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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14
CRUISERS CREW
SAFELY LANDED
Brooches BuOyS Used to Bring
in 800 From Milwaukee on
Rocks in Pacific.
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associated Press Service.
EUREKA. Calf, Jan. "a
Shortly after o'clock tonight the
last member Of the crew Of the
cruiser Milwaukee, which went
ashore near here early today was
landed on the beach. Not a life
was lost and but one man was
hurt i'm the rescue Of the hundreds
aboard the stranded vessel.
Breakers were spraying over the
warships superstructure and the in
cessant pounding OF the waves was
driving the vessel further ashore in
the sand. The Milwaukee's false bot
tom was flooded in an effort to an
Choir her against the wash of the
sea. Naval officers ashore said il was
hardly possible that the 100000
cruiser would ever float again.
Tried to Save HIS.
The Milwaukee is stuck on the
sand only a few hundred yards from
the submarine H-3, which grounded
a month ago near the entrance at
Humboldt bay. The cruiser was at
tempting to salvage the submersible
at the time of the accident. With
in 40 or so miles on this part of the
coast six other vessels have struck
shore during the last few years
and none of them have been saved.
Four breeches buoys were swung
10 the Milwaukee and the men were
brought ashore as fast as possible.
The lines had been attached TO the
ships masts. With the roll Of the
vessel the trolleys would slacken and
then straighten out, dropping the
buoys with their human burden in
to the breakers and alternately
hosting them into the air
Mascot Brought on
Fifty men and sea Rover. the
ships dog mascot were landed just
before dark with the aid Of surf
boats manned by coast life savers;
one of the sailors said there was
eight feet of water in one fire room
and that two boilers had shifted
Medical treatment was given the
rescued sailors by the naval militia
Of Eureka. members Of which ar
rived with emergency equipment
later i'm the afternoon.
The Milwaukee was under COM
mand Of Lieut.. ". F. Newton. She
carried about Is commission officers,
10 warrant officers and reduced
of between 40e and 500
men. Seventy of the crew were
ashore when the Milwaukee struck.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14
BEGIN PROBE OF
MUNITION BLASTS
Time Blame Is Fixed Says Ma
yOr HirSChfieId of POmptOn
Lake, N. J.


NEW YORK, Jan. illegal ac-
ton calculated to prevent the re-
building OF the munitions plant Of
the Canadian Car * Foundry CO. at
Kingsland, ~ j., and to fix respon-
sibility for the explosions in the +.
l. Dupont de Nemours Cos works
at Haskell, \. j.. was decided upon
tonight Meetings of the board of
commissioners at Kingsland and of
the council of POmptOn Lakes
borough, in which the Dupont plant
is located. were held, after which
il was announced that the authori-
ties would Immediately take steps
to prevent a repetition of disasters
similar to those of Thursday and
Friday nights.
Time to- Place Blame.
Mayor HirSChfield, POmpton Lakes
borough in a statement tonight de-
Clared that frequent disastrous eX-
plosions. followed by fires, in the Du-
Pont plant. and the fact that re-
spOnsibilty for them had not been
determined had aroused the public
generally. He asserted that lit was
time the blame was placed, if if
properly could be"
Michael Dunn. public prosecutor
for the Pompton Lakes borough. said
the explosions IL the Dupont works
was "inexplainable." He added that
he placed no credence in a report
that plot was responsible for the
disaster.
Find Fragments of Bodies.
Fragments of human bodies were
found in the ruins at the DUPONT
plant today. according TO County
Physician Robert Armstrong This
would seem 70 indicate he said. that
at least two lives were lost in the
explosions.
1t was disclosed tonight that a
quantity of tro-glycerine stored
near the building of the DUPONT
concern failed 10 explode. although
the windows of the magazines were
shattered.
The authorities of Kingsland de-
cided 10 ask for court order re-
straining the Canadian Car & FOun-
dry Co. from rebuilding the plant
which was destroyed Thursday
night
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14
GIRL TO BE BURIED
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
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Associated freS> service
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 13.-While
Weldon H. Wells. former Kansas
City brokers clerk. held in Hunt
ington Ind. awaits the arrival Of
Colum bus police with warrant
charging him with first degree muir
der I'm connection with the death OF
Mona Byron Simon n a local hotel,
women Of the Columbus W. C.. T. L.
tonight held short funeral services
Tor the gi-!
Wells VIII be returned here to-
morrow
Miss simon's body was shipped
late tonight TO Grafton. w Va. for
burial near her old home.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14
NEW YORK TAXICAB
DRIVERS STRIKE ENDS
$50 Men Go Back TO Work After
Few Days Strike-Fail to Get
Raise.
Associated Press Service


NEW YORK, Jan. IA strike
of 600 drivers Of three taXicab com
panies. which had been in progress
here for several days, was settled
tonight. The men were ordered TO
take out their cars tomorrow morn
ing
The strike caused much inconven-
fence 10 travellers. as IL stopped
taxicab service al railroad stations
and hotels
II was announced that no wage
increase was granted 10 the drivers
who had demanded an advance of
three cents an hour and lO-hOur
instead of a 12-hour day. Minor
concessions. however. were made 10
them,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14

The steamer Tripel. PASS net tons,
left Baltimore. oct. % for Genoa. \
Reuter- dispatch received in London
oa Nov. II. last. reported that the
Tripel had been sunk by a subma-
rine and her crew saved.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14
SEINE ON RISE.

Associated Press Service.
PARIS. Jan. 13.--rhe Seine con
tinues 10 rise and all navigation on
the river has ceased. The situation is
serious and may become more so IL
the rain continues Ia fall
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14
Producers and Distributors
Finally Agree on Sliding
Scale for Whole
Year.
RANGES FROM 20 CENTS
DOWN TO IS A GALLON
Average for Year will Be
18 1-3-ConSumer, How
ever, Will Still Pay Nine
Cents a Quart.

Insofar as the producers and dis
trfbutors are concerned the milk
price war is over.
Two committees, one representinG
the producers and the other the dis
tributors met at the high school yes
terday afternoon and came 10 a sat
isfactory agreement upon the price
OF milk. The following schedule was
agreed upon by several OF the pro
ducers and consumers, one or two OF
them being unwilling 20 talk about
the subject saying that they had
beer told not TO give out anything
for publication
During October. November.
December. January and Febru-
airy the price To the distributors
will be 90 cents per gallon.
During March. April JuS.
August and September the price
20 the distributors VIII be IS
cents per gallon
During May and June the dis
tributors will pay IS. cents per
gallon. The average price for
the year IS rs 1-3 cents per
gallon.
Retail Price the Same
This schedule Of prices VIII make
no difference in the retail price or
milk. according 10 an official OF the
distributors association. The con
sumers will still pay nine cents a
quart and FIVE cents a pint the wear
round. the distributors claiming that
they cannot handle 81 for less.
For nearly one month the two
associations have been at sword
points and squabbles between them
have been frequent Finally they
tired OF the criticism from all sides.
and reached an agreement that Is
said to be satisfactory to both
sides
Reluctant to Talk
There seemed 20 be considerable
reluctance on the part Of members
of the producers and distributors TO
give out any information upon the
price scale. One man. high IN the
ranks Of the producers, said, An
agreement has been reached but that
is all I can say. can give out moth
ing else"
Don't YOU think the public should
know what sort OF an agreement
was made. when II must pay for the
mike"
81 cant help that we we're told
not 70 give out any information. be-
vond the fact that the agreement has
been reached
isn't the average price agreed
upon IS l-3 cents a gallOn2'
Il refuse 10 make any statement
as 20 the price scale made az the
meeting
Agree on Cooperation.
r. is understood that the farmers
may not abandon their direct-from-
producer-to-consumer dairy pro
iect but at a meeting Of the asso-
citation Saturday afternoon the mem
hers agreed TO cooperate with the
a griculture committee Of the Cham
her of Commerce. the COW testers as
sociation the cattle breeders ar
ISOLATION. the distributors and the
consumers in a campaign 90 educate
people 70 the value OF milk as
food.
Prominent speakers OF national
rapl1+ation will DE brought 20 south
PEND 70 address a mass meeting
ubs-h will be held later in the year.
literature viii distribute and every
mean used 90 bring The value az
milk AMI dairy products before the
consumer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14
PROHlS MAKE PLANS
FOR DRY CONGRESS
Chairman Hinshaw Calls Meeting Of
National Committee Next Week
to Outline Campaign.


Associated Press Service
CHICAGO. Jan. Is ~ Chairman
Virgil c. Hinshaw today called for
a meeting OF the national commit
Tee OF the prohibition party 90 be
held iu Chicago. Jan. l6..15 and u.s.
g. plan campaign FOR the election
Oh q dry congress in 1915.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14

CONTINUED - PAGE THREEJ
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-27

discovered NiveIle, the great soldier
now directing the French advance;
he picked Petain, who proved one Of
the ablest commanders of the war;
he picked FOch, Serial and Maun-
curry.
He threw the dead wood right and
lift. He upset many pet plans and
wrecked many personal ambitions,
but he saved France and he saved us
no less.
He and the BeIgians made the Ger
man road to Paris five weeks long
instead of two, and when they ar
uYed they came in the shape he
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-27

Flight rear actions" was his
word. Delay the enemy as long as
possible, but withdraw"
It was hard for some of his sub
ordinates to follow that idea. They
wanted to stand and fight Any man
that couldn't get through his head
what was required of him, JOffre
swept out of the way. All Of the fine
old boys that were in the army for
show or on political basis he put
out Of business with one wave Of his
hand.
JOffre had an infallible sense about
the right man for the right job. He
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-27

BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL.
Washington, April 27.-I doubt
whether in this country we have ever
gotten hold of the whole idea about
Joseph Jacques Joffre, marshal Of all
the armies Of France and guest of
the United States today.
Here is really a great man, far and
away the biggest military figure this
was has produced, in some respects
the kind Of man the world had Gym
iCally believed to have become eX-
tinct, a military genius Of the first
order.
If he had lived in the great days
Of the Roman republic he would have
been a Scipio Africanus, Unbeaten
and unbeatable. Living today, he is
in a sense an anomaly. He is an
OverspiTing soldier-with a heart.
In the first days of the war JOffre,
in the face of a million opposing
opinions, saved France-and saved
us-nO less. 10
The German plan, perfected in
years Of expert study, was to cut
through Belgium, enter France
where France was unprotected, get
Paris in two weeks, double back and
crush Russia with swift blows and
end the war in six weeks.
The six weeks war" is what Ger
man officers called it when in 1913
they kindly described to me what
was about to happen.
France, cursed, hampered and ham
strung like the United States with
The Men That Can't Put 2 and 2 To-
getheT, refused to believe any such
treacheTy was possible. Almost alone
this man, JOffre, the cOOper's son
from the south country, saw the i'm
minent danger and worked out his
own idea of the way to meet it.
JOffTe knew France was terribly
unprepared. He knew that except in
field artillery she was in no shape to
risk aOV decisive action and cOuId
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-10-13
Must Judge A Group by It's Best.

Must Judge A Group by Its Best.
(trom the Christian Register, Boston.
Mass)
No one can he said to know an,
class OF people who has not been in
intimate and sympathetic relation with
the lest as we'll as the worst OF the
class. We compare many persons
who live In the South. and think they
know the colored race, with others
who have had no such contact, but
VINO nave come into intimate and sym,
pathetic relations with large numbers
OF that race whom their Southern
friends have never known; and of the
two sets OF people we should say that
the second knew the colored people
better than the first They know asp1.
rations among them that the others
90 not know, or. knowing, do not
enter into and appreciate; they know
capabilities by direct contact with the
beet OF the race which others are obi.
v1ous Of; they know qualities which
only respect and sympathy can bring
out; they know possibilities to which
others by their very acquaintance are
blinded. II those who know the COL
ored race through the mass and by
observation merely could know what
individual possibilities are demon
strated in growing numbers of the
elect. and would be courageously can.
old with themselves, they would re-.
wise their judgments and possibly sof.
ten their prejudices. At any rate.
they ought to credit to those on whom
they charge ignorance Of the colored
race the values that come from know.
Ing how many of that race are the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-10-13
OnIv CoIored to Labor,

,, Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 1.-THE Eighth
national guard unit left in Chicago
was making final preparations today
to depart Friday for Camp Logan
Houston, Texas, where they will joir
the other regiments of the state guar6
in the Illinois division.
And a happier gathering of mer
never assembled than were these mer
today, all rejoicing in the order re
ceived by Colonel Franklin Denisor
last evening.
"The boys simply can't wait to gel
started" Colonel Denison said. "They
are all smiles now and we'll be ready
at dawn tomorrow"
The soldiers were given leave of alb
sence today to scatter over the city
and say good-by to their own and
their friends.
Lack of equipment, especially win
ter clothing, has disappointed Colonel
Denison, and he said today that not
one man in the entire regiment is
fully equipped in that way. He said
they expect to receive clothing soon
after they reach Camp Logan.
The companies today had turned
over $4,000 to the Liberty Loan and
movement to raise 100000 after the
men reach Houston.
Four hundred of the soldiers, led by
band, were to invade the loop today
in search of recruits. The regiment is
up to the original authorized strength
of 2,0O2, but an order to try to get
1,500 more men was received by the
colonel week ago. Twenty-one re-
cruits were obtained last night
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-10-13

Crockerland expedition, who has re-
Gently returned to New York, after
four years in the Arctic.
Mr.. Mcmillan was in daily contact
with the Eskimos. He finds them
lovable and easily managed. The
members of the expedition trusted, i'm
plicitly the little colony of six fam.
lilies at Eta, base of the expedition,
on the northeast shore of Greenland,
and never suffered loss by theft. Yet
the same understanding of the Eski-
mo character has made Mr.. Mcmillan
| skeptical as to the power of mission
airy work to better their social stand
ards.
Il don't believe the missionaries will
be able to change the social customs
of the Eskimos very greatly. They
are a happy, care-free, jovial people.
They are continually laughing. If they
see man in serious thought for more
than a few minutes at a time they
think something is wrong with him,
And, really, they have all the neces-
sary virtues right now, They love
each other, they care for each others
welfare, and they protect each other.
If one is hungry all are hungry. They
have a perfect socialism.
"And they are absolutely honest.
Our supplies at Eta lay on the ground
in plain view Of every one in the set.
Element for four years, and no one
ever touched them without permits
sion. In New York after dark they
wouldn't remain four minutes before
being stolen.
''PiblOcktO" is the word that ex-
presses what the Eskimos think of the
world at war, Mr.. Macmillan said. It
means run amuck; gone clean crazy"
The Eskimos believe that all the white
man nations have gone "piblockto."
Il tried to explain" Mr.. Macmillan
said, "that the war started because
Germany wanted to acquire more land.
but they wouldn't believe it; they
only shook their heads and said:
No; that's impossible. There is plenty
of land for everybody When we were
getting ready to leave Eta they begged
us to remain with them. why go
back there?-meaning civilization
! they asked us, where everyone is pib-
lockto? Stay here with us and be
happy"
THE APPEAL believes that the mis-
sionaries who are trying to "convert"
the Eskimos are "piblockto," espe-
cially those from the United States,
who are trying to impose the Amer.
lean brand of jimcrow Christianity on
them. If they have all of the neces-
sary virtues right now, why waste time
and money teaching them the murder
Gus Christianity of America?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-10-13
Why Did They Prefer "CoIored?"
(From the New York News.)

(FrOm the New York NeWs.)
We trust that all of the advocates
learned and otherwise, white and
black, North and South-of the use
of the word NEGRO" as a race term
have caught the full meaning of it's
use at Houston, Texas. At the re-
quest OF the Twenty-fourth Infantry
men themselves, the authorities de-
cided to refer to them henceforth as
"colored' soldiers. They had been de-
rided and ragged and goaded by the
corrupted use of the word until for
bearance ceased to be one of their
virtues. They had become contemptu-
ously and constantly referred to in
the daily press not as American SOL
dlers, or Americans, nor as Uncle
Sans Boys" or in any other respectful
terms They had been designated and
debased in the public mind there
these brave, manly defenders of the
American fag-as Negroes" Per-
ceiving this evil practice and influence
the while officers of the Twenty fourth
appealed to the authorities to use the
word "colored" instead. With the
word "colored," troopers or soldiers
would have to be used. A kindlier
feeling between the soldiers and the
townspeople they were sure would in
evitably result. They were profoundly
right, but they were too late Had
the practice obtained prior to their
coming in Houston, a different state
of affairs might have ensued. We, ask
all promiscuous, wilfu1 and Indifferent
users of the word Negro to ponder
this situation slowly. The request of
the troopers and their officers for the
change should be a striking example
to all Doubling Thomases as to Just
how the practice works out today in
hard, everyday life. Whatever the ar
gument about making it respectable in
the future, it decreases respect for the
race today. It does no good today
It does much harm. What reason.
then, for it's use? Are you willing to
be called a sNigger?" Are you pleased
to have your wife or mother called
a "Negress?" Then discontinue using
Negro" If you think it worth while
for you to be referred to as man and
your folk as people, insist on the use
of the word "colored." b.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-10-13
OUR NEED OF JUxrAPOsi1iok.
(FrOm the Boston Guardian

(From the Boston Guardian.j
That we much rather be, and asso
clate among ourselves. is a saying ty
COlored Americans that has become
almost trite. That is a mistake, i,
Is feeling of avowed cowardice an:
innate inferiority. 1t is an utter i'm.
possibilitay for the two races to sub
scribe to common government, and,
at the same time, each race work or:
Its own salvation. The theory" has
been tried and resulted into a g:as.:
failure; instead OF making for har,
mony and cordial good feeling lie,
tween two races, it has increase
race hatred anu antagonism in leaps
and bounds. We have needed too
long the advice from false and treach,
erous leadership that resistance Is
wrong. that It only breeds race hat,
red and antagonism; that the thing
Tor 10 to do is to get property and
other rights will inevitably folk "
we have followed this advice" fail
fully and have been rewarded In
terms Of residence segregation, stree,
seEregation. conllscation and loss of
property. Observation-Disclosures il
all OF the blacklist pieces of legis
lation, since that it leaves our women
defenseless and at the mercy of white
brutes - separate schools, 1imcrow
cars, and even legislating to exclude
further Negro immigration. These
arc the evils resulting from non
resistance" and rather be by our
selves" That with the same degree
OF ehontry and terrible legislation
with which our property is taken ano
conhscated. with this same effon.rv
and legislation will our political and
manhood rights be taken from us
That IL 4 fact. Every congress Of
fers legislation degrading and mint
cal to our we'll being. Race preiu>
dice. therefore, can only be worn dcwn
by attrition. We must send orr-
children, and go ourselves. to m,xeff
institutions and other places whore
We can mix with the other races ane
consequently become accustomed r.
one another. ABOVE ALL THINGS
WE MUST WELCOME AND PRAc
TlCE JUXTAPOSITION.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-10-13
Of One Blood.

(Gerald Stanley Lee in Mount Tom.}
I am human being. l do not pro-
pose to be cooped up or shut in in my
love and criticism to mere geographi-
cal streaks or spots Of people on
planet. This planet is small enough
as it is, when one considers the
height and depth-tbe starry height
and depth-of the human spirit that
wavers and CLOVIS through us all
wagner and Shakespeare, Tolstoi and
Moliere! Though the cathedrals quar-.
rel together and sing praises with
slege-guns to their own little foolish
national souls. and rain bombs on
each others naves. take my stand
by the great bells ringing in their
towers. by the souls of their poets
overriding the years, by the PRAYERS
and songs Of their heroes, artists. in.
ventors. by the mothers and the little
children
We are all in the same world. We
are all alike. I will not say of any
ore nation what will not say of the
others: and will not say Of any man
what / will not say Of myself.