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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-12
FLYING SQUADRON
OPENS CAMPA|GN
Dr.. Sheldon Tells How Kansas
Has Fared Since Entering
Dry COIumn-D. V. Polling
Gives History of Movement.

The opening gun in the three-day
campaign against the liquor forces in
South Bend by the Flying Squadron
of America was fired this afternoon at
the First Presbyterian church by DR..
Charles NJ. sheldon, author. preacher
and lecturer. Following DR.. Sheldon,
ID. Y. Polling spoke and he was fol-
lowed by Wilbur Sheridan. Accom-
panying these speakers was D NJ.
Polling, Soloist and musical director.
DIR. Sheldon told the story of Kan
sas and its record following the pro-
hibitOry amendment to its cOnstitu-
ton. He told how Kansas in "a years
had grown from the poorest state in
the Union to the second richest after
it had entered the dry column.
The per capita wealth of Kansas he
said is estimated today at $1,6S4 The
tax rate has been decreased until to-
day it is the lowest in the Union.
Here he gave figures showing the
rate in Minnesota TO be A mills. i'm
Washington IS, oregon 26 and Kan
sas 10.
IN areas outside of Kansas" he
said. autos are owned in the ratio
of ! to 100 persons. Today in Kan
sas one man out of every five owns an
auto. In proportion 10 he's population
Kansas has a lower penitentiary rate
and a lower death rate from tubercu-
losis, heart and kidney trouble than
any other state. Kansas has a rate
Of 81 deaths from these diseases in
every 1000 while all wet regions
have 14S.
Mr.. Polling. who did not arrive un-
til late in the afternoon. spoke on the
history of the Flying Squadron. He
traced il from its beginning Sept 80
at Peoria. III. Since that time he said
il has held - meetings in as many
cities and covered % states the speak
ers reaching an aggregate audience OF
100000 Four states were on the
coast and all have gone dry since.
they being Colorado. Arizona, Wash
ington and Oregon.
All the speakers will appear at the
high school auditorium tonight
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-12
PLOCK REPORTED
FALLEN To KAISER
Town So Miles From Warsaw
Said to Have Been Captured
by GermanS-FroStS FaCiIi-
tate Move in CarpathianS.

PETROGRAD. Jan. 12-Plock, 5S
miles northwest of Warsaw on the
Nistula, is reported in a dispatch from
Warsaw 10 have been captured by
German troops after part of the town
had been destroyed. The Germans
advancing toward NOvO GeOrgievislS
from the north and northwest are said
TO have effected a junction with those
operating against Warsaw south OF
the Vistula
No official information as TO the loss
OF Plock by the Russians has been
given out here. but il was stated at
the war office today that the possess
sion OF PlOck was not essential TO the
successful waging of the Russian cam
paisn In Poland.
Heavy frOsts from the Baltic sea TO
the Carpathian mountains have made
conditions more favorable for military
operations. The Germans have seized
the opportunity for = renewal OF their
attacks in the districts west of War
saw between the Nistula, Rawaka and
Bzura rivers.
Resume Offensive.
At the same time the Russians have
resumed their offensive in Galicia,
where torrential rains have caused a
lull in the operations against CracOw.
In cooperation with the troops attack
ing the Austrians those who have
reached the Dunajec river in Galicia
viii now attack the Austro-G German
forces intrenched on the west bank
OF that stream.
The fighting west OF Warsaw is now
fercer than at any other stage of the
campaign The village OF Sanice. east
OF Skiernlewice. changed hands three
times on sunday alone. The Germans
now hold the western part OF the
little hamlet. and the Russians the
eastern part
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-12
FIRE BREAKS OUT IN
HEMP AND LEMON CARGO

NEW YORK. Jan. 12.-When the
steamer Perugia arrived here today 1t
became known that for four hours the
crew fought fire which broke out in
one Of the holds containing hemp and
lemons. The fire broke out on Dec
50 while the ship was some distance
of the Azores. The weather was very
stormy and hard gale was blowing
The hatch was opened and bales Of
hemp were hauled out on deck and
deluged with water. After a hard
fight the crew got the fire under con
troll.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-12

Latest Bulletins
From War Zone

LONDON, Jan. 12.-Bulgaria
is now the only obstacle TO Rou-
mania's entrance into the war.
The Bulgar's attitude is causing
some une2siness TO the powers
of the triple entente. While the
government at Sofia had intimat-
ed some time ago that il would
take 10 part in the conflict even
should Roumania join the allies
late advices are less satisfactory
TO England, France and Russia.
VIENNA, (yia Berlin and Am
sterdam), Jan. IA Budapest
dispatch reports that the Rus
SLAMS have received a decisive
check in their attempts to in
wade Hungary and are retiring
from the Dukla pass.
PETROGRAD, Jan. II. - The
German cruiser Bremen has ar
rived at Wilhelmshaven, the Ger
man naval base on the North sea,
in a badly damaged condition, as
the result of coming in contact
with a mine, according to infor-
nation received by the Russian
admiralty today.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 12.-Rein-
forcements received by the Turks
have greatly increased their
strength in the Caucasus, and
they are now engaging the Rus
slams in a new battle. A dis
patch from the Caucasus head
quarters of the Russian army
says:
Fighting in the region of
Karaurgen is developing. We
captured on Sunday two noun
tain guns. and two Turkish COM
panies with their officers. The
Turkish troops are attacking
fiercely, but we are successfully
repelling their assaults, though
they have been strengthened by
the arrival of new troops. There
is nothing to report on the rest
of the front"
PANAMA. Jan. 12.-Reports
are current here the the German
cruiser Karlsruhe has been sunk
after destroying a British cruiser
in the Caribbean sea. The reports
are said TO have been received by
wireless from a merchant ship.
No confirmation has been re-
ceived.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. IA dis
patch from Putten TO the Tele-
graf states that the great ware
house near Antwerp used by the
Germans for their reserve sup
ply Of petroleum, is burning, hav-
ing been set on fire by a bomb
dropped by a French or British
aviator
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-12
VQ IS FOR WOMEN
BATTLE OCCUPIES
HOUSE TUESDAY
Resolution Providing Amend
ment to Federal Constitution
Debated by Representatives
Before Crowded Galleries.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-
Without a roll call the house to-
day adopted by a vote of 2O9 to
81 the special rule calling up the
Mondell woman's suffrage reso-
luton for debate and a final vote
tonight. The vote is not indica-
tive Of the lineup on the suffrage
issue itself. Scores of members
who are opposed to the MOndell
resolution voted for the special
rule TO give it a privileged status.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-12
THE WEATHER

INDIANA - Pair to-
night, slightly colder.
Wednesday fair.
LOWER MICHIGAN
Fair tonight and Wednes-
day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-12

VIENNA, (via Berlin and Am
sterdam), Jan. PA Budapest
dispatch reports that the Rus
SLAMS have received decisive
check in their attempts to in
wade Hungary and are retiring
from the Dukla pass.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-12
JILL QUILHOT, JACKSON, MICHL,
REVEALED AS MYSTERIOUS
NEMESIS Of LAW V|OLATOR!
Dozen Proprietors Of Pharmacies Included in
Second Raid for Alleged Illegal Liquor
Sales Which Catches Saloon Men too.
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
TO GET BEHIND VICE, WAR

The secrecy with which the police department Mayor Keller and
PreS Burr Augustine of the board of public safety enShroudei
the identity OF the private operative who brought SIX weeks of
investigation in South Bends underworld to sensational climax
ueSday morning in the arrest of dozen of the yS prom
nent druggists charges of conducting blind tigers has been lifted
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-12

issue itself. Scores of members
who are opposed to the MOnden
resolution voted for the special
rule TO give it a privileged status.
VOTES FOR Page One Y
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The bat
tie for nationwide suffrage for wom-
en- was fought in the house today.
Cheered on by hundreds of fair
supporters, who crowded the CALLER
les of the chamber. the advocates and
foes of the proposal to give the vote
TO women through a constitutional
amendment hurled their verbal pro-
jectiles at each others lines.
IT was a gala day for the suffrage
hosts for after years of effort, had
forced congress to consider the
cause" the anti-suffragists were jubil-
ant because of the assurance that the
MOndell measure would fail of the re-
quired two-thirds majority.
The suffragists, and their Oppon-
ents arrived early at the capitol. One
large section of the galleries were re-
served for the pros and another for
the "antis."
I'VE thought it best not to put both
sides in the same section OF the gal
lery," said a house leader, as he
winked an eye. I'VE did not want any
arguments going on in the galleries
while we were debating below"
Suffrage Leaders Present.
Two OF the suffrage leaders occa-
pied seats in the speakers private
gallery as the guests of Miss Gene.
We've Clark, daughter Of the speaker.
They were DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
president of the National American
Woman Suffrage association, and Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, president of the
International Women's Suffrage alli-
4 ha al-ar~ - llear-x
were Mrs. Caroline Rutz-Rees, Of the
congressional committee of the ma
tional association.
In the section assigned TO the suf-
fragistS were many prominent women
who came to Washington TO hear the
debate. They included Mrs. Charles
w. Cole and Mrs. Elsie Cole Phillips,
Of New York; Mrs. Henry Willard.
Mrs. O. Fl. 2. Belmont, Mrs. Harriet
Stanton Blach, DR.. Cora King. Mrs.
Pethick Lawrence of London. and
Miss Anne Martin. All the woman
suffrage states were represented.
Occupying prominent places on the
anti sections we're Mrs. Arthur NJ.
Dodge, president Of the national assO-
citation opposed to woman suffrage,
Mrs. A. J. George, representing the
Massachusetts "antis." Mrs. Horace
Brock, president of the Pennsylvania
branch and Mrs. +. @. Schwartz OF
Ohio.
Democrats Oppose Action.
The lineup of the floor was of a
nOn-partisan character although most
of the democrats, in accordance with
the party's caucus action. opposed the
resolution chiefly on the grounds OF
states rights. Rep. Mondell OF wy
oming. republican and author of the
resolution, led the fight for it. Rep.
Taylor of Colorado, a democrat was
his chief lieutenant, Rep. Campbell Of
Kansas. Raker of California, Kahn Of
California, HObSOn of Alabama,
French Of Idaho. and Evans of Mon
tana, spoke for the resolution.
Majority Leader Underwood, Rep.
Heflin OF Alabama. Henry of Texas,
Adamson of Georgia. led the opposi-
ton. Although the house met an hour
earlier than usual, the final vote was
not expected until tonight. Six hours
of debate were allowed after the pre-
liminary skirmish Of two hours on the
rule to take up the resolution.
Evening journal., 1915-08-21
FINDS MEN Stealing
HIS SCRAP iron
Burns Caught In Act of
Carrying Junk From
Jones Co. Yard
USED WAGON
TO CARRY LOOT

Frank Jones. superintendent Of the
Jones Construction Company. while
standing on Third street bridge yes
terday morning saw a load of scrap
iron and machinery being driven over
the bridge by Harry Gordon. q junk
dealer, and asked where it came from.
He was told the junk was being
brought from the Jones Construction
Company's storage house at the foot
of Commerce street. Gordon. Jones
alleges. said he had bought four loads
of junk from Lawrence Burns.
Jones hunted up Burns and found
him near the storage house. He said
he was employed by Jones" Jones
said: "Well, / am the only Jones
around here and ] did not hire you A"
Burns was arrested on a charge Of
larceny and of breaking and entering
the Jones junk yard. In City Court
today Burns declared a man repre-
senting himself as Jones had hired
him to sell scrap iron and machinery
from the Jones yard.
Gordon said he paid Burns $3.50
and that he also bought scrap iron
from three other men. Jones said
the scrap iron and machinery taken
was valued at $3.50. Burns was held
under bail for court on the larceny
charge.
Evening journal., 1915-08-21

which entitled their views to consid-
Grafton.
The suggestion most commonly
advanced was that Germany would
declare
The Arabic was torpedoed when
still within It's armed convoy's pro-
lection zone.
That the White Star liner tried to
ram the submarine.
That the merchantmen either tried
10 escape, in disregard of a warning
to heave to for a search. or at least
executed some manoeuvre which fair
ly entitled the German commander
TO believe an escape was being at
tempted.
Pessimists agreed that none Of
these contentious could possibly be
made good, but the optimistic element
replied that only one side of the story
had been told and besides, even If the
explanations referred TO could not be
proved. they would eliminate the idea
Of a deliberately unfriendly" Ger
man act against the United States.
Summed up:
The situation was tense. II was rec
ognized that IL might be a break was
inevitable. The administration, how
ever, was determined to avoid one il
IL could creditably be avoided Hopes
we're entertained based on conclu-
sions rather than known facts, that
this would be possible
Evening journal., 1915-08-21
FORM NEW concern
TO MAKE EXPLOSIVES
Ball Grain Company, With
Ernest DUPONT at Head
Gets Delaware Charter
WILL BUILD ON FARM
SITE NEAR THE CITY

Announcement was made yesterday
of the Incorporation at Dover, of
another powder manufacturing COM
pany Ernest DUPONT is at the head
of the new concern, which, il is said
proposes to turn out its product only
to blast the way for the progress of
commerce and business and not to
fill war orders.
The Ball Grain Explosives Company
is the name under which the new
corporation will trade and manufac-
ture blasting powder. It was form
ed under the laws of Delaware, with
a capital stock of $75O,00O Accord
ing to r. Waring Wilson, an attor-
ney, with Offices in the Land Title
Building, Philadelphia, and one of
the incorporators. the company has
acquired a farm site near Whining
ton for its plant.
In discussing its output yesterday
he made it a point to emphasize that
It would turn out explosives to be
used only for blasting. mining and
engineering purposes. Mr.. Wilson
said there was a scarcity Of blasting
powder in the country now, owing 10
the enormous quantities of explosives
being made for war purposes. After
giving the name of Ernest DUPONT as
the president of the new corporation
he said the other officers were JOS
eph F. Edwards, vice president and
S. Millen MacSherry, secretary and
treasurer. both of Wilmington. The
main Office of the company is in the
dupont Building. Wilmington. At the
Office of the e. l. dupont de Mem
ours Powder Company nobody could
be found who could give information
about the new company. Ernest du-
Pont and the other men mentioned
as corporators were in Philadelphia
It was stated. II also was said the
new company is not connected with
the present DUPONT Company.
Evening journal., 1915-08-21
WARSHIPS
With THE CYNRIC
IN THE WAR ZONE
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-Five Brit
ish warships. working in relays. con-
voyed the White Star liner Cymric for
SO hours on her voyage from Liver
pol to New York. according to passen-
gers aboard the vessel which arrived
here today. The Cymric took practi-
cally the same course traversed by
the Arabic.
The big fiagpole at the mouth of
the Mersey displayed a black ball,
signal that submarines were in the
vicinity. when the Cymric steamed
out at p. m. August IL, with 1s9
passengers. The Cymrics sailors
swung the lifeboats outward and pro-
visioned them. after assigning places
in the boats TO the passengers.
once clear Of Liverpool harbor a
small cruiser steamed silently along
Later in the day a destroyer relieved
the cruiser and conveyed the liner
throughout the night. Three other
destroyers acted as conveys through.
out the next day until the Cymric had
cleared the war zone. No submarines
we're sighted.
Evening journal., 1915-08-21
ENGLAND awaits
NEWS Of BATTLE
IN GULF Of RIGA
Br The United press.

By The United Press.
LONDON, Aug. 2l.-The greatest
naval battle Of the European war may
have been fought in the Gulf Of Riga
yesterday. Every effort was being
made here today TO obtain more details
of the action reported by the Russian
war Office in an official statement de
claring;
"Strong forces of the German feet
have penetrated the Gulf of Riga and
fighting with our ships continues"
A German feet Of ten dreadnaughts
and battle cruisers with a number of ar
mored cruisers and destroyers, appeared
of the entrance to the gulf on a recon
noitering expedition a few days ago
Immediately afterward reports came
from Copenhagen that several units OF
the Russian feet were bottled up inside
the gulf and that the Germans planned
to penetrate the gulf and destroy them
Though the narrow entrance was thick.
ly strewn with mines. the official state
ment from Petrograd indicates that the
Germans succeeded in forcing their way
through.
Evening journal., 1915-08-21
RAILROAD MAN READY TO
ANSWER FOR NON SUPPORT

Detectives King and Benson yester-
day afternoon arrested George n. p.
Cross. an extra engineer on the Penn
sylvania railroad, on a warrant from
Baltimore. Md. charging him with
failing TO support his wife and a
minor child, who live at No. GOA
North Kenwood street. Baltimore
Cross was taken into custody al No.
SIG Vandever avenue. where he has
been stopping for sometime.
When arraigned in City Court today
Cross said he was ready to go to Bal
timore for trial. Judge Churchman
continued the case for a week so that
requisition papers can be obtained.
Detective Lawrence King. OF Balti-
more. was in court and desired to
take Cross back at once without
requisition papers, Judge Church
man thought he had better wait till
the papers arrived.
Evening journal., 1915-08-21
75O CITY NACHINISTS
ARE NOW ON STRIKE
II. & H., PuSey & Jones,
Remington and Trump
Co. Men Go Out Today
WORKERS MARCH
AWAY ORDERLY

A general strike of Wilmington ma
chinists for an s-hour day and 20 per-
cent. increase began at 10 o'clock this
morning. Machinists to the number
of 400 laid down their tools, quit work
and from each shop marched two
abreast in an orderly manner to the
1rish-American Hall, where a meet
ing of the Machinists' Local, 1S4. was
held. It was addressed by Interna-
tional Organizers Ago and Carroll.
who have been supervising the affair.
Failing to reach an agreement with
the various employers a meeting was
held last night by the union and by
vote II was decided to strike at 10
O'Clock this morning. At each plant a
committee from the union awaited at
the gates, and as the strikers came
out, gave each a card bearing the fig
ure IS" and the prose of a song sup
posed to be sung to the tune Put On
Your Old Gray Bonnet"
At the Harlan and Hollingsworth
plant 112 men went out, leaving, ac-
cording TO statements of the COM
pany, about 90 machinists working.
VINO do not belong to the union. Be
yond saying that they still "stand pat
no statement was given out by the Of
Meals OF the II. & II. Corporation.
All OF the men were paid off before
leaving the plant. A paymaster went
among them in the shops and they
were paid so that there would be no
confusion around the office. The men
Continued on Page 2.
Evening journal., 1915-08-21
ADVANTAGE OF SHIPPING
fruit IN The CARRIERS

There was an interesting meeting
of the State Board of Agriculture and
the State Live Stock Sanitary Board
at the Hotel DUPONT yesterday at
which Governor Charles K. Miller
was present. The board received re-
ports of the work done in demonsrat-
ing to the farmers the proper way to
pack fruit for shipment and the value
of properly getting il to the market.
II was agreed that peaches that would
bring but twenty-five cents in baskets
would bring so to rs cents If packed
properly in carriers.
The members of the Live Stock
board discussed hog cholera condi-
tions in Sussex county and said the
Board was doing everything in its
power TO aid the farmers IN that
county. The anthrax situation in
Kent county also was discussed
Evening journal., 1915-08-21
cocaine Case Goes
over FOR HEARING

John White, colored, was arraigned in
City Court today on a charge of violat-
ing the cocaine ordinance. but because
James Harris, colored, a witness in the
case. was not in court, the case was con
tinued until Tuesday and an attachment
issued for Harris White was held in
$500 bail. He was represented by Philip
l.. Garrett.
White, it is alleged, has been peddling
cocaine in this city, and when arrested
is said 10 have thrown away several
packages, whicS it is said contained CO.
caine.
After court had adjourned Harris,
hearing that an attachment was out for
him, came to the police station and sur
rendered himself. He was locked up.
Evening journal., 1915-08-21
BY CHARLES P. STEWART.
United Press Staff Correspondent.

WASHINGTON Aug. 2l-Threaening the German -Ameri-
outlook officials still hopeful today that the Arabic
affair would not lead TO a break
Explanations looked for from Berlin The administrations
attitude not irreconcable il said high authority 1t will
not submit TO slap the face from Germany to the United States
stated but has intention of dregardng the Kaiser
foreign Office if the latter has anything to say
In short stated the United States government will be glad
Germany shows that she did not to disregard American
rights when her submarine the White Star liner
the bottom Even if it should appear that these rights
gressed it should be shown that without intention Ger
mans part and did involve wholly reckless indifference to
the rights in question il understood the administration will
fuse TO take the fact into consideration
Evening journal., 1915-08-21
NlvY BIG 1ryERs IN WAR zOyT.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK Aug si-several bis passenger iineFs. IN.
cuding the giant Lapnd SIS passengers New York
we're believed today to be passing roueh one' Tho
1apland dying the British aag sailed August is The Baltic
Of the white star line also flying tho British aag sailed Tor
American line bound for copenhagen the 81 Paul. Of The
American line and The Eruniaiiod the Norwegian Amer
lean Tine we're Believed to be approaching passing through
ehwar zone today
Evening journal., 1915-08-21

All this. II was said. was on the as
sumption that Germany manifested
the right spirit in whatever repre-
sentations she might make Of her side
of the case.
In high official quarters. emphasis
was laid on the eagerness Germany
has displayed 10 gain American sym
pathy. The very fact that she has
resorted, In her efforts 10 accomplish
this, TO methods which have been
criticized In this country. was point
ed to as an evidence Of the sincerity
Of her wish TO earn and retain Amer
ican good will.
AT the very time when the Kaiser
was spending S2.OO0,0O0 weekly. as
charged, for this purpose, the inten-
tional destruction of American lives
at sea. in defiance OF President VIII
sons last note TO Berlin would in
volve so meaningless a contradiction
in policies that these officials be-
lieved there must be some sort of an
explanation back of the Arabic Incl
dent.
Reports were current that an ex-
PLANTATION Of the kind had already
been foreshadowed in messages via
Sayville. They could not be confirm
ed So far as appeared on the sur
face. such hopes as we're expressed
of an amicable settlement of the
Arabic matter were based on mere
theorizing. Nevertheless, hopes we're
entertained by men in positions