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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
ACTION HAS SLOWED Down ON U S. SECTOR

line opposite lie Catelet, and their pa
trolls are reported to have passed
through the village.
North of the Somme French troops
have made further advance In the
direction of Clastres and have oc-
cupied Lomot farm, according to the
war office announcement today.
French troops have crossed the
Crozat canal opposite Liez. three
miles northwest of Vendeuil.
Two strong German counter attacks
were repulsed by the French in the
Laffaux region, north east of scissors.
The French took so prisoners belong
ing to five different regiments.
AS the allied armies draw nearer to
Cambria, st. Quentin and the natural
defensive positions of the Germans In
the ST. Gobain forest, the offensive
movement begins to lose much OF me
momentum it gained and maintained
while less important enemy positions
were being taken.
Slow progress continues to be made
by Field Marshal Haig's British forces
in the direction of Cambria and St
Quentin and If the operations OF the
French armies under Generals Hum
bert and Mangin are successful in
overrunning, or encircling the, st. Go
balm massis, the German retreat must
begin anew and with greater rapidity
than at any time since the allied coun-
ter offensive started in the middle OF
July.
Cambria and ST Quentin the imme-
diate detectives of the British forces
in the present phase of the offensive
movement, are almost within striking
distance The British are within six
miles Of st. Quentin and Villeveque
and they have captured Roisel and St.
Emile. Along the line between Cam
brai and st. Quentin the British adj
vance has carried them into their old
defense positions from which they
were driven by the Germans last
March. Further advances are being
bitterly contested by the Germans.
Enemy Sttiens Defensive
The Germans evidently realizing
that little less than disaster would fol-
low the fall of the ST. Gobain forest.
have stiffened their defensive by TAX
ing advantage of the natural positions.
Strong counter attacks against .he
French near LaffauX and north of
Selles-sur- Aisne seem to bear out the
belief that the Germans will net give
up st. Gobain without a struggle. In
addition to the protection IT affords
Laon, the st. Gobain position. if cap
tured, would weaken the entire Ger
man line eastward toward Rheims.
Northwest of ST. Gobain the French
have taken Nemesis and Tergnier,
and are threatening LaFere. On the
edge of the forest the French have
penetrated the outskirts of Servais.
On the line between the Vesle and
the Aisne rivers additional ground has
been gained by the French and Ameri-
can forces. The German official state
ment dealing with the fighting here
says that it has decreased.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09

ing belief. to institute course in
military training, but they will still
be able to render military service.
Faces All Friends Schools.
Dr. Edwards statement follows:
Earlham College. Sept. 6, 1918
"a great many people have asked
me for a statement of the reasons why
Friends colleges have not adopted
military training. as have so many 9th
er colleges. This is a perfectly nat
ural question and our friends are en-
titled to an answer.
The situation at Earlham college is
identical with that of every other
Friends college in the country. All
institutions under the auspices Of the
Society of Friends have taken this
same view and are handling the sit
uation in similar way. In order that
our friends may know the significance
of this fact, we call attention to the
list Of institutions, all of
which are Friends colleges:
Earlham College, Richmond, Ind;
Friends University, Wichita, Kans.;
Guilford College, n c.; Haverford Col
lege, Haverford. Pa; Nebraska Cen
[Continued on Page Twol
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
MAY MAKE STAND

LONDON. Sunday, Sept s. = The
statement in the German communique
that 1--WE are everywhere iR our new
position" is interrupted here as i'm
plying that Gen. Ludendorff is of the
belief that the German retirement is
now ended and that it is his intention
to try and make stand on the present
line
1t is reported from Paris tfat the
German artillery today was laundering
along the whole battle front as it has
not done for several weeks and the
general indications are that the Ger
man counter attacks and other activ-
ity confirm General Ludendorff's sup
posed intention.
No belief, however, is expressed
here that the allies are still holding
the initiative and will compel the
enemy to continue his retirement. 1t
is pointed out that although the Ger
mans are still holding the Messines
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
(3y Associated Press)

tSy ASsOCldteu
After pausing for several days alcne
the line west ami northwest of Cam
brai the Germans settled themselves
last week behind the Canal Du Nord
the British today are reported attack
inga section of this line in consider
able strength.
What is unofficially described as a
formidable thrust was developed this
morning by Field Marshal Haig
forces along the Arras Cambria road
which crosses the canal about miles
from the outskirts of Cambria.
II Is definitely reported that on the
line to the south the British are press.
ing forward toward St Quentin and
now are only five miles from the Hin
denburg line in this area, where the
German retreat has been slowest and
accompanied by the greatest resist
ance.
French Score Gains.
Successes also have been scored by
the French in the st. Quentin region
where their line joins the British
There have been indications that the
Germans intended making stanw
along the Crozat canal refending the
strong hold OF lie Fere, the principal
massis on the north This plan ap-
pears already to have been frustrated
by the French.
Elsewhere the French are right up
to the Crozat position along virtual
ly the entire length of the canal with
their infantry only four miles from st.
Quentin and their cavalry patrols hard
upon LaFere.
hac m a RI p6
advance by the French along the more
southerly stretches of the st. Gobain
defenses before Laon, where the Ger
man resistance now is of the most
desperate character. The enemy is
reported to have massed numbers of
guns in this region and to be hurried
ly strengthening the already strong
positions. Inroads have been made
upon the massis on the west by the
French. however, and there are no in
dications that they intend accepting
the stadilizing of the line in this sec
tor which the Germans so evidently
desire.
Germans Reacted
Berlin reports an attack by the
French along this line yesterday but
declares it was repulsed along the
old front with heavy losses to the
attacking forces.
Northwest of scissors the Germans
reacted, counter.attacking the Laffaux
region in strong force. The French
repulsed the drive and took prisoners
from five different regiments.
The German retrograde NOV ement
in Flanders seemingly is not yet at
an end. Their artillery is now re-
ported to have moved to the east Of
the Lys river.
Reports on the situation along the
Asne, where the Americans have been
facing the Ge-mans abreast the canal
paralleling the riYer on long stretch
each from Conde, were lacking Today,
Pushing ahead today on the front
between Peronne and st. Quentin Brit
ish patrols have occupied the towns of
Vermand 5ta miles northwest of st.
Quentin and Vendelles, two miles
north of Nermand.
Tho British this morning were at
tacking Couzeaucourt, southeast of
Havrincourt wood. They are on the
western and northern edges of Etehy,
within 2ts miles of the Hindenburg
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
GLENN WAGNER IS
WOUNDED IN FRANCE

Glen Wagner is reported in Mon
day afternoons casualty as severely
wounded in action. Wagner is the son
of Henry Wagner of this city, who
formerly resided at South Third
street The father has two sons in
the service, Glenn and Harry, both of
whom enlisted over year ago.
In the letters received from the
wounded soldier during the last six
months he has stated that he was at
the front and seeing very active SEP
vice His mother is dead and his ia
ther and two small brothers make
their home together.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09

Wayne county will subscribe its full
quota of approximately $2,000,000 in
the coming Fourth Liberty Loan cam
paign during the three days. Septem-
Der 25, &c, and 81, according to officers
of the Wayne county organization.
Demas S. Coe, county chairman, said
today that all subcommittee in the
organization work had reported such
progress that there is little more t.
be done excepting the actual solicita-
ton for bond subscriptions Every
township, with one or two exceptions,
have reported their full list of can
vassers, and some of the townships
have sent word that orders for Liberty
Bonds already have been taken. One
township has sold more than $4,000
of its quota up TO this time and ex-
poets that the full quota of the town
ship will be sold on the first day of
the drive.
Charles w. Jordan, chairman of the
speakers bureau of the county, will
tomorrow announce the list of meet
ings to be held next week together
with the speakers assigned to each.
There will be three or four meetings
each night, every township in the
county to be covered during the week,
including four or five meetings in
Wayne township outside of the city of
Richmond
Mass Meetino Sept. "a,
The big county mass meeting which
Will be held on the night of Septem-
Der "a in the Coliseum, and at which
Mayor Jewett of Indianapolis, will
make an address, will also be feat
ured by the presence of an American
soldier, just returned from the west
ern front. The state bureau today
notified Mr.. Jordan that there would
be several such soldiers brought to
Indiana during the campaign and that
one of them would be assigned to
Richmond on the same night that May
or Jewett speaks. l.. A. Handley,
chairman of the committee in charge
Of the service flag parade to be held
preliminary to the Coliseum meeting,
has received responses from several
out-townships that large delegations
VI ooluiCIo al e W US mere "
participate. All marchers in this pag-
cant are to be fathers, mothers, sis
ters and brothers of soldiers actually
in the service of the United States,
either overseas or in the service of
the army cantonments. The lower
floor of the Coliseum will be reserved
for these marchers, while the ter
raced seats and the gallery will be
thrown open to the general public.
The city band will participate in the
parade and the Richmond high school
orchestra will play.
Supplies for the various townships
already have been shipped to the
township chairmen and organization
are being held nightly to
arrange for the campaign. In the city
of Richmond the ward forces are be-
ing organized by E. NJ. Campfield,
head of the city section of the Lib
erty Loan campaign. Several hundred
men and women are to be engaged in
the solicitation of bond sales.
Mrs. Charles w. Druitt, chairman
of the Women5s section has reported
complete organization in all of the
fifteen townships CT the county and
in the city of Richmond. Mrs. Druitt
will attend a meeting of the state
forces to be held at In
next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
Young Boys Steal Minister'S
Car and Ride to Dayton

An automobile was stolen Saturday
night from the Reverend Mr. Burbank
of the ST. Paul's Episcopal church by
three 14-year-old boys. The car was
standing in front of the church. The
boys took it to Dayton. The police
were notified and Chief of Police Cor
mon and Reverend Burbanks went to
Dayton where they found the car and
the boys who confessed their guilt
No action was taken against the boys.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
AGED MAN INJURED

EATON, O., Sept. 9-Failing to seq
an approaching horse and buggy as he
was crossing the street near his home,
Thomas Filbert, aged retired tailor,
was struck by the horse and thrown
to the street, resulting in injury to his
ribs on one side and bruises on his
body and face. His injuries are not
regarded as serious at this time
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
BOY SCOUTS

All Boy Scouts of Richmond
are asked to meet at the coun-
Gil chamber, Tuesday evening,
at 1880 o'clock. Scoutmaster
Vigran called the meeting to-
day. Arrangements A will be
made for the participation of
the Scouts in the forthcoming
Liberty Loan drive. Mem
bers are urged to attend the
meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
Must Push so England and America
Know Our Inuincibility, Says German
U. S. soldiers

ridge forming the northern bulwark of
their line. the French seem to be
steadily maneuvering them from be-
fore the Laon-LaF ere positions and ST.
Gobain forest, which from the south
ern buttress of the Hindenburg line,
and there are no indications of any
cessation of this pressure.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
For Wayne County by w. E. Mo

For Wayne County by w. E. Moore
Partly cloudy but mostly fair to-
night and Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday
General Conditions-The weather
continues generally fair over the CEN
trail states although light showers oe-
Cured in a few places during the last
"a hours A cool wave is over south
ern Canada and reaches southwark to
the lake and will probably cause low
er temperature in this section Tues
day or Tuesday night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
COUNTY READY
FOR BIG DRIVE
FOR 100000
Local Liberty Loan Organiza-
ton Confident of Success in
Three Days Campaign.

The City Liberty Loan committee
will meet IN the Commercial club
rooms Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. All
committeeman, both ladies and gen.
tlemen, are urged to be present.
E. NJ. CAMPFIELD,
Chairman.
J. H. JOHNSON,
Vice-Chairman.
CARL MEYER,
Secretary
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
Half of Voters in County
Haze Now Registered

Up to date 5000 voters have regis
tered at the court house. This is
about half Of the voters in Wayne
county.
Voters are urged to register as soon
as ossible in order to lessen the work
which is bound to be greater during
the last few weeks of registration
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
ALLIED ARMY ADVANCES ON ENEMY STR0NCH0LDS
Loan Committee of
Center Township
Meets Wednesday

CENTERVILLE, Ind. Sept. 9-The
meeting Of the Center township Liber-
ty Loan committee will be held in the
town hall on Wednesday evening at
7:30 o'clock. The Registered Mems
club of the township is to meet with
the committee and all men who are. to
be included in the new draft are also
asked to be present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
FOR RAILRoADERs

WASHINGTON, Sept g. Draft
boards have been asked by Provost
Marshal General Crowder to reopen
all cases where skilled railroad en-
ployes have been placed in Glass /,
end to determine whether the men
concerned are entitled to exemption
from military service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
U. S. SAILORS
IN BATTLE WITH
RUSS SOLDIERS
Detachment of Blue Jackets
Fight Among Allied Forces
for Siberian City.
(By Associated Press)

ARCHANGEL. Northern European
Russia, Saturday. Sept. IA detach-
ment of American blue jackets was
among the entente allied forces fight
ing recently in the vicinity of Ober-
serskaya, which resulted in the cap
ture of the town. The Americans sue
cessfully extricated themselves from
a dangerous predicam ment when sur
rounded by the enemy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
GERMANS COLOR NEWS

STOCKHOLM. Sunday, Sept s.
The lack of reliable information pos
sessed by Finland and Sweden con
corning internal affairs in Russia
amazed the American and Italian ref
ugees. who have just arrived here
from Russian territory. They were
likewise much surprised to find Fin
land and Sweden in such a normal
condition. The Bolsheviki and Ger
man newspapers and propagandists
have the field all to themselves in
supplying Russia with what informa-
tion they choose regarding outside af-
fairs and they also monopolize the re-
ports going out of the country Boil
sheviki Russia now stands in abso-
lutte telegraphic isolation from the
rest of the world with the single ex-
ception Of the outlet through Germany.
Telegraphing is no longer possible
through the Ukraine, Finland Siberia
or north Russian ports. Consequent
ly. the Bolsheviki wireless service and
the German censored and German-col-
ored dispatches along supply the out
side world with Russian news.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
REVOLuTIONISTS SHOT.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 9-According
to an official announcement made at
Petrograd and received here today by
telegraph up to the present 512 al
legged counter revolutionaries includ-
ing 10 members of the Right social
revolutionary party. have been shot
as reprisal for the murder of Moses
Uritzky, chairman of the Petrograd
commission for the suppression of a
counter revolution.
British and French consular and
other officials through Bolsheviki con-
trolled Russia are under arrest pend
ing the outcome of negotiations now
going on between the allied govern
ment of the Soviet authorities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
The Weather

For Indiana by United States
Weather Bureau-Fair tonight and
Tuesday, except probably showers in
extreme northern portion. Cooler to-
night in northeast portion. Cooler
Tuesday.
Iadau,e
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
FRENCH AND BRITISH TROOPS
PRESS TOWARD ST. QUENTIN;
five MILES FROM POSITION

Enemy Masses Enormous Number Of Guns to Protect
St. Goban From Approaching French Troops
Formidable Thrust Made by Haig' $ Men Along Ar
ras-Cambrai Road Germans Prepare to Make
Stand on Crozat Canal Defending Stronghold Of La
Fere- French Cavalry Patrols Close on Town.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09

Do It Now
Do II Literally
Do 1t Chcerfully
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09

Do 1t Now
Do 1t Literally
Do 1t oheerfully
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09

Today's Temperature.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28
WICKES WAVES

Miss Flora Chilean visited at Cove last Friday.
 Farmers are busy sowing oats and planting potatoes.
 A. c. Higginbottom went to Texar- kama Sunady afternoon.
 Mrs. C. c. Tunnell from Cove vis- tied her parents Saturday night and Sunday.
 Miss Ruth Hamby attended the school contest at lMena Friday and Saturday.
 Mrs. J. Brinton and Mrs. Harrison Sanford, who have been sick, are improving.
 Mother Compton and Mrs. A. C. Higginbottom visited Gene Compton and family at DeQueen Sunday.
 Bro. Gilbert, pastor of the Nazar- inc church. filled his regular ap- pOintment Saturday night and Sun day.
 Walter Summed has accepted po- sition as secretary in the Chamber of Commerce at DeQueen. His fam fly will move soon.
 Mrs. D. A. Smith was called to 0den Sunday te see her daughter, Mrs. Carrie Roberts, who was re- ported seriously ill.
 There will be preaching at the Nazarine church next Sunday morn ing; also in the afternoon. Every body is invited to come.
 Lots of eggs coming in every day. About 20 cases were bought in Wickes Saturday. B cents per doz- en in trade paid for eggs.
 G. l.. Graham and Ben c. Eastin were in Wickes Saturday afternoon and organized an auxiliary Com mercial Club. Several joined and show quite bit of interest.
 J. K. Joplin and Virgil Henry left Sunday afternoon for Fort Worth, Tex, and other places. They are making the trip in the car. Mir. J0p- lin is taking the trip for recreation and to see the country
 Madge.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28
ACORN

Doe Gilstrap and J R. Kiraid left Friday for It. Worth, Texas.
 Mir and Mrs. Jim Hogan spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. J. C. Metter.
 Bro. Knight of Hatton preached at Acorn Sunday afternoon to a large congregation.
 II. N Whisenhunt left Monday af- ternoon for Ada, Okla, where he is going to visit his son, E. w. Whisen- hunt.
 Miss Dessie Jones has been em- ployed as a teacher in the Central school at Mena, taking the place of Miss Bessie Board.
 MT Armstrong. who has been vis- ting for the past month with P. Mo William, left Saturday for his home in Three Rivers, Mich.
 Mir. and Mrs. I. G. Harris, Miss Della Turner and a Mir. Webster Of Mena Sundayed with MT. and Mrs F. McWilliam at Golden Acres.
 Clyde Brock of Ink visited Miss Bessie Burnett Sunday afternoon. They were the supper guests of Miss Edna Barron Sunday evening.
 On next Saturday night the young people at Acorn will organize a iit- erary society at the school house. A nice prgram will be rendered, con sistlng of a debate, recitations. read
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28

| covered with net wire.
 l w. H. Stevens returned last
 Thursday from Alma, Ark, where
 he purchased two purebred Jersey
 cows from County Judge c. A. Star
 bird One COW was for his son, Abe. Fire in the Star hotel last Monday
 at a. m. caused quite an excite
 ment. The prompt work of guests
 extinguished 1t with only about $i5 | damage.
 Capt Ed Hutson held Red Cross
 auction sale at Cove Saturday. X trio of chickens brought S5.75 and
 E gallon of fruit Si All together it
 netted a nice amount for the Cove
 branch. MT. Hutson donated his
 services.
 The first quarterly meeting of the
 Methodist church was held here | Saturday and Sunday. Presiding
 Elder Biggs preached a rousing pa
 triotie sermon Sunday at if o'clock
 on The Mystery of Iniquity Has 1 Been Worked.
 The first shipment of Red Cross garments was made by the local branch last Friday. It consisted of 2l hospital shirts, 9 pajama suits, { pairs sox, sweater, ? pairs bed sox Iand 3 hot water bottles. They now 1 meet each Tuesday and Thursday and have doubled their machine ca paeity. The juniors meet every Sat- urday. At the Baptist church Friday night singing class was organized 1 with Prof. l.. A. Cummins as leader. Rev. Hornsby stated the object of the meeting was to create an in terest in church singing by training and practice. MT. Cummins address ] ed the audience on "The Importance ] of Thoro Training in Singing. They will meet on Friday and Saturday i nights before the first and third Sundays in each month.
 The Hatfield Potato Club held it's
 first weekly meeting last Saturday l afternoon. President Evans called l the meeting to order and addressed i it on "Profiteering in Potato Crow i ing, eautioning the members not to
 raise too many potatoes for profit l alone Dr. Getz was there and made
 a talk on Community Team Work" ;, i striking solar plexus" blow to the ! fellow who refuses to cooperate in \ the team work He also had a meat \ conservation message for the club. l County Agent Smith told the club he
 had been sent to Polk county by the
 government. bringing the teaching \ of the agricultural colleges and years of ripened experience which
 is at their command Five more acres were pledged, making a total 1 of 20 acres.
 I Hon. Harry Kapp of Little Rock,
 district farm demonstration agent
 Miss Carrie Plunkett of Little Rock, ! district home demonstration agent ! of the Southwest division. compris- l ing i5 counties; A. J. Smith, govern 1 ment special county demonstration ] agent: Supt. pigg, Dr. H. R. Getz and i Miss Anna Woods, county home l demonstration agent, visited our
 school last Friday. Mir Kapp and | Miss plunkett addressed the school 1 along general lines, while Mir. Smith talked on club work and Dr. Getz ! on live stock and tick eradication ] Miss Woods reports the organiza-
 ton of club at Mountain Fork of