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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-10

Four Needs in Heating Houses

Professor Ellsworth Huntington in the Re-
view of Reviews for September says:
From all these facts it appears that four
things are needed in our houses next winter
four things which will save coal and improve our
health and efficiency:
The first is cooler sleeping rooms, which
ought not to be heated by day unless people are
going to sit in them. Such rooms will act not
only as mental stimulus, but will help to give
the variability which is so valuable as means
Of preserving health.
Second, the rooms in which we sit, eat, work,
and play ought not to average above Ga degrees.
This, like the cooler sleeping rooms, will consid-
erably diminish the demand for coal, and will at
the same time improve our health. As matter
Of fact, if the coal situation should demand it,
there is no reason why the temperature should
not average as low as 60 degrees. Indeed, Sc de-
grees would actually do less harm than " de-
grees, which is a common temperature in many
houses at present. Of course people would have
to dress warmly. If they faithfully carry out the
other recommendations of this article, however,
they may expect better health and as great COM
fort at Sc degrees as at ~.
Third in order that we may be comfortable
houses must be much moster than is now COM
monty the case. This does not mean that it
should be so damp that moisture accumulates on
the walls. It does mean however, that in almost
all houses the amount of evaporation from pans
in the furnace, or radiators, and in registers
ought to be from three to five even ten times
great now. If rooms contain fairly moist
air at 20 degrees they are likely to feel too warm
and to be enervatng Moreover, when the rooms
cool down at night moisture may be deposited on
the cool walls. On the other hand, with tenn
perature of only 60 to Ga degrees it is possible to
have the air sufficiently moist to make it feel
warm and comfortable, while the danger of get
ting the walls damp at night is much diminished
In this connection it must be remembered that
moist air retains it's heat much longer than dry
air. Hence the amount of coal needed to keep
ouch air sufficiently warm is less than when
the air is dry.
Fourth, if the temperature is allowed to be
variable, it does not need to average so high as
when it is kept uniform. Under such conditions
peoples health improves and their capacity for
resistance greatly increases. Thus people who
have been in the habit of wanting the thermo-
meter at 70 degrees at breakfast time find them
selves comfortable if the temperature is only 60
degrees. Later the thermometer rises to per-
haps &c degrees, and they feel too warm Then
when the furnace cools off little they do not
mind if it goes back to 62 degrees. Thus during
the day the thermometer may swing back and
forth number Of times. This is beneficial to
health, and also enables house to be heated with
less consumption of coal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-10
COUGHED FIFTEEN YEARS.

Coughs that hang on and grow worse
in the night and weaken the sufferer
are relieved by Foley's Honey and Tar
oftener than by any other remedy. r.
F. Hall, Mabe. Va. writes: For Is
years l was afflicted with a trouble
some bronchial cough and irritation of
the throat. Foley's Honey and Tar re-
lieved me; after taking one bottle the
cough ceased and has not returned"
No medicine stands higher as family
remedy for colds for children and
grown-ups For sale by A. G. Luken &
Co--Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-10
CIRCUS CANCELS DATE.

The Hagenbeck- Wallace circus will
not show in Richmond according to
a letter received from l.. II. Hickman
the general agent of the circus by
Omer G. Whelan, who had their con-
tract for feed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-10
Indiana Has Lou Record
for Rejected Soldiers

Indiana was praised for her low av-
erage in rejected men sent into camps
in communication received from Ma
jar Robert G. BaltZell, executive Off.
Ger, by the Richmond CONSUMPTION
board Monday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-10
CHESTER, IND.

Mrs. Morton McMahan and Mrs.
Mary Wright and Everett McMahan Of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-10

The young lady next door has writ
ten to Washington to inquire what
sort Of uniform unit wears.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-10

real day Of rest I have had in six
months.-L. K T.
Evening star., 1918-07-06
New York's Former Executive
Falls in Scout Plane in
Louisiana.
WAS YOUNGEST MAYOR
IN new YORK'S HISTORY
Work as Accountant Won Recog.
milton From the Late Mayor
= Gaynor.

LAKE CHARLES, La, July 6.-Maj.
John Purroy Mitchell, former mayor of
New York-city, an officer in the
aviation section of the Signal Corps,
was instantly killed at Gerstner Field
this morning while flying in a scout
machine.
The accident occurred at 1880 o'clock
on the flying field, according to reports
received here. Gerstner Field is fif-
teen miles from Lake Charles.
According to officials at Gerstner
Field. Maj. Mitchell was in a single
Evening star., 1918-07-06
U. S. TRANSPORT AFIRE
AT SEA; REACHES PORT

The United States Army transport
Henderson has been af1re at sea, but
has made an Atlantic port in safety.
There was no loss of life.
Few details have reached the Navy
Department, but 1t was said that the
vessel was not badly damaged. It
was not made known whether the
Henderson was outbound or homeward
bound. nor was there any Information
as to how the fire occurred.
Evening star., 1918-07-06
TO FREE KAMENEFF FOR
SIX FINNISH OFFICERS
BY the Associated Press,

By The Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Thursday. June 2o.-Leo
Kameneff. bolshevik ambassador to
Austria who. was impris-
oned and held as a hostage by the
Finnish White Guards, is to be re-
leased. according to the evening news
papers.
Gen. Count Won Mirbach, German
ambassador to Russia, several days
ago notified Foreign Minister Tchitch-
erin that M. Kameneff would be re-
leased in exchange for six Finnish Of
ficials detained by Russia, to which
the Russian foreign minister con-
sented.
Evening star., 1918-07-06

LIEUT.. STEPHEN p. McGROARTYs
Lieut.. Stephen p McGroarty of
Falls Church, Va, who is officially
reported today as having died of
wounds in France, was the youngest
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. McGroarty.
He was twenty-three years old, and
had been educated in the Washington
schools and was graduated from
Western High School, where he was
in the cadet regiment. He was grad
uated from the University Of Vir-
ginia just as the United States was
entering the world war, and went to
Camp Gordon, Ga, and later was
transferred to the engineers camp at
the American University.
He received his commission about "a
year ago, and last February went
overseas with the I'd United States
Engineers.
Young McGroarty has lived in Falls
Church since 1905.
Evening star., 1918-07-06
HOUR
OF WARAT HAND
Bonar Law Sees Danger in
Coming German Blow, But
Confidence Reigns.
NO HOPE OF EARLY PEACE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
. LONDON. July 6.-The coming Ger
man blow will not be less dangerous
because of the time employed in pre-
pairing for it. but 1t is comforting to
the commander of the allied armies
are confident of the result, Andrew
Bonar Law. chancellor of the ex-
chequer. declared last night at din
ners to thsz-aa}egates Of the parlia-
fnentsry commercial conference.
ut is impossible to foresee the fu-
ture." he said. "but 1 do believe that
the fateful hour of this war is upon
us, and il in another three months
our enemies have won no strategic
object, then their campaign will have
failed, and it will, I hope, be a de-
cisive failure"
Foes Mistakes Cited.
The Germans possessed the most
perfect military machine <that ever
existed, but the chancellor said he
believed that when the history Of the
war was written it would be seen
that Germany had made greater mill
tary mistakes than any other power.
He instanced the submarine warfare
which had brought the United States
into the war. He doubted whether
Germany would get as much out of
Russia as she expected. Wherever
the German soldier had planted his
foot the name of German will be
loathed for generations.
The chancellor spoke gratefully of
American help and alluded to the
wonderful organization in sending
American troops across the Atlantic.
The Germans, he said, could not weigh
the advantages and disadvantages of
them.
Russia in Delirium.
Mr.. Bonar Law said he tfembled to
think what would have been the posi-
tion of the allies after Russia went
out Of the war, but for the help of the
United States. He had not despaired
of Russia, who was like a patient in
a delirium. 1t was impossible from
hour to hour to tell what the future
might bring there.
The population of the enemy powers
was 154 ,000, 900. that of the entente
alliance 1,200,000.O00. That in itself
was a league of nations with a mill
tary force that was terrible, but the
economic force also was strong.
OF one thing, he said, there was no
doubt, just as the allies were standing
together now SO would they stand
when the war was over to repair the
ravages of the war.
Sees No Early Peace.
The chancellor concluded:
II see no immediate hope of peace
There Is no road to 1t, I fear, excent
Evening star., 1918-07-06
First Conveyed Transport Sunk.

The Covington was the first Ameri-
can transport to be sunk while In
convoy The former Hamburg Amer
ican liner President Lincoln and the
former Morgan liner Antilles, the only
other American transports sunk in
the war zone, were destroyed when
returning home without the protec-
llon of war craft.
Few details were given in the Navy
Departments announcement There
was no explanation OF Admiral Sims
report that none of those from the
Coytneton, who were landed at
French port, was seriously injured.
Apparently some of them were hurt,
probably in being transferred to the
destroyer in a choppy- sea. but evil
IDENTIFY Admiral Sims did not give the
number.
.SThe torpedo struck just forward of
the engine room bulkhead," said the
Navy Departments announcement.
land the engine room and fireroom
were rapidly flooded. With its motive
mower gone the vessel was helpless.
Facing the possibility of the torpe-
doing of another ship in the convoy.
the Covington was temporarily aban-
doned. This was done in excellent
order, and the officers and crew were
taken on board a destroyer. The sub
marine was not seen.
"At daybreak the captain. several
officers and a number Of members Of
the crew returned to. supervise salvag-
ing operations Another vessel and
two tugs took the Coyington in tow
in the effort to get her to port, but
she was too badly damaged to keep
afioat and sank.
"Vesseis have been searching for the
missing men. The Navy Department
awaited the report Of the names of
those missing, which was not re-
ceiyed until today, before announcing
the sinking of the vessel.
There was no explanation by the
department as to whether the six
men were missing after the transfer
of the crew from the troopship to
the destroyer or after the transport
actually went down. 1t was feared.
however. that they either were
Killed by the force Of the explosion
or were caught by the thrush of water
into the engine and fire rooms.
Circumstances surrounding the
sinking of the Covington evidently
were similar to those when the Brit
ish liner Tuscania was sent down
off the north coast of Ireland while
carrying some 1900 American troops
to England. The vessel was with a
feet Of ships conveyed by destroy
ers and was attacked early in the
night, the submarine either having
laid In wait or else stumbling upon
the convoy accidentally.
Evening star., 1918-07-06
FEATURES
AND FICTION

: Here are the titles Of few Of the
+ stories and articles worth reading to-
! morrow in our Now Magazine Section:
+ "rHE MYSTERY OF THE HAsTY
! ARRoW''-The first installment of
! rattling good detective story, by AN
/ MA KATHERINE GREEN.
Z GREAT SALVAGE SERVICE OF
( THE ARMY IN MISUNDERSTANDING
. the waste from the battlefelds and
! camps.
i. "A HYPNOTIC sUGGEsTIoN"-An-
/. other HoUsEBoAT ON THE sTYX
} story, by JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.
: GREECE TAKES AN IMPORTANT
: PLACE IN ACTIVITIES OF ALLIED
. roaGEs,-A r9agEys A>pspsEyn tipely article, by
] FLAMING BUILETs"-A stirring
! Capt. Kettle story, by c. I. CUT
/. LIFFE-HYNE.
+ I'm A LONDON BASEMENT REF.
Z UGE WHILE HUN AIR RAIDERS
1 DROP THEIR BOMBS" by EDWARD
). MARSHALL.
".sLooDAogNDs% AZ 9E THE Al;
1azIasr zasTas raE AnD suIazn1sEs' 1azIa Tof1 *
+ FRANK G. CARPENTER.
THE O6SEhVEH UELVE6 1NTO
THE PRoBLEM OF POSTERS AND
, HOW THEY ARE MADE"
THE ADVENTURES OF A WAR
! GARDENER IN WASHINGTON"
AMERICAN AMBULANCE SHIP
Z TO BRING BACK THE SICK FROM
:. FRENCH PORTS"
I WARS GREATEST TERROR IS
) ABOLISHED By REHABILITATION
4 OF WOUNDED MEN,"
{ INTERESTING FASHION CoNDI.
I TONS BROUGHT ABOUT BY WON
I EN- IN INDUSTRY" by ANNE RIT-
:. TENHoUsE.
/. "woNAN KUNIT1oN WORKERS
J TO BE SAFEGUARDED BY A GOV.
/. ERNNENT DIVISION"
! THE RAMBLER WRITES OF JACK. :.
: SONS MILL AND A FORGOTTEN
BURYING PLOT.
Tomorrow. in The New Magazine
! Section Of The
!: SUNDAY STAR
EFF+++++++++++++F++++++I
Evening star., 1918-07-06

scatter scout machine and had been in
the air for half an hour.
The machine fell 600 feet in an
isolated section of the flying field.
oficers said they could not deter
mine the cause of the accident.
Mrs. Mitchell was at Gerstner Field,
but did not witness the accident. She
will accompany the body to New York
tonight.
Entered Army After Defeat.
NEW YORK. July e.-John Purroy
today beeame a IN al ier aVa0a for the aee9ns Army
after having been defeated last fall
for reelection as mayor of New
York. He had served one term as the
chief executive of the country's ~big-
gest city. the youngest mayor ever
he would have been thirty y-nine years
old.
Maj Mitchell went into Army service
with previous military training. hav-
ing taken the course at Plattsburg
aviation corps he was transferred to
San Diego. Cal. where. after sue
cessfulIy covering the cadet training,
he became a fullfledged fier. He
was frequently mentioned as having
shown unusual daring.
Military Matters His Hobby.
Military matters were in fact some-
what Of a hobby with Mayor Mitchell
while still in civil life and during his
mayoralty, even before the United
States entered the war, he placed the
Base Basis He establshsd military military
training corps for policemen, and or
ganized an efficient home defense
guard as soon as war was declared
with Germany. He was credited with
having brought the police department
to the highest state Of efficiency per-
haps known in the city's history.
Born a descendant Of a New York
family Of Irish lineage, and which
had figured prominently in the his
tory Of the city, Mitchell took q part
in civic activities while still in his
twenties.
At the age of twenty-seven. then
lawyer. he was appointed a special
counsel to the city of New York to
investigate city accounts. and the
manner in which he undertook this
Gaynor. who appointed him commits
sioner of accounts. He continued his
investigation and the revelations
which resulted won public credit for
him and he was elected at thirty
president Of the board Of aldermen.
In this position he took a leading
part in the subway investigation In
this city. which was famous con-
troversy in its time.
President Bestowed Honor.
Upon the death of Mayor Gaynor,
before the end of his term. Mitchell
became acting mayor, but resigned to
become later collector of the port Of
New York by appointment Of Presi-
dent Wilson.
with the prestige of these offices
and public service. Mitchell. running
on a fusion anti-Tammany ticket,
easily defeated Edward e. Mccall for
mayor in 1913. He took that ONCE at
the age Of thirty-four. and was cred
tied, during the four-year. term by
many, even not his partisans. with
having administered affairs as one
Of the city's most successful mayors.
He was attacked. however. by John
F. Hylan. who defeated him for mayor
last fail fDr allaQed alrSra va yo - In
Evening star., 1918-07-06
TRANSPORT SUNK;
SIX MEN MISSING
Covington One Whole Day
AfIoat After U-Boat Tor
pedoed Her.
NO SOLDIERS ON BOARD

The United States Army transport
homeward bound with
fleet of troopships conveyed by Amer
lean destroyers, was torpedoed In the
war zone last Monday night, and sank
the next day while an effort was
being made to tow her to port. Six
men of the crew are missing. The
others, with the officers. were landed
at French port. No soldiers or
were aboard.
Names Of Missing. =.
The men missing are:
Ernest C. Anderson. fireman, Lynn,
Mass.
Joseph P. Bowden, seaman NOUN
Ambrose c. Ford, fireman. somer-
Vile. Mass.
william Henry Lynch jr' fireman.
Albert s. Payne. seaman. West New
Brighten, Staten Island. N. Y.
Lloyd H. Silvernail, seaman, Balm
bridge, N. Y.
Happened at Night.
In announcing the SINKING VI tho
Covington, formerly the Hampurg-
American liner Cincinnati. the Navy
Department said that the submarine i1ae
which sent a torpedo crashing lnto
the ships side just forward OF the
engine room at s:17 o'clock at night
was not sighted.
Although Vice Admiral Sims, mes
sage reporting the sinking did not
70 into details, officers here believed
that the submarine was on the sur
face recharging its batteries when the
convoy came along and that 1t sub
merged Immediately after discharging
the torpedo without attempting fur
ther attack on the feet.
The theory that the submarine made
of in haste would seem to be borne
out by the fact that the transports 8
crew was transferred to one of the
destroyers without apparent incident.
Some surprise was occasioned by the
fact that the submarine did not re-
turn after the fleet had proceeded
and undertake to finish the sinking OF
the Coyington.
Evening star., 1918-07-06
Message to Pershine.,

LONDON, July 5.-David Lloyd
George, the British premier. yesterday
sent Gen. Pershing, commander of the
American forces In France. a message
American Independence day. The
premiers message said:
1--WE Join with our whole heart in
your Fourth OF July celebrations Once
a bitter memory, we now know that
the events to which you dedicate these
rejoicings forced the British empire
back to the path of freedom from
which, in q moment Of evil counsel, It
departed.
1.-The entry Of the United States
Army into this great struggle for hu-
QAn liberty. side by side with the
Continued on Fffth Pare1
Evening star., 1918-07-06
Sees No Early Peace.

The chancellor concluded:
"I see no immediate hope of peace
There is no road to it, I fear, except
the rugged road through victory. It
will be fatal to the world and fatal
to the Germans themselves If they
are not taught the lesson that war
does not pay"
Evening star., 1918-07-06
Member of the Associated Press

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled 10
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to It not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1918-07-06
American General Pleased.

American lighting spirit and cour-
age a. displayed in assisting the Aus
tralians in taking Hamel and Hamel
and vaire woods Thursday has
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
Evening star., 1918-07-06
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; little
change in temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending noon today: Highest, IS, at
2:10 pm. yesterday; lowest, So. at
Sis am. today.
Full report on page IL.
Evening star., 1918-07-06
Captain Puts Dead at 100.

O0Pt021f = oeS 1@St@x oee z
The police of Pekin early today es-
timated the number of dead at $50.
but Capt. H. f. Mehl of the steamer
said he believed the number of dead
was not more than 100.
Search for the bodies was aOan-
doned at o'clock this morning until
daylight came. Approximately twen-
ty had been recovered. only portion
of whom had been identified.
This morning only the hurricane
deck of the steamer is visible above
the water.
Evening star., 1918-07-06

The argument of the President and
the Secretary of War seems to have
been that until men above thirty-one
were absolutely needed the economic
situation in this country should not
be disturbed. The moment men are
registered, whether they are called
or not, they begin to feel the compul-
sion Of the situation and their en-
ployers begin to be uncertain as to
the length of time they can be de-
pended upon to stay in their present
positions.
True enough and If the recent dis
cussion in Congress had not taken
place, If the plain implications of a
proposed change in age hmits was not
conveyed by the official ltterances of
the War Department in Ks promise of
autumn and IL the f1gursy OF the men
lvontinued on Fifth Pg.eJ
Evening star., 1918-07-06
1,5OO Prisoners Taken.

LONDON. July 5-The number of
prisoners captured in yesterdays
operation on the Somme and in the
subsequent German counter attacks
now exceeds 1,500. including forty Of
flcers. according to an Official state
ment issued by the war office tonight.
Except for some hostile artillery
activity in the region of Soherpen-
berg, southwest of Ypres," the state
ment says. there is nothing of spe-
cial interest to report"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-16
EXEMPT SHIPBUILDERS.
Allies Nationals Needed for Work
Here.

Washington, March 11.-Negotia-
tons are in progress between the
United States and the allies for the
exemption from draft of the allies
nationals who are working in ship
yards on this country but who are
subject to draft under treaties now
being negotiated. The United States
desires to have the allies to recognize
ship building as vital war service
as the United States has recognized in
eXempting Americans who are doing
such work.
Officials said the negotiations affect
good many thousand workers, train
ed in ship building, whose loss would
prove serious handicap to the build
ing program and might possibly entail
delays in special lines of work that
would be disastrous to the effort to
provide tonnage for supplying a great
American army in France. Eastern
snip yards especially employ large
numbers of aliens, including Scotch,
Irish. Italians and Slavs, many Of
whom are highly skilled carpenters
and iron workers. Approximately
100000 Englshmen and $4,000 Ca
nadians would become liable for SER
vice under treaties negotiated with
those countries. but not yet ratified
by the senate
American draft regulations permit
deferred classification of men engag-
ed in ship building, virtually assuring
them Of immunity from military SER
vice so long as they continue at work
in ship yards. 1t has been declared
that cessation of that work cancels
the exemption, and it is assumed that
the same provision would apply to
aliens relieved of military service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-16
AARASS THE GERMANS.
AMERICANS MADE ANOTHER
SUCCESSFUL RAID THIS
MORNING.
Our Men Go Over the Top on Their
Own Account Without Assistance
From the Frcnch-Capturcd Ma
tcrial and Returned Without Sis
tanning Loss.

With American Army in France,
Monday, March 11.-An American
raiding party entered the German
trenches along the Toul sector at s
o'clock this m orning, after As minutes
artillery bombardment. They brought
back much material and information,
but captured no prisoners. This was
the first raid undertaken by the
Americans without the aid of tf.e
French. The Americans We're insida
the German lines Is minutes, and re-
turning reached their own lines with
where near them.