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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-14

Interest the CONSUMPTION law. and the length.
depth breadth height OF IT, continues grow and
days of registration nearer it isn't all
question Of pay ages. and exemptions either. Here is
ething that a young boy know:
Editor News-Times:
Under selective drafting the president
take a boy put in army
q ranks and city boy and put him the farm
raising food for the war. the tail end the
commissary. can't he? "A BOY"
Yes under recently enacted proposed legislation,
president given all country's re-
sources Including man-power OF every description.
Modern warfare has demonstrated the vital importance
centralized control systematic organization in
potato field as as on the field and so.
Prest Wilson is only commander-n-chief of our
army navy is also to chief Of
all the necessaries for and navy, and he will
youth of service age capacity he sees fit.
He put a city boy into the potato trenches a
farm. farm boy into the war trenches a battle
front # he peases when the plan selective drafting
goes into operation. And some such changes in voca
ton ana environment would be fine, IN peace well
Folks ought pull together more rather than each
pulling for himself exclusively If. for a spell,
the banker had to a miner. the office clerk
a farm hand the society dude ''whte-wings' and
the latter a dude the pauper as a millionaire. and
the latter a pauper. distler a drunkard and
the latter diser. the preacher a chronic sinner
and vice versa. and so on folks surely
understand each others labors temptations weakness
strong points and environment. This would mean
more broadmndedness. more patience, char
ty, and stronger brotherhood. would thin the
ranks of the habitua critics fau-fnders Knockers
To put yourself in the other fellows shoes is to better
understand him and know your self better.
OF do think that the president will put
city boys farm work The principle underlying
the seecve draft is 10 get every fellow into the
job for which he is best Hted. The city boy rule.
is not the equal Of the country boy raising wheat
corn, beans and potatoes but he may be his equal at
miscellaneous lighting, quite likely bit his superior.
One Of Mr.. Wilson's difficulties is going to be to con-
vince boys, and too, that there is just much
glory and patriotism shouldering a hoe shout
derng a musket The boy behind the gun is vital 20
the cause but the boy behind that boy with grub
give is of just high importance. Martial glory is
no longer confined TO those who threats them
selves There's possibility OF patriotic service
and heroism every arabic in these United States
There may be uniform in it, flag flying over il,
no noise of powder about it, it's there just the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-14
When in Doubt
Plant Beans, Adoice
of Carl Vrooman

The News Times is conducting
column with the cooperation Of the
National Emergency Food Garden
Commission 10 inspire the planting
of more food gardens throughout
the country. Members Of the COM
mission are: Charles LathrOp Pack,
president Of American Forestry as.
ISOLATION: Luther Burbank. DR..
Charles w Eliot Prof Irving Fish
er. John Hays Hammond. Fairfax
Harrison. Myron I. HerTick. DR..
John Grier Hibben, Emerson Nc
Millln. A. ". Shaw: Carl Vrooman.
assistant secretary OF agriculture:
Capt. j. h. White, L. 5. shipping
board; James Wilson. former secre-
tary OF agriculture. You should
watch this column every day. Any
questions should be written on one
side Of the paper and sent 10 the
Garden Editor OF the News-Times.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-14

Speaking in a knitting MI. Hindenburg has
evidently dropped stitch in his line. And dropping
stitch sure makes even some good folks cuss
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-14

Nevada is the only state coming nIing her
quota of enlistments Her folks either unusually
patriotic almighty glad leave home Bully for
her anyhow!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-14

Guess that Nebraska is called skn-dry. You
can't buy SELL make, give but you possess the
red stuff.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-14

Oregon ice companies threaten prices 100 TO
$50 per cent. There's a war. Ammonia good in max
ne wa o
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-14

The saddest words are not might have been" bu
always these. 1T was"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-14

In tS,k Of peace prepare for waFI
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-14
THE FELLOW TO FIT THE JOB.

Interest the CONSUMPTION law, and the length.
depth breadth and height Of IT, continues grow and
the days Of registration grow nearer. isn't
question OF pay. ages and exemptions either. Here
something that young boy wants to know:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-14

only Associate Paper in northern "a
sha Only Paper Employing international News service "
soutG Bend-Iwo wItesi Day and Night
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-14

Under selective drafting the president can
/ a boy and put him army
II ranks and city boy and put him the farm
I raising food for the war. the tail end
] commissary. can't he? A BOY"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
RIOTERS
IN RUSSIA WHO
SHOT OFFICERS
az WIN. q. SHEPHERD

United Press STAFF Correspondent
PETRooRAD, July "a
Three occupants OF an automo-
bite a soldier, sailor and a
civilian, were lynched In the
streets after they had fired
shots Into group Of officers
and soldiers In front Of the peo-
plea palace today. A score
were wounded by the shots.
DlsarminE OF the so-called Red
Guards continued today Some ma
chine guns and 1000 rifles have
already been taken from them
Admiral Vcrderoffsky. commanding
the Baltic fleet. was arrested on q
charge OF communicating secret
telegram 10 a commit
toe OF his sailors.
Riotlng In petroerad has spent
itself out In small sporadic
demonstrations. Early Satur.
day, In the neighborhood OF the
Bourse, anarchists turned ma
chine guns on newly arriving
troops.
HF kpfFl hAiA'uA y NY NUM- WIN
today. Evidence was
obtained showing that Madam
Bumenson. identified as one OF the
principal German agents in Russia.
had an account OF 100000 rubles
(about s500.000) in Russian banks.
During June she spent 100000
rubles (about s375,000) in propa-
ganda work
Kronstadt. center OF the muffin.
cerlng sailors. is entirely cut off
from tho world.
From an officer Just returned 1t
was learned today that the sailors
families are now repenting of their
Thank God" they are quoted as
saying. I'VE finally know what sort
)f people OF the Bolshevikis are. to
coax us To Petrograd and then turn
he machine gun on us. We went
10 Potrograd with our women and
children expecting a picnic, and
were killed instead"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
"a ARRESTS AS
MOB STONES CAR
LOAD OF POLICE

Scores received bruises and
cuts and a. men were arrest.
ed az the RESULT OF lower Sec.
ond ave. riots. which followed
the second attempt OF the trae-
ton company 70 operate q non
union car Saturday afternoon.
Altho better protected by the
police the car was the subjec
to even more violent attack
than that made on the first
car which was operated Friday.
All but one Of 10 police who
started with the car were foro-
ed TO abandon II under At
tack.
II was forced TO return 20 the
barns after about 10 minutes on
the tracks. with every window
broken and the metal sides dented
and Scared by the storm OF mil
stiles hurled by members Of a
crowd OF 10000. which impeded its
progress.
Melllrslsh Shows Courage
Al one point on lie route the
switch frog was choksd by a
stone. which had 10 be removed
before the car could proceed. At
another point the trolley was Jerk
ed off the wire. and II Was neces-
sary for Evan McIIlraith. supcrin-
tendent OF ways and structures. 10
replace II while standing on the
car roof n target for the "ammuni
q - aenA nah
The tracks were creased Mt an
other place. and. surrounded by n
Gordon OF police. MeIllraith sand.
cd the tracks.
Motorman r. Slater was struck
by a half brick and received pain.
full head wounds, which were
dressed by the waiting physicians
at the North Seattle barns.
Police Club Rioters
The car waR protected BY ten
policemen. who rode az passengers
under the command OF Sergt. g G
Carr. by an antoload OF blue coats
in charge OF Sergt w r Donlan
which preceded II. and another
auto carrying Sergt Gus Hassel.
blad and squad Of men
Riot sticks were much In cvi-
ience Ind were used several times
by the policemen to beat a way
thru ths crowd for the car.
When the car returned to the
barns every window was smashed
and inside were steel punchings. n
20pound iron casting. four open
knives. fruits and vegetables. milk
bottles and condensed milk cans,
while the sides were stained ard
streaked with the marks Of eggs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
REJECT
PLANS TO FORM
LABOR union

Voting down the proposition
to affiliate as a Pollcemen's
union under tho Jurisdiction OF
the American Federation Of
Labor, 81 members Of the Seat
tie police department, In SEES
sion at the Labor Temple late
Saturday. determined to ask
for the reinstatement of is Of
their number who were sum-
marily dismissed for mutiny
Friday. Fred Phillips was APP
pointed head OF a committee
to confer with Mayor Gill and
Chief OF Police Buckingham,
and plead with them for the
reappolntment OF the recaIct
trant policemen.
The committee was also instruct
ed TO consider the organization Of
a protective association to look
after policemen who were discharg-
ed without what brother patrolmen
believe an adequate trial.
j. ]. Riley was the only one of
the Is patrolmen who had not been
arrested Monday morning. Orders
from Mayor Gill and Prosecuting
Attorney A. II. Lundin. pending the
issuance of warrants on charge
of nonfeasance of duty, resulted in
the arrest of the other IA Saturday
and Sunday. Many of them pre-
scented themselves at the police sta
ton with friends who obtained
their release at once By putting up
the required 500 bail" None of
them remained in the Jail over
night.
Eight of the strikers were ar
rested at the Labor Temple during
the meeting of policemen Saturday
afternoon.
One hundred patrolmen will be
added to the police force immedi-
ately, Mayor Gin announced Satur-
day, and the appointment OF spe-
cial policemen will be continued.
After the new appointments are
made. there will be force OF 800
men available for patrol duty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
MuNY LINES make
BIG PROFITS THRU
TRACTION STRIKE

It's an i'll wind that blows no.
body any good. In the past the
revenues from Division A. munich
pal car line. have ranged from s3s
TO si5 day. and $40 on Sstur-
days. Since the street car strike
they have averaged s340. with one
day as high as 1850.
Transfers will be issued from
now on from Division A TO the Sc
attic, Renton & Southern lines. so
that 1t is possible for a passenger
to ride from the Fremont bridge
to Rainier valley. thru the center
of the city, for n nickel.
The transfers will be good at
Fourth ave. and jefferson st. only.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
PLANS MADE FOR
VANCOUVER TRIP

The steamship President. charter
ed by the Chamber OF Commerce
and Commercial Club. will leave
Tuesday night. a; . O'Clock. from
Pier ID. for Vancouver. II. c. c. y.
shalleross. president OF the Board
OF Trade OF Vancouver. and ropre-
sentatives. will come TO Seattle 10
accompany the cxcursionlsts TO
Vancouver. where elaborate prepar.
atoms have been made to entertain
the big party.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
GARDENS TO YIELD
$3.50, Q0O, 600 CROP

fly United Press leased Wire
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Vacant
lot and home garden crops VIII
Yield $3.50 100000 worth OF food this
summer. according to n report Of
the national emergency food gar
den commission today. There are
more than three times as many gar
dens In the United states this sum
mer as there were last said Lathrop
Pack, president. Middle Western
states lead all other sections. with
an Increase OF 295 per cent. New
England IA second. and the South
Atlantic group third.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
rally Ways SHOW Dig
gain IN Earnings

By United Press Leased wire
WASHINGTON. July 23.-Rail-
way operating revenues for all Unit.
ed States railroads for May, 1917,
amounted to s34b, 733,079. an In.
crease of over $44.000.000 over May,
1915.
Operating expenses for May. 1917,
totaled 1852, s79. compared with
$i97,410,49i the previous May.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
RUSSIANS MUTlNY
and GERMANS WIN
Cs.-J E., De-
counter revolution and anarchy.


Tho government forbade the dis
tribution Ia the army OF all papers
supporting Lonine or other OF the
pacifls, and ultra anarchisuo lead.
ers. Ienine and Trotaky. both oil
whom have been sought yainly by
tho government. sent word today
TO an inquiry commission on The
recent P.trograd riois that they
were ready 10 surrender.
Despite this grave news from
the front, the Russian official
statement brought indication that
many Of tho troops are entirely
loyal and with their spirit undlmin.
ishsd. The war office reported n
signal victory over the Toutona In
tho wilma nelghborhood.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
RED CROSS PROFITS
THRU CAR STRIKE

To put an end TO the embarrass-
ment of the man who rides in a
private car and wants to pay when
the owner won't let him, scores of
machines are carrying Red Cross
banks. and. according TO Herman
Chaplin, chairman of the local Red
Cross. the banks are adding mate
rally to the organizations war
Golfer
Chaplin wishes IL 10 be under.
stood that the Red Cross is not
taking sides in the strilee. and
that the movement is not aimed
against bona fide jitneys and dona-
ton busses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
LOCAL STOVE PLANT
GETS Big CONTRACT

Thru the assistance of J. u.
Barnes. representative for the Seat.
tie Chamber OF Commerce In Wash
ington. d. C.. the Lang Manufacture.
ing Co was awarded the contract to
make $50 hotel ranges. NJ a cost Of
$50. 900. to be delivered At Amcri-
can lake October |.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
RECONSIDERATION OF
FOOD BILL BEATEN

WASHINGTON. July 23.--An eff
fort by Senator Trammel. Florida,
to have the food bill brought hack
from conference for reconsidera.
ton OF the So n bushel minimum
price on wheat was defeated in the
senate today. 81 to s.
The bill as passed by the senate
Saturday differed from the house
bill In that 1t provided a food con-
troll bill of three instead OF making
Herbert Hoover sole admins
traitor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
CORN PRICES SOAR

ny United Pres. leased Wire
CHICAGO. July 23.-lnfluenced
by the record-breaking price for
cash corn OF 1927. corn futures ad.
vanced today from lsc to lEc over
Saturdays close.
September opened isc up. at
1891. and later was nc higher.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
SCUDDER PIONEER

NORTH YAKIMA. Judge "a
Henry Blatchtord Scudder. who
died July Goth at the age Of 70.
had been . leading figure In YAK
ina Developments for the past 30
years. He came to Yakima valley
In 1857.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
Traction Boss Changes Front When Howe
Wins Federal Court Injunction Against Jit,

With his employees pressing their vigorously here
Tacoma Leonard again s. o. S call Howe
Howe rushed federal and July II got in
junction from Judge Ncerer barring all but Is jitneys from
operating streets used by the traction company
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23


Tho success Howe had with his
trump cari-federai court action
apparently encouraged Leonard.
FOR the next Gay. July 10. the after
noon OF which he had set aside to
meet the Seattle carmen's commit.
tee. hs permitted his Tacoma man
ager. Louis Bean. 20 discharge sew.
On men who had presented de-
mandn IN precisely tho same man.
ner In which the Seattle men had
presented theirs. But the Tacoma
franchise did not provide Cor Arbl.
tration.
Leonard was warned that no
must roinstate tho Tacoma men.
and his answer was n refusal TO 20
ahead with the conference. at which
he had agreed. previous TO the
granting OF tho federal injunction
against the jitneys. 10 open nego
tlations on the blanket agreement
covering all the grievances OF all
his employees.
With that refusal the CON-
r1ltsee OF six which had pre-
sented the demands which
wrune from Leonard his ORIG.
lnal agreement TO arbltrate,
withdrew their demands. on the
ground that they had been act.
Ing AZ indiviouais, and were not
representative Of the sentiment
OF the employees. who were now
thoroiy organized. An add
tlonal reason wss that the COM
pany had failed up 20 that hour
70 officially notify them Of the
appointment Of Its arbitrator.
That night a large delegation Of
Seattle union carmen met with Ia
coma union carmen. and the Taco |
ma union voted to notify the com |
pany that they would strike July /
10 unless the seven men fired for /
asking betterment OF working con.
ditlons and wages were reiRtated
With the titneys practically dead
In Tacoma. as we'll as in Seattle,
and with no franchise Obligation on |
Tacoma to arbitrate. the Tacoma
demands were promptly rejected.
BRADLEE AND PRATT APPEAR
AND FORCE STRIKE IN TACOMA
Meanwhile. on July IL the union
carmen OF Seattle formally request.
ed tho company 10 negotiate the
blanket agreement. or. II necessary,
TO arbitrate II. This was a week
ago Saturday.
a week ago yesterday, Messrs.
Bradlee and Pratt. who left Boston
before Howe. desperate TO make a
had succeeded in getting
his federal court Injunction. appear.
cd on the scene. An all-day confer
ence with Leonard was held by
those personal representatives of
Stone g. Webster.
Monday dawned with the Taco.
ma men striking and completely
tying up the lines over there. after
Manager Bean. OF Tacoma, and
President Leonard. OF Seattle. had
had chance to tell Bradlee and
Pratt all about the situation.
The union carmen in Seattle were
without any reply to their final re-
quest for arbitration. tho the com
pany's franchise stlll contained the
arbitration clause and made no dis
finction between unorganized and
organized employees.
SO Seattle union men voted that
lay to strike II tho company did not
put their fellow union men In Taco
ma back to work and also reinstate
TWO more union men who had been :
In Seattle. The vote to =
strike was OCT to 16.
But with Bradlee and Pratt 1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
Big Rush to Join Union Follows
Promise of Leonard to Arbitrate

AZ an aU-day mass meeting IN Moose hall, june II,
hundreds OF conductors and openly joined the
union Before the night session adjourned the union
claimed that IS OF the companys employees had
Joined.
Two days later Duncan and Franklin met TO whether
would be necessary choose third arbitrator, whether
they could settle the differences by mediation.
Duncan asked for Franklins written authority from the
company arbitrator Much Duncan surprise,
Franklin didn't have it, but promised produce sub
sequent meeting But he did produce H. That was
tune 30 than weeks before the strike began
July J, blanket agreement covering all demands Of all
crafts employed by the company drawn up and Dun
John Morgenthaer of the electrical workers and A. A.
Whitley OF the named committee TO pre-
it TO Leonard Leonard finally agreed to meet this
committee But the day the company discharged five
union This protested.
July meeting of union carmen held and
investigated showed that other union had been dis
charged Leonard told there would be trouble II the
reinstated The next day he admitted the
justice OF the complaint by einsating the discharged
After repeated delays Leonard finally set July Is for
the first conference with the committee in charge OF negotat
ing the blanket agreement
Meanwhile the Tacoma carmen had asked and received
the aid Of Seattle union in organizing union.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
Embroidery
Remnants Reduced

Il MBROIDERY Edges, Bands,
II Beadings, Baby Flouncings,
Corset Cover and Skirt Flounc-
ings in remnant lengths. all at
reduced prices. First Floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23

directing him, Leonard didn't
bubble any longer. He refused
70 Interfere on tho grounds
that he was In charge In Sc
attic and Bean was In charge
In Tacoma, and tried to make
the public believe that he had
no control In Tacoma, and that
Seattle was to suffer from
car strike because Tacoma men
lost their Jobs.
The effort OF Bradiee and Pratt
10 crush all efforts here and in
Tacoma 70 unionize Stone 4 Web
ster's employees, we're thus in full
hlnnt Tuesday morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
SIP Eric GeddeS

Sir Eric succeeds Sir Edward
Carson as first lord OF the British
Admiralty. Sir Eric was director
general OF munitions supply His
appointment was another break
with tho tradition that ministers
should be members OF ono ~ thu
houses OF parliament
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
JyTNeYs CARRY CAR PATRONS
AND UPSET COMPANY'S PLANS

But instead OF tho jitneys being
out OF business and the public ris-
ing M one man TO help the com
pany deprive It's employees of their
American right to organize, Brad
lee and Pratt. 10 the seclusion Of
the Rainier club and other high
toned hangouts, were amazed to
find that suspension of car ser
vice brought the nickel autos out
in full flight.
And as owners OF private autos
converted their cars into volunteer
iitneys and ran along car tracks
under nm opinion from Judge Net
erer that the company couldn't be
damaged when II wasn't operating
cars. tho public showed mighty
good spirits over the prolonged JOY
ride Il was having.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
HOW BOSTON Men
RUN STRIKE HERE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

franchise when he fired the first committee is beside the
question
The fact remains that Leonard walked into Crawfords
trap and he capuated appeared gracefully as he
could
AT any rate he announced the company would arbrate
The employees committee Immediately named James Duncan
secretary OF the Seattle Central Labor council their arb
traitor and the company announced that {. Franklin. OF
Portland. would represent it.
The minute Leonard forced obey the arbitration
clause OF his franchise the began openly complete
the organization of their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
BONDS FOR JiTNEVs WOULD
BRING COMPANY TO TIME

The city wasn't paralyzed. II
was Inconvenience. but lined up
with the strikers. Instead of driv-
ing the carmen back to work like
n lot OF slaves, as the company had
expected. the populace went auto
riding and condemned the Stone &
Webster crowd more loudly than
ever. And thet is going some.
Having had this history of the
Bradlee-pratt strategy administered
from afar and on the ground, the
present week will see their next
move-that OF importing strike
breaking thugs from Chicago
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
Remnants of Laces, Nets
and Crepes Reduced

CHARPLY reduced prices effective on Remnants
~ OF Lace Edges, Bands and Flouncings, Metallic
Laces Coored and silk Nets, Georgette Crepe,
Chiffon Cloth and Chiffon also printed patterns
in Chiffon Georgette Crepe and Marquisettes.
Lengths suitable for many purposes, from dress
trimming 70 blouse skirt. Fire, ,,oor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
PHIoUs Reduced to Csc Each

Pillows covered with Cretonnes, Linens and
Velvets and filled with excellent quality silk
floss reduced 70 csc each.
Upholstery Section First Floor.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-18
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