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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
Seven Members of Interstate
Commerce Commission Are
in Session at Commerce
Chamber Rooms.
MANY COMPLAINTS
ARE TO BE HEARD
Lowering of Certain Inter
state Rates May Result.
Prominent Railroad
Men Present.

Seven members of the interstate
commerce commission from Wash
ington. d. c.. are conducting hear
ings on railroad rate cases before
Examiner Horton at the Chamber
of Commerce rooms in the CONNER
cial-Athletic club. The commission
viii be in session here Tuesday and
Wednesday. and a number of i'm
portant cases involving local lum-
her firms are being heard. +. n.
Collyer, representing officials Of the
classification comittee on rates. is
here from New York city, sitting
with the commission.
Attacking rates on silos and silo
materials shipped from Nappanee to
various points. the Nappanee Lum-
Der and Manufacturing Co. is ap-
pearing in a case against the B. o.
& s. w. road. This case opened
the hearines Tuesday morning.
II. ]. Aldworth. traffic manager
OF the Fullerton-Powell Lumber Co,
Of South Bend, appeared before the
commission Tuesday afternoon in a
case against the Gulf, Colorado &
Sante Fe. asking PREPARATION on ship
ments from Melvin, Texas, TO
Chatham. ont. Preparations are
also asked on two cars of Timber
shipped from Evansville. Ind, via
Chicago to Detroit. over the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois road.
Many Cases Up.
other hearings to come before
the commission are:
HOllister- French Lumber Co. VS.
the Michigan Central road. attack
ing rates on lumber shipments from
Michigan City. Ind. 10 points in Illi-
nOis. Preparations are asked on two
cars Of lumber shipped in this dis
tIict.
Wednesday-Fiv cases filed by
the Powell-Myers Co. VS.. the Louis
vile & Nashville and the b. l. & s.
w. road: four of these cases attack
rates on cross-tie shipments from
Southern Illinois points TO Streater,
ILL.,, and between Mason City. Ia.
and Minnesota Transfer. Mimi One
IS against the Louisville & Nashville
for the privilege Of reconsigning
shipments Of lumber on the G. & f.
l.. when originating at points on
the l. & n.
J. p. Coffey, representing the
Gulf. Colorado and Sante Fe. A. II.
MOhr. representing the Louisville
and Nashville, J. j. Coleman. repre-
senting the B. & O.. and S. w. and
c. r. McAllister, representing the
New York Central lines. are ap-
pearing before the commission in
the various cases
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
NATIONALITY OF OWNERS
WILL BE CONSIDERED
British i'm Reply To Argentina, Says
Old Rule No Longer
i'm Effect.
i'm Effect.

BUENOS AIRES. Nov. 30.-Fol-
lowing a protest by the German min
lister to Argentina, Minister Of For
eign Relations Murature today re-
quested from the British minister an
explanation Of the seizure Of the Ar
gentina steamer Presidente Mitre by
the transport Macedonia In reply
the British minister stated that his
government no longer recognized ar
ticle sc OF the declaration Of Lon
don. under which its flag designated
the nationality OF a ship. but that
hereafter the nationality Of a vessel
would be determined by the nation
atty Of its owners.
The Presidente AIitre is registered
under the Argentine flag, but is own
ed By a company of which the prin-
cipal stockholders are Germans.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
Busy Session Held by Judge
Anderson of Federal Court

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 80. - Ar
raignment of persons indicted by the
federal grand jury was continued
before Judge Anderson in federal
court here today. Because Of the
large number Of indictments return
ed and the difficult aspects of many
cases the court failed to dispose OF
all the cases 10 be heard.
Five postmasters and postal clerks
received prison sentence for misuse
Of the governments funds at yester-
days session OF court When a num-
her OF prisoners. gray-haired and
with large families. appeared before
Judge Anderson. TIE jurist remarked
that this g"And ~ seems 10 have
made a spe cial OF indicting men
with larg~ 1 iSs."
At toda -ssiOn, Albert g Fritz.
a druggi. indianapolis. who
pleaded gl having violated the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
MILITIA Is IN CHARGE
State Troops Will Prevent Gamb-
ling at Gretna, Miss.

NEW ORLEANS, La. Nov. 30
State militia today entered the town
Of Gretna, the seat of jefferson Pa
rish. in the following out of Gov.
Halls order that all forms of gam
bling must stop. The troops en-
camped in the square facing the
court house. Their presence will
serve merely as a demonstration of
Gov Halls plan and it is believed
that a solution of the situation Will
be reached before night. Martial law
has not yet been declared.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
Is HELD TO GRAND JURY
Passer of Fraudulent Checks Ad-
mits He's Guilty.

William Hennings. the young man
who was captured Saturday night
after having passed three fraudulent
checks on local merchants, pleaded
guilty to three charges in city court
Tuesday morning. Judge Warner
bound Hennings over to the circuit
court grand jury.
Hennings passed a check for $40,
signed by "A. c. Cooper" on Streibel
& Steinel, druggists, another for the
same amount on l.. A. Kaulpa, and
one for SIS on Samuel Spiro & Co.
He stayed too long and was caught
by the police just as he was board
ing a Lake Shore train Saturday
night
Bond for Hennings was set at
$1,000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30

Harrison anti-narcotic law, was fined
S2OO
Charles Pryor OF New Albany, who
pleaded guilty TO a charge Of having
used the mails in an attempt TO
blackmail. received a sentence Of so
days in Jail.
Four Sentenced.
Jack Nugent, Frenk Hess, John
Hines and John Bruins. appeared this
morning and received sentence.
Nugent was sentenced 70 impris-
onment at the federation prison at
Fort Leavenworth. Kas.. for one year
and one day. Hess. Hines and Bruins
received sentences Of five months.
four months and one month in Jail
respectively. These four men had
pleaded guilty last March but were
not sentenced because they were
held as witnesses in the conspiracy
case against four republicans-War-
rem Soules. William Myers William
Fears and Morton Holmes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
YOUNG MAN ACQUITTED
OrvilIe Denniston Is Found Not
Guilty of Trespass.

Orville Denniston. a young man
charged with malicious trespass, was
found not guilty by Judge Warner
in city court Tuesday morning. The
charge against the young man was
preferred by the custodian of the
court house comfort station, who
alleged that Denniston tore the top
station and destroyed property
otherwise. The young man assert
ed that the top Of the soap con-
tainer fell of and that he did not
pull IL off. Lack of sufficient evil
dence gave the young man his free
dom although the Judge warned him
TO be more careful in the future.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
Harper Denies
He viii Quit
As ND. Coach

Coach Jesse c. Harper Of Notre
Dame Tuesday denied the rumors
which have been ahoat here that he
has been considering an offer 10
coach the Michigan Agricultural col
lege team next var.
This is news 10 me-" declared
Harper. II have not heard a word
about it until now. There is nothing
to the report"
Just where the rumOr originated
is not known but the report has been
out since Harper started on the
southern trip with the Notre Dame
eleven.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
MOTHER LOSES I'M SUIT
Will Get No Compensation For
Death of Her Son.
ecial to The News-Times.

Special to The News-Times.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. 80
The industrial board of Indiana to-
day refused to allow the mother of
Floyd Glenn Davis any compensa-
ton for the death of her son from
Otto Mais and Donald Hughes. en-
ployes of the Studebaker corpora
ton who had employed Davis in re-
modelling a business room in which
they planned to start pool room at
South Bend. Davis stepped on a nail
while searching for money beneath
the floor after working hours. The
board gave a long opinion support
ing the finding.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
WARNS RUSSIA OF MINES
Ships Will Not be Allowed TO Enter
the Danube.

LONDON, Nov. so. - "Roumania
has notified Russia that ships will
not be allowed TO enter the Danube.
which has been mined" says a news
agency dispatch from Copenhagen.
Previous reports from various con-
tinental points had indicated that
ROumania would not interfere with
Russia's movements in any way.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
ONLY SIX TEAMS REPORT
Good VIII Fund is Now Above the
$4,000 Mark.

Six Good VIII campaign teams
collected $1O1.7O for the beneht OF
the charitable organizations OF
South Bend Monday The total
amount secured is now $1S.221.95.
Following are the figures for
Monday. Team No. /, SIC; four,
sic: eight. 80; n-ne. $44.2O; u.
S7.50; 10. 81.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
MESSAGE is COMPLETED
Advance Copies Expected TO be
Ready by Tonight

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3O.-Pres't
Wilson today completed the message
he will read TO congress next Tues
day. He made the final changes in
he document early this morning. but
did not send the manuscript TO the
public printer as he wished to read
Il 10 the members Of the cabinet at
the regular meeting. IL was said
that the message would go TO the
public printer in time to have ad-
vance copies ready by tonight.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
BRITISH IN RETREAT
Defeated i'm Bagdad Region, Says
Turk Report.

CONSTANTINOPLE. Via Berlin
by wireless, Nov. 30.-British troops
defeated in the recent fighting in the
Bagdad region of MesOpotamia con-
tinue to retreat, the Turkish war Of
flee announced today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
Court 0verruIeS All Motions
of Attorneys For Hamburg
American Line Officials
Must go to Bat"
HAD RIGHT TO SEND
SUPPLIES TO WARSHlPS
ManifeStS Deceived Collector
of Port, Says Judge-De-
tense Admits All Facts Of
fered by Government.

NEW YORK. Nov. 3O.-The Ham
burg-American line defendants in
the conspiracy trial, today lost all
their contentious. Federal Judge
Howe overruled the motion by How
ard Cans TO dismiss the indictments
and also overruled, the motion by
William Rand, jr.. 10 strike out the
Marian Quesada evidence mention
ING the name Of Capt. Karl Boy-Ed,
ravaI attache of the German en-
bassy.
As to the motion to dismiss, the
court said he was inclined TO over
rule it at once. but on Cans plea
withheld formal ruling until this af-
ternoon when the jury returned TO
court.
The ruling meant that the Ham
burg-Amerlcan line must go to
bat"
Rand said he could not announce
yet whether he would call witnesses
or not
II. Snowden Marshall. United
States district attorney, answered
the motions of the defense by de-
claring that regardless of whether
the sending out of the supply ships
was lawful or not. il had been
proved that the defendants falsified
their manifests.
Asks for Dismissal.
Howard Cans. associate counsel
for the defendants. made the motion
to dismiss and submitted the first
argument. lie declared that the
government had failed to make out
u prima facie case.
Your honor" he said, lin this
trial nothing has been proved that
can be construed as evidence OF
crime or wrong doing"
But broke in Judge Howe, did
they not deceive. or attempt to de-
ceive the collector of the port?"
I'VE contend that has not been
proved" replied Cans.
He then reviewed the case as set
up by the government saying that
the prosecution had taken days to
prove what the defense at the out
set was willing to concede.
mo neutrality was violated" said
Cans. ION the call of the Father
land these men chartered ships and
attempted to send supplies to Ger
man warships at sea. They had a
right to do that"
Il hold with you. Mr.. Cans" said
Judge Howe. they had a right to
send out these ships. 1t was laud-
able, but why did they deceive the
collector if their aim was lawful;
why the necessity for deception"
Cans began a reply.
You need go no further with
that" broke in the court. You had
a right to send out those ships. That
needs no argument. But you de-
ceived the collector"
Cans then took up each of the
defendants, one by one. First came
Buenz
I'VE admit all that has been Of
fered against Buenz," he said. He
signed charter parties and guaran-
tees of indemnity. Those were law
ful acts. Buenz had nothing to do
with these manifests.
Cans then took up Poeppinghaus,
who went aboard the Berwind as
supercargo and gave orders to her
master. Cans argued all his acts
were LAWFUL.
But" asked Judge Howe. sis
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
ARE IN GOOD CONDITION
Grand Jury Reports on County Jail
and Farm.

That the county jail and county
farm were in good condition was
the substance OF the grand jury re-
port returned 10 the county commits
sioners. The grand jurors recon-
mende6 that the interior OF the Jail
be given several coats Of paint that
sanitary conditions there may be i'm
proved.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
STAYS WET.

KENDALLVILLE. Ind. Novl 30
Kendallville will continue TO be
wet" as a result Of the local option
election held here yesterday i'm
which the ''wets" polled a majority
of % votes
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
100 WORKERS ARE
CAUGHT IN MINE
Rescue Car is Being Rushed
to Boomer w. Va.
Roof CoIIapSes.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Nov. 80
One hundred men are reported en-
tombed in a mine on the Kanawha
& Michigan railway several miles
from Boomer, w. V. The collapse
of a part Of the mine is said to have
been caused by a gas explosion.
The mine is owned by the Boomer
Coal x Coke Co. and is three miles
up a gulley from the town of Boom
er. with which town it is connected
by a railroad on which only miners
ride.
The United States bureau of mines
has a rescue car in Logan county,
$50 miles from the scene of the dis
aster. The car is being rushed at
full speed 10 Boomer.
According to officials of the com
pany, leo entered the mine at /
O'Clock today. Seventy-five men are
reported to have been rescued and
% were unaccounted for. 1t is be-
lieved that the men entombed are
still alive and will be rescued when
the smoke clears away.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
KILL SOLDIERS.

a AMSTERDAM. Nov. 30. - Allied
aviators bOmbarded the German
barracks at Marche. in the Ardennes
yesterday. says the Echo Beige. kill
inS many soldiers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
CONTRIBUTES 100000.

LONDON. Nov. so. - A dispatch
from Zurich states that $4,000 has
been contributed by Americans 70
defray the expenses of a peace con-
g-ess TO be held at Berne in April.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30

MESSINA. Italy. Nov. 30.-That
Greece has given satisfactory prom
ises 10 the entente powers was the
assertion OF Denys Cochin, minister
without portfolio in the French cab
met. when he arrived here today
from Athens enrOute 10 Paris.
Greek participation in the war can
not be expected at the present time.
however.
I have fun confidence in the as
surances Of King Constantine and
Greek statesmen regarding the
safety OF the allies expedition in
Macedonia. said NJ. Cochin. Every
other promise Will also be kept true
Of that I am confident.
While ] believe that Greece can
not intervene Immediately. yet ann
firmly convinced that before long
the Greek army viii take the ne,-
at the side OF the allies
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
Card Index System listing All
Mentioned in Violation of
Neutrality Complaints
is Being Prepared.
LEADERS NOT OPPOSED
TO PROPOSED CHANGES
President is Assured That He
Will be Backed in Effort
to Secure Strin-
gent Laws.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 80. - Pres't
Wilson has received assurances from
congressional leaders that there will
be no serious opposition to a general
revision of the neutrality laws of the
United States. 1t is expected that
bills 10 that effect will be rushed
through the senate and the house
during the interval devoted to the
preparation of the preparedness
legislation. These bills will give the
federal government complete juris-
diction over conspiracies against
American industries, especially over
the attempts that are being made
to destroy or cripple munition plants.
1t is said to be the intention of the
administration to press bills which
will give the department Of justice
additional powers and will at the
same time be effective weapons to
prevent the military and naval Sc
crets of the nation being stolen by
representatives of foreign govern
ments.
Plans Card Index.
Meanwhile the department of JUS
tice, under the direction of A. Bruce
Byelaskie, chief of the bureau of
navigation, is completing card
Index Of every person within the
limits of the United States against
whom complaint has been made that
they violated American neutrality.
This system is to be kept up to date
80 that when the new laws are made
effective the department will be
able to keep close watch on all sus-
poets and railroad those whose &C
tivities become obnoxious
The department is concerned only
with those persons who are DESTROYS
OF interfering i'm behalf of the Eu-
ropean belligerents, but also with the
various Mexican and Central Amer
lean revolutionary juntas. BY play
ing one side against the other it has
been found possible for the agents
OF the department of justice TO effec-
lively suppress so planned revolu-
tionary movements in Guatemala,
Nicaragua and Colombia within the
last few weeks.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
LORD KITCHENER
BACK IN LONDON

LONDON. Nov. 3O.-Lord Kitch-
ener. the British war minister, re-
turned TO London this afternoon. He
is expected TO make fun report 10
Premier Asquith at once on the re-
suits OF his trip 10 the near east and
his visits in Rome and Paris.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
BRITISH SHIP Is SUNK
DeltereI Thought to Have Been i'm
Government Service.

LONDON. Nov. 30.-The British
steamer DOttereI. 1896 tons, has
been sunk by a submarine. The
Dotterel was built in 1904.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30

Current maritime records give no
information regarding the Dotterel
and il presumably was in the British
government service.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30

LONDON, Nov. 3O.-Though heavy
snow storms have caused a lun in
active operations in most OF the war
theaters military plans are bes.<>-=-
cOnsummated in London and Paris
that are OF more Importance as re-
CARDS the future Of Europe than any
that have hitherto been drafted.
There is more than a possibility
that the great British army now in
France will be utilized in another war
theater. Sir John French, command
er in chief Of the British armies
CONTINUED OK PACE TTIprE7
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
Eighty Thousand Troops Are
Being ReOrganlzed : Bull
garianS Resume Offensive
and Capture Territory.
BRITISH MAY SEND
FORCE TO BALKANS
Plan. 1t is Said, is to With
draw Large Army From
France and Send 1t to
Aid SerbianS.

SALONIKA. Via Paris. Nov So
Eighty-thousand Serbian troops es-
caped into the mountains Of Albania
and Montenegro. according TO official
reports which reached the allies
headquarters today. and are now be-
ing organized into an effective army
which will take the offensive as soon
as supplies which are now on the
way arrive.
In escaping the Teuton- Buigar trap
the Serbians had TO abandon most OF
their cannon and ammunition, but
saved their light artillery
1t was announced today that all
the members OF the Serbian govern
ment had arrived safely at Scutari.
where they viii be joined by the en-
tente ministers now at POdgoritza.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30

PITTSBURGH Pa, Nov. 30.-T
w. Powell and III. G. Mason OF the
United States bureau of mines SER
vice, will leave on the $50 o'clock
train over the Baltimore & Ohio
railway with gas helmets and other
parap hernalia to aid in the rescue
of the men entombed by the mine
explosion at Boomer, w. Va
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30

ROME. Nov. 3O.-Bulgaria is re-
ported to have sent an ultimatum to
Roumania giving warning that il Will
attack Russian troops If they are
permitted TO pass through Rouman-
ian territory and that il will not be
responsible for property losses suf-
fered by the inhabitants OF Rou-
mania owing to the military opera
tons
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30

SOFIA, Nov. 30.-(Via Berlin and
Amsterdam Both the Serbian and
French troops in southern Serbia are
in full retreat, the war Office an
nounced today. Bulgarian forces are
nearing Monastir.
The Bulgarian general staff reports
as follows under date OF Nov. 2S.
ION the southern Macedonian
front we occupied the Serbian posi-
ton Of the Prilep- Monastir road Fri
day. The Serbians continued their
retreat toward Monastir with our
troops rapidly pursuing.
"Retreating TO the right bank OF
the Cerna. the French DESTROYED
bridges near Vardar, near Nozerci
and also near the defile across the
Baltslica range"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30

ATHENS. Nov. 30.-Strongly re-
inforced in men and artillery. the
Bulgarians in southern Serbia have
resumed their offensive operations
against the AnglO-French forces.
French troops have had 20 evacuate
positions on the south bank of the
Cerna river. according to reports re-
ceived today The Bulgarians cross
ing the stream under the protection
of their artillery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-30
THE WEATHER.

INDIANA AND LOWER MICH
IGAN-Fair and not so cold tonight
and Wednesday.