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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-27

Americans in Paris learned to love
this beautiful city with an almost
passionate love. We grew savage
at the thought OF her possible de-
element. I remember standing one
evening before the Gambetta monu-
ment on the Place du Carrousel.
looking up along the broad alley Of
the Tuileries gardens and on
through the Champs Elysees to the
Arc do Triomphe, mistily dark
against a yelled sunset-etanding
there with clenched fists. literally
gritting my teeth in a tense ecstasy
OF hate. When came TO myself
and realized what had been doing,
II made me grin rather sheepishiy
as I turned away. I thought at
once OF that famous cartoon in
Punch" Of a German family hav-
ing its morning strafe. Neverthe-
less the moment had been genuine.
an unconscious tribute to the
beauty, the brave dignity OF Paris.
Nor were such moments rare
among Americans living with this
people through their dark days. II
is something 20 have seen an Ameri-
can doughboy standing at dusk in
the. shadow OF the Rue de Rivoli
arcade. and gazing at F'remiet's gall
liant little golden Jeanne G'Arc"
with undisguised tears in his eyes.
A moment later he may have turn
ed self-conscious and sheepish too 4;
but as I slipped by him with a quick
glance ne was oblivious OF me and
OF everything save his deeper
thoughts. Sentimentality? / don't
think so. You would not think so
II you had passed with Paris. heart
sick but answering in her courage,
through the Great Shadow. For the
Great Shadow was no illusion. II
was real and upon us.-Would IL
ever dissipate. or would II deepen
deepen and endure?
The hour OF the evening papers
was on the boulevards
when they brought us news OF the
German attack in force at the
Chemin de Danes We stood about
IN groups, poilus( civilians. men
and women. and snatched at the
headlines over one another's should
ers. Even so there was little ex-
element: we were curiously calm.
We didn't chatter. We spoke quiet
". courteously. II we spoke at all
But there was an electric sympathy
between us. We belonged 10 one
family.
A young poilu borrowed my In
trans" for a minute or two. then
returned II 10 me with faint smile.
He made no comment on the news.
II was not good news. We all knew
that And the Great Shadow deep
ened
Those were the darkest days.
Less than a week later American
infantry and American marines
Jumped from their camions before
Chateau Thierry and charged. Good
Cod. with what a thrill we read
that news: American troops had
helped IN the nick OF time-had
helped az last
Paris knew then that her dark
days might not soon be over. but
they would pass-They have pass
ed. Paris was right.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-27
MASSAGE COSTS $50

KANSAS. City. Mo-, oct. e.
A. p. Howell. barber, will BIZ care
full who he gives a massage TO, with
out orders. In the future. Howell
gave a customer an unwarranted
massage and. after some difficulty
landed in the south police court.
He =-Ss GIe,i $500 and appealed to
the criminal court. Judge Latshaw
fined him $500 and costs. but &C
cepted $50 and gave a stay OF exc
cution on his promise TO be careful.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-27
GIRLS To MAKE BIG SHELLS.

CINCINNATI. oct 26- Six Thous-
and women and girls OF this city
are 20 be taught factory work dur
ing the fall and winter, most OF
them being employed in munitions
works The large increase Of wo-
ing numbers OF men going 10 the
service. The women back OF the
movement say it is no harder 10
carry a Is pound shell than a Is
pound baby. and the shell is easier
10 take care Of.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-27

But what was Il like?" my
friends ask me. And I don't know
how 10 tell them what Il was like,
only know that Il was entirely un-
iiks their attempts 20 imagine 1t for
themselves
II was not 50 melodramatic as
some OF them would prefer 10 sup
pose Il. Personally. ] saw no blood
and very few tears. And yet Paris
throughout the dark spring days
OF 1918 was a tragic city. Tragic.
because In the midst OF apprehen-
sion II went about its business
calmly: II kept smiling. Paris un-
der trial Is superb II Is never fus-
tered and never afraid.
do not mean 20 say that indi-
viduaI dwellers in Paris during the
dark days were never afraid Dur
ing the heavier air-raids there were
probably many quakinR hearts be-
meath the lightless mansards II
so. they did their quaking privately.
Never once throughout FIVE
months stay in the city did 7 en-
counter any public demonstration
81 fear. yet from time 20 time saw
the people OF Paris under conditions
OF no ordinary danger one instance
occurs 10 me I walked down one
fine Sunday afternoon with a Red
Cross friend 20 see what damage
had been done the night before by
two bombs which had fallen in the
Marais quarter IL IS a crowded
district and the streets were thrOng-
ed with families out for "a stroll in
the sunshine-fOr some weeks past
% rare commodity in Paris As we
neared the Hotel de Vile a sharp
explosion checked us. Crosse
l'ertha." the IonE-distauce cannon.
mad spoken in no uncertain terms
The she'll must have fallen within a
block or two Of where We stood.
And we knew. the good holiday
crowd an about us knew. that after
longer or shorter interval Gro
so Bertha" would speak again, for
she is never content with her foul
mouthed fury She is as garrulous
as she is impotcntly obsence
So 80 would not have been strange
&c the good holiday crowd. men,
women. and children. had dispersed
somewhat rapidly for shelter It
might even have been the part of
mere prudence for them 10 do so.
But they did nothing OF the kind
Boom" said a girl near us. EN-
core" She had not raised her
voice Then we all started run
ming. bat not 10 escape from pos
sihIe danger ON the contrary. We
were curious. We wanted 10 see
where the shell had fallen
4 fat woman. who looked like
a concierge off duty. charged past
MS dragging a breathless infant by
the arm. "Viens. Auguste-de-
peche-toi, Par ici," She was hot
on the trail And the trail led her.
as 30 Ted us all. TO bridge over
the Seine The shell had fallen in
TO the river. throwing out great
wave OF water which had deluged
some 80 or Go people in their sun
day best. They were not happy
about 10. but we thought il was the
funniest thing that had ever hap
pened "Tordant" we called H. be-
tween gasps Meanwhile 90 or 80
little boys who had scrambled down
to- the embankmeut below the
bridge were shrieking with delight.
The explosion had thrown a guam
tity OF small dead fish out upon the
stones ESQ there really are fish in
the Seine, II took Crosse Bertha
Co settle that moot question once
for alb. and the little boys ran
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-10
Wickersham Says
Marshall Rules If
Wilson Quits U. S.

II President Wilson goes to France
he virtually resigns his ONCE and
under the Constitutin Vice President
Marshall becomes Chief Executive.
George W.. wickersham. Attorney
General under Taft, told the Coun-
Gil on Freisn Relations recently at
its dinner In the Hotel Astor.
Mr.. wickersham based this accer-
ton on Section 1. Article 2. Of the
Constitution Of the United States,
which describes the mode Of proce-
dure in event Of the presidents RE
moval from ONCE, his death, resigna-
ton or inability to discharge the du-
ties of eaid ofilce."
The absence Of the president from
the United States will. In the opin-
ion OF Mr.. wickersham. constitutes
an inability to discharge the powers
and duties OF his ONCE within the
meaning Of the law.
Further sensation was In store for
the diners when Or. Hinco Hinkovic
a member Of the Jugo-Slav Council
Of London, predicted a war between
the people Of his race and Italy un-
less the litter nation relinQuished
her designs upon Dalmatia. He
charged that Italy was trying to turn
the Adriatic into an italian lake. and
said that unless she. was checked at
the peace table his countrymen
would 80 to war against her.
PRESENCE REQUIRED here
Mr.. Wickersham In his analysis
of the position Of Mr.. Wilson, should
he leave for Europe. said that the
two most important duties Of the
Chief Executive are from time to
time to give Congress information
Of the state Of the union and recon-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-10

mend to Its consideration such meas
ures a. he shall Judge necessary
and expedient and TO consider bits
which shall havs passed the House Of
Representatives and the Senate. and
II he approve, 70 sign them and - he
disapproves. to veto them. -,
Under these laws. the foruasr AZ.
tornsy General Sontsndsd. the Pres
yidsnt must be in ! position II al
times to feel the pulse Of public SEN
timent. y,
III ne is not IN the country" Mr..
.wickersham added, ''he cannot fifty
discharge his duties"
A third and minor consideration.
the speaker continued. Il the law
which provides that in case Of ats
agreement between the two houses
I. as to the time Of adjournment, the
president may adjourn them until
such time as he thinks proper.
This power. he admitted. had new
: or been exercised In the past. be-
cause tho president always had been
at the seat Of government when Con-
grsss was in session. and able to
avert BY friendly counsel and sus-
gestion. the necessity Of exercising
IL.
UNABLE 10 DISCHARGE DUTIES
ION these grounds. ] believe =
said M. wicksrsham. " that the ab-
sence Of the president In Europe
would constitute an Inability to dis
charge the powers and duties of his
ONCE. $3.50
1.-THE Constitution does not pro-
vide wh,n disability occurs, justi-
flying the vice president in assum-
ing to act a. president. II the vice
president should assume to act and
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-10

should veto a Bill ind G. tho e-r.ra-
ton OF taa d.ys fro--l the Gate of
the passage OF the Bill 40 veto from
the president himself In writing
should have been received, q aues-
ton would arise for the courts to
determine and as to the powers Of
the vice president to act for the
president.
THAT these questions In the past
never have arisen for actual deci-
sion Is tribute to the wisdom Of
our presidents In confefming with
the traditions Of their great once
with that upbroksn custom Which
ripsns into Law, and IN not suffering
The whispsrinss Of psfsonal ambi-
tion to lead them to depart from the
paths Of aecustomsd action, thereby
avoiding the creation q tAs new. I'M
certain and perhaps dangerous ques-
lions OF constitutional right and
power.
NEW INTERNATIONAL ORUD0E
DR.. Hincovic In his address voiced
passionatsiy . new international
grudge. which may assume the pro-
portions Of another war unless II u
wiped out 1t the peace table.
He charged that Italy vas intent
on tsea,lns Austria's provinces for
her own asgrandisemsnt under the
plea Of redeeming the enslaved Of
her race.
"Dalmatia. which she claims" he
said, contains about 8 per cent Ital-
ians and % per cent Jugo slavs. It
would 90 more sensible for Italy to
claim title to New York: This city
at least has 10 per cent italian pop
ulation."
Dalmatia, he asserted. was prom
Used to Italy in 1915 by the Allied
powers. but the Jugo slsvs. accord
ing to the speaker. will never recog-
nize Ita'y's right to this province,
and will declare war rather than re-
linquish II.
Italy's dream. he further charged
Is complete commercial domination
OF the Balkans, and to that end she
|is determined to have no rival m
the Adriatic.--N. Y. Tribune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
FOR MANY BRANCHES
Kenosha LOYAL Board gets Order for
Voluntary Induction Of men into
half Dozen Glasses

There is still chance for you to be
a volunteer for the army as the Local
Board this morning received formal an
nouncement from the Adjunant Gen
eral that voluntary induction into SER
vice was offered for six classes of army
service. These include:
Land Division Signal Corps, Fort
Leavenworth, Kas.
Medical Department Corps, Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Georgia.
The Infantry Camp Green, Charlotte
North Carolina.
Spruce Division, Aviation Signal
Corps, Vancouver Barrackc, Washing
ton.
Engineering Corps, Vancouver, Wash,
Aviation Section, Signal Corps (brick
layers only Camp Sewer, Greenville,
is. G.
Men who desire to enlist for any of
these forms of service with the army
should communicate with the local
board at once and plans will be com.
pleted to have them mustered into SER
vice just as soon as they have passed
the physical examination. The Board
is also going to make effort to speed up
the enlistment and mobilization of ship
carpenters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21
DRAW JURORS
FOR MARCH TERN
Jury Commission Today Draws Men to
Hear Gases at the Coming Term
of the Circuit Court.

The jury commission of Kenosha
county met at the Office Of Clerk of
the Circuit Court B. M. DeDeimar this
morning and drew the list of jurors to
hear cases at the coming March Term
of the court. The following is the new
jury panel:
Kenosha: John B. Wallig; John H.
Willems; w. i. Leonard; R. j. Austen;
Elmer johnson; William Meyer, Henry
Williams, G.. G. Anderson; A. J. Lauer;
HI. G. Hansen and George M. Melville.
Brighton: Matt KEENAN,.
Bristol: D. D. Bollen, J. r. Smith.
Paris: Price Goodwin; Fred Lentz;
Hogan Hanson.
Pleasant Prairie: John E. Jones; M.
A. Hale; Victor K. Maloney; George
Clausen.
Randall: Ben Elvermann; Paul
Johns; Ben Jepson.
Salem: Ed. Blanks; George Patrick !;
A. Fredsman, Ed. VanAlstein; Reuben
Turnock; G. B. Vaughn; J. R. West
lake; Henry Epping, Jr.
Somers: John Hanche, Jr; Charles
Bohannan.
Wheatland: William Ebert; Will
liam Staubemyer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21
JAMES MADIGAN DEAD:
LEAVES LARGE ESTATE
James Madigan, for Many Years a
Resident of Kenosha, Leaves Els
tate Valued at 100000.

James Madlgan, aged rs years, died
about eleven O'Clock Thursday night at
the Carmelite Home, where he had gone
less than week ago from the Kenosha
Hospital thinking that he had recov-
cred from recent illness. Following
his death came the discovery that he
had left a large estate, variously esti-
mated from $4,000 to 100000, made up
of real estate holdings in Kenosha and
Dane county. The deceased had lived
in Kenosha for more than twenty years
most of which time he had lived on the
second floor Of the building on the
northeast corner of Park and Main
streets. He was known to have con-
siderable real estate holdings but the
extent Of these astonished many in
Kenosha today. He is survived by no
close relatives but has distant relatives
in Dane county.
James Madigan was born in Ireland
i'll 1912 but at an early age he came to
America to seek his fortune. For many
years he lived in Dane county, where he
gained a reputation as an industrious
and successful farmer. Twenty-Five
years ago he came to Kenosha, where
he has lived life marked with many
eccentricities. He was never married
and had formed but few close friend
ships in Kenosha. During recent years
he had spent some of his time in Cali
fornia.
No definite arrangements have been
made relative to the funeral services
but they will probably be held at the
st. Thomas Church on Monday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21
BIG BILL BIENEMANN
SAFE LOVER THERE"
Letter from France Tells That For
mer Policeman and Comrades Are En-
joying French Life and Climate.


joying French Life and Climate.
son active service with the Amer
lean Expeditionary Force in France"
proudly stands forth from the title of a
recent censored letter from Sergt. Will
liam Bienemann, formerly a Kenosha
policeman, to Chief of Police Owen
Q Hare, telling of the arrival of the
Kenosha seven and of the romance of
war in France. The letter tells how
the only Inconvenience of the "cross-
ing was a days sea-sickness with not
a sight of the Teuton wasp boats. They
are now located at a camp somewhere
in France" as members of a motor
supply train.
"Bill''-or better Sergt. Bienemann
must have his little joke at the ex-
pense of the chief for he says: eve
passed your country coming over and
it was sure some place" To other
members of the force he writes that
he has seen every kind of a soldier but
Irish and adds, ~ guess they are all
policeman. I saw three policemen the
other day and every one of them would
make two like me-they are as big as
house,
One of the astonishing things of the
letter, which was dated January 25th,
was the description of the climate.
"The weather is very nice here,
writes the Kenosha sergeant. "Birds
are around and singing; the grass is
green and the French farmers are in
the fields blowing. Everyone has been
very nice to us, especially the Eng
lish.''
Girls have already attracted the at
tention of the Kenosha soldiers. "The
best thing, we see here, " he continues,
care the girls running around in over
alls. Yes, and they will come right UP
to you and shake your hand and say,
Hello, Sammy that s about all the
English they know The biggest trou-
BILE we have is to get used to the
money; you give an American coin and
the change you get back is enough to
fill your hat, but of course, that may
not bother us long"
The letter is full of enthusiasm of
the American soldier. It closes with
the assurance that all of the Kenosha
men of the troop are safe and sound
and enjoying themselves in the service
of cold Glory"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21

1t is to be hoped that when the city
SIGNS another contract for those
q Prang'' sewers that they will sign it
with some contractor who will build
the sewers and not put bonds for fight
later. What the people want is the
sewers and they are not overly worried
who has to foot the bill. They will
ray their share just as soon as the sew
ers are completed but after wait of
three years most of them have become
skeptical whether or not the city plans
to build the sewers or just have the old
pipe for decoration on the streets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21
DEATH OF MRS. LEVI G. GRAVES.
Prominent Kenosha Club Woman Died
on Wednesday Evening Follow
ing a Short Illness.

Mrs. Elizabeth Starbuck Graves,
wife of Levi G. Graves and one of the
most widely known and best loved of
the women of Kenesha died at the
family home on English Court just
after seven o'clock Wednesday even
ing following short illness from acute
diabetis.
Mrs. Graves had not been in robust
health for many months but her friends
had not felt alarm over her condition
until Wednesday. On last Saturday
she had been in charge of her class
at the sewing school at Guild Hall and
the announcement of her death came as
great shock to her friends.
Elizabeth Starbuck was the daugh-
ter of Edward and Mary Starbuck.
She was born in Wayne County In
diana, March -, 1854. She was mar.
ried to Levi G. Graves at Union City
Indiana February 18th, 1879.
Mr. and Mrs. Graves came to Kenosha
in the winter of 1894 and they had
since made their home here. Mrs,
Graves was woman of charming per.
sonality and of intellectual attainment
and she had impressed her character
on the womanhood of Kenosha. Dur
ing the nearly twenty five years that
she had lived in Kenosha she had been
active among many of the organiza-
tons of the women of the city. She
was twice President of the Woman Is
Club of Kenosha and had been very
active in the work of the women of
ST. Matthew's Parish She had been
interested in the Red Cross work in
Kenosha, and was one of the most
active workers at the Red Cross rooms
The home life of Mr.. and Mrs
Graves had been one of wonderful
comradeship and the breaking Of the
family chain has brought deep sorrow
to the husband who survives. Mrs,
Graves is also survived by her son
Thomas Graves of Galesburg and one
daughter Mrs. Jesse B. Hirst of Str.
st. Marie Michigan. One sister Mrs
R. F. Lutz of Wabash, Ind, also sur
wives.
Funeral services will be held at the
late residence at half past tsu O'Clock
Friday afternoon and The remains will
be laid at rest at the family plot at
Green Ridge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21

Senator Watson's warning against
government ownership listens like the
wall Of the old school. Just how the
government owning and operating rail
ways is going to break up the republic
is little hard to see. 1t is possible
that under Republican form Of gov
eminent that government may still rem
der service to the people without dis
rupting itself. The old school of poll
tics may have considered the corpora
ton just a little too necessary to the
Republican form of government.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21

schools. The numerous rooms IN the
high school would provide accommoda-
tions for more than thousand child
rem of the graded schools and provide
them in district which is accessible
to many portions Of the city.
It is big proposition but one
which should be taken up now and not
year or ten years from now. The op-
portunity to do a great service the
children of Kenosha is offered
It should not be frittered away on
account Of iea1ousies of communities
and districts, or on account of the
timidity Of ofice-hoIders who fear to
do real things.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21
COLONEL SYMMONDS
SAFE COVER THERE
Kenosha's Ranking Officer of the
United States Army now on way
to the big Front.

Col. Charles j. Symmonds, Kenosha s
ranking officer of the United States
Army is safe "over there" Messages
telling of his safe arrival on the other
side were received by members of the
Symmonds family in Kenosha this
morning. 1t is not known just what
command Col. Symmonds will be given
but his long military experience is an
assurance that he will be prominent in
the American Sector from now on. Col
onel Symmonds was one of the first
" Kenosha Boys to graduate from
West Point and he has been active in
the service of the army for more than
twenty years. He was prominent in the
Spanish American War and had much
to do with the reconstruction of Cuba
after the war was over. He saw his
share of service In the PHILIPPINE Is
lands and later was on the border with
the cavalry. He early requested the de-
partment for a command which would
take him to France. Just as he was
ready to start for over seas service he
was named as one of the members of
the Houston Court Martial and this
held him in this country for some time.
1t is expected that letters from Col
Symmonds viii reach Kenosha in the
near future and that these will tell
more of just what service he is to
render in the American Sector in
France.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21

Of course mistakes may be made by
Press associations but when mistakes
are made by the Government officials
they count for lot more. The Govern
ment should know what it is talking
about when it sends kilograms to sor-
rowing relatives. The people are en-
titled to this much consideration.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21

Members Of the Grand Army are to
be commended for their action in throw
ing open the ballowed ground in which
rest their comrades of the civil war for
the burial of the men who may lose
their life in the new fight for Liberty.
TIC the cold boys" this is the supreme
recognition of the patriotic services
that the sons of those former comrades
are rendering to a nation that their
fathers saved.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21

And it can be said farther that the
Republican State Central committee is
not necessarily the Republican party
in Wisconsin. The committee would be
expected to echo the demands of its
leader. Republicans in Wisconsin want
to elect a United States Senator even
though the State Central committee
may be willing to permit the Governor
to appoint.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21

We agree with the Governor that we
would be satisfied with the loyalty Of
Congressman Lenroot in the United
States Senate but we are not entirely
convinced that this same loyalty is not
needed to save the Wisconsin delega-
ton in the house.