau-Fair tonight, warmer in
northwest portion. Saturday. fair and
warmer.
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
WAISTS

WOmen's White Wolfe
Waists, also a few In pink,
blue and lavender stripes.
Sizes to a. 75c value. O0o
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an 3 delicate shade Of green,
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ues to Sl.3S. Base 0Oo
ment price. OOS
wOmen's SILK Waists, in
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every one an excellent
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Basement price. .O1s0O
GeOrEette Crepe Waists.
three styles, embroidered
fronts. others have tucks,
and still others have lace
trimmed frill and collar.
Sizes TO ~. Base GO IN
ment price OILS
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
LINENS
From the Looms Of
Old Erin

ImportationS ordered long
since have only just been re-
ceiyed.
The shipment IneIades q spIenaIa
assortment Of Table Cloths In various
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the cloths, Table Damasks In tive
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$3.50 value 70xIO6 Cloths, each. .oe-So
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$3.50 value 70xTO Cloths, each. .So.oo
$3.50 value l0xsS Cloths. each. e75S
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Napkins TO Match y
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'bS-inch BIeached MercerIzed. Table
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The Washington times., 1918-01-23
LACES

Fine Val Laces in many
cases the insertion and
edge to match. Basement
price. IL yards I0o
Torchon edges in a wide
assortment of patterns.
Basement price. e
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
The PaLais ROuaI Basement Store---The Downstairs
CORSETS

COFSets of fancy figured
gfrdle ccutil, in pink only
and sizes to IS: finished
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price .....-..-... O4s1O
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and finished with 4 garters.
Sizes to 30. 81 value. 100
Basement price ... SOS
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
TABLE COVERS

Table Covers In pretty
round designs. I5x45 inch
es, fine quality. Base Goo
ment price ......-.. wv
The Washington times., 1918-01-23

Fine qualities made by Sanford & Son,
shown in Oriental and all-over effects.
All in 0x12-ft. biSe. At this reduced price
II will mean a great saving for you to buy
your rug from our assortment tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
Cape Gloves, 81 Pair

1-clasp P. x. NJ. Gloves with
the English thumb, assuring
perfect fit and unusual durabil-
ity. All sizes in sand, light tan,
pearl, white and black. Best
possible gloves at 81.