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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
LID CLAmPED
ON NEWS OF
DISORDER IN
dual EMPIRE
Censorship Wells Conduct Of
100000 Striking Work
men in Hungary
Trouble Dcep-seated.
PEACE PLAN STOPPED
(By Associated Prese)

With more than one million workers
on strike and widespread rumors OF
disorders in Austria and Hungary. the
situation In the dual monarchy is be
clouded. the censorship had suf1ed all
news. The German censorship also
has prohibited German newspapers
from telling of the situation In Austria
Efforts OF Austria statesmen to quiet
the hungry people in their demand
for peace apparently failed of thei,
purpose and the censorship, which per
mitted the promises of the govern.
ment's spokesmen to reach the outside
world, again has resumed its vigor
The trouble is said to be deep-seated
and is mixture of war weariness,
hunger and anti-Germanism.
Seemingly the one strong hope OF
Austrian leaders in quieting the tn.
multi is in the success of the negotia.
tions at Brest-Litovsk with Russia and
the Ukraine.
Peace Plan Baked
The German attitude on occupied
territories has baked the conclusion
OF peace with Russia, and the central
powers have been unable to agree to
treaty with the Ukraine A peace
with the Ukraine would open the food.
producing territory of Little Russia to
the Austrians, who have been refused
food by Hungary.
Little news has come from Ger.
| many on the political situation there,
but 1t is indicated that the Austrian
emperor Is not unmindful that the
trouble in his own land may force
Emperor William to change his atti
tude toward the peace negotiations.
1t is reported that further Pan-German
attempts to hold meetings in Germany
have been broken up by peace ad.
herents
"stripped ImperiaIists"
The refusal on the part OF Germany
to give a guarantee Of the evacuation
OF occupied territories is emphasized
| In long statement dealing with the
peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk,
| issued through the Bolsheviki tele-
graph agency.
The statement speculates on the
attitude of the Germans during the
| negotiations and adds that the signifi-
canoe Of the pourparlers is that IL
stripped the imperialists of their false
pretensions to democratic principles.
On the fighting fronts the situation
Is unchanged. Small raids and spirit.
ed artillery at various points are the
only happenings on the western and
Italian fronts. There have been no
further Bulgarian attacks In Mace
donia, but in Albania. the French have
repulsed enemy reconnaissance in the
Skumbi Valley
The British labor party opens its
annual conference at Nottingham to-
day. Labor's attitude toward the car
rying Oh of the war and peace aims
will be discussed The food situation
IN England. which has resulted in the
ordering of two meatless days a week
by the food controller, is expected to
be the subject of several resolutions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
Cambridge City Board Spends
Nearly Three Times as Much
Per Capita as Richmond Body

1t cost nearly three times as muct
to induct a man into military service
in the second Wayne county army
district. the Cambridge City district.
as it did In the first, the Richmond
district.
report. issued by Adjutant-Gen.
eral Smith, shows the per capita ex-
pense so far has been s14.77 in Dis.
trict Number Two and S513 in Dis
trict Number One.
District One spent total of $1,302.-
63 to induct 254 men. District Two
spent $1.46159 to induct SO men into
service.
The expenses presumably were for
clerk hire and incidentals,
In several counties Of Indiana the
boards sent the men away without
expense to the government. Eleven
boards did this. Others, however,
we're unduly extravagant. The board
in Switzerland county spent $3.50 a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
WASHINGTON is WATCHING
AUSTRIAN STRIKES CLOSELY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-Increased
reports of anti-war strikes throughout
Austria engaged the close attention of
American officials today. They be-
lieTe the reports are substantially true
and dot not credit the London view
that thev have been exaggerated to de-
cieve public opinion outside the Cen
tral Empires. Other reports Of eco
nomic conditions. recently received,
show A situation In Austria much more
serious than that in Germany.
The repostponement of Chancellor
Won Hertling's expected speech In Ber-
lin is believed here TO have been due
largely TO the conditions that have
arisen in Austria.
State department information indi-
Gates that the causes for the disorder
are both political and economic. One
official reparked TO-DAY that lin these
DAYS the political alignment of most
people is based upon the stomach"
Food conditions in Hungary, according
to reports to the department, are not
SO bad a in Austria.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
Duel for Girl;
Some One Else'u Get Her

STEARNS, KY, Jan. 23.-As the re-
suit of a pistol duel Monday for the
hand of a girl with whom both were
in love, William Callahan and John
Cody. both farmer boys, are dead
They agreed the only way by which
the rivalry could be settled was by
duel. The youths fired simultaneous
ly, after pacing fifteen steps from back
to back position Both bullets took
effect, and both fell mortalIy wounded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23

PARIS, Jan. 2 (bv maiD Baseball,
football and the usual field and track
events are being pushed into the back
Ground among the American troops
in France They are still played and
as popular as ever. but there is not
room enough for ell of the men who
want to play
To meet this need. mass athletics
has been invented by group of Y. NJ
c, A. workers. including DR.. James H.
McCurdy, of Sprin sfeld. Mass. direc-
tor of Y. NJ. c. A. athletics in France;
Prof. James Naismith. professor of
physical education and hygiene at the
University Of Kansas. Lawrence, kas.,
and originator of basketball; DR..
George l.. Meylan. professor OF physi-
cal education at Columbia University,
and DR.. p. i. Pest. director Of physf-
cal education OF the Y. NJ. G. A, of
Newark, \. J. Not only whole coE,-
psnies, bGt entire regiE;ents. take part
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
7. P. A. Post TO Haze Its
Memorial Service Sunday

A memorial service will be held by
Post c, T. p A., in First Presbyterian
church next Sunday afternoon at 2.30
o'clock.
The service is to be especially in
teresting for members of the post,
their families and families of deceased
members. 1t will be open to the pub
lie.
A committee. composed of c. w.
Merrill, L. Z. Browne and William
Kramer, is In charge of the service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
For Wayne County by w. &. Moor,

For Wayne County by w. &. Moore
Snow Wednesday night and Thurs.
day to be followed by rising tempera.
ture Thursday.
weather continuing east Of the Miss
issippi and the northern states. Temp
erature ranging ten degrees below zero
In the Ohio valley and thirty degrees
below on the Canadian border. Biz
zard struck east coast being especially
severe from Georgia TO Main. and is
passing on to the sea. Storm now ap-
proaching from plain states due to ar
rive probably Wednesday night. TEN.
perature may moderate some during
the next twenty-four hours.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
Army Orders Mayor of
Honolulu to "Clean Up"

HONOLULU, Jan 23-Brig Gen
eral John F. Wiser, U. S. A., COM
manding the department of Hawaii,
has served notice on Mayor Fern, to
rid Honolulu Of alleged vice condi-
tions. Failure to make Honolulu a
safe port for soldiers, General Wiser
said, would result in an order being
issued forbidding troops of the mill
tary post on the island to visit the
city.
Army investigators reported to
General Wisner that an immediate
betterment of moral conditions was
essential to the welfare of the sold
iers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
WE|DkER QUITS
WAR FOOD PLACE

Ed J EVeidner, county food admin
istrator, announced his resignation
as food administrator Wednesday,.
Weidner said that he would CON
tfnue to act until his successor was
appointed A man. he said. that
could devote his full time to the
position would probably I'll the po-
sition that he was vacatins
DR.. II. E Barnard accepted his
resignation Tuesday after telephone
conversation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
MORE SNOW
IS ON Way

Richmond probably will receive an
other blanket of snow Wednesday
night or Thursday, according to
Weather Forecaster Moore, Wednes-
day.
However. Mr.. Moore promises some
moderation in the temperature Thurs
day to be followed by rise of the
fluctuating liquid, where it will con-
tinue to hover around the ten degree
mark. The new blanket of snow is
coming from the western plains. NOV
ing I'D the Ohio valley.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
Elliott Wants Names of
Men Who Want Free Seeds

Representative Elliott has requested
shop foremen to send him list OF
workers who want free garden seeds
for spring planting. About $500 pack.
ages are available for Wayne county,
Workers may obtain packages by
writing direct to Representative FL
lott The variies are suitable for
home gardens.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23

man. The following boards turned in
no expense accounts:
Benton county. SO men; Crawford
county, 81 men; Fountain county, $50
men; Lagrange county, los; Lake
county. District Three, 46 men; Mont.
gomery county, 120; Noble county, 43
men; Porter county, SO men; Steuben
county, l man; Evansville. District
Three, 1873 men.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23

Owing to failure of carload of
paper to arrive today, The Pallad-.
ium is issuing an eight page paper.
1t will not be compelled to issue a
paper reduced in size tomorrow, as
the car will arrive here late today
and will be unloaded in time for
Thursdays issue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
PRISONER IN GERMANY

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-Sergeant
Paul NJ Swenson. engineer, reported
on December 16 missing in action, is
now a prisoner in Germany. His
mother, Mrs. J. E. Swenson, lives in
New York City. The information came
through the Red Cross.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
TO NEST AT PARSONAGE

Prayer meeting OF the United Bretll.
Ten church will be held Thursday eve
ming al the church parsonage, 1850
North B street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
THE WEATHER

For Indiana by United States Wealth
er eureau-Snow tonight and Thurs
day. Warmer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-23
Todsy's Temperature.

Noon ........ l.
Yesterday.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-08

The increased floor space in our neW store
has dHOWed US TO increase our line of Walk
OUer Shoes to such an extent that Ve are
enabled to suit every indiUiduai taste and
FIT EVERY FOOT
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-08
MOTHERS NEAR CAMPS LOOK
AFTER BOYS FOR MOTHERS

Real mothcr.ug hy real mothcrs
for home sick boys ln army 'clmpt
all. over the country may grow out
of a movement Just started by Miss
Emma l.. Adams. of tho war camp
community service os san Antonio.
Texas, In answer 90 appeals from two
mothers with sons ina san Antonio
camps The letters came at after
cnt times from widely different
places. The first ono reads.
81 have read that iu every town
adjacent 20 military camp. there s
IT, war camp community lD rl,a the
lads "a touch OF home tue only
thing Uncle sam has omitted. and
that only because DO tthFt mother
90 do it My son has .huun u camp
clEht months and 70 would surely de-
light him and pleas" m" beyond ,N
preston if some san Nul0u1 mother
would take notice " him
Miss Adams tcloph1uci two
mothers who have b"ou 1,.u..t.rd
with the work. and EtNn them the
letters An Instant decision Wls
made by both. ana thn 'vp mothers
went iu search OF tho boys
Misa Adama has been aUuuuAt.
Ing 10 list OF volunteer WORKERS. snd
from this list. aa awfHr request.
como in. real mothers viii bo aaDcd
tu act ns FodmothcH 90 'nu nu.. u
the camps here. There win lo uo
big sIatcring only tu select
mothers Nr tho names hr given
The boys Will Doe ,uprHnl OF fhr
movement through camp up,..
and tho "camp mothers viii keep u
touch Sith the mothers li home us
frequent letters.
Mothers having sons stationed t,
any ~ the camps 400 san Antonio
Hhould address NIt. lmmH D.
Adams. community organizer vuu.
ans work Chandler building. SAN
Antonio. Texas
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-08
AMERICAN ARTISTS At
Front CONTINUE WORK

AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS
France. sept Braylns German
shells gas bombs aud mDphuo guns
suffering an the Inconvenience
of ITO at the tfonl-.a aJN eight vel
known American ARTISTS.
They rank as captains OF A'c en-
Eluucrs. but are generally known as
The official a. T.. D. artists
Their names. which are vel
known 10 every American magazine
reader. are.
wallace Morgan. Ernest rc,yotte
Harvey Dunn " j. Duncan. iar-
yey Townsend. a. Andre Smith W.
j. Aylwari. George Harding
"Nrc you having any difficulty
getting "a man Co hold u position
long enough Tor a sketch ! asked
Wallace Morgan today
That's the trouble with these
battles, ho answered land p1rtlC.
uur'Y with orr N1Nks' no added
"rhcy are poor mnl,rH They want
action. and that's what thcy Ec' u
Rc could uuIy como iu an agreement
with Our men and tho enemy 90 sto0
rU|I .u their ughtlnr attitude
every lmo wr call Hold ii. we'll
Vc could ur out bette. pictures
uut they iuds, ou fighting an th,
time"
However thr artists uro now b".
.rr equipped With small cameras s,
chat thyy wtF take suapsIoH of
battles, using tnur pencils fu'
sketch note. TITO artists work ~
various mediums pencil. pen aud
.nU. rrtFoua. wafer oolors and ullH
rn,r pictures ave being rrut to
Washington for exhibition a, over
America.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-08
WORD HAS DIFFERENT
DEFINITION TO HIM
.1,er the Top Means Good Morn
inc Jesus To This Darky' Bomb
Swciloi In Ills Hand
WANTED TO LOOK AT TREE
vbis Man Refused IN Look at boat
and Made Ills Orders ENpliCiti
Ono Uses His Razor.

PARIS scptembp' g. Negroes jim
the American army arc said 60 hc
among the bravest fighters Thoir
racial characteristics appear under
sll conditions and are the thJ'ri OF
many amusing anecdotes. Here are
% rev OF them.
A huriy TcNUs blacll scrappcr saw
H, first German In camp OF
prisoners lie looked thcm over in.
crodnlousIy with 70 look OF great
amazcmenf shining ON his ebony
"you mean 20 tel mo them moas.y
bonchcads is German me demand
rd Hand me t shovel man uW
lCt me iu thcah for two minuiDs.
"Vhaf.a am this Ossh Oh" top .
hear about" inquired ono puzzled
dnrky. 'Everyw whrtn people hN
oyah the top What's 10 all moan.
anyway
friend. slowly and imprcssINc'T 'H
nothn' moro than tho French Tor
good mornlu jesus
Elsie Janis IN her entertainments
given before an the divisions ou the
British. French and American fronts
tells this story.
4 black douEhhov from Texas w1H
going over the tor for the first time.
Ito baw his friends outfiiting them
,cIves variousiy Tor the scrap. su he
put down his gun and reached into
his XII for hls razor
"Ths done boz ma bce, tool in
peace time Wen sec now iuat
how cute I am with lt" ur an
nOunced confidently.
over the top hc went and soon
encountered German, at whom Dec
made on swift pass
Never touched me. u.Escr.' said
The German scornfully.a
Is dat go? ly dat 50" grinned
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-08
Tcmrcrancc Women Mect

-rss.s' 20 The world
DHUMRIGUT Okla Sept
Tho Crset County Wowau.s Chris
tlan Temperance union convention
~ tho First Baptist church In this
rity yesterday WaA attended by about
flfty delegates from various uZkIts of
tho county and considerable hSst5 esB
was trursartcd. including work that
will bo doue by the women IN an cf-
fort 10 win tho war Mrr Hannah
TELL II this cltv who ie president %
the Crcek county association, pre-
sided az Tho thrrr sessions whiyi
ware hold Addresses woro dcl',ere'
Into Yesterday afternoon Hv Trutnr'
e.- T. o.. Defulrger principal ~ m,
D~uwr.rnf high school and George
Wprs1d. pumr.Eht business man
Tne session last night was devoted
to woman suffrage work
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-08
Irclghtcrs Launched.

NEW YORK., Sept Huui uf
the emergency fleet corporation. two
steel trclEhiors were launched "a
the NrW York district today 40
kcarncy n g. the gGuO-tou pnp,
w1s fIuuicd ana AZ Arlington. staten
island the Oetkic 0f e 800 tons tool
the wutcr. Tho rnNc Slid into tho
uackcnsuck river n th" presence or
Count MacChl di Crllcrc. the Italian
ambassador. and oun'rss oil CclIrrc.
who sponsored the craft
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-08
ALLIED FORCES ADVANCE
IN RRCHANGEL FIGHTING

IpNnON. Sept 2. a British 90
uCal communication dealing with
ino operations OF the allied forces In
tho region around ArchiugcL Rus
si3. SAYS.
after further severe hand .fo-
hand fighting with an enCuy force
Jed uy Ola, G,rmbu-. the allied troops
have occupied Dhog'rkl yesterday.
Prisoners to the number ~ l,O were
captured and heavy LOSSES were ln-
Nlcted ON the enemy
"rho allied casualties veto slighC
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-08
ANINC If\T or PALE GRAY
I'I1V

The crown H. trimmed with u minln-
tur' cartridge bcit 'mncd ar gray
failIc ribbuu The ornament T. "a
tiny rod. white and blue jcwclcd
flnE. The frork IS Of palr-grny satin
and Silk ,uilc, aud r. trimmed WIN
tiny gray 9iil, buttons. There IL
string sash ucd la thc back.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-11-14
ROY KING woUNDED.
Orphan Boy 1SIn on Battle Field
Known Here.

j,
The following letter was mailed
to The Chieftain without any sig
nature. Ordinarily it would have
found it's way into the waste bas-
ket rs do all letters, whose authors
do not understand that a sigma
ture is necessary to insure publica-
tiOn. The fact that the subject
matter refers to brave soldier
known here prompts The Chieftain
to assume that it is genuine though
the author lacked the wisdom to
sign it as guarantee to the edi-
tor OF its authenticity:
Roy r. King, who has been prov
ing up on claim on the state line
southeast of Webb, and who is q
member of A company, Ninth infan-
try, is reported lying wounded in
the hospital in France. This young
soldier, who has never known q
home or mothers care, being or.
phaned at the age of 2 years, is a
young lad of sterling worth, clean:
cut and capable and has shown
that he is also brave soldier as
he has now been on the firing line
for over year but has at last fall.
en- victim to the bullets of the
Huns. He says they treat him fine
in the hospital and he could not
receive better treatment than he
has at the hands of the Red Cross
The Holly chieftain., 1918-11-14
sERGT. T. N. cANFIELD.
Says War Is All That Sherman Said
It Was.

The following letter was received
Thursday night of last week by S.
N. Garfield, residing in the north
part of town, from his son, Sergeant
Il. N. Garfield, who is now fighting
on the western front in France:
France, Oct. 10.-Dear Father: 1
am 0. X. and hope you are the
same. just got back from a push"
and it was sure all Sherman said,
too. We chased the Boche for about
week in the rain and cold and
were sure all in when we returned.
Sore feet and diarrhoea were the
worst trouble about half of us had.
There were q few killed, of course,
and quite q few wounded, but they
never touched me this time. Well,
probably l win be in fighting again
within the next month or so II the
war is not ended in that time.
There is lots of peace talk just
now but the more talk we hear the
more big guns we can hear boom
ing away in the distance.
We are in billets now but the
first for a month and a half, as we
have been camping in the timber
or on the BOches trail.
Well, will close for this time, hop.
ing to hear from you soon.
Your loving son,
Sergt. T. N. CANFIELD.
Co. d, 137th Infantry, A, e. r,
The Holly chieftain., 1918-11-14

FOR Grocery stock and
building, near Hutchinson, kas.,
to trade for Colorado Land. John
Duncan. 14tf
The Holly chieftain., 1918-11-14
EARL e. WITTEN TELLS
OF SIEGE AT ST. M1HIEL
Holly Boy Was In the Big Fight
Which Drove Boches Out Of
That Sector.

The following letter is from Priv
ate E. L. Witten, q son of s. X. Wit
ten of Holly, and is well known
here:
Somewhere in France, Sept. 20
Dear Dad: Will drop you a few
lines this morning to let you know
that l am all right.
We have been pretty busy whip.
ping the Huns and haven't had
much time to write Went over the
top the 10th and was in the the
Saint Mihiel drive and it sure was
some drive, but l came through
without scratch on me. sup
pose you have. read all about it by
now We got lots of prisoners and
guns. The Huns couldn't face the
music so they had to quit.
I had q little fun myself, the
squad am in got held up by ma
chine gun for about 10 minutes, till
we flanked them. We got seven
prisoners and the rest went west.
We didn't lose q man there One
The Holly chieftain., 1918-11-14
ABOUT GROUP.

If your children are subject to
Group, or If you have reason to fear
their being attacked by that dis
ease, you should procure bottle
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and study the directions for use,
so that In case of an attack you will
know exactly what course to pur-
sue. This is a favorable and very
successful remedy for Group, and it
Is important that you observe the
directions carefully.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-11-14

of the bOys got a piece OF shrapnel
in his leg the next day. There sure
was lots OF noise that day, the ar
tiilery started at O'Clock and we
went over at 5. The artillery sure
raised IL with them. | have sew
eral souvenirs. The Germans sure
had things fixed up fine. Guess
they were going to stay here for
ever. They had electric lights in
their houses and had little cottages
built and all fixed up nice. But
we are using them now. I have got
u pair of German blankets. They
come in pretty handy. We also got
lots of German beer. We were pret-
ty dry and 1t was soon all gone.
They had gardens back of the lines
which were just ready to use.
Well l haven't time to write any
mOreI got letter from Chas. Pat
tie the other day, I and John r.
are still together. He never got q
scratch.
will try and get some pictures
as soon az gel. back to where there
is . studio.
I have seen several airplane fights.
We brought down a Hun plane
with two men in It the other day
and have seen several burn in the
afr.
Tell mother / will send her some
French handkerchiefs as soon as I
get where / can get them.
Well this letter will have to do
for the family
AS ever,
EARL E. WITTEN,
Co. M, 355 Infantry, A, e. f..