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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02

Since the beginning of the the United States
has received from Europe $1.OOO.OOOOOO in gold.
the just ending the railroads the United States
have made s1.OOO.OOOoOO profits It would be in
terestng to the connection between these two
facts
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02
Incomplete Returns.

1t is estimated that $4,000 was
paid caddies on three golf courses in
a year. Which must be about per
cent of the money spent on the nine
teenth holes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02
"Chicago has the apathy of a cow. II

Chicago has the apathy of a cow II has emotions
effective emotions Chicago Tribune
In other words, of expresidents once said
of another IF ex-presidents. Chicago WELL
but means we'll feeby" Which is something we never
expected hear said of the city whose motto is Il
Will"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02
Why He Won't Fight.

Maybe Jess Willard thinks that by
this time he is strong enough to de-
mand an indemnity from the man he
ticks.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02
THE MELTING POT
"Come Take Pot Luck With Us"
UNIFORM COURTESY


BE faithful
what the rule-boOk issued by the
"A gentle smile pleasant nod. a The
VIII rair line"
"POliteness 5 oil
But when the operation of a swift train
The railroad for whose apply
Declares the as mostly If your
W!.h and frigid courtesy you may
And see if sustains biased point o
you hundred dollars
We hate TO the whereto We nd
Your toe only a peck
It's more than could offer and
5 an
Hey porter! Come and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02
Too Much of a lob.

The president may succeed in paci-
flying England and Germany but not
the New York Tribune
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02

According TO Won Kissing. German governor Of Bel
gum. the Begians are joining the /. w. w by whole
sale and iii only for enslavement in GERMANY
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02
The LUXURY of keeping i'm Health

We are told by an eminent author
ity that choppiEg wood is better ex-
ercise than dancing. but with wood
at SIT a cord the average man and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02
Good as Gold.

Up to date Mr.. Wilson'S note has
not been protested
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02

With our own eyes eighteen different boy
colts against the high cost of living on Christ
day. And We helped bust one of them from so Ip
TO walnutS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02

Republican old guard of New York is organizing to
keep the 1920 nomination from ANY west of the
Mississippi" They must be cunning for Hiram 5ohn-
son.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02

The small boy is becoming rapid
Iy one OF the most priced labor as
sets i'm Italy. There is a small boy
famine in all business offices. and
the wages OF the boy from y 10 Is
years have increased from board
and lodging and 50 OF So a month TO
Si6 to S20
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02

Roumhnias main army has escaped the German nut
crackers These nu-crackers don't seem able to close
on anything save empty shells.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02
ILLUSIONS.
(By James j. Montague

woman will be forced to continue
their exercise in the cabarets.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02

Great Britain's New Policy.
Let George do it,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02

THE NEWS-TIMES PRINTING COMPANY
office. 210 vs.. Colfax Az
Bell Phone 2lo0.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

rev persons can be sick who use
Green's August Flower. 1t has been
used for all ailments that are caused
by disordered stomach and inactive
liver such as sick headache, constipa-
tion. sour stomach. nervous indipcs
non, fermentation Of food, palpitation
or the heart from gases created in
the stomach, pains In the stomach, and
many other organic disturbances.
August Flower is gentle laxative.
regulates digestion, both in the stom-
arh and intestincs cleans and sweet
ems the stomach and whole alimentary
canal. and stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Try IT. Two doses will relieve
you. Used for fifty years in every
town and hamlet in the United States
and In all civilized countrics.-Adv.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
PRESIDENT HAS AUTHORITY
TO RAISE ARMY OF 100000.
Senator Chambcrlin Says This Power
Is Already the Presidapt,c

Senator Chambcrlin Says This Power
Is Already the Presidents.
Neutrality-suspicious. to forward fur.
ther preparedness measures for the
army began to assume definite form.
How an increased army force NAV
De promptly secured for the present
emergency as well as universal train.
ing as a national policy, were discuss.
ed by President Wilson with Senator
Chamberlain, Of Oregon, chairman of
the Senate Military Committee. AT
the same time, Secretary Baker ana
Administration leader in Congress
considered legislation needed immed-
lately for the military establishment.
Senator Chamberlain told the Presi.
dent that he believed the Executive
now has authority, without further
action by Congress- to raise at once
an army Of more than 100000 men
by increasing the regular army to war
strength and calling out all of the
National Guard at wor strength with
cooperation from state executives.
There was no intimation that the
President was considering such step
Immediately, but the whole field of
measures necessary to secure larger
force was discussed.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
FORTY AMERICANS BEING
HELD PRISONER IN GERMANY

Copenhagen. via London. More
than 40 Americans were among the
prisoners taken to Germany by the
German commerce raider Moewe, ac-
cording to Jack Benson. an American
seaman. who has arrived here. The
Americans, he says. are held as prison.
ers Of war in Germany.
Benson. who for time was a fellow
prisoner OF the men held in Germany.
says that nearly all OF the 40 men were
horsemen aboard the horse transport
Esceraldas, which was sunk by tho
Moe"e. The only exception whom
Benson was able to mention was an
American named Smith, who was
aboard the British armed merchant.
man Brecknockshire.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
RIOT BREAKS UP PEACE
MEETING IN BALTIMORE.
Waving Flags, Crowd Breaks Into
Hall During Meetnq.-Many
Flohts


BaltimOre-A mass.meetinr hol,,
here under the auspices OF the Amcri.
can League Against Militarism. ended
IN riot A counter-demonstrati ion
was organized on the pavement of the
Academy of Music. in which DR.. David
Starr Jordan was speaking. Finally
the crowd took the matter into its own
hands and, led by some mlitiamen
broke into the theater and marched
down the aisles. waving large Am,
erican flag.
There was an audience Of about
1000 inside, and about that numbeS
tried to enter Several fights started
The police department had sounded a
riot call and police from every sec
tion Of the city soon arrived. Ejec.
tions started. the lights were dimmed
and the meeting broke up just as
Doctor Jordan was reaching an impas-
stoned climax in his address.
Men socially prominent led the
throng OF 1000 College professors
students. bankers and lawyers were
there. Carter G. Osburn. Jr.. bank
err, was at the head waving flag. A
policeman clubbed him into uncon-
seriousness and crowd which saw the
flag disappear from his hand, leaped
forward. swept the police aside and
got into the theater.
Twenty men were dubbed and four
OF them were taken to a hospital. A
dozen others were arrested
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
HOUSTON ISSUES AN APPEAL
ASKS AMERICAN FARMERS TO
JOIN IN AGRICULTURAL
PREPAREDNESS
Both For Econmic and Patriotic Rea.
sons the American Farmer Should
Strive For Efficiency in Production
and Conservation.

Washington. farmers of Am
erica were appealed to by Secretary
iouston to join in agricultural prep
aredness measures so that the coun-
Try may not be handicapped by food
shortage In it's efforts to meet the in.
ternational crisis. Elimination Of
waste, conservation of surplus and at
taihment Of maximum crop returns
were, outlined as imperative steps for
strengthening agricultural resources.
Both for economic and patriotic
reasons the Secretary said in for
mai statement, "the American farmer
should strive this year for the highest
standard Of efficiency in the produc-
ton and conservation Of food
Under the conditions in which this
country now finds itself, it is import.
ant that everything practicable be
done to increase the efficiency of agri-
cultural activities during the coming
season. 1t is desirable that through
out the country farmers confer among
themselves on matters affecting the
production Of needed crops and thew
consult freely with county agents,
state agricultural colleges and the
Department Of Agriculture"
The Secretary's appeal was part OF
the campaign undertaken by the De.
partment Of agriculture to mobilize
the country's agricultural resources.
1t urged particularly that proper at
tention be given to the selection and
safeguarding Of seed for planting the
preparation Of the land and the care
of the crop.
Under existing conditions" he said.
every precaution should be taken on
to reduce production wastes by test.
Ing seed sufficiently in advance to in.
sure against the planting of dead seed:
(2) to treat disinfecting dips all seed
subjected. such as the smuts of wheat
coats barley and rye. the losses from
which are estimated conservatively at
s50000.000 to $6o.OO0,OOO in the aver.
age year; (3) to prepare especially
thoroughly for planting these vitally
important cereal crops and to care
for them as may be necessary during
the season"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
PREPARING MIGHTY
EFFORT TO WIN WAR
GERMANY is GATHERING TO THE
CoIoRS EVERY AVAILABLE
MAN.
SUPREME TEST THIS YEAR
Field Marshall Won Hindenburo Con.
slders 1t BY No Means impossible
to Attain Victory During 1917.

COpenhagen.-Germ according
TO information reaching here from
Berlin, now is gathering to the colors
every available man for supreme
military effort to bring the war to a
victorious conclusion in this years
campaign, goal which Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg and his advisers con.
slder by no means impossible of at.
tainment.
without altering formally the law
OF military service, the German auth.
orltles nave in practice extended the
period of service beyond the forty
fifth year.
The policy Of the German War De-
partment, as stated in the Reichsta.
this week by a military representative
is TO withdraw those men over As
from the front line after they have
zone six months Of duty there, but
military eXigencies compel the holding
or these over-age men for service in
the so.called etape, or region behind
the actual fighting front.
For some time the German authsri.
ties, in grand coming out OF men
earlier pronounced unfit for service,
nave been mastering men on the very
verge of the age limit. but up to the
present they have announced that the
necessity has not yet arisen for lc, IL.
iation raising the age limit to G5 rs
has been done in Austria. la.IIungary.
The operations Of the labor service
law. now in full swing. are further
resleasing for service at the front
every available man behind the lines
capable OF carrying a rife, so that the
next two or three months should see
the German armies at maximum size.
simultaneously with the draining
OF the dregs OF human reservoirs Of
soldier material, Gernanys industrial
mobilization also is approaching a
climax. A scheme for converting
every available factory and employing
every available machine on war work
and manning them with labor obtain.
cd under the labor service law is con.
templated. The work is to be done in
three stages. and the construction Of
third group Of munition plants is 70
begin Immediately. The output Of
cannon munitions therefore should
soon reach its maximum.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
: 'CAsCARETS" FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get a 10.cent box now.

NO odds how bad your liver stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort.
able you are from constipation, indiges-
tion' biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache, biliousness, dizziness, nerv-
BUSINESS, sick, sour, gassy stomach,
Dackache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs of ali the
Diie' gases and constipated matter
winch Is producing the misery.
a 1O'cent box means health, happi.
ness and clear head for months.
NO more days Of gloom and distress
II you will take a Cascaret now and
then. All stores soil Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little in.
sides need cleansing. too. ADV.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
All Dry.

The leader of one of the "dry" dele
gatlonS from out in the state which
came to the state capitol the day be-
fore the passage of the prohibition
measure was explaining what rep
resentativc crowd Of people he was di-
recting
Yes SIR he declared, 1--WE have dry
lawyers with us, and dry doctors,
and dry grocery keepers, and a dry
jeweler. Everything, in fact, except
a dry snloonkeeper."
you bet" chimed in another boost
er, we've even got dry cleaner
along. g."-IndiannpOlis News.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
OTHER GUARDSMEM RECALLED
NEW ORDER AFFECTS REGIMENTS
THAT HAVE JUST BEEN MUS
TERED OUT.
Navy Department Buying Ordinance
SuppIes.-Orders to Speed Building
OF Equipment and Big Fiahtinq
Ships.
(Copyright)

notwithstanding number of Ma.
tional Guardsmen called into the Fed
eral service for policing industrial and
other strdtegi" points was brought up
TO 10000 under orders issued. At the
same time, the regular First Regiment
or Engineers, scattered along the
Mexican b. rider, was ordered back TO
It's barracks at the Capital, the Navy
TOOK additional measures to hasten
construction and equipment OF fight.
ing ships and both the War and Navy
departments announced further pro
visions to facilitate recruiting.
The National Guard regiments or.
dcred out FOR police purposes uf pro-
lection" are the First West Virginia
infantry; the Seventy-fourth New
YORK Infantry; the Second Connecti-
cut Infantry and the Second New Jer-
sey Infantry.
Because OF MISUNDERSTANDING as to
the number Of troops affected by the
order issued stopping demobilization
or the guardsmen returning from bor-
der duty, the War Department also
alrected that all organizations which
nave been mustered out Of the FEEDER.
al service. but have not left the state
camps for home. be brought back un.
der arms The First Mississippi In.
fantry and Ambulance Company No.
|, Alabama. are affected by this pro.
vision.
1t Is not improbable that similar
supplemental orders may be neces-
sary In regard to other organizations
partially demobilized.
The New York Shipbuilding Com.
pany. the Secretary also said. has been
requested to speed up construction Of
the superdreadnaught Idaho, build.
ing at It's plant. The Idaho was to
be ready for launching by October
but postponement has been neces-
sary. Builders Of the battleships
Maryland Colorado. West Virginia
and Washington. also have been re.
quested to expedite construction work,
and to induce more rapid work a
special bonus has been suggested by
the Department.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
AERIAL COAST STATION
is GIVEN TO GOVERNMENT
Also Air Cruiser Is GIFT of Aero Club
of America


New York k--The fully eouipped
aerial coast patrol s.~..on at Port
Washington, n. Y. together with an
arr cruiser fitted with two 200.horso-
power motors and an air.plane gun,
were offered to the Government
through the Aero Club of America by
Rodman Wannamaker. Announcement
or the gift was made at dinner of
me Aero Club Of America, at which
James w. Gerard. was one Of the
speakers. and which was attended by
many men Of prominence.
Alan II. Hawlcy. president of the
club. announced that the Collier tro.
ply offered annually for the greatest
achievement in aviation in America
had been awarded to Elmer A. Sperry
and Lawrence B. Sperry for the de.
velopmcnt OF drift indicator. He
made public also the award OF the
Aero Clubs medal OF merit. which
has been given to Miss Ruth Law for
establishing the American distance
record across country; to Philip Car.
roll for his patriotic work In train
ing military aviators; to Floyd Smith
for establishing American hydro oalti-
tude records; to Corporal A. d. Smith,
u. S. A.. for the American hydro.
duration record; to Capt. c. c. Cul.
YER. y. S. A., for wireless experimen.
tation. and to James w. Martin for
the invention OF the Aero Dynamic
st tabliZer
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
SUSPENDS ALL ORDERS TO
MUSTER OUT TROOPS
Nearly Fifteen Thousand of National
Guard Retained In Service.

Nearly Fifteen Thousand of National
Guard Retained in Service.
Washington. Nearly fifteen thons
and men were added to the National
Guard force available for Federal DO.
lice duty by war department order
suspending the muster out OF all guard
organizations still in the Federal ser.
vice. With the men called out during
the past few days, this gives the gov.
ernment upwards OF $4,000 guardsmen
for employment in their home states
to protect industries and other prom.
erty.
Most OF the men affected bv tha
orders are at their home mobilization
camps preparing to return to civilian
lie after long stays on the Mexican
border. They now will be held at their
camps or armories for assignment as
conditions require. In all. about 1000
men are retained by the order, but sew.
eral Of the units already had been des.
ignated for Federal service
AS originally given out at the war
department. the list Of troops retain.
ed In Federal service contained nm.
Der OF units which already had been
mustered out
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
BANDIT LEAD CAVALRY IN BOLD
ATTACK ON CAPITAL OF
CHIHUAHUA.
DRIVEN BACK WITH LOSSES
IN Vain Effort to Capture City Villa
Lost $50 Killed and Wounded and
300 Taken Prisoners.-AIso Horses
and Saddles.

Chihuahua City, Mexico.-Francisc
Vllla, at the head Of cavalry force Of
$500 men, made q determined attempt
to capture Chihuhua City, but was
driven back with the loss of 500 pris.
oners and $50 in killed and wounded.
The battery on Santa Rosa Hill, the
Key to the city which Villa took by a
rush IN his successful attack last No.
vembcr opened fire on the attackers,
aided by battery at the Central Rail
way station. General Hernandez by a
llank movement, broke up an end Of
the villa line and took 200 prisoners.
Colonel Mora, entrenched in the old
cemetery, repulsed three charges by
the enemy troops. The Villa prison.
ers taken there raised the total to
aoo. More than 200 saddle horses
three machine guns and quantity
OF arms were captured
From an order OF the day found on
prisoner, Villas expedition is shown
10 have numbered $500 men, all cav.
airy, which was only half the size of
the defending Carranza forces whose
losses In dead and wounded amounted
to 100 men.
me Carranza officers here do not
assert that the victory was decisive.
villa was reported to be in per-
sonal command Of the attacks.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
"TRADE TRIP" WILL BE
PREPAREDNESS TOUR,

Knoxville. Tenn.-Press dispatches
indicate President Wilson has accent.
ed offer OF Knoxville Board OF Com
merce to make Of its trade trip" to be
run week OF April 8 tour OF applied
preparedness and patriotism The Of
fer was made the Government owing
to the serious situation now confront.
Ing the nation. The trip will be made
in strictly military style. A Colonel"
will command the expedition, and will
be In charge Of Captains"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
ELEVEN lives LOST
IN ALABAMA STORM,

Montgomery, Ala.-Four counties T.,
cehtral AiaDama were swept by a
storm after | o'clock Tuesday morn.
ing and III lives are known to have
been lost while property damage Is
heaVy. In sections OF Crensbaw
county where the heaviest damage
was done, people are destitute and
much sunering is reported. The storm
swept portions OF Crenshaw, Pike.
Hale and Chiffon counties. Five Of
the dead are white.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
LOAN VER-SUBSCRlBED
THiRTY.THREE PER CENT

Washington.-s5 ,000, 900 borrowed
by the Government for 30 days is dis.
tributed among the IL Federal Reserve
banks as follows:
New York. $2o,oOO,Ooo; Boston, 49,.
100000; Philadelphia, $4,000 ,000e
Richmond. $2.O0O,O0O; Atlanta, 81 .50o ;.
900; Chicago, $5,OoO,00O; St. Louis
$2,5oo,ooo; Minneapolis, $4,000 900
Kansas City, $2,5OO.000; Dallas, s2..
100000; San Francisco, $2,500, 900.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
COMPULSORY MILITARY
TRAINING Is URGED

New York.-Universal compulsorv
military training, with the National
Guard as a part OF the Federal force
was recommended, by the unanlmou.
vote of the delegates to the National
Defense Convention OF the Natione,
Guard Association OF the United States
at Its closing session Members OF tbe
universal service committee Of veter.
ans OF the National Guard and Naval
Militia, meeting later, went on record
favoring universal training.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
EIGHT INJURED IN
STORM AT MEMPHIS.

Memphis. Tenn. Eight persons
were injured several buildings were
wrecked and score or more were un.
rooted or otherwise damaged in \
windstorm that skirted this city and
struck Binghamton, suburb, with its
full force. Three Of the injured. who
we're caught under the falling timbers
OF the Christian Church at Bingham.
ton, one OF the the buildings demol.
ished. were seriously hurt. All are ex.
pected to recover.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
GOVERNOR MANNING
CONFERS WITH MANNING.

Columbia, S. C.--The South Caro-.
lima National Guard will not be called
into the service OF the United States
this week in the opinion OF Governor
Manning. who returned from Washing.
ton, where he held conference with
Secretary Of War Baker. The Gov.
ernor thinks that the Guard will moi
be summoned until after Congress-
meets. Governor Manning and Gov.
ernor Stuart. OF Virginia, saw the
Secretary of War.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
FURTHER GAINS ARE
MADE BY THE nRITIsH

Further gains by the British over
the Germans northwest OF st. Quen.
tin and by the Germans over the
French IN the Champagne region OF
France are recorded in the latest
British and French official communi
cations. British cavalry have captur.
ed the villages OF Villers. Faucon and
Sauicourt lying few miles north OF
Roisel. and are virtually astride the
st. Quentin. .Cambral road, says the
British war office.