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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
BRITISH FL|ERS
Down SIXTEEN
ENEMY PLANES
Railway Stations and Chlor-
ide Factory on the Rhine
Are Bombed.
(Ry Associated preSS)

LONDON, May 93.-Railway sta
tions in German Lorraine and the rail
way near Liege, Belgium, and a chic
ride factory at Mannheim, on the
Rhine were bombed Tuesday night and
Wednesday by British aviators, says
the latest British official statement OF
aerial operations. Three fires We're
caused at Mannheim and large confla
grations near Liege.
British aviators destroyed Is Ger
man airplanes and two observation
balloons and drove down two airplanes
out of control. The statement reads:
Reconnaissance and bombing Dy
our airplanes continued uninterrupted
ly Tuesday. Some 1900 bombs were
dropped on various targets including
four of the enemys large airdromes
near Client and Tournai and billets in
the neighborhood Of Armentieres, Ba
paume and Bray.
Three British Missing.
"A good deal OF fighting again took
place around our bombing machines
Sixteen German airplanes were de
stroyed and two driven down out CT
control. Two observation balloons also
were destroyed Three of our air
planes are missing.
During the night both ours and the
enemys bombing airplanes were act
i've. Over twelve tons of bombs We're
dropped on airdromes used by the
enemy's night-flylng machines and on
billets at Bray and Bapaume. All our
machines returned. Two German ma
chimes were brought down by gunfire
behind our lines.
1.-TWO tons of bombs were dropped
on a chloride factory at Mannheim
causing three large fires, and another
two tons on railway stations at Thion.
vile and Karthaus. One of our ma
chimes failed to return.
AT dawn Wednesday two forma.
tions set out on long distance raid
to lombard the important railway tri-
angle at. Liege. All the machines
reached their obJectives and dropped
% heavy bombs. Those dropped by
the first formation caused three very
large fires which We're burning fierce
ly three quarters of an hour later
when the second formation flew over
Liege. Other machines dropped II
heavy bombs on the railway stations
at Metz. All the machines returned
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
21-Year-Olds Will Be
Registered at Court House

The Richmond selective service
board will register all men who have
become of age since June 5, 1917. in
the boards office at the court house
on Wednesday. June ). The Richmond
district comprises the townships of
Wayne, Boston, and Franklin. All
other townships in the county are un-
der the jurisdiction fthe selective
service board at Cambridge City
Men who are working in Richmond,
but do not live here, and wish to reg
lister with their home boards. will have
to appear before the Richmond board
and then return their registration
cards to their home boards before
June s.
Men wishing to register with their
home boards may do so at any time
now. and ere urged by the chairman
of the Richmond board to take the
matter up at once as the law re-
quires they be registered on or before
June ).
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
War Mothers Sale for
Benefit of Sammies
is Opened Thursday

The War Mothers benefit sale TO.
the Wayne county men in service
opened Thursday afternoon at the
MCGUIRE building on Main street
Aluminium ware, cut glass, various ar
tic]es of household furniture, suit
cases, go carts, lamps, and pictures.
are among the articles offered for
sale. There is also quantity of
foodstuffs including $50 jars of can
ned fruit
The sale will continue through Sat
urday afternoon and evening. On Sat
urGay morning there will be a market
at which will be offered for sale, eggs,
poultry. cakes, pies and bread.
Forest Meek and Thomas Commit
are to serve as auctioneers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
,752 Persons Executed
Under Whiteguard and
Han Regime in Finland
(By Associated Pressl

LONDON, Nav %. = Under the
white guard and German regime in
Finland. LISP persons were executed
up to May l. according to a Finnish
socialist who has escaped to Sweden
and whose interview with the Folkets
Dagblad is transmitted from Copen-
hagen by the Exchange Telegraph CO.
According to the exile, SIG were ex-
ecuted In Tammerfors. 14S in Tornea.
$50 in Varkom and $50 in vasa. Pris-
oners taken by the German and Fin.
nish government forces. he says, were
treated SO badly that many were
starved to death.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
PARIS AGAIN BOMBED
BY HUN AVIAT0RS
(By Associated Press.)

PARIS. May 23,-German -aviators
made another attack on Paris last
night and this time succeeded in
reaching the city, Bombs were then
dropped as various places, an official
statement reports.
The following official announcement
was given out:
Several bodies of enemy aircraft
successfully made for Paris. Our look
out posts opened a very violent cur
tain of fire. Our airplanes to the air.
"A certain number of bombs were
thrown on Paris and in the Paris dis
tricts. The All clear signal was CIV
en- at $3.50 O'Clock"
On Tuesday night German aviators
attempted to raid Paris but were kept
away from the city by the French
defenses. One of the raiders was
brought down. Three persons were
killed and several wounded in the out
skirts of the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23

Believe me. every Yank over here
surely is lucky boy" says Lieutenant
Leland X. Fishback, Richmond boy IN
France, in letter to his parents here.
Lieutenant Fishback is in the aviation
squadron. His letter to his parents
follows:
France, April 2, 1918.
'T started to write you the other
day but old Fritz kept sending some
of those big babies" over and con-
sidering that we had six aeroplane
raids in 4S hours, decided that it was
a poor time to write home when so
much was going on all around me.
Besides lodging 10 inch shells and
seeking shelter from the Hun planes,
l carried my gas mask for the better
part of three days. But here l am
safe, sound, and feel like young colt,
turned loose.
Had a wonderful walk late 9ester-
day afternoon. Four of us boys cap
tured an old Frenchman wso acted as
our guide and when we turned in last
night we had walked nearly II miles.
Saw some of the most wonderful as
well as the most beautiful country in
all France. We followed a very wind
ing river for a greater part of our hike
and here and there on the towering
peaks in the distance there stood out
against the pale blue sky, large white
castles which dated back for centuries
and centuries.
Describes Old Roman Road.
1T SO happened that Caesar was
this same part of the world 4
few hundreds years ago and during a
part of our hike we had to walk over
an old Roman road. It. is not used
very much at the present time and
now dark green moss is growing be-
tween all the rocks in the road bed. I
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
Deny Rumors Of Attempt
on Lives OF Hindenburg
and General Ludendorf!
fBv Associated Press

LONDON, May 23--Rumors of re-
cent attempt on the lives of Field
Marshal Won Hindenberg and General
Ludendorff are denied in Berlin
dispatch to the Koelnische Volkszni-
tung, according to the Aremican cor
resnnndent o. the Morning Post.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
American Flier ''Takes On"
Three German Airplanes
Within I T.Denty Minutes
tBy Associated Press.)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 23.-There was great
aerial activity northwest of Toul to-
day. American aviators participated
in more than half a dozen combats but
up to an early hour tonight they had
not been able to bring down an enemy
machine.
One American aviator engaged three
different Boche machines, one after
the other, within 20 minutes.
Two other American pilots fought
for half an hour with two German ma
chimes at an altitude of $500 meters,
but failed to get telling shots home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
AMERICAN ARMY
SETS RECORD IN
RUSH TO FRANCE
Efforts of Britain Fall Far Be-
hind What the United
States Did.

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 90
America has raised and equipped a
bigger army in shorter time and now
holds greater section of the fighting
front, transporting her forces 5000
miles across an infested sea, in ten
months, than Britain did in twelve
months across the English channel of
less than thirty miles. We began
with less, went further, and arrived
with more in shorter time"
These declarations were made in
the house today by Representative
Caldwell of New York, a member of
the military affairs committee, in a
speech on Americas war accomplish
ments.
When the war was declared in
April, 1917" he continued. "the stand
ing army of the United States con-
sisted of 10000 officers and men.
many of whom were in the foreign
service, and the naJonal guard con-
sisted Of $4,000 officers and men,
service and large part of them phys
ically unfit to perform the duty for
which they had volunteered
Beat Limit Experts Set.
"Our experts told us that it would
take two years to raise an army of a
million men and five years to train
the commissioned personnel It has
now been about one year since the
first legislation was passed authoriz-
ing the increase of our army for war
purposes. The strength of our mill
tary forces is now as follows:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
::'Euery Yank Ouer Here Surely
is Lucky Boy" Writes Fishback

stopped at one little stone hut and
chatted with the old occupant and he
told me that this particular part OF the
old Roman road lad not been touched
for over 20 years that he knew of, and
the story had been passed from father
and son for several hundred years
that the road was the same as it was
when built in the first century.
.'All along this old relic of the
Continued on Page Twelve.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
Will Urge Maximum Penalty For
Slackers Who Leaue Country

country to evade military service or
whoever assists to maintain In for
eign country one who has fled there
to escape military service is guilty OF
violation of the espionage act and
upon conviction becomes liable to the
full penalties imposed thereby"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
Artillery Fire Falls Off
on American Sectors
CBy Associated Press)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Wednesday, May ga
falling off in artillery firing on the
American sectors is reported in the
official statement issued at American
headquarters at o'clock tonight. The
statement reads:
THE artillery activity has decreas-
cd. There are no new developments
to report
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
Russ Prisoners EXCHANGED
for Germans, Described
as "Walking Dead Men,
tBy Associated P.ess.D

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Arrival at
Petrograd of the first contingent OF
100 Russian prisoners to be exchang-
ed under the recent RussO-German
agreement, was reported to the state
department today. The men, the dis
patch said, were "veritable walking
dead men"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23

Wayne county went over its quota
of $4,000 in the Red Cross war fund
campaign Wednesday and subscribed
$3,522 over the county apportionment
OF the amount subscribed, s27, 1000 was
raised by the townships outside Rich
mond, and the remainder inside the
city.
The news that Wayne county had
gone over was received with enthusi-
asm by the army of solicitors gathered
together to report at the Y. C. A,
and the announcement that the rural
communities led was generously
cheered by the city workers. An ef-
fort will be made to raise $500 more
in the county in order to bring the
total of county subscriptions up to
$60,OOO
The subscriptions raised by armies
in the three days of the campaign
were, American, 5000; French, So
331; British, $6,S4s; Italian, $6.522.
American Army Leads.
True to tradition. the American
army was tie first one over and re-
ceived the privilege of "swatting the
Kaiser" the privilege was delegated
to E. M. Haas, secretary of the coun-
ty war fund committee, and his eff
ficient work in organizing the cam
paign.
w. w Keller, a captain in the
American forces. acted as spokesman
for the army, and stated that "it was
but fitting that the American army
should be the first one over the top,
since it was the American army over
there that would bring victory to the
Allies
On Friday the solicitors will con-
tinue to work, and will visit persons
who have been missed. There is
such an eagerness to give, the work
ers reported, that persons who have
not been visited are hurt by the omis-
sion, and for that reason a free-for-all
day has been assigned, when all such
subscriptions can be rounded up.
The War Mothers will be in charge
of the campaign Saturday, and will be
in charge of the cash registers on the
downtown streets, where contributions
may be received. The War Mothers
are expecting to raise the last thous-
and dollars of the county fund on Sat
urday.
Still Working In Townships.
Chairmen of the various townships
said Thursday that they were still
working, and were hoping to exceed
the apportionment. Abingdon and
Franklin were the only two townships
in the county who did not expect to
have their quotas raised by Thursday
evening. Abington's quota is 1852,
and Franklin is to raise SLIP. The
complete totals from the townships
have not yet been received, but re-
ports telephone in to the war fund Of
flee, showed the amount already sub
scribed to be $4,000.
The Red Cross campaign is said to
have been the most successful and
efficient carried on the county. owing
TO the card system for solicitation pre-
pared by E. NJ. Haas. secretary of the
county war fund committee The
card system has enabled solicitors to
have time and has enabled the county
to reach it's quota in less than the al
loted time.
Reports from the first Red Cross
was fund campaign showed 1900
The amount subscribed
for later payment at that time totalled
So. 1885, and Of this amount 81 per-
cent was collected
American
General E. NJ Campfield S1915.OO
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
Former Vice President
is Slightly Improved
(By Associated Pressp

INDIANAPOLIS, May 23.-The con-
dition of Charles w. Fairbanks, the
former vice-president who is ill at
his home here, was considered mere
satisfactory this morning by the at
tending physicians.
"Mr. Fairbanks passed a better
night and was little stronger this
morning." they said
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
MAJOR GENERAL is RETIRED
(By Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, May Major
General Erasmus NJ. Weaver, chief of
coast artillery, was transferred to the
retired list of the army today on ac-
count of age
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
THE WEATHER

For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau--Fair in north. Prob
ably showers in south portion tonight
and Friday. Warmer Friday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
Today's Temperature.
For Wayne County by w. E. Moore

unsettled weather tonight and Friday
Probably showers. Warmer Friday.
General Conditions-A cool wave
overspreads the south and central por-
tions of the United States east Of the
Mississippi river while low barometric
pressure over the west is causing tenn
peratures to rise from Texas north
ward TO Canada. The weather is gen
orally fair north of the fortieth par
allel excepting over the northeast
Rain continues in narrow belts south
Of this parallel due to a small storm
over the southwest
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
(By Associated Press.)

DUBLIN, Wednesday, May 22.-At
the anti-conscription conference al
Mansion House today letter was
read from A. J. Balfour, the British
foreign secretary to the lord mayor oi
Dublin declaring that passports would
be granted to the lord mayor if he
agreed to submit to the Irish govern
ment all documents he intended &c
carry to America on his proposed trip
1t was announced that the mayor
had replied that the only document he
intended to carry was one direct tc
President Wilson from the mansion
house conference and that he would
decline to submit to the lord lieuten
ant of Ireland.
The matter was considered in two
hour sitting after which the confer
ence adjourned until tomorrow.
The lord mayors departure is now
delayed further and he will not leave
if at all, before the end of next week
The lord mayor in a letter to Secre
tary Balfour on May Is, said:
Receives His Passports.
II have received from you passports
to proceed to America to place before
the president of the United States the
case against conscription being en-
forced in Ireland. l beg to thank you
Il understand that no documents
may be carried by passengers going
to the United States. l would be glad
if you would kindly have authority
issued to enable me to convey a docu.
ment which has been drawn up for
petition to President Wilson,"
Mr.. Balfour replied: Il am advised
by competent authorities that the doc
ument which you desire to convey to
the president of the United States
ought in the first instance to be sub
mitted to the lord lieutenant of Ire
land
The lord mayor of Dublin sent this
reply to the foreign secretary: my
conference has decided that as the
document is a direct communication
between the conference and the presi-
dent Of the United States. they decline
to submit to the Lord Lieutenant"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
DRAFTEES IN
NON.USEFUL
OCCUPATIONS
TO Be TAKEN
Will Be Given Choice of
Changing Jobs or Service
in Army Walters, Bar
tenders, Store Clerks Hit.
effective ON JULY |
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, May 23-Provost
Marshal General Crowder's new work
or fight" regulation will require pro-
fessional baseball players either to en-
gage in some useful occupation or to
join the army.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
u. S. Captain of Engineers
Awarded British Order
for Helping Check Foe
tBy Associated Press.)

AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS ON
The BRITISH FRONT. Wednesday.
May 22.-Col. J. N Hodges, of the
American engineer corps, has been
awarded the British Distinguished
Service Order in recognition of his
service during the period from March
2, to April g.
Col Hodges is one of the first Amer
lean officers TO receive the ID. S. o.
From March q to April was the
period during which the British were
stemming the tide OF the German Of
i=nsive begun on March 21. The lat
est published United States army list
gives John N. Hodges, as a captain in
the first engineers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23

Officers. Men
Regular army ...... 1926 504,677
Reserve corps .... 79,038 1850
National guard 80. 1906 411.952
National army ..... 1884 51O,963
On special and tech
nical duty ... S,S15
Drafted in April. go. .... 100000
Drafted in May. -. ...... 1881
Totals ..........14S,33S 1889, ,594
Grand total officers and men 2,O3S,22
Vast Force Already Abroad.
$50 we have today an army Of more
than 100000, of which 100000 have
already been shipped to France and
million more have had the necessary
training to fit them for foreign service.
These are now waiting for the boats
to carry them over Our critics now
lcontnued On Page Ten.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-23
IRISH REFUSE TO
SUBMIT PAPERS
TO GOVERNMENT
Evidence Concerning Hun
Plot in Ireland Before the
British Cabinet Today.
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, May 23.-Evidence con-
corning the German plot in Ireland
will be submitted to the British cabi-
net today by Edward Shortt, chief
secretary for Ireland, Press Assoc
iation dispatches from Dublin an
nounces.
If it is thought that any part evidence
could or should be published, compat-
ible with the public interest, it will oe
done, says the dispatch, which adds:
1t can be stated on the best author
ity that justification for the arrests in
the arrests in the shape of astounc-
ing evidence but publication of the
same is question affecting not mere
ly the welfare of the prisoners but
the we'll being of the empire"
In a dispatch to the Times from
Dublin it is suggested that the delay
in publishing the evidence of the Ger
man plot is due to the discovery of
new evidence since the arrests.
Discussing the prospects of recruit
ing under the arrangement of which
notice was given in last Sundays proc
lamation the dispatch says that few
persons honestly believe the scheme
will be successful as the atmosphere,
so far as the public is concerned, is
decidedly unfavorable to voluntary en-
listment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-30
REDEEM THE Land HASTENED DEATH
immigration Commissioner
Would Prepare for Soldiers.
Wants To Reclaim Waste Land
of This Country.

Chicago, Nov. 20.-Redemption of
Americas waste land by the establish
ment of farm colonies for returned
soldiers, a plan proposed by Frederic
of immigration, for solving postwar
| problems. is being strongly endorsed
here by authorities on agriculture and
economics.
The proposed colonies would be de-
veloped along the lines followed in
California where 5000 acres were
bought by the government last spring
and let out to farmers in small hold
! ings. The colony has been successful
1y operated on a cooperative basis.
Commissioner Howe believes that
| more colonies should be established
thruout the country by the govern
| ment, each one near city, where the
produce of the farms could be sold to
| advantage.
| 1.-The sites should be selected by ex-
perts, as was done-in establishing
shipbuilding sites. Model villages
with a common dairy, common farm
ing instruments, common forests,
| Fairgrounds and pasture lands are
provided in the general plan.
| ''The farm must be made worth
while if we are to stop, the influx OF
people to the city from the country
said Mr.. Howe. 1.-The farm must be
made profitable to the soldiers re-
turning from Europe. We cannot
I
underbrush, or a swamp to drain
and then tell them they can cultivate
it. They deserve more than that. The
only effect of such procedure would be
to make the lands more valuable for
| the owners who had probably bought
the lands years before for few cents
| THE back to the land theory is
very pretty" Mr.. Howe continued
| but the real difficulty is that we al
| ways like the other fellow to go back
The farmer is the Cinderella of politics
| today, for he gets no help, and then
we resent it because he complains"
| The time was never more opportune
in the opinion of authorities here, for
extending American agriculture by the
simple means of making adequate
Hand allotments to soldiers.
| Mr.. Howe said that monopoly OF
land is gradually being done away
with.
This movement began during the
French revolution, when large feudal
estates were divided among the COM
mon people," he said. 1T has been
developed by the Russians, and will
spread to Austria Hungary and Ger
| many. Thus in all those countries the
peasant or common working man will
finally achieve political power.
Ownership by each man of some
thing really his own goes a long way
| towards making a country prosperous
and truly democratic"