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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
PEOPLE CRY
FOR PEACE IN
FOES CITIES
Crowds in Berlin, Leipsic
and Essen Parade in De-
mands.

GENEVA, Jan. 9-Crowds marched
through the streets of Berlin, Leipsic
and Essen, shouting I'VE must have
peace" when news of the breaking Of
the Brest-Litovsk negotiations be-
came known, according to reports re-
ceived here today.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. "a number
Of disabled German soldiers were in
vited on Monday to attend a meeting
of the Fatherland party, founded re-
Gently in the interests of pan-Germans
and other uncompromising elements.
They grew restless under the flow of
chauvinist talk from the annexation
lists, says the Socialist organ Vor-
waerts of Berlin They were not per-
mitted to speak and a stormy scene
followed.
One of the speakers referred to the
disabled soldiers as deserters who had
left Hindenburg's banner to betray
their comrades. Some of the Grip
pies, Vorwaerts, says, were belabor-
ed with sticks and abused by the he
roic home warriors of the fatherland
party" The police finally ordered the
disabled soldiers to leave the hall. In
concluding it's account of the meeting
the newspaper remarks: 1.-THE home
warriors of the fatherland party were
left to themselves and now know what
the field grays think of them"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
FOUR DIE when
WALLS COLLAPSE

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Four firemen
were killed and four injured, probably
fatally, early today when the walls OF
moving picture theatre at Chicago
avenue and Leavitt street collapsed,
while they were fighting the blaze.
Several hundred spectators who gath
cred in the street to witness the fire.
narrowly escaped injury when the
walls fell.
The deaths were laid Indirectly to
the recent blizzard, by officials today.
Great drifts of snow. which still
block the streets, prevented fire ap-
paratus from reaching the scene OF
the fire until some time after the
alarm was turned in. The blaze then
had gained such headway that 1t was
practically beyond control F1remen
said that it was impossible to get more
than one stream OF water into play
for sometime because of frozen and
snow-buried hydrants.
Two of the dead firemen were bur.
led ten feet in drifts Of snow and their
bodies were not recovered until mum.
ber of rescue crews had worked for
several hours
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
Stories of Many Deaths
in Deuens Army Camp are
Branded as Anti-American

AVER. Mass. Jan. 9. Army Off
cials at Camp Devens today branded
as "anti-American propaganda" re
ports of wholesale deaths and sickness
at the cantonment The official rec
ords disclose that of the $4,000 young
New Englanders here. only twenty
men have died during the four months
since the camp opened and that sew
eral of these deaths were due to acci'
dents Only two deaths have occurred
during the past month. At the base
hospital 500 men have been admitted
for treatment during the four months
and all but a hundred now confined
there have been discharged as cured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
SOME coNcREssMEN SEE WAY
TO PEACE THROUGH MESSAGE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Approval
of President Wilson's address to con-
gress setting forth Americas program
for war and peace. was heard on every
side in Washington today and the
opinion seemed universal that the
president had chosen the psychological
moment to counteract any evil effects
of Germany's latest peace propaganda.
Although some members professed
to believe that the Germans might
find tie terms laid down acceptable as
a basis of negotiations most officials
saw in the definite proposals OF the
address only a great war document,
clearin the atm osphere for the allies.
heartening the Russians and furnish
ing light for the German people II
they choose TO see it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
REGISTRANTS GET
new "CLASS" CARDS

The Richmond selective army board
is continuing to list delinquent"
registrants who have failed to return
their questionnaires to the board with
in the allotted time, If they can not
give good reasons for their failure, &C
cording to members of the board
New cards are being sent the reg
istrants who have already returned
their questionnaires to the board, tell
ing the class in which they have been
placed The number of single men,
registered for service. has been cut as
many of the registrants enlisted before
Dec Is,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
Policeman's Cold Hands
Saves Bank $50, 900

CHICAGO. Jan. 9.-Patrolman Mar.
tin Flynn had been plodding through
snow drifts notifying householders to
help dig the city out and because of
this the Southwest Trust and Savings
bank, with $4,000 handy in an open
vault was not robbed today
Flynn. chilled to the bone, entered
the bank to get warm. He had secret
ly seated himself when a youthful
bandit with a pistol in each hand, en-
tered with the command Hands up"
Flynn opened fire and was shot in
the leg. The robbers fled and escaped
with two companions who awaited him
in a Limousine. ~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09

Robert H. Shaw, Hicksite Quaker OF
Richmond, Tuesday declared himself
in favor of Ouakers bearing arms, as
well as other American youths, against
the common foe.
There never was such a necessity
as now for Quakers coming to the
'front.'" he said.
with the state of affairs that now
exists, it would cause a psychological
effect on Germany if the entire forces
of this nation were banded together
to defeat her"
Mr.. Shaw is Is years old and was
born and reared in the beliefs of the
Hicksite Quakers. He has been a
resident of Richmond since the spring
OF 1850 He resides at 312 North Fiji
teenth street.
Much Is At Stake.
If Friends do not actually bear arms
they should do everything within their
power to aid the government he says.
There never was as much at stake in
any war as there is in the present with
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
FRENCH MAKE
SoRT|E into
HUN LINE ON
M|LE.FR0NT
Machine Guns and $50 Pris-
oners Taken and Defenses
Destroyed Before Raiders
Returned.
FOE EFFORTS CHECKED

French troops in the Wovre have
enlivened the virtual inactivity on the
western front by successfully COM
pleting a sortie into the German lines
east of ST Mihiel. The German posi-.
tions on one.mile front were pene-
trated and $50 prisoners and some ma.
chine guns captured After destroy
ing the defenses and shelters the
French returned to their own lines.
The French also made an attempt
against the enemy lines near Ammer-
zweiler. in Alsace, according to Berlin.
which claims the thrust was repulsed.
Paris announces the checking of Ger
man attempts in the region of Mont
Teton in Champagne. Meanwhile the
artillery duel northeast of Verdun and
If upper Alsace, continues active.
Unable To Hold.
German troops in a local attack of
Bullecourt, west northwest OF Cam
brai, entered the British trenches but
a counter-attack elected the enemy
who left IS prisoners in the hands OF
the British. Berlin reports the failure
OF British thrust on the Boesinghe-
Stadin railway, northeast Of Ypres.
The German artillery is still active in
the Ypres sector.
Bad weather on the Italian front has
reduced infantry operations to a min
imum but the artillery is busy on the
northern line between Asiago and the
Piave.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in
his review of the 1917 campaign up to
mid.November. says that the addi-
tional strength the Germans have
gained from the Russian and Italian
failures has largely been discounted.
He declares that the ultimate destruc.
tion Of the German armies has been
brought appreciably nearer. The Of
fensive campaign planned for 1917
failed of completion but on the west
ern front, the allies gained the vic
tories of Arras, Vimy, Messines. Flan-
ders. Verdun, Champagne and the
Aisne.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
Man With Counterfeit
Conscience is Sought
by Secret Service Now

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Secretary
McAdoo yesterday received an anonym
Gus letter containing $10S dollars in
bills.
II am deeply repentant." wrote the
censor" for having defrauded the
government out of this sum and now
return it,
The money was sent to the treasur
er cashier for deposit in the consci
ence fund. Today it was discovered
the bills we're counterfeit.
Now Chief Moran of the secret
service is looking for the man with a
counterfeit conscience.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
BIC PATRIOTIC
RALLY PLANNED

A gigantic patriotic conference for
Wayne county will be held in Rich.
mond. February 4, according to a tele-
gram received by DR.. E. r. Churchell
president of the Wayne council - de-
fense, from State Chairman Will H.
Hays.
The program will be the largest that
Richmond has ever had. No definite
program is ready for announcement as
yet but according to DR.. CEurchell.
the men who will speak will he at the
top of their department.
DR.. Churchell also said that some
one who had been In the trenches and
knew the European war would speak
at this time.
An all-day program is being planned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-(SpeciaD
Earl Reading, lord chief justice OF
Great Britain, is coming to the United
States as ambassador to succeed Cecil
Spring Rice and to be the direct rep
resentative of the British war cabi-
net Much of the routine embassy
work will be taken off Earl Readings
hands, leaving him free for war work.
He is bringing with him to Washing
ton Lady Reading.
While Earl Reading will have the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
Quakers Should Fight Too
Says This Richmond Friend

the kaiser trying to spread his rule
over the entire universe.
Mr.. Shaw also said that he favored
military training, now as means OF
bettering the physical condition OF
the young men of today.
And if Germany should land troops
in this country there would be plenty
of gray-haired men who would rally to
the Standards he continued.
Mr.. Shaw's grandfather was in
charge of Indians near what is now
Harveysburg, o.. during the war of
1912, having been commissioned by
General Harrison. 1t was his task to
keep the Indians from joining the for.
ces Of the British.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
HOSPITAL SHIP
IS T0RPEDOED
(Ey Associated Prcss)

The torpedoing of the British hos
pital ship Rewa, 1900 ton vessel, is
announced. All the wounded on board
were saved, the only casualties being
among the crew, three members of
which are missing. The steamer was
sunk in the Bristol channel on the
night of January 4. She is declared to
have been displaying ali the mark.
ings and lights required by the Hague
convention for the protection of such
ships.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
Navy REBELS
IN PORTUGAL

MADRID, Tuesday, Jan. 8-Anoth
er outbreak has occurred in Portugal
according to news reaching here from
beyond the frontier. Crews of Por
tuguest varships mutinied and began
bombarding the Lisbon forts, 1t is
stated
The army. 1t appears, remained
faithful to the government of DR.
Sidonio Paez and tranquility has been
restored.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
IRISH WILL FLY

LONDON, Jan. 9--Referring to the
governments decision to erect an air
craft factory in Ireland, the Times
says that several airdomes are now
being built there. The establishment
of new and important industry. it
adds, is stimulating the national ina
gination, and there will be no lack OF
Irish recruits for the flying corps.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
For Richmond and Wayne Count

For Richmond and Wayne County
by w. e. Moore--Fair tonight and
probably Thursday; continued cold,
near zero.
General Conditions-Two storms,
one over the north. the other over the
south. are moving eastward toward
each other and generally fair weather
has resulted. Abnormally cold wealth
er prevails over the plain states and
the temperature will fall below zero
throughout Wayne county tonight. An
other storm probably will appear over
the west by Thursday coming from
Britis h Columbia, but viii not reach
here during the next thirty-six hours.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
Watch Out, Colin!

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9.-Women let
ter carriers are not success, ac
cording to Postma ster Colin NJ
Selph, who after giving them Is
day trial on several city routes, an
nounced today their services would
be required no longer. Work was
too heavy for them, he declared.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09

sons speech will be read with double
satisfaction in this country" F..
The News regards as noteworthy
passages of the speech those Offering
help to Russia and declaring that the
peace negotiations must be absolutely
open. y
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
Army is Certainly ::Man-Making"
Factory, Writes Wayne Soldier

You can always be proud to know that
you had no slackers in our family.
I'VE are being well taken care of
and haven't a thing to worry about.
Why we don't know what worry is
here"
Kilgus has two brothers in the serv-
ice. One already is in France.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
SPEAKERS PROVIDED

EATON, O.. Jan. &C. F. Aldrich.
J. S. Brigham and DR.. Mary Anderson
will be speakers provided by the state
for a farmers institute to be held in
Eldorado, Jan. IA and Is. They have
lectured before institutes already held
in Preble county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
Leeds Assigned to Post at
Regimental Headquarters

Rudolph G. Leeds left Tuesday night
for Indianapolis, having been assigned
to duty at Regimental Headquarters
of the Second Indiana Field Artillery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09

, title of ambassador, purely diplomatic
matters will be in the hands of a
charge d'affaires, the earl controlling
war activities.
His work, according to the under
standing in official circles, will deal
mainly with financial and general
business matters
Col E. D. Swinton, originator of the
British tank, will accompany the lord
chief justice as an attache.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
Yesterday.

Today's Temperature.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-09
THE WEATHER

For Indiana by United States Waeth.
er Bureau-Fair continued cold to-
night. Thursday fair.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-10
FULTON

Harvey Raymond of Edgerton visited
relatives here Sunday.
Miss Nellie Berg was home over Sum
day from GAINESVILLE.
Harry Green is improving his house
by adding porch on the west side.
Mrs. Rhoad and son Junior came up
from Beloit with Mr.. Rhoad over Sun
day.
Stanley Fessenden has case of in
lection in his right foot and is unable
to be out.
Mrs. Sue McManus of GAINESVILLE WIS.,
tied her father, D. F. Sayre ST., last
Saturday.
Mrs. l. w. Spike and daughter Flea
nor of Edgerton spent Sunday with +.
Fl. Pease and family.
Mrs. F. H. Pease and Miss Edith
Raymond visited Mrs. Helen Sayre at
Beloit last week Thursday.
About twenty-five auto loads of fish
ermen were in the village last Sunday.
Some good sized strings of suckers
were caught.
F. j. Lowth, principal of the Rock
county teachers training school, was
in the village for short stay one day
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Green and
daughter Helen of GAINESVILLE attended
church here last Sunday morning and
visited relatives.
Under the auspices of the Fulton Red
Cross, Mrs. Colony of Evansville, ac-
companied by a Liberty chorus, will
give patriotic address in Ladies hall,
Wednesday afternoon, May Is, at 2:30
O'Clock. A food demonstration will be
given at the same time. All ladies lin
terested in food conservation are re-
quested to be present. Refreshments
served at 10 cents.
Miss Alzada Attlesey and Mr.. VIM.
Wachlein of Albion township were
married at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Attlesey, last
Saturday evening at O'Clock by Rev.
Rhoad. After the ceremony we'd
ding supper was served. After short
wedding trip by automobile they will
make their home On farm in Albion
township. The out of town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Claire Boothroyd
and children, Miss Artie Attlesey, Her
man Wachlein of GAINESVILLE; Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Brownell of Richland Cen
ter.
Fulton Congregational Church.
This coming Sunday is Mothers
Day. and an appropriate program is
arranged. The children will please us
with motion song. The pastor will
speak on ''The Noble Work Women
Are Doing in the Present Crisis, and
the Most Collaborating Woman in
Rock County," The mothers of the
community are invited to be our special
guests. Let us honor mother with our
attendance and help make this service
an inspiration. Bible school at 10
o'clock. Glasses for all ages.-Frank
7. Rhoad, Pastor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-10
CORRESPONDENCE
ALBION

Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Kipp were Belolt
visitors Saturday.
Martin Anderson and family were
Stoughton visitors Sunday.
E. A. Drake and C. E. Osborne were
GAINESVILLE visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Louise Babcock of Oshkosh Wis
tied relatives here this week.
Gus Gumble and family spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gumble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gaines of Hill
side visited relatives here Sunday.
Pastor Sayre and sons Maurice and
Walter were Milton visitors Sunday.
Mrs. George Babcock and daughter
Nellie visited at Evansville Sunday.
Miss Angel of GAINESVILLE came Sat-
urday t. visit Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Law
ton.
Mrs. Olivia ReuterskioId visited her
sister, Mrs. Frank Webster, at Milton
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Kipp moved into
their residence here last week from
Hillside.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. S. Lawton took din
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Simpson
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. D. Humphrey were
Milton Junction and GAINESVILLE visitors
last Tuesday.
Pete Roskar and James Dates re-
ceived their new five-passenger Ford
cars last week.
Prof. Goodwin Watson of Madison
visited Mr.. and Mrs. 0. l.. Coon from
Friday until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Carlson, son
Leonard and daughter Esther visited at
Rockdale Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Spencer visited
relatives at Rockford from Monday I'M
til Friday last week.
Mr.. Frank Arlington of Welton, Ia,
visited his brOther-in-law, &. 5. Sayre,
from Friday until Sunday.
The Academy Aeolian Club and Or
chestra went to Rio, Wis, Friday and
gave their cantata Ruth.
Miss Marion Bliven went to Wal
worth Thursday and is visiting Mrs.
Dayton Hubbard and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A Drake took sup
per with his brother, W. w. Drake,
and family Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Kipp and Mrs.
E. A. Drake attended a Red Cross
meeting at Hillside Friday afternoon.
Mrs. o. J. Painter and grandson,
Bernard Kelly, visited the formers
mother, Mrs. Bickle, at Sumner Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. D. Humphrey visited
Mrs. Humphreys sister, Mrs. Harry
Broughton, and family near Albany
Sunday.
Mrs. H. M. Stout returned home on
Monday from New York City where
she has spent the winter with her son
Bert and family.
The S. D. B. Christian Endeavor So
ciety reorganized Saturday, May 4th,
with the following officers: Pres, Lu-
clede Walters; Vice Pres, Clinton
Green; Sec, Mrs. C. S. Sayre; Treas,
Miss Marjorie Bliven; Cor. Sec, Mar
iorie BliVen.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-10
EAST PORTER

Carl and Frank Bublitz spent Sunday
in GAINESVILLE.
Tom Hartzell was home from the u.
W. over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heber Zacharias spent
last Sunday in Beloit.
Frank and Carl Nelson visited friends
in Stoughton last Sunday.
Mrs. Granzow is in Jefferson caring
for her mother who is i'll.
Mrs. Jay Shaw and daughter Eleanor
visited at the Wright home Sunday.
Mrs. Jacob Furseth spent last week
with her sister, Mrs. Edward Jenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Boothroyd spent
Sunday at the Ernest Attlesey home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall of Kanerville
spent Monday at Harry Boothroyd's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Herrick and
children spent last Sunday at Mr.. j. D..
Spikes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Christian were
GAINESVILLE shoppers last Thursday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Harry Boothroyd entertained
the Stebbinsville Ladies Aid society
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Kiernis and son
Louis spent Sunday with relatives in
StoughtOn.
REV. and Mrs. F. t. Rhoad of Beloit
were entertained at the Gardiner home
over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Kjernis spent
last Sunday at Mr.. Henry Ellingson's
near Lake Kegonsa.
MIR. and Mrs. Lyman Strouse spent
last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ehlen-
feldt in Edgerton.
Mrs. Hanson and daughter Gladys
attended confirmation services last Sun
day in Stoughton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Christian visited
their sister, Mrs. Roy Greatsinger, near
Evansville last Sunday.
Numerous showers and warm wealth
er are causing rapid growth of all
kinds of vegetation at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Jensen and little
Ralph spent last Sunday with their
uncle, John Jensen, and family near
Edgerton.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson of Berlin
spent several days last week at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Gardiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Herried of
Illinois, MIR and Mrs. Emil Herried and
Mr.. and Mrs. Kaupanger of Stoughton
spent last Sunday at Mr.. Herbie Her
ried's.
A family reunion was held at the
Gardiner home last week in honor of
their son Glenn who was home on a
furlough from Great Lakes where he
has been for the past three months.
He now goes to Harvard, Mass, where
he will continue his training and study
in. the radio corps for the next four
months.
A large and appreciative audience
greeted the Rev. Variety, Methodist
missionary to China, last Sunday even
ing. Mr.. Varity has spent twenty-five
years in China and is now touring the
states, giving his illustrated lecture on
his work and scenes in China, which
was unusually interesting. He intends
to return to China and continue his
work. A very generous offering was
received for him.