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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-25
It's Fine Now.

The king of Spain apparently has
also made up his mind to 60 while
the going's good.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-25

Vow viii the kaiser boycott war? We're certain
~ out cunning for Us. william
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-25

Tip to Root or Charley Russell.
The man of the hour viii he the
man who can put the rush into
Russia.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-25

Only Asseeisted Morning in northern indiana
sna Ony Paper Employing International Nes service IN
south Bene-Two Leased Wires; Day and Slight.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-25

Hon. rhop. ,1sI. oai'' zi0 conan Bell phone
New Britain herald., 1917-10-20
HE'S NO DESERTER.
He Simply Took Couple Days 10
 Get Married.

New York, Oct. 2o-Thinking of the girl he left behind him resulted in a charge of assertion from the army being registered against Harold Ham mond, twenty-two, of No. 546 Hudson street, Manhattan, private in the 18th Cavalry, stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, West Burlington, Vt. Harold declares he never thought of anything half SO serious-he merely wanted get married.
 While in camp the memory of Miss Elizabeth Burke of No. 252 West 18th street, weeping as he left her, was so strong that Harold forgot all about getting leave of absence. He just walked out of Fort Ethan Allen and caught train for New York. That happened last Friday. Monday he married Elizabeth and honey mooned around the city with her until arrested yesterday.
 Detective Donohue made the arrest, which caused Mrs. Harold to weep
New Britain herald., 1917-10-20
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD SATURDAY OCTOBER 2o

continued, arrangements nave heen made to continue the relief work through neutral agents who are dis bursting the funds and supplies gath, cred through the American Commit tee for Armenian and Syrian Reliee in New York city. The question of saving the remnant of the Armenian race, he said, can be solved only by American generosity.
 "The Armenian men are dead" he said, land the women have been crushed and cannot long survive the terrible experiences through which they have passed. But there are 100000 orphan children, most of whom are begging their bread to- day. The hope of the future is in gathering together these remnants and saving them for the seed of the future Armenian race. These chill dren look to Us today. If they :'srn be fed and housed and educated for the next ten years they can co 1sti- tute the leading progressive element in the life of new Turkey as their fathers did in the old"
New Britain herald., 1917-10-20

day or night, from heat or cold. The air was unspeakably foul from dead bodies lying near. AS we approached the women and children came around us like hungry wolves, all restraint lost in the one desire for a piece of bread.
 The sick and dying lay around under the blazing sun with no ono to care for them. waiting for the end. One place I saw a row of twelve dead women and children who had been lying in the shade of trees. With them was one little baby still alive. The shade had shifted and the burn ing August sun had fallen on them and killed them. A long trench was dug beside the field where these people were encamped. The people themselves were obliged to dig and fill it. As soon as one died sue was dragged to the trench"
 In January, 1916, pr. Riggs said, there were 485,000, deported Ar. menians in Mesopotamia, while in May 1917, the most careful investi- eation showed only 112,O00 survivors, more than three-quarters having per- ished from famine, pestilence and massacre in fifteen months.
 "The only bright feature of this terrible picture is the help that has actually reached a fraction of thcso people through relief funds from Americas ever ready generosity" Dr. Riggs said. Tn Harput we were ablo to give daily rations of bread to nearly 5000 widows and orphans If more money had come there were 10000 within reach equally in need. Upon the rupture of diplomatic rela- tions, the Turkish government con- fscated our food supplies and many of these people perished of hunger"
 American Generosity.
 Since then, however, Dr. Riggs
New Britain herald., 1917-10-20
HORRIBLE CRIME
 BY TURK SOLDIERS
Murdered Mothers, Then Buried
 Their Live Babies in Trenches

New York, Oct. 18.-Burial alive of babies in trenches with the bodies of their mothers, who had been slaugh- tered Or allowed to perish from expos ure, was practiced by the Turks in their work of exterminating the Ar menians. it was declared here by the Rev. Henry H. Riggs, missionary of the American Board of Commission CTS for Foreign Missions to Harput, Turkey, who recently came back to this country. A trench was dug be- side camp of Armenian women, he said. and as they met death the sur vivors were forced to drag their bodies to it and bury them.
 'The gendarmes said they could not take care of the babies that were left behind so many of those were buried with their mothers" pr. Riggs said. ''When I visited this camp frequent
New Britain herald., 1917-10-20
RJrITERFLY-CATCHING.

The Hague, Netherlands, Sept. 29. --Butterfly-catch has been con- verted from schoolboy's amusement into a serious business at Soiingun and Dusseldorf, in western Germany. The communal authorities offered a pre- mium of 1 pfennig piece for every butterfly of the harmful varieties caught with the result that the school children have already handed in co., 900 at SolinEen and 150,0o0 at Dus- seldorf The method was adopted to combat the consequent caterpillar plague.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-20

ly saw Turks wandering about among the Armenians picking out pretty girls and little children to take away to their homes. Some mothers told us that they had themselves thrown their babies into the Euphrates river rather than allow them to be taken to Mos lem homes. Many more threw them selves into the river to escape bond- age of shame worse than death.
 About fifteen miles from Harput is lake hidden from sight with many rav1nes about it. We were told that the Armenian exiles were being killed and left in these ravines. Two Amer jeans investigated and brought back photograp phs and actual facts. They saw in a 20 mile ride 10000 human bodies, most of them killed by the bay- onet. With few exceptions they were women and children and the mangled condition of their bodies showed the horrible fate that has been theirs.''
 The story of the deportation of the Armenians of Harput is one of per f1dy, violence and murder" Dr. Riggs went on, adding, Tt is nearer to the truth to say the Turkish government undertook the extinction of the Ar menian population" After the issue of an edict for all Armenians to go to Mesopotamia, he said, there came the arrest of all the men of standing.
 Tied Together and Sent.
 They were sent out on the road tied together in groups of two to five,' he said, driven and beaten by the gendarmes. Of the first party of 800, one young man survived to tell the story of what happened. The par ty was taken into ravine and or dered to sit down, he told me. Then the gendarmes climbed up on the surrounding rocks and fired with their rifles into the crowd of bound prison . CTS as long as they showed signs of life.
 The man who told me the story succeeded in getting his knife and cutting himself loose As he made his dash for liberty he was followed by a volley of shots but got away un- scathed All the other men of that and similar parties were ruthlessly butchered.
 "The women and children were then started on the road toward Me- sopotamia in companies of two or three thousand. By indirect routes they were forced to wander about un-
 
 ed away the majority. No transpor- tation was provided. I saw one old man. who had travelled 200 miles start out on the remaining 250 miles carrying on his back his pack of quilts and clothes and on top of that his aged, palsied wife, who could not walk.
 Often the routes chosen took the people over waterless deserts where thousands perished from thirst. passed through such region where thouands of bleached skeletons each side the way told the story of wa terless journey across the plains in August.
 'The people who passed through Harput from the north usually spent two or three days in camp within sight of my home. The sights we saw there can never be forgotten. They were absolutely without shelter.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-20
CLuB HAS OPENING.

Paris, Oct. 20.-The American Soldiers and Sailors club supported largely by the Emergency Aid associa- ton of Pennsylvania, was opened for rnalIy YesterdaX The club-rooms are
New Britain herald., 1917-10-20

1 copiously. Harold said l'o i1"'' he 1 army and had intended to retu..l be- l fore ten days expired.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-20
Itching Scalp IrOubIeTW0 Years

Mrs. Dolan's daughter suf- fered dreadfully. At first small blisters. Broke and scale formed. Scalp sore and red. Could not sleep at night or rest in the day. Used remedies without success. Cuticura Soap and Ointment complete ly healed in two months.
 From signed statement of Mrs. W. F. Dolan, 3 Hazel Place, Everett. Mass, July IA, 1916.
 If Cuticura did no more than soothe and heal eczemas, rashes, itchings and burnings, bringing speedy comfort to tortured, dishgured men, women and children it would be entitled to the highest praise. But it does more. By using the Soap exclusively for toilet purposes, allowing no other soap to touch your skin, you will in many cases prevent these distressing experiences. It is always pleasure. not an effort, to use them, they are so pure.
 For Free Samples by Return Mail address postcard: "Cuticura, Dept. R, Boston," Sold by druggists and dealers throughout the world.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-20

well prov'd dcl N'@n ncwspa D, rss |, a:.i~c:, bees ard game.
 The club n0u%~ Of tho Az, vi ei ,irivor.:. iI~'0> vi No Ono1cd sb ta
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-16
FRIDAY-THE ROCK Island ARGUs-NoyEMBER ls 1917

have a clear idea OF The aims 81 the
war;
50 beginning sanday there's 70 be.
series OF talks a. Building M. 90
Rev T. A Love. Chaplain To- tae
Three Hundred SixtF-stxth infantry,
and the y 81 C. A secretaries are ID.
sae the speakers Tkey VIII explain all
phases Of The world cond.ct IN simple
language They w5it tell whs the
kaiser is, and why he should be SUB
jagatea The soldiers VII. be tod Of
the dire results wlie:s would accom-
panv the invasion O. this country bv
Germany When the series Of lectures
is anisaed. those in charge think that
tic coIo1ed troops vii. go in 70 win.
To aid in the development Of their
patriotic spirit, Mr. Beck mas invented
4 new game whic1 he calls Hitting
the kaiser" The men are taking to il
enthusiastically, toe, In the game. a
stake driven in the ground represents
Kaiser Bill Tie PLAYERS try to htt the
stake Win indoor baseballs, whica re
about the size Of bombs used in the
trenches. Sides are chosen for the
game. and there is keen rivalry be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-16
IT'S CASE OF BREAD AND BUTTER AND
THEY HAVE GOT TO EAT THE CRUSTS, TOO

them all sorts Of sports. He SAYS d
real soldier must play part o. the time,
That Y II. C. A building is 3 reg
ular mecca for the Negro troops
When they're not drilling tneE crowd
in there to listen to the Ficcrola:
write letters 70 the folks back in Ala
BAN" or just gather around tie big
stove snd fireplace and talk about
home and the war And at a word
from Mr. Beck they tumble gu. Of
doors. FOR q game Of soccer foot
bali. boxing match. or a game with
the heavy medicine balls
And they DO play these soldiers,
Their lives until row have been drab
and undressing; their DAYS merely
intervals unmarked by any recreation
And now they're l.srning taas its
quite an honor TO win in contest
/, you could see Them laughing, shout
ing and struggling over game o.
football YOU would know That thest
fellows will make fine soldiers whet
they get into the big game.
I Before they can realize the import
ance OF winning the war. they mus
know how to win In games, Mr.. Bec(
says. That spirit Of competition am
struggle for supremacy mus be deyei
oped in them
| There are a lot Of these Negroes wiz
really don't know what the war is al
about Brought here from it'll,
southern towns, where talk % III
great conflict has scarcely penetrated
/ they are rather puzzled over the who'll
situation They know they arc learn
1 ing to he soldiers. but the reason 70
/ it ali is little uncertain in the
/ minds
some Of them come to me to fin
out who this man kaiser is, tina
/ they're supposed to get, says /. "
Beck, general secretary. We're goin
TO teach them all these things, SO whet
they do get into actual fighting. they'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-16
CHASES AFTER CAR
TO PEORIA AND ON
TO STATE CAPITAL.

Peoria. H.. Nov. To- SIMON Lewis.
Rock Island hotel owner, is congrat-
uiating himself on the manner IN
which he recovered a car which wa-
stolen from him al Rock Island ana
brought to this city and later taken
to Springfield. The car was five
passenger machine. was known to sew
eral OF Lewis friends who reside in
this city and who notified him that
i was seen here Lewis came here
only TO ascertain that the car 1as
been taken 10 Springfield. He pro.
ceeded 10 that place and returned yes.
terday with the car which he found
abandoned in front Of hotel there
Although he waited in seclusion near
THE abandoned car for more than dse
hours the parties who deserted ii
failed 10 appear He returned to this
city with the car and LETT yesterday
| for Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-16
NEW HOSPITAL AT
CAMP OOOCECETS
OFFICERS PRAISE
,.ior General Plummer Finds Condi.
tions at luirmary to be Be-
You'd Criticism.
avoRs TO BIZ TRACED down
rr,epiers oi Malicious and False
S.oric, Concerning tantonmeht
30 De Punished.

c.-.r rrIr. iowa. Nov f6-As,er
-, r.re...aa ot ,aa base hospital.
T.i,r Cn... D. u piummp~. C!v!s-
..a commander. declared that rord!-
+rs tere arc excellent and officers
.tlar medical corps were commended
s.r ,.r efficient manner 5n which they
,ra fafne their work
yar. ftl. sickness prevails ia he
..,ptarmrnt and those at the hospital
.r7ssr .nIr about two hundred men.
m. .at.r..r af These cases are OF dis
... .rmrrf hrra from civil life
r.rtae.oIs disease has been randi
e.,.rifOred. ami at the present time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-16

ween tie teams for supremacy.
The fellows who have never learned
70 read o. write are going te have some
lessons. toe AIr Tucker says that so
per cent of the Negro soldiers at Camp
Dodge can. write their own names.
They're gciag 10 learn to 40 thai i'm
meelstely - That they'H be able TO
sign The payroll waea ll4ey = paid
tlelr first salaries
Taeye's lot o. sleep plltd Up at
Camp Dodge
Really, there must be years Of it
aown at those warehouses az the south
end O. the caatonmeat There are
thousands o. cots there waiting for the
coming Of tae next increment of re-
crafts. The sleep which these beds
represent would he 6 pleasant thought
% nos. aay Camp Dodge soldier
The soldiers Of TIE Three Hundred
Forty-ninth field hospital detachment
hare a strong artistic sense.
Perhaps they nave more visitors
than the other organizations.
Maybe they Just want 10 help the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-16

weary wandere7 who has lost his way.
Al any rate. ihey have rock gar
den On one size OF the pathway,
leading to the front entrance. they
have $40 aud on the other T. II.
Co." outlined IN large white stones.
Eighty-foar members Of the Three
Hundred Thirty field artillery
who came he-e from AIcDouough
county. III, have left Tor Macomb
where they will attend patriotic eel
ebration Expenses Of the trip are
paid by the Commercial club Of Ma
conn
Included IN recent appointments
made at Camp Dodge is thar Of First
Private Marc T kaenig OF this city e
corporal IN the first company of the
military police
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-16

on conditions in Camp Dodge write
him the details and give him the name
Of the person to whom they are cred
tied. Il will be glad to answer any
telephone calls on this subject" Cap
tain Quigley stated, in order that we
may get at the source Of these con-
slant false statements" He asks the
cooperation OF the people OF Des
Moines and vicinity, even those in any
of the four states contributing SOL
diers to this camp, in his work OF
running down false rumors.
Already several stories have been
traced to their apparent source and
the persons who have not been able
TO prove their statements are to be
made the subject Of special action
through the department of justice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-16
Special 10 The Argus

camp Dodge. Iowa. Nov. 15,-"You
can't have any more bread and butter
till you eat your crusts."
That is the substance Of new or
der issued at Camp Dodge By Major
General Plummcr.
In spite Of the care Of cooks and
mess officers. the waste Of food in the
different organizations has been eaor-
nous. Hungry soldiers Eave been
apt % oyerestimate their appeti-es
and take more food on the.- plates
than hey could eat Special provision
aas been made for these men.
one clause in the order reads IF
a soldier takes more food on his plate
taan he car eat. this food will be set
aside and served 20 the individual sol
der for his next meal No additional
.ood viii be issued to such soldier IN
I'll he has eaten that left over from
The previous meals"
Win one man. the waste might MOI
he so much. but with $4,000, il be-
comes quite formidable.
Begimentai and separate organiza-
ton commanders Will detail officers 10
inspect every meal served In their or
CARNATIONS. These officers will in
spect the amount Of food placed in
garbage cans, and their names will be
placed on record, so that il any waste
( is discovered. they viii be called to
account
a waste OF not over ) per cent is al
lowed on vegetables and none what
ever on meat and bread All bones
must be used for soup kuuCkes being
cracked before being placed In the
soup kettle. Cooks and mess ser
geauts are asked 10 consult the army
cooks manual which gives the amount
necessary 10 feed a given number oil
men and the uses that can be madt
of leftover foodstuffs.
, According to the bulletin. officers
and men who violate this order neeC
not expect any C!emency.
/ These soldiers will have a new les
son to learn, and that is how to meas
lure their sppetites
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-16

They're learning to play,
They're being taught the meaning Of
the world war.
They hold their heads up when they
march.
Those colorad troops will be real
soldiers before long.
Do you know that many of those
Negro soldiers at Camp Dodge never
learned to play, before they came to
Iowa? r. W. Beck, physical director
for Y W. c. A. building No. 80 at the
cautonment, says very few of them
know any games. SO he's teaching
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-18

Akarl, a naLlVe cnleILlan lVe leagues
distant.
For there, in the palace of King
Akari, was Ben, an honOred guest.
He had been brought thither a pris-
Oner captured by party Of savages
who we're intent on sacrificing him as
an invader upon their domain.
Now Ben was shrewd. He had been
a haphazard wanderer; he knew a
good many circus tricks and was
considerably familiar with the char
acter of the ignorant interior African
natives.
Ben watched his captors, as, with
the king, they sat in conclave. He
studied their gestures and faces. He
know that they were discussing his
doom. Suddenly he sprang up and
let out an Indian yell. Then, remov-
ing both the upper and lower set of
false teeth, he began juggling them
in the air from hand to hand with a
rapidity and dexterity that fixed the
attention of the natives with marvel
ing wonder.
''Whoopw again burst forth Ben.
His artificial ear came OF; he en-
ployed it in a triple cascade. He re-
placed the articles. Then, STOPPING,
he unhitched his artificial leg. By
this time the startled natives were in
a veritable stampede. The sight Of
a man taking himself to pieces APP
paIled them Ben reached out with
his hook of a hand, caught one of
the natives by his clothes and swung
him dizzyingly about his head.
The group was aWed; the king ap-
preached this wonder man cringing-
". Here was a phenomenon, a great
medicine man, indeed.
Two days later Capt Poore and
his shipmates were dejectedly pUrsU-
ing a lonely course through the for
est when Ben appeared, borne in a
palanquin by half a dozen sturdy ma
fiyroo He was ARA we'd in oIariOor
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-18

he muttered to the mate, gIaring
over at Ben, who with his usual YER
bOsity, was amusing the disCOnsOlate
sailors with one of his funny stories.
mo use crying over split milk, al
though we must tramp it to the near
est town, if there is any such, and
start life all over again"
No next town" was located. They
followed the shore for two days, sub
sisting on shelIfish, were forced to
leave the sea behind them in round
ing a series of fairly inaccessible cliffs,
and two mornings after that found
themselves in the midst of an al
most impenetrable inland Jungle.
Lost" announced Capt. PoOre,
gloomily.
There was the compensation
against their fOrlOTn condition of be-
ing in the midst of an abundance of
game and fruit, and for a week the
marOOners wandered as in a circle,
all at sea as to distance and location.
Ben was eyed, with suspicion, ask
ance. The impression that he was
their Jonah had been transmitted
from captain to crew and the super
stitious seamen studiously avoided
him.
Reckon the varmint knows he's a
hoOdoO and has slipped the traces to
go it on his own hook" observed one
of the sailors one morning.
For Ben had disappeared. Stolen
off or strayed away, he did not put in
a later appearance. The captain hu-
namely waited and searched for the
missing cOmrade.
He's a Jonah, all right" he said
convincedly, but we can't abandon
him. Well lay to here for AZ hours
hoping he'll come back"
The crew grOwled at this, but not
- L
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-14


WAR CHANCE FOR TT
BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL
This war will be fought in the
trenches and it will be fought on the
sea.
It will also be fought somewhere
else.
American soldiers will fight it in
the trenches. American sailors will
fight it on the sea. Both will beyond
a doubt win victories and help to free
mankind from the blight and curse
Of autOcTacy.
Our hearts will be with them all
the time.
We can't all go to the trenches and
fight or go to sea and fight.
But millions of US that stay at
home can fight for the United States
in that other place where there will
be fighting and can win victories just
. as important in their way as victories
on sea and in the trenches.
The other place is in the back yard
and the vacant lots.
MS county VI Jul - ihCiii6 SSi
many, the enemy Of mankind, on the
battlefield, faces another enemy at
home.
The very grave fact stares us in
the face that this year we are likely
to be short of all kinds of things that
we grow to eat.
We have never had anything like
this before in America. We are going
to have it this year unless those of
us that must stay at, home meet the
situation and beat it.
Short of beans, peas, corn, pOta-
toes, cabbage, onions, carrots and
turnips. Short of a hundred things
we usually have in abundance.
One reason why we shall be short
is because millions of men will be
needed in the army, the navy and
the munition factories. Another rea-