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The herald., 1917-08-16
Sweater" Bags for Many Uses.

1t is lined with light blue sateen-
blue being its dominant color note. A
casing is machine sewed in along the
top leaving n narrow standing ruffle
and small brass rod Is run in the
casing on both sides of the bag. Mar
row old gold braid is sewed along
the rod at the foot of the ruffle, han
dies are made by covering small rope
with old gold satin and sewing the old
gold braid over them. The bag is
caught up at each side of the bottom
with small gold tassels.
But the prettiest touch of all lies in
the Satin-cOvered little apples in rose,
old gold and sapphire blue posed at
each side of the top on leaves made of
old gold braid. Gold cord and a bit of
fraycd-Out gold braid for the eye, fur
Their enrich these decorative touches.
The bag is 1914 inches wide when
finished and about IA inches deep. 1t
is beautiful when developed in black
satin and may be made a little
smaller,
The herald., 1917-08-16
FOUGHT DUEL WITH KNIVES
Room and Battle Until One of
Them is Killed.

New YOrk.-Armed with long
knives, two Italians locked themselves
in a room in New York city and fought
a duel Ia the death. Matthew'S Cas-
SELF, tailor. lost. After an hours
combat he sank to the floor with his
throat cut from ear to ear and HE
heart pierced. Thomas ]. AbruzzO. an
other tailor, won, hut he was despcr-
ately wounded and is in hospital. He
is charged with murder.
The duel was the sequel to muir
der in Boston. in which Louis Cas-
selli, first cousin TO the man slain in
the duel, was stabbed to death. Louis
Casselli had Occused AbruzzO of "hOld-
Ing out" more than his share of sum
of money alleged to have been collect
ed by hOldup methods, and In the fight
Casselli was slain. II was to avenge
his Cousins death that Matthews Cas-
SELL challenged AbruzzO to fight.
The herald., 1917-08-16
RemodeIed FroCkS for School Wear.

nuity and changing an old dress into
new one.
FOrerunners of fall styles are al.
ready here and simplicity is the order
of the day In them. Skirts are narrow
err most of them hang straight and are
laid In side or narrow box plaitS.
Groups of tucks on gathered skirts, as
Il border above the hem and pockets ut
the sides continue fayOrites in misses
wooden dresses. Plain, quiet ColOrs
and rather large checks in two colorS,
are shown In suits and in frOcks. Belts
of the material are wide and loose and
the latest novelty, shown on Il blue
gaberdine frOck, Is studded with jet
caIochOuS Joined with long jet beads
or bugles. Chain stitching reappears
in the effects of machine stitching and
embroidery, sometimes in self-color
and, especially on frocks in contrasting
colors. Collars, cuffs and belts of
black satin on dark wooden frOcks or
In plaid wOOlenS, as shown In the pic
ture, help out in remakinG dresses.
The herald., 1917-08-16
ALASKA STIRRED
BY WITCH Terror
Indians Are Circulating WHO
Stories of Mysterious Hap
penlngS.
BLIND MAN is WITCH
Daughter Tells Of Flying by Night ana
Peering Into GraVes-FederaI
Authorities Forced to Take
Matter Up.

Juneau. Ala>ka.-Witchcratt mas
come back t. Alaska. The Indians are
circulating tales of mysterious happen
ings. II has reached Jh" point Wh'r"
the United States government has been
forced To- tak" official reco"nlzauce 81
the witch terror. In the district court
here !. A. Smi>rr. federal attorney
has questioned many witnesses.
\ complaint of IA" practice 81
witchcrart among the natives OF Kills
moo was made some tim" ago To W. q.
Rratrir. superintendent of natlN"
schools FOR Alaska. An Investigation
in the Killi>noo village led Superlh-
tcndpuj Bcattic Ia bring number az
the tribe To Juneau for examination D.!
District Attorney Smi>cr. with the re-
suit the witch was found. but no law
could be found on which tn base com
plalnt against him.
Blind Man Claims Honor.
From the testimony Of the witnesses
examined before the district attorney.
the story of the witchery ccntcrS
around blind man. his tifteen-year-old
daughter and her grandmother. For
several months The blind man has been
announcing himself rs Il witch, and has
cluimcd responsibility for practically
all the deaths that have occurred in
the village of Killisn"o Tor the past
five years.
According To the story of the little
ualivr girl. Mary Moses. or Klan-tosh
as her Indian name is. the first time
she knew thar her father was a witch
was one night long time ago when
she was awakened in her sleep ana felt
cold. She called her father and asked
him for more covers. which he brought
and while covering her over. she says
The herald., 1917-08-16

Thrift and patriotism walk hand in
hand these days when we must all
economic in the use of things that are
scarce and needed by the government.
Now is the time To make use Of all
leftover wooden garments, instead of
buying new ones, and it is something
worse than poor taste to throw away
wooden dresses that are good. but out
of date. They are to be remodeled or
made over for the schoOlchidren or
given to someone who can use them.
For wool is needed by the army and
that must be considered before every
thing else.
The plain one-piece frOck. or the sep
,aratc skirt with silk blouse made for
school girls about due to engage the
attention of mothers everywhere. This
way opportunity lies for making use
of all the substantial wooden dresses
that have Outlasted the styles, but not
their usefulness. There is great
satisfaction in exercising ones inge-
The herald., 1917-08-16

"SiStCr Sue is sewing shirts for sol
or pajamaS. or sheets and pillOwcaSeS,
or something else, she is out of the
running in society. She may be knit
ting soX or eye bandages or scarfs or
sweaters, instead of sewing, but she
must he doing something-her patriot
ism must have an outward and visible
sign of some sort or she will find her
lself loueSome-all her sister women
hire making themselves useful.
Sister Sue saIlieS forth with bag
of some kind, IN which she carries her
knitting and sewing. and many other
things. The bag, originally designed
INFO service for many other purposes,
and, now that movement is afoot for
carrying home ones small parcels, ac-
cumulated on the shopping tour, the
sweater bag is the almost constant
companion of the up-tO-date women of
today. II is pretty to start with,
rather easy to make, of more or less
rich and always wholly attractive ma
terial; il is thing of beauty and jog
for the duration Of the war at least.
The sweater bag may be made OF
cretonne. satin, Silk, sateen, wide rib.
bons, japanese silks, or any material
which is decorative. Avery pretty
bag is pictured here, made of Gre
tonne having a white ground and a
floral pattern in green, dull purple,
light brown and black, spread over 1t.
The herald., 1917-08-16
Oynamited a Dye and Chemical Plant.

troop trains Mt London and do other
damage.
FEDERAL Officers a0i dctestiveS who
had installed I,jdgraph in hotel
room where lie WAS conSpiring with Il
government secret service agent from
Memphis, heard him assure the agent
that. being Il deacon in church and
having boosted the sale of Liberty Loan
bonds in his community. he, Clark,
would never be suspected of wrhgdO-
Ing.
Counsel f." Char, md relatives and
friends say he was never near the
KingSpOrt plant and is suffering from
insanity.
Officers charge he once attempted
to blow up the Johns Hopkins hospital
at Balti'H"r".
The secret service agent says Clark
declared ne had confederate in the
KlngspOrt plant and. with the knOwl-
edge supplied By the explosives COM
pany, could install his bombs In the
plant, lay wires out safe distance
from the confederate, and. upon sig
nal from the pal, which he would
catch with pair of spyglasSeS, touch
a button and blow up the works. The
government agent had won the conf
dence of Clark and enticed him into
the trap at the hotel.
The herald., 1917-08-16
All Wrapped Up in a Girdle.

The girdle has evolved itself into n
quite aggreSsively decorative adjunct.
Its latest development IS to begin by
being passed round the neck and then
descend TO the front of the waist,
where II Is caught into buckle. Then
the ends. still being too long, are
looped artistically at one side until
they Just reach the hem of the skirt,
where they are weighted by punches
of pompOms made of closely clipped
wool.
al you have to do to bring a last
The herald., 1917-08-16
MUST GIVE PIG DAILY BATH
Man Can Keep Animal in
City Limits.

Portland. Ore.-GeOrge Green Of this
rity must battle his p" every day. The
city council has granted him permits
sion TO keep his pig within the city
limits if he will give the young pOrker
IL daily bath and keep II perfectly clean.
Green promised to wash and scrub his
pig daily, 50 that he may nave pork
for his family this fall.
The herald., 1917-08-16
Just for a Chance.

If We're writing play in which II
wealthy married cnupl" had III" prin-
cil.al roe do you know what | would
do:"
"What:"
Il would have them refer To their
courtShip in Pctrograd, Constantine
pie ~ BucharcSr.'
But what's the id"a:"
"Oh. Just go get away from Venice,
FieSolr and Monte Carlo. where two
thirds of the married people on the
sN,gr seem To have met each other"
The herald., 1917-08-16

he told her for The first time that he
WaS Il witch and that he wanted her
To learn to be one too, in order that
She might carry on his work when he
died
In order that she might learn the
secrets of the practice she said her
father told her she must visit with him
an old graveyard across the bay. Mary
stated her father told her tn take hold
of his foot and in Il moment they "Ilcw"
across the channel Ia the cemetery.
While there She said they were able 10
hook through the earth down into the
graves, and could soc the bodies in
them. After wandering about the
graves for Il time her father trans
formed himself into white duck and
on his back she says she rode back
across the channel. Mary told the dis
trict attorney that that night she
learned many things about witchcraft.
Fears for Grandmother.
The girls story was told with
StraightforwardneSs and without con-
tradiction. and the reason she said she
wanted something done with her father
was because She feared he would kill
her grandmother with witchery. The
child'S mother is dead and she is ap-
parently very fond of her grandmother.
and is evidently sincere in her fear Of
her fathers power.
The only charges against her father
are based upon the firm belief that he
IS Il witch, and in that connection he is
accused of being responsible for every
thing in the way of misfortune which
has happened in the KilliSnoo Indian
/ village. In the eyes of the law, Mr..
! SmiSer says. ii does look a little like
| hypnotism. but nothing tangible has Oc.
Cured which can be reached by law.
The herald., 1917-08-16
Grabbed Disposition.

"Now. this is n snappy suit" said
the glib salesman.
See here, young man." answered
the grouchy customer. That word
'snappy,' when applied TO clothes Is
my pet abOminatiOn. I don't want n
snappy suit. II you show me another
I'll get snappy myself"
The herald., 1917-08-16
A Remarkable DeXelopment.

"My husband is better to me now
han he was even before we were mar
ried."
changed him so?'
mo, l have changed him; he is &C.
tUally afraid to be otherwise"
The herald., 1917-08-16

mountains on the Pacific slope gen
orally are barren. and only valuable
for their mineral resources. These are
great. ami are growing in devclopm Mt
and proGErIion; the immensely Valua-
bic Cerro de P&Sc0 copper mines i've
Ing the premier mining enterprise IN
Peru.
Beautiful Town of Lima.
Lima is an attractive town, but with
the mellow attraction Of the past,
rather than present and future inter-
est. attaching to the other large Capi-
tails of this continent. She claims 15O,-
600 inhabitants, and may have 125,OO.
The stores are numerous and of a
very good average type; the streets
nre pretty we'll paved, and there Is a
trolley service about equal Ia that Of
the United railways in San Francisco
I'm modcrnity and cleanliness on the
cars.
The buildings of the city are in both
the Spanish colonial and recent Span
!sh tyne and are pleasing in character
and in architectural variety. The cathe-
dral is really fine, and the interior (too
dark to photograph welD is imposing
and impressive.
The herald., 1917-08-16

THE west coast countries "t
America present much M" Same
physical appearance. The val
~ ley OF the Rio Riuac. in which
Lima lies. some eight or Ten miles FROM
its seaport. Callao. is a pretty and we'll
titled small section of southern Caliiur-
mia farming country. set in frame Of
dry Peruvian mountain slopes. says q
correspondent of the Los Angeles
Times.
The only strange note visible in The
scene is the heavy adobe wall which
bounds all the fields even to the very
small ones. custom which must b."
an Inheritance from the old meas, who
filed the Peruvian highlands with such
works.
Spcaking Of dry Peruvian mountains,
the whole coast Of South America,
from the northern boundary of Peru,
s degrees south latitude, To CoqumbO,
Chile. 80 degrees south latitude ca dis
tancc equal to the combined coast lines
Of California. Oregon. Washington and
British Columbia, up to Juneau,
Alaska) * Il desert strip, reaching in
land for - 70 ~ or 100 miles.
This truly wonderful phenomenon is
explained by the action Of the Hum
boldt current. cold stream beginning
in the Antarctic ocean, and flowing
northward along the coast. The eff
feet produced is that the land is warm
! or than the water. and therefore. rain
seldom falls on any part Of this region,
and in part It is said to be practically
/ unknown.
! On the crest of the Andes. enough
rain and snow is precipitated to fur
nish well-watered valley-foors on the
western slope. which are generally fer
! tile and well-tilled.
The eastern slope Of the Andes, on
| the contrary. receives abundant rain.
fall. and is clothed with heavy forests
These Andean canOn-valleys In Peru
produce valuable crops of sugar cane
and varied food products, but the
The herald., 1917-08-16
Use Of Lemons IN !: y

Lemons plentifuly. .1s1. .
useJ will prevent NAM h n
typhoid, it is said :, P 1epSrs :
Ev the timely use Of i, l'i MT b.
+. the juice beneficial ~
We'll. foreIsSs
In England every i y DID,
is required by law .,1rnbs
sonpIies a sufficient D' ~,r "
s so That every seaman an D 4 If'Os'
daily iy.', diet an allowance a Sarips !
days at sea, this $50 to p.spoa ]
The herald., 1917-08-16

vator or lift may be re '..,, ! ,
who describes q nO.s '" 40
which was invented D 49,
This elevator Of the -, y.
B. C.. was worked BY r0 g,,s \
colled upon a winding Nv. ~, Il
stan and levers. The be. ' n.ss
fers TO another similar I, ~ : .
was made to rotate :,
walked inside the eap. ..rI D
primitive elevator IS ' >. 3
lift passengers and .. Ias'I 4,
first to the second s'O''
on Mount Sinai.
The herald., 1917-08-16

Africa has historic inleTes :.
was fought a desperate Oalu. ~ Z
the Peruvian defenders o. u
and the attacking Chilean l0''''
war of 1S79-S0.
The town lies in a little de'o'I
lust beneath a high, predpI'. '.
land. or MORO tas such heISD y,
WAYS known in Spanish "
which is crowned by q pO'e'
ern fertilization.
The air in africa is cO0' '.
lovely. and we here saw p = I,
rs we did in Lima, and 70 y
Chilean coast ports. Alla rtI
railroad port for the in'Au 80. !.
try, but Is not Otllei ~, srC
as a strategic nis!t2ry post w. J
Iquique. the next port !
opd. and until quite lai osl,. :.
frs, nitrate port Of oa =,
spraying town, about ,1 ,s' s !,
lao. but cleaner and n DOT !, I'd q
II lies In an open stretch y -, |
ar ,'t closely walled IN j, ;, !. - \
tains. some 1000 to 2''vO y, 3
which which are surmounte !! , slln !
by the nitrate railroads INV
sYitchbacks.
The herald., 1917-08-16

years frock up TO date is to get
girdle good many yards too long and
proceed to loop 1t about your person
in any way that pleaseS you. The SIM
plest black dancing frock might be
given a new air Of chic by few yards
Of gold or silver galoOn ribbon en-
twined in this manner.
The herald., 1917-08-16
WIFE-BEATER THRICE
"DUCKED" IN RIVER

Kansas City, Kan.-GeOrge
Martin was sentenced to 100
days in the wOrkhouse for beat
ing his wife and the patrOlmen
who took him there were in
structed TO stop at the Kaw riv-
er and duck Martin under the
water three times.
Martin, your spirits are too
fiery" Judge HerrOd comment
ed. They need quenching."
The herald., 1917-08-16
Capes In Two Parts.

The summer wraps which are con-
sidered very smart are divided into
two parts, one checked, one plain.
Even If the top part of the cape is
not checked, 1t is covered with a de-
sign of some sort.
The herald., 1917-08-16
Town Cats Must Wear Collars.

Lakewood, O.-Cats are being regis.
tered here. Soon all must wear license
tags. collars and there is to be a bell
on each one, ard the owners must pay
the city 30 cents.
The herald., 1917-08-16
Down on EN-.

Katharine-What 30 You think OF
doctors -cneraliyE
Kidder-Wch, | have come 10 the
conclusion that there are Il great many
quacks outside of the duck trust.
The herald., 1917-08-16
Thief Even Carried NH Notcbdoc

Milwaukee.-The watchdog of John
Stefaniak fell asleep and was stolen.
With the animal We're purloined %
pigeons and two pigs from the barn.
The herald., 1917-08-16

A woman is the inventor of a sui,
case made in three parts and with
legs that unfold to support it when 1t
Ia opened so it can be used as dress
Ing table.
The herald., 1917-08-16
Didn't Count.

First Fair AutoiSt-pid you have to
pay any damages To that man you ran
over?
Second Fair AutoiSt-NO. Fortunate
ly he was my husband.
The herald., 1917-08-16
Proof Positive.

"ThCoriStS are fools"
SIS that your theory
eyes"
Then we viii let il 90 ut that"
The herald., 1917-08-16
A Clear Case.

Great Scott! What ail> that auto
mobile? See how those wheels wob-
Bile"
Looks To np like clear case of
nutO-intOXicatiOa"
The herald., 1917-08-16
Between Studio Pals.

Artist-Well, what do you think of
the idea?
Critic-It'S not half as bad as it's
painted.
The herald., 1917-08-16
Bumped.

Fatlcich-Look out where you're 60
Ing. Can't you see the length 49, your
nose?
NeerSite-I could if was crOsS-cyCd
like you.
The herald., 1917-08-16
Morose Summary.

And when the fshin' trip is done,
The fish amt much 10 eat.
He's mostly made o; skeleton
And mighty little meat
The herald., 1917-08-16
No, Thank You.

Shc-WOn't you have Il cup Of tea,
Mr. ROunder?
Mr.. ROunder-I'm afraid il wouldn't
mix with what I've had.
The herald., 1917-08-16
On the Road.

Fist Actor-Sir. when l played In
that town the people dropped their
work.
SECOND Act6r-And formed a posse,
Ell?
The herald., 1917-08-16
Smoke Nuisance.

Visiting Plumber-Cleanlincs my
friend, is next to goodness.
Native-In this town It's next 10 i'm
possible.
The herald., 1917-08-16
An Ancient LIT.

The earliest mention of device In
any way resembling the modern ele-
The herald., 1917-08-16

itw"'> charm consists i, 70. i.
~hHn"r". and glazed bslco.t, r''
second stories, oyerhaagIp g-, a.
heavily decorated with cur;~.
carvings, on shutters and y
frames alike. There are m-. j
lh'"'ic antiquity which ara me-
'~,ins-and nearly every bo-s j
pr"tcnSionS has these bslcc,.., !.
outer walls, while the hons. ~
hWI' around the usual patio. M
tel Maury, where | stoyp5 -
Lima, had both.
The SeacoaSt towns are AZ ~.
date as fur as the better brpt,
them give evidence. CaIlao (, !
a big dirty "Sonoratown' Of ,s-
GEO 10 10000 population and =
more as regards beauty, ba,hkI
FIRST seaport, nevertheless, viii
stone hreakwater and artificial \.
now tending to grow Obsolete n,
IF shallow depth, for mOden
. vessels.
Barren MolIendo
MOllendo, Peru, resembles
Prieto. Sonora, and is one o, A,
ports for Bolivia and inner Pr
IS set high on a rocky cliff, Oyg.,.
boiling breakers, and Is surrOVr.
uncOmpromiSing desert; about d
attractive "A place as can be inn
/ Nothing of interest there save 4.
belleyable swarms Of sea dun
small fish.
| never saw so many duch \
whole life rs | saw the aftsns
sailed from MOllendO for Ara
A modest estimate would allsv
TO $1,000 In one flock We I
through; they had so gOfgd
selves on the fish that Il WIS I
impossible for them to rise w
water rs the steamer drew ng
while standing on the bow | d
saw adult birds bumped and tlSE
one side by the cutwater Of The I
before they could get well 10 Cid
was a very strange sight 10 sTGl
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-24
Announcements

Sunday services and preaching, at
Westminster Presbyterian church
viii be conducted ~ a,visiting min
lister who is a candtat for the pull
pit
The Circle of Service of the First
Baptist church will meet with Mrs.
j. II. Genovely, III ). Notre Dame
av., March %, instead of March %
as previously announced.
Mrs. Anna Archer Mrs. Mary Vim
son. Mrs. Ida Mayer, Mrs. Emma
Sausman and Mrs. Maud Swintz will
be hostesses at a meeting of the o..
r. :. auxiliary Monday afternoon in
the Masonic club rooms.
The north section of the Woman's
league Of the First n f. church will
meet Tuesday Afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Mary V. Laughton, sos w.
Navarro st. Assistant hostesses for
the afternoon will be the Mesdames
c. y. Pollock. Frank Slower. a. G..
Rumpf. Lucian Snyder p. r. Bon
Durant. g. d. Britton. Harry Rod
erick. Melvina Beall \. 2. Kelb and
Miss Maud Hoke.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-24
CANADA SEEKS WORKERS
Appeal For Help il Received at
Free Employment Agency.

Canadian farmers 800 miles
away. near Simpton. Alb. are APP
pealing 10 the South Bend branch Of
the Indiana free employment bureau
for farm hands. The enlistment of
Canadian young men have left the
farmers without help and it is al
most impossible to secure labor.
Agents Of the Canadian govern
ment are now at Indianapolis con-
ferring with state Staustician Henry
A. Roberts, who is expected TO urge
cooperation OF Indiana employment
agencies within a few days. The
agents will arrive in South Bend In
few days TO discuss matters with
Supt Alex Langel OF the local
branch.
A call for % farm hands has
been placed by a symptom farmer
whose farm is seven miles from that
place. Wages Of $50 month to-
gether with board and room are Of
fered. Railway fare may be pro
vided
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-24
GETS SUSPENDED FINE
Man Promises to support His Wife
i'm the Future.

At the request of Miss Helen Ban
azynski, the principal prosecuting
witness against her husband. Valen-
tine Banazynski, Judge Hammer
schmidt showed leniency and sus-
pended the fine of % and costs that
has been assessed following the en-
trance of a plea of guilty in city
court Saturday morning. Banazyn-
ski promised to be good and TO sup
port his wife and treat her as man
should. He also promised 10 report
weekly 10 the probation officer as is
required, for the next 60 days.
A similar fine, not suspended, was
given II. Klososki, whose case for
the assault and battery of Peter
Krych of 1907 Sample St, was heard
on Thursday. Bond of $500 was
demanded by the court for an appeal
to the circuit court.
Six Negroes were held by the court
on bonds of $25 each for APPEAR
ance next Monday in answer TO
charges of vagrancy. The men are:
Roy Christoph William Young, Otis
Winstett, Tom Mccarthy, Isadore
Horton and Charles POid.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-24
CREDIT OF BILLION
FOR ALLIES URGED
Thomas w. Lamont Says Banking
System is Prepared TO
Care For War.
International News Service:

International News Service:
CHICAGO. March 24.-Credit of
81. 900, 100000 or more for the use
of the allies is urged by Thomas W.
Lamont of ]. p. Morgan and com
pany, who is in Chicago on business.
I'm the last three England,
France, Russia and their possessions
have purchased goods valued at ST.
100000 and in that same period
we have granted to those countries
credit of less than $4,000, 600, OOO,"
said Mr.. Lamont. These figures
would more than warrant credit up
on an ever-increasing scale even if
the entente nations had not been
fighting our battles for us. Now
that we are about to cast our lot
with them America can help to bring
about a speedy and definite ending
of the war by granting the allies
sufficient credit to enable them to
push their military operations with
vigor and success.
Our new banking system is in
position TO take care of anything
that war may require If the treas
ury department should decide to
morrow to issue a government obi
cation for a billion dollars the
money would be ready for it before
it was ready 20 receive it,"