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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-24

concerned feel that America
would be better of III she came our
in the spotlight and let the plain
people know what she is doing and
then You can depend ON the people
10 rally To support.
With 100000 rifles u America
rifles OF every description and with
rifles being manufactured for Great
Britain here the ordnance depart
ment went TO work TO improve the
Enfield rifle. I think they have 1
better gun. but here while THE
house was borning America uas de-
termining what instrumentalities to
employ TO put out the fire
says People Should know.
Insisting that nothing should he
hidden from the American people.
Sen. Cham berlain asked.
why shouldn't the America
people know the truth The people
out i'm the wild and woody west
where ] come from. are perfectIr
contented thinking that America has
everything necessary. They should
know the truth
Sen cham berlaiu spoke with
greater vigor as he progressed
NO man on Gods green earth
can stop me from telling the truth
he shouted. "T fear neither God
man or the devil when it comes to
telling the truth.
Declaring the people have wrong
Is concluded that the United State-
has an ordrGace necessary. Sen
Chamberlain quoted from testimony
of commanding officers. notably Gen.
Greble. in command of Camp Bowie.
Ten. 20 show the shortage
Gen Greble's testimony showed.
Sen Chamberlain declared that the
camp hadn't a single trench mortar.
CONTINUED on PAGE roURJ
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-24
MYSTERIOUS DISTRESS
SIGNAL Is PICKED UP
lltefnationaI News Service

AN ATLANTIC PORT Jan. "a
4 mysterious s. o. :. signal of dis
tress sent out by the British steam
er Bay Kerran of the Bay Steam
ship Co. of London, was picked up
at several Atlantic coast naval sta
tions late yesterday afternoon. it vas
learned here today. The message
stated that the ship was i'm distress
and that her boats were gone. The
message was forwarded to Wash
ington by several naval stations. 10
further word was heard from the
Bay Kerran.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-24
Mutiny Breaks Out
in Vienna Garrison
Reports of Increased Disorders and Unrest in Dual Mon
arChy Reach Outside CapitaS-EmperOr Said to
be Pledged to Peace Policy.

GENEVA, JAM %. - mutny has broken out In the
Vienna and the soldiers refused fire mobs that
destroying property, according information from the
frontier today.
stated that food shops pilaged and
that anarchists openly defyng the authorities.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-24

your committee, he does not know
the truth and cannot find out the
truth because they are so situated
that they cannot md the truth.
Discharging a Duty.
This investigation would not
have discharged its duty if it had
not criticised where criticism was
just and offered suggestion Of a
constructive nature where that was
just.
The secretary of war in his gem
| eraI statement TO the country. which
was carefully and ably prepared,
tells us that $3,2O0,OOO, 900 was ap-
propriated for the ordnance depart
ment and contracts We're let for
! SI,677,OO0,O0O. All of which is
true. But it only comes out in
cross examination that America
stands today Unprepared as far as
ordnance is concerned challenge
anyone TO read the testimony and
come to any other conclusion.
Poor bleeding France. bled
white not for herself alone, but for
America, too. is furnishing America
today with heavy ordnance and ma
| chine guns for aircraft
why, if we relied ON the ord
| nance department 10 furnish our
ARTILLERY, the war would be com
pleted before we got TO the front
What is France TO do in italy
where her soldiers and the soldiers
of France are facing a crisis2 What
! is France 10 do i'm this battle for
| the life of her ally
! The American people are entitled
TO know these things. Why didn't
the distinguished secretary of war
tell the American people and let
them assist in the preparation for
| the great calamity which confronts
mot only America but the whole
world
What was the ordnance depart
lment doing in 1916? Didn't they
know that America might be in
volved? There were omens in the
sky What was the ordnance de-
partment doing2 Nothing.
"As for Gen. Crozier I have no
criticism Of him personally. We
! haven't. however. been able 10 do
I what every one Of our allies has
/ done. that is 10 retire these gen
itlemen who have not been mp 20 the
, standard i'm the work of the war II
is not d question OF individuals. II
lis not between the distinguished
president and myself. II is q ques-
tion of America Every man m
America ought 10 forget everything
TO perpetuate our own institutions
and the institutions Of the civilized
world
cites Machine Gun
Take the machine gun. am
not going into that detail Here
was the Lewis gun. manufactured in
America for Great Britain and she
had 10000 of them on the battle
front Amerlca was prepared To pun
them out in great quantities and
Vet while we stood on the edge OF
a seething volcano we We're trihing
along. through the ordnance de-
partment. trying 20 find a machine
gun They didn't even adopt ma
chine gun until June. And then IL
was q gun on paper. for il has never
had field test We have had some
manufactured The secretary Of
war tells us we have nine of these
!adopted. Nine guns 20 go up against
1.-THE millions Of Germany. ID may
be that we are now prepared 10
! begin their manufacture in guam
titles.
Germany knows All
we do not need 10 fear OF max
ing statements Germany knows
more about what America IS doing
today than anyone connected with
our departments. As far as ] am
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-24
PRUssIAN GENERAL RETIRED

THE HAGUE, Jan. IA dis
patch from Berlin today said that
Gen. Lowenfeld of the Prussian
guard. has been retired
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-24

GERMAN CITY FLOODED.

IUIrruHfiUuII News >prNiCe.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 24.-The Ger
man city Sobernheim has been de-
stroyed py rise of the Nahe Fiver.
id "a dispatch from Frankfort to-
day
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-24
HARDY POSTPONES
SIGNED RULINGS
Dispatch From indianapolis
Throws New Light on Mat
ter-WiII Make Changes.

Promised settlement of doubtful
points regarding fuel orders has
been postponed by County Fuel Ad-
ministrator L. p. Hardy. following
a dispatch 10 The News-Times from
indianapolis. which throws "a new
light on the matter. and which was
referred 10 Mr.. Hardy.
a set of rulings was prepared by
Samuel Parker, attorney for Mr..
Hardy. and these were issued to
newspapers Thursday morning.
Among the rules set out was one
which named certain stores and bus
.inesses which, on the Mondays be-
tween Jan. 2S and March 8 inclusive
shall not be opened
The dispatch from indianapolis
contained ruling of the state fuel
administrator. Evans Woollen, as
follows
The state CfueD administration
announced that il has no authority
20 close any place OF business on
Monday. but that il does have the
power TO see that no fuel is used
for heat light or power i'm any of
the places under the official ban. and
the full power of the federal gov
ernment will be used 10 enforce the
ruling"
Upon reading copy of the ar
ucle Administrator Hardy recalled
the statement ne had given out. but
has promised 20 issue "a revised set
OF rulings within the next "A hours.
Churches To open.
Services Vill take place i'm all
South Bend churches next sunday,
according 10 the announcement
given ont Thursday by the Ministerial
association which reads. "By re-
quest of the fuel administrator. l..
IP. HARDY the secretary of the Min
isteriat association wishes 20 state
that SO far as the fuel situation is
concerned. the churches viii be able
= To resume their regular services
3 next Sunday
GEORGE r. ENTEBLINE,
Secy Ministerial ASS n. %
Changes nm hours al the publiC
library. occasioned by the fuel situa-
tion have been announced. Durin-
the cold weather, the library viii
/ close every evening at o o'clock. eN-
q Icept Monday. when the rooms viii
= oe open until q o'clock Regular
hours vii be resumed as soon as II
Is possible IL is promised
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-24
GcrmanN knou. AII.

we do not need 10 fear OF max
ing statements Germany knows
more about what America IS doing
today than anyone connected with
our departments. A far ass I am
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-24
THE WEATHER

INDIAN NA-l5cnernilv fair tonight .nI
Friday slightly colder tonight .n uorfa-
east portion
LOWER MICHIGAN-Local SHOWS fo-
night and probably Friday. little change
in temperature
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CONTINUED oN PAGE FoURJ
Evening star., 1918-08-08
488 CASUALTIES
|NLATE REPORTS
Total for Franco-American
Drive Is Brought Up
to 3,O32.

Names Of 4ss casualties are given
in six casualty lists issued for publi-
cation today. This brings the total
since the Franco-American drive up
to 3.o32. OF these 14s were released
for publication in the morning news-
papers. The new lists issued for the
afternoon papers contain 237 names
from the Army rolls and 10s from the
marines.
The Army lists today were made up
as follows:
Killed in action. 131.
Died of wounds, 16.
Died in airplane accident, 1.
Died of accident and other causes, S.
Wounded severely. g..
Wounded. degree undetermined, %.
The Marine Corps summary is:
Killed in action. 2.
Died of wounds, 1.
Wounded severely. 62.
Wounded, degree undetermined, "a.
Wounded slightly. 1.
Missing in action. 10.
Evening star., 1918-08-08
Today's list of casualties
of the American forces in
France, being the combined
Army and Marine Corps
lists, will be found on page
4 of this issue of The Star.
hospital. one of 1850 beds, was pret

hospital. one of 1880 beds. was pret
ty well knocked down."
Capt. Sawtelle has been in command
OF this District unit, which was the
the famous Rainbow Division, since
November 21. The shelled hospital
was the ninth he had organized.
Another letter. from Sergt. Irving
n. Silverberg of the same unit. to his
parents in this city. says the old 1st
District of Columbia Hospital is still
intact, but that Mai. Bryson. Capt.
Hudson and First Sergt. ,yesta1 were
long ago transferred to other units.
ffs-Fs6srD to the fact that this con-
tingent of District boys crossed the
ocean in the U. s. 8. Covfngto,i. for
merly the German liner Cincinnati,
and that the President Lincoln was
in her convoy then.
Evening star., 1918-08-08
STEAMSHIP MERAK
SUNK BY GERMAN SUB
By the Associated Prsss.

By the Associated Pres.
NEW YORK. August s.-Informa-
ton that the American steamship
Merak. 1924 tons gross, was sunk by
q German submarine or Cape Hat
teras Tuesday night, was received to-
day in marine insurance circles here,
The captain and twenty-three mem.
bers Of the crew have been landed at
Norfolk.
The Merak. one of the former Dutch
cargo vessels which were taken over a
few months ago by the United States
an American port for Chile, carrying
coal
ELIZABETH CITY, N. c., August 8.
Twenty survivors Of the crew OF the
American steamship Merak, which was
sunk by a German. submarine or the
North Carolina coast Tuesday night.
were landed here today. accounting for
all persons aboard the vessel
Two More sinlkings reported.
German submarines operating OF the
French coast August sank the small
American steamship Lake Portage and
the British steamer Berwind. A be-
lated official report announced here
tall The Lake Portage, VI 1898 gross
tons, was built last year at Duluth.
MINI.
According to tho story told by mem-
bers Of the crew who were landed
here. forty warning shots were fred
at the steamer before they took to the
boats.
Evening star., 1918-08-08
ASSAULT BEGUN AT DAWN.

Gains Made by British.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, August SIN their Often
sive on the front east of Amiens to-
day the British have taken Hahner
wood, Dodo wood and probably have
possession of the towns Of MARCEL
cave and La Motte-en-Santerre.
The line attacked this morning ex-
tends roughly from the neighborhood
of Morlancourt, about three miles and
a half southwest of Albert. to the
Avre valley south of MoreuiL.
"Going Fine" Is Report.
Details Of the fighting are coming
to the rear slowly. Going fine" con-
stitutes the best available informa-
tion. The British launched their at
tack in a mist after only three min
utes Of artillery preparation.
The British attacked over a twelve
mile front on both sides of the Somme.
They gained all their detectives with
in four hours and have captured a
considerable number of prisoners and
guns.
Counter Attacks Broken Up.
In the district north of the Somme
the Germans are reported to have
launched two counter attacks. The Brit
tsh artillery fire broke them both up.
The prisoners taken by the British
are so numerous that they are having
difficulty in handling them.
British Tanks in Action
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, August 8 (Reuter's).-
French and British tanks have crossed
the Avre-Luce valley in the new drive
this morning.
The German positions Just south OF
the Ancre river were heavily attacked
by the British. Their assault extended
to the south, where their right wing
joins the French lines. Three-quar-
ters Of an hour after the British at
tackled the Germans the French took
up the battle.
Evening star., 1918-08-08
Germans Caught Mapping.

Germans Caught Mapping.
LONDON. August s.-According to
advices received in London. the
French and British forces which at
tackled this morning in the Picardy
sector have advanced at some points
to depth of more than three miles.
The attack must have taken the
Germans by surprise, as the weather
has not been such as would generally
be chosen for the commencement of
new operations.
On Monday there was . continuous
downpour Of rain along the Amiens
front, but advices state that the Brit
ish troops were congratulating them
selves that the ground was not a.
bad as they had experienced in F1an-
ders. where shell craters were filled
Of draining them.
Fell Upon Them at Dawn.
On the Amiens front the men had
little trenches in the wheat fields.
These trenches caught only the water
that fell into them and could be easi1y
bailed.
The Germans having through local
operations by the Australians, British
and French been forced to give UP the
idea of capturing Amiens. had fallen
back to better defensive positions and
there \ the British and French fell
upon them at dawn this morning.
A very considerable number of vii
lagos have been captured in the
Franco-British offensive and substan-
tial progress has been made. accord
ing to news received hese this after
noon.
Many Prisoners Taken.
PARIS. August s.-The allied attack
on the eAlbert-Montdidier front today
apparently was unexpected by the
Germans and many prisoners were
taken. One German division was sur
prised as it was coming up to relieve
the front line troops.
Reports received up to mfd0ter-
noon indicated that the offensive was
progressing favorably. The average
advance was approximately two and
a half miles on a front of slightly
more than twenty-five miles.
The allied advance at some points
was more than three miles.
Important material has been cap
tured by the advancing troo2s.
Evening star., 1918-08-08
QUENTIN RO0SEVELT'S
GRAVE HAS BEEN FOUND
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE vESLE, Wednesday, August T.
On a wooden cross at the head Of q
grave at the edge Of a wood at Cham-
cry. east Of Fere-en-Tardenois. ID
this inscription: Lieut.. Quentin
Roosevelt, buried by the Germans"
German newspapers announced sew
eral days ago that Lieut.. Roosevelt,
who disappeared during an aerial
combat on July II, had been buried
by the Germans at Chamery, but until
today the grave was not discovered.
1t was found by an American aviator.
The inscription is in English.
Evening star., 1918-08-08
By IL. Associated Pres.

By the Associated Press.
British and French troops attacked
this. morning from Albert. northeast
Of Amiens, to Montdidier, on the Avre.
southeast Of Amiens. the front Of at
tack being approximately twenty-eight
miles.
Msaser resorts from the neld iudi-
Evening star., 1918-08-08
'| Going Fine''Ls GistofMeager
Reports Sent Back From
the Fighting Line.
AMERICANS NOT BELIEVED
SHARING IN THE NEWBATTLE

Press
PARIS August s-FrancoB British troops o'clock this
morning began offensive in the region southeast of Aiens
the office
The attack is developing under favorable conditions
FIELD MARSHAL HAIG COMMANDS.
LONDON August s-British troops launched offensive
southeast Of Aens this morning. statement from
Field Marshal H today Early indicate that the attack
is progressing satisfactorily.
The attack under the command of Field Marshal Haig and
is on wide 'front.' the adds
The troops engaged, the British fourth army and the French
first army, advanced at dawn.
According reports this afternoon allies have
captured towns Moreu Demun Ablancourt and Moran
court heights of cerisy and the heights south of Nor
lancourt.
ASSAULT BEGUN AT DAWN.
ON THE FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE, August 8, IL
ANA combined attack by the French and British begun
today along the front between Albert and Monddier
Satisfactory progress being made despite strong resist
The assault began exactly dawn along front of between
forty fifty kiomeers and Immediately
The British advanced toward CerGa the south side of
Somme of SalyLauree and Marcecave The French
advanced direction Demun Auber
Morsel and Moreu the German
Evening star., 1918-08-08

While District Of Columbia boys
shared the honors Of the recent often
sive that drove the Hun from the
Marne salient, the 1st District of Co.
lumbia Hospital Corps, now the 165th
Field Hospital, 117th Sanitary, Train,
Capt. Henry F. Sawtelle commanding,
participated in the horrors Of hospital
bombardment, which has become
scientific specially Of the German
armies.
A letter from Capt. sawtelle, dated
July II, Just received by Mrs. Saw
telle, who resides at s0o1 11th street,
brings what is probably the first
news direct from the front from the
District contingent.
"I have just passed through the
most terrible ordeal I've ever ex-
perienced." Capt. Sawtelle says. "On
the 18th, at about II PM. the Ger
mans started their offensive. We
were called at 1 am. and got ready
to receive patients.
Dead and Wounded Brought In.
They commenced to come in about
4 am. The first two were ambulance
drivers and both were dead. We re-
ceived patients all the morning.
"At daylight they began she1ling
the hospital. About 10 o'clock they
got the range and shell went into
a ward, wrecking 1t and killing three
la ufev,
knocked me down. as was within
thirty feet Of the place it struck.
1--WE commenced getting the pa
tients in the dugout. Just about as
the last one was in, shell hit an
other ward. There was no room in
SO we got in a trench.
'They stopped about noon and we
sent the patients away in the ambu-
lances and trucks. We got out about
pm. but had to leave most Of our
supplies. because they were ehelling
1--WE havn been going back daily.
and have g3tten back nearly all. We
moved to another hospital that night.
They tried to wreck that with bombs.
but didn't hit us Tho Germans
down like grass.
Dark Deed Deliberate.
'rhere is no question that they de-
liberately sheiled the hospital. It
was a terrible ordeal. getting those
patients out of the wards and expect
ing any minute another shell would
come and hit us. But not an officer
or man Of r. 81. No. 165 went to shell
ter until every patient was safe.
1--WE have q f1ne chaplain in the
sanitary train. He is Catholic priest
from Washington. Father Carpenter.
He gave me the last rites walking
outside during a lull. never ex-
Eected to leave that place alive. The
Evening star., 1918-08-08
Least That It viii Ask.

Whatever increase is requested will
not exceed an amount that the board
of directors considers absolutely re-
CURED to meet the changed conditions.
It is stated. however. that the least
increase to be applied for will be a
straight scent fare.
Requiring $2.10o.0oo to complete
improvements, necessitated largely by
war demands. the Potomac Electric
Power Company. a subsidiary of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, today was authorized by
The Utilities Commission to place "a
general mortgage of $5.750.000 on Its
property and equipment. The mort
gage will secure debenture bonds
previously authorized by the commits
sion, but which have not proved sal
able under the war conditions, and
enable the company to obtain imme-
diate funds for completing important
improvements, particularly the extern
sions to the Benning power plant,
which are to cost more than $1.000.000.
Power Plant Promises.
Improvement in service is promised
as soon as the new Benning plant
equipment Is in operation. Tie-ups in
the street-car service during the rush
service last night and this morning
are attributed to conditions at the
Benning plant There is now being
installed there 5000 -kilowatt tur-
bine engine, which was ordered in
January. 1917. and had been promised
for delivery April last The engine
has just arrived and 1t will not be in
operation before October 1. There
also has been delay in obtaining new
boilers It is not expected they will
be ready for operation before Novem-
ber 1. Intense heat yesterday affected
the men in the boiler rooms to such
an extent that they were not able to
keep up the required steam pressure,
which in turn affected the street car
service.
Evening star., 1918-08-08
FOchS Second Counter BlOlU
Presents a Serious Menace
To the Entire German Line

cate that the allies have advanced to
q depth Of about two to three miles
south Of the Somme. and probably
have taken the villages Of Marcelcave
and La Motte-en-Santerre.
It Is not believed American forces are
engaged in the present lighting.
Americans were holding the tine st
Evening star., 1918-08-08
HUNS AGAIN SHELL PARIS.

PARIS. August s.-There was q fur
ther bombardment Of the Paris region
by the German long-range cannon to-
day. :.
Evening star., 1918-08-08
RUSSIA DECLARES
WAR ON ENGLAND,
|SBERL|N REPORT

STOCKHOLM, August g.
The Russian government has
issued a declaration that q state
of war exists between England
and Russia, according to a dis
patch to the Lokal Anzeiger of
Berlin, which prints the news
with reservation"
Evening star., 1918-08-08
W.R. &E. PROPOSES
INCREASE Of FARE
Will Apply in Few Days to Lo-
cal Public Utilities Com
mission.
ASKS AT LEAST 5 CENTS

Application for authority to charge
an increased rate Of fare on all its
lines will be made to the Public Utili-
ties Commission in the next few days
by the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company.
This step, said to be necessitated by
steadily mounting war costs, has been
decided upon by the board Of direc-
tors.
The exact measure Of relief to be
sought has not been determined. 1t
may take the form Of request for a
straight fve-cent fare or a six-cent
fare with the privilege of buying five
tickets for quarter. In addition.
there may be proposed q one-cent
transfer charge.
Costs Of Operation.
officials Of the company today said
that they have postponed asking for
relief until the added costs of opera
tion imposed by war conditions have
become so great that it is impossible
to keep up the service at the existing
rate of fare.
The company was In need of relief
and should have asked for 1t months
ago. they said. but felt that such a
move should be delayed until every
means of meeting the situation had
been exhausted and the public itself
had full opportunity to appreciate the
difficulties under which the company
is laboring.
Cost of labor and materials and OF
every element entering into operation
has advanced to such an extent, II
is declared, that the pre-war rate
does not produce a sufficient fund to
enable the company to do justice to
the public, to its employees and its
stockholders.