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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

firebrands or bomb plotters will fall
TO the federal home guards. units OF
which are in the process of forma-
ton. The home guards will sup
plant militia which has been used
in guard duty Men from Is TO 21
years and 81 to 45 years Of age are
eligible for enlistment in this
branch. Home guard units may be
called upon for duty anywhere in
the United States but not outside the
borders OF the country.
George Harvey of the Indiana
state council of defense is organic
ing another branch of the states
military effectives-the Indiana Lib
erty guards. This branch includes
every man in the state who is not
enlisted in some other military or
ganization. The liberty guards will
have no active duty except upon call
Col. Charles Garrard. commander
of the First regiment, state guard
announces that three regiments OF
! the guard will be organized in the
state instead of two. as was planned
previously. Fifteen companies al
ready have been mustered into the
service of the state, dates for the
muster of seven having been fixed
five other companies have been
authorized and it is probable that
/ five additional companies will be
| sanctioned
| Companies already mustered i'm
are the Indianapolis unit. (the Gov
ernor's guards, and units at Cam
bridge City, Shelbyville, Gary, Ho-
bart, Oakland City, indianapolis
stock yards. Madison. Evansville
Marion, Rockville, Bloomington
| Elkhart, Fort Wayne and Kokomo.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19
SEARCHERS FIND HORSE
OF MAN FROZEN TO DEATH
News-rime. speclaI Service .

Az SABLE. Mich. Dec. 49, -
Woodsmens, searching for Frank
Mcconnell. lost since Dec. 3 on the
Pine plains east Of the Au Sable
river. Oscoda county, came across
the mans horse yesterday with a
mitten frozen TO the hame rings.
but found no trace Of the man. Nc
Conneu who came 10 Milo recently
from Grand Rapids. left the home
Of June Durgee to bring some sup
plies from Bamfields, 90 miles away.
When he failed to return the next
day search disclosed one OF his
horses with a broken wagon near
the SanbOrn farm, Altoona county,
six miles beyond the plains from the
road on which he should have re-
turned. The other horse was found
near Russell station, 10 miles fur
Their. II is supposed that Neon
nell. unfamiliar with the country
lost his way and cutting loose one
horse, wandered over the plans in
circles until overcome by the intense
cold.
Subsequently billiards. may have
hidden the body.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19
ARREST ACTOR
IN ALMA CASE
Murder Suspect is Third to be
Captured by Amateur
Detective.
News-Tlmss sneclaI Service:


ALMA. Mich. Dec. 10 - Albert
Elcho-n. the Ithaca farmer arrested
in connection with the death Of
Beatrice Epler. who was murdered
last September, is held in the sag
nav county Jail az the request Of
Pros. ora L. Smith.
Joe r. Bremen is the mysterious
third person taken as the result Of
the rapid developments in the case,
according 90 Pros. Smith Bremen
is in jail at Flint. lie is an actor
and was playing in Alma with a
stock company at the time the muir
der was committed.
Just what connection Bremen has
with the case has not been made
clear Whether or not il was he
who made the confession. said 10 be
in the hands Of the officials. has not
been diVulged.
All credit for the arrests has been
passed by Pros Smith 20 David
Beudey. "A French-Canadian. who
lived near the Johnson woman's
hon-e previous 10 the murder It
was he who first made complaint
against the house it was alleged she
had been conducting. Following the
initial investigation. which yielded
no results. Beudey started on a three
months chase. independently He
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19
MANY GUARDS
ARE IN INDIANA
Numerous Military 0rganiza-
tons Have Various Ou-
ties in State.
News- Tlmes special service !:


INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 19. - Just
how many kinds Of guards" there
are in Indiana is unknown 20 Adjt.
Gen. Harry b. Smith, according 10
his own confession. but some inter
esting sidelights on the various mil
itary organizations of the state are
given by the adjutant general.
The Second Indiana field artillery
was formed for the sole purpose of
joining federal troops in service
overseas and il will have the same
status as the Indiana organizations
now on the firing line. according TO
Gen. Smith. The Second artillery
should not be confused with other
forms Of the national guard. ne
points out.
The Indiana state guard. three
regiments of which are in the pro-
cess of formation, are for service
within the state and have the same
status as the national guard had be-
fore the federal service law was en-
acted in 1913. Cen. Smith explained.
Mem bers of this organization are TO
riots or insurrection and shall not
be called upon TO guard factories,
bridges or other property. They re-
ceive the same pay for actual service
or drilling as national guardsmen.
The guarding of property against
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19
SAYS HE is HOME FROM
FRANCE; AUTHORITIES
INVESTIGATE CLAIMS
News-Tmes Special Service =:

News Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dec. 10
Following an investigation by Rus
sell B. Harrison, secretary of the
Marion county council of defense,
Edward DeGuerney, who gives his
home address as Highland Park,
near Chicago, is being held by the
police while further investigation is
being made of his claim that he is
on leave from the French military
ambulance service.
DeGuerney has been in Indianap-
oils five weeks and has made several
speeches in the interest of recruiting
for the Second Indiana field artil-
lery. He speaks French but, &C
cording to persons who assisted in
the preliminary investigation his
stories Of exploits and military af-
fairs are much confused.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19
SOLDIERS MUST LEARN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
News-Times Special Service:

News Times Special Service:
HATTIESBURG, Miss, Dec. 10
Nearly 200 patriotic soldiers of for
eign extraction, but who are unable
to speak English. are diligently ap-
plying themselves in the camp
school, seeking to learn 10 speak
enough English 10 guarantee that
they will be taken across the water.
Under an army officer. no soldier
will get into the battle field who can
not speak English. In the 18th bri-
gade alone there are 1872 soldiers
who cannot speak English.
Sixteen different languages are
spoken by soldiers from the Gary
Ind. district.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

ALLEG death Of two
horses valued at 500 belonging TO
w. ]. Williams of Copper is being
investigated by federal agents. 1t is
believed by many that the animals
were poisoned by German sympath-
izers as government horse buyers
were dealing in this section.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19
BUYS DISTHLERY.
Shines Special Service /:

News-Times Special Service:
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Dec 10. -
Fred r. Smith. president of the
Merchants Distilling Co, today
bought at auction the plant of the
company in Terre Haute for $780,
400. The plant has been idle since
federal orders stopped the use of
grain for making spirits. Several
manufacturing concerns bid on the
plant.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

TRAVERSE CITY-Justice David
Mills Of Fife Lake fined Frank Arm
strong SIS and costs or so days in
jail when he pleaded guilty 20 a
drunk and disorderly charge. He
took the days and Sheriff Campbell
Immediately brought him to the
bastile in this city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19
STREET CAR KILLS
12-YEAR-0LD BOY
international News Service

InLeTuALIUUdI NtWe NtTNIIt
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec 19--Gor-
don Royce. IL years old, was run
down and killed by a street car here.
The boys head was crushed and mis-
right arm was severed by the wheels
CT the car. Traffic was delayed for
nearly an hour and it was necessary
20 send for a wrecking crew 10 jack
up the front Of the car before the
body could be removed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19
FREE FOR \ SHORT TIME

at Hans Cut Rate Drug Store. With
every purchase Of soc or more. one
complete set OF needles. Big bar
gains in French Ivory. Perfume.
Kodaks. etc. 123 W. jefferson blvd.
Opposite Postoffice. Soils
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

TRAVERSE CITY-Circuit court.
due to be in session, is quiet for the
reason that Judge Mayne together
with members OF the bar are assist
ing the county draft board in the
detail work of registrants' question
naires.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES trial on
a charge Of assault, Ruth McNeven.
Il years old, committed suicide by
hanging Sunday afternoon. The
prisoner attached a rope TO the ven
tilator in the ceiling.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

Observation-Disclosures f.
Weir has been chosen to sit as spec
ial judge in the case of the State of
Indiana against Adam Felker. in
which it is sought TO have Folker
disqualified as state oil supervisor.
Felker. a democrat, was appointed
by the state geologist, while Gov.
Goodrich appointed Marion Cald-
well.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

turned up clew aeer clew until he
had woven the net which brought
about the arrests.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19
CARNATIONS,

Carnations make fine Christmas
gifts. Buy them at Beehler's. Both
phones. 6O3-2O
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

MUSKEGON-This city's Red
Cross membership campaign started
off with rush Monday, with many
of the largest manufacturing con
Germs registering 100 percent perfect
among their employees.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

HOLLAND-Th Veit Mfg Co. OF
Holland has been recognized with
J. ]. Crosby of Grand Rapids as
general manager. The concern will
change its style to the American
Cabinet Co.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

BRAZII-While people over the
state are crying out for coal il is
being sold here below the govern
ment price. Many wagon mines have
difficulty in finding a market for
their coal, because Of the rail con-
gestion.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

BIG RAPIDS-A service flag of
26 stars was dedicated Sunday at
the First Methodist church. Rev
William Puffer presided and w. y.
Ferris delivered "A stirring address
on what the war means.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

LAFAYETTE Several hundred
head Of cattle have been placed in
different feed pens at the Purdue
experimental station, and feeding
tests will be made.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

DERSON-Marion Braden. a
machinist, is on trial here for the
murder of his brother-in-law. Frank
HOdson, a mechanic. Defense will
plead Braden shot Hodson in self
defense.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19
OUR OWN INDIANA

News Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 10
A public demonstration of how TO
make candies without using sugar
will be held here by food experts.
GREENSBURG - Robert Nc
Cardle, Is years old, has returned
home after fruitless attempts to en-
list in the army in several cities. He
says he will enlist as soon as he is
old enough.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19

ST. LOUIS-The Farmers Co
operative association has complet-
ed its organization and elected Off
GERS and directors. IL is the inten-
ton TO incorporate shortly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-19
NEWS FROM HERE AND
THERE IN MICHIGAN

News Times Special Service:
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19.-JOhn Briggs
a farmer living near here. brought
hog TO the local stock yards that
weighed 500 pounds and netted him
1881.
ST. LOUIS-Attys. Newell Smith,
C. w. Giddings and j. X. Wright
have been appointed mem bers of
the Gratiot county war advisory
board by Gov. Sleeper.
CORUNNA-Shiawassee county
officials Monday presented Judge :.
:. Miner with a handsome Turkish
rocker. Judge Miner retires from the
bench Jan. /.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
LECTURE AT CASINO
TOMORROW AFTERNOON

The people of Lakeland and vicin-
ity will have an opportunity tomor-
row afternoon to hear a most inter-
esting lecture on Christian Science.
by John w. Doorly. C. S. B., Of
Leeds, England. The lecture will be
given in the Casino theater, at 8
Mr.. Doorly is an authority on the
tenets and principles of Christian
Science. and his exposition of these
undoubtedly will be interesting and
instructive. He should be needed by
a large audience, for those who go
to hear him will at least learn some
thing from the Christian Science
viewpoint. Many persons discuss the
teachings of this organization with
out knowing anything about them
and they should take this opportuni-
ty at least to inform themselves as
to what these teachings really are
There is no admission charge, and a
cordial invitation is extended to all
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24
PYTHIANS ANNOUNCE
DECORATION SCHEME
Elaborate Plans Are Made to Bright.
en- Up City During Week of
Big Encampment

Veteran Pythians who have visit
ed the biennial encampments of the
uniform rank for decades past will
have their eyes opened when they
come to Lakeland in March by the
scheme of decorations and lighting
that will greet them. The most elab-
crate, as planned by the chairman Ct
the decorating committee, that has
ever been shown at any previous en-
campment.
The city park will be lighted with
fifteen hundred electric lights in the
Icclors of blue, red and yellow. The
I Welcome" arch on Kentucky ave-
nue. will also bear these colors and
suspended beneath will be the let
ters *. of p"
Ten blocks of streets in the main
TART of the city will display a vast
bower of Pythian cclors.
Mr. Gastoff of the Gastoff Deco
rating Company, is in town and will
cal! on the merchants scra time
next week in regard to Jrations
for their places of bus ess.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24

he grave victory; for worms-a
feast; for buzzards-a. banquet; for
rations-a debt: for justice--noth-
ing; thou shalt not kill''-boister-
Gus laughter; for put up thy sword
"a sneer; for Christ-contempt /;
fer bankers-bo bonds, interest; for big
manufacturers s-business profits; for
leading business men. leading poll
|ticians leading educators, leading
editors, leading lecturers-for all
these windy patriots who talk
bravely of war-never positions as
privates in the army, up close
where they are likely to get their
delicately perfumed flesh torn to
pieces. c. F. HERMAN,
Lakeland, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24
WAR. WAR!

Editor Telegram: War is murder.
War is the climax of utter lawless-
ness. and 1t is idle to prate, puffand
strain about law ~ ,,w,ess meth
DDS of warfare. War Is a reversion
to brutal barbarism, men become
fieazied they lose their balance and
are turned into brute, with muir
der their only thought. War pro
notes only the interests Of ambitious
generals, of Kings, empercrs and
presidents, of bond sellers and profit
takers; 1t is urged and brought
about by manufacturers of imple-
ments of war, such as the Krupps cf
Germany, the Armstrong in England
and the Steel Trust in America It
Is declared by few idie parasites
o: the earth and paid in money.
tears and blood by the great mass
of working people of all nations.
War is for working class homes
emptiness: for working class wives
heartache; for working class moth
Icrs-lonliness; for working class
Children orphanage; for working
class sweethearts agony; fer peace
defeat; for Death a harvest: for
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24

The Fire Department answered two
calls this afternoon, one a grass fire
on South Boulevard in Dixieland
which was threatening property and
another from the Hat Cleaning Co.,
on Rose street just off Of Kentucky
avenue. While at the first fire the
second alarm was turned in and the
Department had to make the long run
to town which delayed them a few
minutes Only minor damage was
done at the last fire and at the first
there was none.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24
A MAN AND HIS TOWN

The following from the Asheville
On. CO Citizen is just a little too
gcoG not to pass it along:
1t is not often that one hears a
ran using the hammer on his home
town or city, but occasionally one
runs across this species. He is the
fellow who imagines that he has
.outgrown his community; he longs
FOR larger and broader field where
in his brains and remarkable ability
can find more play. He is sorry for
his fellow citizens who are compelled
by fate to live in a town that has ne
excuse fer existence. He never stops
to reflect on the fact that a town or
city is just what its people make it;
its standards are the standards of it's
people. Nearly every town" says
an exchange. has its home detract-
ors who think it smart to call it a
Jay town. OF course if a man 5
town is not sporty enough for him
he ought TO move; whether that
would help him or not, il would
help the town. 1t is not the sport
OF the sportiness that makes a town.
Most towns are made by the Jays
who attend strictly to business Edi-
son, who gave the bright lights to
the Great White Way. was a iay and
is vet. Come to think of it and ex-
arine the list, it will be seen that
nearly every man in art, ssience.
literature, production and commerce.
in all America today either is. oh has
been a jay. 1t is safe rule that
the jay who runs his own business
gets further along and is worth more
to any town than the sport who
tries to run other peoples business
A town is seldom the result of nat
ural conditions. At any rate. it
was man who saw the natural adj
Vantages. Many good town has
been practically made by cne man
But he was a booster, not a knocker.
I'm all of which there is a world
of wisdom. A town is judged by its
people, and there is not greater men
ace to community than the fool
abroad in large city who decries
his own town. Everybody knows the
individual who seeks to impress his
New York hearers with the fact that
fate has used him cruelty in forcing
him to live in community too small
and too backward to hold him. Still
he goes back to it, to darken its sun
OF progress. One of the main OBJ
jccts OF every forward community
movement should be to get rid of the
hammer wielders'
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24
At The Churches Sunday

school. Come and be with us.
Communion, followed by sermon
at IL m IN Subject: The Prince
cf Peace
Evening worship at Z o'clock.
Subject, Preparedness" an answer
TO the lecture at the Auditorium on
Friday night.
Prayer meeting on "Wednesday
night at o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public.
H. l.. VEACH, Pastor.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24
Christian Science

Christian Science
Services are held every SUNDAY
morning in the Women's Club build
ING On South Massachusetts avenue.
l0:15 a. m.-Sunday school.
II a. m.-Regular services. Inc
lesson subject will be Mind.
3p m.-Free lecture on Christian
Science at the Casino Theater, oy
Jchn w Doorly, G. S. b., OF leeus'
England, a member Of the Board OF
i ectureship of the Mother Church,
thc First Church of Christ Scientist
In Boston. Mass.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24
First Presbyterian

Rev. &. /. Stasy, pastor
Al the morning hour OF worship
the pastor will give another OF ms
."Chart Studies the subject beng
Z The Ancestry of Jesus.
At the evening service at 1:3O MS
snb,ect will be Cain and Seth
Sunday school at 9:4'.
Everybody invited to all services
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24
! rec Methodist

rec Methodist
Sunday school at 9:45.
Preaching at IL. Rev. j. b.
Roberts will speak at Z at night.
Prayer meeting Thursday night at
: o'clock.
The public is invited.
REV. w. p. JOHN, Pastor.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24

The Plant City Courier tells of
some berry growers in this section
who will make $1,000 to the acre,
despite the cold snap. That's a
pretty good record for "freeze-out"
crop-what? And on the same land
at least two additional crops can be
raised this year. Where else on
earth can you beat 1t?
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24
G.ace Evangelical Lutheran

u ace EVangellcdl Lulhcidh-
Tennessee Ave. and Orange st.
W. Z. Pugh, pastor.
First Sunday in Lent.
Bible school at 10 a. m.
Morning and evening services at
J. and Z O'Clock respectively
Subject Of morning sermon, "Shad-
ows on the Pathway to Glory"
Evening subject. "A Cross and a
Tnrone.
Wednesday evening Lenten serv-
ices at 1880 o'clock.
Friends and strangers are cordial
ly invited to worship with us.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24

The Miami Herald wants to know
what we mean by the statement that
the legislators who went on the Ever
glades inspection trip may know how
to vote when certain matters come
up at the legislative session. 1t
means. dear Herald, just what you
think it means.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24

Visitors to Florida who allow
themselves to be deceived by. the
beautiful weather down here, and
go back home expecting to find the
same brand, will be sadly fooled.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Miss Louise Hare left today for
Savannah. Ga, after pleasant visit
in the city. the guest of Mrs Leon
Thompson at her attractive home on
South Florida avenue.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24

Another hotel in Lakeland big,
fine one, for tourist custom-would
have capacity business itself and at
the same time assist in crowding ev-
cry house of entertainment in the
city
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24

Commissioner McRae still finds
time to write some mighty good
boost matter for Florida despite in
ternational complications. and still
doubtless has time to say his pray
ers.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24

Does Private Biggar come back
with his comrades. or does h have
to stay cut there on the Border and
serve out his six months sentence at
hard labor?
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24

DixieIand and Myrtle st.
Methodist Churches.
Rev. ]. d. Major, pastor.
Dixieland:
Sunday school, 10:00 a. m.
Preaching. 11:00 a. m.
Prayer meeting. Wednesday, TOO
p. m.
Myrtle Street:
Sunday school, 10000 a. m.
Preaching. 700 p. n.
Prayer meeting. Tuesday, z p. m.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24

Woman created sensation in Tam
pa the other day by referring to that
place as a village. Lucky for her
she was a woman and that she was
not given equal rights in the shape Of
the same treatment she would have
received had she been a man.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24

The Ocala Star says that the more
Mr.. Bryan talks the more weary peo-
pie become of him. Still they will
flock to hear him. He draws big
crowds wherever he speaks. People
may not altogether agree with him,
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24

All the towns which sent companies
to the front are planning to give
their soldier boys a royal welcome
when they return. Let Lakeland lead
in this as in other things.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24
Cumberland Presbyterian

Foster H. Callahan, pastor.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. III
IS Morse. superintendent.
The pastor will preach at both
morning and evening hours, | a. m.
and 1880 p. m.
Morning subject-"The Revival o!
Religion"
Evening subject. The Cost of
Sin.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at 1880
Strangers and visitors will find a
welcome at the Cumberland church.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24
NOTICE F. & A. M.

Regular communication of Lake
land Ledge, No. 81, Monday evening,
at 1880 O'Clock sharp Visiting
brothers are asked to be at the Ma
scnic hall at Gas for examination
Smoker after work.
FRANK II. THOMPSON, W. NJ.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24

but they eagerly listen to his expo
sitions. Despite defeat and criticism.
he remains one of the country's real
ly big men.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-24
Guild ST. Agnes to Meet
Monday Afternoon

The Guild of st. Agnesl will meet
Monday afternoon at o'clock at the
home of Mrs. ]. c. Williams on East
orange street. A full attendance is
desired.