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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
EARLHAM PASTOR QUITS
AS COLLEGE LEAVES
PURE SECTARIAN CODE

RICHMOND. Ind, April Sex
pressions Of regret were heard today
following the acceptance by the board
Of trustees of Earlham college Of the
resignation of Prof. Ebert Russell.
head Of the Biblical department and
college pastor.
The three reasons set forth for his
action by Prof. Russell were his op-
position " the college policy OF stu
dent government; the employment of
members of the faculty who are not
members or in sympathy with the
principles OF the Society of Friends;
and opposition to the rules regulat-
ing th< attendance of students at Sun
day services at the college chapel.
Beyond saying that the trustees felt
that the college is no longer a sec
tartan institution. Pres't Kelly de-
clined TO comment on the matters at
issue. More than half the students
belong to other denominations.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
MOB READY TO LYNCH
BRUTAL NEGRO SLAYER
Peoria in Arms Over Horrible
Crime of Brute Who Begged
Food and Murdered.

PEORIA, Ill, April S.-While
blOOdhounds and a posse OF deputy
sheriffs were searching the country
around Peoria for a Negro who as
saulted and murdered Mrs. Annie Il.
Schreiver in her home yesterday. an
angry mob Of citizens swarmed about
the Jail, awaiting news of the fugi-
tive's capture, and threatening TO
lynch him when he is found.
So dangerous was the mood of the
mob that the sheriff stationed extra
guards at the Jail to protect the Negro
in case he is arrested
Mrs. Schreiver'S body was found by
rounds. The stories of Mrs. Schreiver's
four children and of neighbors who
saw the Negro in the neighborhood
gave the authorities their only cleWs
to the solution of the crime.
The Negro, it was said, visited a
num- Der of homes in the neighbOrhOod
asking for food. Mrs. SchreiVer pre-
pared a meal for him in the kitchen
and after eating it the man felled
Mrs. Schreiver and then cut her throat
with a case knife.
Bloodhounds from Springfield were
placed on the scent. They followed
the trail of the Negro into East Peoria
and then lost IL All night the sheriff s
posse kept up the hunt for the wom-
ans slayer. A report that he had
been captured brought a mob of near
" 1900 men to the Jail, but after il
was found the report was false, the
mob scattered, only a part of the men
remaining about the Jail.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
BLOOMINGTON GETS 1917
W00DMAN CONVENTION

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April s.
Delegates to the convention of the
head camp jurisdiction of Indiana,
Woodmen Of the World, were enroute
to their homes today after selecting
Bloomington for the 1917 meeting.
Among the officers elected are Head
Consul Frank l.. Muller, Evansville; !;
head banker, Jacob Carmichael, An
derson; head watchman, Patrick Biel.
LoganspOrt, and head sentry, r. NJ.
Galbreath, Marion. William Leices-
ter, Elkhart was honored by selec-
ton as one Of the head managers of
committee on degree work. Other
head managers named were W. ].
Lower. Laporte, and w +. Filley,
LOga nspOrt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
EXPECT ENGLISH PEOPLE
TO FOLLOW EXAMPLE OF
KING ON LIQUOR ISSUE

LONDON. April S.-"There will he
no mandate issued putting ban on
intoXicants throughout Great Britain
and the colonies during the duration
of the war Despite the fact that the
government has the authority to enact
law declaring for nation wide pro
hibition, no such action Will be taken
by the cabinet ON the contrary an
appeal will be issued to the people to
abstain from using hard drinks while
the war Is in progress. This Will put
the English people on its honor and
will have more effect than would an
edict compelling the people 10 stop
using ir-oXicantS''
This statement was made today by
a high official in the British govern
ment. he predicted that the people
would follow the example of King
George and other government leaders
and bar the use OF intoxicants in their
homes while the country was in the
throes of the greatest war in its his
tory
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
TWO YOUTHS HELD FOR
MURDER OF OLD FLORIST

CHICAGO, April S.-Two young
men. one Is and the other % years
old. are formally charged with the
murder OF William We'll. All aged
florist The police today gave out
the confession of Walter E Weed,
which implicated Albert Hard and q
third young man whose name the
police withheld. Weed said that he
and the other two slugged and robbed
We'll early Monday morning He said
his share of the money they obtained
after killing We'll was $40. He said
they waited i'm the florists shop for
five hours for the aged man to come
in. and that when he entered Hard
struck him over the head and the
others bound and gagged him.
We didn't know that We had killed
him until afterwards" said Weed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
GRAND JURY TO PROBE
BRIBERY CASE AGAINST
NEWCASTLE MAYOR

NEWCASTLE, Ind, April S-Under
special instruction frim Circuit Judge
Cause a special grand jury was sched-
uled to begin an investigation of the
charge made by Ollie Skinner q coun-
ty jail prisoner, that he had bribed
Mayor J. l.. watkins for protection
while he ran a gambling joint and sold
liquor without a license. The investi-
cation also will extend 10 several
county officers, which a local newspa-
per declared require attention.
In an affidavit Skinner alleges he
paid the mayor SO week from May
until November last for keeping him
posted on the activities of the police
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
EMPLOYEES STRIKE AND
TIE UP CAR SERVICE
No Street Cars Operate in Au-
burn and InterurbanS Are
Hampered.

SYRACUSE, y. y, April S.-Not a
car wheel turned today on the Auburn
~ syracuse Electric railway because Of
a strike OF the Amalgamated associa-
ton OF street and electric railway en-
ployes, which became effective today.
few cars were operated on the
Syracuse and Lake Shore lines. with
a deputy sheriff on each car and au-
t0mObnes loaded with policemen ac-
companying the cars.
No South Bay cars were running
Union officers and the men on the
line struck. The New York states
railways TO prevent a strike on its
CITY lines. has refused 10 allow the
Empire lines TO run cars over its
tracks.
a strike also was declared by all the
Of the Auburn city and SUD
urban lines Factory workers IN
Auburn walked miles 20 their work
The strikers declare they have the
Empire lines tied up from Syracuse TO
Buffalo.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
RUSSIANS TURN
AUSTR|ANS' GUNS
AGAINST ENEMY
Great Stores of Arms and AM
munition Captured at Prem
ySI Are Used by Cars Men
at Carpathian Front.

PETROGRAD. April S.-Austriau
guns, captured by the Russians when
Przemysl fell. are being turned against
the Austro- @ erman armies in the
Carpathians.
Great stores of captured guns and
ammunition are being transported
daily by the Russians from the fallen
Galcian strong hold to the Carpath-
ian front, where a mighty conflict is
raging over a l25-mile front.
Taking foothill after foOthill on
the Hungarian slopes OF the Carpa-
thians, the Russians are advancing
slowly but surely, their attacks al
ternating betweeh furious lombard
ments with mountain guns and
smashing assaults with cold steel.
Russians FOrtify Heights.
The Russians are now fOrtifying the
principal heights of the Beskid range,
which they captured after a bloody
struggle.
Il is estimated from official and
from unofficial reports from the front
that the Austro- German armies in the
Carpathian arena of operations have
lost from 125,000 to $50, 900 in killed,
wounded and prisoners since the pres
ent campaign in the mountain ranges
began The Russian losses have also
been very heavy due TO the fact that
the men had to expose themselves to
a ravaging fire in stOrming fortified
Austrian positions
In an official statement today, the
Russian war office states that the
German attempts TO break the Rus
sian front on the Rosiouvka front
have ceased.
Here's Official Statement.
, The following COmmunlque was is
sued:
German attacks in the region of
KosciOwa and ROzanka have ceased.
There have been no attacks in that
district since March 81 The Ger
man operations in that sphere were
carried on with a view to breaking
our front. They began about Feb. l, i,
and for eight weeks they Vainly at
tempted to take our positions. by as
sault The German regiments oper-
ating in this region. in consequence
of the enormous losses caused by our
stubborn resistance. changed their
composition three or four times.
Recognizing the uselessness of fur
ther attacks and alarmed by their
heavy losses. the Germans finally
abandoned their efforts TO pierce our
lines.
ION April 6. the Germans delivered
an unsuccessful attack near Ludvin-
owo. in the region of Suwalksi, PO-
land. They were beaten back with
heavy losses"
The war Office announces that on
April a German hydrOplane bonn
barded the Russian port city of Libau
on the Baltic. It was shot down and
the aviator and observer were both
made prisoners.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
MAYOR WELCOMES
STATE 'SM|THIES
To CONVENTION
Keller Addresses Opening SeS-
sion of Master HOurSeShOerS'
Convention in American Hall
Thursday Morning.

About $50 master horseshoers gath
cred in the American hall Thursday
morning I'm a meeting which marked
the opening of the 9th annual con-
vention of the Master Horseshoers'
Association of Indiana. Thursday 3
meeting opened d two-day session.
during which time business of the
organization win be discussed and Of
ficers for the ensuing years will be
elected.
Mayor Keller opened the meeting
with a few words of welcome TO the
assembled delegates, who came from
all parts of the state. He said that
the city was glad TO welcome the
delegates TO the convention and to ex-
The mayors talk was greeted with
cheers and at its close he was accord
ed a rising vote of thanks
He was followed by Elmer Shoe
maker. president of the local branch,
No. 204, who also assured the visiting
members OF the organization that
South Bend was more than glad TO
entertain them for the two days of
the convention. He promised visits
/ to local factories and other entertain
ment.
The principal speaker Of the morn
! ing was Ben Koelzer of Milwaukee.
national president Of the Master
HoreshOers of America. He was in
troduced by Christ Wunderlich, state
president.
| COngratulates Meeting.
Mr.. KOelZer congratulated the
members on the spirit and enthusiasm
shown in the present convention,
| stating that it was one Of the best in
point of attendance which he had
ever attended. He urged develop
ment of the spirit and interest dis
played, so that in the next few years
/ the cooperation between members of
the organization in different parts of
the state made it almost imperative
| that all who were able attend the an
nual conventions
I'VE never grow to old to learn
i he said, "and horses viii last forever.
Some man is always inventing a new
er and more scientific method with
which to accomplish the same end for
which we strain our muscles to at
tain. 1t is these things that come up
at these conventions that make them
educational and interesting"
| The morning session closed with a
private meeting at which routine bus
| mess was the program.
In the afl rnoOn the $50 guests
were visitors at the plant of the
| Mishawaka Rubber Co.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
PATERSON MAN "BEATS
SUNDAY" BECOMING
BILLY'S FIRST CONVERT

PATERSON, y. j., April S.-Frank
Flood Of Paterson, beat Billy Sunday
to it, and today sank upon his knees
and became Sundays first convert
Sunday has not yet asked for trail
hatters."
In the middle of Sundays vitrolic
sermon this afternoon, Flood got down
in the Sawdust and began to pray.
Now he has gone forth through the
workshops of Paterson PROSECUTING for
the gospel that Sunday breaches.
Stung by criticims Sunday unlim-
beTed all his gospel artillery last night.
He started out with furious
championship of the Jews.
1T makes my blood boil TO hear a
Jew spoken of as a Sheeny or q
Christ killer" he cried.
Then he spat forth the Following
fusillade of gospel grenades:
IF ever you get TO heaven it viii
be through the blood Of a jew
You find no Jews n the poor
house. You don't see them as hObOs,
weary Willies or tie-walking buns
'AlI hail to the Jews.
Most OF the fellows who get rich
while they are forgetting God think
Of the coupons they have to clip and
holler so long God; I'll see YOU
later
you can't pray Thy Kingdom
Come and look at God through the
bottom of a beer glass
Il am surprised that God does as
well as he does with the material he
has 10 work with.
When you ask humbly, God hasn't
anything too good for you. But when
you get all swelled up like "A poisoned
pup-good night
Red whiskey and Christianity do
not stay in the same skin
Graft has a strangle hold on re-
lligion and morality.
Free government can't continue If
il is ruled by grafters. special priv
iliges and the liquor interests.
"Crime IS a more prolific breeder
OF poverty than poverty Of crime
you can't legislate men and wom-
en- out of vice.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
HOLD UP IMPEACHMENT
OF MAYOR ROBERTS
TILL AFTER SENTENCE

TERRE HAUTE. Ind April S.
Impeachment proceedings against
Mayor Dom NJ. Roberts 10y members
OF the city council viii not be defn-
itely decided upon until after Federal
Judge Anderson disposeS of the con-
spiracy cases at Indianapolis next
Monday. This development became
known today following the widely diff
ferent opinions expressed by local
legal experts regarding the title OF
mayor. some asserting that the jury's
verdict automatically removes not only
Roberts, but Police Court Judge
Thomas Smith, Sheriff Shea. Circuit
Judge Redman and others.
A majority of lawyers believed that
the Offices DO not become vacant un-
til sentence is passed. disfranchising
the men and declaring punishment
Tor felony.
Meanwhile all Of the officials are
transacting routine business with the
exception of Judge Redman.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
ITALY PREPARING GREAT
NAVAL DEMONSTRATION

GENEVA, April S.-Italy is pre-
pairing for one of the biggest naval
demonstrations in the history Of the
kingdom, according TO information re-
ceived here today from Rome. De-
spite rumors of an agreement between
Austria and Italy. the Italian admir-
atty is concentrating a mighty fleet
in ports adjacent TO Adriauc waters.
The warships assembled at Spezia
Gaeta and Magdalena have been or
dered TO Aagusuta, (Sicily) and Tar
antO.
The real object of this mighty con-
centration OF Italy's naval strength is
not known as the admiralty in Rome is
silent and the censors refuse 10 allow
press messages containing speculation
to pass over the wires
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
800 ALBANIAN INSURGENTS
B0MBARD CAPITAL CITY

VIENNA, April Six thousand
Albanian insurgents have attacked
DuraZZO, the capital OF Albania, and
the city is being violently bonn barded.
The residence of Essed Pasha, the
self-prOclaimed ruler of Albania, has
been badly damaged. 1t is reported
that 10000 Moslems are massed west
Of Durazzo.
RANENNEA Italy, April S.-Hard
fighting is in progress at Durazzo. AL
bania between MOslems insurgents.
who are reported TO be led by Ger
man and Turkish officers, and follow
ers of Essed Pasha. The insurgents
are well equipped with arms and ar
ullery secured from Austria.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
WOMAN is INJURED IN
STREET CAR COLLISION

was seriously cut and bruised and
several Notre Dame students were in
jured when two street cars cOllided
at the Cedar Grove cemetery stop on
the Notre Dame line Tuesday night at
o'clock The car in the lead had
come 10 a stop and when the brakes
in the car following refused to clutch.
the collision resulted.
Splintered glass was thrown over
the occupants of both cars. all Of
whom were hurled from their seats
from the force OF the collision.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
ITALY AND AUSTRIA
REACH AN AGREEMENT

PARIS. April S.-That Austria and
Italy have at last reached an agree
ment which will assure the continued
neutrality of the latter country was
the tenor of private advices received
here today from Rome. According to
this report, pressure from the German
government compelled the Austrian
government TO pledge itself TO cede
Trent to Italy. At the same time Italy
is still taking precautions for any
eventuality More than $500. 600
bushels Of wheat were imported into
Italy during February and the first
three weeks of March.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
FIVE CITIES SEEKING
NEXT NORTH INDIANA
METHODIST CONFERENCE

AUBURN. Ind, April S-With five
cities asking the next meeting Of the
North Indiana conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, the Sc
lection was deferred until Saturday.
The roll call at the first session
was answered by 15S members OF the
conference and Is probationers.
Bishop William Mcdowell of Chicago
presided. The singing Of the confer
ence hymn, written especially for this
session by T. c. Neal OF Marion, was
a feature OF the first day. The con-
ference was organized by the election
OF officers. The cities contending for
the next meeting are Fort Wayne.
Huntington, Bluffton, Marion and
Muncie
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
ENGINEER IN JAIL ON
CHARGE OF SHOOTING

MARION. Ind. April S. - A. d.
Crow. 56 years old. an engineer on
the Erie railroad was In Jail today
,harged with shooting John SchOe-
nell. 80 years old, also an Erie
engineer whose condition is crit
fcal The tragedy occurred during a
f,uarrel in a boarding house. when
crow accused SchOenel OF abusing
alrs. SchoeneU Both Crow and
Srhoeneii are from Huntington and
were brothers-in-law. Crow claims ne
shot i'm self defense.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
CONCENTRATE FORCE
TO CONTINUE ATTACK
Army of 100000 Men Gather
ed About Verdun Supported
by ArtiIIery-PariS Praises
u. S. Note.

BERLIN. April S.-Gen. Jonre's
drive against the Germans in the
Woevre district has resulted in enOr-
1nous loss Of life, without any ma
terial gains for the French, il is
stated in an official statement given
out Dy the war office today. The pres
sure of the French between the Meuse
The Moselle rivers Is increasing and
the fighting IN that district IS espe-
sially violent. The statement tOlloWs:
Fighting between the Meuse and
MOselle continues. All French at
tacks ~ the following points in the
NVoevre plain has failed on Comores
HEIGHTS near ZelOuise forest, north OF
ST MihieI, i'm ALLY forest, near the
forest lying west of ApremOnt, north
of FIirey, and west OF and IN Priest
.NVald Ga Pretre fOresD.
The French losses along the en-
tire front are enormous without their
having obtained the slightest success.
"A hostile aviator flying from Paris
was forced TO land in our lines and
was taken prisoner lie said that moth
ing was known in Paris about the
French losses in the battles that have
taken place in the Champagne district.
Eastern theater of war-There are
no important operations TO report
from this sphere. Bad weather and
lad roads make movements almost
Impossible.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
THREE STEEL WORKERS
DIE IN GARY HOSPITAL
Burns and Inhalation OF Gaseous
Fumes May Cause Two
More Deaths.

GARY. Ind. April S.-Burus ana
inhalation Of gaseous fumes and the
blasts from molten metal were held
responsible today for the deaths OF
three steel workers who died during
the night at the Emergency hospital
Of the Gary works OF the Illinois Steel
co Two others Were reported to De-
diving today and seteral others were
slightly injured.
The bodies OF Patrick Dever. John
Galahasky and John \emish. en-
ployes of the siniering department Of
the steel works, were taken To the
Gary undertaking company's morgue.
An official statement regarding the
accident viii be made today by Gen.
Supt W. p. Gleason.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
FORMER PREMIER OF
BULGARIA Is ACCUSED

ROME, April S.-Serious political
charges involving an attempt TO en-
broil Bulgaria in war with Servia
have been brought against eX-Premier
Ghenadieff OF Bulgaria, il is stated in
a dispatch from Sofia. A investigation
is being made by a military court
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
HE HAS A FUSS" WITH
BRIDE, WANTS So BACK

Rink of this city, 3S years old. got
a license 10 wed 1S-year-old Minnie
Wysong. of Goshen. last Saturday.
Today Rink appeared at the county
clerks Office and demanded the $500
he had paid for the license
Il had a fuss with her" he said.
'and there will be no wedding bells
for me-"
Mrs. WysOng sent the following no
tce to the newspapers:
Miss Wysong is not married and is
going TO stay unmarried"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
PARACHUTE FAILS, HE
FALLS ON A TOMBSTONE

LOUISVILLE. Ky. April S.-When
his parachute failed u work John
Henry. an aeronaut giving exhibitions
at Hopkinsville. fell 200 feet and land
ed on "A tomb stone in the potters'
field. IL was said today that his in
jUries probably would cause his death.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-08
MOTHER AND SON ARE
WED AT SAME TIME

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April s.
While Mrs. Lucy Turpin, 90 years
old. was being married to Wilson
Watkins. IS years old in one part of
the court house at Bloomfield, Ind,
her son, Joe Turpin, was being mar
ried in another room TO Mrs Martha
Ooley. who a few minutes before was
granted a divorce from Frank Ooley.