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The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
$3.50 WHEAT PRICE
FIXED BY SENATE
GORE AMENDMENT SETTING
HIGHER FIGURE is ADOPTED
........... 49 TO 1s.
AGRICULTURAL BILL PASSES
Goes Through Upper Body Without
Roll Cali-Wheat Price Now
Goes to Conference With An
other Fight in Sight.

Washington, March 22.-The agri-
cultural appropriation bill, with the
Gore amendment increasing the 1918
government guaranteed wheat price to
$3.50, has been passed by the Sen
ate- 1t now goes to conference be-
tween the two houses where there
will be another fight over the wheat
price. -
The wheat price amendment was
adopted, 49 to Is, after five days.
discussion in which it's advocates urg.
ed the necessity Of stimulating pro-
duction and criticised government
price fixing. The bill, carrying appro-
priations of $2S,000,000, was passed
without roll call, the principal fight
being centered on the wheat provis-
ion. ........... ..
Besides increasing the federal guar
antee, the Gore amendment also pro-
vides that the guaranteed prices, for
the 1918 crop, shall be based on No. 2
northern wheat, or it's equivalent, in
stead of on No. variety, as under
the existing law and shall be payable
at local elevators or railway mar
kets, as is done now. These provis-
ions are designed to further increase
the farmers returns. ...
Another provision is that the guar
anty shall not be dependent upon ac-
tion of the President, but lis hereby
made absolute and binding until May
/, 1919"
Not Expected to Carry.
Acceptance of the amendment by the
House is hoped fer by~its champions,
but despite the overwhelming vote by
which the Senate wrote the price in
crease into the bill, administration
leaders do not believe it could prevail
finally, if as has been reported, the
opposition of the Food administration
would cause a presidential veto.
Under proclamation by the Presi-
dent acting under the Food Control
law as it now stands with the 50
guarantee, the basic price for 1913
wheat has been established at $2.20
per bushel. Senators favoring the in
crease argued that wheat at $3.50
would not increase the price of flour
beyond $13 or $3.50 per barrel. The
price now is around $11 a barrel.
Additions to Bill. .
Appropriations of about million
dollars were added to the bill in the
Senate, including $250,0O0 to be Of
fered as prizes by the Secretary of
Agriculture to stimulate agricultural
production and $25O,OOO for extension
of work in dehydrating vegetables
and fruits. .
Other principal appropriations car
ried in the bill include: Meat inspec-
tion service, $4,OOO,OOO Increased
100000 by the Senate); extermina-
tion of southern cattle ticks, $3.50, 900:
eradication of live stock tuberculosis,
S5O0,000 doubled by the Senate);
plant industry, $2,744,0O0; forestry,
S5,731, 900; bureau of markets. $2,OO0,-
900; combating of livestock foot and
mouth disease, 100000, and COM
batting the cotton boil weevil, 100000.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
THROAT TROUBLE KEEPS
BURNQUIST AT HOME
Governor Confined to House BY H.
ness Pronounced BY Physician
Not Dangerous.

st. Paul, March Ex-Governor J.
A. A. Burnquist is Ill with acute ton
silitis and laryngitis. DR.. o. w. Hol-
comb, his physician, said that the gov
ernor must take several days rest. His
condition is not regarded as serious.
The governor was attacked by tonsil-
tits but attended the meeting of the
Minnesota Public Safety commission
Tuesday. He is at his home.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.

Minneapolis, March 2Z.-BUTTEH
extra, per lb., 39c; ex-
ira firsts, 3Sc; firsts, &c; seconds.
36c; dairy, Bic; packing stock, 2Sc.
EGGS.-Fresh prime flrsts, new
cases. free from rots, small dirties
and checks out, doz., 3Sc; current re-
ceipts, rots out, case, $40; checks
and seconds, doz., 26c. Quotations on
eggs include cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys. fat, 10
lbs. and over, Csc; thin. small, 100
l2c; cripples and culls, unstable; old
roosters. 1Sc; ducks, Csc; geese. 22c;
1917 roosters, &c.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, March 22.-Hogs-R
ceipts, 5000; higher; bulk, $4,000
1850; heavy, $16.S0@17.1O. Cattle
Receipts, 5000; steady; prime fed
steers, $13@14; dress beef steers,
S10.50@13.25; western steers, 500
1915; cows, $7.50@11; heifers. $7.75
OILS; stockers and feeders, $50
1850; bulls, $7.50@10; calves, $3.50
@13.25. Sheep-Receipts, 1000;
steady; lambs, $17@1S.4O; yearlings.
$14@15.5O; wethers, $13@14.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
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Foe Loses 4 Warships
In Fight Off Dunkirk

I. London, March ga naval
4 battle between German de-
+ stroyers and British and French
/. torpedo craft off Dunkirk has
/. resulted in the sinking OF two
i German destroyers and two tor
I. pedo boats, while only one
+ British vessel was damaged out
+ of the five British and French
+ destroyers engaged. The Ger
+ man destroyers evidently came
!. out to lombard Dunkirk.
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The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
BELIEVED IN MANY QUARTERS
BIG SPRING DRIVE PROMISED
BY ENEMY is UNDER WAY.
WHOLE FRONT IS ATTACKED
Activity May Be Move to Put Allies
OFF Guard-Famous Battiefields
Are InvoIved-Shocks Felt
In England.

G~dSSiy U"CVAy'tNC IuoHSuS dbp~
er the Germans began the historic
battle of verdun, the thunder of
. their guns deepened into temp
est Of fire along the British front
In northern France and they be-
gan what may be the greatest
battle Of the war, a struggle
which may lead to results which
will shape the destinies Of mil
lions of people over coming Gen.
turtles.
The attack was made on scale
hitherto unknown during this war
Of major offensives. II was over
front Of so miles.
London, March 22.-The Germans
have begun a heavy bombardment
over wide sections of the British
front, it is announced officially.
The statement says: "A heavy
bombardment has been opened by the
enemy against our whole front in the
neighborhood Of Vendeuil, south of
st. Quentin to the River Scarpe."
Shocks Felt in England.
The artillery action on the western
front could be distinctly heard at
Dover and other towns on the east
coast of England. The doors and
windows of the houses at Dover, for
instance, were continuously shaken
by the heavy conclusions.
The firing, which was the heaviest
that has been heard in this district
from such distance, began at 3
o'clock and lasted at brief intervals
until a. m. --.....--.. ---...
At Ramsgate, besides the sound Of
cannonading, bright flashes were seen
at sea while the vibration of explo-
sions shook the windows and dis
lodged tile from the roofs.
May Be Advertised Drive.
From Vendeuil north to the river
Scarpe is a distance of nearly SO
miles. and the beginning by the Ger
man artillery of heavy bombardment
along this wide front may mean that
preparations for the much advertised
German offensive in the west has
been begun. The preparatory work
was about due to begin IL the ad-
vance announcements were to be TAX
en- at their face value, Judging from
the news OF a day or two ago that
a party of neutral correspondents had
been invited by the German high COM
mand to start for the German front
on Wednesday to witness the offen-
sive."
May Be Ruse.
It Is, of course, impossible to say
whether the present burst OF artillery
fire means it is along the line indi-
Gated or somewhere within its limits
that the heavy German blow, If one
indeed is coming, is to be struck.
There is consideration that the bonn
bardment in this particular may be a
feint to cover stroke in an alto
gether different sector. The most
natural conclusion, however, is that
the drive is to be rade at some
point in this area now under fire.
Takes In Famous Fields.
This area embraces most of the ter.
ritory outside Of Flanders, over which
the British nave been fighting some.
times alone and sometimes in con-
junction with the French, for the last
two years. L takes in the entire field
Of the battle of the Somme, fought
in the fall Of 1916, also the battlefield
of Cambrai in last falls fighting, and
the territory fought over in the great
battle of Arras during the spring of
1917.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
LONDON RECEIVING
W0UNDEDF|GHTERs
MEN HURT IN BATTLE REACH
ENGLISH CAPITAL AS HUGE
STRUGGLE BEGINS.
GREATEST BATTLE FORECAST
Battle Now Started Expected to De-
velop Into Greatest Contest Of
Modern History and May
Settle War.

London, March 22.-Long lines of
ambulances have begun at the Char
ing Cross railway station to receive
wounded men from Channel port
trains.
Scenes not unlike those during the
battle of the Somme. were enacted,
the lines of ambulances stretching
away from the station for four city
blocks. {
Only small groups of night workers
and railroad employees greeted the
first arrivals from the front. i,
Greatest Battle Forecast.
Although the battle being fought
is likely to develop into the greatest
struggle of modern history, and per-
haps settle the result of the war, the
English people preserve the same
quiet calm they have for the last four
years. There are no signs of unusual
excitement or nervousness in Lon
don, no crowds outside the newspaper
offices or elsewhere.
The statement made by Andrew
Bonar Law in the House of Commons
was circulated in the hotels and other
public places. That is the last news
the majority of the people will have
of the great struggle before they see
the morning papers, but Mr.. Bonar
Laws words have carried much as
surance. - ..
.. People Suspected Feint.
The Germans had talked so freely
about their great offensive that many
people thought they were making q
feint to conceal some other policy.
Some looked for campaign against
Saloniki, instead of big attack in
France.
Reports have been circulated that
the Germans have built a large mum.
ber of tanks and supertanks, but the
British who first launched this wea-
pom are not likely to be stopped by
these. nor is it conceivable that they
will be behind in numbers of tanks
or improvements.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
Would Exempt Open Towns.

Rome, March 22.-The pope has
asked Emperor Karl of Austria
whether he will initiate negotiations
for an agreement among all belliger-
ents to abstain from bombing open
towns far from the zone of military
operations, the newspaper Ides Ma
zionale declared today.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
Americans Detained In Finland.

Washington, March 22.-Detention
of four Americans at Bjorneborg, Fin
land, has been reported to the state
department by Ambassador d. r.
Francis. The ambassador said he
was trying to obtain permission, for
them to proceed to Sweden.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
MeAdoo Takes Full Control.

Washington, March 22.-Immediate.
ly after President Wilson signed the
railroad bill Director General w. G.
McAdoo ordered that construction of
new lines or branches or extensions
Of existing lines should not be started
without his approval and that no new
locomotives or cars should be or
dered without his sanction.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23

British Take Three Palestine Towns.
London. March 22.-The British
have made another advance in Pales-
tine, capturing three towns, it is an
nounced officially. A counter-attack
by the Turks was repulsed.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
New Peace Move Reported.

Amsterdam, March 22.--The Cath
olic Nieuwsblad Van Reizuiden de-
clares 1t has reliable information that
semiofficial negotiations have been
opened between Germany and the
Entente, the former displaying 4
strong inclination for peace.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
To Form New Spanish Cabinet.

Madrid, March 22.-Antonio Maura,
former premier and conservative
leader, has been instructed by King
Alfonso to form cabinet.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23

Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, March 22.-Oats, May.
Sc.
Duluth Flax.
Duluth, March 22.--Flaxseed, May,
$4.3O; July, $3.2Sk; Oct. 3.75.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, March 22.-Corn, May.
$1.25k; Oats, March, 90k; May,
S6A.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
Duluth Flax.
South St. Paul Livestock.

South st. Paul, March 22.-Estimat-
ed receipts at the Union Stock Yards:
Cattle, 1000; calves, 600; hogs, 7,4OU;
sheep, SO; horses, 2; cars, 1T.
Cattle-Steers, $7.25@12.00; cows,
$750@9.75; calves, $8.O0@1475;
hogs. $17.00@17.10; sheep and lambs.
$1OO0@12.OO.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
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THE WEATHER. =

Fair today, warmer in north .
west portion, tomorrow partly
> cloudy.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
DAILY MARKET REPORT.

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02

Commons, as had been arranged ow-
ing to the sickness Of Mrs Commons.
Miss Ruth and Martha Commons
are spending a few days this week
with friends in Richmond. Mrs.
James Driffel who has been very sick
for the past week was taken to the
Reid hospital this week for an opera
ton. Mrs. Taylor McConaha has re-
turned from New Madison. Her sis
ter is better but is still in serious
condition. :. Mrs. Clarence Krone and
children Of Indianapolis are here for
a visit Of a few days with her mother.
Mrs. VIM. Rodenberger. Mrs. Porter
Pike was hostess to the Neighborhood
Circle Wednesday afternoon. There
were fourteen members and two
guests present. The afternoon was
spent socially and light refreshments
was served. Mrs. Amanda Crook
and Mrs. Kitterman entertained Lem
Poland and family of this place and.
Mrs. Molly Poland OF Kokomo to din
ner Sunday. The girls canning club
met at the schol house Wednesday af-
ternoon. Instructions in the work,
and also a short program was given.
III. L. Johnston and family, Rev.
and Mrs. O'CoItner, Mrs. Thomas Jes-
sup, Mrs. Allen, Miss Laura Bertsch
and Rev. Whitlock and wife of Iowa
formed a picnic party at the Glen
Wednesday evening. The picnic
was in honor OF Rev. and Mrs.
Whitlock.. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Spahr entertained to supper Thursday
evening, Rev and Mrs. O'Conner and
Rev. and Mrs. .Whitlock. Miss
Laura Bertsch gave delightful din
ner party Tuesday evening to the fol-
lowing guests: Rev. and Mrs. Whit
lock and children Of Sioux Rapids, Ia,
Rev. and Mrs. O'Conner, Miss Laura
Hill, Walter Spahr and Clarence
Bertsch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
MILTON, IND.

Mrs. LATE Beeson was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Linville Ferguson
near Bentonville for few days. 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linville Wallace enter
tanned on Tuesday in honor Of Lester
Caldwell Doneker who leaves soon
for Great Lakes training station and
for Alva Beal who goes to Valparaiso
mechanical school. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Copeland and daugh-
ter, Fern, Nj. and Mrs. William Ster-
void, Miss Ruth Doniker and Miss
Tiny Moore and Dorothy White. The
house decorations were red and blue
flowers. . Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hale
and Harold Doty were at Economy
Tuesday. :. . Mrs. w. L. Parkins, Mrs.
L. E. Thompson, Mrs. E. P. Jones
and son, John Posey, were Richmond
guests Monday. =. Miss Marie Har-
mier has finished her term at Mrs.
Bakers school at indianapolis and
is home for the summer. :. Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Wallace and Mrs. Myers
were at Richmond Monday. -. The
southern branch of the Milton Red
Cross auxiliary met Thursday after
noon with Mrs. Walter Williams. 80.
The 500 club met Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. J. c. Beck. Mrs Azure
liza Blackburn and Mrs. Park Lantz
were club guests. The Missionary
society of the Christian church will
not be held Friday afternoon Of this
week on account of the Red Cross,
but Thursday afternoon of next week.
Mrs. Emily Williams fel Wednes-
day afternoon and fractured her hip.
DR. Marvel was called in consultation
with DR.. Denny and they pronounced
it compound fracture. Sunday morn
ing at the Christian church, Elmo
Highans will be ordained. There will
be short addresses by Rev. Highams
and Rev. Mccormick. Some special
music, and the dedicatory prayer.
Everybody is invited to this service
Mir. and Mrs. Highams will leave soon
for the East where Mr.. Highams will
enter Yale for post graduate work
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
FOUNTAIN CITY

A very interesting canning demon
stration was given Tuesday afternoon
at the school house by Miss Nina V.
Short and was largely attended by the
women Of the town. Miss Short fully
explained and illustrated the cold-pack
method Vegetables and fruits were
canned, such as corn, beans, peaches,
etc Paul Edgerton, a farmer south
of town was painfully injured Wednes-
day morning when he was kicked in
the hip by a horse. Several stitches
were required to close the wound.
Mrs. James Hiatt of Richmond has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Edgerton of this place. -.
Miss Opal Hodgin of Whitewater was
visiting with her grandparents Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Hodgin few days Of this
week. j. ]. Oyerman and family
were in New Paris Wednesday. Dick
Lambert and family Of near Westville
were guests Of relatives of this place
Tuesday. =. . Arnold Thomas is visiting
relatives in Westville this week.
The True Blue class of the Friends
church held class meeting at the
home of their teacher, Miss Inez
Swain, Wednesday afternoon. &. Mrs.
con Deirman of Reid Memorial hos
pital of Richmond is spending her va
cation at the home of her mother, Mrs.
A. J. Gibbs. Mrs. Penny, the moth
er of Mrs. c. N. Hatfield, from Ash
tabula, o., is visiting her. "A Red
Cross meeting was held at the school
house Wednesday afternoon. Forty
garments have to be finished at a set
day in this month and the ladies e1-
pect to be kept quite busy in order to
finish these.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02

Of Public Works of the City Of Rich
mond, Indiana, that sealed proposals
will be received by it, at It's office, at
the hour of 10 o'clock A. NJ, on
Thursday, August s, 1918 for a con-
tract for the collection, removal, de-
livery and disposal of garbage and
dead animals in the City of Richmond,
Indiana, for period of four years.
All work done in the collection OF
said garbage, shall be in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the
detail plans and specifications which
are on file and may be seen in the
office of said Board of Public Works
of the City of Richmond.
The bidders, in submitting propos-
ais for collection of said garbage, must
accompany each bid with a certified
check in the sum of $4,000, as evil
dence of good faith that the success
full bidder will execute, within ten
days from the acceptance of propos-
ais, contracts and bonds satisfactory
to the said Board to do the work of
collecting said garbage. A failure of
the successful bidders to enter into
such contracts and bonds upon the
acceptance of such proposals will for
felt the checks and the sums of money
payable thereon to the city, as agreed
and liquidated damages for such
failure.
The Board of Public Works re-
serves the right to reject any or
all bids.
w. n. JOHNSON.
T. C. TAYLOR,
J. f. PELTZ,
Board of Public Works.
july26-aug2
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
LEGAL NOTICES.,
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.
Department of Public Works.
Office Of the Board.

RlCnmOnQ, Ina.
Notice to Contractors:
Notice is hereby given by the Board
of Public Works of the City of Rich
mond, Indiana, that sealed proposals
will be received by it, at it's Office, at
the hour Of 10 o'clock A. NJ, on Thurs
day, August 8, 1918, for the following
described public improvements in the
City of Richmond, as authorized by
the Improvement Resolution named:
Improvement Resolution No sos,
1918, for the Improvement of the al
ley between South Fifth and Sixth
streets, by constructing a cement road
way, the full width of the alley, from
South A street to South B street, eX-
cept. that portion already constructed
in good condition.
All work done in the making of said
described public improvements, shall
be in accordance with the terms and
conditions Of the Improvement Resolu-
tons, as numbered, and the detail
plans, profiles, drawings and specif-
cations which are on file and may be
seen in the office of said Board of Pub
lie Works of the City of Richmond.
The bidders, in submitting proposals
to make said described public improve
ments. must accompany each bid with
a certified check in the sum of $4,000
as evidence of good faith that the sue
cessful bidders will execute, within
ten days from the acceptance of propo-
sails, contracts and bonds satisfactory
to the said Board to do the work of
making said improvements. A failure
of the succo ssful bidders to enter into
such contracts and bonds upOn the ac-
ceptance of such proposals will forfeit
the checks and the sums of money pay
able thereon to the city as agreed and
liquidated damages for such failure.
The Board of Public Works reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
w. n. JOHNSON,
T. C. TAYLOR,
J. E. Peltz,
Board of Public Works
July 2e & Aug.2
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.

Department of Public Works, Office
of the Board, Richmond, Ind.
Notice to Contractors:
Notice is hereby given by the Board
of Public Works of the City of Rich
mond, Indiana, that sealed proposals
will be received by it, at its office, at
the hour of 10 o'clock a. M, on Thurs
day, August s, 1918, for the following
described public improvements in the
City of Richmond:
For Boilers and Suckers for the
Municipal Electric Lighting and Power
Plant.
All work done in furnishing said
Boilers and Suckers, shall be in &C
cordance with the terms and condi-
lions of the detail plans and specifi-
cations which are on file and may be
seen in the office of said Board of
Public Works of the City of Rich
mond.
The bidders, in submitting propos-
ais to furnish said Boilers and Stok-
ers, must accompany each bid with a
certified check in the sum of 21a% of
bid, as evidence of good faith that the
successful bidders will execute, within
ten days from the acceptance of pro-
posals, contracts and bonds satisfac-
tory to the said Board to furnish said
boilers and stokers. A failure of the
successful bidders to enter into such
contracts and bonds upon the accept
ance of such proposals will forfeit the
checks and the sums OF money payable
thereon to the city as agreed and
dc +o6 do y,an f<,- ,a1 oil
The Board of Public Works re-
serves the right to reject any or all
bids.
w N. JOHNSON,
T. G. TAYLOR,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02

These soldiers are operating what
is known as the visual signaling sys-
TEN. The soldier standing flashes
signals by pulling the string on an
arrangement somewhat similar to an
ordinary window blind. An observer
at the support station. in the rear Of
this advanced position catches the
flashes with the aid of a telescope.
such as the other soldier in the pic
ture is using.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02

The second or creative stage of a
powerful man, or of anything power
full man does, always seems to in-
volve advertising.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING INDEX

For Rent-Hcusekeepin Rooms.
For Rent Offices ..39
For Rent Store Rooms ..........S9'
For Rent Unfurnished Rooms -.
For Sale-Business Opportunities. 80
For Sale Farms & Land. .........43
For Sale Houses ................42
sale LOIS ss.fa
For Sale Miscellaneous .........2l
F>und-Lost --Stolen ............
Funeral Directors ............... 1 I
Funeral and Death Notices .....
Furnace Repairing ............17
Furnished Rooms For Rent .....
Furniture Repairing ...........17
Garages For Rent ..............36
Garden Seeds OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .29
Hair DresSers .................
Harness & Supplies .............81
Hat Cleaners
Heating and Plumbing .......-4
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
CENTERVILLE, IND.

Friday afternoon with Mrs. Minnie
Wright, instead of Mrs. Mrs. J.. A