davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-16

Seattle, May 16.-The following persons sailed for Skagway last night from this city: o. L. ToWle, L. II. Towle, B. Lyons, Neil Car rol, J. LaFunta, Edward Pinos, G. Ferguson.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-16

noon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
$40 RAISED FOR
CHRISTMAS BOXES

Mere than $40 has been realized
from the flower sale which was con-
Quoted by the War Mothers Thursday
The sale was continued Friday morn
ing by Mrs. w. w. Gaar and Mrs.
jeanette Leeds.
The gladiolus and other flowers were
offered to the War Mothers by the
florists of the city. Besides the E. G.
Hill company, Cause, Ruch and the
Easthaven greenhouses contributed
flowers. Lemons Flower Shop also
offered to send gladiolus but already
an abundant supply had been sent.
The money will be used in filling
Christmas boxes for the Wayne coun-
ty boys, two thousand of which prob
ably will be needed by Christmas time,
according to Mrs, L. S. Curtis, chair
man OF the Ways and Means com
mittee.
The boxes to the boys overseas will
be filled by September /, Mrs. Curtis
said Friday morning. and the boxes
to boys in the American camps will
be ready by November l. Townships
are also assisting In filling the needed
supply of socks, but still more funds
may be needed for additional yarn and
material for the newly drafted or en-
listed boys, as the number is growing
every week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
CARY Man new
ny" SECRETARY

Lester Carlapder, acting secretary
Of the Y. NJ. c. A. at Gary, notified
H. R. Robinson, chairman of the Rich
mond Y NJ. C. A. board, Friday, that
he would accept the position as gen.
eral secretary of the Richmond asso-
citation. Carlander was in the city a
short time ago, and met members OF
the board He will take charge Of the
work here some time between Septem-
Der 26 and October l.
Carlander comes very we'll recon-
mended He has been employed as
assistant secretary at Gary for sew
eral years, and this summer has been
acting as secretary during the absence
of the regular secretary The Gary
general secretary has been temporar-
lily engaged in war service and is eX-
pected to return to his work about
September 26, when Carlander will be
released to take up his position here.
l.. A. SchWan, former secretary Of
the Richmond association, has accept
ed a position for this fall as physical
director of the Fort Wayne Y. M. c.
A. He will come to Richmond Monday
and will have charge of the associa-
ton work until the arrival of the new
secretary. Schwan has been acting
the summer months.
Orville Brunson, boys secretary,
has been in charge of the Richmond
association, in the absence of a gen
eral secretary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
Classic Fighting Marks Taking
of Seringes BY Americans; Troops
Advance on Foe Like Storm

LONDON, July 31.-DelayedD-
Yesterday was a day of sheer hard in
and-out fighting on the American
front, telegraphs Reuters cohhespond-
ent on the front north of the Marine.
He says that the final capture Of Sc
ringes by the Americans was an es-
pecially creditable achievement.
After the Americans took the vii
lage on Monday, the Germans made
no infantry attack on the place, but
kept up a constant artillery and ma
chine gun fire to drive them out. This
continued all day on Tuesday and
towards evening the enemy seemed to
think that the spirit of the defenders
might possibly be broken and then
they began to emerge from the Nesle
forest in way that seemed to fore
cast a fresh attempt to take the vii
lage.
Yanks Learn SubtIety.
OF the fighting which ensued the
correspondent writes:
The Americans, after three days Of
to and fro fighting through villages
had learned subtlety and were deter
mined to have a real fight to a finish
They consequently. withdrew as if re-
firing from Seringes and the Germans
crept down from the high ground, con-
vinced they had their opponents beat
en-. Additional German troops came
pouring in until the town was occu-
pied as 1t never had been before.
But as the new occupants began to
organize their defenses they found
that bullets appeared to be coming in
from three sides of the village, and it
was not long before they discovered
that the Americans, while withdraw
ing from the front of the town, had
commenced an encircling movement
on both sides, thus forming a ring al
most completely around it.
Voted Not to Surrender.
"Then came tragic fighting. The
Prussian guard had voted not to sur
render and their opponents were just
as anxious to see the thing through.
1t was an affair of small arms, but the
Americans proved to be better shots
and slowly picked off men here and
there.
Then the Americans began to ad-
vance. AS the ring drew closer and
the defenders saw their doom ap-
preaching they redoubled their fire,
but still the Americans came on I'M
falteringly like a storm or the I'M
avoidable stroke of fate.
when the Americans reached the
precincts of the village their fire
ceased, and with one wild yell they
closed with the foe. The fierce uproar
suddenly gave place to a strange ST
lence as man grappled with man
Only the clash of steel on steel and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
TO FORM COMMUNITY
LABOR BOARD HERE

A community labor board will be
formed in Richmond following instruc
lions received from the national board
of labor by L. c. Handley of the coun-
ty labor board. The purpose of the
board is to distribute labor where it is
needed. Handley will act as chairman
and the Richmond Commercial club
and the Union Labor Council will each
have a representative on the board.
The Union Labor Council will meet
Sunday afternoon to select it's mem
Der Every member of the council is
asked to be present at o'clock at
Luken's hall
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
EXTENSION OF
ACE LIMIT FOR
DRAFT ASSURED
From 70 to SO Years Will be
Agreed Upon, it is Now Be-
lieved.

WASHINGTON, Aug 1-Plans of
the War Department for an enlarged
military program, including extension
of the draft age limits in both direc-
tons, have been virtually completed.
Secretary Baker announced Thursday.
He anticipates that the War Depart
ment bill will be introduced in Con-
gress next week. enabling the Military
committee to begin consideration with
out delay.
Mr.. Baker would not reveal the age
limits to be recommended by the de-
partment. He said. however, that the
published reports that the limits were
to be at from 10 to 40 were incorrect.
The 10 to 40 years suggestion was
among those considered and rejected,
he added
The age limits most generally dis
cussed heretofore as being the most
acceptable to the War Department
were 10 to SO inclusive, but Mr.. Baker
would not give any information that
these had been accepted.
The plan was discussed by Mr.. Ba-
ker and Chairman Dent of the House
Military Committee today and will be
discussed with Chairman Chamberlain
OF the SendIe WHeu tHt
ter returns to the city, probably to-
morrow.
Mr.. Baker said he did not intend to
issue any statement explaining his
plans, and that, so far as the depart
ment was concerned, presentation of
the bill in Congress would be the only
publicity given it. The purpose of the
extension of ages for draft liability.
he said, was to provide an adequate
number of men in Glass 1 to meet the
enlarged army program. The Secre-
tary would not say. however, how
large a man-power reservoir it was de-
sired to create.
Secretary Baker told Chairman
Dent, Of the House Military Commit
tee, at conference, that he had not
quite completed the draft extension
program he is to lay before Congress,
but would put 1t into the hands of the
Military Committee Of the two Houses
within a day or two. Mr.. Baker was
not ready to make public what the
final plan is to be, either as to re-
ducing the draft age below 81. or ex-
tending it beyond 81.
I'VE are in the war;" said Mr.. Dent,
"and in order to win this war, which
we are going to do, | am willing on
the question of draft age to go either
up or down, or both, whenever the ne
cessity is shown to exist. My person
al preference is to go up first
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02

BILLS
BEFORE COUNCIL

At meeting of the County Council
Friday afternoon at the court house,
the matter of the payment of bills for
the food and fuel administrator Of
nee was taken up. When money for
the County Council of Defense was
appropriated there was a distinct I'M
derstanding that it was not to be used
for the food and fuel administrators
OFFICES. The Federal government was
supposed to finance these two depart
ments, but it has failed to do So
A number of claims for the food
administrator office have been made
and have not been paid.
The council was asked to pay the
bills for those two departments up
until August Is. The Federal govern
ment has promised to finance them
from now on.
The matter of constructing a new
building for women on the poor farm
was considered
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02

the groans CT the stricken could be
heard
The issue was never in doubt for
an instant At this kind of fighting
the American is more than equal to
any Prussian guardsman, and in lit
tie more than ten minutes all was
over Except for a few German pris-
oners, every German in the village
had breathed his last. Such was the
final capture of Seringes.
During the night the enemy twice
attempted to retake Sergy, but each
losses. Then he made a fierce assault
on Meurcy farm, east of Seringes,
which was piled with the dead which
he had left there the day before, when
every man defending it died at his
post.
There again the enemy was I'M
successful, though not until steel had
crossed steel in the big farm yard
and the heaps of German slain had
been doubled in the ruins about it.
Man Against Man.
"This was classic fighting indeed
man against man and the better to
win. There was no call for quarter.
The pride of the professional soldier
was up against the pride of the free
man, both preferring death to sur
render.
Later in the morning the fighting
extended still further eastward and
in every case the Germans who at
tackled were annihilated. Later came
the attack On Seringes and an attempt
at the same time to drive the allies
from Hill 1877, west of Seringes.
There, for the first time since the
allies crossed the Ourcq, the Germans
may be said to have definitely taken
the offensive.
Boche Airmen Daring.
"All through the days fighting the
enemy's airplanes attempted in the
the most daring manner to assist in
the battle. Early in the morning six
enemy planes succeeded in penetrat-
ing as far as the La CroiX Blanche
farm, near LIE Fere Forest. They
swooped down close above the roads
in the valley and fired upon allied
troops"
Members of the Prussian Guard
who were taken prisoners state that
their orders were to hold the line at
all costs, and well they obeyed. All
three of their battaliOns were appar-
emily in the line on this memorable
day, which ended everywhere in vic
tory for the allies, although there was
no great gain of ground.
During the following night ground
near Cierges was captured by the
Americans. This advance will make
it possible for the troops in this sec
tor to join hands with the conquerors
of Sery and Seringes."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
Women's Section County Council of Defense

Every woman between the ages of
10 and So who wishes to serve her
country in the most needed service of
this war is urged to offer her self at
once to the Student Nurse Reserve"
Applications should be made at the
Recruiting office at the Red Cross
headquarters, corner Ninth and North
A streets. The office will be open
from 8 to II o'clock every morning,
where all information can be obtained
The Recruiting officer will be In the
office every afternoon from 1 until
o'clock.
Colored women who can qualify are
eligible to enroll in the Student Nurse
Reserve. Students entering the Army
School of Nursing will be provided
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
Special Service Bureau
Reports Aid Rendered

Howard A. Dill, president of the
board of directors of the. Social Serv-
ice bureau presided at the monthly
meeting held Friday afternoon. Jonas
Gaar was made a member to take the
place of Dr. Bramkamp who has en-
tered the service. The regular rou-
tine business was taken up.
Several reports were made, and one
was of partiular interest. A woman
in the city who had several children
was having a hard time to support
them. The Social Service bureau gave
her a washing outfit and now she is
making $12 a week and taking care of
the children.
Several families under the care of
the bureau have opened savings &C
counts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
Wilhelm Makes Another Speech;
:"Prouidence is With Us" He SAYS

dence placed u.s.
II in the struggle our nation was
given leaders capable of the highest
achievements, it has daily proved by
fact that it has deserved to have such
leaders. How could the army front
have performed it's tremendous deeds
If the entire labor at home had no:
been carried to the highest measure
of personal performance? Thanks
are due to all who, under difficult con-
ditions, have co-operated in the task
set the state and community and es-
pecially to our faithful unwearying Of
ficials. Thanks are due likewise to
the countrymen and twonsmen and
also the women on whom, in this war
time, so much falls"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
Women Stenographers
May Enter White House
to Replace Men in Service
(Py Associated FreSS.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. - Female
stenographers who have replaced men
TO a great extent in practically every
department of the government, may
soon enter the White house, if men
now employed there continue to en-
list in the army and navy. Two male
stenographers left the White house for
aviation schools and another gave no.
tict of his resignation to enter mill
tary service. Raising the draft age
now under consideration by the war
department, would result in many ad-
ditional vacancies. No women stenog-
raphers have been employed hereto
fore at the White house.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
nv Associated Press.l

AMSTERDAM, Aug. I'm procla-
nation issued to the German people,
Emperor William says:
-Four years of hard struggle have
passed, full of eternally memorable
deeds. An example has been given for
all time of what a people can do that
stands in the field for a most just
cause and for the maintenance of it's
existence.
Gratefully revering the divine mana
which has been gratefully extended
over Germany, we may proudly say
we were not found unworthy IN the
tremendous task before which proVl-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
kIPP AND HOAG WINNERS

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 2 - Using
their reliable, consistent games AL
brecht kipp defeated Starbuck in their
fourth round match 60. 81. and Gage
Hoag, 1915 city champion, defeated
Myron kohn, rs, 81, 6-3, in the feat
ure matches of Thursday afternoon
play of the city tennis championship
BY right of their victories over Kohn
and Starbuck, Gage Hoag goes to the
final round of the tourney and Kipp
enters the semi-fnals and will meet
John Hennessey this afternoon at s
o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
$4,000 SUBSCRIBED
TO KILO STOCK

Twenty thousand dollars has BEEN
subscribed to the Kilo Electric MeteT
company, according to reports made
by the committeeman at the Y. NJ. Z.
A. lunch Friday noon There still re-
mains $4,000 to be subscribed before
the factory is assured.
From three to five additional COM
mittees are being made out to assist
in soliciting the funds.
Another meeting will be held the
early part of next week in order TO
ascertain how the sale of stock Is
going.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
St. Paul's Lutheran
Gives Books to Mission

St. Paul's Lutheran church has
given a library of $50 volumes, in
Guiding 20 books on travels in the
Holy Land. to the North End Mission.
Rev j. F. Probst expressed his delight
at the receipt OF the books today,
which will be of great assistance in
the work which he is doing in his
parish
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02

with board, lodging, laundry and re-
quired books. through the period of
the course. A monthly allowance Of
SIS will be allowed to meet outside
expenses. Indiana's quota is 1900.
Let us hope Wayne county will do
her share
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
DIVORCES GRANTED,

A divorce was granted in the cir
cult court Friday morning to Harrison
Jenkins against Viola Jenkins charg-
ing abandonment
divorce was granted in the circuit
court Friday morning to Melva Rus
sell against William Russell on the
charge of abandonment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
Beede Leaves to Attend
North Carolina Meeting

B. Willis Beede of the Friends
Board of Missions left Friday to at
tend the North Carolina yearly meet
ing. While gone, he will visit Black
Mountain and Guilford college. DR..
Woodward of the general board of
American Friends will leave to attend
the meeting next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
STARR APPOINTED
c. g. @. ATTORNEY

Harry c. Starr of this city has been
appointed assistant general counsel of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway by
NJ E Costin, federal manager of the
chesapeake and Ohio railway for In
diana.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
FATHER LEANDER HERE

Father Leander, of Jasper college,
is making his annual visit to Rich
mond in the interest of the boys insti-
tuition with which he is affiliated He
will spend several days with Father
Cronin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
JAPANESE STUDENTS MAY
WORK IN u. S. IN VACATION
(Ry Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Japanese
and Chinese students in the U. S. will
be permitted to accept manual en-
ployment during school vacation per-
iods for the duration of the war, the
department of labor today announced,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
DON'T LET EN- ESCAPE

Small quantities of food may be
dried to good advantage. Try it out
under the rules laid down in the
Canning and Drying book of the
National War Garden Commission
Washington, D. c. Send two cents
for postage when writing for copy
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
Court Records
LICENSED TO MARRY,

A marriage license was issued to
Mary w. Phelps Al years old, nurse,
and Frank A. Posther, Al years old,
lineman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02

You and / pay our money for being
served in some way, for being catered
to, for having our wants supplied or
our fancies pleased.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
judgement on Default.

The Second National Bank took a
judgment on default against Herbert
NJ. Crawford on note for S160.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
EOARD is CLOSED.

The Young Friends Conference
board was closed Friday for ten days,
during which time Misses Lillian Hays
and Mable kassen, who are in charge,
will be in Rome City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
STERILIZE HIS CRADLE

This is one of the practical sug.
gestions for home Gamers contained
in the free book on canning and dry
ing issued by the National War Gar.
den Commission, Washington, D. c
Send two cents to cover postage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02

Shyster methods may make a bust
ness man rich, but they will not keep
him rich
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
500 MILLIONS IN
ENEMY PROPERTY
fBv Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Aug 2.-The money
and property. which formerly German
owned, has been taken over by A.
Mitchell Palmer, enemy property GUS
todian, has passed the $500,O00,O00
mark, it was announced here today.
A statement authorized by Mr.. Pal
mer covered his work up to the close
of July, asserts that he is the largest
individual buyer of Liberty bonds All
cash taken over is sent to the treas
urer to be invested in these issues,
and whenever possible, the enemy
property is converted into cash which
is similarly invested. On July31 he
had purchased S42,570,O27 worth of
bonds and s2,S07905 more was avail
able at the treasury for investment in
the coming loan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals.

Deaths and Funerals.
RUSk-Dr. Anna E. RuSk, so years
old, died Friday morning at the Home
of the Friendless after suffering for
a few months from stroke of paraly-
sis. Funeral announcements will be
given later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02

SERBIANS SING "OVER THERE"
LONDON, Aug. 2.-Among the popu-
lar songs in the Serbian army are now
''Tipperary" and over There" writes
an American Red Cross representative
on the Macedonian front
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-02
WORK WHILE YOU PLAY

Combine business with pleasure by
taking the mafings along and prepar-
ing for canning UPON your return.
Free book of instru tons on canning
and drying may be hao from the Ma
tional War Garden Commission,
Washington, D. c., for two cents to
pay postage.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-03-07

This country is about to give the
kaiser another taste Of its power by
confiscating the Hamberg- American
and North German Lloyd steamship
lines and selling their valuable dock
facilities in New York to the highest
bidder. This step has long been UNI
der consideration and has the approval
of President Wilson. Many other
German buildings have already been
taken over by the government and
there are indications that the scope
of the power invested in the alien
property custodian will be largely ex-
tended. If United States firms owned
property in Germany the kaiser would
gobble it up with alacrity, hence there
is no reason why we should not confis-
cate everything German.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-03-07

Morris Hillquit, the New York So
cialist, has changed his views some
what since The German onslaught on
the defcnseless and helpless Russians
despite the Bolsheviki peace pact. A
New York reporter who knows Hill
quit we'll, interviewed him few days
ago and here is his summing up of the
interview: "Mr. Hillquit did not an
swer some Of the questions put to him,
but it was easy for reporter who had
often talked to him to see that it was
not far from the truth to deduce that
Mr.. Hillquit was coming in the direc-
ton Of believing that the German
people were not poised on tiptoe, any
way at this time, to do anything
to make the world safe for democracy
or anything else except Germany"