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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-08-11

EDITORIAL NOTE. - william Lee
Queux, who here chronicles for his
friend, Count Ernst Won Heltxendorn,
the latter's revelations OF the inner
life Of the imperial German court, has
long been recognized throughout Eu-
fope as the possessor of its innermost
aecrets.
The English "who's Who" says of
him. "He has intimate knowledge of
the secret service Of Continental coun-
tries and Is considered by the govern
ment (of Great Britain nm authority on
such matters.o Another authority sayst
aFew people have been more closely as
ISOLATED with or know more of the
astounding inner machinery of Ger
many than he.'
LeQueux probably has more sources
Of secret information at his
than any contemporary in civil life, and
Tor the last six years the British Gov
I'M has made valuable use Of his
vast store Of secret information through
4 specially organized department with
which LeQueux works as a voluntary
assistant.
Count Won HeltxendorR became an in
innate of LeQueux several years prior
10 the outbreak of the wary he has been
living In retirement in France since
August, 1914, and 1t was there that Lee
Queux received from the crown princes
late personal %adjutant permission to
make public these revelations OF the
Inner life of the HOhenkOllerns-that
the demOcracies of the world might
come to know the real, but heretofore
hidden, personalities of the two domi-
nant members Of the autOcracy they are
now arrayed against.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-08-11
ALETTER FROM THE GROWN PRINCES PERSONAL ADJUTANT
TO WILLIAM LEoUEUx, PossEssoR OF THE
SECRETS OE EUROPE.

pn
Seine-et-Marne,
February 10th, 1917
M dear LeQueuxs
I have just finished reading h proofs Of your articles describing
my life as a omcfal Mt h imperial ourt at Posdam, n h VIC or
three small errors yu mad I hav duly corrected.
The gross scandals N willy intrigues which a related to yOu
were man OF them 10 to yourself for, as h intimat friend o 4
Iuisa, thu ex-crown princess OF Saxony, o were, before h wa,
closely associated with man Of hose At court whose names appear in
these articles.
The evelations which L have made, n dwhichy o hav recorde
here, are N a tfhe IF thu disclosures which, could Make, n If h
world desires nor 1 shall be pleased to furnish yu with other n
ven more startling details, which you may also u into print
MY service as persona adjuant to tn German crOwn prfnce Is, IA
PLY, at in end, N nw, with tn treachery of Germany against ivfh-
Exposing Ill 1 know concerning he secrets Il thu kaiser and hiss On.
With most cordial greetingssfrOm
Your sincere friend,
(siened) ERNST Won HELTZENDORFF.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-08-11
British Girl BaIks
The kaiser's Plans

OW completely we have put
to sleep these very dear
cousins of ours, the Brit
iSh p His imperial highnesS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
TERRE COUPEE.

Mrs. Stewart Reynolds of South
Bend is spending the week with rel
atives at Hamilton.
Mrs. Armenia Hubbard was the
guest of her niece. Mrs. Helen
Smith Of Portage Prairie last week
Relatives here received word
Wednesday of the death of the in
FAINT child of Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner
near Dayton Mrs. Gardiner was
formerly Miss Florence Wilcox.
Mr. and Mrs. James DePoy. Ralph
DePoy and Martha DePop spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. George
DePoy
The Olive Township Franchise
league will hold its monthly meeting
at the NJ. L. church at New Carlisle
Saturday at so o'clock.
Lyman Wade is still very i'll.
Laverne Storm is recovering nice
ly from scarlet fever.
Mrs Charles Bartmess spent last
week with her aunt, Mrs. Victor
Bates.
Mrs. John Zigler and Mrs. Victor
Bates were Mrs. J. II. Cauffman's
guests Thursday afternoon.
Fred Smith and family spent sun
day with the formers parents. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. c. Smith
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
AID To
LECTURE HERE
M. r. Hutchinson Will Give
Illustrated Talk at Notre
Dame Tonight.

Miller Reese Hutchinson. chief
engineer of the Edison laboratories,
and active member OF the naval
consulting board. will deliver a lee
ture on Edison and Some Of His
Inventions tonight at 8 o'clock in
Washington hall at the university Of
NOtre Dame Members of the Knife
and Fork, University and Rotary
clubs, the Chamber Of Commerce
and the Round Table have been in
vited by Pres't Cavanaugh 10 attend
Mr.. Hutchinson is the personal
representive of Thomas A. Edison
and has made a close study of the
inventor and his work. His lecture
will be illustrated by both motion
and stereopticon views. and will last
two and quarter hours.
He will leave shortly after the lee
ture for New York, where he will
take up his duties as a member of
the advisory board. He Will be ac-
companied by his secretary.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
BIG FREIGHT CARRIER
LOST IN BEHRING SEA

SAN FRANCISCO. May 1S.-The
three-masted ship standard, owned
by Libby. Mcneil and Libby is a to-
tai wreck of Cape Constantine in
Behring sea. according TO a message
received here Thursday by the ma
val radio station. OF nearly $50
men aboard the vessel only % have
been rescued. according 10 the re-
port.
The vessel. which carried a large
crew and many workers for the
Alaska canneries. stranded May Il
and was abandoned the next day
when heavy seas began 20 pound
her 10 pieces.
Five lifeboats. each crowded 10
capacity. were launched one was
picked up a few hours later con-
tanning % men. So far. according
20 the message received today. none
OF the rem aiming boats have been
sighted.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
CZARINA, NOT CAR, Is
HATED BY RUSS PEOPLE
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International News Service:
LONDON, May Is. - THE eX-
czarina is cordially hated" said Stin-
ton Jones, a British consulting en-
gineer. who has just arrived here
from Russia, but there is no deep
rooted ill-feeling against the ex-czar,
who is regarded as having been a
simpleton for not playing tennis and
leaving the people 10 manage the
country. The references to Citizen
Nikolai RomanOff' are quite good
natured.
In the Ural mountains I was Oc-
cupied in erecting certain war works
Typical of what went on in Russia
was that the train which should
have brought me roofing felt ar
rived with a consignment of rice in
stead
II had prisoners working for me-
Sometimes they made attempts to
evade the aged guard. but we did
not bother much about them. We
knew they would come back when
they found that the frontier instead
Of being 10 miles away, was some
thing like 5000 miles.
Those who did get away were
glad TO come back. The villagers
would have nothing to do with them.
and walking countless miles hungry
I'm the cold is not very encouraging.
THE Russian soldier has a SUI
preme contempt for the Austrian
soldier and views being sent against
the Austrian garrisoned part Of the
line as a picnic"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
CIVIL WAR OPERATORS
OFFER THEIR SERVICES
NewS-Times SpeciaI Service

\ewSTimes SpeciaI Service:
NEW YORK, May 1S.-Suryiving
mem bers of the United States Mil
itary Telegraph corps of the civil
war, although all more than 20 years
old, have volunteered their services
TO the United States government in
the present war. Through the pres
ident of the society of the corps
William Bender Wilson of Holmes
burg, Pa, and the secretary, David
Homer Bates of this city, the sugges-
ton has been made TO Newton d.
Baker. secretary of war, that the
survivors of the corps and their sons
and grandsons be enrolled for gov
eminent service in a special reserve
corps TO be designated as The Civil
War Military TeIegraphers Corps.
under the command of Mr. Wilson
and Mr.. Bates.
In offering the services Of these
Civil war telegraphers who were
once in the United States army, and
their descendants. the officers of the
society of the United States Military
Telegraph corps proposed that they
should serve without pay under the
supervision Of the war department.
Together with this offer a list of the
names of those whose services were
offered, numbering about 800, was
forwarded 10 the secretary Of war
with the suggestion that each of the
volunteers serve in his home locality
by cooperation with other patriotic
organizations.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
COMMISSION TO
ASK FOR POWERS
Need Stronger Weapons to
Force Remedying of Coal
Shortage and Prices.

Following the special hearings
held in South Bend and "A score Of
other centers of population about
the state by members OF the public
service commission on the recent
shortage Of coal and unusually high
price. il is possible that 10 a special
session Of the legislature is called to
deal with war problems that the
commission viii ask drastic powers
IN dealing with the coal situation in
the state
AS in the other cities. single
member OF the commission sat in
the Offices OF the local Chamber Of
Commerce and held an informal
discussion with the dealers. and both
large and small users OF coal of
South Bend. Mishawaka. Goshen.
Elkhart. Laporte and Michigan city.
Members Of the commission. after
getting first hand information from
railroad managers. coal operators
and consumers OF the state today
were ready for action. but do not be-
ieve they now have power to deal
effectively with the situation.
The hearings over the state and
the hearings held here have shown
that there is a serious car shortage.
Whether IL is a real shortage or
whether 10 is "A superficial shortage
designed 10 create public sentime NJ
for higher freight rates, as one COM
missioner believes. is a question.
Hope TO Break Price Fixing.
IL Is likely that the commission
viii use all the power il now has 10
force the railroads 20 give the Oper-
ators an adequate supply OF cars.
Mines are now being operated 10 full
capacity and the car shortage has
been the excuse OF the operators.
If there is a concerted effort 10 fix
and boost coal prices as Commits
siOner McArdle believes. the COM
mission hopes 10 break up this prac-
tice by forcing an increase in the
amount OF coal mined
With enlarged powers granted by
the legislature, the commissioners
believe prices can be materially low
cred. Commissioner Wood. i'm a
hearing al Terre Haute. expressed
the belief that prices would drop
soon.
As one solution Of the problem
he believes the people of Indiana
should Use Indiana bituminous coal
instead OF buying coal outside of the
state.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
TWO COMPANIES FORMED.

Aldine Hilty. J. w. McInerny and
Hazel H. HaverstOCk are named di
rectors OF the Twin City Dry Clean
ing Co. for which articles Of inco--
poration were filed il the county
recorders office Friday. The capital
stock Of the company is placed at
$4,000.
Articles of incorporation have also
been filed by The c. L. Smith Co
which will deal i'm wholesale and re-
tail teas. coffees and spices. Clyde
L. Smith. William Bennett and Rus
sell E Thornton are named direc-
tors and the company is capitalized
for $4,000
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
GOOD DEMAND
FOR FEATURES
Heavy Trading Marks Steel
Common Which Makes
Good Gains.
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NEW YORK. May 1S--The most
important feature of the trading ir
the stock market today was the CON
tinued good demand FOR all the lead
ing issues. There was heavy trading
in Steel Common, which made
gain of : TO 1921. followed 10y a
reaction 70 122is
Westinghouse was one % the
prominent issues. being in brisk de-
mand and advancing i a 20 50, and
gains Of one point were made In
minor steel industrials, including
Lackawanna. Midvale and Colorado
Fuel Pittsburgh Coal was another
strong feature. and advanced one
point TO 4712.
The copper stocks all showed an
important tone, with American
Smelling advancing q 10 103 4. and
Anaconda moving Up S TO 81.
The motor stocks were weak, Stu
debaker. which sold ex dividend , =
per cent. selling at IS, net loss 81
212 points. and General Motors drop
ped Pa TO 1929.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
SWEDEN TAKES STEPS
TO CONSERVE SUPPLIES

STOCKHOLM. Sweden, May Ia
While Sweden has not yet had to
suffer as many privations from the
war as have certain other neutrals.
conditions have reached a point
where it is unusual for a week to
pass without bringing some new re-
striction, either in the form of an
appropriation by the state of certain
articles. or some other method of
reducing consumption. Hides of all
sorts were appropriated a few days
ago. A decree followed shortly, for
bidding the brewing until Sept. 30
next of malt drinks with a greater
volume Of alcohol than SO per cent.
The latest restriction deals with gas
and electricity.
With the beginning of the new
submarine campaign Sweden's coal
supply from England virtually stop
ped. II has now been found nee
essary to compel a considerable re-
duction in consumption. To save coal
the price of gas and electricity has
powered to reduce the lighting of
signs and advertiser ents.
Street car companies must reduce
their traffic. The nrice of fuel wood.
which already has quadrupled since
the beginning of the war. has gone
up another notch. A cord cost S2.40
in 1914: il now costs 1915. Railway
authorities are experimenting with
peat for fuel. and have decided to
ask the state TO appropriate all peat
hogs
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
FARM LABORERS ARE
MORE PLENTIFUL THAN
JOBS NOW SAYS LANCET

For the week ending Friday. the
Indiana free employment bureau
placed 90 men and "a women in va
rious positions. The bureau is now
I'm a position TO place 500 men and
women. with more calls coming in
daily The bureau has had the most
success in supplying the farmers
with help. and they now have Is APP
plications from married men who
desire work on a farm, but have no
where TO place them at plesent.
Big contracts for men are also
coming in from many Out-Of-town
firms, but according 70 supt. Alex
Langel. these will be given no con-
sideration until men are supplied for
this city Many Of the summer re-
sorts are also anxious to obtain
help.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
COMMITTEE FORUM
ORGANIZES TONIGHT

The city will be introduced TO the
farm and the farm to the city when
merchant and farmer meet on the
equal footing in the community
forum that will hold its first meet
ing under the direction OF County
Agent John s. Bordner I'm the Cham
Der Of Commerce assembly room this
evening.
The work will be mapped out and
the forum will be organized. 1t is
expected that Mr.. Bordner will make
the principal address of the meet
ing on the subject of economy and
conservation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
STEPHEN GALL.

Stephen Gall died Friday morn
ing at his home, 316 S. Chaplin ST.,
following an illness OF about four
months He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Elizabeth Gall and four chill
dren. George. Elizabeth, Rosa and
Stephen He is also survived By his
mother who lives in Hungary. The
funeral will he held Saturday after
noon at . o'clock at st. stephen
church. Rev. Lawrence HOrvath
will have charge Of the services.
Burial will be held in Cedar Grove
cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
SOLDIERS KEEP POLICIES?
Insurance Companies Propose "War
Extra Premiums.
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InternatOnaI NeWs Service:
NEW YORK, May IS. - Life in
surance policies of men enlisting in
the army or navy are not TO be for
feited if plans being made today by
the Actuarial Association of Amer
lea, in session at the Hotel Aston
are carried out. 1t is proposed that
war extra" premiums for men
going to Europe shall be 500 a year
for each $1,000 of policy and
$3.50 a thousand for those who
merely join the colors without
knowledge Of their ultimate destina-
ton. Several insurance companies
have announced that a refund on
overcharges will be made TO policy
holders after the war.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
ASKS BOARD
TO ARBlTRATE STRIKE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)

also observed that at the close last
evening OF the Singer factory, one
OF the largest factories in the city.
none OF the employees boarded the
street cars The reason for not rid
ing on the cars given by the men
consulted, was that they we're in
sympathy with the strikers.
The men operating the cars at
the present time have shown inefti-
cheney in a number OF instances, and
ii has been necessary 10 make some
arrests among them for violation of
state and city laws.
There is a strong demand on the
part OF the public, especially among
the usual patrons Of the street cars.
and also among the mechalts, that
the strike be settled. The expense TO
the city of extra policemen will be
at the end of next week about
$4,000. / do not know the expense
10 the county of the deputy sheriffs.
After comforting with a number If
representative citizens l find that
the majority believe that the strike
could best be definitely settled by ap-
pointing a board of Cancellation and
mediation provided for by the legis-
lature of 1915. / would therefore.
express my opinion that the strike
could be settled by the appointment
Of such a board and ask you 10
make such appointments at once"
Crews Got Into Fight.
Observations made under the di-
rection of Chief of Detectives Kues-
pert Thursday during the rush hours
of noon and evening, showed that
in 139 cars observed there were 449
passengers Of whom nearly so were
employees of the car company.
Positive information is in the
hands of the police that many of
the riots and other attacks report
ed by crews of the company during
the first few days of the strike,
were faxed and in many other cases
were grossly exaggerated.
During the first few days OF the
strike story was told by employees
Of the company of an assault COM
mitted at the end of the Washington
av. line in which the men We're at
tackled in the cars and many win
dows of the cars broken. Since then
il has been learned that two cars
met at the end of the line on the
day in question and the crews got
into a fight. After considerable
rolling and tussling in the ditch, per
sons looking on saw one of the men
take a handful of stones and break
five or six windows. Immediately
the cars returned TO the city and
the people heard of a mighty attack
Evidently tired out by their work
the crew of an outbound Sample
car stopped just beyond the Oliver
factory and laid down in the car and
went to sleep. 1t was about noon
and the other cars on that line
stopped just off Washington av. on
Chaplin st. so that for nearly three
quarters of an hour the sleeping
carmen were not bothered. They
were finally awakened by the police
and completed their run. There
were no passengers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
STRIKERS PLANNING
MASS MEETING; MAYORS
LETTER Is DELAYED

Alderman John Kennedy of Chi
cago will be the principal speaker
at a mass meeting Saturday night
which is being planned by the street
car strikers. Several other speak
ers have also been scheduled for the
program. Kennedy is expected to
talk upon the subject OF municipal
ownership of public utilities.
Strikers officials have been work.
ing quietly for some time upon some
move they are planning 10 put be-
fore the people and Kennedy's sub
ject of municipal ownership is
thought to contain an inkling of the
idea upon which the men have been
working.
Preceding the meeting a parade
led by the Red Mems band will be
held. The line of march will be
from Central Labor hall north to
Washington av. west TO Main ST.
north 10 Lasalle av.. east tO Mich
igan St. south TO Washington av..
and west to the court house.
Eighth St, River Park. will be
the scene Of mass meeting by the
strikers tonight.
Claude f. Barnes, president of the
Garments union. said upon his re-
turn from the capital Thursday
morning that members OF
the Chamber Of Commerce have
told Gov. Goodrich that they
are satisfied and that operation
of the cars here is in no way affect
ed bv the labor trouble. Pres't II. w.
Eldredge of the civic body was ques-
toned as to a committee. He said
no official action had been either
authorized or taken so far as he
knew
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
POOREST MILK EVER
TESTED AMONG THE
LAST SAMPLES TAKEN

The poorest samples OF milk ever
tested by the South Bend medical
laboratory for the department Of
public health. were returned Friday
10 Inspector Van Lake. The single
exception TO this general rule was
one sample OF the best milk that
has been tested by the department
in more than year.
Better than government certified
milk. that presented in the sample
Of the A. j. Piper diaries had per
cent Of butter fat and its bacteria
count was less than 1000 per cubic
centimeter.
Offending in every respect the
was perhaps the poorest sample
ever tested. The percentage of but
ter fat was 2.s per cent which is
80 per cent lower than the speci-
fed standard placed in the state law.
The sample had visible dirt in it
and il had a bacteria count of $780,
GOO. though il was pasteurized.
Not another sample presented
with the exception of the certified
ulllk- WouAu nave pdSSeu Aie. HSN
ordinance that the health depart
ment is recommending which sets
the bacteria count at 100. OO0 per
cubic centimeter The Rogers Co.
had milk with 10000 bacteria per
cubic centimeter. had less than the
required amount of butter fat and
had visible dirt Samples of +. w.
Nelson and b. r. Troupe also had
visible dirt and the Palmer dairy
took third place from the bottom
with a record of 100000 bacteria.
Here is the record:
Raw
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
LULL ON ARRAs FRONT.
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LONDON. May 1S.-A lull has
fallen over the battlefield east Of
Arras The war Office in its official
report today said that the only activ-
ity last night occurred northeast Of
Armentieres where two German
raid parties were beaten off.
The frequency OF the German
raids in that district and around
Ypres. together with the increasing
artillery activity in those zones in
dicates that the Germans may De
planning another drive toward the
English channel
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
MARIE PLACE TO
WED RUSSELL O0WNEY
ON WEDNESDAY. JUNE s

Mr. and Mrs. Dixon w. Place,
322 s. Lafayette blvd, have issued
invitations for the marriage Of their
daughter. Frances Marie to Russell
Hugh Downey. The wedding will
take place Wednesday June 6 at s
O'Clock at the First Methodist
church. Rev. Henry L. Davis will
officiate.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
NEW $4,000 HOME FOR
GEORGE ROBERTSON

permit was taken out Friday for
the building Of a $4,000 home for
George Robertson at 1923 f. Jeffe--
son blvd. by the Indiana Lumber
CO. The building is 70 be OF frame
covered with rough cast
stucco. The roof will be Of slate and
portions Of composition roofing
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
DEATHS
GEORGE ROBERTS.

George Roberts. 113 y. Jackson
St. died Wednesday evening after an
illness Of six months of heart trou-
BILE He Is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Mary Roberts; son. James w
Jackson. and a brother, jeremiah
Roberts Of Lexington. Ky.
lie was born in Louisville. KY,
March =. 1850. and has lived in
South Bend seven years. He was
married to Mary Collir on April Z,
1909.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
FUNERALS
JOHN y. ZANGERLE.

Funeral services for John y Fan
gerle, who died Thursday morning,
will be held Saturday morning at 8
O'Clock at St. Josephs church. in
stead OF at o'clock as previously
arranged. Rev. p. j. Carroll will Of
fciate. Burial will be in Cedar
Grove cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

Pasteurized.
FINDS FORD CAR.

Patrolman Arthur Peterson found
the Ford car belonging to NJ. s.
Caldwell in the 700 block of Penn
sylvaaia av. Friday morning and re-
turned il TO it's owners.
The police learned of the theft of
a Ford car from Paw Paw. Mich. II
bore a Michigan license No. 6S,941,
and on the rear had a plate for the
fastening of a trailer.