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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-14

fish grotesqueness of war, who made
no warning outcry-Only a stricken
humble penetrated through the band
ages that wrapped his Jaws and the
lower part of his face. A sanitaire
found him and pointed the way to the
tent. Can you get there without
help?" he demanded. From behind
the stained bandages came a wordless
humble and the man nodded. {.
It was some two or three hours
later that the sanitaire who had &C
costed the face-bandaged man came
across him again, not far from the
tent. WHY" he said. what are you
doing here? Didn't you understand
where you had to go? Come along;
I'll take you there"
He put his hand on the mans arm
to draw him along; at that touch and
the friendly compulsion of It the
wounded man jerked back, dragging
his arm free. His wound. 1t seemed,
he could bear, but not hands laid upon
him. He hesitated. as II he would
back into the wood. Next moment he
stood in the light of the sanitaire's
electric torch. his eyes, above his
bandages and below his cap. battling
and blind by its glare.
"Ah!" The torch went, out and the
sanitaire's hands descended upon.
him, firmly now, in a grapple. Help.
here!" shouted the sanitaire, hanging
to him while he fought to be free.
Help. here. brothers! Here's O Ger
man spy!"
saw him first when the bandages
had been taken from him-those band
ages that had spared him the need of
speaking Russian--lying bare his
clean-shayen cheeks, which showed no
wound. and the pert trimmed mustac ne
on his upper lip. An officer, this one
- Prussian, with all the stern prize
of his race and class. He lad already
been judged and condemned; life for
him was at its end: he stood in the
light of the lantern awaiting the firing
party that was even now coming up,
with his hands clasped behind his
back, in an attitude Of serene and
nonchalant ease.
1t cost him apparently no effort to
hold the smooth and imperturbabIe
calm of his features. to be and seem
an officer and AN aristocrat In the
very Valley of the Shadow of Death,
A Russian officer stepped forward
and offered his cigarette case. The
prisoner. with a nod of acknowledg.
ment, took and lighted a cigarette. He
drew at it. lifted 1t from his lips and
blew thin cloud of smoke. like a man
who relishes It intellectually.
Then the firing party. ten men and
an officer, tramped up. halted with a
jar and clatter. The prisoner turned
toward it, exchanging a salute with
the officer In charge.
The men, upon a curt order, closed
about him. Another order, and they
marched of, taking him with them.
courteously, with due military observ.
ance of his rank. to put him against a
tree and carefully kill him. The Ian
tern and little crowd of onlookers
streamed after them; that miracle
the only one of which man is capH =
of turning a human being int
rion, need never lack an aud" 49,.
and presently, adding itself to D..
roar of the nearby battle, whe =
were dying by hundreds with pr
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-14
dare not ask q kiss,
/ dare not beg q smile,
: II eat having khaf "a. thin

. might grow proud, the Whffe.
} If all men were attracted by the same
style OF young woman, the world would
be unequally divided. There arS plenty
Of young men who think the smiling
girl sweetest and fairest Like the king
bee, when they find the Flower they love
they settle there and roam no more. The
young mans fancy lightly turns to
thoughts OF love. The hours pass too
swiftly for them when they ARE by her
side. She giggles in her sprightly way
nc everything she hears; goes into rap
lures. with love signs and love saghs.
With devotion's plant, the words are ON
her lips which she Iaughingfy repeats:
IT don't care whether tbs snow, or sum,
rain. or shine, II only we're together"
Men will become enraptured by her
caprice and smiles, II they have q pre-
ference for her. But woe ts her future
II discomfort enters their heads and they
compare her with the independent girl
unfavorably. In the years that come,
each will have waited and faced thear
atves' mysterious tomorrow
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-14

and Independent girls. and those who
would find out which 10 the dearest type
Of those girls, like as not, may fail In
their attempt to consider the right ones.
For there are lovers who would never
weary OF one and tire quite soon OF the
other kind t
Love has never known q law beyond
It's own sweet VIII. We have been told.
some men find themselves pleased and
under spell OF the smiling witchery Of
the young woman whose every gift
SENSE low and laughter. Others would
not care TO pass their time with any
either young companion out the inde-
pendent giri, who ts known to be precise
and independent in her ways, says what
she means, and means what she says
She h not always talking OF herself
or Keeping you guessing what desire she
Is keeping back. She is not shallow or
usually siding In with every story lest
abe oftends by giving her real opinion.
independent girls are not averse to COM
Ing out with simple truths, for fear that
by SO doing they viii not be good friends
with one who takes the opposite views
They stoop to no mans positive ruling
unless feeling confident he ts fair and not
forceful. prrEt SO, x. .. :
Love does not spring up In these
maidens hearts all at once. They fol-
low what was taught them, that to
reciprocate true love requires time and
opportunities to know each other well
Hence they do not yield their hearts
easily to those who seek them and who
are In love with this young lady today
and that one tomorrow. Keeping them az
the distance, she In sought. AS men often
regard this: a.t" .0a ~. ..r..
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PAID WITH HIS LIFE
How German Officer, Caught
Within Russian Lines, Died.
Worthy Of His Race and Uniform, He
Awaited Firing Party Without a
Sign That Could Denote
Fear.

I recall q spy capture on the fringe
Of the gruesome forest of Mogela,
~hich the Russians, punning upon it's
name, have christened The Place Of
Tombs." It happened upon a night
when the war that fiickered unceas-
ingly. up and down the line Of the
Rawka and Bzura had blazed into bat
tie where the Twentieth Siberians
held the trenches below the forest. {.
Bullets came whining up the long
wood ways, smacking against trees;
shells bowling overhead; troops were
moving down to, the front in the utter
darkness and wounded were struggling
back to the rear, writes Perceval Glib
son IN Golfers Weekly. Fires here
and there among the trees made
patches of light in which moved tig-
ureS painted In the blacklist black
against their rudy glamor: all was
noise and the sense of death Ukgent
at ones elbow and confused movement
and bathing dark. 4.
The wounded came up on foot. stag
gering painfully through the confusion,
perceived in the darkness just as a
CLEAN Of white bandage and voice
that cried warningly-very family
sometimes - Wounded Wounded"
There came one feeling his way
with cropping hands through that hell
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Looking Ahead.

How do you think the war in Eu.
rope is going to end?"
The same as about everything else
ends" replied Mr.. Growcher. The
people who didn't start 1t or particl
pate in the excitement will be called
on to economic and try to pay up
for IL"
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When all others fail to please
Try Denlson's Coffee.
The Worst TO Come.

The passenger-Say.c can't you drive
a little more carefully? When you
plunged into that raVine you nearly
broke my neck.
The Jehu-I am driving carefully.
Unless kinder trained you up to
stand the stretch Of road we are com
ing to, you might want to break my
neck.
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The Way Poisonous Gas Affects Men.

BY =. AIexander PoWeII, IN Scr1bnerB,
It was against the British, remember,
that the Germans first used their poison
gas. happened to be on the British
front at the time. and II was from one
of the survivors that heard the story.
Everywhere lay men who were dead or
dying--not from wounds but from
Rtrangulation. The faces OF those that
were dead were blue and bloated like
tina face OF drowned ma
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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-14

Scientists have determined by ex-
'eriment that in December "a tons Of
batter fell from the afr over the part
H London known as "the city" This
lDes not mean Zeppelin bombs, but
hinute atmospheric Impurities. Thirty
Dur tons were soluble, including sui
hates Of ammonia and chlorine, while
ID tons were insoluble, consisting Of
1r, carbon and grit.
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Friend WIfe,a Idea.

What's the pitcher doing now?"
He's warming up for the game.
But he's throwing the ball"
We'll! Well! That's warming up"
"Oh, dear! l thought a pitcher had
to keep cool to win game"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-10-14
ARE SMILING OR INDEPENDENT
GI2I9 SOIIGHT2

(Copyrtght, 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate).
-Four your sweetness hardly leaves me
IA choice,
But e move to the meadows and fall
before
Her feet, In the meadow grass. and
adore ~ h.
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mality at all, there came the noise of
the volley.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-15
TAKE UP ARGUMENTS
IN THE MlSCHKE CASE
Hearing of SalaciOus Testimony i'm
Trial of Michigan Men Comes Co
Close Tuesday Forenoon.

Arguments were taken up shortly
before noon Tuesday in the case of the
state against John Mischke and Fred
Zieman charged with a statutory Of
Tense The case went to trial last
Thursday with Wilhelmina Mischke,
a sister-in-law Of John Mischke's, as
complaining witness. IL will go to
the jury this evening. The testimony
in the case has been of such a nature
as to make il necessary to bar women
spectators from the court room.
The defendants, it is alleged, came
from St joseph. Mich, to visit Mrs
Mischke at her home The charge is
that, while there, they assaulted her
during the absence of her husband
and SON. The defense has sought to
show that injuries which she received
at the time of the alleged assault.
were injuries sustained when she fell
during a period of drunkenness.
The prosecution has been conduct
ed by Judge Farabaugh and Pros.
Montgomery The defendants are
represented - James O'Hara of It.
Joseph and bv Barry Scanlon of this
city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-15
TRY TO ATTACK LEMBERG
ADVANCING FROM NORTH
AlIstro-Germans Attempt New Move
Following Repulse on East
and South.

PETROGRAD, June 15.-With their
drives against Lemberg (Lvov) from
the east and the south checked. the
Austro German army under Gen. Won
Mackenzen L. now trying TO cut
through the Russian lines TO attack
the fortress Of Lemberg from the
north. Heavily reinforced Austro-
German columns are battling along
the Wusznia and LubacZowka rivers,
east and northeast of Jaroslau in an
effort 10 reach LubaczOw and Jawo-
row. northwest of Lemberg Both
Lubaczow and Jaworow are connect
ed with Lemberg with railroads
Dispatches from the front indicate
that the Russians along the Lubaczow-
ka-Wusznia front are hard pressed.
owing TO the great amount of heavy
artillery massed there by the Ger
mans and the apparently inexhaust-
ible ammunition supply Of the leu
tonic allies.
Fighting continues al a number OF
places in Poland. Shawl (Szwale) has
been practically destroyed by the can
nonade Of the Germans with their
heavy howitZers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-15
TWO WORKERS QUIT
BILLY SUNDAYS FORCES
Bentley ACkIey, Pianist and
Secretary, and Rev. {. N.
Emett Sever Connections.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa June 10
Bentley Ackley. who became widely
known as Billy Sundays right hand
man. secretary and pianist. in the re-
cent revival here. has resigned from
the Sunday forces. lie gave as his
reason that other members of the or
ganization, less deserving than he re-
ceived vast profits. In one case aggre-
eating 100000 from the writing and
publication Of hymns, the sale OF hymn
books and the disposition Of other
privileges connected With the REVEALS
Though IL is not known whether OF
not the liquor interests had anything
20 do with Mr.. Ackley's resignation, il
is a fact that Walter Fenley, third
vice president OF the New Jersey
Liquor Dealers association, has been
q close friend Of the former Sunday
aid for some time. anC that ne not
only was visitor at the Sunday
party's residence during the campaign
here ubt also was once the personal
guest OF Mr.. Ackley in Paterson, y. J
"Was Too Independent
Immediately following the announ-
cement Of Ackley's resignation il was
learned that the Rev. r.. y. Emett
Sundays confidential advance agent
had also severed his connection with
the evangelist's encourage. The ad-
vance man. IL was said, was summar-
ily released by Sundays son. George
az the close of the Paterson campaign
HE grounds given then that "he was
900 Independent"
= From certain other sources IL was
Cleaned that Ackley and Emett may
got be the only Sunday paid workers
10 break away from the organization
and il is almost "a certainty that the
departure Of these two. who were
highly important cogs in the evangel-
istic machine will mean the eventual
disruption OF the entire party. Since
his return from a western trip follow
ing the revival in Paterson. Ackley
has been much in the company OF
Tenley.
Plums Went 60 Others
Interesting disclosures are promised
By Ackley concerning the inside work
ings Of the Billy Sunday system. Ack-
ley declares that many things he had
10 put up with during the eight years
he served as pianist and secretary
got on my nerves" But his sOrest
point lies in the way the financial con-
cessiOns Of the campaign were dis
tributed
Ackiey names Homer a. Rode
Beaver, chOirmaster, and Fred Sci
bert tabernacle caretaker. as being
the recipients Of all the plums.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-15
ASKS $4,000 ALLEGING
COUPLE SLANDERED HER
AurilIa T. Estclle Brings suit for
Damages Against John G..
and Anna O'Bricn.

Suit for $4,000 for alleged Islander
was brought by Aurilla +. Estelle
against John G.. O'Brien and Anna NJ.
O'Brien in the superior court Tuesday
morning The plaintiff charges that
during 1919 and 1915 the defendants
contrived 10 injure her good name
and her credit by circulating untruth-
ful stories. She alleges also that the
defendants caused a letter to be writ
ten in which il was declared that she
had acted in an unseemly manner and
was a person 20 be Stunned.
The plaintiff recently brought suit
in the justice court against an 0pti-
clan IN which she shought TO recover
$50 damages on the grounds that she
had been forced 20 retain an unsatis-
factory glass eve. she secured $40
damages and the case is now in the
circuit court on appeal
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-15
ALLUSI0N TO THEREFOR
CIGARS TO GIRL CAUSES
MAN TO ASSAULT RIVAL

John Jagadics. IOe W Indiana az.
and Andrew Luke liked the same girl.
according 10 the formers story i'm
city court Tuesday morning but Luke
did not play fair He Is alleged 10
have lied 20 the girl about Jagadics
and 90 have behtted his character.
THAT part 90 10 was all right with
me Judge" said Jagadics. "but it
made me awful med when he told
her ! smoked three-for-a-jitney cigars.
That was the limit and I slugged him. %
He admitted charges Of assault and
battery and the court stated that the
matter would be taken under advise
ment until Saturday
There was some pr0vocafion for
assault ln Luke's reference 90 Jaga-
3.cs' taste iu tobacco" said Judge
warner.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-15
HEARS COMPLAINT FROM
GREENE TOWNSHIP FARMER
Reviewers Decide to- Let Stand As
sessment Against James Mcclellan
Raise Elbel Appraisement.

ONLY one complaint from Greene
township was heard Tuesday forenoon
by the St Joseph county board of re-
view James A. Mcclellan, who owns
a 19O-acre farm in the township, OBJ
iected to an appraisement of $3.50 on
his farm improvements. The board
decided to let the appraisement re
main as it was shown that the farm
and improvements were valued at
S4.330.
The board also decided to increase
the assessment of the personal prop
erty Of Elbel Bros. of this city. from
S4.10O to 5000. The appraisement
on this property last year was $500.
The statement given this year showed
a loss of S2.40O.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-15
RIVER PARK

Mrs. Brown of Rolling Prairie is
here for a weeks visit with her son,
a. Brown and family of 5. Seventh st.
Arthur Seymour of S. Eighth st. is
at Bourbon, Ind, visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Seth Nandenburg of
y. Ninth St, have gone to Mics to
spend the summer with Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Dorb.
Mrs. Edith Cooper Of Chicago, who
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. b. Hammond, has left for
Lakeville to spend few days with
Mrs. Cora Fisher.
Miss Frona stopper of Sixteenth ST.
hes been removed TO the EpwOrth hos
pital. where she will submit to an OPP
Grafton.
Mrs. Gibbons spent Sunday with
her daughter Mrs. Thomas Rutledge,
southeast Of the city.
Miss Vanzenlen of Muskegon spent
Sunday with Mrs. W. c. Shelton OF
Mishawaka aV
The east end Excelsior Bible class
will meet Thursday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. L. +. Wolfe, s. seventeenth
ST.
The Central class will meet Thurs
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Gent. s. Seventh st.
a business meeting of the Epworth
league cabinet will be held Tuesday
evening at 7:45 in the Sunday school
room.
MIR. and Mrs. Clyde Roderick enter
tanned at dinner sunday in honor OF
their wedding anniversary. Covers
were placed for Il at a table conferred
with pink roses. Among the suests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd ROderick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Ballenger, MISS
Fstridge and Mr. and Mrs. w. X.
Roderick
Mrs r. F.. williams entertained a
number of friends al o'clock dinner
Monday. Covers were laid for u
The out Of town guests were Mr.. ana
Mrs. d. E Heard and Miss Nell Thorn-
burg of Chicago.
school class entertained with picnic
~ Hudson lake in honor of Miss May
Woolston. who will leave soon Tor
Canton, O.. TO reside.
The Dramatic club viii entertain
Thursday evening with picnic ana
wiener wurst" roast in honor or Miss
WoOlston.
The brotherhood of the Methodist
Episcopal church held business ana
social meeting Monday evening al me
church. After "A brief business session
a social hour was enjoyed and lunch
con was served.
con was served by Hir9m Penrod ana
u Smiley. Frank r. Wolfe Was
POSTMASTER. Responses were gwen
by William Bertch. Fred Miller. Rus
sell Hubbard and John Newcomb. Inc
brotherhood quartet sang. Inc next
meeting will 30 held Monday. July L:
David Fetters and son, Cech' OF
Fdon. O. who have been visiting the
formers brot her. George Fetters and
family of Pleasant St. returned Mon
HaT
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-15
WORKS BOARD GETS BIDS

Bids for the construction of a sewer
on Dale av. were opened at the reg
ular meeting by the board OF public
works Tuesday morning. They were
referred TO the city engineer for tab
ulation and Will be awarded at the
board 10 be held tonight. A petition
for grade curb and sidewalk on the
south side OF Ewing av. was received
and placed on file
The following matters will come be-
fore the board at its meeting tonight:
Assessment roll on Milton av. pipe
sewer: assessment roll on Eddy, Parry,
Francis and Division SITS. pipe sewer:
deferred hearing on Division st. pipe
sewer Improvement resolution: de-
ferred hearing on vacation of four
feet off lot IS . plat of South Bend.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-15
CHOIR TO GIVE BENEFIT
CONCERT THIS EVENING


The program for the benefit concert
Tor the Lowell Heights NJ. E. church
at the Brst NJ. +. church tonight was
announced this morning. The concert
is TO be given by the choir Of the
First NJ. r. church and will begin at
s.l5 O'Clock. The public is invited TO
assist in milking the benefit a success.
The program Is as follows:
Professional hymn. st. Gertrude
Chorus. God in the Thunderstorm"
Schubert ................
LIST N. f. Church Choir
Organ solo. Overture" Egmont,
CB 3..,..,f ,,,;;..;;,Et.D;, Lloyd
Glyne Morris
(E. ID. Lloyd .... Ladies Choir
Song, The Trumpeter," Airlie Dix
DR.. +. - Hager,
Duet. Jesus, Wher'er Thy People"
Miss Clara Ehrhardt and X. j.
Br0nner.
Songs, ca "Unmindful Of the Roses
(Schneider)
CO. Bird Raptures" $500.
CSchneider)
Mrs r. G. Farley
Parsong. The Silent Sea" (Neid-
Organ solo "Cantilene du sOir,"
(Kinder) ....... Miss Edna Tule
Song, "MOOnland Dreams" (COats)
Mrs Frank Coats
Quarter. "Gwaed Dy Groes." cold
Welsh ..... Welsh Male Quartet
Messrs. Morris, Williams, Lloyd and
Jones.
Song, where is Heaven" (MartD
Mrs. +. ID. Lloyd
Choral march, our Country
(Whiting) ........... The Choir
Song. Il Hear You Calling Me"..
(Marshal)
A. ". LygsdOn.
Finale 90 n7prica'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-15
MOB SEIZES PRISONER
Negro i'm Arkansas Believed Lynched
in Woods.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. June ia
mob early today took 10y Haley. a
negro, from Sheriff Boycott of Hem
stead county, and il is believed lynch
ed him. Haley on Saturday night shot
and killed Roy Lester a prominent
young planter of Lafayette county.
The mob was composed of about 200
men and boys. They overlook the
sheriff between Louisville and Hope in
his automobile as he was bringing his
prisoner to Little Rock for safe
keeping, and made off into the woods
with their prisoner.