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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
Horse Falls on Man
After Being Struck

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 11.-George
Craig, SO years old, Of Monon, is in
critical condition in local hospital as
result of injuries suffered yesterday
while riding railway motorcycle. The
machine was running at high speed
near Rensselaer, when 1t crashed into
a horse hitched to buggy. The i'm
pact threw the horse over on Craig
and, as the animal was injured severe
ly, it was some time before Craig was
rescued. He was insensible for several
hours.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
RHEUMATISM IS PAIN
ONLY, RUB IT AWAY
Instant relief from pain, soreness,
stiffness follows a rubbing with
"St. Jacobs Liniment."
Stop dosing" rheumatism.

Stop dosing" rheumatism.
It's pain only; not one case in fifty
requires internal treatment. Rub
soothing. penetrating "St. Jacobs Lini.
ment" right on the tender spot" and
by the time you say Jack Robinson
out comes the rheumatic pain and dis.
tress. est. Jacobs Liniment" conquers
pain! 1t is a harmless rheumatism
liniment which never disappoints and
doesn't burn the skin. It takes pain,
soreness and stiffness from aching
joints, muscles and bones; stops sci
atica, lumbago, backache, neuralgia
and reduces swelling.
Timber up! Get small trial bottle
of old-time, honest est Jacobs Lini-
ment" from any drug store, and in a
moment you'll be free from pains,
aches and stiffness. Don't suffer!
Rub rheumatism away.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
Death of Miss Woofers
Surprises Lynn Folks

LYNN. Ind, Jan. II. - Lynn resi-
dents were surprised to learn of the
death Of Miss Helen Wooters,. Wednes-
day. Miss Wooters made her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Ford, east Of
town. She had been strong woman
and had been sick only a week. The
funeral will be held Friday at the
Christian church at Fountain City, in
charge of Rev. Owen Livengood.
The Farmers Institute will be held
Saturday at the school building. Good
speakers will be present and strong
program is arranged
The town board at their first meet
ing of 1918, at the city building Mon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
Court House Clerks
Do Red Cross Work

Clerks at the court house Thursday
were aiding the Richmond chapter of
the Red Cross society in mailing mem
bership certificates.
The work was being done in the Of
flee of County Auditor Bowman and
clerks in other county offices were de-
voting all Of their spare time in ad-
dressing the envelopes to the many
new members Of the society.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
FALL DEAD ON WAY
TO HOSPITAL HERE

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, Jan. IL
Henry Witt of Auburn, Ind, dropped
dead in the interurban station here at
noon Thursday. He was on his way
to Richmond hospital for treatment
1t is believed his sudden death was
due to heart disease. The body was
Immediately taken to the undertaking
rarlors here and will be shipped to
his home. Coroner Morrow of Rich
mond was notified
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-11
Superintendent Graft
to Address Pedaqoaues

Superintendent E. U. Graft OF Indi-
annapolis, will make an address on
some phase of the thrift question Sat.
urday at the Richmond and County
Teachers institute at the High school.
Arch Hall, of Indianapolis, will also
be one of the speakers in the after,
noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11
London. Oct. 10-Four hundred
persons persisted in the torpedo
ing Of the Leinster, according to
a report which has not been con.
firmed.

pedoed and sunk by a German sub
marine on Friday morning when
about 800 miles south Of Ireland.
The few survivors who were picked
up by the American torpedo boat de-
stroyer Stcrrett, have been brought
here. They declare that the torpedo
struck the steamer in the forward en-
CINE room.
1t remained for those aboard. including
the women and children, but to plunge
into the ocean. A large number, howev-
er. went down. with the ship. which dis
appeared within seven minutes after be-
ing struck by the torpedo. The scene
was indescriba BILE. The weather was
bad and rather hazy. The cries OF the
drowning were heartrending.. Every
body had been supplied with life belts
but only the strongest were able to
stand the buffeting of the waves and the
exposure.
Providentia!ly the commander Of the
American destroyer Sterret heard the
explosion and steered his vessel for the
point whence the sound came. He found
the ship had disappeared but he saw a
mass Of people struggling in the water.
There were no small. boat available SO
the destroyer in the bad weather steam-
Continued on Page 4. Column 3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11
SWIFT ALLIED ADVANCE HAS
RECAPTUREDSTRONGHOLDSAND
CITIES HELD BY HUNS 4 YEARS
THE GERMAN TALE

Berlin, Oct. iowa London.-Brit.i
ish and American troops fol.
lowed the retiring Germans on both
sides of the Roman road in the di-
rection Of LIE Cateaux, says the Of
fetal statement issued today by the
German army general stan. The Ger
mans retreated step by step TO new
positions, fighting all the way. On the
battle front between Cambria and st.
Quentin. the statement adds. we oc-
cupied positions in the rear. We have
evacuated Cambria"
Enemy attacks failed in front Of
our new positions on the battle trent
east of Cambria and st. Quentin
says the official communication from
headquarters. "as we'll as on both
banks Of the Mouse.
Between the Argonne Forest and
the Orness ridge American troops yes
terday advanced to attack on tho
western bank Of the Mouse river.
says the official statement issued to-
day by the German war Office. On the
edge of the Argonne Forest the at
tacks failed with heavy losses.
The town of Cornay. which was
penetrated by the Americans. was
re-captured, the statement says, and
the towns Of Sommerance and Ro-
magne were held by the Germans
after f1uctuating fighting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11
In Holy Land Inside
British Lines
Broke through Turkish Front and
Made Escape-10,000 Other Ref
usees Wandering in HiIls-Turks
Massacre Persians and Women
Given to Troops

London. Oct. 10 Mesopotamian
dispatches received here record the
arrival inside Of the British line of
$4,000 Assyrian, Armenian and Rus
sian refugees from Urumiah Persia,
Armenia, who broke through the
Turkish front and made their escape.
Another 10000 refugees. according
to the dispatches are distributed in
kurdistan towns or are wandering in
the hills. The Turks pursued them
but were driven back by British cav
airy. Later the Turks entered Uru-
miah and massacred 200 Persians,
mostly old men. It is reported that
600 Christia nwomen women have
been distributed among the Turkish
troops and the Moslem inhabitants
OF Urumiah.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11
INFLUENZA SITUATION
IMPROVING IN BAY STATE
j. S. SEEKING VACCINE
BETTER IN BAY STATE

Boston, Oct. 10.-Reports received
by the state department Of health up
to this evening indicated that the
peak of the influenza epidemic in
Massachusetts, had been passed. Re-
turns from health officers in all but
three or four sections show a de.
crease both in the number of new
cases and in the number of deaths.
For the first time we have reached
the point where we can see the sun
shining" said Henry B. Endicott,
chairman Of the State emergency
health committee. We are not out of
the woods yet by any means and no
where should there be any relaxation
OF the many precautions we have
been obliged to take. There is an
improvement in the situation, how
ever. and the people should know it.
The situation in Boston, particularly,
Is better" Mr.. Endicott tonight ad-
vised hat all churches be closed next
Sunday. DR.. Bernard w. Carey, cpl
demicologist for the state health
board stated that a number Of cities
and owns had telephoned offers to
spare some of the nurses and doc
tors that had been assigned to them,
for use in the regions where the dis
ease is still on the increase. Most
OF these latter are in western Mass
achusetts, Greenfield and Pittsfield
being in worse condition than any
OF the others. In the former place
industry. A telegram from Pittsfield
declared that whole families are
down with the malady in that city,
and that the general electric COM
pany. which maintains a mammoth
plant there, had organized Flying
nursing unit" A number Of the
city's physicians are sick and the
state has been asked to relieve the
situation. Gloucester and Quincy.
where the disease was strongly en-
trenched a few days ago. both re-
ported the situation as Frightening.
In Lowell it was stated by DR..
Simpson, the district health officer.
that there were indications that the
worst was over. He requested that
quantities Of vaccine be sent there for
use in inoculating the 10000 workers
in munitions plants.
In southeastern Massachusetts,
where the disease had strong foot
hold las. week, everything today
pointed to it's being checked. This
news came from Fall River. and in
cluded the towns in the Immediate vi
entity Of that city. The health au-
thorities of Pennsylvania today called
upon Massachusetts, to send physi-
clans to assist in fighting the cpl
demic there. During the 24-hour
period ended at noon today, 1880
Continued on Page 4, Column y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11
SHIP HAD PROBABLY LOST CONVOY
WHEN ATTACKED BY UNDERSEA BOAT

but they clambered over ths side Of the
~essel, he said.
Finally. this survivor continued in
one Of our men desperation. swan
close to the submarine and hailed an
officer asking him in Gods name to
stop firing. The lieutenant who an
swered him threatened our man with
a revolver. saying that If he did not
swim back he would. shoot him.
when our boat had only 20 men
in it. we were ordered alongside the
submarine and made to tie up while
the Smelling Of the dead and dying
Of sthe sinking ship continued.
'The leader Of our boat was ssked
some questions which he refused to
answer and suddenly the submarine
submerged and only the parting o.
the rope with which we We're tied
prevented our going down with t..
One Of the survivors said tine sub
marine was Of the cruiser type and
mad the largest guns he ever had
seen on a submarine. One Of the en-
gineers he said, whose room was
pierced by a shell from the subna-
rine declared that the shell was an
Sinch projectile. Heretofore only s.
inch guns have been reported on
submarines. The survivors. who were
adrift four days before they were
picked up, said that the raft with five
wounded men on it had put off from
the Ticondcroga and that they had
attempted to tow it but that it broke
away during the night and disap-
peared.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11
TRUE CHARACTER CAMBRIA IN RUINS $4,000 REFUGEES
New German Chancel-
lOr Shown
In Papers, Copies Of Which Have
Just Reached Washinston-Show
That Prince is Far From Favorinu
Characterization Of Germany

Washington, Oct 10.-The ideas so
official press bureau that the appoint
ment of Prince Macmillan Of Baden as
chancellor was a long step toward tn,
democrat zation of Germany is COM
pletely dissipated by documents written
by the prince, copies of which have just
reached Washington. One is the text Of
a speech the prince delivered last De-
cember in the Baden first chamber Of
which he was president, and the other
is a letter written last January to- his
cousin. Prince Honenlohe. These papers
show the prince in his true character
and are acceoted here as we'll justifyins
President Wilson's inquiry as to wheth-
er in seeking peace he speaks for those
in Germany who have conducted the
war up to this time. They disclose the
prince as holding in cynical contemp.
the proponents of democratic govern.
ment for the Central Powers. The letter
was called forth by the speech, which in
some quarters was criticized because u
the unnatural combination of lofty
Christian doctrine with brutal German
militarism. The speech drew a telegram
of commendation from the Kaiser. the
prince wrote his cousin, and the junkers
caused thousands Of copies oft to BIZ
printed for distribution over the en-
pire. In the letter to his cousin Prince
Max disclosed his true feelings when
he said: "As ] am opposed to western
parliamentarism for Germany and Ba-
den, was obliged to say to the people
Of Baden. or rather of Germany. that !
understood its merit but that such In
stitutions were not real remedies for
them"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11
U. S. SEEKING VACCINE

Washington, Oct. 10.--In its fight
to stop the spread of Spanish influ-
enza the public health service is CIV
ing the causes of the disease, the
conditions which promote it's spread
and the part played by carriers in
epidemics Of the malady. 1t also is
seeking an effective vaccine. An
nouncement was made tonight that
the service has as yet been unable to
recommend any that it believes will
be successful. Meantime influenza
continues to spread over the country
in spite of the strenuous efforts and
drastic measures taken to prevent it.
The malady now has reached cpl
demic> proportions in many additional
cases in the middle and far west
Conditions at army camps today
show a slight Improvement for the
second time since the malady became
epideic in the training places. Dur
ing the "a hours ending at noon 49,
321 new cases were reported to the
Office Of the surgeon general, with
2,797 new cases Of pneumonia and $50
deaths. The total Of influenza cases
reported at army camps since the
disease appeared has now reached
211,00O, pneumonia cases 25,0S3, and
deaths 7432.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 1o.-Scores Of
American sailors and soldiers were kill
ed or wounded by shrapnel fire by
German submarine after it had torpe-
doed the steamship Ticonderoga 100
miles off the Atlantic coast, according to
the story told by 20 survivors who ar
rived here today aboard a British
freighter.
There were $50 men aboard the Ticon-
deroga. an American steamship of 5l3o
tons, and all but the 20 who arrived here
today are believed to have persisted. The
survivors got away in the only boat
which was not-sdemolished by the shell
fire from the submarine. they said. Sew
enteen Of the men who reached Fort
were members of a detachment of SOL
diers detailed to care for horses which
we're being se;.t over. The Ticonderoga
WAS attacked, presumably, on Oct 2
when she fell behind her convoy beca Use
of engine trouble. According to tie sto-
ry of the survivors. the submarine was
not sighted ul.il she had sent a torpe-
do crashing into the side of the slip
The torpedo did not strike a vital spot,
however. and the captain crowded on
full steam in n effort to escape. at the
same time ordering the gun crews into
action against the submarine, which p
peared about mile off. Our gun
crews did not fir, more than five or six
Shots" one of the survivors said Tho
forward gun was shot away almost at
once. The other gun and it's crew we're
done for almost as quickly. Then The
men went to the boats, but it was no
use as the flying shrapnel was spraying
the decks and men fell in scores, either
killed or badly wounded.
Another survivor declared that all OF
the Ticon1erogas eight lifeboats. with
the exception of one. were riddled with
shrapnel before they could be launched.
A number of . len who tried to get into
the eighth bot were killed by shrapnel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11
Cardinal Gibbons Postpones Jubilee

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 1o-On account
Of the epidemic Cardinal Gibbons has
decided not to hold the religious cele-
bration Of his golden jubilee Of the
episcopate which was announced for
Sunday, Oct. 20. The cardinal con-
sidered, it was stated at his residence
today, that the 'joyful character of
such an occasion would hardly har-
monte with the suffering and sorrow
that so generally prevails" He takes
occasion Ito express his heartfelt
thanks to the members of the HER
archy of the United States, France,
England, Canada and Mexico who had
expressed their intention to be pres
ent." The civic feature of the ceie-
bration already has been abandoned.
Following his order disseminating
Sunday high mass and all evening
services the cardinal today directed
that no public funerals be held in the
archdiocese because of the influenza.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11
HARD FIGHTING BETWEEN
FRESNOY AND BOHAIN

With the Anglo-American forces
southeast Of Cambria. Oct. 1O.-Noon.
-(By The Associated Press).-Be-
tween Fresnoy and Bohain where
German machine gunners had con-
centrated in force there was the stiff
fest kind of fighting today. British
tanks helped to clear the machine gun
nests.
Allied troops are in force 1000 yards
south Of the LIE Cateau road Hid
have captured the towns Of Estour-
mel and Isniel-Les-E risettes on the
highway. The British are still re-
ported to be progressing.
Six pontoon bridges and two in
fantry bridges over the Scheldt riv-
er have been blown up by the enemy.
British cavalry east Of Cambria
seem to be working forward. Late
last night they signalled from Beau
mont and they were said to be max
ing good progress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11
HUNS RUNNING EAST
(By the Associated Press)

Wy ldS <AocOSltAtCu l 1887
The men of the once formidable
German armies holding the linden
burg line from north of Cambria to
st. Quentin are facing eastward. de-
feated and in retreat.
Their backs are the targets for
British. American and French troops
who bitterly fought them step by
step out Of inpregnable defences and
are now hurrying them across the
open country toward the German
border. Nowhere is the enemy at
tempting to stand in force. True,
the German border is set a long dis
lance away. but the past two days
Of chase have materially decreased
the width of the area separating the
invaders from their Rhine line.
LIE Cateau, the important junction
point twelve miles southeast of Cam
brai, represented Thursday night the
point of deepest penetration by the
Allied troops. The British were mas
tiers of it. All along the front how
ever. the British, American and
French have been steadily pressing
forward their infantry forces, TAX
ing numerous towns and villages,
while far in advance Of them the
hoof beats Of the cavalry horses
intermingled with the roars of the
whippet tanks and the staccato ma
chine guns inside the moving forts.
So fast has been the retreat of the
enemy that at various points the
Alied forces a-foot lost contact with
him.
The retreat which is over front
of about IS miles, from the south of
Douai to the region east Of st. Quetin
has left in the hands of the allies, in
addition to the towns taken, valuable
lines Of communication and strategic
positions of high importance and
driven in wedge that evidently will
force the Germans everywhere from
the north sea to the vicinity of YER
dun to fall back on the southeast of
Douai, one of the remaining strong
points in the German line in the
north, the British are standing in
Etrun, twelve miles southwest of VAL
Continued on Page 8, Column y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11
Ruthless Vandalism Of
Retreating Germans
Left Bombs Planted All Over City
With Time Fuses Attached-Ex.
pIosioas Begin at 9 O'clock and
Continue All Day

With the Canadian Forces in
France, Oct. 9, Wednesday-(By the
Canadian Press)-Cambrai tonight is
a smoking ruin. The Germans have
probably never perpetrated a more
ruthless nor more premeditated van
dalism than this destruction of Cam
brai.
France can never forget nor for
give this remarked a French Off
GER. Torch in hand the enemy
comes offering us peace" When the
Canadians entered Cambria the great
public square Of the Place D Armes
was virtually intact. Now it is a
mass of ruins. The explosions began
at nine o'clock and have continued
ever since. All day in every part
of the town there were explosions of
incendiary bombs with time fuses at
tached and these were followed i'm
mediately by outbursts of fire. In
one short street dozen houses 81
multaneously burst into flames.
The town hall. the bishophry palace
and other buildings were blown to
pieces The cathedral still stands,
but only with its ruined chancel
Fire is tapping the base of the great
belfry tower. AS the hours went by
the universal character Of the holo-
caust developed. The sun was OBJ
scured partly and it seemed a fiery
ball in the smoke and thick dust Of
falling walls.
The, Canadian engineers sought
to stem the confiagation by dynamit-
ing the buildings but flames broke out
at the backs Of the soldiers. There
remains in the city Father THIEF. a
priest. Of the church of sSt. Druon.
Two days ago he was ordered by the
Germans to leave the city. He re-
fused because he had to attend dy-
ing woman. The Germans threat
ened to shoot him but he persevered
and today he is caring for civilians
who had hidden for ten days IN the
cellars
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11

Caught in Washington,
Me-, by u. S. Officials
Had Broken Parole While Working
on Farm in Lincoln, Mass.-Now
in Augusta Jail-Steps Will Be
Taken for His internment


Portland. Me-, Oct. 10-Diedrick H.
G. Speikermann, a German, who was
employed on the steamer Kaiser Will
helm II when she was informed in
New York in 1914 and subsequently
paroled to go to work on a farm in
Lincoln, Mass, was, arrested in the
town of Washington, Knox County,
today charged with, having violated
his parole. Speifiermann was arrest
ed on suspicion Of being a German
agent. in Boston. April, 1917, but aft
er examination the charge was dis
missed and he was sent to Lincoln,
promising to report regularly to the
district attorneys office. Shortly aft
er he called up the attorneys Office
by telephone from an unknown
point and reported that he was on
the way to Buffalo in an automobile
good for 70 miles an hour and dared
the officials to catch him. He was
not apprehended until arrested in
Washington last Tuesday He is now
in Augusta Jail and will be brought
to Portland in the morning, where
steps will be taken for his intern
ment. He is "a years old, a native of
Bremen and his father is an agent
OF the German Lloyd line.