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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15

Americans are really in the war
whole-heartedly, and the continuous
arrival of such masses of American
troops, have given the people some
thing to hope for. and the improved
arrangement OF food distribution has
put beyond doubt the possibility Of
their holding on as long as may be
necessary. The whole nation desires
peace, but it must be our peace.
The New York Times correspond
ent this morning questioned several
Deputies of the Socialist group in the
Chamber lobby regarding the attitude
OF their party in relation to President
Wilson's declaration. One and all af-
firmed their adherence to the main
lines of the Presidents program, and
contrasted it forcibly with the Ger
man Emperor's grandiloquent and bel
hcose utterance at Hamburg. They
urged that it was quite erroneous to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15

For Wayne County by w. E. Moore
Probably fair tonight. Far below
freezing Saturday increasing cloud.
mess. Continued cold.
General Conditions - The great
storm which crossed the central states
last night caused general rains. thun-
der storms and gales over the north
and central states as far south as the
Ohio river. The cold wave is now
making itself felt east Of the Missis-
sippi river and the weather will be
still colder tonight. probably going
near zero. and continued cold on Sat
urday with increasing cloudiness. An
other storm made its appearance over
the Rocky Bountain plateau The
center of the cold wave is over south
ern Canada where 1t is 90 to 25 below
zero. The zero line is extending rap
idly southwark. Washington state re-
ports the warmest winter on record.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
Robert Lyons Saw French Child
in Paris With Both Hands Cut Off

Robert Lyons who was attached to
Headquarters Division Of the first
American army In France. and is now
stationed in Washington. saw an ex-
ample Of German atrocities in Paris.
He is in Richmond on furlough.
'In Paris met girl who had both
hands cut off," said Lyons. "The
stumps of her arms gave me q chill.
l asked how she lost her arms.
"She told me in child-like innoc-
her home. beat her mother unmerci-
fully, and just because she kicked at
him. he cut off her hands.
"This is only one of the many Incl
dents Of cruelty which we witnessed.
This things make US sure of victory.
These children and women must be
avenged. We shall win in the end.
Turks Are Oeluded.
"The pathetic side of this terrible
war is the number Of wounded men.
A British officer told me one day that
a young Turk had been taken captive.
Both eyes had been shot out. After
his wounds had been dressed he was
told he had been taken by the Brit
ish. He said he was fighting with
Germany because he believed he was
fighting for his religion.
Many of our boys are on the look
out for excitement and are anxious to
get to fighting and have it over. To-
day our American boys and girls, men
and women, are proud to know that
some member of the family is fighting
for Uncle Sam.
Need Optomlsm at Home.
"The optimism here at home means
everything to the boys over there.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
From New York Times.

From New York Times.
PARIS, Feb. IL. tDelayed)-The
hope. freely expressed few months
ago. that the coming Spring and Sum
mer would be n decisive period. and
that peace was probable before
Autumn, or at least the end of the
year. Is gradually giving way to a
moro serious. but nowise pessimistic
point of view. Unprejudiced French
men admit that Germans position Is
much improved by recent events In
Russia and realize that it is unwise
TO pin hopes overmuch on the effects
of the infiltration of Bolshevist the
ories into the kaiser's empire.
The latest news from inspired
sources at the French front tends TO
modify considerably earlier sensation
al stories OF a gigantic hit or miss"
German drive. whose failure-for the
idea OF success was scouted-would
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
81 CHILDREN BURNED TO
DEATH IN NUNNERY FIRE

MONTREAL, Feb. Is. - From the
ruins Of the Grey Nunnery's fire-swept
west wing, the bodies of IA more chill
dren were recovered this forenoon
raising to SO the death toll Of the trag
edy which visited the institution last
night. The heroism of the Sisters who
were nursing soldiers, invalided, home
from overseas fighting averted greater
loss of lives. Nearly 1000 crippled
men and women, wounded military
men, and babies only few weeks old
were enabled to escape through the
yalient efforts of the nuns.
With fifty-two charred bodies OF
babies already recovered from the
smouldering ruins of the west wing OF
the Grey Nun7ery, swept by fire last
night, workmen continued their search
for other possible victims. Officials
of the Institution were unable early to
day to give a list of exact number Of
missing but they estimated the prob
able loss of life from fifty to one hun
dred
The fire, the cause of which is at
tributed to defective electric wiring,
started in the dormitory of the Creche,
where there were 40 children, mostly
babies of few days or a few weeks
old Nuns and nursing sisters made
heroic efforts to save the children.
The flames and loss of life were con-
fined 10 this section of the nunnery,
although at one time the entire insti-
tuition was threatened with destruc-
ton.
There were more than 1000 inmates
of the nunnery, including patients in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
$8,043 RAISED
FOR Y" WORK

The Y. NJ. c. AS allied army went
to raise $500 for 1918. Two thou
"over the top" Friday in it's campaign
sand one hundred and fifty-one dol
lars was raised making the total of
$S,043.50.
The large chart with the Kaiser's
head in the center was made a solid
red at the close of the luncheon The
chart will be placed in a conspicuous
place on Main street.
James A. Carr. a trustee and who
leaves soon for Washington to assist
with war work made a brief address
congratulating the team.
The American army raised $519 Fri
day. French army. s425; British army
s543 and Italian army S664.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
7. SHRIBER
SAW NURSES

Taylor Shriber, 200 North Eighth
street, was the Richmond man, who
saw the two mutilated American Red
Cross nurses while aboard Pennsyl-
vania train passing through Richmond,
according to his wife Friday.
Shnber, who is a travelling auditor
of the Adams Express Company, was
not in Richmond Friday.
The Red Cross nurses we're heavily
yelled and Shriber did not see their
faces according to his wife. Their
tongues had been cut out and their
hands cut off by Germans according
to Shrber's story, which was told him
by woman who talked to the woman
attending the two nurses.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
Euen Sausage Helps Win the War;
Read This and You'll Know How

WASHINGTON. Feb. 15-The much
ridiculed German sausage may be
playing an important part toward dis
integrating the kaiser's army.
Frances message to German troops
that they will do we'll to surrender and
give the pass word "Kamarad Repub
lique" is being carried to the German
front lines in sausage meat and in
other ways.
Small vials containing the message
on oiled paper are dropped in Ger.
many from all airplanes and relatives
who hope for the peace and lives Of
their men to be spared are asked to
slip the message into things they
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
She Wanted to Pay the
Kaiser in His Own Coin
But Its the Wrong Kind

WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-Treasury
legal sharps today we're confronted
by a knotty problem over the dispo-
sition to be made Of rs minor German
coins contributed by woman In
Tennessee.
please melt these into bullets, F"
wrote the woman to Secretary Nc
Adoo. land let them help pay the
kaiser in his own coin.'
Since the war department can use
neither silver nor bronze bullets, the
coins probably will be melted by the
mint and their value as metal returned
to the giver in war savings stamps.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
James Carr Called
for Federal Service
by National Council

James A. Carr, president of the
American Seeding Machine company
has been called to Washington. He
will be employed in the purchasing
department by the National Council
of Defense.
Carr expects to leave in few days.
He will remain in Washington for two
weeks. He will return to Richmond
to adjust business matters before 60
ing East for permanent residence
Carr IS one of the leading manufac-
turers of agricultural machinery in
the United States.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15

send to the troops. Many of those
receiving the message surrender and
surprisingly few spies have been
found among their number.
Information to this effect was Civ
en- today to the house committee on
postal expenditures which was hear
ing a representative Of the committee
on public Information on the propa-
ganda campaign being carried on in
Germany by the allies.
Germans in Switzerland working for
German republic are also using their
own methods to have troops surren-
der. giving the pass word "Kamarad
Republique."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
J. Henry Scattergood, Of Phila

J. Henry Scattergood. OF Phila'
delphia, who returned in Novem-
Der from France does not believe
the story of the two American Red
Cross nurses said to have passed
through Richmond Thursday with
a woman escort.
II can't understand why some
other city which they passed
through on their way to Richmond
did not learn of the condition of
these two women" said Scatter
good.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15

Fall In line and help US win this war
by conserving food and helping in ey.
cry way possible here at home.
I'VE passed through the devastated
parts Of France on our way to the bor-
der where beautiful homes, works OF
arts. school and whole cities had been
laid waste
Beautiful Belgium is great charr-
ed ruin. 1t is unbelievable that SO
many terrible atrocities could happen
to one people.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
(By Associated Press)

Nby ASSOCldteO ITcSs)
Peace on German terms having been
refused by the Bolsheviki government
Germany will again take up military
operations against northern Russia
This resolution is reported to have
been arrived at at conference at i'm
perial headquarters between Emperor
William and military and political
leaders. Petrograd probably will be
the objective of the new invasion.
The negotiations at Brest-Litovsk
broke up in a stormy session, after
which Leon Trotsky, the Bolsheviki
foreign minister, enunciated plan OF
mo war, but no peace" This was re.
iected by Germany, which holds that
Trotsky's declaration ended the armis
tice on the Russian front. The armis
tice expired Thursday.
Want Wheat Stored.
It Is indicated in Vienna dispatches
that the central powers made peace
with the Ukraine in order to offset
their diplomatic defeat at the hands of
Trotzky. 1t is reported that Germany
will support the Ukraine against the
Bolshevik
One German newspaper says that
the Bolsheviki are moving against the
Ukraine and there is little doubt that
the central powers will use all means
to protect the food supply which they
hope to obtain from the Ukraine. BY
aiding the Ukraine. Germany probably
would not have to bring back from the
western front more than a few OF the
divisions moved there recently from
the east.
On the northern end of the western
front Canadian troops again have been
successful in raid into the German
lines. The latest incurrence was made
north OF Lens and few prisoners and
two machine guns were captured.
French troops continue their raids in
the Champagne and have brought back
prisoners from the German trenches
northwest and east of Rheims.
Americans In Acation.
In the region of the Butte Du Mesnil.
east of Rheims, American and French
artillerymen are engaging the Ger
mans in violent exchanges. South OF
La Dormerse, French batteries dis
persed a strong concentration of Ger.
man troops. On the Italian front, and
especially between Lake Carde and the
Piave the artillery activity has in
creased, but the infantry operations
have been confined to small raids.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
DAYTON BOYS SENT HOME

Two boys, who have been wander
ing about Richmond streets were
brought before Mayor Zimmerman in
police court Friday morning. They
gave their ages as II and Is. and said
they came here from Dayton to find
employment. They were sent home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
Knitted Fiue Pairs of
Socks in Fiue Days

West Richmond is boasting of a
champion knitter
Mrs. Claude Addleman, during the
last five days has knitted five pairs
of socks, knitting one pair each day
Mrs. Addleman says she has known
how to knit since a child.
Mrs. Addleman was born in Ger
many but Is working earnestly for
the Red Cross here. She lives at 431
Pearl street
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
RED CROSS EAR OF CORN

ELDORADO, O.. Feb. ia
freak ear of corn discovered by c.
B. Williams, is on display here.
Some distance from the tip of the
ear are a number of red grains.
forming an almost perfect Red
Cross. The ear IS we'll develop
ed yellow one and has no other
red grains in it except those form
ing the cross.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
ROOSEVELT HAS RECOVERED

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Colonel The,
odore Roosevelt has so far recovered
from his recent operations that he will
be able to leave the hospital for his
hotel within two weeks and return to
his home in Oyster Bay ten days later
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
ST. ANDREWS
DROPS GERMAN

At a meeting late Friday afternoon.
it was decided to drop the teaching of
German at St. Andrews schools. Rev.
F. A. Roell made this announcement
late Friday afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
German Raiders Sink
8 Submarine Chaser.

LONDON, Feb. 15- Eight British
ships which were hunting subma-
rines have been sunk by a raiding
flotilla of enemy destroyers, it is an
nounced officially.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15

the hospital for returned and sick sol
diers, which was situated directly I'M
der the babies dormitory. All the hos
pital patients and many aged bed
ridden inmates were carried to safety
by f1remep and soldiers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
GERMANS TO
RENEW DRIVE
ONNORTHERN
RUSS FRONT
Rejection of Kaiser's Terms
by Bolsheviki Is Cause for
the Campaign Against
Petrograd.
U. S. ARTILLERY BUSY

AMSTERDAM, Feb. Is. - Berlin
mate that peace negotiations with Ru-
mania are about to be opened. They
say although no official communica-
ed that Rumanian negotiators who will
first discuss prolongation Of the arm
istice have arrived at place agreed
upon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15
THE WEATHER

For Indiana by United States Wealth
er Bureau-Fair and colder tonight
Saturday partly cloudy and continued
cold.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-15

NUNIINUTII b1
Minimum ........ 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-10
TR0TzKY STILL
At ODDS With
ALLIED POWERS

London Jan. 9.-Leon Trotzky, the
Bolsheviki foreign minister, is conyinc-
ed that the Entente governments wish
Germany to make an advantageous
separate peace with Russia so that
Germany will agree the more willing
ly to surrender what the Allies want
IN the west, according to the Petro-
grad correspondent of the Daily News
me foreign minister. who was inter-
viewed as he was starting for Brest-
LltoVsk. said that Premier LLOYD
George had made a statement permit
tlng such an interpretation
Premier Lloyd George. the CORE
spondent assured Trotzky, had never
made such q statement, but the Boil
sheviki leader was hard to convince
ana SAID; That is the Allied policy"
lie added that the attitude of the Rol-
sheViki would not be influenced by the
attitude of the Allied governments. but
by that of the Allied peoples.
1rotZky was asked what hope he
himself had of a general accountable
peace. lie replied that it was difficult
10 say because the Germans had not
yet been offered a chance to make
such peace. but he was sure the Ger.
mans must need it.
lie quoted German deserters 40
saying that the Germans were unable
to remove troops from the eastern
front in large units. They were mov-
ing them one at time and the men
knowing where they were being sent
Jumped from trains in attempts to as
cape He reiterated the story that
29'ooo German troops had deserted in
the kovno district adding that the
Germans could not get their own men
10 attack the deserters and were trv.
ing to reduce them by starvation.
ASKED what terms he actually hoped
to get Trotzky said, laughingly:
II we were really logical, we would
! declare war on England now for the
sake of India, Egypt and ireland"
The correspondent protested that
great britain made nothing out Of In
dia. TO which Trotzky replied:
lhen give up being so altruist,c
you English are the most chauvinis,
nation on the earth without knowing
it," "hs
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-10
AUSTRIA TO SUPPORT
GERMAN VIEW ON


London, Jan. 9.-Reuter's Iim,ted
learns from a Czech source that the
Imperial German Chancellor Count
Won Hertling, and the Austro- Hun
sariah minister Of foreign affairs
count Czernin, arrived at an apree-
ment IN December whereby Austria-
hungary engaged to support the Ger
man view regarding Alsace- e-Ixorraine,
ana the German colonies, and Ger,
i'iahy engages to support the Austrian
we" preserving the integrity OF the
Dual Monarchy and the Austro- Hun
garlan arspirations regarding Tho
CZecls, southern Slavs and other na-
uonallties. namely, that no rights be
granted to the various nationa,it;es
except In a lawful way which will no+
permit those peoples to separate fror,
the monarchy and also that after tho
war Albania. Montenegro and Serhj.
snail be annexed to Austria HUNGARY
but preserve their outward autonomy
concerning other war aims. Germanv
ana Austria, according to this informa-
ton, agree to study them in common
ahd' IN the event of disagreement each
reserves freedom Of decision. Finally
Germany consents to the Austrian So
luton or the Polish problem.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-10
RICHMOND

The funeral of the late Mrs. Lizzie NJ.
Ward was held Wednesday afternoon at
] o'clock from the home on the County
road Rev s A. Evans of Bath officiat-
ing Her husband one son. Herbert Ward
OF Bangor. and one daughter, Mrs. Gladys
T. Emery of Pennington survive. Mrs.
Ward was member. of Progressive
Grange Of Richmond Corner.
Harold n Libby and William Grover Of
the First Maine Heavy Artillery arriven
from Charlotte y. G.. Tuesday for 10
davs visits with relatives.
II. c. Alard of Litchfield was visitor
In town Wednesday.
Warren Peacock Of Gardiner was bust
ness visitor in Richmond Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wakefield were
visitors in Portland Wednesday.
Mrs. W f. Durham and daughter Lii
llan were visitors in Gardiner and Angus
ia Tuesday.
Among those from Beuldh Rebekah
Lodge who went to Gardiner Tuesday eve
ming as guests of Eureka Rebekah Lodge
If that city were Mr. and Mrs. T. J..
Southard, Mrs. J. w. Randlette, Mrs. r.
b Peabody and Mrs. Frank A Osborne
John Crosby and f. II. Ayers were Wis
itors in Bath TUESDAY
Daniel Brown of Watervlle passed a
few days in town this week
Mrs. George f. Shaw passed Wednesday
with relatives in Augusta.
Fl. c. Reed. Harry +. Houdlette. DR.. W.
y. Price and George +. Shaw attended a
meeting o. the fraternites held in Angus
ia Wednesday evening.
Z. r. Bowdoin was a business visitor in
Bowdoinham Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-10
Wardens' Mee.iro

circle within a circle, that of mu
tu welfare and Coodfellowship was
pinly manifested by the meeting OF
tn Maine Inland Fish and Game War
des' Association which was held
shtly after l o'clock Wednesday aft
eron in the rooms of the commits
siter OF inland fish and game. This
aSciation, which has a membership
OF bout 40, is fully 20 years old and
is omposed of the wardens of Maine,
is Intended for closer relationship
anng the wardens and an instrument
thlugh which they may place their
wats before the commissioners of
the department. Just now. owing to
th'situation. the wardens of Maine.
ar'as one man put it. "out of jobs"
BUthe assurance Of former Commits
sioer Carleton, who accidently came
int the meeting and was asked to
spsk. was that the wardens would
no be without their jobs for long.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-10
GEN. PERSHING IN
STALLED AUTO

With the American Army In France.
Tuesday, Jan. Shy the Associated
Press)-Slippery. ice-coated roads have
upset traffic between the camps and
headquarters, General Pershing him
self becoming victim this morning.
when his automobile stalled between
two hills and was unable to 20 for
ward or backward. He walked sew
eral miles through the snow and slush
to his destination
A large ward in one of the base hos
pitals containing many patients with
the doctors and nurses in attendance.
has been quarantined because of the
discovery Of a case Of scarlet fever.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-10
REGULATE SOLICITING
FUNDS WAR CHARITIES

Washington. Jan. "a bin to reg
ulate the solicitation Of funds for war
charities, drawn by special commit
tee Of the National Association of
Charities. was introduced today by
Rep. Borland of Missouri. 1t directs that
all charities operating in two or moro
states must procure license from the
federal commissioner Of education.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-10
Y. Nj. c. A. BOWLERS TRIM
THE COLONIAL FIVE

The record recently established at
Hallowell for close bowling was brok-
en- on Wednesday at the Colonial al
ieys when the Y. NJ. c. A five defeat
ed the Colonials by the score of 1887 to
1885, the points being divided $3.50.
Wood was high man with 176 to his
credit.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-10
WEINERT WINNER OVER
GUNBOAT SMITH

Providence. r. L., Jan. 9.-Charlie
Weinert of Newark won the decision
over Gunboat Smith in a 12-round bout
here tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-10
AUGUSTA LOCALS

The firemen Of Hose are very
grateful to the business men and citi,
zens who contributed toward the pur-
chase of the new rubber coats. hats.
boots and wooden mittens and socks
for the company, which proved Of
great value in the recent big fire.