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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-01

Go to church Sunday, Jan. ADV
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-01

CO to church sunday. Jan. ADV
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-01

Look not mournfully 10 the past.
IL comes not back again.
Wisely improve the present, il is
thine
Go forth 20 meet the shadowy
future
Without fear and with brave
heart"
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
Bulgaria Prepared.

Berlin, Aug. 21, by wireless to Say ville.-Bulgaria is prepared to repuIse all attacks, from whatever quarter, Premier Radoslavoff declared in an address to parliament, as quoted in despatch from Sofia to the Overseas News Agency. The general offensive of the entente allies, he said. had demonstrated that the forces of the Central Powers could not be shaken. Bulgaria, he added, was enjoying the most cordial relations with her allies, and the military situation was en- tire1y favorable, so that final victory was sure. Before adjourning parlia- ment voted a new war credit of 35,- 000,0 900 leva (about $7,000,000)
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
Will Not Hinder Campaign.

Paris, Aug. 21. $50 a. m.-The ct- tempted counter offensive by the Ger man and Bulgarian forces on both Hanks of the entente allies front in Macedonia, with the apparent inten- ton of hindering the plans of General Sarrai1, the entente commander, will have no effect on the execution of his campaign, it is said here.
 The Fourth Greek army corps which has divisions at Seres, at Kava- s-la and also at Drama, fell back be- fore the Bulgarians who are advanc- ing in eastern Macedonia. The Bull garians have occupied HermanH and have crossed the Nestos (Mesta? ? river and advanced to Kavala. |. There developments are considered of secondary importance and the allies take 8 hopeful view of the success of y their plans.
 Tn the fighting at Moglen the Bull garians, according to a despatch re- ceived here, had 400 killed and 500 wounded and forty-three were taken prisoners.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
PRINCIPLE OF ARBITRATION MUST BE PRESERVED, STAND
 TAKEN BY RAILROAD HEAD
PROTEST REMOVAL OF
 CHINESE CONSUL SHU
U. s. Accused of Gross In- suits and Abuses in
 California.

San Francisco. Aug. 21.-The sociation, better known as the Chinese Six Companies, the organiza- tion that represents commercial China in America, sent a telegraphic protest last night to President Wilson asking him to prevent the removal from San Francisco of Chinese Consul General Shu Shan-Chin. Officials of the Six Companies declared that the consups recall had been requested by Secre- tary of Labor Wilson.
 The charge against him, they said, was his activity in protesting against "the intolerable delays and exactions of the immigration service in land- ing merchants and other members of the exempt class at this port
 The telegram says: The condition attending the treatment of the Chinese mercantile classes has been permitted by the bureau of labor to go on un- checked Protests have been futile to secure courteous treatment and Of prompt landing of Chinese merchants, students and even native American born Chinese.
 Under the exclusion act our bank CTS, merchants and students have the right to enter this country under cer- tain defined restrictions.
 The countless wrongs and insults to which the immigration service has subjected these exempt classes we have endeavored on many occasions to remove by respectful protests, but without effect.
 Our merchant princes who come here prepared to throw open to the United States the rich and 1neXhaust- ible stores of oriental trade and com merce through Pacific coast ports are on their arrival herded in a detention shed and their wives are held in GUS tody during weeks and often month! of investigation, instead of being land ed under unquestioned bonds, a humanity demands. Students who seel nothing but an opportunity to learl the English language as a means t. advancing the friendliness and trad can born Chinese are kept in the i'm migration station for months witt their cases undecided.
 Against this abuse, consul Genera Shu respectfully directed a protes an submitted scores of cases invoIvine epartmental delay of the grosses nature. The only answer he has re. ceived is an intimation of his re moval." "
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
GREEKS DISTURBED
Consternation in Athens by Bulgars'
 Occupation of FIOrina-king Con-
 stantine Closely Guarded When He Ventures Abroad.

Athens, Saturday, Aug. 19, p. m., via London, Aug. 21, 11:5o a. m.- The Bulgarian occupation of F7lorina caused consternation in the capital and nasty conferences of the king, the general staff and members of the cabinet.
 The advance of the German and Bulgarian forces in the direction of Kavala also is causing disquiet, all though the impression is general that this movement is a mere political maneuver calculated to influence Ru- mania and affect the Greek elections
 Athens, via London, Aug. 21, 1O:4O a. m.-The Royalist party in Greece is taking extraordinary precautions preparatory to the coming elections. King Constantine constantly is guard
 ed and visits the capital only on rare
 occasions. On these journeys a cor
 don of soldies guard every approach to the road between the kings sum-
 mer villa at Tatoi and Athens. Mount ed police armed with rifles are sta- toned at frequent intervals and none is allowed to pass without a, permit. Berlin, Aug. 21, by wireless to Say ville.-The Bulgarian headquarters statement of Aug. IT, covering events preceding the occupation of F'lorina and reporting renewal of the fighting in the Doiran Lake region, IS as fol- lows:
 "The entire Seventeenth French cavalry division participated in the previously reported battle of August l15
 "The enernv's artillery continues its l fire against our positions south and west of Lake Doiran. His infantry at | tackled at two points but met with l heavy losses when coming within l range of our fire and was forced to l retreat''
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
JAMES TALCOTT DEAD
Senior Director of American Hosiery Co. Was Well Known. for PhiIan-
 throphy-Brother of J. B. TaIcott.

Word was received this morning of the death, after a brief illness, of James Talcott of New York, senior director Of the American Hosiery Co.,, and until recently it's selling agent.
 MT Talcott was brother of the late John B. Talcott, whom he ably as- sisted by his experience and energy in building up the American Hosiery Go. so that it's goods were recognized among the trade as second to none on the market He had lived in New York for more than sixty years, go- ing there as young man from his home in West Hartford He soon de- veloped a large business as commis- sion merchant and commercial banker and was active in various financial institutions. He was a republican in politics, and an elder in the Fifth Ave nue Presbyterian church. He was frequent and generous giver to philan- thropic and religious institutions in different sections of the country, among which are Mt. Holyoke and Oberlin colleges, Northf1eld Seminary and Barnard College, New York. He was also a contributor to the build ing fund of the local Y. w. c. A.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
MORPHINE THIEVES CAUGHT
Youths Make Wholesale Raid on Drug gist'S Supply and Are Bound Over to Superior Court.

Hartford, Aug. 21.-After breaking and entering the drug store of William E. Noble in East Hartford, early this morning, George l.. Gordon, 19, and Robert P. Hull, 22, made a wholesale raid on the morphine and herotn in the store and when arrested by Off, cer William M. Keubler eleven bottles of the dope were found on them.
 The men were charged today with breaking and entering and with hav- ing more than five grains of morphine or heroin in their possession and both held for the superior court under bonds of S1, 800.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
Germans Attack at FTeury.

Paris, Aug. 21, noon.-The Ger mans delivered a. violent attack on " F1eury, near Verdun, last night us- ing flaming liquid, but without result, says the war office statement today.
 The announcement follows:
 North of the Somme. in addition to the important captures Of material mentioned yesterday, we took six field guns in the wood which our \troops carried yesterday between - Maurepas and Cullen ont.
 During the night there were vio- lent artillery actions on the Somme front.
 "On the right bank of the Mouse (Verdun front) tho Germans yester- day toward the close of the day, de- lfvered a powerful attack, accom- panied by the use Of flaming liquids, " against F'leury. Our curtain of fire and infantry obliged the enemy to stop short and inflicted serious losses on him.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
WAR BETWEEN GERMANY AND ITALY CERTAIN TO FOLLOW DEVELOPMENT AT SALON[KI|
ITALIAN TROOPS FOR
 SALONIKI CAMPAIGN
Move Would Indicate State of War Between Rome
 and Berlin.

Paris, Aug. 21, 1:1O D. m.-Italian troops began to disembark at Saloniki yesterday, says a Eavas despatch from that point.
 On leaving their ships, the despatch says, the Italians passed through Sa- loniki to camp, preceded by military bands of the allies and cheered by the populace.
 Active participation by Italian troops in the Sa1oniki campaign would mean the existence of a state of war between Germany and Italy Germany is directing the operations against the allies on this front and, as the official German reports show, has forces there. Some Austrian troops also probably are employed, and possibly Turks, but the major portion of the army is made up of Bulgarians. Re- cent reports have indicated the with drawal of Austrian troops from the Balkans for use on the Russian and Italian fronts
 AS the entente allies are believed to have a force of some 100000 British, French and Serbian troops on the Sa- 1oniki front, the sending of reinforce ments at this time, Just after the
 
 would indicate that the allies have embarked on a campaign of extensive proportions.
 Italy, which has a considerable sur- plus of troops, has been urged to take more active part in the Balkan oper- ations, but was believed to have re- trained partly on account of the fact that she was not at war with Ger many. There have been several re- cent indications, however, that a de- claration of hostilities was forthcom- ing. A commercial treaty between these nations was abrogated, Ger man court ruled that Germany Is actually, though not formally at war with Italy, and last week 1t was re- ported that the defense of Trieste would be taken over by Germans. Italian participation in the Balkan operations hitherto has been limited to occupation of the Albanian port of Av1ona, which was effected before Italy declared war on Austria.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
STARVING INDIANS ON RAID,
SwOop Down on Settlement and Kill
 One Resident.

Guaymas, Mex, Aug. 21. by radio to San Dia ago.-Fifteen starving YaQui Indians on a food raid swooped down on a settlement eight miles inland from Guaymas, and killed a man named Wilson, it was learned here to- day.
 Wilson, it was said, was not an American. The raid, in the opinion of the government officials, had no gen. eral significance.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
Fighting All Along Line.

Paris, Aug. 21, 2:55 D. n.-No fur ther details of the operations on the sa1oniki front are given in the re- port today from the French army of the east, which shows that fighting is still in progress along the whole line. The announcement says:
 "Operations are proceeding along the entire front
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
IMMIGRATION BILL UP.
senate Decides to Discuss Measure by
 Vote of 27 to 24

Washington, Aug. 21.-By 27 to 24 the senate today voted to take up the immigration bin, which the demo- cratic caucus had determined to post pone until next session. Eight dem ocrats voted with republicans for the motion.
 When debate on the provisions re- lating to Asiatics was begun galleries were cleared and consideration of those features proceeded in secret.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
PROBE JAPANESE PLOT.

Washington, Aug. 21.-Investiga tion of reports from Panama that a 60.000 acre land concession at the Atlantic end of the canal is being sought by a Spaniard named Fernan- dez, presumably for Japanese inter- ests, was ordered today by Secretary Lansing Mir. Lansing refused to dis cuss the report in detail.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
WEATHER.

Hartford, Aug. 21.-For Hartford and vicinity: Fair tonight and Tuesday, con- tinued warm.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
British Make Important Gain.

With the British Armies in France. Aug. 21, via London, 12:3O D. m.- Not only have the British held all the
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
FIGHTING REPORTED
 ALL ALONG THE LINE
-J Bulgaria Believes Itself Invincible and Is Prepared to Fight to East-Paris Confident of Success-French Re- pulse German Ldquid-Fire Attack at F1eury-BTitish and Russians Re- port Successes.

t- Italian troops are to take part in the important campaign just opening in the Balkans. according to Salonild advices today, which report the dis- authorization of Italian soldiers at that port now in progress. German troops are employed on the Macedonian front and actual war between Germany and Italy, of which there so far has been 7 no formal declaration, now seems probable.
 The Macedonian campaign itself does not yet seem to have developed an engagement of first rate magni- tude.
 On the Verdun front the Germans, who again lost the village of FTeury, northeast of the citadel in fighting late last week, are making determined efforts to regain the place.
 Along the Somme front in northern France the artillery battle is raging violently. No infantry actions are reported by Paris.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21

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New Britain herald., 1916-08-21

Members of Brotherhoods to Call Senators and Representatives to quaint Them With Their Sidc-E pIoyers Suggest Board to Wn Threatened Troubles Could Be 4 ferred.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-21

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-03
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN
DAVENPORT.

The democratic city ticket swept
Davenport in the election there Sat
urday, John Berwald triumphing over
Rudolph Rohlfs, the republican can
didate for mayor, by 964 plurality.
Berwald carried u out of Is precincts
in the six wards of the city, while the
democrats also landed Hugo Moeller
for city clerk over Robert E. Rhodes,
republican; John H. Gundaker for
assessor over E. c. Struck, republi-
can; Ernst Claussen for police mag
istrate over H. E. C. Ditzen, repub-
lican; D. Henry Matthey FOR park
commissioner over c. P. H. Philebar
socialist, and William H. Gosch and
Chris Kuehl aldermen at large over
J.F. Nebergall and A. e. Barrow, re-
fublicans. The republicans succeeded
il rejecting Charles z. Robson city
tnasurer over A. F. Gundaker. The
democrats elected aldermen IN the
First. Second and Third wards, the
republican candidates carrying the
other three wards. The new council
will be controlled by the democrats
Political lines were tightly drawn
in the election and a fierce partisan
fight involving national questions was
conducted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-03
MISSIONARIES BAR
RELIGIOUS TEACHING

Seoul, neutrality-suspicious. Of
The Associated ress.)-The Amer
lean Methodist Episcopal mission is
the first OF the foreign missionary bod
les to subscribe TO the new Korean
educational ordinance by which relig-
ious instruction is barred from all
private schools. The ordinance gave
10 years for compliance. II caused
considerable discussion among Amer
lean missionaries in the Orient, but
Japanese officials have explained that
the regulation was not aimed at re-
ligion. They maintained that the de-
sire was to have all private schools,
including the mission schools, con-
form in grade and curriculum with the
government schools where religion is
not taught.
The Methodist school has been con-
verted into a higher commercial
school. that is to say. non-religious
institution. Religious instruction
will continue 10 be given to those de-
string it, but this will be done IN a
separate building and outside the reg
ular school hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-03
COST OF EXPEDITION.

Pancho Villa is wanted, dead or
alive, and to make sure Of his capture
the United States has sent three col
umns Of cavalry into Mexico after
him. at what has been estimated Will
be a cost of sS,611,5 SOP.
It is costing this government more
than $4,000 a day to maintain its
troops in Mexico, and the cost Is in
creasing each day as the pursuit gets
further away from the army base.
According to the estimates made
from figures furnished by Major Will
liam Elliott Of the quartermaster
corps, who Is at the head Of the great
department that is supplying food
clothing and other equipment for the
Mexican expedition, 1t is costing the
government q cents day to feed
each man In the pursuing columns
and in the forces guarding the bor-
der. Then there is the additional
charge Of "a cents day to feed each
cavalry horse, each artillery horse
and each pack mule. But this sum
which totals large, is but small part
of the whole.
Transportation, for men, animals
and supplies, is the largest item, and
every pound of food and every mar
great distances, even before reaching
the army base at Columbus. Railroad
fare, at $40 a man, brought the army
travelling expense to 100000 before
ever a man set foot in Mexico.
Then the supplies required, other
! than clothes, contribute to run the
cost up into figures that are startling
( Uniforms, munitions, aeroplanes, gaso
| line, motor trucks and other necessi
| ties too numerous to mention are
marked down in the expense budger
of the Mexican expedition and, as The
! campaign grows older, instead of the
demand for these things decreasing i
will increase, for it is fact that al
army in the field costs two or three
or even five times as much to main
tain as an army in camp.
II Francisco Villa is in position t.
/ get Information Of the hornets nes
he has stirred up It must afford hin
much satisfaction to know of thu
trouble and the expense to which hi
has put his hated gringo enemy. Ger.
tainly the old william, II he knows
must find satisfaction in the knowl
edge that never before in history hai
reward of $8,611,502 been offered fol
| a single bandit dead or alive"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-03
STATE INCOME TAX.

Two years ago the income tax was
a novelty. The country is yet hardly
accustomed-not to say reconciled-
to the idea Of the federal income tax
And now the new method seems des-
tined to be applied to the raising Of
money for state purposes.
A New York legislative committee,
after exhaustive study Of general tax
alton problems, has recommended that
the state give up trying to raise funds
from personal property and levy a
straight tax on personal incomes.
It won't be any joke, either, If the
committee plan Is adopted. The net
will catch nearly everybody with any
sort Of comfortable income. The ex-
emption, which is $4,000 for single
men and $4,000 for married men in the
case Of the federal tax, is reduced to
1900 for single men, $500 for mar
ried men and $4,000 for men with two
or more children. The wife's income
must be counted in with the hus-
bands.
For the first $1,000 of income over
this exemption the family must pay
at the rate Of one-half per cent, max
ing tax Of 81 on $4,000 income and
SIS on an income Of $4,000 Then the
rate raises, making tax Of $40 on
an income of $500 and $40 on $4,000,
and 2 per cent on all the taxable por-
ton Of incomes above that sum.
The committee, headed by Ogden L.
Mills, himself rich man, seems to
have no doubt of the essential justice
of it's proposal. "Of all the many re-
forms and new methods Of taxation
adopted in other states Of the union
and in foreign countries" says the
report, at seems to promise the clos
est approximation to the ideals OF
equity and equality. 1t does this by
taxing each man in accordance with
his ability to contribute to the support
of the government which protects him
his property and the social structure
of which he is part"
/ 1t seems likely that the system VIII
be adopted before long in New York
state. It may then spread quickly to
other states which have found the per-
sonal property tax unfair or hard to
! collect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-03
BACHELORS ON THE BLOCK.

Walking down Second avenue the
other evening, l noticed so many Of
our local eligibles 60 that 1t brought
back to my mind piece | used to
speak when / was little bit of a
girl-years and years ago-and I
thought what a good boost it would
be for our town should we have a
sale of bachelors:
I dreamed a dream in the midst of
my slumbers,
And as fast as I dreamed it was coined
into numbers;
1t appeared that a law had lately
been made
That a tax on old bachelors pates
should be laid;
And In order to make them all will
ing to marry,
The tax was as heavy as man could
we'll carry.
But the bachelors grumbled, and said
twas no use,
Twas monstrous injustice and horrid
abuse,
And swore that to save their own
hearts blood from spilling
On such vile tax they would ne'er
pay a shilling.
But the rulers determined their seal
to pursue,
So they set all the bachelors up at
vendue.
A crier was sent through the town,
to and fro,
To rattle his drum, and his trumpet
to blow,
And to cry out to all that he met in
his way
"Ho! forty old bachelors sold here to-
day."
And presently all the old maids in
the town
Each in her very best bonnet and
gown,
From thirty to sixty, white, red fair
and pale,
OF every description, all fiocked to
the sale.
The auctioneer then with his labors
began,
And cried out aloud, as he held up a
man,
How much for bachelor? who wants
| to buy?"
And the chorus of maidens respond
ed, Il, T."
And in short, at very extravagan'
price,
The bachelors all were sold off in &
thrice,
And forty glad maidens-some young
er, some older,
Each logged an old bachelor home or
her shoulder.
c. ]. NJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-03
FOR DESERTED HUSBANDS

Oakmont, Pittsburgh suburb, has
Husbands Welfare association. 1t
is a new club, intended to provide So
lace and comfort for deserted hus-
bands while their wives are resting
at Palm Beach or when they have
gone to the country" for the summer.
The members seem perfectly SIN
cere about it. They say they've simply
banded together for mutual protec-
ton" Their organization, however, is
supposed to be sub rosa, and the list
of officers is secret. There Is no club
house. The club is expected to meet
at the homes of the various members at
such times as the mistresses OF those
homes are away resting or frivoiing.
Judging from the enthusiasm with
which husbands are applying for mem
bership, it's pretty safe bet that
fewer Oakmont matrons will be i'm
PEELED by their usual desire to go to
the country next summer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-03
Sidelights on the European War

London. - Correspondence Of The
Associated Press.)-Figures prepared
by the British Meteorological office
show that Zeppelins are to all intents
and purposes independent Of weather
conditions
Generally, the assumption has been
that Zeppelins are fair-weather craft,
and dare venture forth only in light
airs and on dark nights, that even
moderate winds were dangerous to
them, and that snow would be fatal,
btu every one of these theories is dis
proved by the official figures for the
Il occasions on which they have Wis
tied England. The Zeppelins have
come in virtually every phase of the
moon. from new to full They have
had the wind from every quarter of
the compass. and with wind that has
ranged from light airs" to Strong
breezes." The thermometer has rang
ed from freezing to sweltering summer
heat. There have been skies of every
variety; there has been mist on sew
eral OCCASIONS; rain still more often.
During the raid of March there was
winter weather Of considerable sever
| ity. with heavy snowfall in progress
and squalls of wind. Bombs were
dropped upon one town during snow
| squall so bitter that the local papers
spoke of its as blizzard" The official
wind figures show that two raids took
place in a wind of % to 81 miles an
! hour.