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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
NOTE ARRIVES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Ambas-
sador Penheld at Vienna cabled the
state department today that he bad
delivered Sec'y Lansing's second
note on the Ancona case to the Aus
trian foreign Office at g o'clock Tues
day night. He stated that he re-
ceived the note during the after
noon and as quickly as he could
have it decided. transmitted IL to
Foreign Minister Burian.
Ii is understood that Ambassador
Penfeld stated also that Austria has
promised a speedy reply. 1t was
stated on reliable authority that the
ambassador also indicated that there
was a more hopeful feeling in Vi
emma that it would be possible to
settle the questions at issue without
any break in the diplomatic relations
between the two countries.
Until the Ancona matter is dis
posed of. the state department Will
withhold publication Of the latest
German note dealing with the sink
ing of the American ship William
p. Frye.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
GREECE s CABINET
TO MEET TONIGHT

ATHENS. Dec 23 - Premier
Skouldous today summoned the cab
met TO meet I'm extraordinary seS-
sion tonight. Decisions on import
ant matters before the government
are expected TO be reached at the
meeting They are understood 10 re
late 90 the military situation
News has reached here that large
Austrian and German forces are
concentrating 90 the north OF the
Greek frontier near Gievgeh and
on the railway leading 10 Salonika.
In view Of the triumph of the Greek
ueutrahsts IN sundays election,
allied sympathizers in Athens be-
IeVe that the Teutous viii iuaugur-
ate an offensive i'm the direction Of
Salonika within "a week.
According 20 unconhrmed reports
that have reached the entente min
listers. large numbers of Bulgarian
soldiers are being equipped with
German uniforms and viii partici-
pate i'm the invasion of Greek terri
tory as Teuton troops.
BY this plan. friends of the allies
SAY. the central powers hope 90 avoid
any clash with Greece such as might
Zoe expected n "a Bulsar army cross
ed the frontier,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
BETTER BANKING
LAWS ARE SOUGHT
Strong recommendations Are
to be Made by Control
Ter of Currency.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Strong
recommendations for legislation pro-
viding for the criminal prosecution
Of officers and directors Of national
banks through whose negligence or
wrongful actions stockholders and
depositors lose money. viii be con-
tanned in the annual report to con-
gress of John Shelton Williams.
comptroller of the currency. The
report is expected to be completed
within the next 10 days.
Comptroller Williams is determin-
ed &c break no the practices by
which, he says. banks ARE broken
from the inside" He declares that
depositors and bank stockholders
have a right 10 insist upon legisla-
ton safeguarding their interests
against criminal bank officers and
directors.
He viii recommend legislation:
Limiting the amount Of a banks
money which may be lent, directly
or indirectly, TO one borrower.
Empowering the comptroller TO
fight banks and their officers for vio-
lation of regulations, and in some
cases providing prison sentences for
infractions
Prohibiting bank officers and di-
rectors from lending their bank's
money 70 themselves.
Empowering the comptroller to
impose and collect fines for the pay
ment Of bank overdrafts.
Empowering the comptroller TO
remove officers or directors guilty
of violation Of law or regulation.
Empowering the comptroller TO
declare a directors seat vacant if
such an officer, upon election. fails
for 80 days 10 file his oath.
Limiting deposits of national
banks 10 10 per cent, or possibly
eight per cent of the capital and
surplus.
Providing a feasible method for
the consolidation OF national banks
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
EXECUTED AS
SPY, WOMAN CLAIMS

Los ANGELES, Dec. 23.-Eugene
Sandow, renowned athlete. reputed
to be the strongest man in the world
has been executed in London tower
after facing a military court on the
charge Of being a German spy. &C
cording TO Mrs. VI. a. Harper, head
of the Harper institute Of London,
who is a visitor here.
There can be no doubt that San
dow was shot" said Mrs. Harper. Il
know all the leading physical Gull
turists OF London. many Of them
close friends of the athlete and de-
spite the silence of the authorities
and the censorship, We have obtain
ed indisputable evidence Of the exc
cution last June"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
DRESS DID NOT FIT
IS RULING OF COURT
Woman Who Ordered Gown Must
Pay, But Maker Is Assess
ed Costs.
The dress didn't hit.

The dress didn't int.
This was the decision of Justice
J. Elmer Peak Thursday morning III
the damage suit of Hattie Polm-
kowski against Pelagua Grejer, dress
maker.
Damages of so cents were assess
ed against the dressmaker. The
plaintiff in turn must pay a like
amount as balance due the de-
PENDANT for making the garment.
The costs in the case will reach
$40 which follow the Judgment
The dress in itself is worth only
about 81. The goods was valued
at So. the cost of making S3.5O.
and the trimmings made up the bal
ance.
The technical finding Of the court
was that Mrs. Polikowski ordered a
maternity gown, and that the dress
maker failed TO follow all the spec
idcations. Trial in the case was
heard Tuesday. when the gown was
placed on exhibition. and expert
dressmakers appeared as witnesses.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
FRANCE TO DELAY REPLY

WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-France
will not reply 10 the state depart
ments note Of protest against the
removal Of Germans from American
steamers by the French cruiser Des-
cartes until it has received word
from the commander OF the Des-
cartes. Ambassador Sharp at Paris
so notified the state department to-
day
Mr.. sharp stated that the French
foreign office informed him when he
delivered the note that il would have
20 await a report from the COM
mander Of the warship before IL
could make a reply. Ambassador
Sharp's cable indicated that France
will not make any special effort TO
get into touch with the Descartes'
commander but Will await his report.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
NO WARNING FOR
JAZZ ANESE LINER

LONDON. Dec. %. - Additional
details about the sinking OF the new
japanese liner Yasaka Maru in the
eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday.
received here today. show:
THAT the vessel was sunk with
out warning.
2-That there was one American
on board.
Dispatches received in Paris from
Malta on wednesday said that the
submarine was Of German national
lily. II this is true. Germany has
apparently broken her promise TO
the United States not 90 sink any
more passenger ships without warn
ing
The agents Of the ships owners 40
Port said. report that there were
10 passengers and a crew ~ -fo
ON board the liner. which. when de-
sfrOyed. was on her way from Lon
don TO Japanese ports.
Among the passengers was ~. ].
Leigh. an American. He. as well as
"a. the others. was sawed The pas
seu4ers were picked up by "a French
eunboat and landed at Port said az
tel being in small boats for about
nine hours.
The Port said AGENTS report thas
rae pass engers AN express great adj
mirauon for the skill and bravery -
the captain and members OF the
ships crew.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23

Harvester Company Workers
to Pay For Stock Out of
Their Salaries.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Details of a
profit-sharing plan for the $4,000
employees of the International Har-
vester Co. were published today.
Under the plan, which goes into eff
feet tomorrow, employees will be Of
fered profit-sharing certificates TO
be paid for in installments from
their salaries The certificates range
from $50 to $1,000 and payments
are to be from 81 to $25 a month.
The certificates will pay five per
cent, the same as the common
stock, and an additional amount
from surplus profits.
Also every emplOye VINO takes a
certificate before March l, 1916, will
have one per cent of his years sal
airy credited to his payments In
case of sickness or disability the
certificates can be sold back to the
company for the purchase price.
Another big Chicago corporation.
the Harris Trust & Savings bank.
will submit a compulsory profit
sharing plan to a referendum of en-
ployes next Monday. The Harris
trust plan is for every employe to
pay from to per cent Of his sal
airy 20 the company. This will go
into fund with five per cent of
the banks net earnings for the year.
When the worker is 60 years old. he
is automatically retired and his share
of the whole sum with interest paid
him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
KAISER UNDER CARE
OF TWO SPECIALISTS

LONDON. Dec. 23.-Emperor Will
liam's illness is more serious than
the official announcement issued in
Berlin. according 10 dispatch re-
ceived from The Hague today.
The message says that private ad-
vices reaching high officials in the
Dutch capital state that the kaiser
is confined To his bed with a high
fever and that he is under the care
of two specialists.
Ii adds that three sons OF the en-
peror have been summoned 10 Ber-
lin and that an plans for a Christ
mas celebration AT the German
royal palace have been abandoned.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
ALLIEg' Eight To
FINISH AGREEMENT"

LONDON, Dec. 23.-Fifty-two
words comprise the most pow er-
full international pact in :he his
tory OF the world. This pact is
the declaration OF London. bind
ing England. France. Russia,
japan and Italy into a quintuple
alliance. BY the terms of the
pact no one of the powers can
conclude a separate peace.
The text OF the covenant fol-
lows:
The British. French. italian.
japanese and Russian govern
ments mutually engage not TO
conclude peace separately during
the present war. The five gov
ernments agree that when terms
of peace come 10 be discussed no
one of the allies will demand
conditions of peace without the
previous agreement Of each Of the
other allies"
1t is signed by the following
representatives of the powers:
ENGLAND - Sir Edward Grey;
France--PaUl Cambon: Italy
Marquis Imperiali; Japan-K. In
ouye; Russia-Comte Bencken-
dorff.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23

Ell PASO, Tex. Dec 23.-Al-
though surrendered" on Monday.
when Villa generals signed "a peace
pact in the Mexican consulate in FL
PasO, Juarez did not actually come
into the Carranza fold until Wed
der for the first time embraced the
cause and accepted appointment as
commander OF all the Carranza
troops in the territory formerly con-
trolled by his chief Gen. Francisco
villa.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
IF YOU DON'T WANT
THE GRIP, THEN DON'T:

Remain in rooms where the air is
dry and close.
Become completely fatigued.
Get ravenously hungry.
Remain long i'm overcrowded
street cars or theaters.
Remain near persons who sneeze
and cough.
Attempt 20 meet weather changes
by underwear changes; wear either
fannels or light underclothing
throughout the season.
Wear furs around the neck in the
day time and none at night
Kiss or hug people who have
colds.
Get your feet wet and permit them
70 remain we indefinitely
Fail TO exercise common sense.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
Must Say Prayer
Every Day For a
Year to Get 500

ON the condition that he say the
"Kadeish." a Jewish prayer. for the
saving and redemption Of souls,
every dav for whole year, G. H..
Pechsankv of Russian Poland, will
receive 500 from the estate OF the
late Lyman Kaplan by the terms of
the viii prooated Thursday in cir
cult court.
The Kadeish. according to Ortho-
doX Jewish customs. must be said by
a near relative of the family follow
ing a death, for a year thereafter
and once annually after the first
year. This is usually done 10y the
nearest of kin.
Kaplan died Dec. IA. He former
ly conducted a junk store at Chaplin
and Division SITS His personal prop
erty is placed at $500 and his realty
at $1,000. His wife is named as ex-
ecutrix
BY the terms of the will the Con-
gregational Sons of Israel receive
$500 to apply on the mortgage on
the property or in the event there is
no mortgage, to be used for repairs
on the church.
Libbie Goldstein, a sister, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, receives $500, and Esther
Kaplan, an adopted daughter, gets
$1,000. The Jewish Old Home in
Chicago receives a bequest of 500
and the Orthodox COnsumptive hos
pital of Denver receives a like
amount. The residue goes TO the
widow with the exception of the
500 10 Pechsansky for saying the
Kadeish
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
NAVY BOARD IN SESSION
Spend Morning i'm New York Exam
lining Warships.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The con-
sulting board of the United States
navy appointed by Secy Daniels TO
devise means of strengthening the
naval establishment, held its first
meeting today at the Brooklyn navy
yard
The morning was spent examining
warships and the afternoon was
given over 10 an executive session at
which Peter Cooper Hewitt. vice
chairman Of the board, presided
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
COURT TO TAKE REST
County Clerks Onice VIII be Omen
Christmas Morning.

Superior court wound up for the
Christmas holiday Thursday after
noon after issues in several cases set
for next week were heard. The court
adjourned until Monday morning
Circuit court will adjourn Friday
noon until the following Monday
Officers In the court house will
close Friday evening with the ex-
cepton OF the county clerks depart
ment. which Will be opened for a
while Christmas morning TO care for
any holiday ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
couples.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
ROOT NOT A CANDIDATE
Insists That His Name be Left OF
the Ballot.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Dec. %.
-Elihu Root. in letter to the re-
publican state central committee re-
ceived today said:
Il am not candidate for the
presidency. If my name is put on
the ballot. I shall be compelled TO
insist upon its being withdrawn"
II was said at the committee
rooms that the name of Theodore
Roosevelt will now probably go on
the ballot.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
ALL NOT CARED FOR
Associated Charities Want Santas
For Fifty Families.

Fifts South Bend families will go
hungry on Christmas day unless the
Christmas committee of the Assoc
ciated Charities receives this num-
Der OF baskets Of food within the
next two days. Already provisions
have been made for about 800 fam
lies. but at least so more are still
on the list and association has
nothing with which 10 provide for
them.
The heads of the Associated Char
tiles have sent out a request for
automobiles TO collect and deliver
Christmas baskets.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Carl +. koehler. steamhtter. Anna
NJ. schmidt bookeeper. Mishawaka.
Anderson Morrison. farmer. Walk
erton Hazel Lindsey Walkerton
Gustave A. Soefiing. mail order
business. Chicago Estelle Solder
beck. Chicago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
ROBBED BANK.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 23.-The
"Manitou man" arrested by the po-
lice last night in the Claypool no
tel is said 10 be Arthur J. Hamilton.
who robbed the Manitou. Colo,
bank Dec. 9. The sheriff OF Fl Paso
county. Colo. wired today he was
on his way 10 Indianapolis 10 take
the man back.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
CHIHUAHUA OCCUPIED
By CARRANZA TROOPS
' ilIa's Power "a An Organized Force
in Mexico Is
Ended.

Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 23.-Fran-
cisco Villas power "a an organized
force in Mexico is ended. The city
of Chihuahua has been occupied by
Carranza troops and Gen. Aware
ObregOn, commander in chief OF the
Carranza army has arrived here 70
take charge OF the 1000 villa sol
diers in Juarez who have surrender
ed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
CLERK Is HELD

PITTSBURGH. Pa. Dec. 23.-
Charged with embezzling approx
mately $4,000 from the funds of the
borough of Swissvale. Allegheny
county William ]. Cupples. for eight
years clerk Of the borough. was ar
rested By detectives here today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
hSightieSt Artillery Duel of the
War has Been Raging
in West Flanders
For a Week.
GERMANS START NEW
DRIVE TOWARD CALAIS
POperinghe Said to Have Been
Wiped Out While YpreS
is Again Raked by
German Guns.

BERLIN (by wireiess), Dec. 23.-
German troops recaptured the sum-
NIT of HartmannsweilerkO in the
Vosges Wednesday, the war office
announced today. Part of the north
ern slope is still held by French
troops. but they are being cleared
cut.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
PREMIER To QUIT.

BERLIN, via Amsterdam, Dec.
23.-Premier ShOuloudis of Greece
Will shortly resign and be succeeded
by ex-Premier Gounaris. head OF
the neutrality party. according 10 a
dispatch from Athens.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
Paul KOenig and Richard Ley
endeCker Alleged German
Agents Are Named
in True Bills.
EDMUND JUSTICE HELD
TO BE A CONFEDERATE
Charges Include Conspiracy
to Violate Neutrality of
United States and At
tempt to Blow UP Canal.

NEW YORK. Dec. %. - Paul
Koenig and Richard Leyendecker,
two alleged German agents. were in
dicted today by federal grand jury
Koenig, who was said to be in
charge of the German secret ser
vice in this country, is charged with
censpiring to set on foot a military
enterprise against a country with
which the United States is at peace.
Leyendecker is accused of con-
spring with Koenig Ito destroy by
force of arms the Welland canal and
other property in Canada by the use
of dynamite"
Koenig was named in both in
dictments.
In the indictment charging Koenig
with plotting to violate American
neutrality by conspiring to set on
foot a military enterprise in Canada,
Edmund Justice, the Irishman, who
was arrested yesterday, is named as
confederate.
Before the war affected the Ger
man commerce hOtnlB " eAS NlAAtA VI
the investigation department of the
Hamburg American line.
Leyendecker is a Fifth av. dealer
in antiques.
At the present time Koenig is at
liberty on $4,000 bail.
There are FIVE counts in the in
dictments.
Metzler Gets Immunity.
Most of the information upon
which the indictments are based
was furnished to the grand jury by
Frederick Metzler. for years private
secretary to Koenig. Metzler was
granted immunity by the United
States for turning states evidence.
The allegation that Koenig sent
an agent 10 Italy. France and Eng
lard TO secure military information.
was made today when William Nc
Culley was detained at police head
quarters at the instance of the de-
partment of justice.
McCulley who is said to have
been an assistant Of KOenig's, is the
man who is reported to have gone
abroad. McCulley is said to have
successfully evaded the detectives
watching the French and British
ports.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
Latest in the News World

sci for the defense continued argu-
ments for the dismissal of the in
dicements against the II million
aire former directors Of the road.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
TROOP SHIPS SUNK.

ROME. Dec. ga convoy Of
Arab troop ships has been sunk in
the Red sea off the coast Of Yemen.
Arabia. by allied warships, says a
dispatch 10 the Alessaggero.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
ARMY IN CHARGE.

ROME. Dee. 23.-Martial law will
be decreed in Greece tomorrow. ac-
cording to an Athens dispatch TO
the Tribuna.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23

PARIS, Dec. 2j.-FOr a week the
mightiest artillery duel of the war
has been raging in West Flanders.
From the North sea 10 Armentieres
the ground has rocked and rOared
beneath the SCATTERING fire Of heavy
German. British, French and Bel
gian guns
With only a few hours respite in
The dead Of night, the artillery has
literally drenched the ground with
n lndreds of thousands of shells Of
el cry caliber.
Ypres, the ghost of what was once
E. beautiful city, has again been
raked by the fire of the big German
hOwitzers.
When the cannonade was opened
last week by the Germans. it was re-
ported that the kaiser had ordered
another drive toward Calais, and
that the mbardment was made in
preparation for infantry attacks. The
Germans had massed an enormous
number of men east of Ypres and
their ammunition supply was bound
less.
Duel IS ENtenueu.
The German artillery was cOncen-
trated against the British positions
around Poperinghe, northwest of
Ypres, and the English guns replied.
From Ypres the duel extended north
and south. and soon a thousand or
more big guns were laundering in
the marshlands and along the sodden
"a
User canal
While the rolling drum fire of the
artillery blasted the country side be-
low. air scouts have been unusually
active in an effort to search out the
locations of many batteries. Numer-
Gus duels have taken place in the
clouds above the flaming guns which
were duelling on earth.
Frequently the artillerymen work.
ing the high angle guns were as
busy as their fellow artillerists who
were throwing shells against the en-
envy trenches.
Dispatches from towns behind the
/ front say that every battery in Bel
GUM is in action. The artillery fire
around Ypres is called 'indescrib-
able"
Poperinghe is said to have been
wiped f.ca. the earth.
Rush Up ReinfOrccmcnts.
The British are rushing up rein
\ forcements some Of the troops being
new levies that were never before
under fire They could not have
/ faced a more deadly baptism than
the terrific canonade from the Ger
man guns.
The following cOmmunique was is
sued at the war office this afternoon:
The night was comparatively
calm on the entire front To the
south OF Arras. in the region Of
Beaurains, our artillery pursued it's
/ destructive fire upon the enemy's
works.
In Champagne there were gren-
! ade cOmbats TO the east of the Nav
arin farm and in the sector of Hill
/ No. 1913.
In the Vosges, at Hartmanns-
\ weilerkopf the situation is I'M
/ changed on our left, where counter
attacks have been launched by the
enemy our right wing continued TO
4 advance yesterday"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
uRY ENCTSED.

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-The jury
in the New Haven conspiracy trial
was excused again today while coun-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
RoNIBARD sCUTARL.

BUCHAREST. Dec. 23.-Austrian
aeroplanes bomoarded the town OF
Scutari Tuesday.