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The Richmond Palladium And Sun Telegram
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
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In Richmond, Italian immigrants show no preparations to leave for war in Italy; they are depositing money in postal savings, continuing labor work, and most have first citizenship papers exempting them from draft calls, with no patriotic celebrations.
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There is no evidence in Richmond of preparations of Italians to leave for the mother country.
Henry Deuker, superintendent of finance at the post-office, said today no Italians have withdrawn money from the postal savings department but a number had made big deposits.
Foremen of Italian labor gangs are having no trouble securing men of native Italy to work for them. Only a small per cent of the Italians in this city have not taken out first citizens papers and they will not be required to respond to a call. There have been no patriotic celebrations among the Italian citizens.
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Primary Location
Richmond
Event Date
Today
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italians staying in richmond, making deposits rather than withdrawals, continuing to work, exempt from draft calls due to citizenship status, no patriotic celebrations.
Event Details
No evidence of Italians in Richmond preparing to leave for the mother country amid warfare; postal savings show deposits instead of withdrawals; Italian labor gangs easily secure workers; small percentage without first citizenship papers, thus not required to respond to calls; no patriotic celebrations among them.