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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-17
CHURCH SUES FOR RUM
SUNK 119 YEARS AGO

LOS ANGELES. June l6-Just
1l9 years ago a French fleet cap
tured eight sturd American sIoops,
hound for Bermuda and the West
Indies with q cargo OF rum. In 1926
Chief Justice John Marshall and
Henry Clay decided that diplomatic
relations with France were such
that damage claims Of different ow-
ners OF the sloOps and contents
should be settled up.
Mrs Addie F. watkins OF Saw
teIle. near Los Angeles. a graud-
daughter or the brother Of one OF
the owners Of the sloops entered a
claim recently for sI.5oo. which she
alleges is due her by natural inner
itance from the damages said 20
have been awarded her ancestors
,drs watkins died. however. before
her claim could be pressed be-
queathing her rights % the Episco-
naI church in Sawtelle.
The other day attorneys for the
church opened suit against other
claimant descendants in loss of the
lum cargo.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-17
WONDERS OF NATURE TO
BE SHOWN ON SCREEN

Wonders Of Nature and "Op-
portunity and Million Acres" will
be presented on Sunday evening i'm
motion pictures at st. PauTs Meth
Odist Episcopal church. The pictures
will be preceded by "a sermon on
The Revelation of God Through
Nature and the Bible" by Rev.
James l. Gardiner, pastor of abe
church
Special numbers appropriate for
the service will be rendered by the
choir and the congregation will join
I'm singing from the screen some of
the great hymns Of the church.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-17

coming in for the day 20 do a little
shopping or merely 20 stand ab0at
the streets. The time OF such FARM
ers could he used 90 much better adj
vantage in selling someth.ne on the
market.
Benefit 90 Producers.
The growers OF foodstuns too.
should be benefited hy having some
place besides the commission houses
and groceries 10 sell their products.
They are given wider market II
sale and at the same time they size
consumers a wider choice OF pure
chases than they could get 6y ps-
tronizing the corner grocery. The
growers are entitled 10 expect more
for their stun than they can obtain
at a commission house. The middle
mans commission ought In AN JUS
tice 10 be split between the grower
and his customers. II The grower
tries TO charge store prices howeeVr.
ne viii help Kali the market.
Markets also encourage the rails
ing of more perishables c'ose at
home MANY OF our counties now
import too much green stuff and
dairy products merely because no
market has been developed for local
producers. I'm many cases ErOcers
seem TO prefer buying from foreign
commission houses 20 patronizinE the
local farmers and gardeners. 4
county agricultural agent told me
recently that he considers the public
market Of great value as "a clearing
l.,.r.., 60. fHo tAfv~a fbr Fo+..,-r..
raise. Especially does it help the
small grower
Indiana cities NAV we'll consider
their market possibilities ar this sea-
SON
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-17
Industrial

has been found to be a good substi-
tute for the rods
smoking should be prohibited
about the premises. The destruction
of 1900 worth of wool 8 900 bushels
OF corn, and a carload of cotton seed
meal. on Lake county farm re-
Gently, is reported 10 have been
caused by careless smoker.
IF there are any other hazards
existing about your property. no
time should be lost in seeing that
they are renedied"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-17
Real Estate
AVIATOR IN PAJAMAS
GOES RAI0ING GERMANS

NOTTINGHAM. Eng. June 16.-
The late Capt. Albert Ball. one Of
the youngest and most successful Of
British hiers. in letters received by
his father, former mayor OF Not
tinsham just before the aviator's
death. told how he went up 20 fight
i'm the air with nothing but mis- pa
jamas on
ION a few occasions" he wrote.
"I haven't had time TO put my
clothes on, and I've gone up in my
pajamas II was jolly cold. I can
tell you. but. unfortunately. / can't
pretend / have ever brought down
a machine when dressed like that.
To bring down a lot OF Huns YOU
have 20 80 patient and practically
live in the air. Sometimes YOU may
make 10 flights in one day and
never get a single fight"
Ball also told of "A fight with
formidable opponent when neither
could get an advantage on the other.
we kept on firing until our am
munition was gone" he said, "and
when we could not fire any more we
burst ont laughing and flew to-
gether side by side for a little dis
lance. lie was "a real sporting Hun
like Bolcke / should have been
sorry if I had killed him and I
think ne would have been sorry If
he had killed me"
Forty-two Germans fell victims
20 the young airman's bravery, but
after bringing down the 10th. he
wrote: 81 am getting tired Of liv-
ing 10 kill. ] begin 20 feel like
murderer. but feel that God is
taking care Of me"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-17

At the beginning Of the 18th cen
tury there were more than 200 Of
lenses punishable with death.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-17
ASKS FOR GUARDIAN.

Katherine b. Kies has filed a pc
tition in circuit court asking that a
guardian he appointed for Margaret
Klughardt. old age and mental in
frmities are the grounds upon which
the guardian is asked for. The es-
tate OF the woman Is valued at
5000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-17

The cross OF st. George has been
the British emblem since the 14th
century Before that time the cru
saders wore il ON their armor and
among them il came 20 he known as
the lack
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-17

The large bank barn on the estate
~ John A. Jackson = mile west Of
Ri~erview cemetery is for sale 20
the highest bidder See r 81. Jack
son for term Bell phone 1852.
Home s53S. Main and Center st..
--Adyt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22

The constant danger OF earthquakes
stands in the way OF the development of
the waterfalls Of Japan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22
Plunged In Like Boys.

1t was a lovely swimming pool. clear
and cold and fringed with sheltering
willows. The women peeled off their
clothes like boys and plunged in. As
we dressed afterward / looked at them,
heads shaved, ugly clothes, coarse
aid to beauty, but. in spite of it ALL
singularly attractive.
Cool and refreshed, the battalion
marched back to the barracks. which
consisted of two long. hastily con-
struced wooden buildings. exactly like
hundreds of others on all sides about
as far as the eye could reach Some
of the buildings were half underground,
for warmth in winter. and must have
been rather stuffy. Our buildings were
well ventilated with many dormer win
dows in the sharply slanting roof. and
they were new and clean and free from
the insects which in secret I had been
dreading.
Inside were two long platforms on
either side of a three-foot aisle. Those
wooden platforms were our beds. They
were harder than I thought mere
planks could be, and they were full of
bumps and ridges. Nevertheless we
slept on them. and slept well. But any
one who ina gines that women become
soldiers just to get n9toriety or to en-
large their opportunity to f1irt. or for
any of the various reasons / have
heard suggested. is invited to pass one
night on plank bed. then to get up
in the early morning, make toilet in
the open by having a pail of cold water
poured over his head. and sit down
to a Russian soldiers breakfast of tea
and black bread. That's all.
Threatened to Shoot Intruders.
Our first slumber that first night was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22

Botchkareva must have decided that the
first thing to be done was to give those
men to understand that whether the regi-
ment was funny or not it would have to
be treated with respect. AS soon as We
reached our barracks and disposed of the
heavy loads she made a little speech. in
which she said that here we were. and,
while we would be obliged to mingle with
the men. relations would be kept formal.
The men must be shown that the women
were entitled to the same camp privileges
as themselves and were no more to be
molested or annoyed than any other SOL
diers, We had had long. hot journey.
she ended, and the first thing we We're
going to do was to go down to the river
and have a nice swim:
So, with towels around their necks. the
$50 women made gayly for the river I
trotted along on the commanders ann
At least q thousand men went along. too,
but Just before we reached the swimming
pool under a railroad bridge Botchkareya
turned around and delivered another OF
those crisp little commands. The men
stopped in their tracks as If she had
thrown some kind of freezing gas at them
and We went on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22
UNDERWEAR FOR SOLDIERS,
Plan to Produce Enough for Allied
Armies Without Profit

Plans to produce and sell to the gov
eminent without profit approximately
10000. 900 suits of underwear annual
ay, or enough to supply each soldier in
the allied armies with four sets of light
and four OF heavy garments each year,
have been worked out by Louis Stein
field OF New York. and probably will
be laid before government officials for
consideration in a day or two.
Mr.. Steinfeld has been organizing
into a single corporation about FORTY
yarn spinning and knitting mills hay-
ing a combined annual output of TO-
100000 dozen suits of knitted under
wear.
The parent corporation, to be known
as the American Knit Goods Corpo-
ration. includes many large mills in the
east and south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22
URGES POLICE TO BUY BONDS.
Mai. Pullman Issues Bulletin-De-
tectiye Berman Sets Pace,

In a bulletin issued by Mai Pullman,
superintendent Of police. members Of the
police department today were told that
the authorities desire them to make as
good or better showing than other de-
partments of the District government in
the purchase of liberty bonds.
This cannot be done unless each man
in the department gives immediate con-
sideration to the matter of purchasing
the bonds' is stated in the bulletin.
Maj Pullman also informed the police
that the District would advance money
enough for them to make the first pay
ment on the bond.
Detective Jake Berman long ago pur-
chased the one bond suggested by the
superintendent and has gone him two
better having made a purchase Of one
bond for each of the three members of
his family.
"And I'm ready to give the govern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22
RUSSIAN MALE TROOPS HIDE
AS WOMEN GO INTO BATTLE
Battalion of Death Suffers Real Rigprs
of War and Some Men Follow
Its Lead
BY RHETA cH1LDE DoRR.
Copyright. 1917. by the New York Evening Mail

The did have to fight its brothers IN arms
however woman took of that She Just
that waiting soldiers and barked command
voice her 1t reminded
what Of that awful siren that nfuriates the Pede
him the road in quick jump Bochkarevas
command spoken Russian and liberal translation OF might
read:
you get hell out OF here and let my regiment pass
ladyke but had the proper effect the
Russian which promptly backed both sides of the road
The shoudered
kits and under brong marched the two miles
railroad and the The Russian
followed the whole apparently deciding that the better part
of vale to laugh the women, fight them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22
Kerensky Didn't Visit Women.

The officers in and around that army
position were evidently of the same
opinion. They came to the drill field
every day to inspect and criticise the
work. and they sent their best drill
sergeants to instruct the women. who
worked hard and learned quickly. One
day the commander of the 10th army,
whose Russian name is too much for
my memory at this distance, came over
with his whole staff. brilliant sight.
The commander was plainly delight
ed, and shook hands with a great many
of the women. He even went out OF his
way to shake hands with the Amert-
can. Kerensky was in the neighborhood
one day. but he did not visit US. The
nachalnik saw him at staff headquar-
tiers and he sent kind messages. prom
! Using the women that they should be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22

interrupted by the last lesson in po-
likeness 1t was necessary to give the
man soldiers. A group of them came
to the door at midnight. and in a man.
nor not to be misinterpreted demanded
entrance. The sentry challenged once,
and then calmly warned the intruders
that unless they left Instantly they
would be shot. They left, and from this
time on the women of Botchkareva's
battalion were safe in that camp as
they would have been in a convent
Not a woman was ever insulted In any
way or molested. The men hung around
and stared from morning until night.
but the women came and went freely.
stood in line at the cookhouse with the
men. bathed and washed their clothes
in the open. and never had a particle OF
trouble.
The day after we arrived. Monday, it
rained. 1t poured. The camp became
a swamp. The women stayed in their
barrack. drilling as best they could in
the narrow aisles- Sitting on the edge
of their plank beds. the only place there
tention while underofficers read aloud
the army code and regulations.
Tuesday it cleared and the battalion
had its first open field drill. The rest of
the Russian army stood around and
pretended to be vastly amused. When
ever a woman made a mistake in the
manual. and better still. when she fell
down while charging, or splashed into
mud pudle on a run, the men laugh
ed loudly.
Some of that laughter. I feel pretty
certain. hid hurt pride, for every de-
cent soldier 1 talked to expressed his
sorrow and humiliation that the wom-
en- had felt the necessity of enlisting.
Quite a number of men in that camp
had been in America, and. of course,
spoke English. They said. Say. sister.
what do you think they'd say about
this back in Illinois," One man said.
Sister q still wore the nurses Golf,
having no other headgear). back home
in the states they used to say women
oughtn't to vote because they couldnt
fight. I'll bet these women can fight"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22

as the matter Is of very private nature.
do you moind putin your fingers over
your ears sorr, whist YOU are res,tin' 1t
OUT
The word "dowdy'' is disappearing from
the English language, says London
newspaper. WAR time Is the excuse
among all classes Of people for their sim
PIE dressing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22

ment what cash possess II It is needed"
said Berman. when came from Russia
I brought nothing with me and conse-
Quently owe that country nothing.
Il owe the United States all have" he
added. land have done what l think all
natives Of the countries OF the allies
should do-bought liberty bonds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22
Cuba to Forbid Hoarding of Sugar.

NEW YORK. October 90. = President
Menocal Of Cuba will take drastic steps
TO relieve the sugar shortage in the
United States If 1t is discovered that raw
sugar supplies are being boarded in
Cuba, according to a cable message re-
ceived by the republic Of Cuba news
bureau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22

Our first slumber that first night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22
Takers and Crooks!

The advertising columns of
The Star are edited as care
fully as the news columns.
Fakers and crooks are barred.
Every advertisement known
to contain an untrue or mis-
leading statement has been re-
jected.
Every reader is asked to be
on the Vigilance Committee and
help police the columns,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22
Increase in New York's Budget.

NEW YORK. October 22.-New York
city's proposed budget for 1918,
amounting to $240.796.119. an increase
Of s2s.6s1.ss3 above last years figures.
has been laid before the board of
aldermen. Among the items in the in
crease are s1.5oo.ooo for contingency
fund for increased wages of laborers
that the city may have to pay on ac-
count of war conditions and $250,0O0
for a national defense emergency fund,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22
SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
BY
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

Many soldierss who have lost legs in
the fighting in Europe now are able to
play good games of tennis on their corr
substitutes.
Bagdad. now held by the British. is
famed as the unluckiest city In the
world Every inch Of its soil has been
bathed in the blood of its citizens at one
time or another.
Soldiers in the trenches say that bullets
do not hum" or whistle ''Pank-punk"
is the sound that greets ones ears. "pank"
as the bullet goes by, and punk as the
crack of the rife becomes audible after
the bullet passes
The youngest chevalier Of the Legion of
Honor is a French boy of eighteen who
captured fifteen Germans single-handed.
One of Englands best fighters il:
France, an Irishman by the way. received
a letter from home. He asked the chap
lain to read it for him. Then:
81 hope it's not angry ven be. sorr but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-22

TIL very newest thing in four
fushers is tn Teller that's goin' t
try t do without car till tn wars
won.
TIL trouble with a educated
Teller is that he allus wants t be-
gin at tn top.
The Era-leader., 1917-08-09
LAFAYETTE Normal Closes For
Summer.

Lafayette, La, Aug. 6.-After
q successful summer session OF
nine weeks, the Lafayette Nor
NAL School closed here Saturday.
Fourteen graduation diplomas
we're given and 1870 certificates
Of state credits. Dr.. E. L
Stephens, president, delivered
the closing address of the sum
mer session. Miss Pauline D.
Mizzi, in behalf Of the student
body presented resolutions
adopted by the students thank
ing DR.. Stephens and the faculty
for the courtesy in and out OF
classroom during the term.
The Era-leader., 1917-08-09
Chief OF Police
Reynolds Killed.

In the forenoon of Thursday in
the criminal court building, New
Orleans, James W. Reynolds,
Chief of Police of that city, was
shot to death by madman, Ter.
renee Mullen, suspended pa
trolman,
Several other mon in the office
of the chief suffered wounds from
the hands of the crazed man may
die. The affair occurred 80 quick.
ly and unexpectedly and with
such ferocity that it is a wonder
that casualties were not greater.
Chief Reynolds was born in
Aigiers (New Orleans Fifth Dis
trict) in August, 1868. AT an
early age he became the main
support of his widowed mother
and her family. Entering the
police department in a minor ca
pacity in 1893 he rapidly rose
till he reached the highest posi-.
ton, that of chief. Thus after
twenty.four years of faithful SER
vice, wherein he had obtained .
reputation OF efficiency and con-
fidence, he foil at tho hands of a
demented man.
The Era-leader., 1917-08-09
Sheriff Sale.-No. 2936.
Geo. W. Seals, ct ais
VS.,
Susanah Wheat.

SuSanah Wheat.
Notice il hereby given that by viftu
of q writ OF feri faciss, issued ou,
of the 26th judicial District Court !.
Louisiana, in and for WashingU'
Parish, In the above entitled causS,
and to me directed. 1 will proceed y
sell at public auction to the last sn'
highest bidder, on
Saturday, September 8. 1911
at the principal front door Of the cous, us
house at Frsnklinton, La, betwssI Il.
legal sale hours for judicial sales, sss ~
following described property, DeSs ~
end situated in Washington fs
La, to.wit. :
Lots 27s and 279 in the Town =
varnado, La, being in the psa'',. !.
Hr. No. 40, Up. 2, south, Rang. !.
east, according to the official pns, :,
file in the Office OF Clerk of Cou''"
Washington Parish, Ii. "A,
Terms of sale: Cash will osD'
Of appraisemeut. -.
This the lst day Of Ausust, 1911. y.
IL. Bstsmsu, sa'fsf
The Era-leader., 1917-08-09
Draft 10 Save Mere Than
War Will Destroy.

The tremendous advantage of
one feature of the greatest draft
the United States has ever seen,
which has hitherto escaped gen.
eral attention, has been pointed
out by a member of one of the
lcal exemption boards, and that
it is furnishing a general health
survey of the young men of the
United States. AS the physical
examinations which are now GO.
ing on throughout the country
many men are learning for the
iiEnt time Of The presence Of pFa
The Era-leader., 1917-08-09
General Nsws items IN Brsf

Armed robbers took silver sta"
tues worth S750,0oO from tie
Russian Senate chamber in Pet
rograd.
On. senator and three Texas
representatives resigned commls-
sions in the National guard to
save their seats during the fight
over impeachment Of Governor
Ferguson.
Thousands of persons paid trlo'
ute to the memory of "Jim" Roy.
nolds Saturday morning when
the funeral of the late chief of
police took place at Algiers.
Negotiations were begun at
Washington to waive federal dip
ping regulations which prevent
Louisiana farmers from importing
Texas feeders"
Patrolman Mullen, slayer of
Superintendent of Police Reynolds
Thursday, made efforts to leap
from his bed in Charity Hospital
and was overpowered. Detective
Methe admitted having shot Capt.
Mullen by mistake.
Warrants charging treason
were served on the prisoners Of
fering armed resistance to the
the selective draft in Oklahoma.
and the district attorney will ask
that they suffer the death penalty
The Era-leader., 1917-08-09
Sheriff Sale. No. 2949.
Simon S. Thomas
vs..
John Miley.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of an order of seizure and sale issued
ont of the 26th Judicial District Court
of La, in and for Washington Parish,
in the above entitled cause, and
to me directed, will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and high
est bidder, on
Saturday, August Is, 1917
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales,
the following described property, be-
ing and situated in Washington Par
ish. La, to-wit:
Sw4 of sci and VT of set OF set, Sec
ton 2. township 2 south, Range IL
esst, St. Helena Meridian
Terms of sale-Cssh with benefit Of
appraisement.
This the 10th day of July, 1917
J. 3. Bateman, Sheriff.
The Era-leader., 1917-08-09
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
LIABLE TO DRAFT
Support of Dependents to Be
Restricted as an Excuse
to Stay at Home.

Washington, Aug ga ruling
issued today by the Postoffice
Department shows that depart
ment officials will make few re.
quests for the exemption of pos.
tai employees from military SER
vice.
The entire mail carriers force,
numbering thousands Of men of
whom q considerable percentage
are within the draft age limits, is
excluded from exemption unless
for physical reasons or because
they have dependent famil les.
Every portion of the country is
reached by the ruling, as even
the rural carriers are included.
Provost Marshal General Crow.
der took steps to reduce the mum.
ber of exemptions because of de-
pendent families. Instructions
were sent to the governors of all
states pointing out that the mini.
mnm pay of soldiers is $50 a
month and that local boards
must consider whether g. mans
dependents could not be support
ed on that amount. The tele.
gram follows:
"Please call attention to local
boards to the fact that a soldiers s
pay is not less than $50 month
and that all clothing, ,ssubsistence,
medical treatment and housing
are furnished him. Under the
law he may allot any portion of
his pay to a dependent. Many
soldiers receiving $50 a month
are easily able to allot S25 month.
ly to the support of dependents.
In case of death in line of duty.
the government will pay to the
beneficiary designated by the
soldier six months pay.
"Section 4 of the selective ser.
vice act provides that those in q
status with respect to persons de-
pendent upon them for support
which renders their exclusion or
discharge advisable, may be dis.
charged in all such cases. The
discretion of local boards is in
voked by this provision and such
] boards may we'll take the facts
recited above into consideration
in deciding claims for discharge
due to dependency with a view to
determining whether, as a matter
Of fact, the person claiming sucf
discharge will not be in as gooG
or better position to support his
dependents after selection fol
military service than he was be-
fore. II such is the case, o
course the discharge should no
be granted