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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
RAIL SITUATION IN
HANDS Of WILSON
No Action Expected Before
MOnday-U. S. May Name
Manager.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S-A deci-
sion as TO the governments attitude
toward the railroads, involving sug-
gestions for either government OPP
Grafton during the war or suspen-
sion of antitrust laws and financial
support, still rested Friday night
with Pres't Wilson. No move was
looked for until after Monday, when
the president Will go over the en-
tire subject with Sen. Newlands,
chairman Of the congressional COM
mittee, investigating transportation
problems.
Friday, however, brought three
important developments in the situa-
ton. They were:
An order by Robert s. Lovett, Gi-
rector Of priority. giving preferen-
tial shipment to fuel, food and gov
eminent supplies over all general
freight.
Indications that the government
will name a general traffic manager
to take entire charge Of the move
ment Of government supplies ana
war materials.
A statement from Fairfax Harri-
son, chairman of the railroad war
board. that the roads under present
direction are prepared 10 furnish all
the transportation possible TO obtain
under any management.
The president is viewing the prob
lem from every angle. His advisers
are by no means of one mind on
the subject and their proposals have
run all the way from a policy or
government seizure 20 that Of a
hands off policy, leaving the roads
TO work the problem out for them
selves. He gave careful study today
70 the interstate commerce commits
sion's recommendation to congress
that the government operate the
roads or suspend during the war
laws which prevent a complete pool
ing and a consequent unification of
all rail systems.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
COOPERATIVE
MARKET PLANNED
Railroad Men Launch Profit
Sharing EnterpriSe-No
Price Cutting.

News-Tfmes Special Service:
ELKHART, Dec. preliminary
steps toward the organization of a
cooperative plan grocery and mar
ket in this city were taken Friday
night at a meeting of more than so
members of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen and Engineers
held in their rooms.
The movement is fostered by the
Elkhart division OF the brotherhood,
and a committee headed by G. l..
Sawyer has been working on the
plans for the establishing of such
a store for some time. Members
Of this committee say that they have
already secured more than 100 APP
pHcations for stock in the en-
terprise The stock has been plac-
ed on the market at $40 a share,
with a limited allotment % nte
shares 10 each stakeholder.
IT was pointed out at the meet
ing last night that price cutting is
not one of the objects of the plan,
but that il is more on the order of a
pIofit-sharing enterprise for the pa
irons Of the store and market The
name of the corporation n which
the stock is being offered for sale is
the Cooperative society, and it is
hoped 10 have the store and market
in operation by April 1 Of next year.
4 temporary directorate of -
members was chosen at the meet
ing At the same time a list of can
didates for the various other offices
to be filled was accepted as follows:
For president, Mr.. sawyer, Mr.. Till
man and Mayor Smith; for vice
president, Mr.. Dietrich, Mr.. King
and Mr.. Marshall; for secretary
treasurer, Mr.. Grippe. Mr.. Marshall
and Mr.. Keene. The nominations
will be voted on at the next meet
ing
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
THE LASH OF POWER"
AT TILE LASALLE

There IS a regular Saturday night
thriller at the Lasalle today entitled
The Lash Of Power" in which
Kenneth Harlin and Carmel Meyers
are featured. a small town youth is
ambitious for money and the control
l. will give him, but in his pursuit of
riches loses everything that makes
life worth while and ends by being
blown up by one Of his enemies.
Fortunately, for the sake of the
happy ending, this turns out TO be a
dream. The picture is overdrawn
and melodramatic but is full of ac-
ton and has been well staged and
we'll played.
Sundays program brings a west
ern comedy, Up or Down" with
George Hernandez, also a Charlie
Chaplin comedy, Down BY The
Sea"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
AT THE ORPHEUM.

Final performances of the current
vaudeville bill at the Orpheum will
be given today. Headlined by Mar
Garetta Andersen and her "Ameri-
can All Girl Revue" this bill in
cludes Frank Gardner and company,
Raines and Goodrich, Fitch Cooper.
and Laypo and Benjamin.
Beginning tomorrow Prince Kar-
Mi, Hindu illusionist, offers The
Mysteries of India" as the headline
feature on the new bill. Haviland
and Thornton are close seconds in
merry farce called Inside Out
side Inn" Danny Simmons, as a
Scotch soldier boy, pleases with his
original line Of patter and songs.
Valyda, billed as the beautiful Gre
ole belle and her Brazilian nuts, Of
fer sparkling bits Of music and
song. Del Baity with his clever dog,
Jap, make up the bill.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
At THE CASTLE

The Tenth Case" featuring June
Elvidge, will be shown at the Castle
for the last time today. The Fight
ing Trail is also shown
Beginning tomorrow and contin-
uing for four days the Castle will
show The Bar Sinister" featuring
Mitchell Lewis and Hedda Nova.
This is a story of racial conflict and
in it Mr.. Lewis duplicates the sue
cess scored by him in Rex Beach's
great story. The Barrier" In the
role Of Ben Swift, a strange mixture
Of white. black and indian he again
shows his uncommon gift for de
picting a noble nature imprisoned
in the breast Of a simple unlettered
man.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
FARMERS GIVE LAND.

Farmers living on both sides OF
the Solomnn's creek I'd. from Rock
stools corner. "a short distance
southeast of Benton, south two and
one-half miles. have donated land
FOR widening the highway i'm ac-
cordance with plans of the Indiana
state highway commission. Ten feet
is required on each side Of the road.
10 is expected the road viii .be paved
with brick next summer
The chief engineer of the state
highway commission is now i'm
Washington for the purpose of de-
termiuiug various matters concern
ine Indiana highways
Haiues Egbert of this city. mem
her OF the state commission. has
siven much attention 10 the matter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
MAY FORCE DEFINITE
POLICY TOWARD RUSS

WASHINGTON, Dec S.-If boil
sheviki troops are moving into
NladivostOk, the United States and
the allies may be forced at any time
&c adopt a definite policy toward the
radical government at Petrograd.
Great quantities of munitions and
supplies shipped by the United
States and Japan before the over
throw of the Kerensky government
are stored at the Pacific port await
ing shipment over the congested
trans-Siberian railroad and it is we'll
understood that the allied govern
ments do not intend to permit them
to fall into hands that might pNove
hostile
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
GEN. KORNUJOFF JOINS
KAIEDTNES' DON COSSACKS

PETROGRAD. Dec. Sit is re-
ported that Gen. Korniloff. who re-
Gently escaped from Buikoff, where
ne had been imprisoned by the boil
shevid. has Joined Gen. Kaledines,
hetman of the Don Cossacks. Gen.
Korniloff formerly was commander
ir-chie6 Of the Russian armies.
Armed sailors have arrested 40
employees of the state bank who had
refused 20 work under the bolshe-
Wiki regime.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
Sinking Vessel
Sends Out SOS,

QUEBEC. Dec. S.-A wireless
message received tonight from Fame
Point said an IS. o. s" call had
been picked up there from the gov
eminent steamship Simcoe which
reported that she was sinking. The
message gave the Simcoe's position
as off the Magdalen islands. The
vessel is commanded by Capt. DIAL
ton and carried a crew of AZ men.
The vessel left here about a
month ago with a cargo OF supplies
for lighthouses on the north shore.
Belle isle and the New Foundland
coast. A wireless message received
from her at noon today said she was
on her way 20 Prince Edward island.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
CONCLUDE WORK OF
ARMISTICE CONFERENCE

BERLIN, via London, Dec. g.
The following official communiCa-
ton was issued today concerning the
progress of the armistice negotia-
tons between the Russians and Ger
many. Austria Hungary Bulgaria,
and Turkey:
The representative Of the quad
ripple powers and the remaining
members of the Russian delegation
held committee sittings yesterday az
which the drawing up of protocols
with regard 20 the previous sittings
and the preliminary work for the
future work Of the full sittings was
concluded"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
NANIEs CONnmTTEE-

Daniel j. Troyer. mayor-eIect
who viii assume his duties Monday
Jan. z. 1918 has made his seIec-
tions for standing committees in the
common council. Copies Of the APP
pointments were mailed yesterday
20 members Of the council.
The water works and light com
mittee is composed as follows:
John NJ Yoder. chairman.
Nathan w. Marrow.
a. O.. Hoovens
This committee has the appoint
ment OF superintendent of the
water and light plant. place now
filled by Y. a. Harding who, it is
reported. may be retained
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
RARY DIES IN BED.

News-Times Special Service.
ELKHART. Ind, Dec. S.-Wak-
ening at S o'clock Friday morning
Mrs. Ray Havener cautioned her
husband TO be careful and not hurt
their three-months-old baby, a son,
Jack Richard, who had gone TO
sleep between them Thursday night
when they retired. A moment later
Mrs. Havener picked up the baby
only TO find that its body was cold
and stiff in death Coroner Eugene
Holdeman said that he believed that
the baby had died Of heart trouble
several hours before.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
S14,894 JUDGMENT
FOUND AGAINST TAFT

CINCINNATI. O., Dec. s.-A YER
dict awarding Charles Schmalstig
judgment for S14.S92 from Charles
P Taft in the suit for sos. 55j.
which Shmalstig claimed was due
him as his share Of the sale Of the
Chicago National league club 20
Charles weeghman. was returned by
jury in common pleas court here
Friday.
Schmalstig claimed Taft sold out
70 Weeghman without his Authority.
selling his 100 shares. He demand
ed one-tenth OF the sale price.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
THEATRES
AT THE OLIVER.

Mutt and JEFF Divorced" will be
the attraction at the Oliver theater
on Monday night This time the
long and short cartoon characters
get mixed up in divorce proceedings
all on account of a demure little girl
of the school age type, entrusted
10 their care, by an aunt Mrs. Mutt
and Mrs. JET misunderstood mat
ters and the complications starting
at this angle pile up until the two
principals are winging all the time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
GUARD EX-RUSS CAR

LONDON. Dec. S-A Petrograd
advice says that the newspaper
Pravada. organ Of the bolsheviki
government. announces that several
detachments of sailors and the red
guard have been sent 10 Bolsk, 1,500
miles east of Moscow, to guard
Nicholas Romanoff. the former Rus
sian emperor.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
INDIANA | EAOS NATION
IN ARMY RECRUITING

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-Regular
army recruiting was again at food
tide Thursday with 2.s25 men &C
cepted. making a total Of 279.7 09
since the outbreak of the war. In
diana Jumped 20 first place for the
day with col men enrolled. New
York was second with 2S6 and
PENNSYLVANIA third with $50.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
DEATHS.

Henry r Juday. - years old. a
native OF Elkhart county. died at the
home Of a son, II. +. Juday, in Co
shen. with whom ne had resided
for the past four months.
Mrs Nancy Retiring. IS years old.
well known in Syracuse ard vicin-
ity. where she had resided for many
years died az her home. one and a
hair miles west OF Syracuse. of pneu-
monia following an illness that ex-
tended over a period of one week.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08

Ancient Hebron. today called by
the Arabian name Fl Khulil. is sit
uated about % miles southwest OF
Jerusalem, with approximately 49,
600 inhabitants. Although the Brit
ish forces are nearer 10 Jerusalem
on the west and the northwest, the
taking OF Hebron is Of interest be-
cause tradition Identifies il as the
site OF the toTnbs OF Abraham and
other patriarchs King David re-
sided there the first seven years OF
his reign. A magnificent mosque.
accessible only 10 Mohammedans.
stands upon the traditional site OF
the patriarch's burial place.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
RATHER FIGHT THAN BOW
TO RUSSIAN TERMS

LONDON, Dec. S.-A Reuter- dis
patch from PetrOgrad today says:
When Gen. Hoffman won Hof-
feister). chief German delegate 20
the armistice conference. heard the
Russian terms for an armistice, he
became very indignant and said: TT
YOU repeat them We will fight"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08

and is confident the Lincoln high
way extension, from the present ter
minus southeast of Benton TO the
Noble county line, where it will con
meet with a brick paved road into
Ligonier will soon be made.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
BRITISH ENTER HEBRON,
ONCE HOME OF KING DAVID

LONDON. Dec. S.-Gen. +. II. II.
Allenby reports that he has occupied
the town of Hebron, in Palestine.
the British war Office officially an
nounced Friday night.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
GIASS - REANS

A Milford woman reports that
when she bought a can Of beans
few DAYS ago OF a Milford dealer
IL contained pUlverized glass.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
ISAAC CROTHERS
DIES Of WOUND
Farmer is Accidentally Shot
by S0n-in-laW While
Hunting.

GOSHEN. Dec. S.-Isaac Croth-
eTs. farmer residing three miles
west OF Topeka, was accidentally
shot In the stomach Friday after
noon by his sOn-in-law, Roscoe
Jackson while hunting on the lat
tiers farm. two miles east OF Mil
lers5urg, and died "a few hours later
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
COAI PRICES FNED-

The following are the agreed
prices en- coal sold for domestic
purposes by and between the retail
dealers OF the city Of Goshen. Ind.
and the county fuel administrator
for Elkharr county.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08

The above report, if true, posi-
by would Indicate that the bOlshe-
Wiki government is now i'm control
TT the trans-Siberian railway. which
runs from Pcuograd, distance of
1921 miles TO NladiVoStOk. Russia's
principal seaport ON the Pacific.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
CHRISTMAS SUGGESTION.

Make "A present of a nice radia-
tor and hood cover 70 your automo-
bile order now
SOUTH BEND AWNING CO.
2OS-l2 Adv 113 Lincoln Way East.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08
800 Bolsheviki
Troops Reported
In Vladiv
BULLETIN.

PETROGRAD, Thursday, Dec. s..
Fifteen hundred bolsheVild troops
are reported to have arrived in
NladivOstOk.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-08

Don't say you saw II IN the
newspaper. Say NewS-TimeS
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-21
DELL0hA AND NORTH
EXCELSIOR ;

The meeting of the w. F. NJ S. at
the James Lindsay home last Thurs
day afternoon wasNwell attended. Re-
ceipts were $11.15.
Mrs Benjamin Kamrath and two
children of Baraboo are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. James Lindsay, and family.
Miss Mary E. Green of Reedsburg
spent the weekend at the home of her
grandmother, Mrs. J. L. Dryer.
Miss Irene Fullmer of North Free
dom is a guest of her sister, Mrs. Will
liam Rick.
Several of our teachers attended the
alumni banquet at the Reedsburg
training school on Friday.
Mrs. Norton Cone and children spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Marriet-
ia Weidman.
The William Rick family took an
auto trip to Arlington on Saturday and
returned by way of Portage.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-21
Horrors Of Warfare
Revealed in Children
After So Much Noise, Their Idea
of Heaven Is a Place That Is
Very Quiet

The French children found in the
villages of northern France evacuated
recently bu the German soldiers I'M
der the pressure Of the British and
French offensives, present a picture Of
the savagery Of modern warfare as
characteristic as the Somme forest,
shattered and broken by months Of
shell fire.
Many of these children are orphans.
Many have been grievously wounded.
Most of them suffer- from peculiar
species of shell shock which aff1icts
them generally with sort of tremor
not unlike st. Vitus dance.
They have had life and death, hor-
rors human and inhuman, revealed to
them in guises so terrible that they
will never again be quite normal. They
have continued to live within a few
hundred yards of the front lines, lis
tening always to the thud of shells and
the crash Of explosives until their
idea of heaven is ''a place that is very
quiet"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-21
Strains, Sprains, Stiff Joints

You can almost feel Sloan's Lini-
ment penetrate the sore spots, draw
Inflammation from that wrenched
knee or ankle, and soothe your bruised
aching muscles. Sloan's Liniment is
more quickly effective, cleaner and
easier to apply than plasters or oint-
ments. 1t neither clogs the pores nor
stains the skin, and needs no rubbing
Get a bottle now for aches of rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, lumbago as well as all
external pains At your druggist, 25c,
soc and $1.00.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-21
THIEVES TAKE BUICK
CAR AT MADISON

At Madison Frank Frisch and the
members of his family are sound sleep
ers. After midnight Saturday night
thieves pried open the door of the ga
rage, which adjoins the rear OF the
house at 1874 Marston avenue, and with
out disturbing the peaceful slumbers
of the family made their getaway with
the six-cylinder Buick touring car OF
Mr. Frisch. The car is a 1916 model
and it carried the license number 49,
200. According to Mr.. Frisch he paid
81 900 for the car.
Mr.. Frisch first discovered the
theft at $3.50 o'clock Sunday morning
when he wanted to drive to church.
He drove the machine into the garage
at II Saturday night and locked the
door.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-21
BRITISH WOMEN TO GET BALLOT
SOON ON SAME TERMS AS men

of the house without attempting
to influence opinion.
The opponents of the measure,
among other arguments, made the
best they could of the reports re-
ceived there of the attitude Of
Miss jeanette Rankin, the only
woman representative in the Amer
lean congress, on the question of
the entry of the United States
into the war.
Sir Frederick G. Banbury,
unionist, for instance, described
Miss Rankin as having been
hystericaE and unable to vote,
but this and iother pleas against
the ability of woman to exercise
the franchise fell on deaf ears.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-21

The house of commons in Lon
don last night, by large majority,
passed the final reading of the
clause in the electoral reform bill
dealing with the question of Wom-
ans suffrage. 1t is expected that
a proposal now will be made that
the franchise become conferred
upon women on the same basis as
men.
The majority by which the house
Of commons reaffirmed its .adhe-
sion to the principle of Woman's
suffrage astonished the warmest
supporters of the measure.
The government left the ques-
tion to the unfettered judgment
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-21

cessful for a time in landing some Of
| the fnny ones their efforts finally ter
minated in hurry call for Dr. Chan
der to dislodge a couple of Dowagiac
hooks from the head Of William where
the bait had become lodged as the out
come of one of the gyratory convul-
, sions called casting by some Of the
newly initiated. The accident was
quite painful, but it's all in days
, fishing .-Pardeevill Times.
The members of the Baraboo Valley
Ministerial association held their an
nual picnic at Devils Lake Monday.
I About thirty-six enjoyed the picnic
, dinner, which was provided by the
ladies. The afternoon was spent in
climbing the bluffs, boat riding, play
| ing quoits and croquet. This was the
last meeting of the season, and was
/, a most pleasant affair.
Mrs Christ Kindschi andi son
George returned yesterday from Prai-
RE du Sac, where the funeral of the
formers granddaughter, Ruth Abbott,
took place. Deceased was a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Abbott of Be-
lott and was aged Is months. Mrs.
Abbott is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Christ Kindschi of this city.
Dr. and Mrs. G. T. Thuerer and Dr.
and Mrs. c.. L. Thuerer and daughters
have returned from an automobile
trip to Ripon, Appleton, DePere,
Green Bay and other places in that
section Of the state. On Saturday
evening they attended reception Civ
en- Mr.. and Mrs A. H. Thuerer at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Jack
son, the brides parents, in DePere.
Mr.. Thuerer and Miss Elizabeth
Jackson were married few days ago
and will reside at Appleton, where he
has psoition with a wooden mill COM
pany. The young man is son of C.
Thuerer of Baraboo, and the father at
tended the wedding when it was SOL
emnized.
On Monday M. Riney sold forty
memberships in the Red Cross socie-
ty. This is one of the largest reports
that has come in.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-21
TUESDAY
, o o Q o Q o o o )

In these days of big fish catches
there are many heroes of the stream
and during the past few days Portage
nimreds have made unusual records.
DR.. D. M. Blass now comes forward
with the championship in the black
bass division. He and Mrs. Blass Wis
tied at KilbOurn with the d. A. r. on
Thursday and incidentally DR.. Blass
took his casting rod with him and
went out after the big ones in the Wis
eonsin river. He landed and brought
home a six-pound black bass besides
quite number of pickerel.-Portage
Register.
ito and Will Helmann of Portage
hereafter had better confine their pis-
catorial efforts to claiming or in
fishing bull frogs from the banks of
some slough with red flannel for bait,
for the display made here last Friday
gives evidence that they cannot be
trusted with the modern high power
fish bats. While they were fairly sue
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-21
BIG CREEK

Mrs. Lovina Cobbledick has return
ed from Pittsyille, where she has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Cora NeVe.
Mr. and Mrs. George barrow of Win
field visited at the Vince Jackson
home Sunday.
The wedding of Miss Marie Procno
to Herman bangs took place Friday
at the German Lutheran church.
Erwin Langdon is employed at the
Edd Cobbledick home.
Mrs. Clark Cobbledick won the case
against William Nichols in his suit to
collect wages.
John Coughlin drove to Dellona on
business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Montgomery of
Reedsburg were guests Friday at the
Clarence Binel home.