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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-15
POSITION ENDANGERED

Slovaks in Siberia are in dangerous
position and are liable to be cut off
altogether, says the correspondent of
the Times at Vladivostok. Only q
fraction of those between the Volga
and Lake Baikal are armed and all
are deficient in every sort of equip
ment They are cut off from the far
east and it is impossible to learn what
is happening to them. The CORES
pondent says there is much apprehen-
sion concerning them in Vladivostok,
and adds:
THE CZechs here are pathetically
anxious to push west and assist their
brothers. They are contemplating
desperate measures in order to reach
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Retreat Specialist" Is
Appointed to German
Command on Somme
'By Associated Press)

PARIS, Aug. Is CHayas Agency
General Hans Won Boehn, the German
retreat specialist" has been appoint
ed to the supreme German command
on the Somme front The newspapers
believe that this change in the Ger
man command is highly significant.
The German withdrawal north OF Al
bert is looked upon as the first appli-
cation of his tactics.
General Won Boehn and his former
command, the German Eighth Army,
stood the brunt of the allied pressure
in the Marne salient previously to the
withdrawal to the north of the Vesle.
The German troops engaged in the
fighting east and southeast Of Amiens
have been under the command of Cen
erals Won Der Marwitz and Won HUI
tier. and In the arm ygroup of Crown
Prince Ruprecht OF Bavaria
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four Weeks BRING
GREAT CHANGE IN
WAR OPERATIONS

PARIS, Aug. 15-Just four weeks
ago today, the residents of Paris were
awakened by the sound of such can
nonade as they had never heard be
fore. 1t was General Mangin's "coun
ter prepaIatio against the great Ger
man attack which the enemy was be
lieved was to bring him to the gates
of Paris.
In phrases tempered with joy, the
morning newspapers outline the great
change that one short month has
brought. The enemy, who was at the
gates of Amiens, Rheims and Com
peigne has been sound,y beaten and
outgeneralled at every point and ini-
tiative has been wrung from him by
the military genius of Marshal Foch.
The German command, it is said. has
transferred the direction of opera tions
to General Won Boehn, a specialist in
retreats.
Allied troops, among whom the
Americans have borne a credita BILE
part, have captured 10000 prisoners
and more than 100 guns. This is a
greater number than the allies have
taken in four weeks since the begin
ming of the war.
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SOVIET TROOPS
ARE FORCED TO
Leave MOSCOW
Loss of City Serious Blow
Czecho-Slovak Troops In
Force Along Volga.
(By Associated Press)

AMSTERDAM, Aug. Is. - Soviet
troops have begun to evacuate Mos
COW The gold reserves which had
been in the basement of the Kremlin
already have been removed to an un-
known place.
Dispatches received in London on
Monday reporting that Premier Lenine
and War Minister Trotzky had fed to
the naval base at kronstadt, added
that all the government departments
also would be removed there The
flight of Lenine and TrotZky was said
to be due to threats by the social reyo-
lutionists of the Left that they were
about to begin reign of terror there.
Whether the Soviet troops were forced
to depart from Moscow is not clear
but the loss of the city to the Soviet
government undoubtedly would be a
serious blow to their cause.
Moscow. the ancient capitol of Rus
sia, was made the Soviet capital in
March. The Lenine government fed
there from Petrograd, toward which
the German troops were marching. 1t
has been reported within the past few
days that the Germans had renewed
their march toward Petrograd CZecho-
Slovak troops have been reported in
force along the Nolga, about 500 miles
east of Moscow.
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KARL AND WILHELM
HOLD CONFERENCE
CBv Associated Press

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 15-Emperor
Charles of Austria is at German main
headquarters. according to a telegram
to the Lokal Anzeiger Of Berlin from
Karl Ro5ner. its war correspondent
Emperor William and his advisors
have been holding an important con-
ference at headquarters. the cores
pondent reports, and these delibera-
tions, on political and military ques-
tions, are reaching their highest
point" with the coming of the Austrian
emperor and his advisory staff
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I around and wondered If | knew of
any boys over as yet from back in
Ohio"
Before | had time to answer every
one in that vast audience was on their
feet to cheer and to welcome the
speakers who were entering the plat
form from side door. While still
standing the Bishop of London offered
up d short prayer and in 4 few SEN
tences-those two great nations, one
on each side of the Atlantic one di!id-
ed-now became Joined.
Cheer News Of Americans
The real address of the morning was
made by the Hon. Winston s. Church
i'll, one of Engiand's greatest men and
at present Minister CT Munitions No
doubt the papers at home have long
ago told all about this big meeting, so
| won't go into detail as regards the
speeches, but there were three times
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attended by men representing world
powers does no. do it justice in any
sense of the word-any more than you
could portray the beauty and grandeur
of Westminster by describing only its
outer structure. Back Of all the flag
waving, the music and the speeches
was something that created within
emotions that words and language
cannot describe.
This great Anglo-Saxon fellowship
meeting was held in Central Hall di-
rectly across Victoria street from
Westminster Abbey. The doors were
opened at 10 o'clock and thosands OF
people who had been standing in the
hot sun for hours crowded their way
past the special guards into the main
auditorium of Central Hall. The build
ing was decorated inside and out with
the Allied flags but chiefly to be seen
was the Stars and Stripes. | tell you
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THE vast audience was happy and
like cur own "Topsy" it ''growed" on
them-and when The Star Spangled
Banner was played, the tears rolled
down the furrowed cheeks of many a
staunch old Englishman and the little
crumpled up white handkerchief hush
ed away many a tear from the eyes of
countless mothers whose sons had al
ready fallen on the field of honor.
In a few minutes every seat was
occupied, as well as the available
standing room. / had been unable
the day before to get a reserved seat
and so took my chances at the door.
AS a result found myself in the last
row in the balcony with an Australian
on one side and an American sailor on
my other side. The best of feeling
exists over here between the AnZacs
and the Yanks and l surely enjoyed
my Australian friend that morning
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He had just come over from France a
few days before and he was strong
in his praise for the American dough
boy as they are called.
IF the G. o. p. had band like the
Coldstream Guards and could send it
to Texas for campaign purposes they
might have hopes of carrying that
state. His Majesty's Coldstream
Guards Band is as fine a military
band If not the finest that | have ever
heard and for three-quarters of an
hour preceding the speeches that i'm
mense audience sat in wonderment
and listened to that wonderful music.
And then after piece had been finish
ed the great crowd below suddenly
and as If by magic, turned into a great
sea Of American flags, and then the
yelling started all over again Then
just about this time an old bald-head-
ed gentleman in front of me turned
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-15

! during Mr. Churchills address that l
thought the people would surely go
crazy The frs! time was when he
said, There are one million American
troops in France" Even this came
after the people had been rea1ing It
in the papers all morning. From this
one is led TO believe that an English
mans hearing is better than bis see
ing. But the people were happy that
morning and time and time again. old
white-haired men, who probably have
had the rheumatism for the last forty
years, would jump up and yell and
wave an American flag like some little
ten-yearold newsboy at a yearly pic
mic And when he said. Germany
must be beaten-G must feel
that she is beaten-G ermany must
know that she is beateni" again the
people jumped to their feet and it was
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The enthusiasm with which London
celebrated the Fourth of July is de-
scrihed in letter received by MIR.
and Mrs. T. A Fishback, 2lo North
west Fifth street, from their son,
Lieutenant l.. X. Fishback, with the
L. s. Aviation service in London,
"You would have thought that a
favorite son was going to speak be-
fore a hometown audience" the sol
dier writes. but favorite sen had
spoken that morning, for President
Wilson'S announcement that million
American soldiers were in France had
appeared that morning in the London
papers"
The description Of the celebration
follows:
Several days have now passed since
that great and most memorable OF all
independence Day celebrations. 10
say that II was q great meeting and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-15
SUB CHASERS ON
HUNT OF U-b0AT
OFF U. S. COAST
American Schooner Sunk by
Shell Fire From German
Sub Off Cape May.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The
American schooner. Dorothy Barrett,
was sunk by shell fire from a German
submarine yesterday near Cape May,
n. J. Seaplanes and submarine chas-
ers sent to the scene dropped depth
bombs on the spot where the subma-
rine was believed to have submerged
One of the planes flying low
dropped a depth charge where bubbles
presumably from the wake of the sub
marine were observed. The chasers
then closed in and let go several
bombs. There was no evidence of
wreckage, but the submarine did not
reappear.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-15
REPUBLIC In DANGER

LONDON, Aug. Is. - The Soviet
government has issued a proclamation
declaring that the Russian republic is
in danger, according to kilograms
from Helsingfors received in Stock
holm and quoted by the correspondent
of the Times.
The Petrograd Soviet has removed
to krCnstadt owing to the insecurity
of the city. Bands of armed peasants
are reported marching on Petrograd
from surrounding districts. They de-
clare they are starving and that the
Red Guards have stolen all their food.
Dissatisfaction with the Soviets is
said to prevail everywhere in Russia
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-15

Dad, it does red-blooded Yank a
world of good to see his flag floating
from the top of the government build
ings here in London.
THE back of the huge platform was
swamped with American flags and be
fore the program started several Eng
lish officers passed out small Ameri-
can flags go everyone in that vast audi
ence. And the grabbing for these
flags had any rummage sale that /
have ever seen beat thousand ways.
From the amount of yelling and flag
waving that was going on you would
have thought that favorite son was
about to speak before a downtown
audience.
But a favorite son had spoken that
morning, for President Wilson's an
nOuncement that we had one million
troops in France, had appeared in all
of the London papers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-15
GIRLS WANTED.

Wayne county must con-
tribute twenty girls for Red
Cross work. This appeal is
urgent. Indiana is asked to
supply 1,500 girls, who have
at least a grammar school edu-
cation or a business education.
Leaders of the movement
today were deploring the fail
ure of Wayne county girls to
respond to the call of the Red
Cross. They were wondering
if the girls lack the quality of
patriotism that sent their
brothers and relatives into the
training camps. Red Cross
headquarters in the Masonic
building will supply informa-
ton to applicants.
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CzEcHs WELCOME BRITISH.

LONDON, Aug1 15.-Reuters lin
tied learns that the British troops on
their way to join the Czecho-Slovak
troops on the Useuri front were re-
ceived by the CZechs with the great
est enthusiasm at Nicolak and else
where.
The Ussuri river joins the Amur
near Khabarovsk, north of Vladivo-
stok. The Czechs have been engaged
with the Bolsheviki in this region for
several weeks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-15
KELLOGG STILL AELOAT.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The
American tank steamer, Frederick R.
Kellogg, torpedoed Tuesday evening
by German submarine, is still afioat
16 miles off Barnegat, n. j., the navy
department was advised today, and
there is a chance that she may be
brought into port.
Seven men of the crew still are
missing, but the navy has no con-
firmation of reports that five men
were Killed by the explosion of the
torpedo
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-15
SURVIVORS ARE LANDED.

BOSTON, Aug. 15.-Twenty-five sur
vivors of the British steamer Peni-
stone, sunk by a German submarine
off the Massachusetts coast Sunday,
landed at Cape Cod ports today and
reported that another boat containing
members of the crew had been lost.
Four of the survivors were badly
burned and injured, which indicated
that the vessel had ben attacked be-
fore the crew had a chance to escape.
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Today's Temperature

For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday.
Possibly a local thundershOwer. Warm
wave Friday.
General Condtions-The British Co
lumbia storm which has been moving
slowly eastward and caused the rain
of last evening is now moving out into
the Atlantic ocean. Another storm
over the Rocky Mountains is increas-
ing in size and also moving eastward.
Between the two storms the weather
is generally fair. An area of high
barometric pressure from Minnesota
caused a break in the hot wave gener-
ally throughout the central states. But
another hot wave is moving eastward
from the plain states.
Maximum Temperatures at Canton
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-15
Federal Labor Man
Makes Probe Here

F L. FcicE, commissioner of the
United States department Of labor,
discussed tie industrial condition of
the city with manufacturers Thursday.
No statement regarding the confer
ences was forthcoming. as Feick is
gathering data on the whole problem
and will be unable TO announce a de
cision until he has obtained all the
facts.
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Reduce Interest Rate
on Loans to Farmer
Hv Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-To aid
further in financing crop movement
the war finance corporation today re-
duced from 6 to 5 per cent the annual
interest rates on short term advances
to cover loans made to farmers or
merchants for marketing wheat and
other crops.
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only Regret | Cannot
Figh: Beside My Sors,"
Says Colonel Roosevelt

PARIS, Aug. 15.-Havas Agency
Col. ROCsevelt's answer to cOndol-
ences extended by President Poincare,
on the death of Lieut. Quentin Roose-
welt. is published by the newspapers.
My only regret" the colonel wrote,
lis that / am unable to fight beside
my sons"
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BRITISH AVIATOR KILLED

CINCINNATI Aug. Is, - Captain
James Fitzmorri3, of the British Roy
al Flying Corps, was killed when the
engine Of his plane died and the ma
chine crashed to the ground just west
of Cincinnati. Captain FitZmorIis was
one CT a party cnroute to Cincinnati
from indianapolis to give an eXhibi-
ton
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-15
URUGUAY MISSION IN CUBA

SANTIAGO, Cuba, Aug. IS. - The
Uruguayan mission to the United
States, headed Ey Dr.. Ralthazar Brun
the foreign minister, arrived here to-.
day. The members were welcomed by
a representative Of President Memo
cal and committee Of prominent
Cutans. The mission will go to Ha-
vana later in the week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-15
QUORUM FAIL TO APPEAR.

WASHINGTON,>Aug. 15.-Plans for
beginning consideration in the senate
next Monday of the new man power
bill extending the draft ages were
blocked today by failure of quorum
to appear when Chairman Chamber
lain of the military committee sum-
mitted the measure with favorable
report
Senate leaders had telegraphed
members to return from vacations so
that the agreement for three day re-
cesses until August "a might be salts
fed, and thus clear parliamentary OBJ
stacles TO taking up the bill imme-
diately upon convening Monday.
Only forty-three senators answered
to their names when the roll was
called, six less than a quorum. There
were twenty-five Republicans and
twenty-one Democrats.
The senate adjourned until Mon
day and the plan now is to begin con-
sideration of the bill next Thursday if
possible.
Senator Chamberlain still hopes to
pass the measure by Saturday of next
week He said quorum seemed as
sured for Monday and he then will re-
new his request to set aside the vaca-
ton program and proceed Thursday
with the bill. He expressed conf
dence of its passage within three DAYS
before the national war time prohibit
tion proposal comes before the senate
as privileged business.
[Continued on Page Eight
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The Weather

Weather Bureau-Generally fair to-
night and Friday.
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FOUR MILLION
US. SOLDIERS
Can WIN ON
WEST FRONT
New American War Program
Calls for 100000 Men
Overseas by June, 1919,
Chamberlain Tells Senate.
U. S. MUST FORCE ISSUE
fBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-In report
ing the administration man power bill,
extending draft ages, today Chairman
Chamberlain disclosed to the senate
that General March had told the mil
itary committee it was up to the
United States to put enough men in
France to win the war on the west
front and had expressed the belief
that 100000 Americans under one
commander could go through the Ger
man line wherever they pleased.
The report also revealed that the
new American war program called for
so divisions or something over 3 mil
lion men in France by June 80 next
year, with Is more divisions in train
ing at home then.
All OF the men sailing for active
service under the proposed new draft
ages-1S to 45-General March told
the committee would be in France by
next June according to the program.
Must Win in West.
Secretary Baker informed the COM
mittee the report that the presidents
policy called for concentration of
American, forces from the western
front, including Italy and that the
theory Of the fighting in the future is
that we must fore the issue and win
on the western front"
Immediate extension of the draft
ages was declared by the army repre-
sentatives to be imperative in order
that the United States may throw its
full strength in the struggle and win.
If The draft ages are fixed at from Is
to 45, General March said the system
Of volunteer enlistment in the Uniter
States army automatically disappears.
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Do 1t Now
Do 1t Literally
Do 1t Cheerfully
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Do 1t Now
Do 1t Literally
Do 1t Cheerfuliy
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
Mann IS COMMANDER
OF EASTERN DIVSIOI
BY The United Press.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2-Orders were
issued today assigning General Mann
who has been commander Of the Rain
how Division IN France, to command OF
the eastern department with headquar-
fsrs at Governors Island. New 1ork
"A The same time General Hoyle, retired,
was retired from that department and
returned TO The inactive list IL was
rsnorted. that General Sibert. head oi
General Pershlng's eXpeditionary force
.,ouId soon be assigned to command Of
.be Southeastern department win
headduariers at Charleston, : e inc
slbert as-ignment is apparently the di'
-oct result OF a recommendation IRON
-ieneral Pershing TO relieve MIN IRON
ais important task abroad.
General Mann's assignment however
Oss anticipated because he has been II
b hospital and is deemed PHYSICAL!
unable to continue active direction o
30 important position as leadership o
ihe Rainbow Division.
Nanns place in Europe viii be takel
,v General Charles Menoher. but 81
bcrt's successor has not been an
bounced.
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
.BALIIMOI E TO new YORK
NOW IN "a HOURS

Friends Of a well-known travelling
salesman Of this city are haN x much
fun with him as the result Of a story
ne is telling about himself and his ex-
perlences with the railroads during the
present unsettled condition Of the
Transportation companies. He got on a
train in Baltimore last sunday nigh'
and being tired. he went 10 his berth
and went to bed. thinking he would be
aroused when he reached New YORK
City, his destination
several hours later he was awakened
and peerlng through the window he
saw that he was in a station He
called the train porter and asked hin
where they were and the porter In.
formed him that they were in Balti-
more. "That can't be-" the travelling
man said. I'VE LETT Baltimore lasl
night"
"No we did not" replied the porter
"for we are still here" The salesman
went to sleep again and some time late
awoke to find the train out In the coun
try.
"Where are we now?" he asked tn
porter. I'VE are fourteen miles from
/ baltimore and stopped again" the lat
/ ter replied The salesman reached New
/ York late Monday night.
Evening journal., 1918-01-02
RED CROSS WOMEN
WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS

a law has been passed at Washing
ton requiring q man in the army or
navy to give part Of his pay to his wife
or children. The government viii also
give them a family allowance while the
man Is In service.
other near relatives have the right
10 receive money from the government
II they have been dependant on a man
who Is lighting for us.
The Delaware Chapter Of the Red
Cross has opened an office Of Its Home
Service Section. where such informa-
tion for the families OF enlisted men
may be obtained. This onlce is at No
9i3 Delaware avenue, where you may
come and find out. free Of charge, all
about your rights under this new law.
The Home Service section Is glad TO
be Of service 10 the families Of the en-
listed men. and is ready 10 help or adj
wise in regard 10 any difficulties which
may have arisen because Of the absence
OF a man from the family.
Evening journal., 1918-01-02

Two substantial contributions TO the
Halifax Relief Fund. received today
brings the total OF that fund mp to
si.24s5i.
OF that amount $1,000 already has
been wired TO Halifax.
The amount needed to make up the
second $1,000 is s7j2.
We believe it VIII come and that 10
will aid materially in mitigating the
misery OF the 1000 injured and the 2o'-
OO0 homeless men, women and children
in Halifax, who are battling today with
sub-Arctlc winter weather
This Is an enterprise IN which every
man and woman who has a heart should
be glad 10 become a partner.
The eyes Of the stricken thousands OF