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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01

clear before you. Follow it, and it
will lead ere long to safety for our
own people and victory for our cause"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01
THE WEATHER

For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau-Fair, not quite SO
cold Tuesday: Wednesday increasing
cloudiness and warmer; probably snow
or rain in north portion.
For Wayne County by w. z. Moore
Unsettled tonight and Wednesday.
Probably snow and rising tempera-
ture.
General conditions-The severe cold
wave continues over the coast, 6 below
at Boston and New York. 1t was 8
below zero here at o'clock this morn
ing and had risen to above at I
o'clock. Temperatures are high as
freezing point in several places in the
plain states and very mild in the far
west, but severe cold weather will
probably move southwark from Alaska
and roach this section about the latter
part OF the week. There is killing
frost ~ far south as Miami. Ella.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01
FULL DANGER
OF SEPARATE
PEACE ACTION
IS REVEALED
Petrograd Correspondent of
London News Says Twill
Defeat Hun Democracy and
Enslave Russia.
URGES PARTICIPATION

LONDON, Jan. 1.-The Petrograd
correspondent of the Daily News won.
ders whether the danger OF a separate
peace Is realized in England. He says
1t would be a defeat for German
democracy In addition TO insuring the
virtual enslavement of Russia as it
would be a victory for the military
caste in Germany.
1T may mean," he says, much
more than Russia's neutrality II we
make no move, 1t seems possible that
the Germans will ask the Russians to
help them in enforcing Russian peace
terms on the Entente allies. TrotZky
is well aware of the danger, though
faced with the necessity of concluding
peace, and is doing his utmost to
stimulate a revolution in Germany
Fraternizaton at the front already has
passed beyond control of enemy offic-
ers and enormous quantities Of revolu-
tionary newspapers printed IN German
are being distributed.
Should Take Hand.
II am convinced our only chance in
defeating German designs is to pub
lish terms as near the Russian terms
as possible and by taking powerful
hand in the proposed conference to
help the democratic movement In Ger
many while helping the Russians to
force the German government in the
direction it has had to take.
Whatever party might be in power
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01

Nathan Vigran, former attorney OF
Richmond, but now learning to be a
soldier in Camp Shelby, Miss. tells of
life and the surroundings Of the train
ing camp in letter received by The
Palladium. The letter follows:
The Yuletide greeted us with a
heavy downpour Of rain, but the snug
tents with the warm fires in them.
made a somewhat pleasing day, not
withstanding. A grand meal at noon
also lent color and joy to the day.
To inform those that have never
visited the State of Mississippi, l Will
say that pine trees. colored people,
weatherbeaten wooden shacks consti-
tute the greater part of the state. The
days are warm, but the night breezes
cause the temperature to drop and
bring out the woolen bed clothes. The
pine forests are truly wonderful
sight Growing thickly and tall, they
are far different from eur forests. up
north. ...-
I had the pleasure of visiting Merid-
ian, about eighty-five miles northwest
of here | saw the manner i'll which
rosin and turpentine are extracted
from the piney woods. ! also visited
the Lauderdale County Court house
and paid particular attention to the
Confederate monument near the en-
trance of the court house. In the stone
were carved words Of praise and noble
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01
Camp Shelby is Well Worth
Visiting, Says Nathan Viigran

thoughts of the Confederate soldier.
while upon it is mounted a Confeder-
ate soldier. ] also noticed the unique
Scottish Rite Temple which they have.
In blue and white stone, in ancient
Egyptian style, 1t was attractiva6
interesting. I took note Of the Cd
in this state, and to the lawyers
the Wayne County Bar can say TIN
it seemed to me very strange to read
a sign "Chancery Clerk at the door
of one part of the court house, Missis-
sippi having separate Chanc Gerry courts.
New Orleans Near
New Orleans and Gulfport are easily
accessible from this camp. The boys
60 there frequently. Near Gulfport is
United States Naval station. The
best way to reach Hattiesburg Is
through Cincinnati on the Cincinnati
Southern, which road runs through
one corner of Georgia, and through
Alabama and Mississippi.
Our company has about 100 mulea
and horses and these mules are very
skiliful with their hind and forefeet-
| have seen and felt direct evidence"
of that fact 4 trip from the north
to our camp is worth the time and
money.
Yours very truly.
NATHAN VIGRAN,
Co. C, 113th Field Signal Battalion.
Camp Shelby. Miss
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01
Prospects of American
Raids Ouer Germany are
Making People Anxious

LONDON, Jan. 1.-Allied air raids
over Germany are awakening the peo-
pie to recognition of their rulers
mistaken air ruthlessness, according
to the Amsterdam correspondent of
the Times
There is great nervousness through
out Germany, especially in the more
exposed parts, he says. owing to the
reported intention of the Americans
to invade Germany by air. The object
is discussed universally. though ef-
forts are made to calm anxiety by
declarations about American bluff"
The frequent explosions in munition
factories. the correspondent adds, are
causing the German military author
tiles anxiety, not only because of the
interference with the supply of amuni.
tions but also because of unrest in the
districts where the explosions occur.
The unrest has been acute since the
advent of frost.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01
UNDERHILL IS
SENTENCED TO
COUNTY JAIL

Alfred Underhill, OF water main
fame, was sentenced to serve thirty
days in Jail and was fined SIS and
costs by jury in city court, after five
hours deliberation, for selling tainted
meat to Clifford Gwin.
Special Judge Marsh allowed Under
hill two days to appeal the case. It
is understood that he will appeal the
case to the circuit court. If he does
not appeal he will go to jail
The jury. deliberated five hours be-
fore the verdict was reached. It Is
said that ten members OF the jury
favored a Jail sentence Of six months
but that two would not agree to this
and after much argument thirty days
was decided on.
Gwin testified that he bought s122
worth Of meat from Underhill on
December 21. A beef steak was good
but pan sausage and beef tongue was
spoiled Gwin said The meat lay In
his home for three-quarters OF an hour
when 1t was "smelled''. he said.
Offered to Refund.
Underhill, according to the tesrf-
mony, offered to refund Gwin's money
when he learned of it, but Gwtn re-
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01
MURRAY TO TALK
At union RALLY

Rev. L.. E. Murray, of First Christian
church, will make the address Tues
day evening at the week of prayer
services at Reid Memorial church un-
der the auspices OF the Ministerial
association.
A special musical program has been
prepared. The chimes will be played
by Howard Ball from 700 to 7:15.
There will be an organ recital by Mrs.
Hugh Foss from 7:15 to 1880 o'clock.
Ralph Little will sing solo and
quartet composed Of Mrs. Myrtle
Slant, Mrs. Roland Nusbaum, George
Hodge and Frank L. Funk will give
several selections.
The services New Years Eve were
largely attended.
Rev. Charles Woodman, of West
Richmond Friends church, made the
address and Rev. J. 8. Hill was the
leader.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01
WAR BOARDS
IN TOWNSHIPS
DEFENSE PLAN
County Council to Form
Committees to Supervise
Work Next Saturday.

Permanent war councils for each OF
the fifteen townships in Wayne county
will be organized at a meeting of the
township war workers and the Wayne
County Council of Defense in the Com
mercial club rooms Saturday after
noon. The meeting has been called
for 2 o'clock.
Following the organization Of the
township war councils plans will be
made for a huge patriotic celebration
to be held In Richmond the latter part
of January.
The purpose Of the township war
councils will be to aid in the produc-
ton of food. the selection Of seed
corn. to conserve food stuff. to urge
the planting of corn with an increased
acreage of all grains, to encourage
patriotism and to put down all Ger
man propaganda.
Report to County Board
The township councils will report
all work to the county council which
will report in turn to the state and the
state will report to the National De,
fense council.
Joseph c. Cummins, chairman of the
agriculture committee, announced
Monday that the men who would act
as presidents of the township councils
had been chosen.
According to DR.. E. r. Churchell,
president of the Wayne County Coun.
ell, plans will be discussed as to how
to organize the townships and the
duties involved in order to perfect the
organization as soon as possible.
Township Chiefs
The following are the men chosen as
presidents of the township councils:
Abingdon township, Harry jarrett:
TContinued On Page Four.]
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01
Civilians Battle Line is in Shop;
Office or Kitchen, Says George

LONDON, Jan. 1.--Premier Lloyd
George, in his New Years message
to the nation, appealed to all at home
to do their utmost for the cause for
which the democracies of the world
are leagued together, especially by
practicing economy and saving money
to lend to the government. His mes
sage concludes:
"To every civilian I would say that
your firing line is at the work or
office in which you do your bit, shop
or kitchen in which you spend or
save, the bank or postoffice where
you buy your war bonds. To reach
that firing line and to become an
active combatant yourself there are
no communication trenches to grope
along, no barrages to face, no horrors,
no wounds.
"The road of duty and patriotism is
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01
Four Chickens 'Roost'' on
Pole Of Moving Wagon

GREENSBORO, Ind, Jan. -Four
chickens "roosted" on pole under.
meath the wagon Of Ray Smith, from
Greensboro to Williamsburg and from
Williamsburg to Centerville,
The chickens were discovered by
Smith when he reached the home of
his brothers, Wayne and Ora Smith
at williamsburg. He didn't disturb
them.
When he reached Centerviile, the
chickens were still ''roosung but
Smith decided to take no chances. He
haggsd thew-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01
BRITISH HOLD
CAMBRIA line
FIRM AGAINST
STRONG SMASH
Hun Makes Desperate but
Futile Effort to Break
Through French Win In
Italy.
STILL RAID PADUA
(By Associated Press>

British troops on the Cambrai front
passed the last day of the old year in
desperate and successful fight TO
break down German attacks. Preced-
ed by liquid fire. the enemy attempted
TO rush the British positions on a front
of 1900 yards around the Welsch
ridges, a commanding position south
of Marcoing.
The first rush brought the Germans
into trenches on the ridge. but the.
British, in a brilliant counter attack.
threw the enemy out and restored the
positions. On the central ard north
ern ends of the attacking lines, Brit
ish artillery and rife fire repulsed the
Gehmans completely. Elsewhere on
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01

7s7oVO49 7ee7 HesHAIL for ceasing to exist.
Never the history the Republic has there been much
need for to walk by faith and by sight at this moment
Whatever others believe regardless of all knowledge have
faith that the morning light will break this good hand
and that will break with the of Liberty rising upon
tinted sky Whether during the shall ascend to the merd
heights of world peace say but unless hell better
than heaven unless evil to be desired than good unless
justice stronger than justice the heart of the vicious
braver than the heart of the vuou the Liberty surely
will zenthward.
Let take consolation and from the history
of the Republic have seemingly fortunate,
safety concerned and seemingly unfortunate far
my ability to country is concerned. not old
enough to take the defense of the Union in the be-
tween the States and too old to do anything for
than to have vision and voice unaerabe faith
this Republic to lead the nations of the world the
perfect peace and become the abr of them ALL
seeing that justice done the most eprous of nations
crawling in the sunlight of newer and better day.
recolc Vicksbug
parable with OF July l.
wee
OF tne
OF
lcontinued Sevsn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01
DAMAGE Is $125,ooo

CINCINNATI, Jan. l. - Fire early
this morning did damage to the ex-
tent of $125.000 to the building and
occupants at ia and 116 West Sixth
street. The building was occupied by
Phillips and Richter wholesale jewel
ers, Sarran and Fauer, manufacturing
jewellers. and the Natural Gas Supply
comnanv
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01
RIGHT CANNOT LOSE
AForecast of the Neu Year
By Thomas R. Marshall
Vice President Of the United States
Reprinted from the New York Times

Reprinted
count time about to from
old year and pass the hour when
yawn All of without certain light travelling
and the highways CRYING to those charge not Watch
man. nght?" but Watchman what of the morning
citizens not but we hear the flapping
of the black wings anarchy tumul and disorder in Russia
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01

eaten the SOund or the STEADY
tramp Of German hosts as they
press toward the far-flung battle
line in the west of Europe; we note
with apprehension the aggression
toward the plains of Italy, and the
timid soul everywhere is wondering
when will the morning come, and,
when it comes, what will the sight
Of man gaze upon.
Men here and there are asking
rs there a God, and, if there be,
has He anything to do with this
stupendous struggle? Is God with
the right, or is He, as Napoleon
suggested, on the side of the heav-
lest artillery? Is right again upon
the scaffold? Is wrong forever to
sit upon the throne?
Into the minds of how many
A m eri ans these pessimistic
thoughts have come, ] cannot say,
but into too many, even though in
to only one. Whenever a majority
of mankind shall cease to believe in
the ultimate triumph of the right,
humanity will have disclosed it's
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-22
Half of Torpedoed Craft of Great
Britain Have Been
Salvaged.
METHODS GREATLY IMPROVED
Much Greater Weights Than Believed
Possible Are Now Being Lifted
No Hope Of Ever Raising
lusitania.

London.-Of 400 British ships sunk
in the last two and half years at
least so per cent have been raised
from the bottom Of the sea. The or
ganization respOnsible-the Admiralty
Salvage department-is composed en-
tirely of experts employed by a COM
mercial firm which engaged in the busi-
ness before the war. Ships were so
cheap then, however, that often 1t did
not pay to raise sunken wreck and
restore her to seagoing condition.
Things are very different now, and
The result is that invention. has been
stimulated to an extraordinary extent
1t used to be considered that 1,5OO
tons was the greatest weight that
could be lifted from under water by
wire ropes. A sunken government col
lier that was obstructing n fairway
was lifted out of the mud recently and
carried away by four lifting ships, with
sixteen 9-inch wire ropes, and the
lightweight carried was calculated at
2,750 tons. The wreck was shifted
one mile at the first lift, and SO was
gradually taken to the beach, patched
up and sent off to the repairing yard.
She went back into service and made
several voyages before torpedo end
ed her career altogether.
Cannot Raise LusltanIa.
Ships sunk in deep water cannot be
salved. 1t is not expected that the
Lusitania, for example, will ever be
lifted. Divers cannot work in more
than 25 fathoms successfully, though
for special purposes they may some
times go down to 35 fathoms for n
brief spell Of work.
The bulk of the ships saved have
been sunk in less than 20 fathoms, or
have been towed inshore by rescue
tugs. and have gone aground in fairly
easy positions.
The salvage men face considerable
risks, not only from bad weather but
also from submarine attack. Only one
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-22
New Mexico.

The Mogollon Mines Co. shipped
eight bars Of bullion
The Oaks company are sinking the
Central shaft on the Deep Down mine.
Pennington reports state that the
oil showing made at Flora Vista looks
good.
A deposit of high grade manganese
ore has been discovered on Cap Rock
mountain.
The Mesa Verde oil we'll at Aztec is
down about LOO feet, and the oil
flow. oil sands and gas encountered
indicate a productive field
Silver Glen mine No. 4. near Mag
dalena, where rich strikes of gold have
recently been maze, has been sold by
A. c. Petersen to F. d. Romero.
A new vein carrying high grade sill
ver-gold copper ore has recently been
cut on the Johnson mine Of the Socor-
70 company at Mogollon. The vein is
four to five feet wide and has been de-
veloped over sixty feet in length and
appears to be extenr,ve. Connections
are being run to cut this from No. 1
shaft.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-22

"A rough cart track runs behind Q
belt Of woods, and in this vicinity the
American artillery is stationed. We
approach one Of the batteries, well hid
den even at close quarters. A tele-
phone fixed to tree trunk rings sharp
ly, and the captain, capless and with
out tunic, a megaphone in one hand.
answers the call.
"'very good, sirr He swings round
to the guns.
"'On barragei Firer
Through the megaphone his order
penetrates to every corner of the wood.
and the gunners leap to their work In
moment. Crashl Crash-Crash
Crash! The guns fling out their deaf
ening message Of death almost stimuli
taneously, and in the momentary 81
lence between the rounds the whizz OF
the shells can be heard as they fly on
their way to the wood where the Boche
still fingers.
ut is real team work, this gunnery,
nothing else describes 1.-THE work Of
team. perfectly trained, in which
keenness and efficiency produce a re-
suit beyond praise. For n time salvo
follows salvo. Then comes the order
Cease fire = and silence descends upon
the battery"
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-22
Wounded Are Only Anxious to Get
Back Where the Battle
Is Raging.
ONLY CONTEMPT FOR ENEMY
Say When They Get Into Actual Fight
Ina Contact With Foo There
10 No Fight Left
In Him.

London.-A naval attache who saw
about so American marines In hospital
suffering from wounds or gassing in
the recent German offensive found
every one Of them full of cheer regard
ing the future; every one anxious to
get well and be back in the fighting
line. And every one of them held a
poor opinion Of Fritz as a fighting man.
They were unanimous, the attache de-
clared, in stating that the Germans
were ong-distance fighters only. AS one
of them said:
''They are not so bad when they are
90 yards away with machine gun, but
at close quarters the German soldiers
are no good"
Marine after marine asserted that
when he and his comrades got into ac-
tual fighting contact with the enemy
there was no fight left in him. Then
the Germans would throw down their
guns and, waving their hands over
their heads, cry out "Kameradw
Feel Contempt for Huns.
sour men," added the attache, gave
me the impression Of looking with ut
ter contempt upon the German soldiers,
who can fight only when they feel that
they have the protection of artillery
and gas, and surrender when it comes
to hand to hand fighting.
''Far from feeling the slightest dread
of the enemy, every man expressed
eagerness to get out Of hospital and
return to the front. Every one of them
wanted a chance of getting even with
the Germans for having been gassed
or wounded.
"The men were Justly proud of the
record that the marines had made, and
their morale appeared to be of the
very highest quality. The cheerful
ness Of all, including some infantry in
the wards, may be summarized by the
remark of one recovering from gas :
Why he said, there's nothing In 1t.
When all of us marines get going, we
will wipe Fritz off the map, and we
will eat our next Christmas dinner at
home at that"
A British officer who has seen much
of the American marines at their head
quarters in France, and seen them at
work against the Boche writing on
what he describes as ian instructive
glimpse at the American war spirit
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-08-22

Young Clifford was hauling supplies to
hutments along the line, when sudden
ly three big planes circled Immediately
over his head and opened up terrific
fight.
In short time one plane shot down.
ward In flames and crashed to earth
less than 100 feet from Gifford's truck.
The young Salvationists ran to the
wreckage, and after desperate efforts
extricated the broken and bleeding avi-
ator. who was still alive. Two French
soldiers. who had been concealed near
by ran up. and noting the condition OF
the aviator. raced Off In different d.
rections for doctor and ambulance.
Young Clifford held the dying airman In
his arms, enabling him to lie back, and
with fast closing eyes gaze at the con-
fiict still raging Immediately over their
heads. The French plane put the Ger
man to rout, whereupon the English
fighter with n smile relaxed and ex-
pired In the arms Of the Salvationist.
Clifford states that for month he
has not had his shoes of, and that this
IL no uncommon occurrence with the
supply drivers. He spent "a hours I'M
der his truck on subsequent trip
when II ran of the road into ditch,