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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-30
OFFICE IS
WORKING UPON
FOUR NOTE DRAF is
German Admiralty Already At
tempting to Remove Danger
to American Lives and Prop
erty on High Seas.

WASHINGTON, June 30-Unoffic-
ial reports from Berlin today say that
the German foreign Office is working
on four different drafts of a reply to
Pres't Wilson's representations on the
Lusitania tragedy and forecast as TO
the contents of the note finally 10 be
sent are premature. brought little con-
cern 10 administration officials. They
intimated that they would stand by
Ambassador Gerards report that the
German reply would be satisfactory to
the position OF the United States. at
least as long as the American envoy
did not amend his statement. 1t was
pointed out that the ambassadors
forecasts on previous communications
from the German government since
the differences arose over the war zone
operations. always were borne out by
the official texts.
In fact. officials let the impression
go out today that they have reason
TO believe il is the purpose of the
German admiralty to remove as far as
possible the dangers to American life
and property on the high seas. Init
nations have come from Germany, II
was reported that the kaisAr's govern
ment now is making efforts TO avoid
attacks on ships flying the American
flag II is admitted by the state de-
paTImenL lndl TIE DeIllU dulnOI lllco
are being advised Of the sailing from
ports of the United States of Amer
ican ships with an estimate Of the
probably time these vessels will pass
through the war zone.
To Concede Principles.
Meanwhile officials state they would
not be surprised II the German foreign
office should concede the humanitarian
principles laid down by the United
States relative to the -I.usitania hOr-
ror. and would admit liability for
reparation for the loss of American
lives when this ship was sunk This.
it was stated, would go long way
toward clearing up the differences be-
tween the Berlin and Washington gov
ernments and pave the way for the
adjustment of the submarine warfare
matter
In this connection the belief prevails
in official quarters that the counter
proposals limited at In Ambassador
Gerard's report. may take the form
OF a request 10 the United States for
su ggestions as to how the German ad-
miralty may meet her troubles and still
insure the freedom of the sea as
demanded by this government
May Adjust Frye Case.
There still prevailed also a belief
that the case OF the sailing ship
William J. Frye sunk by the German
commerce raider. Prinz Eitel Frieder-
ich. would be adjusted by diplomatic
negotiations as demanded by the
United States 1t was pointed out
that as Germany has admitted that
she must pay for the ship. this ques-
ton cannot. be sent to prize court.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-30
IDEAL WEATHER
|NSURES CROWD
At BOOSTER. CAME
Two SOumiCh Pennant Winning
Teams Will Clash at Spring.
brook Today Before Throng
of Boosting Fans.

Ideal weather today pointed toward
a monster attendance at the. Booster
Day game at SpringbroOk park this
afternoon. The number of tickets
which have already been disposed of
by the committee has insured good
crowd. The automobile parade was
scheduled 10 start promptly at 2:15
o'clock from the Main ST. entrance of
the oliver hotel. Previous to the pa
rade the Elbel band was on the pro-
gram for a concert AT the Oliver
"Ducky" Holmes, owner manager
of the Saginaw club. 1914 champions
of the Southern Michigan league. an
nounced this morning that his crack
right-hander. Jess Ha;nes, would not
be on the mound in the fray this az
ternoon. Haines was taken i'll with
tonsilitis Tuesday and Holmes was
obliged TO send him home last night.
Johnny Jones. who last season twirl-
ed for Adrian and this spring has been
showing we'll for the Ducks. will op-
pose Nallandingham. Jones, judging
from previous records will give the
big KentuCkian a battle and the fans
are assured Of some classy pitching.
See Two Pennant Winners.
The boosters will see two pennant
winners in action at Springbrook- by
defeating the Ducks Tuesday in their
18th consecutive victory. the Hoosiers
clinChed the SOumlCh nag Tor the IlrSt
half of the sea asOn. The Ducks won
the 1914 pennant and Holmes declared
Yesterday that the Hoosiers had long
road 20 go before they copped the
second rag and the pennant Tor the
1918 season Holmes has a good Club %,
composed of fast and fighting men.
The Ducks seem 10 be imbued with a
spirit Of never say die which has
resulted in two stiff battles Tor the
Hoosiers this week.
II is expected that at least 80 auto
mobiles. motor trucks and other We
bicles will he in the paIade which Will
precede the game this afternoon. The
parade Will be headed by the Elbel
hand and automobiles carrying the
South Bend and Saginaw players. The
game Will ae called al Sprlngor0ok
park at % sharp
several stores viii close for the ar
tornoon while other concerns Will sus-
Dend operations long enough 10 per
NIT their employees 10 attend the game
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-30
ARCHBISHOP QUlGLEY is
NEAR DEATH IN EAST
Chicago Prelate Suffers Heart attack
and Partial Paralysis
Follows.

ROCHESTER,. y. Y. June 30-
The condition OF Right Rev. James T..
Quigley OF Chicago. who is M AT the
home OF his brother. Police Chief 1o-
seph n. QUigley was reported un-
changed this morning.
Dr. Les Berger. OF st. Mary's hos
pital remained with the archbishop
all night and the fact that he had not
summoned Dr. Culkin. the archbishop S
personal physician up 90 the time Dr.
CuIkin left 10 visit the prelate at
$3.50 O'Clock this morning was ac-
cepted as a favorable sign that the
patients condition was no worse.
While &c was announced this morn
ing that the archbishop's condition
was practically unchanged. it was ad-
mitted that he was very low. In ad-
dition TO the heart attack. partial
paralysis has set in.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-30
NAMES KYSER AS DEPUTY
south Bend Man Has Place on Re
organized State Board.

INDIANAPOLIS. June 2O.-Nelson
II. Kyzer OF So"th Bend has been ap-
pointed deputy by Edgar A. Perkins
chief OF me new Indiana Industrial
board. kyser has been in public ser
vice rs q deputy state factory inspec-
tor under Perkins chief INSPECTOR
The new appointment comes under a
REORGANIZATION OF the department.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-30
Latest Bulletins
From War Zone

DOVER. England. June 30.-
The Dutch liner \teuw, Amster-
dam. bound for the United States
from Rotterdam. but held up b5.
the British in the Downs. was
rammed by another vessel While
At anchor. early today.
The liner, a vessel OF 10, $50
tons. was badly damaged.
Among the several hundred
passengers aboard the ship, are a
number Of Americans
ATHENS. June 3G.-A cruiser
from the Anglo French fleet at
the Dardanelles shelled the Turk
ish oil and munitions depot at
Lidia, near Chesmeh. on Monday
completely destroying L. Then
the ship entered Chesmeh gulf
and shelled the lighthouse, de-
stroyins IL. and sank Il ships.
Before steaming away the cruiser
bombarded the trenches Of the
Turkish forts.
GRIMSBY. England. June so.
The trawler HOratiO. missing
since March % with a crew OF Z,
is believed 10 have been sunk by
a
given up for lost today.
LOEFENTAINE, South AZ
rica, June 30.-Gen. Barend Wes-
sells. ex-governor of the council
Of defense of the Union of South
Africa. was acquitted at his sec
ond trial on a charge OF treason
today. He was convicted at his
first trial, but secured a new
hearing.
GENEVA. June 30.-There is
posi- bility that the vatican and the
United States government may CO.
operate in an effort to restore
peace in Europe 1t was learned
here today from an authoritative
source that the idea was sug-
gested unofficially. and it is Ger
tain that Pope Benedict XIV is
heartily in favor Of it.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-30
SAVES SOLDIERS HEAD
WITH RABBITS SHOULDER

PARIS June 30.-One of the most
unusual medical operations produced
by the war was described 20 the Acad-
emy of Medicine today by Dr Rey-
nier. He told how he had substituted
part ~ the shoulder blade of a rabbit
Tor piece oI the frontal hone OF a
French soldier who had been shot i'm
the head. The rabbit bone was sutur-
ed 20 the bone and Within two months
ths koldier had recovered.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-30
OMAHA SPEEDWAY READY
FOR RACE ON JULY

OMAHA. Neb.. June 30-Omaha s
new board speedway IS ready for the
sGU-mIe automobile race 20 be held
JuIv e. Seventeen drivers have sign
ed elimination heats viii be rIA
Friday. Saturday and sunday Ihoss
1yho have entered are Resta. Rickeu-
bacher orr. Henning. Chandler. Mlt-
ford Alley. Donaldson. O'DOnnslL
F4aupt Hughes. kcene. Devore. Coop
er John De Palma. Grover Bersdol
and Irwin BergdOll The prize OF
$4,000 is the magnet
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-30
MEMPHIS BANKER DIES.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. June 3O.-New-
Ton :. Perkins. vice president Of the
T-oion and Planters Bank and Trust
90. died today. after an illness OF
three days.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-30

TRENTON. Tenn June 50.-Tony
Nerbeck OF Moss Point. Miss. was
killed and four other persons Nere Sc
.riously injured in a wreck OF Mobile
x Ohio freight train near here cary
today
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-30
Husband n SOuthcrncr.

As Miss clark has always been de
voted 20 the cause OF the south. n is
peculiarly fitting that her husband
should come from a family which has
been prominent in the annals of that
section The Thomsons are OF Scotch
origin and settled originally i'm Nir-
ginia Mr. Thomson's grandfather.
Augustus Thomson. and his two sons
were sitting in their home one night
when shot was fired directly
through the house. 10 wG= the first
shot in the trouble caused hV John
Browns propaganda. Withip an
hour the three were me 27ching with
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-30

INDIANA. Probahl show
ers toniEht and thursday
LOWER MIC II j o. 4 y
Partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-14
French and Germans Enjoy Unof-
fetal Armistice Daily.
Permits Freedom From Trenches and
Songs Enllven the Day-Germans
Have No Such Understanding
With the English.

London.-A German officer attached
to the great general staff in a dis
patch, a copy Of which has reached
London, mentions a curious system OF
arranging unofficial armistices which
has lately grown up between the allies
and the Germans facing each other
day and night at close quarters In the
trenches in Northern France. He al
most makes one believe that the
French and Germans, after weeks OF
intrenchment within a few yards OF
each other, have lost their animosi-
ties and regard the great siege battle
north Of the Aisne as a sort Of friendly
match away from home. He has a bit
ter pen, however, when he writes
about the English.
From noon to two o'clock in the
afternoon" he says, both sides in the
trenches call an armistice. 1t is a
strict agreement, quite unofficial. be-
tween groups of men In the front fir
ing lines. and It has been honorably
kept SO far by both sides.
when a soldier has to leave the
trench for some reason or other he
raises the butt end Of his rife in the
air as a signal to the enemy. The en-
envy answers the signal in same man
ner, and there is a mutual agreement
to leave the trenches at the same
time. The understanding is that the
German or the Frenchman shall be
allowed to leave the trench without
being fired on. II the enemy should
break the armistice and fire on our
man we would reply instantly and kill
the corresponding Frenchman DIS he
was leaving the trenches. This agree
ment with the Frenchman works
amicably, but with the English we
have not attempted to come to such an
understanding. Our bitterness toward
them prevents 1t.
1.-THE trenches are so close together
that the Frenchmen can hear US sing
ing our songs. They listen, and when
we have finished they burst into song
and we listen to them. We take 1t in
turns to give these little concerts,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-14
Many Uhlans Are Killed in Vic.
torious Charge.
officer Writes Of Heroic Assault
Against Automatic Guns-of 142
In Squadron, So Replied at
Roll Call After Battle.

Berlin.-Letters from the front"
are being published in many news
papers in Germany. Extracts from
one written by an officer to his wife,
from the infirmary, Dienzei Lothr.
which appeared in the ~Frankfurter
Zeitung, is given here:
81 was thrown under my horse as
he fell, and thus bruised my left side,
and contracted a hemorrhage in my
thigh. After the exertions Of the last
few days, l feel very comfortable here,
and am well taken care Of by the sis.
tiers.
August II was a great day for our
regiment, and in due time will be re-
corded in history, as were Gravelotte
and Mars-la-Tour. 1t was a death
ride in the fullest meaning of that
word: against automatic guns and in
fantry, in which the first, third and
fourth squadrons of my regiment, and
the second squadron of another regi.
ment took part. One thousand pris.
oners, including twelve or eighteen
commanders, cannons and automatic
guns, were captured.
Our brave brigade suffered bitter
ly; of the 142 men in my squadron,
only f~ifty-eight replied when the roll
was called. And I was the only off.
GER! All the rest dead or wounded!
my squadron suffered most, for
they took part in the worst attack.
Our regiment ought to be spared a
little now; at all events, we have the
hardest day Of the whole campaign
behind us. The success, particularly
from the moral point Of view, is splen-
did. Everybody behaved splendidly
and August IL will, for all time, be
a day Of honor for our regiment, and
this attack of Lagarde will stand
forth as one of the bravest achieve
ments Of the whole campaign.
Never before was l as conscious
of the proximity of my guardian angel
as on that day. I cannot quite ex.
plain 1t, but all the while I was not
a bit excited, and had a feeling OF
absolute safety.
THE great moral success Of this at
tack I have mentioned already. 1t
seems quite strange to be counted as
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-14
in RIDE OF DEATH

one Of the Uhlans Of Lagarde. Moth
ing else is talked of here. officers
constantly congratulate one and can
not suppress a feeling Of satisfaction
at having taken an active part in an
important historical event of the cam
paign.
How did 1t all come about? All
the while we had been partly in
France, partly in Lorraine, wandering
about very strenuously, without see
ing or accomplishing anything in a
ticular. On the 18th, bright and early,
as always in good humor, we started
out, realizing less than ever before
all that the day might bring. At $3.50,
the fighting between artillery and in
fantry broke out, In which we took a
hand at twelve o'clock.
"As we advanced. I felt Thoroughly
Indifferent; the only thou hit that pos
sessed me was to whack away. With
remarkable rapidly, one accustoms
ones self to the sight of the dead and
wounded. One becomes so hardened
that the most awful sights seem abso.
lutely natural. Wherever we rode
there were the French in their red
trousers. Many batteries were de,
stroyed, and the shells burst and the
shots sang constantly about one.
"a French infantry officer who
called pardon l hit on the head. What
became Of him I Go not know. As we
were about to enter Lagarde, my
horse was shot in the chest and fell
under me.
With two Of the brave riders OF
my division, l took shelter In a ditch
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-14
(By E. H. GRUBB.)

(By e. H. GRUBB)
The natural home of the potato Is
the mountain valleys of South Amer
lea. Where natural conditions are ia
vorable for the growth Of a plant,
there it will reach the highest degree
Of perfection. In the mountain valleys
of parts of the West are found con-
ditions of altitude, soil and moisture
naturally favorable to the growth of
the potato, with an almost entire abb
sence of harmful freezes and bac'
terra enemies.
In providing a suitable soil for po-
tatoes, the question naturally arises.
How shall we perfect and husband
fertility? Live stock is the real basis
Of success in every agricultural dis
trict in the world. The feeding Of
grains and grasses on the farm re-
places in the soil the vegetable matter
which produces the humus and fur
nishes the nitrogen that keeps up the
fertility Of the soil. 1t is utterly i'm
possible to grow good potatoes with
Jul Ill Opcut poIouo DULL
Nothing but the legumes-alfalfa or
clover are good-should be used as a
foundation crop. The writer grows
alfalfa or clover-sometimes both
for. three or four years previous to a
potato crop. The soil is broken up
in the fall quite deep. Fall blowing
is beneficial for the reason that 1t
puts the soil in better condition to re-
ceive and store heat from the rays
of the sun than spring blowing. In the
spring the soil should be worked over
with a disk or a spring-toothed har-
row until 1t is thoroughly fined. 1t is
very important that the soil be well
fined and firmed. in order, that the
root system of the young plant may
be able to secure plant food as quick
ly as possible.
OF all the factors in potato growing,
seed selection is by far the most i'm
portant. Some years ago the writer
undertook to improve and develop a
potato along the same lines that he
follows in improving his Shropshire
sheep and Shorthorn cattle, using the
best method of selection and giving
the seed plat the best possible cult
walton and care in order to obtain uni
formity of product. Since that time
he has been selecting seed potatoes Of
the size and type which he wants to
produce. As a Bounce potato is
about ideal in size, seed potatoes OF
that size were selected from the bin
in the spring and then four or five
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-14
CHOLERA OUTBREAKS
IN The NORTHWEST
Where Disease Has Not Yet Ap-
peared It Is Possible to Pre-
vent Its Introduction.
(By ]. W. KALKUs. Washington Experi-
ment S%tation.)

(By ]. W. KALKUs. Washington Expert
ment Station.) ~.
During the last year there has been
a comparatively large number Of hog
cholera outbreaks in the northwest.
The condition, Of course. will continue
to increase unless every hog owner
does his utmost to suppress 1t. Where
the disease has not yet occurred It is
possible to prevent its Introduction.
The disease is due to infection. and
is usually introduced by new hogs from
infected regions being added to the
herd; the infection may also be q r
ried on the clothing Of human beings,
by birds, dogs, coyotes and In streams.
The disease is usually recognized by
the fact that the hogs begin dying
suddenly and rapidly.
When an outbreak occurs it is well
to Immediately call a veterinarian, pre-.
ferably one who is employed for this
purpose by the state. II. the disease
proves to be cholera it is advisable to
Immediately separate the well hogs
from the sick ones, and Isolate them as
completely as possible. All carcasses
should be burned or deeply buried and
covered with quicklime. All pens.
houses, utensils and feeding troughs
should be thoroughly d~isinfected with
one part crude carbolic acid to thirty
parts Of water.
There is at the present time on the
market a serum which. II properly
made and injected, saves q large per-
centage Of both the well and sick hogs.
and II the serum can be obtained 1t Is
highly recommended. 1t should be
administered by q competent yeteri-
marian.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-14
CRUEL BECAUSE He MUST BE
A. c. Gardiner Describes Lord klteh'
amer as a Cold, Stern, Ruth
less Martinez.

Kitchener's merit is for organiza-
tion rather than for battle. He Is not
q great warrior. but, like Carnot or
Moltke, q great organizer Of victory.
Some men say that he Is cruel. But
he Is only cruel In the sense that ne
IL engaged in a cruel game which has
no place for the humanities. You can
not AFFORD to have a kind heart when
you go out to kill men. He believes
in Lord Fishers three RS Of war
ruthless, relentless, remorseless. Rob
erts' failure after Paardeberg was due
to his horror at the sacrifice OF life
and his determination to wait for sur.
render rather than shed blood.
Kitchener's message to poor Han
nay at P~aardeberg had the same quail.
ity OF %ruthlessness that Stonewall
Jackson displayed when n Of his Of
fcers pointed out that a certain in.
struction meant the total humiliation
Of his men, and he replied. Colonel.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-14

I always make Il a rule to attend to
my wounded and bury my dead. You
have heard the instructions. Col" With
Grant at the Bloody Angle he would
have lit another cigar and poured
more men into that pit of carnage.
II he could not have beaten Lee by
g%eneralship he would have beaten him
as Grant beat him, by sheer destruc.
tion of life.
He Is not cruel. but he Ia without
compassion. He keeps his eye on the
end and steels his heart against the
tugs Of pity. To him soldering Is not
a profession. 1t is a religion. Soil
tary, without home ties, living his life
In strange lands, he wears himself the
hair shirt not Of the mystic, but OF the
Manifestation "Pillars Of Society,""
by A. C. Gardner.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-14
ID WOUNDS; OTHERWISE 0. K.
Sturdy German Defender Of the
F%atheriand Thought He Was
Not Badly Hurt.


Berlin.-The report Of the following
incident was sent to the Berliner
Tageblatt by a physician:
'In the royal surgical clinic in lie
g~elstrasse there arrived a new trans
port filed mainly with severely
wounded men, most of whom had to be
carefully carried to their beds. One
sturdy defender Of his country clam
bered without assistance out Of the
wagon and approached the physician
who was receiving them.
well my man. said the latter,
you were not badly hurt?
mo the man in the field gray an
swered, only three blows ON the head
with the butt end Of a rifle, ten bay
onet thrusts and a shot through my
chest. Nothing else.'"