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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
COUNCIL MAY
VOTE REPEAL
OF TIME LAW
Mayor Calls Special Meeting
For Tuesday Night When
Central Time is Expect
ed to be Restored.

Next Saturday night viii proba bly,
see the end of the confusion which
has arisen over the matter Of time
Because so many OF the stores, fac
tories. and other places of business
have returned 10 the old standard
in spite of the ordinance passed by
the council several weeks ago. and
because almost endless confusion
has arisen. Mayor Keller has called p
special meeting of the council. to
take place Tuesday night, at which
time the matter of repeating the
clock ordinance Will be taken up.
Four of the cOuncilmen, II. f.
Lang. Jere Hagerty, Edward Hagey
and Paul Wolters, interviewed Mon
day. said that they would support
the repeal of the ordinance, and also
said that they believed the entire
council would he willing to change
back. That most Of the councilmen
voted for the ordinance reluctantly,
and only because Of the petition OF
$500 names presented was the
statement of these four. The gen
eral opinion seems 10 be that the
council will repeal the ordinance
under suspension of the rules. The
repeal ordinance, drawn this morn
ing. will provide that the changs
shall take place Saturday night.
Must BE Unanimous.
Unless the entire council is i'm
favor of the return 10 central stand
ard time. the matter viii have TO rest
over at least two weeks. because sus-
pension Of the rules is possible only
with the unanimous consent of the
council. Even though the emer
gency acton fails. the time viii no
doubt be set back when the Ordin-
ance has had time 70 take the rOu
tine through the councils business.
The county offices go back TO the
old time beginning Tuesday morn
ing. July IL. The clocks Will be set
back Monday night after the close
of the days business. The big clock
on the court house will be set back
Monday night at midnight This was
the decision reached by the county
commissioners at their regular
meeting held Monday. The confu-
sion resulting in the two standards
of time is given as the reason for
the commissioners action.
City Mixed Up.
The city is all mixed up on the
time question.
Entering the city hall from the
front. one finds the city controllers
office doing business according 70
the new time. and likewise the
clerks Office. The police depart
ment has turned back its clock, the
board of safety is using old time.
the next office is on the city once
more. Down stairs the desk and
police force Is operated on old time,
but city court is supposed 10 con
vene on new time. or was Monday
morning AS a matter of fact the
various witnesses and attorneys
didn't appear until nearly old time.
so that court was 80 minutes late i'm
getting started. or else five min
utes early.
Inspector Has Difficulty.
on the second floor the offices are
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
Launch Natjon-W Wide Pla7,
To SaUe Woman's Life

she reiterated her belief i'm her
mothers innocence.
1T wasn't a fair jury. she said.
They We're all against mother from
the state. Could a mother who had
been as good 20 a girl as she has
been TO me have deliberately killed
old persons entrusted 20 her care 10y
poisoning them
Connecticut has not hanged n
woman since 1856. when Hannah
occuiss. l3-year-old half-breed
Indian. was publicly executed on the
g1llows FOR stoning 10 death "a eirl
playmate The woman enlisted i'm
the campaign 20 save Mrs. Archer
Guugan's life declared today that
liz appeals 10 the court fail 10 set
aside the death penalty. they will
ask women all over the country 10
address petitions 20 the board 81
pardons. asking Communication 20 life
Imprisonment
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
Make Arrests IN
Flat River Mine
Riot; Jury Probe

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FLAT RIVER Mo, July 16 -
The arrest Of ]. H. overall of Ell
wins. confessed leader OF the mob
which has injured scores and driven
1900 foreigners from their homes
i'm this vicinity today marked the
first step by military and civil
authorities to prosecute the rioters.
Nineteen other men were arrested.
a grand jury Investigation will
begin today ar Pennington under
direction of Circuit Judge Peter
Hook
Renewed rioting broke out in the
Bonnie Terre lead belt section near
here late last night About 100
American min-'- stoned the foreign
quarters. To IS reported several
thousands dollars were stolen from
homes during the attack
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
WORLD WATTS
HIS ADDRESS
IN REICHSTAG
Has Three important Tasks
in Ironing Out Unrest in
Empire-May Announce
Peace Terms.
IrternatianaL - -

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AMSTE RDAM. July 10. - Dr.
Georg Michaelis. the new imperial
chancellor of Germany viii deliver
his first speech in the reichstag on
Thursday. according 90 Information
from Berlin today.
At that time the chancellor IS eX-
pected to announce has program
Dr. MIchaelis is welcomed hy q
majority of the German press. but
the newspapers are withholding
complete Judgment until ne can give
am outline of his policies. said dis
patch from Berlin today
Three Tasks Before Him.
The dispatch outlined the three
tasks of the new chancellor as fol-
lows
Restoration of internal unity
among the hostile political parties.
t2)-The gaining OF the confidence
of all parties i'm the foreign policy
Of the government.
C3)-The undisturbed mainten-
ance of the German alliances.
The reichstag is expected 20 re-
convene during the present week
when the new chancellor viii have
an opportunity 10 make his first
public address on policies.
The big question in the mind Of
neutral diplomats is.
"Wul Chancellor Michaelis turn
from the attitude o. his predecessor
and announce Germany's war
aims"
Expect Peace Aims.
To is impossible at this time %
give an answer but there is belief
in some quarters. that. If DR.. Mich
aelis can gain the confidence OF all
the political factions and sees in IL
means OF strengthening Germany's
position. he will make public. in a
general way. the terms upon which
the German allies viii make peace.
The inter party peace resolution
drawn up by the center. radicals
and socialists. which is 90 be intro
duced when the reichstag recon
venes. is against annexation Of ter
ritorv and an economic war after
the end Of the present armed con
fict and calls for "the freedom Of
the seas.
condemn lutcf-lfdf ran.
A resolution condemning the In
ter-party peace terms, as agreed up-
on by the reichstag majority. vas
adopted al a meeting Of the Pan
German Independent league in Ber-
lin on Sunday. The PaD-Germanists
declared that the adopting Of the
majority program would ruin Ger
many financially and politically and
DroIong the war indefinitely.
The change in chancellors over
shadows the other announcements
I'm the cabinet. but IL is generally
taken for granted that Count Brock
dorff- Rantzau. the German minister
AZ Copenhagen. win succeed Dr. AL
fred Zimmerman. the foreign secre-
tarv. Count Brockdorff- Rantzau n
a cousin 10 Count Won Bernstorff
and is known as a stickier for aristo-
cratic traditions.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
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HARTFORD. Conn. Jlly 16.-A
nationwide movement % save Mrs.
Amy f. Archer-Gilligan. alleged
poisouer from death ON the gallows
ON Soy. q. was launched here today.
The light is being directed boy Mrs.
Cecilia Blicksenderfer SuftragiSt
and wife OF the typewriter manufac-
turer Mrs. Bhcksenderfer led a
similar movement that saved Mrs.
Bessie Wakefield from being hanged
four years ago.
The slender Ig-year-old daughter
81 the condemned woman Mary
Archer. has won the sympathy of
MIS-. Buckensderfer and prominent
Connecticut club women. The pretty
brown haired girl has been her
mothers one solace during the
months that followed her arrest on
the charge OF poisoning inmates Of
her home FOR aged persons. Today
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
Firms Would Have
A Separate State

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STOCKHOLM. July ia series
of important conferences are beinG
held in Helsiugfors between Fin
nish leaders ard representatives OF
the Russian government IN an Ct
fort TO a, ert political crisis. said a
dispatch from that city today Tho
Firms are bent upon independence
while the republican government
wants 10 retain Finland as part Of
Russia. Delegates were sent from
Petrograd in an EFFORT 10 effect "a
compromise. AdNices from Petro-
grad said q favorable decision was
-Npected on Monday or Tuesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
Official CRISIS IN GERMANY DEPENDS ON CHANCELLO
Washington to Hear Hunger Cry OF Ne1U Yorks Ghett
Late Bulletins
"DRAFT DICE LOADED

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WASHINGTON, July f6.-Chargcs
i'm the senate this afternoon that
'-thc draft dice are loaded" and
that the census bureaus figures have
been padded i'm the north 10 the
deficit of the south were followed
by the adoption OF Il resolution Of
fcrcd by Sen. Brandcgcc calling
upon the secretary of commerce TO
furnish the official estimates upon
which the draft quotas OF various
lOCalitic, have been based.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
COMMISSION
To OPEN FIGHT
ON HIGH COSTS
armed With Evidence Show
ing Excessive Profits, Fed
erai Trade Board Will At
tack War Speculation.
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WASHINGTON. July I6.-Joseph
=. Davies. member OF the federal
trade commission Tuesday viii hold
the first important hearing i'm the
new federal food price investigation
in which the body OF which he is
a member. the department Of agri-
culture and the food administra-
ton are cooperating The hearing
viii be held i'm Chicago and will be
devoted wholly. 90 meat stock
growers. meat packers. butchers.
jobbers. wholesalers and commits
sion merchants dealing i'm meat will
be confronted with an array of ev-
idence prepared by field agents of
the commission
While there have been numerous
federal food price investiga i'm
the last two years. the administra-
ton plans 20 make this one more
effective than any heretofore
With far-reaching powers. the adj
ministration intends now 10 see TO
IL definitely that middlemeu no
longer prey ON the American con-
sumner using war conditions as
cloak.
Sec Excessive Profits
Agents of .he trade commission
liaVe been quietly working for
weeks gathering evidence of unreal
sonably high food prices They
have traced pound OF meat from
The stock farm to the consumers
table and have figures TO show that
hundred per cent is added 90 the
production cost before the con-
sumner. already beset with hard war
lsving conditions. can make his pur-
chase
Commissioner Davies viii lay the
figures gathered before the men
\ no have brought this condition
about and Will demand that they
make plain their Justification. If
this Justification is not entirely sat
iSfactory TO the trade commission,
the new and strong powers with
which the administration now IS
armed will be brought into play
and food spectators will he dealt
with as friends of the enemy.
Pres't Wilson has informed the
trade commission ne feels strongly
on unwarrantably high commodity
prices and the body knows that the
chief executive stands staunchly be-
hind il I'm the effort 90 hriue the
price OF foods back 10 q sensible
basis
First Of a Series.
The meat hearns Tuesday is the
FIRST of a series of similar hearings
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
BALK MURDER" PLOT.

CHICAGO. July 16.-Secrct SER
vice men believe they baked plot
to murder United States officers and
surrender the drafted army To- the
Germans when they arrested John
Natchky, an cmplOyc of the Illinois
Tool Co.
Federal agents said NatChlIy was
the organizer OF what he called the
self Defense league" and that he
began his work the day registration
lists closed. The platform of the
league was: IF they draft YOU. Kill
trenches and then surrender To the
Germans
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
REVISION OF RATES IN
INDIANA PROMISED

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 10
Representative of railroads and
shippers clashed before the public
service commission today at the
opening of the hearing on the pro
posed advance of Is cents a ton for
coal and coke rates. filed by In
diana railroads. Irregularities in
railroad rates on different commod-
tiles were brought up i'm the discus
sion. and il was announced that a
sweeping revision Of Indiana rates
probably would he made
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
40 MEMBERS OF |. w. w.
HELD IN OREGON JAIL
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KLAMATH FALLS. Orc. July Is.
With 40 members of the l. W w
i'm Jail aud more than 200 deputy
sheriffs guarding a vigorous cam
paign against the organiza ton
which is alleged 10 he responsible
for the fire that destroyed the Mar
tin brothers flour mill Sunday morn
ing. entailing a loss Of $4,000.
Every l. w. w. is arrested ON
sight. The headquarters of the or
ganization were raided last night
and besides many arrests made, a
large amount of alleged incriminat-
ing printed matter was seized
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
THREE AMERICANS HURT
IN RIOTS AT PEKlNG

International News Service:
LONDON, July 16.-Citizens of
three countries-the United States.
Japan and Italy-were wounded in
the recent lighting at Picking, 40
cording to a Tien Tsin dispatch
printed i'm the Morning Post today.
OF the three American victims two
We're civilians and one was "a ma
rine. The Italian was a civilian and
the japanese was a sentry. The total
casualties are put at so. including
republican and imperialstic soldiers
and others
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16

Sen. Gore today arranged hear
ing before the agricultural commit
tee for seven women of the east
side: Herbert G. Hoover planned TO
receive them personally and Rep.
Jeanette Rankin sought an audience
for them with Pres't Wilson.
The women Will he brought TO
Washington by Miss Helen Todd.
east side social worker. as soon as
the audience with the president is
arranged They are uneducated,
typical women OF New YOrk's con-
gested foreign districts. Some were
leaders in the bread riots and Sc
ceived their only training as speak
ers in those demonstrations. They
will tell official Washington the
suffering high food prices have
brought on them and plead for i'm
mediate relief
Aim at Food Bill.
The purpose in bringing these
women to Washington is three-fold.
First TO humanize the government
in its dealings with the people dur
ing the war: second. 10 convince Mr..
Hoover that the east side women
must have food before they can
save il. and third. TO urge speedy
passage Of the food control bill. by
showing that serious disturbances
in the poorer districts may result
from further delay.
These people cannot understand
why a government that demands so
mucn from them-their children Tor
IT'S armies. their money for its cam
paigns-seems to care for them so
little said Miss Todd They have
been left to the mercy Of eXtoruon-
lists and profteers-and they can see
NO effort being made 10 save them.
Most of them have fed from munger
and oppression abroad, only TO find
hunger and oppression here. Would
II he strange e their loyalty should
waver
.Rut is it true that there is real
suffering from lack of food - she
was asked.
Face "Chincse" Wall.
..rba. is true" she replied sadly
81 have lived among them. / know
how. them live. I know that many
are at the point Of desperation
These are not paupers. They are
honest folk. whose husbands earn
from S12 to SIS a week-the back
homo Of the nation Until meat
nrices went up they had meat once
n dav for the man and the boy or
Girl of the family who worked
When meat got beyond their reach
+bev turned 10 onions and potatoes.
Then onions and potatoes began 20
rise and they lived on yellow len
lis and macaroni without cheese.
Now these things have advanced
and they are living on bread-oreau
hair alum and half holes-and weak
tea The children are under-nou'
isbed-sleepy and stupid-and the
r,o+bers are fearful that a new
outbreak OF infanule paralysis may
add 10 their sufferings-
between these hungry people
md the government. which should
n~otact them. there has grown mp a
chinese wall" Miss Todd continued
THE women who will come 10
Wellington will be- messengers ne
hind the wall. asking that IT oe bat
.o~o1 roW-u -
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
CHARGE HUSBAND WITH
MURDER.

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PEORIA. H., July ia 'iiti
of murder was lodeeo asaii's
charles Williams, Formerly o
Quincy. today. following the deatf
Of his wife from "a knife wound
police say Williams stabbed Mrs
Williams during u quarrel.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
MILITARY BOARD BUSY
AT EAST. ST. LOUIS

international News service
Fast ST. LOUIS Ill., July To-
-rbs military board OF inquiry app
pointed by Gov. Lowden 10 lnVes'i-
r,tc charges Of laxity of militiamen
.s,,rire the race riots mere began
work today. a "trip was made over
80. c5tv including the section ON
,,.ticb many Negro homes were
burned. The grand jury lnNesli-a-
ZION opened at Belleulie today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16

international News Service:
PETROGRAD, July IA sharp
salient. the apex of which is nearly
80 miles from its base. has been
driven into the Austro-German front
in Galicia. The northern flank eX-
tends from a point north of Halic5
70 a point east of Dolina; the south
ern side runs from a position on the
Zlota Bistritza river 70 the sector
west Of Krechovice. The apex lies
directly west of Etanislau.
Battles have been proceeding
along both TANKS Of this salient, de-
spite heavy transforms, bad roads
and flooded streams. but the German
and Austro- Hungarian troops were
unable 10 cheek the drive of Gen.
Korniloff's victorious legions. and
nearly 1000 additional prisoners
and number of guns have fallen
into the hands of the Russians.
Among the prisoners were about 215
officers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
FOUR U-B0ATS SUNK IN
ATTACK ON TRANSPORTS
Is UNOFFICIAL REPORT

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GENEVA. July l6.-Four Of the
biggest and latest type of U-boats
that attempted 90 attack United
states transports that were carry
ing troops 10 France We're either
damaged or sunk by shell fire from
American warships according TO an
Unconfrmed report received here
today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
BOYS DIE FROM
POWDER EXPLOSION

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BRAZIL. Ind JULY 1.-Two boys
Pred BlondeI. d years old, OF
indianapolis and George Blanken-
ship. u years old Of Carbon, were
fatally burned today after their
clothing had been SET on fire by a
explosion of powder They ran a
quarter Of "a mile 20 the nearest
house Both died later in a-ony-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
TWO PEOPLE KILLED IN
WRECKS IN BLOOMINGTON

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IlooNINGTON. Ind Juiy l6--
Ar. Iohn Bodenhamer SIS years
old. was killed early today TWO miles
north OF here when struck oy an
automobile driven by Fred norton
d prominent stone quarry operator
~ Bedford. who was enroute 90
chicago with his wife. Thomas Met
calf "a years old was killed oy 3
Afonon train today while returning
from a fishing trip.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
MOTLD BLOW TP LINER.

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NEW YORK. July ia plot TO
blow mp the American liner New
York during recent trip to Amer
lea from Europe was revealed 90 de-
teCtives today by a youth who gave
the name of Edward Harrington.
The prisoner confessed. according 10
the police. that hc was the agent
of men plotting the destruction OF
American and allied steamers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
YEGGs RIOM NE.

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CHICAGO. July "A quartet OF
daring safeblowers bound and gag
eed two men. one Ga policeman. az
the Chicago theater early today and
blew two safes. escaping with SIS
There was g. 600 in one ~ the
safes. but The craftsmen muddled
their Job and the money box was
damned.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
Women ofEast Side to
Tell Administration of
Hopeless Fight For Life
Hoover Threatens to Expose Interests BuCkng Food Bill As
Social Worker Says Faith in Him
iSWaVering
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WASHINGTON, July - This is Herbert c. Hoover
said to Miss Helen Todd when she told him of New York
ghetto losing faith in him.
Don't let them-Dont let them lose faith Bring them TO
Let talk them They the people my heart
not convinced beat down the price of flour 50
barrel and bread five cents a loaf I'd
Nobody knows what up against here Nobody knows
the forces have to fight have done everything my power,
still the food bill held up If it isn't passed III go the
country and tell the people the truth They shall know the
who holding baCkand when the people know Heaven
help those men,"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
SHE GAVE HER QUOTA.

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UNION. s. C., July Is. - Not a
man will be drawn from Union
county under the selective draft.
Famous for its patriotic responses
TO the call 10 arms during other
wars. the county has already en-
listed voluntarily II per cent more
men than its allotted quota under
the draft
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
Russ In Galicia
Occupy Dolina;
Drive on in Rain
BULLETIN.

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ROME. July 16.-Gcn. kOr-
niiOn's Russian army i'm Ga
liCia has occupied the import
ant railway town of Dolina and
the AustTO- Hungarians are i'm
flight through the Carpathian
mountains. according To a dis
patch from PCtrOgrad.
DOlina il 10 miles west of
kalusz. the former headquarters
Of the AustrO- German staff in
GaliCia.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
NEW HOTEL MANAGER.

CHICAGO. July Is. - Bernard
Goldschmidt. former manager of the
Addison hotel in Detroit. Mich. has
been appointed manager Of the hotel
Atlantic in Chicago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
II : CORPS TO Front.

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PARIS. July 16.-Two sections OF
the United States ambulance corps
left for the front tday- II is under
stood they will be put into active
service at once
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
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WASHINGTON, July 10. = The hunger cry of New York
ghetto will he heard in the halls of congress- the Offices of the
food administration and perhaps in the white house itself
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LOWER NICHIGAN-Fair In
north. thunder showers IN south por-
tion tonight and Tuesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-16
THE WEATHER

lNDTANA-Thunder showers to-
night and Tuesday. warmer Tues
day