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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-10
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The road stretched ahead. q dusty
aYou. tool" she cried, with one 1901
It were some stately poplars, put 10.
the most part it was unshaoeo anu
exposed. across a level. shell-Dlasteo
Main. When Sally and Roger nau
gone half a mile beyond the sentfS'
Roger slowed down.
Guess this'll be good spot 70
watch where the next German hiss
touches the fair face Of the highway.
he remarked, peering ahead. Almost
as he spoke, a whistling sound came
from somewhere, ending with an ear
splitting bang. Perhaps 500 yards
ahead OF them a huge spout OF earth
arose. shooting of thousands OF DIS
of metal. rocks and dirt as 1t Glove the
ground, scooping q titanic nano1ui
from the road.
For an instant, Sally's senses al
most left her. But she was reused
by the starting Of the car and Rogers
voice:
"There! Now we've got four min
utes to pass that point. Then we're
all right. They always drop 'em In
the same spot; bless their lnethodlcai
ways!"
Sally could find no words. She sat
tensely in her place, controlling her
panic, her gaze fixed on that bit OF
roadway from which the dust still
rose. Suppose for once they should
change their "mathodical ways"
In a few seconds they reached the
shell hole which was exactly in the
middle of the road. To the right was
small patch Of what had once been
woodland, now chaos of stumps and
splintered tree trunks. To the left
was welter of loose earth and stones
piled in menacing disorder. The she'll
crater itself offered the smoothest
route and therefore the quickest and
safest For it's sloping sides were
fairly clear of debris and its depth
was not great There was not an in
slant to lose.
well shoot straight through"
barked Roger in a sort of half ques-
ton, but starting the car.
"Of course" gasped Sally, ft's the
only way But for Gods sake hurry.
There's only three minutes" She was
staring at the watch on her wrist
which she had looked at when the
shell struck.
The ambulance shot forward, climb
ed up the crater's side, teetered over
the top, crunching the fresh earth,
then plunged down the soft side OF
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Mrs Charles Romans Sunday school
class OF Grace Methodist church will
meet tomorrow Afternoon at 2::3O
o'clock at the home Of Miss Violet
Hazlett, 207 Linden avenue.
Mrs. William Weaver has returned
to her home in Celina, o., after a few
days visit with Mrs. Walter Voss here.
Mrs. Voss and daughter. Inez, accom-
panied Mrs. Weaver home and will
visit for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frankel and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Harding motored to
Cincinnati for a few days visit. Mr..
and Mrs. Frankel will leave here Sat
urday for New York, after spending
several months with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sol Frankel.
Mrs. Frank sBranson and daughter
have returned from Anderson and
Shirley where they. have been visiting
relatives. They were accompanied
home by little Miss Maxine Conner
who will visit here for several days.
Randolph Leedon OF New York City
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Sprout at their home.
Mrs. H. S. Needham gave an in
formal dinner party last evening at
her home in the Cornell apartments
for Mrs G. B. Galbraith, who is the
guest of Miss Esther Coate.
Miss Chrissie and Miss Julia Shuber
have gone to Connersville for a few
days visit with their sister, Mrs. Ed
ward Balfe.
Mrs Ramsey Poundstone and little
daughter. Jane, of Washington, D. c.,
came Saturday for an extended visit
with relatives here.
Mrs. George Lammert and Roland
and Harry Lammert are spending sew
eral days with relatives and friends
in Cincinnati.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-10
THE RICHMOND AND suNE1EcRA WEDNESDAY

man already, but l must confess I do.
What would you advise me to do?
l would like to become engaged to
this man and not marry him for about
year Do you think 1t would be
wrong for me to do SO? WIDOW.
Do not do anything hastily. Tell
the man you would like to have time
to become better acquainted. After
you have corresponded for q time and
have seen each other a few more
times you will know better II your
love is real or merely an infatuation
caused by a too-bright moon.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am girl
sixteen years old and there Is a young
man who went to school last year who
has been making dates with me. He
makes the dates and then he phones
and makes some excuse. The last
time he said he was sick and | saw
him the same evening at the picture
show with another girl. Do you think
should 60 with this fellow any more?
BETTY
You should not make any more
dates with him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am work
ing where a government inspector
often calls to inspect some work. He
Is very handsome and would like to
know him better. He seems to like
me, because he talks to me whenever
he has chance The other day when
he was here he said he was going
home. Then he said: isn't 1t awful
when you haven't any place to 90 ex-
cent home? ?" I think he would have
liked to make datew it'll me. What
should have said? just didn't say
anthing. Would 1t be proper for me
to invite him to come to see me?
DOUBTFUL.
You did the right thing when you
remained silent II he were eager to
see more of you he would find some
way. Do not ask him to call.
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The Missionary society OF First Eng
lish Lutheran church will hold an all
day picnic at the church tomorrow.
The regular program has been dis
pensed with. and the day will be spent
in sewing for the Red Cross. AS this
is the last meeting Of the society until
September ii is desired that every wo-
man OF the church be present.
Miss Nina Short will give a demon
stration on canning tomorrow after
noon at 2;30 o'clock at the home OF
Mrs. Richard Morrow on the National
road. east. Women of the neighbor-
hood are invited to attend.
Housewives are asked to save waste
paper for the Day Nursery. No date
has been set for collection, but it
probably will be sometime this fall.
A new plan for collection is being
considered and will be announced
later.
The first Of series of birthday
parties by women Of Grace M. E.
church was given last evening at the
church. Ten women whose birthday
are In July were entertained by wo-
men whose birthdays were in June.
A silver Offering vas taken, The Sun.
day school orchestra gave several spe-
cial numbers and Miss Lois Ward gave
a reading. Miss Margaret Gentle and
Miss Maxine Noblitt gave a piano duet
and vocal solos were rendered by Miss
Marian Miller Heiser and Miss Maxine
Noblitt. Mr.. Borian gave several spe-
cial Marimba numbers. After the pro-
gram light refreshments were served.
The next party will be given the sec.
ond Tuesday in August
The July social committee of the
Country club has arranged luncheon
bridge to be given tomorrow afternoon
at the club. Luncheon will be served
at one o'clock and cards will be played
in the afternoon. The affair will be
very informal and all women of the
club are invited.
The Reid Memorial hospital aid So
ciety will meet tomorrow afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock with Mrs. John Dougan
at her home on North Tenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Brownlee and son,
of Detroit. motored from Detroit Sun
day. They were accompanied by Miss
Elizabeth Henderson who has been
visiting in Detroit.
The Missionary society of First
Christian church will meet tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the
church. A full attendance Is desired.
Members OF the Y. NJ. l. and their
friends are invited to the dance to
be given at the Y. M. l.. club rooms
tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Carl Cutter has returned to her
home in Indianapolis after a short
visit here.
Mrs. Russell Johnson left this morn.
ing for Louisville. KY, for few days
visit with her husband, Sergeant John
son, at Camp Taylor.
Miss Thelma Bymaster left today
for few days visit with relatives and
friends at Indianapolis.
Mrs. Clifford Haworth and children
have gone to Ridgeville for a short
visit with Mr.. Hayworth's mother,
Mrs. Henry Ingle.
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A 100000 plant for refining metals
will be built by the Metal Products
Association OF Texas, Alpine, Tex, or
ganized by Texas, Tennessee and Cali.
fornia investors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-10

Dear Mrs. Thompson: For three
years l was at home all the time with
a sick husband. After his death was
broken in health and ! went away for
little trip and stopped at hotel.
While l was there l met a man sever
al years older than l am who seemed
to like me from the first. He is very
wealthy and belongs to class Of peo-
pie have never known.
/ have never known the country to
be so beautiful as it was the few
weeks was in that town. The moon
would make anybody fall in love.
This man has asked me to marry
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him and / don't know what to say. l
would like to be sure that he really
loves me and was not just affected
by the moon. My husband has been
dead for such short time that I am
ashamed to think I care for another
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08
The Wrong One.

A southern man of whom we read in
Everybody's tells of a balloon ascension
made from Charleston one hot summer af-
ternoon. A thunderstorm came up. The bal
loonist, amid buckets of rain, the roar of
thunder and the flash of lightning, was blown
about like thistledown. On toward mid
night he found himself over a plantation
and threw out his anchor-a grapnel at the
end of long rope.
1t happened that negro had died in
one of the huts of this plantation The fu-
neral was to take place in the morning. A
dozen friends of the deceased sat in the soft
summer night before the hut, telling ghost
stories.
Suddenly in the darkness above them
they heard strange noises, tapping, as if
great wings, menacing cries. And they saw
dimly a formless black shape.
All but one man ran This one man, as he
covered on his stool, had the i'll luck to be
seized by the grapnel
The grapnel going at great pace whirled
him up for four or five feet in the air, and
jerked him along at the rate of fifteen miles
or so an hour.
ooh, Massa," he yelled, squirming and
kicking in that strange flight, "I'se not de
one! rs not de cawpse! Henry's in de house
dab! In de house dahp'
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08
THE SHOTGUN REPLY.

Americans will heartily approve the Wig
orous reply of Secretary of State Lansing
to the German protest against the use of
shotguns by American soldiers. The protest
of Germany in the face Of the violations of
the rules of war which she has committed
is peurily in the extreme The German pro-
test was based on the provisions of The
Hague convention, which prohibited the use
in warfare of farms, projectiles or mate
rails calculated to cause unnecessary suf-
fering." This limitation on the barbarism
of war was accepted in good faith by all
the parties to that convention, and has been
scrupulously observed by all of them but
Germany except as the violation of the in
hibition has become necessary to meet Ger
man barbarian war methods, such as the use
of poison gas.
The American shotgun has terrorizing
effect on the German soldiers. They fear it
even more than they do the bayonet. The
weapon accomplishes in the German ranks
what American hunters term a pot shot
The nine balls which each she'll contains US
ually infict three or four separate wounds
on the same victim and often get more than
one victim. That is why the Germans have
horror of the use of the gun in the hands
O. American experts.
Secretary Lansing justified the use of the
shotgun as within the provisions of The
Hague conference. He notified Germany
that any reprisal inflicted upon American
soldiers captured with such guns in their
possession will be met with counter repris-
ais against German soldiers.
The an zing thing is that German ofi
Gals should make the protest, bigoted as
they are. The Hague convention prohibits
by inference the poisoning of wells That
method of warfare is so grossly barbarous
that it was not thought necessary to par
ticularly specify it's prohibition. Only the
most benighted savages resort to its use.
Yet, it is one of the common methods of
German defense.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08
Iowa Over the Top. Why?
From the Montgomery Advertiser.

Iowa is the first state in the union to go
over the top for the fourth liberty loan. And
Iowa went over with whaling big quota
$147,000,000.
Why should Iowa, with an almost alto
gether rural population and without a big
town in the state, go over the top first? Why
was it not Ohio, with its highly organized
cities, or New York, or Massachusetts, or
some of the other thickly-populated indus
trial centers? Why should state not over
ly-populous and with no great cities with
their heavy pay-rolls, be the very first state
IN the union to subscribe its quota to the
liberty loan, and large quota at that?
Surely the people of Iowa are no more
patriotic than those of other states? Surely
the fourth liberty loan made no more direct
appeal to Iowans than to the people of other
states? The explanation lies in the fact that
the people of Iowa had the money and they
subscribed it at once And where did they
get the money? Where, except from cows
and chickens and-hogs. Hogs, in large
measure, put the liberty loan over in Iowa
before any other state. Iowa is the banner
agricultural state of America. 1t produces
more from the soil than any other state in
the union And it does this in spite of it's
bitter winters and in spite of the fact that
all of the land of Iowa is not the best land
in the United States Hogs, cattle and chick
ems, with pastures and grains and forage to
feed them, put Iowa over the top before any
other state
No one crop did it; but live stock did do
it. Surely here is a never-to- be-forgotten
object lesson for our people. More cattle,
more poultry and more hogs will eventually
put US over the top for greater material
things than we have done in the past.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08
Helped Capture Jeff Davis.
New York Veterans Account of His
toric Event in Irwin County, Georgia.

benjamin Franklin Nichols, of Sodus
Point, N. Y, is said to be the final survivor
of the squad Of over 400 men who partici-
pated in the capture of Jefferson Davis,
president of the confeleracy, at Irwinville,
Ca, on May 10, 1865. Contrary to So
called historical notion as to the raiment
worn by Mr.. Davis at the time of his cap
ture Mr.. Nichols says: "He was not logged
out in his wife's petticoats, but wore a suit
of grey with a Prince Albert coat. He did
attempt to escape and was disguised in his
wife's travelling cloak with shawl thrown
over his head. These were the only decep-
tions employed"
Pretending to be part of his escort the
officer in command of the squad gained in
formation from southerner that Mr.. Davis
was encamped in the woods about three
fourths Of a mile out of Irwinville. The
camp was at once surrounded and at a.
m. the force closed in and captured him
with his party. So eager were the captors
over their prize that in the general roundup
by mistake, = few vollcys were fired into
their own men, resulting in one fatality and
few wounded.
After this Mr.. Davis talked but little, all
requests being made through the staff
Once Col. Lubbock, of his staff, requested
that Mr.. Davis be permitted to occupy a
house during the night outside the camp,
but the request was, of course, denied.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08
If We Only Understood.
By Rudyard Kipling.

ny Nudyaro hlplIng.
If we knew the cares and trials,
Knew the efforts all in vain,
And the bitter disappointment,
Understood the loss and gain,
Would the grim, eternal roughness
Seem, l wonder, just the same?
Should we help where now we hinder?
Should we pity where we blame?
e. All! we judge each other harshly,
Knowing not life's hidden force,
Knowing not the fount of action
is less turpid at its source;
Seeing not amid the evil
All the golden grains of good:
AND we'd love each other better
If we only understood
Could we judge all deeds by motives
That surround each others lives.
See the naked heart and spirit,
Know what spur the action gives.
Often we would find it better,
Purer than we Judge we should.
We should love each other better
If we only understood.
Could we judge all deeds by motives,
See the good and bad within,
Often we should love the sinner
All the while we loathe the sin;
Could we know the powers working
To overthrow integrity,
We should judge each others errors
More with patient charity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08
WOMEN AND WAR.

Women are not thinking or talking any
more about doing their bit in the war. That
overworked phrase now seems cheap and
commonplace in view of the tremendous is
sues involved. Those who read and think are
getting more deeply imbued with the spirit
of the war, which means sacrifice There is
noticeable earnestness in the faces of wo-
men that possible hasn't been there before
As they think of France drenched in blood
and remember the quivering hearts of be-
reaved mothers the world over the impress
sion deepens that self-indulgence and frivol-
ity have small place right now in the lives
of American womanhood.
''Straws show which way the wind blows"
Women of Atlanta and other larger cities no
longer have time for bridge parties The
women of Bainbridge noted for their lavish
entertaining, have drawn the line, and, al
though their patriotic organizations are full
of life and activity, no refreshments are
served, this being considered a needless
waste of food The same position is taken
by the Woman's Club of New Orleans, and
other organizations over the country. A
society belle of Americas recently rebuked
dashing young officer by refusing to &C
company him in an automobile ride on a
"gasless" Sunday. Another popular young
girl shopping in her home town refused to
be waited on by clerk recognized as a
Stacker. With the world crying to US for
bread three meals day seem ample, even
IN this rich and prodigal America, and the
women are fast realizing the inconsistency
of ignoring the requests of the food admin
istratof.
With our soldiers ready to make the su-
preme sacrifice the women back home will
SO consecrate themselves to the spirit of
self denial and devotion to their country that
the world will take knowledge that American
womanhood is worth fighting for at home
and abroad.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08
What Would Happen?
From the Eairhurv News.

A number of our exchanges have been
specializing on what would happen if the
government took over the newspapers. Well
the first thing the subscription price would
be raised about so per cent AID the sheriff
would be kept busy chasing delinquents.
The next step would be to raise wages about
rs per cent, and editors who hadn't had a
cent in six months they could call their
own would be placed on salary. The mer-
chants who failed to get their ad copy in un-
til press day would be hauled before the
council of defense, and the printer man who
hired to US for six months and quit his lob
in a week would be sent to federal prison
for ten years as deserter. It looks like
good proposition, and we're for it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08
AMERICAN GRAVES IN FRANCE

The story that comes over the sea Of
French mothers who, having lost their own
sons IN the war, have taken it upon them
selves to care for the graves of American
soldiers fallen in France is a pretty one. A
number of hospitals for wounded and sick
American soldiers have been established in
Tarls. Many hundreds have been brought
to these hospitals and, of course, some of
these cases terminate fatally. When it be-
came necessary to secure a burial ground in
which the dead from these hospitals could
be inferred it was thought best to select
new plot of ground and prepare it for a
cemetery for the sole use of the American
DEAD. Accordingly a site was selected on
an emlnence that commanded 2 fine view
OF the city, and not far from the famous
cemetery known as Pere la Chaise. in which
are deposited the distinguished dead of
Paris. This hill is known as Mont Valerian.
and already the new cemetery contains the
graves of some 800 Americans who have
made the supreme sacrifice for their native
land
1t is to this spot that the French mothers
bring their votive offerings. Themselves be-
reaved by the loss of their own sons they
can feel for the Affections of the mothers
of America. And SO they have formed a lit
tie band, and will care for the graves of
these soldiers until they are claimed by their
own kin. At the head of each grave is a
simple wooden cross upon which is painted
the name, rank and regiment of the soldier
who slumbers beneath. To each of these
crosses the French women have attached a
card bearing their name, so that certain
number of the graves are under the special
care of some member of this unique band.
Each grave has the colors of America and
France entwined above it, and is further
embellished by the floral offerings of the
devoted women.
1t is, perhaps, a little thing to do, but the
beauty Of it lies in the thoughtful kindness
which inspired the practice. And this is
what will appeal to the mother of America
who have given their sons to the cause of
their country, These will be comforted By
the knowledge that other mothers, over
there, who are also grieving for lost sons
can assua~e their own sorrow by admins
terlng to these lonely graves on Mont Vale
rian.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08
EQUAL SUFFRAGE LOSES.

In spite of the presidents earnest appeal
to congress to adopt the equal suffrage
amendment to the federal constitution the
resolution failed to receive the number of
votes necessary for submission to the states.
1t was assumed when the resolution came
up in the senate President Wilson's personal
appearance before the senate and his appeal
to that body to pass the resolution would
turn the tide in its favor, and that it would
be passed without further difficulty. The
senators were evidently unmoved by the
presidents appeal. They doubtless thought
his former position was right-that suffrage
is a state issue and should be settled by the
state legislatures, and not by the federal con-
gress.
Southern senators, of which Senator I'm
derwood, of Alabama, is the spokesman,
have shown with a few exceptions a firm
opposition to the resolution for woman's
suffrage These opponents of the proposed
legislation base their objections to it on the
ground that the suffrage is state and not
a national initiatory function. 1t is, they
contend, a matter of local government, a
domestic problem, and that what one state
may desire and so permit is not what anoth-
e. state may desire
The principle of self-government, for
which John C. Calhoun, William L. Yancey,
Robert Toombs and other illustrious south
erners commended, still survives.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08

The young men of America never had
such opportunities, educationally, offered
them as are now offered. To receive the
benefits of college training and to be paid
for it as we'll as "subsisted" and "bedded,"
is a marvellous development of the educa-
tional idea. The young man who does not
take advantage of it is a very foolish young
man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08

Those of our contemporaries that are try
ing to start something in connection with the
senatorial campaign two years hence are
very unkind to the public. Considering
what they've had in that line for several
months past the people are entitled to a
long rest Besides, no predictions or fore
casts at this time are worth thrip.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08
AN IMPROVED BOIL WEEvIL.
From the Triton Gazette

From the Triton Gazette.
Mr.. H. j. Mathis, of route 2, thinks he
has found an improved breed of boil weevil
He brought bug to the Gazette Office Fri
day that is about twice as large as the b. W.
and has bill about twice as long. Mr.
Mathis thinks if he can breed his weevils up
to this size he can catch them easier.