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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
FEDERAL CONTROL
OF COTTON CROP
IS Being PLANNED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. - Steps
looking to the fixing Of the price Of
raw cotton and control of the crop so
that the war needs Of the United
States and the entente allies may be
taken care of soon are to be taken by
the war industries board.
With the approval Of President Will
son, the board will appoint a COM
mittee to investigate the situation and
determine the ACCESSIBILITY and feast
bility of fixing the price SO as to pro-
tect both the producers and consum-
ers. Chairman Baruch, in a state
ment published today and the commit
tee would hold hearings as soon as
possible in the cotton producing states
Price fixing for raw cotton has long
been discussed and the boards deci-
sion to make the inquiry into the sub
ject now resulted from the recent fore
cast of the department of agriculture
that the crop this year would be only
little more than 100000 eqf1uiva-
lent 500-pound bales as compared with
the more than fifteen million bales
forecast on the condition of the crop
in June.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
September Is, rs, II!
NATURALIST FROM
AUSTRALIA HERE

Dr. Edwin Ashby of Australia,
noted naturalist and minister is in
the city the guest of Timothy Nichol-
son fora few days. He will probably
for portion Of the yearly
though he is in this country
to bring his son who is q
doctor and in ill health.
Dr. Ashby brought with him to the
states a very large and complete du-
plicate set of molusceans which he
has presented to the National Muse
UNI at Washington. He also has a
small collection OF birds with him,
birds being his specially.
II thought to interest some OF the
school and college children in my
birds" he explained, but l find your
schools are closed for three months.
In Australia that is only known in the
high universities and then the stu
dents work most of the time during
vacation, although they have no lee
lures The school children in Austral-
ia have only a very short vacation in
the summer corresponding to the one
at Christmas time"
Ashby has not been back to Eng
land his native home for 81 years. He
went to Australia in the first place to
get rid Of a lung trouble he had con-
tracted in England and afterwards
made it his permanent home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06

New war work in the course OF
study at Earlham College was dis
cussed at an informal faculty meeting
held at the college Friday afternoon.
The conference was concerning auto
mobile motor mechanics courses ana
government secretar1al work which
probably will be introduced.
The whole course Of study will be
adapted to war needs. stated President
Edwards, Friday morning, and the gov
eminent officials OF the war depart.
ment with whom he conferred IN
Washington August %. heartily ap-
proved Of the work which the college
planned to do in their course OF study
this winter, for the Friends were CIV.
en- a most sympathetic hearing.
Definite arrangements have been
made to give the boys courses in wire
less telegraphy, In navigation, In con-
versational French and shop work, be
sides a special course in First Aid
and Red Cross work. Athletics and
physical development of the men will
be made first consideration, and COM
pulsory training will be adopted.
Although President Edwards him.
self cannot be present at the discus
sion concerning military training
which will be held at the Commercial
Club rooms Monday evening. he has
prepared a statement Of the facts as
the government officials in Washing
ton gave them to him, while granting
Earlham release from military train
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06

troops up and down the western
front. Most of the time he has
spent with the marines.
In fact, he Is marine. HIS
election was unanimous, and In q
way peculiar to the troops who are
always ready for trouble when
trouble comes. Waking from q
needed nap one afternoon he
couldn't find his coat and cap. A
prank, he thought, and he walked
out to get the air. When he re-
turned his coat and cap were wait
ing for him.
On the cap had been sewn the
marine insignia. The army buttons
on his coat had become marine but
tons. At mess that night the major
noticed the changes and said:
zone Of US now, eh Padre?"
Wherever the marines Of his
special battalion have moved since
that election he has moved. Dur
ing the latter part OF May. when
they started for the thick Of the
fighting in the region of the Marine,
he slung his pack and marched with
them. His billet was in a French
village, toward which the Germans
were driving.
Arrival, of course, was at night.
That next afternoon he and the
battalion dentist were walking
along tho main street of the vii
lage, between the sick bay and
headnuarters- Then came the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
CHARGE"
SAYS PARIS, OF
YANkS' ATTACK
(Ry Associated Press)

PARIS, Sept. 6.-La Liberte, under
the heading "a Heroic Charge pays
tribute to the Americans. 1t says:
"The taking OF Terny-Sorny by the
Americans was particularly brilliant
operation executed by our allies with
wonderful dash. The unit which made
this stroke had never been under fire,
having passed only few weeks In
comparatively calm sector, but on its
debut 1t hurled itself against division
of Imperial Guards and beat it.
"The sturdy youths from Texas hab-
ituated to prairie life, tracked this
boche like wild beasts; they swept
villages and nests of machine gunners
and charged with bayonets at batteries
of 1855 killing those serving the bat
terry and capturing others. Twice an
officer of the French general staff mad
to interfere to modify their ardor
fearing that they might overstep the
mark Even the French zouaves, who
are an embodiment of our aggressive
fighting were astonished at such dar
ing"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
Liberty Bells Will Aid
in Loan Campaign

The members Of the publicity COM
mittee Of the Liberty Loan Drive are
planning to start their definite work
the week previous to September 20:
and continue it through the drive fuli
force. Harry Needham and Gus Plan-
lin, the members of the committee IN
charge Of the Liberty Bells" are 60
ing to place bells on tripods on all
the important corners. These bells
will have placards nearby saying,
Ring the Liberty Bell Again, and
passersby filled with spirit will be ex-
pected to pull the attached cord and
Ring it again" Persons having bells
thew will lend should get into COM
munication with the men on this com
mittee.
II is planned to have talking ma
chimes play records repeating Buy
Liberty Bonds" in all the theatre lob
bies to help advertise the drive.
Merchants are asked to begin their
window displays to assist in the pub
licity
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
ENGLISH AIRMEN
GET 200 PLANES
CBy Associated Press)

LONDON. Sept. 6. - The official
statement on aerial operations issued
tonight, says:
Much reconnaissance and photo
graphic work was accomplished by the
air force on Sept. 4, and large num-
Der of artillery and contact patrols
were carried out. The weight OF
bombs dropped by us during the day
day twenty.three tons. No bombing
was possible after dark. ,s-..-..
Enemy machines. working IN large
formations on the German side OF the
lines. showed considerable activity.
Twenty-Five hostile machines were
brought down by our airmen and no
less than nine balloons were shot
down In flames In addition. fourteen
hostile machines were driven down
out Of control Sixteen Of our ma
chimes are missing.
Zone of our machines, reported as
missing in the fighting of September
2, has since returned.
I'm the course Of the weeks which
have elapsed since the commencement
Of our offensive on August 8, four hum
dred and sixty-fve enemy machines
have been brought down by our air
men. their destruction being In every
case clearly established. In addition,
the total Of enemy machines proved
20 have been driven down out OF con-
troll, many of which actually have
crashed, is exactly 200.
1.-THE above figures are exclusive OF
the considerable number of enemy
machines brought down by gunf1re
from the ground Sixty-one German
balloons have been set on fire. Nine
hundred and eleven and one-half tons
of bombs have been dropped by u.s.
practically the whole Of the air
lighting has taken place on the en-
emy's side of the line. The number OF
our machines which have failed to re-
turn during this period Is 1852"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
U, S. TO REGULATE
GOLD Distribution
(Ry Assoc1ated Prcssl

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-To con-
serve gold for monetary purposes and
the more essential trades and arts,
the war industry's board is developing
a program to regulate the distribution
OF the metal to manufacturers of Jew
elry, dental and optical goods and 9th
er materials, into which gold enters.
Under this plan which became known
today, the government, which already
virtually controls the gold market.
probably will cut down the supply OF
the metal as less essential, needs. In
anticipation of this action, calls for
gold bullion at the New York Assay
office have been nearly three times as
heavy as usual in the last few days.
One consideration which will tend
to give manufacturing jewelers. big
ger supply than otherwise. is the fact
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
THE "Doc" A PREACHER
Miss Ethel Clark to Speak
at State Charity Conference

The monthly meeting Of the direc-
tors of the social service bureau was
held Friday afternoon.
1t was decided to hold the annual
meeting in the Commercial Club
rooms September 16, at 1880 p. m.
The Penny Club and the Rotary
Club have affiliated with the bureau
and two members from each organiza-
ton will be elected to the board Of
directors as it is a rule that when an
organization affiliated with the Bureau
1t shall have two members on the
board of directors.
Miss Ethel Clarke, secretary Of the
Bureau will speak on THE Essential
Importance of the Private Agency" at
the State Conference of Charities,
which will be held at Evansville, Oct.
5 to 8. Miss Clark will speak on the
seventh.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
U, S, TAKES over
NITRATE PLANT
nv 4 Ssociated Press)

TOLEDO, O., Sept 6.-The govern
ment has taken over the entire con
struction Of the $20,ooo,o00 Toledo air
nitrate plant here, according to an
nouncement today by Walter Stewart,
resident manager. The air nitrate
corporation Of New York, which under
the original plan was to build and OPP
crate the plant for the government
and which began the construction
here, has been replaced in the con-
struction process by the army quart
ermasters department according TO
Stewart.
A general change has been made In
the construction organization ana
nearly everything placed on military
basis.
Manager Stewart said today that the
reason the government Is taking over
the plant is because it can build II
more cheaply and quickly than pri-
vate agency which cannot comman-
deer material, labor, transportation
and other facilities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
doctor was with him and in urgent

doctor was with him and in urgent
need of help.
Shouting TO another marine, the
Doc ran over to the sick bay,
grabbed q stretcher and started in
the direction in which the courier
had pointed. It was at least three
hundred yards across the field.
Shippers were plentiful. and shells
were dropping all about. Down on
their stomachs went the Doc and
the marine. Pushing the stretcher
ahead, they wriggled ana crawied
through the stubble to the trench.
They found the colonel with the
doctor and the colonel's. orderly.
The colonel was weak from loss Of
blood. The doctor said that they
must get him out as soon as pos
sible. But the shells were coming
too fast and the snipers' bullets
were whistling too ominously for
an immediate getaway.
Shrapnel, also, was falling in the
trench. The orderly put himself
between his colonel and the enemy
fire.
DOC HANGS ON BRAvELY
And so they waited, and waited.
one hour, two hours. The doctor
looked at his watch-it was after
eight o'clock.
"Guess we'd better make the
break" he said.
They got the colonel on the
stretcher and started. Half way
across the field the Docs leg went
back en- him and he had to let go
his hold on the stretcher. But he
took hold again in q minute or two
and hung on until the colonel was
comfortable in bed in the sick
bay.
After that the Doc wasn't exact
ly sure what happened. He thought
he was going to stay with the
marines, but when he got out OF
the cannon in which TO had been
invited to ride by his major he
was in front of hotel in Paris.
II didn't want to come back" he
told an interviewer. Il wanted to
stay with my battalion. But they
told me it's rather badly shot up
and they guessed I'd better wait
a while until it's reformed and
ready for action again"
He fumbled in his pocket and
drew out q shrapnel bullet, slight
ly flattened on one side.
"That struck between the colonel
and his orderly while we were in
the trench" he said. 1T hit a
stone, bounded and fell a short dis
lance away. I picked 1t up. and
whenever I show 1t l think Of the
orderly-a brave, manly fellow
who was killed by piece Of shell
which struck him in the side and
exploded the cartridges he was
carrying"
He wouldn't admit it, but there
is no doubt that he will think also
of how he proved himself full
fledged marine. And he knows that
he will never be allowed to lose h11
nickname. Doc.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
Fuel Administration
Praises Coal Miners
CIV Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-By putt
ting in extra hours of work, the night
before Labor day in an effort to keep
up normal production, coal miners in
many fields performed patriotic serv-
ice of the highest order, the fuel ad-
ministration announced today. In
some mines, the men refused to take
day off. In West Virginia and Penna
fields the force turned out IS percent
and rs percent, respectively, of the
normal output on the holiday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
War Work Course Of Study to
be Introduced at Earlhdm

ing this winter, and his statement Will
then be given to the public.
Secretary Ullman OF the Commercial
Club stated Friday morning that he is
DESTROYS Of large attendance of Rich
mond people Monday evening, since
the Commercial Club recognizes Earl
ham as one OF the most valuable as
sets which the city has. Most people
have not thought the matter OF mill
tary training out for themselves" said
Mr.. Ullman, "and Monday evening We
have arranged that both sides of the
question will be presented SO that the
people may 500 truth, and understand
on what grounds Earlham may be just
ing"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
QUICK DECISION IS
EXPECTED BY BURNS

1.-THE outlook is bright and very
hopeful" said Lieutenant George
Burns Of the Ordnance Department,
Friday. relative to the labor situation
in Richmond. Burns, with an assist
ant, will handle all of the situation
with the exception of the hour ques-
ton.
Burns said, II have talked with
Major Gitchell over the telephone, and
he says that as soon as my report
comes to Washington and there is
little time given for deliberation de-
cision will be rendered concerning the
basic eight hour day. l think that the
decision will be rendered In ten days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
GEORGE STEMS IS
SAFE AFTER ACTION

A letter was received Friday morn
ing by Henry Stiens from his son.
George b Stiens, who was In the same
regiment as Frank Lichtenfels and
Frank Gem. both recently killed In ac-
ton. The letter was written Aug. Is.
Stems stated that he was feeling
fine.
He said also that he had not seen
Gem very often because he had been
stationed some distance from him but
that no had seen Harry Long and
Frank Lichtenfels every Sunday.
The men were members OF Penns-
ylvania National Guard Company in
which there were Richmond men in it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
Court Records

Effie M. Null was denied divorce
from Marion Null in the circuit court
Friday. A decree as to the custody
of the three children will be made by
the Judge Saturday morning
The State of Indiana on the relation
of the town of Centerville has filed
action for mandate against the Terre
Haute, indianapolis and Eastern
Traction company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
Consolidation of Electric
Power Stations Saves Coal
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6-Reports Of
considerable saving of coal by con-
solidation Of electric power stations
in several cities reached the fuel ad-
ministration today. The merger Of
such plants at Richmond. Va, Ludlow,
Mass, Wooster, o., Charleston. w. Va,
Kirkwood, Mo. and Clinton, Ind. will
mean a saving Of $4,000 tons OF coal
annually. according to the admins
traitors estimate. Many other
changes in the interest OF economy
have been suggested.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
Railroads Accept Standard
Form of Contract Nth u. S.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6-Acceptance
by the railroads Of the standard form
of contract between the government
and the railroads as proposed by d.
rector General McAdoo was today
unanimously recommended by the
railway executives advisory commit
tee representing 80 railroads with 50
percent OF the total mileage Of the
United States.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
DUTCH PROTEST
AGAINST SUBS

THE HAGUE. Sept. 6.-The Dutch
minister at Berlin hassbeen instruct
ed to protest against the destruction
by German submarines OF vessels
within what is designated as the bar
red zone and against the sinking or
seven Dutch fishing vessels on Aug.
"a.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06

bulk to countries which import little
other American goods and where con-
sequently the dollar in exchange rates
is low. In other words, it acts much
as would gold bullion or coin in stabl-
lizing exchange rates.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
Arizona Pastor Unanimously Elected One of Them
After He Braved Shell and Bullet to Help Carp
Wounded Colonel Back to Safety-Laid Up
No,u Himself For Repairs.
Ii Of a shell and both

screech Of a shell and both
dropped.
Let marine tell the rest OF It:
Fifteen or twenty minutes after
Fritz sent in his calling card | saw
the Doc wandering toward the Ger
man lines. / says to myself:
What's the matter with the Doc"
1 yells at him, and he says he's
going to headquarters.
"'No, you amt says I. You're
steering straight for the Boches.'
with that the Doc kinder
grinned and said he guessed he
didn't want to be nipped yet
awhile. He gets turned around
O. X. and starts right. notices
he limps . bit, but I figure his
shoes hurt Dim, or something"
Up the street, Hmping, went the
Doc. He didn't know 1t then, but
the shock of the exploding shell
had numbed his left leg and
touched some If the nerves, 50 that
for several weeks his leg would
suddenly and painfully give out
under him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06

The United States offered bounties
under general orders No. 1911, series
of 1862, June IS, 1862 in the civil war.
II offered 1902 to new recruits and
S402 to veterans. Various states added
bountics OF different amounts to this
government bounty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06

that jewelry forms one Of tn chest ex-
port commodities for equalizing for
eign exchange rates. 1t represents
maximum of price with perhaps min
imum of absolute value Of the material
involved and can be shipped in small
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
THEIR COLONEL SHOT

He was nearly to headquarters
when a marine came running down
the street with the word that the
colonel had been shot and was ~
ing in a trench across a stubble
field Just beyond the village. The
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06

rARIS, July 26.-The marines
OF one of the flrst-line regi-
ments call him Doc. As they
went against the enemy In tho
glorious fighting in the first few
days of Summer he went with
them. And when more than one
wounded marine woke up In hospi.
tai he asked straightway:
Flows Doc? Did he come
through all right?"
That's how they feel about the
Doc. What's more, they are very
proud of him. For when the fight
was hottest he helped drag .
stretcher across a shell-swept field
TO bring back their colonel, who
was lying in an exposed trench, his
shoulder shattered by machine gun
IRE.
He did It, too. while his left leg
was numb from shell shock and
he could hardly look at his left
hand for the pain that was IN 1t.
But wouldn't any OF the marines
have done q similar act for him?
That's how he feels about it.
THE "Doc" A PREACHER
At home the Doc is the Rev. John
II. Clifford. Till last Fall he was
pastor of the First Baptist Church
Of Tuscon, Ariz. He left the church
to 70 to France for the Y. M. G. A..
and since last December he has
been working with the American
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-01
TERMS OF BULGAR
ARHQSTTCE GIVE
ALLIES CONTROL

London, Oct. 1.-tBy Associated
Press The armistice concluded
with Bulgaria by the entente allies
is purely military convention.
Bulgaria agrees to evacuata
all the territory she now occupies
in Greece and Serbia, to demobil-
ize her army Immediately. and sur
render all means Of transport n
The allies.
Bulgaria also will surrender
her boats and control Of nayiga-
ton on the Danube and concede 10
the allies free passage through
Bulgaria for the development of
military operations.
All Bulgarian arms and am
munitions are TO be stored under
the control Of the allies, to whom
IS conceded the right to occupy all
important strategic points.
The Associated Press learns that
fine military occupation of Bulgaria
,..ftf he intrusted to British. French
and Italian forces and the evacu-
srad pgrrious Of Greece and Ser
bia pectiyeIy, to Greek and Ser
Dlan troops.
THE arrnistice means complete
military surrender and Bulgaria
oea .es 10 be q belligerent.
yne arm.stice will remain il Op-
era ion until q final general peace
Is concluded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-01
ThR Rnll 1T Gn1tur

Charles RfaseIle ConsbocLen
Pa
Tsrnas Pond Danrieop -rov
Glen Rutcb TDdiananoIie Gnd
Ho1rv p Coona- E,,.oriLston
rav - '-''
Barney E. Crouch. Cav Ridge
Mo
Thomas Custer Westernnort
Md
Connie Lee nodd NaIdon Tann
noTI T EIliott pi+trbl,ro,L %
IN = F-iiis Cento[TiI7'a ,5i e. io---a
PneaIino Favata RuFaIo \
Henry Perry Furtado EaU Riv-
ar Macs
Thomas Guest. Pottstown. Pa.
Fred c. Guth Evansville Tenn
Joseph Hartel. Jr.. Richmond
HuI. y. Y.
Harry J. Healev. NinDeapoIis.
MINI.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-01
KAISER PLEADS
FOR AID TO END
Tells People to Gather Round Hin
and Give Blood and Wealth
TO Defense OF FatherIand.

London, Oct. emperor vii
liam in q message to the Father
land party is quoted in an Amster-
dam dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company as saying:
Il have the confident hope that
tire whole German people in these
most serious times will resoIutelv
gather around me and give their
-lOOd and wealth until the last
breath for the defense of the faith
er3and against the shameful enemy
plans"
Such a unanimous resolve to ex-
isl will and must. with Gods helm.
succeed in breaking the enemv's
VIII 20 war and secure for the faith
eTland the peace it Is worthy of
among the people Of the world :"