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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02

KITTY GORDON At LINCOLN.
The ceaseless battle of the sexes
that struggle between men and
women for mastery. which has been
waged since Eve first lured Adam
with a big red apple. is the theme
of Vera, the Medium" the photo
play feature on the program OF the
Lincoln theater today. and which
stars the famous British beauty,
Kitty Gordon. The picture is adapt
ed from the novel of the same name
by the late Richard Harding Davis,
the world famous war correspond
ent and novelist.
Kitty Gordon, the Lillian Rus
SELF of England. and a member of
the British nobility. is one of the
best known actresses of the English
and American stage. The gowns she
wears in Vera, the Medium" num-
bering is, have an aggregate cost
of $1,000.
Others in the cast of Vera. the
Medium" are such well known play
ers as Lowell Sherman, Grant
Hitchcock. Joyce Fair, Grace Blow.
Gordon Harris and Frank Gold
smith.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
TO ENTER
BOWLING TOURNEY
Six Local Teams of the City
League Will Participate
Standing for Week.

Six teams of the City Bowling
league will meet at the Ellsasser
alleys the coming three Friday
nights 10 get organized" for the
state bowling tournament to open at
Ft Wayne. April IA. They are the
Berghofs. EIsassers, Rileys, Horse
shoers. Braves and Detrick's Spe-
cials. The BerEhoffs. Rileys and
HorseshOers will bowl at the meet
April 81 and p; the Ellsassers on
the % and p, and the Braves and
DERRICK Specials on the rs and 30.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
WILL PLAY ST. JOSEPH.

The st. Joseph girls basketball
team will play the local high school
misses in the high school gymnas-
ium Monday night. The South Bend
team is reported exceedingly strong.
but as the Mishawaka girls have
quite a few games TO their credit, a
hard game can be expected.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
PRESENT FLAG TO CHURCH.

A beautiful American silk flag,
mounted on a mahogany pole, was
presented to St. Paul's Episcopal
church Sunday by Mrs. j. Alvin Scott
and Mrs. Harriet Van Pelt. The
flag was carried around the church
during the Recessional. Rev. L. c.
Rogers. rector. preached a patriotic
sermon at the morning services.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
BFDGFR FUNERAL.

The funeral of Jacob BedEer, who
died al the county infrmary last
Friday, was held yesterday after
noon al the Finch x Sprague chapel
at o'clock. the Rev. Or. j. a Bur
nett officiating. Burial was made in
the city cemetery
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
AMATEUR WRESTLING TO-
NIGHT

The first Of a series of amateur
wrestling matches TO be held in con-
nection with the Ross gymnasium
Will take place tonight at o'clock.
There will be several preliminaries
before the two main bouts. a small
admission fee will be charged.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
PLEDGE LOYALTY.

international News Service:
NEW YORK. April 2.-Pledses OF
loyalty and endorsement of universal
military training have been sent 10
Pres't Wilson by the cadets Of the
New York Turnverein.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
TEMPLE THEATER TO-DAY.

Miss Theda Bara Will appear in
the first series of THE Darling of
Paris" at the Temple theater today.
This picture is founded upon Victor
Hugo's famous tragic romance. The
Hunchback Of Notre Dame.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
SCHOOL VACATION REDUCED.

The public schools of Mishawaka
will be dismissed next Tuesday for
the balance of the week for the
spring vacation. Last spring the stu
dents were given a weeks vacation
and the year before two weeks.
Next YEAR
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
HOSPITAL NOTES.

Mrs. Bonnie Moore, 523 Webster
ST.. was admitted to the hospital
yesterday for a minor operation.
Alice Roland. Gao w Sixth St, en-
tered the hospital yesterday for
treatment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
FRESHNESS Duties.

Patrolman Charles Gerard. who
has been on the sick list for the past
two months, resumed his duties last
night He has almost completely
recovered from a severe illness.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
TRI KAPPAS MEET.

A regular business meeting of the
Tri Kappa sorority will be held at
the home Of Miss Helen Upper.
Edgewater drive, Tuesday evening.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
VISITING HERE.

Martin DeWeere of Bloomington,
H. is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
George J. Harris and daughter
Ruth of 2O1 <. Cleveland st.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
LEAVES FOR KENDALLvmLE.

L. V. Alberts and family. Sic S.
Main St. left for Kendallville Sun
day morning. Mr.. Alberts has pur-
chased a farm south Of Kendallville.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02

The entente allies have approyi-
mateIy 100000 acceptance. accord
ing 20 Z. y. Alexander former lead
er i'm English aeronaurical develop
ment
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
RETURN HOME.

Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Kimball have
returned home from an extended
visit at points in California.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
START a BANK ACCOUNT TO-DAY

at the First Trust & Savings Com
pany OF Mishawaka, in the same
building and under the same man
agement as the First National Bank.
Deposits made before April 18th
will receive four percent interest
from April 1st, compounded semi
annually. -Advt.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-2O-
acre farm east of Mishawaka, on
river road. with buildings. Enquire
Felix DeGroote, Bell phone 1872, 3
rings.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02
MISMA w AKA
WANT ADS

FOR SALE-Five new bungalows on
18th St, River Park. Prices from
$1,25O. $1.4OO. $500 and $4,000,
partly modern. Leaving town. VIII
sacrifice. Apply ]. G. Stout. SO3
18th St, River Park.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02

MAKE THE EVENINGS AT HOME
merrier with Velvet Ice Cream
from II. II. Kimble, 1O6 Z. Nisha-
waka Ave.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-02

- Chambermaid, HOte
Mishawaka, Mishawaka.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
MOTHER RETAINS CHILDREN

Mildred Crofoot was granted di-
vorce from Owen Crofoot in the Me-
dina courts, March IL, 1916, and given
custody of the three minor children.
Both have since remarked, the former
to Samuel Pritts of Cleveland, where
with her children she now resides.
Crofoot received word recently that
his children were not being reared in
proper environment and instituted
suit to regain them. The only grounds
upon which he could secure them would
be to prove that their present GUS
todian was guilty Of habitual drunk
enness, financially incapable, or i'm
morality.
The case was heard Wednesday be-
fore Judge Mcclure, and while much
Of the testimony presented was sal
acious, or an attempt to make it such,
the court reafirmed it's former decis-
ion that the children remain in the
custody of the mother. Further, the
children being over ten years Of age,
have a legal right to choose with
whom. they wish to remain, and
promptly named their mother. Geo.
Smith represented Crofoot, Frank
Heath Mrs. Pritts. Smith offered q
motion for modification of the de-
cree, which the court promptly over
ruled.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
WINDOW OF YORK HOME
SMASHED WITH BOTTLE

About 10 o'clock Monday night some
one passing the home Of Justice H. M.
Reuter-, York, threw an empty beer
bottle at the house, which broke
through window and landed inside.
The Reuters were absent at the time
at neighbor's across the street, but
heard the sound and fastened to as
certain the cause.
Seeing no one, they summoned
Sheriff Gehman, who started toward
York, while Constable Geo. Mckee of
that township headed toward Medina.
Midway Sheriff Gehman met a sus-
picious looking pedestrian, who was
drunk and could give no satisfactory
account Of himself, and arrested him
and took him back to jail. The fell
lloW IS foreigner and could speak but
| imperfect English. He gave his
name as Paul Minshak.
Before Justice W. p. Ainswortl
! Tuesday morning, there being no evi'
Idence to connect Minshak with thu
1 York transaction, he was fined SIS ant
bcosts for drunkenness. and liberated Y
fseek d job.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
AUTOS COLLIDE ON
SOUTH COURT STREET

al singular accident last Friday was
the collision of two automobiles on
South Court street, near the home of
Il. +. Carver, one driven by DR.. r. G..
Strong of Medina, the other by Henry
Steiner Of Sterling.
Steiner's car was new Saxon
which he was driving home from the
eify. DIR. Strong was driving, north.
teiner lis said to have been driving
II, 4 rather high speed. DIR. Strong
4 S. q the right side Of the street,
* tRing steiner to take the otlasE~in
passing The latter failed to do SO.
'Inr Strong turned suddenly into the
curb, Steiner's car sideswiping it. The
running board and rear fender of the
latter's car was demolished and the
top badly wrenched. Aside from a
splintered running board and bent fem
der, DIR. Strong's car was not other
wise injured.
Steiner was struck on the bridge of
his nose by butting into the wind
shield, causing painful and severe
swelling.
Steiher's explanation for not turn
ing out was that he thought DR.. Strong
was going to turn into one of the
homes near where the collision took
place, although DR.. Strong declares
he had no intention, nor had given
any indication Of so doing.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
MEDINA BOYS on
Way ACROSS SEA

While definite knowledge is Obvious
ly impossible at this time, it is practic-
ally certain that two Medina boys are
now well out on the Atlantic ocean,
enrOute for service in the world war.
They are Andrew Long and Faye Fem
ton. Leaving Cleveland about a
month ago, in company with Bryan
Case and Glenn Kindig, the boys were
sent to a Texas camp. Last week
Fenton and Long were transferred to
Governors Island, New York city, and
in q letter from Andrew to his mother
he indicated that it was probably but
q short time until he and Faye would
be on the sea. "A telegram to one Of
the boys was returned, undeliVered,
which may be taken as a certainty that
he has left for the other hemisphere.
Also a receipt for a registered pack
age was returned, with the informa-
tion that the article would be for
warded. Under present government
al restrictions no information con-
corning the time of embarkation can
be gained. Andrew reported that he
and the other boys were we'll and in
good spirits and had suffered no hard
ships.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
FINAL SUMMARY OF
COUNTY REGISTRATION

County Secretary of the Board OF
! Elections, Frank Styer, has been busy
most Of the week preparing q detailed
summary Of the registration of Medi-
na county held on Tuesday OF last
week, according to the ages between
21 and 80, Of those who claimed ex-
enption and the reasons. Here they
are:
Legislative, judicial or executive Of
ficers; 6,
Totally disabled, 54.
Dependent relatives indicated, 8Sl.
toccupational exemptions indicated,
1853. ~
Cards indicating no exemptions,
$50.
Aliens, 224; alien enemies, IS.
Three Of those who indicated de-
pendent relatives, IA no exemptions,
were Of. the colored race.
Secretary Styer is required to make
his summary out in duplicate, one
copy to be filed with Judge Advocate
General Hubert J. Turney at Colum-
bus. the other with the Adjutant Cen
eral Of the United States.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
MEDINA COUNTY CORN
CLUB ORGANIZED HERE

y The corn growers of the county
came together Tuesday of this week
at the County Superintendent of
Schools Office, and formed an organi-
zation, known as the Medina County
Corn club.
The following boys compose the
club: Robert Miller and G. E. Dicka-
son of Spencer, Lew Bungart and AL
oysius Seidel Of Chippewa Lake, Hugh
McKelvey, David D. Dowd, Jr., and
Glenn Norton of Leroy, VIM. Call of
Brunswick, Paul Shick. of Chatham,
Ross Chrisman Of Sharon Center. AT
the meeting Tuesday Mr.. Hugh Nc
Kelyey was elected president, and
Glenn Norton was chosen secretary.
All the boys have entered with the
spirit Of win. Although the weather
| has beer unfavorable, they all re.
ported progress. The education that 9
boy would get from raising an acre o.
corn, the spirit of having some def
mite aim for the summer is as valu
able as doing good work during th'
school year.
Not only are these boys taking thei
leducation to their every day life, bu
they are at the same time helping
their fellow countrymen in their strul
/ gle against the Kaiser and the higl
cost of living. So let us take off ou
hats to the boys who are corn grower
with the only regret that, instead 9
ten, there should be hundred.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
FORMER Medina MAN
KILLS WIFE and Sell

Curtiss M. Dye, for three years an
employee of the A. l. Root Co., but
who for the past ten years has been a
resident of Akron, shot and killed his
wife last Friday night and then turned
the weapon toward himself and inflict-
ed fatal wound.
The tragedy occurred as Mrs. Dye
and niece who was visiting her,
were retiring. Dye appeared and
with but little argument, accomplished
his purpose.
Root Company officials state that
Dye, while in their employ, caused no
particular trouble, but evinced a dispo-
sition to take issue with small affairs
and was regarded as erratic. Those
who knew him can account for his
rash act only as the result Of inebxiety,
although he was not regarded as a
drinker here.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
COUNTRY KNOWS VALUE
or X. M. GA, WORK

The fact that the government is
calling upon the Y. M. G. A. TO take
charge Of the welfare work in the
training camps and that the depart
ment Of agriculture is asking the
County department Of the Y. M. G. a.
ID nut in d county secretary for every
county agent, shows that the efficiency
.of the Y. M. G, "A. is well known 70
those in authority. The government
knows of the value of having q trained
saanS n the rural districts to look after
the III moral and social welfare Of the
bows Oh the farm.
N while Medina cvunty is without 2
county agent, which it ought 70 havc
and which there is q movement Afo0l
u nave. II has q tiourishing y n. y
4. and THE value To be gained by 60:
ordination II too apparent to pc DE-
MED.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
DECENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
OF COUNTY Y. M. C. A. ASSN.

Sunday, June II, will be observed
in many places in Medina county as
the Decennial anniversary of the Coun
ty Young Mems Christian association
work-not alone in this county, but IN
the state, for Medina county is the
Oldest regularly organized county.
Special meetings are already arranged
as follows:
Sharon, 2 p. M, Lutheran church,
with Byron Schnetl and Tom Lanham
speaking.
Sunday evening reunion meetings
will observe the occasion with the fol-
lowing speakers.
Weymouth, Arthur McQuate and r.
E. Hart York, Congregational
church, Give Mcclure Of Oberlin.
Wadsworth, Reformed church, Robert
Weidensall of Chicago. Seville, Meth
odist church, T. B. Lanham. Lodi,
Methodist church, B. A. Schnell. Chip
pewa Lake, h, l., Donnon of Lake
county.
Week-night meetings have thus far
been arranged for the following plac-
es: Monday-LeRoy, at the new audi
torium. David w. Teachout, Of the
Teachout Lumber Companies and
member of the State YIN. C. A. COM
mittee, will be the principal speaker.
Mr.. Teachout is also an alumnus of
Airam and Yale. Robert Weidensall
of Chicago, who is both pioneer and
prophet in international association
work, having founded the county and
railroad departments. Though Mr..
.Weidensall is now 81 years old, he is
still vigorous and vitality interested.
He and 7. B. Lanham, the first sec
retary for work in this county will
make few remarks at the Leroy
meeting. The Leroy committee cor
daily invites the ladies'. as well as
men and boys throughout the county.
The annual meeting, at which the
report of the county committee will
be presented, with DR.. N. S. Everhard
presiding, will be held at Medina, on
Tuesday evening, June 10th. Messrs.
Weidensall and Lanham have been
secured for this meeting and though
Robert E. Lewis Of Cleveland, was call
ed TO New York this week, it is hoped
he can be here as planned. The
meeting will be held at the Congre-
| gational church.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
KICKS FROM PERSONAL
PROPERTY OWNERS ONLY

"A ruling made by Attorney Cen
eral Joseph MCGEE is to the effect that
where no re-appraisement Of real es-
tate has been made this year in a
taxing district in the state, property
owner can not file complaint with
the board of review. County Auditor
Geo. McNeal stated Monday. Under
this ruling he said that as there we're
no re-appraisement in any OF the tax
ing districts in this county the board
can not receive complaints and prop
erty owners will be obliged to be con-
tent with their present valuation until
a re-appraisementT is ordered.
The board of reviews labors will
be confined to the hearing Of personal
property complaints.
The ruling will no doubt be a
disappointment, but it is the law and
will have to be observed. 5.9
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
PIT. CLINTON SCOUTS HERE

Twenty-Five autos carrying lis Boy
Scouts from Port Clinton, O., arrived
in Medina Wednesday morning, stop
ping only long enough to renew the
gasoline supply. Among the aggre-
cation was a band of 36 pieces, but
they could not be prevailed upon to
play.
The boys left Port Clinton nearly
two weeks ago, under the direction Of
their Scoutmaster, Rev. Robertson, and
before reaching Medina, had visited
Tiffin, Marion Delaware, Columbus,
Newark, Mt, Gilead, Mansfield and
Akron. During the entire trip the
boys have done their eating and sleep
ing out-of-doors. They all,looked ro-
bust and declared it to be one Of the
best times they ever had.
Wednesday night they were schedul-
led to spend in Bellevue, reaching home
on Thursday
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
COMES TO
MRS. ELIZA WORTLEY

After an illness Of three weeks, Mrs.
Eliza Wortley, wife of Thomas Wort
legs passed from life at her home on
East Smith Road, Wednesday morning
offthis week. The deceased was a
native Of Norfolk, England, but came
To this country at an early age. Mr..
and Mrs. Wortley resided in Medina
for q number Of years, succeeding the
civil war, when they removed to Kan
sas. Remaining there for several
years, they returned to Medina about
12 years ago, where they have resided
ever since. Mrs. WortIey had many
friends who will regret to learn Of her
death. -
Funeral services will be held from
the home on Saturday, at 2 o'clock p.
M. conducted by Rev. S. F. Dimmock,
Of the Baptist church. Burial will be
in Spring Grove cemetery.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
PRESIDENTS FACES
ON LIBERTY BONDS

Likenesses of presidents from Wash
ington to Mckinley will grace the new
Liberty loan bonds which will be en-
graved In blue, green, orange, red,
brown, olive and carmine, according to
denomination. Designs Of the bonds
have been completed and the bureau
of engraving and printing is working
night and day turning them off the
presses by the thousands.
Portraits and colors of the bonds
will be as follows:
$50, Jefferson, blue.
$100, Jackson, blue.
$500, Washington, orange.
$1,000, Lincoln, carmine.
$1,000, Monroe, green.
$4,000, Cleveland, blue.
$4,000, Mckinley, carmine.
100000, Grant, orange.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
TELLS OF LIFE WITH
FIRST FORCE AT FRONT

The Franklin, Pa, Evening News,
Of June a, publishes very interesting
letter from Donald Breckenridge, of
that city, a nephew of Mrs. w. H.
Zimmerman of Medina, dealing with
his experiences in France, where he
recently went with the American
Motor Transport, which carries am
munition and other supplies from the
army bases to the firing line.
The letter is dater May 13, and was
addressed to his mother and father.
Under the army rules he is not per-
mitted to tell exactly from whence the
letter was written, hence it reads,
"from somewhere in France" While
Mr.. Breckenridge left America in
the ambulance corps, he says that
France is so greatly in need of army
recruits, that he has reenlisted in the
French army and will soon be sent
to the firing line.
"It is wonderful opportunity, %
writes Mr.. Breckenridge, "and gives
one feeling Of pride to consider one
self member Of the first armed Am
erican colony to enter the war on the
side Of France. and to be recognized
as such by her."
| Mr.. Breckenridge writes of an i'm
pressive flag-raising held on May 13,
when the French and American flags
Iwere raised at the same time, the
first of similar action to be recognized
in military circles as those of allied
nations.
At the time the letter was written
training was being carried on withiI
twenty miles Of the front, from where
the roar Of cannon and the sight p1
bursting shells could be plainly hearc
and seen.
fiting of trenches M Rrecken
bridge SAYS he has visited those O
Tboth armies. aAil cf this talk about
the brick and concrete-lined trenches
of the Germans, is "a bunch of bunk.
They are only trenches dug in the
ground, with the sides lined witt
either wicker work or sand bags. AL
around the ground there are unex-
ploded hand grenades, and the lieu.
tenant kept telling us to mind oul
step and walk in his footsteps.
Fright behind the German first line
trench was the remains of a village
say remains, but there was nothing
really left but walls. You have nc
idea of the results of the lombard
ments-great holes in the walls
rocks strewn all around, grass grow.
ling in what was once the ground
floor of the houses. and so on. The
barbed wire entanglements between
the trenches certainly deserves the
name. Even when we had all the
time in the world. it was very diff
cult to pick our way. Also there are
the woods behind. There isn't 8
whole tree on the place; just stumps
and parts of the trunks sticking up
without any branches. Shell holes are
everywhere, some of them ten feet
Deep"
Mr.. Breckenridge wrote that he
expected to go into action about May
20, and which, he adds, "is very
pleasant, because camp life, at its
best, is rather monotonous."