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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
SOUTH BEND
VOLUN TIERS.
OFF.

Since the presidential proclama-
ton setting a military registration
day there has been remarkable
slump in local enlistments.
Local recruiting officers this morn
ing received but six men into the
fold and declared that they believe
that the proclamation would check
the number of volunteers Offering
their services to Uncle sam.
Those who enlisted Monday were:
NJ j. Gemud. Louisville. Ky; r.
c. Whyte. Niles. Mich. c. c. Hen
sill. J. w. Swanson. :. ]. Kaczmarek,
and r. b. kirkpatrick. all of South
Bend
Today F. L. Nowichi. member of
the naval reserve corps received or
ders 10 report for duty az once. He
departed from South Bend shortly
before noon. This order under
which Nowichi acted has been re-
ceived By a number Of the members
OF the reserve all over the country.
Two naval recruits accompanied
NowichL They were J. L. Kazmar-
elk and r EwaId.
Members of Co. + will hold their
regular drill Monday night az the
armory on s. Michigan ST After
the drill about 80 applicants will be
given final examination Enlist
ments have been coming in slowly
and but one man has enlisted in the
supply company.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
z RED CROSS
NURSES ON
STEAMER ARE
K ILLE D BY
SHELL FIRE
International News Service:

AN AMERICAN PORT, May
21.-Two Chicago Red Cross
nurses on their way to the front
in France, aboard the American
steamship Mongolia, were killed
in mysterious explosion of a
shell when that vessel was a day
off this port. They are Mrs.
Edith AyreS and Miss Helen Bur
nett Woods. Another nurse
whose name was not made pub
lie, was injured.
The Mongolia arrived in port
today with flags at half mast and
reported the tragedy. According
to members of the steamship
crew, the American gunnerS on
the afternoon of May 90 were
indulging in target practice at
barrels thrown from the stern of
the ship. A shell fired from one
of the AZ guns on the Starboard
quarter exploded as it struck the
water about 175 yards distant,
sending a shower of fragments
back on the deck of the vessel.
it was these fragments that
caused the death of the nurses,
they said.
A wireless to naval headquarters
here resulted in a revenue cutter be
ing dispatched TO meet the return
ing Mongolia some distance off port
The bodies of the nurses were trans
ferred to it and brought TO shore.
Returns to Bury Bodies.
1t was the desire of the command
er of the Mongolia to return the
bodies To shore rather than bury
them at sea that caused him TO turn
back on his course. There was 400
nurses in the contingent aboard the
Mongolia, as well as full equipment
for several Red Cross units.
No one was allowed aboard the
Mongolia when she made port and
the only details of the accident came
from those few of the vessels COM
plemelt who were permitted ashore.
The nurses of the am bulance unit,
attracted by the novelty of big guns
in action, were grouped around the
deck watching the practice when the
shell exploded.
The weather was fair and the sea
smooth and the gun crew took ad-
vantage of these conditions TO in
dulge in practice as soon as the yes
sci was out of range Of coast ship
ping. 1t was announced the wound
ed nurse probably would recover as
a result Of the immediate emergency
treatment applied.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
WEED OUT "ROOKIES"
Fifty Applicants For Reserve Corps
Sent Home From TT. Harrison.
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FORT HARRISON, indianapolis,
Ind, May 21.-The wedding out
process already has begun at the
officers reserve camp. Fifty men
have been sent home because of
physical defects. it was learned to-
day. More will be sent home later.
While all members of the camp I'M
derwent physical examinations be-
fore they entered. some of the ex-
aminations were conducted by civil
ian physicians and the men do not
meet all the army requirements.
A hard week faced the rockies
today. The hike today was 61A
miles. II is 10 be increased half a
mile each day. Within a month the
officers will march % miles on their
morning jaunt with drill in the aft
ernoon.
The camp will soon he increased
by the addition Of other units of
armed forces.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
BRITISH HOLD
ON
THE SENSEE;
TEUT ONS IN
BIG ATTACKS
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International News Service:
LONDON, May 2i.-Both
Field Marshal Haig and Gen.
Nivelle are pounding the Ger
mans with Sledge-hammer blows
in a new joint drive on the west
ern front.
In the fighting raging south
east of ArraS the British have
bitten deeper into the Wanted
Hindenburg line, capturing a
trench section and $50 prison
erS between BullecOurt and Fon-
tame S-CrOiSelleS.
Success for French.
Important success attended
the renewal of French pressure
in the Champagne district. Near
MOrOnvillierS the French cap
tured several lines of German
trenches and 500 men. Strong
German counter attacks were
repulSed and heavy losses inflict-
ed on the TeutonS.
Amidst the craggy heights of
the Julian Alps and along the
lSonzo river the Italians are still
pounding away at the AuStro-
HungarianS in their new offens-
i've. Good progress has been
made toward Monte Santo,
northeast of Gorilla, a natural
mountain fortress which the
German allies still hold. Its
lofty crest, briStling with guns,
is under the fire of heavy Italian
artillery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
SHIP CONTRACTS LET

International News Service:
WASHINGTON. May 21.-Georse
W. Goethals. general manager of the
newly created Emersency Fleet cor
poratiOn. today announced that the
corporation already has entered con-
tracts for the construction of ID steel
and 20 wooden ships
The contracts have been let as
follows:
Merrill-Stevens company. Jackson
Vile. Fla. l. wooden steamers COM
plete: four all-stecl shi S complete.
Los Angeles Shipbuilung and Dry
dock company, Long Beach. Calf.
eight all-steel ships complete
G. NJ. Standifer Construction cor
poration. Portland. ore. 10 wooden
steamers complete.
Peninsular Shipbuilding company,
Portland. ore. four wooden vessels
complete.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
START ACTION To
BUILD SEWERS
Works Board Moves to Pro-
vide Connections in
Raft Addition.

Sewers serving the newly opened
Raff's third addition will be built on
Catalpa. Chaplin and Kendall SITS, If
the resolutions which are being
drawn up by the engineering depart
ment at the authorization of the
board of public works arc passed
when presented at the regular meet
ing Of the board on Tuesday evening.
Carrying out the request received
by the board of works in a letter
from the board Of public health.
which il is understood made an in
vestigation of the conditions report
ed in The News-Times, in which it
was stated that new houses were be-
ing built in the city limits without
adequate provision for sewage anu
water the board of works requested
City Engineer Anderson TO draw up
Immediately resolutions providing
for this service and present them at
the next meeting.
According to the new resolutions
which are in the way of being pre-
pared. pipe sewers will be laid on
the three streets, Catalpa, Chaplin
and Kendall, all draining south to
the trunk sewer on Indiana av. The
neighborhOOd that is TO be supplied
by this Improvement is the old circus
ground and the land lying south.
Within the past year these grounds
have been plated and accepted by
the board as a part of the city. Scott
St from the tracks of the Sid South
Bend, st. Joseph and Southern rail-
way, north TO Prairie av., has been
closed as the land in the tract served
by that street has all been purchased
by the Studebaker corporation.
which intends 10 include il within
its fenced limits.
Many Houses i'm Addition.
The houses. 13 in number. were
moved over on the new addition.
some of them at private expense, and
an equal number of new houses are
CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN }
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
InternatlonaI News Service

WASHINGTON May 2t-Herbert c. Hoover was on the Job
which expected prevent famine in this country And
Whe ne worked out the organization of his bureau Pes
look steps 10 STIMULATE give whatever legislation is
needed to make the bureau and prevent further waste and
Pode complete conservation of OodStuS in this country
ne question what IS to be done conserve and increase
the food reserves of the United States promises the lively
controversy OF the war Congress badly divided remedies
Many OF me Leading members unaeraby opposed any
measures which will permit prce-fxng.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21

In addition the entire problem is
complicated by the injection into the
situation Of the prohibition issue.
The advocates of nationwide pro-
hibition are utilizing the alleged
waste of food materials in the man
ufacture of alcohol as a potent argu-
ment why the government should at
once prohibit the use Of grains for
alcoholic production for the period
OF the war. The vets declare that
this action simply is a subterfuge
and that the drys are taking ad-
vantage OF the existing crisis TO press
their point regardless Of its merits.
Before the matter is definitely set
tied il is likely that the congress
viii DE split into distinctly bitter
camps
Navy Bill i'm Conference.
AIR. Hoover plans To- cooperate
with the federal trade commission
i'm his general plans and already has
taken pains 90 set at rest reports
that he Is not i'm complete accord
with Sec'y Houston and the depart
ment Of agriculture.
The S&.342.00O,000 army and navy
bin passed by the senate has now
gone hack 90 the house for confer
ence.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
u. S. Begins Training
It's Ne1U Aviator CORPS

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WASHINGTON May q. - The
United States today began the task
or training the thousands Of aviators
needed for the war with Germany.
War department officials realize
that the number OF trained military
aviators now attached 20 the United
states army Is but a small fraction
Of the number that viii be required
when half a million American troops
take their places on the battle line
With every division sent abroad
there must go a fully equipped aerial
squadron. The United States lacks
both men and machines.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
Steel, w all
St. Bell Cow
In Big Climb

International News Service:
NEW YORK. May 21-United
States steel Common the bell COW Of
Wall street. climbed $3.50 a share
today. selling at a new record price
of S15 for the year at 2 o'clock this
The stock Of the great
steel corporation, which at one time
went begging at about SIS a share
and which sold in the sixties when
the war started, made its climb 20
record attitudes on an overturn of
nearly a quarter of a million shares
in four hours trading IL was the
center of a bull market. which car
ried practically all stocks upward.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
Georgia Woman
Gives Senate
Body Big Flag

International News Service:
WASHINGTON, May al The
senate this afternoon received "a
large and beautiful silk American
flag as a gift from Mrs. J. NJ. Tar
ellie of savannah. Ca. IL was ac-
companied by a letter from Mrs.
Tarelle explaining that she had
made the flag entirely with her own
hands.
The fag originally was sent by
Mrs. Tarelle TO Pres't Wilson with
a request that he present il to the
senate. The president this morn
ing sent the flag by messenger TO
Vice Pres't Marshall at the capitol
The vice president presented the flag
TO the senate.
By action of the senate rules COM
mite. the flag will stand in a niche
in the senate chamber directly be-
hind the vice presidents chair.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
International News Service

International News Service:
LONDON, May 21.-Hard fighting
progressed all night east Of Arras
with the Germans trying vainly 10
drive the British from the ground
won north and south of the Sensee
river on Sunday.
BY breaking into the Hindenburg
line in this sector, on a mile wide
front between Bullecourt and Fon-
taine-les- Croisilles. the British have
not only weakened the German po-
sitions at the south end of the Wotan
switch. but are imperilling the Ger
man garrison in Cherisy and Hende-
court.
The infantry attacks OF Field Mar
shall Haig's men were launched after
a comparative lull in infantry oper-
atoms on the Arras front But.
during the respite the British guns
were busy all the way along the line
from Lens to st. Quentin, blasting
the German trenches with tons Of
high explosives.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
GERMAN MISSIONS COLLAPSE.

LONDON, May 21.-Bishop Mont
gomery, in his report at the 216th
annual meeting Of the Society for
the Propagation Of the Gospel I'm
Foreign Parts, expressed regret that
the German missions throughout the
world had collapsed as "a result Of
the war. 1T is" said the bishop.
terrible 10 think of the havoc
wrought by the absence of hundreds
Of German pastors, who were faith
full. as all good missionaries are. TO
their hocks. II is deplorable that.
from political causes, the close as
ISOLATION OF our society with the
German missions in India. West
Africa and Lebanon should have had
to cease"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
INDIANA BIDS TO
SECURE TRAINING CAMP

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INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May
a1.-ScveraI Indiana cities are
bidding against Kentucky cities
for the training camp for the
ninth army division. composed
OF Kentucky and Indiana troops
to b. raised BY consumption. The
army committee seeking camp
locations will be here Friday.
Evansville. Fort Wayne and
TeTrc Hautc have made strong
bids for the camp. The board
OF park commissioners OF In
dianapOlis have offered 2.OOg
acres Of land i'm Riverside parl,
for the camp. ground ON which
Gen. lew Wallace and his Civil
var recruits encamped.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
I|LSON OPPOSES TWO SECTIONS Of TAX MEASUR
Teuton Food
Situation is
Improving
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international News Service:
WASHINGTON, May q. - The
food situation I'm Germany is improv-
ing daily. The food shortage never
has been as serious as il was insinu-
ated by the German authorities
themselves.
This Information was conveyed to
officials today by a traveller just re-
turned from a tour of the German
empire made late in April.
An exaggerated impression of the
scarcity has become prevalent, Off
Gals were told, owing to the publ
cation of pessimistic reports inspired
by the navy party and the agrarians
for the purpose of impressing the
people with the necessity Of subma-
rine warfare.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
H0N0RS THE u. S.
Newspaper EnthusCd over Decision
to- send Troops To France.

LONDON. May y. we salute
the United States" said the Daily
Telegraph today i'm commenting upon
the news that Pres't Wilson will
send an eXpeditionary force OF vet
eran troops abroad at once. The
Daily Telegraph continues:
That is business II also eN-
presses a fine sentiment The Amer
leans are learning of our errors.
The allies need both ships and sol
diers and need them urgently. but
America can and will render other
assistance. We were convinced from
the first the Germans committed n
cardinal error of policy when they
dragged the United States into the
war on the assumption that the Ia
ton would prove little more than an
interested spectator Of the struggle.
continuing TO supply money and
munitions on more favorable terms
than hitherto"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
INDIANA GIVES MUCH
TO Y. M. G.. A. WAR FUND

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May
2f.-ThOusands of dollars were
subscribed to the state Y. VI. G.
\. war fund i'm the states yes
terday. Reports from state
headquarters gave hope that the
goal of S15O.OOO for war work
in Indiana will he reached soon.
Over $4,000 was subscribed
here as a starter.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21

SPRINGFIELD. No May >. -
Drury college here has Joined the
institutions throughout the country
which have given up intercollegiate
athletic competition because Of the
war. All schedules have been can
celled and many OF the athletes
either have enlisted or soon Will re-
spond 10 the call. The sport activ-
tiles OF the Springfield State Normal
school here will not De discontin-
ued, Coach A. W. Briggs announces.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21

People should not be taxed for
such a large percentage Of the cost
Of the war al one ume-certainly
not this year" Mr.. Weeks said. This
proposed revenue would be in addi-
ton TO the ordinary revenues OF the
government. which if We raise ali
that is proposed in the house bin
would amount TO very nearly four
billion dollars. 40 country az any
time under any circumstances has
ever attempted 90 raise I'm one year
through taxation anything like that
amount Of money IL is much more
than is being raised by taxation IN
England after three years OF war.
Il am confident that the senate
viii very largely revise the bill now
under consideration and that the
senate bill will produce less revenue
IF we raise by taxation ar
amount sufficient 90 pay the civil eX-
penses Of the government, the inter
est on the public debt, and aboui
one-twentieth Of the cost Of the wal
we would be going as far as We
should i'm immediate taxation"
Charges Unreasonablcness.
Turning his criticism 60 the pro-
posed esta blishment of a zone sys-
TEN for the collection OF newspaper
and magazine postage. Sen Weeks
declared that many 81 the items ir
the house bill are SO unreasonable
and SO i'm disregard or the require
ments of the industry affected as &c
be destructive.
THE proposition 90 tax news
papers" said he, "is am illustration
of the correctness OF ms assertion.
The adoption of zone system IS
directly contrary 20 the fundamenta
principles on which the postohice
department was established AID
has been operated. That principle
is that every citizen or the United
states shall receive his mail on ex-
actIy the same terms and under the
same conditions as every other cit
izen
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
WOULD CoNCILIATE SPAIN.

THE HAGUE, May 2l--GermanY
has returned q conciliatOry reply %
SPANS latest submarine protest.
SAYS a dispatch from Berlin today.
According 20 this telegram the
German under secretary for foreign
affairs handed the reply 20 the
Spanish am bassador on Saturday.
Germany. il was indicated. would
exert herself 10 keep SPANS friend
ship.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
SWEDEN IN PROTEST
Complains Against Result Of Active
sub Campaign by Germany.
News Service

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AMSTERDAM, May 81. - With
Spanish and German relations al the
breaking point over the submarine
situation. another U-bOat protest.
this time from sweden, was made at
Berlin today.
\ dispatch from Stockholm said
that the swedish government had
instructed the Swedish minister 90
Germany 70 make a vigorous protest
against the sinking Of the Swedish
steamships Vixen, Aspen and Water
land by German submarines.
The ships We're on their way from
England 10 Swedish ports laden with
grain when they were sent down.
Their loss was felt particularly keen
~ because of the grain famine now
prevailing in Sweden
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
SENATE WHETS KNIFE AS
HOUSE TALKS REVENUE BILL
nternatlonaI News SerrIca !.

WASHINGTON May 2To the legions opposed to various
feature of the $ 100000 bill its stormy
through the house there be added today the of P
WIlSCn
learned IN official circles that least features of the
BIZ do not meet his approval but what steps he will take to make
fnem conform to his ideas not dvulged.
understood he does of the proposed general 10
percent increase imports already taxed and that he with
the publishers that the second class matter would have
bad effect indeed it did drive many publications
of business altogether
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
sOLnIER Is FTRED on

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WASHINGTON, May 21.-An
American soldier on duty near
the customs house near Nogales.
Ariz.. was fired upon by Mexican
snipers on the night of the 18th,
the state department was i'm
formed tOds$. He returned the
fire but there were no casual
ties.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
international News Service:

WASHINGTON May 2i.-As the big bill passed
into the third week of debate the house today the senate began
Whettng its knife preparatory cutting sections
as the measure reaches the north end of the capitol
The latest opponent of the house Sen Weeks Of
Massachusetts, republican leading of the
country MI Weeks declared today that the house bill attempts
to raise too much money.
AS it from the house committee ways and means it
provided 8OOOOOOOO Last week unexpectedly and to the
surprise of house leaders McAdoO requested that the
be revised raise half Billion more
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
MOON on INSPECTION.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. May
21.-Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
today began inspection OF the
cantonments of Chickamauga
park. The commander of the
department OF the southeast
planned TO spend two days here.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
CALCHAs TORPEDOED.

intern ltiOnaI News Service.
NEW YORK, May 2f. I'm
derwriters here today received a
report that the CalchaS. a 5000
ton ship of the Ocean Steamship
company of Liverpool, had been
torpedOed in the submarine zone
with 10000 tons of war muni-
lions on board.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
STRIVES TO ENrBROIn NATTONs

International News Service:
GENEVA, May q. - The Wolf
News bureau. the official news
agency OF Germany, is striving TO
embroil Switzerland with the United
States. says the Journal today. The
Journal added that the Swiss gov
eminent is forming a mission to go
to Washington 20 clear up misunder-
standings.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
CHINESE GARNET RESIGNS

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PEKING. Nav 21-All the MEM
hers OF the Chinese cabinet except
the premier. Tuan Chi Jul. resigned
today Tuan chi Jul also holds the
post OF minister OF war There
have been discussions I'm the gov
eminent for some time owing TO the
war situation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
ANNOUNCE SELECTIONS,

News Service:
WASHINGTON. May 21.-The
war department today an
nounced the selection OF Amity-
vile. l.. L.. and Greenville, :. G,
as concentration camps for the
national army.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
TALKS TO saIPBUHDERS.

nterna fiOnaI NeWs SerNItt.
WASHINGTON. May 21. -
Twelve American shipbuilders
today conferred with Sec'y of
the Navy Daniels ON the speedy
construction of ri combination
mine Swecpers and sea tugs of
1000 tons displacement.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
HOOVER SEEKS MEANS Of.
FAMINE IN j. s.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-Amerca has the food-how can
the allies get it?
ms the great problem upon which the British mission
terng ats entire efforts its of
is known that this the single problem which the mission has
failed to meet its arrival IN this country centralized
effort being made today bring about plans which will bring
the allies quick relief from food stringency.
America must act within the few weeks the British believe
IN order to do the greatest good
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
BRAZIL ABOUT TO
ENTER WORLD WAR

.nterns ti0ua' News Service
RIO DE JANEIRO. MAY Ill
Current reports that the govern
ment H. seriously considering en-
trance into the world conflict
has led the federation Of labor
to send n message 10 the cham
her Of deputies. saying thai "thC
people Of Brazil do no want
war.