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ment's thought to torpedo attack. and a good many
people on those cruisers got the surprise OF their lives
when half a dozen submarines bobbed up SO close to
them that ~torpedoes could not miss and made the
ominous signal that all four ships concerned were tor
pedoed."
Now see what Capt. Otto Won Weddingen, the hero
OF the U-9, has told about the manner in which he
handled his submersible, which is one Of the older boats.
during his famous exploit in sinking the British cruisers
Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue.
II set out from a North Sea port on one of the
arms OF the kiel Canal and set my course in a south
westerly direction. 1t was not many days before the
morning Of the god of September when l fell in with
my quarry. When | started from home the fact was
kept quiet and a heavy haze helped further to keep the
secret, but when the action began the sun was bright
and the water smooth-not the mostNfavorable condi-
tons for submarine work.
ut was ten minutes after six on the morning Of
Tuesday when / caught sight of one OF the big cruisers
OF the enemy. Then l was eighteen sea miles north
west Of the Hook of Holland. l had then travelled con-
~siderably more than 200 miles from my base. My
boat was one OF an old type, but she was behaving
beautifully.
when l first sighted them they were near enough
for torpedo work, but l wanted to make my aim sure,
80 l went down and in on them. l had taken the
position OF the three ships before submerging and | sue
ceeded in getting another flash through my periscope
before | began action. I soon reached what | regarded
as a good shooting point.
"Then I let loose one Of my torpedoes at the mid
die ship. I was then about twelve feet under water
and got the shot off in good shape, my men handling
the boat as IL she had been a skiff. l climbed to the
surface to get a sight through my tube of the effect,
and discovered that the shot had gone straight and
true, striking the ship, which | later learned was
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Admiral Won Tirpitz's Threat of Several Weeks Ago
Now a Stern Reality in the Grim Sea
Struggle for the Right to Live

A ZONE Of death about the British Isles!
~ This is Germany's answer to Englands
determination to starve out the fatherland.
Keep away from US the food for our civil population,
lay siege to US as q nation. and we will retort in kind and
make every neutral country SILVER with dread that
dares to carry sustenance and help to our arch enemy"
Such in effect is what Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz
threatened weeks ago. The threat has now become a
fact. and the world waits and wonders what will be the
quito ONE OF this desperately grim struggle for the right
to live and for "the freedom Of the seas as Germany
views it.
The Kaiser has blessed his submarines, and already
we know something Of the force of his incentive and the
spirit in which his sailor officers and their subordinates
are bent upon carrying out the imperial orders. What
his bottled up ships OF the regular battle line cannot
accomplish in the face Of overwhelming odds he hopes
by means of his underwater craft to effect through
wholesale attack, regardless Of loss Of life. upon ships
within the prohibited zone. Can this revolutionary
order of warfare succeed? Can the submarines of the
German navy make good all that Grand Admiral Won
Tirpitz has promised? Are the Germans any better
prepared to wage this style OF conflict than their nauti-
cal rivals?
There is not the slightest doubt that the officers
Ind men OF the German underwater fotilla know
FULL well the dangers that they must face and the perilous
hardships that they will have to endure in order to
effect the destruction of, the Allies provision ships.
However, the German submarines will to a large extent
be pursuing in time OF war much Of the same sort Of
work which was part of their annual manoeuvres for
two or three years back.
No other nation has taken the underwater boat
as seriously as Germany in so far as putting these ves-
sells to the utmost in the way OF service test. Now
that the world recognizes the possibilities OF the sub
marine it begins to recall bit by bit what has leaked
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out about the grand manoeuvres that have taken place
in the last few years with Helgoland as a base and
practically the better part OF the North Sea as a field
OF action for mimic war operations. How far the
kaiser's submarines went then nobody outside of
the German Admiralty knows, but that the boats
did well can be gathered from the following report
that came from a naval expert in Berlin more than
. year ago:
"A noteworthy feature of the exercises, according
to one report. was the comparative immunity enjoyed
by the submarines even when delivering attacks in
broad daylight. for from beginning to end only two
osat were ruled out OF action. The submarines
rarely discharged their ~torpedoes at a range exceeding
+OO yards, while more than once the distance was
considerably less. Yet in hardly a single instance was
their presence remarked by the object ships in time
to direct fire on them.
One day toward the close OF the manoeuvre period
the weather was bad. SO bad, in fact. that the smaller
destroyers were unable to do their part in the pro-
gramme and had to run for shelter. A division Of
Dig cruisers belonging to the 'blockading fleet we're
patrolling some twenty miles off shore and keeping a
sharp watch for one OF the opposing battle cruisers
which was expected to make a dash for the open sea.
In view OF the boisterous weather no one gave a mo-
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submerged. and the public has been given to under
stand that the underwater boats eye is its peri
scope, and If that observing instrument carnot be
raised above the seas surface then the commander
OF a submarine is at a loss. This is not true.
On the map that accompanies this article a dotted
line Is marked showing an extensive area in which
the water is less than $50 feet deep. All foreign
underwater craft are made strong enough to with
stand a submergence test somewhat in excess of this
depth, and this means that the hull strength, is suffi-
cient to make it entirely practicable to sink to the
sea bottom and rest there provided the submergence
does not exceed the trial limit, Within the dotted
area. then, German submarines can go to the bottom
and lie there without expanding any Of their motive
energy. But you will ask what would be the purpose
OF such a manoeuvre.
Perhaps you do not know il. but sound travels
four times as far through water as it does through
the normal atmosphere. and anywhere within. the
range OF audibiity il can he heard better under the
seas surface than through the air, The churning of
a ships propeller and even the noises of her motive
engines can be heard through the water when miles
away.
All that the German submarines would have to do
would be to wait patiently until such a signal came
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South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
LITTLE CHILDREN AT
QUIGLEY FUNERAL
-Four Thousand Attend Special Mass
Held at Cathedral at
Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 14.-FOur thousand
little children. their heads bowed and
their lips mOvin-; in prayer, paid
honor TO Archbishop Quigley in a
special mass service at Holy Name
cathedral today.
The little folks came to the church
early, from Catholic orphanages and
industrial schools. With their nuns
and other instructors they gathered
about the archbishop's residence. The
casket was brought out and a solemn
procession formed and marched TO the
cathedral. Trudging bravely through
the rain that was spelling their best
dresses. and suits. the children kept
step with the music of ChOpin's fu-
neral march. played by the boys
band of ST. Marys.
DIR. b. +. Dunno was master of cere-
monies at the children's service Sol
emn pontifcal high mass was sung by
Right Rev. Paul p. Rhode
After the service, the body lay in
state the remainder of the day. to be
viewed by the public. Tomorrow. the
funeral mass will be celebrated by
Monseigneur John BonzanO, papal
delegate to the United States
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
DODGE FIELD DAY PLANS
WILL SOON Be STARTED
Expect That on Return of Fac
tory Officials Committees
Will be Appointed.

According to an announcement from
IN official OF the Dodge Manufactur-
Ing Co. Wednesday morning. tentative
plans for the ninth annual Dodge field
day and employees outing would soon
be underway.
Plans for the big day are now being
discussed and considered but no action
along this line has yet been taken. IL
is expected, however, that as soon as
Pres't NJ. w. Mix of the concern, and
w. l. Chandler, who are out OF the
city on business, return TO Mishawaka,
real action will be started.
This will mean the appointment of
a committee TO secure grounds and
transportation After this several
other committees will be appointed 90
arrange for games and sports and all
kinds of entertaining features for the
field day.
According to ths information given
out the place where the outing will be
held has not been discussed. This is
left entirely to the committee in
charge OF this part of the day. The
committees will be composed of de-
partment heads, factory foremen and
employees Of the shops.
In the past few years it has been
the custom to hold the outings at
Springbrook park. owing to its easy
access by transportation. But whether
or not the park will be selected this
year, owing TO the improvements
under way for the fair grounds and
race track, has not been decided. The
first outings were held at nearby lakes
and summer resorts.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
1915 PRAIRIE SCHOONER
PASSES THROUGH CITY

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Gale and two
children of Stamford. Cbnn., passed
through Mishawaka Thursday even
ing enroute to the Golden Gate. The
trip is being made in a 1915 prairie
schooner, drawn by a motorcycle. and
labeled. From Stamford, Conn, TO
San Francisco, Calf" Mr.. Gale built
the rubber tired trailer as an expert
ment and his motorcycle drew IL so
easily that he decided to take his
family on a journey all the way to San
Francisco. West of Chicago Gale Will
follow the Lincoln highway.
A picture of this outfit appeared in
n recent issue of Golfers weekly.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
MEETING POSTPONED;
QUORUM NOT PRESENT I

Owing TO the fact that not a quorum
OF members were present at the reg
uIar semi-annuaI meeting of the Mu-
tual Relief association OF the Misha-
waka Woolen Mfg. CO. Tuesday even
ing. no reports were made by the Off
Gals and the annual election OF the
secretary and four members Of the
board was postponed. The secretary,
G. +. McCullOm, will continue office
for another year while the four board
mem bers, +. G. Robson, CAMEL De
Werdt, Charles Whittier and Thomas 8
Webb. will serve office for another Il
months. The other officers Of the
association are Ira G. BOles, presi-
dent Arthur Wolf. vice president. and
j. Alvin Scott, treasurer. The re-
naming members of the board are w
A. Cork, r. A. Snyder and Neri Wells.
According to the report OF j. AL
vim Scott. which would have been pre-
sented had the meeting taken place,
S4,099 was paid out in 663 sick and
accident claims and 81, 200 was paid
in death claims since January. The
association has on hand $6,434.4S.
Since the organization was formed in
June of 1907 over 47.297.29 has been
paid out for all sources.
For death claims $500 is now given
against the former amount of 5000.
This has been made since the Janu-
ary meeting. the Mishawaka Wooden
Mfg. CO. agreeing TO add $50 if the
organization did likewise. This was
agreed on and the benefit for this
claim was increased 800. The asso-
citation now has a total membership
of 1866.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
RIVER PARK.

Mrs. y. 4. Wiser of Marion. Ind.
who has been spending several weeks
with her son. Alva Wiser and family
of Aishawaka av., viii return Thurs
day morning.
Mrs. William Davidson and daugh-
ter. Dorothy. will leave Thursday for
a visit with Mrs. DavidsOn's mother,
Mrs. Wickersham in Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Allen are visit
ing friends and relatives in Michigan.
Mrs. l.. Hammond Of Chicago, who
has been guest Of Mrs. Edward Paige
has gone TO South Bend to spend a
few days with Mrs. Kelley before go
ing to Michigan for an extended visit
with relatives and friends.
Amel Johnson and daughters. Miss
eS Pearl and Amy Johnson of Detroit,
and Miss Thelma Paige of Eighth 81.
mOtOred to Niles Tuesday where Miss
Pearl Johnson took the train for De-
trOit
Ashley Rand Of waltham, Mass. is
spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Brown, 5. Ninth st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Hunsberger
have returned from an outing at Eagle
lake, Edwardsburg, Mich.
Mrs. Hoke of y. Eighth ST.. and
daughter, Mrs. Slater OF Columbus.
in Michigan.
MS. Stewart Penrod of + Eighth
St, who has been seriously III with
throat trouble, is improving.
Cottage prayer meeting of the Free
Methodist church was held Tuesday
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
| Walter Johnson on Short ST. There
will be no other services al the churcn
this week on account Of the annual
D. lob mil fnn nnN aaF
Island park. west of the Sixth 81.
bridge. opposite Springbr0ok park.
/ The meeting viii open Thursday even
ing with PRAYER service preparatory
TO the general opening Friday even
ing The meetings VIII be IN charge
of Rv. a. u. ZahnhelZer OF Pittsburgh.
pa. Services viii be held afternoon
and evening.
4 committee meeting Of the officers
of the Civic club viii be held at the
River Park school house Thursday
evening to make ARRANGEMENTS 20 pur-
chase the dag for PottawatOmie park.
The flag viii be raised July %.
Mrs. Charles Straub was pleasantly
surprised Tuesday at her home on =.
Seventh st. a number of relatives
and friends gathered at her home
while she was shopping. ON her re-
turn she found her home beautifully
decorated with sweet peas and other
garden flowers and a sumptuOus re-
past spread in the dining room. The
occasion was IN honor OF her birthday
anniversary. During the afternoon
music and contests were ln1Oyed- AIRS.
Dora Evans and sylvester Straub gave
number OF vocal and instrumental
selections. Favors in the contest were
won by Mrs. Z. ". Evans and Mrs.
John Straub. Mrs. Straub was pre-
sented with a handsome luncheon set.
Mrs. Willis Metcalf OF Kerslake CT.
entertained with a luncheon compi-
menhng Miss Nina Braussard OF Chi
cagO and the Misses Jeanette and
Pearl Brown. Covers were laid for
seven at a table centered with cut
flowers.
Miss Gertrude Wiser leaves Thurs
day morning Ior Bass lake, Knox. Ind.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
MISS ALICE SCHWARTZ
ENTERTAINS, TUESDAY

Complimenting Mrs. Otto Engel Of
Chicago, a delightful whist party was
given by Miss Alice Schwartz, sos w.
Lawrence St, Tuesday afternoon. The
games were much enjoyed, the first
favor beoing won by Mrs. w. +. Wal
lach, while Mrs. Engel received the
guest prize. At five o'clock a re-
cherche luncheon was served in the
dining room. Pink and white sweet
peas and cosmos formed the table
decorations with pleasing effect. All
the guests received as favors cOrSages
OF sweet peas. Among those present
were Misses Katherine FloX, Goldine
Hurwich, Anna Glicksman, Blanche
Engel. Doris Hershenow, rleda Her.
shenow, South Bend; Mrs. w. f. Wal
ZACH and Myrna Holmes. Mishawaka;
Mrs. Otto Engel and Miss Edna Rot
tenberg, Chicago. Mrs. Engel was
formerly Miss Bertha CHASER of South
Bend.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
ITALIAN LOSSES ARE
ESTIMATED AT 10000
Mayor and Priest at Lorenzo Placed
Under Arrest Says Berlin
Report.

BERLIN (by wireless). July IA
Italian losses on the IsonZo river front
are semi officially estimated here at
$4,000 killed, wounded and missing.
The Overseas news agency states that
letters received from the Austro-Ital-
ian front confirm the report of cruel
ties committed by the Italian soldiers.
II asserts that at the village of La
renzo the Italians arrested the mayor
and priest, seized 10 citizens at host
ages, compelled them TO give infOrma-
ton about Austrian positions. out
ragged women and pillaged all the
houses until driven out by the Austrian
artillery.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
FRATERNITIES OBJECT
TO ASSESSORS RULING
Houses Are Placed on Tax List and
Legal Battle May
Result.

GREENCASTLE Ind, July IA
Greek letter fraternities Of DePauw
university today were preparing TO re-
sist the action of the Putnam county
board of review in placing the frater-
nifty properties on the tax list. Eleven
fraternities and seven societies here
are affected. Eight of the fraternities
own property valued at 100000 and
the others would be forced to pay
taxes on personal property. A com
mittee of three prominent attorneys
will represent the secret societies in
an attempt to convince the board that
their properties should be exempt
from taxation.
The board members believe the
state law providing for the exemption
of Greek letter Paternity property
under the supervision Of colleges and
universities is unconstitutional
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
FREE METHODIST CAMP
MEETINGS TO START

Rev. ID. J. Van Antwerp. district
elder OF the Free Methodist church
VIII arrive in this city today and over
see the setting or the tents and things
IN general for the Free Methodlst
camp meeting which viii be held mere
beginning Thursday evening. Inc
tents are arriving and will be erected
on the grounds between the Watch
factory and the river The grounds
VIII be lighted by electricity. a large
boarding tent in charge of Mrs Carrie
Gates OF f. Battell St, Mishaw "a
VIII be one of the features OF the
camp. a good we'll has been sunk.
An opening prayer meeting Will DC
held Thursday evening, while the
meeting proper will be held Friday
evening. The meetings Will be in
charge OF Rev A. y. Zahnheizer OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, the general confer
ence evangelist, and Will continue Tor
10 days.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
AWE ERICA FIRST
HELP TO CHICAGO
People Who Ordinarily Travelled
on the Atlantic Now Visit
Great Lakes.

CHICAGO, July 14.-It has taken
its first See America First" travel
crop. as the result of the war which
is raging in Europe. Now that the
summer vacationists are on the move,
lake Michigan is getting its share OF
the water travel that would have gone
TO the Atlantic.
Thousands of vacationists barred
from Atlantic voyages by the German
submarine blockade. are now taking
cruises on the great lakes, and making
discoveries that surprise them about
the luxuries and comforts that they
did not know existed on boats not
engaged in transatlantic service.
When the war broke out last Aug
ust it was too late in the vacation sea-
son to do more than generally upset
travel in general. Hence the lake
boats were forced to wait until this
season got well under way before they
could begin to reap the reward of
years of patient upbuilding of water
travel routes.
The travellers who are using the
great lakes are finding it a pleasure to
have crews and officers on board all
the boats speak and understand Eng
lish. Whether one is bound from Chi
cago to Duluth, or Chicago to Niagara
Falls by way of Sault Ste. Marie locks,
plain English obtains immediate ser
vice.
Travel on the lakes out of Chicago
which started with small excursions to
Michigan resorts a few years ago, has
now expanded until a 12-day cruise
is the maximum, with five and seven
day cruises finding most favor with
vacation goers, who are successfully
seeking the quiet and romance of
ocean travel, with none Of its attend
ant dangers from torpedoes.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
ROLLED ON DARRELL:
BOY RETURNS T0sLIFE
Heroic Work of Youths at Goshen
Saves Gordon ROthrOck from
Water.

GOSHEN. Ind. July 14.-Gordon
ROthrock. 1S-year-old son Of Allen
Rothrock of Waterford Mills, Elkhart
county, went swimming in the Elkhart
river near his home with several COM
panions, and becoming exhausted cried
for help. He had gone down for the
third time and rescuers were COM
PEELED TO cross the stream for a boat
before Theodore Stahl could dive for
the body. When taken out of the
river RothrOck was apparently dead.
He was placed in a barrel and violent
ly rolled for 10 minutes. This method
revived him. Today he is very weak
but doctors expect him to live
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
MICHIGAN CANDIDATES
GET WORK IN LODGE

Some forty members of the Odd
Fellows lodge Of Redfeld. Mich, Wis
tied the local lodge Of odd Fellows
Tuesday evening. Two candidates
brought by the Redfeld lodge for
work here were given the first and
second degrees. The work was put
on by the local team.
Following the lodge session a social
hour was enjoyed. The feature was a
splendid supper served by the mem
bers OF the Rebecca lodge. This was
followed by a smoker. The Redf1eld
members made the trip by autos and
returned home Tuesday night.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
SEES MINES IN ATLANTIC
Ships Sailing to South America Are
i'm Danger.

LAS PALMAS. Canary Islands, July
officiating mines carried south
ward in the Atlantic are a menace to
ships plying between South America
and Europe. the captain Of the Ar
gentine steamer Patagonia reported
today. He notified the maritime au-
thorities that ne had sighted a mine
northeast of the coast Of Brazil in
latitude four degrees, so minutes and
longitude 81 degrees. five minutes in
the region Of the equator. The mine
was travelling southwest toward the
coast at the rate Of a mile an hour.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
CIRCUC COMING TO CITY.

Mishawaka is to have a circus with
in it's gates on July %. This is but
the second time in the history of the
CITY that a circus has been billed for
Mishawaka and the fact of it's coming &
Is creating no little interest. The ag-
gregation IS known as Howe's Great
London shows owned by A. b. Ben
nett. There are two rings to the show
which also carries a large menagerie.
The advertising car arrived IN the city
Wednesday and the billing of the city
was at once commenced.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
ALASKA is SWELTERING

JUNEAU. Alaska. July II. - The
memory Of the oldest native inhab-
itants Of southeastern Alaska does not
recall such weather conditions as pre-
vail today in and about Juneau The
mercury has reached 90 degrees in
the shade and Thermometers in the
business district Of Juneau have
climbed TO the 100 mark.
The sun shines % out or the "a
hours here at this season.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
RED MEN INSTALL NEW
OFFICERS LAST NIGHT

The annual installation OF officers of
the Red Men lodge was held Tuesday
evening in the new headquarters OF
the lodge in the Dixon building. The
meeting was largely attended.
The following were the officers in
stalled: Charles Potts. sachem
James Spencer, senior sycamore; Au-
gust Kuhn, junior sagamore: Charles
Ditsch, chief OF records; Adrian My
ers, keeper of wampen: Eken Brett
neL guard of forest, and Guy Burk-
hart, guard of wigwam.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
PANIC CAUSED BY FIRE
Scores OF Persons Injured in New
York Blaze.

NEW YORK, July 14-ScOres OF
persons were injured and 100 lives
were imperilled by fire which swept
through the upper floors Of the five
story tenement at 102 Delaney st.
early today. Benjamin Orinstein re-
ceived fatal injuries.
When the police arrived they found
a panic raging with men fighting 20
get out OF the house ahead OF the
women and children. The confusion
was so intense that the police had TO
use their night sticks to clear the
stairs.
South Bend news-times., 1915-07-14
MOBS FAIL TO MATERIALIZE
Leo vi. Frank Protected During Night
by Militia

ATLANTA, Ga, July 14.--Excite-
ment over the rumors of mobs that
purposed to lynch Leo NJ. Frank had
completely died out this morning.
There was no sign Of disorder at Ma
con or Milledgeville during the night
and it was believed by some that the
authorities had been hoaxed. The
militianlen called out at Macon TO
protect Frank found nothing 10 do
and were sent back to their homes.
"Ridiculous'' was the term applied
to the mob reports about the gov
ernOr's Office today.