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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-17
Eager For Settlement.

Pres't Wilson is very eager that
an agreement be reached that will
prevent any further complications.
He admittedly is gravely concerned
over the decision OF the entente
powers 10 stand squarely on their
rights under the existing law to arm
merchantmen for defense
If the allies refuse to make any
concessions whatever. then the
United States must decide exactly
what armed for defense" means.
1t may rule reducing the calibre of
the gun that may be carried and
provide that it shall be mounted only
in a certain way.
At present the calibre is up to
six inches" and the gun shall be
mounted astern." Most of the guns
are Of five-inch calibre and are
erected astern on swivels which
make ii possible for them to be
used in any direction. Naval ofic-
ials have suggested that. if the right
10 carry guns is to be recognized
this government should reduce the
size of the calibre allowable 10 two
inches
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-17
Send Letters to Chairman of
Citizens COHanittee Ask
ing That Montgomery
be Retained.
PRESS CLUB WANTS
REASONS FOR ACTION
Presents Resolution to Mayor
Keller Asking That Board
Satisfy Committee That
Move is Not Politics.

Showing their reasons for ap-
proving OF the reappOintment Of l..
j. Montgomery as superintendent Of
schools and urging the citizens Of
South Bend to take some kind OF
action t. bring about that end.
about 800 letters have been mailed
by school teachers TO Elmer Crockett
as chairman OF the citizens COM
mittee Practically every instructor
in the city was in on the organized
letter-writing proposition. there be
ing 80 teachers in all Of the schools
A deliberate WalkOut on the part
of the teachers has. been thought OF.
but II Is hardly pr. bable that such
strenuous action will be taken, ac-
cording TO one of the leaders Of the
Montgomery faction. Those who
have suggested such a means Of Sc
curing Mr.. Montgomery reappoint-
ment have said that il would be re-
sorted to only after everything else
had failed
School teachers are waiting for
some action from the citizens before
doing anything. meeting of
prominent business men probably
will be held not later than Friday
night and IL was possible that
meeting would be called for this
evening Although Mr.. Crockett
was addressed as the chairman Of
the citizens committee. he has not
exactly been chosen the head of
that organization.
Miller For Montgomery.
Judge ". f. Miller. who took
considerable interest in the school
proposition when it was up before.
is in Washington. u. c. Before
leaving here Judge Miller left word
that ne would return TO South Bend
If ne could do anything 10 assist Mr.
Montgomery.
High school teachers are said TO
he about evenly divided in their ap-
prevail and disa .proval Of Mr.
Montgomery as superintendent One
OF the instructors at the high school
said Thursday morning that those
who were against him took that
stand. because Mr. Montgomery re-
fused to raise their salaries The
opposition OF John A. Byers. prin-
cipal OF the eighth grade. is based
mainly. IL is said. on his failure to
get more money.
Uscd same Method.
Pay no attention To the signed
denial given out by Principal Byers
today, To which he secured the sig
natures OF the grammar school
teachers. 10 the effect that he had
never attempted 20 influence them in
their attitude toward Mr. Montgom-
cry" said one Of the teachers over
the telephone Thursday. The sig
natures were obtained after the
same manner as he has succeeded in
keeping us quiet i'm our opposition
10 Mr.. Montgomery dismissal. a"
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-17
40 OFFER MADE.

International News Service
LONDON, Feb. 17.-Recent detail
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-17

INDIANA-Falr tonight and Fri
day. not much change In tempera-
ture.
LOWER MICHIGAN.-Generally
fair tonight and Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
NEW SERIES SAXON
 VERY POPULAR CAR
Alabama Motors Go. Enthu- siastic Over Reception
 Given New Models

Announcement of the new series Saxon ears has been followed by a most en- thusiastic reception from the Saxon deal CTS all over the country and. according to the reports that are coming in daily to the factory, the new machines have already found & distinct place in the eyes of the motor buying public.
 After two seasons of success. before unheard of in the motor car industry the present Saxon motor cars represent the finest product that present engineering skill and manufacturing can produce. AL ready long aIid tried service in the hands of thousands of owners has won a uni versal recognition for Saxon cars as auto mobiles of unflagging performance, eco nomy of upkeep and lasting efficiency. The new series, to which many improve ments and refinements have been added. have seen them as cars Of exceptional merit
 No sooner had the Saxon Motor Car corporation made public the new series than dealers commenced a clamor for cars that taxed the factory to it's ut most, and the factory production was in smooth working order before the new series was offered to the dealers One dealer drove away four of the new series after making a trip to the factory for them. Twenty minutes after he reached his home town, the four cars had been sold and he was telephoning back to the factory for eight more.
 Other dealers find the same enthusiasm among their patrons and they cannot say enough for the new series.
 Additional value given to an already exceptional value. makes supervalue, wrote one dealer. q cannot say enough for the new series."
 The dealers, as well as the public. con sidered the series of the season just passed as one of exceptional value and the new cars with more improvements and refinements have amazed them. Some of the dealers have written to the fac tory saying they cannot understand how it is possible to produce an automobile like the new series for the price at which 1t is offered
 This time of year. when most motor car 6ealers are retrenching against the com ing winter, finds Saxon dealers ordering more and more cars. They say the fall trade resembles the spring business of other years.
 The Alabama Motor, Inc. local Saxon dealers, are well pleased with the results obtained from the announce Inent of the new models.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
OVERLAND IN USE
 IN RUSSIAN COLD
Road From Russia to Eng land With Zero Weather
 Travelled by Overland

Shortly after the outbreak of the Euro pean war 1t became necessary to find a new road from England to Russia Passengers were sent across from New castle to Bergen, in Norway; thence over land through Norway and Sweden to Karungi, at that time the last station on the Swedish railway. From there to Tor nea, the first town in Finland, and tho western terminal of the Russian railway, is a distance of 30 Kilometres
 This distance had to be covered by carriage, sleigh or auto. With no roadsf worthy of the name, and temperature from 25 to 40 degrees below zero the difficulties that autos were up against can be readily appreciated
 A number of machines of various makes were put into service including an Over land.
 This car was the only one able to main tain regular service between Karungd and Tornea.
 A fare of s3.50 to s5 per passenger was charged, and people who were in the habit of making this trip soon came to know that the Overland was the one car that could be depended upon to make the trip in safety. As a result its owner had more business than he could take care of.
 The hood of the car, of course, had TO be heavily wrapped and the radiator waS emptied every night.
 In spite of the deep snow and the ab- sence of any deep roads, no great trouble was experienced during the four or five months this car was in operation before the railroad extension could be completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
PAIGE MOTOR A WAR VETERAN IN EUROPE
Remarkable Experience of Car That Went to Europe
 on Peaceful Mission

Somewhere in France" there is a Paige-Detroit motor that has achieved remarkable record for service in the great war. This particular motor at the last report was being used by sub ordinate officers of General Foch's staff in the Somme drive and has had an ex- traordinarily adventurous career.
 Originally 1t was a 1914 model Paige Detroit touring car which was taken to Europe for a pleasure trip by it's owner, George Hesley of San Francisco While in Paris MT. Hesley sold his Paige to a French jeweler on Rue de la Paix. Short ly after this the war broke out and the car was communicated by the French government.
 The Paige first saw service at the front in the famous battle of the Marne, dur ing which the cars body was completely shot to pieces the wheels crushed by shrapnel and the chassis bent beyond re- pair. But the motor was intact and French ingenuity conceived a way to re- move this motor and mount it in a French Delaunay- -Belleville chassis, the motor of which had been put out of commission.
 At first 1t was considered that this would be a temporary makeshift, but so cleverly did the French army me chanics reconstruct the car that it re- mained in active service and, at the last report all six cylinders of the Paige mo- tor were firing as usual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Machine Wars of the Future

A. F. Pollard. in the October Yale Re-
 view.
 Before 1914 we imagined that there were certain considerable restraints on hostili- ties hallowed by custom and sanctioned by international agreements. It was sup posed that war was g business confined to one sex, to belligerents and to armed forces; 1t was assumed that states might remain neutral if they chose, and that if they remained neutral their nationals would be immune from loss of life and destruction of property. It was further taken for granted that the number of actual combatants would be small pro- portion of the peoples involved in the war, and that loss Of life and destruction of property would be confined to more or less definite and limited military areas. There is not one of these Limitations which the intruding sweep of this war has not broken down, and not one which does not threaten to disappear altogether in the wars of the future They will not be restricted by sex. The physical strength, which was once the combat ants main qualification, has been super seded by machinery: and the hundreds of thousands of women who have made munitions for this war and helped to con- struct aeroplanes, guns and torpedoes, will be succeeded by generation of wom- en who will switch on the currents to set them in action. Science has multi piled the human capacity for production to such an extent that the time may not be far distant when third of the human race could produce for the whole and leave the remaining two-thirds free to devote their whole time to war. Teh progress towards universal .conscription in every state Is merely stage in tho ten- dency to involve the whole human race in war.
 There will be no territorial limits to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
NEW PREMIER CARS
 HAVE NEW FEATURES
Car to Be Handled by Ala bama Motors Go. Unusual
 in Its Construction

The new Premier, which is soon to be announced as the Aluminium Six, with magnetic gear shift. is so replete with new, interesting features that the ad- vertising department of the Premier Mo tor corporation is having some difficulty in determining which of the new Premier improvements deserved to be empha sized
 If there were nothing more to talk about than the aluminium motor says the Premier advertising manager, Homer Mckee. I've would have world of good selling argument-enough to constitute material for a whole years campaign The whole sales plan of a certain and favorably known American car is at the present time based solely on the fact that it is built largely of aluminium, and this is one of the most successful advertising campaigns now appearing
 "Our motor is built by Earl G. Gum, who in 1912 built the first aluminium mo- tor ever produced in America. and we could certainly attract enough attention on the aluminium motor argument alone to assure the sale of our first year s production-espe since our car will sell at $1S85
 But we have other features even more revolutionary and advanced Take our Cutler-Hammer magnetic gear shift, for example. Here is feature just as start ling as was the electric starter in it's day. The Cutler-Hammer people have something like 3o,000 requests for the name of the car which is to use the magnetic gear shift as regular equipment. We could sell twice as many cars as we could the first year by talking nothing but gear shift.
 And these are only two of the features of the new Premier. It is literally alive with good copy. My only question is how the American public will receive such a bewildering number of improve ments Might it not be better to let them have these good things one at time, so that they would appreciate each of them to the utmost? I have written advertising campaigns on more than half dozen well-known cars and l have never seen any that offered the material for printed salesmanship that bristles aP over the new Premier.
 '"There Is meat enougn in the Premier chassis to feed the Associated Advertise ing Clubs of America for a year and there would be enough sustenance in the crumbs to serve as basis for the ordi- nary motor car advertising campaign You do not need imagination to write Premier copy-all one needs Is clear appreciation of facts" E.
 Alabama Motors. Inc, state distributors for Premiers. expect delivery or the first Premier during this month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
A Pertinent Query

From the New York Times.
 Once a serious-minded young man sought out the father of the girl of his choice with the announcement that he hoped the father would place no obstacle in the way of their marriage.
 The old man scowled at the young one for a moment or so and then growled out:
 50 you want to marry my daughter, eh?'
 Yes, sir.' said the serious minded young man, looking more solemn than ever.
 rowly.
 The latter reflected a moment and then asked:
 How many are there of you, sir?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Spurned His Money
EroH u

Erore the Pittsburg Chronicle-Dis- patch.
 A judge who used to wear very long, waving hair and heavy beard, one day was on his way to court when he was accosted by a little street bootblack, with an exceedingly dirty face, with the customary Shine, Sir?" He was very importunate, the judge, being im- pressed with the terrible state of the boys face. said:
 T don't want a shine, but if you'll go and wash your face I'll give you sixpence."
 All right. sir"
 Well, let me see you do it."
 The boy went to a neighboring foun- tain and made his ablutions.
 Returning, he held out his hand for the sixpence The judge said:
 Well. you earned your money. Here it is"
 But the boy said:
 T don't want your money, old fell low. You can take it and have your hair cut" and forthwith scampered off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

the war of the future. and distance will provide no prophylactic against the an- initiation of space. The war area Is a definition of the past, and the Germans who complained that Freiburg-when it was bombed by the French-was outside the sphere of military operations, have already dropped bombs on London; and women and children living almost on the borders of Wales have been killed by Zeppelin raiders coming from central Eu- rope. Ten years ago Count Zeppelin was laboriously seeking to construct lighter than-air ship which would travel a few dozen miles at IS miles an hour; 10 years hence it will be as easy for airships from Europe te drop bombs on the Mississippi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
CADILLAC RECORD

From Chattanooga to Macon. Ga. and return, a distance of Al miles, in 13 hours and 52 minutes, Is the lat est of a long string of road records hung up by the eight-cylinder Cad lilac.
 This beats the best previous auto mobile record by four hours and eight minutes, and in doing so, the Cadillac incidentally beat the Dixie Flyer, the fast express between the two cities by six minutes.
 The car was standard type, driven by Ernest Holmes, carrying five per- sons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
A Rough Garden

From the Philadelphia Record.
 In that part of the west whence the visitor to New York came they have way of pronouncing 100" as if it were short "u.' So when the visitor said tq his host that he would like to go to d rough garden he stared at him in per- plexity.
 "A rough garden, where they have things to drink and music and dancing"
 "Oh, you mean a roof garden?"
 "Yes, a rough garden"
 well you speak more truly than you know. Come along, we will try to find a rough one"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

valley. Submarines can now cross the Atlantic; 10 years hence they will circum- navigate the globe. and if England were beaten in this war, the terms of peace would include the cesson of the Der mudas, at least one West Indian island within easy reach of the Panama canal, and chain of stations across the Pacific. Science, which is depriving Great Britain of her insular security, will not long leave America in its paradise of isolation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

windows of an orphan asylum. In this backyard stood a. barrel of apples which were disappearing at a rapid rate.
 The woman of the house, widow and a knowing mother, summoned her eight year-old son to make inquiry touching the curious disappearance of the fruit
 Yes, mother. I've eaten the apples" he confessed, "but really had to do it"
 Had to do it?''
 "Yes. mother, the orphans wanted so many cores.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

Here are shown the troops of the first regiment of the Ma tional Guard to return to New York from field service on the Mexican border. Not since Spanish war days did so many persons assemble to greet an organization of citizen soldiers, and perhaps not in the history of the city had such a soldierly command marched along the streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

The artichoke is a variety of the this
 vs spontaneously all along the African shore of the Mediter- ranean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Juvenile Philanthropy

From the New York Post.
 The backyard of a house in Mas sachusetts town is overlooked by the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
Say Governors Managers
Have Asked Supporters
to Work for Calder.
HEDGES PREDICTS
UPSTATE SURPRISE
Despite Pressure, Nc
Combs Will Not Leave
Fight for Nomination.

Charges were made yesterday by
managers of Robert Bacon's campaign
for the United States Senate that the
supporters of Governor Whitman had
received orders from the Whitman
managers to work for the nomination
Of William NJ. Calder, Mr.. Bacon's OPP
ponent.
This did not please most of the Gov
ornor's friends, it is said, because they
fear such course will hurt his
chances at the general election. They
argue that tieing Calder to the Whit
nan ticket.will weaken it, as there are
many friends of the Governor friendly
10 the former ambassador. In the event
of his defeat for the nomination
through such tactics Mr.. Bacon's
friends will resent it on Election Day.
Job +. Hedges, Mr. Bacon's manager,
said Yesterday his candidate would re-
ccive more support in the upstate coun-
ties than the Calder managers antlcl-
pate. In every county where there Is
opposition to the ruling organization
and there are many of them-Mr. Bacon
will poll tremendous vote.
Mr.. Hedges laughed at the claim
from Calder's headquarters that the
former ambassador would get only 80
PER cent of the vote at the primaries.
lie predicted several big surprises, and
lie looks for one of them in Kings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
American Investigator
Says Russians Treat
Prisoners Well.
SOMME INJURY LIST
OVERTAXES DOCTORS
Chicagoan Says Teuton
Wounded Number $4,000
a Day.

More than 100000 German, Austrian
and Turkish prisoners of war are being
cared for in prison camps in the in
terror of Russia, according TO Herbert
de Peirce. Minister Plenipotentiary to
Russia, sent abroad to investigate
prison conditions on behalf of the
Allies.
Mr.. de Pierce said on his arrival yes
terday on the BergensfjOrd that the
Russians showed the same care TO the
prisoners as they gave TO their soldiers
The food and sanitation conditions
were good in all the camps he visited,
and the majority of the men appeared
in good health and in as nigh spirits as
could be expected.
Another passenger was DR.. Hans Gal
lusser, a Swiss electrical expert. who
mas been sent by his country TO eX-
anime various electrical traction sys-
tens operated in the United States,
with a view TO adopting the best system
in Switzerland for the operation al all
roads.
DR.. Gallusser said the Swiss govern
ment had entertained the project OF
electrifying the railroads since the out
break of the war, as all coal used IN
Switzerland must be imported either
from Germany or Russia, and is con-
sequently high in price. The govern
ment purposes to furnish the motive
power from the many fast flowing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
BROOKLYN MINISTER
SUED FOR $4,000
Workman Alleges DR.. Bartlett
Falsely Caused His Arrest.

The complaint in suit for $4,000
against the Rev Alden Eugene Bart
lett, pastor of All Souls Universalist
Church, at Ocean and Ditmas avenues,
Brooklyn, was filed yesterday in the
Kings County Clerks Office. Martin j.
Furey, the plaintiff, alleges he was dis
graced by his arrest on grand larceny
charge, caused, he says, by the clergy
man in 1914.
At that time, Furey was employed to
put awnings on DR.. Bartlett's home.
He was at work while the pastor was
preaching in his church. Several days
later, il is asserted, the theft Of 81, and
of jewelry worth s75 was discovered
and the awning hanger was arrested.
He was indicted, but the indictment
was dismissed.
DR.. Bartlett refused TO discuss the
case. IL is said he has filed an answer
denying the allegations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
ADVERTISEMENT.

mountain streams, thus eliminatns =.
coal question entirely.
A group of five doctirs, who u,
been serving on the American doe.'.
committee sent abroad by the DOc,,.
War Commission Of Chicago, and :.
for the past six months have been Co.,
ing in various base hospitals alor, !,
German Western front, told Of tn, >.
ditons prevailing in the German h
pitfalls.
DR.. Johann F. Buchanan, the l.,5,
of the committee said the insur
wounded after the Somme offensiy,l !,
been enormous, and it had been an,
impossible to car for all the case, \
was told by a German staff officer, y.
had just returned from the trer,.,
that there were more than lSb
wounded daily who could not be tr,,,
ported to the rear, because Of the b,
Of transportation facilities.