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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
PERSONALS.

Mrs James Pawlak of Marinette.
Wis. who has been the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Wypiszynski, S2l
w Napier St, left for Chicago u
srend a week with relatives.
Stephen KrusZczynski returned to
Gary following a couple days visit
with friends here.
Martin Jaglowski arrived here
from South Chicago for a few days
visit with friends.
NJ. L. Pie stkiewicz OF Hammond
visited with friends here Friday.
GEORGE Jenczewski returned to
Chicago following a few days visit
with friends here.
Miss Julia Blankowski arrived
here from Michigan City for a few
DAYS visit with friends.
John Lemanski OF Whiting is
spending few days with friends
here
Joseph Wle0czvkowski OF Gary is
I'm the city on business.
Miss Stella Kaczela returned 70
South Chicago after a weeks visit
with relatives and friends She wa
the guest Of her aunt. Mrs. Helen
Hosinski 11"9 w. Thomas ST.
Edward Szcze~ankiewicz of Chi
ca0o is here visiting with friends.
Nicheal Kostrzowa returned TO
Michigan City following a couple
DAYS visit with friends here.
Fra~k Jankowski left for Dayton.
o.. following a business visit here.
&. J. Lucznierski arrived here
from Jack-on for a few days visit
with friends.
Peter NJ. Ko71owiok. Co'fax av.,
has gore 10 Chicago to spend a
week with friends
Mrs. 3. WoinowsN returned 10
her home in Clevelond after a few
davs' visit with friends here.
Ed Cierzlinski Of Toledo is here
on business.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
MAY ISSUE FOOD
CARDS IN STATE
Neus- Times special Service

News Times Special Service.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind Dec s.
The state food administration has
under serious consideration "A plan
TO supply each family with a food
card. which must be presented be-
fore the sale of certain staple ar
ucIes is made
This action mo, necome necessary
because. it is sand. many house
wives attempt 20 hoard. even though
the administration has limited gro
ceries SO that they may sell but two
pounds of sugar TO customer. BY
sending several small boys to vari-
GUS stores a larger quantity can be
obtained. however. With the food
card system. no grocer would sell 10
q family after its amount had been
received.
The household consumer now fur
nishes the big problem before the
state administration and drastic
measures are threatened in the near
future.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
NEWS OF INTEREST TO
POLISH CITIZENS
SOCIAL EVENTS.

Sunday evening at o'clock the
combined nests OF Falcons NJ. Ro-
manowski. Z. Balicki. No. 1. and K.
Pulaski, viii give a patriotic pro
gram consisting of IL mum bers in
Kosciuszko hall, 5. Chaplin St, COM
memOrating the Instruction in Po-
land during the year 1880. The prin-
cipal speakers OF the event will be
Atty John Buczkowskf and John
Olejniczak. secretary Of the sixth
district Falcons.
Miss Victoria Strauss. 911 W.
Thomas St, will entertain the mem
bers of Columbus Red Cross aux
Hilary Monday evening
The st. Casimir's society OF st.
Casimir's parish will hold its meet.
ing Sunday afternoon at the regu-
lar place of meeting.
A meeting of ST. Joseph's society
OF st. Stanislaus' church viii be
held Sunday afternoon at 1870
o'clock at the parish hall.
The singing rehearsal Of ST.
Hedwige choral society will be held
Tuesday evening at 1880 o'clock at
st. Hedwige school building.
The st. Johns Cantius society,
1913, Polish Roman Catholic union
Of America, will hold it's meeting
Sunday afternoon at o'clock at the
regular place Of meeting
The St. Hedwige society of Polish
Women's Catholic union of America,
st. Stanislaus' church, will hold its
meeting Sunday afternoon at st.
Stanislaus' hall.
The annual meeting of Lady Fal-
cons Z. Balicki, No. I, will be held
Sunday afternoon at , O'Clock at q.
3. hall.
The st. Johns Cantins society,
No. COS, Roman Catholic union of
America. will hold its meeting sun
day afternoon at ST Adalbert's hall.
The meeting Of St Vincent de
Paul society. No. 70, will be held
Sunday afternoon at ? o'clock in St.
Hedwige school.
The meeting of St. Bronislawa So
ciety. Polish Roman Catholic union
of America. of St Hedwige's church
will be held Sunday afternoon at (
o clock at st. Hedwige hall.
The singing practice Of K. Pula-
ski Falcons will be held Tuesday
evening at Warsaw hall.
The Children of Mary society OF
st. Hedwige church Will hold its
meeting Sunday afternoon at $50
o'clock at st. HedWige school.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
CASsoPoLIs. MICH.
CIRCUIT COURT NEWS.

News Times Special Service.
g SSOPOLIS. Dec. S.-The trials
of John Carver and Cyrus con TOR
collation. of the local opion law
were held this week in circuit
court, the former being acquitted,
"a lille the latter was convicted and
-entenced 10 pay fine of 500.
The testimony showed that Carver
and Con had Violated the law when
they drove past a gravel pit where
a number Of men were camped for
road work. IN an automobile, with
cargo OF liquor. That they got
stuck in the mud and the men help
I'd them out and were then treated
o drinks all around and siyen more
liquor to take back with them.
carver and Gon we're the only wit
ne ses for the defense and both
testified that the drink was grape
uice.
Though both men were tried for
the same of ense. each had a jury.
Carver being acquitted and COT
convicted.
The case of the People VS.. Earl
McCready charged with horse ste-l-
ing is now being tried.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
A Simple Way to
Reduce Wrinkles

Remember that wrinkles and baEginess
OF cheek or chin are due % the muscular
Issue losing its strength AMI shrinking.
The skin Is then ID large i'm area 10 1T
such tissue smoothly. IL wrinkles or
slgS
To remedy this condition. there's moth
ing so effective, SO quick-acting, as a
simple wash lotion easily made at home.
Just get an ounce of pure powdered sax
elite az your druggists and a half pint
OF witch hazel mix the two and battle
your face ia the liquid This at once
tigbtens the skin and S1lidihes the under
lying tiSsues-whiCh Of course. smOoths
out the lines and draws in the saggug
skin. IL also stimulates capillary circu-
latiOn. bringing natural c0ler 20 faded
cheeks ADV.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09

THE POOR FISH
He Can't Go on Spree Any More
in Indiana-List TO His
Tale Of Woe.
Intern1tIonal Views service:

IntTTnItI0nHI Vows SerFITet
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dec s. -
40 more stories Of FISH getting on
sprees I'M dry territory in Indiana,
when strong officers Of the law pour
Coufscated liquor into the waters.
r. p. Mccain adjutant general
of the United states arm, in com
munication 10 Gov Goodrich, points
ont that this practice is wastefuL
The liquor should be sold 20 com
rrercial alcohol companies who will
redietuI 10 and perhaps use 4 IN
making munitions.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
MILITARY NOTES IN
INDIANA

JEFFERSONNILLE-Mrs. Sarah
Glossbrenner. 90 years old, has eX-
pressed "a desire 10 knit for the Red
Cross here.
PACLI-Arthur Braztan. a lieu
tenant in France. writes 20 his par
ents here saying that he was with
tie first gun fired into the German
lines
LAFAYETTE-The service flag
OF Purdue university viii contain
Loco stars. X will be raised % the
TOP OF a flag-pole o. the campus
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
OVER CHARGE To
co At LOUISVILLE
Board Of Trade Acts to Keep
Pledge to War Department
Promises Results.
AssocIated Press service :

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Dec. S.-A
committee composed Of five Of the
most prominent of Louisvnle's BUSH
ness men, appointed by the war rec
reation board of Louisville. viii have
charge hereafter Of investigation
and. if necessary. taking action
against any attempt 10 Overcharge
soldiers who are training here at
Camp Zachary Taylor
The appointment OF this commit
tee is in line with the pledge made
20 the war department by the Louis
Vile board of trade when that body
was asking the esta blishment here
OF one of the l6 national army can
tonments.
Prior 20 this time the compare
lively few complaints of overcharge
which have been made by soldiers
have been made by either officials Of
! the board Of trade or by the war
/ recreation board itself II was felt,
however, that such important mat
/ ter should not be left in the status
of being Just anybody's business, %
as one member of the new commit
tee put it so a body 70 give special
attention TO such cases was organ
| lied.
Write Letter to Merchants.
AS a preliminary step in its work
this committee has addressed a let
ter to every merchant and real es-
! tate agent in Louisville, as well as
to many other persons calling at
tention 20 the pledge given to the
war department by the board of
trade and of the determination of
! that and other civics organizations
/ see this pledge redeemed.
In this Letter each business man is
/ assured that every complaint made
| by a soldier will be Investigated and
that in all cases here there seems to
be a sufficient basis for such action
IN effort will be made 10 correct the
condition complained of. In this eff
fort 10 redeem the board Of trades
pledge 10 the war department, no
stone Will be left unturned, the COM
mittee says.
So far the few complaints of price
~aises that have been received. ac-
cording 10 memr ers of the commit
tee. pertain TO increases in rentals.
and in most cases these complaints
have concerned attempts to raise
prices for apartments Of the more
modern type. other rentals. il is
aid, have shown little tendency to-
ward an increase.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
Some Mills Sold
Twenty Months Ahead

AS an Offset 10 our expanded steel
making capacity, there has been an
even greater increase in consump-
ton. For months steel mills have
been picking their business. On
certain products some mills are sold
ahead for twenty months; in in
Vulnerable instances deliveries are
being made now Of material ordered
twelve to fifteen months ago. The
new steel making capacity, coming
in from week 20 week, simply dis
appeared under the food Of in
quiries.
The extent of the governments
needs is not known. Early reports
placed Federal needs at from . 10 8
per cent Of the current annual
capacity, or. roughly, from 100000
TO 100000 gross tons Of ingots.
This would represent from 100000
20 100000 net tons of finished
products. The steel works and mills
could turn out such a tonnage in a
little more than one weeks COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
WAR STEEL DEMAND NEED
NOT CAUSE STARVATION
OF PRIVATE CONSUMERS
Widely Accepted Estimates Of tonnage Required by Govern
ment Indicate That There Will Be No Serious DlS0ca-
lion. Because Capacity To Be Added This Year
Should Suffice to Supplythe National Wants

bined run. Obviously such de-
mand could be absorbed with but
little dislocation of business, for not
only are the private orders sched-
uled for delivery over considerable
period, but the governments needs
would not be Jumped, but would be
turned out from time to time as
needed.
Judge Gary. chairman Of the
United States Steel Corporation, at
the recent annual meeting of the
stockholders expressed the belief
That governmental orders this year
would call for not more than one
twentieth of the corporations ex-
rected output of steel. The corpor-
alton is producing about 10 per cent
of the country's steel output. The
corporation probably will supply
more steel proportionately than the
combined independents, but, assum-
ing the same rate, the country's
steel mills would turn over TO the
government B per cent of their out
put, or about three weeks run. but
we find q prominent Independent
steel maker quoted as estimating the
governments requirements at 10 to
20 per cent Of capacity, or equiva-
lent to five to eleven weeks opera
ton. Clearly such a programme
would be surcharged with difficulties
for the private consumer.
The present years naval pro-
gramme calls for about 100000 tons
Of hull steel, including $4,000 tons for
battleships, 76,3OO tons for battle
cruisers, 1920 tons for scout cruis-
ers, 500 tons for torpedo boat de-
stroyers and 1900 tons for sub
marines. An apparently authorita-
tive estimate places the governments
requirements for the navy alone at
not less than 100000 to 100000 tons.
This estimate includes the 100000
tons already outlined, together with
additional tonnage for such pur-
poses as charging navy yards and
naval stations and buildings and
charging aeroplane hangers. The
demands Of the War Department will
fall far below those of the Navy De-
partment.
The probable requirements for all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29

would cut any factory's speed =,
production in half.
The worlds greatest known NJ.
duction Of tungsten ore, and By q,
the cheapest source, on account !,
cheap labor, was in Burma.
The English Government, tskiw
only known sources Of supply ins
account, put an arbitrary price a
Burma ores and restricted the .,
rortation. The result Of thi, h.,
been that tungsten-mining even.
where else in the world has ban
greatly stimulated. While B7rnss
output has increased a third, that !,
this country alone has become four.
fold. But Burma can get out the on
at less cost than we can, and unIss,
our tungsten mining, which pan
handsomely at present prices, is adj
ficially protected, the mining partlo,
cur tungsten industry may reIas
after the war
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
BY ARCHER WALL DOUGLAS

TIME European war seems in a
fair way to solve for Eng
land a problem to which
heretofore there seemed no answer.
Despite the inherent democracy Of
the English form of government, and
because of the peculiar development
Of English industrial life, there ex-
listed between the upper and lower
classes a great gulf which it seemed
impossible to bridge. The life of the
lower class was only too often one
Of mere endurance. Denied oppor-
tunity, it was hopeless, sodden, with
out promise, without ambition. It's
extreme phases were familiar in the
submerged tenth and the bitter cry
of outcast London. Charity, com
munity work, the soup and blanket
policy, scarcely more than touched
the fringe OF the intolerable burden
upon British civilization. Meanwhile
steadily increasing pauperism testi-
fed annually to the imminence Of
the problem. When all other RENE
dies failed, war appears to have cut
the Gordian knot.
Despite its brutality and savagery
and its recrudescence to barbarism,
war at times is the last desperate
means Of accomplishing great re-
suits. 1t is laundering, expensive,
usually inhuman way, but it some
times seems the only way possible.
! So to-day in England there have
come hope, self-respect and ambition
TO a class to whom they were before
denied-this because Of general en-
ployment in government work, with
good wages, and consequently a
higher standard Of living. They
have now a vision of something
more than mere drudgery and the
never-ending fight for that daily
bread, Of which they had never been
sure.
The crucial time will come with
the readjustment at the end of the
war. when the problem for the gov
erning classes will be 10 provide, at
least in large measure, the same EN-.
, ployment and opportunity that now
exist. One thing is sure: No class,
having once known better things,
will ever willingly descend again
into the Slough of Despond. For
with these better things has come a
democratic relation between the
classes, such as heretofore never ex-
listed. The compelling reason for the
continuance of better things is found
not only in the selfish and natural
desire Of those who have been bene.
flied to continue in their present cir
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
The Economic Importance
of General Well Beinq

cumstances, but likewise in the gen
eral consciousness of all classes that
the future of England's civilization
depends largely upon the continu-
ance Of the present relations between
the classes.
Nor is this problem entirely for
eign to us and our social and eco
nomic life. We have much vain bah
bling from many in high places of
the extravaganza Of the American
people to-day, and how necessary it
is for our future welfare and being
that we initiate the frugal ways OF
our forefathers, and be content, as
they were, with the simpler things in
life. 1t is the old story Of the
preacher who the primrose path Of
dalliance treads and recks not his
own reed. Thrift is undeniably wise
foresight, but the real base Of genu-
inc, enduring prosperity lies in the
general welfare and free purchasing
power of the many.
The talk about initiating the ways
Of our forefathers Is plain, unadul-
terated cant. We could not live as
they did if we wanted to, and we
would not if we could. We would
not exchange electric lights for tai
low candles, steam heat for open fire.
places, Pullman cars for stage
coaches, symphony orchestras for
village brass bands, an abundance
and variety Of food for corn bread
and bacon, automobiles for farm
buggies. Moreover, our forefathers
progressed and improved over the
ways of their own forefathers, as
far as their opportunities permitted,
and to that extent we are initiating
them very fairly.
In the last analysis both the guam
tity and quality Of commercial bust
ness depend upon the purchasing
power and desires of the ultimate
consumer. 1t is the part of an ad-
vancing civilization TO create new de-
sires in this same consumer, and to
give him means 10 crafty them. To
do so requires a steadily increasing
diffusion Of results of prosperity
among the many. How clearly this
IL apprehended by the business world
is seen in the many advances in
wages, the numerous proft-sharing
methods, and the larger distribution
than ever before of bonuses among
tho wage earners and the salaried
classes.
The problem with US, as with Eng
land, is TO maintain as far as pos.
sible this same general proposition
of distribution in the days of read
justmcnt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
Worlds Output to
Exceed 1O0,OO0.O00 Tons

The truth Of this statement is
readily proved. Samuel A. Benner,
of New York, a man Of broad ex-
perience in the export trade of this
country. brought out some interest
ing facts in a recent article in 1.-The
Iron Trade Review" on "What Peace
Means to the Steel Trade" He
showed that on July /, 1914, the
steel making capacity of the United
States was 100000 tons, against
47,25O,0O0 tons for the rest of the
world. The worlds capacity was
thus 84,250,000 tons. Between that
date and January 1, 1918, Americas
capacity will have increased by
100000 tons; the rest of the
worlds by only 6,550,O00 tons, TO-
tai for the world of 17,55O,OO0 tons.
At the beginning Of next year the
United States will be prepared to
produce 100000 tons Of steel in
one year. The rest of the world will
be able 70 produce 53,8O0,00O tons in
the same period. A few months
from now the worlds annual steel
making capacity will reach 100000
600 tons for the first time, and on
January /, 1918, it will be 1O1 $780,
600 tons.
Before the war the United States
controlled "A per cent of the worlds
steel output; during the war 1t has
added new capacity almost twice as
rapidly as the rest of the world,
and at the opening of next year
America will control AZ per cent of
the worlds potential capacity. The
United States Steel Corporation
alone produces more steel than Ger
many, and twice as much as Eng
land.
In a modern war, where metal
and machinery have so preponder-
ant an influence, this steel capacity
will prove not merely important,
but decisive. We also hold the
premier position in the production
Of pig iron, copper, lead, zinc. alu-
minum and other essential metals.
The problem which the Allies have
faced for two and one-half years,
that is, the insuring Of an adequate
metal reserve, disappeared with the
entrance of the United States into
the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
(Fron The AmericGs)
REVOLUTIONARY change
has taken place in the
L worlds commerce in indus

RENODU llON AN chang
N has taken place IN the
worlds commerce IN indus
trial metals since August l, 1914
The visible changes in the enormous
movement of copper, tin, lead, spell
ter. ETC., have been on a vast enough
scale. But that is only the simplest
Tart of the story. Underneath this
visible movement, before the war ana
since. is a complex, world-extenslve
organization of financing, merchan-
dising, marketing, speculation ana
purchase for consumption in great
industrial purposes Of which the sta
tistics that showed the physical
movement give not the smallest INK
ling. The most important change IN
the worlds commerce in industrial
metals is in this substructure. That
much Of this change is lasting, every
body knows. Just how the metal
markets of the world will be organ
lied after the war is over long
enough to get things upon peace
basis, nobody knows. The shrewdest
big authorities are the least inclined
to predict.
COMPARISONS from the commerce
statistics Of the United States for
February show that in the eight
months, July to February, inclusive,
we shipped abroad 1,225,6S2 tons OF
steel ingots, ETC., at $8l,O94,273, as
against 1876, 1854 tons at s4,326,97S in
the corresponding months Of l9l2-18'
The expansion Of our zinc exports
from the eight months of 1928 to
the period just reported upon is from
1.97l,67O pounds to 251,25l,6SS
pounds, and from S147,O42 in value
to s35.721, 402. The increase in cop
per shipments was mainly IN price
being 454 100000 pounds to 536,0OO,-
900, and from S77,OOO,OOO to $l45,-
100000, an increase of only about 10
per cent in volume of metal, but cop
per is one Of the metals in which the
control of price making in interna-
tional commerce has passed in the
westward direction, across the At
lantic Ocean.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29

calendar year Of the war brought
production back to 32,151,000 tons.
The official figures for 1916 are not
vet available, but they will show an
increase Of about 80 per cent, BRING
ing last years production to more
than 100000 cons.
The potential steelmaking capacity
of the country at the end Of 1914
was closely estimated at 37OOO'OoO
tons. At the close of this year this
capacity will be 100000 tons. This
gain is the result of new construc-
ton. of the revival Of old and aban-
doned plants and of the moderniza-
ton Of old plants. From August l.
1914, to December /, 1916, period
of % months, 236 open-hearth fur
races we're completed or begun. On
January /, 1917, SO furnaces, with a
rated annual capacity of 4,195,5OO
tons. were under construction. Inc
net increase during the war Of the
country's steel making capacity has
averaged two furnaces weekly. The
increase in the first 2S months Of the
war was equal 70 26 per cent OF the
country's capacity when the war
broke out. No other country ever
risked such an ambitious expansion;
no other country could discount 50
literally its future consumptive
capacity.
This increase Of &c per cent in
Americas steel making capacity,
made while Eprope was at war,
may conceivably be the determin-
ing factor in winning the war, now
that we have picked up the gage
Germany threw at our feet. At
least, it will have an immense IN
fiuence in bringing about a quicker
and victorious denouement.