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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
BIDS FAREWELL.

LONDON, March Fixing Chris
tian Y, of Denmark, has issued a
proclamation addressed 10 the resi-
dents OF the Danish West hides. Cthe
islands purchased by the United
States) bidding farewell, SAYS a dis
patch from Copenhagen today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
MACKENSEN IN TURKEY
German General is to ReOrganiZe
the SuItan's Army.
International NeWs SerTice :

InternationaI News SerTice
PARIS, March PA report from
Berne that Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen Of the German army has ar
rived at Constantinople TO reorgan-
ize the Turkish army, aroused much
speculation among military critics
here today. The general opinion
was that. if the report was true.
the principal task of Won Nackensen
in Turkey viii be TO re-take Bagdad
from the British and check the Rus
sian advance into Turkey from
Persia
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
Allied Losses In
Various Theaters
Of War Heavy
International News Service :

International News Service:
LONDON, March 27.-Ten hun
dred and twenty British and Can
adam officers and 2S,S76 men have
been captured by the Germans in
France. according 10 an estimate
given out by the war office.
At the Dardanelles Al British and
Australian officers and 425 men were
taken by the Turks.
In Mesopotamia, says the war Of
fee. 40 British. Australian and In
dian officers were captured and 7.475
men.
The war office reported also small
er captures in the various other
spheres Of lighting
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
THREE LOSE LIVES.

IEternatiOnal News Service:
PARKERSBURG, w. Va. March
s7.-Ernest Stephen. the proprietor.
and Lindsey Cricher and Herman
Mehl. guests, were burned 10 death
and several others seriously injured
when the stephen hotel at Creston
was completely destroyed by fire
today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
EANORS TRAINING.

international News service
SPRINGFIELD. Ill, March ~
The Illinois senate, by unanimous
vote. today passed a joint resolu-
ton declaring for universal and
compulsory military training and
urging Illinois senators and con-
gressmen to work for such a law.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
RUMORs AFLOAT.
nnfionnl News Service

IntcrnutIOUUI NeWS NerNltt
NEW YORK, March 27.-Rumors
of nervous New Workers are keep
ing the police busy today. Police
headquarters today received a wire
less message that the coast guard
cutter Seneca had been sent to the
aid of a steamer sinking off staple
ton. Staten island.
Police and police boats were or
dered 10 the water front. but no
signs of a vessel in distress were
seen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
INVITES WILSON

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. March %.
Mayor Smith today sent a mes
sage 10 Pres't Wilson asking him 10
address the mass meeting in indie
pendence square here next Saturday
afternoon
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
FIND 600 GUNS.

PETROGRAD. March p. - A
morass Of graft, intrigue and inefii-
cheney is being unearthed by the
special duma committee investigat-
ing the affairs of the ex-czar's gov
eminent. In Petrograd more than
600 hidden machine guns have been
found. Others are being dis
covered in Moscow. They are being
sent 10 the front TO help check the
heralded German drive
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
TO ACCEPT TENDERS.

international News Service;
LONDON. March Offenders for
S25O.0O0. goo treasury bills Will be
received by the Bank OF England on
March 80. il was announced.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
FRENCH GAIN.

IuternatIOnaI News Service.
PARIS. March 27.-The capture
Of COucy- Le-Chateau south OF the
Disc river by French troops, was
announced 10y the French war Office
today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
LATEST IN THE NEWS WORLD

being impelled by hunger. says a
dispatch from The Hague today.
The Germans have been informed
at ZwOlle. the dispatch added
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
SOLDIERS DESERT

international News Service.
LONDON. March 27.-Four thous-
and German soldiers have fed across
Lhs frontier into Holland. their hiEht
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
THE WEATHER

INDIANA AND LOWER 1TCHI-
CANAL tonight and Wedaes-
day. slightly warmer wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
DISTRIBUTING BUREAU
FOR COAL OPENED TODAY
Persons Flocking to Headquarters
to Secure Emergency Orders
for Fuel Supply.

Men and women, white and colored.
today focked to 1913 F. street. where
John l.. Weaver. federal fuel admin
istrator for the District, this morning
opened coal distributing bureau. H.
B. Shirk is in charge of the bureau
and. together with two or three as
slstants. was kept busy issuing emer-
gency orders on dealers for the imme-
date delivery of coal. The bureau for
merly was located in room at the
Gordon Hotel, 18th and streets. where
the federal fuel administration had it's
Headquarters. Now that the national
administration has removed to its new
location on 18th street, the local dis
tr1buting bureau was moved to the
more central location down town
There was no marked change in the
fuel situation today. Supplies still are
short, with no early prospect of being
otherwise, but the lack of severity in
the weather has aVerted any acute suf
fering. The demand for emergency
orders for small lots was somewhat
heavier this morning, but this was at
tributed mainly to the fact that bushel
buyers sought to lay in Il supply to
last them over Christmas. All deliv-
cries viii be suspended tomorrow, ex-
cept IN extreme cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
GEN. GUILLAUMAT TAKES
COMMAND AT SALONIKI
Succeeds Gen. Sarrail as Head of AL
lies Armies-Latter on Duty
Since October, 1915.


PARIS, Sunday, December 23-Gen.
NJ. T. L. Sarrail. the government has
decided. according to an official an
nouncement, will be replaced as head of
the allies armies at Saloniki by Gen.
Marie Louis Adolphe Guillaumat. Gen.
SarraiI, who has had to struggle against
serious difficulties and has rendered
great services. will be called to other
duties as soon as circumstances permit.
= Gen. Guillaumat arrived at Saloniki
on Saturday. He is one of the heroes
Of Ferdun, where he commanded an
army corps which was mentioned in
army orders as having distinguished
itself by the methodicai precision of it's
preparations and the vigor OF its at
lacks.
A London dispatch last Wednesday
said that an announcement had been
made in Athens of the recall of Gen.
Sarrail, who has been in command in
the east since October. 1915. His sue
cessors name was given at that time as
Gen. Guiilemet. The great French vic
tory at Verdun last summer was I'M
der the immediate leadership of Gen.
Guillaumat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
SUGGESTS FRIENDLY SUIT
TO SETTLE DRY QUESTION
representative Randall Would
Forestall Any Effort to Hold Up
Prohibition Resolution.

Believing it would be the part of wis
dom to forestall any effort that the "wets''
may make to have the recently enacted
nation wide prohibition resolution held IN
in the courts, Representative Randall of
California, prohibtionist. has suggested
the ACCESSIBILITY OF instituting a friendly
suit to settle all questions in regard to the
resolution.
Mr.. Randall said today he had been in
formed that the Observation-Disclosures
would probably go into the court with
the proposition that the provision in the
resolution making it mandatory that the
proposed amendment be ratified by the
states within seven years was unconstitu-
tional.
while I do believe that the resolu-
ton framed will be properly sub
nitted to the states" said Mr.. Randall
Il have suggested to some of nv
friends that it would be wise to have
this = matter liter, detern4ned at an early date
For instance. il after thirty states
had ratified the proposed amendment
the i-prohibitionists then took the
matter into the courts on the grounds
that the amendment had not been prop
erly submitted to the states, the matter
might be delayed in the courts until
after the seven-year period had closed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
TURKS TRYING GUERRILLA
FIGHTING AT JERUSALEM
Aided by Hills, Rivers and Ravines.
British Capture of Bethle-
hem Brilliant.

LONDON, December 24.--Since the
Turks were driven out of Jerusalem they
have been conducting guerrilla warfare to
the north and east of the city, splitting
up into numerous small bodies to attack
British outposts, to sniDe patrols, and
generally to make themselves unpleasant,
says Reuters correspondent at Jerusalem,
telegraphing under date Of December II.
Such tactics, the correspondent corr
tinues, are greatly facilitated by the fact
that the country is SO hilly and inter-
sected by so many ravines and small riS'
ers. To improve the British position the
SO that there may be a wider range of
defense. All these moves have been sue
cessfully carried out
"A remarkable opportunity to view
this lighting is afforded from the Mount
of Olives, which makes what is prob
ably the most wonderful observation
post in the world In the clear atmos-
phere of Palestine objects 1900 to 5000
yards away look as il they were within
pistol shot. The winding course of the
Jordan is clearly visible, and motor
BOATS may be seen skImrling the surface
of the Dead sea.
One of the most brilliant pieces OF
work during the recent operations was
the capture Of Bethlehem. The Turks
had strong Notifications here with nu-
merous field guns on the outskirts OF
the town. The troops which had been
ordered TO take the town depioyed by
night far to the left, threatening the
Turkish line of retreat and Compelling
the Turks to withdraw.
welsh troops then entered Bethlehem
at daybreak"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
FIGURES HALIFAX LOSSES
Expert Reports 1900 Killed, 1000
Injured, 10000 Homeless and
Property Wrecked, $4,000, 900.

HALIFAX, y. S. December pa
Fifteen hundred killed. 1000 seriously
injured. 10000 homeless, and total
property loss amounting to $50. 900, 600
was the estimate today of destruction
and DANA ge caused by the explosion of
the munition ship Mont Blanc Deem
Der 6, which wrecked and burned an
area of two and half square miles in
the north end OF Halifax.
The estimate was prepared and sub
plitted 10 the general relief committee
by J. II. Wingfeld, an expert who made
detailed examination.
The figures. while not accepted as final
We're regarded by the committee as con-
servative.
The value of homes DESTROYED or
damaged beyond repair" wingfeld's
report stated, will not be less than
si.00o.0o1- The damage to homes that
can be repaired plus the value of fur
niture and personal effects los. win
reach sS.oo0.o00 Damage to civic, pro-
vircial. government. military, naval
church, institutional and Industrial
property was $25, 069. o00.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
b|TUM|NOUS YIELD HEAVY
Geological Survey Reports Novem-
Der Production Largest With
Exception Of One Month. !

Mines producing bituminous coal
turned out more during November than
in any month in history, with one ex-
ception, the geological survey reported
today. These mines are practically one
month ahead of the 1916 production,
and il the present output is maintained
production this year will be per cent
in excess of last year.
The average daily production, the
report says, was 1.sT2,0O0 tons. and it
was attained through the increase in
the output in Illinois. Indiana and
western Kentucky. Much OF the in
crease In Illinois and Indiana is at
tributed to the fact that the miners
had lust returned from the strike in
effect during October.
Mines in central Pennsylvania, Nary
land and West Virginia and eastern
Kentucky fell below their monthly rec
ord while those in western Pennsyl-
vania. Ohio and Michigan barely held
their own.
The years output to December 1 is
estimated at 502.o9l 900 tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
DOCTOR DENIES CHARGE
FOR DEATH OF HIS BRIDE
Wrote Mother He Was in Trouble
Before Making Attempt On
His Own Life.

RICHMOND. Va, December 24.-"I
wanted to be an honor to you, but a
greet trouble has overtaken me and
am not able to bear it. God only knows
my trouble and just how it came
about"
This was the farewell message of DR..
Lemuel j. Johnson. the twenty-three-
year-old dentist of Middlesex, y. c.,
now held in the Richmond city Jail on
the charge of killing his bride of three
months, which he wrote to his mother
before he attempted to end his own life
last Thursday night in Wilson. n. C.
Declaring his innocence of the charge
against him, DR. Johnson was reported
as resting comfortably in the hospital
department of the Jail today. He was
not required to go to court to answer
in person when his case was called.
Detective Sergeant John Willy, who
Drought the young dentist back from
North Carolina, appeared in court and
asked that DIR. Johnson's preliminary
examination be fixed for January 3.
This action was taken.
That the body of Mrs. Alice Knight
Johnson. the nineteen-year-old wife of
the dentist, may have to be exhumed if
coroner's inquest is conducted. was
one of the questions that arose today.
Mrs. Johnson died as the result of
taking poison. The police believe she
was totally unaware that the capsule
she took contained poison.
How Mrs. Johnson came into possess
sion of the poison-fiiled capsule is
something the police expect to clear up
within the next few days
That DR.. Johnson married Miss
knight while he was in love with am
other girl is the motive on which the
police are relying in building up their
case against the dentist. on his way
back to Middlesex, after attending his
wife's funeral. DIR. Johnson wrote sew
eral letters before taking poison him
SELF which he purchased from a Will
son drug store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
French BRING down IS /
HUN PLANES IN AIR Fray
Hundred Battles in Sky Reported by
War 0fiee-Roche Mouse
Raids Fail.

PARIS. December 24.--Intense aeriat
activity is reported by the war office.
In the course OF 100 cornbats in the air
during the last few days the French
brought down eighteen German MAJ
chimes. The announcement follows:
"On the right bank Of the Merse
(Nerlun 'front.' the Germans made two
raids against our small posts near
Bezonvaux and Caurisres wood. Their
efforts were reprlsed hy our Ere.
"'The artillery fighting was rather
vigorous on the left bank Of the river.
in the sector of Bethincourt. on tho
remainder Of the front the night was
ca I'm.
December 81. % and 20 our pursuix
avfators were very active. our pilots
engaged in lac combats. most Of them
over the German lines. EiGhteer German
machines We're brought ep~a. of these
seventeen fell IN flames or crashed to
the ground and were destroyed.
During this period our bouharding
sqaadrons dropped is.aGe kilograms
tnearly twenty tons) Of projectiles on
railway stations. factories. encamp-
ments and other detectives behind the
cneIny's- lines"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
II. s. TRADE INCREASE HUGE.
Sal. 900, 900 Over Last November,
Saws Commerce Bureau.

Americas balance of trade. approx
mated $4,000. 900 at the close of
November, according to figures issued
today by the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce. 1t was an increase
of Sal, 100000 over the same period
last year
During November export restrictions
caused substantial decrease in
foreign trade.
November, gold imports amounted to
$685.. 100000 and exports to 1857, 000,-
600, leaving an excess in imports of
sI6s, 900, 600 in 1917 against 1899, 900, 900
in 1916.
silver imports during the eleven
months amounted to $7,00o.o00 against
$29, GOO, 900 a year ago, and the exports
were valued at s74.000,000 in 1917 and
os2, 000,0 900 In 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
BRITISH TAKE FOUR TOWNS
IN PALESTINE ADVANCE
Airmen Aid in Raids on Infantry
and Transports-Push
Northward.

LONDON, December 23.-Gen. Allen
by's troops in Palestine continue their
advance on the plain OF Sharon. north
of Jaffa, and have occupied four more
towns. The official statement on the
operations issued tonight reads:
ION Saturday morning. with naval CO.
operation, our left continued the adj
vance north of the Nahr-el-Auja. reach
ing the line Sheikh eel Ballutsh
about four miles north of the river.
Pushing east ward and south of the
river we occupied Fejja and Mulebbis.
This was followed by the capture of
Rantieh on the Turish railway to the
north and khelbeida Khelbireh. four
miles southeast of Rantieh. Effective
aerial work was carried out on enemy
transports and infantry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
SHOT DURING QUARREL,
WRGINIAN TREATED HERE
Alfred Figgin Brought From Lin
den, Where His Assailant Is
Under Arrest.

Suffering from severe gunshot wounds
in his right chest and arm, Alfred
Figgin, twenty-four years old, a resi-
dent of Linden, Va. was brought here
this morning to receive hospital treat
ment. lie was shot yesterday after
noon during a dispute with another
man who is under arrest at Linden
Figgin was given ffrst-aid treatm emit
by physician at his home and then
brought here on the first train. Brad
ford Schowers, cousin. accompanied
him and took him from Union station
TO Homeopathic Hospital in a private
ambulance,
Physicians at the hospital said the
patients condition was serious, but not
necessarily fatal Detective Jacob Ber-
man. on duty at Union station, is in
vestigating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
FOREIGN MAIL CENSORED
Now in Full Force Through Branch
Offices in United States and
Possessions.

Censorship of foreign mails, author
lied by the trading with e-enemy law,
now is in fun force under a board O.,
which the Post Office, War and Navy
departments. the war trade board and
the committee on public information
are represented
Through branch Offices at New York
the Panama Canal Zone. Porto Rico
and such other places as may be neees-
sary the board plans to carry on the
work with as little interference TO le-
Ultimate correspondence as is possible.
The work Of organization was begun
November l, AMI at the request of the
government the news was not pub
lished at that time. The government
now has withdrawn its request for
secrecy.
The board Is in close cooperation
with the British and French censorship
1t will combine with censorship of for
eign mails the present censorship of
wireless and cables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Refusal for Company on PAPER.

Once again today the Interstate Com
merce Commission refused to rec
ognize steamship company or
ganized only on paper and NOT actually
operating transportation system. The
commission dismissed the application
of the Charleston and Norfolk Steam
ship Company. which sought to have
the commission establish proportional
rail rates from Louisville. Cincinnati
and other Ohio river crossings to Nor
folk. promising to start 4 steamship
line between Baltimore, Norfolk and
Charleston. s. c., il satisfactory proper
tional rates were first obtained. Once
previously the commission dismissed
the complaint on the ground that the
company was not a common carrier.
but reopened the case last year by re-
Quest Of the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
$50, 900 Fire on Boston Fornt.

BOSTON, December 24-Fire of unde-
termined origin did damage estimated
at $4,000 in sweeping through the
upper stories OF five-story warehouse
and factory building within the barred
zone on the water front yesterday. The
flames broke out in the third story oc-
cupied by the Crucible Steel Company,
and spread to and destroyed the store-
rooms of the Sub-Target Gun Com
pany and the Westinghouse Electric
Company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
THREATENED STRIKE AvERTED
Ten Thousand Metal Trade Union
lists Get Raise in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, December ga
threatened strike of 10000 metal
trades unionistsi engaged in Industries
other than shipbuiiding, was ayerted
here today, according TO officials Of the
iron trades council, when fourteen of
the thirty-flye foundries that would
have been affected by the walkout
granted demands for 10 per cent ad-
dittonal wage increase over the 81 per
Gent advance that had been allowed
some time ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
GERMAN RAIDS BEATEN
BACK ON CAMBRIA FRONT
Enemy Fail in Attacks on British
Positions Southeast
of Epehy.

LONDON. December "a. German
troops yesterday afternoon attempted
to raid the British positions southeast
of Epehy on the Cambria front. but
were driven off, the war Office an
nounced today. The statement reads:
Last night hostile raiding parties
which attempted to approach our lines
in the neighborhood of Monehy lie Preux
and west of La Eassee We're repuised.
Yesterday afternoon the enemy en-
deavored to raid our positions southeast
of Epehy, but he was driven Off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
FIND GERMAN sTowAwAYs.
Two Go Five Days Without Food,
But Are used to It."

AN ATLANTIC PORT, December "a
Two deserters from the German army
have arrived here as stowaways on a
Belgian relief ship. They Were turned
over to the immigration officials. Both
were said to be under thirty years OF
age, and to have escaped from the Rus
sian front. After remaining in Holland
for two months, they decided to come
to this country. When the ship was.
ave days out the Germans made their
appearance. weak from hunger and
thirst. but said they had been accuse
toned to hunger in GsrmanHr .,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
KILLS BANK CASHIER.
President Of Peoria, Ill, Trust Com
nany Shoots After Quarrel.

PEORIA, H.. December 24-E. A.
strause, forty-six years old. president
of the State Trust and Savings Bank,
Yesterday shot and killed Berne NJ.
Mead. thirty-seven years old. cashier
of the bank. in fight In the bank over
control of the institution. Strause,
through his attorneys, issued state
nnent declaring he shot in self-defense.
He said Mead shot at him FIRST; there
was a. scuffie and he was forced to
shoot to protect himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
PRESIDENT SPENDS BUSY DAY.
Sees Callers and Continues Study of
Railroad Problem.

President Wilson spent the day be-
fore Christmas hard at work at the
White House.
He had engagements with the Swiss
minister, with Senator Kellogg of Min
nesota and with Representative Hay
den of Arizona. The Swiss minister
desired to express appreciation. in be-
half of his government. for certain ex-
ceptions made to the hitherto absolute
embargo on foods and other supplies
going to European neutrals.
The President continued his study of
the railroad problem upon which he will
address Congress after the holiday ad-
journment-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Friction Cause of Newark Fire.

NEWARK, n. J., December 24-After
fire Saturday in the plant of the New
ark Rubber Company. which resulted
in the death of four men, the fire
authorities have announced that they
are satisfied the explosion was due to
friction igniting gas fumes. An official
of the rubber company had informed
the authorities that he believed the
explosion was caused by a bomb.