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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-08

even disaster will only serve to stimu-
late and steady them"
The Daily Express declares that the
U-boat that sank the Tuscania did a
bad days work for Germand. 1t adds:
America will shed proud tears, then
her heart will harden. Remember the
Tuscania.' will be the irresistible call
to the colors. 1t will also be the battle
cry of victory
The Times, after expressing. like
the other newspapers, sympathy for
the American army says:
They have millions of their country
men who are ready to die as tens of
thousands must die in the trenches be-
fore victory is won and the war aims
of America accomplished.
The spirit of the American people was
already high. 1t will be higher yet as
they mourn their heroes who sleep
for ever beneath the waves Of the At
lantic and tribute of lives will stimu-
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LONDON, Feb. S.-That the sinking
of the liner Tuscania will stimulate
the United States to even greater re-
solve and sterner efforts on behalf OF
the fight for democracy is the opinion
generally expressed in editorial CON-
ment in the morning newspapers.
Satisfaction is expressed and con-
gratulations are extended that this, the
first disaster to many American trans
ports. shows the emptiness of the Ger
man boasts. that the submarines would
render the transportation Of the Amer
ican armies impossible and would in
timidate the Americans. Nevertheless,
It is declared, it is too much to hope
that the Tuscania will be the last VIC
tim. though the conviction is expressed
that the American nation realizes fully
the difficulties ahead and is prepared
to meet them.
Some OF the editorials say that the
submarine menace has not yet been
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ORDER SECOND
REGISTRATION

WASH. TON, Feb. S.-Favorable
report on t., war departments bill
amending the 'ectiye draft law to
require registrat,> of men as they
reach 81 years ana sing quotas on
the number of men il. lass one in
stead of on state popula. g was I'M
military committee.
The proposal to exempt men as ey
reach 81 years, if they have not b.
drafted, which was opposed by Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder was not
included in the bill. An amendment
proposed by Senator New. of Indiana
to require registrations Of youths 19
years and over, also was rejected.
Another bill favorably reported
which affects the draft would author
ize the president in any emergency to
call into immediate military service,
skilled experts in industry or agricul-
ture regardless of classification, resi-
Gence or quota.
Another bill unanimously reported
vas that of Senator Jones of Wash
ington, providing that army officers
nay get their uniforms and equipment
at cost from the quartermaster gener-
al instead Of being required to buy
from private dealers who are charged
with profiteering.
Other bills favorably reported pro-
vide for payment of six months pay to
widows, children or dependents Of en-
listed men dying from wounds or dis
ease; reorgarizing the army nurse
corps; increasing bugler's pay and for
reimbursement to those In the military
establishment of personal property in
jured or destroyed in the service.
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Now AH is Seeking
to Gust Frank Strayer

Alfred Underhill has announced his
candidacy for prosecuting attorney.
1t is reported that the petition which
he circulated sometime ago will be
used in his coming campaign to show
what some business men and county
officials think of his good reputation.
A copy Of his card follows:
A. c. UNDERHILL
Candidate For
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Subject to Republican Nomination
I will not belong to any Ring
A square Deal to All
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GUNS OF i. s.
DISPERSE TWO
bATTALI0NS
OF GERMANS
German Guns Are Silenced
When They Attempt to Re-
ply to Heavy Bombarding
by Americans.
LOSSES ARE INFLICTED
(By Associated Press)

tBy ASSOCldteQ fFeSSJ
On the American sector in France,
the artillery is endeavoring to even
the score with the enemy by lombard
ing heavily German batteries, trenches
and other military targets. German
guns were silenced when they attempt
ed to reply. The American gunners
succeeded in dispensing large body
OF Germans, estimated at two battal-
ions, and in inflicting losses on the
detachment.
German efforts against the French
lires at Verdun and in Alsace are
growing stronger. Infantry attacks
have taken the place of raids but the
latest German attempts were repuls-
ed with loss by the French northeast
Of Verdun. at the Bois- -Des-Fosses and
south OF Hartmannsweiler kopf in AL
SAGE. Small raids and the usual ar
t!llery actions have occurred on the
British front. In Italy artillery activi-
ty has been slight.
American artillery and infantry
have succeeded in cleaning out a ma
jority of the snipers who caused con-
siderable annoyance from the time the
sector was taken over by the troops.
Snipers' posts in buildings have been
destroyed by knocking down the shell
ters over the heads of the Germans
with shells. Snipers hidden in bushes
CT in shell holes have been routed by
American sharpshooters. Night pa
trolls have succeeded in locating some
OF the positions and the Germans in
them have been finished off later.
Enter German Trench.
Last night small patrol entered an
advanced German trench in search of
q nest Of snipers. A lieutenant, a cor
poral and two men left the American
wire and returned five hours later.
They walked across no mans land,
picking their way carefully to avoid
discovery, Reaching the enemy wire
they crawled beneath 1t cautiously
and approached the most advanced
enemy trench. The men looked down
into the trench, which apparently was
abandoned, but they were sure snip
ers were there. They dropped down
roiselessly and found a place where
the trench bottom showed fresh foot
prints. On the parapet the corporal
discovered rifle, loaded and pointed
III the direction OF the American
trenches. There was not a German
around
The corporal brought back the rifle
to the American lines. 1t is a typical
German weapon made in Berlin and in
good condition.
AT another point enemy SINNERS
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Richmond Allied Forces to Make
Drive For 1000 Y. NJ. {. A. Fund

Raise $1,000 in three days" is the
slogan adopted by the allied armies in
charge of the financial campaign of
the Y M. c. A, Wednesday Thursday
and Friday of next week. E. M. Haas
is in charge of the organization. Plans
Will be completed at a dinner Friday
evening.
State Secretary Hanson will be pres
ent and make an address. Haas said
Friday, the organization is in the form
of an allied army.
Four armies will be represented,
British. French, American and Italian,
in addition to an aviation corps.
William Romey is commander-in-
chief of the allied armies and Fred J..
Bartel, lieutenant general
c. A. Thomason will direct the Am
erican division, John II. Johnson,
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led Banner" The crew, which lined up
on the opposite side, sang God Save
the King"
His Own Boat Shattered.
Sergt. Dubuque said the boat to
which he had been assigned was shat
tered by the explosion. He clambered
over to the port side the best way be
could and was placed in a boat with
ten or twelve other men.
When they had been lowered about
half way down, the ropes became dis
arranged They were all thrown into.
the water There was a rather heavy
sea, but the sergeant was able to
swim to the stern of the liner and
climbed on a raft. There he found
Sergt. Muller.
Sergt. Dubuque said he saw many
men in the sea. Collapsible RATS were
thrown overheard to enable those who
were struggling In the water to save
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late them to heightened efforts as
nothing else could do
The Daily Chronicles editorial is
devoted wholly to a serious view of
the submarine campaign. 1t advises
statesmen who are inclined to make
optimistic statements regarding the
submarine to keep their lips closed,
and says that the declaration of Sir
Eric Geddes, first lord of the admir-
atty. that the submarine is held has
had the unusual sequel" The news
paper fears that the loss of the Tus-
cania is the only one among several
losses of big ships, though the fact
that it carried troops has earned
it special publicity
Up to this time, the United States,
the Daily Chronicle thinks, has been
very unfortunate in transporting
troops to Europe and it assumes that
it will not be possible to escort all
future ships as strongly as was the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-08
Nineteen Fail to Send
Back Questionnaires

The army board has not received
ance Of the questionnaires OF nineteen
of the forty-six published last week
These men have only few days to
return this report to the board.
The names OF the men who have not
reporter follow: William Henry Gein
berger, Arthur James Hamilton, Ches-
ter Ray Lamb, Virgil Appleton, John
Bensek, John II. Scholl. Verde Ever
EFT Dance, John Chadderton, Charles
Thomas Mitchell, Elijah Deese, Will
lam Konigshanen, Rudolph Schmidt
Jack Procopia, John Wesley Sharpe,
Willis Sommerville, Henry Jackson
Dennis ]. Broughal, John F. Moore and
George j. Harris.
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The Daily Graphic, thinks that the
torpedoing of the Tuscania shows that
the activity of the submarines consti-
tutes serious obstacle to the trans
portation of American troops and
raises the question of where the T.
boats are being enabled to replenish
their supplies by pro-German conspira-
tors in Ireland
Sang National Anthem.
LONDON. Feb. S.-Sergt. E. c. Du-
tuque and Sergt. Muller, both of
Brooklyn, were rescaed from a raft
by coastins schooner The sergeants
say that the Tuscania took tremen.
dous list to starboard almost as soon
as it was nit. Almost all the lifeboats
OIL that side were either blown into
the air or otherwise made useless.
The soldiers We're Immediately lined
up, and while standing at attention,
as enc man. began to sing MY Coun-
try Tis Of Thee" and "The Star Spang-
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mastered and remains a grave problem
to which the allies, especially Great
Britain and the United States must
devote all their energies in view of the
imperative need of keeping the At
lantic route open. The Daily Tele-
graph says:
The Americans have defied the
pirates all these months and we are
convinced that the sorrow and anger
which the loss of life on the Tuscania
will occasion will only steel the hearts
of the people to persevere and deepen
their resolve. There is nothing in the
incident to occasion alarm, but it con-
stitutes warning to us and the Amer
leans to concentrate on the defense
of the Atlantic
"A thousand men will step forward
to fill the gap left vacant by each of
the dead" says the Daily Mail Amer
leans are looking the task straight in
the face and dangers and difficulties,
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Tuscania. Contending that the main
problem for the allies is the mainte-
nance of ocean routes, the Chronicle
remarks that no relief for the allies
in the air fighting has yet come from
America, while the food shortage is
pinching the allies in Europe earlier
than had been hoped. These facts it
ascribes not to a lack of American
effort but to the shortage of ships
and maintains that the shipbuilding
both here and in America lags very
much behind what is desirable. 1t
adds:
The American shipbuilding effort
seems still to remain in further behind
our own than might have been hoped
Tribute is paid to American energy
in raising and equipping splendid
army but the Chronicle says that the
only uncertainty is how large a por-
ton of the army can be ferried across
the Atlantic
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the work necessary for winning the
war"
ZechieFs Statement
The following was prepared for The
Palladium by Agent Zechiel:
will it pay me as farmer to test
my seed corn, is question that many
farmers are asking themselves just
now and 1t is a question that should
concern every farmer in the county.
Repeated tests show that only
about fifty per cent. of tho seed corn
over the country is fit for planting
and then sonly after careful elimina-
tion.
"Such seems to be the opinion of
Frank Lawrence, well known and
progressive farmer Of Wayne county
Mr.. Lawrence always tests his seed
corn regardless Of the year or seed
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-or Wayne county by w. z. N

For Wayne county by w. e. Moore
80 Rain, fog and warmer tonight. Sat
urday rain or snow; colder Saturday
right
General conditions-The great area
Of low pressure east Of the Goth merid
ian, is causing a general rise In temp
erature throughout the middle west,
with rain aud fog over the Mississippi
valley and central states. Two storms
one over southern Canada and the 9th
er over the far southwest are causing
unsettled and rainy weather except
ing for snow in north Temperatures
ere falling in northwest. Summer
weather prevailed yesterday over Kan
cas, South Dakota and Nebraska, it be-
ing 20 in the shade at Dodge City,
Kans., but will be much colder there
tonight.
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new YORK h.>PD HIT
BY COAL Sh6oTAGE

NEW YORK, Feb. s.-New York
fuel administrators today admonished
the public 10 be frugal in it's use of
coal, asserting that while warmer
weather has afforded a measure of re-
lief, it will be several days before the
normal supply can be transported here,
On account of the ice blockade in the
harbor
Mild weather every day for one
week, is needed to clear the harbor
and to insure the city against suffer
ing, the administrators declared. Only
10000 tons we're received yesterday
the second lowest receipts to this city
in three months.
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Sec. Tumulty Denies He's
Candidate for Senate

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 8-Sec-
retary Tumulty in a formal statement
today declared he was not a candidate
for appointment as senator from New
Jersey, nor would he be a candidate
at the election in November. He said
he considered it more important for
him to remain as secretary to the
resident
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TO SPEED BUILDING
OF LIBERTY TRUCKS

WASHINGTON, Feb. S-Automo-
bile factories which are building the
armys Liberty trucks, will contract
for the parts themselves hereafter, in
stead of having them supplied by the
government. Production experts have
decided that the new system Will en-
able the different plants to do more
efficient work
Four sample trucks of the A. A.
type, q ton capacity, have been com
pleted and will start east soon over
the newly mapped highway for final
testing.
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R,oT,No IN PETRoGRAD

LONDON, Feb. S.-Fresh outbreaks
Of rioting and looting in Petrograd are
chronicled In special dispatches from
the Russian capital. Wine cellars,
jewelry shops and clothing. food and
drug stores are being plundered.
Troops employed to suppress the dis
turbances did much shooting in which
II is estimated that 120 persons were
killed. By firing on the mobs, the SOL
diers have been able to quell the riot
ers at intervals during the last three
days and nights, but the orgie begins
again elsewhere.
Cossacks Fight BoIsheviki.
Fighting between the Bolsheviki and
the Cossacks, Is said to be increasing
In the south and southeast OF Russia,
where the Cossacks are joining the
Bolheviki in increasing numbers. Gen
erals Kaledines and Alexieff are re-
ported to have quarrelled.
An Exchange telegram from Amster-
dam says that the German newspapers
report the death Of the former grand
duke, Nicholas Constantinvitch. as the
death of the famous Russian military
commander. the grand duke Nicholas
Nicholievtch, and the Nachrichten Of
Dusseldorf is quoted as saying that he
died suddenly and under mysterious
circumstances. This Is not confirmed
from Russian sources which report
Nicholievitch as residing at Yalta in
the Crimea.
Silence concerning the negotiations
at Brest-Litovsk continues, except for
unconfirmed rumors in the German
newspapers. II is reported without
explanation that deputation of Rus
sian troops from the Bukowina front,
ia on it's way to Brest-Litovsk
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100000 LOSS IN WRECK.

HAMMOND, Feb. S.-Twenty-five
cars were wrecked when a Monon
train left the track, three miles south
Of here. The twenty-five cars were
loaded with grain, meat and other gov
ernment supplies. The loss is estimat-
ed at 100000 The cause of the wreck
is unknown.
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EXPLAIN CONFUSION

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The COM
mittee on public information today
made this announcement:
THE passenger list of the Tuscania
compiled by the war department at the
port Of embarkation shows that the
vessel carried 2177 military passengers
and civilian passengers. The mill
tary passengers consisted of III Of
ficers and 1850 enlisted men.
Much concern has been occasioned
throughout the country by confusion
of the 10th regiment of engineers
with the 10th engineer train Of the
32nd division. The 10th regiment OF
engineers was not listed as having sail
ed on the Tuscania. The 107th engi-
neer's train was"
Cable press dispatches from an Irish
port last night saying the "A bodies
of American soldiers, battered beyond
recognition, had been washed ashore,
Is miles from the scene of the tor
pedoing dampened hope that the troop
loss would prove very small Accord
ing to figures given in earlier press
dispatches only 101 of those aboard.
including soldiers, members OF the
crew and passengers We're missing.
This had led officials to believe that
with the heavy loss first indicated.
among the crew that most American
soldiers had been saved.
Only Few Survivors Known
No attempt was being made thus
far to prepare list of the lost OF
missing. Only the names of few sur
vivors have been received and indica-
tions today were that names of sur
vivors would continue to come IN
slowly as they are assembled in Ire
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Oxford Marshal Forces
Greek to Return Suqar

OXFORD, O., Feb. S.-John Tobin-
son, a Greek restaurant keeper of
Hamilton, came to this city yesterday
to purchase sugar Upon representa-
ion that he had just moved here, and
wife and three children, he sue
ce. in buying four packages of
sugar, vt Marshal Sheard "got next
to him d compelled him to .'dis.
gorge"
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French; Harry Doan, British and E.
M. Campfield, Italian. A general can
viss of Richmond will be made ac-
cording to Haas. The $1,000 will be
raised by the Richmond ''Y'
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NEGRESS SHOOTS NEGRO

ANDERSON, Feb. S.-Mrs. Myrtle
Hubbard, a negress who gave her
home as Muncie, shot and killed Har-
cid Douglass, a negro, in a quarrel
then shot herself. 1t is thought that
she will recover
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THE WEATHER

For Indiana by United States Wealth.
or Bureau-Rain tonight with rising
temperature in east portion. Satur-
Gay, rain or snow and colder.
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BIG FUNERAL
PLANNED FOR
VICTIMS SLAIN
ON TUSCAN|A
British Will Honor Soldiers
Who Went to Death Calm
ly When Transport Went
Down.
DEATH LIST UNCERTAIN
TBULLETIN1

IBULLETINJ
WASHINGTON. Feb. S-Physical
difficulties in preparing lists of surviv-
ors Of the Tuscania, 1t was said today.
at the war department may greatly de-
lay publication of an accurate list Of
the lost.
LONDON. Feb. 8.-Revised figures
indicate that the loss of life on the
Tuscanfa probably was considerably in
excess of 101. It is now believed that
complete returns will show the num-
Der of dead to be nearer 200 than 100.
Reports received at the American
embassy yesterday indicated the loss
Of 101 lives, while the British admir-
atty estimate was 210. This discrep-
ancy now appears to have been due to
to the fact that the figures supplied to
the embassy evidently did not include
the missing. of which there are still
many.
1t was announced today that ar
rangements were being made by
British and American officials jointly
for great military funerals for the
Tuscania's dead.
fBy Associated Press)
American soldiers as their transport.
the Tuscania, wounded mortalIy by q
German torpedo, sank beneath the
waves, faced death heroically. To
their calm behavior and the skilIful
work OF the British destroyers and
trawlers is due the fact that SO many
OF the passengers were saved. OF
those lost, latest reports indicate that
many were members of the crew.
The bodies of A Of the missing Am
erican soldiers already have been
washed up on the coast OF northern
Ireland. Positive Identification. how
ever, is believed remote, reports say,
because the tags the soldiers wore had
not been providd with numbrs OF other
information. All will be buried in one
grave.
Go to Posts Calmly.
When the Tuscania was struck by
the German torpedo the American
soldiers went calmly to their posts. AS
they lined up on one side of the deck,
with the crew, all Britishers, on the
other, the national anthems of the
Anglo-American allies were sung. The
lack of panic facilitated the word of
the British destroyers, who braved
danger by coming up to the side of
the sinking liner and taking off the
soldiers. The Tuscania remained
afloat two hours, due probably TO the
action of the second engineer who
stopped the engines when the vessel
received her wound.
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B0LSHEvIK|
TELL ENTENTE
TO CLEAR OUT
OF FPETR0GRAD
Unconf;rmed Rumor in Diplo-
matte Circles Says Missions
Are on Way to Swedish
Frontier.
RI0TINC IN CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-An uncon-
nrmed report that all the representa-
tves OF the allied nations at Petrograd
had been driven out by the Bolshevik
government, and are on their way to
the Swedish border was received to-
day by the state department through
American Minister Morris at Stock
holm. The department has not heard
from Ambassador Frances at Petro-
grad since February 2.
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Today's Temperature.

Noon .
Yesterday.
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NEGRO WOMAN RUN DOWN
BY SPEEDING AUTOMOBILE
""h'ess Driving Adds Another In
jury 10 Long String of Ac.
cidcnts,

Cora Edwards, negro woman.
was knocked down by an automobile
at CINCINNATI and Archer streets
about 10 o'clock last night by a
speeding automobile. Her leg was
broken and she suffered bruises and
cuts about the face and body
The automobile was one ~ the
Carnatlon service cars, and accord
ing 20 witnesses. was running very
fast 1t was driven by Il negro boy
who Jumped from his car ana raR
Immediately after the accident ln-
qulry at the office Of the service
company failed TO discover the name
of the boy II was said that he
had been working there but few
days and was known az willard. A
search was made for him 10y the
police. but early this amoTning be
had not been arrested
Several similar Academia have
happened here within the past few
months. and so far there hal been
no punishment OF drivers, who IN
most cases were apparently at fault.
Witnesses OF last nights accident