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Evening star., 1917-03-22
FILES SUIT FOR MAINTENANCE
Mrs. Anna J. Linney Renews Old
Plant Against Husband.

Alleging that her husband owns real
estate assessed at more than S28,o00 and
has an annual income of $4,000, but al
lows her only IS per week to support
herself and child. Mrs. Anna j. Linney
has filed suit for maintenance against
Thomas ]. Linney. She charges cruelty
and attention to another woman. A
similar proceeding was instituted by
the wife in 1915. but was dismissed on
the husbands alleged promise of re-
form Attorneys John {. Foster and
c, r. Colvin appear for the wife
Evening star., 1917-03-22
U-BOAT WAR RESULTS.
London Reports Weeks Losses and
Arrivals and Departures.

LONDON, March ga British official
communication says that for the week
ending March is sixteen British ships
each of a tonnage of more than 1900
were sunk, and eight of a tonnage
under $500 tons. Twenty-one fishing
vessels also were sunk.
Two British mine sweepers have been
sunk by mines. In one case there
were no casualties: in the other four
teen men are missing and are presumed
to have been drowned.
The communication also gives the
number OF vessels arriving and sailing
from United Kingdom ports during this
period. 1t says:
For the week ending March IS, mer-
chant vessels of all nationalities OF
over 100 tons, exclusive of fishing and
local craft. United Kingdom ports: Ar
rivals, 2,52S. sailings, 2554"
Evening star., 1917-03-22
WOULD RAISE RATE ON COAL.
Increase Cost of Fuel Given by Roads
to I. C. C. as Reason.

The increased cost of coal was cited
today as a prime reason why freight
rates should be advanced from to Is
cents per ton on bituminous coal from
eastern fields to Atlantic and great
lakes ports. Samuel Rea. president of
the Pennsylvania railroad, speaking for
virtually all the coal-carrying roads
concerned. told the interstate commerce
commission that the advance IN coal
had cost the roads s37,000,OOO during
the year. of which s9,000,000 was borne
by the Pennsylvania lines.
The proposed increase is opposed by
coal and coke interests.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
SALT sCOURGE PREVENTIVE.
Medical Expert Makes Important In.
fantile Paralysis Discovery.

RUTLAND, VT, March 22.-Announce-
ment that DR.. Edward Taylor. professor
of tropical medicine at the University
Of Vermont, had made an important
discovery as to the manner in which
infantile paralysis was spread was
made today by DIR. Charles S Caverlv,
president of the state board of health
"Dr. Taylor has apparently shown"
DR.. Caverly said. that diseased noses
and throats allow the passage of the
virus into the central nervous system,
while normal noses and throats seem to
ueutraliZe this poison. The simple pro-
cess of cleansing the nose and throat
with warm water in which table salt
has been dissolved is perhaps as good
a preventive as we have"
Evening star., 1917-03-22
URGES LIBERTY FOR RUSSIA.
Berlin Vorwaerts Says Equal Suf-
frage Should Be Granted Now.

LONDON, March %. Hoo a-m.-The
Berlin Vorwaerts says that the Russian
revolution indicates that one of the
consequences of the war will be the
farNeachng democratization of Europe,
according to q Berlin dispatch to Reu-
ter's by way of Amsterdam. The paper
scores the pan-Germans for holding
that after the war will be time enough
to settle the question of direct suffrage
in Prussia, and adds:
ut VIII be great and dangerous
mistake if equal suffrage is not intro
duced into Prussia while the war is
actually going on"
Evening star., 1917-03-22
Plans for Oyster Roast.

Plans are now complete for several
novel features to be given in connection
with the oyster roast and "get-together'
meeting of the membership committee
of the Washington Board of Trade, to be
held tomorrow night at s o'clock. at the
Builders and Manufacturers Exchange
III 18th street northwest. Charles j.
Waters is chairman Of the committee on
arrangements. President +. c. Branden-
burg of the Board of Trade has named
Harry B. Haley and NJ. d. McQuade as
additional members Of the committee.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
WORKERS DEMAND FOOD.
Five German Munitions Factories al
Dusseldorf Hit by Strikes.

LONDON, March pa dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company from
Rotterdam says:
Our frontier correspondent under
stands that Ave munition factories in
Dusseldorf have been the scenes of
strikes during the last forty eight
hours. in protest against the small ra-
tions entailed by the reduction in the
meat. bread and potato allowances in
troduced last week. The workers re-
fused to resume work unless the food
ratiOns are increased"
Evening star., 1917-03-22
Villages Mere Deserts.

Similar conditions prevail in other
towns The villages are mere deserts.
The inhabitants say the Germans before
leaving declared they would lay waste
the whole country, so as not to permit
the advancing allied troops to obtain
any benefit from it.
French soldiers returning from recon
noiSsances affirm this program has been
fully carried out, not cottage, tree or
bush being left whole.
Where the retreat will stop appears
to be unknown even to German prison
ers, who make widely varying state
ments. All, however, agree that Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg ~ the leader
of the whole German military policy.
Their respect for his name is shown by
the fact that even after they are taken
prisoner they stand at attention when
ever he is mentioned.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
TO SEND PEACE TELEGRAMs.
DR.. David Starr Jordan Wants Presi.
dent to Head Off War.

NEW YORK. March 22.-Dr David
Star Jordan. in behalf of the Emer-
gency Peace Federation, meeting
here, sent a telegram to President Will
son today, in which he said:
Our own autocrats are using every
effort to force US to join Europe on
Europes terms We believe that you
can and will prevent this issue"
While the federation is in session Dr.
Jordan plans to send daily and nightly
kilograms to the President il was am
nounced with the idea of persuading
him there is no real demand for war
Evening star., 1917-03-22
HONOR WILLIAM D. HOWELLS.
President Wilson and Col. Roosevelt
Send Birthday Congratulations.

NEW YORK, March 22.-Representa-
tives of nearly all the literary organiza-
lions of the country met at the National
Arts Club last night TO celebrate the
eighteenth birthday anniversary of Will
liam Dean Howells. Among the messages
of congratulations were letters from Pres
ident Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt.
These messages, numbering more than
one hundred. will be bound and presented
to Mr. Howells. The recipient OF these
honors Is spending the winter at Tryon.
n. c., and did not attend the meeting.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
WAR IN 48 HOURS, SAYS
PRIVATE BERLIN REPORT

LONDON, March 22.-According to
private kilograms from Berlin to the
Amsterdam bourse it is expected that a
state of war with 1.-The United States
will be an accomplished fact within
forty-eight hours" says a dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from Am
sterdam. american journalists in Ber-
lin," the dispatch adds. have been
warned to this effect by the foreign Of
fee"
Evening star., 1917-03-22
Convicted in Dynamite Plot.

NEW YORK, March 22.-Thomas ].
Mcclure, a chauffeur, pleaded guilty to-
day to engaging in the conspiracy to
DESTROY an uptown subway station with
dynamite during the transit strike here
last October. He was sentenced TO from
six months to three years in the peni-
tentiary McGuire. twenty-eight years
old. aided in transporting the explosive.
His companions, who were strikers.
have all been convicted or have plead
ed guilty.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
E, C. w. Humphrey Found Dead.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 22.-E c.
w. Humphrey. recognized as an author
ity in the affairs of the Northern Pres
at his home here today. Death was
due to natural causes. Mr.. Humphrey
was seventy-four years old. He was a
member of the committee which about
ten years ago revised the church doc
trine.
Evening star., 1917-03-22

hy Germany for any unneutral acts
committed here With an actual rec
Hgnition of a state of war this dif1-
Guilty would disappear.
Moreover. automatically, the united
States is in a most extraordinary SIT
uation; semi-hostile to the central
powers and yet not aligned with the
allies. The government is not taken
into the confidence of nations with
which il formerly communicated most
freely Especially is this so as to the
far east. about which the government 8
information is meaEer.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
SAYS FRENCH DESTROYER
SANK FRENCH SUBMARINE

BERLIN. March %, by wireless to
Sayville-'A French destroyer in the
bay at Marseille last month sank a sub
marine believing it to be German
boat" says the Overseas News Agency
(the official German news bureau). I'm
reality it was a French submarine which
was thus lost.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
COMES HERE TO REPORT TO
THE SECRETARY OF STATE

Charles J. Nopicka, United States
minister to Rumania, Serbia and Bull
garia, has arrived in this city to re-
port to the Secretary of State after
three years service in the turbulent
Balkan countries.
He was compelled to leave Bucharest
when the Germans ordered all foreign
diplomatic officers out of the Bulgarian
capital when they took possession De-
cember s last. Since then he has been
on vacation and made leisurely re-
turn to this country.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
Trees Are Sawed Down.

The amount of work involved in saw
ing down fruit trees in the evacuated
territory is almost incalculable. and
everywhere the destruction seems to
have been carried out within the past
few DAYS The German claim that some
trees other than fruit trees were de-
stroyed for the purpose of blocking the
roads, this being justified by military
law, was belied in many places where
trees lining the roads and deliberately
cut down fell in positions away from
the roadway. In any event, the clear
ing of the roads of fallen trees was
a matter of comparatively few minutes
Evening star., 1917-03-22
Full Recognition Is Delayed.

Recognition of the provisional coun-
ell of ministers as the de facto govern
ment of Russia has been accorded by
the United States through converse
tions carried on by Ambassador Fran
els at Petrograd. At the State Depart
ment it is stated that full recognition
of the new government will be delayed
pending demonstration of stability.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
To Vote on Question of War.

MONROE, Wis, March Petitions
of Monroe, more than 60 per cent of
whom are natives of Switzerland or of
Swiss descent. will cast a referendum
vote at the city election, April 8, on the
question, DO you favor declaration
of war by Congress against Germany"
Evening star., 1917-03-22
lanes B. Carr Succumbs

James B. Carr, twenty three years old.
died at Washington Asylum Hospital
Yesterday afternoon. He was found un-
conscious at 9Th and y streets Tuesday
night Coroner Nevitt gave a certificate
of death from natural causes
Evening star., 1917-03-22
Enrolment of Women
Is Ordered by the Navy

Orders to enroll women for nurse
work in time of war as a part of the
naval reserve forces have been sent to
commandments of naval districts and
recruiting officers. Details for the en-
Iistment of women as clerks. typists,
radio operators and for similar posi-
tions. so that the men occupying such
places may he relieved of shore duty
and used to strengthen the sea forces,
already have been completed.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
Has Information for President.

1t is understood he has some i'm
portant Information to be communi-
Gated confidentially to the President and
rhe Secretary of State. He treasures
an autograph copy of book given him
by Carmen sylvia. Queen of Rumania,
two weeks before her death
During his stay in New York Min
ister Vopicka said the United States
legation in Bucharest had been en-
dangered by bombs dropped from Ger
man. airships at the time of the Ger
man invasion.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
Greater Value for Transfer Property

An increase in the valuation Of the
Mon Transfer company's property in
the District OF Columbia was ordered to-
day by the public utilities commission.
The total is increased from slfl.327 to
slf3592 The increase is found In new
batteries and additional real egtate.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
Civic Forum Medal for DR.. Bell.

NEW YORK, March 22.-Alexander Gra-
ham Bell, inventor of the telephone. has
been presented with the Civic Forum gold
medal for distinguished public service
DR.. Bell is the third to receive the medal
It was awarded - Mai. Gen. George w.
Goethals in 1914 and to Thomas A. Edi-
SON in 1919
Evening star., 1917-03-22
Ohio Ready to Back President.

Gov Cox telephoned the White House
today that Ohio is ready to do every
thing in its power TO back up the ma
tional administration in the present
emergency. The legislature. GOV. Cox
predicted, will pass any measure deehl-
ed necessary.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
YARRoWDALE's MEN IN SPAIN
Arrive in Barcelona on Way to the
United States.

BARCELONA. Spain. March 21, via
Paris, March 30, 1850 am.-The a fifty
nine American sailors who were in
termed in Germany, after having been
brought there on the prize ship Var
rowdale, have arrived here on their way
back to the United States.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
Trains to Run to Scissors.

PARIS. March %, 12:45 p.m.-The first
regular train service between Paris and
scissors since the early days of the
war will be started tomorrow by the
Northern railroad.
Evening star., 1917-03-22

The Yarrowdale contingent. which
was released from Germany March s.,
left Zurich, Switzerland, where the men
stopped for several days to recuperate
after the harpships they endured in
Germany. March II. They passed
through Bern that afternoon for SPAIN
by way of Lyon.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
ONLY RUINS LEFT
IN GERMAN WAKE
French Towns and Villages
Burned and Road functions
Blown Up.
GIRLS ARE CARRIED AWAY

From Sta Correspondent Of the Associated Press.
FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE, We'd
nesday, March 81, via Paris, March 22.-
Destruction and desolation are salient
features along the track of the German
retreat between the important towns of
Roye and Ham and beyond The cor
respondent has accompanied the French
army in the advance over an area which,
since the beginning of the German
retrograde movement has reached a
total of approximately $50 square miles
Following closely on the heels of the
retiring Germans, the correspondent
passed through many villages whose
ashes We're still smoldering, all having
been fired by German troops belonging
to the 18th Army Corps.
Evening star., 1917-03-22
Road functions Destroyed.

Large towns. such as Roye. Nesle and
Ham, suffered less than the villages. All
road functions were mined and blown up,
leaving gaping chasms large enough to
contain a six-story house. Although IN
many towns the houses outwardly are in
tact, giving almost an unchanged aspect.
they proved on inspection to be merely
skeletons whose contents had been ruth
lessly destroyed with picks and shoVels
In the country districts the devasta-
tion everywhere is most complete, both
inside and out. Old peasants. with the
women and children, who for some
time had been gathered by the Germans
in the large centers, attempted today.
after being liberated by the French and
British. to find traces of their former
homes. They discovered nothing but
heaps of debris. Their agricultural I'M
plements and machinery had been
broken, all fruit trees sawed through
close to the ground, and grain and
grass seeds trampled.
This destruction, added to the previous
confiscation of all domestic animals and
poultry in the occupied French provinces
during the last thirty months. caused
many to give way to despair. but joy over
the return of the French eventually DOM
mated all other feelings.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-29
SOUTH BENDER Is
CAUGHT AFTER CHASE
TO MICHIGAN CITY

Arrested after an exciting chase
by private detectives. Isaac Peltz,
1902 Florence av., together with a
16-year-Old girl, also of South Bend,
whose name is being withheld was
arrested on a statutory charge and
tried in city court of Michigan City
where the arrest was made. He was
found guilty and fined 81 and costs.
\ Mr.. Humble of Michigan City
was also involved in the case and it
was in his apartments that the girl
was finally discovered. 1t is possible
that charges of white slavery may
be preferred against one Of the men
as the result of police investigation
in Chicago.
Peltz and the South Bend girl
left this city Friday afternoon and
were trailed through New Carlisle
and Laporte TO Michigan City, where
the trail was lost. The discovery of
the car in a garage led 10 the ar
rest on the following Saturday morn
ing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
From Records OF Indiana Title
ana Loan co.

Harriet +. Reinhardt to Carrie r.
Capes and Claire r. Stiles, lot a
o. p. River Park. 81.
Ernest l.. Duker and wife to DAN
iel d. Spangler and wife. lot 100 in
Battells 2nd park addition TO Mish-
awake, ST.
Henrietta Reass and husband to
Eric Peterson and wife. part OF lot
IS Cushing's End addition, $1,000.
Clarence b. Mason and wife 10 Jo-
seph Z. Haley lot 40 in 1st addition
10 Navarro Place, 81.
Walenty SopczynsH and wife to
Cora X. Henry, trustee, lot 90 SUM
nit Place addition, 81.
Cora X. Henry, trustee, to Walenty
Sopczynski and wife, same as next
above. 81.
Carrie +. French 10 Harry Bray
part of lot Il block 10. Wallis addi-
ton 81.
Leoni Nlerick 70 Rene Cornelis
and wife part of lots 10 and III.
Realty and Construction Co. 2nd ad-
dition, $2O0
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-29
COL. FREYERMUTH URGES
RECRUITS FOR co. F

At the regular drill Monday night
at Co. L armory, Col. George w.
Freyermuth gave a talk to the mem
bers and impressed upon them how
necessary it is to stimulate recruit
ing. Co Z is at present 80 men
short Of war strength and a recruit
ing campaign is being planned that
the company may reach its full
quota by the fifth of June.
At the navy recruiting station the
enlistments have been very few this
past week. Two men were given
their final examination this morning
and sent to Indianapolis. The men
leaving were w. s. Heagy of New
Providence, Pa, and F. +. Bachman
of Brainbridge, Pa.
Two enlistments were also receiv-
ed at the army offices. G. f. Ziegert
of Bridgeman, Mich, and 2. p.
Mundis of York, Pa. officers in
charge are having a great many
complaints from mothers of men
enlisted, saying that their sons had
run away from home.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-29
BOY BURGLARS
CONFESS DEEDS
Juvenile Officer Miller Gets
More Details on Depreda-
tons of Gang.

Confessions of the boy burglars
still continue though now they are
in the hands Of juvenile officer ".
l.. Miller who is making investiga-
tons Of the claims of the boys ana
attempting TO secure a correct YER
sion of the depredations of the boys.
Besides those placed under ar
rest on Monday Joseph Dukay. the
last member OF the gang was arrest
ed at his home late in the even
ing. Another member. Lawrence
Rybatsk, alias Lawrence Fischer,
is now in the reform school for steal
ing coal from railway cars. The
others are being rigidly examined
10y the officer
The boys were telling Mr.. Miller
of the repeated robbery of a little
store on W. Division ST. They had
taken fruit, cookies and other eat
ables from the counters there and
were telling the officer about it.
Steve solomon. who was implicated
said that he was not sure whether
it was three or four times that they
had entered the place, but little
Paul Botka spoke up Immediately
volunteering the information that
they did not break in thai store
more than one and one half times.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-29
CAST is SELECTED
FOR THE SENIOR PLAY

Following the selection OF The
Road 10 Yesterday" as the play TO
be presented 10y the class OF 1917 as
their annual senior production. the
final decision of the judges. Miss
Gena Thompson, Miss Ethel Mont
gomery and Miss Katherine klingel.
in trying out students for parts of
the play. was made by the three
judges on Tuesday morning. the fol-
loving students taking part in the
production:
"Kenelm". Vernon Smith or
George Miller; Jack. Ralph
Dumke: VIII. Vernon Smith or
George Miller; Adrian. Ralph Eel
lars: Hubert. Robert Muessel:
Wat. Edmund O'Donnell; Vicar
Charles Butterworth: "Elspeth"
Dorothy Pershing; Eleanor. Ruth
Kuss: MAIZENA,. Florence Grosz:
Dolly. Mildred Lane; HARRIET
Esther Viskniski: "Norah". Eliza
beth Beyrer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-29
DUMP $4,000
STEEL SHARES
Causes = Drop of d. Points
From Recent High
Market Set.
News Times Special Service:

NEW YORK. May %. - Fifteen
thousand shares OF United States
Steel Common were dumped into the
market at the opening of the stock
market today at 1924. down =. and
within a few minutes the stock drop
ped to 1909. of as from the high
record price established yesterday.
Traders continued their unloading
of industrials today, centering on the
steel shares. In this department
losses of a point OF more were gen
eral Reading and Union Pacific
opened down fractionally.
Steel soon recovered TO 1878.
Crucible, which held remarkably
steady during the break yesterday,
broke l z TO rs and also made a
later fractional recovery. Industrial
Alcohol opened down two points at
1875. while Marine made an initial
gain of y to 305s. The coppers were
irregular.
Bethlehem "B" broke sharply.
opening at 1927, off 21s. wipins
out part of the loss almost immedi-
ately. Lackawanna also rallied after
opening down s. at ISIS.
Speculative interest in the late
forenoon shifted from the leaders 10
a new group of low-priced indus
trials. international PAPER was one
Of the most prominent features ad-
vancing from 4012 to 43 and Amer
lean Lnseed common and preferred
were in urgent demand. the common
moving up PA to "a = while the pre-
ferred gained 21s points 10 81.
Cuban Cane Sugar and American
Sugar also made substantial gains.
The railroad issues which showed a
strong tone in the initial trading
later suffered declines.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-29
BUILD SORGHUM MILLS
TO BEAT HIGH COSTS

Old-fashioned molasses cake viii
be reintrOduced into popular favor
next winter in the plans of II. G..
Strubbs and other promoters who
are installing a sorghum mill on
the HOLSTER farm just south Of
Mishawaka Two new mills have
already been purchased and are to
be installed there as soon as it IS
feasible, and placed in charge of an
expert.
The men behind the project have
secured a quantity of ember sorg-
hum seed which they are distribut-
ing among farmers who wish to re-
instate the sorghum industry. which
at one time was one of the principal
crops of this section of the country.
Like corn il thrives on the kind Of
soil which predominates in the Vi
cinity of South Bend and AIisha-
waka.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-29
MORE RESERVATIONS
ARE ACCEPTED BY
THE PROGRESS CLUB

The designations of Mrs. G. Z.
Francis and Miss Helene Neitzel
from the Progress club were accept
ed by the board of directors OF the
club. who met Monday afternoon in
the club rooms.
Arrangements were completed for
the purchase by the club of a Lib
erty Loan bond and it was decided
to BUY painting by l. Clarence
Ball, an act which the club has
favored for some time. The pic
ture which will be purchased is
Balls Spring Flowing
a report of the permanent home
fund shows that pledges of more
than $500 have been handed in
during the year. This closed the
board meetings for the year. and
the general club meetings have also
been ended for the season.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-29
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF
RED CROSS TO MEET

A meeting of the executive board
of the Red Cross association of st.
Joseph county is being called by Or.
Charles LippincOtt for 4 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. - 1t is not GER
tain Just what matters will be taken
up at the meeting. According 70
the statement of Miss Helen Greg
ory. in charge Of the tabulation of
Red Cross berships, it will he
impossible TO learn the accurate
number of members subscribed N
the county before the end of the
week