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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-02
CHURCHES

Bartel, superintendent. Service with
anthems by the choir and sermon
on Jesus, the Greatest Social Re-
former" based on the Gospel for the
day. at 1890 a.. m. Service. with
music by the choir. and sermon on
The Biblical Story OF Hezekiah" at
700 D. m. The Olive Branch Synod
meets with our congregation next
week from Tuesday night to Thursday
night inclusive. The public Is most
cordially invited. Holy communion
will be celebrated on Sunday, Novem-
Der 10. morning and evening.
Methodist
First Methodist-Main and Four
teenth streets. r. L. Seamans, minis
ter. Sunday school. 9:15 a. m. Pub
lie worship. 1920 a. m. and 1880 p.
m. The pastor will preach in the
morning on the Stewardship Of Pray
err" The evening service will be n
popular service with patriotic songs
and a stereopticon lecture.
THIRD M. E.-Fairview. L. P.
Pfeifer. pastor. With the understand
ing the ban will be raised tonight
against public watherings the regular
Sunday school and church services
will be conducted as usual tomorrow.
This will be the opening service for
the new pastorate. The pastor solic-
it's the cooperation of the membership
and public.
Grace m. E.-Corner North A and
Tenth streets. H. L. Overdeer, pas
tor. All regular services will be re-
sumed. Also regular official meetings,
the week following. Sunday school at
9:15 a. m.Public worship at 1890 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. Epworth league
devotional meeting, $50 p. m. Third
quarterly communion service at the
morning hour with sermonette, "The
Cross at the Front" Patriotic sing
at the night service with the sermon
theme, "A Modern Christian Soldier,
by the pastor.
Bethel A. M. e. church--S. Sixth and
B streets. Rev. ]. L. Craven, pastor
The regular order of service will be
observed at 10:45 and 7:45. Sabbath
School, $3.50 p. m. Rev Abraham
Cottman of Indianapolis, Rev. ]. p.
Wallace of this city and Mrs. G. B.
Hill, state president of the Women
Mite Missionary Society are expected
to take part in the service.
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Seventy-One Divisions Have
Already Been Identified.
Total of $4,000 Men, Used
Against Italians.
AUSTRIA HAS ONLY 100000
Used $500 Cannon of All
Calibers.
Attacking Troops Were Prom
ised Rich Booty.

Rome, June 18.-Austria's entire ef-
fective military strength already has
been thrown into the Italian drive, ac-
cording to a semi official statement
today.
OF Austria's total of ninety-two di-
visions G.1O4,0O0 men). seventy-one
divisions (S92,000 men) already have
been identified on the Italian front.
So far as quality is concerned, these
constitute the whole of the enemy's
really efficient troops.
The Austrians also have at least
1900 guns of all calibers, and their
entire aviation forces in use. together
with an abundance of war material
Progressed at Only Two Points.
Yet they have only progressed at
two poiTfts, where their gains are very
slight compared with the objectives
assigned to them.
From captured documents and the
statements Of prisoners, there is no
doubt the enemy command sent its
troops into the offensive with the
promise of booty.
furnished the Austrians in large num-
bers by the Germans. In return. ac-
cording to prisoners, the Austrians
have per nitted a German "requisition''
battalion to operate on the Italian
front, in order to secure a portion of
the anticipated loot.
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DEFEAT The n. P.'S
League Candidates
Lose in Minnesota.
One Of Their Candidates Was
Under Indictment.

st. Paul, June 18.-The majority OF
Gov. j. A. A. Burnquist over Charles
A. Lindbergh, for the Republican
nomination for governor, was steadily
increased today. Returns from 1,086
of 2,119 precincts gave Burnquist s2.-
lat, and Lindbergh $500.
St Paul. Mimi, June 1S.-With
more than -one-third of yesterday s
primary vote. counted. Gov. A. A.
Burnquist was maintaining a substan-
tial lead early today over c. A. Lind
bergh, Nonpartisan League candi-
date, for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination.
The vote stood 68,32S to 4O.3o4. The
unreported precincts were in country
districts.
w. L. Comstock has been nominated
for governor by the Democrats.
Nelson Renominatcd.
Senator Knute Nelson, Republican,
has been renominated by a large ma
jority over James A. Peterson. who
recently was convinced of violating the
espionage act. The Democrats did
not name a senatorial candidate.
Representative Ernest Lundeen, Re-
publican, who voted against America
entering the war, apparently has been
defeated for denomination by Walter
H. Newton.
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Other War Factories Damaged
by st. Louis Blaze.
Huge Quantities of Walnut
Lumber Were Burned.
FIRE STARTED IN EIGHT PLACES
Flames Sprang Up Simultane-
Ously at All Points.
Four Carloads of Gun Stocks
Included in Loss.

East st. Louis, Ill, June 1s.-The
Illinois Walnut company's plant here
is in ashes and two other factories
working on government orders are
badly damaged as a result of fire
early this morning, believed Of incen-
diary origin.
The walnut company was engaged
in manufacturing gun stocks for the
army. Four carloads of stocks were
destroyed, huge quantities of walnut
lumber were consumed ana the entire
plant was razed.
Fire broke out in the walnut COM
pany plant at $3.50 o'clock. Rapidity
of the flames spread caused suspicion
of incendiarism. Fire broke out stimuli
taneously in eight places, witnesses
say.
Shortly afterward the Aluminium
Ore company's plant was endangered
by falling sparks, but firemen pre-
vented a blaze.
Numerous explosions accompanied
the burning of the Pure Carbonic COM
pany, an adjoining plant. The Stern
kopf planning mill, near the carbonic
company, caused the third alarm.
An estimated property eoss in the
three fires had not been announced
early this morning.
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CUT THEIR WAY OUT
Fourteen Americans Surrounded bv
Germans Get Back to Own Lines,

washington, June 18.-Ambushed
by German force over three times
their strength. thirteen American
troops on a patrol venture the night
of June 1914, battled their way thru
the enemy and returned safely, Gen.
eral Pershing cabled the war depart
ment today.
The fierceness of the fighting is in.
dicated by the fact that every one Of
the American troopers was wounded,
The cable was as follows:
"On the night of June 13 and II an
American patrol of 13 men operating
in Picardy ran into an ambush patrol
OF forty Germans. Despite inferiority
in numbers the greater part of our
patrol cut its way thru the enemy ana
returned to our lines F1erceness of
the fighting may be judged from the
fact that nearly all Of our men who
returned had been wounded"
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$4,000 huns LOST
Casualties in NOyOn Offensive
Were Very Heavy.
Premier CIemenceau Is "COm-
pletely Satisfied"

Paris, June 1S.-Eighty thousand
Germans were killed. wounded or
made prisoners during the offensive
between Montdidier and Noyon, Capt.
Andrew Tardier. who accompanied
Premier Clemenceau to the front on
Sunday, told Marcel Hutin, editor of
the Echo de Paris, upon his return to
Paris.
This is figure which should make
even Ludendorff reflect" he said.
"One cannot insist enough upon the ex-
ceptional Importance of the results
obtained by the counter attacks of
divisions under General Mangin
against the right flank of General Won
Hutier's armies" he continued. This
magnificent operation has nailed the
enemy to the spot and completely
checked the advance toward Com
piegne. German officers who were
made prisoners do not attempt to hide
their chagrin at their inability to reach
Compiegne, which they admit was
their objective" Premier Clemenceau
contented himself by remarking, II
am completely satisfied"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-18
SURE TO QUALIFY
Bonebrake Expected To I'M
prove in Play Today.
Match Play in Transmississippi
Starts Tomorrow.

Kansas City, Mo-. June 1S--Inter-
est in today's qualification round in
the Transmississippi golf tournament
here centered in the probable scores of
the eleven men who Monday shot the
eighteen holes under the eighty mark
and in the scores Of dozens Of others
whose scores went slightly over that
total. The thirty-two players whose
total scores for the two days on quail
fication play are lowest w.! constitute
the contenders in the championship
flight The first match play begins to-
morrow.
G. L. Conley of Brooklyn, N. Y,
competing by invitation, and who was
low man in Mondays qualification
with rs, was expected to finish today
with a margin that would place him
among the select few.
Others Picked to Qualify.
Others being picked as virtually as
sured of getting into the championship
flight include:
''Runcie Martin, Minneapolis, MINI. :;
Frank Lynch and Stuart Stickney, St.
Louis; M. T: Schwartz, Omaha; T. B.
Griffith, Wichita, Kan; Reuben G..
Bush. New Orleans, former southern
champion; H. w. Wilson, st. Joseph,
Mo-; r. E. Knepper, Sioux City, Ia. !;
and Jimmy Ward and H J. Eaton,
both of Kansas City.
The playing of Jimmy Manion of st
Louis. state champion, was being
watched closely today Monday, Man
ion made only an 80 and his friends
much better showing today. The
same was being said of Arthur Bone
brake of Topeka, state champion of
Kansas, who made an 81 Monday.
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DAVID BOWIE GOES NORTH
Prominent Topekan, Burned In Fire
at Sanitarium, to Health Resort

David Bowie, prominent Topeka
miller, charity worker and church.
man, who was burned painfully at a
sanitarium on East Eighth avenue,
when his bedding caught fire, has
been taken to Wisconsin. where he will
spend the remainder of the summer
in a health resort.
Broken down in health Mr.. Bowie
was brought to Topeka from Chicago
few weeks ago where he had gone
on a, wedding trip. He was placed in
charge of a physician and was regain
ing his health in a local sanitarium
when fire burned his hands and feet.
A1tho he was not burned seriously and
his injuries are recovering rapidly it
was thought best to remove him to a
cooler climate.
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TODAY IN THE GREAT WAR

A YEAR AGO-The Germans
gained slightly in an attack in the
Arras sector.
The Allan line steamer Cartha-
gian was mined and sunk while
'enroute from Glasgow to Montreal.
She carried no passengers.
TWO YEARS AGO - Anglo
French forces pushed their Of
fensive on the west front, gaining
ground in the Arras r .gion.
On the east front, the Russians
continued to retreat. the Austro-
Germans occupying Tarnogrod.
The Russians were making their
last stand at Lemberg.
The Germans suffered heavy
casualties in repeated ia C ks
against Dead Mans hill and Thiau-
mont. in the Verdun sector.
THREE YEARS AGO-The Aus
trian army which evacuated Ger
nowitz was reported to be fleeing
toward the Carpathian mountains.
Austrian airmen bombarded sew
eral towns in northern italy.
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DRIVE OFF PATROLS
Americans RepuIse Attacks, But Lose
Some Prisoners.

With the American Army in Lor-
raine, June 49, German patrols
which raided American positions
northeast of Luneville yesterday morn
ing, were. driven off after a brief en-
counter. Several Americans are miss
ing.
Raids on British Front.
London, June 1S.-"The French
troops conducted successful raids
southwest of Albert and in the neigh
borhood of Moyenneville," Field Mar
shall Haig reported today.
Patrol encounters east of the
Nieppe forest resulted in capture of
prisoners and machine guns.
Hostile artillery was active in the
Ancre valley, south of Albert and west
of Serre.
Southeast of villers- s-Bretonneaux,
hostile raiding party was repulsed last
night A few prisoners were taken"
French Take Prisoners.
Paris, June 1S.-"French local
operations succeeded south of the
Aisne. south of Ambleny and east of
Mont Colbert" the war office announc-
ed today. "A hundred prisoners were
taken, including two officers
Between the Ourcq and the Marine,
French patrols took prisoners"
Artillery Was Active.
London, June 18.-The German ar
tillery was more active than usual
last night along the Ancre river, south
of Albert and west of Serre according
to the statement issued by the war of
flee today.
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He Has Been Informed They
Are Coming to Kansas.
Purpose Is To Interfere With
the Harvests.
KEEP VAGRAN4S ON MOVE
Officers of Law and Home
Guard Companies ON Job.
Disturbers Will Be Severely
Dealt With by Them.

Interference with the Kansas wheat
harvest by I. w. w. workers and agi-
tators will be resisted with force. Gov
ernor Capper today called upon Kan
sas sheriffs and mayors of various
towns and cities to take all precau-
tions against obstructionists in the
gathering of crops. He stated that he
has been informed that a large body
of I. w. w. members are preparing
to invade the state.
In a number Of counties home
guard companies are working in the
harvest fields and are safeguarding
against labor disturbances and de-
struction of property thru a careful
observance of all strangers. The gov
ernor's letter today asks the various
officials to report to him any informa-
ton regarding disloyal acts and ar
rests of suspicious characters.
The Governors Letter.
Following IS the letter which the
governor addressed to officials in Kan
sas cities and counties:
The big problems before Kansas in the
the bountiful crops with which the state
has been blessed. Nothing must be al
lowed to interfere with this work.
the effect that body of the I. w. W. is
preparing to make its usual raid into
Kansas during the harvest season. It has
been clearly shown that this organization
Is thoroly disloyal In principle and in
practice. and its activities must not be
tolerated: especially at this time when the
toward the increased production of food
supplies. 1 ask you to make an especial
effort to suppress promptly any effort on
the part OF representatives of the I. w, W.
or other agitators to interfere with the
wheat harvest. and suggest that you CO.
operate with the sheriff of your county in
handling this emergency. 1t is important
that the properly constituted authorities
pc v1gilant and prompt, as our people
are in no mood to submit tamely to In
terference from imported troublemakers.
Enforce Vagrancy Laws.
AS you know, the burning Of wheat
stacks and other forms of sabotage ara
the common weapons of this organization
It 1s of great importance. therefore, that
the lawi against vagrancy be strictly en-
1orced There Is no excuse at this time for
any able bodied man being unemployed at
Hoboes and vagrants who will not work
should be promptly placed behind the
Dars where they can do no mischief One
or the best things done in this state last
year was the arrest Of sixty members of
the I. w. w. at Ell Dorado. 1t resulted in
scattering of their forces. and indus
trial peace in the oil field. I hope you will
take the same prompt action should oc-
casion arise.
Please notify me promptly of the ar
rest of any suspicious characters who have
been interfering with the work of harvest
Kansas has no time In this crisis to
waste In listening to disloyaf agitators ;
traitors who interfere with the patriotic
work of food production
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BIC FIGHT ahead
Is the Belief Of Italian Army
Headquarters.
No Question of Spirit of General
Diaz's Troops.

Italian Army Headquarters, June
18.-The hunger offensive as the
Austrian prisoners describe it, is be-
ing carried on with the greatest Sc
verify on the Piave front where it is
apparent the Austrians have massed
large bodies of troops. In the noun
tain regions to the north, the fighting
for the present is limited to local at
tacks and counter attacks.
The enemy is making desperate ef-
forts to retain the positions he OBJ
tanned during the initial stage of the
offensive on the western bank of the
Piave. at the points where he still has
a footing across the river. These
operations are costing him heavily.
Fierce fighting is taking place on the
Nerves, a zone where the river
emerges from the Alps to the plain
and in the region of Fagare, midway
between the Alps and the sea.
Situation Serious.
There is no question that the spirit
of the Italian troops is excellent. New
ertheless, the general situation is re-
garded as serious in view of the fact
that the Austrians, so it is stated, have
brought into action all their availa BILE
forces in the hope of breaking thru
the Italian lines and scoring such a de-
eisive victory as to put Italy out of
the war.
found copies of a speech delivered by
Emperor Charles shortly before the
offensive was begun.
Before you is the enemy" said
the emperor. There glory awaits you
and also honor. good food, abundant
spoils and final peace. With the help
of God make the supreme sacrifice for
your king, for liberty and for your
beautiful fatherland.'
Italians Fight Like Demons
One of the prisoners. an officer, said
he always had maintained it was a
mistake to press the Italians too
hard.
They fight like demons for their
own SOIL" he remarked. The civilian
population in the area under shell fire,
shows perfect confidence. The people
are attending their daily tasks. Sol
diers going to the front line march
along the roads singing gaily and STOP
ping by the way to beg flowers to pin
to their caps.
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TURNS OPERATORS DOWN
Western Union Refuses to Grant IN
creased Compensation.

Chicago, June 18.=Demands of
railroad telegraphers who handle
Western Union messages for commits
sions and additional compensation
have been rejected by the Western
Union Telegraph company. This be-
came known today when, the reply ct
President Carlton of the Western
Union to the telegraphers' demands
was made public by E. ]. Thomas,
president of the grievance committee
Of the Order of Railway Telegraph
ers. This announced intention gof the
railway telegraphers to uphold the
CorQmercia1 Telegraphers' union in It's
controversy with the Western Union
was ignored in Cartons reply.
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CAN'T WEAR Down RESERVES
Bonar Law Says American Cooper
alton Has Saved Day.

London, June 1S.-"After three
days of attack the Austrian
offensive has not secured the
objective hoped for on the first day."
said Andrew Boasr Law in the house
of commons today. He added that
there was reason to believe that the
initiative for the Austrian offensive
had come from Berlin.
Mr.. Bonar Law read extracts from
the minutes of the last supreme war
council which was held at Versailles.
They stated that thanks to the prompt
ana cordial cooperation of America
it would be impossible for the enemy
to gain a victory by wearing down the
allies reserves before exhausting his
own
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-18

The temperature for the day aver
aged 13 degrees above normal. The
wind at 2 O'Clock this Afternoon was
blowing ten miles an hour from the
southwest
Not one ray of hope is held out by
S. D. Flora, meteorologist of the local
weather bureau, for relief from the
hot weather. No rain has fallen in
Kansas during the last seventy-two
hours anu the prospects are as dis
couraging as ever. The forecast calls
for generally fair weather tonight and
"Wednesday, and continued warm.
Kansas and Arizona contested Mon
lContinued nm Page Txol
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TO CHANGE DRAFT
Congress VIII Welcome Exten.
sion of Ages.
viii Relieve Situation for Be-
ferfed Classes

Washington, June 1s.-Consress, as
a whole, is strongly in favor of chang
ing tlSe draft ages, thus removing the
danger that deferred classes will be
drawn upon next year.
Fear that congress would not ap-
prove increasing the age up to As or so
has deferred Provost Marshal General
Crowder from pressing it before this.
But Crowder has now been assured
that congress will not only stand for"
radical revision of the age limits, but
will welcome 1t.
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PRICE UP
Slight Advance To Cover High
er Freight Rate.
Amount Will Be Fixed When
Rates Are Figured Out.

Chicago, June 1s.-Grain exchange
delegates meeting here reported today
that basic prices for flour at the sea-
board would govern prices for export
wheat this year. At the same time it
was reported conferences with food
administration officials had resulted in
the granting of Mississippi valley
wheat growers a few cents advance to
cover freight increases. The advance
will be made known when rate ex
perts have determined the differen-
tia1S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-18
SAYS LEAGUE is DISLOYAL.
Govcrnoe of Ncbrask- Refuses to Re-
move Man Who Denounced N. P.'s.

Lincoln, Neb., June 1S.-Answering
petitions from me mbers of the Nom
partisan League requesting the re-
mova1 of Richard L. Metcalfe of Oma-
ha from the Nebraska state council
of defense, Governor Keith Neville
issued a statement reiterating the re-
cent request of the council of defense
that the league cease operation in Ne
braska for the period of the war.
Your request that 1 remove Mr..
Metcalfe because Of his denunciation
of the leagues disloya. literature is an
insult to my honor, patriotism and
love of country" the governors state
ment said.
Mr.. Metcalfe was formerly governor
OF the Panama canal zone,
This is the Nonpartisan League for
which Mr.. James o. Stevic, president
of the Topeka Industrial Council. and
member of Cha mber of Commerce, is
promoter. How long are responsible,
loyal union men of Topeka and the
weakened president. secretary and
directors of the Chamber of Commerce
going to stand for this sort of thing
and propaganda?
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LIFE, WORTH.
$4,000; GIRLS TOE
PRICED AT $17,5OO

New York, June 18.-A mans life
is worth $4,000. A girls smashed
toe iSsKorth $17. 500. This, was set
Red today when Brooklyn Juries
awarded the sums named for the loss
of Harry Hankel's life and the crush
ing of Miss Fannie C. Ciamerille's toe.
To be sure, it was Miss Ciamerille's S
great toe that suffered and that may
have Influenced the Jurors.
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INVESTIGATE EMBALMED BEEF
Chicago Packer Charged With Selling
Bad Meat to Government.

New York, June 1s.-Edward F.
Patterson. attorney for the federal
trade commission. today began an in
vestigation here into charges that Will
son & Co., Chicago packers, have sold
bad meat to the government for the
use of the army.
Two witnesses had been examined
preliminary to the probe when an ad-
journment was taken. H. Snowden
Marshall, former United States district
attorney, is in charge of the defense.
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SAY SUB SANK A SUB
Reported That American Boat Sank a
German OF Virginia Coast.

An Atlantic Port, June 1s.-A Ger
man submarine with its entire crew
was destroyed by an American sub
mersible off the Virginia coast several
days ago. according to report
brought here today by passengers
aboard an American steamer.
Officers of the vessel claimed TO
have been told the story of the sub
marine combat by members of the
victorious American undersea boats
crew,
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Winifred Neptune of Salina VIII Run
on Republican Ticket.

Salina, Kan. June 1s.-Miss wini-
fred Neptune, of Salina, announced
today that she is Republican candi-
date for the state legislature. Miss
Neptune is Kansas first woman exc
cutive candidate. She plans to make q
vigorous campaign,