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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22
A BABY'S CHANCES.

The baby survey in Manchester. " H.. conducted by
the federal childrens bureau. has developed in
eresting facts regarding the relative chances child
has grow up. \ particularly careful study made
of the French Canadians who generally have more
children than residents of other nationalities
II found that the poorest possible combination
is "A young mother child Maternal youth
and inexperience together serious handicap
that the death of such babies is 2i1 year per
thousand. Mothers from 80 TO 80 years of age are
successful in rearing their first thorn.
The mortality curve varies remarkably With the
number of babies per family After the mother has
learned on her baby" she better. For the
mother Of average age, the frst-born death is
about 10 With three children drops 14S. After
the third child. the begins to rise again. and in
children the death rae averages
los. keeps right rising Mothers bearing seven
children lose them the OF 1SS per thou
sand. With T. the rate Of loss is 214 with 10
to l.. the rate is PAL.
1t follow from this study that the size
for a family 5 three children After that num-
her is reached the mother take good care of
them the the family the larger proportion
OF them die
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22

Since June the U-boat situation has shown almost
continuous Improvement The last weekly reports
are especially encouraging. They show the smallest
losses since Germany campaign OF intensified
ruthlessness only twelve ships OF than sixteen
hundred tons were sunk during the week ending Sept
l.. and only eight during the week endng sept. 10
This substantial decrease accompanied last wee&
by notable increase in the destruction of small ship
ping Twenty vessels under sixteen hundred were
sunk as against average of about three in recent
weeks. But that fact gives for alarm Taken
along with the conspicuous drop in big ship fatalities
il is really reassuring.
ships are general, unarmed craft, sail
ing without escorts It is natural then, conclude
that Germany is finding il harder and harder deal
effective blows against bulk allied shipping.
which consists Of large vessels armed and travelling
in fleets conveyed by destrOyers only little
helpless folk of the that the Uboats can
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22
EVERYTHING GERMAN IN
SCHOOL BOOKS CUT OUT

TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Sept. 22.-
German propaganda. German songs.
as well as the kaiser's picture viii
be torn from all books used i'm the
public and high schools OF Terrc
Haute. \ resolution TO that effect
was unanimously passed Friday
night at the regular meeting 81 the
members OF the school board ia the
administration building.
The kaiser's picture IL is said. ap-
pears i'm volumes In Naterland. "
used in supplementary reading IN
the high schools In the song books
used i'm the schools is Deutschland
Ubor allies" which VIII be taken
out. Ii was announced that Ger
man was being taught i'm but one
public school in the city. and that bl
January. 1918. Scrman Nill not BE
taught in single school in Terre
Eaute.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22
War AdUentures "OUer There
BY RICHARD BOECKEL.
iMrifen ESneciaIIN for International News Service

look right down upon us. and praC-
tically nothing at night for he was
informed OF every move we made.
I'VE started a spy hunt. but for
weeks il was without result. Then
we got a couple of wireless men on
the job They set up their instru-
ments at night and could catch the
messages Of the spy as they went
across the line. but il was n long
while before they could learn just
where the sending apparatus was
located.
Finally they thought they had
spotted it in the chimney of the
burgomeister's residence. That was
enough. one night shortly thereaft-
er a contingent of Tommies broke
into the house and searched it.
They found concealed in the fire
place a reel After dark the mayor
would run up his wires by simply
winding up the reel and then would
tick off the messages that produc-
ed such dreadful casualties among
our men,
What did you do with him?"
asked.
What was there to do" said the
young lieutenant. we took him out
and stood him Up against the wall
We gave it to him without waiting
for sunrise. Thousands Of such cases
have been discovered. No mention
of them ever appears in the official
dispatches"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22

room But the third or fourth time
that J heard 1t ] discovered that il
seemed To lc passing throug tie
air, directly over oW heads
Half suspccting the truth asked
/ the lady superintendent. who was
accompanying US what 10 was.
/ oh" she said. that's JUST shells
/ they often do that There's a rail-
/ head about Three quarters OF a mic
/ behind US, and the Germans shell
/ It steadily whenever they happen 10
think that there is any couCentra -
ton Of ttocps taking place there"
Wei. Dut.' ! suggested. '-misnt-
mt the shells get tired-spent, ] be
/ lieve is the proper technical term
I and fall short OF the rdil-head.
somewhere IN this neighborhOod -
oh yes" she said. They do. on:
I rot very often one fell right i'm
The middle Of the camp a few days
ago and smashed through the rooE
/ OF a small baraque. but fortunately
( there was nc one i'm il at tie tine
I and il did not explode. And num-
Ter have been dropped round the
( edges Of the hospital camp. If Won
listen a few minutes YOU Will prob
ably hear one of them beginning 20
clattcr instead Of whine. which
means that l. Is setting pretty
nearly spent
SO / listened and sure enough.
| before very ions. there came d
rushing. whizzine sound. which sue
] - ]. ola al
! tery-cluck. ri-nt over our heads.
ike boy drawing stick alons
a picket fence
There said the sister. .le a
spent one now"
When we got 10 the upper end
OF the hospital grounds. they led
rs to a little viewpoint from which
( we could see over toward the rail-
mead and see the stranse hireS
that were whIstling over our heads
strike and turn with a duh sullen
/ roar. into great burst OF thick.
I brown smoke and showers OF dirt.
That tenor chorus, with the bass
refrain. kept up at five or ten min
utes Intervals steadily all through
the afternoon. and only died away
+ at that peaceful hour when almost
/ everythinS stops. even on the bat
tlefront-an hour OF two before
( SHUTDOWN.
Wei" ] said 10 the sister u
suppose YOU will have a lest nov.
until the whistle blows for il 20
/ begin in the morning
"Oh. nc" she said. the aero
/ plane bombs at night are far the
/ worst
And CT mis- also ove were fated
to have actual demonstration. We
still had another hospital 20 in-
Z spect. just on the edge OF the viii
lage. below the church. a1d tho
stan most hospitality urge1 rs q
stay the night 3It our inspector
had an Important consultation en-
gagcment II headQuarters that
evening. 20 miles away. and so
We motored over ard slept there.
When we camc back in lhe
morning we found cverythias an O.
Z state OF suppressed excitement
-Four bombs had been dropped in
the nicht by a CRUISING aeropiane,
lII-ht between two OF the baraque
( wards One OF them fortunateiy
vas empty and il vas most heavI-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-"You
have heard little over here Of the
number of spies that have been
executed on the west front. Never
theless. there have been hundreds,
perhaps thousands Of them"
This was the statement of Lieut..
-- of the royal flying service.
who is in this country on sick leave.
Then he told a story.
I'VE were down at the foot OF a
slope, and Fritz was on the top" he
said. Just where it was and what
regiments we're engaged dOesn't
matter. There were three divisions
of us. Wen call them the 18th,
f9th and 5Oth Canadians. This was
while / was still in the infantry
The Germans could look right
down on Us and see everything we
did during the day. and that rather
annoyed us. but il didn't trouble Us
half as much as when it became
evident that they also knew every
thing we did during the night.
When we brought up our guns they
had us spotted every time. and
whenever we'd bring our troops
down a road they would open up on
our men with fearful results.
1T was evident that they had a
spy somewhere back of our lines.
For two or three weeks the situa-
ton continued. We could do nothing
during the day. for the boche could
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22
The stars incline. but 90 not compel
HOROSCOPE
sATTRDNN. SEPT. -. 1917.

SATURDAY. SEPT. -. 1917.
During this dag the early hours
are more fortunate than The LATER.
In the morning Mars. Neptune anl
Saturn are i'm beuedc aspect hlt
later Jupiter Is adverse.
All trading and transactions o.
commercial moment should take
place i'm the morning as after noon
Jupiter is IN meuacing aspect
This should Dee fortunate raEs
for soldiers making for promotions
and good assignments.
Under this sway the national
army should benefit and astonishing
progress for 1t is predicted. although
some sort of trouble or fault-andirs
about officers is foretold
Today is as fortunate Cor the navy
as for the army. accordine 90 the
seers. and fame for both branches
Of the service Is prophe~ied This
fame viii mean national recogri-
ton rather than individual success,
II is declared
again change. so long foretold.
iu the presidents cabinet are indl-
Gated.
Trouble between congress ami
certain branches Of the government
is presaEed by the stars
Money Us subject 20 sway 3D. tho
United States making for eypendl-
-rr~aa 10 mines as great as even -nr-
most extraragant estimates The
seers declare
National recognition OF the wa
service Of "a famous pr.ma donna
is prophesied.
December is likely 20 bee exceed
ingly perilous for our foreign trade
and for an our shipping Interests
The stars seem 20 prognosticats
violence i'm which the victims ara
women and children OF an American
city.
National organizations for the
conservation Of child life viii oc-
cupy much attention next year.
Events that will demonstrate tie
harbarism OF certain civilized GUS
toms are prognostIcated
Persons whose birthdete ~ IL
should not speculate or risk mpney
in the coming year
Children born on this dav are
likely 20 be steady. conscientious
and perseverins. These subjects ~
Libra have Venus as their principal
ruling sign
Copyright 1910
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22
THE MELTING POT
"Come Take Pot Luck With U.s.
LIES PARADOX.


When risen % a
And
When praise
soothing OF orr
TO
Are poured their tired unappreciative
When chased dollar with a shining
Ia 10 % ak
O
a stately
hey no a md rm
he a
their emotions shelf
a poise
o a
To in o he heights
The which regarded them with
Appeal o them with o a gentle hint
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22

York World reports that retailers have been regard
ing y percent profit fair return. and that they
are getting percent better now, and expect at
least 80 percent next spring the fell
lows making is their secret.
Apparently the shoe industry needs attention from
the government as well as the coal and food indus
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22
The Risks of a Red Cross Nurse
BY Woods Hutchinson =

Clean and cosy and comfortable
as we're the wards of the great
French helu hospital referred 20
IN my last article, they were only
a. fair sample of those which are
10 he found all alonS behind tne
40G-oGd mile battle line of the
western front, wherever il is consii-
cred safe and prope" to have wom-
Ell ru~ses.
There was a little attitude OF
conservatism. of reserve Of tae
minds Of the French military au-
thorities on this question 1t the
beginning of the war; li-tle spr-
vival. perhaps, Of the attitude re
vealed IN the half-alarmed, half
c-asperateG. most ungallart ola
bachelor ejaculation attributed To
Lord Kitchener during the Boel
war The Lord deliver US from the
plague Of women" Ii was partly
a feeling that it was against al
the traditions and perhaps no.
quite proper, for wounded men -
be nursed ~ women I'm fieid hos
Ditals under war conditions and
the demands that these involved
party n fear that women would not
be satisfied with the primitive &C
commodations and plain fare O.
the campaigner.
Deeper vet, though not perhaps
20 freely expressed from reasons
Of uoliteness. was the belief tEal
being the weaker and more timor-
Gus sex. they would become |un-
nerved and panicky under he con-
ditions and threatenings OF danger
which are mseparaEle from hoSPl
tails in the held.
But all these doubts and fear.
have been erandly swept away and
women have shown triuTphantl}
in this war as in every other, whom
they have been given the opportu
nifty. that their place is wherever
suffering is: that IN there he any
rlace which Is uc- dr for a woman
u live and work in. let her In and
She viii make IL SO.
woman hes won her way into
and prov cd her priceless value IN
one line of field hospitals after an
ether. wherever wounded men SrC
kept and tended. right up 10 the
field amlulances themselves. and
the progressive French surgeons
are urging admission into some %
the more stationary even of these.
You can tell IA an instant JUS
by looking n al the door O. a iielt
hospital yrar,i. whether there are
women nurses there or not. Even
II your ewes did rot inform You
YOUR nose would. 7 have seer a
GOOD many hospital and ambulance
wards. where On account OF danger
or remoteness, cr some other rea-
son. the wounded were beinc cared
Tor ONLY by men; end while they
were Wei and kindly looked after
their vo. nds well tended given
plenty 10 eat end their bees ken
shin shape in n fair farmland SOFT
cf fashion. yet there was nOthinl
APPROACHING that beautiful finish ci
neatness and tidiness. and what
WAS more significant. thai clean
bi.ssfuf. comfortcd expression upon
the faces OF the patients. that ono
! sees i'm wards where wcmeu nurses
rule
No m.re ran will ever kecI
floors really clean. end beds white
sheeted and ;idy and window
hung With cainty curtains. cxcep,
occasionally under *, ere 1ava
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22
A HEROIC INVITATION.

British parliament has invited the United states
congress to visit the war and obtain frst-hand
knowledge what going there. The offer should
be accepted. by all our troops get their final
training France. why should congressman.
upon whom rests the responsibility for maintaining the
troops there providing them with what they need
Some course OF instruction j. especia ~ desir-
able because congress persistently refuses &C
eept the Judgment OF military experts
This invitation oy the way is not only generous but
heroic. Who VIII question the courage coun-
try that undertakes educate American congress
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22


nothing OF the score of licht bat
vital trifles which 90 10 make up all
the differences between bunk
, house and - cosy. comfortable
/ homclike ward.
OF course it Is possible to overdo
ii and make the men uncCmfort-
| ably clean. In one beautifully kept
ward. some of the French wounded
] privately and most dpoloCetically
! explained 10 a sympathetic man visi-
/ tor, that while the lady nurses were
ANGELS AFRO they could never say too
much of their devotion anJ thcir
! Kindness. vet they did think they
were wasting quite a little good wa
ter in washlrs and bathing them
80 carefully every day Bying I'm
such a spotless bed I'm such a beau
tfully clean room. how could they
grow dirty after they had been once
well washed and bathed in the be-
| ginning?
But usually they fearily .evel in
all the attention that is given them.
! although they would be perfectly
I contented with much less high and
! exactine standards.
| As for the hardships of cam
| paisn life. the nurses will take the
! uiain, board walled shack assigned
: 70 them for quarters, and with little
more than pictures from the illus
| trated papers or rke walls and flow
crs from ;he reishborirg fields and
gardens. a few strips of cheap mat
j ting on the floor and the hundred
ana one little feminine things
and belongings that no true woman
| can be separated from. AMI which
! nsysteriously nnd themselves Where
ever she goes, turn il into "a cheer
| FIJI. homelike, lurle bungalow.
With dainty -Ser..ice and the
! ever-2vailable Jams and preser1 ei
and tins of Biscuits, and all tho
/ tribe cf ported and canned goods
/ they can omhrCi6er and work Won
ders with the plain and substantial
mess ration from the COOK house.
and transform it into q dinner with
! courses
Cur party was invited tc after
noon tea in the nurses quarters If
/ this II. -. r, where We found a
group of charming. white uniform
cd, cultured. intelligent women.
: French. English and American. ser
wing tea upon plain hoard tables
surrounded by camp chairs, in a
room whose bare wooden walls had
/ been transformed into a cosy and
tasteful summer cottage. And the
tea. with thin buJered slices of wa
/ bread and biscuits and cakes ard
1 sandwiches from the inexhaustible
/ resources Of the realm of tins. %
/ was an excellent end Varied and 20
! petizins rs if II had been served on
! "a wicker table ir 2 shady English
Garden
As for the steadiness or feminine
nerves under cI7-.ng circumstance.
We happened TO nrd an excellent
iliEstration in that very aospitsL
We hadn't gone far on our rounds
throHsh Tho wards. before my ear
/ caught a crricus. rather musical
I O-histins. singing sound. Al first
IT thought il was something blow
I ing or from enc OF the numerous
/ dynamo trucks which were station
Z ed mere and there through the hos
! pitaI. 10 supply electric H-ht. hot
water or current for the X-ray
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22

sweden seems disposed 10 ad.dt that her minister
Argentina was a blockhead. and let it go at that
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22

wouldn't jar Bavarian veteran TO be captured bS
the sammcs and brought TO country or near-beer
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22

room. But the third or fourth time
that J heard 1t ] discovered that il
seemed To lc passing through tie
air directly over oW heads
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-22

discipline on shipbcard, 20 say
nothing OF the score of heht bat
vital trifles which 90 TO make up al
the differences between bunk
house and - cosy. comfortable,
homclike ward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-14
Bolsheviki Recognize
Only Own Interests;
Menace Opponents

LONDON, Dec. 13.-Thc Bolsheviki
intend to compel the Constituent As
sembly to be subservient to them, says
the Pctrograd correspondent of "The
Times lie quotes the "Prayda,' the
Bolsheviki organ, as saying:
"The only Constituent Assembly
which will be recognized by the work
men. soldiers and peasants Is one Civ
ing them bread, peace and land. The
nation recognizes only one law-the
furtherancc Of its interests. Those
who refuse to obey that law will be
compelled to submit by force
The correspondent adds that the
Constituent Assembly now stands adj
journcd indefinitely.
4 handful OF members Of the Con-
stituent Assembly, consisting of Con-
stitutional Democrats and Social Revo-
lutonists. assembled at the Tauride
Palace at the appointed time, and the
Oldest Of the delegates. Mayor
Schroeder of Petrograd declared the
Assembly to be open. Reuter- dis
! atch from Pcrograd reports. The first
pIenary sitting was postponed pending
the arrival OF a quorum. The members
present approved the text Of the mani
festo to the people and decided to style
them selves Congress Of Members OF
tn Constituent Assembly"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-14
Both Sides Claim Victories
3 in Fighting South
of Moscow
Gen. KorniloH Is
Reported Wounded
Extremists Defeated at
Bielgorod, Says An
other Dispatch

LONDON, Dec. 13.--Ficrce lighting
has Occurred at Biolgorod, on the rail
way south from Moscow TO the Crimca,
REORGANIZATION and other places, be
tween the Bolsheviki and forces led by
Generals Kalcdine and KorniloT.
Dispatches arc Numerically opposed
as TO tho results. some declaring the
Cossacks and other Provisional Gov
ornmcnt troops have routed the ex-
tremists and inflicted great slaughter,
while others assert that Lenine-Trotzky
forces arc victorious, and that Korni-
loG is wounded, surrounded and near
capture
The Pctrograd correspondent OF "The
Morning POST who received his in
formation from an unnamed source,
sends a detailed description Of the bat
ne at Biclgorod. lie says General Kor-
niloG had about 5000 men, made up Of
what is known as the "Wild Division"
Cavaliers Of st. George, "battalions
Of death" and some artillery. When
the Bolshevik troops were encountered
General KornilofT divided his army and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-14
German Ground Glass
Plot Is Uncovered
Breakfast Food, With Deadly
Content, Distributed in
Los Angeles
Especial Correspondence

LOS ANGELES. Dec. l3.-Evidently,
from revelations made to-day By the
city chemist and the detective bureau
here. Gcrmany's latest plan for killing
off the population Of the United States
is TO feed America ground glass with
a coating of breakfast food.
Following house to house distribu-
ton yesterday of samples of rather
we'll known breakfast food. in the form
0 ia biscuit, the police receiving hos
pital was besieged b. hundreds Of tele-
phone calls from residents who had
been favored by the sample dstribu-
tor The storm of inquiry was pro
vokcd mostly by the fears of those
who had read in an evening newspaper
that woman had been made III by
eating one Of the samples.
j. $. Carman, city chemist. late to-
day announced that there was glass in
the breakfast food examined, Twenty
FIVE pieces of glass wer found in one
package. Evidence secured by Police
Detectives King and Oaks this after
noon lead them to believe that a whole
sale attempt to kill and iniure hun
dreds of citizens in Los Angeles by
placing ground glass in food is being
made by German agents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-14
kaledine Wins Name
Of The Russian Tank

General Kalcdinc. the leader Of the
Cossack rebellion against the Bolshe-
wiki. was characterized as "the Russian
Tank" yesterday by s. J. Sack. OF the
Russian Information Bureau, Wool
worth Building. Of this city. Mr. Sacks
statement follows. in part:
"In Russia Kalcdinc's name became
wcll-known during the war as the COM
mander Of the Eighth Army. General
Kalcdnc acted then against the Ger
mans in the same manner as he is now
acting against the Bolsheviki. lie is
always very slow. taking his time 80
prepare plan and the necessary meas
urcs for its accomplishment, but when
he strikes II is almost always "A mortal
blow. After hearing many things about
Kalcndine from the Russian officers
who have fought under him. ! would
say. that Kaledne may he called the
Russian Tank His movements are
slow but sure and effective in reaching
the objective.
at must be said most cmphaticaily
that kaledinc is not a counter reVO
lutionist, and his object, as far as We
know. has nothing TO do with any pan
for thc restoration of monarchy ~
Pms y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-14
Confession Read in
Kaltschmidt Trial
Schmidt Admitted the Plot to
Blow Up Bridge, Canadian
Officials Say

DETROIT. Dec. 13.-Introduction Of
a confession alleged to have been made
to Canadian authorities at Port Ar.
thur. Ontario, by Carl Schmidt CO.
defendant with Albert c. Kaltschmidt
featured the seventh day of the con-
spiracy trial here of Kaltschmidt and
five other persons.
According to the confession kali
schmidt paid Schmidt and Gustave
Stevens $500 each to go to Nipigon,
Ontario. and inspect a Canadian Pa
cifc Railroad bridge there with view
10 blowing it up.
Schmidt was identified by James J.
Middleton, of Fort william. Ontario,
as one of two men who came 70 him IN
Nipigon in 1915 and inquired about
TIE location Of the bridge. Schmidt
and Stevens were arrested at Port Ar
thur after visiting Nipigon. Schmidt
later escaping 70 the United States.