South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-15
MAYOR TO PROSECUTE
VANDALS At ELKHART
Much Damage Being Done to
Public Property = italian
Says Many Leaving.

ELKHART. Ind, July 15.-Vandal-
ism in the public parks and wherever
public property is exposed has led
Mayor Smith to declare that efforts
will be made TO catch some Of the
vandals, and when once apprehended
it is his purpose to see tina they are
prosecuted to the full extent Of the
law.
The mayor also urges that parents
of children impress on them the law
lessnesS of their acts. where children
with a n of mischievousness, are
perpetrating these d-epredatiOns. He
believes that proper admonition from
parents will help in stopping the Cd
~Jectionable and expensive practices.
Recent acts of vandalism, follow
ing those at McNaughton park ten
days ago, when'a flag was stolen and
an ornamental stone dog was over
turned. have led the mayor to issue
his warning Of prosecutions and his
appeal for assistance from parents.
All but one of the enamel signs
placed at the Intersection of the cor
pOration line with the principal streets
have been torn down. Monday night
the post and sign warning against
speeding at the entrance to MCNaugh-
ton park was pulled up and carried
away. Recently eight rosebushes in
the little park at the Beardsley mon
ument on the north side were stolen
and earlier in the spring vandals Wis
iting Grace Lawn cemetery opened
h~ydrants, leaving them to run all
night. several lots being thereby
greatly damaged. other depreda-
tons were committed in the ceme-
terry. 1t has been discovered hat a
number OF the new metal and enam-
el street signs have been damaged ~
stones thrown against them.
The convention of the northern In
diana Christian Endeavors of the
Brethren denomination came to a
close after Warsaw had been chosen
as the 1916 meeting place and the fol-
lowing officers had been elected:
President, Charles Fl. Ashman of Nap
panee; vice president, Clarence Kolb
of Warsaw; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Martha Hostettler Of North Lib
erty.
While the secretary and treasurer
were unable to give detailed reports
they stated that substantial gains had
been made during the year. The sec
rotary reported a ten per cent in
crease in membership.
IF n European war continues
three years longer there will be less
than 5000 native born male Italians
in America predicted a man who
said he was Sergeant r. S~eredalio.
n that he vas an attache of the
italian embassy at Washington en-
route to n Francisco on official bust
ness. Sergeant Seredalio was a pas
senger on No. Is this forenoon.
In referring to his prediction. Ser
geant Seredalio said that the appeal
to his c~Ountrymen to return to the
fatherland 10 enlist in the cause of
the allies had been met with an I'M
anticipated response, but that the i'm
perial government would surely issue
more appeals and would Xpect every
loyal Italian to come back.
Sergeant Seregalio said hat the i'm
perlal government has given its rep
r~esentatives in tins ountry rigid in
structiOns regarding the strict obey
ance of all clauses of international
law, especially the government I'M
ployes engaged in lining up coun-
trymen to so back and fight"
The sergeant refused to estimate
number of his fellow country
men that had already returned to the
fatherland, but said that among the
number were several hundred nat
urallzed citizens. He declared there
was nc truth in the story that those
VINO refused TO return at this time
would be severely punished if they
ever returned to the fatherIand.