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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
Richmond Man Quits Post on
U-Boat Long Enough to Marry

American submarines are the most
efficient in the world, according to
Cleo Thatcher. wireless operator, who
recently completed a tour of more
than 10000 miles with the submarine
flotilla that had been stationed at the
Hawaiian islands. Thatcher is here
to spend a short furlough with his
brother. Paul Thatcher, 807 South
Seventh street
Our submarines are better than
Germany's," he said, because, at the
rate Germany has been turning them
out, they cant be efficient. We have
Mt had a chance to use ours yet to
any extent on the Kaiser's ships, be-
cause they are keeping them away
from our submarine bases, and our
effective work has been conducted
through submarine chasers, which are
smaller than the torpedo destroyers,
and have a greater speed"
When Thatcher leaves Friday for
the east to join his ship he takes with
him his bride, formerly Miss Beulah
Rogers, Of 119 South Second street,
to whom he was married Wednesday
on arriving here from the east.
Thatcher has been transferred from
the submarine, on which he was sta
toned, to former German ship, which
was interned at Honolulu. The Ger
mans wrecked most of the machinery
of the ship before it was taken by the
Americans, and according to Thatch-
er, the American machinery which
was replaced that destroyed by the
Germans, is proving much more eff
fective
The recent submarine tour proved
some interesting statistics as to the
effectiveness of the American subs. -
but the figures have not been given
publicly by the war department. The
trip from Honolulu to San Pedro. Cal,
took fourteen days, and after leaving
California, the flotilla touched al Ac-
apulco, Mex, went through the Pana-
ma canal, stopped at Guatemala to
carry relief to the earthquage suffer
ers, and visited Central American
countries and islands off the coast
The submarines carry a crew of twen-
ty-four men and two officers.
Enlisted in 1912.
Thatcher enlisted in the navy at
Richmond III 1912. and since that time
has seen service in almost every part
of the world. He witnessed part of
the Chinese revolution in 1913, and
aided in rescuing Americans, whose
lives were endangered by the lawless
condition of the country. He was sent
to Nicauraga during the last revolu-
tion. and was in Mexico when the
guerilla warfare was at it's most dang
erous point, about the time Carranza
became president. He was in charge
of a government wireless station in
Alaska for one winter, and was froz-
en- up on the island where the station
was located, until spring came. A
short time following, he was placed at
the Paga-Paga, Samoa wireless sta
tion and spent fourteen months on
the island.
British troops are in charge of So
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
Alleged Disloyalist is
"Rolled" by Angry Men

ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. 21.-Gott-
fried D. Yaeger, secretary and treas
urer of the Wagner Axle Company
here and formerly assistant cashier of
the Commercial National Bank at In
dianapolis, was detained in jail here
for a few house by Sheriff Hughes to-
day after charges had been made at
the factory that he was a German
propagandist.
After rumors were circulated about
the factory of the alleged charge
against Yaeger he was attacked by a
number of the workmen and was
rolled" on the office floor and held
down by six men.
Succeeds n. D. Hartine,
William w. Hammond, an attorney
at indianapolis and director in the
Wagner company, arrived here after
the trouble was reported. He stated
that the directors at meeting in In
6ianapoliS yesterday accepted the
resignation of H. D. Harting as gen
eral manager of the factory here and
appointed Yaeger to fill the position.
Sheriff Hughes this afternoon re-
leased Yaeger from Jail on instruc-
tions from Mark E. Storen. United
States marshal at Indianapolis. who
stated that there was no charge
against him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
WILL POLL CITY
FOR The SALE
OF WAR STAMPS

Joseph II. Hill, Orville Boyd and J.
G. Starr, who have been named by j.
II. Mills, county chairman of the thrift
stamp campaign, to have charge of the
work in Wayne township, are deep in
the work and are preparing the or
ganiZation which, it is expected, will
push Richmond and Wayne township
across the coveted goal of $500,000
thrift stamps sold.
The committee has divided the town
ship in thirteen parts. each to be
headed by sub-chairman, who in
turn will select two aides. In Rich
mond these divisions correspond with
the city wards and each ward will be
organized so that each voting pre-
cincts will have head. By this
means the most effective working
force possible soon will be in the
field.
The first work to be undertaken
will be to poll the entire township, OBJ
tanning the names of each man, wom-
an and child, together with necessary
data concerning their affairs which
will show the extent of their ability
TO assist the government in the war
stamp propaganda. The sale of thrift
stamps and war savings certificates is
to be carried on through a series of
agencies in every ward of the city,
stores, factories and schools to lead in
the undertaking. These agencies all
will be commissioned by the federal
authorities. The purchase of thrift
stamps and war savings stamps is an
investment proposition, and the pur-
chaser is no sense making a donation.
The committee is endeavoring to
impress on people generally that they
never before have had such an oppor-
tunity to invest small savings as well
as large, at such an attractive return.
The sales in Richmond and Wayne
township up to this time have not
reached 100000. but 1t is expected
that the townships full quota of half
million will be reached before May I.
The Richmond high school today
qualified as first class agency.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
SECOND DRAFT
WILL BE USED
TO FILL CAPS

WASHINGTON. Feb. 21-The men
called out in the second draft will be
trained as replacement troops, it was
learned at the war department today
to fill gaps in the divisions organized
and sent to the front from the three
armies now in the field
Moreover, it was learned the war
department does not consider that it
is limited to calling out 100000 to
complete the total of 100000 provid-
ed for in the selective draft act, but
may call out a maximum of 2.500,000
if it is necessary to call out that num-
Der to keep the draft army of 1,O0O,-
900" at strength abroad
Secretary of War Baker said today
he had not signed the order calling out
the next draft and was not prepared
to announce officially the date of the
call.
All plans of the department are be
ing made, however, in anticipation of
the acceptance by Secretary Baker
of the general staff's plan of calling
out the next draft in May.
There are two or three national
guard camps now available for troops
and there will be more of these camps
ready by May. as some Of the guard
divisions are scheduled to go to France
before that time The largest second
draft contjngents will be sent to these
camps. But some men will be sent
wherever cantonment space is avail
able.
1t has been officially decided by the
war department to give all three of
the armies in the field representation
in each army corps. General Pershing
has been instructed to organize corps
of six divisions. composed of two di-
visions Or regulars, two divisions of
national army. and two divisions of
national guard.
A full army corps is to be assigned
to every sector of the line taken over
by the American forces.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
UNCOVER PLOT
DEFRAUDING c
GOVERNMENT
OF MILLIONS
u. S. Defrauded to the Extent
of $4,000, 900 by Profiteer-
ing in Army Cloths-Elev-
en- Indicted by Federal
Jury.
CLIPPINGS WERE SOLD

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.--An alleged
country wide plot involving illegal
profiteering in army cloths at the ex-
pense of the government was disclosed
here today with the indictment by the
federal grand jury OF eleven men, one
a clerk in the quartermaster's depart
ment of the army, on charge of fraud.
Investiga tions, which will extend to
other cities, federal authorities here
believe, will show the government has
suffered to the extent of s5,000,000
but at the same time it was stated
that the indictments today would serve
to terminate further conspiring and
save the government from millions
more in losses.
Eight of the defendants are manu-
facturers of army uniforms
The profiteering is made possible,
the federal Investigators explained, by
the methods in which the cloth is cut.
From material which the government
estimated would provide a dozen uni
forms the manufacturers would cut
ten or less, according to the author
tiles. and the excess cloth, known to
the trade as clippings" would be re-
sold. either to the government itself
or to other manufacturers.
"Clippings," were sold to manufac-
turers in Chicago, st. Louis and Green
vile. ILL.,, and large quantities of the
cloth has been recovered at those
places, it was announced. The manu-
facturers purchased innocently and
will not be prosecuted. Clothing houses
In other eastern cities also have OBJ
tained cloth not knowing it was stolen,
the investigators said, and this has not
yet been recovered
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
SIX men ARE
HURT ABROAD

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-One Off
Ger was wounded in action in France
on February II, five enlisted men were
wounded in action on February II, and
three soldiers are prisoners in Ger,
many, General Pershing cabled the
war department late Wednesday. The
wounded are:
Second Lieutenant John ]. McNeely.
Washington, d. c.; private Frank
Wolse, Ashland, Wis; private Elmer
Wise, Fairview, o.. private Charles
w. Durant, Sheridan, Wyo.; Corporal
Ellie l.. Tapley, Adrian, Okla, and
private Irwin C. Sutton, Lansing, Mich.
The three soldiers who were previ-
ously reported missing in action and
now reported prisoners in Germany
follow:
Corporal Nicholas Mulhall, Jersey
City; private Edwin H. Haines, Wood
ard, Okla. and private Frank F. Nc
Dougal Maryville, Mo.
Two deaths from natural causes
were reported. They were: Private
Sydney A. South, Alexander, Pa, and
private Andrew Reymer, McKeesport,
pa
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21

moa, he stated and all the property
owned by the Germans has been con-
fiscated by the English or Japanese
The Americans and British have wire
less stations on the island within a
short distance of each other, and the
American wireless of little over four
kilowatts, is more efficient that the
British wireless of fifty kilowatts.
Last March the sailor was transfer
red to the submarine service in Homo
lul and remained there until the tour
of the flotilla to the eastern coast. He
expects to be transferred from the
Carl Shurz to submarine service later
A brother of Thatcher. Karl w.
Thatcher, who is enlisted with the
trench and mortar branch of the coast
artillery is also stationed at an east
ern seaport, and expects orders to sail
for France in a short time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21

They know their verse is good and
they want it printed, largest type pos
sible, with their name in streaming
headlines if possible Not that they
like publicity, but they can see no rea-
son why a paper should not publish
good literature and when they furnish
it-why not use 1t?
Some of the worlds greatest poets,
musicians, and artists have been found
during criticize time In the country's
history. 1t was during the American
Revolution that many of Americas
best orators, ballad writer's and poets
sprang up.
So-Richmond may prove to be the
home of a great author
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
Young and Old of Richmond and Wayne Unite Politically Denou

eulogies aud in others, light verses
celebrating their departure. Some
We're written for the sole purpose to
bring forth a flood of tears from the
sympathetic, while. the others were
written on the glories of war.
Almost no poems--or shall we say
rhymes. for some have no resembl-
ance of a poem--Were received that
did not have a patriotic theme. Some
dealt with meatless days, some with
the Boys Over There" How to Get
Rid of the Kaiser" When the Boys
Come Back" and still others with
Knitting
The latest recruits to this 1918 army
of poets, are the children who are en-
tering whole heartedly in the Thrift
Stamp contest. About five hundred
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21

A shy little girl, in an interview
with the limerick editor last week,
said" / have tried three times be-
fore, and amt got none yet, SO here
is another one. If this one does not
get prize, I'm going to write another
one" She is "a firm believer in persis-
tenCy.
When older persons bring in their
verses, they are, more or less, a little
bit modest about it. They always ex-
plain that they did not want to bring
the verse but sister Mary, or Aunt
Jane, or some one in the family, insist
ed that they have it published. They
are very considerate of the reading
public and say that if it is not worth
publishing. it will be perfectly alright
to send it back
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
Richmond Women to
Be Enrolled April l9

Wayne county and Richmond wom-
en- are called upon to register accord
ing to an announcement from the
State Council of Defense, received
Thursday by Miss NJ. E. B. Culbertson
chairman of the Woman's Work in
Wayne county. The enrolment be-
gins April 19.
The purpose is to develop a clear
ing house of information regarding the
qualifications of the women of the
county.
The names of all women availa BILE
for special lines of work must be sub
mitted to make it possible for them
to voluntarily serve where they are
most needed
Plans for the work will be made
Friday at a meeting of the Fourteen
Minute women of Wayne county and
chairmen Of the registration commit
tees in the office of the Wayne Coun-
ty Council of Defense.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21

Now what could the editor say? He
hated to blast all the hopes of youth
by telling the boy that there was a
grave possibility that he would never
get any stamp at all. So he tried very
tactfully to tell the youngster about
the rules Did it dampen 'the spirit
of the boy? Not at all, for youth can't
be "dampened." AS he stalked away
the boy remarked that he would call
next day for his stamp.
Faint heart ne'er-etc evidently
is the motto of some OF the limerick
composers. In sending in their verses
they do not stop with one verse, nor
two, nor even three. WE'LL they have
sent as many as six all at one time.
with take your choice" written above.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21

chief contributors, anything that
rhymed would have to be considered
Children do not know the difference
between a limerick blank verse,
rhyming couplet, or the old Greek
dactylic hexameter. So it was decid-
ed to consider all forms of poetry"
contributed. And all forms are being
received too.
Optimism of childhood is plainly
demonstrated by children contributing
their verses. They never think of not
getting prize. OF course not--they
wrote it so it must be the best-that
is their logic. An awkward looking
ten-year-old boy stumbled into the Of
flee last week, handed the editor his
verse and demanded, when win | get
my Thrift Stamp?"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21

verses have been received during
the last VITO weeks. While in
many cases, the metre is grossly lack
ing, and diction almost comical. the
real theme of the verses is there, good
and strong.
Ctic homes is evidenced by the fact
that they clearly tell why Thrift
Stamps should be bought. The chill
dren seem to have it clearly in mind
that buying these stamps will help to
win the war, and in their simple man
ner, forcibly tell it.
"Say, When Do Get It?"
When the Thrift Stamp contest OPP
ened, it was intended that only liner
icks would be considered. 1t was soon
seen that, since children were the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
(BY HAZEL SARLES)

Whatever other arts the war may
have killed or partially subdued, the
art OF writing poetry is still with us.
In no other times have newspapers
received so much poetry as has been
received during the last year. Themes
of the verses range from the ridiculous
to the sublime, from the serious to the
comical, and from long epic-like poems
to four-line verses.
This new era of verse writing in
Richmond had it's beginning last fall
when the boys began to leave for
training camps. Mothers, wives,
sweethearts, fathers and brothers
were prompted to write. in some cases
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
Fast Passenger Trains
to Be Taken Off Soon

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-Fast pass
enger train competition between New
York and Chicago, Chicago and ST
Louis, Washington and southern points
and other important passenger term.
inals will be eliminated soon, the rail-
road administrator announced today
Certain road will be selected for fast
passenger trains and other lines de-
voted more extensively to freight
traffic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21

Introducing Richmond's first news
girls:
If a pretty young high school girl
calls, Paper, Mister?' after you any
evening, stop and buy, and do not wait
for the change She will be doing it
for a patriotic purpose, and every pa
per sold will mean just that much
more toward Uncle Sans thrift stamp
fund.
Four high school girls-Ruth Smith,
306 Northwest Fifth street; Edna May
Rubey, 211 North Sixth street: Neva
sShowalter. PA North Fourteenth
street and Madge Whitesell 217 North
west Fourth street, are going to es-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
Richmond War Gardens Will
be Ploughed Free of Charge

Richmond probably will have 5000
gardens this year according to Gard
ner Murphy after careful survey of
the city Gardens will be plOughed
free of charge. a tractor was do
mated Thursday by the International
Harvester company and a plow by the
McConaha company. Gardner Muir
ply hopes to start the ploughing the
first of March.
An office will be opened in the
Commercial club. Persons who have
vacant lots or are eager to secure lots
for cultivation may telephone 1000.
after March |.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21

Last year there were 1,200 gardens
in Richmond. / feel assured that with
the backing the organization has this
year every lot in Richmond will be
cultivated said Murphy.
Prizes amounting to $3.50 will be
given for the best looking gardens.
An exhibit of garden produce will be
held during the summer at the market
house.
The following banks have contri-
buted to the prize fund: Union Ma
tional bank, SIS; American Trust and
Savings association, s25 and the First
National bank, SIS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
ALL UTILITIES
To Be TAKEN
UNDER WING
OF PRESIDENT
Senator Lewis Says u. S. Will
Take Over All Agencies
That Are Necessary to We'll
fare of Man.
MEASURE IS DRASTIC

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-In ac-
cordance with the plan for a comprom-
lse on the war reorganization legis-
Iation, the administration bill extend
ing President Wilson's authority to
coordinate government agencies was
revised today by the senate judiciary
subcommittee and ordered reported
next Monday to the full committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Lewis of Illinois, speaking in the SEN
ate today, declared the administration
war bill is a forerunner of govern
ment control over various public util-
tiles and predicted that the question
would be the great domestic issue in
The next presidential campaign.
Let us not deceive ourselves as to
he meaning of this measure" Sen
ator Lewis declared This is the be-
ginning of the government taking the
railroads as government agency.
The roads will never be permitted to
return to the former state of personal
control for private benefit. At the
same time, this country takes over the
railroads, it will take the telegraph
and telephone privileges and then the
products for fuel particularly the
lands of coal and oil and put these
under government direction
"All agencies of this nature in this
republic. necessary to the public well
lare of man, will be taken by the gov
hrnment as a necessary protection of
he republic
The railroads, Senator Lewis de-
clared, confessed their inability to
meet the situation and by surrender
ing 20 the government admitted that
The one power capable to carry on
he work under the existing condi-
lions was the government itself.
THE government now conducts the
roads and directs them as the proof
,f it's power and ability to do So he
asserted. "Private ownership of rail
roads failed us for the purpose of
sending supplies to ships or for trans
port of soldiers for foreign service.
What would be the calamity under
private ownership if enemies were at
out gates and in possession of our
country?
Let us, announce that the United
States is a government and shall as
;ume governmental responsibility in
protecting all public agencies of hui
nan welfare from being monopoly
IF private pillage."
II this is done, Senator Lewis said,
my Bolsheviki uprising in the United
States will be avoided
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
Cost t ena hospitals

boys at Camp Hancock are showing
the method of carrying wounded at
front line dressing stations. The low
er photo shows one of the done-over
trolley cars.
The trolley hospital will undoubted-
ly be used in many cities for the NOV
ing Of wounded soldiers from ports of
arrival to neighboring hospitals.
1t was designed by Supt. John Lin
dell of the Boston Elevated railroad
at the suggestion of Brig. Gen. John
A. Johnston, commandant Of the north
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
Selling Papers Not Too Hard Fer
These Patriotic School Girls

tablish a precedent in Richmond by
becoming newsgirls. They will buy
thrift stamps with the money they
earn. and are hoping to bring their
class in school up to first place in the
thrift stamp contest being conducted
in the schools
Selling papers is something of
hard job. and it is new job to be TAX
en- up by girls in this city, but these
energetic young misses are not both
cred by tn :.
1--WE are doing it to be patriotic,
they say. selling papers isn't hard
when you are doing it for your coun-
try"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
BOLSHEV|K|
Will FIGHT

PETROGRAD, Feb. 21-Bolsheviki
leaders declare that if the German
advance continues they will defend
Petrograd with the Red Guard and
harass the German advance by guer-
lila warfare. No plans have been
made for evacuation of the city.
The Bolsheviki say this is a new
war, not the old war. and that they
will present a united front against the
Germans. They believe the Proletar-
lat of Russia will be able to continue
the struggle.
BERLIN, via London. Feb. 21-
The Russian town of Rovno has been
cleared of the Russians, the war Of
flee reports. Trains with about 1000
cars, many laden with food. have
been captured as well as airplanes
and an incalculable amount OF war
materials.
The war office says that 1853 guns
and between 1000 and 5000 motor
cars have been captured from the
Russians.
Between Dvinsk and Pinsk, the
Germans are pressing eastward. Gen
eral Won Linsingen's movement con-
tinues. Important railway and high
way functions have been occupied.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21

"Shanks Mare" is still the mode of
travel for Red Cross and hospital
corps men in carrying wounded Sam
mics from the trenches to the ad-
vanced dressing stations, but the last
lap of the journey will be made in
trolley cars. The northeastern depart
ment of the army has equipped Red
Cross trolley cars to carry wounded
men from ports of unloading to con-
valescent hospitals over here.
In the photo above our khaki-clad
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-02-21
Patriotic Program at
High School Friday

The Richmond public schools will
observe Washington's birthday Fri.
day with appropriate exercises.
Rev. F. A. Dressed of the First
English Lutheran church will make
an address at the High school chapel
Friday. The orchestra under the di-
rection Of Supervisor Sloane will play
an overture, America Forever"
Community songs, Columbia. the
Gem of the Ocean and Yankee
Doodle" and America, the Beautiful
will be sung by the students.