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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09

Secretary Brunson for those who have
no sons.
In the army camps. Father and Son
week will be observed as follows: Sun.
day. February 10, will be set as write
to-father" Sunday. Every man will be
urged to write letter home
Thursday, February IA, in every
camp building q special speaker will
emphasize the sons relationship to the
father.
Sunday. February II. is set as visit
ing day for fathers. There will be a
general mass meeting for fathers and
sons With the commanding general IN
charge.
The program for the dinner Tuesday
follows:
Orchestra concert; dinner; toast
master. II. r. Robinson: invocation,
President D. NJ. Edwards, OF Earlham
college; quartet by father and sons,
John Graham and son Robert, Lee B.
Nusbaum aAd son Floyd: toast, Our
Father" Ralph W. Nicholson; toast,
"Our Sons" c. F. Hoeffer; 'tSons of
Uncle SAM" DIR. J. J. Rae; quartet;
Fathers, Sons and Company" A. w.
Hanson, assistant state secretary of y.
NJ. G.. A.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09

Wayne county is now organized for
its Thrift and War Savings Stamp
campaign for 1918 Nearly one million
dollars worth Of stamps must be sold
during the year.
Plans were completed Friday night
at a meeting of the Thrift and War
Savings stamp committee in the Sec
ond National bank building. Joseph H.
Mills is chairman of the county organi-
cation.
Men connected with the organiza,
ton are DR.. e. R Campbell chairman
OF the County Council Of Defense;
Postmaster Beck, County Treasurer
weidner, County Superintendent of
Schools Williams; Charles B. Beck.
Superintendent OF Schools Giles;
County Auditor Bowman and Secre-
tary Albus of the Commercial club.
Fifty agencies will be established In
Richmond "'First-class" agencies
those that buy up to $1,000 worth OF
war stamps.
There will be 500 sale stations in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
Meat Ration is Cut
Down to One Pound
Week in England

LONDON, Feb. 9.-After much cogi-
tation over various proposals Baron
Rhondda, the food controller, tonight
issued meat rationing order, which
gives each civilian approximately one
pound OF meat weekly. The system
adopted is somewhat like this. The
meat card. available for twenty weeks
provides for four coupons weekly,
three of which entitle the holder to
purchase uncooked butchers meat, in
Guiding pork
Each coupon represents the value of
FIVE pence. The fourth coupon en-
titles the holder to purchase bacon.
ham, poultry, game, rabbits and pre-
served meats in an amount equivalent
to FIVE ounces of butchers meat
The coupons can be used in restaur.
ants, each half coupon emitting the
holder to one meat meal. The present
prices Of meat vary from about shill-
ing a pound for inferior grades to
one shilling 8 pence for the best cuts,
so that the persons contented with
inferior cuts could obtain rather over
a pound of butchers meat for three
ounces of total value Of Is pence.
Children under ten are entitled to half
ration.
1t Is understood that the present
meat ration in Germany Is about three
quarters OF pound weekly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
SHOWS TEUTONS FINANCED
WORK OF ROLSHEVll

PARIS, Feb 9.-The Petit Parisien
continues today publication of official
German documents which, it says,
we're brought to France by promi-
nent French scientist, who obtained
them from a Russian revolutionary pa
per
The latest installment consists OF a
series OF documents tending to show
that the Bolsheviki movement in Rus
sia has been financed by Germany.
Pay Lenine and Trotzky.
Among these documents In circu-
lar dated March 2. 1917, from the Ger
men Imperial bank to all representa-
tives in Switzerland. instructing them
to honor all demands for money from
Nikolai Lanine, NJ. Zinovieff, Leon
) Trotzky, NJ Kameneff. one of the Rus
sian representatives at the Brest-Lit-
ovsk peace negotiations; M. Soumen-
son, and Mazeta koslovsky. who has
been described as the chief German
agent in Russia, all OF which have TAX
en- a prominent part In the Bolsheviki
movement, as well as Nine. Alexandra
Kollantay, supporter OF Lenfne and
now In charge OF the BolshevlH de-
partment OF public welfare; Gen. Siv-
ers and NJ. Mercaln.
The money was to be paid under
certain conditions"
Another document Is letter dated
at Stockholm, Sept, 81, 1917. from Y.
Gcontinued On Page seven.]
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
GARMENT SHOPS
ARE EXEMPTED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Shops EN-.
ploying non-union garment workers as
we'll as those housing members OF
unions, are exempt from the Monday
closing order under a fuel administra.
ton ruling today. Exemption of places
that employ members of the Interna.
tional Ladies Garment Workers Union
was announced yesterday. Exemption
of garment workers, fuel administra.
tion officials said today was dictated
by considerations OF humanity.
Continued improvement in weather
and transportation conditions will
bring an end to the heatless Monday
program after its enforcement next
Monday, Fuel Administrator Garfield
announced tonight.
Suspension Of the program immedi.
ately In eight southern states was au.
thorized today by DR.. Garfield after
the receipt OF reports showing that
higher temperatures have relieved the
coal shortage in the south to such an
extent that further closing Is made un.
necessary. The states included are
North and South Carolina, Tennessee.
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi.
and Louisiana.
DIR. Garfield was more hopeful over
the general outlook tonight than at
any time for weeks past. Although
there is danger Of floods from melting
SHOWS and consequent interference
with traffic, he thinks warmer weather
will bring far better situation than
has existed during the recent cold
spell.
All places housing workers who are
members Of the International Ladies'
Garment Workers union were exempt
ed today from the Monday closing.
Many Of them are working ON clothing
for the army.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09

SURVIVORS
WELCOMED
IN IRELAND
Irish Seaport Towns Do Ev-
erything Possible for Com
fort of Men on Torpedoed
U. S. Transport.
DEATH LIST Is TAT

With but scant hope that additional
survivors Of the torpedoed liner Tus-
cania viii be found, latest compila-
tions show that 147 American soldiers
lost their lives Tuesday night off the
northern coast of Ireland. British ad-
miralty figures give the total casual
ties as 166, the losses among the crew
and passengers being 19.
Trawlers have travelled over the wat
ers where the Tuscania went down
and have cruised along the Irish coast
without finding any trace of any men
ether than those already reported res
cued. The Tuscania's survivors bu-
reau In an Irish port estimates the
Americans missing at 101. Official re-
ports on the circumstances surround
ing the sinking of the liner by Ger
man submarine have not yet been re-
ceived at Washington.
Irish are HospitabIe.
In Irish seaport towns the Amen-
cans have been received wholeheart-
edly by the populace and everything
possible has been done for their COM
fort. Two large detachments of the
soldiers. aggregating more than 1900
men are on their way to a concentra-
ton camp in northern Ireland whence
after period of rest, they will go to
their original destination, despite the
U-boats' efforts. Approximately 100
American soldiers are In hospitals in
Irish towns
Between 100 and 200 American SOL
Giers from the Tuscania arrived at
Belfast Friday. They were met at the
railway station by battalion of the
Royal Irish regiment, headed by the
regimental band which escorted them
to the temporary quarters.
Crowds OF citizens assembled at the
station and in the streets and greeted
the Americans with enthusiasm The
survivors appeared to be little the
orse for their terrible experience, ex-
cept for the nondescript clothing they
wore. Many had British coats
Lord Mayor Johnstone has received
from American Ambassador Page a
letter thanking him for the help given
the survivors (which will be appreciat-
ed deeply by the American govern
ment and people"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
Continue Sensational :'Spy Hunt"
on Dutch Liner in u. s. Port

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Feb. 9.-With
federal agents still! maintaining silence
concerning the reported capture OF a
German spy discriminating evidence on
board the Dutch liner New Amster.
dam here yesterday, the sensational
spy hunt on board the steamer con-
tinued with undated zeal today.
Thirty.six men and three women.
first and second class passengers, who
were taken from the liner yesterday
were still detained under guard and
the work Of searching the one thou.
sand steerage passengers was begun,
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken to protest the steamer and to
prevent any unauthorized person from
landing. When the New Amsterdam
arrived on Thursday, only government
officers were allowed to meet her,
newspaper men being denied the usual
privilege of boarding an incoming
liner.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09

war should continue two years longer,
I am afraid there will be scarcity of
food in the world and many of our
people will be compelled to go short in
order to assist in feeding our army
and navy, and the armies and navies
and people of other countries engaged
with us,
1.-The American people must be made
to understand that the responsibility
of seeing that hunger is not allowed to
dishearten our allies or to compel neu-
trail countries to seek the absolute
necessities OF life from our enemies,
rests upon lis.
Fast Day Once Month?
Why not have national fast day
once month? If every American cit
izen would abstain from eating two
meals upon that fast day the health of
enc hundred million Americans would
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
Aerial Mechanic Killed
at Fort Worth Field

FORT WORTH, Tex, Feb. 9.-Wal-
ter e. Swan, mechanic at Hicks Fields,
member of the 182nd Aerial squadron
was killed, and Lieut. Joseph E.
Lersch, attached to the same squadron
was seriously injured yesterday when
their airplane fell 100 feet. Lieut.
Lersch sustained fractured leg and
severe cuts and bruises about the
tody. He probably will recover. his
physician said. Swans home is in
Boston, Mass. Lieut.. Lersch came from
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09

Friends and relatives OF those on
board were not allowed near the vessel
or her pier. A squad Of 100 marines
and sailors Is on guard at the dock.
while armed launches continually pa
troll the waters near the pier.
Not only will every person on board
be subjected to an unusually thorough
search, before being permitted to land,
It Is said, but every case and cask In
the cargo will be opened.
The spy who was reported caught is
said to be a naturalized American.
Twelve thin sheets of paper, covered
with code, words and numbers, were
reported found on his person. Accord
ing to unofficial reports, the alleged
spy has confessed that he came TO
America to establish communications
between the German spy system here
and the Teutonic government. Code
experts are said to have been summon
ed here from Washington to examine
the seized papers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09

be benefited, and further, we would
have more of the necessaries of life
to send to the people of Europe, now
compelled to live on the shortest OF
ratins.
Lets have a national fast day and
by SO doing place every man, woman
and child in a position to assist our
Government by purchasing thrift and
war saving stamps"
Senator Borah declared any amount
of food now is going to waste, and de-
clared he did not believe there would
be any shortage if it were distributed
properly.
There are 1000 carloads of potatoes
in Idaho. he said, which because of the
transportation situation will perish,
but said it would be useless to tell the
people of his state that It is necessary
to save potatoes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09

OF the nations Of the earth on the
strfctest sort OF rations, and many are
actually suffering from hunger" Sena-
tor Smoot said, "We have in our own
country Food Administration asking
our people to observe meatless days,
wheatless days, porkless days and to
stop the waste of all kinds of food.
The warnings should and must be
needed,
Not only must we conserve the
food supply, but we must put in eft.
feet In our lives the principle of saw
ing In order to assist in the purchase
OF our Governments obligations,
Issued to meet the unusual demands
made upon it successfully to carry on
the war and extend financial assist
ance to our foreign allies.
Notwithstanding all that has been
done, and as some people say, sacri
ficed, the work has only begun, II this
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
Breakdown Food Production is Predicted BY Senator

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Drastic
action to cope with the food shortage
was urged yesterday in the Senate de-
bate. Senator Smoot urged a month
ly fast day to conserve the food sup
ply.
Senator Borah declared the situa-
ton not to be due to actual shortage,
but to the transportation and labor
situation.
IF this draft law is executed as 1t
was the last time," he said, I'VE are
going to see breakdown in farm pro-
duction."
Senator Jones, Of Washington, ask
ed il every person in the country
should not be drafted to do the work
best suited to him.
III the war keeps on. that certainly
will have to be DONE" Senator Smo0t
said.
To-day we find the people Of NEST
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09

More than 100 fArmers attended the
meeting at the court house Saturday
afternoon to perfect an organization
for seed corn stock and labor sur
vey Of Wayne county.
About fifty women heard . lecture
on Food and Wheat Substitutes" by
Miss Nina Short, domestic science
supervisor in Wayne county. The
speaker which was to be sent here by
Purdue university was unable to at.
tend.
Committees OF farmers were appoint
ed for each township to make house
to house canvass of farmers to learn
how much seed corn was available
The committees also will collect data
on the question Of farm labor.
The meeting Of farmers was held
under the direction of Wayne County
Emergency Agent ZechieL
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
UkRAlN|ANS
SIGN PEACE
AGREEMENT
WITH HUNS
We're Offered Section Of Rus
sian Poland as an Induce
ment to Sign Separate
Agreement.
FIRST TO Be SIGNED
fBy Associated Press)

Germany's efforts for peace on the
eastern front. centered now apparent
ly In an effort to open up frontiers
through which she may secure sup
plies OF food for her hungry people
have progressed SO far as the signing
OF separate peace agreement with
the Ukrainian rada, according to semi
official advices from Berlin. This
peace, important or otherwise, as
events may show, is the first to be
signed by any Of the belligerents.
How far the Teuton plan may prove
successful seems to depend upon the
measure of control the rada has over
the territory of the so-called Ukrainian
republic which embraces rich grain
growing lands. Such control Is hOtly
disputed by the Bolsheviki
Both Bolsheviki and rada have been
claiming military successes against
each other in the Ukrain. Apparently
me Germans feel none too sure that
the rs1!a will triumph unassisted. how
ever, as the suggestion has recently
come from German sources that the
Rumanians would do well to join
forces with the Ukrainians against the
Bolsheviki. Roumania, 1t was pointed
out, could obtain compensation for the
loss Of Dobrudja to Bulgaria by taking
over Bessarabian territory from the
Russians.
Offered Section of Poland
Although the early advices regard.
ing the signing of the agreement said
nothing about the terms. 1t has been
previously reported that the Ukrain-
ians were offered a section o: Russian
Poland as an inducement for them to
make peace.
The Bolsheviki government prob
ably will recognize no peace agree.
ment signed by representatives of she
Ukrainian rada This is the legisla-
tive body set up by the Ukrainians at
the time they declared their independ-
ence Of Russia. and has been opposed
by the Bolsbeviki as bourgeois. At.
tempts to overthrow the rada ard es-
tablish a soldiers and workmen's
council as the governing authority in
Ukraine have resulted in fighting dur
ing the last few weeks concerning the
results of which conflicting reports
have been sent out by the Ukrainlans
and the Bolsheviki, each claiming de-
sive military successes.
When the peace negotiations at
Brest-Litovsk were begun, the Bol
sheviki consented to the admission of
Ukrainian delegates but subsequently
discovered that the Ukrainians we're
carrying on secret negotiations with
the Germans and Austrians. They
thereupon repudiated the Ukra inians
and sent new delegates. representing
the Bolshevki regime in Ukraine. to
Brest-Litovsk. The Germans and Aus
trians. however. declined to recognize
the new delegates.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
Fifty Richmond and Wayne Men
Enroll For Work in Shipyards

before the local carpenter's union. and
explained the work the government
has outlined In the near future he in
tends visiting the other unions on the
same mission.
There Is nothing certain about the
employment" he said, "for the filing
of the application blank is the same
as that filed for employment In Rich
mond factory Nothing certain will
be known until the experts the gov
ernment will send out to examine the
applicants, have made their reports
Indiana must furnish 1O,S47 carpen.
ters, mechanics, painters, moulders,
and other skilled workmen. Wayne
county's quota has not yet been an
nounced.
Mr.. Robie Is not located in an office,
but he invites any interested parties
to call at his home, lit North Thir-
teenth street, any time from 1880
O'Clock in the evening to 10 o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09

Fifty Richmond and Wayne county
men have enrolled for work in govern
ment shtpyards, according to Guy Ro-
bic, Wayne county labor enrolling ag-
ent
These men will keep their present
positions until they receive orders to
appear before an examining board
The government is not trying to
carry on an employment bureau for
those out OF work, as some seem to
think, although this will probably be
established in Richmond later, but it
wants men who are experienced
those who find no trouble In getting
employment" Mr.. Robie said Satur-
day
THE government is planning to op-
crate this employment bureau in Co
operation with the secretaries OF the
labor unions, and I want to get in
touch with every secretary Of the
Richmond labor unions"
Last Tuesday night, Mr.. Robie went
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
Sent to Penal Farm for
Stealing Tloo Horses

Ed. Fitzgibbons was arrested by po.
lice Friday night on a charge of petit
larceny. It was charged that F1txgib.
bcns stole two horses from James
Clark, Wednesday morning.
Clark hired Fitzgibbons to take the
two horses to Clendenin's ferterlizer
factory. for which he gave FftzGbbons
fifty cents. On the way. FYtzgibbons
met William Walters. to whom he sold
the two horses for $500, It is charged.
He admitted having made the trans
action, when questioned by Mayor
Zimmerman in police court but made
no excuses. He was fined 800 and
costs and sentenced to serve six
months on the penal farm.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
BELIEVE 7. R, ON =
way TO RECOVERY

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Friends of
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt who have
been anxiously watching the progress
of the affection of his ears which re-
qufred an operation, expressed the be-
lief today that the turning point had
been reached and that the noted pa.
tent was now on the way to recovery
The condition Of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, who underwent two opera
tions last Wednesday was reported at
Roosevelt Hospital early today as
somewhat improved"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
SPANISH Liner
IS T0RPED0ED

MADRID. Feb. 9.-(By Associated
Press.) - Official announcement was
made today that the Spanish steam
Geneva, Of 1898 tons gross has been
torpedoed while on voyage to New
York. The crew was saved
The Italian steamship, Duca Di
Genva, of 1898 tons gross has been
torpedoed. 1t is reported the vessel
was sunk only a mile off Murviedre
Beach.
The Spanish minister Of marines has
asked the Valencia authorities to make
detailed report of the incident. If
the sinking is confirmed a protest will
be forwarded to Berlin. The Spanish
press considers the case an extremely
serious one
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
"Food Must Be Produced First"

Fast days will not meet the situa-
tion," Senator Jones declared I'VE
will have food after it has been pro-
duced, but it must be produced first >
He declared that Congress should de-
wise some way of making ever one
work, in order to produce more food.
Enrolment and agricultural train
ing OF unemployed and idle men not
liable to the draft, but capable of doing
farm work" was proposed in a bill in
troduced at the request of the Depart
ment of Agriculture by Senator Jones'.
It's purpose is to replace farm work
ers, called into military service, and
proposes that the unemployed and
idle men designated should be assem-
bled in Government training camps in
each state for a farm course Of six
weeks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09

For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. De-
cidedly colder tonight.
General Conditions-ThawinE wealth
er has been general during the past
forty-eight hours east Of the Mississ-
ippi river. but colder weather now COW
ers the Lakes. The temperatures will
go considerably below freezing. some
time tonight. Two storms, one over
the far northwest and the other over
the soluth, are moving slowly east
ward They will probably cause un-
settled weather here during the first
of the week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
COLD WAVE ON
ITS way HERE

Spring weather" is about at an end.
According to Weatherman Moore. a
cold wave is coming and will cause
much colder weather Saturday night
and Sunday
Thawing weather has been general
throughout the United States for the
last two days. Cold weather now pre-
walls over the lakes and will cause
unsettled weather" in this vicinity the
early part of next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
Fire Does 500 Damage
to Ice Conpnny's Barn

Fire at the Independent Ice Com
pany's barn and office Thursday eve
ming did damage estimated at S1O0.
The fire, which started from an
overheated stove, in the office, burned
through the ceiling into the loft Of the
adjoining barn and spread rapidly to
a pile of straw. The fire department
succeeded in keeping the fire from
spreading to the hay which is stored
in a section Of the loft.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-09
German Musters Part of
Her Boys of is in Army

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. Ger
many has mustered portion of the
class Of 1920--lads of 16 years-offic-
ial war reports received today stated.
These boys who ordinarily would not
be modified for at least two and pos
sibly three years, have not yet been
called up. but mastering has been in
progress for some time, the report
stated.