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

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Final prep
arations were being rushed today for
the opening tomorrow of the sale CAM
paign of the third liberty loan.
Directors Of the drive announced
that forty thousand of the bonds al
ready had been turned out by the
bureau of engraving and printing and
it was estimated that one hundred
thousand will be ready by tomorrow.
Thereafter, the bonds will leave at the
rate of 100000 daily to supply demands
for cash sales and immediate deliver
les.
Legislation necessary for floating
the loan was completed yesterday,
when the house accepted minor senate
amendments to the bill, authorizing
the issuance of additional bonds and
President Wilson approved the meas
use.
Announcement of the complete plan
for the new loan was made earlier in
day by the treasury department.
Here is the essentials of the new
issue:
Amount ss,O00,O 100000 and all sub
scriptions above that amount; interest
rate Az per cent. Campaign period
April to May A.; date of bonds. May
9, 1918; maturity 10 years, or Sept Is,
1928; payments due, five per cent on
subscription, 20 percent May %. 35 per
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
LENROOT WILL
SUPPORT WILSON

MILWAUKEE,, April g. United
States Senator-elect Irvine L. Lenroot
declared in statement today that he
would support Presirent Wilson in the
senate as he did in the house in all
measures helpful in the prosecution OF
the war.
He said that Victor l.. Berger, the
Socialist candidate, received to many
votes and that the campaign OF pa
triotic education must go on. But
the combined loyalty vote demon
strates beyond all question the loyalty
of Wisconsin as state" he said. Il
hope all Republicans and Democrats
will now again work together shoulder
to shoulder and make the third Liberty
loan campaign the most successful OF
any we have had"
Mr.. Lenroot will make two Liberty
bond speeches and will return to
Washington next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
Two Negro Soldiers
Put to Death for
Murder of Soldier
(By Associated Press)

HOUSTON, Tex, April SIN little
arroyo within the limits Of Camp Lo-
gan a score of persons this morning
saw the first military execution held
here since the camp was established,
John B. Mann and Walter Matthews,
negro privates of Company l, 370th In
fantry, paying with their lives for the
staying of Private Ralph Foley, Com
pany G, 130th infantry.
The condemned men went to their
death calmly and the entire proceed
ings lasted but few minutes.
The crime for which the death pen
atty was inflicted by court martial and
approved by President Wilson was the
murder of Private Foley, who was
guarding the negroes while they were
engaged in cleaning up rubbish around
the camp. Foley was stabbed in the
ear and died two hours later. The
negroes fled but were quickly recap
tured and their trial began the follow
ing morning lasting three days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
MOB LYNCHES
SUPPORTER OF
GERMAN CAUSE
Illinois Patriots Hang Man
Who Made an Attack on
President Wilson.
(Associated Press.l

COLLINSVILLE, ILL.,. April g.
Kneeling with his arms crossed. Robert
P. Prayer, who was lynched by mob
last night at midnight for alleged dis
loyal utterances, prayed in German for
three minutes before he was strung
up, according to statements today by
members OF the lynching party.
Prayer was coal miner and yester-
day at Maryville, ILL.,, In an address TO
the miners on socialism, Is said to have
made remarks derogatory to President
Wilson. Miners there became angry
and when they threatened to do him
bodily harm he escaped to Collinsville,
his home. Some of the miners. how
ever, followed him, collected a crowd.
took Prayer from his home and led him
barefoot through the street waving an
American flag.
Police Take Prisoner.
The police fearing violence took
Prayer from the crowd and placed him
in the City hall. Later, large mob
gathered in front of the hall and de-
manded the man. Mayor ]. H. Siegel
counselled calmness, but the police
force of four was overpowered and
Prayer was found in the basement OF
the hall hiding beneath pile of tiling.
He was dragged down the street and
beyond the city limits, the crowd
threatening to shoot If the officers ap'
preached.
One mile west Of the city, the rope
by which Prayer had been led was
thrown over the limb OF tree. He
was asked If he had anything to say
Offers Prayer.
His answer was to- drop to his
| knees and with arms crossed to pray
in German for three minutes. With
out another word he was pulled into
the air ten feet and allowed to hang
The mob then dispersed.
The police said that Prayer, while
| in their custody had stated he was 8
| registered enemy alien, that he was
| born In Germany but that he had taken
out his first naturalization papers an6
had hoped to become an American cit
izen.
| Collinsville is IL miles east Of st
Louis and is in that section of South
western Illinois that of late has beer
active againt disloyalists.
| WASHINGTON, April 5.-Attorne,
| General Gregory took to the cabine
meeting today a report of the lynchint
OF q German, Robert P. Prayer, a
| Collinsyille, ILL.,, last night, for discus
! sion. with President Wilson. Thu
government is expected to denounc'
the mob's lawless act and to express
the hope that there will be no repeti
ton elsewhere.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
WASHINGTON PREPARED
FOR LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE

cent July IS, 40 per cent August 1o.
Interest payable semi-annually, Sept.
Is and March Is; bonds of the first
and second liberty loans may be con-
verted into third liberty loan bonds,
but bonds of the third loan are not
convertible into future issues.
NEW YORK, April 5.-Twenty thou
sand persons will hang paste board
liberty bells" inscribed Ring it
again" 100000 door knobs in New
York tonight and an army of small
boys will ring the door bells tomorrow
morning to acquaint residents that the
third liberty loan drive has started.
The police have promised not to mo-
lest the boys.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
HUGE MASS MEETING HERE !
WILL USHER IN COuNTY'S'
PART IN LIBERTY DRIVE
Biggest Patriotic Demonstration Ever Arranged tor
Richmond VIII Be Held IN the Coliseum Saturday
Night-Aviator VIII Drop Paper Bombs on the
City Saturday Afternoon.

The Liberty Loan meeting Saturday night in the Coll
will mark formal the opening OF Wayne county
the nationwide campaign to meet the need OF the govern
en for additional funds with which to further the war
Probably interesting patriotic demonstration mas
Richmond and the Coliseum with seat
ing capacity 5000 likely will be filled to capacity
Members of Company S. M will act as ushers and the exc
for the Coliseum to be open at
645 program begin 73o with band by the Maxwell
Newcastle One section Of the lower floor VIII De
of Richmond fraerna societies who
will march to the Coliseum in body. m
Abus, secretary of the Commercial Club VINO VIII
preside at the meeting Friday announced the detailed
program follows: j..
1880 to $500 o'cloc-Concert by MaxweBriscoe band OF
Newcastle.
nvocationRev. W. Dressel pastor First English Luth
church.
Address-Miss Eleanor Barker, of Indianapolis L
SongKeep the Home Fires Burning The Liberty euartet
Address-Chares A. Bookwalter former OF Indian
polls =, c
What Sixth District will do in the Campagn-George
Barnard, of Newcastle district chairman Liberty Loan
Finale-Maxwel- -Briscoe Band.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
Believe Wilson and
Czernin Negotiating
tBy Associated Press)

ZURICH, April 6.-Austrian parlia-
mentary circles believe that negotia-
tions have been opened between Presi-
dent Wilson and Count Czernin, the
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister. A
telegram from Vienna to the Neueste
Nachrichten of Munich says:
Count Czernin's speech has created
profound impression in Austrian par
liamentary circles, where it is be.
lieved that communications have been
opened between Count Czernin and
President Wilson which already have
reached further than County Czernin' s
statement shows"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
ARMY WILL take
$4,000 MONTHLY.
(Associated Press.)


WASHINGTON, April 5.-Orders for
the mobilization of the first large num-
ber Of men for the second draft will
60 out to the governors of states very
soon. Fifteen thousand men of the
second draft are now mobilizing and
the April call, about to 60 out, will
represent probably more than the
months proportion Of the 100000 men
who 1t previously has been announced.
will be called during the remaining
nine months of the year To call the
800, 900 in equal monthly increments
which would mobilize them at the rate
of 10000 month. However, there is
no assurance that this will be fixed
figure because the flow of men will be
determined by the needs Of the army
in France. AS General Pershing may
call for specially qualified troops an
average of 10000 a month my be much
exceeded or much decreased.
It has been announced the men Will
be drawn as gradually and In as small
numbers as possible 20 as not to dislo'
cate industry and particularly agrfcul.
ture. So far as possible this plan will
be followed. The immediate need OF
increasing the American forces in
France. however, to meet the German
drive in the west is likely to result
in calling the men faster than first
supposed. For that reason the April
quota undoubtedly will exceed its nor
NAL average In fact II the need is
pressing the entire 100000 might be
called In much less than the nine
months originally planned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
To Use Home of German
Society for Hospital
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, April 5.-Arion Hall.
in Brooklyn, home of one of the largest
German singing societies in the United
States, is to be purchased by the city
and turned over to the government for
use as a base hospital, it was learned
today. Negotiations have reached such
a stage, 1t is said, that the property
will be transferred by May !.
Since the United States entered the
war, there has been breach between
the older German-born and younger
American born members OF the society
and the membership has dwindled to
less than 500, of whom 300 are asso-
ciate members. The society, it Is said,
plans to buy smaller home in another
section of Brooklyn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
Alliance to Disband
Says Former Leader

NEW YORK. April 5.-Announce-
ment that the National German-Amer-
lean Alliance will disband at a special
meeting in Philadelphia on April II
was made here last night by Henry
Weismann, of this city, who until re-
Gently was active in the affairs of the
organization.
II received advices to this effect
from the management of the organiza-
tion," said Mr.. Weismann, "but just
why the dissolution is contemplated,
I do not know l imagine, however,
that a quiet tip has gone out from
Washington that the organization had
better take advantage of an opportu-
nifty to dissolve voluntarily"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
Circus Engagements
Booked for Richmond;
Ringlings Here in May

Ringing Brothers circus, hailed as
the greatest show on earth" by all
press agents, will come to Richmond
with bag and baggage on May Is, ac-
cording to Omer G. Whelan, Friday
The Robinson circus is scheduled
to play an engagement in Richmond
on May 2.
The advance agent of the Ringing
show has already hit the city and
contracted for grain with Whelan. 1t
is the largest grain contract to be
placed with Whelan for the last eight
years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05

Immediate action will be taken to
round up all war liars and loafers,"
Chief of Police German and Assistant
Police Chief McNally stated Thurs
day.
The city ordinances imposing penal
ties on men convicted of being either
war liars or loafers became effective
Thursday, and the police state that
their attention has already been called
to a number of cases which will come
under the war loafer ordinance. I'M
mediate prosecution will result in
these cases unless the persons violat-
ing the ordinance go to work at once
according To the police.
The war ordinances whlcn were
passed by the council were submitten
by the council Of defense Marcn 10
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05

tations have been made. 1t IS the pur-
pose of the government to have these
bonds distributed to the general public
and therefore the banks should not
buy any for their own account unless
the full quota for the county cannot
be raised through the soliciting cam
paign.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
**War Liars and Loafers" Will be
Rounded Up by Richmond Police

who tells a falsehood against the
United States or any of its organize
tions. The penalty for conviction fs
six months Imprisonment and q fine
of $50.
The "war loafer" is defined as any
person between the ages of 18 and so.
who, while the United States Is at war
with any other nation. government
or power, is not engaged continuously
in lawful employment or who appa-
rently does not perform manual labor
sufficient to provide for the cost Of
the food consumed by him, and who
spends most OF his time lettering
around cigar stores, pool rooms or
card rooms. The penalty for being .
war loafer is a fine Of from $1.00 to
$500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
MAKE SLIGHT GAINS

fAssociated Press)
Striking at positions south OF the
Somme. nearest Amiens. the Germans
heavy forces. In desperate fighting
with the British and French. the en-
emy has been able to make only slight
gains at isolated points. being repulsed
with great loss everywhere else.
How well the valiant Franco British
forces withstood the enemy forces is
shown that on front Of nine miles.
north of Montdidier. the Germans
used more than 100000 men. Field
Marshal Haig's center and right held
ground against the heavy attacks. while
the left fell back somewhat around
Hamel, south of the Somme and about
twelve miles directly east Of Amiens.
Contest Ground Bitterly.
Between the Avre and the Luce the
French and Germans contested all the
ground bitterly. The enemy was de-
termined to break through and used
his masses of infantry in ten reck-
less assaults, the French moving the
Germans down with artillery fire. On
either side of Moreuil twelve miles
southeast of Amiens, the French re-
tired several hundred yards from the
villages of ly-Raineval, and Nor
ieul, the heights around which are
still held by the French.
South Of the Avre, the heaviest
fighting centered on Grievnes Gen.
Petain's men held stubbornly to their
positions despite repeated efforts by
the German infantry and then in a
counter attack, advanced their own
lines into the enemy positions. Be
tween Montididier and Lassigny,
where the German line bends, the
heavy artillery bombardment, which
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
More Than Halt Of City
School Pupils Here Own
Thrift and War Stamps

sixty-six percent Of the pupils in the
city schools own thrift stamps. &C
cording to the report submitted by
Superintendent J. T. Giles to Joseph
Mills, county chairman Of the thrift
stamp campaign.
The following is the report for the
schools up to March %:
Vaile, with 257 pupils carries
the highest percentage with
"a percent perfect and sales
Of Observation-Disclosures ,1s4.27
Baxter, with 2S7 pupils carries
90 percent perfect, sales. 1883
Joseph Moore, 80 pupils, car
ries 83 percent perfect, and
sales Io9.6o
Finley, with 225 pupils, carries
IS percent perfect, sales. 697.S5
High School, with 1,738 pupils
carries II percent perfect.
sales A,Sso.o6
Starr, with 451 pupils. carries
63 percent perfect. sales -. 1,6SS.Sl
Hibberd. with 289 pupils, car
ries SO percent perfect, sales 424.25
Garfield, with $50 pupils, car
ries SO percent perfect, sales 1,350.97
Warner, with 266 pupils, car
ries 40 percent perfect. sales 380.62
Sevastopol, with 226 pupils,
carries A percent perfect,
sales 2ee7a
Whitewater, with 243 pupils,
carries 80 percent perfect,
sales s............... 1885,
Total 1902 pupils carries 66
percent perfect with sales $9,007. .6S
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
Quality Above Average.

Quality Above Average.
The program as arranged is not OF
great length. but its quality. the exc
cutive committee said today. will be
far above the average. Mr.. Bookwal-
ter who Is to deliver the principal ad-
dress is one of Indiana's most elo-
auent orators and he has been par
ticularly active in affairs connected
with the Indiana Liberty Loan COM
mittee. Miss Barker and Mr.. Barn
ard also are speakers Of much merit.
As a preliminary feature to the
mass meeting tomorrow night, the
government officers at Wright avia.
ton field. Dayton, will arrange spe-
cial flight Of an airplane to Richmond
during the afternoon, probably be-
tween and 3 o'clock. The aviator
will fly low when he reaches the city
and is scheduled to do some fancy
stunts. Liberty loan literature adver'
tising tomorrow nights mass meeting
will be dropped by the aviator while
encircling the city.
The county committee is much
pleased with the enthusiasm that is
being shown workers in all of the fif.
teen townships. Both the mems and
women's committees have arranged
preliminary details in each township
SO that actual work will begin tomor.
row. 1t is the purpose Of the commit
tee to see that every man and woman
In Wayne county Is seen personally 80
that they may have the opportunity ol
subscribing for a Liberty Loan Bond
Tho committee, however. urges that
persons should not wait on the solicit
ors, but may call UP Liberty Loan
headquarters, phone 1892, and spec
ial solicitor will be sent at once. All
banks in the county have applications
on hand so that subscriptions may be
received at any time beginning tomor
row morning.
soliciting to Begin.
The Wayne county committee Fri
day received the following telegraphic
instructions relative to the soliciting
for the sale Of bonds and the manner
Of making daily reports:
"All Of the Wayne county soliciting
committees have been instructed te
start their solicitations on or after
April 6. These committees have beer
instructed to turn In to their various
chairmen all subscriptions for Liberty
loans. These subscriptions will ther
be distributed to the various banks IN
The county. The executive committee
will ask each bank or trust company ir
the county to report by telephone al
the end Of each day the total amount
of subscriptions which have been turn
ed in to your institution. The tabulat
ing of the figures each day will be
taken from the reports Of the banks
and trust companies Of the county ant
not from the soliciting committee. The
committee also requests that bank:
and trust companies keep separate
list so that reports may be made CIV
ing the total amount Of subscription:
by men and women separately which
have been made through your institu
ton
Il is the purpose Of the committee
to complete this drive on the 10Th da,
Of April at which time we hope Il
have the full quota for the county sub
scribed. The committee also requests
that no subscriptions be given in To-
YOUR own account until after all solici
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
War Mothers are First
to Apply for NelD Bond

The first application for bond in
the third Liberty loan in Richmond,
was made by Mrs. A. w. Roach on
behalf of the War Mothers of the city.
The War Mothers is an organization
evolved here for the purpose of es-
tablishing memorial to Richmond
boys in service who are among those
that fail to return.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
For Wayne County by W. e: moor

For Wayne County by W. E. Moore
Near freezing or below tonight. HIS
ing temperature Saturday.
General conditione-The cold wave
now covers all states east Of the nine
ty.f,fth meridian and temperatures
considerably below freezing were gen.
eral about Indiana, Ohio. Illinois and
northward this morning. Two storms
cover the west and two In the south.
Generally fair in the middle west:
Temperatures are near zero around
ontario. Reaction to warmer weather
viii take place the frst OF the week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
BELLS WILL RING

The fire bells and church bells OF
Richmond will ring at II o'clock
tonight to usher in the first ami
yersary Of the entrance Of the
United States into the great war
on the side of the Allies and to
signalize the beginning Of the third
Liberty Loan drive In Richmond.
The bells will ring for fifteen min
ties.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
% West Virginia High
Schools Drop German
CRy Associated Press,

CHARLESTON, w. Va,April g.
The German language, as course of
study, has been dropped by twenty
three West Virginia high schools in
the last year, according to the annual
reports of principals, just received
by the state department of schools.
A number of the institutions have sub
stituted the study of French and
Spanish.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
QUARANTINE LIFTED

EATON. Ohio, April 5.-Having re-
covered from an attack of smallpox,
Miss isabelle Smith was expected to
be released from quarantine Thursday.
Miss Smith was i'll in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Kautz.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
|. u. Professor to Speak
on War Aims of Allies

At the monthly meeting of the
Commercial club Monday evening Prof.
E. NJ. Linton of Indiana University will
speak on WAR Aaims and the Liberty
Loan" A large attendance is desired.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
$2,50o,OO0 FIRE
At KANSAS CITY
(Associated Press.)


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 5.-Con-
fronted by a, loss that might extend
beyond the first conservative esti-
mates Of $2.5OO,0OO, the wholesale dis
trict, situated in that part OF the city
known as the West Bottoms, at the
confluence of the Kaw and Missouri
rivers, today began to take stock of
the damage wrought by fire which
last night destroyed three city blocks
Of buildings and damaged more or
less, many others.
Thomas P. Flahive. chief OF police,
who, with fire department officials,
at first secuted the idea that the fire
was Of incendiary origin, today said
that reports to him indicated the
fire had started in several places at
the same time," and that he would
make an investigation. He said he
had no positive information that the
firew as Intentionally set.
Buildings occupied by eighteen
business concerns were destroyed.
The structures themselves were main
ly of minor value. it was said, but the
contents of several were valuable
The damage to the buildings not de-
stroyed would mount high, it was be-
lieved.
ROCHESTER, N. Y. April 5.-Fire
of supposed incendiary origin early
this morning destroyed the five build
ings Of the w. H. Osborne company
canning plant at Honeoye Falls. twen-
ty miles from this city involving a
loss of 100000.
United States Marshal John d.
Lynn was notified by village officials
that they believed an incendiary was
responsible for the fire. He will or
der an investigation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-05
ONE AMERICAN WOUNDED
fRy Associated Press>

VEy x4SSUCfdt6Q FTPSSI
OTTAWA, April 5.-The casualty
list of the Canadian forces overseas,
published today, contains the name Of
one American, J. Larkin, of Chicago,
who is listed as wounded.