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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-09


Darkness seemed to have a perpetual habita
ton under those massed forest trees. The air
heavy with the scent Of orchids, seemed 20
cling about them subtly and clammily sweet:
delicate. air plants. blue and pink and faint
mauYe, swung their ffail flowers across their
path: trailing vines, swaying from giant
eSughs, brushed against their faces they
rode slowly of necessity, on account OF the
great projecting roots. Sometimes the green
gloom was frightened by a fash of scarlet or
blue vivid orange. as a parrakeet darted
past; sometimes the CLEAN Of briliance was
less transitory. made by the slower fight Of
a parrot.
On and on. single ile down that narrow ave
nue. between those close-growing trees. the
two men went, both now tensely silent though
occasionally, when the LEAKAGE stirred with
scarcely percepttble swish downwards. Bridges
could hear the sharp, indrawn breath or the
man behind him in response TO his low e1acua
ton of Snake" He knew his friend was suf-
fering for someone else; feeling the fright of
young English girl in these vast solitudes.
Suddenly light broke through the gloom the
pathway emerged into an opening that, bound
ed on three sides with trees, broke away as II
seemed, down a long decivity.
Here the life that had been almost dormant
in the wood became animate. Great butterflies
foated by on jewelled wings a dazzle of color
violet as pansies, blue as sapphires, green as
smeralds; in royal crimson, scarlet gold. The
air seemed full of them. And above the par
rots flew with raucous cries, and parrakeets
dipped down and up again like flying gems.
Underneath the thick rather prickly under
growth there were ominous. slithering sounds,
and the two men were forced TO pick their way
very carefully lest the horses should tread upon
any OF the many hidden snakes.
She's never come down here" Bridges said,
bringing his horse TO a stand.
Carruthers stopped too, his eye wandering
round. then it frightened.
she hasi"
Passing the other. he extracted a bit of
muslin from a thorn bush, then, before Bridges
could demonstrate, he had put spurs to his
horse and was dashing at breakneck speed
down the slope. Blaming himself for that mo-
mentary pause that had lost him the lead,
Bridges followed. Now that Carruthers had
the front place he knew that there would be
holding him
The noise OF their ride sounded loud in the
silence; where the opening narrowed into a
fairly wide sweep between woods the tree
boles caught the echoes of the tearing creepers,
the thud of hoofs. and flung them back again.
IF it's Chang ] shall kill HIM" Carruthers
shouted once at the top of HIS voice, and then
he pulled up his horse sharply.
Hanging before him. woven between the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
T[UTONIC MASSES
ADVANCE STEADILY
On ITALIAN ffOnnT
Sheer Weight OF Flesh and Metal
Hurled Against Italian Army
Makes Position Pcriious.

London, Dec Sunday or no Sun
day, winter or no winter. the battle
of Asiago RACES on. The one thing
that can stop II. heavy snowfall, 10 not
In sight. The weather is clear. The
icy cold that reigns in the barrier
mountains where the supreme. combat
is being fought seems only to spur
both sides to increased bitterness.
The thing that counts in this battle
more than heroism, more than the
valor of the individual. Is masses
Irresistible preponderance OF sheer
weight OF AZ hand the masses are
on the Teuton side, Slowly but stead
lily they are showing themselves for
ward at tremendous cost In blood. II
is true. but forward nevertheless.
Dent after dent has been made in the
Italian line and tonight the situation
looked admittedly serious.
Not since the Isonzo disaster has the
atmosphere here been so tense. The
eyes OF all the allies are turned with
extreme anxiety toward the Asiago
front.
The two Teuton empires have con-
centrated every available man and
gun on that front between Monte
Grappa-"saw mountatn"--and the
Asiago plateau. There they mean to
break through. The italian position
is rendered douhly psrilous by the fact
that II forms sharp salient, both sides
and the base being hammered with
out moments pause by that terrific
accumulation OF flesh and metal. The
Germans are using new grenade
which contains the same gas they used
at Ypres. Cloud after cloud of varie-
gated fumes roll over the Italian lines
ahead OF the shock troops" composed
20 RaSaArsu 80
and the Honveds. Hungary's Cossacks.
The Teuton aim now seems to be
10 force passage between the noun
tains into the plain rather than tackle
the big heights themselves. Once they
can pour large columns through the
they figure, the Italians must
automatically give up their mountain
positions or be encircled as were the
Alpinl on Meletta last week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
LOAN WORKERS MEET
fO] ORGANIZATION
Richmond Men Among Those Who
WIN Attend Conference at Ma
tional Capital Today.

Washington. Dec s.--Lfberty loan
organizations throughout the coun-
try VIII be perfected at q conference
or liberty loan workers here tomor-
row.
More than a hundred Representa-
ives OF various organizations will
confer with Secretary MCAdoo. They
VIII make plans for campaigns gen
orally, for the period of the war.
Tie next liberty loan date has not
been definitely fixed Secretary Nc
Adoo having said it would be some
time after February /.
The following district representa-
tfves are to attend:
Eoston--John K: Allen. ". p. Hal
lowell, j. r. Macomber, James Dean.
+. P. Weeks, Philip Dalton and c. C.
Bullen.
New York--Ben ianin Strong. Cuy
Emerson. S. S. Furnam. Arthur II
anderson, c. II. KfnnIcutt, Everett
u Sweezey. ". Dean jay; j. p. Jones'
L. +. Sailor, & II. Platrner. J. d.
atson and Messrs Greene. Leach
and Simpson
Atlsnta--St. Elmo Massengale. w
= Wardlow. p. H. Aston. W. n
!ooie. J L. Bouden, HAYNES McFad-
oen and Messrs. Poole and Alhertxon
Richmond-G. J. Seay, w. A. Nc
Corkle, J, @. Brown, e w. Robert.
son, +, E. Noting. Chauncey Rudd.
IT, H. wilcox and r. II. Smith.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
VAT Wills, COMEDIAN,
IS KILLED BY FUMES

Union Hill. N j., Dec. s.-Na,
Wills, who bore a nationwide reputa
ton as comedian. WAS killed by
gasoline fumes today In the CARA &c
on his estate here. He died while
preparing to set forth upon a miss on
Of human kipdliness. for he was to
have taken part in performances tins
afternoon and evening at the Hippo
drome. New York city. for the benefit
OF the soldiers at Camp Upton.
Mr.. Wills' automobile was not
working as smoothly as usual when
he was ready to start for the Hippo
drome. He started the engine and
crawled beneath the car to locate the
trouble. He had neglected to open
the doors OF the garage, and tho
fumes from the engines exhaust kill
ed him.
Some time later Mrs. Wills, won
dering at the delay In his starting,
took her little daughter, Nata lie,
three. and entered the garage. They
discovered the comedians body be-
meath the car.
Mr.. Wills was born in washington
forty -four years ago. His talents had
won for hirx a position az one of the
foremost funmakers OF the country
His wife Yves Miss May Day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
Picked Men Specially Instruct.
ed ROW to Keep Up Court
age and Will of Comrades
KAISER is BELIEVED
UNEASY OVER DlSSENSION
Men Taught That Mill airy In
terest Stands FRS, OF All.
40 Not Persu de, But Con-
VINCE Is One Motto

With the American Army in France
Dec. s.--The German government has
begun great psychological drive to
buck up" the morale OF its soldiers
and convince them that, regardless OF
The appearance of an American fight
Ing force in the front lines next year,
Germany cannot possibly be defeated.
notebook found on captured
German captain discioses the inaugu-
ration OF a new system by which the
becoming -faint-hearted. This system
begins with great general headauar-
ters and works down gradually
through the headquarters of armies.
divis ons. and even companies.
In each company men believed to be
thoroughly IN sympathy with the
policy OF milita-ism are selected to
spread propaganda among their COM
r&des I'm the trenches and hiilets with
the view 10 defeating the arguments
Of those soldiers who are weary of the
war
To these selected men certain "pri-
vate Instructions are issued contain
ing. among others. the following pre-
cepts,
Make It evident that, the military
inreseFt stands first OF all"
Make the future OF the submarine
warfare stand out
"Streng hen the desire TO win and
the willir gness to bear everything"
do rot persuade. but convince
The men selected for this propa-
ganda are further instructed 10 de-
liver lectures to their comrades on
,hese questions:
why should we defeat England ?"
why does the war last SO Isng?''
why soldiers should sxhsewsnet and
urge their families to subscribe To the
wsr loan"
The disclosure OF the existence OF
his new system Ia accepted as evil
ience that the kaiser's Eovernm ent is
by no means satisfied with the pres
nj state OF the soldier morale. despite
he Russian collapse and the Teuton
successes IN the Italian campaign,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
|OR1HERA HtUTRALS
My MY GGtf11 FOOD Soot
Negotiations For Rsttonfnx Believed IN
Have Reached Stage For Agree
menf--f'inal Sessions i'm
London.

washington, December g -~Neeotfa-
tions between the Northern neutrals
and the United states over the en-
forcensnt ct the embargo policy have
peen moved to London for nnal con
c'usioa before the fnteraIltad eco
nomtc council. extended NV Vance Mo
Sormick snd Or Alonzo Taylor for the
United States.
IL Is predicted here tonight that a
settlement nf~thA Who'll. Nertkers E.s-
ropean economic situation will he
reached shortly after tAe London con-
ference convenes. Agreement between
the United States and the northern
heotrais was within reach during the
week. II Is understood Then certain
objections by Fra ~~S and England to
the terms upon which the United
states was willing to ration Norway,
sweden. Denmark and Holland were
made Agreement had heen reached
at the plenary council Of the allies in
Paris that all economic rs we'll as mill
tsry questions would be treated as
one. and the embargo negotiations
were aecordInsly moved
The prediction here OF a successful
conclusion OF the negotiations In Lon
don Is Interpreted To mean that the
trafiic between the northern neutral
countries and Germany has now been
reduced 10 minimum and that the
United states can now ration these
countries without undue danger OF
American supplies helping TO feed the
German army and civil population.
Some traffic into Germany, admittedly
- going On This Is ef such, nature.
however, that it cannot well be stop
ped. because of it's dependence on
treaties. and Is believed here to be
inconseauential in the German eco
nomiC schAple
In return for the rationiny arrsI.ne-
inert tn be provided for the northern
ne 'als, the neutraIs will permit the
aiiies TO use large proportion of their
merchant vessels The United States.
IL Ia understood. was willing to make
use OF these fleets wholly outside of
the danger zone OF German subms-
rines. As this would leave England
and France without direct henert
from the arrangement, however. this
feature IL understood to have been III.
ground OF their protest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
WAC n LOAD OF | QJ0R
IS CAPTURED IN RAID
Joe DegIiano Is Held for Hearing I'm
Police Court This Morning ON
Booticgging Charge.

The monotony In police circles last
night was broken by Policemen Flour
noy. Allen, Boisseau and Frazier. Be-
tween and 9 o'clock they entered
Second police station with Joe Dag
liano in tow. and the patrol wagon
containing a very large assortment of
lain and fancy liquors tucked up TO
the door. The liquor had been taken
from the home of Dagliano. No. 1890
West Broad street.
In the assortment were Ave and
one-half barrels of wine. two barrels
of whiskey. twenty-five quarts of
whiskey In bottles. lightweight quarts
of wine in bottles. a collection of va
RED brands OF champagne. and sew
eral boxes of beer. All OF this. IT
was stated by the policemen, consist
ed of liquor of vintage prior to the
year 1917, thereby letting the ac-
cused out OF the charge of bringing
into the state perfectly fresh goods
IT was said that several days ago
some one had broken into Dagliano's
place, and had gotten away with n
case of liquor. hut had been detected
before going very far. and had drop
ped the liquor In the street nearby.
the Owner promptly locked the liq
uor UP, and went on still hunt for
the would be thief. Yesterday, II
was further stated. another. attempt
had been made to steal some of the
wet goods. when the owner again got
on the trail. but missed his man.
Later the word reached the police
that the liquor was stored IN the
house, and with search warrant.
they proceeded to take possession o
Il. 1t was said last night that whe-
the case comes to trial the police viii
show that sales had been made. and
that the accused will have to prove
that he did not attempt to dispose of
any of the liquor.
Dagliano was bailed in the sum OF
1900 by Square Purdie for his ap-
rearance before Justice John this
Before prohibition became effective,
nGg liano conducted saloon in Sixth
street. between Broad and Marshall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
Postmaster-General Wants
Congress to Forbid p stall
Workers to Organize
WOULD ARRIDGE RIGHT
TO pE1ITIOs CONGRESS
President Compers of Fedora
ton erves Notice That IF
fort " i'll Be Opposed by
Central Body

Washington. Dec. a.--Orgnnized
labor today threw down the gauntle,
To Postmaster General Burleson.
In a statement issued from the
Headquarters OF the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor In TINS city Samuel
Gompers, president OF the federation
served notice that any attempt on the
part of Mr.. Burleson to force through
congress his proposal To deny postal
employees the right to organize VIII
be bitterly fought,
Mr.. Gompers said;
.~ The American Federation OF La
Dor will resist cuy effort made by
Postm aster- General Eurleson to put
into effect his recommendation to
congress that the postal employees he
denied the right Of direct appeal to
congress and the right to organize
and affiliate with labor.
More than tea years ago. In 1905.
the American Federation of Labor
presented it's historic hill OF grew
aaces 10 President Roosevelt ana
mentioned as one OF the particulars
the restoration of the right Of direct
petition to congress bY government
employees right that was denied
them by executive orders issued by
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft. We
kent this issue prominently before
~" 'tH~ a~A on AUGUST "a. 1919.
the sixty~second congress enacted
what VAS then comno 7iy called the
st5ITT,Fas law. 4 ~ gF4Ny7ng postal
ard other GO erls glrHt workers the
right 10 maintain their own organi-
cations i'll the interest Of the men
and free from the deEu nation OF
the DEPARTMENT heads and also re-
storing to them the constitutional
right 81 direct petition to fo1~re~s
II ~ this which VT Tsurleeon is seek
Ing to have repealed. We fought Tor
its enactment We bslieve II g. wias
srlSt, necessary law and We are pre-
srod 10 Z hi against SIS repeal
Mr. Eurieson carnet point N sin
Pile instance where m affiliated or
eaHt7ati0n of postal employees has
threatened 10 strike. He cannot name
q sure officer NJ these organizations
who has remotely suggested such
reugSe Personally ! have addressed
(SouiiHuet on seconf PSwe1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
DANIELS COMMENDS
BRAVE SEAMEN

Washington, Dec. s.--Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels today publicly com
mended Ray Nye and Charles q. Moss
the former for heroisr In tumpinE
overheard and saving man from
drowning, and the latter for pres
ence OF mind and good Judgment in
an emergency"
Nye was chief gunner's mate on
the Pennsylvania when, on the after
noon OF November is. he jumped into
dangerous debris-filled waters to res
cue a shipmate.
Moss was acting as helnisman OF
the Standard Arrow when another
k-~ge ship would have rammed the
Arrow, but for the good steersmanship
1T Moss who, acting on his own judy
ment. steered a course which per-
nitted the other vessel to clear. the
Arrows bow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
MANY CHILDREN DIE,
OF EXPOSURE AFTER
HALIFAX XPLOSION
CONGRESS REACY To
Answer PERSHNd'S
AIRCRAFT R.QJtSI
livery Airshfp the Country Can Make
VIII Be Sent to France as
Quickly as Possible.

Washington. Dec. 9.-Congress. ac-
corolhg to the leaders In that body,
stands ready to answer Pershlng's
latest appeal for aircraft.
The legislative body, il is declared.
Will vote LII the money asked for this
purpose. whether ii Is a billion or two
billion more than has already been
provided for. II rests with the war
department to say the word.
In an appeal sent from the Amer
lean headquarters In France last
night. General Pershing urged that
the United States send over all the
afrpianes the country could make
and as quickly as possible.
Senator Morris Sheppard, member
or the military affairs committee ana
one OF the leading sponsors for an
enormous air feet. said today:
The war department will have
the full cooperation of congress for
the utilization OF every resource Of
the country.
stand ready TO meet any Gait,
or any plan the denaxment ruay APP
prove. Just what should be the man.
ner OF extension of the crescent pro-
gram Is up to the department to
suggest. We could set an arbitrary
number of airplanes for ouf fleet
because we must have men for them.
At present 1t takes about fifteen men
for each airp!ane. one pilot and
twelve or fourteen mechanics Each
pilot must have three airplanes He
must have one machine i'm perfect
condition all the time. We have at
present only limited number of
training stations. They are turning
out pilots as fast as possible Ad-
ditional training stations must he
built II we are TO provide much
larger air force. -----
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
C05SACkS MAY HAVE
DECLARED CIVIL WAR
Heredity Fighting Tribesm~n Backed
by korniloff and kaledine Re-
ported Active in Don Region.

Washington. Dec. s,~~Unofficial re-
ports reached Washington this after
nocn = hat the Cossacks had formally
declared civil war against the revo-
iutionary government, Neither the
Russian embassy nor the state de-
partment could confirm the report,
though in both quarters such a decia :
ration was admitted 10 be anything
but expected.
The Cossacks have been counted up
on by the representatives of the pro-
visionaI government here and by the
American Administration to be the Wit
al force In getting Russia back into
line. The escape OF General Korni-
lon from the T\,lsheviki and his join
Ing General Kaledine In the Don re-
gion was looked to as the signal for
definite move by the hereditary
lighting trihesmen who can see no
peace with Germany.
The control by the two * Tener-
ais and their Cossacks OF the Don re-
gfon has been counted on as one of
the strongest powers against the Boil
shevfki. AS pointed out by a member
of the Russian staff here, their con
troll of the food and fuel of this
'hiack-soii'' region of Russia enables
them to dictate terms to the powers
at fetroErad.
In some quarters here tonight II
was believed that the announcement
that the Bolsheviki had DELAYED the
conclusion of the armistice with the
Teutons was the result OF a hostile
threat by the Cossa.cks II such
threat was made, ii liz believed here
that the action of the Bolshevtki
leaders did not satisfy the Cosracks
and that they have decided to take
matters into their own hands.
a full ~sAdged Cossack war would
undoubtedly rally millions of Rus
slams back into the nghting against
Germany, particularly as the Cos
sacks control all tho visible food sup
ply. II would necessitate the main
tena nee OF a tremendous force OF
Teuton troops along the thousand
mile eastern front
1t has been intimated here on
number OF occasions that the entents
has maintained communication with
the Cossacks and General Kaied.ne.
1t Is suggested tonight that this move
by the Co-sacks may be directly the
result OF the ,nterallied conference
In Parts. 1t Is possible that this
move has been determined upon al
method OF relieving the German and
pressure on the northern
Italian lines and on the Byng salient
In Flanders
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
Japan Denies
Paris Report

Toxic, Dec. s.--The japanese gov.
OF reports that the inter-allied con-
ference at Paris last week asked ia
pan TO place more merchantmen at
the disposal of the allies for use In
the Atlantic
The government adds that the
qusst ion Of Japanese teYnave or~.ranns
was not touahed upon by the confer
snce and that Japan Is mot bound
10 any such obligations" Japan, the
statement adds, 'rust decide these
questions for herself" and "the allies
understand the impracticab iltty of
sending troops 20 Europe"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
SAYS MAN CAN LIVE
ON Is CENTS A DAY

Washington. Dec. 9.-War prices
need have no terrors for those who
follow the advice of DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, the national pure food expert.
For thirteen cents a day. he saws,
man of sedentary habits can get e
well balanced ration.
He suggests as sample days menu
any combination of these foods;
One pound OF wheat, corn. rye, bar
ley or buckwheat
One pound of potatoes. two pounds
of carrots. beets or fruits. or four
pounds OF turnips
One pint OF milk, or an ounce of
butter.
Moreover. he SAYS, the potatoes
should never be peeled
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
MEANS JUROR SICK,
hISIG|Al MAY RESULT
Friends of Defendant in North Caro-
lima Murder Case Reported TO
Have Threatened New York
Prosecutor.

Concord. n. g. Dee. s,--There MAY
he m.strisl In the case 81 CASTOR b,
Means, charged with the murder OF
Mrs. Maude A. King. the wealthy
widow whose fortune he In also ac-
FUSED of !ooting. VI VI. Lipe juror
No. 3, was AZ Ill tonight that it was
regarded as smrro hable that he will
be able TO occupy a saat In the box
tomorrow. nv direction of Judge
Cline. physicians are doing everything
in their power to enable him to con
;inue his duties as Juror. but doubt
was expressed as to the outcome.
Rumoyss were rife tonight that As
sistant District Attorney John r.
Dooling. OF New York. who is aid
ing In the prosecution. may be obliged
10 leave town hurriediy In the event OF
an acuuittal. If the trial proceeds
Friends. of Means have threatened to
drive Doolfng out OF town" and a
disturbance OF some kind ia expected:
poolng worked all OF today prepar-
ing for the Anal drive of the prosecu-
ton against Means Tomorrow The
defendant faces CROSSE xa miration to-
morrow upon his version upon the
manner in which Mrs. King met her
death. He viii be asked some peril
nent questions The state is said
TO have evidence that Means gained
considerable information regarding
various makes OF revolvers before he
began escorting Mrs. King upon tar
get prattcce trips
Feeling here has grown steadily
more tense batween Dooling and
friends o. Means and members OF the
Means family. Dooiing has been
warned several times not TO appear
alone. He has disregsrded the warn
inEs and has gone fearlessiy about
the streets. Other warnings that he
moderate the manner of his attacks
upon the defendant have met only
with shrugs. North Carolina practice
gives a defendant every consideration
and Judge Cline has been extremely
watehful over Means. rights The
severe, hammering methods OF cross
examinat on introduced from New
york bv nooffng have no. met with
favor by North Carolinians, accus-
toned to more la.surely practice in
the adm lnissration of justice. Means
has displayed n. strong personal an
tagonism to Dooling in an apparent
attempt to make him appear before
the fury as the defendants prosecutor
instead OF his prosecutor,
Some bets were made today upon
the outcome of the trial Nearly
every one having money to wager
seemed to believe the Jury will either
acquit or disagree.
Nearly every juror II suffering
either from cold or an attack OF the
grippe. They have been quartered In
tho courthouse. which has been like
= eefrtgerating plant.