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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20

The following letter was received
by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Metzger, Nat
ional road east, from their son. Frank
NJ, who is serving with a balloon COM
pany in France:
Il suppose you have received my
card announcing my safe arrival over
seas, and you are now waiting for a
letter, so as ] have a little spare time,
which, by the way, is the first | have
had since landing, | will write you a
few lines. First of all | want to tell
you not to worry for | am getting
along fine and am well. 1t will be i'm
possible for me to write as often as l
did, but | will try hard to get letter
off once a week. 1t takes the mail
quite good while to get over there
for it all has to be censored and is
sometimes delayed on the way. We
have very nice camp, plenty of good
eats, shower baths and other conven-
fences. There is a stream of clear
cold water close by, where we do our
washing. We have little showers of
rain here almost every evening, but
during the daytime the sun is always
shining; the climate is warm and
pleasant during the day, and cool in
the early morning and evening.
There are field artillery ranges
about our camp; and for a while | did
not sleep much. but now l think
could sleep under one of the guns
without any trouble. l went down to
a small village this morning and
bought one orange, three pears and
three peaches, which cost me forty
cents in our money. l had quite a
time trying to make the clerk under
stand what | wanted, so l just went
to the basket and picked them out.
/ am not very good in making
change in French money. but l have
a PAPER with me that tells the differ
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20

II. Harold Rhodes has returned to
ship ct Norfolk, Va, after having
spent ten days with Mr. and Mrs. T.
H. Dietz, and Miss Iowa Mansfield.
Mrs. J. Heery, 2314 North + street,
has received a letter from her brother,
Clarence Throckmorton, who was re-
ported wounded in action July 10, say
ing that he is improving.
Mrs James Fitzgibbons and Ella
McHugh, Marie Parish and Margaret
little were guests at Camp Taylor
last Sunday. Mrs. Fitzgibbons visited
her son, James, who is doing clerical
work in the 159 Coast ARTILLERY de
partment.
Elmer Bymaster of Co. A, Develop
ment BattlOn. has returned to Camp
Sherman, Chillicothe, O., after a two
days visit here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs George Bymaster, of North
Third street.
Virgil Appleton has arrived safely in
France according to word which
reached his father, Wallace Appleton,
Monday.
Robert d. Phillips is spending ten
days furlough with his parents on
Pearl street. He is stationed at the
Great Lakes Training station and ex-
poets to 90 into the yeoman school
upon his return to the station.
Howard Troyel SDent the week end
with his mother, Ella Troxel, return
ing Monday evening to Purdue Uni
versity where he is in the Signal
Corps.
Alfred Reber of North Fifth street
has received word that his nephew,
William Kreuzman of Batesville, has
been wounded in action in France.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20
ALEXANDER HOME IS
OFFERED FOR USE
OF WOUNDED men

Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Alexander. who
have lately moved to indianapolis
where they are both connected in gov
eminent work, haze given tho home
service department of the Wayne
County Red Cross permission to use
their home on Holiarn Road east of
the city for the purpose of housing
wounded soldiers who may be brought
to Richmond and for whom the hospi-
tai may be too crowded to give
accommodations
Miss Flora Mae Green, head of the
Home Service department, stated
Monday that they should take advant-
age OF the offer in time of need.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20

urday evening Charles Samuels suf
fered the loss OF the four fingers on
his right hand Mr. Samuels was
working in his meat market when ne
caught his hand in the meat grinder
He was taken Immediately to Rich.
mond. where his hand was dressed by
DR. Marvel, but he suffered intensely
from the injury. Mr.. Samuels is Inc
Republican candidate for county
treasurer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20
HAGERST0WN MAN
WOUNDED IN FRANCE

HAGERSTOWN. Aus 20.-Chnton
Brock Of this place has been wounded
in action in France according to a
letter received from him by his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brock
A card was also received from his
nurse which said that Brock had a
bullet wound in his hip on July 10,
and had been taken to the base hos
pital. He lad been at the front only
few days when he was wounded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20
FILES PETITION FOR DITCH

EATON. O., Aug. GOV. f. Min
nich has filed with the county commits
sioners a petition for location and con
struction OF a county ditch in Harri-
son township. in section IL.
The new filling station of the Stand
ard Oil company. northwest corner OF
Barron and Somers street is near
ID completion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20

Application blanks may be obtained
at the Merchants Bank Building, room
1904, Indianapolis. The examination
board is scheduled to arrive in that
city on August 81, and will be in SEES
sion on that day in rooms 222 and
223 of the Federal building.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20
Ordnance Department
Has Need of Officers

The Ordnance department requires
at once officers in grades of Captain,
First Lieutenant and Second Lieu
tenant for assignments, according to
the tables of organization in division
trains; Mobile Ordnance repair shops;
Motorized Field Artillery Regiments,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20

The harvest moon will be shining
,oon for the fellow who has bought
Mar Savings Stamps.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20
WITH THOSE IN
ARMY and Navy

This column. containing news of
Richmond and Wayne county sol
;liers and sailors, will appel daily
in the Palladium. Contributions
Will be welcomed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20

NJ A. Bessola, the college ball
player who set unique record by
catching a baseball dropped from an
airplane 700 feet in the air soon
utter entering the army, now wants
to see how the aviator dropped the
bali. At least Bessola has entered
the aviation school and has started
his course at the Rockwell field army
aviation school in California. Besso-
la hopes to fly higher than 700 feet,
too, and get a crack at the Hun air
man He is starring on the ball club
at the camp. Ordinarily fly balls are
Easy Tor hum now.
One agricultural college and three
experiment stations are maintained by
the government of Norway.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20
LOSES -FOUR FINGERS

NEW PARIS. O., Aug 2o--On Sat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20

Alfred Reber of North Fifth street
has received word that his nephew,
William Kreuzman of Batesville, has
been wounded in action in France
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20

Roland Nusbaum who has been To-
Gated at Camp Johnston. Jackson
vile, Fla. arrived yesterday for two
weeks visit with his wife and his par
ents. Nusbaum has been acting as
instructor in the supply school there
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
PENN STUDENTS BEGIN
PRE-MIDYEAR EXODUS
Class Standing Revealed, Under
graduates Start Homeward
Prior to Examinations

The annual prc-mdyear exodus Of
students at the University " Pennsvl-
Nania has begun. one trunk after tho
other is finding its way to tl.c railroad
stations, homeward bound
At this time Of the school wear ,tu.
dents are discovering how they stand in
their various courses. should their aver
ages be low or below par In many eases,
they know that "nunking' Is inevitable.
To leave the University with "a clean
slate ia desirable, and hence the exc.
dus
This year more than the usual NUM-
Der Of students are leaving school. en-
listmout In the national service Offering
an Incentive In every case whore the
course averages arc low. \ number ~
Pennsylvania men have enlisted during
the last several days.
Tho midycar examination begin on
Monday and contlpuc for the nest two
weeks. They will hold various "sur.
prises' In store for the unwarv ones
tramming is at its height Midnigh,
oil is being used laNishly Wisdom by
pages is being stored into unwilling
brain cells
Many quiz sections and several Ice.
ture rooms presented deserted aspects
during the last several days. owing tc
absent students. All remaining cuts
from classes we're used and the time
taken in studying for the coming ex.
/ gminatious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
N. J. FISH-CONTR0L
BILL TO BE REVISED
Trenton Conference Results i'll
Elimination of Some Fea-
lures of the Measure
TRENTON. Jan. &c.


At a conference between Governor
Edge, representatives Of tie Legislature,
the New Jersey I,igh Cost Of Living
and salt water fishermen It
was agreed to withdraw Asscubl, man
Badglcy's nsh-control bilh now in cont
,nittcc. and to offer substitute meas
urc designed to mo : tho objections made
nv the fishermen at tho hearing given
last Monday.
The essential feature OF the ne" nl Dnl
is that although It viii authorl@e 'nS
state TO purchase the entire eaten Oh
fah along the Jersey coast 1t will stip'
uIate that the fishermen shall receive
tho prevailing wholesale market price
and that they shall not be compelled 70
soil to the state If better prices are op-
tainable elsewhere.
Governor Edge made 1t clear ~at the
conference that his purpose III auNo-
caring a fish-conrol hill was not 10 IN
the prices nor to place any restriction
which would prevent fishermen OBTAIN,
ing the best prices Obtalnable. lts real
purpose Is 20 eliminate cAceSsl\e ProN'9
made by dealers who subsequently nan
die the fish and to reduce the cost OF
distribution so -tnat Ihp 1'"3NN'A "NA
be the real beneficiary.
In furtheranse Of his purpose Gov
ernor Edge said tho state IS willing ana
able to handle the entire catch, proNid
ing the necessary storage facilities, anu
thereby aftording tho fishermen q sure
and ready market for their product. In
selling the fish 10 retailers tho state
rwiil not exact any profit, but VIII add
TO the price it pays only the acual cost
Of distribution.
There will be a turher conference al
Asbury Park Monday, when the liigl
/ Cost OF Living Commission VIII meet
representatives Of the fishermen.
In addition TO the Governor those at
I tending the conference were Sena-
| tor Ackerson and Asscmbyman Lewis
| of Monmouth County representing the
| Legislature; W. ]. Cuuse, Of Asbury
| park. representing the High Cost OF
| Living Commission, and the fohowinE
| fishermen: George G, e. Wilson anc
! George NJ. Haight. Of Spring Lake FL
wood Jeffer, of Elberon e. II. Clought
| ing and Pasquale Montagrio Of Sea Isle
| city; Frank W. Hilton, Emerson G
, Custls and " a. Aspeuberg, Of Angle
sea, and John WoOlcy, Of Bradley
! Beach,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
BAKERS OPPONENTS
NOT AFTER HIS SCALP
Secretary's Defense Testimony
on Monday Awaited by
Both Sides

Both sides in tho struggle over the
conduct Of the war rested on their arms
today awaiting Secretary Of War Bakers
defense Monday against Senator Cham
bcrlau's charge that the war manage
mcnt is honcyconbcd with inoncioucy.
Members Of the Senate Military AZ
fairs Committee. before whom Secretary
Baker will appear. declared their ease
proved unless Mr. Baker can supplement
his previous testimony by moro cou-
yiurug Specific facts They made IT.
clear that they are not "uftcr Bakers
scalp" Ills Job has becu go trcmou.
duus. they pointed our. tnat Ia luc very
nature Of things. he has not been able
tu know at first hand what has hrCu
gong ON iu the various bureaus under
his Jurisdiction. For this reason, they
declared today. they are determined that
none of the recent Developments i'm
War department REORGANIZATION can
swrNc them from their adherence to the
war cabinet and munitions dictatorship
purEranl.
Edward j. Stcttinius, appointed yes.
terday by Secretary Baker as survey or
of supplies" is strongly udrrscd hy
members Of the committee. lie Was one
of the very mon they had In mind when
they drafted the war cabinet aud mum
tious dictatorship bills But, they
pointed out his authority iu the War
Department. not being clearly established
10y law. will fan FAR short of the broad
powers necessary to secure adequate re-.
suits i'm obtaining war materials.
Uncertainty stul hung over tn" pos.
siblo outcome of the conflict between the
President and his congressional critics
today. Both sides quit making claims
II victory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
BEARS MESSAGE FROM SERBIA
Captain Albala Will Read Letter to
Jews on Peace Plans

4 letter &C great Significance, which
bears ON thc disposition Of tho Jewish
problem at the peace conference, Will be
read by Captain David Albala, military
attache to the Serbian ambassador at
Washington, tomorrow afternoon at J
o'clock before the congregation I'm Shaare
Zedel Synagogue, Eifty-secont street
and Parksidc avenue.
Tho communication which Captain
Albala will read Is a message from the
Serbian Government to the Jews OF
America. IT was delivered TO Captain
AlbalR several weeks ago by Nesnitch,
the head Of tile Royal Serbian Commits
sion upon its arrival in the United
States,
The captain las had five years cape
ricn6e in trench fighting in the present
war and saw service in the Balkan war
preceding IT, lie was decorated By the
Serbian King for bravery on tho battle
neld and for scientific research In time
Of peace.
Solomon Fraukel, one OF tho carly
PaIegtinian pioneers, who is nCw touring
America, viii also address the meeting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
HIGHER GAS SCHEDULE
FOR GERMANTOWN FILED
Suburban Company Fixes In
creased Rates i'm Tariff
Effective Feb. 20

TINn1ISI!I- T(E I4Y
rim, l,riI,daIrbi, Suburb,r ,:as .,,5
Electric tnmpany today HIcd with tho
I,uhIi, Cor,,rc C,Gr,n,issio,, a ,,o,, scb,d- y
,lc ~ ratrs orra,tiyc 1,sbruars On fnr
IT, I,plfintnv.r li,isiop This r,yo ,fro,ts
I.pl.intovr porlxi,dge tl,tLnr, A.
hIer Norm NyaIrs Tar,dalc ttatGeId
S,udertou v.lford NJrst TcIrnrd ina
surrounding tcrrttor,.
mo t.rirf rr,,id,.s f,r ~, ,r,,ro...
In No ,piuinun, ,,b,rr, fn,. rcs,,I,r
uIci,.rs frnu, an. cents NOT ia seycnty
cent. NOT psr month. and an advance
~ IRON, tom ,cuts ,o f,,cnty ,cnts ,,or
1Ooo ruhi. feet I'm the unit rates charged
for gas consumed. The tariff contains
the following schedule Of rates.
Minimum 500 cubic feet. 20 cents net
first 5000 cubic, feet, SI.4O net nor 1000
second 5000 cubic feet, S1.g5 net third
, 5000 cubic feet, $llO net; next 25.00C
cubic feet. 81 net; all over 10000 cubic
feet. 90 cents net Other changes con
'ained IN the ne" tarlit include: Pre-
payment meters ana l!oI,UIE service
var Ee -, % .'',,,' ~, 70 % pas
,nnn ,','' - Wv ~
'0g3 ,,,,,r,e..,.,. -,.,.f,. t..
-, ,,, ,i,,,, ..,,. ,o,,. ,,,,.,,,,,,. -,
w. -. 'i.' - ,..,, IT,. ',,, ,,I ~ - -
.,, 80 ,,,o,,r.' -l,aII hc made I'm s5dI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
NEW JERSEY MAY GET
HUGE MUNITION PLANT
Report Says Government Will
Take 10,0O0-Acre Tract
Near Camp Dix

MOUNT HOLLY. y. J., Jan. 2G.--lt
plans now reported to be in the making
are carried out, the Government soon
will have a muaitou plant that for
size Will startle the world, and it will
bo located in burlington county within
easy reach Of Camp niA.
Tho reports are that the Government
ia preparing 10 tako over 10000 acres
ot the Hanover Farms tract along tn"
shore railroad from Il point east OF
Browns Mills junction to the other end
Of the tract in ocean County touching
Il point near Whtings, and will erect 4
munitlon plant and from 1900 20 1000
houses for tho accommodation Of work.
men and their families.
4 lO,O0O-acrc slice out OF the Han.
over Farms tract was surveyed last
fall, but at that time no one around
the pine district seemed 10 know why
It was being done.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
BREACH GETS WIDER
IN TILT AT SHORE
Senator Richards Charges At.
tack on City Salary Bill
Was "Stage-Managed"
ATLANTIC CITY. Jar. &c.

Sensational developments follow
closely the city commissions a,tacl;
upon Governor Edge aud Senator
Richards and widened the growing
breach between the shore leaders of
tho Edge. e.Bacharach- Richards machine.
Senator Richards issued a statement
holding that the city Commissions de-
nunciation Of a bill proposing to add
$1,000 each to the salaries of County
Judge and Prosecutor. for tho benefit u
Robert H. lngcrsoll and Edmund g..
Gaskill. Jr.. whom Governor Edge named
upon Eichards's recommendation and
against the wishes Of the Bacharach
wing Of tho organization, was stage
managed"
He asserted also that the commissions 5
action was not directed at himself, al
though that was its ostensible object,
but an attack upon the Governor him
self, a part of an attempt to drive him
into line upon another matter The
Senator declined to explain what the
matter IS. lie added:
"The Governor undoubtedly will make
very plain to the citizens of New Jersey
at the proper time. 1t is sufficient at
this tine to state that neither he nor I
can be intmidatcd or driven from the
paths Of duty by any such tactics"
The BacharaCh newspaper organ
said the salary raising bill which
was introduced by Senator Mackay, Of
Bergen County, by request, is vicious
legislation" and pointed out that there
was no talk Of salary version when
lngersoll and Gaskill were appointed
over the heads of other candidates.
Governor Edges newspaper attacked
the city Commission, declaring the com
missioners had become a pawn for
politics. 1t saEs the salary bill Is as
good AS dead because the Governor will
veto II. not because Of the commission
ers' protest, but for the reason that il
has been the policy Of the Governor "a
dsapprove all arbitrary increases in
salary.
The Governors paper points out That
while the commissioners were register
ing their protest over the salary bill
they voted to pay $4,000 for Kuehnlc
property.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
ASK WILSON TO URGE
NEW MOONEY TRIAL
Special Commissioners Rec.
ommend Effort to Obtain
New Trial for Dynamiter
NOT AN ORDINARY CASE
Attention Called to Effect EXccu
ton of Sentence Would Have
on Russian People
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.

President Wilson was asked directly
today to take a hand IN the so-callcu
Mooney case in California. lie has been
asked by the mediation commission
named by him to investigate petitions
protesting against the conviction OF
THOMAS j. Mooney for murder as a re-
suit of the dynamite explosion In tine
california metropolis on July 30, 1916.
and to use his influence to get Mooney
another trial
The commission recommends that tho
President use his good Offices to invoke
action by the Governor Of California
and tho cooperation of its prosecuting
officers to the end that new trial may
be had for Mooney This result, II is
declared, can easily be accomplished 10y
postponing the execution Of the sentence
under one Of the uutricd indictments.
Tho Mooney ease has resulted in cN-
trcmcly bitter feeling between organized
labor and the San Francisco authorities,
Mooney, radical labor leader, was
found guilty and sentenced to be hanged
for planting tho dynamite which rc-
suited in the instant death OF six per
sons aud the wounding Of forty, Of whom,
three or four subsequently died or.
ranized labor declared he was rail.
roaded' through the influence Of the
San Francisco Traction interests be.
cause he was a direct actionist. Iron
all over tho country demands poured
IN on .I,o H.le rouse To Interfere tn
.aNo mooney me. IN" President
nanl,u 40 q COMMISSION 10 investigate
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tiro ,n.a :, 70 - Su'IVununE the en-
ysrI-tro,,,,, r.Ii.,, '""I mooney was
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
SPEED WAR DINNER \
GIVEN FOR ROOSEVELT
Fifty House Republicans AT
Attend as Part of Rush
Program
SEEK A CENTRAL BOAR
One Leader Tells of Clashing 0v.,
Cars as Evidence Of Poor
Results n
WASHINGTON. Jan. zei

-Four Republican members OF y
House from Pennsylvania attended
dinner given last night by Medill Mcco
micl, 70 Colonel Roosevelt and fifty r
pubicans Of the House 1t Is unde
stood that the dinner is an imperial
part Of the program for speeding I
the war, which is the avowcd purpose
Colonel Roosoyclt5 visit 70 washingtc
at this time.
Early in tho day It became knot
that one policy TO be stressed at Il
dinner by several members was the CT
alton OF some organization which cou
Lave general supervision of the detatfl
of the war program, as being carrie
on through the departments and specii
war agencies, such as the food and ~
administrations. 3
There is a strong feeling that there fii
too much competition between varioi
war agencies in the departments, az
that In tho general cagcrness to esta
lish record for efficiency the actual rat
suits TO be obtained often are lost sigl:fj
OF one instance Of this was mentiont
by ono member, who said the foesg
administration fights for cars to moNd'
grain tho fuel administration fights Z u
move coal and the director gener .
usually gets his own way by taking ca, =
for the movement OF war munitions fi1
European shipment. sIiA
The Pennsylvania members at the dfao
ner were George S. Graham and Z
Hampton Moore, Of Philadelphia; LOUIS
I T. McFadden. Of Canton. and Thonir
/ Crago. Of Waynosbro. other member
were:
From llinois--Represent Brit
/ ten, Copley, Denison, Foss, Fullef
/ Graham, Sterling, Rodenberg. Cannon
! Ireland, JUL, King, Mckenzie. McKin
| ley. Madden, Mason, Williams, Wilsoi
/ and Wheeler; also Representatives
| Cooper Wisconsin; Esch. Wisconsin,
| r. L. Fairchild and G. w. Fairchiid
New York. Hamilton. Michigan; Me
Arthur, oregon: Miller, Minnesota
/ Reays. Nebraska. Anthony, Kansas
/ BacharaCu. New Jersey; Cranlptof'
/ Michigan Currie, New York; Dale. Yer
mont; DowelI, Iowa; Elston, California !;
Fuller, Massachusetts; Nolan, Califor-
/ MIA; Tilson. Connecticut; Treadway
| Massachusetts Campbell, kcnsas Gary
New Jersey; Green. We mont; NC.
Laughlin, Michigan; Roberts, Nevada :
Rogers, Illinois, and Cooper. Ohio.