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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28
Girl is Thanked for
Sending Magazines to
Soldiers in the Camps

Miss Mary Snodgrass employed in
the B. Johnson and Son office has
been doing her bit" by mailing her
magazines and papers to various can
tonments In the United States.
Recently she received the following
letter from Private Daniel Henchey,
104th French Mortar Battery, 54th Bri-
gade Artillery, Camp Mcclellan. Anuis-
ton. Alabama:
Il am private down here in Camp
Mcclellan. I suppose you will be sur.
prised to get letter from away down
here and besides from some one you
have never seen. / am writing this to
let you know you have taken a lot OF
gloom away from us boys. l saw your
name on one of the magazines. I want
to thank you for the good turn you
have done for Us by sending US tho
books. I think you are doing a great
thing for Uncle Sam and his boys. I
want to thank such loyal Americans
who IN this time of need are so kind
and thoughtful. We are on our way to
church tonight. We have to rest up
for hike tomorrow"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28

Sunday. Charles McShane and sis
ter, Miss Hattie were Saturday guests
Of friends at West Alexandria. Mr..
and Mrs. VIII Sebert and children of
Hamilton returned home Sunday after
visit here with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. l.. L. Fry. Stanley Shuey was
up from Cincinnati to spend Sunday
-. Little Dorothy Graham was up
from Hamilton to spend Sunday with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. e.
Davis. :. Miss Margaret Duckwall was
home from Dayton to spend Sunday.
Miss Gertrude McShane spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Eaton and Dayton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28
CAMDEN, O.

Mrs. Myrtle Marshall Of Hamilton,
was the Sunday guest of her brother,
Eugene Witherby and family. =. Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Phares and baby of
Middletown returned home after Wis
it here with relatives. Mr.. and Mrs
Ray Henry and baby returned to Day
ton Sunday after a visit here with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. David Ken
worthy. =. .Lytton McCord was home
from Oxford to spend Saturday and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28
=
RedCross Notes

Mrs. Allison's class in surgical dress
ings will not meet Friday morning.
The home service lecture by Miss
Flora Mae Green Saturday afternoon
has been postponed on account of the
County Council of Defense meeting at
the Commercial club. The next lee
ture in the series will be Saturday az
ternoon, Mar. ..
The Show Me Club sewed at the Red
Cross rooms Tuesday afternoon.
There are still few hanks Of yarn
for knitting socks at the Red Cross
rooms. Women may obtain yarn by
calling at the rooms.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28
60 SHIPS CARRY COAL

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.--Sixty
ships are engaged in carrying coal for
the relief of New England and ship
ments of bituminous coal for factories
in that territory are being largely in
creased, according to reports to the
tuel administration today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28

being rushed and the Pershing will be
ready to add it's might to that bridge
of ships" which that other General
Pershing calls for to assure success
of the ally arms.
While General Pershing in France
is leading his warriors over the blood
soaked, shell-torn fields on the west
ern front the General Pershing of
Portland, Ore. will be riding the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28

Her papa is Attorney General Greg
DRY, her other reference was Col E. 81.
House, she has three dependents
Belgian children adopted by her and
whom she is supporting. When Miss
Jane Gregory offered these facts to
the employment clerk recently she
had no further trouble getting the
$50 month position in the food adj
ministration at which she is now
WORKING
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28

waves with cargoes of food and mu-
nitions for the Sammies.
In the yards here are scores Of sis
ter ships to the General Pershing
which will soon follow her off the
ways and into that sea caravan which
will end only when the victorious
Sammies are back on this side and
the Hun has been obliterated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28

OLYMPIA, Wash. Feb. 2S-Special
Pershing will go forth from
this port shortly to help win the war
on the sea. Yes, on the sea. The
General Pershing from Olympia is one
of the new wooden "ships Of victory"
The hull was completed in record time
and launched from the ways of the
world" shipyard here recently.
Work on the completing details is
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28

-. Joe MoGriff was up from Hamil-
ton to spend Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
10. D. Pocock. E. Harold Pollock was
home from Eaton to spend Saturday
land Sunday. go. Ora Morton of Louis
willie, KY, spent Friday here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28
Latin Play to Be Given
in High School Chapel

Thrones" a Latin play in five
scenes. will be presented Friday at
the high school chapel by pupils of
Miss Elizabeth Smelser, head of the
department. Thrones" means THE
Recruit" and is In five scenes. The
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28
BIBLE CLASS TO MEET

The Minute Mems Bible class of
Second Presbyterian church will meet
Friday night at the home Of Clarence
Beam, 2313 North F street, for bust.
ness and social meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28
PRAYER MEETING

Prayer meeting of the Second Pres
byterian church will be held Thursday
evening at the home of Otto E. Weay-
er, 327 North Eighteenth street
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28
Haynes, p: Green, t; Eatless, Bescher,
p, ct; Petubone, p. t.
Totals

Fouls ommitted-Vailes, Jessup, p:
Davenport, ct; Williams, p; Cummings,
p; Garfield, Calkins, p, Up; Benuage.
3p, l.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-28

Don't judge a man by his rough
exterior; the prickly burrs of the
chestnut hide its meaty contents.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31
ON THE MOVE TODAY
400 Army Trucks to Take Equip
ment to Philadelphia.

The sun may not move but the
Emergency Fleet Corporation certain
ly docs and the latter's orbit, ge-
ometrically speaking. will be de
scribed" today when % army trucks
will load up at the corporations Of
fees at 1919 F street, and start the
transfer OF the entire office equipment
over the highways to Philadelphia
The fleet OF trucks starting at )
o'clock this afternoon are the fore
runner OF some 400 more which will
carry, besides office paraphernalia
from headquarters and twenty other
Office buildings, the household effects
OF 500 employees of the corporation.
The trucks will leave 30 at a time, and
will take Il hours in the Journey. In
charge Of the moving is George F..
Oller. Office manager of the corpora
ton.
Officials stated yesterday that fully
30 houses and over 1.lOO rooms will
be left vacant i'm Washington. Fully
two thirds of a personnel of 5000 en-
rloyes will go TO Philadelphia and
six trains will be required to haul
this number there. Besides the 2ooC
clerks loo members OF their families
will 60.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31
WAR LABOR POLICIES
BOARD AIDS CR0wDER
Frankfurter Promises Assistance in
Work or Fight Order.

The War Labor Policies Board
will cooperate with Provost Mar
shall General Crowder in the ap-
plication of his work or fight
order.
Felix Frankfurte, director of the
War Labor Policies Board, said last
night he was working out a scheme
10 place in useful employment the
registrants who must relinquish
useless jobs by July 1. An an
nouncement of the details OF the
scheme will be made shortly.
Gen. crowder's regulations for
the enforcement OF the order. which
will be promulgated within a few
days. will provide adequate safe
guards against the working of un-
due hardship on any of the regis
trants affected.
The chief object OF the War Labor
Policies Boards plan will be TO
distribute the newly available
workers where they are most
urgently needed.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31
Nurses Narrow Escape
In Air Raid.

With the American Army in
France.-In yesterdays German air
raid on an American field hospital
In which French nurse was killed
and many French and Americans
were wounded, these American
nurses had narrow escapes from in
jury or death:
Miss Natalie Scott, New Orleans.
Miss Helen Spalding, BROOKLYN.
Miss Constance Cooke, San Fran
cisco.
Miss Blanche Gilbert, Cleveland
Miss Mary F. Hoyt. New York
City.
Miss Scott. telling of the raid,
said today:
THE soldiers admitted to me that
the raid scared them more than II
they had been in the trenches, for
the reason that they were abso-
lutely helpless. We had to move
the majority to caves and keep them
from chills and dampness. Ny
friends always twit me with being
tardy. l slept through the first
part of the raid, and I was so slow
dressing that the other nurses
credit me with saving their lives,
for otherwise they would have
rushed down and might have been
hit by flying shrapnel."
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31

byways of the ruined village of
enemy dead. We found that our
artillery had killed scores in the
heart OF the city. Many bodies
also lay in No Mans Land: 1t is
estimated several hundred Germans
were killed and many wounded.
The work done by our doctors and
nurses and orderlies during and after
the attack is amazing and deserves
the gratitude of the folks at home.
The first aid work under fire was
particularly skillful.
French Praise Our Men.
French officers and civilians in this
whole area are discussing the dash and
bravery of the Americans. One
French officer said to me today:
I'VE watched the outcome of the
Cantigny fight with interest. Our ex-
pectations were surpassed. We are
impressed by the courage and fighting
qualities of the Americans. l saw an
American sergeant who was wounded
In the left hand. His captain asked
him how he, the sergeant. could load
his pistol. The wounded man replied:
That's easy-I load it with my
teeth"
Such instances show the fortitude
Of your men. The wounded in the
field hospitals expressed one wish-to
get back into the fight. All are smil-
ing. Such Individual spirit leaves no
doubt of the valor and the effective
ness of the American army.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31

minutes, in spite of the difficulties
offered by the overdrawn ground.
they had dashed over the 500 or 600
yards which separated their starting
point from the village.
THE Germans, taken completely
by surprise. had hardly enough time
to put some machine guns into po-
sition before they were attacked
with grenades. Following the plan
determined upon. the tanks attacked
the village from the north, and de-
stroyed the machine gun nests which
were defending the approaches to the
Cantigny-Griyesnes road.
Germans Pursued.
e'The Americans pursued the
Germans from cellar to cellar.
Every group was attacked by
grVnade throwers. The tunnel
where the enemy continued to re-
sist was surrounded, and liquid fire
machines were left to finish the
job.
Once the main streets in the
village were cleared the Americans
attacked the chateau, the cellars
of which had been. organized as
centers of resistance. The defend
ers were soon obliged to surrender.
The Americans went beyond the
east and northeast borders of the
village and took the enemy second
positions. where they established
themselves.
The operation had lasted less
than three-quarters of an hour in
all. The number of prisoners taken
is 10. including two officers be-
longing to two different regiments,
the 271st and 272nd reserves. They
are from Brandenburg and Silesia,
At the same time a great deal OF
material fell into the hands of the
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31
GERMANS CLAIM IS, 600 PRISONERS;
s u. S. PLANES FIGHT BRILLLANTLY Y
Breaking British Armies
Still Chief Aim of Enemy
Drive May Be Directed at Arras Again as Soon
as Full Advantage Has Been Taken of
Crown Princes Drive in South.

The apparent haiting Of the Ger
man drive in the Aisne district by
no means implies another period de-
voted 10 consolidation and prepara-
ton for a third phase Of the cam
paign. The underlying purpose of
the Prussian general staf Ii the de-
struction OF the British armies, and
there is every reason to believe that
at the moment the Kaiser's chiefs
conclude that they have exploited
to the full the advance made by
the army of the Crown Prince. every
energy will be turned against the
western front north OF Arras.
As yet no single reason is forth
coming for the speed displayed by
the offensive in the drive which be-
gan Monday. 1t would appear that
the German success is due to a COM
bination of several reasons.
Why Germans Succeeded.
These can be summed up as:
This summer for the first time
since the opening OF the war the
allies found themselves clearly on
the defensive Like the Italian army.
they failed accurately to estimate the
true extent to which a depth defense
must be prepared, to Withstand an
offensive which modern armies can
put forth. Once their front system
of defenses was pierced they lacked
sufficiently strong lines of support
2-The German ordnance experts
have apparently perfected their
mine throwers. No reports indicate
that the Germans have been able
to keep their field artillery in sup
port OF their rapidly moving ad-
vance lines. 1t would appear that
the small mine throwers which can
readily be transported by hand have
been moved forward in great num-
bers at the rate taken by the in
fantry. The German mine thtower.
with an increased explosive charge.
can throw a heavy grenade 1.S0O
yards. 1t is known that the Ger
mans have greatly improved their
use Of the machine gun barrage
also.
3-The ability OF the Germans to
maintain a stiff barrage at all times
indicates that they have found a
new means to sustain their am
munition supplies. The new trans
port for the munitions is believed
to be the tanks, which are larger
than those used by the Allies.
4-The Allied leaders knew that
the German attacking force was
being prepared for the attack in
the sector between Arras and La
Fere. 1t was believed that the at
tack would be straight ahead to-
ward Amiens, to the north toward
the channel ports or to the south.
AS the Allies have worked early
and late in preparation for the at
tack it would appear that the Ger
man leaders chose the line of least
resistance. and in effect outwitted
their opponents.
or all reports which have been
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31
Americans Take Many
Prisoners at Cantigny.
BY BERT FORD

With the American Army in
France. May 90 (delayed) EARLY
this morning, twenty-four hours
after the American capture of
Cantigny. our troops found more
Germans hidden in caves in and
around the village, They claimed
to be ignorant of the arrival of the
A mericans. They brought the total
of prisoners up to 242. MANY of
them were wounded. One of them
was SO effeminate that their cap
tors thought he was a woman in
disguise. The soldier. angry when
he discovered that the Americans
had such suspicion about him,
proved he was boy. II years old.
All of the prisoners are Bavar-
ians. The majority of them are
glad to be in the custody of the
Americans, since they are tired of
fighting. {,
Our men cleared the etreets and
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31
Allied Resistance
Stifening Now.

Paris. May So.-Allied resistance is
stiffenins all along the line. The foes
advance is becoming corresponding.
slower. Rheims Is s,il!. ~ -
the France British ~Fs
aciously two miles ouasid- .IIe city. on
the left the Allies are clinging to the
western approaches Of Scissors. Ger
man attempts to debauch southwest
ward from this town and spread out
their right have been costly failures.
In the center the crown princes
rowhesd pushed on TO in from of
Ferre-en-Tardenois. the inportar city
on the Rheims-Paris railway The
town is being stubbornly 4 ended.
French reserves are backinp up the
resistance here. To the sou iwest Of
Fere-en-Tsrdenois the Germ n center
CONTINUED ON PAGE lNQ
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31
RUMANIANS IN
PARIS WITHER
HUNS TREATY
Join with Other Ex;les in
Declaring Bucharest Pact
Makes Nation Vassal.
CANNOT ACCEPT TERMS
German Treaty Of Friend
ship" Nothing but Sub
lection in All Ways.

RumAnians in Paris have united
with exiles from Transylvania and
Bukowina in declaring that the
treaty of Bucharest wipes Rumania
OF the list of free nations The
text of the resolution adopted by
these peoples was received here
yesterday. 1t says:
The Rumanian people has been
crossed from the list of free ma
tions. The peace imposed upon
Rumania by the central powers is
the very negation of the political
and economic independence of oul
country. 1t Is an act of hatred and
vengeance done through violence
and with utter disregard of the
most elementary principles of JUS
tice.
Insulting Subsection.
The Rumanian people can not
accept it. Their enemies imposed
upon them what they call a peace
based on German friendship. In
fact it is the most cruel and insult
ing subjection- 1t is military sub
lection through the loss of the Car
pathian range. 1t is political sub
lection through German interference
in all the great state administra-
tions. 1t is commercial subsection
through the appropriation of Dob
rudja, the only maritime province
OF Rumania, and through the domi-
nation established by the Germans
of the Danubian navigation. 1t IL
industrial subsection through the
monopoly OF the most important
mineral wealth of the country, the
oil. 1t is financial subsection
through the control established by
the Germans over the chief pro-
duction of the country. cereals.
such is the political and economic
slavery to which the Germans pre-
tend to submit Rumania. Might sue
ceeded over right. Germany has
trampled under foot the sacred prin-
ciples OF, liberty and justice, for which,
all nations united fight. Against Ger
man barbarity the free Rumaaians
who live in the land of noble France
raise their voices in protest against
this monstrous crime.
THE Bucharest act is not a peace
treaty. 1t Is an evident contradiction
Of the idea OF peace as the civilized
world understands II. The clauses OF
this treaty excluded very planinly the
free consent of Rumania. 1t is one
more act of hard violence imposed by
a pitiless enemy. The Rumanian peo-
pie, left without arms before the Ger.
man bayonets. no more enjoying any
freedom in their actions and opinions
can not express a protest against this
peace of spoilation and subsection.
Full of Confidence.
But they turn to their great allies
full of confidence and hope. The In
terests OF the Rumanian nation are
solidly with those of the great west
ern democrac cies. Rumania at the door
of the Balkan peninsula is the only
barrier against German invasion to-
ward the south and toward Asia. In
the name of the Rumanian people we
declare that today as yesterday we
are the allies of the Entente Powers,
and we proclaim that the treaty OF
Bucharest with all its clauses anc
o1I IaI L..
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31

received here, however. the ones
pertinent to a broad perspective are
those which rebect the morale of
the French and British. without ex-
ception it is stated that confidence
remains with the defenders.
There is no reason for the slight
est fear, as long as the fighting
spirit of the allied forces remains.
Both sides know that Germany has
not in sight the man power which
America will place in the allied
line next year. Germany must put
her all into the blows she strikes
this summer. II the allies stand
the gaff. the end Of the war will be
in sight.
The matter Of territory lost or
gained this summer is of conse-
quence only as it influences the
morale of the nS;i~r-. German
leaders have brought campaign
to a point where they can sustain
is soon to fall, or IL halted in that
direction that they are about to
take the Channel ports.
At the same time they have
achieved the strategic advantage of
polul
which for sentimental reasons. and
purposes of morale, their opponents
will strive desperately TO defend
! in other words. they may be able
to force the French to move many
| troops to new battle positions for
the defense of Paris. These posi-
tions may be disadvantage geous, but
for sentimental reasons must be ac-
cepted, il the allied forces are to
maintain their will to win.
Thus troops may be moved from
terrain they know to the defense
| OF strange positions. After hold
ing these positions. the offensive
J by shifting the attack may force
/ the defenders to be moved to an
| other sector. This in brief explains
! the necessity of correct and timely
disposition OF reserves.
GrappIe Due.
The broadening of the German
! salient seized in the first phase OF
the years offensive gives to the
I German strategists great latitude
in their choice OF the future point
OF attack. II would appear. how
ever. that as yet the British lines
! to the north have suffered no loss
! in reserves through the necessitics
of defense TO the south. From now
| on the struggle will be more in
the nature of a grapple than a
| feinting match. 1t is upon the
success of the allies to withstand
doggedly the continued milling
1 that the tide of the war turns.
The loss of $4,000 prisoners. al
| though serious, has little bearing
upon the present situation. II
| would appear. however, that the
allies have lost many heavy cali
( ber field guns. These are hard tc
replace and may prove to be the
! most valuable achievement of the
| German drive.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31
LAUNCH STEEL SHIP
AGAWAM AT NEWARK
Schwab Says 10000 Tons Put
Out This, s,Month.

Newark, N. j.. May a0.-The Aga
wan. first of the fabricated steel
ships to be constructed by the Sub
marine Boat Corporation, was launch
ed today amid scenes of great en-
thusiasm. The vessel was christened
by Miss Mary Ward. niece of Charles
NJ. schwab. director of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation.
In an address delivered after the
ship had left the ways. Mr.. Schwah
announced that 10000 tons of ships
had been launched this month. This,
he said. meant the launching OF an
average of two ships a day. He pre-
dicted that within four months this
rate will be doubled
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31
YALE SENIORS IN TROUBLE.

New Haven, Conn, May so
Nomination of the Kaiser as the
man OF the hour by eleven mem
bers Of the senior class OF Yale has
attracted the attention of the De-
partment of Justice. An agent OF
the department said last night he
intended to summon the eleven
young men for a discussion Of their
views on prominent personsges.
President Hadley announced last
night that no investigation Of the
AFFAIR is contemplated by the fac
ulty. He said he believed the young
men who cast the freak vote were
simply joking.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31
"Beautiful Rush,

"a beautiful rush. is the descrip-
ton of the American raid at Cam
tigny contained in an official French
dispatch received here today. One
regiment carried out the operation.
The dispatch remarks on the speed
with which the Americans worked
the completeness with which they
cleaned up the village cellars and
those of the chateau and says that
In addition to the prisoners, they
captured a great deal of military
material. The dispatch<says:
After artillery preparation last.
ing about an hour, an American regi.
ment sprang forth to storm the en-
emy points which defended the vii.
lage of Cantigpy. The Americans
with the help Of the tanks, wen,
toward the enemy organizations IN
. sbseutiful rush. In rless than tse
The Washington herald., 1918-05-31
HUNS CLAIM 3S AIR VICTIMS
Berlin Also Reports Five Balloons
Brought Down in Flames.

Berlin, May 3o.-Thirty-eight Entente
aeroplanes were brought down by the
Germans in the last three days, the
War ONCE announces. Lieut.. Roeth,
a German "Ace." brought down five
enemy captive balloons In flames while
he few from. Dixmude to the south
Of YpreA