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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Mrs. Druitt Addresses
Liberty Loan Workers

Mrs. Charles D-uitt, chairman of the
Woman's division of the Wayne Coun-
ty Liberty Loan Drive, addressed
meeting OF the ward chairmen of
Richmond, who will assist Mrs. Edgar
F. Hiatt, city chairman, in the loan
drive April 6, at the Commercial club
Thursday.
Miss Florence Fox will have charge
of the work in the Seventh ward in
stead Of Mrs. George O. Ballinger. No
house to house canvass will be made,
according to the city chairman.
The same organization used in the
last Red Cross drive will assist in put
ting Wayne county's quota over.
The ward chairmen are Mrs. John
H. Johnson, Mrs. Joseph Conner, Mrs
Arnold Klein, Mrs. George Reid, Mrs.
George Chrisman, Miss Florence Fox,
Mrs. Harry Williams. Miss Carolyn
Hutton in the place of Miss Olive Ella
son, and Mrs. Frank Druitt.
Miss Margaret Starr has charge of
the publicity of the Red Cross and
Miss Martha Whitacre of the Rich
mond Federation of Women teachers,
and Miss Ora White of the Wayne
County Teachers association.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
State Board Suggests
Remedy for Deficit

A recommendation that the city
council appropriate from the general
city fund and amount sufficient to
cover the deficit in the treasurer's
funds, is made in letter received
Friday by the city clerk from the state
board of accounts.
A deficit of $1.230.60 in the casa
street fund, was discovered when the
accountants went over the books this
year. The mistake was found in the
figures of the years 1928, and was
made sometime previous to 1913. The
difference in the balance was caused
by an error in bookkeeping.
1t has been suggested by the state
board that the most expedient way of
clearing up the books is for the coun-
Gil to authorize the appropriation, and
have the amount transferred from the
general fund to the improvement
fund. The matter will be presented
to the city council at its next meet
ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Paul Farmer Enjoys
Lite With Engineers

Paul Farmer Of Company A Gath En-
gineers stationed at Camp Dix. New
Jersey, in letter to Richmond rela-
tives says every man in his company
must be able to put gas mask on and
adjust it in six seconds.
Farmer had hard time getting in
to the service but says it was worth
the effort
He writes:
1--WE have bayonet drills, gas mask
drills and the days go pretty fast.
Most of the shells fired now are gas
shells so you see this is very i'm
portant drill as one whiff of the gases
used now means death or permanent
injury to the breathing organs.
Il had quite time getting into the
army. When war was declared 1
tried hard to get into the navy as that
branch of the service appealed to me.
/ was under weight for my height. I
then tried the army but discovered a
government employe could not get in.
l went down to the train when the
bunch with whom / had been examin-
ed left and as luck would have it one
man failed to show up and 1 got his
place.
''The Y. M C. A. does great things
for us. They have a number of build
ings in every camp. We would sure
be lost without this institution
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
George Clements Dead
at Thomasuille, Ga.

George Clements, 81 years old, a
widely known Richmond man, died
Thursday, at his home at Thomasville.
Ga.
Clements was resident Of Rich
mond nearly all his life. Prior to his
leaving for Thomasville, he was en-
ployed by the Wayne Works.
The surviving members of the fam
lily are his widow, Mrs. May Clements.
his mother. Mrs. Lille Clements, two
sisters. Mrs. Fred Down of Columbus.
Ohio. and Mrs. Russell Minor of Rich.
mond two brothers, Frank Clements,
also of Richmond and John Clements,
of Fort Crook, Neb.
The body will be brought to the
home of his mother 1924 North e
street Saturday afternoon. where the
funeral services will be held Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be
in Earlham cemetery.
Friends may call at any time Satur-
day afternoon and Sunday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
LINES
SMASHED BY
CANNON OF
U. S. TROOPS
First and Second Line Posi-
tons on Sector East Of
Luneville Are Completely
Destroyed.
PATROLS ENTER LINES

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Thursday, March 21. - BY
The Associated Press.-Enemy first
and second line positions on a part OF
the sector east of Luneville have been
destroyed completely by American ar
tillery fire. After the raid into the
German positions last night the Amer
ican gunners shelled the positions
heavily all night and this morning
Today a patrol without assistance
from the artillery crossed No-Man's
Land and found that the first and sec
ond lines had been wiped out. The
patrol also obtained additional infor.
nation and returned without casual
ties, the Germans apparently having
decided not to molest them.
Artillery Fire Continues.
Artillery firing by both sides on this
sector continued all day. On the sec
tor northwest of Toul a number of
Germans deserted last night and sur
rendered to an America patrol in a
certain wood. The Germans approach
ed the Americans shouting: Don't
Shoot" The prisoners were turned
over to the French.
Much information of value was OBJ
tanned from the deserters who said
they were fed up" with the war and
decided they would rather be prison
ers. Included in the information OBJ
tanned from the men was the state
ment that during the gas protector at
tack against the American lines on
Feb 27, nine hundred projectors were
employed.
Overcomes Germans,
One-half the projectiles fired from
within the German lines and gas over
came many of the Germans. The next
day, according to the deserters, eleven
German were killed and thirty wound
ed while taking out the dead.
American intelligence officers are
inclined to doubt the story regarding
900 projectors. American informa-
tion is that only rs were used.
An American patrol last night en-.
tered the enemy first line and remain
ed there six hours, but did not see
any of the enemy. 1t is reported that
the Germans recently had constructed
up on the side.
Make New Pill Boxes.
Great activity continues behind the
enemy lines. Within the last four
days a number of rock crushers and
concrete mixers have been brought up
and there are signs that the Germans
intend to construct a number of new
pill boxes opposite the American
front Several trains of material have
arrived at towns in the German lines
during the last "a hours.
Today's reports say that three Ger
man airplanes flew over various parts
of the American front line at day
break and fired their machine guns
on our positions. Their efforts, how.
ever, were without result
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
43 REC|STRANTS
GO MARCH so

The forty-three registrants who
were included in the first call received
by the Richmond army board were or
dered Friday to entrain next Satur-
day, March 80. for Camp Taylor, KY.
The men will report to the army board
for roll call on Friday, March 20. No
tices to the registrants included in the
call were sent out Friday. The fol-
lowing are included:
Robert Oler, 122 Fort Wayne Ave.
William McNutt, Greensboro.
William e. Conway, South A street
Carl McLain, 423 North Sixteenth
street.
Leonard j. Baumer, Rural route A.
Franklin A. Schalk. Chicago, ILL.,
Walter G. Niebuhr,' GOT South
Twelfth street.
Wilbur W. Kamp, Media, Pa.
Lee Marcus Green, Easthaven Ave.
Carl Grottendick, Rural route c.
James Lyman Petty. Topeka, Kans
Herbert Weisbrod. Wheeling, VIVA.
Ralph r. Breese, Muncie, Ind.
Bernard j. Aufdenkamp, 739 South
Sixth street.
Jacob Warren Back, 2313 East Main
street.
Henry f. Hasecoster, 712 South
Thirteenth street.
Ralph B. Winsett, II South Six
teenth street
Frank Daniel Kiser. s22 North
Tenth street.
Gerald r. Lake, 235 South Fourth
street.
Claude w. Ullom, 1915 South B
street.
Clarence Willhite, 421 Pearl street
Orello Clapp, Greenville, o.
Fred A. Seikel, 736 North Tenth
street.
George B. Stems. Rural route D.
Tony Albano, 615 North Thirteenth
street.
Ross e. Carnes, Bloomington, Ill.
Everett l.. Wolfal, Fountain City.
Rolin w. Kelsey. Richmond.
Perry H. Taylor, 104 North Seventh
street.
Canale Giuseppe, 100 North F
street.
Clay Joseph Kinney, 80 Laurel
street.
Stanley w. Schafer. Cambridge.
Mass.
Frank Fleming Gem. 2o4 South
Fourteenth street.
Harry S. Nicholson, Greensboro.
William A. Kroner. % Sherman st.
Bernard J. Lahrman, GIT North
street.
Edgar c. Hirschfield, S14 South
Eighth street.
Robert A. Dickinson, Rural route D.
George w. Dischner, $40 South
Tenth street
William E. Riley. Union City. Ind.
Harry J. Long, 241 South Sixth ST.
Frank J. Lichtenfels, Wayne apart
ment.s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Senator Jones Defends
Food and Fuel Heads

WASHINGTON. March 22.-Speak-
ing in defense of the food and fuel ad-
ministrations in the senate today, Sen
ator Jones of New Mexico. exonerated
both of blame for the recent sugar and
coal shortages. He declared their
price fixing policies had saved the
country from "chaos and confusion. -
Senator Jones who was a member
of the manufactures subcommittee
which investigated the sugar and coal
shortage spoke in reply to Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts.
Let these organizations alone"
urged Senator Jones. "1f they need
more power give it. Don't badger or
heckle them. On the other hand help
and encourage them. Let us not say
to the world that the affairs of our
government at this time are in incom.
petent hands. To the contrary. let us
tell the truth and say to the world
thatAthe resources OF this country are
being hccessfully mobilized for the
purposes OF the war"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Dalton Boys and Girls
Organize Farm Club

The first boys and girls clubs for
this year, outside of those organized
in Wayne township, were organized
Thursday by Miss Nina Short, county
teacher of domestic science, in Dalton
township. Poultry, garden and can
ming clubs we're organized. Miss Har-
riet Taylor will supervise the club
work in the township.
Other boys and girls clubs will be
organized in the county where a per-
son can be found who is willing to act
as supervisor for the township. Clubs
which may be organized are poultry,
pig. calf, corn, garden, canning. bread.
making, and sewing clubs. The first
requisite is that the child own his pro-
ject, and when the work is finished,
the project belongs to him. A meet
ing was held in Centerville Friday
afternoon for the purpose of organic
ing clubs among the schools of that
township.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Benedict's Message
Plea for Easter Peace

ROME. March pa plea for lasting
peace is made by Pope Benedict in
his Easter message to the United
States, which he sends the Associated
"The first message of the risen
Press. The holy fathers message says
Savious to his disciples, after suffering
the torture of Passion week, was
Peace be unto YOU Never has the
world for which he sacrificed himself
needed so poignantly that message of
peace as today.
"On this solemn occasion, no better
wish can be made to the country SO
dear to our hearts than that the di-
vine Redeemer may grant realiza.
tion of the desire of all, that is. heal
ing of the existing hatred and the COIL
cluding of a lasting peace based on the
foundations of justice, fear of God and
love of humanity, giving to the world a
new organization of peoples and ma
tions united under the aegis of true
religion in aspiring to nobler, purer
and kinder civilization.
1T is thus we desire to fulfill our
masters last Injunction to His apos-
ties: Go We into all the world and
preach the gospel to every creature. I"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22

For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Partly cloudy Friday afternoon and
night. Conditions favorable for show
ers. Saturday fair.
General Conditions - Two storms
over the United States are moving
eastward. One over the lakes and the
other up the Ohio valley causing local
thunderstorms over Indiana and ILL.,
nois will reach Ohio by Friday night.
II will be of short duration followed by
fair weather with reaction to warmer
weather. Extreme cold wave Is over
Alaska. Forty.seven at Panama.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
County War Mothers
Purchase Liberty Bond

Wayne County War Mothers will
purchase the first Liberty loan bond.
A plan whereby the mother may con-
tribute an amount of money until the
drive begins on April 6, was adopted
by the War Mothers under the direct
ion of Mrs. A. W. Roach, Wayne
county's official war mother, at the
Commercial club, Thursday.
About 1,5OO Wayne county men are
in the service. The bond will be used
as a memorial fund for boys who do
not return.
War mothers may send their contri-
buttons to Mrs. S. e. Curtis, 1O3 South
Fourteenth street in the absence of
Mrs. John Coate, treasurer, who is in
California. An auxiliary composed OF
wives, sisters and sweethearts of the
enlisted men will be formed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
$3.50 Wheat Measure
Faces Fight in House

WASHINGTON March 22.-The az
ricultural appropriation, bill. passed by
the senate yesterday, and carrying an
amendment increasing the 1918 wheat
prices to $3.50 bushel was on its
way to conference today with pros
poets of sharp fight over the amend
ment before agreement between the
two houses is reached.
The senate approved the bill with
out roll call after the Gore amend
ment, providing for the increased
wheat prices. which had been under
debate for five days finally was adopt
ed by a vote of 49 to Is. House ac-
ceptance OF the amendment is hoped
for by the champions of the measure.
but administration leaders do not be-
lieve it could finally prevail, If. as
has been reported, the opposition to
the food administration should cause
a presidential veto.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22

and run his line straight in q north
westly slant instead of having it run
at an angle, first north and then
west, he would be able to hold 1t with
fewer troops. Also in pinching it off
he would hope to surround and cap
ture good number of British troops.
These, it seems plain are his aims in
the first stage of the offensive.
The enemy is trying to repeat ON
larger scale the operation by which
he won back some of the ground we
gained in the battle Of Cambria Then,
he pushed in on an angle of our front
both from the north and the east. His
two bodies of troops did their best to
join hands. but could not make it,
though they had at first considerable
success. Much the same design is be-
ing followed now. We have good rea-
son to hope that it will be checked
as was the previous one"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
WAR EXPERTS
SCOUT THEORY
Of OFFENSIVE
Washington Observers Be-
lieve Kaiser Is Bluffing on
West Front.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Ameri-
can military observers, already having
cast their doubt on whether the Ger
man drive begun yesterday really
heralds the long expected German Of
fensive, were closely scanning the Of
ficial dispatches today for evidence to
support their view that the German
onslaught, terrific as it may be, really
is the forerunner of some other move
ment.
There is a marked tendency among
American army officers here not to
accept the present movement as the
real offensive until it is more fully
demonstrated.
Scout Whole Theory.
Despite announcement from London
that the German war machine is at
tacking on wider front than ever be-
fore attempted in the west there is a
distinct feeling here that the move may
not prove more than gigantic demon
stration to overawe European neutrals
or cloak some other purpose Germany
has in mind.
American observers think that the
military situation is against the prob
ability Of real German offensive at
| this time. The view prevails that Ger
many now would hardly stake the
issue of the war on a desperate drive
against the all but impregnable allied
line in the west.
Want to impress Neutrais.
Reports from Holland that Germany
semi-officially has made a peace offer
to the entente coming at the same time
as the attack engaged immediate at.
tention. Although there was nothing
to confirm the reports it was pointed
out that the threat Of Germans guns
may be for its effect on the people of
England and France. Some see sig
nificance in the fact that the drive fol-
lows closely on the seizure of Dutch
ships III American and British waters.
Supreme confidence is expressed on
every hand, however, in the allies abil-
ity to arrest the Germans even should
the attack now reported under way
from La Were to the Scarpe prove to
be the grand offensive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Jones Held for Theft
of Friends Money

Willard Jones. was arrested Friday
morning on the charge OF grand lar
ceny.
Jones obtained $50 from saving
bank of friend, but in doing SO, tore
the money, leaving portion in the
bank A $40 bill obtained in this way
had only a corner torn off but the
second bill SO was torn in two parts
which led to his arrest.
Jones was able to cash the first
bill at the Second National bank and
attempted to cash the $40 at the
American Trust and Savings bank.
Lawrence Handley, cashier of the
bank took the money and sent it to
Cincinnati to be redeemed, but Jones
was arrested before he obtained the
money for the $40 bill.
He acknowledged the theft of the
money.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Exact Purpose Of German Offensive
Undetermined; Says London Press

LONDON, March 22-t is not yet
possible to give more than a very gen
eral and vague idea OF the fighting
Thursday on the front between the
Disc and the Sensee, which continues
with swaying fortunes. according to
the accounts of correspondents at the
British front.
The German attack, made on the
British front west and southwest of
Cambria evidently aims at recapturing
all the Hindenburg line, says a dis
patch to the Morning Post, from Brit
ish headquarters in France, which
adds:
"The German army attacking south
of the Scarpe seems to have delivered
it's first blow principally in the tri-
angle of the Arras-Cambrai and Ba-
paume- Cambria roads, while the Ger
man army south of Cambria is strik-
ing against our trenches and systems
in the region west of the Scheldt can
al. No doubt the enemy hopes that
the attacking forces of these two
armies may succeed in forming a
JuANCAOA 0A0 illus GutIAA6 O1i d COu-
siderable slice of the British front
and taking back all the Hindenburg
trenches lost exactly four months
ago"
Fight For Villages.
Struggles for villages and ruined
farm houses continued throughout
Thursday. according to the correspon-
dent of the Daily Mail.
"The enemy bombardment,' he says
began at 5 o'clock in the morning
and at O'Clock, some of the German
units left their trenches and attacked
the British with heavy and light ma
chine guns. Between nine and ten the
engagement became general on a
front of some twenty-five miles.
"The right of the German attack
was aimed at Croisilles, Bullecourt
and Lagnicourt and there was hard
fighting in brick field near the first
Of these villages. Along the Bapaume-
Cambria road, the enemy also attack
ed and then toward Gouzeaucourt,
while his left wing was pushed in in
the direction Of Bonsacy and Hargi-
court.
British Hold Sharp Salient.
"The British front in the area of at
tack forms rather sharp salient. If
the enemy could pinch off this salient
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
CHURCHELL WILL LIST
ALL UNCULTiVATED LOTS

A list of all untitled farm lands and
vacant lots that have not been placed
in use, is being compiled by DR..
Churchell. chairman of the Wayne
county defense council, following in
structions from the state council Of
defense. All land which is not being
used will be taken over by the gov
ernment for the period of the war It
is not believed that there is much land
in Wayne county that is not being
used for productive purposes. City
lots which may be used for gardening
are included In the order.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
German Raider Caught
by American Cruiser

A PACIFIC PORT, March ga Ger
man raider operating in the Pacific
ocean has been captured by United
States cruiser and is now being towed
to this port according to report re-
ceived here today.
The raider is said to be small YES
sci but capable of sinking any mer-
chant ship in the Pacific 1t is alleg-
ed to have been outfitted from the
west coast of Mexico, and manned by
a German crew. The manner in which
it secured clearance papers is not yet
known. 1t is said an investigation in.
to this aspect is being conducted by
department of justice agents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Rundschau Declares
Battle a decisive" One

LONDON, March Give are now
entered on a decisive battle for general
peace" says the Taegliche Rund-
schau, of Berlin. According to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen, the announcement Of the
beginning of the German offensive in
the west is received with great felicL
tation- by the German people who will
follow 1t with feverish interest.
The newspaper adds: "a single COM
bat between England and Germany
which is to decide the war, our future
position in the world and whether the
Anglo-Saxons shall continue to press
their will on the world opened today"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Moss and Dalzell
Anxious to "Go Over"

Privates Perry l.. Moss and Mahlon
Dalzell. who were with the "101" who
left Richmond September 20 for Camp
Taylor and in october were sent to
Camp Shelby, Miss, volunteered for
immediate service this week when a
call was made for seven men from
each company.
In letter from Thomas H. Ferris,
a Richmond man, to relatives here he
says:
There are also plenty of other
Richmond boys in this camp that are
anxious to be over there and when
the opportunity presents itself I don't
think there is one but will say "Show
me the way to Berlin"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Ambuldnces in Line
at London Station

LONDON, March 22.-Iong lines
OF ambulances began forming at the
Charing Cross railway station early
yesterday to receive the wounded men
from channel port trains
Scenes not unlike those during the
battle Of the Somme were enacted.
The line of ambulances stretched
away from the station for four city
blocks.
Only small groups of night workers
and railroad employees greeted the
first arrivals from the front.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
New Asks Addresses
of Killed Soldiers

WASHINGTON, March PA reso-
luton introduced by Senator New OF
Indiana asking the war department to
advise the senate as to its reasons for
not making public the addresses Of
American soldiers killed and wounded
abroad was adopted today by the SEN
ate without a record vote.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
SUBMERSiBLE HOLDS UP
SPANISH LINER MONTEWDEO

CADIz. Spain. March 22.-The Span
ish transatlantic liner Montevideo,
which sailed for New York, was held
up by a German submarine Tuesday
and forced to return here. After firing
warning shot, the submarine came
alongside the liner and made the cap
tain promise not to use the wireless.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Tuo Priests Executed
by German Officials

LONDON. March 22.-The execu-
tion in Brussels of two Roman Catho-
lie priests on the charge of espionage
is reported in an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Amsterdam. Eight
other priests have been sentenced at
hard labor for life on the charge of
espionage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Explosion Kills Thirty
Germans Near Mons

LONDON, March 22.-Thirty Ger
man soldiers were killed and more
than 100 others injured and 500 muni-
ton wagons were blown up by an ex-
plosion at the Mevrignies station near
Mons, Belgium, according to an Ex-.
change Telegraph dispatch from Am
sterdam yesterday.