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PAGE TWO THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM," TUESDAY. JAN. 4, 1916 ADMITS CUTTING SON WITH RAZOR IN FIT OF RAGE Mrs. Anna Bush of Fountain City, who first pleaded self-defense as the cause of ber cutting a gash in the wrist of her son, William Smith. 19, a feeble-minded youth, severing , an artery and necessitating his removal to Reid hospital, has now confessed that the boy did not first attack her, Prosecutor Heller said today. He stated that she made this confession following his investigation of the trouble at Fountain City. "When the woman was told that several witnesses had declared that her son was not the aggressor In the fight, Mrs. Bush then admitted that she had attacked the boy first in a fit of temper," said Prosecutor Heller. Charge Remains in Doubt. It Is not known whether a charge of assault and battery or a charge of assault with intent to kill will be filled against the woman. The Smith boy Is said to be rapidly recovering from his Injury. .. Prosecutor Reller states 2that 'wit nesses at Fountain City, Including Mrs. Bush's 7-year-old daughter, in formed hjm that Mrs. Bush attacked her son with a broom handl then cut him in the wrist with a razor. He says the trouble started over her ef forts to Induce him to leave the resi dence of a neighbor and return home. When he failed to come after being called two or three times she packed his clothing and sent It to him. That action1 brought the lad home in a hurry, it is said. Mrs. Bush, it is said greeted Willie at the door with broom handle and started to belabor him. He tried to wrest the club from her and in so doing punched her with it several times. Then, it is said, Mrs Buah ran into the bouse and returned with a razor, mcceeding in gashing her son's wrist to the bone and open ing an artery. A physician after stop ping the flow of blood rushed the boy. to Reid hospital. AUSTRIAN DRIVE ENDS IN FAILURE ROME. Jan. 4. An offensive iove ment launched by the Austrians in the Carso sphere, on the Is.nzo front, has been repulsed with heavy losr 3, the Italian war office announces. The following official statement was given out today: "In the Lagazuoi zone, to the north of Falzarego rass, the enemy 'explod ed a mine which caused an avalanche! There was a tremendous fall of rock but no material damage was done, "On the Carso platea on January 2, the enemy attacked our position at Saint Michaels, but was repulsed. He suffered heavy losses." POIGNANT SENTENCE SERMONS FROM EVANGELIST'S ADDRESS I 1 I , . . . . -REV. E. E. OAVI8 AND REV. F. M. Sentence sermons from the address delivered' at Second , Presbyterian church last evening, by the Rev. F. M. Davis, who is assisting his brother Rev. E. E. Davis, in evangelistic ser vices, were: , ; Every man has his hero to whom he bows in admiration. Man has made a failure as a ruler because be has never learned to rule himself. ' Europe is aflame with madness be cause of the bigotry, jealousy and avariciousness of. unscrupulous mon archB. As a result, the greater part of the world Is being visited by a cyclone of hell which is ravishing innocent and happy homes, devastating cities and countrys and drenching tha vast area with human blood. We talk about preparedness every where today, but "I'm convinced that if is not so much military preparedness that we need as it is religious pre paredness. Not more battleships, but more Christian statesmanship; not DAVIS. more guns but more gospel of broth erhood and good-will to a!', men. Pre paredness means unrest, suspicion and invariably leads to war. The crvlnsr need of the day is a re vival that will crush out the sins of idolatry, greed and oppression; tnat unforgiving spirit that exists in our ThA hiehest state of Christian per fection is attained in the deepest reali zation of our imperfections. Ttafi servant of God has the grand est message in all the world for per ishing humanity. There is no ideal that approaches the Christian ideal in loftiness of pur pose and power to change the whole current of modern life. The secret of service is not self-ag- erandizement but self eftacemeni. anma nnA fcas snid that this is a vauriovUiA niro and the spirit has got ten into the churches. A vaudeville religion is about as cheap as the vau deville itself. PROGRESSIVES CALL MEETING TO DECIDE FATE A meeting of the executive commit tee of the Progressive county central committee was held last evening with County Chairman Clifford Price presid ing but no details concerning questions discussed by the party leaders were made public today. It was a nounced however, that the executive commit teemen instructed Chairman Price to issue a call for a meeting of all the members of the central committee next Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o clock at the court house Chairman Price indicated today that at the meeting Saturday it will be definitely decided whether the present party organization will undertake th supervision of a campaign this year or wueuier it wm register its disapproval of maintaining the party organization in this county, and the placing of a ticket in the field, by tendering their resignations. It is said that some members of the Progressive committee favor disband ing the committee, leaving the party without any organization. Other com mitteemen, it is said, are demanding that the party in Wayne county be maintained as a fighting unit and that a strong ticket be placed in the field. It is quite probable that In the event every one of the members of the Pro gressive central committee should re sign a reorganization of the commit tee with new members would be under taken by a small army of Progressive voters who refuse to desert their party. Spain has 10,548 registered privat lyowned automobiles. DAVIS TO DISCUSS PERILS OF NATION An unusually good time will be of fered to members - of the Wayne County Medical society when they meet in their next session at the Com mercial club rooms at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday '. afternoon Jan. . 5. All members have been urged to attend the - meeting' by Dr. A. ' J. Whallon, secretary, who has issued Invitations. The Invitations read,. "There will be eatables,' drinkables and,. some-ables and a good social time." Proceeding the social hour there will be a business session and Dr. T. Henry Davis will read a yaper en titled. "The Nation's Peril and the Doctor." , The paper Is expected to be particularly opportune. BAR RE-ELECTS FOX Judge Fox was re-elected president and treasurer of the Wayne County Bar association at a meeting in the court room this morning. Ray Shive- ley was elected secretary. Fifteen members were present. All of the members were urged to pay their as sessments for the past year. No other business was transacted. SIX PERSONS INJURED IN BLAZING HOTEL WATERBURY, Conn., Jan. 4. C. M Decker of south Norwaik, conn., was killed and six other persons injured in a fire which destroyed the Connecti cut hotel early today. The fire was not gotten under control until shortly before 8 o'clock. The loss was $150,- 000. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ASKS G. A. R. SOLDIERS) TO ATTEND mHIAL The members of the G. A. R. have been invited to attend memorial ser vices at the First Presbyterian church May 28. Each year the post attends some church at which the pastor de livers a special sermon appropriate to the occasion. Members of the post will march to the church in a body, where seats will be reserved for them. The' Rev. Mr. Rae will. deliver the sermon. The invitation was extended through the pastor. Installation services of the post will be held tomorrow evening. The newly elected officers will assume their du ties at this time. The Woman's Relief Corps will hold installation services in conjunction with the posL EMPEROR Continued From Page One. royalty was a lead disk, about six inches in circumference. Upon it was inscribed: "Sam Bill Alleman "Emper of America. U. S." In the center of the disk was the royal jewel, a piece of glass stuck into a hole which had been bored into the lead. The Emperor gazed haughtily at Burns. The royal jewel flashed im periously In the moonlight Then the Emperor spoke. "Touch me not. thou serf, or I will send you to the block. I am the Emper or of America." Nothing daunted, being a Democrat, Burns replied: "You barest a thins on me. old timer. I'm the king of England." "You lie. paltroon. I know the king of England personally. eagerly retort ed the Emperor. And It waa at tnis moment that Ike Burns laid violent hands upon the Emperor and went to the cinders with him, a cyclone of waving arms and legs. Today the Emperor lies a captive in the city Bastlle. sullenly brooding; over his fallen fortunes. He declares that he was a victim of a olot hatched by T. Roosevelt, a charge Mr. Burns, be ing a Democrat, hotly denies. Just where the Emperor came rrora Is a mystery to Chief Goodwin. He will hold the exalted captive until some Information concerning him can be secured. Women' of Sendentary Habits. Women who set but little exercise are likely to be troubled with constipa tion and Indigestion and will nna Chamberlain's Tablets highly benefi cial. Not so good as a three or four mile walk every day, but very much better than to allow the bowels to re main In a constipated condition. They ae easy and pleasant to tak and most agreeable in effect. Obtainable every where. Adv. RUSSIANS PROTEST AGAINST TREATMENT Czar's Papers Complain of Prejudice Shown Russian Refugees and Students in French Cities and Schools. TWENTY APPLICANTS ASK ASSESSOR'S JOB. Paper Calls Russians Bums and Cowards Afraid to Re- turn Home to Fight Against German Invaders. Applications are still being received by Count;- Auditor Bowman for the position of township assessor to suc ceed James Howarth, who died several days ago. Twenty applications have been received up to date. Mr. Bow man will make the appointment next week, he said today. GLEANERS SAW WOOD The Middleboro Arbor of Gleaners will give an entertainment and poverty suDper at the school house Friday ev ening. The program will consist of songs, music, recitations and a wood sawing contest for women. An ad mission of 10 cents will be charged to pay for the supper. PAINTS MUSIC TEACHER William Eyden, Jr., a young artist of this city, has made an oil painting of Professor Frederick K. Hicks, which is a good likeness of the violin teacher. Mr. Eyden Is a pupil of Pro fessor Hicks and the picture was a Christmas gift. ATTEND STATE MEETING. Messrs. Everett Harlan and John Hancock of the Mutual Life Insurance attended the state meeting of agents held at Indianapolis today. SET DEBATE DATE. Principal F. G. Pickell of the high school, Benjamin Null, English instruc tor and Robert Nohr, supervisor of ath letics have definitely agreed upon Feb. 11 as the date for the Richmond Marion debate which will be held here. FILES MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE Complaint on a note and foreclosure of mortgage was filed In circuit court today by Helen L. Dougan against Jo seph. Bertha and Anna Elstro andd Clayton Hunt. . The demand is for 15,000. BIRTHS EXCEED DEATHS. Births in the month of December ex ceeded the number of deaths by 15, ac cording to the monthly report of Dr. S. G. Smelser, city health officer. Fol lowing is the report: Births, 48; deaths, 33: cases of chicken pox, 2; scarlet fever, 5; diphtheria, 1; meas- les. 1. POSTPONE INSTALLATION. Routine business was transacted by the Modern Woodmen's lodge last night. Installation of new officers to serve for 1916 will be held ar soon as the books of the old officers are audit ed. The installation may be held next Monday night. F. B. Unthank is the new consul. HATE UNITED STATES. BERLIN, Jan. 4. The bitter feeling of the German nation against the Unit ed States finds expression in an agita lion started by newspapers in Bavaria tnd other parts of the empire, demand ing that no German shall be permitted In emigrate to America aftnr the war. A petition to this effect will be pre- lanied to the Reichstag soon. STOCKHOLM,' Jan. 4. Russian papers bitterly complain that Russian subjects living in -France, mostly polit ical fugitives, wealthy idlers and stu dents, are treated very badly by the French authorities. The monthly "Golosz Sarubeshnawo Studentschaft wa" the organ of the "Russian stu dents in foreign countries, says in its last issue: "The lot of the Russian in France has been very severe since the begin ning of the war. The students especial ly are treated unjustly and are perse cuted. Since the armies of the Czar suffered their reverses no Russian is welcome in France and matters grad ually are getting worse." Hound All Russians. In . some cities the . French police authorities are fair enough and re train front molesting the Russians who, for one reason or another, can not return - home to -fight for their country, but in other places all Rus sians have been and are still hounded like enemies of France. TLe worst cases of persecution are reported from Toulouse where many Russians are enrolled as students in the Electro-Technical Institute. The baiting of the Russian students was inaugurated by the reactionary paper "L'Express du Midi," which said in an editorial: "Our city is full of bums who call themselves Russians. Most of these strong, healthy young fellows are not real Russians, but Germans from the Baltic provinces, or expat riated revolutionists. They refuse to fight for their country and insult the French nation by their unpatriotic be havior and talk." This attack caused many acts of mob violence against the Russian stu dents, who finally held a public meet ing and passed resolutions demanding a retraction of the slanders of the Ex press. The paper printed the resolu tions but attacked the Russians again in the same issue. Flunk Russian Students. When the persecuted Russians still refused to leave the college the presi dent of the institute demanded that they submit their military papers and passports. Those who could not do so were expelled, but their number was , small. The college authorities then ' decided upon another step to drive '"'the Russian students away. They suddenly ordered rigid special examinations, with the result that all of the Russians failed to pass. Other French colleges and univers ities also harrassed the Russians in every possible way and forced many of them to give up their studies. The police authorities mostly acted in the same hateful manner and expelled Russian subjects from tow: i and cities without the slightest cause. Protests Fail. Protests to the Russian consuls were of no avail. These officials seemed more than anxious to avoid all frict'.on with the French government One of the consuls even went so far as to write to the prefect of police of one of the French provinces "Many of the Russian students are undoubtedly Socialists and will there fore not be protected by the govern ment of the Czar. Their imprison ment, however, would create indigna tion in Russia and should be avoided. They can be driven out of France by excelling them from the colleges and universities and making life miserable for them generally. To this proced ure the Russian government will not object." This letter was published by several French newspapers and further en courages the authorities and the pub lic in their anti-Russian attitude. Most of the Russian students and political fugitives have been compell ed to shake the dust of unhospitaule France from their shoes and flee to Switzerland, Spain and the United States. STAR SAVES OFFICER SOUTH BEND, Jan. 4 Another chapter was added to South Bend's recent crime wave early today when Officer Eugene Rodgers was shot by a robber for whom he was searching. Rodgers badge saved his life as the bullet struck it and glanced off. Rod gers met the robber as he was turning in a report of the burglary. The man drew his gun and began firing. One bullet struck the policeman in the sid The robber escaped. U-BOAT Continued From Page One. lean commerce, President Wilson plan ned a series of conferences with his most trusted political advisers to frame a plan of action. The submarine question presented the most serious aspect of the situa atlon. Sinking of the Persia, with the loss of life of American Consul Mc Neely, has resulted in the deluging of the white house and the state de partment with telegrams and letters demanding that this government break with Austria, who is generally held responsible. Public sentiment, if letters and telegrams . are. a correct manifestation, ns as Inflamed today as it was in the days immediately follow ing the sinking of the Lusitania. Lansing Gathering Data. At the white house it was stated that the president planned to act promptly in the case ot.the Persia so soon as all, the facts are .available. Secretary Lansing has been gathering reports from every possible source, but up to the present there is not enough evidence available to show whether the big liner was sunk by a torpedo or by a mine. Consular agents at Cairo and Alexandria have stated that the vessel was torpedoed, but they have only the opinions of sur vivors for that belief. And until com plete reports are received here no difinite action can be taken by this government. . BRIEFS NOTICE! Wayne lodge. No. 2791, G. U. O. of O. F., will hold election of trustees, January 13, at their hall. By order 4-lt RICHARD JONES, N. G. Charles C. Carlisle, of Steinway & Sons Piano Co., of New York, will be at the Hotel Westcott until Friday, Jan. 7th, and will be pleased to confer with Steinway owners, also intending purchasers of Steinway Pianos. Colds Cause Headache and Grip Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. Remember to call for full name. Look for signature of E. W. Grove. 25c. Adv. WHY HAIR FALLS OUT Dandruff causes a feverish irritation of the scalp, the hair roots shink, loos en and the hair comes out fast. To stop falling hair at once and rid the scalp of every particle of dandruff, get a 25-cent bottle of Danderine at any drug store, pour a little in your hand and rub well Into the scalp. After a few applications all dandruff disap pears and the hair stops coming out. Adv. Dress and Waist Day NUSBAUM'S Dress and Waist Day Big Ready-to Wear Clearance Continues with Unabated Enthusiasm Will Be Dress and Waist Day SO COME EARLY Tomorrow YOU'LL BUY WOMEN'S AND MISSES' DRESSES AND WAISTS AT THE LOWEST PRICES EVER KNOWN FOR EQUALLY GOOD GARMENTS See Our East Window. You never have had and probably never will have another chance like this for buying and saving big money on the very garments you need for immediate and future wear. WHATEVER YOU DO READ EVERY ITEM IN THIS LIST, WATCH THE DAILY PAPERS AND BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH Values Greater Than Ever Before A Complete Cleanup is Our Aim Tomorrow, Wednesday Thirty-five Dresses of elegant Taffeta and Silk Pop lin. Materials $6.75 to $10 values. . . . Tomorrow, Wednesday Twenty-five Dresses of fine Woolens and Silk materials all beautiful models; $7.75 to $20 values f S4L96 $4.00 Silk Waists, all new models, of Taffeta, Crepe, Messaline and Poplin Silks, mostly dark (30 shades $aVlF Men's and Women's Bath Robes, $2.50 to $4.00 values Vi Price $1.00 to $1.50 Lingerie and Tailored Waists; ele gant models; some slightly soiled. Not Q)C?f manv in the lot. While thev last . icPtL WOMEN'S SWEATERS $1 .98 to $3.98 to close 98c Special January Clearance Our Millinery Section Wednesday 1M e ri i-att rv a t TrTHiarT uat j LnuitL ur i i rummcu nn i ON OUR TABLES CHOICE OF ANY CHILD'S HAT IN THE DEPARTMENT THEY'RE GOING OUT WITH REMARKABLE RAPIDITY. SUITS! FINE TAILORED SUITS AT LESS THAN HALF PRICE. COATS, THE BEST MODELS OF THE SEASON AT HALF AND LESS. YOU OWE IT TO YOUR SELF TO SEE THESE REMARKABLE OPPORTUNITIES. Sale Continues All Next Week 1) 11L.EE B. NUSBAUM CQ.I 3 gV ! ' : T- : ' I p