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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
GERMANS FINALLY
ADMIT SUB RAID
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, May THAT the recent
British attack on the German subma-
dine base at Zeebrugge was success
full is admitted by the Frenkfurter
Zeitung in commenting upon the af-
fair. The newspaper urges that the
German navy take measures to deal
with an antagonist of remarkable
boldness."
1T would be foolish to deny it
says, that the British fleet scored ii
great success through a Enthusiastically
audacious stroks in penetrating into
one Of the most important strongholds
over which the German flag floats.
However unpleasant it may be, we
must frankly admit that the enemy
ships actually entered the port of
Zeebruggc. That being so, there is
no reason why they should not
achieve similar feat at other times.
1t therefore behooves our navy COM
mand to be alert, for we have to deal
with an antagonist of remarkable
bCldnesS."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
British Casualties for
Last Week Total 1861;
499 Officers Killed
, (By Associated Press)

LONDON, May British casual
ties reported during the week ending
today reached a total of 1854.
r. OF this number 6,555 officers and
men were killed or died of wounds,
and 32,136 were wounded or reported
missing. The casualties were divided
as follows:
Killed or died of wounds, officers,
499; men 6.056; wounded or missing,
officers 1859; men, 3O,277.
British casualties reported during
April starting with low figures in the
first week began to mount rapidly
thereafter. SO that the total for the
month reached 52,475. The returns
from the heavy fighting against the
German offensive in late March and
April are now apparently in full flow.
Figures for casualties reported for
several weeks have not been made
available with anything like uniform
ity but it appears probable that those
reported during the current week are
the heaviest in any single week of the
fighting. In the days of the Somme
battle of 1916 however, the losses re-
ported in August average 10000 per
week and an average of mere than 25,-
600 has been reported in several
months
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
VOTE LIGHT
THROUGHOUT
COUNTY and
CITY TODAY
Is Estimated that Total Vote
in Richmond Will Amount
to 1900, One-fourth Of En-
tire Vote.
war MAY Be CAUSE

Indications at noon Tuesday were
that a light vote would be polled in
Wayne county at the primary elect
ion.
About $50 votes were cast by noon
in the Richmond precincts. 1t was
estimated that the total vote in Rich
mond would amount to about 1900.
This is about one-fourth of the entire
vote in the city. 1t is believed that
less than oie-third of the normal vote
would be polled.
At some OF the precincts there were
no Democrats to serve as judges.
clerks or sheriff, and in several of the
polling places were not opened for two
hours or more after the regular time
because of the lack of Democratic Of
ficials.
More than one-third of the total vote
that probably will be cast throughout
the county, was in the ballot boxes
by noon. officials of the board said,
the vote being very light in all parts of
the city and county.
The lightness of the vote is attribut-
ed to the war by some political lead
ers who said that the attention Of the
country could not be diverted to the
primary election.
Very few candidates could be found
working at the polls during the morn
ing hours, and II any of them were
active they were probably working
among the country and small town pre-
cincts. permitting the city vote to
take care of itself. There are no con-
tests of any consequence excepting
on the Republican ticket for nomina-
tion for county clerk, auditor, assessor,
and Wayne township trustee.
The vote throughout the county also
was very light, with one or two except.
ions. The vote will be far from nor
NAL. however. all over the county.
Many hundreds of voters are sta
toned ut training camps or are IN
France with the American expedition
ary forces. Very few Of these men
have taken advantage of the absent
voters law. and 1t is said that less
than 100 of them cast their ballots
before leaving, or have done SO since
the law became effective. This vote
will have no effect on the ultimate re.
suits. ....
The total vote in Wayne county will
probabl be between $500 and $500, it
is estimated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
SOLDIER TRUCK
DRIVER KILLS
HIMSELF HERE
Baxter Robertson, Apparent
ly Despondent, Sends Bull
let Through His Heart.

Apparently respondent, the cause
unknown, Baxter Robertson, % years
old, soldier truck driver, took his life
Tuesday morning by sending bullet
through his heart.
Robertson was a member of the com.
pany, driving the Liberty trucks
through to the coast. The trucks Ell.
tered Richmond late Monday evening
from Indianapolis and camped at Ath-
letic park.
At O'Clock when reveille was
sounded Robertson was absent but
nothing was thought of 1t even though
this was his first nOn-appearance.
Captain Boylan, the officer in. charge,
said that about o'clock a shot was
heard in the neighborhood of the
trucks on Main street.
The entire company was aiding in
getting the trucks out of the park
where they were having difficulty, in
moving them through the mud. Rob-
ertsOn was with the trucks on Main
street. He killed himself with a %
automatic.
The body was removed to an un.
dertaking parlor.
Several of the men of the company
had heard him make statements that
he wished he was not living but they
were never taken as serious. At Chi.
cagO, while out in the rain, he was
heard to say, Il wish ! would take
pneumonia and die About a month
ago he said to a member of his com.
pany that within thirty days he would
not be living.
Robertson lived at Zebulon, n G.,
before enlisting in the army, June a.
1917. Captain Boylan reported his
death Immediately TO Washington D.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
j. S. AIRPLANE
PROGRAM UNDER
HEAVIER FIRE
Military Inquiry into Entire
Affair Is Demanded by
General Squier.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, May 7-Investiga-
tion of the aircraft situation swiftly
began taking shape today both in the
department of justice and in congress.
Attorney General Gregory acting rs
President Wilson's director began
planning the investigation which is to
disclose if there had been malfeas-
ance or misuse of the great $640,O0O.,
600 appropriation.
At the same time Senator Chamber
lain of the senate military committee,
announced to the senate in vigorous
terms that the committee proposed to
have a thorough-going inquiry of it's
own in which he declared it would at
tempt to locate the personal response
bility. He promised the senate there
would be mo whitewashing."
The aircraft subject came up as
soon as the senate convened. Stirred
by published charges eliminating yes
terday in the Presidents order to the
department. of justice, senator's at
once began demanding congressional
inquiry.
In making his announcement SEN
ator Chamberlain declared there had
been something radically wrong with
the whole program.
New charges of sensational kind
in connection with aviation being
brought forth daily Senator Chamber
lain continued.
"These charges are coming to me
and other members of the committee
every day" he said. This committee
is determined to do whatever is neces
sary to help win the war;"
Senator Vardaman, Democrat. OF
Mississippi, asked how many Ameri-
can planes were abroad and Senator
Chamberlain replied that not one
American built battle plane had been
sent there, although American mate
rials in large quantities had been ship
ped for assembling
Our people ought to be informed -
the senator proceeded. "of the trut h
of the situation and they never have
BEEN
Senator Chamberlain said the COM
mittee had even more important i'll
formation which it was deemed wise
to publish and said he had received a
letter from one of the cadets declar-
ing their morale had been absolutely
destroyed by failure to receive train
Ing"
Authorities he said, now are arrang.
ing to protect them against optim-
ism of the aircraft board"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
FAVORABLE REPORT
ON OVERMAN BILL
(By Associated PresD
(By Associated PressD

WASHINGTON, May THE Over
man bill granting broad powers to the
President to reorganize and co-ordi-
nate government department was ord
cred favorably reported to the house
today by the judiciary committee by
vote of Is to /.
An amendment by Representative
Walsh, republican. of Massachusetts.
to exempt the interstate commerce
commission and the federal reserve
board was defeated IL to 6. Another
proposal to change the language of
some sections was defeated without
record vote.
Chairman Webb announced efforts
would be made to bring the bill to an
early vote.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
Sim FE|NERS
CONTROL FIGHT
AGAINST DRAFT
Ireland Swept on Flood of
Nationalism-Church Rails
ing Defense Fund.
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, May 7.-Ireland remained
remarkably quiet says the Dublin cor
respondent of the Daily Mail in re
porting on conditions there incident
to the anti-conscription campaign.
Although the church is raising.
he adds, enormous national defense
fund.-" which is ostensibly being col
lected to fight conscription, 1t appa
rently does not prefer to accept re
sponsibility for the manner in which
the money is spent and control OF the
fund has passed into the hands of the
Sim Feiners. The lists of names OF
men who signed the anticonscription
priests is said to be in the hands OF
Sim Feiners as basis for regis
tration system.
Conditions appear daily to be grow
ing worse as nationalism is being
spread further along on the Sim Fein
flood Moderate men of the Irish con
vention have faded out of public rec.
ognition and it is quite obvious that
whatever are the governments home
rule proposals they will be rejected
contemptuously by the bulk of the
country and denounced more passion
ately than was cOnscriptiOn.
"The shortage of silver continues
very acute, and difficulty In making
change has almost paralyzed business
in some towns. Postage stamps are
being used in the midlands and in the
west instead of COIN The bank OF
Ireland has received in the past three
months a supply of silver five time
greater as compared with the same
period in previous years, but as long
as the boarding continues, all efforts
to meet the shortage probably will be
futile"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
POPE WILL NOT INTERFERE.
(pv ASSociatad PreSSl

DUBLIN, May 7.-Denial that the
Irish Episcopate is influenced by the
Vatican in opposing conscription, was
made in a speech at Thurles, Monday
by the most Rev. John T:arty, arch,
bishop of Cassel. All talk about any
action by the pope, he said, arose in
the imagination of some English big
OTIS, who had attempted by a cry OF
mo popery" to intimidatc the Irish
bishops.
Ehe English Catholic union, he ad
ded, talked of appealing to the holy
see, but it did not represent all the
Catholics in England. Archbishop
Harty continued:
IF they appeal to the holy see, it Is
not the Irish bishops who will suffer-
The Irish bishops had interferred in
the conscrirtion issue. he declared be
cause conscription raised morale and
religious questions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
Women Members Admitted
to Executive Committee
by Tammany Hall Heads
(By Asso lated Press.)

NEW YORK, May Z. Tammany
Hall established a precedent today by
admitting women as members of its
executive committee. The new mem
bers were chosen after consultation
with women who have shown an inter
est in the party.
After the fall primaries, the women
members of the committee will be
chosen from the regularly elected wo-
men members Of the general commit
tee from each assembly district. There
will be an equal number of men and
women chosen.
The newly elected women were ad.
mitted to the "wigwam" in Fourteenth
street today and took part in discus
sion as to the best way to obtain en-
rollment of women at the primaries !
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
GEORGE W, Keller
DIES SUDDENLY

George w. Keller, 60 years old, died
at noon Tuesday from stroke of
apoplexy at 10 o'clock lie had been
in poor health for about year lie
was on his way to the home of his
son when he was stricken.
Keller had been employed at the
Richmond factory of the American
Seeding Machine company for twenty
years. He was foreman of the foundry
for many years, and more recently
had charge of the stock room. He
was born at Reading, Pa.
A son, viii Keller, and a daughter,
Miss Mabel Keller, survive. His wife
died about nine years ago. Funeral
arrangements were not completed
Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
Military Duty for All
Australians Fit to Serve
(By Associated Press)

LONDON. May THE Australian
military authorities. says dispatch
from Sydney to the Daily Mail, have
decided to stop employing at home
service, Australians fit for service
abroad. and as a result of two years
of public agitation. rigorous combing
cut is under way. Every man who
has not seen active service is under
going medical examination and those
physically fit who Joined sor general
service will be sent abroad.
The action of the authorities. 'he
dispatch adds, is approved generally,
as it tends to remove condition
which prejudiced recruiting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
More Books Wanted
for War Service

Another call for books for the war
service libraries in the United States
and France, has been issued by the
American Library association. Rich
mond and Wayne county persons
wishing to contribute are to be placed
in the army posts, cantonments
camps in France, naval stations and
war vessels.
The best books of poetry. fiction,
and science are wanted. WORKOUT
books or out-of-date books on science
or technology are not desired. All
books should be clean and well-bound
If persons prefer to contribute mon
ey, they may leave the sum they wish
to contribute at the Richmond II
brary. and the books will be purchased
for the camps by the American Ii
'brary association.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
.'Send Ne Some Anti-Vermin Dope"
Writes Richmond Boy From France

Mr.. and Mrs T. J. Webb. 130 North
Seventh street, have received letter
from their son, Sergeant .. r. Webb
who is serving in France with Battery
E, of the 150th Field Artillery, describ-
ing his experiences with the American
forces at the front
The letter follows:
ut is almost like summer here;
everything seems so full of life that
war is out of place here. am well
and in the pink of condition.
you ought to see some OF the en-
gines of war they have now and heal
some of the 2.10s bursting around you
Though on the whole, it has such a
series of thrills each day for you thai
l believe all the liking for adventure
will have left me if the war lasts two
or three years-but it won't. l didn't
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
WAYNE DOCTORS
TO MEET TONIGHT

DR.. Captain H. J. Ware, of the med
ical reserve corps at Camp Taylor,
will deliver the principal address
Tuesday night at the meeting of
Wayne county physicians to be held
in the Commercial club rooms. The
meeting will begin promptly at s
o'clock and every doctor in Wayne
county is expected to attend.
The Wayne county council of de-
fense will have charge of the meet
ing DR.. w. w. Zimmerman will pre-
side
The need of doctors for the medical
reserve corps of the United States
army for service in the training
camps and abroad will be outlined.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07

come over here for adventure, but l
found 1t all the same.
Il suppose my kid brothers have
been running off to go swimming by
now ~Well, I've been in already; that
is my only chance for bath now. But
the vermin are plentiful here on the
front. l would break ice to- go bath
ing. to get rid of them. l wish you
would send some kind of antivermin
dope, as you can't buy it here at the
front, and believe the 'cooties.' as the
boys call them, will hatch faster in
warm weather.
Il was made a sergeant the first OF
the month. feel pretty foxy today, as
have a big American cigar stuck In
my mouth. got it from pal that
got box"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
Government Control of
Railroads Raises Wages
(Hy Associated PrcSS.)

WASHINGTON, May Z. - Govern
ment ownership of railways has re-
suited in increased wages in all the
countries where it has been tried. the
bureau of labor statistics has found in
an investigation. Great Britain. France.
Russia and Italy preceded the United
States in government ownership and
all except Great Britain had taken
over the railways before the war. In
all four countries wages increased
with or shortly after the state acquir-
ed the roads Hours of labor also were
shortened.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
Today's Temperature.

For Wayne County by w. E. Moore:
Mostly fair tonight and Wednesday
preceded by unsettled and cooler to-
night.
Genera, Conditions-The lake storm
which caused the rain of last night
from Canada south to the gulf has
moved to the eastern lakes and will
pass away before twenty-four hours.
Cooler weather following the storm.
but will not be severe on account OF
low barometric pressure over the
Rockies. Very cold weather covers
Alaska, 2 below zero at Nome. lndi-
cations are for fine growing weather
for the next few DAYS in this district
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
Physicians to Meet

All Wayne county doctors
are urged to attend the meet
ing at the Commercial club
rooms Tuesday night at
which the need of physicians
for army service will be dis
cussed. The meeting is Of vi
tai interest to doctors. The
call for doctors is urgent and
pressing. The prestige of
Wayne county doctors is at
stake.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
II Lost When u. S. Ship
Tyler is Sunk OFF France
Cry Associated Press)

NEW YORK, May THE Ameri-
can steamship Tyler, formerly an Old
Dominion freighter has been tor
pedoed and sunk off the French coast
according to information received in
marine circles here today. Eleven
members of the crew were killed or
drowned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
u. S. Steamer Victor in
Fight With Submarine
CBy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON. May IA fight be-
tween the American steamer Tide
water and German submarine on
March II, in which the submarine was
defeated and perhaps sunk, was re-
ported today by the navy department.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
Dr.. A. L. Brankomp IS
Accepted fer Service

DR.. A. L. Bramkamp. II South
Eighth street, has been notified that he
has passed the examination for ad-
mission to the United States medical
corps. DR.. Bramkamp enlisted April
81. He has been at Harvard Univere-
fty for the last week taking a post
graduate course In medicine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS
in France, via Ottawa, May There
was terrific bombardment OF TWO
hours duration last night in connec-
ton with two raids One was carried
out by the enemy and was unsuccess-
ful, the other was by the Canadians
southwest of Arras. The Canadian
raiders reported that many Germans
were killed or wounded in hand to
hand fighting and great destruction
was wrought in the enemys defensive
work.
Heavy rains are rendering the
ground very bad for fighting. I'm
doubtedly the enemy is preparing for
another violent blow but the British
are ready to meet it.
(By Associated PressD
PARIS, May 7-Active artillery
fighting occurred last night on both
sides of the Avre, on the front south
east of Amiens, the war office an.
nounces.
"The artillery on both sides was ac-
tive north and south of the Avre. A
German raid against a small French
post near Hangard was repulsed In
the same region we carried out a To-
cal operation and brought back pris-
oners.
There is nothing to report else
where on the front"
Germany's hordes are still held in
check. Neither in Flanders nor in
Picardy. nor along the important Ar
rassectOr has the enemy renewed his
attacks in force, and he has not re-
acted against. the gain made north of
the Somme by the Australians in
which more than 200 prisoners were
captured.
Intense Artillery Fire.
On both battle fronts, however, the
artillery fire has been most intense
and the German attack cannot much
longer bed elayed if the enemy hopes
to take advantage of whatever dam
age has been done to the allied posi-
tions by the. heavy bombardments
carried out by his guns>eince the re-
pulse north of Mt. KENNEL more
than week ago. The greatest Ger
man artillery activity has been on the
northern half of the Flanders front
and south of the Somme to below the
Avre in Picardy.
American troops in their positions
south of the Somme have been sub
jected to intense artillery fire. the en-
emy using more than 1900 shells,
mostly gas, in a short period. There
have been no signs of a German in
fantry attack against the Americans
who confidently await the first signs
of reawakened activity.
A large part of the southern end of
the important Arras sector has been
taken over by Canadian troops. who
also are being visited by a storm of
German shells. French generals be-
+ lieve the Germans may attack stimuli
taneously on the Flanders, Arras and
| Amiens fronts in an effort to push
the allies back in one mighty blow.
The hill positions, however, are held
by the allies and their guns domin-
ate the Germans all along the line.
The Austro-Hungarian blow against
the Italian front has not developed.
Rome reports only moderate artillery
fire along most of the front from
Switzerland to the Adriatic and no in
fantry activity. The Austrians. how
ever, may be waiting for the most
favorable moment, probably the re-
newal of the German drive in France.
Today, May Z. is the third annivers-
ary of the sinking of the Lusitania by
German submarine with the loss OF
1875 lives
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
Liberty Notification at
williamsburg tuesday

A Liberty loan jollification meeting
will be held at Williamsburg Tuesday
evening when the flag will be present
ed to Green township for exceeding its
quota in the third Liberty loan drive.
Miss Sarah Hill. a fourteen-minute
woman. will speak.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
Call Issued for 4 4,O6O
Selects to Leaue Nav 20
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, May IA requisi-
ton on all states except Arizona,
Delaware and Vermont for 4,060 spe-
cially. qualified draft registrants to go
to camp May 90 was sent out today
by Provost Marshal General Crowder
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
Will Send Wine to
French Artillery Men
.By Associated Press.)

PARIS, May THE municipal
council has decided to send several
cases of good wine to the French ar
tillery men, who are counter-attack-
ing the German long range.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
THE WEATHER

For Indiana by United States
Weather Hureau-Fair tonight and
Wednesday Cooler tonight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-07
HUN HORDES
STILL HELD
IN CHECK BY
THE ALLIES
Artillery Fire Is Intense in
Flanders and Picardy-Re-
sumption of German At
tacks About to Begin, Is
Belief.
AMERICANS CASSED
BULLETIN
(By Associated P.ess)

SAN JUAN, Nicaragua, May The
Nlcaraguan congress today declared
war on Germany and her allies.