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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04

Course in Telegraphy
Offered at Miami

OXFORD, O.. May 4.-For the bene-
At of registered men and those con-
templating enlisting In the U. S. ser
vice. Miami. University has opened a
six-weeks' course in telegraphy. DR..
j. A. Cutler. in charge Of the course,
says that after six weeks work any
man OF high school education should
be able to send and receive ten words
a minute, qualification which would
go far towards securing attention in
either the signal corps or the avia-
ton service. Miami is offering this
course as a part OF it's war service,
and no fee Is charged
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
WALTER WOODWARD SPEAKS

Walter Woodward, general secre-
tary of the Friends Five Year meet
ing, talked on THE Business of Being
Neighbor" at the Earlham college
chapel exercises Friday morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04

will hold service at $50: on account
Of the missionary institute next Thurs
day and Friday there will be no mid
week service. ]. s. Hin. pastor.
Eariham Heights Presbyterlan-Ser-
vice Sunday evening at 1880. Joseph
John Rae, DID,, will preach on "Ele-
ments of Salvation" Communion ser
vice will be held in connection with
the evening service.
Nazarene
First PentaeostaI Church Of the
Naxarene-Corner Fifth and North
A streets. Rev. L. r. Wells, pastor.
Morning services-Sabath school. 81
Is, Rev. ]. w. Mount. supt; preaching
by pastor at 1890; evening services.
Children's meeting, Sis; class In
Bible study at 6:15. preaching by
pastor at 1880. Midweek prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 1880.
All are welcome.
Miscellaneous
Home and Jail serviees-Religious
services will be conducted Sunday
afternoon at the Home for Friendless
Women by Rev. r. l.. Semans, and at
the County Jail by Capt. Michael OF
the Salvation Army.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04

India boasts of the wettest town in
the whole world. This town where
there is constant rainfall, is called
Cherapunji, in Assam.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
STATE ROADS TO
.CURTAIL TRAIN
SERVICE u NDER
ORDER
Hill Indicates Likelihood of
Tri-weekly Service on
Branch Lines r>.
RELEASE MEN
AND EQUIPMENT
Mould Be Made Available
for Handling of NationRs
War Traffic

Drastic curtailment of passenger
train service on branch lines of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
railroads, as well as other lines, will
result from government control OF
the railroads.
Louis Hill, president of the Great
Northern railroad, in conversation
with Addison Leech, of Fargo, In
St. Paul Tuesday, said the Great
Northern had received official ad-
vises that branch line service must
be limited to a tri-weekly mixed
passenger and freight service.
The release of equipment and men
for service in the country's gigantic
war transportation is the object
sought by the curtailment of train
service the extent of which is indi-
Gated in The Associated Press dis
patch that tells of 104 trains on the
Pennsylvania system being taken off
today.
Traffic curtailment in the north
west will extend to branch lines, TO
the trans continental trains, from
which it is expected luxurious serv-
ice win be partically or wholly
eliminated
The curtailment of branch line
service. if eventually established in
accordance with Nir Hfsl 3 atattfte1 4
OF Tuesday, means a radical change
in service in North Dakota, as most
of the state is supplied by branch
railroads.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
INVESTIGATION.
OF CONTRACTS
Is CONTINUED
Supplies Committee Made
Purchases Totaling
$80O,OOO,OOQ
DELAYS DUE TO
LATE BUYING
Witness Says Cloth Was
Delivered Faster Than
1t Could Be Used
(Bv Associated Press. }

Washington, Jan. with Charles
Eisenman, vice. chairman of the sup
ply committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense on the stand, the SEN
ate war inquiry today continued IFS
investigation into the cancelled scraI
uniform cloth picking contracts.
Mr.. Eisenman, explaining opera
tions of the supplies committee
stated that during the last eight
months it had dealt in $500 trans
$S00,000,00O. He had the RESPONSE
bility of finally passing on all or
ders and contracts.
The delay was due to the buying
of supplies too late" said he, indi-
eating that more troops were called
into service than could be equipped.
'Is it right" he asked the COM
mittee, ito call out men defenseless
against the elements when 1T is
known that enough supplies are not
on hand? We were ordered to pro-
vide a certain amount Of materials.
We never were told the number of
men that were to be called out"
Cloth, he declared, was delivered
to the quartermaster generals office
faster than 1t could be made into
garments.
Quartermaster General Sharpe had
previously testified that cloth deliv-
cries were behind.
Eisenman then produced statistical
records to show that at various
quartermaster depots cloth deliveries
were ample for manufacturing
facilities in operation
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
(By Associated Press J

London, Jan. 2.-Peace negotia-
tiOns at Brest-Litovsk have been
broken off by the Bolsheviki govern
ment owing to the German attitude
in regard to Poland and Lithuania
and the enemy's proposal that gar
risons be retained at Libau, Riga
and elsewhere, according to a tele-
gram from the PetrOgrad corre-
spondent of The Daily News appear
ing in a late edition Of that paper to-
day.
The dispatch quotes an article
from the Bolshevik newspaper L.
vestia, discussing "the new phase in
the peace negotiations" The article
says that owing to pressure from
below the Germans have been oblig-
ed to soil their lips with the formula
put forward by the Socialists at the
beginning of the war. but the Ger
man imperialists would not be i'm
periaiists If they ala not try to take
back in fact what with gritted teeth
they yielded in words.
The Russian revolution cannot
accept their conditions TO retain
Poland and Lithuania. Just you try
1t, gentlemen" says The Izvestia.
This is the line, the correspondent
OF The Daily News adds, that prob
ably viii be taken at a general meet
ing tonight (Tuesday?) TO consider
the report OF the Russian peace dele
gates.
The Bolshevlki aim. he adds, is a
world revision Of peace on their own
terms which they think will dis
credit the imperialists generally.
The. correspondent continues:
And, If in the long run Russia
is driven to conclude a separate
peace on any other terms, prophesy
that the Russian signatories to such
a peace will not be Bolshevih but
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
City Shaken by Loud De
donations From IN
1 = known Source
MAY HAVE BEEN DUE
TO FALL OF METEOR
Bright Light in Sky Was
Followed By Loud
Reports
CBy Associated Press.)

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. IA
terrific explosion shook this city
early today. The sky was lighted for
several seconds and was followed by
loud reports which shook buildings.
Although the police and newspapers
.telephoned to all parts Of the city
to determine the source of the ex-
.plosion it had not been determined
three hours after it occurred, what
had blown up. The authorities were
mystified.
No. definite explanation 9f ffzs eEy
plosion has been found. A eheory
that it was a meteor passing through
the clouds and dropping somewhere
south of the city, was advanced but
no traces have been discovered. Sew
eral people about 6 o'clock this
morning saw a bright light in the
skies as if a large meteor was pass
ing. This was followed by loud ex-
plosion which was heard at various
points in a radius of rs or 30 miles
around Chattanooga.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
BOLSHEVTKI AROUSED BY THE GERMAN
ATTITUDE ON POLAND and LITHUANIA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

Italian troops have won the first
victory recorded in the new year
The defensive line from Lake Cards
to the Adriatie has been strengthen
ed by the Italian success in driving
the Austro Germans from the Zen
son bridgehead on the western bank
of the Piave which they had held
since mid November.
While holding strong positions in
the mountain region from Asiaso
across the 5renta TO the Piave, the
Italian flank along the PiaVe is now
intact. The enemy has replied only
with artillery to the French stroke
which gained valuable positions in
the Monte Tomba region.
The weather apparently also is
coming TO the aid Of the hard press
rest since the Austro- German drive
BEGAN late in October. Heavy snow
is falling on the Swiss Italian and
Swiss Austrian frontiers. Troops
and other trains are being held in
the Alps by the snow and the food
supply Of the enemy troops on the
Italian northern front has been cut
off temporarily.
In the Verdun sector the Germans
have extended their fire to the left
bank of the river, but have made no
attacks. The Germans attempted .
raid near Loos, north Of Lens,
Tuesday morning but were repulsed
by the British.
While the entire cossaek territory
reported aroused against the soIshe-
Wiki, General kaledines' troops are
advancing toward Moscow and fight
ing with the BoIsheViki has been
resumed at Hurst, about 200 miles
south of Moscow.
All men of military age on the
Cossack reservation have been call
ed to arms and il is reported that
General KaIedinss has 10000 officers
including many of the Russian regu-
lar army, also under his command.
The situation on the Rumanian
front is reported to be very serious,
the Rumanians having rebelled
against BolsheViki agents. Train
service between Riga and Petroarad
has been resumed.
A report has been received in Lon
don that members Of the American
railway NISSAN 70 Russia stationed
at frkutsiC, Siberia, have been ar
rested by the Bolsheviki. Chairman
John ?. Stevens, of the mission, and
other members, were reported in
Toxic several days ago.
New declarations regarding Ger
man peace terms will be issued with
in ten days, according to a Munich,
Bavaria, newspaper. 1t is said the
attitude of the entente powers,
toward the terms ex-
pressed at Brest- -Litovsk. may bring
about some changes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
COSTLY BLAZES
SWEEP NORFOLK
Five Large Buildings Val
ued at 100000 Are
DESTROYED
a. Asaociated Presa. )

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 2.--Marines and
bluejackets stood guard today over
the downtown section of Norfolk
where fires yesterday wiped out five
Of the city's largest buildings, en-
falling a loss estimated at S2,000,000
Police Chief Kizer and Fire Chief
Mclaughlin today were less inclined
to place blame for the fires on
incendiarism, although both declared
that the circumstances were
suspicious.
Two fires early today, one across
the Elizabeth river at Portsmouth
and the other across the bay near
Camp Stuart broke out.
Revised lists Of the casualties from
the fire show that Charles Mccoy, a
fireman was the only person known
to have lost his life. Four fremeu
were seriously hurt and a score OF
others were less seriously injured.
More than a score of persons were
arrested as suspects during the day
and night and about a dozen held for
investigation. Two men thought to
be Germans were among those held.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
COAL CARS GIVEN
.PRIORITYrOV
OF her FREIGHT
BY N'DOO ORDER
All Existing Priority Or
ders Suspended By Di-
rector's Request
WILSON WILL GO
BEFORE CONGRESS
Hudson River Tubes Will
Be Used For Freight as
Well as Passengers

Washington, Jan. Hundreds of
coal cars released from yards where
they have been stalled behind ship
ments Of higher preferential ratings,
were moving over eastern roads to-
day to relieve the acute coal shortage
in the northeast.
The movement was ordered yester-
day by Director General McAdoo.
based on the belief that the conges-
tion rather than an actual shortage
was responsible for the fuel famine.
All existing priority orders were
suspended by Robert S. Lovett, pri-
ority director of war industries board.
Indications today were that Presi-
dent Wilson would go before con-
gress Friday to present his recon-
mendations for legislation for gov
ernment operation of railroads. The
Presidents plans already have been
drafted into legislative form and bills
embodying them probably will be in
troduced in both houses Immediately
after his address.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
COSSACK ARMY
TAKES TOWN OF
ALEXANDROVSK
Bolshevik Regiments Are
Disarmed by Orenburg
Leader Kazatin
RUMANIANS SHOOT
RUSSIAN LEADERS
Accuse Bolshevik Troops
of Plundering Ruman-
ian Villages
CBy Associated Press.)


London, Jan. 2.-Cossack troops
have occupied the town of Alexand-
roVsk without opposition and the Boil
shevik garrison was disarmed, ac-
cording to reports received here from
PetrOgrad regarding the civil war in
Russia. 1t is not stated which Alex
androvsk was captured. (There are
several towns and villages in Russia
named Alexandrovsk but the nearest
to the Cossack territory are those in
Exaterinoslav and in StavropoD.
Other Bolshevik regiments are said
to have been disarmed by the Oren-
burg Cossack leader, Kazatin, who
returned the arms after the Boil
shevih swore never to fight against
the Ukrainians and Cossacks. The
Cossack commander at RostoV re-
ports that the BolshevilEi have liber-
ated a number OF prisoners OF war
and armed them. Bolshevik troops
still occupy parts of the DON mining
district but they are unable TO send
coal to Petrograd.
There was more street fighting in
Odessa on Monday. but it apparently
was not serious.
The BolsheVik authorities, accord
ing 10 an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Petrograd. have received
information that the situation on the
Rumanian front is very serious. The
relations OF the Bolshevid with Ru-
manian officers are said to be be~
coming alarming. IT Is said the Ru-
manians have occupied the Bessarab-
ian town Of Loevo and have arrested
and shot several Bolshevik leaders.
Leon Trotzlzy, the Bolshevik foreign
minister, sent q note on the subject
to the Rumanian minister I'm Petro~
grad, who, In his reply, accused Rus
sian troops OF plundering Rumanian
villages. II Is said that Trotzky re-
garded the reply as unsatisfactory.
A Petrograd dispatch to The Daily
Express says that railway trains are
again running between Riga and Pet
r0grad.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
new REPUBLIC
NEAR BLACK SEA
Another District of Russia
Decides to Have Gov
eminent of Own
(By Associated Press.)

Petrograd, Tuesday, Jan. IA
new republic has been set up in the
Black sea territory with Noyoros-
sysk as the capital. A coalition cab
met, including Constitutional Demo-
Gratis, has been formed
Delegates from Ukraine to the
constituent assembly will arrive in
Petrograd tomorrow. No effort was
Tchernomorsk, or the Black sea
territory, is a district of trans-Cau-
casia consisting of a long narrow
strip on the coast OF the Black sea
and on the west slope of the Cau-
casus.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
AVOID CHICAGO
Through Trains May Be Routed
Around The City To Save Time.
(By Associated Press.J

Chicago, Jan. 2.-Committees com
posed of officials of western rail-
roads, appointed at a conference
Monday, met today to take up prob
lems Of increasing efficiency through
routing and reduction Of passenger
trains. Plans for routing both
freight and through passenger trains
around Chicago, instead of through
the city, and elimination of probably
so per cent OF passenger trains out Of
Chicago were discussed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02

Paris, Jan. 2.-"There were inter-
mittent artillery actions at some
points or the front" says todaE's
official statement. I'VE made sue
cessful raid In the region north 0f
Courtecon and brought back pfiAnn-
ers. There were patrol encounters
south OF Corbeny. Everywhere else
the night passed i'm quiet.
I'm the course of numerous aerial
combats French pilots yesterday
brought down four German airplaues.
Two other German machines badly
damaged fell within the enemy
lines"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
usa Tuhes for Ereiaht.

New York, Jan. ALFRED H
Smith, president of the New York
Central railroad, today assumed his
duties as assistant director general
OF railroads for the eastern section
af the countrg aud aisa plans for re-
lieking congestion on all lines, espe-
cially near New York, were put into
effect.
Shipment of coal was given prefer
ence over passenger traffic in an eff
fort to relieve the coal famine here
and in New England. The Pennsyl-
vania railroad tubes under the Hud-
son river will soon be used for freight
as we'll as passenger traffic to rush
coal to Long Island and points serv-
ed by the New Haven lines.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
WILL COMMANDERS LUMBER.

Halifax, N. s., Jan. 2.-Otficial an
nouncement was made here today
passed an order in council authorize
ing the Communicating Of lumber
timber and building material for
of the section OF Hall
fax destroyed by the explosion Of a.
munition ship and fire on Dec. s..
Building material in any part Of
Canada may be seized.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
FORECAST.

Minnesota = Snow tonight and
Thursday; warmer Thursday and In
west portion tonight.
North Dakota-CsouGy and warmer
tonight with snow In east and central
portions; Thursday partly cloudy;
warmer in east and central portions.
South Dakota--Partiy cloudy to-
night and Thursday: warmer Thurs
tonight.
Montana ~ Generally fair tonight
and Thursday; colder Thursday In
northeast portion.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
View Election
AS Real Test of
War Sentiment
fRv AssocIated Press. }

Milwaukee, Wis, jan. 2.-W.iscon-
sin sentiment on the war is being
tested at the polls today in a special
election in the Eighth senatorial dis
trict, between a Republican and So
cialist for the vacancy created by the
expulsion of State Senator Frank
Raguse by the legislature last spring
on an alleged disloyalty charge.
The district embraces five wards.
Louis Fons, Republican, running on
an America first" platform. is pitted
against Edmund T. Melms, Socialist,
who endorses the st. Louis anti-war
Socialist platform. A. close race is
anticipated.
Herbert Manger, Democrat, who
polled fewer votes at the primary
than Fons, Republican, withdrew
from the race in favor of Fons.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
SPEED UP" is MESSAGE COLONEL HOUSE
and ASSOCIATES BROUGHT FROM PARIS
Will Recommend
That Finland Be
Given Freedom
fRv Associated Press. J

Petrograd, Jan. 2.-The Bolshevik
news agency announces that the
council of peoples commissioners has
decided to recommend to the council
of workmen's and soldiers delegates
recognition of the political independ-
ence of the republic of Finland. A
special commission has been ap-
pointed to take measures for the sep
aration of Finland from Russia.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02

where You See This
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-02
Continued on page -

Will Make New Statement,
London, Jan 2-The centrai
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27
SIX INFANTRY COMPANIES
IN K. N. C. ORGANIZED
New Companies at Liberal, Peabody,
Newton, Atchison and Lawrence
Form Battalion of Infantry.

Immediate organization of six in
fantry line companies of the Kansa!
National Guard in Kansas cities thai
submitted completed petitions, was
authorized yesterday by the state
| military board at a meeting held in
the Office of Charles s. Huffman, ad
jutant general. A dozen other towns
and cities, where petitions are being
circulated, were designated as loca.
tions for infantry companies, and
men named as prospective recruiting
officers, to be appointed as soon as
the petitions now being circulated
in the towns are completed and turn
ed in to the board.
The towns where petitions have
been completed and the companies
have already been authorized are
Liberal, Peabody, Newton, Aatchi-
son, and Lawrence, two companies.
The following men were named by
the military board as recruiting Off
GERS in the places mentioned: Lib
eral, H. C. Fleak; Peabody, Bruce
Conner; Newton, Col. Perry M. Hois-
ington; Atchison, A. C. Smith; Law
renee, Capt. Joseph H. Dunkel. All
of the men hold commissions in the
Kansas State Guard at present, and
expect to recruit their companies
largely from that organization. In
addition to being major of the state
guard at Lawrence, Dunkel holds a
captains commission and Hoisington
n aAlA., n1t ,iee, -, tho
National Guard.
Cities that have been designated as
locations for infantry companies, and
the names of the men who will prob
ably be named as recruiting officers
as soon as the completed petitions are
submitted to the board, are: Wichi-
ia, two, W. H. Ralston; Ell Dorado,
F. W. Loyles; Emporia, Roy Leather
berry; Beloit, Max Anderson; lola,
Baxter D. Mccain; Coffeyville, H. C.
Lang; Fort Scott, D. A. Lakin; Kan
sas City, Kan, not yet named; Inde-
pendence, Clyde Knox; Marion,
Thomas Armstrong; Topeka, o. M.
Allegro.
W. H. Ralston, of Wichita, state
guard major; +. W. Loyles, OF FL DO
RADIO, and G. W. Snyder, of Wichita,
state guard captains, were in Topeka
yesterday to consult with the mem
bers of the military board in regard
to the companies to be organized in
their cities.
The action Of the military board
yesterday in designating only infan-
try companies is in line with their
intention to form a battalion of three
regiments Of infantry in the state.
Other cities will be named as loca-
tions for companies from time to
time, it was announced following
the meeting. Three regiments, or a
brigade of infantry, will mean about
4,650 national guardsmen for the
state, as each company consists of
100 men and three officers.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27
cHARNo JONES TAKES BRIDE

The friends Of Charno Jones were
agreeably surprised a few days ago
when he introduced to them charm
ing young lady as Mrs. Jones.
Mr.. Jones is manager of the Big
machine shop in south Liberal, an
excellent mechanic and a clean, ca
pable young business man. He has
been a resident of Liberal for some
time and has wide circle of ac-
quaintances all of whom he numbers
as friends.
The bride was Miss Mary Joy White
whose parents are owners of large
ranch southeast of Tucumcari, New
Mexico. She has made her home on
the ranch except when teaching
school. She is a young lady Of pleas
ing appearance and gracious manner
and is already making friends here.
The wedding occurred at the home
Of the brides parents June 18th and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones came to Liberal
last Tuesday. They will soon go to
housekeeping here.
The Democrat wishes them all the
happiness that may come to people
in this world.