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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
Germany'S Baltic Ships Drive
Enemy Back and BOmbard
Port of Riga, Accord
ing to Stockholm.
PETROGRAD AWAITS
DETAILS OF BATTLE
Rapidity of German Advance
Causing DiSquiet in Russ
CapitaI-BreSt-LitOVSk
is Invested.

many's Baltic fleet is reported In a
dispatch from Stockholm To have de-
feated the Russian fleet. entered the
gulf of Riga and bonn barded the port
of Riga. The message gives no de-
tails
PETROGRAD. Aug. 21-Further
details OF the attack by the German
Baltic fleet upon Riga were anNiOusly
awaited today The official announce
ment OF last night that the Russian
warships defending the Baltic port
had drawn in closer, caused extreme
pessimism.
1t was admitted in official circles
that if the German fleet succeeded in
forcing its way into the gulf of Riga
the chief port on the gulf could not
hold out Preparations for such an
eventuality had been made by remoV-
ing government treasures and valuable
relics. but IL had been hoped. never
theless, that the Russian warships and
mine fields could prevent the Germans
from entering the gulf.
The rapidity Of the German advance
from the Nistula is causing disquiet
here Large Russian forces are still
in the territory toward which the Ger
mans are proceeding. They are re-
treating as rapidly as possible and de-
laying in every way the German ad-
vance. but it is feared that part of
them may be cut off.
When Grand Duke Nicholas escaped
the Nistula trap set by the TeutoniC
allies. il was thought his armies would
be safe on the Niemen-Bug front, but
the fall of Kovno has put them in a
difficult position.
ON the Ossowiec- Bielestok front. the
Germans are striving to hamper the
Russian retreat in order that other
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
Berlin Av., a Fashionable st.
Louis ThOrOughfare, is
Rushing RiVer-Many
Saved From Homes.
DAMAGE ESTIMATED
UP IN THE MILLIONS
Galveston Getting Back to Nor
maI-FederaI Authorities
Relieve the Lack of
Food Supplies.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 21.-Ten
bodies were recovered by the police
today from the flooded sections of
this city. The receding water per-
mitted rescurers to make a thorough
search of houses in the water COW
cred areas and led to the finding of
the dead.
Large sections Of St. Louis were
flooded today, a wide area in St.
Louis county and part of the manu-
featuring communities on the Illinois
side of the Mississippi river were
under water as the result of the heavy
rains that formed the latter end of
the West Indian hurricane which
struck Galveston. Texas, on MonL<y.
The storm was moving rapidly On a
northeasterly direction headed for the
Great Lakes region today.
Fully 10000 persons were unable
TO reach the business district yester-
day and hundreds OF commuteis were
still kept away from their work to-
day. The police have been unable to
confirm a report that 10 persons were
drowned in this city and St. Louis
county.
Berlin av., a fashionable West End
thoroughfare, va u rushing river to-
day, and Forest park is entirely under
water Hundreds of persons in the
fashionable residence sections of the
city were rescued from their homes
in rowbOats and motor craft. under
the personal direction Of Mayor Kiel.
The damage by water in this section
and in the factory districts of Illinois
VII run into millions of dollars.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
Late AdviCeS Estimate Deaths
at Three Score = All But
Two Americans on Board
Reported Saved.
TUGS SEARCH WATERS
FOR MORE VICTIMS
Wireless Apparatus so Badly
Damaged That Operator
Was Able to Send Out
Only One Call.

LONDON. Aug 21-The total OF
missing in the Arabic disaster is now
As. the White star line announced to-
day. seven of these are passengers.
two being Americans
LONDON. Aug. 21.-The bodies of
woman and man. the former be-
leved TO be that of Mrs. Frank Tat
tersall, the latter that of a steward.
were found in two Of the White star
liner Arabic's lfeboats not far from
the spot where the ship was torpe-
doed' IL was stated IN "a dispatch
from Queenstown today.
Mrs. Tattersall. au English woman.
has been missing since the Arabic
was sunk by a German submarine
thursday morning, but her husband
ana TWO children were saved
The spot where the lifcbOats were
picked up was only five miles from
the grave of the Arabic. Five moro
hfeboats were found near bv.
Figures we're still conflicting. late
adHces increasing the number of ,ic
TINS three score. The missing Amer
leans, however remain at two name
~, Mrs. Josephine Bruguiere and DIR.
Edmund Woods
Thirteen Are Missing.
The finding of the BODY believed
TO be that of Mrs, TattersaU left IL
passengers missing. according 10 one
report although advices from Queens
town stated the victims among the
passengers might rise 20 rs. The
CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEND
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21

Ell PASO. Texas, Aug. 21.-Gen.
Villas troops at TOrreon have been
heavily reinforced and have renewed
the conflict with Gen. Obregons Car
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
ANE ER|CAN TROOPS
ARE FIRED UPON
Gen. Funston Reports That
MexiCanS Opened Fire as
Soldiers Marched.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-Gen.
Funston reported to the war depart
ment today that a detachment OF the
second cavalry, L. ,. A, under COM
mand of Capt. HOlcomb, while on a
practice march along the Mexican
border near LOchlel, AriZ, was fired
upon by Mexican soldiers. He added
that three thousand Mexican troops
under Gen. Gales, a Carranza com
mander were encamped Directly
across the border from LochieI. he
made no mention OF casualties. runs
ton did not report whether or not the
Americans replied 10 the tire.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.- Gen.
Obregon. CarranZas chief military
commander and the man who it was
reported might listen To peace pro-
posals rendered by the United States
and the Latin American representa-
tves, IS sohdly behind the constitu-
tionalist first chief. Obregon has an
swered the note sent him by Secy OF
State Lansing and the Latin Ameri-
can diplomats
He tiatly says that Gen. CarranZa
IS the sole representative of Mexico
In dealings with other nations. He
informs Sec'y Lansing and the Latin
Americans that their communication
must be answered by Carranza and
Carranza alone, as he is the first chief
OF Mexico. The Carranza agency here
today announced that Obregon had
sent his reply 10 Sec'y Lansing and
the Latin Americans.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21

BELLEVILLE, III, Aug. 21-Dam-
age estimated at 100000 has been
caused by Richland creek Overflowing
and flooding over fifty houses. Rain
started Thursday night and continued
until Friday afternoon. 1t caused
Richland creek to raise until il reach
ed the second stories of some houses.
Police and fire departments rescued
over 500 people who were caught in
their homes by the rapid rise of water.
Richland creek normally is 10 feet
wide. but today is geo feet wide in
1cnNrINrrEn ~ PAGE SEVFNN
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21

GALVESTON, TeNas. Aug. 21.-
With telegraphic communication re-
stored, Galveston today was slowly
getting back 10 normal. Water ser
vice in the city will be resumed likely
tonight. The federal authorities have
relieved the condition brought about
by food shortage, and there was
plenty of supplies on hand to care
for all the sufferers.
The known loss of life in Galveston
proper was eight. and in the low sec
tions west Of Galveston, II was Off
cially reported that % persons were
dead.
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THE WEATHER

INDIANA. - Fair tonight,
except rain in northeast por-
tiOn. Sunday fair: warmer.
LOWER MICHIGAN. -
Rain tonight, sunday prob
ably fair.
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lCONTINUED - 20 sEVEN.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
SHERIFFs sALE-BY VIRTUE OF

SHERIFF'S SALE BY VIRTUE OF
sundry writs of Lev Fac to me di-
rected will be exposed to Public Sale
at the Court House, on Market street.
between Tenth and Eleventh streets.
in the city Of Wilmington, New Castle
county, Delaware,
ON THURSDAY,
THE BOTH DAY OF DECEMBER. 1915
at 10 O'Clock a. M,
all the following described lots of land.
each with dwelling thereon erected,
described as follows, to-wit:
No. l. On the easterly side of GRAY
avenue, at the distance of one hundred
and forty-two feet northerly from the
northerly side of Second street, with a
front on Grey avenue of fifteen feet.
and depth of one hundred and eight
feet.
No. 2. On the easterly side of GRAY
avenue, at the distance of one hundred
and twentY-seven feet northerly from
the northerly side of Second street, with
front on Gray avenue of fifteen feet,
and depth of one hundred and eight
feet
Together with the use for each Of said
properties Of the alley and terra Gotta
drain appurtenant thereto.
Seized and taken ia execution as the
properties of Newton II. Cloud and Anna
M. Cloud. bis wife, mortgagors, and tC
be sold by
HARRY j. STIDHAM, Sheriff.
Sherif's Once, Wilmington, Del.
Dec. 18th, lDI5.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
5HERIFF's sALE-BY VIRTUE OF

3HERIFF'S SALE BY VIRTUE OF
: a writ of Lev. Fac. to me directed
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
Court House on Market street, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets, in
the city of Wilmington, New Castle
county, Delaware,
ON THURSDAY,
THE BOTH DAY OF pECE BER, 1915
at 10 o'clock a. m,
the following described Real Estate,
viz:
All that certain lot or piece of land
with the brick dwelling house thereon
erected, known as No. 500 West sixth
street, situate in the city of Whining
ton aforesaid, bounded and described
as follows to-wit:
Beginning at point on the southerly
side of Sixth street at the distance of
fifty-three feet westerly from the west
erly side of Franklin street and at the
middle of the brick division wall be-
tween the house on this lot and the
house adjoining on the. east, thence
southerly, parallel with Franklin street
and passing through the middle of the
brick division wall aforesaid seventy
four feet ten inches to the nOrtherlv
side of an alley two feet and six inches
wide lea ling into Franklin street;
thence by said alley side westerly fif-
teen feet eight inches; thence norther-
ly, parallel with Franklin street and
passing through the middle cf the brick
division wall between the house on this
lot and the house adjoining on the west
seventy-four feet ten inches to the said
southerly side of Sixth street and
thence thereby easterly fifteen feet
eight inches to the place of beginning,
be the contents thereof what they may.
With the free use and privilege of said
alley in common with others entitled
thereto forever,
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Sarah X. Thatcher, mort
| gagor and Guaranteed Securities Realty
| Company a corporation of the State Of
| Delaware t. t., and to be sold by
HARRY J. STIDHAM, sheriff.
Sheriff's Office. Wilmington, Del.
Dec. 18th, 1915.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18

SHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
a writ of Lev. Fac to me directed
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
Court House on Market street, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets, in
the city of Wilmington, New Castle
county, Delaware,
ON THURSDAY,
THE 30TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1915
at 10 O'Clock a. m.
the following described Real Estate
viz:
All that certain lot or piece of land
with the two-story brick dwelling
thereon erectsd, situate in the city of
Wilmington, county of New Castle
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit
Beginning on the northerly side of
Seventeenth street at the distance of
three hundred and fifteen feet and three
inches easterly from the easterly side
of Locust street; thence northerly par
allel with Locust street ninety feet to
the southerly side of an alley ten feet
wide leading from Locust to Thatcher
street; thence easterly, parallel with
Seventeenth street fifteen feet nine
inches to a corner, thence southerly.
parallel with Locust street ninety feet
to the northerly side of Seventeenth
street and thence thereby westerly If
teen feet nine inches to the place of
beginning Be the contents thereof
what they may. With the free use and
privilege of said ten feet wide alley in
common with others entitled thereto
| forever.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Charles E. Biddle, mortga-
gor and t. t. and to be sold by
HARRY J. STIDHAM, Sheriff.
Sheritf's Office Wilmington, Del,
Dec. 18th, 1915.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18

SHERIFF'S SALE BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Lev. Fac to me directed
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
4 Court House, on Market streets, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets, in
the city Of Wilmington, New Castle
county, Delaware,
ON THURSDAY,
THE BOTH DAY OF DECE MBER. 1915
at 10 o'clock a. M,
the following described Real Estate viz:
All that certain lot or piece of land
with three-story brick dwelling there
on erected, situate in the city Of Will
mington aforesaid, bounded and de-,
scribe as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the westerly
side of Kirdwood street (at forty-fve
feet wide) between Eighth and Taylor
streets and spruce and Pine streets,
and at the distance of twenty eight
feet three inches from the southerly
side of Taylor street; thence westerly
through the middle of the division wall
of the adjoining house on the north,
and parallel with Eighth street sixty
five feet five and one-quarter inches to
the easterly side of an alley three or
four feet wide; running from TAYLOR to
Eighth streets; thence southerly along
said alley side parallel with Kirkwood
street fourteen feet to corner; thence
easterly, parallel with Eighth street
andthrough the middle of the division
wall of the adjoining house on the south
| slXty-tive fet five and one-quarter
| inches to the said westerly side of Kirk
wood street, and thence thereby north
erly, fourteen feet to the place of be-
ginning, be the contents thereof what
they may.
With the free use and privilege of
the within mentioned alley in common
with others entitled thereto forever.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Mary Haggerty, admins
tratrix of Bridget Cottingham, deceas-
ed, mortgagor and William Cottingham
surviving mortgagor, and to be sold by
HARRY J. STIDHAM, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington. Del,
Dec. 18th, 1916,
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
sHERIFFis s SALE BY VIRTUE OF

r. IIERIFF' q SALE BY VIRTUE OF
writ Of Lev Fac to me directed!
will be EXPOSED 60 Public Sale at the
Court House, on Market street, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh. streets, in
the city Of Wilmington, New Castle
county, Delaware,
ON FRIDAY.
THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1915.
AT 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
the following described Real Estate,
viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel Of
/ land with the brick dwelling house
| thereon erected, situate in the city of
/ Wilmington, countyo of New Castle 'and
State of Delaware. bounded andI de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
i BEGINNING at point on the
Enortherly side Of Maryland avenue at
the distance of eighty-fouf feet seven
inches easterly from the point of Inter
section of the northessterly side Of Oak
street with he northerly side OF Mary
land avenue; thence northerly, Passing
through the middle of the party division
wall between the house on this lot and
the house adjoining on the west eighty
elgh' feet to the northerly side of a
three feet wide alley opening INFO a ten
, feet wide alley which leads into Harrl-
son street and into another three feet
wide alley which leads into Oak
{ street; thence easterly along the
! northerly side of the first mentioned
: three feet wide alley, fourteen feet to
E a point; thence southerly, passing
through the middle of the party division
e wall between the house on this lot and
f the house adjoining on the east eighty
/. eight feet to the said northerly side
r of Maryland avenue, and thence there
h by westerly fourteen feet to the place
L Of beginning, be the contents thereof
a what they may.
h SUBJECT to the right of all other
8 pai ties entitled thereto to use the first
> mentioned three feet wide alley for
!: ever. Together with the free use anc
. privilege 6f the two said three feet
v wide alleys and the ssid ten feet wide
a alley in common with others entitled
e thereto forever.
= Seized and taken in execution as th'
: property Of Victor r. Pyle and Lilliar
d J. Pyle, his wife, mortgagoFs, and t
l. be sold by
N HARRY J. STIDHAN, Sheriff.
le Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del
Dec. Is, 1915.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
SHERIFF,s sALE-BY VIRTUE OF

SHERIFF,S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
a writ of Lev Fac to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale, at the
Court House, on Market street, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets, in
the city of Wilmington, New Castle
county, Delaware,
ON FRIDAY,
THE 3lST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1915
at 10 O'Clock u. M,
the following described Real Estate, viz:
All that certain lot or piece of land
with the four two story brick houses
thereon erected, situate in the city of
Wilmington aforesaid, bounded and de-
scribed as-follows, to-wit:
Beginning at point on the westerly
side OF Van Buren, street at the distance
of sixty-eight feet northerly from the
northerly side Of Linden street, a corner
of land now or late of Mark Tiernay;
thence along said Ternay's line west
erly: parallel with Linden street eighty
feet to the eastery side of four feet
wide alley leading from Linden to Elm
street; thence along said side of said
alley northerlv, and parallel with Van
Buren, street forty-eight feet to stake
in line of land of James Crumlish; thence
along said Crumlish's line easterly,
parallel with Linden street eighty feet
% the aforesaid side of Van Buren
street, and thence thereby southerly
forty-eight feet to the place of begin
ming, be tho contents thereof what they
may. With the free use and privilege
cf the above mentioned alley in common
with others entitled thereto forever.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property Of Joseph J.. Carpenter, Jr.
and Addie c. Carpenter, his wife,
mortgagors, and TO he sold by
HARRY J. ~TIDuAM, Sheriff.
Sheritf's Odice, Wilmington, Del,
Dec II, 1915.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
By VIRTUE on
Fac 10 me directed, VAL
Public Sale at the Hotel,
dill Greek Hundred New


Fac ID ne directed. will
Public Sale az the Hotel
Win Creek Hundred, New
ount5.. DeiaWare..
ON WEDNESDAY,
3IH DAY or DECEMBER, 1915 |
at 10 o'clock a. M,
following described Real Estate, VIZ:
tAll those two certain messuages or
enements and tracts I land situate IN
s3lill Greek Hundred aforesaid, with the
bhildinos thereon erected and described
as follows, to-wit:
No. i. Beginning at white oak tree
corner Of the lands Of Nathaniel kensey
standing on an old race bank; thence
north sixty-two degrees and half east
crossing Pike Creek seventy-hve per-
ches, north twenty-five degrees and
quarter west thirty eight perches ana
fve-tenths to black oak tree, nortn
seventy-six degree and half east
sixtv-two perches and seven-tenths and
south ten degrees east one perch and
five.tenths to corner of No. !, thence
by No. / south nine degrees east thirty.
five perches seven-tenths to lands OF
Abraham Lloyd; thence by. the same
south sixtv-one degrees and quarter
west ninetv-six perches; thence north
twentv-eightdegrees and three-quarters
west crossing Pike Creek fifty-elght
perches and seven -tenths to the place OF
beginning. Containing by computation
fortv-eight acres, three roods and four
teen perches of land, be the same more
or less.
No. 2. Beginning at stump on tne
Pike Creek Road corner OF land Of
James Wood and Thomas Higgins
thence running and binding by othel
lands Of the said Samuel Taylor nortt
sixty-four and three-fourth degrees eas
seyenty-iive and six-tenths perches to
stone; thence running by the same nortl
twenty-five and three-fourth degree
west. thirty-nine and three-tenths per
ches to a stone at the end of hedge
thence by a new line south sixty-nin
and three-fourths degrees vest sevent.
nine and fifteen hundredths perches to
stone in said Pike Greek Road; theme
thereby south twenty-nine and three
fourths degrees east forty-four and flve
tenths perches to the first mentione
stump to the place of beginning. Con
tanning twenty acres witn allowances o
said Pike Creek Road, be the sam
more or less.
Seized and taken in exec tion as tn
property of Piotr Drejka and Josef
Dreika, mortgagors, and to be sold b
HARRY J. STIDHAM, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del
Dec. 18th, 1915.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18

SHERIFF'S SALE by VIRTUE OF
a writ of Lev Fac to me directed, will
be exposed to Public Sale at the Court
House, on MARKET street, between
Tenth and Eleventh streets, in the
city of Wilmington, New Castle
county Delaware,
ON THURSDAY,
THE BOTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1915
at 10 o'clock a. M,
the following described Real Estate, viz
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land and the three-s tory brick dwelling
thereon erected, situate in the city Of
Wilmington, New Castle county and
State Of Delaware, bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning on the northerly side of
Fourth street, between Harrison and
Franklin street at the distance of eigh-
teen feet from the easterly side of
Franklin street, thence northerly, par
allel with Franklin street and passing
Through the middle division wall be-
sntssen this and the adjoining house on
rry Aast, seventy-five feet to corner;
aan westerly and parallel with
: st. street, eighteen feet to the
zee Cois;de of Franklin street: thence
+. mid side OF Franklin street, south.
TWENTY-FIVE feet TO the aforesaid
I houourth street, and thence there
andy, eighteen feet to the place
sideiDg. Be Tie coatents thereof
: ITO Ntas
, Aline ! taken ia execution as thS
. cablben George H. McCovern, ad
c,ouaralI of Mary g. Gilkey Nc
-fne fceased, formerly Mary G.
.SAt|t.oa t.t cratfor and fo ha sold. bv
. lourt.RY . STIDHAM. Sheriff.
lse1se In, Office, Wilmington, Dell
u Ent seizll5
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18

SHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Lev Fac to me directed, will
be exposed to pu5lic Sale at the
Court House, on Market street, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets, in
the city of Wilmington, New Castle
county, Delaware,
ON Til RSDAY,
THE BOTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1915
az 10 O'Clock a. m,
the following described Real Estate, viz:
All that certain lot or piece of land
with the twC-story brick dwelling there
on erected, situate in the city of Will
mington, county Of New Castle and
State of Delaware, bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit;
Beginning on the northerly side Of
Seventeenth street at the distal of
two hundred and eighty three feet nine
inches easterly from dhe easterly side of
| Locust street; thence nOtnerly, parallel
with locust street ninety feet to the
southerly side of an alley ten feet wide
leading from Locust to Thatcher street;
thence easterly, parallel with Seven
| teenth street fifteenth feet nine inches
! to a corner; thence s0utherly, parallel
! with Locnst street ninety feet to the
\ northerly side of Seventeenth street,
and thence thereby westerly fifteen feet
nine inches to the place of beginning, be
the contents thereof what they may.
With the free use and privilege of the
said ten feet wide alley in common with
others entitled thereto forever.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property Of Charles E. Biddle, mortga.
for and t. t. and to be sold by
HARRY j. STIDHAM, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del
Dec. 18th, 1915.