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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-29
JOHN SWYGART
GETS POSITION
AS CONTROLLER
RoStiSer and KySer Are Re-
paid. Former on Works
Board and Latter on Safe
ty-SIiCk City Attorney.

Q > N'N NJ
] Appointments 20 ms oulclal laIn-
| ily except such members as ara
! named through the various munl-
| cipal boards were announced Satur-
t day morning by Mayor Elect Frank
iin +. Carson. ln practically every
case the announcement is oilcial
confirmation OF the forecasts OF The
/ News-Times.
With his appointments Mr. car
son issued a statement declaring his
problem IN selecting appontees mas
leen unprecedented 'f he is cor
Iectly informed. Tie points out thar
DE- does not nope 10 please every
.ady boz his appointment but asserts
that Zee has endeaFored io choose
high grade men to care for tho
cIty's interests
Other Appointments Later
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-29

"NIy greatest desire for the
next four years is TO serve the
people and not TO build ug
political machine That was
my desire before election and it
still is my desire and viii con
tinue To be. 7 have made APP
pointments on that basis and ]
shall expect every act of the
administration 10 have in view
the one great object service
for the peopl- And viii you
say for me tFa I shall depend
upon the peop.e of south 8end
20 aid i'm every possible way in
making the next four years the
greatest i'm South Bends his
tory. / seek the cooperation of
the people. asking them 20 az
ways feel free 10 come 20 me 0r
20 any member Of the admins
tration wheneEer they have
complaint or whenever they
have o suggestion. 7 want this
10 be q people administration
and ] want the people 20 feel
regardless OF who they are
how they voted \oE a. cor any
other time. whether they like
or dislike me whether or NOT
theE agree with mH policies.
that they can come tn me o.
the mayor or alI u -TaaE
freely and frauE'T
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-29
CEN. PERSHING
EXPLAINS RULE
ABOUT LIQUOR
Says Difficulties Exist in
France Not Present in j. S.
and Assures Folks That
Morals Are Guarded.
BY NEWTON c. PARkE


international News Service.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
N FRANCE. Dec. 9.-Dispatches
from the United states telling OF the
tempest iH "a teapot stirred up
through the announcement OF Gen.
Pcrshing that only light wine or
teer may be given or sold 10 the
American soldiers have resulted in
q statement from the American
commander explaining the position
e the troops in France.
Gen. Pershiug received the cor
respondents and said TO them:
The question Of prohibiting the
sale Of all intoxicants 70 American
troops Is now under discussion with
the French government but there
are difficulties here which do not
exist in the United States.
The general order issued on the
18th was q long step toward the
prevention OF drinking among the
men.
Prohibits Heavy Liquors.
But il was not intended by any
means 70 convey the Injunction that
Tie American troops were 10 drink
beer and light wines. II was a re-
serve order drawn 20 conform with
The French regulations on the sub
iect. II stated expressly that only
light wines and beer be permitted
and prohibited the purchase or &C
Ceptance as a gift Of whisky, brandy.
champagne and similar alcoholic
beverages. IL ordered all drinking
places where such liquors were sold
10 be placed out of the bounds OF
the American troops, this same reg
uIatiOn having been issued for the
British and French armies.
Though I am heartily IN favor of
prohibition i'm the United States
Il, rces the situation in this country
g. different from that at home. Com
laratively few French people drink
water as we do. drinking wine in
stead
French Wines Light.
This is partly because the
rench water supply is not as pure
as ours The French wines are light
and are far less Intoxicating thar
.rneraIIy supposed. An intoxicated
l'renchman is a rare sight Indeed
The French beer is by no mean,
strong as the French government
issues its soldiers regular rations
obviously there are obstacles in tn,
vGy of forbidding wine shops i'm the
army zone 10 do business at all
Local sentiment viii play "A iarg,
part in determining the question.
The same order for5idd.ng sol
d.ers from taking strong drink con
tained the most rigid regulation
ireveutiu- ne spread Of disease
two questions closely connected
THUS far the armys record su botl
respects is excellent and il is high
lv gratifying 20 me. To is testimon
ial 10 the high character of tn
american soldier
Everything possible is oein'
done 20 protect his morals and hi
ealth and 20 make him an honor &
himself and his fellow countrymen.
Apparently Gen Pcrshings orde
allowing the soldiers in France q
purchase or accept as gifts only bee
and licht wines. I'm the way Of alco
hoIic beverages. was misinterprete
fr some parts OF the United states
~cme persons had misunderstood
the order 10 be one compelling tn
men 20 drink beer and light wine
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-29
international News Service


WASHINGTON. Dec. %. - How
the American destroyer Tanning. as
sisted by the destroyer Nicholson
took prisoner the crew Of German
submarine, as exclusively announced
by the international News service.
at the time. was told in detail by
the navy department today. The
Tanning was commanded by Lieut..
= s. Carpenter with Lieut.. C. II.
Fort as his executive officer. The
story shows conclusively Just what
good work the American destroyer
squadron is doing in European
waters. The submarine, cunning
for a, convoy, was sighted when ii
raised its periscope; was compelled
70 come TO the surface by a depth
charge and then was disabled by
shells from the Tanning.
Story of Capture.
The complete story of the cap
ture, as made public by tho navy
department, was as follows:
About 4:1O p. m, while escort
ing a convoy, the lookout Of the
=
sighted a small periscope about a
foot above water some distance of
the port bow. The periscope was
visible for only a few seconds. The
destroyer Immediately headed for
the spot and three minutes after the
periscope had been sighted dropped
depth charge. The Nicholson also
speeded 70 the position OF the sub.
marine. which appeared 70 be head
ed toward a merchant vessel in the
convoy. and dropped another deptf
| charge At that moment the con
ming tower of tie U-boat came &C
| the surface between the Nicholson
and the convoy. The Nicholson fired
! three shots from her stern gun. The
| bow of the submarine came up ra
pidly She was down by the stern
but righted herself and seemed q
| increase her speed As the Nichol
/ son cleared. the Tanning headed fol
the U-boat, firing from the bow gur
After the third shot ne crew Of tn,
submarine all came on deck anC
held up their hands. the submarin,
surrendering at f.2S %. IN.
Pick up Prisoners.
The flaming approached th'
submarine TO pick up the prisoners
both destroyers keeping their bat
teries trained on the boat \ lin,
vas got 10 the submarine. but I'm
few minutes she sank. the line wa
let 90 and the crew OF the U-boa
jumped into the water and swan T.
the flaming.
Although the crew all wore lif
spreservers. q number Of them wer
exhausted when they reached tn
side of the destroyer As the sub
marine sank five or six men wer
caught by the radio aerial and car
lried below the surface before the
disentangled themselves. Ten o
the men were so weak that line
had 20 be passed under their arm
to haul them aboard One man wa
in such condition that he coul
mot even hold the line thrown him
lChief Pharmacists Mate Elzer Har
lweu and CoXswain Francis G. Con
nor (N. y. W jumped overbOar
latter this man and secured a lin
under his arms. When he wa
lhauled aboard every effort was mad
to resuscitate him. but he died i
Ia few minutes. The four officer
of the submarine and the s. mem
bers OF the crew were all take
prisoners.
Prisoners Are COntented.
After being taken on board IN
prisoners were given hot coffee an
Sandwiches. Though kept unde
lstrict guard they seemed ccntente
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-29
ZEPPELIN DESTROYED?

AMSTERDAM Dec. ga. yep
pelin is reported 70 have beer de-
stroyed while on patrol duty of
Jutland-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-29

Jutland lies or the western coast
OF Denmark. just south OF the
Skaggrack.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-29

81 fully appreciate that no
man about 10 assume the very
rccponsible duties OF city's
chief e&ecutive can name 10 mi
appointive offices men who viii
be satisfactory TO The entire
public. I realize that some one
viii insist that he could have
done much better i'm every APP
pointment And D also know
that that criticizing person
would occupy th= same position
in the view of some one else
had il fallen 10 him To make the
appointments. 40 incoming
executive can make appoint
meuts that viii De unanimous
~ satisfactory 20 the people.
Approaching that fact ] have
underworld 20 please the ma
loritv but always keepins iu
mind honesty and efficiency iu
the public service and high
personal character ass the quail
ties demand n the men IN
become a. part of the new ad-
miui~t", ton.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-29

Apparently Gen. fcrShlng order
allowing the soldiers I'm France %
purchase or accept as Sits only beer
and licht wines. I'm the way Of alco-
hoIic beverages was misinterpreted
fr some parts OF the United states.
~cmc persons E4d misunderstood
the order 20 be one compelling the
men 20 drink beer and light wine
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23

Italian Garden, and which will be
beautified by palm trees, grass plots
flower beds and shell driveways and
paths. An electrical tower with a
fountain at the base, will be in the
center of the court.
All of these buildings are to be com
pleted by the first of June of this year,
and contractors will be penalized II
they are not finished by that time.
The Coliseum will be at the north
end of the court. The steel spans in
this building are the longest of any
structure In the South, and there are
only two or three other buildings in
the United States where the spans are
longer. The building will be entirely
of concrete foundation. structural steel
and hollow tile. with concrete floor,
tile roof, and will be fireproof Ninety
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
WAR CRISIS CAUSES RAILROADS
TO GRANT DEMANDS OF
sRoTHERHooDs.
MEDIATORS DRAWING TERMS
Eight-Hour Day Granted by Operators
After Day and Night Conference.
The Mediators To Settle
All Details.

New York.-The conference commit
tee Of railroad managers authorized
President Wilson's mediators to make
whatever arrangements were neces-
sary with the railroad brotherhoods
to call off the threatened strike.
The formal letter in which this au-
thorization was made signed by Elisha
Lee, chairman of the managers COM
mittee, was as follows:
"In the national crisis precipitated
by events of which we have Just heard,
the national conference committee of
railroads joins with you In the convic-
ton that neither at home nor abroad
should there be fear or hope that the
efficient operation of the railroads Of
the country will be hampered or i'm
paired.
Therefore you are authorized to as
sure the nation there will be no strike,
and as a basis for such assurance we
hereby authorize the committee OF the
council of national defense to grant
to the employees who are about to
strike whatever adjustment your COM
mittee deems necessary to guarantee
the uninterrupted and efficient opera
tions of the railroads as an indispensa-
BILE arm OF national defense"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
RUSSIAN CAR ABDIcATEs
Gar Nicholas Abdieates and Grand
Grand Duke Michael Becomes
Regent.

Petrograd.-The emperor of Russia
has abdicated, and Grand Duke Mi
chael Alexandrovitch, his younger
brother. has been named as regent.
The Russian ministry, charged with
corruption and incompetence, has been
swept out of office. One minister.
Alexander Protopopoff,. head of the In
terror department, has been killed, and
the other ministers, as well as the
president of the imperial council, are
under arrest
A new national cabinet is announc-
ed. with Prince Lvoff as president Of
the council and premier, and the other
offices held by men who are close to
Russian people.
For several days Petrograd has been
the scene of one of the most remark
able risings In history. Beginning with
minor food riots and labor strikes. the
cry for food reached the hearts of the
soldiers. and one by one the regiments
rebelled, until finally those troops that
had for time stood loyal to the gov
ernment took up their arms and
marched into the ranks of the revolu-
tlonists.
The president Of the duma, Michael
v. Dodzianko, was the leading figure
among the deputies who unanimously
decided to oppose the imperial order
for dissolution of the house. They
continued their sessions, and M. Rod
zianko informed the emperor, then at
the front, that the hour had struck
when the will of the people must pre-
vail.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
sUsTAINS THE 8-H0UR LAW
United States Supreme Court Con-
firms Adamson Railroad
Bill.

Washington-The Adamson eight.
hour railroad law was held constitu-
tional and valid in all respects by
the supreme court. The decision
makes eight hours the standard days
work and wages for men in operation
of trains, and legalizes the wage in
crease, which went into tentative eff
feet on its passage.
The immediate temporary wage fn-
creases won by the railroad en-
ployees affect 100000 trainmen as Of
Jan. /, and are estimated to total be-
tween s4O,O0o,0O0 and $5O,O00,OOO. !
Federal Judge Hooks ruling in the
Missouri. Oklahoma & Gulf railroad
test case, enjoining enforcement Of
the Adamson act and holding it "un-
constitutional null and void" was
reversed.
Justices Pitney and Vandevanter, In
their joint dissenting opinion, held
that the law should be held "uncon
stitutional and void because congress,
although confessedly not in posses
sion of information necessary for In
IOAh6CAt ouu JubL ~ iCatnCut Va LnO
controversy, arbitrarily imposed upon
the railroads the entire and enormous
cost of an experimental increase in
wages"
Justice Day, in his dissenting opin.
ion, said the legislation amounted to
deprivation of the railroads prop
erty without due process Of law"
Announcing the opinion, Chief JUS
tice White reviewed negotiations lead
ing to enactment Of the law. He did
not read from a prepared opinion. Civ
ing it apparently from memory. He
told of the presidents efforts to avert
the strike last September.
"He suggested arbitration. The en-
ployers accepted and the employees
refused" said the chief justice. "He
then suggested basic eight-hour day
standard. The employers rejected
that and the employees accepted"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
Nj 5 ssIsstPPI BulLotNc,.

Building, near the Coliseum, will be
of similar construction, and this will
be the headquarters for various gath
erings and exhibits of organizations
composed of women, boys and girls.
The Education Building will be OF
the same construction as the Manu-
factures Building, as will also the Eff
ficiency Building.
The type of architecture is modern
Spanish Mission, and the color scheme
on the buildings will be cream walls,
red tile roofs with brown trimmings.
This scheme will harmonic beautiful
ly with the blue of the waters of the
Gulf of Mexico, on the beach of which
the Exposition will be staged, and the
green foliage of the trees and shrub
berry, palms and general flora on the
grounds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
WILSON AUTHORIZES NAVY TO
SPEND s115,ooo,ooo FOR HUR-
RY WAR CRAFT.
RUSH ORDERS FOR CHAsERs
Daniels Orders Sixty Submarine chas
ers To BE Ready Within 80 Days.
Entente Allies VIII Aid In
Protecting Merchantmen.

Washington.-Prep for ag'
gressive action by the navy against
the German submarine menace is be-
ing rushed at the direction of Presi.
dent Wilson.
The president authorized the expen.
diture of the s115,O0O.OOO emergency
fund provided by congress to speed
up naval construction and pay for spe-
cial additional war craft, and the sus.
pension of the eight-hour labor law in
plants engaged on navy work.
Secretary Daniels notified the New
York navy yard to begin building SO
submarine chasers of the 110-foot
type. to be completed in from 90 to 50
days.
With the presidents approval the
secretary also ordered the graduation
OF the first and second classes at the
naval academy. The first class will
go out March 20, releasing 172 junior
officers to fill existing vacancies, and
the second in September. furnishing
202 more a full year before they 9th
erwise would be available.
While the energies of the navy will
be concentrated for the present on ef'
forts to get into commission craft de-
signed particularly to destroy subma-
rines and guard the coast, warships
building generally will be speeded up
under the recent agreement with pri
vate builders and with the funds now
made available.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23

five tons of structural steel will be
used in the structure, and approx
mately 412 cubic yards of concrete. 1t
will seat $500 people. and the steel
truss spans supporting the roof are
1872 feet 6 inches. There are six of
these spans.
The Mississippi Building will be of
concrete foundations and hollow tile
walls. The structure will be 800 feet
long and 80 feet wide. In it will be
housed the exhibits from all of the
counties in Mississippi. This building.
as well as the Coliseum, has been
decided to the State OF Mississippi.
The Manufactures Building is of con-
crete and cement stucco on metal lath,
and will be used for commercial ex-
hibits.
The Woman's. Boys and Girls
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23
MISSISSIPPI
NEWS ITEMS

Jackson-Jackson will be advertised
throughout the country In motion pic
lures.
Lexington.-The fourth car of CO.
operative hogs was shipped from here
Friday.
Enterprise.-The mercantile estab
lishment of Mrs. A. M. Cross was brok
en- into and robbed.
nwood.-Contracts were signed
for the erection of Jewish synagogue
to cost approximately $4,000.
Greenville.-A fire destroyed, 1t is
estimated, $4,000 worth of property
at Estill. 25 miles southeast of Green
Vile.
.Macon.-E. T. George of this city,
has just returned from Pulaski. Tenn,
where he purchased a carload of regis
tered cattle.
Gulfport.-The office of game war
rem recently established by the county
board of supervisors will be filed by
Charles Evans.
Greenville. Greenville Lodge
of Elks, after spending $4,000 on i'm
provements in the Elks' Home, rededi-
Gated the building.
Brookhaven.-At banquet held by
Methodist men campaign was start
ed to raise $4,000 to be used in com
pleting the handsome new Methodist
church.
Greenville.-The statements of the
four banks of Greenville, just publish
ed, show aggregate deposits of more
than $4,000 an increase of over SO
per cent during the last six months.
'Louin.-Jeff Boyd, prominent young
man. living near here. has been arrest
ed on charge of perjury for securing
license to marry Vida Royals. who is
alleged by her parents to be under Is
years of age.
Greenwood-Leflore county teachers
association held most enthusiastic
meeting at the county courthouse
Twenty-Five teachers from the city and
county we're present to discuss the re-
naming question on teaching Ian
guage, after which the subject Of .
county field day was taken up and dis
cussed. 1t was decided to hold q
meeting at Itta Bena, April Is.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23

The French are Driving Teutons
Steadily Along.
Paris.-The French. closely follow
ing the retiring Germans. reoccupied
Guiscard. and at several points
reached the railroad from Ham to
Nesle, the war office announces.
Troops were pushed along the Ma.
tional road to st. Quentin. East OF
Nesle the second German position
was captured.
The statement says 100 villages
have been reoccupied by the French
In three days. Many of these towns
had been devastated. Thousands OF
persons whom the Germans were i'm.
able to send to the rear came forward
to greet the French.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-23

Greenville.-Greenville is to haye
an agricultural fair.
Scooba.--All of the old fields and
pasture lands in this section that es-
capped fall fires are now being burn.
ed off.
Greeneville-More than one hundred
taxpayers of Washington county have
passed resolution protesting against
the building Of nine-foot instead Of
fifteen-foot permanent roads. The res
olution will be presented to the board
OF supervisors at the April meeting.
Permissible Prentiss board OF
trade, organized recently, with H. H.
Williams, president, and B. G. Wal,
den, secretary-treasurer gavp a ban
quet and smoker to its farmer and
cattlemen friends of jefferson Davis
county.
Meridian.-C. c. Hanson, receiver OF
the Gulf compress company, under ap-
pointment of the U. S. circuit court at
Memphis, has filed in the federal court
a bill for an injunction against the
state revenue agent to enjoin the col.
lection of certain taxes.
Hazlehurst.-At a meeting of the
business men of Hazlehurst, at which
representative of the Brookhaven
creamery was present, the matter of
establishing shipping station for dai-
ry products at this place was unani-
mously agreed upon.
Corinth.-A farm loan association
has been organized in Alcorn county.
The following board of directors has
been elected: E. D. Rogers, d. C.
Mitchell, J. B. Romine. j. w. Hardin,
F. Wilson, J. w. Fields, c. E. Nichols,
L. M. Chase and G. W. Harrison.
Brookhaven.-The marriage of an
extremely aged couple took place
here. The contracting parties were
William Armstrong Of Sontag, aged
rs, while the bride was Mrs. O. M.
Mcmillan OF Magnolia; who has nearly
reached the three score and ten mark.
Raymond.-P. d. Raliff. county at
torney and planter of Raymond has
returned from New Orleans, where he
shipped a carload off,,at steers, fed on
lespedesa hay and tton seed meal.
Mr.. Ratliff got what was said to be
the highest price ey paid in New
Orleans for beef on It.
Biloxi.-The damage brought b,
Stuart Roberts against q Southern
Paper company of Kre jackson
county, and New York q mas been
transferred to the United taies dis
trict court at Biloxi by the defendant
company on the grounds that HE COM
Dany Is domiciled n New Ydk.