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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-16

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fering from woman 5
trouble for several
years. Had used
several patent medi-
cines which seemed to
do me no good. At
times / would lose con-
sciousness and fall over
on the floor | suffered
so. / tried several
doctors but they did
not do me any good
they would only relieve
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-16

Help Your Country BY Buying q
Liberty Bandl
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-16
ADVICE TO WOMEN.

New Albany, Ind. Ii had been suf-
The Denver star., 1917-09-22
Father of Odd Fellows
Laid to Rest
Last of Three Founders Surrenders Gavel
Father Francis T. Bruce, Dean of Odd Fellows has
Impressive Funeral. Thousands Gather to
do him honor and view remains
OBITUARY BY VIM. SpRAGUE

Francis T. Bruce born in the State of MARYLAND
April 10th, tS43 He married Miss Ellen Giles in
the 1868 and with he- TO Denver 1873 and for
torty-two made this his home Soon coming
Denver he became active in the affairs the City and be
his life work for the upt Of his people the better
ment OF conditions among them
At different times he served the city policeman Dep
uty Marshall Balh Of the Court and Health Officer. He
served the State first messenger Governor Rou
during the last of his lite fling the
office of State Auditor. He began his active the
Church in 1870 when he received into ship
Shorter by Rev. r. Seymour.
He made Trustee of the Church in 1886 under Rev
l. N Trple in 1890 he made Steward and leader of
class No. and for he worked actively
these departments giving them his best service
His whole life of service Whenever there sick
sorrow. there he viii. words of cheer chris
an advicetogeher with financial aid when needed
The Denver star., 1917-09-22

He always the front when Denver needed strong
and side by side with few other brave souls he helped
to bring victory out Of seeming disaster.
He active in raternal Orders and devoted much Of
his time to organization and management of them.
AS friend and brother he benevolent loyal and
AS CITIZEN he peaceful law abiding and desrabe
husband, he faithful loving gentle and infinitely
DER as christian he devout God fearing
bringing brightness other lives by his right living
Taking all in all Francis IT, Bruce a real
man. One, in whose steps, others might well follow. He
departed this life Saturday September Sth aged "a
years. four months and 2S DAYS He leaves his
oss his widow Mrs Ellen Bruce his foster daughter Mrs
Mildred Abernahy niece, Mrs. Auelia Thomas friends
throughout the country and the entire community which
he lived.
He not dead-for those who love the Lord, there is
no death. only gentle seep-a perfect Rest
FUNERAL
One OF the most touching and pathetic funerals held in
Denver and at the Shortes Church that of Father
Frances T. Bruce organizer and father Of the District
Grand Lodge No Odd Fellows the author of the Den
The Denver star., 1917-09-22
NEGRO MILLIONAIRE
DIES At HIS HOME
IN new JERSEY

New York City Philip A.
Payton. the most prominent
real estate broker of the race,
and one of the best known in
the country, died at his sum-
mer home at Allenhurst, N.
J. He was born in Westheld
Mass, was college bred and a
man of unexhautible energy.
Several years ago he took up
the real estate business in the
great field of New York City.
He soon had his name on the
tongue Of every large realty
broker and owner in New
York. His career has been
and spectacular. He
has spent two fortunes and re
Gently engineered one of the
greatest deals in real estate
ever completed in Greater
New York, by the purchase
Of several modern apartments
involving an expenditure of a
Of a million and a half dollars.
The Denver star., 1917-09-22
War DEPARTMENT TO
USE COLORED MEN As
HORSE AND MULE TENDERS

Washington. D. C.-The
problem of what to do with
the Negroes who have been
taken into the army under
the draft in Ohio and other
states has been solved and an
announcement by Secretary
of War Baker is expected
soon.
The inside information OBJ
tanned from army officers in a
position to know is that the
Negroes will not be sent to
the cantonments with the
white soldiers, but will be
trained elsewhere by them
selves with view to being
assigned to ncn-combatant
tasks such as are connected
with the quartermaster and
commissary departments. 1t
is not expected that the Col-
ored soldiers will be sent to
the firing line.
The story told at the depart
ment today was that some of
the Negro enlisted men will
be drilled at home while
others will be drilled at army
posts and other federal reser-
vations in the north which
have been or will be vacated
by the white soldiers.
Military operations such as
are contemplated by the Unit
ed States. involve a vast a.
mount of work, such as the
handling of supplies. care of
horses and mules and the like
and it is expected, unless pres
ent plans are changed, that
the Colorcd enlisted men will
be assigned to these tasks
both in the United States and
in France.
The Denver star., 1917-09-22
WOMAN ARRESTED
FOR RIOTS IN
EAST ST. LOUIS

Belleville. lll.-The first
woman to be arrested in con-
nection with the race riots in
East St. Louis was taken in
to custody September nth.
She was Mrs. Alice Taylor.
lS years old, who was locked
up on an indictment charging
conspiracy and rioting.
The Denver star., 1917-09-22

yer Patriarchie No. 1,7 and
Grand Masters Council one
of the three organizers of the
X ockyMountain Lodge No.
232o, Arapahoe Lodge No.
1926 and Denver Lodge No.
S64o, the devoted father of
Household of Ruths $50 and
4I3o and active member of
the former at the time of his
death. The many old friends
pioneers and new acquaint-
ances filled everv available
space in Shorter church and
many more compelled to
stand on the outside. The
words from Rev. G. A. Will
Jams, Shorter's pastor we're
inspiring as we'll as impressive
and Masonic services, full Of
dignity and gravity went di-
rect home to Masons as we'll
as each hearers heart. The
many beautiful floral decora-
tions were unusually designed
and most elaborate, consist
ing Of harps, broken links of
Odd Fellows, pillows, crosses
wreaths, one huge heart 10 #.
high from the State Capitol,
all Of these enhanced with
many boquets, were studded
with roses, cut flowers, beds
of carnations and purple and
white lilies given by Masons,
Odd Fellows, Ruthites and
officials and members of the |
church. AS you recall the pic
ture with the remains reposed
in a solid oak casket with
heavy silver trimmings, with
his sword and apron laying
thereon. while at the head
and foot we're banked array
of floral pieces and over hang
ing was three broken Odd
Fellows links breaches we're
intensified by red and white
carnations oval beds used as
a background over which
hung the suspended words |
IF Father Of Odd Fellows" and
beneath which we're Rocky |
Mountain Lodge No. 232o."
can you ever forget that
One auto OF flowers
we're given.
Continued on page
The Denver star., 1917-09-22
Harry Cummings, Baltimore
Councilman is Dead

Baltimore, Md, - Harry
Smythe Cummings. member
Of the city council of this city
and prominent figure in civ
ics affairs, died at his home.
1913 Druid Hill avenue, last
Thursday night. A compli-
cation of diseases is said to
have caused his death. He
had been in i'll health for the
past year. and was forced to
abandon his law practice and
miss many sessions at the city
council on this account.
Mr.. Cummings finished the
public schools of this city. and
later entered Lincoln Univer-
sity, Oxford, Penn. where he
graduated in 1886, receiving
the degree Of bachelor of arts.
His early attention was center
ed on law. and acting on this
desire he matriculated in the
University Of Maryland 1887.
and finished the course in 80
He was admitted to the bar
Immediately upon graduation
and enjoyed a large and lucra
tive practice up to the time of
his illness. In later years he
entered politics and was elect
ed Councilman for three con-
secutive times. He was given
wide publicity when he second
ed the nomination of Roose-
welt at the Ref ublican conven
ton in 1904.
The Denver star., 1917-09-22

down the steps. That was the
last we saw OF him. Then this
commander fellow in the plain
clothes watches us climb up
on the submarines deck, one
at a time.
Line up there, single file, F"
he said. and we strung out the
length of the U boat deck.
Then he said. IT axe off your
life belts" We all took them
off and dropped them at our
feet.
when the three lifeboats
from the Belgian Prince were
empty, the submarine man
took out their provisions
whisky. crackers, corred beef
and stuH-and sent them be-
low in his own ship. He pull
ed the plugs Of the two big
boats and threw the oars a.
way. While he was attending
to this. l sneaked up my life
belt and hid it around my
waist. under my raincoat.
Then four of the eight
sailors got an order in Ger
man and they got into our
captain s little boat and pulled
over to the Belgian Prince. !
knew what they we're going to
do-bomb her!
The u U-boat got away kind
Of slow at first but pretty soon
she was making good time.
1T was pretty dark by then
so got ready for whatever
might come, ! put the life
belt around my shoulders and
stood ready to toss of the
rain coat. Pretty soon l had
to.
The fellows forward began
to yell. Then the water be-
gan to wash around my feet.
| knew there was not going to
be any prison for Willie Smell
but salt water. So
when the wash got around my
knees, said goodbye to the
mates and dived of.
lust before l dived off,
took look back at the glass
bullseye Of the coming tower.
1t had electric lights inside it.
could see the face of the
commander. He was mock
ing and laughing at US. Il.
was this same clean faced fel-
low. He laughed and sneer-
I'd when the U-boat started to
20 under.
Away off-miles and miles
Il could still see the Belgian
Prince. But l did not think
could ever swim to her. II
though.
SHELLS recollection Of his
hours in the water is none too
clear. but he says he was
picked up the next morning
" British Patrol boat.
The Denver star., 1917-09-22
c0L0RED SURVIVOR
TELLS OF GERMAN
CRUEl1iES At SEA

New York, Sept. lo. - 4
, first. hand, detailed account o
the deliberate drowning Of g
seamen from the British
steamer, Belgian Prince. BY
the laughing. sneering com
mander of a German u boat
was given out today by VIM
Smell big bronze tinted Ne
gro from Newport News, Va
acook by trade and the sole
American survivor, who has
just arrived on an American
passenger liner at an Atlantic
port.
The Belgian Prince was
shelled by a submarine or
July 81, about 200 miles Of
the coast OF Ireland. No one
was injured. Every one go'
safely to the Iifeboats. Then
the undersea ship arose near
the small boats and her com
mander ordered the Belgian
Princes crewto line up on the
deck Of the suhme rsible.
The Belgian Prince was on
a return voyage from Liver
pool 10 Newport News when
she was attacked, Smell ex-
planned. This was about S
O'Clock on the evening Of July
a. Il had just finished serv-
ing 7:,o tea to the fremen,
said Smell, 'and was down in
my room in my pa amas play =
ing with the ships cat when
heard a big bang. 1t was a
she'll that had hit the side of
the ship by the engine room.
thought it was torpedo and
grabbed my raincoat and ran
forward TO get my lifebelt- |
Just got the belt over my head
when there was another bang
and A shell smashed up one
]ifeboat and the Belgian
Princes smokestack. She
she stopped right then and
there.
1T was mighty lucky
thing that all the boats were
swinging out and ready to
lower. The boys let them go
and climbed down the rope
ladders into them. The water
was smooth, and it was a little
cloudy. but you could see a
long way of.
Two big boats from the
Belgian Prince had all the
crew in them. There was a
smaller boat with the officers.
This boat pulled over TO the
steamer and took of the cap
tain. Then it came back to
where we were.
"hll Of sudden the subma.
rinc came right up alongside
our boats l couldn't tell you
INV big it was, but man! that
was certainly was some u
boat! (Snell indicated
length of about $50 teet.) 1t
did not have any number on
it that could see. May be l
did not know where to look.
Put up your hands," said a
man without a uniform who
appeared to be the command
er. "Where's the captain
asked he.
"Our captain first got a
hoard the u boat, he went
>;nto the coming tower ana
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01

The elephant has from twenty to
twenty-three teeth to each side of Ell
ther jaw. He cuts his milk grinders
at two weeks, the process occupying
some ten days. He is "Old enough to
vote" by the time he attains his full
quota. Fully developed, each row Of
teeth appears to be one continuous,
mighty tooth. Nature reneWS these
teeth indefinitely; as fast as one set
wears out, another grows to replace It.
He is purely vegetarian, the articles
of his diet being roots Of growing trees,
herbs, bulbous growths, low branches
of trees, succulent, tender bushes and
tropical fruits, which by the means Of
his powerful trunk he shakes from the
trees. His regular feeding time is,
however, between nine O'Clock at night
and midnight, the coolest hours of a
jungle day. There Is a single daily
time for drinking, also, being about
sunset, when leader guides the herd
over the elephant roads" to suit
able water hole. This practice is dis
continued during and after the rainy
season, when water is to be found
everywhere among the elephant haunts.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
FOOD SUPPLIES OF
AMERICA REVIEWED
WHEAT AND HOGS ARE GREAT
NEEDS OF ALLIES, ACCORD
ING TO HOOVER.
Ocean If America and Canada
Stimulate Production.

Washington.-ln a statement review
ing the world food situation, Food Ad-
ministratOr Hoover said the fight
against the submarine would be won
if the United States and Canada could
stimulate production and effect econ
omies so as. to feed the allies from this
continent without sending a ship
further afield than the American At
lantic seaboard. Ships, wheat and
hogs are the great needs emphasized
by Mr. Hoover. He said deepest con-
Germ had been caused by the fact that
in spite of high prices this countrys
pork consumption had decreased dur
ing the war until the production had
been outstripped; a situation that
must be changed. "h we discontinue
export" Mr.. Hoover added, I'VE will
move the German line from France to
the Atlantic seaboard. Pork products
have an influence in this present world
situation wider than one would ordi.
narily attribute to them. The human
body must have a certain amount of
fat; we must increase production Of
hogs if we are to answer the worlds
craving.
"The production of fats is today a
critical necessity for the preservation
of these people (the allies) and the
maintenance of their constancy in the
war. Every pound of fat is as sure of
service as every bullet, and every hog
is of greater value to the winning Of
the war than shell" AS to wheat
the Administrator said the allies de-
ficiCncy of production is 196,000,000
bushels, with imports of 577,700,000
bushels, required to maintain normal
consumption. He estimated the aggre-
gate, American Canadian, Australian,
Indian and Argentine export surplus at
770,OOO,OOO bushels, but pointed out
that lack of shipping made it neces-
sary for this country and Canada to
bear the burden of meeting the allies
deficit.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
$4,000 ITALIANS ARE
CAPTIVES OF TEUTONS
FRUITS OF LONG CAMPAIGN LOST
BY cADoRNA THROUGH ONE
HOSTILE STROKE.
Three Hundred Guns Seized BY Teu.
tons, Who Also Occupy Entire
Bainsizza Plateau.

London.-"At many places German
troops are fighting on Italian terri.
tory" the German War Office an.
nounced in reporting important pro.
gress in the drive against the Italians
on the IsonZo front. Thirty thousand
prisoners have been taken so far by
the advancing Teutons. Three hundred
guns are included in the booty.
But the saddest news of all for Italy
and her allies was this grave admis.
sion from the Rome War Office.
From Montemaggiore to the west
of Auzza we have withdrawn to our
boundary line in consequence of which
we had to provide for the evacuation
of the Bainsizza Plateau.
This means that Italy's greatest eff
fort of the war, a forty-day drive, that
cost even the attackers streams of
blood, has been vitiated, it's fruits de.
stroyed overnight.
Capture Of the Bainsizza Plateau
was the crowning glory of that drive.
Only on the northern edge the Aus.
trians were still clinging fast when
General Cadorna, seeing the symptoms
of an approaching Teutonic counter.
thrust, called halt to his own Of.
fensive to save his ammunition.
Along the whole twenty-mile front
between Fitch and Tolmino the Teu-
tons are still storming ahead, now on
the Western bank Of the Isonzo. In
its large outline the offensive has all
the earmarks of a Won Mackensen
drive of the twentieth century school
of attack that was founded by the
Field Marshal on the Dunajec two
years ago.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
CANADIAN PLANT WRECKED
$1,60o,0oo Loss Sustained BY Munition
Manufacturers When Explosions
Level Plant.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. explosions
destroyed part Of the plant of the Can.
ada Explosives Company at Vaudreuil
The detonations continued for an hour
The sky was lit up as though by rain
bows with the multi-colored flames of
burning acids. The explosions are be-
lieved to have started from fire dis
covered in a shell-flling building. A
heavy wind blew the flames straight
across the plant. A spark from the
electrical machinery is said to have
caused the fire. Two men were injured
slightly. The damage done is esti.
mated at $1,600,000. The plant EN-.
plOys 1900 men.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
GOODS HELD UP FOR LABELS
However, Government Sees No Rea.
son For Delay and Takes Steps
to Overcome Situation.

Washington.-Complaints that ship.
ments of canned goods to the army
and navy, as well as to wholesale deal.
ers, were being delayed by failure to
obtain labels, resulted in a conference
between the Food Administration and
representative label manufacturers. 1t
was agreed there was no justifiable
ground for serious delay in filling Or
ders, despite difficulties in transporta-
ton, and the manufacturers decided
to appoint a committee to cooperate
in tbs activities of the Food Admins
tratiOh.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
STEAMER ESCAPES U-BOAT
Vessel Had Close Call, Seven of Crew
Having Been Reported Injured
Safe in French Port.

A French Seaport-Escaping from
q German submarine after a bitter
fight lasting nearly four hours, and
with seven of her crew wounded, two
of them seriously, an American steam
er arrived here from an American port.
The timely Intervention of an Amer
lean torpedo boat alone saved the ship
from being sent to the bottom. A few
hours after the vessel had entered the
danger zone, a lookout sighted a sub
marine on the port bow, but before
he had time to report its presence the
submarine fired shot which missed
the stern of the ship by only a few
yards. The Captain Immediately sent
out a wireless call for assistance, as
the position of the submarine was such
that escape was nearly impossible.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE INVALID
Ely a Vote of Three To One the Su-
preme Court Holds Women
Can't Vote.

Indianapolis, Ind.-By a vote of 3
TO l the Supreme Court held that the
last Legislature was without author!-
ty to confer limited suffrage on women.
The decision was written by Chief JUS
tice Spencer, Democrat, and concurred
in by Justice Myers, Republican and
Larry, Democrat. Justice Harvey, Re-
publican, dissented. The only surprise
connected with the ruling was the at
titude of Justice Larry and Harvey.
The latter joined with three other
Judges of the Court recently in hold
ing the effort of the Legislature to
call a constitutional convention invalid,
while Justice Larry was the only men,
ber of the bench holding that the Leg
islature acted within it's right in that
case. 1t had been predicted that JUS
tice Harvey would vote to declare linn
tied suffrage invalid and that Justice
Larry would take the opposite view.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
Italian Cabinet Resiuns.

WashingtOn.-The Italian Cabinet
has resigned in body as a result OF
the failure to obtain vote of conf
dence from the strongly Socialistic
House of Deputies. The question of
the vote was on the foreign and war
policy of the Government, but the real
reason for the rejection of the vote
of confidence is to be found, it is de.
clared, in the failure of certain de.
partments properly and fairly to dis
tribute the failing supply of coaf and
food so as to cause AS little suffering
as possible.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
GUARD UNITS TO Be.
SENT TO THE FRONT.
OFFICERS IND MEN TO BE Used
TO KEEP keRsHINe's FORCES
AT FULL STRENGTH.
Famous Regiments, Like the Fifth and
Sixth Massachusetts, Were Re-
duced BY the Process.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington.-Oficers and men left
In national guard regiments which
have been heavily drawn upon to fill
up other organizations will have their
chance at the tront 1t was disclosed
that the War Department plans to use
all these skeletonized units to form
reserve in France from which General
Pershing may draw to keep his fight
ing forces always at full strength. Sec
retary Baker and General Bliss, Chief
of Staff, explained the plan to five New
England Governors, who went to the
department to inquire what was to be
done with 'he seven New England in
fantry regiments and other units not
included in the Twenty-siXth Division.
The Governors were: Mccall, of Massa-
Chusetts; Milliken, of Maine; Keyes,
of New Hampshire; Graham, of Yer
mont, and HCicombe, of Connecticut.
Each of the states has national guard
units which were stripped of men to
fill up to war strength regiments as
SiShSu W lllS 1 NGlly -olAlIl Wv lSlOll
Famous regiments, like the Fifth and
Sixth Massachusetts, were reduced by
the process to mere handfuls of men.
The aggregate of officers and men in
the seven regiments left over after the
TwentysiXth had been expanded to the
European standard was approximately
1890, although the proportion of Of
ficers was practically large enough for
q division OF 27O00
General Bliss explained that all
these officers would retain their rank
when they became part of General Per-
shings depot unitc. The Governors
first suggestion was that enough
drafted men be taken from the New
England national army cantonment at
Aver, Mass, to fill the skeletonized
guard regiments. Secretary Baker and
General Bliss said this would disrupt
the national army organization.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
No. Rlooranhv Of RockefeIler.

A writer in Leslie's Weekly says
that the part which strikes one first
in John D. Rockefeller is unobtrusive-
ness and utter lack Of ostentatlous self
assertion and illustrates his point with
this incident:
Pressure was brought to bear upon
Mr.. Rockefeller several years ago to
have him assist in preparing full BIZ
ography of his life and work.
"'NO,' said Mr.. Rockefeller, in all
sincerity, 4 have never done anything
worth writing a book about And no
biography was written"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
AGREES TO AID ITALIANS
To Relieve Latin Nations Shortage,
Shipping Board Will Furnish
Commandeered Vessels.

Washington.-The Shipping Board
agreed to charter to the Italian Gov
ernment approximately 25 American
commandeered steel ships of an ag-
gregate of 100000 dead-weight tons to
relieve Italy's shortage of shipping to
transport vitally needed supplies This
action was announced by Chairman
Hurley, of the Board. Great Britain
has been supplying France and Italy
with shipping to meet their emergen,
cy needs, but can not continue to do
it in view of the increasing British
shipping requirements.