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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14
To HEAD BANKERS

INDIANAPOLIS, oct. 14.-Frank J.
Pitner, cashier OF the First National
bank OF LapOrte, was elected psesi-
dent OF the Indiana Bankers ossoc.a-
ton at its meeting here Wednesday,.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14
TWO SUE FOR DIVORCES
NOn-Support and Abandonment Al
legged i'm Petitions.

Two divorce petitions We're filed
Thursday morning in the superior
court. Lizzie Parker has petitiOned
for a divorce from Albert F. Parker.
and Nellie Toms has asked for a di-
vOrce from Ralph Toms.
Mrs. Parker charges non-suppOrt
while in the other observation-disclosures
is made the basis OF the petition.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14
LEAVES ESTATE TO CLERK
Grocer Cuts OF Foster son. a Wan
derer With 500.

SIOUX CITY. Ia. oct. 14.-Cutting
off his foster son, Carl Mowitz. with
800 because the lad is a ''wanderer,"
Otto Mowitz a grocer. left a will be-
queathing all Of his $4,000 fortune to
Charles Grubel. p years old, a clerk
who had worked in Mowitz's store for
six years. The estate. the Will provides
goes TO Grubel upon the death of Mrs
MoWitZ
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14
ANIMAL RAIL.

The members of st. Floryans' so
ciety OF St. Hedwige's parish will en-
terrain with an annual ball Wednes-
day evening, oct. 20. in the parish
hall. The program of dances will be
played by X. Luzny's orchestra. A
large number Of guests are expected
TO attend the affair which promises to
be one of the most delightful of the
season.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14
OYSTER SUPPER THURSDAY.

operating engineers at their oyster
and ice cream supper and moving pic
ture entertainment Thursday night al
the Y. NJ. G. A. Everybody cordially
invited 10 attend. Given under aus
pices of local No. $50 of International
steam and Operating Engineers
Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14
BIRTHS.

Born TO Mr. and Mrs. Otto r. Boyer.
622 L. Dayton St. a daughter. Oct 13.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Earring.
River Park. a daughter. Oct IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-09
FRENCH OFFICERS ACCUSE
BRITISH OF LOSING HEART

BERLIN. August 3, by wireless to
Sayville.-The following has been
given out for publication by the Over
seas News Agency:
kilograms from Athens give reports
Of increasing friction between French
and British officers on Gallipoi PENN
sula. 1t has been necessary to forbid
them to converse with each other. The
French accuse the British of having
lost courage on account of their heavy
losses.
"A Milan dispatch says the British
have purchased five Italian ships, filled
them with ballast and sunk them off
the coast OF the peninsula to form a
bridge for the landing of heavy artil-
lery. The Vossische Zeitung learns
from a reliable source that there is no
truth in the report that a British sub
marine blew up the bridge between
Galata and STEAMBOAT"
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ITALIAN STATEMENT.

ROME, August 8. via Paris. August 8:
In the Tonale pass zone our Alpine de-
tachments. advancing boldly along a
difficult ridge of, rock which rises
from the south over Val del Monte
(Noce), surprised and dispersed on
the morning of the 7th troops of the
enemy intrenched southeast of the
peak of Ercavallo, capturing bombs,
fuse cartridges and other material.
On the same day other detachments of
the enemy intrenched at Malaga Pa
lude, northeast of the peak Of Erca-
vallo, were driven from their posi-
ton by the accurate fire of our
mountain artillery. which had been
hoisted to height of more than 49,,
900 feet, on the crags of Ercavallo.
In the valley of Sexten, in Galore,
after careful preparation by our me-
dunn ealiber artillery during the
past two days, our infantry advanced
gradually forcing back the enemy,
and reached from Monte Nero as far
as the southern slopes of Burgstall,
where they have been reinforced.
On the Carso plateau yesterday, the
enemy, with the object of hampering
the progress Of our approach works,
launched weak but frequent counter
attacks, which were Immediately re-.
pulsed He had tried to stretch wire
entanglements before our lines.
Our artillery bombarded a column of
the enemy on the march from Deve-
TAXI to the front. By accurate fire it
also caused explosions and outbreaks
of flames in the neighborhood of
Marcottini.
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CIVILIAN LEADERS
UNDER ARMY OFFICERS
Business and Professional Men Go
to Camp to Qualify for
Command.

PHILADELPHIA August 9.-Nearly
100 men prominent liz business and pro-
fessional life in this city, including many
well known athletes, polo players and
former collegians. left today for Platts-
burg. N. Y, where they will undergo a
four-week course of instruction under
regular army officers The vanguard of
the local contingent had already left for
a thousand other recruits in undergoing
elementary training in military maneu-
vers.
Other PhiladelphianS, including George
Wharton Pepper, the vice president of the
new organized branch of the National
Security League. have arranged to go to
the camp directly from their summer
homes in various parts d the country.
Mayor Mitchell to Drill.
NEW YORK. August Q. - Mayor
Mitchell will be one of the volunteer
recruits composing the camp of loo
business and professional men who
begin a months training under United
States Army officers at Plattsburg n.
Y, tomorrow. The mayor expects to
remain in camp only two weeks. which
is all the time he believes he can spare
from the city's business. One Of his
purposes in going is to set an example
for other New York men, because he
approves of Maj. Gen. Leonard Woods
plan for the military training of civil
idns.
In preparation for his service in
camp the mayor equipped himself with
an outfit of army. clothing, will pro-
vide his own transportation and deposit
$50 at camp to pay for food and other
necessaries
For two weeks the mayor expects tc
dig trenches, study military hygiene
and march when ordered to do So
Two special trains carrying the major
part of the contingent will leave here
tonight for Plattsburg
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GERMAN STATEMENT.

BERLIN, August D.:
In the western theater:
A battle developed at daybreak near
Hooge, east of Ypres.
In the Argonnes forest French ad-
vances failed.
Yesterday French aeroplanes were
brought down at Dammerkirch and
near Black lake, while early today
aeroplanes were shot down by our
battle aeroplanes near Ipres, Gen.
drezange and at Harboney. The two
latter aeroplanes belonged to
squadron which previously had drop
ped bombs on the open town of Saar-
bruecken, which is situated outside
the zone of operations, without doing
military damage and slightly injur-
ing a few citizens.
In the eastern theater:
Attacking troops before Kovno have
pushed forward closer to the fortress.
Four hundred and thirty Russians.
including three officers, have been
guns captured. We also have made
progress against the northern and
western fronts of Lomza. In the fierce
lighting which accompanied these
operations three officers and 1,40O
:: men. were taken prisoners, while
seven machine guns and an armored
motor car were captured.
South of LomZa the OStrow- WysZkow
high road was crossed, and the Rus
slams, who in certain places offered
stubborn resistance, were driven off.
Novo Georgieysk also has been cut off
in the east between the Narew and
Vistula rivers.
Praga, opposite Warsaw, has been cap
tured and our troops are advancing
further toward the east.
In Warsaw a few thousand prisoners
were taken.
In the southeastern theater:
The army of Gen. Woyrsch has crossed
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the battle Of the Sea Of Japan. aa1lo
year was appointed oommandsk-an1
chief of the flrst japanese o4ueAfen
NJ. Kaketomi, selected for miniSeor q
finance. was minister Of communlca1
tons in the retired cabinet, ana d
Ichiki. named as minister OF the tn
terror. was minister OF education N
Minoura, whose name IL mentioned Tor
minister of communications. has held
several public Offices and 10 editor Of
the Hochi Shimbun. viscount Sen
goku, alternative choice for this place
is a member of the house OF peers and
manufacturer. and formerly was psc-
rotary OF the homo once. NJ. TakAta
designated minister OF education, II
dean of Waseda University and q mem
Der of the higher educational council.
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Policemen Form Fraternal Order.

PITTSBURGH, August 9.-The Fra
ternal Order Of Policemen, to which
only patrolmen and plain clothes men
are eligible. has been organized by
Pittsburgh policemen. The object of
the order, according to the members,
is to promote the mems general well
fare, listen to their grievances, seek
better conditions regarding working
hours and eliminate alleged political
abuses to which they claim they are
subjected from time to time without
redress. The organization has been in
dorsed by Mayor Joseph G. Armstrong.
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Terms offered Gear.

PETROGRAD, via London, August 8.
The report that Germany had made
peace proposals to Russia became
known in official circles here several
days ago and was freely discussed in
the lobbies of the duma. according; to
the Vechernef Vremya.
1--WE learn on good authority" says
the newspaper, that Germany, through
Denmark, proposed to Russia a sepa-
rate peace, Russia to receive Galicia,
while Germany would retain the west
ern district of Poland.
Not to Be Considered.
"a representative of the foreign Of
fee categorically denied that there was
the remotest possibility of any peace
negotiations In the Hobbies of the duma
the proposal was dismissed as I'M
worthy of serious consideration"
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Attack Of Hydroplanes Fails.

PARIS, August "a note made public
by the war Office says:
"The Germans endeavored today to
destroy. OF Nieuport, by means Of heavy
shells. two allied hydroplanes. Our artil-
lery promptly silenced the German bat
teries. OF the two planes, one came back
unaided, while the other was towed into
shore unchanged"
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ASSASSIN HAD AN AK.
Discharged Employe Attempts tt
Murder High Russian Official.

LONDON, August 9.-An attempt to
assassinate M. Neratoff, assistant Rus
sian minister of foreign affairs, is re-
lated by Reuters correspondent at
Petrograd. NJ. Neratoff's assailant,
former official of the department.,
rushed into the assistant minister's
room. brandishing an axe.
When this weapon was wrested from
him he drew a revolver, but was over
powered by attendants before he was
able to fire.
The man was dismissed two years ago
and is believed to be demented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-09
Manufacturers and Importers Meet,

TOLEDO, Ohio, August 9.-Delegates
from all parts of the country are here
for the sixth annual convention and
exposition of the Manufa cturers and
Importers Association, which began
today land will last a week. During
the week displays of more than 200
merchants will be shown. Toledo is
seeking to make this the permanent
city of the association. The conven-
ton of the National Association of
Five, Ten and Twenty-Five Cents Mer-
chants also opened today.
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PLAN PRISONER EXCHANGES.
Germany and Austria Have Agreed
IN Terms With Russia.

LONDON, August Arrangements
have been completed for beginning Thurs
day the exchange of incapacitated Rus
sian and German prisoners of war.
A dispatch from Copenhagen to the
Exchange Telegraph Company says that
a steamer has been. chartered for this
purpose, to sail across the Baltic be-
tween Telleborg and Sassnitz, carrying
800 men on each trip. The dispatch says
also that the exchange Of Austrian and
Russian prisoners will begin next month.
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RUSSIAN STATEMENT.

PETROGRAD, August 8. via London.
August o:
In the direction Of Riga we dislodged
the enemy from the region between
the Dyina, the Ekau and the lower
course of the IA. Fighting contin-
ues as before, without any essential
change on the roads east of Ponie-
weSch
Enemy attacks on Kovno and Osso-
WetZ, which were repulsed on the
18th, were not renewed the following
day. The enemy continues to de-
liver vigorous attacks from the Ma
rev line along the whole front, great
forces of the enemy being directed
against the Lomza- Ostrow sector.
On the right bank of the middle Wis
tula the day of the 18th passed with
out any engagements of Importance.
On the left bank of the Vieprz there
have been obstinate rear-guard ac-
.tions. In the course of counter at
tacks we captured some hundreds or
prisoners Between the Vieprz and
the Bug there has been no essential
change.
On the left bank of the Bug, between
Touria and Louga. We exercised
pressure successfully on the enemy $
advance guards along wide front.
There has been intermittent artillery
firing at some points on the upper
Bug, the Zlota Lipa and the Dniester.
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PREMIER 0KUMA DECIDES
TO REMAIN IN OFFICE
Arranges japanese Cabinet and As.
sumes Foreign Ministry for
Time Being.

TOXIC, August 9.-Premier Count
Okuma has virtually decided, at the spe-
cial request of the emperor, to remain in
office, and has arranged the following
cabinet: Premier. Count Shigenobu
Okuma minister of foreign affairs, Count
Shigenobu Okuma minister of finance,
Toldtoshi Taketom minister Of marine,
5ice Admiral Tomosaburo Kato; minister
Of war, Lieut.. Gen Ichinosuke Okla min
lister OF justice. Yukio Ozak: minister Of
communications, katsundo Minoura or
Viscount Masakata Sengoku; minister Of
commerce and agriculture, Hironaka
Kono; minister of education, S. Takata,
and minister of the interior, Kitokuro
Ichiki.
Premier Okuma to withdraw his resig-
nation and the reconstructed Japanese
cabinet will be installed tomorrow.
Inc newspapers report that Count
Okuma is having difficulty in finding a
foreign minister to take the place of
Takaaki kato. According to the Ko-
kumin Shimbun Baron Motono, the am
bassador at Petrograd, Viscount Chin
Count Inouye. ambassador at London.
have declined to accept the portfolio
of foreign affairs.
The assumption by Count Okuma Of the
AoACL6H uiIIuSlIy lOIlOWIUk the QSCIQA1lOn
OF Takaah kato to retain that portfolio
is to be temporary. pending the selection
OF permanent minister. The emperor
requested Premier Okuma to remain in Of
flee, and the premier agreed pro-
visionally to do so. His acceptance was
contingent upon the construction Of
cabinet acceptable to him.
Circular Urges Support for okuma.
The Association of Okuma Supporters
has sent circulars throughout the coun-
try urging that support be accorded
Premier Okuma on the ground that his
ideal is to make Japan a nation of fore
most rank capable of competing with the
most powerful countries. The count, the
| circular says resigned because the al
legations of election bribery created a
situation repugnant to one of his lofty
principles, but nevertheless he was I'M
willing to be a cause Of concern to the
emperor, who had asked him to remain
in office.
Notwithstanding the pressure brought
to bear on Count Okuma to retain his
place, differences Of opinion have sprung
up among his supporters. The leaders
of the Osaka branch of the Okuma or
ganization sent a telegram to the pre-
mier urging him to insist on retiring.
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Personnel Of Ministry.

The appointments for the war, JUS
tice and commerce portfolios are the
same as in the cabinet which resigned
July 80 in consequence of charges of
election irregularities affecting MEM
bers of the government. Vice Admiral
Kato, named for minister of marine,
was Admiral Togo's chief. Of staff in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-09
PEACE OFFER
IS REJECTED BY RUSSIA
Kaiser Said to Have Proposed Terms
Following Capture of
Warsaw.

LONDON, August 9.-Reuter's corre-
spondent at Petrograd transmits the
following:
The Bourse Gazette learns from an
unimpeachable source that the German
emperor made an offer of peace to Rus
STA last week through the King of
Denmark. The answer sent to the king
stated that the question of peace nego-
tiations could not be raised at the
present time"
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TURKISH STATEMENT.

CONSTANTINOPLE.A August 8, via Am
sterdnm and London. August o,
Yesterday evening on. the Dardanelles
front in the region of Ari Burnu our
left wing captured some, trenches
from the enemy by surprise attack
and prevented him from bringing up
reinforcements.
In the afternoon the enemy, after long
and violent artillery preparation
from land and sea, advanced and
made q number of attacks against
the trenches on our left wing, pene-
trating q portion of them. Toward
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the Garwolin- Kurow high road, north
east of Ivangorod.
During pursuit of left wing army
group Cen. Field Marshall Won
Mackensen forced the Russians back
across the Weir. The center and
right wings are approaching the line
of Ostrow -Gans-Kuchrusk on the
Bug.
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English Baptist Minister breaches

Rev. DR.. r. J. Longhurst, a Baptist
minister of London. England. preached
at the Emmanuel Baptist Church yes
terday. His subject in the mornin Z
was The Second Mile" while that Of
the evening was The Voice That Was
Misunderstood"
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Submarines Sink Three ship..

LONDON, August 8.-Lloyds announce
that the British steamer Glenravel of
Belfast, the Swedish steamer Mainland
and the trawler Ocean Queen have been
sunk. The crews of all three vessels
have been landed.
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Lusitania Victims Brought Home.

NEW YORK, August 9.-The bodies of
Harry j. Keser of Philadelphia, Herbert
S. Stone and Lindon W. Bates, jr., of
New York, who persisted on the Lusitania,
were brought here on the st. Paul yester-
day.
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Belgrade Railway Station Burned.

BERLIN. August g., By .wiEeless:-The
Overseas News Agency says the Central
railway station at Belgrade was reduced
to ashes by the latest attack of Aus
trian aviators. Shipyards and barracks
also were fired.
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FRENCH STATEMENT.
PARIS, August 8. 2:sO pm:

fAn1Ss' AuSu0 o. Sss1V PsAAAss
There was much going on last night
in the Artois district. In the sector
north of Arras Alderman attack at
a point north of the railroad station
of Souchez was repulsed. In the sec
tor of Neuville-St WAIST. to the east
of the road to Lille, the. Germans.
after exploding a mine, bombarded
our positions violently and endeav-
ored to come out from their trench
es They were at once checked by
the fire of our infantry and our ar
tillery
In the Argonne, not far from the road
running from Vienne lie Chateau to
I. Binarville, the enemy last night de-
livered an attack upon our advanced
posts and trenches, making use OF
hand grenades and bombs. Ihey
were driven back to their lines by
our fire.
In. the western section of the forest
which extends from Haute Chevau-
chez to Vauquois there was fighting
with bombs, hand grenades and
rifles which lasted a portion of the
night.
In the Vosges fresh German attack
against our positions .on the Linge
was delivered at about 1 o'clock in
the morning, but resulted in com
plete failure. A curtain of fire main
tanned by our troops inflicted percep-
tible losses on the enemy.
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
VIENNA. August 8. via London, Au-
gust 8: j.:
Russian war theater: The army OF
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, in the
district between the Vistula and the
Vieprz, yesterday prosecuted it's at
offackiy,o rnnn1SpO
the enemy from several lines west
of the Vieprz and occupied in the
afternoon Lubartov and advanced
northward to the bend Of the river
The repulsed enemy fled in disorder
acrossthe Vieprz.
South and southwest of Wiechov our
troops gained full success. In or
der to parry our attack the enemy
counter attacked. Hand to hand
fighting developed, and the enemy
caught on the front and flank, was
driven back across the Vieprz. The
number of prisoners taken at Lubar-
TOW and Wiechov up to yesterday
evening aggregated % officers anc
5000 men, and booty consisting of
ton cars.
Threatened by our troops, who are
VIGOROUSLY advancing from the
south toward the lower Vieprz, the
Russian corps which remained in the
.yistula district northwest of Ivango.
rod began to retreat northwestwarc
early this morning, pursued by the
Austro- Hungarian forces.
Between the Vieprz and the Bug fight.
ing is proceeding
In east Galicia the situation is I'M
changed.
Italian war theater: After renewed
heavy artillery preparations strong
Italian infantry forces in the even
ing attacked the border plateau ir
the district of PolazZo and Vermeg-
liano. This attack, as in the case o1
all former attacks directed against
Monte Seibusi, was completely re-
In Carinthia and Tyroi there were
only artillery combats. From Friday
evening to, Saturday. night Italian in.
fantry, with two batteries, advanced
into Tyrol ,across Forcella' di Mon
tozzo, northwest of Pejo. An attack
by these forces early in the morning
of Saturday failed through the fire
of our artillery and infantry. Wig.
orously shouting Long live Italy"
and Down with Austria" the Ital-
ians hastily retreated.