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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
BOARD Gets 26
new SOLDIERS

OF the a5 men examined by the ex
amining board at the court house
Monday, 26 men were found to be
physically fit for general military ser
vice. The remainder we're referred to
the medical advisory board as being
physically fit for limited military ser
vice only.
Those passed for general military
service are as follows: John Henry
Moore, Charles E. Williams, Wilbur
E. Miller, Russell Tracey, Raymond
Quinlivan, Howard G. Smith, Chester
Batchfield, Walter Geier, Walter A
Quinlivan, Frank Alcorn. Charles G
Miller, George N. Welsh, Morris F.
Haner, Ralph Nicodemus, Ray G. Rob.
bins. Henry R. Miller, Emmett, J.
Schnelle, Sale Sherron. Ezra C. Weld
ner, Carl Stewart, Wilfred E. Meyer
Frederick J. Lewis, James Cecil Hale
John Smith, Forrest e. Klute, and
John F. Watts.
Those passed for limited military
service are as follows: Otis Goble.
Ethan L. Carpenter, Harry E. Feezer.
Otis Wynn, James Todd, Carl Bern
hardt, Karl H. Haner, Robert Fl. DAY.
ison. Charles E. Phillips and Fred H.
Lohrman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
Father and Two Sons Forced
to Kiss Flag and Swear Loyalty

SPRINGFIELD, H., Feb. 19.-Two
hundred miners quit work at the mine
of the Citizens Coal Company here to.
day, drove the mine manager, Henry
Martini, and his two sons before them
to the public square and compelled
them to kiss the flag and swear alleg-
lance to the United States.
The mine was shut down today, the
miners declaring they will not return
to work until Martini is discharged
Martini is said to have aroused the
Indignation of the men on many oc-
casions. Today, according to the min
ers' story. a youth who had been re-
5ected by the navy returned to work.
IF you want a job you'll have to go
to the navy for IT," Martini Is declared
to have informed him.
Thereupon the force quit. and, fore
ibly taking the mine manager and two
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
Father Gives Blood to
Saue the Life of His
l3-Yenr-Old Daughter

CHICAGO, Feb. 19-If little Cath
leen Cronin lives to be healthy, hap
py woman it will be because her faith
er, Policeman Cornelius Cronin, not
only was willing to give his life blood
for her, but because he had the right
kind of life blood to give.
Cathleen, who lives at 3251 Flour
noy street and is 13 years old, has
been i'll since last fall. The doctors
pronounced it anaemia. She grew
weaker and weaker, until finally they
said the only hope of saving her life
was to fill her impoverished veins
with blood from some strong, healthy
person.
Cathleen's three brothers-big fel
lows, all of them-volunteered as a
unit The doctor examined and re,
iected them.
Then up rose Cornelius Cronin
their father. gray-haired veteran OF
the Police Department.
Will will I do, doctor, do you
think?' he asked humbly
DO" said the doctor, when the ex
animation was over. 81 think you
will"
Cathleen and her father went to.
gether to the West Side hospital. The
TRANSMISSION operation took place to
day. The condition Of each is report
ed tonight as satisfactory.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
GERMAN DRIVE
IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN AT
ANY MOMENT
German Soldiers Feel They
Are Going to Be Used as
Cannon Fodder, Say Cap
tured Prisoners. ~
TANKS WILL Be USED

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUAR-
TIERS IN FRANCE. Feb 19.-By The
Associated Press.-The great German
offensive on the western front may be
expected to begin at any moment, now
and as far as the British is concerned
the main thrust will be made on the
sector between Arras and St Quen-
tin.
Tanks and "a new mysterious gas"
will be employed by the enemy in the
attempt to break through the allied
line Other attacks will be delivered
further south. These facts have be
come known through captured Ger
man prisoners and from information
cleaned in other ways.
The plans Of the German higher
command are complete and after
many weeks of intensive training of
assaulting troops they are ready TO
make the supreme and final effort
which has been advertised so widely
in the past weeks.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
General Won Ludendorff appear to
have realized that the old methods of
attack in which long bonn bardment
is employed are too well known to
produce the results desired. Accord
ingly, the German troops are being
told that surprise attacks, such as
were used in Galicia last summer. at
Riga and again on the Isonzo, are to
be tried against the allies on the
western front.
Making Long Marches.
Much stress has been laid on the
fact that tanks are to be used, leaving
the infantry little to do. but to walk
through the gaps and consolidate the
positions captured. Troops have been
trained to make long approach march
es and to storm enemy positions after
a short gas shell bombardment Those
obstacles which the German artillery
fire has not obliterated will be rNsh-
ed by the troops or ignored. The Ger
man infantry will rely on weight of
numbers, masses of machine guns and
mobile batteries to finish the work be-
gun by the tanks and the gas.
Word has been passed out by the
German high command that few of the
allies troops will survive the effects OF
the tanks, the gas and the lombard
ment and that fresh German infantry
will overcome speedily any resistance
offered in captured positions.
Despite these assurances the inten-
sive training to which they have been
put, the German troops are frankly
skeptical and are undertaking their
task with no enthusiasm, according TO
prisoners. They feel they are going
to be thrown into battle to be used as
cannon fodder and do not relish the
prospect.
1t is said General Won Ludendorff
recently addressed a body of infantry
at Iaon and asked how many men were
willing to fight to a finish. Only five
noncommissioned officers and pri-
Yates stepped forward. The other de-
Clared their desire for an early peace
by arrangement"
German officers, on the other hand.
[Continued On Page Seven.1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19

shore we made hard pull attempting
to land up on the beach. Artz was in
the bow and got out on a large piece
Of ice that was high and dry Howe
got out likewise, but / was in the
stern Of the boat and before could
make it, the surf washed me and the
boat back out to sea SO jumped over
board in the slushy ice water. showed
the boat to Artz, there were about fif-
ty people along the board walk and
several Of them helped to catch 1t as
the surf came in the next time and
pulled myself In by it. Howe, had
jumped into a machine and gone to
Seweifs Point to notify the Emerald,
the head OF our fleet. This boat is
about three times the size of the Vic
tor. and an all steel ship. started out
for the Coast Guard Station, which
was about three quarters of a mile
from where We landed and another
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19

the waves Some of the pieces were
something like forty feet square and
four or five feet thick. You know,
the ocean freezes like that. On ac-
count of the waves and swell it does
not freeze solid.
Il thought we were gone, four times
but with the grace of God. we got
ashore after two hours and thirty-five e
minutes of steady rowing and We had
the wind and tide with US or we would
never have made it, with all our good
fortune we would have been taken out
to sea- We had to land on the beach
at Cape May, and it was all banked
up with ice. You know how easy it
is to capsize a boat in the surf but
we were too close to shore to mind
that, we had on life preserver among
the three of US. II we had been upset
in the ice field there would have been
no hopes. When we got close to the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19

sailor, who was standing there when
we came in, started running with
me-
About half way I fell exhausted
with fatigue and exposure and in a
few minutes the sailors came and put
me in a machine and took me to
hospital That's where / am now.
with frozen feet and house maids
knee from my fall. They picked
Artz up in the machine with me, as
his back was hurt, his hands blistered
and bunged up In general. The Emer-
aid, towed the Victor in and they are
all right except Jim Logan, who was
burned and Art Howe. who was biis-
tered and sore. II seems they got
about three feet Of water In the engine
room from the buckets and the rough
sea dashing it around put the rife out
without any more explosions. It all
Lcontinued On Page Ten.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19

The fire on the patrol boat. Victor,
which occurred several weeks ago. is
described in a letter written by Nc
Kenzie Monarch, former Palladium
employe. to his parents. Monarch was
n member of the crew of the Victor,
and had narrow escape from death
when the ship burned. He is now at
the Naval hospital at Cape May, n. j.,
recovering fl ON injuries sustained dur
ing his escape from the ship to the
. shore, and the exhaustion caused by
the exposure and fatigue.
Following is Monarchs description
of the accident:
Naval Hospital, Cape May, N. J.,
Feb. II.
1T has been ten days since | left
home after by furlough and never do
] want any more to happen in any
ten days to come. We went out on
patrol duty when ! first returned and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19

three five p. N. We were eight miles
out at sea when an explosion occurred
in the engine room from a back fire
in the crank case, setting the Victor
on fire. The chief engineers hair was
burned. his face and left arm badly
burned. The oil In the bilges was ig-
nited, the sides of the ship were burn
ing and in this same room was a gaso-
line tanks containing 1.100 gallons.
We were expecting this to go off any
minute, the smoke was so dense from
all of this lubricating oil burning that
we could not get down into the en-
gine room to fight the fire and had to
do so from on deck, through the hatch,
we emptied all of the pyrenes and then
played steady stream of water all
around in there from a bucket brigade.
that is always formed in fire drill.
We put our flag up. upside down
and shot guns and rockets and blew
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19

were caught in a storm. We had
some time"
I'VE came into shelter as soon as
possible, 1t was below zero. as you
know, a strong wind blew the spray
and seas up over our deck and pilot
house, the spray froze and when We
got in, the Victor looked more like an
iceberg than ship. 1t was a wonder
full experience. though we did not
know whether we were going to get
back or not. Every one was sea sick
but five of us. Needless to say when
we got in We had general clean up"
AS soon as we finished cleaning up We
painted all of the inside Of the ship
and when we had good clear day We
painted the decks and sides, We had
the old boat u oking fine.
Sunday We got orders and were
cruising around feeling out to de-
termine how bad the ice was. At
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19

our siren but to no avail as there were
no boats out on account of the bad
ice. No one could see or hear US from
land. The sea was pretty rough and
the large cakes OF ice made it almost
impossible to shove off in the row
boat for help, We were twelve miles
from Sewell's Point and eight miles
out from Cape May. We fought the
fire until three twenty when apparent
ly the only hope for US was to build
RATS out Of all the roods and tables
aboard. three of US volunteered to
shove off in the row boat. and trust to
God. on rowing through this ice and
the eight miles to shore. Arthur
Howe. Of Philadelphia; Ray Artz, of
Pittsburgh, "a big, husky fellow and
myself, showed off for shore. We went
through two ice fields about one thous-
and yards wide. This ice was all brok-
en- up and bouncing up and down with
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
(By Associated Press.l

While German armies have crossed
the Dvina and entered Dvinsk to de-
liver blow at Great Russia in conse-
quence of the Bolsheviki refusal to
meet Germany's terms OF peace, the
Bolsheviki themselves are reported to
have been drivn from power In Petro-
grad
Tho report OF the Bolsheviki down
fall. comes from rather uncertain
source--througli Finnish and Danish
channels-but is circumstantial to
give rise to consideration of the posi-
bilities should it be verified.
AS SUCCESSORS in control of the gov
crnment. the group which would seem
most likely to have assumed that
power is specified. This group, that
Of social revolutionists, under the lead
ership of Tchernoff. the former Ker-
ensky minister of agriculture, controll-
ed the recent constituent assembly.
which was dissolved by the Bolshevi-
XII
Tchernoff is said to be the man now
leading the new revolutionary group.
The reports add that Lenine and Trot-
zky. the Bolsheviki leaders have es-
capped to Riga.
Germany's advance into Great Rus
sia by way Of the Dvina is coupled
with a movement by her forces fur
ther south into little Russia or the
Ukraine to aid the Ukrainians in fight
ing the Bolsheviki. This army ad-
vancing from Kovel has already oc-
cupied Lutsk. In command OF this
force is the German general who fig
ured prominently in the Galatian cam
paign of 1915 and the Volhynia cam
paign OF 1916 and has been only infre-
quently heard from since.
Neither of the invading armies has
met any Russian opposition worth
mentioning. The reports speak OF the
German advance being conducted
without fighting" The nearest ap-
proach to resistance, apparently, was
in the path of the northern army,
whose advance the Russians tried to
impede by attempting to blow up the
bridge over the Dvina. They failed
even in this attempt, the German re-
port declares.
The northern force at Dvinsk finds
itself on the main railway line to Pet
rograd. which however, is about 500
miles distant.
The third in the series of raids con-
Quoted by the Germans on London on
three successive nights was a COM
plete failure according to the British
official report.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19

sons, proceeded with them toward the
downtown district
After the flag kissing ceremony Mar
TIM and his sons were rescued by the
sheriff
HILLSBORO, Ill. Feb l9-Seaton
ENERGY, city marshal. and two other
men were shot and wounded last night
when party of ''loyalists" attempted
to enter the home of Clifford Donnel-
son. miner, where l.. c. Irwin, a labor
agitatcr, suspected Of I. w. w. activity,
was supposed 10 be hiding
Donnelson. at the approach OF the
crowd, opened fire. A bullet struck
the marshal. who was attempting TO
control the crowd, in the arm. and an.
other hit Ernest Faith In the abdomen
Donnelson is expected to die.
The crowd then went to Irvins
office and dragged the furnishings into
the street, where they were burned
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
PERMANENT
CONTROL OF
RAIL SYSTEM
ADVOCATED
Senator Johnson of California
Says Roads Must Be Taken
Over Permanently if Coun-
try Is to Have Efficient
Service.
MARCHING TOWARD It

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-Perman
ent government ownership of rail
| roads rather than government con
troll for the period o. the war was ad
vocated by Senator Johnson of Cali
| fornia today in speech opposing the
senate draft of the administration g
| railroad bill.
II would now take the inevitable
next step in government control OF
our railroads" Senator Johnson de-
clared, "and do whatever might be es
sential to make that government con
troll permanent government owner
ship, or at least. leave the way open
so that Immediately upon the termi
nation Of the war. we might follow to
it's logical conclusion what already
we have partly done"
The California senator protested
vigorously at the proposed rate OF
compensation to be paid the railroads
under the provisions of the bill and
also opposed the senate's plan to turn
the roads back to private management
eighteen months after the conclusion
of peace.
Praises Presidents Stand.
Senator Johnson digressed from his
discussion Of the railroad legislation
to express his approval of President
Wilson's recent stand against secret
diplomacy and the Presidents policy
Of addressing congress from time to
time in "the open forum Of the
world
II advert to this subject" the SEN
ator said. because I deprecate the un-
democratic and unAmerican suppress
sion and repression which character
lied the first months of our entrance
into the war and which yet obtains in
some circles.
"The idea last year seemed prevail
ent. and to find sanction with various
individuals and in large part Of the
press, that absolute silence, and sub
mission without complaint to any de-
f1ciency or injustice. were the only
measure of loyalty. If any individual,
with highest motive, sought to lay
bare wrong, forthwith he was charg-
ed with lending aid and comfort to
the enemy. / will not subscribe to
any doctrine that either in peace or In
war, legitimate, honest and consci-
entious suggestion or criticism may
not be INDUCED in. This government
are entitled to know not only how,
automatically. the government deals
with the nations of the earth, but to
know as we'll that which concerns the
Internal policies which yet control the
republic situated within the bound
aries of the United States: and be.
yond this they are entitled to know
what intimately concerns their prop
erty and their lives'
"Have Paid The Price,"
In support of his declaration for gov
ernment ownership, Senator Johnson
said that the railroads had broken
down under the stress of the last few
months, that if the country is to have
effective national transportation, the
roads must be nationanzed and operat-
ed by one directing head; that the
American people have paid the price
of private ownership" and that de
spite barriers or obstacles. the nation
is marching straight to the goal of
[continued on Page Eighth
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19

For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Rain changing to snow some time
tonight. and colder Wednesday oc-
casional snow, with cold wave and
westerly gale.
General Condtions--The Rocky
mountain storm arrived early this
morning. causing heavy rain as far
north as the Great Lakes. A Canadian
cold wave from Medicine Hat is fol-
lowing the storm rapidly and will
reach here tonight or Wednesday. The
temperature will be far below freezing
Wednesday or Wednesday night. 1t
is 20 TO 30 below zero in the north
west states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
Hays Will Be Host to
Former G. o. P. Chaiirmen

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 19-Chair-
man Will H. Hays of the Republican
national committee, has issued in
vitations to all former national chair
men of the party to be his guest at
dinner at the Union League club in
New York next Monday evening, he
said here today The next day, Mr.
Hays said he expected to see former
President Taft. Charles e. Hughes.
and possibly Col. Roosevelt Mr..
Hays probably will resign as chair
man of the Indiana state council Of
defense tomorrow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
TESTIMONY OF ten
WITNESSES HEARD

Testimony Of ten witnesses was
heard Monday and Tuesday by the
grand jury, called to make an 'investi
cation of the alleged discrepancies in
the charges Of DR.. W. G. Huffman and
DR. E. Fl. Mendenhall, made in the re-
cent smallpox cases.
Five witnesses were beard Monday
afternoon and five Tuesday morning
The trend Of the investigation as yet
has not been given out but is thought
that the investigation will show that
the physicians attending the city
cases had charged for trips they had
never made. The hearing of witnesses
will probably take about four weeks
and it will be five to six weeks before
'h" Jury will return a verdict, 1t Is
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
New Sailors May Be
Giuen Furloughs Soon

Many Richmond and Wayne county
men who have joined the navy and
been sent to the Great Lakes training
station may be home on furlough
owing to an overflow of men at the
station.
Navy Recruiter Goldfarb announced
Tuesday that the navy camps were
filled and that no more men could be
sent. This is the first time he said,
that a waiting list had to be estab-
lished.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
Grocers Still Disagree
On Cash-Carry Plan

Wayne County and Richmond groc-
ers did not adopt the cash-and-carry
plan Monday at a meeting of the as
sociation in the Commercial club.
A committee composed of twelve
grocers with Colin Schaefer chairman,
was named to interview all grocers as
to their opinion on the plan. The
vote will be taken az the meeting
Monday evening
Elmer E. Eggemeyer presided in
the absence of the president, John F.
Mccarthy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
Trustees of St. Johns
Lutheran Church, FAVOR
Ousting of German

At the meeting Of the Wayne Coun.
ty Council of Defense and the board
of trustees of the ST. Johns Lutheran
church Monday the board approved
the recommendation of the Council
that German be taken out OF the
st. Johns Lutheran school.
The board will submit the plan to
the congregation for it's approval AS
a number of the older members of the
congregation cannot speak English,
the regular order of service will be
continued at the church.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
WOODMEN WILL HONOR
SOLDIER MEMBERS

Modern Woodmen lodge Of Rich
mond will hold a patriotic service in
honor of the seven members of the
lodge who are with the stars and
stripes. Wednesday evening at the 1.
O. o. F. building.
Several prominent officers of the
order will give addresses in honor of
soldiers. Head Camp Director J. D.
Volz of indianapolis will make the
principal address. Besides Volz. State
Deputy McMath and District Deputy
Fife will speak
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
Ohio Man Kills His
Wife and Daughter,
Then Ends Own Life

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 10. - After
shooting and killing his wife Lena.
age 3S; his six-year-old daughter, An
nabelle, and his sister-in-law, Miss
Hazel Steele, aged 25. and so seriously
wounding his motherin-law that she
is not expected to live. Forrest Bige-
low, aged 40, early this morning turn
ed gun on himself and died instant
ly. Domestic troubles are reported to
have caused the shooting. Bigelow
was an insurance man.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
Cold Wave on Way to
Richmond Says Moore

A cold wave is due in Richmond not
later than Wednesday night, Weather
man Moore said Tuesday. The cold
will be accompanied by a westerly
gale, travelling at rate Of from forty to
fifty miles an hour, and occasional
snow flurries may be expected, accord
ing to Moore. The cold wave will
last at least forty-eight hours.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
Sl4, 1862 in Saving Stamps
Sold Here in Week

The total amount Of Thrift and War
Saving stamps sold at the Richmond
post office during the past week was.
S14,862, according TO an announcement
Tuesday by Postmaster Beck.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-19
IF. N. JONES WILL
SEEK nomination

F. NJ. Jones Of the firm of Jones
and Williams. agricultural and farm
implements, announced Tuesday that
he would seek the Republican nomina-
ton for county clerk at the coming
primary. Jones made the race against
Claude Keever four years ago. He is
widely known in the county.