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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-04
A Day of Opportunity for Men to Buy
$40 and $3.50 Suits
at S16.75

These short lots of medium and light weight suits
from regular stock and rather than carry them
have the prices sharply for immediate clearance $165
is extremely low price when you consider what these good
suits will cost season.
Weights suitable for and later-suits of good
ceabe fabrics we'll tailored models for and young
patterns of desirable gray mixtures dark coors pepperand
salt mixtures stripes plads and novelties Broken lines
an sizes in the combined lot from 80 A. here early
for yours.
Mems 1928 Trousers Mems $3.50 Pants 81. 89
sos Pants,
tailored finished; 50 ets op'' Sizes 90 - H.
Goldenbry's-Tirst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-04

New Crepe Kimonos, plain colors.
of rose, pink. Copenhagen and
wistaria, elastic waists and neat
collars. Full skirts and we'll made.
Full cut garments for comfort.
Goldenberg's-Third Floor.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30

men in Europe ! would have laugh
ed at him. But II is different when
YOU find IL your duty. ] winged my
hrst German on st Valentines day
and week later I got another.
Ny idea is that every American
soldier ought 10 cop at least five
boches 10 keep up his record. Then
If the boche gets YOU there Is the
satisfaction of knowing you have
done your bit
Black Fritz a Terror.
That is the only way 10 shorten
the war.
We'll. this Black Fritz became
q terror owing TO his accuracy and
the secrecy Of his location. Aviators
finally reported a sniper's pit, but
We watched the place for hours with
no result.
A young German. who cOuldn Z
have been more than Is. was seen
souatting on the top Of trench day
after day. He would wave his hand
and have a great time None Of our
fellows wanted 20 shoot him They
felt il a pity 10 pot such an inno-
cent sChoolboy.
'I never saw such a kid IN the
front lines. our fellows called him
Foolish Fritz because he took such
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
LARGEST QUOTAS
TO BE CALLED SOON.
International News Service

international News Service:
WASHINGTON. April so - The
largest drafts yet summoned TO the
cOlors since the initial call which
organized the national army will be
made by the war department al
most immed ately. 1t is likely that
the first call will come tomorrow. af-
fecting the May contingent ordered
out The department made it plain
in its weekly review yesterday that
it intended increasing the number
of men called into service at once
If the plans now considered are car
ried out as are now believed abso-
lutely necessary, the call for May will
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
Black Fritz, Star Crepe Hanger, Meets
Doom When He Stjrs Out of His Nest

silly chances. II seems that Black
Fritz got careless when ne saw the
kid getting away with il.
"One day my attention was d
rected 10 the wreck OF a Germs
airplane near the enemy's front hse
which had been left where Il felf-
7 kept my glass on it and pretty soon
I saw Black Fritzs' head. Ping,
had clipped him right between the
ewes. Never Will l forget his high
forehead and the way his blonde
hair was combed.
Wear Helmet and ArmOr.
"Boche snipers wear headgear
with a narrow slip in il across the
eyes through which they can see.
Also they wear breastplates which
remind you OF the armor YOU see in
the old mansions over here
When Black Fritz bobbed up I
suppose ne thought il was a brave
thing 10 look around. He must have
thought he was up against a lot of
Hind men To Is bum dope 20 be pad
ding down the river Styx.
The foolish kid hasn't shown
himself since either In fact there
has been no more snipinE in that
vicinity. Well. there is one more
notch on my record. Some Eame!"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
HOLLAND DICKERS
WITH GERMANY
Final Negotiations Under Way
in Dispute Over Use of
Railways.
International News Service

International News Service
LONDON. April 3O.-Final Eego-
tiations between Germany and Hol-
land over the use of Dutch railway 3
for the use Of the Germans have
not Yet been concluded, said a Cen
tral News dispatch from The Hague
today.
II is considered highly probable.
the dispatch added. that Germany
will formally guarantee not 10 use
the sand and gravel transported
over Dutch railways for military
purposes.
At the same time il is believed
that Holland will relinquish her
claim TO appoint a commission 10
control the traffic.
4 tentative solution IS pending.
but definite agreement may not
be effected until the western battle
front becomes calmer.
Railway facilities in Limburs
Chat part Of Holland through which
Germany wants 10 transport her ma
terials) are now very unsettled.
In the meantime. concluded the
dispatch from The Hague. the be
lief is current that the German
troop concentrations on the Dutch
frontier may really be destined for
the western front.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
DISTRICT CITY TO
GUT ICE PRICES
County Administrator Eby
Plans to Avoid DupIiCa-
tion of Routes.

South Bend is to be divided into
districts. that ice may be delivered
with less expense, if plans under
consideration by A. r. Eby, county
food administrator. are carried out.
Ice dealers Of the city will meet to-
night with Mr.. Eby TO complete a
system of districts which has been
partially worked out.
We must keep ice prices down as
low as possible" declared Mr. Eby
Tuesday morning. BY doing away
with the duplication of ice delivery
routes. much of the overhead ex-
pense of the ice business Will be
eliminated. Under the present sys-
tenn, sometimes as many as six
wagons go over the same territory,
deliV erins ice. Each wagon carried
two men, and so the district system,
besides saving expense. will help
solve the country's need for man
power"
The downtown part OF the city
Will not he included IN the district
system because there is such great
demand for ice in that territory
that one wagon would not be able 10
care for il anyway. il was explained
by Mr.. Eby. The residence portions
of the city will be divided, however.
Those who purchased coupons for
large amount of ice. with the in
tention of saving money if ice prices
advanced. Will be protected. accord
ing 10 the food administrator. IF
persons have coupons on one dealer
and are placed in another dealer
territory. some arrangement for a
change of the coupons will ne pro-
vided," he said.
Some dissatisfa Ction at the way
the districts have been mapped off
has been encountered. but this will
have 70 be settled, SAYS Mr Eby
IF we can't settle it here. I shall
! De compelled 10 call "A representative
of the state administration, because
the government wants ice prices cut
down" he declared.
This cry about nm prices may
/ necessitate similar action i'm regard
10 milk routes" said Mr. Eby. after
explaining the ice situation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
= SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE
SPEEDING Up.

WASHINGTO\. April 3d. - sub
scripuons 10 the third Liberty loan
are speeding up and treasury ohicia Is
today were more optimistic than
they have been during tho last week.
The latest figures available show
an increase Of more than S120. 0O0.
600 during the last hours bring
ing the total up 20 g. 403.4f2. 400
The Chicago district continues to
lead with individual subscriptions
Illinois being In the lead with s35. o.
600 individual bond buyers The
figures for other states are Indiana.
$4,000. Iowa $4,000. Michigan.
$50 600. Wisconsin 100000
Sioux CRY has subscribed $50 per
cent OF IRIS quota. ues Moines 141:
Milwaukee 1-6 and Chicago Il per
cent
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30

total 100000, while the call for June
will reach very nearly 100000.
their intentions in advance Of or
fetal action by Sec'y Baker and
Provost Marshal Gen. Crnwder.
They privately admitted, however.
that the figures mentioned above
were approximately correct. Quotas
after May and June will be reduced
10 Mt the cantonment and camp linn
itations. 1t is hoped. however. TO
get as large a percentage as possible
of the men who will be called this
year into service at once so that
they can be sent overseas 10 COM
plete their training before next
winter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
BRITISH LABOR MISSION
RETURNS TO ENGLAND

International News Service
LONDON. April 30.-The British
labor mission which mas been visit
ing the United States has returned
10 England.
There is no peace talk in Amer
ica. p" said Q. Duncan. one OF the
delegates
Every town and city is wild for
war. Everywhere there are EXPIRES
sions OF admiration for the grim
tenacitv Of the British fighters
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30

International News Service
WITH THE AMERICAN ARM
les II FRANCE (6 p. M April
-9.-Black Fritz is dead-bored
clean through 10y Lieut.. JOY. on the
American sector
The German seemed 20 bear
charmed life until the lieutenant
took a hand at sniping But let the
lieutenant himself tell the story:
NO. Fritz was not called black on
account of his complexion. II was
because he hung up so much crepe
potting our fellows.
NO amount OF observations could
locate his lair. And my, but he could
shoot He was considered a prize
target for every American sniper in
the neighborhoOd
Hunting the Huns.
He had a very ingenious sniping
roost. too.
Following the battle OF Seiche-
prey we thought that hunting the
Huns along the American front
ould be new outdoor sport. And
" was more sport than the train
ing game. anyway.
Il hunted a lot when ] was home.
Aut II anybody had told me two
years ago that I would be hunting
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE
AUSTRIAN CABINET FAILS
InternatIonal - -

Juterna tional News Service
ZURICH April 30-Dr Weker-
les efforts % form am Austro-Hun-
garian coalition cabinet on the basis
Of a compromise with Count Pisza
have failed. according 20 q Budapest
dispatch O. the Muenchener Neueste
Nachrichten-
Count Belaserenyi is now spoken
Of as a successor TO Former Premier
Seydler.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
PHONE COMPANY ASKS
RIGHT TO RAISE RATES

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April So
The public service commission TODAY
has before N q petition OF the Cen
tral Union Telephone Co for an in
crease of telephone rates ~ Peru
from 8 70 $3.50 month for bus-
mess phones and from $50 20 50
for residence connections
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
Ypres Salient Doomed
Unless Mt. KENNEL is
Retaken From Germans
BY FRANK II. SIMONDS.
News-Tim and Associated Newspapers War Critic.

inevitable that in present operations the precedens of Ver-
dun should be frequently recalled and the attack Mt ke
mel small degree resembles the operations west of the Meu
river about Dead Mans HILL in 1910, the great rush had
been arrested and the arrival of French had transferred the
Nerdun contest from battle to something approaching siege
Ii necessary for the Germans before they could advance
further the east bank the MeuSe where their effort being
made to dispose OF the fankng fire of Dead Mans Hill Today
essential before they 90 forward the center their
salient west OF AmeneS and facing Hazebouck to dispose of
allied troops and guns the fankng hills the north.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
RE CAIN POSITION
Of IMPORTANCE
ON THE FRONTIER
All German Assaults Are Re-
pulsed and British Lines
Extended.
international News Service:


LONDON. April 30.-The villag
of Locre. a position Of strategic
importance on the Franco Belgian
frontier, has been recaptured from
the Germans by the French. it was
announced by the British war Office
today.
other ground that the Germans
had gained in the recent fighting on
the Flanders battle front was re-
captured by the allied forces
Locre is in Belgium about seven
miles southwest of Ypres and has
been the scene of hard lighting for
the past few days 1t lies amid the
hills from which the Germans have
been vainly trying to drive the Brit
ish and French forcesD
British Lines Extended.
Success attended allied thrusts on
the Picardy battle front as we'll as
in Flanders.
The British lines We're again ex-
tended in the sector of Villers- -Bre-
tenneux
CVillers- -Bretenneux lies about nine
miles east of the British base al
Amiens There has been strong
British pressure against the Ger
mans there for week and the
Germans have been pressed back
! several times.)
The complete text OF the British
official report follows.
Successful counter attacks car
ried out by French troops yesterday
afternoon and during the evening
drove the enemy from the remainder
OF the ground gained by him during
the morning in the neighborhood
| of Locre
Hold All of LOcre.
"A number of German prisoners
were captured
The whole OF the village Of Locre
| is now in the hands Of our allies
After the heavy repulse inflicted
upon the enemy Yesterday last night
/ was mparatvely quiet on the nor
T thern (Flanders1 battle front.
We advanced our lines slightly
east Of Nillers- -BretenneuN. on the
/ remainder Of the British front there
was nothing beyond artillery activity
i on both sides"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
WILL TRY TO FORM CABINET

international News Service
ZURICH. April 30.-Count Ger
enyi. Austrian minister Of agricul
ture. has been commissioned 20 form
new Austrian cabinet according
20 information from the frontier TO-
dav.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
Hold All of Locre.
URUGUAYAN MINISTER
DIES IN WASHINGTON
ernationaI News Service

International News SerUtce'
WASHINGTON. April 90. - The
CrugUayan minister. Or. Carlos
Maria dePena. died here today after
a short illness. He is survived 10y
his wife and three daughters.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
CARSON PLANS
To WEE D OUT
MORE DEMOCRATS
Mayor Takes Cover Under
Request For Stopping I'M
proVementS to Fire Men.

More employees at the city hall are
10 be made 10 pay the penalty of be-
ing democrats, according TO well au-
thenticated reports coming from the
mayors office.
This time, the reports have IT,
democratic employees in the city en-
gineer's Office are TO be discharged.
1t is said that Mayor Carson, in his
plan TO eliminate politics from
among employees of the city has been
endeavoring TO find some reason for
discharging some more of the DEM
ocrats who are on the city payroll
II is said that the mayors idea OF
eliminating politics from the city
hall is TO eliminate from office all
employees who adhere to political
faiths other than the particular
brand espoused by the mayor him
self.
The order from the state council
of defense regarding no more public
improvements during the war is said
10 have been seized upon by Mayor
Carson as an excellent opportunity
10 further his politics elimination
policies at the city hall.
Won't Need Engineers.
We won't need all those engin-
GERS now" said the mayor when he
read the order from the state coun-
Gil of defense. These engineers are
democrats, and they are said to be
q sore sight TO Mayor Carson every
time he passes the city engineer
office He said the day that he read
the state defense councils order re-
garding public improvements that
there are by far too many engineers
employed by the city. And il is
known that before the order from
the state council Of defense reached
him. he had been searching for
some reason TO get rid Of them.
He did not experience any diff
Guilty i'm demoting Capt John Stoney
Of the fire department, who has been
in the South Bend fire department
service since 1898. and whose only
fault is said 10 be that he is dem
ocrat. However. recently Capt
Stoney was denoted to the rank OF
private. Sergt Harry Jennings. who
has been on the police department
through several duIllfllSll dllollS. ditt
who bears an excellent record for
good service. was denoted to the
rank of ordinary patrolman. The
only objection 10 former Sergt Jen-
nings is said that by being a demo.
crat he stood in the way OF carryinl
out the mayors plan of eliminating
politics from the city hall.
One time somebody wrote a letter
in which it was suggested that
Mayor Carson should seize hold OF
the reins of the 2. o. p. in Soutf
Bend. The mayor is said 10 have the
clipping Of that letter. which wa:
published in The News-Times, and
/ 10 cherish it,
Expands Horizon.
After reading that letter. th'
doc" is said 10 have expanded his
I political horizon so as TO include
within its scope the generalissimo
ship Of the republican party in th'
/ city. And ii is said that in further
ance of this enlarged ambition. th'
mayor has already begun to builc
Up his machine
T-nder the cloak of eliminating
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
FRENCH RECAPTURE LOCRE VILLAGE
Senate Gets Measures
to Add Millions to
Army Now in Training
International NeWs Servlce

WASHINGTON, April 5o.-Measwes to add millions OF men
TO the American army introduced in the senate this after
noon by individual senator's
Sen Hoke Smith, of Georgia, introduced resolution calling
upon the senate military affairs committee to prepare bill for
army of 100000.
Sen Reed, of Missouri introduced bill calling for 3oOoOOo
Sen POndeXter of Washington introduced bill directing the
secretary OF to call 1900 600 to the colorS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
STANDARD OIL
COMPANY IN
Tolls Of LAW
Indiana Corporation Alleged
to be Sitting Competition
by Unfair Methods of
Distribution.
InternatIonal - serrIce

Standard oil Co. Of Indiana has fall
en- into the net OF the federal trade
commission, charged with violations
OF the federal trade commission act
and the Clayton act.
a complaint today was fled
against the company alleging that it
Is attempting to suhe competition by
refusing to sell and deliver its pro-
ducts in carload lots. Various other
charges are also set forth in the
complaint. including the allegation
that the company sells its gasoline
and kerosene products only to those
dealers and agents who will deal in
the other products of the company
and who will refrain from handling
the gasoline of any Of the company's
competitors.
Touching the Clayton act, the
complaint charges that for several
years past the Standard Oil Co. OF
Indiana has Disseminated in price
between different purchasers Of pc
troleum products and that the effect
of this discrimination may substan-
tally lessen competition or tend TO
create "a monopoly.
system is Outlined.
IL is set forth in the complaint
that the company maintains "A sys-
tenn in the contract and sale OF its
gasoline and Kerosene products
whereby those products are shipped
from it's rehneries TO numerous de
pots called tank wagon stations.
rLey are situated in various locali-
ties throughout Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa,
ZIissouri Kansas. North and South
Uakota and oklahoma From these
Iauk wagon stations the products
ere delivered into the storage tanks
az the ccmpanys customers by
means Of storage tanks operated bv
the company. 10 was further charged
that the company refuses TO deliver
It's products i'm such manner or
quantity that they can be reship-
red TO other territories where higher
prices prevail except that such
~qics are made 10 other Standard oil
companies. The complaint also se,s
forth the fact that the company sells
an OF its surplus production 20 other
Standard companies i'm different ter
ritories who don't interfere WITH the
General business and marketns
system of the standard company
tuis system being calculated 10 pre-
vent customers I'm territory other
shan described above from obtaining
sasoline end kerosene al price as
low as that maintained 10y the com
pany ln lt9 teIIi''iF' P''S ''
Ufferentials. which price is kept be
low that or the market '''
outside of the territory OF the S'ahu- p
ard OH company OF Iholah"-
Lend b1uipmchI.
Lendn- ITS tanks ana o'heI equlP
Uert used in handinS saso''i'e anu
kerosene 20 customers l', com pe.'-
tive areas 20 oe useo eNo'uS'' e'S III
handling standard pioau1,s 'S
other alle-auon coh'alheo 'l '"7
compliant
The compiaihl L'I 'lle' '''"'
that the com P"h> u''lll'''l'9 d"
tenn or contracts e"ileu
s-ency agreements. hl tne'I 'e' ''is
the company D. o'iRs,eu pS
dealers one cent Ha''v" ~" F'''''
selling products hahdied 'S
dealers as "a rental TOT 'l'e ''''Hs ''D
also for The services oI 'le oea'e'
I'm handh"E ihei' 'loN
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
APPROVE DECISION

international News Service:
PARIS. April 30-The Paris So
cialists have approved the decision
OF the general labor federations
not 10 hold any demonstrations on
May day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
BELGIAN ARMY
FACES PERIL.

The difficulty OF the allies i'm this
situation is patent ANY consider
able progress OF the Germans before
Hazehrouck viii imperil the whole
Belgian army 90 the north. for as
the Germans advance. they are
drawing nearer and nearer TO the
sen and the gap between the sea
and the enemy through which the
Belgiaus must retire 70 avoid isola-
tion is narrowing IL is absolutely
essential that there shall he a re-
treat before this gap is too narrow
So far as one may judge. mp 20
IN epreseEt moment. then. the Ger
man objective is 20 drive his wedge
more and more deeply. compellinc
the allies 10 make frequent adjust
ments Of their lines. each Of which
means the abandonment OF import
ant defensive positions IL is plain
from the map that an advance Of
not more than 10 miles would COM
pei a retreat Of the whole Belgian
army out of the fragment OF their
country still left 20 them instead
OF resting their left flank on the sea
at NieupOrt and their right upon
the flooded district Of the Yser. they
would be compelled 90 stand with
one flank on Dunkirk and the other
, CONTINUED on PAGE FOCR)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-30
COUNTY SEEMS
DOOMED To k
SLACK RECORD
Flying Squad" Gets Third of
Amount Required to Put
St. Joseph Over Mini
mum Quota.

With the report of one bank
missing. sales of Liberty bonds i'm
ST Joseph county Yesterday were
$50, 500. of which &30.550 was SEE
cured i'm South Bend Wire CON-
munication with Wyatt was inn
paired. and 81 has been impossible 20
ascertain the amount of bonds sold
there on Monday Loan officials do
not expect this amount 10 be over
$4,000 al the most however
The county's shortage is S555.95o.
with FIVE days Of the campaign re-
naming. This means that more
than $4,000 must be secured everv
day during the rest OF the campaign
10 attain even the minimum quota.
Yesterdays report. s31.60O was far
below this amount, and the flying
squad" was sent out this morning
with orders 10 tackle everyone.
Additional subscriptions Of 81 900
were reported bv the South Bend
Msennerchor society Tuesday morn
ing. This brings the society's total
10 S11,15O. with 1O4 subscribers
AS a result OF the observation last
Sunday as Liberty loan Sunday i'm
the Protestant churches a total OF
5000 in subscriptions was received
by the mem bers Of the ST Joseph
county home guards. who were sta
toned At the halls and corridors
adjoining the churches following
the services.
The reports Of the sales made by
the men We're turned in Monday
night 10 Lieut. Dolph. who b. in
charge or the guard subscriptions.
at the regular meeting OF the home
guards held AT the Chamber Of
! Commerce building.
Home Guards Busy.
Good progress has been made by
the home qua IDS since they started
10 sell bonds Saturday noon. ac-
cording 10 Lieut. Dolph He said
that the majority OF the subscrip-
tions that the men were receiving
were for $50 bonds and sales were
! being made TO people who other
wise would never be approached
These men viii continue their
sale during the remaining days OF
the week aud maxi their reports
each evening 90 Dolph ot the head
quarters
Iyar HennIng- who WAS appoint
ed chairman Of the Liberty loan
"fying squadron" committee. Mon
day stated that his men owing 20 a
I late start. would not report their
sales until they hold their regular
meeting Tuesday noon Big results
are being expected from this team
OF so men as they are aU expert
enced statesmen