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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
CERMANY,s LAST CHANCE.

The presidents latest note TO Ger
many may be the last. 1t can not
be phrased explicitly as an ultimatum.
and yet in effect it will prove to be one
if Germany does not yield.
1t is more than two mcnths since
the Lusitania was sunk If we per-
NIT Germany TO hedge and SHIFT as
she has been doing, ignoring our rep
reservations in behalf of the sea rights
OF neutrals and seeking 10 confuse the
case with irrelevant matters, it may
be years before the issue is settled.
Some progress has been made. to
be sure, since the presidents note of
Germans hs modified the stand they
took in the first war zone proclama-
ton. They no longer wave away all
neutral ships and disclaim all respon-
sibility for unfortunate accidents"
The German government has reversed
its attitude and declared, in its note
of May 81, that "it has no intention OF
submitting neutral ships in the war
zone TO attacks by a submarine" and
in a subsequent note has given assur-
ances that American ships will not be
hindered in the prosecution OF legiti-
mate shipping. and the lives of Ameri-
can citizens in neutral vessels shall not
be placed in jeopardy"
These concessions, however. are
trivial in comparison with what the
United States has demanded as its in
alienable right under the law of ma
tons. and the conditions attending
them are intolerable. We cannot ac-
cept the arrogant restrictions on our
commerce that Germany has pre-
scribed in her last note. Particularly
we cannot tolerate any more paltering
over the Lusitania question, involving
the sacredness of American life on the
high seas, whether under our own flag
or any other flag
The attempt TO sink the Orduna has
been the last straw In that attack.
Germany had not even the plausible,
though illegal. defense OF aiming to
destroy munitions. The Orduna was
an innocent passenger ship EN- route
to America, with many Americans
aboard. To have destroyed her with
out warning would have been sheer
murder without a single mitigating
circumstance.
Naturally, after that exhibition.
given even while the German diplo-
mats were seeking to persuade us Of
Germany's good intentions, we cannot
trust Germany unless she gives US ex-
plicit promises of reform. and backs
them by honest deeds.
We do not want war with Germany;
but unless Germany pledges herself
Immediately without eouivocation. 10 a
course of legality and human decency,
we do not want anything more TO do
with Germany.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
NETS TO CATCH TORPEDoEs.

It is announced that Admiral Tay-
Tor. chief constructor of the navy. has
perfected a device To protect battle
ships from submarines. 1t is de-
scribed as a heavy chain net. which
will he suspended from booms pro-
jecting from the ship at distance Of
about fifteen or twenty feet from the
sides. The bow and stern. apparently
are not 10 be protected. They are
seldom in danger a submarine al
ways discharges as nearly as possible
a torpedo at right angles To a ship. be-
cause the side offers the best target.
To aim directly at the bow OF an ap-
preaching ship is almost useless. and
besides would put the submarine in
danger of being rammed. The stern.
too. offers a poor target.
These facts are fortunate for the
success Of the new device. for if heavy
nets had TO be hung in the water ahead
and aStern of "a ship they would retard
It's speed. Hung alongside. they
may not he much of a drag.
There seems TO be no reason why
the plan shouldn't work The nets
are 20 be hung ont only when the war
ship is in "a danger zone. They will
stop torpedo before il strikes the
ship. IL may stick in the meshes and
run down harmlessly. or it may ex-
pIode. In the latter case. there viii
probably be no more harm done than
the deluging of the deck with a col
umn OF water.
Similar nets hung over the bow
ought 20 be a sufficient protection
against floating mines. II the British
navy had adopted such a ds-ice early
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
THE GROWTH OF LYNCHING.

In the first six months of this year,
there have been in the United States
81 lynchings 13 more than in the
same period Of 1914. And one state
in particular has distinguished itself
i'm this record of dishonOr. Georgia
has had eight lynching bees. nearly
One-fourth of the total number.
1t is noticeable that very few Of
these mob killings have been in pun
ishment or retaliation for the 'un-
speakable crime" Only seven of the
"a were accused OF attacking women.
Six Of them were negroes, and ore
was white. Most Of the other q were
guilty Of nothing more than robbery
or petty theft. And not all Of them
were colored, by any means. One-third
Of the q were white men.
Lynching used TO be defended as the
only means Of lettering negroes from
assaulting white women. If that was
a sufficient justification once. it is so
no longer. The very criminality of
the method has wrought a sort Of
tolerating or excusing the practice
until the ultimate. extra-l legal penalty
is applied unhesitatingly TO the pun
ishment of petty crimes and mere mis-
demeanors. and to whites as we'll as
blacks. 1t is a good object lesson
showing the folly of ever going be-
yOnd the law
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
CAN'T GET AWAY FROM TT.
dayton News)

dayton NeWS).
The newspapers can't get away
from the war They would like to
do so; they would like to turn their
attention to some other subject, and
forget much Of the unpleasantness of
the war. but it is impossible. The
war is in the public mind, and that
which is in the public mind is the
thing TO print and to comment upon.
The other day friend of the edi-
tor asked why the newspapers did not
cut OUT a good deal of the war news
they are carrying. The editor ex-
planned that it would not be good
business to do so, because the people
wanted TO read about IL, and had a
right TO expect a paper 10 print every
thing it could upon the subject. But
the gentleman said he didn't believe
the public was as much interested as
the editor supposed WhereupOn the
editor tried TO change the subject.
but the gentleman would not have 1t,
for he continued TO discuss it and to
ask questions about the war. and to
express his opinion of this event or
that. Finally after he had talked for
some time the editor asked him if he
realized that 9S per cent of the con-
verSation had been upon the subject
Of the war-and he saw the point.
No. there is no way of getting rid Of
the war-nOr Of the many things per-
tanning to the war. Ii is the biggest
thing that ever happened, or that will
ever happen again. 1t is going to in
fluence one way or another every hui
man life now in existence, and all Of
those that come into existence, fur
Their along. II is going TO change the
geography of the world. commerce Of
the world, the industries of the world.
There will be books written about it
for a hundred years 10 come, and in
so years ii will occupy a larger place
in the Libraries of the world than any
other subject has ever occupied. 1t
would be safe TO say that there will
be $4,000 different books written
about the war, that there Will be hun
dreds Of thousands Of pamphlets, that
the biographs will fill shelf after
shelf, and that the history Of the
struggle. when officially compiled, Will
occupy a million pages of the ordi-
nary sized book. So we should not
try TO get away from it,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
THE MELTING POT
COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

bring some into the world for what
they do 10 themselves.
Florida's Canned Prosperity. Exc.
cor. Birmingham, Mich. Eccentric.l
For the benefit Of friends 1 am writing
this bunch
To express my own feeling and give
them a bunch:
SO they won't be inVeigled and fieeced
like some others,
Who bit at the bait extended by
brothers.
They tell YOU this land will raise four
crops a year.
Well. maybe it does, but TO me it amt
clear
Why you get at hotels only things that
are canned
IN a country where everything grows
on the land.
If you are lacking in sand, right here
Is the place.
You will find lots Of cheek, but can't
run your face.
They'll talk of prosperity; say you
can't fail:
Yet everyone has his place listed for
sale.
For you can't raise thing without
four times its worth
In something with which TO enrich
the earth.
I know Of no crops that are raised
here with ease,
But razor back hogs and Florida fieas.
IT. we understand. is not so much
what Germany's reply TO the presl-
dents recent note may be as what
Germany will or will not do in re-
Spouse thereto. In this instance, at
least. acts will speak louder than
words and we hope Germany gets us
correctly.
AS a campaign Isl Q, II must he con-
fessed the colonel is far in advance of
his day and generation in advocating
universal military service The mill
tary spirit is strong in the L.
s, but it is emotional. responsive
to emergencies. For example. there is
our standing army. which a persistent
billboard advertising campaign offer
ing Opportunity 10 travel and no
expenses" fails to keep up to its quota;
and there is our militia, which we
never think Of unless there's a riot.
You can't make a militant nation out
of a people who fight only when it
is necessary.
In other words, we are perfectly
willing to let the other fellow do all
the fighting until he attacks US.
C.N.F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
CRUDE ARIZONA.

Arizona is a brand new state and is
introducing some brand new iunova-
tons
Who ever heard Of police officers
being punished for putting their pris-
oners through the third degree?
Why. it's a police custom as ancient
as the law itself Certainly there's
many a convict serving time for
crime he never committed. who might
If he had not been given the third
degree. been supporting a family by
honest toll. but the officers of the law
would have been shorn of the glory Of
extracting" a confession from the
wretch. Now comes Arizona and de-
liberately. and with malice afore-
thought. skaters all precedent.
Robert Fenter and Frank w.
Moore. Arizona deputy sheriffs, were
sent out after criminal last April.
Failing to find him they strung up
Mexican lettering near the scene of the
crime in order TO force him 10 dis
close the criminals wherea bouts. He
didn't know it. as it happened. The
deputies accidentally" permitted the
Mexican TO hang too long and he died
from the effects
a jury. with absolutely no reverence
guilty of second degree murder I'm
conventional? Well we should say so,
but then Arizona is crude as yet
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
SPHYGMC DISCLOSURES.
(Tacoma Ledger.

Science is getting after the liars
Science is the proper agency for this
kind OF a pursuit, for it has long been
defender OF truth in the face of
prejudice and misrepresentation. The
sphygmic or sphygmetric method Of
detecting a lie. as now practiced at
Harvard university under the direc-
ton OF Prof. Hugo Muensterberg, has
it's shortcomings. however. for you
have to catch a liar and adjust an in
strument TO his arm pulse before you
can scientifically pronounce him an
enemy Of truth.
The lie is disclosed by increased
blood pressure, which the sphygome-
ter records. If the suspected liar must
be caught and hog -tied before the in
strument can be placed on his pulse,
the excitement of the chase might
raise his blood pressure and thus
make it impossible 10 tell whether a
lie or a hundred-yard dash caused the
marked pulse variation.
The skillful liar is hard to catch,
anyhow. He passes from one lie 10
another so readily that a trlth-seeker
can hardly keep up with him.
From Harvard university comes the
report that 1000 tests have been made
of students and without fail the in
strument for recording blood pres
sure has told whether the students
falsified or spoke the truth. A stu
dent having a normal blood pressure
of 12G Will, if he is telling the truth.
show a variation from 116 TO 122
But if he lies the pressure jumps to
40 and ranges from IA TO 100. II
may return 10 120 again. out mean
time the sphygometer viii have
marked a tell-tale curved line Of blood
pressure.
The test has been recommended for
political platform makers. sportive
husbands, and suspected prejurers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
GET READY TO HAVE EN-.
(Helena independently.

on. dear, Now the medics have
found a worm in the Panama canal
peach. Shorter trade rou-es 10 the
south increase the danger OF tropical
diseases S79 3-4 per cent or there
abouts and so forth
IN the South american countries
are germs that haven't Yet been used
TO make Nightmares for us For these
new germs new disinfectants. iniec-
tons. physics. operations have got 10
be got up. It's going TO be new stvle
10 gTunt or die with some tropical
disorder. The great American an
pendix IS de trop. You've got TO have
a Peruvian worm in order 10 suffer
or die fashiOnably.
The American Society of Tropical
Medicine. in session in San Francisco.
urges doctors 10 take up special train
ms on tropical germs. They viii.
They'll train their patients. too our
esta blished germs are too ordinary.
unanstocratic, shopworn The new
tropical parasite gets the medical
glad hand
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

which this world offers, none is to me
so profoundly interesting, none CT say
deliberately so affecting as the spec
tacle Of men and women floating
through the mazes Of a dance; under
these conditions, however. that the
music shall be rich and festal, the
execution of the dancers perfect. and
the dance itself Of a character TO adj
NIT Of free. fluent and continuous ac-
ton. And whenever the music hap
pens not to be of light. trivial char
acter, but charged with the spirit of
festal pleasure, and the performers in
the dance so skillful as to hetray no
awkwardness bordering on the ludic-
rous, | believe that many persons feel
as L feel in such circumstances. viz,
derive from the spectacle the very
grandest form of passionate sadness
which can belong to any spectacle
whatsoever"
The way has been prepared for
TersichOre's young priests and priest
esses today. They may cry out their
glad tidings to willing hearers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
THE DANCING RELIGION.
(ChicagO Herald).

A valiant gospel of dancing Jose
phine Hartman breaches. Time was
when we were warned early and Of
ten that the tempter lurked in the
labyrinth OF Tersichore The dance,
we are told now, is not only harmless;
il is good: IL is religious: II is the
source and handspring OF virtue.
Which is a demand for a revolution
indeed. Not only are the one step,
the fox tTot and the waltz put in the
pure food lists. but they are made
TO bulwark the uncertain morals of a
pleasure loving generation. Miss
Hartman has little patience with the
lazy girl who takes her demi-tasse
in bed and snakes a cigaret IN her
nightle." For such as these. she AYERS,
the dance means a new alliance with
ethics, fresh hold on the morality
which sizzles out of athletic sports
What change this young woman
embodies. Within a short LIES mem
DRY George William Curtis was preach
ing freedom for the dance 10 a not
Overtolerant people. and not merely
preaching but pleading. The dane
ing OF young people is as natural and
as instructive as their laughing and
singing, he urged. You might as
wisely quarrel with the song OF the
bobohnk." he continued: but few
were ready for the doctrine.
curtis. stalwart pioneer though ne
was. must needs bolster up belief 10y
calling on the sOnorous De Quincy,
who Is still interesting on the subject
because he speaks for such a differ
ent world Who today could write
such paragraph as this:
And in itself, OF all the scenes
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
IsN,TUNCLE THE EASY MARK?

Sec'y Daniels postpOnes until Sept
% the opening of bids on our 16 new
submarines because two of the big
private ship building concerns are
loaded up with foreign contracts for
submarines.
Some day, Uncle Sam will starve to
death through being at the mercy of
private bakers.
Just think of a great nation like ours
being unable to go ahead with prepa-
rations for self-defense because pri-
vate concerns are too busy working
for foreigners against whom we may
have TO defend ourselves! Pretty rot
ten condition. isn't it?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
THAW'S REAL TRIAL.

Mrs. Harry Thaw opines that they'll
find out whether Harry is insane or
not the first time he takes a glass of
liquor. Having lived with him for
some time, she is convinced that that
first glass means a barrel. And, in %
cases out of 100. that's just exactly
what it does mean.
Still. we understand that Thaw has
been sitting on the Demon Rum for
about nine years. Maybe he can put
down the temptation 10 celebrate his
release by taking that first glass.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
FINE FUTURE READING.

Austria has added to the collection
a great big Red Book describing bar
barous treatment" Of Austrians and
wholesale violations of international
law.
When Turkey contributes her yell
low Book the proof of general devil
ment will he complete. study of
present day governmental bowls
against outrage Will be mighty inter
esting reading a hundred years from
now
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
MoUNDED TRADE.

During the nrst six months of 1915,
cargoes valued at $4.172.OOO were
shipped from Seattle TO Russia, as
against $4,000 worth during a similar
period last year. War goods? No.
Goods formerly obtained by Russia
from Germany. and il is confidently
believed that this Pacific coast trade
with Russia viii be permanent
More things than powder are being
fired away i'm this war.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24

THE Chicago Herald tells Of two
little Chinese who were, coaxed into
sunday school. They were told 10
bring penny contributions For sew
eral sundays they obeyed. Finally one
asked. What matter? God all time
blo;.e?''
Is salvation free
For the Heather Chinee
No. little All Sin,
III you want 10 come in
And walk on these golden tracks
Well you can come in,
Poor little All Sin.
BY paying an income tax.
HOS.
EIGHT causes Of war among ma
tons are listed by the experts. Briefly
they are expansion. supremacy, hu-
mainly, nationality conquest, reVolu-
ton, defense and independence. To
these might be added whatever the
causes Of the European war may
prove TO be.
OUR conception OF the comic Is at
wide variance with that which seeks
10 extract humor from Wife has
gone 10 the country" We are cOrrob-
GRATED by three of our neighbors, in
convention assembled. in the bele1
that nothing could be more serious.
To admit the opposite is TO confess
frivOlity and a love for the lights of
the town. and we're not admitting
anything which would incriminate us.
We learn with great satisfaction
and some skepticism that go per cent
OF the city editors Of Indiana news
papers don't know the taste Of beer"
We are now awaiting statistics on
their knowledge OF highballs and CO.
ca-cola.
Something Foolish.
4 rich man from Niles.
Willed his coolies" in piles,
To his widow. as plain as a radish.
South Bend men made a run
For a share Of that mon.
And returned, looking foolish and sad
dish.
Cassopoiis f. L. T.
1T might help the s. q. s. (Stand-
ard oil Strike) at Bayonne to send
for The Goddess"
SOMETHING grewsomely suggest
i've of bayonet in the name Of that
town.
THERE Is nothing surprising in
Jane Adams declaration that women
are getting tired of bearing sons to
be shot at. II is hard enough TO
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24

in the war. II would have several more
battleships and cruisers afloat today
Perhaps the Dardanelles fleet is now
protected in that very way.
IL only goes 10 show that there's
remedy for everything. even in war
fare. The only trouble is that in the
endless competition between offense
and defense. weapons generally man
age 10 keep a lap ahead OF armor.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24

Stoker in the Baltic was aboard the
Titanic the Empress Of Ireland and
the Lusitania when they sank A
little dip al Brighton Beach would
seem awful tame 10 this chap
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24

Writer in the Atlantic Monthly says
the nose is more expressive than the
eve. Hard 10 say; red nose ex-
presses a lot-but then, so does
black eve
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24

Goods blind burglar with face
powder" Some girls have enough on
their own phizes TO blind any innocent
onlooke.
Evening journal., 1915-10-26
TuG ENeINEER RESIGNS.

Edward Foulk after service OF
many years as chief engineer of the tug
boat Martha. has resigned.
Evening journal., 1915-10-26
Delaware CITY Opens
week OF CARNIVAL JOY.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY. Del, Oct 26-
Old Home Week and Firemen's Carni-
val for the benefit of the local fire
company opened yesterday with an
automobile run throughout the lower
part of the county. for the purpose of
advertising the affair. Eugene Rey-
bold. the oldest resident was pilot
captain of the parade.
Firemen's day was featured in the
afternoon with a hose run between
two divisions of the fire company,
this feature attracting many visitors
and affording much interest to them,
showing how well the local company
is equipped. The team. captained by
George n. Bright, won over the team
led by Charles Tugand
The evening exercises were fea-
tured by a test of the new chemical
lengine Of the local company
This afternoon will be featured
with a bicycle parade under the di.
rection of Marshal r. l.. Cofer. while
a supper and dance will be held in
the evening.
Evening journal., 1915-10-26
Church CONDEMNS ROUGH
ELEMENT At CAMP MEETINGS

Special to.THE EVENING JOURNAL
SMYRNA, Del, Oct 26.-That the
respectable negroes do not favor the
actions of the rough element who at
tend campmeetings armed with revolt
vers, razors, crap dice and bottles of
whiskey. was demonstrated at the
meeting Of the Delaware District Con-
ference Of the Union A. NJ. e. Church
of the Wilmington Union, held here
yesterday. when a resolution condemn
ing such a practice and denouncing
those who participated in it was
adopted
The Rev Forwood declared that
good citizens have no sympathy for
them. He hoped the courts would
make an example of this special class
OF idle men and women
The following we're granted licenses
to preach: J. H. Summons. Aaron
Gibbs. Thomas Dixon. Samuel Lam
son, Alexander o. Butcher Of Smyrna;
John l. Williams of Georgetown. Del
Milburn Ruley, Ezekiel Townsend
William Trusty, Amos Dixon. Samuel
Blackston, James Morris. Asbury
Johnston. Thomas Kincade. Lewis w.
Porter and William Corls.
The Rev Albert Price, D. D.. was
elected fraternal delegate TO the Phil
adelphia, Pa. District Conference.
the next session Of the Delaware