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Evening star., 1916-12-24
Ame: ican Steamer Is Beached

LONDON, December 23.-The Ameri-
can steamship Kansan. recently re-
ported to have been damaged by strik-
ing a mine, has been beached in the
st. Nazaire roads, as she was drawing
Her cargo will be lightered.
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Trinity English Lutheran Church

At Trinity English Lutheran Church
the choir will be assisted at the services
hath sunday and Christmas day by
r Darroch, violinist: f. Howard. cellist, !,
V Narello, harpist: Mrs. III. Schneider
and Mrs. l.. MerkeTl. vocal soloist The
uroer.m under the direction of John 5.
Tbiemever. organist. will include the
organ solo. First Christmas Morn, by
otto Mailing; choir. Our Holy Lord and
King. by G &. Nevin: trio. assisted by
b. Tarn paraphrase of the Chri tmas
sCne. Holy Night. Silent Night. ar
ranged by f. Dobritsch: anthem, Come
Hither. Ye Faithful, bv kessel, and
Angels We Have Heard on High: organ
postlude. Sh. pherds in the Fields. by
George Mailing.
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Keller Memorial.

Musical selections appropriate to the
season will feature exercises at both
the morning and evening services of
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church to-
day. Rev DR.. 5. T. Nicholas has chosen
sermons also. At the II
o'clock service the musical numbers
are to include selected prelude by the
organist Mrs. Mabel DAILY Wood; Be
hold. ! Bring You Good Tidings, in
cidental solo by Warren Seltzer: duet
and chorus There Were Shepherds. in
cidental solo by Charles Black; selec-
tions by W. NJ. S. Brown; solo and
chorus Silent Night. with Miss Mar
garet Daiy and Miss Helen Harper as
soIoists. At 7:45 pm. the Sunday school
is to hold special exercises.
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o'clock at Zion Lutheran Church Rev.
Richard Schmidt. the pastor. is to con
duct the services. Special music is TO
be given by the choir under direction
of the organist. Mrs. +. DuNbury one
selection will be Silent Night. At 1913"
am. services Will be conducted IN Ger
man Miss Martha MetZler is to sing
And There Were Shepherds. in German
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Hamline M. E.

Musical programs at morning and
evening services at the Hamline NJ. E
Church today are to be as follows:
Morning: Organ solo. The Manger,
Pastorale and Alteration, by Gull
mant; anthem. Nazareth. by Gounod.
incidental bass solo. Fred Schaeffer:
anthem, Angels from the Realms of
Glory, by Shelley: offertory solo.
Virgins Lullaby. from The Coming
of the King. Dudley Buck. Mrs. John
Humphrey; organ solo. Grande Of
fertoire de Noel. by Thayer.
Evening: Organ prelude. Andante
Seraphique. by Debat-Ponson; anthem.
When Jordan flushed Its Waters
Still. by Palmer, incidental contralto
and tenor solos. Mrs. Humphrey and
Clarence Lewis; anthem, Behold. !
Bring You Good Tidings. oy HUM. in
cidental soprano solo, Miss Marian
Greene; offertory duet. Christmas. by
Shelley. Miss Greene and Mrs. Hum
phrey: organ solo. Christmas post
lude Adeste Fideles, by Whiting. Miss
Edith 3. Athey is organist and director.
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SAYS THE PETITION MADE
MOUNTAIN OF MOLE HILL
Colonel's Comment on Round
Robin Signed by Ohio Guards
men on Mexican Border.

Ell PASO. Tex. December 23.-The
formal investigation of the round
robin" signed by approximately 400
members of the Sth Ohio Infantry has
been completed by Maj. Ely of Gen.
George Bells staff. and the report for
warded to Gen. Bell.
Col. Edward Voltraith commander of
the Sth Ohio Infantry. said today that
the investigation had developed no
new features regarding the situation in
camp, and added that the petition had
made a mountain out of a mole hill =
He also said Private Dixon, who was
charged with having drafted the
round robin" was being confined to
his quarters at the infantry camp. The
round robin was prepared as a pro-
test against conditions in the Ohio camp,
and was intercepted before ii reached an
Ohio newspap per, it was said at the Ohio
camp.
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LUTHERAN.
Columbia Heights.

Beginning this morning Christmas
observances [are to be held at the CO.
lumbia Heights Lutheran Church, OF
which iRev. c. H.>Butler is pastor. AT
s:45 o'clock the Sunday school is to
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Trinity M. E.

Christmas music viii be a feature of
the morning service at Trinity NJ. +.
Church today. Organ numbers will
include a prelude. The Holy Night
by Buck; offertory. Angelus, by
Steane; postlude, Hailelujah Chorus.
by Handel. The quartet will sing The
Christ Child. by Coombe. and Sing.
O Heavens. by Tours, Mrs. Shreve.
sopraro. sustaining the solo parts. Mrs.
Pillow viii be heard in the contralto
solo, Virgins Lullaby. from The Com
ing of the King. by Buck.
New Years eve, at a service com
mencing at 10 O'Clock. the church quar-
tet will be assisted by visiting quar-
tet, comprising Miss Ethel Noble John
son, soprano: Miss Marion Mccoy. con
tralto: Leroy Glider. tenor, and Harry
NJ. Forker, bass. The double quartet
will sing +. F'laxingtou Harker's sacred
cantata, The Star of Bethlehem.
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CARD OF THANKS,

WATT. W. wish to express our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation to our relatives.
frienus and ncighlors for their loving thoughts.
sympat thy and BEAUTIFUL floral tributes extended
at III. death Of our beloved husband and
father rspt CHARLES 4. T.. WATT.
RY HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

Whitman. tenor. and r. J. Hardman
bass and director. and ]. +. Sparks. or
2aniSt
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MARRIED.

CUNNING NGHAM-LYNCH. On Tuesday. Ikcem.
l-r L. 1916 al Rockville. Md. WARREN
CUNNINGHAM and ALNERTA LYNCH.
DE FIIIPPIS-BoYER. Mr.. and Mrs. George
l.. I:cyer announce the marriage Of th'ir
daughter EMILY GILL. to JOHN NE fllIPfIS
10y the Rcv &. W. Van Fossen. Trinity 'hufch
Washington, u. c. December II. 1919
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Grace Evangelical.

Christmas services at the Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church will be
held al $50 o'clock tomorrow morning
withsermon by the pastor, Rev. j. Z. A
Doermann
The choir. under the direction of Mrs
II. NJ. Fulton, with Herbert J. Brandes
al the organ. will render an apDro-
pirate program of music for the occa-
sion. 1t includes: Prelude. the Cara
van of the Magi by J. II. Maunder;
Holy Night, male quartet. incidental
solo. N Miles: Rejoice Ye Righteous, by
choir; Star of the East. anthem, by
choir; for the offertory the anthem, the
First Christmas Morning. by the choir
and incidental solo. n. Miles: postlude
Christmas March. The choir comprises
Sopranos. Mrs William Lehman, Mrs
Mclean, Mrs. j. A Groome and Mrs. G
Werner; altos. Mrs. A. Willnes, Mrs. f
w Loetsch and Miss ]. Oden: tenors
Nicholas Miles. Fred Oden and MIR
Hiby: bassos: F. w. Loetsch. J. Jeter
Walter Oden and G. Werner.
At 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. the
Sunday school viii hold its Christmas
service with appropriate hymns, reel
tations. etc. Friends, relatives and
visitors are cordially invited to attend
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Zion.

Christmas devotional exercises arctic
be held tomorrow morning at S.3G
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Trinity.

Christmas morning at $50 O'Clock
there will be a short service of praise
and song at the Trinity N. f.. Church.
In place Of the customary distribution
Of candy and presents to the children OF
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In Memoriam.

HURT. In memory of RAYMOND +. HURT,
who died two years ago today. December -.
1914.
Oft think Of you. dear Raymond.
And my heart is bllcd with pain;
Whnt would not offer
Could have you here again.
BY HIS MOTHER.
KING. In sad but loving remembrance Of my
dear husband. CHARLES II. KING, who died
year ago. December II. 1915
Oft | think of you. dear husband. =
And my heart is sad with pain
All this world would br heaven
Could ! hear your voice again. -,
year ago you left Inc. g..
How | miss your loving face,
Eut you left 70 remember a.
That earth take your place.
HIS WIFE. LEILA KING.
McNERNEY. In sad hut loving remembrance
of my dear and our brother. JOHN J.. Nc
NERNEY. who departed this life fifteen
years ago today. December "a, 1901. Ami
versary 81. Dofninic's Church today.
MOTHER AND SISTERS.
MUDD. In sad but loving remembrance of our
dear wifi. and mother. ANNA J. MUDD. who
departed this life three years ago today, De-
cemler "a. 1919.
BY HER LONELY HUSBAND. son AND
DAUGHTER
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Officers May Be Reduced to Ranks.

1t was understood here today that
the recommendations of The regular
army inspector following his investisa-
tion was that the twenty or more non
commissioned officers who signed the
round robin be asked to resign and re-
turn to the ranks as privates. Ii was
also recommended in the report ac-
cordius to reliable information, that
the men who 81 ;ned the paper be given
a lecture on the duties of soldiers and
warned that their action was unmili-
tarv Because OF their brief service they
were not to be further disciplined, il
was said
The case of Private Richard Dixon.
who was said to have prepared the
round robin, viii be taken up further,
an dit was said today a general court
martial might be recommended for
him
1t was declared that this information
about the death of Private Rodney
Lapp was false. The attitude of the
regimental surgeons toward the men
was criticised. ii was said. but no
recommends tlon made regarding them,
it was added
Evening star., 1916-12-24


am. services viii be conducted in Ger
man Miss Martha Metzler is TO sing
And There Were Shepherds. in German
Luther Place Memorial.
In addition to suitable sermon by
the pastor. Rev. Henry Anstadt, spe-
cial Christmas musical program is to
be given at the Luther Place Memorial
Church this morning at L O'Clock. II
viii include the following: Organ. Pas-
torale; anthems. The birthday of a
King. Behold. | Bring You Good It'd
ings; bass solo. o Holy Night. and or
gan poStiude. by Tours.
At pm. the church and Sunday
school are to unite in special service,
christmas Chimes and Carols. pre-.
pared by the Lutheran Church board Of
education. Christmas morning praise
service will be held at o'clock at
which Christmas carols will be sung
and brief address made by the pastor.
Christ English.
The principal exercises at Christ
English Evangelical Lutheran Church
are to he held tomorrow morning at
s:3e o'clock. when a Christmas matin
service will be held. The subject of the
pastor Rev. J. Frederic Wenchel. is to
chorus will sing Songs of the Ages,
Mrs George Johannes VIII sing Shout
the Glad TidingS. a rornet solo. Fly
Forth. Thou Gentle Dove. Will be given
by Mr.. Mondell. Rolla g. Onynn will
give the following selections on the
organ: Chorus of the Shepherds,
Christmas offertory, by Lemmens;
Christmas March. by MerkeL This
morning there will also be special
Christmas music. Mrs. NJ. Vollmer will
sing a soprano solo. The Angels Song:
Mr.. Onyun will play Christmas Medi-
tation. Sunset at Bethlehem and Jubi-
late Dec.
The Sunday school Christmas exer-
cises viii be held Wednesday evening
at o'clock under the direction of
George Johannes. Christmas morning
at o'clock Mr.. Mondeil viii play
tower
Evening star., 1916-12-24

MATTHEWS. Departed this life Thursday-
crmber ~. 1915. at S:45 am. at her resides
Rrightwood, u. e.. MARY ELIZABW
MATTHEWS. the beloved wife Of William
Matthews and mother Of John H. Matthe,
She leaves to nonrn her loss a husband Z
one son and host Of friends .
Funeral from ST. Luke's Baptist Church. Br;n
wood. ID. c, Monday. December -. at ofc4l
pm. .li
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-04
ANNUAL REPORT Is
FILED BY AUDITOR
Figures show That 1904 Deeds
Were Recorded During
the Year.

Considerations in St Joseph coun-
~ during the past year on deeds
recorded in the recorders office
total S3,44O,1S5. Former Recorder
Noah Lehman, who retired from Of
flee the first of the year. prepared
the report, which follows:
Deeds recorded, 1904; cOnsidera-
tions, $3,2S9.447; sheriff's deeds, TO-:
consideration. $14S,S45; auditors
deeds, SO; consideration, $1S,793.
Total deeds recorded. 3,144 Total
consideration, $3,440,1S5.
Mortgages recorded on property
outside of cities and towns amount
ed TO $746,253. Instruments mum
bered 32S. Satisfactions on prop
orty, exclusive of cities, was S467,-
SAP There were 327 releases.
Mortgages on lots in cities and town
property amounted to S2.136,727.
instruments numbered 1,4SO. There
were 1858 satisfactions amounting
TO $1,199.4S5. School fund mortgage
16. amounting to $22.65O. Satisfac-
tions on school fund mortgages
numbered Is, and the considerations
were $12,O5O.
There were SIS chattel mortgages
recorded the amounts totalling
$229.5S0. The satisfactions amount
ed TO S135,115. There were 54S sat
isfactions on chattel mortgages
made. Liens to the number of 23S
were taken out for $45.7S9. There
we're 116 liens satisfied amounting
TO S32,S95.
The total number of mortgages
and liens was 2,945. representing
$5,1S1,999. The sausfactions num-
bered 2.392, but the amounts salts
fed tOtaled only S1.S4fSS7.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-04
CALLS NEW HAVEN MEN
TRIFLERS WITH LAW
Former Directors Are TTayed i'm
Summing Up speech by Gov
cFnmcnt Attorney.

Associated Press Service:
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. - The II
former directors OF the New York.
New Haven & Hartford railroad.
on trial under the Sherman law,
were pictured by government coun-
sci in summing up the testimony
before the jury Monday as men who
had regarded the law as a 'triEe"
when it stood in the way OF their
alleged design TO monopolize the
transportation traffic Of New Eng
land
Attorneys Swacker. Stevenson and
Osborne took turns i'm their denun-
citation OF the methods used by the
New Haven. as they viewed them.
in suppressing and buying in its
competitors. Mr.. Osborne pictured
the late J. p. Morgan as the man
who conceived the alleged plan TO
dominate the traffic Of New Eng
land. He compared the New Haven
To the Northern Security Co. the
holding company for the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern rail-
roads. which was dissolved by de-
cree of the supreme court OF the
United states.
No one except Morgan and Will
liam Rockefeller knew more about
the purposes Of the New Haven than
Charles :. Mellen. declared Mr.. Os-
borne. and Mellen had written a
letter which showed that the main
tenance Of a monopoly at any cost
was the platform of the New Haven.
The defense will occupy Tuesday
and Wednesday in summing up IT'S
side Of the case. and 3. /. Bats
viii close for the government on
Thursday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-04
TWO YOUTHS FINED
ON GAMBLING CHARGE
Alleged Operator of Game VIII be
Tried i'm City Court We'd
nesday.

Dave Smith and Charles Sloan.
the two young men accused of fire.
quenting a gambling house. pleaded
guilty in city court Tuesday morn
ing and were fined $40 each. IsadOr
Rabin. q bartender, charged with
operating a gambling house. pleaded
not guilty and his trial was set for
Thursday morning. Rabin recently
charged the two young men of play
ing a crooked" crap game with him
but lost his case and the police filed
charges against him upon the evil
dence he gave in attempting to have
Sloan and Smith convicted.
The charge of operating a rafting
game against Gus Haslinger, a
Michigan st. cigar man, was dis
missed in city court Tuesday.
Mark Trowbridge was fined 81
and costs for operating his autOmO-
bile without a license and with an
open muffer. He was arrested by
officer Wesolek.
Willis ]. Wells, Ray Mcconnell
and Garnet Cline appeared in court
ON charge of vagrancy but their
cases were continued until Thursday
morning.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-04
CLUB BOOSTERS
MEET WEDNESDAY
Question of Securing Central
League Franchise to be
Brought Up.

Baseball for South Bend Will be
the subject of debate at a meeting
TO be held at the Chamber of Com
merce building Wednesday evening
when local men interested in gettine
this city back on the baseball map
will gather 10 lay down a plan for
action.
The meeting Will be in charge OF
+. l. Hardy +. +. Dicey, Ed DOran
George Hull and +. T. Bonds who
are members of the committee 70
sound out South Bend fans in a
view Of acquiring a franchise in the
Central league.
In addition 70 these men, every fan
in the city who is anxious TO see a
team playing in this city is urged
10 attend There is a good chance
OF getting the berth in the Central
and with the proper sort of support
from the local people there will be
a team playing a regular schedule
here in this city this coming sum
mer.
The Central league was one Of a
small number Of leagues to weather
the storms caused by the arrival OF
the Federal league in the baseball
field. The league requires a deposit
of $4,000 as a guarantee that the
team will finish the season and as
few men care 70 surrender a couple
Of thousand the league stands good
chances of keeping it's cities intact.
This season the league is expected
to be more compact than in former
years South Bend is ideally To-
Gated for a place on the league and
the rest of the Indiana cities are anx-
iOus for this town to get on the
wagon.
The league will furnish a class OF
baseball on little higher plane thar
that shown here during the South
ern Michigan leagues representation
in this city and with baseball league:
at peace once more. local hacker:
predict the coming year will be q
successful one for South Bend in
case the city does land the berth.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-04
DELEGATES ELECTED
BY RETAIL DEALERS
Pure Food Show Up For Discussion,
But No Action is
Taken.

Frank w. Brodbeck and L. II.
Rulo i ere elected delegates to the
annual convention of the Indiana
Retail Merchants association at La
fayette Jan. II TO 19, at the regular
monthly meeting Of the Grocers'
and Butchers association at the
Snyder and Humphrey wholesale
candy plant Monday night. John c..
Fox, Charles L. Brodbeck and Del
mar F. Baer were tied in the cleo
ton of alternates.
Possibilities of having a pure food
show were discussed, but no action
was taken. A letter was received
from c. B. Cowdrey Of Chicago, who
offered TO put on a show under the
auspices of the association. A
committee was appointed some time
ago TO investigate the results of the
show held in Fort Wayne last year
c. B. Brodbeck, L. II. Rulo and F..
w. Mueller, members of q COM
mittee named early in the fall to
take up the matter Of maintaining a
complete credit rating system with
the Chamber of Commerce, were
given more time for investigation.
Members Of the association will
meet the first Monday in February
at the J. j. McEndarfer store, 2212
s Michigan st
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-04
ELEVEN MISSING
FOLLOWING BLAST
Mysterious Explosion Wrecks
Engine Room of Norwegian
Boat in Docks.
Associated Press Service:

Associated Press Service:
NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-One man IS
dead and Il others are known 70 be
missing as a result or an explosion
that wrecked the engine room of the
Norwegian oil tank steamer Aztec at
Brooklyn docks Monday. The dead
man was fireman Of the vessel and
five of the missing men were mem
bers OF the crew. The other six
were employed on the dock.
Seven were injured. three of them
seriously.
Most OF the victims we're trapped
below decks and those who were not
instantly killed probably were drown
ed by the water that flooded the en-
CINE room throueh a great hole
blown in the side OF the vessel.
The Aztec had just left a dry dock
and the cause OF the explosion IS
unknown. although il is believed 10
have been caused by the bursting of
"a tank Of 10000 cubic feet OF gas
that was used in connection with the
oil fuel for the engines.
For several hours after the ex-
plosion occurred city dremen worked
in the ship but wor- unable 10 rescue
the victims. II is almost certain that
those below could not have escaped
with their lives and il was finally
decided 10 pump the ship dry before
renewing the attempts TO recover the
bodies.
Most Of the injured were rescued
by Capt A +. Bennett Of the tug
Dazelin. which was steaming down
the river near the dock at the time
OF the explosion Capt. Bennett said
he saw the body Of man hurled
into the air. followed by a flame that
shot so feet into the air and which
was accompanied 10y terrific ex-
plosion The body fell into the river
and sank Immediately. Capt. Ben
nett at once ordered the Dazelin
under the stern Of the Aztec and took
off eight Of the crew. all badly in
jured.
The body Of another man. a fire
man. was blown on TO the deck OF
the Roselands. steamer anchored
about so feet away
The Aztec was under charter TO the
Inter-Ocean Transport CO. Of this
city. The tanker recently arrived
from France and went into dry dock
on Dec. "a and was 90 have sailed for
Philadelphia this week TO take on a
cargo for return trip to France.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-04

DEATHS
FRHEDRICH WIEGAND.

Frederick Wiegand. IS years old.
retired farmer died OF compiled
tons at Z o'clock Monday night at
the home OF his daughter. Mrs. Fred
Hensier, $40 Harrison av., following
a nine months illness He was born
in Prussia, Germany on March ].
1890 and in 1855 was married 10
Rosina stephan. who survives him.
He has lived in this vicinity % years.
coming here from Germany. Besides
his wife he is survived By the follow
ing children Fred Of Marshall
county. Charles Of st. Joseph county.
William OF South Bend, Mrs. Gottlieb
Wegner Of St Jos ph county. Mrs.
Herman Scope, Mrs. John Thomas
and Mrs. Fred Hensler. the last
thrt living in this city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-04
ALLIES ARE PREPARING
FOR DRIVE IN SPRING
Radical Reforms Being Effected
as Result of War
Council.
International News Service

International News Service
PARIS, Jan. 4.-Nast changes in
the allies military establishment will
have a marked effect on the great
campaign that will open in the
spring. Radical reforms are already
being effected. 1t is not permitted
at present to tell the nature Of the
reforms. but it is upon these that
leaders in the entente countries base
their predictions that the year 1916
will witness the final defeat OF Ger
many.
The military power OF France.
England, Russia and Italy is being
welded into an irresistible machine.
every part of which will work in
unity.
The recent war council in Paris
was only TO outline the necessary
changes and establish a unity Of
purpose. The actual work of effect
ing the reforms began as soon as the
war council ended.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-04
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-04
DEFENDANTS LOSE SUIT
Jury Returns Verdict of $3.50 For
George Plat.

a finding for the plaintiff for
$3.50 was returned by a jury in
superior court Tuesday morning.
The plaintiff was George Platt and
he brought suit against J. NJ. Rod
gers and G. A. Emberlin for breach
OF contract II developed during the
trial that Plat entered into an
agreement with the defendants
whereby they were TO paint his
house. the consideration 10 be Sis.
1t later proved that they did not
pay for the material.
In order to escape paying a me-
chanic's lien. with additional costs,
Piatt paid Lee. decorator. from
whom the material was purchased.
He then brought suit against the
painters and secured a judgment.