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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17
ASHES AND \ SONG.
(St. Paul Pioneer Press. )

Eighty years after his death the
world Is beginning TO realize its in
debtedness TO Joseph Rouget de Lisle
author of the most stirring anthem
ever composed. Yesterday his ashes
were honored by the thousands of in
habitants of Choisy lie ROi on the oc-
CaSiOn of their removal to Paris.
The "Marseillaise" was produced in
a night ROuget de Lisle is credited
with the composition of both words
and music except by one authority
who declares that the music was
adapted probably from the oratorio
Esther" on an evening in April
1892, the mayor of Strassburg gave a
banquet in honor Of force of volun-
teers who were about to leave the
city. He proposed a Rouget de Lisle
captain Of artillery, that he write
a song in celebration of the event.
The officer may have lost some sleep
as a result, but the next morning the
birth of an immortal anthem was re-
corded. II was sung with such rap
turOus enthusiasm in Strassburg that
the number Of volunteers was increas-
ed from 500 TO 1000.
The song acquired its present name
when the Marseilles battalion sang it
at the stOrming OF the Tuileries. The
Parisians received ii with transports
and. ignorant of its origin. they styled
il the "Hymne de Marseillaise." 1t
became the song OF freedom not only
in France but throughout Europe.
Because of this significance il was
suppressed under the first empire and
the Bourbons. but the revolution of
1880 revived it. Again put under the
ban by the second empire, il finally
emerged under the republic TO become
the established national anthem.
During the present war France has
reverberated with il from border 20
border. 1t has been sung in the thea
tiers by favorite opera vOcalists and
in the trenches by the men 4 cir
cumstance Of one mans life has been
translated into the voice of a great
nation Jean Rouget de Isle has long
been dead. but the "Marseillaise'' goes
marching or
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17
ALL AGAINST CARRANZA.

The most convincing proof that
Gen. Carranza has not made good is
the fact that the other Latin-Ameri-
can nations want to side-track him in
establishing a stable government in
Mexico. The Latin republics have all
had their periods of turbulence, and
might be called good judges of revo-
buttons. They know how to size up a
revolutionary leader And without
apparent exception the Central and
South American countries repudiate
Carranza. No judgment the United
States might render could be so damn
ing as that fact
Carranza still talks big. rebukes our
government for presuming to NEEDLE
with Mexican affairs at time of in
tolerable provOcation, and eXpels the
representatives OF American
governments. Secure in his egotism,
he defies the western hemisphere.
Uncle Sam, at least, has stood about
all the defying he's going 20.
The time has come for action. That
action will be taken with the coopera-
ton of the Latin republics so far as
possible. and without them if they re-
fuse to help when the final test comes.
Carranza demands that the revolu-
ton be allowed to follow its natural
course" Carranza himself has di-
verted il from its natural course and
turned a successful revolt into com
petitive slaughter and pillage at the
hands of rival leaders devoid of pa
triotism. Outside aid is needed TO give
the Mexican people the logical fruits
of their revolution, and it's up to Uncle
Same TO provide that aid in spite of the
fire-eating First Chief of the Con-
stitutionalists"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

try is quite erroneous" Yet it is now
said by the London Daily Mau, in an
article calling for the placing OF orders
for unlimited quantities of this arm:
The Germans are virtually subStitut-
ing men armed with machine guns for
the old fashioned infantry armed with
rifles" At Neuve Chapeue, it may be
recalled, a few machine gunners in
trench protected by barbed wire which
the preparatory bOmbardment had
failed to destroy held up the British
advance at an important point and
made the results OF the victory small
In trench warfare it is easy TO see
how the concentration ofshre powder
IN a few individuals, by reducing the
target at the most exposed places,
may not only lessen the loss OF life
from a preliminary storm OF shell, but
make it much more difficult to destroy
resistance. Even a few experts with
machine guns, prepared TO sell their
lives dearly, can inflict severe losses
upon an attacking force. The Ger
mans have been best equipped and
best trained in this speciality as in
heavy hOwitzer fire; the other armies
now have to catch up as well as they
can.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17

essary TO buy the same goods. 1t is
evident that the war is using up the
worlds destructiblel wealth at ire
mendous rate. But the gold isn't be-
ing destroyed Gold and land are two
forms of wealth that are sure 10 sur
vive In fact. after the war there
will be more gold in the world than
ever, while there Will be less of nearly
every thing that gold buys-including
labor Why, then, shouldn't the same
old law work. with still greater eff
fectiveness, raising higher the prices
OF the necessaries of life2
This theory has a practical interest
to all creditors. including subscribers
TO government bonds. Obviously, if
prices are going to go up and stay up.
worth less when they get it back. be-
cause it will buy less. The envied
creditor is thus at disadvantage.
and the Iong-term debtor wins. There
should be some comfort in that to
those who owe money, and to states
men who feel the responsibility of the
tremendous national debts their gov
ernments are assuming. 1t is possible.
however. that this feature cheapening
Of money is already discounted in the
abnormally high rates OF interest the
belligerents have to pay to float their
war issues.
As far as the average man is con-
cerned this forecast doesn't seem TO
indicate much change in his situation.
He may be little worse Off because
his higher wages may be eaten up by
still higher prices and taxes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17

declared in public statement IF we
we're not willing to give our toll while
others give their lives 10 their coun-
try"
In comparison with It's pure
patriotism how sordid seems the spirit
OF the workmen in some of other bel
ligerent countries. The world knows
how near Great Britain came 10 ruin
through the deliberate refusal Of Eng
lish factory workers and Welsh
miners to perform work essential TO
the national campaign, unless their
hours were shortened and their wages
raised. Even Germany narrowly avoid
ed a labor revolt at the Krupp NUM-
ton factory. II remained for the
Italians toward whom native Ameri-
cans are inclined TO be supercilious, to
show the rest a noble example
In Italy, it appears. nobody is try
ing to make money out of the war.
Rightly or wrongly. Italy is really
fighting for an ideal; rich and poor.
learned and ignorant. are united in
spirit.
In only one other country is there
apparent such unseIfshness and unan-
unity That's in France The world
has still much to learn from the
Iatins
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17
THE GREEK IN AMERICA.


1t is gratifying to record that the
Greeks in America stand firmly be-
hind the actions of Pres't Wilson,
indorsing him as a man who weighs
the measures of thought and deed in
brain balanced by intellect and high
purpose, not to be deviated by the
siren song of politicians intoxicated
with the eXuberance of their own YER
bosity," prompted by the hope of poll
tical gain and personal aggrandize-
ment at the expense of the nation.
There has never been such "a crea-
ton as a Greek-American. Where the
hyphen may be used TO bridge the two
nationalities the compound word reads
Americana Greek.
The Hellenic race in America recog-
nizes the privileges of American in
dependence to the full, and first, last,
and all the time, stands by the side
of the great president of the mighty
republic and the essential doctrines
of that republic he so wisely compre-
bends, eXpOUnds, and executes.
In this friendship and gratitude
they are loyal, whether they take the
oath of allegiance or leave the coun-
try in which they have found the ac-
tive fount of liberty TO answer the inn
minent call of their fatherland. Ions
enslaved, and battle side by side with
their blood brothers for the same
proud independence achieved by the
United States
The same impulse that wrought the
Declaration of independence domi-
mates the patriotism of the Greek AS
an American citizen or as a soldier
of the home army the same cause OF
freedom will inspire his arms to vic
tory.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17
MILITARY SYSTEM CHANGES.
(Reno Gazette.)

1t is estimated from Washington
that in his report TO congress, the
secretary of war next December VIII
recommend some radical changes in
the American military system and that
he may be supported by Pres't Wilson
in the regular message from the
White House on the opening of the
national legislature. The same source
of information says the army war
college has been studying the sub
jet for months and that, as a result
OF its inquiries. the Swiss system VIII
probably be favored.
Under the Swiss system the army
of the little republic is fully as effec-
tive as that of the United States. yet
ii costs IS times as much TO main
tain the United states army as it does
that of switzerland and where the
HelVetian republic can mobilize its
forces within three days, il would re-
Quire six months to bring the army
together in this country. Leut.-CoL
George Bell, Jr., who was sent to Lu-
cerne TO study the Swiss idea, saw the
inspection Of q whole corps and in his
report has this to say: AT S o'clock
in the morning there had been prac-
tically nothing in the square. Before
, o'clock there was acOmplete body
of trained soldiers. who had been or
gained and We're ready TO entertain. q"
Every SWitZer Is a soldier, begin
ming the age of 20 years, passing to
the landwehr, or first reserve, at the
age of b, and 10 the landstrum, or
final reserve, at 45 years. Recruits
are fitted out with a uniform, rifle
and complete field equipment, all of
which they have To take home and
care for. After learning their duties,
there is a brief service with the colOrs
every year and that is all At the
call to arms. every man knows where
to report and just where his station
in the ranks will be.
It certainly looks like the ideal mil
itary~ system 10 introduce in America
and il does not mean the formation
of such a belligerent force as might
prove an incentive 10 bring on war.
lor switzerland has demonstrated
that an army such as it possesses
is a physical protection and a moral
defense against invasion. And that
is all the United States wants.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK

The state of Illinois has decided
that piece of work done for il by a
woman is worth just as much as the
same piece Of * done equally well
by a man. a rational and disin-
terested human being would probably
say that the fact is self-evident. but
very few communities in America. or
anywhere else. have yet recognized it.
Beginning Sept. 1, all women en-
ployes of the state will receive the
same pay as men doing the same class
of work This step. decided on by the
state board OF administration. affects
directly $500 employees and indirectly
some 10000 wards in state institu-
tons
1t is regarded as an act Of simple
Justice. There is no reason" ex-
plains the president OF the board.
why a woman nurse i'm state insti-
tuition should not receive as high
wages as the men attendants for the
same class of work" 1t is the same
view taken in New York when that
city broke the ancient. unfair rule by
paying women teachers the same sal
aries that men teachers received for
the same service:
It's all part of the big question of
democracy. If = woman is paid less
than man for doing the same work
simply because she's a woman. then
the sex is in a state o. serfdom. ex-
plotted 10y man To the extent of the diff
ference in wages
III this is really democracy. and
women are people. then men and wo-
men should have equal opportunity TO
earn a living. competing in business
and industry on the same basis and
being paid according to their earning
power.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17

George Johnston. convict just re-
leased from the Milledgeville prison
from which Leo Frank was yesterday
taken and murdered, says:
Frank was treated as if he was
the wardens brother there on a
little social visit. No guy with
money is ever required to work
at that place Some of them
wear their civilian clothes and
white collars and have their food
sent in 10 them Frank had
big rOlltop desk moved in and he
spent his entire days writing at
it-working on his own business.
l guess. You can fix things pretty
soft over at the farm if you have
a stable little wad.
Which, if only for the sake Of
Franks supporters needs looking into
Little of that kind of business may
have gone long way in Georgia.
Frank was entitled only to, and
should have had. precisely the treat
ment all other convicted criminals get
at Milledgeville
Lots of money was raised for his
defense and to secure him commuta-
ton of sentence; properly raised we
think. Not one penny should have gone
to purchase him special privileges in
prison. 1t is misguided sympathy.
We are afraid that Franks friends
persistence in this course, may have
had something to do with making a
little angel of him prematurely. Frank
should have been left to take his pun
ishment manfulIv until new DrOof
was found TO eXonerate him. That's
the chance he prayed for and which
SlatOn gave; no more.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17
THE MACHINE Guns.

vi IIIt7lItItI nc ItIIIItNtlIi.I
While in general the war has fol-
lowed closely the lines laid down By
Bernhard, ne faile6 like many pro-
fessional soldiers, To realize the i'm
p0rtance Of machine guns They
could seldom, he argued. aid in the at
tack, which is the matter OF prime
Importance. and might impede il.
Therefore this auxiliary weapon
should be given 20 the infantry in lin
tied numbers. and machine gun de-
tachments should not overburden the
marching columns. The idea that
they can TO some extent replace infR n
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17
Another Fortunate Accident.
TrT4x~ DrtGr

A very fortunate accident happen
ed Saturday morning when Mr. Aug
rebright crossed the little culvert
across Sugar creek on the B. s. Mil
Ter farm. He was driving team
across and was walking behind them
when the stringers gave way and the
team went down into the ditch. he
was not hurt at all, nor were the
horses.
BY the way, it seems, after all, that
EversOle might have done what he did,
that he could have done it. and that
he would have done it, and we are not
so uncertain that he should have done
il.
SUNDAY having been pleasant
day those thanks i'm advance go.
With fiendish glee reporters chase
From suicide to murder
Let some of the boys finish that.
CARRANZA'S ultimatum is war.
ii war ensues you can guess his ulti-
mate.
STILL. if he wants to fight, why not
let him fight Villa?
c. y. F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17
BUSINESS MEN PHYSICALLY FIT

The physique of the American bust
ness man has been slandered, if the
evidence of the New York military
training camp is any criterion. We
have been told often in recent years
that our business men were deterio-
rating physically. that they were be-
coming fat and puffy. or running to
the opposite extreme of indigestion or
nerves. The middle-aged American
particularly has been set down as
decadent.
Now, of 1907 business and profess
sional men who presented themselves
at the New York volunteer camp. only
one failed to pass the medical examin-
alton. and 600 were pronounced fit to
pass the severe tests required by the
regular army.
To appreciate what this means, it
must be remembered that the civilians
examined ranged from % to 63 years.
and that their average age was 35,
which is ten years more than the aver
age of the regular army. Though
old" as military age is reckoned,
they sized up as well as the average
American in his twenties.
Which seems to show that there are
still Drawn and healthy innards back
of American business and professional
life, and that few of our citizen.
wealthy enough TO live softly" ar,
yet eneryated by luxury.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17

LDl II III y a. - 49,
Have you heard Lou Kuhnse guinea
hen
Sing her roundelayF
If not. you've missed a MELODY
You'll not hear for many uay.
She sings in high c" with perfect
ease.
And then she sings in saw
Then sometimes she combines the TWO
And strikes a note in "C-sd".
NOTING an article in the Milwau-
kee Evening Wisconsin credlted 10 the
South Bend News-T Tribune slmpels an
itinerant contributor TO try 10 sur UP
something Il see" he writes, you
have consolidated-but what ! want
TO know is. now that YOU (tWo) are
one. which are you? Have you merg-
ed into +. A. NJ. or has some KIND
friend dumped him into the NJ p?
Even so. he might come out quite tasty
as a pot roast. Who knows
SINCE a recent experience We
haven't a world of censure Tor the
dope fiend We are with him first,
last and all the time. when he needs it.
though we don't commend his Juds-
ment. or lack of it. in getting tied up
10 the habit. You've got 10 hand II TO
the dope when you're in trouble. AT
the same time perhaps surgical ope-
ration would be better.
More Additional PuCkerville Items.
The undertakers' convention We'd
nesday last. caused the usual glum;
even Nature wept As the poet de-
claimed:
no quality of lowly beer
But knows a sympathetic teer.
Well we'll. well! Flowers strune in
the path of ]. WhitcOme Riley at Co
lumbus, He can rec'lect when the
farmer, men Of that vicinity wouldn't
let him paint his verses on the'l
barns-an' so can But ne deserves
the boOkay.
Mrs. Scrimply has a ad in this
weeks News 10 this effect "A nice
single room. for a nice single man
with nice single bed an no Other
occupants" Mrs. Scrimply is a sin
/ gle" woman by grass legislation.
Simp Todd the p. NJ. says theirs 9
letter in his offus directed to A. Brist
/ ly HOgg-ther's sev'ral carnations oil
/ EN- in Puckerville.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17
PATRIOTIC ITALIAN LABoRERs.

one OF the most impressive bits OF
war news received for some time is an
item from Rome. italy, 10 the effect
that the railroad employees of Rome
have refused TO accept payment for
all the extra work imposed on them
in the mobilization OF the Italian army
We would feel Inundated" they
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17
THE MODERN WAY.

Mrs. Henry Pack: Men have degen-
Grated sadly since the DAYS OF chivalry.
Sir Walter Raleigh spread his cloak
on the ground for the queen 10 walk
on; women do not walk on men
cloaks in these modern days
Henry Peck: No: they walk on
mems necks now.-Puck.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17
THE MEL TING POT
COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

Sig Crumstatter an wife returned
from Camp meetin' much benefited.
sig has reduced his price of shaves.
They both put a dime i'm the confer
button plate Sunday. Go agin Sis,
\ Puckerville Jay
Went 10 circus one day.
Threw some Plug in the ele-
plants quarter.
Then the mamaTs big trunk
Hit the hOObv kerplunk
RiPht square in the place where it
Orter
F. l. T.
IT never occurred TO US, nor. we
presume. 10 Sheriff Bailey, that Ever
sole would hang himself. and Yet when
he began 10 talk about alibis We might
have suspected something of the sort
VERY strange that none of those
foreign powers can take the same view
of current questions as ourselves es-
pecially when they know we are abso-
lutely neutral and unbiased
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17

Los Angeles morally is one of the
best cities in this country" says Billy
Sunday. But he hasn't begun sailing
into them yet Wait till he sees the
multitudes and multitudes rolling up,
all afraid of his kind of hell!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17

German is the foreign language
most spoken in the United States.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17

This country has 100000 people
British born or of British stock.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-08

DIDN'T WANT TO BE BURDEN
Ill and Respondent because she was
a burden on her folks, Amy Sehoen-
eek, of AIS Jackson blvd. shot her
self Tuesday. Her body was found in
a room in the Hotel Morrison yester-
day.
She carefully prepared the bed
clothes to deaden the sound Of the
shot, wrote notes with instructions
and reasons for her act and took her
life. ...
God forgive me and take my soul.
A burden l am to others-an for
give the sorrows l bring to an al
ready heavily burdened family and
brothers" her note read in part.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-08

ers, is wrong, and arise to tell you
that the Barefoot Boy" was written
by the blind poet, John L. Milton
g (that is how he knew the boy was
barefooted), in Paradise Alley be-
tween the lost and regained depart
ment. Yours for accuracy. - orris
Root.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-08
IAN OLD RAIL."-The

~ AIN OLO KALI. line SWICcn-
man was correct in regard to trains
displaying signals as per present book
of rules of c. B. & @. R. R. Rule 20
reads: All sections of a train except
the last will display two green flags
and, in addition, two green lights by
night in places provided for that pur-
pose on the front of the engine. Rule
81: Extra trains will display two
white flags and, in addition, two
white lights by night in place provid-
ed for them on front of engine.
Old Rail was correct as per book
of rules of 1889 of C. & N. w. R. R.
Rule "a: Red signals carried on an
engine shows that a train is follow
ing which has precisely the same
rights as the train bearing the sig
mails. A train following regular train
under red signals must always be
considered as part of and to have
all of the rights of the leading train
and no more. Rule IS: Green sig
mails carried on an engine show that
the train carrying them is a special
The Big Snake.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-08
cor Rich THRo, CUPID

New York.-"Cupid's chapel in
the city hall, used by aldermen to
marry couples in hurry, was abol-
ishel because, it was alleged, three
Tammany aldermen had grown rich
from fees.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-08
WoMANs LEAGUE BENEFIT


This is Woman's Trade Union
league benefit night at the perform
ance of 'Too Many Cooks" at the
Princess theater Mrs. Raymond
Robins Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, Grace
Wilbur Trout and Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
: Mccormick have boxes. Katherine
Dunno, Rosalind Mason, Louise and
Alice Kitchell, Ruth Tanning, Anna
Erickson, Mary Butler and Elizabeth
Christian will sell candy.
s-O-O-
Juneau, Alaska.-LoWer house of
territorial legislature passed bill to
submit prohibition question to voters
of Alaska in 1916. -