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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04
PRINT SHOP SAVES
SCHOOL OVER $500
Report shows Practical Work Being
of Educational System.

How practical a vocational school
may be made is shown in the first
report just made by II. VI. Appleman.
director OF the vocational work in the
schools. to Supt. /. ]. Montgomery In
the department OF printing, which was
established last September in the JEFF
ferson building figures compiled by
Appleman show net earning OF
S5S5.76 by the Il boys enrolled in
the class The print shop mas done
nearly all the work required by the
schools. such as report blanks. admit
slips. report cards. recipes for the
domestic science department and sta
tionerv for the entire system school
directory.
In the carpenter shop many repair
jobs have been done by the boys.
First a large portable school. 25x4O,
was constructed at the oliver school.
Two garages. 12X16. for parties in the
city. were built. p school desks were
assem- bled. tables were constructed
shelves. chart stands. paper racks and
type boxes made and sent TO various
schools. The boys also made their
own work benches. saw horses. tool
boxes and cabinets for drawing instru-
ments.
The printing is under the direction
of J. ". Kroeger and the carpenter
shop under Edgar Good. day"
school is being carried on. half the
time being devoted 10 shop work and
the remainder to closely lated aca-
demic subjects.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04
RUSSIANS CROSS
ANGERAP RIVER.
CAPTURE SKEMPE
Germans Make Furious Attacks
West of Warsaw, Filling
Gaps With Fresh Troops as
Others Are Moved Down.

PETROGRAD, Feb. 4.-Important
successes for the Russians in East
Prussia and northern Poland are an
nounce1 in an official statement is
sued here today. In Fast Prussia
the cars troops, despite desperate
resistance by the Germans have sue
eeeded in crossing the Angerap river
and captured fortified positions, while
in northern Poland they nave cp-
tured the town OF Skempe, only 80
miles from the great fortress Of
Thorn.
West of Warsaw in the vicinity of
Bolimow and Goumine. the Germans
are continuing their terrific attacks
upon the Russian lines, In their Op-
eratiOns there the Germans are using
about AZ, 200 men in their furious at
tacks The Germans are suffering
heavily, but are bringing up fresh
troops TO replace the killed and
wounded. Fighting is still going on
in the Carpathians. The Germans
helping the Austrians there have also
been reinforced. The official state
ment follows:
Tine Russians have occupied forti-
fed position Gross Mediushken on the
left bank of the Angerap which our
troops have succeeded in crossing
It
becoming more frequent there and
also more extensive.
ON the right bank of the Nistula
(nOrthern POland) lighting is proceed
ing on the Lipno- BieZun front. The
Russians have captured Skempe and
repelled the enemy from BlinO with
heavy losses. We captured the com
mander Of a German battalion, three
other officers and 100 men.
Fight on Second NiStula Front.
Vigorous lighting is in progress on
the second Nistula front, which runs
Borzhy, GOumine, WolasZye-
LOwiCzka. Tartk and BOlimow (west-
ern and southwest of Warsaw. The
enemy's first line here consists of
more than IA regiments (42,000 mem
together with large artillery The
heavy artillery is shelling our posi-
tions day and night.
The German general staff an
nounCed the capture of GOumine.
The enemy's demonstrations on the
Nida river (southern Poland) have
failed
Fighting in the Carpathians is
The Germans have been
in this region"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04
PARENTS To AID
IN SOLUTION Of
SCHOOL PROBLEMS
Supt. Montgomery Will Make
Round of Civic Clubs to Get
Opinions on k.oanS and Ap-
pIiCation of "FirSt Aid"

Beginning next Tuesday night
Supt. of Schools l.. ]. Montgomery will
begin swing around the circuit of
civic clubs i'm an endeavor TO learn
in what fields the public school pa
irons want ''first aid" Supt Mont
gomery's aim is to test out the va
rious suggestions made in the recent
school survey and the series OF ques-
tions he sent out to business and pro-
fessional men of the city. His first
talk Will be at the Colfax civic club
meeting Tuesday night.
1t is expected that medical insPec-
ton in the schools and methods of
dealing with defective and backward
children will be one of the chief
topics of interest. Especial attention
was directed at this phase by both the
survey and the answers to Montgom-
ery's letters and the lecture Tuesday
night by DR.. Bowel on defective chill
dren has brought increased attention
to the matter.
Supt. Montgomery voiced no plan
of action, desiring first TO set the
opinion of the patrons of the different
schools on all the problems offered
by the survey and the letters. He
said, however, that the question of
treating defective children and max
ing special arrangements for back
ward children would doubtless come
in for serious and prompt attention
by the public school patrons. That
medical inspection will come in time
he held to be certain.
Defective children and backward
children he said must be discTimin-
ated. "A backward child is not nee
essarily defective" he said. An eX-
tended illness or some other unaVOid-
able cause may make the child back
ward. Some sort Of a plan 10 care
for these must be evolved, be ii a
special room with a special teacher,
or some other way. Defective chill
dren will necessarily need medical at
tention as prescribed by physicians. ."
1t is hoped that after the matters
suggested in the survey have been
thoroughly presented 10 the civic cen-
ters and their opinions learned, some
definite scheme of attack may be
evolved r. b. Barnes director of
municipal recreation, Will assist in the
work TO be undertaken by Supt. Mont
gOmery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04
TEACHERS BILL TO
COME UP NEXT WEEK
South Bend Instructors Seeking
Changes in Examination
System.

The resolution for a change in the
teachers examination law adopted by
the local Teachers Federation was
presented Wednesday TO the local rep
resentative of the federation. st. Jo-
seph county teachers feel that the
present law forcing an applicant who
has failed in one or two subjects at
an examination TO take over the en-
tire test, is unjust and want il
changed. They desire that if an ap-
plicant fail in only one or two branch
es he be required 10 take over only
that branch in which he failed.
St. Joseph county teachers are the
first in the state 10 raise a protest
to the present law. Several letters
have been sent out by the local feder-
alton and the replies that have been
received are in favor Of the change.
Mr. Byers presented the matter 10
Sen. Summers and Reps Hagerty and
Hepler. who looked with favor on the
proposed bill According TO Mr..
Byers. Attys. William McInerny and
Yeagley Will draft the bill which is
expected 20 be presented 10 the state
legislature early next week.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04
GERMANS ATTACK
ALLIES ALONG 20
MILES NEAR LENS
Heavy Fire of French Artillery
RepeIS Terrific Assault of
TeutOnS, However, Paris
Statement Declares.

PARIS, Feb. An a new attempt
to hack their way TO the coast. the
Germans are attacking the allies
along a 2O-mile front in the region Of
Lens and Bethune. but an Official
statement issued this afternoon de-
clares the assaults of the German
troops have been repelled by the
heavy fire of the French artillery.
The statement from the war office also
claims success for the French in the
Champagne district, but admits that
some OF the French trenches north
Of Massiges have been wrecked by
German mines. compelling the con
structiOn of new field works.
IN the Nosges region there have
been encounters between ski patrols.
I'm Alsace French patrols have made
some progress. The weather has
turned warm in Alsace and thaw
has begun there.
The text of the official cOmmunique
follows:
"To the north of the Lys there was
an artillery combat yesterday, this be-
ing particularly violent in the region
of Nieuport.
AT Notre Dame De Lorette, south
west of Lens, a German attack launch
rolled back by the fire of our artil-
lery, which likewise arrested a bonn
bardment directed against the road
between Arras and BethUne. In the
region of Albert and of QuesnOy-En-
SanteTre we destroyed several block
houses.
Gain in Artillery Combat.
Throughout the valley of the Aisne
there was an artillery combat IN
which we gained the advantage.
The three attacks reported last
night against our trenches in the
region of Perthes, Mesnil-Les-Hurlus
ana Massiges were made by forces OF
the enemy equal TO a battalion at each
point The troops engaged in the
first two we're dispersed under the
fire of cur artillery. The third to the
north of Massiges took advantage OF
the explosion of a mine to force itself
forward The entire position was re-
taken by Us. New trenches were
built by US at a distance of several
yards arom those which the German
mine had wrecked and W Tch had Oe-
come inha bitable.
The day was calm in the Argonne.
I'm the Woevre and in the valley of
the Seille we obtained some success in
advance guard engagements and dis
persed some conveys of the enemy
In the Nosges there We're some en-
counters between ski patrols and our
troops made some slight progress to
the southeast of kolschlag, northwest
of Hartmannsweiler-K -KOpf. A thaw
has begun
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04
HOTEL HEAT CONTRACT
FAVORED BY BOARD
Agreement For Laying Steam
Pipe Line Likely to be AC-
Cepted by Works Body.

An abatement of the smoke
nuisance caused by the operation of
the oliver hotel heating plant is eX-
pected if "A proposed contract between
the South Bend board of public works
and the hotel company 10y which the
hotel will he furnished with steam
from the plant of the Indiana ana
Michigan Electric Co. is accepted.
The contract. which has been
turned over 10 the works board for
its consideration, proposes the con-
struction of a pipe line direct from
the electric COmpanys plant 10 the
hotel by which steam furnished by
the latter company viii supply the
heat necessary for the hotels opera
ton.
According to Prest +. NJ. Morris Of
the board, the contract meets with the
approval OF the board-or will more
thoroughly after the addition Of three
or four amendments.
The principal objection held by the
board against the contract is the fact
that il contains no provision for the
sale or assignment Of the line TO an
outside company The board holds
that the written consent OF the coun-
ell and of its members should be
gained before such a step is taken.
That provision is left entirely out OF
the contract as il stands.
Think Consent Necessary.
That the consent OF the board and
the common council should be OBJ
tanned also before any other company
or corporation shall be furnished with
steam from the line, is another pro-
vision the board holds should be in
cluded in the article. The present
contract fails also to provide for that
contingency.
a fair rental for the use Of the
city's streets for the laying of the line
will be demanded by the board before
the work of laying the necessary con-
nections is begun, according TO Mr..
Morris. A clause 10 that effect is also
absent from the contract in its pres
ent form.
If the wording Of the present in
strument is followed, the agreement
Will extend for "a period Of so years.
The electric company. 80 days before
the work OF laying the lines is started,
will deposit bond Of $4,000 to guar
antee the complete carrying out OF
the terms of the contract.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04
BRYAN IN INDIANAPOLIS
FOR TWO BUSY DAYS

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 4-william
j. Bryan. secretary of state. and Mrs.
Bryan arrived here at noon today and
were taken TO the home of GOV. Raj
stOn for luncheon. 4 committee OF
prominent Indiana democrats. includ-
ing several democratic editors of the
state who are here for their annual
meeting, met the secretary and escort
ed him 10 the executives home
Sec'y Bryan had two busy days
planned for him To include eight
speeches. His addresses before the
democratic editors this evening. his
public speech at the German house
tonight, and his talk 10 the members
OF the legislature was expected 10 be
in defense OF the Wilson administra-
ton.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04

when everybody was expecting the
prisoners release.
State and federal authorities had
not given Deputy Sheriff George w.
Ross any instructions and he became
so impatie that he telegraphed to
Atty. Ge attengall at Augusta tE9 [
he would 4fe Van Horne Immediately
unless r0mptly advised To the cen
trary.
WI The property owners in
Nancea0ro heard this they got busy.
1t ha, en- freely advertised that the
Germ had 500 in his pocket when
capt ed. The explosion of so pounds
of nj rOglycerine in a suit case did
rot iaInage the Vanceboro bridge
much but 4 did play havoc with win
rsv glass. mirrors and bric-a-b -brac,
n Of the latter treasured as fam
4, heirl1oms.
The local residents cared not for
ne mighty and perpleXing questions
involved.
Judge Smith of the local court
stopped the gathering at the railroad
station long enough to make out the
warrant and explained that the
VancebOro complaint was entirely in
dependent of the grievances of the
Canadian authorities.
AS soon as Sheriff Ross procured
the warrant he served it on Van
Horne, who accepted it IS calmly as
he has all other features of his
adventure.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04
ACCIDENT OR SUICIDE?
MYSTERY IN DEATH
LifeIeSS Body of Jacob Cox Dis
covered in GaS-FiIIed
Room Thursday.

Whether accidental death or suicide
is responsible for the finding of the
lifeless body OF Jacob Cox. 45 years
old in his room at 1911 s. Michigan
ST.. Thursday morning, has not been
determined by Coroner T. j. Swautz.
An open gas jet at the head OF CoXs
bed had filed the room with its
fumes. When found Cox had been
dead several hours.
Ills body was discovered by Mrs
William O'COnnell. his landlady. He
was lying. she said. as if in a natural
sleep, and had ii not been for the
nauseating effects Of the gas fumes.
attention would not have been arrest
ed
She Immediately summoned the
police. who removed the body 10 the
Oryis undertaking establishment. af-
ter the coroner had viewed il.
Accidental death seems the more
reasonable cause. according 20 the au-
thOrities. Cox had no reason for
ending his own life, according 10 Mrs.
O'Connell. and his employer. George
ThOma, proprietor OF a buffet at III
r. Sample 81. He appeared at his
home Wednesday night. according TO
Mrs. O'Connell, seemingly in an agree
able frame of mind. He retired at
$3.50 o'clock
How the gas could have been tuin-
ed on is only conjecture. The jet
was just above his head. and IL is
supposed that he might have struck
il With his hand while asleep
No note was found in the room or
in his clothes. He is survived by a
wife and three children. an of whom
live in LOganspOrt 4 sister and his
mother also live in that city. il was
said. He lived apart from his fam
ily and had been employed by Thoma
Tor several years,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04
Bandit Leaders Assumption of
Power Gives Rise to the
Hope That He May QueII
Warning Factions.
CABINET SELECTIONS
MEET WITH APPROVAL
First Appointments Show In
tentiOn to Establish Strong
Government = 0bregOn Be-
gins Campaign for Carranza.

ri, PASO. Texas. Feb. 4. -- Gen.
Francisco Villas assumption of pres
idential power is being celebrated by
his iubilant followers in Juarez to-
day Along the American borGer
there is "a general feeling OF satisfac-
ton over Villas action in establishing
"a dictatorship as ne has long been re-
garded as the enc man capable OF
crushing the small revolts in Mexico
and establishing order throughout the
republic.
While Gen. \ Ashas not yet an
uounced that III, = accept the pro-
1-isiouaI presidency, IT is believed that
the convention viii have the force IN
northern Mexico.
Gen. Villas message stating that he
had assumed the political authority
was received here last night. A few
hours later he telegTaphed that troops
loyal 70 the convention had defeated
Carranzista forces in a three-days'
battle IN the state Of Jalisco. The
convention troops were commanded
by Gen. Augustin Estrada. They num-
hered 1000 men. The CarranZista
leader had nearly double that num-
losses in killed and wounded. Es
trada's forces captured a large guam
tity OF munitions.
First Cabinet Selections.
That villa intends 20 establish
strong government is shown by his
.irst cabinet selections. They are:
VI. Diaz lsom oardO, foreign minis
ter and minister of Justice.
Gen. Luis De In Cara Cardenas,
minister OF state and communications.
Francisco Escudero. minister of fl
name and industry.
Senior LOmbardO. who is a lawyer,
was i'm the cabinet OF Pres't Francisco
MaderO. Afterwards ne was in the
diplomatic service and when Villa be-
came a power in Mexico became one
uf Villas advisers SenOr EscuderO
was minister of finance in the first
cabinet formed by Gen. NenustianO
Carranza. After leaving the cabinet
he returned tC Mexico City TO prac-
uce Jaw. He became prominent in
the affairs of liberal party and was
one of commission that tried unsuc-
cessfully 10 patch up the differences
between Villa and CarranZa. When
William Bayard Hale was sent TO the
border about a year ago by Pres't
Wilson, EsCudero conducted the ne
sotiations on behalf of Carranza
Escudero was always a believer in
Villa and when the latter broke with
Carr8nZa, EsCudero went to northern
Mexico TO become an adviser of Villa.
Gen. Nardenas was q member of the
chamber of deputies from chihuahua
during the MaderO regime. He has
been attached TO Villas staff since the
latter become a prominent figure in
Mexico.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04
COMPLAIN Of INJURIES
RECEIVED BY YOUTH
Parents of Glen Stouffer Take
Charges Against Prin. Sims
to School Board.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Stouffer. 416
Hodson cto are preparing TO lodge a
complaint with the South Bend school
board against Prin. +. l.. Sims OF
the high school for alleged physical
injuries TO their son, Glen, "A sopho-
more at the school The boys face
is badly swollen and his body is
bruised, according 10 the parents. as
the reseult of punishment inflicted
upon him Wednesday morning by Mr..
Sims
The boy, it is said, was tusseling
with one of his schOOlmates in the
hall at the high school between the
fifth and sixth hours, when Mr.. Sims,
who happened 10 be back of him,
seized him by the collar According
TO other boys and girls who were in
the hall at the time, the boy, thinking
Mr.. Sims was another companion,
swung him arm around ard struck
Mr.. Sims with his elbow.
With this Mr.. Sims, it is alleged,
threw the boy down, kicked him,
punched him and struck him on the
head and about the face, jerked him
up by the collar again, kicked his feet
from under him, throwing hiQ upon
the floor again. He repeated this,
according TO bystanders and to the
parents until the boy cried and his
face and head were badly swollen.
I'VE will certainly insist on some
thing being DONE" said Mrs. Stouffer
Wednesday morning. we have TO
do something to protect our children
from such attacks Glen is only 10
years old. He won't be 16 until Sun
day. We intend to carry it 10 the
school board and gee what can be
done"
Sims Makes Statement
Mr.. Sims when seen at the high
school building, Thursday afternoon,
stated that he had acted within the
authority Of his office.
Discipline and order are absolute
~ necessary" he said, and young
Stouffer was disorderly. When I
seized him, he retailiated by striking
me in the stomach. / can't believe
that he realized that it was ! whom
he was striking. Even when /
squared him around until he faced
me he continued TO kick me in the
shins.
That / knocked him down and
kicked him after he was down is pre-
posterous. ] don't feel that the mat
ter is worthy of attention by the
board of education. and ! think that
it is sufficient cause for the steps
taken by Mr.. and Mrs Stouffer."
Young StOuffer admitted that he
had been out Of order and that he
merited a reprimand. However, he
stated that he felt the measures taken
by Sims had been too severe.
Il was dazed." he said Il didn't
know where L was when he got
through with me-"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04
BOWERING IS FREED
ON COURT INSTRUCTION
Judge Ford Rules Statute Does
Not Enable States Evil
denCe to MAKE Case"
BULLETIN.

According to an opinion hand
ed down by Judge Ford in the
superior court Thursday after
noon. the statute prohibiting the
sale of liquor in a room or build
ing separate from that occupied
by 2. licensed barroOm does not
apply TO an adjacent room where
liquor is consumed which has
been brought from the bar. The
opinion of the court was handed
down in the case against Nell
Bowerins. charged with selling
liquor without a license
The case was taken up Thursday
forenoon and the jury was not Sc
cured until nearly noon. The state
had only two witnesses those being
the policemen who accompanied Quill
hot in his detective work As soon as
the state rested George Sands repre-
senting the defendant. made motion
that the court instruct the jury ia
bring a verdict of not guilty on the
grounds Of insufficient evidence The
court sustained this motion and the
verdict was rendered without the jury
leaving the jury box
The court held that the facts In the
case did not constitute a violation OF
the law inasmucn as the evidence
showed that although liquor had been
drunk and paid for in a room adjoin-
ing the barroOm yet the sale as a
whole had been made in the saloon
and the transaction could not be con-
sidered as separate from a barroom
sale.
The evidence had shown that the
detectives had at first purchased
liquor at the bar and had then gone
into the back room TO drink more.
The case is similar TO others which
are set for trial as the result of the
operations of Quilhot and for this
reason. the opinion IS important and
Will be rather far reaching in its ef-
feet
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04

NANCEBORO, Me, Feb. 4.-Wer-
ner Van Horne. the German bridge
wrecker, was placed under arrest to-
day i'm the immigration room at the
station on a warrant issued by the
trial Judge George II. Smith of this
town
The charge is "wilful and wantOn
injury and DETACHMENT Of building
and certain parts of buildings ia In
town"
The young German officer will be
tried on this warrant at 3 o'clock this
afternoon probably in the depot de-
tentiOn room.
The penalty for the complaint pre-
ferred against Van Horne is a fine Of
$40 or 80 days ia the lookup.
The NancebOrO officials deny that
the Canadian Pacific demanded the
local prosecution.
Local action has changed the status
of the Van Horne case. 1t came
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04

MEXICO CITY. Feb 4.-C1en. Al
Naredo Obregon has opened cam
paiEn AGAINST Gen. Villas troops
north Of this city with the purpose of
driving the conventions forces into
northern Mexico and preventing them
from reaching TampicO. 10 was an
nounced today that several thousand
Carranza soldiers had arrived at san
Juan Del Rio, about So miles north
Of Mexico City in the state of Ouare-
taro, and additional troops are being
sent from the capital as rapidly as
possible.
Gen. Obregon viii go 90 the front
and take personal command in the
Whirlwlnd campaign against the
Nillaistas