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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-16
eoLsHEvIk CLAIM GAIN


LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Bolshevik
government, in an official statement,
claims the capture of positions in the
Archangel district where there are al
lied troops and says that their ad-
versaries have abandoned the fight
ing near Omega. according to a Reuter-
dispatch from Moscow.
A series Of successes, which appar.
emily are of minor Importance also are
claimed in the operations against the
Czecho-Slova
In the east from Moscow to Vladi-
vostok and from the White Sea to the
Caspian the situation daily becomes
more interesting and more menacing
to Germany.
From Archangel allied troops have
made good progress southwark toward
Vologda and apparently are operating
in three columns against the Boil
sheviki whose opposition Is reported
to have been fairly determined. The
occupation of Baku by British troops
who came north through Persia from
Bagdad Is blow to German and Turk
ish pretensions in the Caucasus. To
the north the Czecho-Slovaks are in
force along the Volgs under the COM
mand of experienced Russian gener-
ais. In eastern Siberia the position OF
the allied apparently is improving as
more troops are landed at Vledivostok.
AT7EMP TO BOLSTER SPIRIT
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 16. - Adolph
Joffe, the Russian ambassador to Ber-
lin. has left Moscow and was expected
to arrive in Berlin Thursday accord
ing to the Vossische Zeitung OF Berlin.
Sixty propagandists belonging to
labor organizations supporting the Boil
shevik regime have left Moscow for
the front where the Bolsheviki are
fighting the Czecho-Slovaks, according
to a Moscow telegram by way Of Ber-
lin. The object Of the propagandists
is to stimulate the military spirit Of
the soviet troops in their campaign.
Addressing the delegates in fare
we'll speech, SAYS the message. the
date of which Is not given, Premier
Lenine urged them to the utmost ef-
forts to raise the spirits and morale Of
the troops to the highest level and
thus bring about the suppression of
the Czecho-Slovak movement.
CONTINUED on Page EighO
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-16
URGENT NEED OF MEN

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 16.-Germany has &C
knowledged that her man-power. once
SO freely wasted now Is dwindling In
proportions great enough apparently
to cause considerable anxiety to the
high command. The toll taken, par
ticularly in recent fighting by the
allied armies and the prospect of being
confronted by ever growing American
forces, has caused General Ludendorf
to issue most imperative orders for a
vigorous, immediate comb-out in the
German army in order to recover from
auxiliary units all men capable of en-
tering the trenches.
The comb-out, says the order issued
by General LudeEdorff, first considera
t1on will be given to men over 43 who
have served in the front lines longer
than six months. He announces that
commissions have been approached to
investigate the entire situation, incIud.
ing men of every rank. All men avail
able for the infantry must be sent to
depots In Belgium, the special purpose
OF the high command being to get
more infantry reserves.
Appended to the order are special
instructions to Field Marshal Won
Mackensen and General Won Schlotz
to make "a greater demand upon the
local personnel" instead OF using Ger
mans in the auxiliary service as re-
Inducements.
Calls 1t az. S. War Craze"
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 16.-Comment-
ing on the recent interview given by
Admiral Won Hintze, the German for
eign secretary, in which ha lo'd -
sponsibility for continuation Of the
war upon the entente, the frankie. [
Gazette says:
Eve must continue the hard and
bitter struggle for the defense of the
fatherland, for our enemies show little
inclination for peace, and neither
from Lloyd George nor Clemenceau is
any readiness for an understanding to
be expected.
"The daily increasing influence Of
America upon the entente is of still
greater importance. Any sign Of de-
sire for an understanding on the part
OF the European allies is counterbal-
ancel by the war craze of the United
States. In such circumstances there
is nothing to be done but to repress
all premature hopes and arm our
selves with courage and perseverance
for the next developments"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-16
u-BOAT SINKS
BRAZILIAN SHIP

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-The Brazil
lian motor ship Madrugada, 1913 tons
gross, was sunk by shell fire by Ger
man submarines yesterday morning
near winter quarter shoal, 35 miles off
Norfolk, Va. Captain Frederick Rouse
and his crew of 21 men told of the de-
struction of the vessel, upon being
landed here today by steamer which
picked them up.
The captain and crew escaped in
life boats and were rescued after row.
ing about for four hours. The Mad
rugada left New York two days ago
carrying cargo consigned to Santos,
Brazil.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-16
BULLETIN.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY
IN FRANCE, Aug. 16-Allied
forces occupied Villers-Les-Roye
and St. Aurin, and reached their
old line of trenches east of Ar
mancourt yesterday. Farther
north they pressed forward to-
ward the Chaulnes-Roye line.
taking Damery wood in the
evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-16
man POWER LOSS
CAUSES ANXIETY
TO HUN LEADERS
Lack of Reserves May Force
nemy to Abandon Offens-
ive-Comb Army for Men.
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The withdraw
ais on the western front by the Ger
mans in the past few days, 1t is be-
lieved here, indicate that the enemy
intends to abandon the offensive. It
is said to be doubtful whether he
will be able to resume the offensive
since 35 divisions now are necessary
between the Disc and the Ancre, of
which fifteen are from the reserves.
There are now only Is fresh enemy
divisions in reserve on the entire west
ern front and only II of these belong
to the army group of German prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria
Military observers say that there is
every indication the Germans intend
to stand on their present line. There
is possibility, however, that they
may fall back to the Divette a small
tributary of the Disc and which joins
1t south Of Noyon. The French now
hold all the high ground in that region.
1t Is said that the British are so
close to Chaulnes that the enemy can
not use the town. Almose all the rail
communications IN the Peronne region
have been rendered useless by the
allies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-16

WASHINGTON, Aug. 49, German
submarines carrying out raids in Am
erican waters are of the cruiser type,
very probably converted merchantmen
like the Deutschland. which made twa
peaceful trips to the United States be-
fore this country entered the war.
They are low speed craft, with great
cruising radius, carrying two large
crews, 5.9-inch guns and mine laying
equipment as well as torpedoes.
These conclusions have been drawn
by naval officers from detailed reports
which have been gathered from time
to time since the U-boats first appear
ed off the Atlantic coast last May.
The largest of them is probably not
more than 800 feet long, and they are
not the submarines which Germany
was reported to be building.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. - T h 9
American schooner Sybil, recently re-
ported sunk by German submarine,
has arrived safely at Gloucester, Mass.
the navy department was informed
today.
The department also announced to-
day that the remainder of the crew of
the schooner Progress. one of the fish.
ing vessels sunk off the New England
coast has been reported rescued.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-16
COSSACkS ADVANCE

AMSTERDAM. Aug. 16.-The Don
Cossacks have cleared the left bank
of the Don of their opponents and are
marching victoriously on Zeragin, from
which they are only one days march
distant, says an official statement is
sued by the Don-Cossacks staff and
received here from Kiev.
The newspapers at Kiev report that
the Cossacks from the northern Don
region have entered the government
OF Veronosh.
A dispatch to the Cologne Zeitung
from kiev says that the Don and Ku-
ban governments and the leaders in
the adjoining regions have entered
negotiations looking to the establish
ment Of joint central government.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-16
0PP0NENTS0F
BOLSHEVIKI
MAKE GAINS
IN RUSSIA
Germans Make Wholesale Ar
rests of Workmen at Kiev
Allied Troops Advance To-
ward Vologda.
AMERICA TO GIVE. AID
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, Aug 16. - Antientente
circles in Petrograd were surprised
and dismayed when the German en-
bassy and mission which had gone to
Petrograd from Moscow, suddenly left
Petrograd, according to a Stockholm
dispatch to the Times, quoting the
Petrograd Gazette, the only anti-Bol-
shevik newspaper allowed to appear in
Petrograd. Although the Gazette is
opposing the Bo!sheyist regime 1t Is
violently pro-German and anti-B British.
1t Is said that the arrival of the Ger
man embassy at Petrograd gave rea-
son for the belief that 1t would remain
permanently there. The mission num-
bered 700. and brought it's archives
and stores to Petrograd by automo-
bile
The Gazette prints a dispatch from
kiev stating that Germans are making
wholesale arrests of workmen. espe-
cially railway employees and is send
ing them to concentration camps at
Brest Litovsk and Biala.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-16

Do 1t Now
Do 1t Literally
Do 1t Cheerfully
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-16

Do It Now
Do 1t Literally
Do It Cheerfuuy
The sun., 1918-08-25
The Fourth Liberty Loan.

Though the fourth Liberty Loan cam
paign is about a month away. the finan-
cial community Is making plans now for
the popular success of the bond drive,
and IN banking quarters the probable
terms of the issue are being discussed
1t Is the general opinion that there will
be no change in the rate from that OF
the last loan, but there Is a belief that
something in the form Of a moderate ex-
emption may accompany the Liberty
bonds of the fourth issue. Bankers who
would like to see an exemption provision
In the loan say that such an exemption
would be important in stabilizing the
bonds in the market, and while it might
also make It easier to sell the bonds.
that is OF secondary consideration. for 1,
will be generously oversubscribed what
ever the terms are, And II any exemp-
ton Is allowed on the fourth Liberty
bonds II should be limited to amounts OF
100000 or 100000. In the opinion OF
these bankers. with the stipulation that
the bonds must be registered. This
would guard against too free selling at
ter the bonds are listed on the Stock Elk
change, while the exemption feature
would make them attractive to investors
of moderate wealth.
The sun., 1918-08-25
PUBLIC UTILITY
EXTENSIONS CUT
None Allowed Unless Public
Health or Economic Neces.
sity Demands.
MUST CONTRIBUTE TO WAR
Utility Commissions Get a
Letter From Capital Is
sues Committee.
MUST CONTRIBUTE TO WAR
Special Despatch to The suv.

WAsHINoToN, Aug. 24.---All exrend.
lures for extensions Of public utilize,
that are not regarded as an essent,a,
part Of the war programme are TO As
frowned upon by the Capital Issues
Committee of the War Finance Corpora.
ton. This includes car line extension,
and bettorments, sewerage. street light.
ing, water systems and paving
In o letter to-day to public utllrv
commissions In every section Of tia
country the committee made it plain thu,
such extensions and betterments should
only be allowed when they are necessary
for or contribute directly to the winning
of the war It serves notice that II wifi
not approve capital expenditures excep.
on this premise, and II urges the com.
missions to relieve all utilities OF char.
ter or other obligations which would
compel extensions at this time
This letter Is but part of comrrA.
hensive programme mapped out by n,
committee to enforce conservation o.
capital and finances for war purposes f.,
the Government. 1t is in part as fol.
lows:
IF the men, money and material which
tho Government needs are to be mace
available for essential war purpose,
there must necessarily be n considerable
degree Of sacrifice on the part Of lad.
v!duale, communities and corporations IN
adjusting themselves to the substltutlons
and changed standards which the situa.
ton compela Existing facilities must
be made to serve in the place Of new
ones. regardless OF temporary inconven.
fences and discomfort, unless the public
health or paramount loca! economic no.
cessity Is involved.
May we suggest to you that these
considerations apply with marked force
to the public utility situation? The e1.
tensions and betterments which public
service corporations are accustomed to
make In normal times, either on the ill.,
itiative of their own or by direction OF
the regulating commissions under which
| they operate, should in our opinion b.
postponed until after the war, unless an
| immediate war purpose is served and
may we ask of you consideration OF the
propriety of deferring even the perform.
ance of contractual obligations arising
from franchise or other local require.
/, ments, when no military or local eco.
! nomic necessity is served by such ex.
pendltures?"
The sun., 1918-08-25
A sure Thing.

Though a number Of traders rave tried
unsuccessfully to make money through
selling General Motors short some have
operated on the other side with large
profits. One floor broker, who purchased
General Motors some months ago. has
not only made about 40 points on his
investment but has collected so points
in that time through loaning out his
stock, and by trs:o trades General Motors
Is called a sure thing" Those close 10
the du Pont-Durant interests say there
Is no possibility OF a private settlement
between the important shorts and the
insiders, for the bears can get out any
time they wish by buying the\stock in
the open market 1t Is well known tina,
only few big individuals are short OF
the stock and though covering would
involve enormous financial loss they are
in a position which becomes more un
comfortable daily.
The sun., 1918-08-25
RAIL OPERATION
SHOWS DEFICIT
Earnings Fail to Meet the Fed
eral Guarantee by
$325,0OO,OOO.
Special Despdteh to THE SIN

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24-The Railroad
Administration has a deficit Of more
than $500, 200, 900 on the guarantee a
earnings to the roads under Govern
ment control for the first six months Of
the year. according to figures or or
Grating revenues made public to-day ny
the Interstate Commerce Commission
Tho figures. however. by 10 means
show the true ratio OF earnings under
government control to the guaranteed
returns to the roads, because the ar'
cumulated back pay to railroad WORKERS
under the wage increase allowed by the
Director General was in large Dar'
charged against jane revenues. The -
per cent increase In freight rates and
passenger fares did not become ctte,'
tive until the tag end of the month
making the June figures eXcepuonaF
unfavorable.
The net operating revenues Of y"
Glass 1 roads for the first six months
of the year were 1851, 651,lll. The
railroad act provides for rental payments
of approximately $3.50 900, 600 a year On
the basis OF the pre-war earniusS IA.'
is S475,Oo0. 900 for the hal: year p'ri'"
against the net earnings OF slIl .''".4.
June operating expenses because w
back wage payments totaled $i5''sh'
305, against revenues of sS93."''",'
The earnings were approNimateIE "
OO0, 900 greater for June this year ta',
for June, 1911 The back pay CHARGER
to June revenues this year totaled Sl'"'
043,oO1. Exclusive of these pdylo'A
the June operating costs were Wv
o53,1O4, as compared with revenues u
S393,3O9,379.
The sun., 1918-08-25
Bills Discounted at Top Record.

In order to meet the withdrawal Of
United States deposits amounting to
S13s.5s8.0o0 the local banks increased
their borrowings from the Federal Re-
serve Bank to S677 .685,4s7, a figure that
eclipses all previous high records. The
increase for the week in bills discounted
and bought. according to the Federal
Reserve Bank statement, was $122.-
$4,000. At the same time the local
banks contracted their loans by $55,4l4.-
900. With the aid Of these steps the
bank statement disclosed an increase in
surplus reserve of $2s.2S1.150, making
that item $59.355,230. There was q gain
Of $33,103,000 in cash reserve with the
reserve bank. but this was partially or
set by a net increase Of $24.317,00o In
demand and time deposits. Chiefly
through the operation of the gold settle
ment fund the reserve banks gold hold
ings fell of $4,000, 900 In round num-
bers Member bank deposits increased
S29, 000, 900 and Federal reserve notes
outstanding expanded 100000.
The sun., 1918-08-25

The pools operating in New Haven
and st. Paul took advantage Of the
broadening in the general list to run In
some shorts. especially in the latter Is
sue In New Haven the buying was
helped materially by the belief enter
tanned IN responsible quarters that the
Federal rental contract for this road
will be very liberal, which was also re-
Elected in the New Haven 6s. which
moved up several points Two houses
which have been active in New Haven
and st. Paul are believed to be working
for a former influential market operator.
who In turn generally represents other
individuals. the purpose OF the crossed
trails being to disguise the real interests
behind the movement.
The sun., 1918-08-25
Railway steel SPRING.

An important feature Of the retire.
ment of the Railway Steel Spring Com
pany's s2.s67.ooo s per cent. bonds
that the money saved from bond interest
and sinking fund charges will equal
nearly 4 per cent. annually on the Rail-
way Steel common stock Tho COM
pany's financial position will be strength
ened materially by the paying of OF
theSe bonds, and It Is quite likely that
the directors will carry out their origi-
nal plan of increasing the dividend rate
at the next meeting. Railway Steel
Spring has been one Of the most active
Issues the last week, buying being cred
tied to those associated with tho COM
pany.
The sun., 1918-08-25
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
BuyinE Of stocks.

Buying power Of Importance in Satur-
days short market carried Steel to a
new high record for the year and re-
suited In a broadening of the entire list,
with expanding activity. Advances oc-
CURED In both the railroad and indus
TRIAL sections. Union Pacific leading the
former. while Steel set the pace for the
latter. II was a concrete demonstration
Of what important financial interests
had predicted would happen when the
accumulated good news of the last two
months asserted itself marketwise, and
coming on the eve of the contamination
Of the railroad control question It was
considered significant. A fairly large
short interest contributed literally to
the buying power and the whole market
closedss strong.
The sun., 1918-08-25
Canada's War Expansion.

What country can do under forced
pressure is illustrated by Canada's record
in the last four years of war; during
which time. according to the latest COM
mercial bulletin of the Canadian Bank
Of Commerce, the Dominion's annual
production has increased by a wide mar
gin. AT the close Of the four years
participation in the war" the bank
states, "tte value of the annual products
of our fields has risen by IS FER cent,
or from 363s, 000.0 900 In 1914 to $1,000
600, 900 in 1917; the products of the
mines have increased In value from
1929. 900. 900 to 100000. 900. while those
of the forest and fisheries have been
maintained. Such results after the great
drain upon our man power. though not
to be compared with the acf ievements
of our men at the front. indicate clearly
that the cooperation between private and
public enterprise. actuated by healthy
patriotism. has met with no mean meas
ure Of success"
The sun., 1918-08-25
STEEL DEMANDS INCREASE,
Has Raised Estimate
100000 Tons.

Strenuous II not drastic measure are
to be taken for the production, Cuh7' w.
ton and distribution OF steel A. cog
ference in Washington THURSDAY Ito
Governments estimates Of requirement.
for the current half year were placed III
%. 600. 900 tons. about 3,OOo."'' ',.
more than was estimated a few Weeks
ago. 1t Is thought possible iA'i
figures may even be increased To ~
900 900.
AS at the present rate Of rroa1',"s,
not more than $4,000 600 tons OF r','r'
steel may be expected, it Wi, he 'f.'@,
sary to increase the present canartf '
the mills and finishing shops, E'r''
pound of steel will be needed for var
purposes, Other enterprise VIII bee com,
pletely cut off and even the preference
list reduced.
Iron Is relatively in worse p"''''
than steel. Scarcity OF the former
largely responsible for the shor"I' ''
the latter. Furnaces have been "'"
pered by insufficient fuel supply, ara ~.
duction during August is expected ~
show a decrease at a time when the '''
mand was never heavier.
Allegations of iron will he TO- WIZ
purposes only. ..,..
The supply of refined copper tails '"'
hind requirements ana sfi'' '''0
ton Is necessary. though sme!lri ,'
,ion has been heavy. No serious s".'-
age. however. is expected
Lead remains scare. The dealers '.''
ply is apparently exhausted aud i'
ducers have nothing near by 10 otr' '.'
. contract price is held by prodl''.7 "'
7E cents. East st. Louis.
Lighter production and HEAVIER NJ"
mand are responsible for s'"adF 49,
vance of spelter which is nov hfN -
3 to 9Ac. as to position,
The sun., 1918-08-25
Canadian Pacific.

Buying in Canadian Pacific was again
a prominent feature Of the trading and
the firms handling the orders confirmed
the current belief that foreign interests
were increasing their holdings Of Ameri-
can securities in a big way. A consider
able portion Of this buying Is for cash.
indicating that the purchasers have Ds-
tie fear OF any substantial decline In
quotations. In Canadian Pacific there
was also a rush by shorts to get out,
for on any concrete signs Of tho wars
end this stock would respond most lib
orally.
The sun., 1918-08-25
Foreign Bonds Higher.

Foreign Government and municipal
bonds continued yesterday to discount
the allied victory and rose to new high
prices for this year. and in some in
stances the best quotations since 1916.
Investment bankers report that the buy
ing Is for people who are convinced of
Germanys defeat in the not distant fu-
ture.
The sun., 1918-08-25
Zinc Price Continued.

wAsHISGroN. Aug. 2t,--Twcl>e ''''
per pound as the maximum r'''
Grade A zinc will he continued Ola ""',
cries between September and Ja''.
/. 1919. under an agreement a0H "a
Today bv the War lndustrI"-
The pr ce at mont Of delivery b..
the East st. LOUIS price plus the r''S'-
The sun., 1918-08-25
ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF
81. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.

st. Louis, Mo-, August 20, 1918.
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual
meeting Of the Stockholders of st. Louis
Southwestern Railway Company Will be
held at the General Ofices OF the Company
in the Railway Exchange Building. sixth
NO.. on Tuesday. October l. 1913. at nine
o'clock A. NJ, for the election OF Directors
OF the Company, in conformity with the
bylaws, and for the transaction of such
other business as may legally come before
said meeting.
The regular annual meeting OF the Direc-
tors of the Company Will be held at the
same place Immediately after the ad-
Journment OF the Stockhoiders' meeting.
pany will be closed on Saturday. August
3lst 1918. at twelve o'clock noon, and
will be reopened at ten o'clock A. II. on
%edne sday, October 2, 1918.
j. VI. HERBERT, President
ARTHUR ]. TRUssELL. Secretary.