davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06
THE HOMELEsS ONES.

one pathetic fact has been
brought out by the discussion of New
York's "trotteries" aroused by the
case of the young girl whose mother
had her brought into court to rescue
her from their evil associations. 1t is
that the New Workers have no homes.
why don't young girls have parties
in their homes, the way they used to
do, instead of going to these public
ioints?" was the cry that went up
from many The answer is-because
they cannot. The home Of the crowd
ed New Yorker is no roomy house with
spacious halls and breezy porches. 1t
is small flat without bedrooms
enough TO &c around, so someone al
ways sleeps on the living room couch.
There isn't any porch at all. There's
no room for exercise of any kind, not
to mention dancing.
There's no outdoors except the city
streets. Parks are few and small.
PITY the young people growing up I'M
der these conditions. No wonder the
tango joints are popular-and danger
GUS Some day New York women may
wake up to making the public amuse-
ment places quiet. safe, and home
like. But meantime, and all the time,
residents of our own city may be
thankful that they live where there is
still breathing space for themselves
and their children, and homes in
which to be happy and have harmless
good times.
Draw up the porch chairs and be
comfortable. Mothers going 10 pour
the lemonade
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06
Is THE RIFLE OBSOLETE?

Reports from the front indicate
that in the rapid evolution OF new
war methods the rifle. the oldest and
most universal OF modern weapons.
is losing its effectiveness. II may
eventually be as obsolete as The ar
row. spear. broadsword and battle
axe
II is not only that battles are being
fought more and more by artillery.
with the infantry merely serving 10
occupy trenches after the enemy has
been blasted out of them. There is a
real substitute for the rifle. TIE ma
chine gun is taking its place. The
allies so far have not yielded altogeth-
er 10 the tendency. and England par
ticularly is still taking pains 10 teach
her recruits TO shoot straight and use
the hayonet. But Germany. which has
produced most OF he Innovations n
this war. is adapting herself rapidly 60
the new order OF things. She Is said to
have at least 100000 D-aohine guns
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06

On the various fronts. and is turning
out moro IF the type as fast as her
great resources will permit. she Is
teaching her soldiers TO operate these
guns effectively. rather than TO be-
come expert rifle marksmen. And IN
their use she appears TO be evolving a
modification OF the trench warfare
which itself was the last word only a
few months ago.
A few men. il seems. are being sta
toned in the advance trenches with
these automatic guns, protected by
wire acknowledgements and concrete
works. The main line OF infantry is
kept in the rear. TO be used only in
emergencies Thus for defensive
fighting particularly the chief reliance
is on the machine which fires bullets
at the rate of several hundred a min
ute. few such guns can spray an
attacking party with cold lead that
cuts men down as a reaper cuts stand
ing grain.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06
BULGARLA's WAR BUSINESS.

Bulgaria, belonging almost in whole
20 the northern slope Of the Balkans.
Is a comparatively new nation. having
been constituted. about as at present
territOriaIly formed, a principally by
the treaty Of Berlin in 1873 But its
people. the Bulgarians, are OF Finnish
Tartar origin deting back to the fourth
century. when they settled on the
banks OF the Volga OF nomadic and
warlike tendencies the Bulgars drifted
south and established a kingdom part
~ on the site OF the present one in
the seventh century. and at one time
dominated almost the whole of the
peninsula. Internal troubles and dis
sension divided its people and separate
Kingdoms we're formed United pow
erful empire. divided weak principaH-
ties. they fell easy victims to the
Turks and for nearly five hundred
years the Turks ruled supreme.
But Bulgarians' vision of a great
empire, as Of yore, have never been
dispelled and now they are almost per
suaded that their dreams are TO come
true. Bulgaria wants. above all
things a slice Of European Turkey to
the Dardanelles, which will give it the
Gulf OF SaTOs. a great seaport and
harbor And Bulgaria, is even at pres
ent. far from being an insignificant
country. II has an area Of more than
$4,000 square miles and a population
OF approximately five millions. Its
soil is excellent and its mountain
slopes heavily Jimbered. 1t is rich in
minerals and equally rich in water
supplied by the many tributaries to
the Danube flowing through its Dor
ders. A considerable quantity of
grain, principally wheat, is grown.
Fruit and vegetables are raised in
abundance and roses are cultivated in
immense quantities for the production
OF altar
bulgaria is full Of great potentiali-
ties. and ia just awakening. It's roads
are very poor and in all the kingdom
there is but one line Of railroad, that
from Vienna TO Constantinople. How
ever. the possibilities for this little ma
Don ore Unlimited. Even now us eA-
ports and its imports are each. some
seven million dollars greater than
those of Greece. II has a quite respec-
table national debt as well, which
seems to be the ~ entieth century
standard of judging a countrys great
ness 1t owes $4,000, 900 at IL
to six per cent interest. Its ruler is of
German descent, Prince Ferdinand of
Saxe-COburg, whose title, by the way,
is not king, but car of Bulgaria His
salary. IL it is proper to so call it. is
$4,000 per annum. He has four chill
dren. the oldest 81; the youngest 16.
Bulgaria's army is about half million
strong-all ready TO fight at the drop
Of the hat, too-nor does il care much
on which side il fights just so Bull
garia gets its slice. But then that's
war a-la-mode.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06
THE TRADE BALANCE.
(DavtOn News. )

The trade balance in favor OF the
United States at the close of the fiscal
year, June 80, was more than bill
lion dollars. This means that dur
ing the year Americans exported q
billion dollars worth of goods To for
eign countries. So We have a bal
ance due us from the foreigners Of a
billion dollars
This enormous balance. the great
est in the history OF any country. is
not due TO the war orders. The sale
OF ammunition and armament plays
q small part in the figures so FAR. on
~ few million dollars worth at most
have been nippcd-certainly not fifty
million dollars worth, and the trade
balance IS going TO run nearly fifty
million above the billion mark.
But the great balance is due 10 the
war. just the same. Il is due 10 the
fact that we have not been able 10
buy conn Odities abroad the way we
used 10 buy them. We have sold more
goods 20 them, IL other years, but
We have never bought so little
This enormous trade balance is not
as good for the United tSates as il
might appear at first glance. Ger
tainly il is we'll always 10 sell the
other fellow more than he sells YOU
unless ne has something You very
much desire. And that is the case in
this instance. Instead Of having a
trade balance Of a billion dollars. il
would be better for us If we had used
some OF the money in purchasi ny SUD-
plies from Germany, for instance. we
could have used q lot Of her chem
icals 10 good advantage We need q
lot OF calf skins which We have been
in the habit OF getting from France
and other commodities which We have
been buying from Belgium and Italy
and Great Britain. SO while we have
big balance due rs. VIC are short on
many things which We could use 10 a
great advantage II we had them. and
we should have had them but for the
war.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06
HARVEST HAND SWINDLE.
wheeling Begister)

wheeling Register
More information concerning the
harvest swindle practiced by unscru-
pulous employment agents, which has
been referred to in rne Register is
given in kilograms from various cities
in Kansas, which tell of different To-
calities in which there is no demand
for labOreTs, being flooded with men
insearch of work A few days ago 90
men arrived at Hutchinson to take
jobs which did not exist. Investiga-
ton disclosed that they had paid q
Chicago labor agent" SIT each for q
promise of definite employment. They
spent their last cent to reach Kansas.
and the authorities of Hutchinson had
to assist them to other points.
Employment agencies in the east
are said TO be sending thousands of
men into Kansas, without the slight
est effort to put them there at the
proper time and place. Some of them
arrive prematurely. Others come af-
ter all the jobs have been taken.
Meanwhile other sections renew their
appeals Cor farm hands, and the i'm
preston IS created that there is en-
ployment awaiting any number who
system in dealing with the harvest
hand problem which may be remedied
next year. The present trouble would
not exist If the unemployed should
seek Information at branches of the
federal department of labor which
have been established in about so
cities. instead of putting themselvcs
in the hands Of swindiing labor
agents.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06
CHAINS AND PRoPuET JOEL.

Cardinal Gibbons, who IS a very old
man. who has done his work for the
place to which he was called, who has
done It we'll and is now at the end of
it. who in spite of the vigor of his in
tellect has now reached a point where
he must necessarily look backward in
stead OF forward, speaks mildly,
though with firmness. against woman
suffrage.
He looks back upon the muddy po-
litical conditions of his vigorous years
He sees the sheltered home-women of
those years with their unsophisticated
gentleness. He dreams of their gar
ments sOiled by walking through those
muddy paths. their softness bruised by
contact with rough grafters whose
motto was The people be damned"
And the picture hurts his own dear,
gentle soul.
Thomas A. Edison is thirteen years
younger. He IS still pouring into his
life and work a tremendous current OF
energy which enables him to look. IL
not far ahead, at least rather evenly
around him. He has not yet quite
crossed that boundary line between
the young men who see visions" and
the "old man who dreams dreams"
He has declared himself for woman
suffrage because Women represent
the better part OF the family and the
better part OF the community Women
are more moral than men. they are
more honest than men. Their political
influence in the community would be
for the good"
Neither OF these men stands with the
people OF this generation. the sons
and the daughters who phOphesy"-
those who see the level-headed. clear
visioned women OF this time bringing
up their sons and daughters in an era
in which one Is not more moral than
the other. nor more soft In which
there is no muddy bog of politics. no
separate evil class or politicians" but
IN which men and women working to-
gether FOR their common interests
walk through cleaned streets and
Strengthened roads. each bearing his
just share OF the burdens OF the day.
One can understand the old man $
aversion 20 foisting new conditions on
an age untitled TO cope with them one
can understand the almost-old man
looking out from his laboratory on a
world in which women are more
moral than men" and wanting that
moral influence in politics.
But TO those who are now young the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

ruin, and precipitated Mexico into an
other period of anarchy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06

1lines telegram from Laporte. It
saI9 more drainage OF the Kankakee
IS being contemplated. AS an "old
timer / pen this. II too long ditch
it" (not the river into your waste
basket Don't amputate. as I've al
ready compressed wailings into con-
NulslVe sobs, and fear further sur
gical operations would destroy its life.
HOS.
WAILINGS OF THE WALL-EYED
PIKE.
I'm going TO see,
Said myself TO me
If there's any fish in the Kankakee;
ON this trim will be
only three
Myself and / and Memory.
Fish didn't bite. We Heated along.
While Memory sang an Old-time song
OF comrades living and partners dead.
OF the songs they sang, the thing
they said.
or the fish We caught. hot air we blew.
OF the bass we'd strung--and suck
ers too:
When suddenly the boat gave a lurch
And up popped the head OF big pike
perch.
lie opened mis- mouth and gave a grin.
Flapped his tail and wlggled a fin:
] stared in his mouth, all lined with
hooks
Ancient and modern-barbs and
crooks,
One ! saw that once was mine,
Lost in the season OF SO;
lie then gave vent 10 a wailing cry:
'Hos-sive me a drink, Mud Lakes
gone dry"
First aid 10 his ready lips I pressed,
Then he spake again in bitter jest:
Mud Lake u hGg. withered and
worn,
Furrowed and narrowed and all for
lOrn:
The spot where my nuptial couch was
Is now disgraced by an onion bed:
The rowboat yields to the auto bike"
Said the sobbing, sad-eyed, wall-eyed
pike.
Where once you splashed in your rub
Der boots
The rubberneck in his auto scoots,
The delicate scent of the skunk Sc
rene
Is lost in the stink of his gasoline;
The looms have flown but the lunatics
Through gaseous gush to the towns
nearby;
Give me one more, for the love of
Mourned the sobbing, sad-eyed. wall
eyed pike.
Everything has zone to the dickens,
Mud hens are raising auto chickens;
Where the bullfrogs had ST. Nitus
dance
The JOY riders do the tango prance:
Wild ducks are gone, wild geese are
dying.
The fishermen have all quit lying,
But-the flask is empty. you'd better
hike,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06
THE MELTING POT
GOMEZ TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

or I'll swallow YOU" said the wall
eyed pike.
The musty tale
OF Jonah's whale
Is always allowed 70 pass;
SO 1 ask the like
For the wall of my pike,
And the bray of Balaam's ass.
MANY other old timers viii sob in
unison with Hos" over the decadence
of the Kankakee under the misnomer
Of Improvement What, we pause TO
inquire. compensation can a few mill
lion bushels of corn and a few thou
sand pounds of peppermint OIL be TO
tn cold timer for the loss Of his happy
hunting and fishing grounds This IS
only another example Of the modern
tendency to cOmmercialize everything
IN sight
UNDER date OF June 20. at the
Front" old III Sibley writes us in red
ink: The unanimous sentiment Of
Americans in France is that Wilson IS
making L. s. appear a spineless ma
ton through his grandmother reply
TO the German note. On account Of
tremendous moral support TO the allies
WE WANT WAR: But, then, you go
ahead and do what you think best
WHAT we think best bears a close
resem blance to what we are doing
and we cannot see our way clear 70
deferring TO the wishes of the blood
thirsty Americans in France. OF whom
old HI poses as which.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06

1t is interesting TO note with what
eouanimity the American public, even
that considerable part of II which
hopes to see the allies win. views the
defeat OF the Russian armies in Ga
licia.
There is. Of course. no such feeling
against Russia as there was during
the Japanese war. In fact, the pub
lie generally is well disposed toward
Russia But that friendly disposition
doesn't blind American eyes TO the
defects that still mar the intrinsic
greatness of the Russian nation and
the evils that cling TO the Russian
government
Intelligent Americans, whatever
their racial sylnpathles. are not eager
10 see Russia vim glory from this war.
They believe il would be unfortunate
for civilization if fate should make
Russia the decisive factor IN defeat
ms Germany and Austria-if they are
defeated. Russia may be destined 20
lead Europe some day; the race has
admirable qualities and is capable OF
great things. But Russia's hour has
not Yet come. She is not yet sufii-
GENTLY civilized SO we are not ready
to welcome such Russian domination
of Europe as might result from VIC
torious war in which she appeared as
the savior Of the other allies II any
of the allies is 10 win added glory and
prestige most Americans would prefer
il should be France. with England a
close second.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06

thing is so much simpler than either
view. Free citizens work better and
are happier than those in chains And
that's all there is TO il.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06

Motor boats can still venture out
from the American coast without be-
ing charged with violating neutrality
Unless hey get more thar three miles
from shore.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06
Women Of America, What shall 3
Done With Him?

(Dr. Charles L. Dana. NeurOlOgist.)
There are many quiet sensib bic NO
men who honestly believe in this
cause (Nvoman's suffrage) but often
the active and aggressive writers who
think themselves so clever are defin-
itely defective mentally. Measured by
fair rules Of intelligence testing, L
should say that TIE zealot in the cause
has about the mental age Of eleven.
NO. yesterday was not the coolest
Fourth on record. We remember one
so cold the chi dren at the picnic
couldn't eat the ice cream.
THE Man in the Street" on the
NIishawaka end of The Nj. line
speaks of one of the citizens Of that
place learning the divers" ways Of a
new automobile, and it strikes us the
word has a peculiar significance in
this connection.
WE have not fully determined
whether it was spreading the Fourth
over 80 many days or the new safety
device TO which we are indebted for a
good nights sleep. We would like to
think the latter but can hardly believe
the new innovation has taken so
quickly.
ANY way, the Fourth is becoming
quite endurable even to the most patri-
otto citizen.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
Smart Grandson.

A well-known man recently lent
his grandson money to purchase a
motorcycle. The money was to be
paid back by installments, the ma
chine to remain the property of the
grandfather until the last payment
had been made. The other day, while
out riding, the boy met his grand
father and jumped off his motor
cycle.
Say, grandfather" said the boy,
"who does this machine belong to-"
at belongs to me until you have
made the last payment. That was
the agreement, you know. But why
do you ask?"
"Well, l just wanted make sure, "
remarked the boy, with grin.
Your motorcycle needs new tire" /"
--Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
There With the Answer.

In a public school one afternoon
the teacher was instructing class
in physiology, and finally, in order to
test the memory of the youngsters,
she closed the book and began to ask
questions.
Willie" she said, addressing a
bright-faced boy near the head OF the
class, "can you give me familiar ex-
ample OF the human body as it adapts
itself to changed conditions?"
"Sure." was the confident rejoin-
der. MY Uncle Jake gained fifty
pounds in less than one year. and his
skin never cracked. Philadelphia
Telegraph
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
Speaking of Big Fishes.

The late Justice Brewer was with
party of New York friends on a
fishing trip In the Adirondacks, and
around the camp fire one evening
the talk naturally ran on big fish.
When it came his turn the jurist be-
gan, uncertain as to how he was
going to come out:
I'VE were fishing one time on the
Grand Banks for-er-er-for-'
Whales" somebody suggested.
mo-" said the justice. I'VE were
batting with whales. "-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
OF Course,

Swearing doesn't help to play the
game said the young minister on
the golf links. Besides, it's very
wicked"
1t may be vera wicked, an 1t may
no help the playin,' but it's gre-reat
aid to conversation replied the So
phisticated caddy.-Liyingston Lance
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
To Make Sure.

Mistress-Why have you put two
hot-water bottles in my bed, Bridget?
Bridget-Sure, mum. wan of thin
was leaking, and didn't know which,
SO put both in to make sure.-Lon-
don Punch.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
Accustomed.

Old Gentleman (who has just fin
ished reading an account of ship
wreck with loss Of passengers and
all hands)-He! | am sorry for the
poor sailors that were drowned.
Old Lady-Sailors! 1t isn't the
sailors--it's the passengers am sorry
for The sailors are used to it.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
Agreeable.

"All flesh is grass, my brother" ;"
said Mr.. Goodman.
Il believe YOU are right" agreed
Mr.. Rounder. Il always feel like a
bale of hay when hit closed town. :"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
Hidden.

Boots by Smith. costumes by Rob-
inson, wigs by Jones, scenery by
Dingbat." mumbled the man in the
end seat
What are you driving at?"
I'm trying to dig up who wrote
the play. louisville Courier Jour
nal.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
Crushed,

Don't keep pestering me-
Then you won't marry me?"
81 wouldn't even be engaged to
you at Summer resort. louisville
Courier-J Journal.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
Stories the World
Meets With Smiles
Well, Well.

tGNHRS. RIPPLETON'S afternoon
AvA tea" said Mrs. Twickenbury,
was a perfect Babylon of sounds. -
Christian Register.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-08

Alene Houck, II months old, the 100
per cent winners of baby contest
just held in Los Angeles, Cal, have
arranged through their respective
mothers to be married as soon as
they are old enough.
And thereat all the people who be-
lieve in eugenics rejoice exceedingly
Meantime, however, Or. Woods
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-08
NIXoIA GREELEY-sMITH

BY NIxoLA GREELEY-SMITH
New York, April 5.-The perfect
babies are engaged and it's. only a
question of time when that thing they
sing about at weddings, "Oh, per-
feet love-" will ripen into that thing
they write about in books-the per-
feet marriage. .
William Flynn, 81 months old, and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14
WRAY, PENN CENTRE,
SHOWS GOOD FORM
Coach CASTOR Declares Former
Back Will Make Great
Player

The Un:ye sity of Pennsylvania sec
ond football squad received a few acces-
sions this afternoon on Franklin Field.
but the torrid weather compelled Coaches
Harold CASTOR and Dick" Marshall to
give the men only light work.
Coach CASTOR this morning sent Ken
meth Witherow, the big guard down to
Port Deposit to join the squad there.
Witherow took an examination yesterday.
but did not do any work on Franklin
Field. He is in the best shape of his
career. weighing 21S pounds striped He
wants to work down to 30 pounds. Cas-
ton declares his belief that Wray, who
played halfback last year. will develop
into a first class centre.
"Wray has been progressing splendidly
in his new position" said CASTOR. "It
Is true that he never played centre before,
but that, think, is in his favor In this
connection, 1t is worth recalling that the
best centres Pennsylvania has had in the
last 10 years were men taken from the
back field or some other position and
placed at centre. where they had never
played before.
DICK Marshall announced TODAY that
the freshmen would not be called ont
oh1cially until September %, but that he
would be glad to register any who re-
ported in advance of that date, and Uould
put them at work