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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-25
PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO
VOTE FRAUD CHARGES

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April %. -
Henry Dreier Of Evansville. treasurer
OF the publican central committee
in Nanderburg county in the last
campaign. Tuesday afternoon plead
ed not guilty 20 an election conspir-
acy charge when arraigned before
Judge A. 3. Anderson in the federal
court.
fled a motion for a bin Of particu-
lars for an order directing the gov
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-25
FOOD PROBLEM
FACES CABINET
Gravity of Situation Discussed
Must Prevent Waste,
Says Wilson.

WASHINGTON. April 25.-Food
conditions in several OF the nations
OF the entente alliance have been
reported TO the American govern
ment as critical and as a result
Pres't Wilson and his advisers at
Tuesdays cabinet meeting concen-
trated their attention upon what is
being done 90 increase the food sup
ply of the United States and pro-
vide additional ships 10 carry pro-
duce 70 Europe.
Realizing that il viii take time to
make more plentiful American har-
vests. the immediate object or the
government viii be 20 prevent waste,
and systematic the distribution
OF foodstuffs so that the best posi-
bic use can be made of supplies al
ready on hand
Food Problem Grave.
Preliminary conferences with
members Of the British commission
now here and word received from
American diplomats, and CONNER
cial attaches in the allied and Eu-
rOpean neutral capitals. have con
vinced administration officials that
the food problem Is grave. and that
the situation is constantly growing
worse.
The question OF supplying food.
money and ships viii play a very i'm
portant part In conferences between
American officials and members OF
the British commission are able 20
speak with authority on the needs
Of all the entente allies because in
several respects. Great Britain has
been the hacker of the other mem
bers Of the alliance.
The president sketched briefly to
his cabinet Tuesday the information
already received from Foreign Min
ister Balfour OF Great Britain. Aft
erwards it became evident that
movements already we'll under way
20 better food and shipping condi-
tions will he speeded up.
Control Is Main Feature.
The entire weight OF the admins
tration is 10 be thrown behind the
recommendations of Sec'y Houston
TO congress 20 strengthen the gov
eminent machinery for controlling
tile food situation. The administra-
ton desires 20 be in a position 20
restrict the flow of surplus food TO
the friendly nations where IT is most
leeded Sec'y Wilson reported that
plans are well under way for in
crcasing the labor supply on the
f..r-r,e and nm the -conStrucffon Of
merchant vessels. Organized labor,
he said. Is lending its active coop
Grafton
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GREECE LOOKS TO U. S.
Government Recognizes Democracy in
Declaration of War.

Athens, July 26.-On the eve of the
assembling of parliament, Premier
Venizelos received correspondent
of the Associated Press and maze the
following statement:
THE reassembling of parliament,
which was dismissed by the arbitrary
action of Constantine. is the formal
resumption of democratic government
and the rule of the people, in line
with the ideals and principles of which
The United States gives a conspicuous
example. No longer have we a royal
aAtocrat ruling by the divine right of
kings and not responsible to the peo-
pie, but rather a constitutional mon
archy in which authority is exercised
within strict limits.
I'VE look to the United States for
continuance of powerful support in
working out our own destinies. Greece
is now aligned with the entente allies
Relations with the central powers
have been broken and a state of war
now actually exists, as Greek troops
are fighting against the central pow
ers in Macedonia.
"a formal declaration of war was
made by the provisional government
and it is unnecessary to renew it.
The increase of the Greek army
and cooperation with Serbia will re-
store the Balkan forces to their prop
er role of defenders of the integrity
of the Balkans. France and the other
protecting powers are leaving us a
free hand and all the allies recognize
Greece's position as a sovereign and
independent nation"
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PLANS BOGUS DRAFT?
Over ZeaIousness of Missouri Guards
man Results in Court Martial.

st. Louis. Mo, July 26.-Frederick
H. Coester, captain of G. company,
Fifth regiment, Missouri National
Guard, probably will face court mar
tial as result of his over anxiety to
fill the ranks of his company, it be-
came known today. Early this week
cards signed with Coasters name y e
sent to men drawn for appearance in
the first draft, ordering them to APP
pear at the regiments headquarters
for examination and enlistment. Goes
tei was ordered arrested following in
vestigation yesterday by the state
military department.
Neither Captain Coester nor Colo
mel Robbins commander of the regi-
ment, would discuss the case today.
The order for arrest charges miscon-
duct. Brigadier General H. C. Clark
of Nevada, Mo-, is expected to name
members of the court martial today
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WILL SEE PRESIDENT
Representative of Eight Governors to
Tell Him of /. w. w. Menace.

Washington, July 26.-Bearing au-
thority to act as the representative of
the governors of eight western states,
George L. Bell arrived in Washington
from San Francisco Wednesday to lay
before the president the facts con-
corning the menace of the Industrial
Workers of the World.
He saw Secretary of Labor Wilson
and President Gompers of the Fedora
ton Of Labor and expected to see the
president today.
Altho he declines to make any
statement regarding, his mission here,
it is understood that Bell will pro-
pose to the president that stern meas
ures of repression be undertaken to
combat the activities of this species
of disturbers.
In his talk with Mr.. Gompers he
described the situation as being far
more serious than officials of the
government realized. He said that
action is imperatively necesst ry and
that the war program of the govern
ment will be gravely hampered if
measures are not taken at once by
the federal authorities to curb the
Industrial Workers.
Officials of the government have
already learned with alarm of the in
stitution of strikes in lumber mills,
due to the agitation and organized
lawlessness of the 1. w. VS.. Re-
ports have come also of wholesale
plots to destroy in the forested areas
of the west trees which will be need
ed in aerOplane construction
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Morning Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Tradel

New York. July 26.-Dow Jones sum
mary: Senate finance committee said TO
favor raising new war budget by bond is
sue of one billion short term and Dill
lion BOY bonds
British admiralty report losses to subma-
rines for the week at twenty-one or more
and three of less than LOGO tons
Russian and Rumauian forces in Rumanfa
break German line and take two villages.
nine guns and many prisoners
Secretary of War Baker denies that re-
turned mission of American officers report
ed the German west front as iuyinciole
Canadian house of commons adopts IN
come tax putting exemption at S2,ooo TO
s., 900.
B. F. Goodrich declared regular dividend
Chicago, July 26.-The Herald says: Con-
sentative people in the coarse grain trade
are bearish but they are not advocating
sales on the sharp breaks. believing that
there will be enough bulgers on which 70
sell. The extreme bearishness of the trade
. in general is looked upon by conservatives
as being one of the sustaining factors In the
market the heavy selling on breaks ana
limited hedging pressure in corn especially
caused bears to take fright every once in a
while and their covering makes bulges.
This was especially noticeable by obser-
yers Wednesday when all the news was
bearish, yet prices had good rally a1ter
the break. With corn around SD ana
wheat $245 cash handlers say the farmers
should sell their corn freely as both are
selling about the same price taxing them
pound for pound.
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Fight and Die on Field To Save
Russ Democracy.
Against This Stands TraitOrOuS
Retreat of Males.
SOME ARE SOCIAL LEADERS
Downtrodden for Centuries,
Russian Women Arise.
Petrograd Greets Wounded
HerOines' Return From Front.
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.

Petrogrsd. July 26.-Russian wo-
men have laid down their lives in the
battle field of democracy
Against the reports of traitorous re-
treat of some of the Russia male di-
visions before the AustroGermans,
came word today of how the women's
LEGION of death on the Wilma front
fought and died in repulsing an enemy
attack.
For the first time in the history of
the great world war. casualty reports
today chronicled the death and injury
of women in the trenches.
Five women of the legion of
death" were killed and wounded in
this first engagement in which they
were called upon to resist with arms
the invasion of their country
Left Petrograd Two Weeks Ago.
The LEGION of death" left Petro-
grad barely two weeks ago, its girl
soldiers CARRIED in trousers puttees and
tunics a trifIe longer than The usual
army coats. They wore me regula-
ton army caps, over bobbed hair and
carried packs only a trifle lighter than
those OF the regular Russian soldiers.
They entrained amid the proud
tears of their families, sober. The
girls were of Russia's best blood, of
the strong stock of some OF the cltys
intellectual, financial and social lead
ers. Most of them were students at
universities. Some We're wealthy. All
pledged to "do or die fo- Russia.
No Rights Under Gar.
Today Petrograd proudly realized
the Russian women were capable OF
the supreme sacrifice of their lives for
the new democracy. Except for the
women of Belgium, none have suffered
so in the years past as those of Rus
STA Thru the years of the czars
autocratic grip they were ground un-
der foot. When the war began their
men were taken for the cars serv-
ice. No word ever reached them
from those who left in the Russian
armys rank. No kindly government
told them of their fate. At home, only
the Observation-Disclosures organizations
kept many women from starvation.
The government had no heed for their
fate.
Then came the revolution and all
was swept aside. Russia revived again.
Russia's women, trampled under foot
for centuries, sprang>to the oppor-
tunity for the supreme sacrifice of life
to cement their new liberty. The le-
gion of death was the uttermost ex-
emption of this spirit of sacrifice.
Shamed Men to Fight.
One other thing that gave Petro-
grad pride in the women fighters was
that they were in action at a front
where Russia's troops were victimiZed.
They Speculated on the possibility that
it was this small unit of amazons that
slammed some of the insecure Russian
men fighters into such forceness of
purpose that the Teutonic line gave
way.
Great preparations were in progress
here today to care for the wounded
girl soldiers. 1t was expected that
those who could be moved would be
brought here Immediately from the
front. Meantime reports from the
front said those whom Teutonic bull :
lets had struck were bearing their suf-
fering with stoicaI fortitude.
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Realize Diplomacy Rather Than
Arms Must End War.
Interesting Views Gathered
From 1000 TeutOn Prisoners.
DOUBT EFFICIENCY CT U. S.
Believe Americas Entry Only
of Commercial Value.
Don't Believe German People
Want Republic Yet.

London, July 26.-Germany's dream
of world conquest has been shattered
and the belief among all classes there
now is that the war must end thru
diplomacy rather than by brilliant
victory, according to the German prts-
oners in England.
A representative of the Associated
Press who has just returned here after
a visit to the large internment camp
at Dorchester where approximately
1900 German prisoners are quartered.
is enabled to present many interesting
side lights on the German viewpoint
as represented by men OF all types
who have fought with the German
These may be summarized as follows:
Hold Out to Bitter End.
Germany having held out this far,
she is prepared to hold out to the end.
1.-THE economic situation in Germany
is not so bad as it has been repre-
scented either by the belligerent or
neutral press.
CONTRARY to reports there is no Wis
ible shortage of material actually
needed for the prosecution of the war.
Americas entry into the war will
prolong rather than shorten It,
THE United States being essentially
a commercial nation she cannot make
her great man-power felt soon enough
TO change the course of events.
THE submarines are doing all that
was expected of them"
Unconcerncd Over q. S. Entry.
There is a surprising lack II con-
Germ manifested by the prisoners be-
cause of the United States beins ar
rayed against their country. The cor
respondent was allowed to mingle
with them freely at times without any
Of the British officials in charge of
the camp being present. young
German airman was asked whether 1t
would surprise the German people if
the United States should actually
place 100000 men in France within
a year. He smiled as one amused and
replied.
II would like to see them there
first
A tall distinguished looking fellow
who had been a prisoner since the
battle of the Marine and who said he
was formerly lawyer in Bavaria, ex-
pressed the belief that the war would
Undoubtedly result in giving the Ger
man people a more democratic form
of government. He doubted, how
ever, whether any attempt to re 1ove
the emperor would succeed. Ger
many he said, was so accustomed to
an imperial head, that he did no.
think it would be advisable for her
to follow Russia's example.
Three Prussian youths who were
taken prisoner by the British il the
recent Messtnes push, were believed
to have represented the attitude OF
the peasant classes when they assert
ed that they did not even know the
United States had entered the war.
The re--arkable training of the Ger
mans is shown in the discipline MAIN
tanned at the Dorchester prison camp.
Altho more than 10000 prisoners
have been informed there since the
war started only two have attempted
to escape. Almost without exception
the Germans say they are contented
with their surroundings and. are well
treated.
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Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade. .

Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
325, 600 bushels thus far this week
Elevator stocks of wheat In Kansas City
have decreased 1875 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks decreased 1913 BUSH
els
The monsoon has been highly satisfac-
tory a cable from India says, as several
inches of rain have fallen and more is eS-
pected. Stocks of old wheat are large.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were al 600 bushels of
wheat 1000 barrels of flour, no corn, $780,,
900 bushels of oats. Wheat and flour COM
bined, 416. 600 bushels.
The wheat crop in Spain is estimated at
IA million bushels by the minister of agri-
culture. against 150, 100000 bushels last
year barley. GO. 600 900 bushels; last season,
81, COG, 900 bushels.
The Iowa crop bulletin says: Corn
needs rain but nc serious damage has been
done yet The crop made rapid growth last
week. Early fields showing tassels and
late fields are being laid by. Early oats
are in shock in the south and central dis
tricts and harvest has begun in the north
Late oats and spring wheat haryests have
begun in the southern counties Conditions
have been favorable for small grain and the
quality will be up to or above the average,
but the small winter wheat acreage wip
reduce that crop"
New York, July 26-Financial bulletin
Irregular recovery is expected. The tech
nique is becoming stronger daily. The
senate is reported in favor of bond issues
in place of further taxation for war credits.
We think this shows better tendency In
Washington. The prospect of long war
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TRAITORS BLOWN

tContinued from Page One1
valuable German Information. notably
the governments promise to Herr
Scheidemann to abstain from hostili-
ties in the east pending negotiations.
DIR. Helfand has become independently
wealthy thru various operations dur
ing the war. He is reputed to be sew
eral times a millionaire.
An Appalling Blow.
London, July 26.-'An appalling
blow" is the description of the Rus
sian collapse given in a dispatch from
Petrograd to the Post. Never II the
war has Russia put afield such enor-
nous armies. British and French
guns and gunners. flying machines,
aviators and British armored cars
were added to the unprecedented
technical strength of the Russians
themselves to make this particular
army equal to anything. The artillery
was placed in such admirable natural
the idea. There were places where
the artillery lay not 800 yards from
the enemy trenches. Big guns were
ideally placed, thanks to the charac-
ter of the terraSe.
As far as the artillery and techni-
cal appliances of the seventh and
eighth armies are concerned there is
also no hope of their being saved. The
Germans were already a couple OF
days ago across the best road IN the
shortest line of retreat. The rest OF
the enemy's advance on the western
wing had accelerated and the gun po-
sitions are behind the lire now occu-
pied by the Germans. 1t is becoming
an exceedingly anxious question
whether the eighth army will succeed
| in getting away.
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is SENTENCED TO PEN
Man Who Killed. His Sweetheart
Found Guilty of Murder.

Springfield. MO, July 20 Roy
Todd. charged with killing his sweet
heart. Mrs. Elizabeth HudneIL was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree by a jury here late last night
and his punishment fixed at ten years
in tho penitentiary. Todd in testify
ing in his own behalf, declared that
Mrs. Hudnen died by her own hand
as a result of a suicide pact entered
into after ne suggested that their in
fatuatioh for each other cease. He
told of Mrs. HudneH taking a razor
from a cabinet and cutting her throat
before he realized that she was III
earnest.
Then he cut his own throat three
times with the same weapon.
The state produced one eye witness
who testified to seeing Todd grab the
woman's hair IN one hand as she. sat
in a. chair and with the other slash
her to death.
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HOLLAND PLEA TO U. S.
Send Mission to Washington to Argue
Against Embargo.

The Hague. July 26.-''We are go
ing to America to clear up what we
believe is a misunderstanding of our
position" said ]. B. Van Der Houven
Van Cordt, member of the mission
which Is being sent to the United
States to plead the cause of Holland
lin the export question in "a statement
made here today.
I'VE shall go prepared to show the
United States government and people
by facts and figures the real situa
ton" he continued.
II believe it is in the interests of
America and her allies that our traffic
with America continue. For instance,
sixty or seventy Dutch ships are now
in American ports. That alone is a
big disadvantage to the allies in view
of the shortage of cargo space"
M. Van Cordt spoke of large guam
titles of tropical produce being sup
piled to America from the Dutch
Indies and of the increasingly impor-
tant commercial relations between
these lands He was asked his opin-
ion of the suggestion reported to have
been discussed in a newspaper inter
view by the Dutch minister at Wash
ington that Holland should turn over
ships to America under charter for
service outside the European danger
zones in return for facilities in OBJ
tanning supplies. He replied that he
was not acquainted with the govern
ment's view on this point, but per-
sonally he was disposed to regard the
idea favorably provided Hollands own
shipping needs were first met.
The mission will depart on the first
vessel sailing after August L. Sew
eral liners are ready to sail for the
United States as soon as a settlement
has been reached of the present COM
plications in regard to a free chan
mel in the North sea-
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NO WEATHER CHANGE

east and northeast section light show
ers were reported. Kansas City re-
corded .0S of an inch. In the west
and central sections of the state, how
ever, the weather is of the extra dry
variety.
The official forecast promises gen.
orally fair and continued warn wealth
er tonight and Friday. The mercury
Wednesday night stayed around the
IA mark, climbing to Sc by 9 o'clock
this morning. At 2 O'Clock this after
noon it had reached 81. Tonight and
tomorrow will be the same story, ac-
cording to s. d. Flora, with a maxi
mum point around the 100 mark
The highest temperature on record
for this date was 104, in 1904, and the
lowest, 81, 1891.
The wind was blowing IL miles an
hour from the southwest at 8 o'clock
this morning.
The moon will shine until 1900 to-
night.
The river Wednesday night took a
slight rise, registering AS feet this
morning.
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AcQUIT MRS. MOONEY
Prosecute VIII Continue Trials of
preparedness" Bomb Suspects.

San Francisco, Calf, July ga
demand for the immediate trial or
Tom Mooney on charge OF murder IN
connection with the preparedness par
ade dynamiting will be made at once
by his attorneys as the result of the
acquittaI of his wife, Mrs Rena
Mooney, on a similar charge late
yesterday.
ATTORNEY Maxwell McNutt,- chief
defense counsel in the Rena Mooney
trial just closed, made this statement
today, declaring that the failure of
the states case had demonstrated the
futility of further effort to connect
Mooney with the outrage which killed
ten persons and injured forty on July
%, 1916.
verdict, made preparations toaay to
leave the Jail which she has occupied
for year.
In Jail Year.
81 knew it would come out this
way" she said. Despite the ordeal
which 1 have been subjected to, ]
never once lost my confidence that
justice would ultimately be indicated
and that 1 would be set free. In the
face of this verdict, I do not believe
the district attorney can do less than
dismiss the three Indictments still
standing against me and give me my
freedom"
District Attorney Fickert said today
he is undecided whether to send Mrs.
Mooney to trial again on another in
dictment.
Attorney Tom O'Connor, Of -efense
counsel, declared today that the de-
Tense would now proceed with its eff
forts to prove that a frame up ex-
listed on the part of the state.
I'VE will go ahead he said. with
the prosecution of Frank c. Oxman
principal state witness IN the Tom
Mooney trial, and other witnesses of
the state, so that this whole completely
may be exposed. The frame UP sys-
tenn, which we believe existed here
has at last failed"
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New York stock Market.

Wall St, New York, July 26.-STOCKS-
ciinas or 70 a;9ts anu motors at De
crate recessions in some of the standard
stocks before IL O'Clock. but the advance
was resumed later, on broader inquiry for
steels. tobaccos and minor specialties Low
priced tndustrials denoted the activity of
pools. st; Paul, on which dividends action
slightly, but rails in general were neglected.
The bond market was irregular tho mostly
higher Liberty 81 moved into narrow
range of 9945 to 99.4T.
War stocks and specialties including sugars
led the list to higher levels at today's firm
opening. Sentiment among traders was
more cheerful in expectation of an early
solution of important problems now pend
ing at Washington. Equipments advanced
from large fractions to IN points for Bald
win locomotive beet sugar gained >
points. q. s. Steel rose almost a point with
bethlehem and Crucible steels. Anaconda
copper recorded an equal gain. Declines of
fractions to point were confined to ship
pings. the motors, Lackawanna steel, Sin
clair Oil and st. Paul.