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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
EBERHART FUNERAL
LARGELY ATTENDED
Rev. Dr. Edwards Delivers
Funeral AddreSS-Many
Tokens of Respect.

The funeral OF +. G. Eberhart was
held Saturday morning at $3.50 from
his residence, 402 Lincoln highway f.
To the city cemetery. and notWlth-
standing the stormy nature of the
weather, was enc OF the largest and
most representative ever seen In Mlsh-
awake. The cortege covered many
blocks while the streets through when
II passed were crowded with people.
There were many mourners from
distant cities. while representatives OF
the Wooden company attended from
all parts Of the country The hOral
tributes were beautiful and there were
many OF them. bearing eloquent testi-
mOny 20 the high regard in which Mr..
Eberhart was held.
The active pallbearers were: J. II.
Beiger. W. r. Butterworth, G. A.
LOring Hon. NJ. W. Mix, Fred y.
smith. s. e. McQuinen. The hon
Orary pallbearers we're composed of
the statesmen Of the Wooden company
TO the number Of 20.
The chief mOurners were: Mrs. +.
G. Eberhart wife: Myrna. daughter.
and r. G.. brother, while there were
several relatives also in the cortege.
Services were held in the house and
were taken part in by DR.. s II. Wade,
distIIct superintendent of the Metho-
dist church. Elkhart; Rev. Claud
Travis former pastor of the Metho-
dist Memorial church, Fort Wayne
Prof II A. Goblin. president of De-
Pauw university as we'll as by Rev.
Or. Edwards
The chimes Of the Methodist church
pealed forth several of Mr. Eberhart 8
favOrite hymns when the cOrtege start
ed for the cemetery. All the places
OF business were closed between $3.50
and 1880 o'clock.
Rev. DR. Loren NJ. Edwards. pastor
of the Methodist Memorial church.
with which Mr. Eberhart had been
SO closely identified. delivered the
funeral Grafton in the presence Of the
immediate family and many friends,
the spacious parlOrs being crowded.
In the course OF touching eulOgy
Or Edwards said
How far the helping. saving influ-
Cnccs of Brother Eberharts life went
forth it is impossible for us to know.
What we do know is that many lives
in humble and high estate felt the
warmth and inspiration of his gener-
Ous heart. that many poor and needy
ones have rejOiced TO the OutpOuring
Of his benevOlence. that many organ
izations that work in the field of
Christian activity have been guided
hy his counsel. cheered by his en-
enlargement and enriched by his lib
crafty He walked amid divers in
tcrests. and everywhere lent construc-
tive uplifting, redeeming influences.
Business. civic life. church. Y. NJ
g. A.. Men and Religious Forward
movement. International Sunday
School association-all these circles
were better and richer because of the
presence Of T. G.. Eberhart. Every
where he was giving. giving, giving:
not OF his money alone. though he
aid that with generous enthusiasm.
but likewise of his time. his thought.
his interest. his sympathy. his vital
powers
Ihere are many men of large and
responsible business interests. but few
such men drain their life forces with
the multitudes of interest outside
their business. carry the details i'm
their minds. lift the burdens from
heavy hearts and give themselves
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
MRS. ANN WEIGH DIES
DIES AT HIGHLAND PARK

A telegram was received Saturday
morning from John Welch, annOunc-
ing the death of his mother. Mrs. Ann
X. WEIGH. which occurred at High
land Park. Chicago, Ill, Saturday
morning at : o'clock.
Mrs. Welch was formerly a resident
Of this city and was the mother of the
late Miss Mary ID. WEIGH, who was
the instructor in languages at the
Mishawaka high school, who died a
few months ago.
Mrs. WEIGH is survived by two sons,
Atty. James q. WEIGH of WaukegOn,
ILL.,: John w. WEIGH of Highland
Park, Ill. and one daughter, Miss
Anna WEIGH OF Chicago, who is an
employe of the American Steel and
Wire CO.
The funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon at o'clock from Highland
Park. Burial will take place Mon
day afternoon at SchoOlcraft. Mich.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
AUTOMOBILES COLLIDE AT
CORNER; NOBODY Is HURT

4 serious accident was narrowly
averted at Cottage Grove az. and LIN
coin way Z Saturday morning when
automobiles driven by Palmer Cole
of the Standard oil Co. and Howard
Emmons. 1917 Lincoln way W. col
lided. Neither driver was seriously
hurt. Mr.. EmmOns suffering slight
bruises and a sprained limb, al
though both cars were turned com
pletelv over. Mr.. Coles two little
girls were thrown clear of his ma
chine as it tOppled over.
Mr. Emmons was driving out Lin
coin way +. and Mr.. Cole was driving
south on Cottage av. As the latter
turned the corner. his right front
wheel caught the rear wheel of the
Emmons' car. and both were thrown
over. The police ambulance was sent
to the scene, but rendered no service.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
FIVE LINERS NOW
IN DANGEROUS ZONE
Two Ships Cancel Trips as Result of
the Sinking OF the
Arabic.

Five liners carrying passengers
and cargo from New York to Euro
pean points are now in or near the
war zone" They are:
Lapland. left Aug. u for Liver
pool
Ryndam. left Aug. 10 for Rot
terdam
Frederick VIII. left Aug. II for
Copenhagen.
St Paul. left Aug. IA for Liver
pool
Kristianiafjord. left Aug. IA, for
Bergen.
The sailings of the Cunard liner
SaXonia, scheduled for today from
Liverpool 10 New York, and that
Of the American liner St. Louis,
which was to have sailed from Liv-
erpool to New York tomorrow,
have been cancelled.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
FINED; APPEALS CASE
Philip SiIverman Accused Of Break
ing Health Ordinance.

Philip Silverman, 40 S. Scott St.
was fined So and costs in city court
Saturday morning for having refused
to obey the order of the city board
of health in regard to cleaning his
premises. Silverman is alleged to
have accumulated decayed and rotten
vegetables in a lot in the rear Of his
home, and to have kept two cows in
an inSanitary manner. He was arrest
ed Sanitary officers ROstiser and
Listenberger. who appeared against
him in court.
The case was appealed to the cir
cult court under bond of $50 A for
mer charge of maintaining a nuis-
ance was dismissed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
FIGURES ON Loss
ARE IN CONFLICT
Latest Reports Say the Arabic
Death List Will Reach
Three Score.



number of missing seamen is esti-
mated at from 40 TO As.
Tugs are searching the waters OF
Fastnet for more bodies.
Ii has not yet definitely been e.
tablished whether the Arabic was
conveyed by a British warship. but
the belief is strong that she was not,
owing 10 the scarcity Of men of war
for such purposes.
The British steamship Dunsley. 20
whose aid the Arabic was going. when
attacked. has been given up for lost
in the absence of any official infOrma-
ton relative to her fate.
Captain Gives Version.
Capt Finch of the Arabic has given
his version of the destruction Of his
ship To representatives OF both the
Admiralty and the White star line.
Up To date there has been no an
nouncement that the board OF trade
Will hold an open investigation OF the
destruction of the White star liner as
was done i'm the case of the Lusitania.
Vice-cOnsul Thompson at Queens
town has been taking statements from
survivors for Ambassador Page.
According to one of these state
ments. Capt Finch tried TO save his
ship, when ne saw the torpedo speed
ing toward it. From the bridge
Capt. Finch ordered the helm damned
down when he saw the missile rae
ing toward his vessel and the boat
had already begun to Veer around
when the torpedo struck.
Boilers Exploded.
II was reported that the boilers eX-
plOded.
one of the lifeboats was caught by
the geyser of water that spurted sky
ward when the torpedo exploded and
was carried 40 feet into the air.
The wireless apparatus was SO bad
~ damaged by the shock OF the tor
pedo'S attack that the wireless oper-
atOr had time TO send out but one
IS. O. *" call. Capt. Finch refused
to desert his ship and was the last TO
leave.
At least one OF the lifeboats cap
sized after leaving the ship, appar-
emily from OverCTOWding as the
weather was calm and the sea smooth
number OF the survivors arrived
here from Queenstown today, coming
by way OF Liverpool.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
MAY HAVE FAIR EXHIBIT
County Agent and Instructor To In
spect Pupils Work.

Miss Bernice Yoder, supervisor OF
the domestic science work i'm the
county, and County Agent BOrdner
will visit the pupils of the county
schools who are doing home project
work during the next few days. Many
pupils of the county schools are con-
Quoting home domestic science work
this summer and Miss Yoder and Mr..
BOrdner will learn what progress is
being made II is probable that an
exhibition of the work will be taken
TO the Interstate fair to be held at
Springbrook park during September.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
MORE MARINES MAY
BE SENT TO HAITI

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Three
hundred and fifty more marines have
been put on waiting orders" prepar-
atorv 10 being sent 10 Haiti. Three
companies of the artillery battalion
stationed at Annapolis. it was an
nounced by the navy department to-
day probably would be sent TO join
Admiral CapertOn's forces next week.
The companies are the first, ninth
and 18th This VIII bring the total
force at Haiti up to $500 men, l,SOO
marines and 200 bluejackets being
there already.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
CITYS HEALTH Is GOOD
No Case of Infectious Disease Report
cd in Two Weeks.

For a period of two weeks not one
case of infectious disease has been re-
ported TO the local board of public
health, according to a statement given
out by that body Saturday morning.
In view of the fact that weather con-
ditions for the summer have been
favorable to disease, this is consider
ed a remarkable record.
There are at present 16 cases of
minor diseases under quarantine in
the city. These are measles, mumps
and whOoping cough in the main.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
NATIVES REBEL.

LISBON. Aug. 2l.-Native insurrec-
tons have broken out in the POrtu-
guese colony of Angola, Africa. Portu-
guese troops have been sent 10 queu
the revolts In a conflict in southern
Angola, officially reported today. u
Portuguese were killed and SO wound
ed, but the natives were defeated.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
WILL BURY EVERSOLE
Services to be Held at Bristol Sun
day Afternoon.

Funeral services for Silas Eversole.
the alleged slayer of Hazel Macklin,
who committed suicide Monday morn
ing in the county Jail, will be held
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the residence at Bristol. Burial will
follow at the Bristol cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
WIN BATTLE IN AIR
Austrian AerOplanes on Way 60 Ital-
ian Coast Destroyed.

TURIN, Aug. 21.-Three Austrian
aeroplanes were destroyed and their
crews reported captured in a battle
with Italian machines off the Adriatic
coast according TO authentic informa-
ton received here today
The Austrian aeroplanes were on
their way TO raid the Italian coast
when an italian patrol gave warning
OF their approach An Italian air
squadron set out and chased the Aus
TRANS for many miles before overtak-
ing them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21

HOUSTON. Texas. Aug q. - The
death list in the gulf storm increased
Friday despite the fact that nearly a
hundred previously counted as missing
were found alive. The number OF
known dead and missing stands at 400.
Discovery Of the dredge boat sam
Houston with SO aboard and the
steamer Honduras with so decreased
the list by Sc. At least a dozen small
boats. each with a few men aboard
have not been heard from. Although
IL was established beyond doubt to-
day that only Il met death in the city
Of Galveston, the loss of life on the en-
tire island will run TO IS. Flat cars
Friday brought to the mOrgues the
bodies of 80 who persisted on the lower
stretches of the island. Searchers are
still hunting for the bodies buried in
the ruins of the buildings at Virginia
Point on the main land opposite Gal
weston. where 40 bodies have been al
ready recovered. The Texas City dead
remains at 81 and the surf side loss is
19. Small towns along the gulf each
report from two TO a dozen deaths.
HOLD
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
WAS SAVED.

LAFAY ETTE, Ind, Aug. 21.-A
cablegram received here last night by
Mrs. Alfred still. dated Queenstown,
states that her husband, Prof. Alfred
Still. and Miss \. Hyde passengers
OF the Arabic. were saved. No fur
Their information was contained IN
the Cablegram.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
SENDS ULTISIATUM.

ATHENS. Aug 21-According 10
reports in circulation here today italy
forwarded an ultimatum 10 the Turk
ish government on Thursday. II is be-
lieved that Turkeys reply viii be un-
satisfactory and that Italy will declare
war upon the porte.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
ARTILLERY KEEPS BUSY
Roar OF Guns Heard Along Entire
Western Front.

PARIS. Aug. 21.-Terrific artillery
fire marked the course Of the night on
almost the entire front, the war office
announced today. The official COM
munique reports only two attacks by
German infantry, both of which were
completely repulsed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
ATTEND FUNERAL.

a. ". Hanson, a member OF the \.
NJ. G. A. state committee. was in
South Bend Saturday 10 attend the
Eberhart funeral Phileman Bevis,
general secretary of the st. Louis y.
NJ G. A. spent Friday night at the To-
cal association building inspecting the
building and equipment of the South
BEND Y
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
POSTPONE TWO PICNICS
divers and Box Company Workers
Had Planned Outings.

Rain caused the postponement Of
two picnics Saturday. The oliver out
ing club, scheduled TO go TO Pine lake
for an all-day outing. postponed the
trip, as did the employees of the Camp
bell Paper Box Co. The latter crowd
was going to Hudson lake.
The Oliver club had planned to take
along a big delegation and the offices
Of the company were to be closed for
the day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
TO BE HELD SUNDAY.

Funeral services for A. 3. France.
who died Thursday morning. Will be
held from the residence All w. Colfax
av.. Sunday afternoon. Dr. G a. Lip
pincott, d. D., officiating. Burial will
follow in Riverview cemetery. The
pallbearers will be Judge Walter A.
Funk. J. II. Unruh. y. O. Dakin,
George /. Hager. Albert II. Cushing.
John Z. HaughtOn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
ZEPPELIN BROUGHT DOWN
Crew OF Airship Captured by Rus
SLAMS at Wilma.

PETROGRAD. Aug. 21.-A Zeppe-
lin airship was brought down by Rus
sian artillery Friday afternoon after
il had dropped several bombs upon
Wilma, the war Office announced to-
day The crew OF the alrshlp was
CAPTURED.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
NINETEEN LOST IN STORM
Government Drcdge. San Bernard,
Ashore Near Galveston.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2l-Nineteen
mem beers of the crew OF the govern
ment dredge san Bernard were drown
ed in the storm off Galveston. Col.
RIGHT. IN charge OF the government en-
gineers at Galveston. today wired the
war department that the other IS
members OF the crew We're safe. The
dredge is ashore nye miles east OF the
mouth OF the BrazOs river.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
"BIFF" LEADS LANDS JOB
Former NOtrc Dame Man VIII Coach
College Team.

"Biff'' Lee, former baseball star at
Notre Dame. now captain Of the La
porte Beavers. announced Saturday
that he had accepted the offer of Penn
college at OskaloOsa. Ia, TO be coach
and director of all its athletics.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
RUSS FLEET BESTED
By GERMAN SHIPS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)

forces on the KOvno-Vilna line may
strike eastward and cut off the with
drawing troops.
BERLIN (via Amsterdam). Aug. q.
-Austro-G German troops have invest
ed the Bug river fortress at BreSt-
Litovsk from three sides. From the
west bank of the river heavy guns
are Smelling the fortifications and news
of the fall of Brest-LitOvsk is conf
IDENTIFY awaited here.
The capture Of Novo Georgievsk has
released 160, 900 German soldiers who
were used in operations against that
stronghold. 1t is believed that part
of these will be used TO reinforce Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg's left wing
on the Niemen front and the remain
der dispatched toward Brest- Litovsk.
The Russians are still in possession
Of Grodno and OssOwiec, but Berlin
military experts predict their fall in
the near future. GrOdno is imperiled
as a result of the fall of Kovno, while
the advance of Gen. Won Gallwitzs
army is taking his forces toward OssO-
vice.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
RABBI ACCEPTS CALL
VIII Head Social Service Department
of Fraternity.

Rabbi Rudolph L. Noffee. nine years
pastor Of the Tree Of Life synagogue,
announced today that he had accepted
a call TO Chicago TO become head Of
the social service development OF the
Independent order B'Nai Birth, the
oldest Jewish fraternity in America.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21

Harry Kingsley and Harry Elmore.
who we're TO have represented the Y.
NJ. c. A. physical department. in a
singles and doubles match with North
Liberty Saturday, postponed their
trip because of inclement.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
RETTRNS HOME.

Rev. John O. Mosier has returned
from lakewood Park where he attend
- tho con~entions or the conference
branch Y. p. A. and W. NJ ;. and the
annual camp meeting. He viii occupy
nee pulpit a. the Mizpah church morn
Ing and evening. sunday
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
NEW PASTOR TO SPEAK.

Rev. A. j. Unthank. the new pastor
OF the Emmanuel Baptist church, Will
othciate at the sunday series during
the morning and afternoon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
10 USE "WHY' As SUBJECT.

why" will be the subject of Evan
gelist Lauda sunday evening when he
ernacle at the corner of Park .av. and
Cedar ST.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
POsTPONEn RALL GAMES.

owing 10 the funeral of Mr.. r. G.
Eberhart Saturday the sunday school
baseball league postponed the games
scheduled for saturday afternoon at
the Ball Band baseball park.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
SHIP SAILS

NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-Undismay-
ed by the fate OF the Arabic. the Gu
nard liner Orduna sailed for Liverpool
today carrying go passengers and
1000 tons Of cargo. seven Of the pas
sengers are Americans.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21

LONDON, Aug. 21.-The British
government announced this afternoon
that the White star liner Arabic was
not conveyed by warships when tor
pedoed and sunk by = Gerr1an sub
marine.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
RECOVERING FROM OPERATION

Mrs. NJ. II. Schwartz, SOS ". Law
renee st, who has had an operation
performed at the s.. JOseph's hospital,
is doing nicely.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
VISITING AT WAUkEGAN.

Miss Alpha Basley OF City Atty.
Jernegan's office is spending a part of
her vacation visiting with friends at
Waukegan. Ill.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
AMSTERDAM

AMSTERDAM. Aug 81 ~ The
Dutch trawler Ymuiden has been sunk
in the North sea or Ameland islands
by mine or German submarine. Her
crew was landed today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
STORM is HEADED
FOR GREAT LAKES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE) |

places. The Lake Christine dam is
momentarily expected TO break.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-21
MlSHAWAKA CLASSIFIED.

WANTED girls TO go into vaude-
vile. Phone \ 1928, or apply 313
West First 81 Ask for Victor Kobb.
Middletown transcript., 1915-11-20
HUMBLY THANKFUL

DROFOUNDLY grateful to Almighty
1 God should this highly favored
land of ours be that it is not only blest
with bountiful crops unexampled and
great general prosperity, but that it is
also enjoying the yet greater blessing
of peace at time when almost thq en-
tire civilized world has been for over
fifteen months engaged in a horrible
mutual slaughter.
Remembering that history teaches US
that Riches have ever been the fell de-
stroyer of nations as we'll as of in
dividuals we should in this time of our
greatest peril-our almost fabulous
prosperity-implore Divine mercy and
guidance lest we too succumb.
We should also share our overlooking
bounty with our needy and suffering
brothers in Europe-for He tells us that
all mankind are brethren.
Indeed, after her immemorial custom,
Columbia has been and still is with low
Middletown transcript., 1915-11-20

which the leading colleges are more and /
more allowing to encroach upon the |
purposes for which they were founded, |
namely, the education and training of |
their students.
This growing passion for athletic
rivalry, wherein semi-professional
football or track team SO infatuates
large part of the student body that
study is too often subordinated to sport,
has become in the opinion of many ex-
/ pert educators real menace to our
Colleges.
Afew days ago our state papers were
filled with the jubilation of Delaware
College at Its football victory over
Dickinson. We trust this ambition to
excel in sports, above all in the danger
Gus game of football, will be restrained
within useful bounds by the College
authorities.
Emphasize athletics if you please,
nay, make the gym" required part
of the curriculum, but let it be the
beneficial form of general exerclse-in-
cluding always swimming only thus
can the student get that physical basis
for all future work expressed in the
ancient maximum, linens sana in sano
, corpore", "a sound mind in a sound
body.
But the needlessly brutal game OF
football, that Mlnotaur of sport that
yearly in our colleges devours its youth
A ful victims, should be firmly held il
q leash. The untimely death of young
Layfeld, paralized year ago. in this
! perilous game, is loss that outweighs
all the fancied benefits or pleasure to be
derived from football in Thousand
/, years We have personally known
several young men thus slain in football
A second evil that so often affiict.
t the larger colleges-hazlng-will not
a we believe be allowed to have its per
f nicious exercise in Delaware College =
!. certainly not so long as the memory Of
: its sad tragedy of half century agt
e warningly fingers.
s Hazing is a school of cowardly ruff
l. fianism that breeds thugs and bulle
but never gentlemen. 1t has repeated
n ly resulted in death, and is always at
= tended with injury to person and prop
ID erty.
We quote from Philadelphia pape
m of Tuesday its description of hazing a