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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Chubby, Blue-Eyed Baby Deserted;
Inheritance Awaits 1t Says Note

A chubby four-weeks sold baby boy,
rolled his blue eyes !smilingly at the
Home of the Friendless Friday morn
ing. and emitted "baby talk"
The baby didn't realize that it's
mamma and papa had deserted it up
on the tender mercies of the world
Thursday night. The baby doesn' t
even know it's own name.
The baby was found Thursday aft
ernoon at the Kelly hotel on North E
street, with a note pinned to it's
clothes. Police Friday were trying to
locate the parents who registered as
Harry Johnson and wife" 1t is be-
,ieved that the parents have left the
city.
The following note. written in pen
Gil, was found pinned to the baby's
clothing:
When you read this you will have
found my baby boy.
For time, at least. am forced to
give him up. For financial reasons
my marriage must remain secret for
a time. In after years his inheritance
may amply repay you for any expense
you may incur
''He is a priceless treasure and only
grim necessity causes me to part with
him. I pray you give him the name
he must bear-Glen Leslie. 1t may
lead to his discovery later
II beg you to be kind to my Glen.
Keep the cross as certain proof of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
q SELECTS Leave
FOR CAMP MONDAY

Official notices were sent out Fri
day to the 81 selected men who will
leave for Columbus barracks. Colum-
bus, O., next Monday afternoon. The
men are ordered to report at the court
house Saturday afternoon at o'clock,
and if any of them fail to receive their
notices in time their names in this list
are to be regarded as an official order,
the chairman of the selective service
board said.
Following are the men who will
leave Monday:
Sherman Kortright, Floyd NJ. Will
son, George W. Hieger.
Lawrence E. Taylor, Wallace Ken
dali, David B. Baker
Raymond Schuneman. Russell L..
Eye, Frank E. WilkerSeyer.
Claude Knight, Chester Batchfield,
James Quinlivan.
Charles G. Meyer. Ray c. Robbins,
Henry r. Miller.
Everett J. Schuelle, Sale Sherrow,
Carl Stewart
Wilfred E. Meyer. Virgil NJ. Over
holzer and Lecel Hale.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
HUN AVIATION
IS FAILURE ON
WESTERN FRONT
Foe Suffers from Lack of Men
and Machines Says the
Officer.
(By Associated Press)

LONDON. May 17.-German avia-
ton has proved a signal failure in the
great offensive on the western front,
according to an officer correspondent
of the Morning Post. Writing from
the front, he says:
German aviation does not exist at
present. There are two principal rea-
sons, the first being the tren endous
wastage caused by the incessant at
tacks of the French and British pilots
on German machines; the second be-
ing the bombing of airdromes. The
enemy today suffers from lack both of
men and machines in it's flying arms.
I'm every department the Germans
have been and still are exerting their
full strength If they had airplanes
available there is no dought that they
would have made full use of them, as
we have done, for observation pur-
poses. to prevent the bringing up of
and to disorganize
troops on the actual firing field They
have done none of these things ef-
fectively.
"The conclusion seems manifest
that it is because they have not the
necessary force available. In any
case the fact remains that German
aviation has ceased to be force to
be seriously reckoned with. In the
last four weeks the situation, which
on several occasions has necessarily
been delicate, would have been very
much more so had the Germans been
equipped with an adequate air SER
vice to supply them with definite OBJ
servation."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
EXTREME STEP
IN Grain SEIZURE
R0USES DUTCH
Farmers Threaten to Plow
Up Fields When Grain
Store Is Taken. -
(By Associated Press)

AMSTERDAM, May 17.-Extreme
steps taken by the Dutch authorities
in sending troops to search farms Tor
the purpose of seizing wrongfully
withheld stocks of grain has aroused
such indignation among the farmers
affected that they threaten to plow
up sown fields. In some cases they
alleged to have taken this unpatriotic
course.
To justify military action the au-
thorities have issued statistics show
ing that in the HARLEM lake district
it is estimated that SO per cent of the
wheat crop, As per cent of the barley,
so percent of the beans and SO per
cent. of the green peas have been
withheld.
The food shortage in Holland is be-
coming serinns. Not only is wheat
scarce, but other foodstuffs as we'll.
1t has been decided that butter and
other fats will be added to the ration
These stocks have been Ion exhausted
and the available supply of coffee is
dwindling rapidly.
Hoarding Prevalent.
For some weeks temporary mea-
sures taken by the ministry of agricul-
ture have resulted in the almost total
disappearance of meat from the din
ner tables Fish and eggs have taken
the place of meats. The potato ra-
tion also was reduced recently. The
situation as whole has given an i'm
petus to boarding.
In the mea' ime, the government
has not obtained German permission
to send three ships to America for
food Neither has the new economic
agreement with Germany materialized
apparently because the Dutch shrink
precious stocks of foodstuffs which
Germany demands for her coal, iron
and other PRODUCTS. AS a result, coal
imports from the east have been at a
standstill fer weeks
Nevertheless, an agricultural eX-
pert, writing in the Tyjd believes that
the prospects for the winter are for
much improvement over last year,
owing to increased cultivation and
other causes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
HUNS PLANT BOMBS
TO CHECK PATROL
(By Associated Press,

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 1.-THE Germans op-
posite the American sector northwest
of Toul are resorting to Internal ma
chimes in an effort to check the ac-
tivity of American patrols numbers
of which go out every night to roam
No Mans Land and even German
land virtually at will.
A member of an American patrol
stepped on harmless looking wire
near the German lines yesterday and
a bomb Immediately exploded in the
center of the patrol group. 1t had
been planted by the enemy. Mem
bers of the patrol either entered or
were assisted into an abandoned
trench nearby and the soldiers pre-
pared for a fight, believing one was
certain to come. They waited in the
darkness for half an hour for some
thing to happen, but the Germans did
not come out The party then made
its way cautiously back to the Amer
ican line.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
A MESSAGE

The following message from the
Richmond Commercial Club was
written in behalf of the Red Cross
drive:
If the Great American Republic
is to hold a commanding position
among the nations of the earth, II
it is to live up to the ideals which
it has set for itself, If it is to full
fill its own mission in the march
of civilization, then every integral
part of the same must respond 10
the call. The power of the whole
can only spring from its several
parts.
Every center of population must
be aroused to its own opportunities,
as we'll as to it's own obligations.
1t must bring all it's faculties, its
virtues and noble impulses into
play.
Individual effort must attune It,
self to collective purposes; selfish
ness must yield its tribute to that
altruism which contemplates bet
ter world for all mankind. Every
citizen must invest with his better
attributes the economic, civic and
social fabric of which he is part
and thus give something Of himself
something that will benefit his
fellow men.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
TOUGH LUCK
(By Associated Press)

CAMP DIX, n. j., May 11.-An
older brothers long trousers served
as such an excellent camouflage
suit for Gilbert d. Werner of Har-
risburg, Pa. that he succeeded in
enlisting in the 312th ambulance
company now stationed here, but
confronted yesterday with the fam
lily Bible which showed that he was
born only Is years ago, he was
forced to return home with his
mother, just as he was beginning
to win praise from his officers.
The lad has five brothers and a
sister in service. After he disap-
peared suddenly from his home his
sister who now is serving as
motor messenger at Spartanburg,
s. c., learned that he was quartered
here. His mother arrived today
with the Bible proof of his youth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Keep Money Working in
Campaign for Freedom,

Subscribers to the second Liberty
loan who drew their first coupons
May Is, are re-enlisting their money
by investing the amount of the coupon
in thrift stamps.
AT the postoffice Friday it was
stated that number Of loan subscrib-
ers wished to turn the coupon in for
thrift stamps and war certificates, but
that they were requested to convert
the coupons into money and then bu.
the stamps, in order to simplify mat
ters for the postoffice.
This was done and N increase in
the sale of war savings stamps i'm
mediately became noticeable
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Hun Newspapers Demand
Extension of Lorraine
to "Protect Fr0nties'
(Bv Associated press.)

AMSTERDAM, May II. German
newspapers are now demanding the
extension of Alsace-Lorraine further
into France "as protection against a
neighbor who for more than six hun
dred years has always been the at
tacker" 1t is suggested that the from
tier. which now runs along the crest
of the Vosges mountains should here
after be at the bottom of the French
side of the mountains
Germany surely has the right to
secure her frontiers. as Austria has
DONE" says the semi-official Strass-
burg Post, "and she can certainly
claim that her heroic efforts entitle
her to a tranquil and peaceful exist
ence hereafter"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
George Creel Apologies
to Congress for Speech
,Ev Associated Press>

WASHINGTON, May 17,-George
Creel. chairman of the committee on
pubic informai:on today apoligized to
congress today for his much discussed
New York speech in which he was
Quoted as having said that as he dis
liked Summing he would not explore
the hearts of congressman.
Il admit the indiscretion and re-
gret 1t deeply" Mr.. Creel wrote to
Chairman Pou of the rules committee
considering resolutions on the Incl
dent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Rickenbacher "Wings"
Another Hun Plane
(By Associated Press.)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARM
IN FRANCE, May 17.-American avl-
ators in the section northwest OF Toul
brought down another German air
plane this morning.
Full details of the action have not
been received. 1t appears, however.
that Lieut.. Edward Rickanbacher OF
Columbus, O., answering an alarm
shortly after day, encountered three
enemy planes. He attacked them and
shot one down siyty-three kilometers
inside the enemy lines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Sues City for $4,000
for Injuries in Fall

Mary H. Wissler. Friday. filed suit
circuit court against the city of
Richmond alleging that she was per-
nanently injured in a fall on the
) ement sidewalk on Northwest Sec
ond street, near the viaduct, Septem-
Der %, 1917 Bushes growing over
the sidewalk she charges was the
cause of her fall. She is suing for
$4,000 damages
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
u. S. Committee Will
Probe Steel Industry
(By Associated Press.t

WASHINGTON, May 17-After a
conference today between the steel
committee of the American Iron and
Steel institute and the war industries
board the appointment of a joint
steel committee to investigate the en-
tire steel industry with special refer
ence to the governments war require
mentS was announced
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Cases Against Speeders
Continued in City Court

Cases against Horatio Land. Frank
Scott and Willard Lebo, arrested
Thursday evening on charges of vio-
lating the muffler and speed laws,
were continued.
The men were arrested by Officers
Davis and Hirshberg on North A
street. The police expect to make
more arrests of violators of the speed
law, running with mufflers open, and
running at night without the proper
DINNERS on the headlights
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
(By Associated Press)


LONDON. May lin spite OF de-
termined opposition by German air
planes, British aviators on THURSDAY
dropped bombs on factories and the
railway station at Saarbrucken, In
German Lorraine, starting fre on
the railway. After bombing the town
the Britishers turned on the enemy
and in aerial fighting, says an ofhcial
statement on aerial activities issued
last midnight. destroyed five OF the
enemy machines. One Of the British
airplanes vas lost.
Recently British and French airmen
have been meeting with little opposi'
ton in dropping bombs on railway
stations, troop eHcampments and otner
military targets behind the German
lines. Now the enemy has become
most active and has attempted bomb
ing raids behind the allied line as
well as trying to prevent the allied
bombers from carrying on their work
Fifty.six German machines are re-
ported accounted for by London and
Paris. or these 43 machines We're
destroyed by allied aviators. Berlin
on the other hand claims the destruc-
ton Of 33 allied airplanes.
In intense aerial fighting on the
western front Wednesday, 81 German
airplanes we're accounted for by Brit
ish aviators. while eleven British ma
chimes are reported missing. The Of
fetal statement says:
Twenty-Five Brought Down.
Enemy aircraft was active in the
early morning and again in the even
ing wednesday,, hostile scouts at
tacking our bombing machines with
particular insistence. TWENTY-FIVE
German machines were brought down
and twelve driven down out OF control.
One was shot down by machine gun
fire from the ground. Eleven of our
airplanes are missing.
After dark, our night flying air
planes dropped over fourteen tons OF
Chaulnes, Lille and Douaui, on the
enemy's billets at Peronne, Bray and
Bapoume and on the docks at Bruses.
One of our machines did not return.
Early Thursday our airplanes set
out to bomb the factories and railway
station at Saarbrucken( in German.
On crossing the lines they we're en-
countered by ten hostile scouts and a
running fight took place along the en-
tire way to our objective BY the
time SaarDrucken was reached twen-
ty.five hostile machines had collected
and were attacking our airplanes with
the utmost vigor. In spite of these
attacks. twenty-four bombs were
dropped on our detectives. Several
bursts were seen on railway and
fire sctarted.
Having attained their objectives.
our airplanes concentrated their ef-
chimes, five of which were brought
down. One of our machines was seen
10 be shot down. All of the others
returned"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Shortage of Small Coins
Entirely Eliminated Now
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, May II. = The
shortage of pennies and other small
coins, so acute a few months ago, has
been entirely eliminated. Raymond T..
Baker, director of the mint reported
today. By working the Philadelphia,
San Francisco and Denver mints "a
hours day, 100000 one-cent pieces.
ST. 900 nickels, 3.141, 900 dimes, g.
091 900 quarters and 3,227,0 900 half dol
lars have been accumulated above the
orders Of banks
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17

Left to right, above: Both 1arkin9-
ton, Charles e. Hughes and Arch
ishop Hanna. Below: Alton B.
Parker and Senator James E. Wat
son.
Many men of national prominence
are included among the $500 speak
ers who are to bring the needs of the
American Red Cross home to the
american people during the campaign
for a second $100.O0O.00O war fund
that will extend through the week be-
ginning May 20.
The speakers will include two for
lner candidates for president, Charles
E. Hughes and Alton B. Parker, ex-
President Taft, Charles W. Fairbanks,
Leslie M. Shaw, George W. Wicker
sham, Senators Watson, Kenyon, Nor
ris and Cummins, Commissioner of
Education Philander P. Claxton. Hugh
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Third Liberty Loan Goes
Over Four Billion Mark
(Ry A ssociated Pre-

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Unoffic-
ial reports today to te treasury indi-
Gated that the third liberty loan total
had gone over four billion and might
reach $4,250. 100000. The exact total
will not be known until next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
:or WAYNE County by w. E. Moore

For Wayne County by w. E. Moore
Occasional showers and probably
thunder storms this afternoon and to-
night and Saturday Probably cooler.
General Conditions - Weather con-
tinues fair over the eastern states.
The Rocky Mountain storm covers the
west with a diameter of $500 miles.
Rains are general in the north, with
thunder showers over the south. The
storm will reach here within "a hCCrs
with occasional rains. The weather
continues very warm except in the
northwest where the temperatures are
lover
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17

his identity. We are not Catholics
1t is just keepsake"
The baby was taken by the police
to the Home of the Friendless, and
Elizabeth Gambler, probation officer,
is seeking a home for it.
1t was well dressed in clean. white
clothing, and other clothing was left
with it. -.-.s.-r
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
THE WEATHER

For Indiana by the United States
Weather Internationally showers
late tonight or on Saturday, Cooler
Saturday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Sc GERMAN
FL|ERS ARE
DOWNED BY
THE ALLIES
British and French Airmen
Meet with Little Opposition
in Dropping Bombs Behind
Foe Lines.
GERMANY CLAIMS 33
(By Associated rresss

WITH The BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 1.-THE ideal flying
weather yesterday on the British front
in Flanders constituted a bad period
to the enemy afr service. One Brit
ish brigade alone, up to 3 o'clock In
the afternoon, had destroyed Is Ger
man planes and had driven six others
down out of control according to un
official, but reliable figures Of which
the correspondent learned and at least
FIVE other hostile machines were sent
crashing down.
Today is another perfect day and II
is certain TO see many bitter clashes
in the air.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. May 17.-American
troops referred to as New Amer'"-'
army" in dispatches reporting their
arrival in zone of BRITISH op.. a,,o 8,
in France. are forces being brigaded
and trained with British, probably on
Flanders battlefront
They are not troops detached from
General Pershing's present forces, but
are part of new movement troops from
United States forcasted by Llcvd
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17

Today's Temperature.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-23
DOLLAR DAY SPECIALS
 In Corsets, Aprons, Etc.

The 'P. & M. SpeciaP' corset made of best quality contil, me tdfum bust and long skirt, newest style model, value $2.Oo-priee a pair .................... $1.oo Brassieres, trimmed with em- broidery and lace-a1l our 65c line-at 2 for. r..................$ $f.e0 Women's Bungalow Aprons, two styles, button front and back, nude of good quality Percaie, light and medium colors, value $125-at s....... .............. $1.eo Corset Covers, trimmed with laces and hamburgs, all sizes, value 35c eacf-at 4 for. r........ $100 Envelope Chemises, of fine muslin, Nrimfned with laces and embroids cries, a variety of styles, value 75c each--at for.............. $f.oo Wonen's White Skirts, prettily
 trimmed with hamburgs and laces --our entire s125 line at St.o0 Shadow proof White Skirts,
 made of imported materials, in
 Pique and Fancy Stripes, value
 s1.5o-at ..................... s1.oo wonen's Silk Petticoats-our en-
 tire line of black and colors, in
 regular and extra sizes-at our
 regular prices, less s1oo
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-23
DOLLAR DAY SPECIALS
 In Handkerck1iefs

Women's Linen Embroidered handkerchiefs, value 25c each at 6 for. s1.oo Womens Madeira Embroidered Handkerchiefs, value 35c each at 4 for...................... s1.oa Women's Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, value 33c each at 4 for.....:................. st.8o Mems Linen Initial Handker- chiefs. value 3T1se each-at for sfIb0 Mems Linen Hemstitched Hand kerchiefs. value 33c each-at {
 for ................. stoo Mems Fine Linen Hemstitched
 Handkerchiefs. value S9c-at 3
 for ............................. s1.oo
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-23
DOLLAR DAY SPECIALS
 In Kitchenware Dent.

Battleship o'cedar Polish Mop value $10O and Bottle of O'Cedar Polish. value 50c, total value s1.sG-hoth for..-..-...-........ $1.oo Zinc Wash Board, double board, value s1.0o and 5 bars of Vel come Soap, total value s1.35-alI
 TOT ..---~.-...... ........-......... FLU Floor Broom, No. $, four-sewed, polished handle, extra fine broom, value $1.25-at ............ $f!c0 Screen Doors, walnut stained, 2 ft.. in. wide x6 it., in. high, value s1.79-at .......... $1.0o High Grade Tissue Toilet Paper not crepe paper, 800 sheets to roll. value 10c roll-13 rolls at $1.oo Fruit Jars-pints, quarts and
 two-quart sizes, as long as they
 last, value up to $1.5o-price doz. $1.oo
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-23
L.aces-Flouncings

Val Lace E:dEings and Insertings, vzine S1S9-12-yard piece for. 5 Black and White ChABtfl1y F7uunc:1ss. IS to T inches wide. vaiue up 10 S20n--prics yard. 5 Au-Over Lzees in black and
 N-iii:e, saldr fC5 to s9.o0-~prI'so
 yHrd. r;- .', .... $. --1..a...'. ; E,acs SIX Neta. vAiua s:.oc-... 5rios yard. --!......... { SE ,,sLTSTN. SIsEV4lnaE 1g,d 'viih sle<vr,., vS:ns $1.stt -sts .. { 40-inrh IS15JtUicernd Votle, val
 ue sSc q yard--at 2 yards for... !
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-23
SIzE@32 B 34 56 57 58 42 SPECIAL PRICE FOR DOLLAR DAY, S6.5O
 Regular value up to $500 ..
S1.OO DAY SPECIALS IN HOSIERY

GO Infants Silk black only 4 61A pr-at pairs ................. S1oO o black pair-at pairs s1Oo Rowe traavv yrgb P1sck Pibbd fer z n ,o ono 4oo pair-at pairs ...."........s stoo Womens Seamless Cotton Hosiery, black eo pa1r--at PaiFs Tor $0O Womens Gauze Weight Cotton Hosiery white GO $Oo and econdq quality 0o Ssc gadeat pairs for S0o Hosiery. Lis g.
  loo womns SIX Lise Hosiery black weight
 s1oo 100 pairs Hosiery Hosiery white pair-at pairs
 
 1oo pairs Phoenix Stockings duality s1oO gradeat pairs $1oo IEt*dey $fNo
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-23
DOLLAR DAY SPECIALS
 LHsKrit. Underwear

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 TOT -..-.....-........ @liOS Wonenx Extra siz- Ribbed Vests, .sissyefess. value 25c-5Sat,,5 5 :. for .sh. >sr,,;7.- -rs-' .t,:.. ..,-.-. Sl.Ve Women's Extra Size Ribbed Bodices, value 2sc-=at for. .... s1.Si Women's Extra Size Lisle Vests, sleeveless, value S3c-at 4 for. $t.ot women's Extra Size Ribbed
 Vests, sleeveless, value 39c-at 3
 Women's Shaped Vests sleeve
 less and short sleeves, value oOc
 at for. .................. $lW