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The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-11
kGNsnRats IncreaseRR Can ADJUST Properties WarNeeds
German Armies are Concentrating West Frontier Big Drive Against British
To~Exanine'

Advices from Phoenix with
regard to the hearing yesterday
before the Arizona Corporation
Commission of the application
the Nogales Electric Light &
Power Company for leave to
make a bond issue of 100000,
are to the effect that the COM
mission determined to make an
examination of the property and
financial condition of the appli-
cant before granting the leave
asked. To that end there will
be sent to Nogales a board of
engineers to make physical ex-
animation of the property, and
a board of auditors to investi-
gate the books of the concern.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-11
Begins to Look Better In Russia.
international News Service)

Washington, December 10-The reported landing
of Japanese troops at Vadvostok and control of Har-
bin by Chinese troops have caused comment in official
circles Considerable importances is attached to the
Chinese protection of Harbn that is the point wher
are headed Americans with families who left Petrograd
ten days ago on special car engaged by Ambassador
Francis.
While the State Department is without news from
Russia it is not denied that the United States and Allies
have been in communication with General Kaledne and
General Kornoff with their Cossacks through Tiflis
Persia.
1t is certain that armstice will not be concluded
between Germany and Russia and that yesterdays eec
ton make of power being in possession by those op
posing the Bolshevili
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-11
NeWReduCtionP Plant
Starts

Yesterday the Lower Cali
fornia Metals Company turned
over" the machinery in their
concentration mill, at the Mari
posa rancho, about two miles
north from Nogales; and today
the mill will begin running on
ore from it's mines in the Santa
Cruz mountains. The plant will
treat custom ores also, and is in
the market for business.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-11
BIG DRIVE PENDING
On Western Front, With Greatest Con-
centration Of German Troops
Ever Gathered.
international News Service)

London December 10.-The greatest concentration
of German troops ever gathered is under way on the
Cambrai sector of the western front Won Hndenburg
and Won Lndendor already at that point in personal
charge of gigantic operations and the Kaiser is reported
on the way to join them with the general staff German
troops continue to pour into the Flanders front from the
East Haig reports ull in the fighting Berlin claims
the British attack North La Vacqueria has failed dis
persed by German guns.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-11
Ausfro-German Drive Failed.
J, ,Iisiass4 /
international News Service)

... international News Service)
Washington, December 10-Rome announces in an
official dispatch tonight that the effort to
break through the Italian front has failed completely
The same authority that within the last few days
the AustroGemans have lost hundreds of thousands OF
their best troops in frutless attempts to break the
italian defence
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-11
THE RAILROAD SITUATION
President Wilson Will Appear Before
Congress withDa Special Message
in Discussion Thereof
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international News Serv1ce)
Washington, December 1O-Within few days
President Wilson will appear before Congress with
special message the railroad situation in the United
j5ates This was indicated tonight by Senator New
land, chairman of the Senate interstate
nttee after call the President. Through Senator
Newands the railways told the President that they could
adjust their properties needs they could get the
rate increase pending before the Interstate Con-
gress Commission The railroads" said Newlands "are
not asking for loan of billion dollars nor for repeal
of the anti-pool law"
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-11
War News In a Nutshell"
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international News Service)
London, December 10.-Jerusaem surrendered by the
Turks to the British Had been in Mohammedan hands
more than 1900 years. -sf,E
Japanese troops landed at Port Vladvostok for pro-
lection against disturbances This is the first military
Of the Japs since taking of Kao Chau three years
ago. 81 ssss,, sssu
Chinese troops in Harbin, Manchuria.
Berlin capture of Piave bridgeheads with
200 prisoners Rome says the Italians retook the lost
trenches.
Russia in grip of Civil War General Kaledine, Korn
loft and Dutff leading Cossack armies in counter
volt to overthrow Bolshevik advancing on Moscow and
other cities.
Rumania and German conclude three months armis-
tice.
Russo-German armistce hanging fire. Bolshevii
awaiting allies replies to offer.
Portugal rebels win 48hour battle and declare for
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
All Recruits In
Indiana Guard
Must I AXE Oath
seszek ~ 1e.asz sAass<sr .n.seza-e z. 1o,zz

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INDIANAPOLIS. March 30.-AIl
recruits to the Indiana national
guard must take the oath for fed
eral service. All old members who
refuse TO take the oath will be drop
ped from the rolls. orders TO this
effect were. received today by Adjt.
Gen. Harry B. Smith. from Maj.
Gen. Barry. L. s. A.
Most of the members OF the
guard. who went 20 the Mexican
border have taken the oath provid-
ed in the Hay Chamberlin at which
calls for three years active and
three years reserve service and in
which the guardsmen submit To fed
eral direction.
Gen. Barry says in his telegram
that the president has called into
service only those who have taken
the prescribed oath and not guards
men who have not taken the oath.
The recruiting campaign 10 raise
the strength Of the guard in Indiana
continues with marked success. Of
ficers are expecting a mobilization
order at any time and hope to bring
all companies up 70 full strength
before the order comes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
STAND RIDICULED.

IutprnatiOna. News Service
LONDON. March 30.-The dec
laration Of Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg ia the German reich
stag that responsi bility for war be-
tween the United States and Ger
many would rest upon the former
country was ridiculed today in Brit
ish and French newspapers. The
papers declare that if the German
chancellor expressed the will Of the
German government when he said
that Germany did not want war
with the United states. the kaiser
adopted "A strange policy 60 arert
the entrance Of America in the con
nict. The chancellor's defense OF
the ruthless submarine war is be-
Iieved here 20 indicate that there is
no foundation for the Amsterdam
reports that it might be modified.
Evidence that the Russian revolu-
ton has intensified the dissatisfac-
ton that had previously existed ia
Germany Is shown by the holder at
titude or the German socialists. The
emergency budget was adopted in
the reichstag Thursday but IL met
with strong opposition from So
cialist group led bv Edward Bern
stein. some Of the socialists ex-
pressed the belief that new Russia
is striving toward peace
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
DUMA STRONG IN
RUSS PROVINCES
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International News Service
LONDON, March 3O.-That rad
icals among the leaders Of the work
ingman's council in Russia have
threatened to set up a separate gov
eminent was revealed today in a
dispatch from Petrograd in the
Chronicle
Impatient radicals among the
socialists and in the Russian work
ingmen's party are apparently OPP
posed TO the delay in voting for
members of the national assembly.
The Chronicle dispatch in part,
follows:
Now that more news is coming
i'm from the provinces it becomes
evident that the Petrograd council
of wOrkingmens and soldiers depu-
ties has mainly local importance,
and that throughout the country
the authority of the provisional
government and the prestige of the
duma are strong. Persons from
Moscow laugh at the anxiety eX-
pressed here lest the wOrkingmen
council should assume the functions
OF a rival government.
Minister of Finance TereschtenkO.
after announcing that a tax would
be imposed on war profits minated
that an effort would be made by
the provisional government 20 Sc
cure loan in the United States.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
HEAVY GUNS ARE
USED BY ALLIES
Dispatches From Front Tell of
Fury of BombardmentS
on Western Front.
International News Service

international News Service
LONDON, March 3O.-Heavy guns
have been playing the chief part i'm
the lighting between Arras and the
Aisne river during the past "a hours.
There has been infantry fighting
but dispatches from the front today
dwelt upon the fury of the lombard
ments British and French guns
have been drenching the new forti-
fled positions of tine Germans with
a tornado Of steel.
In their joint operations for the
'pOcketing" of ST. Quentin and
Laon both the British and French
have strengthened their positions
although their assaults brought
forth bitter resistance from the Ger
mans all along the line.
Between St. Quentin and Cambria.
where the British captured the vii
lage OF Neuville Bourjonval. the
tenacious resistance cost the Ger
mans heavily When the British
entered the place they found the
road along which the village was
built, chOked with cOrpses of the
Teutons All the buildings had
been wrecked by artillery fire.
Around Croiselles, between Ba-
paume and Cambria. there has been
bloody fighting for the possession of
the high ground in that region The
Teutons were compelled 10 fall
back but they did so behind a cur
tain of drumhre from their batter
les which. together with the thick
mud, hindered pursuit.
The dominating ground around
Croiselles forms one of the defensive
barriers in front of Cambria. I'm
the opinion of military critics. Cam
brai is regarded as one OF the vital
arteries i'm the Teuton system of de-
Tense which accounts for the
strength Of the German stand there
Fighting of major Importance has
extended both north and southeast
ward from the Somme- Oise-Aisne
battle area. In Champagne the
German enterprises were regarded
as diversions but the violent and
long sustained commandments be-
tween Arras and Lens indicating
lighting activities OF the first rank,
may be expected there later.
Lens is 10 miles northeast OF
Arras and SIS miles due southeast OF
Calais.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
Orduna In Port
Reports Finding
of Mine Field
News service.

International News Service:
NEW YORK. March 30.-The
Cunard liner Orduna, three days
overdue from "A British port ar
irving here today. missed destruc-
tion by a mine in the Irish sea by a
narrow margin of 100 yards. Capt
Taylor told today of sighting the
mine when the ship was one dav
out. The mine was dead ahead Of
the ship, which was going at half
speed. Orders for a reversing Of
the engine were given and the ship
stopped within 100 yards of me
floating mine
Capt. Taylor advised the British
admiralty of the discovery of the
mine. and was ordered 10 put in at
Belfast With 2S other vessels. the
Orduna laid two days in Belfast
while mine sweepers picked up more
than 80 mines recently sown.
Five American aviators returning
from European fronts TO enter the
service of the United States. were
passengers on the Orduna. Six
American members of the British
ship Tritonia, sunk by "a submarine
on March /, were also brought home
by the Cunarder
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
GOT NO WARNING
SAY SURVIVORS
Capt. Norberg and 25 Men,
berS of Algonquin Crew
Arrive at New York.
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International News Service:
NEW YORK, March so. - Capt.
A. NOrdberg, and % members Of
Tie crew of the American steamer
Algonquin, sunk by a German sub
marine March Il. arrived here today
on the Cunard liner Orduna.
1t was 6 o'clock in the morning
OF March Il, when German sub
marine was sighted on the port bow
of the Algonquin. Capt Norberg
said. Without giving any warning
the U-boat Immediately opened gun
fire.
The crew of the Algonquin hastily
took to the boats and got away.
with the German gunners continu-
ing TO shell the American vessel.
After 20 shots had been fired, the
commander of the submarine sent
men aboard the Algonquin to place
bombs. The Germans hauled down
the American flag and left the ship
few minutes before she blew up
and sank
Members of the crew i'm small
boats rowed 60 miles 10 land at
Bishop Rock. When they were
within three miles of land they
sighted another German submarine.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
WRECKED
BY FOOD RIOTERS
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International News Service.
CHICAGO. March 80. - Defying
arrest, a mob Of frenzied women to-
day renewed their attacks upon
butcher shops and grocery stores in
the ghetto district as protest
against the high cost of living and
gave battle 10 80 policemen assign
ed TO guard duty in the riot district.
Many of the women were leading
children or carrying babies I'm their
arms They shouted epithets at the
blue coats. scratched, bit and fought
until they were forced 10 abandon
their struggles through sheer ex-
haustiOn.
Today's rioting followed more
serious trouble in the ghetto yes
terday in which wholesale arrests
were made To date So persons.
most Of them women. have been
arrested one detective has been
badly beaten and a number Of pa
irons Of butcher shops and grocery
stores have had narrow escapes
from serious injury at the hands OF
the angry women.
Forty shops, with smashed win
dows. overturned stands. and stocks
ruined by kerosene bore witness to
the activities Of the rioters The
riots are largely in protest against
the high price Of kosher meat. The
shop owners blame the high prices
on the packers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
Warships Report
Subs off Coast

International News Service
NEW YORK, March so. - Con-
Germ was evident i'm shipping circles
here today over reports that allied
warships off the Atlantic coast had
flashed wireless warnings that Ger
man U-boats are lurking in American
waters.
Foreign vessels brought reports
Of the wireless warning from allied
patrol ships. The location of at
least one OF the U-boats was given
in the worning. out is withheld
Reat Admiral Usher. command
ent of the Brooklyn navy yard, to-
day discredited the rumor that two
German submarines had been sight
ed of Montauk point. Investiga-
ton showed. the admiral said. that
the boats sighted were two submar-
inc chasers returning from trial
trips
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
Shots Fired From
Canadian Side
Internat-onaI - serEIce !.

International News Service:
NIAGARA FALLS. y Y. March
30.-NatiOnal guardsmen on sentry
duty here were fired on from the
Canadian side OF the river early
today. No one was hit. The Can
adam military authorities at Nj
agara Falls, ont, were notified and
company Of the 176th battalion
Canadian expeditionary force, sta
toned i'm the neighbOring city
searched the river bank but could
not find any trace Of the person or
persons who fired the shots. Officers
OF the national guard and Of the
Canadian army are cooperating in
making a rigid investigation
Police Chief Welsh OF Niagara
Falls. Ind, said that a number OF
alien enemies including Germans.
Austrians and Bulgarians are regis
tered in that city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
Chancellor in Address Virtual
~ Holds Out Settlement
Honorable to Both
Factions.
COMPROMISE TALK ON
SUB SITUATION HEARD
Statement That if War Comes
the u. S. viii be Re-
SpOnSibIe is RidiCuled
in London.
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BERLIN lvia Sayville wireiossl,
March % delayed The Bussis
revolution was cheered in the reich
stag today.
Germany. IN the carefully selected
and highly significant words OF Dr.
Won Bethman-Holiweg the chancei-
Tor. virtually held out 10 the Rus
sian people the olive branch FOR
peace honorable Go both sides
In words perhaps less enthusiast
tic but no less significant, he 1the
chancellor touched upon the com
ing momentous decision Of me
United States congress as regards a
declaration of war against Germany.
In declaring that Germany does
not want war with TIE United States
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollwes
called attention 10 the fact that Ger
many had once abandoned her SUBJ
marine war in the hope that Eng
land could be induced 20 return &C
the bounds Of international law ano
conduct her blockade in accordance
with international usage, but Ger
many was doomed TO disappoint-
ment
The chancellor's declaration m
this respect. i'm which he told how
the hand Of friendship had been eX-
tended to the United states. has
been interpreted by some as mean
ing that Germany is willing 10 adopt
the same attitude again.
The three subjects which held the
attention of this most important ses-
sion Of the reichstag We're; Russia.
the United States and the demo-
cratization OF Prussia.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
CAFFEY Is MENTIONED
Expected to Land job As Federal
Attorney For New York.
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NEW YORK. March 30.-Francis
Gordon Caffey. solicitor of the de-
partment Of agriculture. Will be
named as federal attorney for the
district Of New York on April "a.
il became known here today. He
will succeed H. Snowden Marshall.
and is said TO have the endorsement
of Atty Gen. Gregory and Col +.
NJ House. Pres't Wilson's closest
adviser
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
BUYS SUBMARINE NETS
Contract For One Hundred Are Let
by Government
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International News Service
WASHINGTON. March 3O.-Uncle
Sam today began buying nets with
which 10 catch submarines. A con-
tract for 100 was awarded the
American Steel and Wire Co. Of
Philadelphia, by the navy depart
ment The nets will be 1900 feet
long. so feet wide. made of steel
ropes and having 12-foOt meshes.
each one will cost $1.SS1 The
company promises 70 begin deliv-
cry in three weeks. delivering 10
every week.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
REBELS SURRENDER.

International News Service.
HAVANA. March 30.-Last REM
nauts Of the rebel band Of Rigoberto
Fernsnde in the province Of
Oriente today gave themselves up 10
Col. Narona at Guantanamo. Nearly
500 soldiers and lighting civilians
surrendered.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
NEEDS MORE SOLDIERS
New Military Bill is Passed by House
of Commons.

International News Service:
LONDON. March so. - England
needs more soldiers. Even the vast
levies raised by CONSUMPTION and the
great armies collected in the over
seas dominions are not enough.
The new military bill providing
for the re-examination Of men
previously rejected as unfit for mil
itary service which passed second
reading i'm commons last night will
provide 100000 more soldiers, il
was estimated today. These men, it
was said. will he available within
the next three months.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
C0NSULS REACH ZURICH
VIII Proceed 10 Their New Posts i'm
Turkey.
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International News Service
WASHINGTON. March 30.-The
arrival at Zurich. Switzerland OF
three American consular officials
whose detention I'm Germany was
the cause Of concern 70 the state
department was reported today by
Minister Stovall i'm a cableSram
from Berne. They are Consul Dana,
Vice Consul Wallace and Vice Con-
sui Brown Consul Wood was ex-
pected momentarily the cable said.
All Of these officials have been
assigned 10 posts in Turkey and IT
is understood they viii proceed 20
that country at once
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
MARSHALL Ill.
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international News Service.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March 30.
Much against his wish, Vice Pres't
Thomas r. Marshall submitted 70
the order OF his physician 10 remain
in bed today. He expects 10 leave
for Washington late tomorrow or
sunday and hopes 10 leave his Sc
we're cold behind
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
FAVOR TRAINING.
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International News Service
BOSTON. Mass. March 30.-The
house of representatives today unan-
imously and without a dissenting
word passed a resolution in favor Of
universal military training. The
senate has passed the bill.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
GRANT RATE INCREASE
Railroads i'm state To Charge More
on Coal Freight.

INDIANAPOLIS. March 3o-The
public service com mission TODAY
granted the railroads an increase or
FIVE cents ton on freight charges
on all coal hauled in interstate bus
isness. The commissions action fol
lew that OF the interstate commerce
commission in granting this increase
in coal hauled In Interstate buiness.
have been detE~oned n they had
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
WELCOME AMBASSADOR.

InternauOnaI NeNS SefNlCe.
LAREDO. Texas, March 30.-Ig-
naciO Bonillas, new Mexican ambas-
sador 10 Washington. was welcomed
20 the United States by United
States consular and army officials
upon his arrival here today and
was rendered a reception at Fort
Mcintosh. He left for Washington IN
a special ear at noon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
JUDGE REDMOND DIES.
InternatlonaI NeWs SeFvice:

International News Service:
LEAVENWORTH. Kas March
3O.-Judge Eli Redmond Of Terre
Haute. Ind, who was serving a term
in the federal prison here followins
his conviction in the Terre Haute
election fraud cases, died this morn
ing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30

WORLD ISN'T ALL
CIGARETS AND RAG
TIME SAYS G.. ABE.

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NEW YORK. March 80. -
George AIDE wants someone TO
convince American youths that
1.-THE world isn't ali ragtime and
cigarets" and that universal
training j. "a necessity.
Addressing the Nigilantes, a
society of artists and writer's.
AIDE said:
sometimes I think that the
mothers who didn't raise their
boys to be a soldier raised him
To be vaudeville performer.
They are too old To spank. but
we can line them mp and con-
vince them that the world i not
all ragtime and cigarets. We
must teach them the eternal law
of compensation he who
takes must also give
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
WILL SELECT CABINET
Task Is Assigned TO Carl j. :.
Swartz by Sweden King

International News Service.
LONDON. March 3O.-Carl J. G.
Swartz. former Swedish minister OF
finance, has been asked by King
Adolphus 10 form a new cabinet for
Sweden, succeeding the Hammarsk-
iold ministry says a dispatch from
Stockholm today
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
ADMIT RETIREMENT.

TnfoTnaTIOU0I News service.
BERLIN. (Nia Sayville wireless)
March 3O.-Another German retire
ment east OF Peronne was admitted
by the German war Office today.
The retreat was carried out along
the PerOnne-Fins road after an en-
gagement between the Germans and
superior forces of British. The
Germans gave up their positions on
the RuyalcOurt -Sorel line
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
WOMAN is NOT GUILTY
Mr.. smith. Who Killed Her Hus-
band IL Acquitted

DENVER. Colo. March 30.-Mrs.
Stella Moore Smith. wealthy Denver
woman. was this afternoon found
not guilty or the murder Of her hus-
band. John Lawrence Smith. her
former chauffeur. whom she shot In
her bedroom. The jury was out only
Is minutes Mrs. Smiths defense
was that her husband had brutaliy
attacked her after mistreating her
daughter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
LATEST IN THE NEWS WORLD

guard units TO aid in policing public
works and bridges:
New YOrk-FOrty-se seventh and
25rd infantry regiments, and squar-
ron a, cavalry.
Georgia-Batery 4, Of the field
artillery.