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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Cost Of Liuing AdUanced More BvRetailers Than Wholesalers

tfcnS. In these sections where there has been great local increases in popu- 1ation, there has been a distur bance of distribution and prices have in- creased to large per cent, On the other hand. there are corresponding sections of the community where actual decreases or no increases have taken place.
 The cost of rent, transportation. clothing and other items of living have advanced several times as much as the aggregate increase in cost 'ofse food stuffs There has been more than 236 per cent increase in prices paid to the farmer. but also d reduction of specu- Iation and profiteerinE and narrowed margins between farmers and whole sale prices under food regulation.'
 In it's comparative lists of costs, the food administration placed the peV capita cost of breadstuffs during the second quarter of 1918 at $332. or 9.3 per cent greater than during the same period In 1s17. Meats. the largest item. cost rer capita s3.Sl. or POS per cent greater than in 1917. Dairy products. which cost per capita s5.sS were 6.3 per cent greater, and poultry and eggs, at s2.4e per capita, cost 16.5 per cent more.
 Balancing these the statement said that vegetables per capita cost only .$i.17 during the quarter, decrease of s3.1 per cent. and sugar, at Sl.Ig, de- creased "A per cent. A third decresSe was shown by the smallest item in the bill of fare, fish. which at B cents Ter capita was 6.e per cent below the t9l7 level
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23

on the battlefront. According to the
 British war office statement issued to-
 day English troops near Gavrelle. north
 Of the river Scarpe, advanced on two-mile front. East of Epehy the Brit ish captured several orga nized points Of resistance.
 North of Epelsy Haig's men pushed for ward in the sector south of yillers Guis- lain They also repuised a German at { tack on Moeuvres and then improved their positions there. This morning the Germans attacked the British positions northwest of LaBassee in Flanders Fighting is still In prog ress
 The text of the statement reads: During the night our troops east of Epehy (between Can1brai and St. Quen- tim renewed their attack and again made progress, capturing Little Priei farm and other organized points of resistance. A number of prisoners have been taken by us in our operations yesterday and last night in this sector
 South of Villeres- -Guis,an a local at- l tack made by the eilensy last evening was repulsed after sharp fighting. In the course of the night our troops ad- vanced their line in this sector and/c /cap- tured some prisoners.
 yesterday afternoon the enemy again l attacked at Moeuvres and was repulsed. There also our troops have improved
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23

Washington, September 22. increases III the cost of food during the past year have been greatly overestimated by lay inc too much emphasis on special cases. said an announcement tonight by the food administration, which gave com naratlve wholesale costs of various ar t;cIes of food for different periods of 1917 and 1918. The actual wholesale costs of foodstuff per capita during the sec ond quarter of 19lS-April, May and June was s25.59. the statement said. This was an increase of 3e per cent over the per capita cost during the same period the year before.
 No differential between the wholesale and retail prices was given, the state ment dealing entirely with wholesale costs. A statement tonight by the de- partment of labor, however, said that inyeStigations made over the country by its division of statistics showed that re- tail prices of food increased on an average Of per cent from July to Au- gust and that during the year ending last August retail prices advanced 10 per cent
 The food administration placed the total wholesale cost of all foodstuffs consumed fr the United States during the second quarter of the year at S2. .6ss. I5l sIi, com pared with g, 5S3, .9os in the same period of 1917.
 .sWhile this is the whole nations eN- perditure af the wholesale prices and thus clearly indicates the national
 trArd.v the statement says, 1t does iso'
 follow that there are no local varia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Berlin Thinks Von Hertling Will Not Resign His Office

Amsterdam. Sentembcr 22--on the
 basis of information from competent
 sources the Berlin correspondent Of the
 Dusseldorf Nachrichten comes to the
 conclusion that Chancellor Won Hertling does not intend to resign and that of fieial circles do not attach any import- ance to the Leipzig Tageblatts rep The correspondent says that though minority Of the centre and progress parties are endeacoring to bring at ss greater parliamentarizntion Of the , ernment the socialists alone favor al tute parliamentarlzation.
 The centrist organ. Germania, n article today discredifS the Ieipzis FSN blattis sensational report about llitical crisis 1t declares that accord happily has been reached and the preme arny command is and VIII main decisive. Continuing. it says: swe are, however, convtnced that the overwhelming majority of the people nave Inothing in common with these indus | trious political agitators, There are as- 1 suredly many things regarding which l serious word must be spoken to the gov 1 ernment, but WIG can only follow WI." !, suspicion the attempt to ntilize the pres 1 ont position to extend the rights of Far lliament. We are confident that the I certre party will throw it's entire weight Into the scale to guarantee that purely tpatriotic work is now done by the keicn- \ ct ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23

decision became known called strikes, which are being adjusted. The Tehaplin ministry contends that it was not farily represented in the government. The proc larnation by Dedusenko charged that TchatAin was attempting to restore T monarchy headed by Grand Duke Mi chael Alexandrovtch, brother of the late Emperor. who, they contend. is hiding in Archanget Of this there is no proof.
 Archangel is generally tranquil and the people are watching the American and other guards apparently satisfied With the fairness of the allies.
 NJ. Tschaikovslsy and members of his cabinet conferred with the allied ambas- sadors in an effort to reach an adjust nient satisfactory to all.
 An Associated Press dispatch from Archangel September F said that the Tchaikovsky provisional government has been reseated after conference be- tween the entente allied diplomatic and military chiefs and that 1t would continua to-, direct the affairs in the Region or the North with the advance of the al lies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Part of Torpedoed Crew
 Arrives Safely in Spain

Corunna, spain, September -. Three officers and 2T of the crew ot the American steamer Buen1 Ventura have arrived here. The vessel was torpedoed last Mondny. Three boats with 64 of the crew are missinR.
 The Bucna Ventura was proceed ing from Bordcaux. where she had urtonded n cargo of petroleum from Philadelphia.
 ,rhr vessel was Of tssi gross tons nad belonged fo the United states steel Products company.
 Madrid, September :2.-Official announcement was made today that the officers and men of the crew of an American vessel sunk by Ger man submarine had arrived at s"- runnas on tho pogthw*~s oast of Spain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23

tives and much rolling stock have been counted.
 "Yery severe losses have been in. flicted on the masses of Turkish troops retreating over the difficult roads by our air service.
 "A German airplane, later ascer. tained to have been carrying mails landed in the midst of our troops al Afule. The pilot, who believed tn, place still to be in Turkish hands, de stroyed the machine and its content: before he could be secured.'
 While the Turkish army WAS
 occupied In strengthening it's de-
 fensive positions, General Allen i by's plans for the present British offensive were carefully maturing. The troops were intensiyeIy trained and the ground way close l Iy studied. British airplanes pre- | vented enemy craft from crossing 1 the British lines to observe the l preparations for the attack which took the Turks completely by sur- 1 prise.
 l The Ottoman right flank, though in formidable positions, was over l whelmed. British troops went l through the enemy's wires and captured his first trenches before l he had time to lay down . bar l rage. On the remaining works some were most powerfully organized, I hut they were spediIy overcome by the dash and galiantry of the British and Indian troops. In one sector an entire Turk l ish regiment, with it's commanding I officer, was captured with insfg-
 nificant loss. Within a few min-
 utes after the offensive was I launched, the Turkish trOOpa were streaming eastward in the direc- ton of Tulkeran.
 The British mir supremacy was so complete that not one German
 machine was able to show itself. British aviators sharassed the ene- my by a series of bombing raids,
 while camps. troops and trans
 ports were effectively machine
 Ennned by low-flying airplanea. The German airdr0snes at the same
 time were dominated by British
 machines which dropped bombs on
 an -cnenly plane that attempted to rise. The nirmen also assisted the
 infantry to advance by means of
 smoke screens, and night flfers
 bombed the Turkish army head quarters effectively.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Summary of the News

troops now surroundinx
 ottoman masses.
 Allied forces take over control ot
 Archangcl.
 I'rogramme under which army and
 marine corps are to secure men. 2-Short line railroads may return t0
 federal control. Blk niser found fault long Defore
 war. 4--Editorin1 comment. 5-Gypsy smith to depict some of hIs
 experiences. 6--Industrial. 7-.Conscience.- Dr. stuart's topic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Committee Chairman Says Claims of the Republican Leaders "Fall Before
 the Facts
REPUBLICANS PROVED OBSTRUCTIONISTS, AC- CORDING TO RECORDS
Recites Record Made by Republican Congressmen on War Measures and Those by Democrats in
 Present Congress

Waxhirgton. September 22.
 Representative scott Ferris, chair
 ,uar Of the democratic congress
 sional committee, in H abatement
 tcnixht, safd the claims of repub-
 Mcan leaders, voiced last weck
 in Congress, that the election Of
 republican Congress in November
 is n<cessary to insure . vigorous
 prosecution of the war. "faiis be-
 fore facts.. The record, he snid.
 reveals that republicans in Con-
 gresa, viewed as whole, have
 becn obstructionists and that the
 der,ocrats have been "The reliance
 of the administration on war meas
 urcs.-
 Ut is necessary said MT Ferris, ito refar 10 inc recent attacks O. Senator sherman. Representatives Rodenberg and Mason and others on the Tresi-i dent and his followers to convince the country that the republican party. as at present organized, is party of cp- position, rather than party of sup port.
 IN FACE OF VOTES
 "In the face of recorded votes and actions it is idle for the republican leaders to assert that the republican minority in Congress has been con- structive. The contrary is the case. It likewise is ridiculous for the repuhli- can spokesmen to maintain that they have shown more foresight than tho party in power The record cannot be disputed.
 "The federal reserve. farm loan. ag- ricultural extension, tariff commission and other laws enacted by democratic | Congress put the country on stable ba sis before the war began, and demo cratic support of war measures has yitaiized the whole war programme.
 "Just as the federal reserve laws the tariff committee act and Nothers were enacted over republican opposition, the shipping board bill, three war revenue treasures, and indeed. the war resolu- tion itself were put through over stub- born opposition by the minority. REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION 1 "'rhe shipping board, whose value is 1 now appreciated by the whole country and by the allies of America, was held lup for two years--lacking only 21 dayi I-by republican opposition. 1 II mention this as single instance l Dozens of war measures could be cited to show how democratic support ant democratic support alone has kept thu administrators war programme nov ing.'
 I After reciting the vote on vaTioui measures, MT. Ferris said that unity Q action in Washington is as essentia now as unity of military command il in France The democratic party. h, ] declared. will ask the return of a demo cratic Congress on it's own record il l support of the President and the war l Water power development legislation i I to receive attention this week in botl Senate and House. the general bill be ing before the Senate with prospects o Il reference to conference and the ener
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
sERBIANS ADVANCE 20 KILOMETRES

Washinuton, September 22.-Serban PfeSsn8 and Germans in central Macedona advanced 20 kilometres Friday within four miles of the railroad the main artery for the supply of the and Bulgarian forces opposing the British and French arnie on the Serbian right
 An official dispatch from Serbian general headquarters at Saon received today by the Serbian legation said the Ser bian. villages and 2 several k
 eres north of the village of Kavadar. Fresh Bugar ian and arriving continuously reinforce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23

London, September 22, 6:3O p. m.--(By the Associated Press.) General Allenby's forces in Palestine nave taken 18,00O Turkish prisoners and have captured 120 guns, besides -four airplanes and large quantity of pncounted transport.
 This means the virtual annihiiauon of the Ottoman forces in this region. The British losses were surprisingly slight considering the importance of the advance.
 General Allenby's troops have sur rounded part of the Ottoman army and are collecting the disorganized masses of men and transport arriv- Ing from the south. So far 5000 pris- tners and 100 guns have been counted
 The text of the statement reads:
 Palestine By p. m. on Septem- Der 20, the enemy resistance had col lapsed everywhere save on the Turk sh left in the Jordan valley.
 aOur left wing, having swung { around to the east. had reached the 6ne of the Bidiehw Baka and Mes sudieh junction, and was astride the railroads converging at Nabulus.
 @Our right wing, advancing through I9ifficult country against considerable resistance, has reached the line of Kahn Jibeit, one and quarter miles northeast of Fl Mugheir and Els Bawch, and was facing north astride the Jerusalem-N N abulus road.
 'On the north our cavalry, travers- ing the field or Armageddon, has oc' rupied Nazareth, Afule and Beisar { md were collecting the disorganized masses of enemy troops and trans port as they arrived from the south All avenues of escape open to the enemy, except the roads across the Jordan between Beisan and Jisr-ed' Dancer, were thus closed.
 "East of the Jordan, Arab forces bf the King of Hedjaz had effected numerous demolitions on the rail ways radiating from Deraa, severa bridges, including one in the Yurmal valley, having been destroyed.
 Several days must elapse before accurate figures of captured can b' given out. Already more than S0Ol prisoners. 100 guns, large quantitie' pf both horse and mechanical trans Ourts. four airplanes, many lOc0mO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Ayiators Make Long Flight

New orleans. September 22.--~i1ieut- John E. Davis, pilot. and Sam Epstein' assistant engineering officer, landed at Camn Nicholls here today. completinB an airplane flight from Ellington fieid' Houston The men, with two other fliers. who have not yet arrived. left Houston Saturday morning iit o'cioch, making stops at Beaumont, LAke Charles, La, and lafayette, Ala,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Allenby's Troops NotD
 Surrounding Ottonans1 1 Disorganized Masse
Many Guns and Transports Arrive Back of L-ne, While Cavalry Rounds Up Fleeing Turks
 In Jordan Valley

London September 22Brsh troops their drive north through Palestine already have Turkish have collected 120 according to an official this evening by the British office
 The text of the statement follows:
 By o'clock on Saturday night left wing the nfan- try Brar had reached the line of BetdeanSamaria Bafure shepherdng the the west of the Nabuus cavalry operating southwards from Jenn and Beisan
 Oter enemy columns vanly attempted into the Jordan valley in the direction of Jred Dancer, which still held severely aircraft which constantly harassed them with bombs and machine fire from low attitudes
 vicinity Lake Tberius cavalry detachments hold passages the Jordan a Jisered- -Damer
 Already 1so00 prisoners have been captured and 120 coIlected.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Ammunition Factory
 Blows Up in Austria

.Amsterdan, Septenber 22. Three hundred and eighty-two per- sons have been killed and many others injured In an explosion In m annunitien factory at Wo~i- lersdorf, . town near the Austrian capital. accordirg to the Vienna newspapers.
 Fire broke out in the powder room and the terrific heat quickly overcaae these in the flaMe- wrapped buiIding. Mest ef the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Allied Forces Take OUer Control ofArchangeLOn On
 Tchaplin's Resignation
Government Heads Ordered Returned By Consul General Poole While Bound For
 Solovetsk Monastery

Archangel Wednesday, September lily the Associateo Tchapn leader of the recent attempt to provisional government headed by M Tschaikov sky in northwestern Russia resigned his post onel Ivanoff.
 The disputes Archangel rapidly being settled soldiers the system have been transferred to other duties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
Navy to Have an Average of 15, ,OO0 Men Monthly and Marines 5000 for First
 Four Months
NAVY MEN TO COME
 FROM RUN OF DRAFT
 SPECIALLY QUALIFIED
Secretary Daniels Announces Naval Mobilization P0ints--Atlanta to Receive Alabama, Georgia
 and Florida Recruits

Washington, September 22.-The
 programme under which the navy
 and the marine corps will secure
 the men hereafter needed was an-
 nounced today by Secretary Dan-
 feIs, after conferences with repre-
 sentatives of his department, the
 marine corps and the provost mar
 shal generars office. The nnvy
 is to have mn average of 15.OOO
 men. while the marine corps will
 get 5000 monthly for four months
 and I5OO each month thereafter.
 Of the navy's allotment of 15,0O0 1t may enlist or enroll men who have special qualifications for certain navy work. but the remainder will come from the run of the draft navy officials calling out skilled men to meet as far as possible the special needs of the service.
 Men who now hold or may hereafter be given deferred classification on ac- count of dependency will be permitted to enlist in the navy as the higher pay given is expected to do away with, the possibility of hardships to the depend ents. Those who have had previous y to re-enlist. In no case, however, noi even from the draft will the navy ac- cept men who cannot read, write and speak the English language, nor will they accept men not citizens of the Uni ted States nor conscientious obiectors
 SAME SYSTEM FOLLOWED
 Mrch the same s,stefn will be followed enlisting men both in the navy and ma, rine corps. Naval recruiting stations will be known as mobilization centers, each having a definite territory to serv. and they will be established at centra points. Marine corps recruiting office also will be kept open.
 Men desiring to enter either the nav, or marine corps will be required to malx application at the proper recruiting of flee When men are accepted for tn navy the mobilization officers will appl 1 for them through their draft boards, bu l in the case of men qualified to ente l the marine corps, the recruiting office I will send a4request to the provost mar ! shal general for their enrolment an, l the provost marshal general then vii 1 order the loeal boards having jurisdictio l to enrol them.
 l MOBILIZATION POINTS I Naval mobilization points were an nounced by Secretary Daniels as follows Boston, mobilization point for Maine
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
 AND PROHIBITION
 ID COME ID VOTE
$12,OOO,OOO Agricultural App propriation to Be Taken Up Today With View to
 Prohibition Vote

Washington, September 22. Wartime prohibition and wom- an suffrage, questions which have been before Congress for many months. probably will be brought to a vote this week, while the war revenue bill ls1 entering upon its tif
 revision by the Senate finance committee of the draft adopted by the House last week.
 The House plans tomorrow to
 tnk. up the s12.0OO,0O0 emergency
 nrricuIturaI appropriation bill
 with view to vote on the
 Senate rider providing for national
 prohibition next June 30, for the ueriod of the war. Advocates 0f
 th,~ legislation say 1t will he ap-
 uroxed by m overwhelming ma ior,ty. The bill then will he sent to conference for adjustment of differences between the Senate and uou.. on other amendments. Advocates and opponents of woman suffraee are lining up for a fight in tbe Senate Thursday when Senator Jones of the suffrage committee will call up 1 the House resolution providing for sub 1 mission to the states oI constitutohai Amendment granting the franchise to women. Some senators said tonight there iwa. possibility of anothed delay in f,nal action on the resolution, because ! nf the absence of some senators and tha urobable difficulty in arranging for tpairs
 REVISION OF BILL I, tbe Senate tomorrow Senator rhom- as If Colorado plans to open criticism of the House draft of the war revenue htl, hv attacking the war excess profits !, nlan as unconstitutional The Senate 1 finance committee will begin revision ot the bill Tuesday and most leaders doubt thai the measure can be reported before Hate in october.
 | Both House and Senate committees will ihave an active week. The Senate judi l ciarv committee is expected to take up tou.orrow the Senate resolution of inves- | tigation of the brewers action in the n,srchase of the Washington Times by l Arthur Brisbane. The resolution may be l referred to subcommittee.
 Tuesday the Senate elections commit t.. is expected to take further action regarding the proposed investigation oi isrcessive expenditures In senatorial pri- mary campaigns in Michigan and other states
 On the House side the appropriations committee will continue work on ths I s7 0p, oO0.Oo0 army appropriation bill With plans for report on # late this weeh
 or carly next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23


 Cutting of the Uskub-SniOniki xaflroad, 1t was said here officially teaax, .rtll force the retirement of the enemy left wing, and cause general readjustInent of the ene- my lines in this entire section.
 s.we yesterday advanced more than 2e Kilometres toward the pcrth," said the Serhian official abatement. s.Oar troops arc several kilometres to the nOht of Ka- vadar. h addition to this town. we have liberated another 15 vfl- lnges. Twelve guns have been taken by our cavalry.
 "Fresh Bulgarian and German troops are arriving coutinually to reinforce the enemy lines. Dur < m the retreat the Bulgnrians set flre to the villages and plundercd s al1 that remained to the poverty sty cken population. thus treating n as enemies in spite of the ~ ms of the Sofia government s st tAis popufati ton is not Serbian. ts Bplgarian.s