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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
FLAMES DESTROY
COLFAX FACTORY
Blaze of Unknown Origin De-
StroyS S. Main st. Plant
Early Saturday Morning.

Fire, which started over the boil
ers. on the first floor of the building
at an early hour Saturday morning
practically destroyed the factory Of
the Colfax Mfg. Co, located at 1900
s. Main st.
The blaze was discovered at 4
o'clock by Frank Rubanski, fire
man at the plant. who went to the
factory to fire up for the day. The
building was filled with smoke and
small sheet of flame was seen eat
ing its way into the upper floor in
the rear of the building. An alarm
was sent 10 tire company, No. 10,
by Mr.. Rubanski and the blaze was
soon apparently extinguished. But a
few minutes later the entire side of
the building near the place where
the first fire was discovered, was a
mass of flames and calls were sent
for three additional fire companies,
which in a short time had 10
streams of water onto the building.
The building being of light frame
construction, the flames soon swept
into other parts beyond the con-
troll of the hremen. Several of the
fre-dghters narrowly escaped seri-
Gus injuries by the falling Of a brick
chimney in the rear of the plant.
The men had left their post but a
few seconds when the chimney
crashed to the ground where they
had oeen standing.
The ant had previously been
making a specially of the manufac-
ture Of pony carts, but that work
had been abandoned and the work
confined 10 the building Of winter
tops for automobiles and repainting
and trimming automobiles. Thirteen
machines in the factory were dam
aged by tie heat and flames, but
not 80 badly that they cannot be
overhauIeJ and reprinted. \ truck
Of the Indiana Michigan Electric
Co had been reprinted and was
ready for delivery Saturday morn
ms
The company employed Is work
men and carried considerable in
surance on the property.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
Special Services
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Boasts of 30 Stars in
Service Flag.

Twenty young men have their
names on the honor roll at Trinity
Presbyterian church. Sunday morn
ing at 10:45 o'clock there will be a
service in honor OF these young men
now in the army or navy. Parents
and relatives Of the men are expect
ed 60 be present. A large service
flag Will be raised and appropriate
songs and sermon viii be a part OF
the service. The names OF the young
men are:
Willis Vanderbeck, bait. B.. 10th
1st Ind. f. a.. 67th brig. France.
Robert Vermande, 137th +. A.,
supply Co. Camp Shelby. Miss
Cameron Gemberling. Great Lakes
naval station. III.
Claude Holmes. fire hd'qtrs. Camp
Taylor. Louisville, Ky.
J. w. Weber. Co. \, 9Th r. bait.
s. c., Fort Levenworth. Kas.
Lewis Stahl, 41st aero sod. S. G,
Mt Clemens Mich.
James l. SchIeiger. L. ;. s. Con-
necticut. New York, y. Y.
Ralph Cole, not yet assigned
Warren Newman. bait. Z. 1S7th
L. S. F. A.. Camp Shelby, Miss.
Ora c. Newman. Co. r. 5th L. s.
eng'rs r. :, Corpus Christi, Tex.
Ralph Newman. 800 trench NOR
tar bait, Camp Taylor, Louisville,
Ky.
John James Taylor. end exp'dy
div. md Caison Co., Chicamauga
Park, Ca.
Dewey Cole. II & s. bait. eth
reg't c. A, now in France.
Vernon +. Dodds. Z bait. 2nd
res. c. +. A, Milford camp, Eng
land.
Ralph Lobaugh, 150th supply Co,
F. A. now in France.
Russell Dickson. L. S. S. Kansas,
New York city. y. Y.
Henry Woelfel. L. s. 5. New Jer-
sey, New York city, y. Y.
Clarence Eibel. somewhere in the
navy.
Vernon Zoss. bait. c. 15Oth F. A.
LIST Ind. 9th brig, Newport News.
Lloyd Zoss, 14th ambulance Co.,
TT. Harrison, Indianapolis.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
FIRST QUESTIONABLE
BLANKS ARE MAILED

The first Of the 20 days for the
mailing OUT of draft questonuaires
passed smoothly and the members
of the three local boards and clerks
Will get an opportunity 20 rest up
over today and start in afresh on
the arduous task tomorrow morn
ing BY the latter part Of the pres
ent week the blanks mailed out
yesterday Will begin returning.
properly filled out and ready for
films by the registrants' respective
boards
one hundred and ifty-two ques-
uonnaires were sent out yesterday
by board No. 20 registrants hold
Ing order mum bers from one TO
1S5. inclusive. No board mailed
10 blanks TO registrants holding
numbers between one and 2S5. The
No. s.. or county board mailed 1872
blanks 10 registrants having num-
hers between one and 112, inClu-
sive. Approximately the same num-
Der. or five percent OF the total
number Of registered men in each
district. will continue 20 be mailed
out by the three boards the remain
ms "a week DAYS. Blanks will be
mailed tomorrcW 20 registrants
having the following order num-
hers Board No. I, from 1S6 20 $50;
board No. ., from 236 20 421;
beard No. 2, from 17S 10 Sal Each
succeeding days the same number,
commencing where left of the pre-
vious day, will he sent cut in the
srdaF IA which they coma.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
CELEBRATE HANUKAH
TONIGHT AT BETHEL

An entertainment by the Hebrew
Bible school 10 celebrate the Hanu-
kah will be given at the William ST.
synaeogue Sunday evening. The
observance Of the Hanukah is kept
by the Jewish people in memory Of
the successful resistance Of the Jews
under Judas Maccabees against the
Syrian and Greeks under Antischus
who tried 10 destroy their religion.
The festival lasts for eight days
in memory of the eight days that
were used by Judas 70 cleanse the
temple and always begins on the
25th Of the Hebrew month, Kislow.
The following program will be
presented.
Song ................ -....-.... tHoI 10
The Thirteen Principals. BY pupils
story Of Hanukah ....-.......-
....... Jennie SHERMAN
Tanukah Lights Rachel Goodman
Hebrew REGULATIONS ............
......... BY Hebrew class
Hanukah Poem .. Anna Rosenfeld
Judah Maccabeus ....-.........
....... Esther Richmond
The Legends OF Lights .......-.
India Gilbert. Esther Leiboo
Address ......... Rabbi NJ. Shapiro
Song ............... Bible class
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
To Have Smooth, White,
Soft Skin All Winter

Does your skin chap or roughen easily
this weather. or become unduly red
on bIotrhyt Here is quick. easy way
TO- overcome the trouble and Keep your
complexion beautifully white smooth
and soft the winter long Just get an
ounce of ordinary mercolized wax AT the
nearest drugstore aud use a little before
.etirinc as YOU would cold cream Upon
arising. remove the coating with Sudsy
water The wax, through some peculiar
attribute hecks OF the rough. disColored
cor bIemished skin. The woru-out Cuticle
comes OF Just like dandruG. only IN al
most Invisible PARTICLES. NercotlZed wax
simply haStens Natures work sed as
-p,Iuired. 40 keeps the face constantly free
from devitaliZed scarf skin and only the
healthy. young-lOokiug skin is In evil
Icuce. It's the best treatment known for
tcatherheaten. aged. muddy, IRE, Killed..
uimpled and ali uuhcautiful compilations.
some skins wrinkle easily In winter.
There's an excellent remedy tn @ harm
.rss wash lotion made 10y dissolvinE an
ounce of powdered slNplite iu a half pint
witch hazel This viii quickly eradicate
every line. Adv
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
LAST WILL OF LUCINDA
Is FILED FOR PROBATE

The last will of the late Lucinda
r. Eastwood of South Bend, which
has been filed for probate. hequeaths
all of the residue OF the estate and
the income thereof, after the legal
debts and funeral expenses are paid.
10 the deceased.S daughter Nellie
NJ. Eastwood for the rest Of her life
In the event OF the latter's death
the remaining property or income
therefrom goes 70 the deceased s
other three children, Clarence D.
Eastwood. Lula Z. Anderson and
Philip D. Eastwood, share and share
alike.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
AUCTION OFF FARM

An unusual thing happened in
local real estate circles last week.
Practically everything known 10
mankind has been sold under the
hammer at some time or other in
81 Joseph county, the same as in
any other community. but the auc-
tioning off of a farm was the new
stunt" 90 he introduced by the
Central Realty CO. The time was
last Friday the place was the old
12@-acre Buckles farm six miles
west of the city on Lincoln high
way. the purchaser was Arthur l..
Perry. the price paid was $4,000,
and the auctioneer was Huntsberser
Of MishaNaka
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
MAY FREE WOMAN
WHO SHOT SPOUSE
No One Will Sign Affidavit
Against Lille Murphy,
Held by Police.

Lille Murphy, who shot her hus-
band some 10 weeks ago will prob
ably go free. because TO one will
sign an affidavit against her, it be
came apparent in city court Satur-
day morning.
William Murphy. the woman's
husband. was taken to Epworth hos
pitaI Immediately after he was shot
and for a time it was thought he
would live During that time he
begged the police not TO arrest his
wife. saying that he was at fault
more than she was. and that ne
would not appear against her in any
case.
After her husbands death. Mrs
Murphy was arrested, and has been
held in the county Jan without bond
'since that time. Pros Atty. Schwart,
having prepared an affidavit, could
md no one willing 10 sign IL. Chief
Of Detectives Barnhart said he knew
nothing of the case except what had
been told him, and other police Of
hcials said the same thing.
Children Only Witnesses.
The only actual witnesses 10 the
shooting were a couple of small
children, and SO there could be nc
affidavit. The attorney for the de-
tense moved for discharge of the
defendant. but this motion was
cvcrruled, as was the motion for
release on the prisoners own recog-
nIzanCe.
The case was continued 20 Mon
Gay. at which time il is probable. say
attorneys, that Mrs. Murphy Will be
given her freedom.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
C. A. SCHLAGEL IS NAMED
GAS COMPANY MANAGER

c. 4. ScnlaEle has been appoint
ed manager of the Northern Tndi-
ana Gas < Electric Co. according
20 an announcement made Satur-
day. Mr.. Schlagle has been acting
manager for some time. succeeding
c. y Chubb. who resigned 10 so 20
Davenport, IA
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
DRAFTED MAY ENLIST IF
APPROVED BY BOARD

Al order from the navy depart
men to the local recruiting office
has been received 10 the effect that
eniistments will continue 20 be re-
eeived Of drafted men who get a
signed statement from their local
.Semption board that they will not
le needed 10 iii a current quota
Two enlistmeuts were made at
he South Bend office yesterday as
Follows Warren y. B!oss. Goshen.
ind. maChinist's mate seCOnd
class. Glen y. Sycamore, Niles.
Mich. fireman, third class
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
WoODMEN CAMP ELECTS

The following officers have been
elected by Washington camp No.
6s75, NJ w Of A For consul, ].
Baxter; past consul. William Gil
son; advisor. l. Cesulka; banker,
VI. J. Sznlczyk; clerk, o. A. Weber;
escort, j. Urabel; Waterman, F.
Stuck; sentry, Frank braves; board
OF managers. ". P. Juday. G. Hig-
bee. Coy Rand: physician, c. B.
Crumpacker.
Installation OF the newly elected
officers will be held Jan. Il, 1918.
A social entertainment and dance
Will follow installation OF officers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
UNDFRGOFs OPERATION

Eldon Rousch. sol Haney av..
underwent an operation for append
cius at Epworth hospital Friday
afternoon at 6 O'Clock. His condi-
tom Is slightly improved today
Ralph Essick. 2214 S. Michigan
St Is III OF scarlet fever.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
SAYS GILMER IS
LAWFUL JUDGE
Attorney Challenges Hammer
Schmidt'S Authority in City
Court, But is 0yerruIed.

That Frank Gilmer. and not l. N.
TTanmerschmidt. is the lawful city
fadge, was the assertion OF John F..
Dcvine. challenging the right Of W.
- Bertsch 10 sir as special judge in
he case OF Esther Nicely. in city
court Saturday morning
The appointment from Gov Raj
ston. made In October. 1916, specific
ally reads that L. NJ Hammer
schmidt is appointed only until his
successor is duly elected and has
qualified" declared Mr. Devine.
Frank Gilmer has been elected. has
TAKEN the oath OF Office, and his bond
has been approved. Therefore. hav-
ing qualified. he should be entitled
20 sit on the bench"
The motion. challenging the right
OF the special judge, was overruled.
Hammerschmidt Argues.
Judge Hammerschmidt, who was
disqualified In the case because he
had been retained as attorney for
the defendant in a civil suit, ap-
pointed Bertsch 10 act in the case.
When the question OF his right 70
appoint a special judge was brought
up, he made argument in his own
defense.
1T is not for myself that I fight
this motion ne declared. but for
the authority Of this court. Should
this motion be granted. the past
acts or this court would be void.
Mr. Gilmer was sworn and his bond
was approved several days ago. and
All judgments made since that
time would therefore be void.
statute Is Cited.
The statute which creates the Of
nee Of city judge specifically limits
the term. That il shall not begin
before the first Monday in January
following the election is the man
dStOry language Of the law Mr.
Gilmer. IT ny opinion. has not yet
IA ~ quai led. because the time for
che beginning of his term has not
yet arrived"
he bond Of Judge-elect Gilmer
was offered i'm evidence 20 show that
rhe term did not begin, and that the
bond was not effective until Jan. Z.
1918 A typographical error in the
roEd made the term begin in jan
rary. 1917. but this was not con-
-.dered.
The case. a charge OF grand lar
ceny was continued 10 Monday. fol-
lowing the ruling on the motion of
the defendants counsel.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
BIRTHS.

A son was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs
Ladislaus Snucinski. $40 S. Carlisle
St. Saturday morning.
A son was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Valentine Ruczkowski, 1903 w.
Durham st, Friday
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16

Members OF the Woman's civic
and Franchise leagues viii meet
Monday afternoon az the Chamber
Of Commerce
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
PERSONALS.

John Piotrowsh Of Chicago ar
rived here for a couple days visit
with friends.
Frank Hazinski. 502 y. Allen s..
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16

Don't say you saw II In the
newspaper. Say Nevs-Tlmes
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-05
a. c. ARB ARRIVES m
DAYTONA FROM NEW YORK

A c. Arb arrived In Dayt0na this
morning for stay of a fortnight. He
came direct from New York but
stopped off Sunday at st. Augustine
as guest of the Alcaxar Arb's I'm
porters are well known through the
east as specialists in mflady's outer
garments and their Daytona store re-
fleets the latest ideas in advanced
styles. Mr.. Arb brought with him
many exquisite patterns for Daytona
customers. Il was glad to escape the
extremely low temperature OF New
York" he said. When I started for
Florida the mercury was going down
and not until | reached this state did
escape sleet and snow I am glad
TO see the sunshine and greet my
friends in Daytona''
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-05
UNITED STATES COURSE
DEPENDS ON GERMANY

WASHINGTON Feb 5The began vigil today that
be
and S a a
&C
will gov to
ont wa
found under
rave ever
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-05
WAR SUMMARY

Activities at all war fronts lag. while
the European capitals watch develop
ments cf the German-American stu
aticn.
Berlin reports that the Germans
in counter attack regained the
greater portions of the trenches east
of Beaucourt. on the Somme front. re-
Gently captured by the British.
ILLINOIS PEOPLE ARE
PLANNING I'd LIVE HERE
Mrs. A. L. Dudley writing from Har-
yev, Ill. for a copy Of the News. said :.
I'VE expect to remove to Daytona or
vicinity"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-05
American Red Cross Ordered to Prepare for Nor|
BOMB FOUND UNDER HOME OF COLLECTOR MALONE
Government N1ay Take Over The Railroads
|NTERNED GERMAN SHIPS
At MANILA DAMAGED

authorities today found that all the II cas
nterned here have extensively.
TREATY.
n
INFORMATION
Swedish Charge
acto
OFFERS FACTORY TO GOVERNMENT.
5The American notified the
{Addiona War
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-05

tAdditiona! War News on Page Ten.)
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-05

Maison Blanc
New York, London. Paris)
The Only French Dry Cleaners
and 0yers In Daytona
~ Magnolia Avenue
Telephone IA Green
Branch of Fifth Ave, New York
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
Thousand Dead in
Guatemala Quake
Continued from PAGE One

beginning Christmas Day and culmi-
mating Saturday night in violent shocks
which completed the work of dcstruc-
ton.
American naval vessels IN Central
American waters have been ordered to
the stricken city to render ali possible:
assist ince.
Following is the brief dispatch which
brought the news of the catastrophe:
Bad earthquake Saturday finished
the work of others. Everything in ruins
and beyond description as a result of
last nights shock. Parts of the country
are very cold and windy. Tents are
needed badly Quite number killed
by falling walls"
Another dispatch said:
Guatemala city, capital of the Re-
public of Guatemala. has been com.
pletely destroyed by an earthauake.
Many persons We're killed in the disaster,
some in their homes and others in the
streets.
The Colon Theatre. which was filed
with people, collapsed. There were many
casualties among the audience
Various hospitals and asyums and
the prisons were badly damaged and
many patients and prisoners We're killed.
The railroad depot. the sugar mills,
the postotflce. the American and British
legations, the United States consulate
aud all the churches in the city have
been leveled.
Deep fssures opened in the middle
of the city.
"rhe inhabitants i'm panic have fed
from the capital. The stock of provisions
in the city Is scant. and aid Is required
promptly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
McAdOO VIII Raise
Wages on Railroads


McAdoo's organization must be COM
pleted and will need time to make its
plans.
Many steps must wait on cnneression-
al sanction. This legislation is being
fratrrd today t. cover .hh finances and
intricate legal problems resulting from
the change to Government control. This
legislation will include:
Congressional authorization to COM
pensate the railroads annually on a
basis Of the net operating income of
the last three years
Appropriations for new warehouses
and other needed improvements.
Authorization for steps the Govern
ment must take To unity the systems
further than McAdoo has Vet gone. or
to legalize some steps he may take in
the emergency.
Laws to protect the travelling and
shipping public from losses now borne
by the railroads themselves.
IL Is the belief of constitutional law
yers that travel and shippers today have
no recourse for damages suffered iu
railroad accidents or delay. The Gov
ernment, having leased the railroads.
they say. ia liable for such damages, but
under the laws of the country the Coy
ernment cannot be sued.
McAdoo will devote himself entirely
to the railroad problem until February
|. By that time he expects to have his
organization completed, labor questions
settled, the congestion at the terminals
relieved-and will take up the work OF
launching the next Liberty Loan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31

taxation and loans are not being en-.
tirely wasted Some $4,000 100000 has
already been loaned to our associates In
the war and will be returned. principal
and interest. Furthermore. we are to
end the war with complete restoration
Of the American flag to the seas. The
Shipping Boards program calls for
production in merchant ships during 1918
of 5000. 900 tons out of the s.24s.30s tons
contained in the Governments entire
merchant shipping program, including
1919. of the latter sum, no less than
1872 per cent is at this moment on the
way to completion. This means that
with our improved banking system which
will facilitate foreign credits to the pur-
chase Of American goods. our manu-
facturers have every possible chance
of maintaining and increasing the for
eign trade which they have obtained as
a result of the exigencies of the war
The year that Is just ending has wit
messed an almost complete reversal OF
conditions that were current at the close
of 1916. We have been distributing the
wealth that we so actively accumulated
in the earlier years of the war. when our
present allies were buying from us at
highly profitable prices all products or
our farms. mines and factories that we
could produce or spare. Thus we started
with vast accumulation of wealth. ON
the other hand. we have gone into the
war on such vast snd energetic scale
that promises easily to outdistance the
earlier expenditures of our allies. our
expenditures are necessarily on stu
pendous scale since we are financing not
only our own wants, but considerable
part of the wants OF our associates in
the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
SIX MONTHS in JAIL
PENALTY FOR GUTTER
Philadelphia Recruit Found
Guilty of Beinf absent
With. 1T Leav,'

Eream0 Ledger star Correspondent
CAMP MEADE, Admiral. Md. Dec. 81.
Further evidence that soldiers in the
Liberty division must respect army dis
cipline was offered today when Private
Eugene Monaghan. supply company.
312th field artillery, was sent to
military prison for six months after
court-martlal had found him guilty of
leaving camp without leave.
The soldier. a native of Philadelphia,
left camp on October 10, and was not
apprehended until November :. A
charge of dese,Aion was lodged against
him, but the court modified 1t to the
lesser charge of absent without leave
\ batch Of 1928 selects from points in
Maryland. Pennsylvania and the Dis
trict of Columbia will arrive on Thursday.
Nern Il. Dissinger and William RI.
Hackett. of Philadelphia. and George
F.. Roudenbush. Of OgGntz. were dis
ch irged because of physical defects.
Several Philadelphi ms were trans
ferred from Camp Meade to the 1iith
telegraph battalion and ordered to the
SiXty-ninth Regiment Armory In New
York city. Included in this batch are
Corporal +. y. Phillips. 3l4th infantry
Private Elmer l.. Ready. 315th infantry
Private II. NJ. Kremback, 3i4th in
fantry: Private Harry :. McAndrews.
St6th infantry, and Private Claude II.
troll, 304th ammunition train
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31

officers Who Sent Recrul
Phantom Depot Due a.
Discipline (!
WASHINGTON, Dec, \

Sharp DISCIPLINE uis in store Tor ~
Department officers who sent rsdst
to Raritan. n. j.. for work at
"Raritain Ordnance depot'--whica
not yet exist. Secretary Baker
ordered an investigation Of the faroo
The fact that the ordnance deDo
ment did not know the depot had =
been constructed. and that It woul1
located at Metuchen--not Raritan<
the subject of Bakers inquiry. s.
Men OF draft age who voluntArll>
asked TO be inducted into service MN
ordered to the Raritan ordnance deDc&
Reaching Raritan they found no deo(<
The Raritsn Mayor communicated IN
plight to the adjutant general, who g
turn communicated to the War Depox(.
ment, receiving instructions to issue GI
men meal tickets and to quarter t1>ol
In private homes temporarily at Gov(r1|
ment expense. IN
Preliminary investigation developo1
the reply from the ordnance depart
ment that there was an ordnance dopo
at Raritan, General Crozier. chief q
ordnance, without having had anythinl
to do directly with the case, though
there must be one there. Subsequentl,
the ordnance department ascertninod
that ground had been broken for a depo
at Metuchen and Secretary Of Wa
Baker wants TO know why this wal
not ascertained before the draft mel
were piled into Earitan. %