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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26
SOLDIERS EAGER TO
GO over TO FRANCE,
SAYS FRED LkHRMAN

Eve will get to France some way
II we have to SWIM" writes Marley
Lahrman, SON of Fred Lahrman. rs
Kinsey street, to his grandfather.
Lahrman is stationed at Camp Rob-
inson, Wis. The letter follows:
"As you no doubt know by this time.
we are very busy preparing for little
trip, our destination being that now
famous section of the globe called
France. How soon we get there de-
ponds on the ability of our Teutonic
friends(?) to a certain extent, but we
will get there If we have to swim.
I'VE are at present working on the
new gang plank" drill which we will
use on going aboard the ship, and il
manage to get into that formation,
you would have no doubt as to the
enthusiasm of the men and their
eagerness to get across.
THE seth (Blackhaw) division has
had six months training and is con-
sidered by authorities as one of the
| mast capable units sent across. Our
standing is further shown by the fact
that we receive entire new equipment
| for the overseas work, everything be
ing new from shoes to caps. If am
not mistaken we are the first to be
thus honored.
The days here are barely warm
enough to go without coat, like the
spring in Indiana. and the nights arc
cold and fine. While you are having
1O3 in the shade we are enjoying
about 70 or IS, and maybe warmer a
noon.
The government owns about $4,000
acres of land here in Wisconsin.
don't know how much is in military
use. Camp Robinson is devoted, a:
say, entirely to field artillery.
"The organization of an artiller.
regiment is somewhat the same a:
infantry, in fact, it is sometimes spok
en- of as mounted infantry. The mail
difference in in the squads. Their
are no squads In artillery. A piece
Zone gum is made up of sixteen mel
under a sergeant. A battery, usual.
made up Of eight pieces, is under
captain, and is identical with com
pany of infantry. A major command
two batteries, as a battalion in tn
infantry. Six batteries usually forr
regiment of artillery and colone
is in command a division contain
three regiments of field artillery. an
the artillery (brigade) IS under
. brigadier general.
AS you know, the U. S. army
made up of divisions, each divisio
having it's quota of artillery, engineer:
t infantry, etc. These divisions ar
under a Major General.
Major General Martin is in con
t mand of the Blackhaw division, an
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26

Operations upon women in our hos
pitfalls are constantly on the increase,
but before submitting to an operation
for ailments peculiar to their sex every
woman owes it to herself to give that
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia p.
Pinkhsm's Vegetable Compound, q trial.
If complications exist write Lydia 3.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
advice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26
"This Certainly is a Great War"
Writes Donald Clapp From France

other fellows lost theirs overheard.
think the night we left for New York
was the coolest one I ever saw. We
stood from 1000 to 2:3O O'CLOCK De-
fore getting on the train and when
we were on the ferry boat l was on
guard outside in the wind. so the
helmet came In handy
Our first supper on board was eaten
out on deck and in about three min
utes it was like eating blocks or ice
cream-so frozen. When we were
out about day it was much warmer.
it remained that way for 10 days and
l was on deck most Of the time and
did not need a coat 1t was because
we were in the Gulf Stream, but about
day and a half before We made port
it gradually got colder and was down
to freezing. We did not land In Eng
land as you thought.
We have a captain, lieutenant, cor
poral, first class buck and a common
buck private. that's me, in our camp
We also have band of our own. We
have two ladies and two men in our
Y. NJ c. A, and we also have q
French canteen just across the street
so we can get very good meal when
we wish a change Our feed is getting
! better all the time.
The Americans are thought great
| deal of since they have shown them
selves so good in actual battle. This
certainly is great war. You can
| begin to realize what it is by reading
! everything you can get hold OF. You
would have to see it to be convinced
of the great preparation the United
States has gone to for this war. 1
certainly has surprised me.
l have heard it said that this conn
| is the largest one under canvas II
| France You seem to think l am dis
satisfied here. Well, I am just Xix
every one-would like to be back, bu
not what you call homesick. Am yer
we'll satisfied with the outfit / am II
If there was another war | would d.
Just the same as l did in this one
only would not wait SO long, and joil
a company that went right to tn
front. l would have been in one noN
had it not been for my eyes. Yo
know | tried four times in Richmon
but | will not get out of this compan
as they won't consider an ytransfer
| guess General Pershing will be l
camp today and look over our cam
so | must doll up little and get
souint at him. | saw hi monce b.
fore.
We have a few hundred Germa
prisoners in our place now, that d
most of the heavier work. so we al
having it easier. They are good worl
ers: are some that our boys hav
/ cantured lately
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26
EATON BOY INJURED
BY BOMB EXPLOSION

EATON, O., Aug. 26.-In letter
from Cloyd Griswold to his grand
mother, Mrs. AIDA Gilmore, OF this
city, he states he is in hospital in
France. following injuries suffered
about the middle of July by the burst
ing of a German bomb. He was In
jured In the chest and back. The
same bomb killed two or three other
men and injured several. Griswold
was occupying a tent near the front
lines when injured, he being engaged
in hospital work. He enlisted at Col
umbus and has been overseas several
months. He is 20 years of age. He Is
a nephew of State Senator II. R, Gill
more, of this city. According to his
letter to his grandmother, Griswold is
recovering satisfactorily from his In
iuries. The bomb that injured him
was dropped from a bombing plane,
he states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26
PAUL KNOLL LISTED
IN CASUALTIES

Corp. Paul o. Knoll, listed in the
casualties as seriously wounded" was
not wounded but gassed, according to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Knoll of this city. They received a
telegram stating that he was gassed
a few weeks ago and since then they
have received two letters from him.
No official word of his being wounded
has reached them.
The last letter follows:
NO doubt you are worried about
me but / am all right" said the let
ter, 81 have been on the front since
the first of July and was gassed July
%, going to the base hospital the
same day. But l am all right now.
and getting along fine. You have
read of the drive we started on July
IS. ! stayed in it until l was sent to
the hpspital.
II Spent my birthday, July 81, chas
ing Germans. We hiked all day
across ground that the Germans held
in the first of the drive, and caught
up with them on the ed, and started
them on their way again. | hope they
don't stop until we get through. The
only way we will ever get peace is to
wipe the Germans off the map, and
America can do that in time.
The prisoners we caught in this
last drive said Germany was whipped
and that the only reason they stayed
at the front was that their officers
stood over them with guns all the
time. We caught some boys who were
only IA years old and l heard OF one
who was only IL. We hear that they
have women at the front operating
machine guns"
Knoll is in Company F, One Humid
red and Third Infantry, A. E. F.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26

An effective honor flag service was
held Sunday at the Chautauqua, when
the service flags OF all the organlza-
in the community were displayed.
The community service flag was
draped over the platform, and the Rev.
Frank A. Dressed gave tribute to this
flag.
Charles w. Jordan. president OF the
ChautauQua association gave a short
talk and then the different service nag
were brought upon the stage. The
flag displayed were the First Presby'
terrain church, "a stars; Grace M. e.
church "a stars; Richmond Item, IL
stars; Bethel A. NJ. e. church. 80 stars
Mt. Moriah, 20 stars: Reid Memorial
Hospital, 100 stars Brotherhood OF Ran
road Firemen and Engineers. 10; Yves
leyan Methodist church 8; Trinity
Lutheran church, 81; st. Johns Luth
eran, 80; South Eighth Friends IL;
First Methodist church. 81: st. An
drews, 1902; First Christian church, 81
Central Christian church. "a; Rich
mond Commercial club, so; ST. Paurs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26
CONGRESS- HAS
BIG TASKS ON
HAND THIS WEEK
Quick Action Expected on
Man Power Bill in Senate
Revenue Bill to Come Up.

WASHINGTON, d c., Aug. 20
Enactment of the man-power bill e1-
tending army draft ages to IS and As
years; launching of the $4,000, O00,0 900
war tax measure in the House, and
probably definite action on national
prohibition during the war are the
big tasks before Congress this week.
AS passed Saturday by the House
in virtually the form submitted by the
administration, the draft bill will be
transferred today to the Senate. re-
ported by the Senate Military Com
mittee with its work or fight" and
other more minor amendments and
substituted in the Senate for the
measure which has been under debate
there. Passage by the Senate Mon
day of Tuesday, quick agreement In
conference and transmission to Presi.
dent Wilson before the week end ID
the course planned for the bill.
Ready For the House.
The revenue bill is to be completed
Monday by the House Ways and
Means Committee, formally introduc
ed in the House Thursday and called
up for initial consideration on the fol
lowing Monday It's passage in the
lower body by September Is general
ly Is expected.
Prohibition will follow the draft
bill and negotia tons now are on be
tween the wet" and dry leaders o.
the Senate toward a compromise. A.
pending the bill proposes virtually
bone dry" prohibition for the coun
try, beginning January 1 next. and eff
forts are being made to secure res
pite of several months for the liquo,
traffic, which is importan in connec
ton with the Federal revenues ant
the new war-tax bill.
Sharp Contests Expected.
Sharp contests were expected in tn,
Senate Monday on the principa
amendments to the man-power bill at
fecting youths under 81. and the work
or-fight proposal Defeat Of all amend
ments designed to raise the minimum
OF IS or to defer service of those I'm
der II generally is predicted. Tn
consensus of leaders opinions, how
ever. is that the work-or-fight amend
ment will be retained in the bill an,
sent to conference, where it will form
the principal controversy with tn
House.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26
Service Men Are Honored
BY Chautauqua Audience

Episcopal, 10: East Main street FRIENDS
"a; Reid Memorial church. Is; Good
Cheer Glass, United Brethren Sunday
school, %; North Fourteenth street
Mission. 80; Second Presbyteri 10
church, %; School district No. 3. 70;
ST. Mary's, So; Loyal Order OF Moose
81: Y. NJ. C. A., u; First English Lutn,
eran. 81; St. Paurs Lutheran Sunday
school. SO; Boston township, 81.
A special service flag for the boys
who have given their lives was ois
played and young girls placed goio
star over the blue one. The boys are
John F. McCarty, John Sherwood Geo
Crammer,, Robert Flock, Rlchart
Steinbrink, Luther Brawler, Leho1
Trout Frank Gem and Daniel Free
man. =
DIR. ]. ]. Rae gave short talk II
commoration OF these boys who nave
given their lives.
The program was ended by the mass
singing America" led by the chicago
ODeratfc company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26

George F. Snyder, 319 West Main
street, now stationed at Camp Sherl-
dan, has been made mess sergeant
He is the son Of John F. Snyder.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26

Don Clapp, who has been in France
since January. says this certainly is
a great war;" in a letter written TO
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Clapp,
226 South Eleventh street. you can't
begin to realize what 1t is, by reading
all you can get hold Of. You would
have to see it, to be convinced OF the
great preparation the United States
has gone to, for this war" he says.
The letter follows:
Received sixteen letters this week
and Ave papers and magazines, but
no spare time to read them as yet.
| certainly found use for my helmet
I wore it all the way over here. 1t
was handy on the boat because the
wind would blow my hat off, Lots OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26

willing you should use my
testimonial and hope to benefit
other suffering women by SC
doing. Mrs. F. PLATT, 8
y NJ "
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26
AFTER SICKNESS
Mrs. Page Tells How VinoI Restore

Mrs. Page Tells How Vinoi Restored
Her Strength and Stopped Cough.
Brooklyn, Conn.-"Pneumonia left
me weak. rundown and with cough
for which ! doctored for six months
without getting better. A friend from
Virginia asked me to try Vinol. 1t
healed my cough. gave me a good APP
petite: | sleep we'll and feel well and
strong."-Mrs. Thomas Page.
Vinol owes It's success in such cases
to beef and cod liver peptones, iron
and manganese peptonates and gly-
cerophosphates, the oldest and most
famous body building and strength
creating tonics knowi. Glenn Thistle
thwaite and druggists everywhere
Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26
LIBERTY SOLDIER IS
HURT IN ACTION

LIBERTY, Ind, Aug. 25.-Word
reached Liberty Saturday night stating
that Earl Barcus had received bull
let wound while in action on the
French front. No particulars were
given in the message.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26

Brigadier General Spalding is in COM
mand OF the artillery brigade. You can
see by this how closely tilted the
two branches of service are.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26
WITH THOSE IN
ARMY and Navy

This column. containing news o.
Richmond and Wayne county sol
diers and sailors, will appear daily
In the Palladium. Contributions
will be welcomed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26

two very BAD at
tacks of inflamma-
ton. My d o c t or
said he could d o
nothing more for
me and l W oul d
have to so to the
hospital for an
ope- at ion, but
Lydia E. Pi n k
h a ms Vegetable
Com pound an d
Sana tive w a sh
have entirely cured
me of my troubles
and / am now in
good health. / am
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26
DOCTOR COULD
NOT HELP HER
But Lydia E. Pinkham'sV ege-
table Compound Saved
Her from a Serious
Operation.

Brooklyn, N. Y.--"I suffered some.
thing dreadful from q displacement and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
EVEN HUN PAPERS
HAVE SMALL HOPE
FOR PEACE OFFER

Amsterdam, Sept. 16.-The peace
initiative should have been left to
the entente allies, according to the
Tages Zeitung of Berlin, which
comments on the Austrian peace
note.
The fate of all previous an
peace and a conciliatory spirit on
the part Of the central powers does
not encourage great hopes that this
offer will meet with greater sue
cess" the newspaper says. 1T must
naturally encounter great skepti-
cism on our part, after our expe-
riences hitherto with peace pro-
posaIs," says the Lokal Anzeiger,
we cannot help feeling thoroughly
skeptical.
"Austria's move may prove a
risky STEP" says the Neueste
Nachrichten OF Berlin. The Boer-
sen Zeitung places no very great
hope IN the offer and the Berlin
Post fears the offer will be again
interpreted by entente countries as
weakness and a sign of impending
collapse, as well as a begging for
peace. on the part OF the central
powers.
"A discussion of the timeliness Of
the Austrian step is useless" says
the Vorwaerts. once it was made
without the German government
taking a similar step, there is moth
ing for German 10 do but to give
its adhesion. That Is the only way
Of preventing harmful effects and
permitting the good effects to be
fully developed Austria's peace
tentatives will be welcomed by the
widest circles OF the German people
and many hopes will be placed in
It, but 1t is necessary to utter a
warning over hasty optimism"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
BQlfOur Sees
Enemy Offers
as False MOUe

London, Sept. ia J. Balfour,
the British foreign secretary giving
his personal viewpoints on the Aus
trian peace note to visiting journal
lists said:
1T is incredible that anything can
come Of this proposal"
Coming after the recent speech OF
Frederick Won Payer, the German
imperial vice chancellor. Mr. Bal
four said: this cynical proposal of
the Austrian government is not a
genuine attempt to obtain peace 1t
is an attempt TO divide the allies.
Il cannot. honestly, in the pro-
posaIs now made 10 US as I have
been able TO study them" Mr.. Bal
four said, see the slightest hope
that the goal we desire-the goal
OF a peace which shall be more than
a truce-can really be attained"
The foreign secretary said he was
utterly unable to see that a confer
ence proposed by Austria could have
the desired end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
Boat Is Sunk;
Children and
WOmenP eriSh

London, Sept 16.-The British
steamship Galway Castle, carrying
900 women and children, was tor
pedOed and sunk Thursday
The bodies of three children
whose lives were sacrificed in this
last act of frightfuIness pTelimin-
ary to the AustrO-Hungarian peace
offensive, have been brought ashore
There were in all 749 persons
aboard the Galway Castle. OF these
according to reports, 1S9 are miss
ing.
They include 12O passen gers, &c
naval and military officers and
men, and 80 of the crew.
Ninety third class passengers lost
were, without exception, women
and children
The liner fioated for two days in
charge OF the captain and volun-
teers.
When the vessel was last seen.
sinking. the captain and several OF
his officers were still sticking by
their ship.
The Galway Castle left port for
South Africa on Tuesday last and
was torpedOed in a heavy sea
Hundreds of the passengers were
rescued by attending steamers, but
90 first class, 10 second class and
80 third class passengers are miss
ing, in addition to "a Of the crew.
Plymouth. Sunday, Sept 15,-
Heart-rending scenes were witness
ed here when hundreds of surviv-
ors of the torpedoed steamer Gal
way Castle were landed at Z o'clock
Thursday morning. The passen-
gers were mostly women and chill
dren, and ii is believed that whole
families have been lost.
Among the survivors were little
tots scarcely able to walk. crying
in vain for their parents Parents
were searching In all directions for
news Of their children and women
were seeking vainly for their lost
husbands. 1t mattered nothing that
warm. dry clothing was distributed
to take the place OF the scanty at
tire survivors snatched as they
left the ship Their one thought
was To get news Of their relatives
and friends.
There seems no reason to doubt
that the vessel was torpedoed With
out the slightest warning The eX-
plosion occurred between the en-
CINE room and the stokehold, fact
which is taken to rule out any pos
sibility that the ship struck a mine.
The explosion caused compare
lively little noise, but caused the
ship to buckle in a most eKtTaofdlH-
airy manner She was injured at
the extreme bottom and was bent
and torn clear 10 the upper deck
and seemed likely to break in two
at any mnmRnt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
WAR SUMMARY

Austria's appeals for '-nOn-
binding peace discussion by
the belligerent and neutral ma
tjous and the kaiser's peace Of
fer 10 Belgium are flatly reject
cd by the public and papers OF
the allied countries, as only an
other German sham and trick
of the kaiser, and as proof OF
the impending defeat OF the cen
trail powers.
Attention of the battlefront Is
centered on the American at
tack before the fortress Of Metz,
which is reported under the line
OF the long range cannon OF the
Americans.
The guns of tho fortress OF
Metz are reported In action
against the Americans, who are
apparently making ready for a
drive against the ~krimhild"
line 10 which the Germans
withdrew from the St. hlhIel
salient.
The Americans, who are at
the threshold of Germany, are
driving steadily on, having ad-
yanced from two TO three miles
on "A front of 33 miles since late
Saturday.
sIowIy the British are push
ing neaFex the HIndenbHPg HRe
on the Pieardy front and have
drawn their lines o'Oser about
1T. Quentin, and have taken the
cils u Ma&SsamEs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
YANKS IN LONDON
CELEBRATING AS
FOES SEEK PEACE

London, Sept. 16.-American res
idents of London celebrated the
American victory in hotels and pub
lie places last night, singing The
Star Spangled Banner" and other
anthems. Londoners generally in
formed by special editions of the
continued satisfactory progress OF
the American attack and the Aus
trian peace offer, experienced an
unusually sensational Sunday and
displayed exuberance and hopeful
Less that was in marked contrast
with the gloom of the summer
months. 1t was felt that with the
American army fighting under the
guns of the fortress of Metz and
with Austria making what appears
to be an official bid for peace,
things at last were really moving in
the desired direction.
Austrias note is in the hands of
the government, together with in
formation that Germany has made
direct offer of peace to Belgium
on the basis of restored political
ard economical independence and
on condition of Belgian neutrality
until the end of the war. No allus-
ion to reparation OF indemnity for
the wrongs inflicted upon Belgium
is said to have been made by Ger
many.
1t is needless to say that these
peace feeIers made little impression
On either the government or the
people here. They are pointed out
however. as a revelation of speedy
enemy appreciation of the meaning
of American military participation
in the war The view is held in
political circles that Germany real
ICES she will soon be compelled to
withdraw from Belgium and if she
could secure a treaty barring Bel
gian territory to allied troops and
aircraft she would be thereby pro-
tecting Germany against hostlie
attack.
In the speech made at Manches-
ter by Premier Lloyd George it is
believed he replied in advance to
aTy peace tentatives. In fact, it is
believed the premier knew Austria
had this move in mind when he de-
Hvered the speech, it being sup
posed that such a peace move
could not have been made without
previous inquiries set afoot by the
central powers. There is consld-
erable interest as to the effect the
new move will have on the political
situation here and the possibility OF
a general election.