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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
prison garb. and were obliged to SC

prison garb, and were obliged to set to learning the tailoring trade.
 Both were released in September, 1915. informed that their penalties had been reduced to six weeks. Last year Senator Potie was sent back to Haul bourdin without explanation. Senator Potie refused to resume his functions as mayor replying to the Germans that after having been imprisoned witt. convicts his dignity as Frenchmait prevented him from resuming the functions of mayor so long as the town was occupied by the Germans.
 M. Cordonnier, who Is nearly 70, is still a prisoner of the Germans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
Kermit Accepts Place in British Army Now
 Operating in Asia Minor

Plattsburg, N Y, July 1O.-Kermit Roosevelt. son of the former Presi- dent. has accepted an offer of staff commission with the British army 9p- erating against the Turks in Asia Minor. He was granted his discharge from the officers training camp here and, accompanied by his wife, left for Oyster Bay to join his father before sailing on Saturday for Spain.
 Mrs. Roosevelt will accompany her husband to Spain, where she will join her father, Col Joseph r. Willard Uni- ted States ambassador to Spain
 Two of Kermit Roosevelt's brothers, Theodore. Jr., and Archibald, are with the American expedition in France,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
EXCURSION BOAT IS WRECKED IN STORM;
 ! ARE THOUGHT DEAD

Ortonville. Minn.. July 10.-seven persons are believed 10 have lost their lives tonight when the small excursion steamer Muskeson was wrecked on Big Stone lake. nine miles from here. during a strom.
 Two of the nine persons known to have been on the boat were found on the shore of the lake Searching par ties failed to find any trace of .hc others.
 The two rescued were found lying on the shore of the lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
Sad Thoughts

From the New York Globe
 Donald had nearly been run over three times, had stepped on four dogs and collided with half a dozen per ambulators. The rector who had watched his progress from across the road. ran after him.
 Whats the matter with you this morning, Donald?" he inquired, humping the man on the shoulders. You're very thoughtful. Thinking of the future?"
 'No," replied Donald, gloomily. It's me wife's birthday tomorrow and I'm thinking of the present."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
Elberfeld, Johnny Dobbs
 and Dick Robertson Fined

President Baugh of the Southern league last night assessed fines against Manager Elberfeld of Chat tanooga, Manager John, Dobbs of New Orleans, Dick Robertson. New Orleans pitcher. for engaging in a difficulty during the game in Chattanooga last Friday
 ~4Kid" Elberfeld drew the largest fine. s25. Robertson comes next with a s10 donation and Dobbs is let off with s10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11

Somers. w. B.-Age GA: died yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at the resi- dence. 6425 Third avenue, south fu- neral services will be conducted from, the residence at o'clock this morn ing and interment will be made at Forest Hill cemetery. F. w Woodin Undertaking company will be in. charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11

Locke. Myrtle Mae-The 14-month- old daughter of MT. and Mrs C. il. Locke; died yesterday at the family residence. 5s06 Fourth avenue, north i; funeral this afternoon from the resi- dence at 2:30 o'clock; interment at Woodlawn cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
AMERICAN MISSION
 TO RUSSIA IS NOW
 READY TO RETURN
(Continued from Page one)

with the popular delegates, whether of the council of workmens and soldiers dee- X gates the peasants delegates or any of @Aroletariat organism have expressed the Szopinion that beneath the feverish conflict of words and ambiguity of terms which aie the natural result of the newly ac- uui1ed right of free speech, there lay a patriotic purpose not essentially different from that of other de-1ocra cies at war with autocratic ideas.
 Tne question of the food supply is, in thes opinion of the commission, the most important problem confronting the coun- try, and unless some means is immediate ly taken to improve transport, fall and winter will see famine in many places. MT. Root has made the following state- lnent to the Associated Press:
 The mission has accomplished what it came here to do. and we are greatly en- couraged. We found no organic or incur able rna'aGy in the Russian democracy. Democracies are always in trouble. and We have seen days just as dark in the progress Of our own.
 We must remember that a people in whcn all constructive effort had been suppressed for so long cannot immediate ly develop a genius for quick action. The first stage is necessarily one of debate. The solid admirable traits in the Rus sian character will pull the nation through the present crisis. Natural love of law and order and capacity for local self-g government have been demonstrated every day since the revolution. The coun- try's most serious lack is money and ade- quate transportation. We shall do what we can to help Russia in both.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11

Testing tuning forksis a new line of work which the versatile United States bureau of standards has taken up. A tuning fork for use in ordnance tests has recently been standardized for the war department and equip ment has been secured for carrying on such work regularly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
DEATHS

Russ. Charles Jack-The 2-year-oli son of MT. and Mrs. C. E. Russ; died at o'clock Monday evening at the residence, 415 North Fiftieth street funeral services were conducted from the residence at II o'clock ycs- terday morning and interment fol-
 lowed at Forest Hill cemetery by F. w. Woodin Undertaking company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
PASSED ON IN EUROPE

These dispatches were coming here from France. They had been passed upon, as l am informed, bu our officials abroad, and vet they were diverted and delayed, and only permitted to reach their destina- ton after inspection by some official in Washington I doubt the authority for such a proceeding, but assuming it to be based on proper authority, what purpose was served by this programme? Surely they would not contain infd nation use- ful to the enemy, and if th, only con- tained an account of the su osed, yes, or real. attack on our ships, ct. Id not our officers in France be depended on to take proper safeeuards?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
PRESS PATRIOTIC

During many weeks the press of the country has submitted to a voluntary censorship, as it were. In my opinion, the editors of our American newspapers can be relied on, and they are not so eager for news as to betray our country, and neither are the correspondents anxious to arouse unnecessary fears by undue em- bellishment of ordinary eVents.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
SECOND MESSAGE

Later, on July 5, he sent a second dis patch again stating there had been no such attack as had been so goriously de- picted through the information bureau And, later on, when dispatches which had passed our censor with General Pershing forces in France reached this side by ca bic, they were diverted to one of the executive departments, inspected and pos s!hly censored-I do not know and after several hours delay were permitted to reach their destination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
CREEE'S BUREAU IS ATTACKED BY WAL SH IN TIE LOWER HOUSE
Massachusetts Congressman Tells How Associated Press Dispatches Are
 Needlessly Held Up

Washington, July 10.-During debate on the trading with the enemy bill today Representative Walsh of Massachusetts criticized the public information commit tees account of the submarine attack on the American expedition and attacked the war department for diverting and delaying delivering of cablegrams regard ing the troops addressed to the Associ- ated Press.
 MT. Walsh remarks as revised for the Congressional Record, follow in part:
 As a matter of fact, as l understand 1t, the Associated Press that great news gathering agency of our country, body of, publishers. loyal every one, had a representative aboard one of the ships and he sent a dispatch announcing a safe and uneventful voyage. He at least ap- parently was not awakened by the heavy guntire and roar and din of battle.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-25
W A N 7 POSITION
INSPECTING ROADS
Thomas J. ROCkhiII Petitions
Commissioners for
County Job.

Thomas j. Rockhill petiuored the
board of county commissioners yes
terday for the appointment as county
road superintendent The applLca-
ton was placed on hle and will be
acted ON by the board at the Jan
uary meeting.
The board yesterday ordered the
advertising for bids on the grading
of that portion Of Lincoln way +.
on the north side of the New York
Central railroad tracks from OsceOla
90 the county line
Bids were also ordered advertised
for a new adding machine for the
county auditor office
The board granted the petition of
Peter Piehorski and 50 other resi-
dents of Olive township 10 establish
an additional voting precinct in that
township at school house No. 10 in
the southern part of the township.
Some of the petitioners living in
the extreme southern part Of the
township heretofore have had TO
travel over 100 miles in one year
i'm order 10 vote
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-25
DEATHS
SISTER VI. FLORENTINE.

Sister Mary Of st. F'lorentine died
at st. Mary's convent Sunday, Dec.
%, after a severe illness of four
weeks following three years of i'll
health.
Sister Florentine. one Of the best
known members of the Holy Cross
order. a cousin OF the foundress,
Mother NJ. Angela and a sister of
the late Hon. Lucius G. Tong of this
city, was born in Carroll o.. June
rs, 1S49. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver p. Tong. moved TO South
Bend from Ohio in 1866 for the pur-
pose of being near the educational
institutions of St. Marys' and Notre
Dame where their six children were
students Sister Florentine and her
three sisters were in attendance at
St Marys' since September of 1851.
In 1865 they were all four formal
Is received into the Catholic church
and in 1867 Mary Eleanor Tons,
the deceased, entered the nOvitiate
of the order and was orofessed in
1853 The same year two of her sis
tiers. twins, graduated from the
itiate
During her years i'm the commun-
ity Sister Florentine. though a tai
ented artist and art teacher. was
especia 'ly distinguished for the eS-
quisiteness and perfection of her
penmanship which has continued to
attract almost national attention.
After her religious profession, she
was. i'm the course of the years, on
mission i'm Washington. ID. c.. Aus
Tin Texas. and Salt Lake city from
which last place she returned TO the
Motherhouse because Of i'll health.
The surviving relatives are a
brother. Oliver !. Tong of St Paul.
Mirn. and four nephews and two
nieces. children of the late Iucius
G.. Tons. Mrs. Thomas J. Dehey of
this city being one Of the nieceS.
Quiet funeral services were held
Monday afternoon with burial i'm the
Community cemetery
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-25
CZENKUSCH RESIGNS:
CAN'T KEEP SOBER

William Czenkusch. former traffic
officer at the corner of Washington
az. and Main ST.. who was fined So
10y the hoard OF public safety SAL
urday night for being intoxicated
while ON duty has resigned his po-
sitioD
Sunday nisht ne was put ON what
Is called by the police the "KeeleN
cure bcat-a patrol in the north
end OF the city i'm which there are
mo- saloons Sergt VOTERS accom-
panied him orr part of his rounds.
and left him about o'clock AZ
that time according to Sergt. VOL
ters. he was unable 20 operate the
box signal
AT II o'clock CzenkuSoh came to
the captains office and turned i'm
his badge. star and other belong
mgs saving that DE vas going 20
quit" There VIII Ice no meeting OF
The board of safety to consider his
resignation but his position is now
considered vacant
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-25
RESOLUTIONS TO AID
FUEL CONSERVATION

For the purpose Of aiding fuel
conservation. the official board Of
Trinity NJ f. church has drawn up
"a number OF resolutions regarding
the matter The resolutions are as
follows.
L. That. as FAR as possible all
meetings of the church he confined
10 Wednesdays and Sundays
- That during the months of
January and February the Junior
department OF the sunday school
meet with the adults. and that the
"a bernacle be not heated.
g. That while we gladly DO this
as our patriotic "bit" irrespective
eff what others may or may not do.
nevertheless IL IS our firm cOnvic-
lion that such institutions as the
theaters moving picture places. and
other public amusement resorts
should he requested to- help iu this
movement 10y closing their doors ON
sundays. az least
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-25
COUNTY PASSES
RED CROSS QUOTA
Believed That Returns Will
Show ST. Joseph County
Over Top.

When the committee in charge Of
the ST. Joseph county Red Cross
membership drive has totaled the
figures relative TO the number of
new members secured during the
campaign of the past four days. il
is confidently believed that the cOun-
" will have gone over its quota by
a good margin.
However, If the quota. which i
5000 new mem bers for the entire
county. has not been reached dur
ing the drive which began Wednes-
day morning, and which should
have closed officially last night, has
not been reached. the time of the
drive will be extended a few days or
for sufficient time in which 20 secure
the required number of new mem
bers.
According 10 those in charge OF
the campaign, the drive has been
remarkably successful, taking every
thing into consideration. Ii is point
ed out that the county has been
called upon 70 make frequent con
tributions during the recent pas
and also that the Thrift stamp cam
paign tended TO prevent contribu-
tons 10 the Red Cross being as
they might have been had no other
calls upon St Joseph county citi
zens been made.
ON the whole. however. the drive
has been satisfactory, and il is con
hdently predicted by those in charge
OF the campaign that the returns
will show that the quota Of the coun-
~ has been surpassed Totals. how
ever. will not be available until
Wednesday. according to those in
charge of the campaign.
AT the beginning of the drive, St
Joseph county has 1900 Red Cross
mem ers. so with the added increase
the total membership of the county
chapter will he $4,000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-25
REGISTRANTS SHALL
CARRY THE NOTICE OF
THEIR CLASSIFICATION

All CONSUMPTION reIstrants are
warned by the local exemption
boards that each man is required to
carry ON his person at an times the
final notice of classification. the first
of which were mailed out 10y the
boards Monday Having his notice
i'm his pocket ready for display to
am office, who may approach him
and request To see it. may save the
resistant much Inconvenience and
trouble. as without it he is subject
90 summary arrest and imprison-
ment The mere having i'm ones
possession a green REGISTRATION card
win not be sufficient TO show that
he has filled out QUESTIONABLE
blank
Exemption boards mo-. and y
yesterday received hling cases with
II compartments for the filing of
missionaries as they are returned
from the registrants Less than
half of the reeistrauts i'm the city
and county have received their
questionnaires to date The balance
OF the 9.04o must be mailed out 10y
the boards by Jan. 10. OFFICES of
local boards viii be closed aU day
today
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-25
NICHOLAS SAYS He
DID NOT EMBEZZLE
Got Goods on Credit, He
ClaimS-Many DrunkS
in Court Monday.

William Nicholas, chareed with
the enlightenment of &5747 worth
of watches and jeweIry from Har-
~ H. Mandel pleaded not guilty i'm
city court Monday morning and the
case was continued to Jan IS.
Bond of $500 has been furnished.
Nicholas claims that he obtained
the goods from Maudel on credit.
and has paid part of The sum ON
account
Frank Laskowski motorman on a
local street car. was fined 81 ana
costs for assault and battery upon
Joseph Soble "a jtuey bus driver.
who claimed that Laskowski struck
him when Soble did not get off the
track with his jitney bus. Testi-
mony was introduced 20 show that
Soble deliberately held mp the car.
and that only reasona bile force i'm
clearing the track was used. but the
Judge found Iaskowski guilty
A plea of not guilty was entered
boy Edward Gnott 10 the charge of
child desertion filed against him.
The case was set for Dec %. and
bond was set at $500
A number of residents of Niles
Mich. appeared i'm city court Mon
day morning. OF II cases on the
docket Is were INVESTIGATION charges
and nearly all those charged with
imbihing too freely gave their ad
dresses as Niles Ordinarily. Judge
Hammerschmidt shows no leniency
toward those who come 10 South
Bend from dry territory i'm order to
get "a few drops and some heavy
sentences are expected
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-25
PAIR HELD ON
MURDER CHARGES
Mrs. Elizabeth Buday and
Setve BOldlSZar Arrested
for Staying.

CHARGE of murder have been
preferred against steve BoIdiszar.
DIS s Grant st.. and AIRS. Elizabeth
Buday. 1920 IS. Division ST.. by the
police. who believe that the pair
are responsible for the death Of
AIeok Czinke. sO5 ~. Division ST.
Czinke. according to the story
pieced together by the police. was
thrown out OF the Buday restaurant
on ". Division ST. by the pair nam
ed in the murder anidavirs. short
iy after o'clock SUNDAY morn
ing. lie manased TO get TO his
boarding house. about block away.
but was splitting blood prolusely-
Dr oscar Won Barandy was called,
SUIT his treatment was unable to
save the man. who died Sunday aft
ernoon without resainiug conscious
ness TO tell the story.
Monday afternoon Coroner T. j.
Swantz. assisted by Dr. Won Bar
andy. held a post norton examina-
ton The result of the examina-
ton was the arrest of the man and
woman.
A fracture in the top of the skull
slightly 90 ehe left. and hem
orrhage OF the brain at that point
caused the death OF Czinke. accord
ing TO DR.. swami. That this could
not have been caused from a fall
as it was a first thought had caused
death. was the assertion of the
doctors making the examination
Boldiszar was arrested Sunday
night by Chief of Detectives Barn
hart and Mrs. Buday was taken
into custody an hour after the re-
suit Of the inquest was known. Both
are held without bond. until they
appear before the judge of the city
court.
AID LIFT-LAST . PARGHS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-25
NO GIFTS THIS YEAR,
CASH GOES TO CHARITY

Instead of making the usual pre-
-eutation OF gifts. SUNDAY school
classes of the Quincy ST. Baptist
,hurch made cash offerin2s toward
the Armenian relief fund and for
local charity. az the annual Christ
mas exercises SUNDAY mornine. The
money donated amounted to nearly
sac.
a pleasing part OF the mornings
program was q procession i'm which
members OF the Sunday school par
ticipated. each person dressed i'm
pure white. carrying a lighted cam
dle
AT the mid-week prayer meeting,
to be held Wednesday iu the
church. "a review of the past year
viii be taken up. Friday afternoon.
members Of the Ladies Aid society
viii meet at thte home OF Mrs. Levi
Shetterly 1924 Sherman ay
ON New Years eve. the annual
fellowship supper viii be served at
the church. followed hy a business
meeting. during which election of
officers Of the church will take
place.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-25
THREE YEARS IN THE
TRENCHES, WRITES HOME
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)

Edward island. on the 9Th one Of
our cruisers captured a collier. on
the eth the sea was rough and just
as we were sitting down TO break
fast the ship gave a roll and all the
food went over our clothing. on
the Sth. we took a Norwegian lum-
Der ship. on the 14th. we sighted
land and I saw my first subma-
rine We left the snip about p.
m. on the 10th and marched through
Plymouth. England.
we were the first 'Canuk' troops
the English had seen since the war
broke out and they certainly gave
Us a great reception.
Following our arrival al Ayms-
bury at II p. m. and our 12-mile
hike TO camp. nothing much dis
turbed the monotony of camp life,
except the review by the king and
queen and the constant speculation
as to our place i'm the firing line.
Ii seemed 10 me at that time that
we lived i'm sea of mud and rain
but of course one becomes accus-
toned 10 that after while
The Regiment Makes Merry.
Lords Kitchener and Roberts ac-
companied the king and queen dur
ing the review This was on Nov.
and was the first review of Cana
dian troops by the English rulers.
II was on Dec ] 3 that we first heard
of Lord Roberts death. I remem-
Der Dec. % very distinctly as the
colonel Inspected our battery on
that date and pronounced it the
worst i'm the whole brigade
Ell shall never forget a night just
before we embarked for France.
This YOU understand, was in the
early days of the war when Off
GERS and the public were inclined to
be more indulgent with us We
were entertained i'm a large barn
and given free beer The colonel
came in TO speak to US. but the noise
was so great that he could not he
heard Several boys got run in for
giving back talk TO the major.
The next interesting event i'm my
diary records the fact that saddle
fell out Of a hay loft and struck
me squarely upon the nose. which
laid me up for about a week.
1T was on Feb. that We got or
ders TO prepare 10 leave for France.
We embarked Feb. 9 at Bristol at
midnight We Rugged the coast for
a little time and then cut across the
channel We sighted lights on the
French shore Feb. 10 and on the
18th landed al a French port on
the Bay of Biscay. We were pack
ed i'm small box cars like sardines
and detrained at Strazeele on the
18th. 10 miles from the firing line.
we moved 20 a barn that had
been occupied by the Huns shortly
before and within "A hours we were
'lousier than pet coons.
we got our first baptism March
H. After marching through a bliz-
zard that made the day as dark as
ni-ht We got right into a nest Of
machine guns and snipers. Since
then I've been through nearly
three years of it,"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-25
Christmas JOYS of a Postal Clerk

wrapped and tied for il might break
open. The lady said she didn't care
II il did but the nice. polite clerk
told her that ne did because il
would. in all probability. be the
cause for badly cut hand. The
lady didn't seem to appreciate his
thoughtfUluess Of his fellow work
ers. however. and turned from the
window with a highly injured air.
Postoffce authorities report that
the first class mail. that is. letters,
have been very heavy this Christ
mas. and seem 10 be taking the
place OF the package sifts IN many
instances. However. there was not
the decrease in package mail that
was anticipated for many packages.
and large ones. too. have been sent
out To is a noticeable fact, too,
that most Of the mail went 10 train
ing camps and cantouments
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-25

OH the JOYS and the sorrows Of
being "a postal clerk The questions
that the folks DO ask and ,he way
they do treat those poor suffering
clerks when they are advised that
BE- u.s. not the best thing p the world
to try 10 send "a Christmas present
from here % Jericho wrapped in
tissue paper and tied with nothing
more than fancy red string
Moreover. there was another lad
who brought iu a package which
was am uncertain looking shoe box
and it. also was onl. tied with shoe
string The clerk. judging from the
strange odors that iasg ed from the
box. asked the lady If she had "a
rIass of something inside the box.
She said She did and he told u-
that it would be impossible for him
90 accept package So poorly