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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
EXPLAINS FOURTH LOAN
SYSTEM TO BANKERS

Fred A. Bryan, chairman Of the
fourth Liberty loan committee for
st Joseph county. met with the
bankers OF the city at noon Tuesday
at the oliver hotel for the purpose
OF explaining 10 them the system
planned by the loan committee for
putting over" the campaign in the
city and county.
The bankers expressed their en-
tire approval of the plans adopted
hv the committee. Later the loan
chairman viii appoint an advisory
committee 10 assist i'm carrying out
the system suggestions for the
personnel &C the committee were
made at the luncheon Tuesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
SAVE WASTE PAPER
FOR THE MOTOR CORPS

The Indiana Motor Corps girls.
st the insugatiou Of Hiss Katherine
Guthrie or the reserve corps. have
begun campaign 90 canvass the
city for old paper, the proceeds
from which will be used TO augment
TIE canteen fund. Capt. Geraldine
Robertson announces that those who
have old papers which they wish 10
dispose OF may do 20 by calling up
the Office whereupon car will a.
once DE dispatched 30 secure the
rubbish. 10 r. hoped that $50 at
least max be raised I'm this way
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
STOLSENBURG TO SPEAK
AT TERRE HAUTE AUG. Il
Nen.-TLm.. Sne.Ial serHLec

New Times Special Service
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Aug co.
\ meeting of democratic workers
candidates and members of the
democratic state central committee
Will Oe held iu Terre Haute We'd
rcsday This meeting j. expected 20
b4 largest OF any OF the meetings
held throughout the state boy the
central committee
Even p. Stotsenburg Of New Al
bany. candidate for attorney general
viii be the principal speakers. AIR
Stotsenburg has heretofore not been
very active IN the campaign due 70
business activities and his appear
auce al Terre Hau-e is looked for
ward TO with interest by both rec
pubIiCau~ and democrats
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
PITTsBrRGm LNE STOCK.

PITTSBURGH Pa Aug. Coat
TIE supply light market steady
choice Sl61 sId l7.2J. prime. $1,000
1918: good S14.JOd 1J.J0. tidy butchers.
sI20OdI3.IO. fair. $1,000 1880. COM
mon SD Goa 1880: common 90 good fat
bulls - On11uO. common To good Fat
COWS. S9JO011OO. heiferS. Sl1JOn 1870
fresh cows and spriugers SGOOJH 1000
veal calves. S1S2J.
SHEEP AND LAMBS supply. 1000
head. market steady. prime Wether~.
$500: good mixed. S1l-j. fair mixed.
- .UFff- ~ cuiIs and common. $1,000
500. Ia. $500
HOGS receipts . double decks ma
ket active and higher prime heavy
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
CILICAGo Linz srnCk-
tr l. :. Hnrenn of Narket.l

tBy I. ). Bureau OF Markets..
CHICAGO. Aug 20. HOGS-Esu
mated receipts $1,000. market steady
and higher: bulk. >1S5Gd 1880. top.
SOLO. butcher hogs. heavy. Sl9.3ON
1919: packing hogs heavy. SlS.O0N
$50: medium and mixed. Sl~.JOn 10 20
light. $192jd 20lO. pigs S1SOOq 1870
rOughS. S1TJ0M 800.
CATTLE Estimated receipts. 1880
market strong and higher. beef cattle.
good. choice. S16JO0 1S.N5: medium and
common $1,000 1850. butcher stock
heifers. S72Jdl425; COWS. $500 l4.2J
Gamers and cutters, SG.J00 $40: stOckers
and feeders good. choice. 5000 1923
common and medium S1-JOG 1929; veal
calves. good. choice. S16.IJU 40.
SHEEP Estimated receipts 1000
market slow aud steady shoru lambs
choice and prime SLIGO 1850. medium
and good. SlG.2jd 1868: spring lambs
good choice. X1JOO67 1870. feeder lambs
good. choice >1G.JON no: ewes choice
prime S13Sja 1873; medium aud good
Sl1 pa l. -
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20

International News Service
NEW YORK. AUG. 20 mum Der
OF issues were I'm vigorous demand at
the opening OF the stock market to
day. Canadian Pacific was the mos
prominent feature. and all the offer
ings Of that stock at nearby prices
were taken causing AN advance OF
3 3-4 10 1872. the highest price touch
ed since August 1917.
The marine issues We're also &C
tiN ely traded in. AZ advancing prices
the preferred advancing one to 102
"a and the common ID to IS IS
The six percent bonds. which closed
Yesterday at as IS rose TO % 10
before the end Of the first 10 min
utes. Union Pacific advanced ga TO
124 Ga and fractional gains We're
made i'm number Of other railwaE
issues
Steel Common was more active
than in some days past. advancing
IS TO III "a. Mexican Petroleum
rose SIS TO l01 II.
American Sugar Refining opened
up rs at 10 3-S. American Suma-
ira advanced "a TO 127 IL.
The market maintained strong
tone all through the forenoon Most
attention was attracted to the ma
rine stocks the preferred moving
up points to 1913 Ia steel Com
mon reflected short coverings. sell
ing mp 10 III So while the other
steel indUstrials were quiet
Union Pacific rose IS TO 125
and st. Paul Preferred moved up 1
point to - IA
Liberty 1-2's again rose TO q
new high record Of S101.10.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
ASK REHEARING OF
PROHIBITION CASES

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind Aug co.
p. W. Cook Brewing 90. OF Evans
vile today filed a petition in the SUI
preme court FOR a hearing OF the
case On which statewide prohibition
law was declared constitutional
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
TWO MORE MEN ARE
REJECTED AT CAMP

Fred kuoblOCk and Theodore
I.eruer who left with the draft com
tineeut in Division No !. July 80
FOR camp Taylor Louisville KY
returned to their home Tuesday.
Mr. krocklock was rejected becau Use
Of throat trouble and Nr. Lerner
was NOT 100 10 Che required weight
FOR service
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
INSTITUTE FOR
TEACHERS AUG. 26
Geographer and Historian
VIII be Lecturers at This
Years Sessions.

The S. Joseph Co1nty Teachers
institute $500 be- held boz the auditor
.am % The high school building
from AUG. IS 20 20. Prof smith
Bumham OF the department OF h.s-
tory IN the state Normal school at
West Chester Pa and Prof r. ID.
CaIklns of the department ~ geo
graphy u the Central state Normal
school AZ SIT Pleasant Mich. have
been selected as the instructors for
this term
FOR the morning sessions Prof
Burnham viii give q series or type
lessons deatug with subjects that
are perhaps the hardest go teach in
the history class. such as those in-
eolved iu the teaching OF dates
geographic influences constitutions
political parties. and money. Iu the
afternoon he Will lecture on subjects
attended 10 clarity thought concern
ing the present world cri-i- First
The struggle for Trade second
THE Msp of Europe third our
Euemy- fourth -OUr Allies. and
NTH. our Cause"
Prof. Calkins' Program.
Prof Calkius has Indicated the
Line OF work De will follow by the
succeeding topics First Geography
and Education. second What is
Geography third. Beginning
Geography. fourth Teaching the
Seasons" NTH Maps and Their
Uses tthere VIII be two talks on
this subjectl, sixth Geography OF
Tie Intermediate and Grammar
Grades seventh Fundamentals
and Essentials in the Geography OF
a Continent. illustrated by appli-
cation To Australia. and eighth.
Certain Geographic Factors that
operated i'm Causing the Present
World War"
It is announced that am morning
sessions except those on Monday
will begin promptly at 2 o'clock. and
an afternoon sessions at 1915
o'clock The Monday morning ses-
sion will be called at $50 o'clock
80 music instruction has been pro-
vided this year i'm order that there
may be- time for "a number Of mes
sages relating ~ the war. These Will
immediately follow the forenoon and
afternoon intermissions. and will in
clude one or two addresses ny men
who have h57 overseas experience.
Talks ON IT rift" on the Fourth
Liberty Loan and Fire Proven
ton. viii also be given.
Must Register Monday.
All teachers who desire credit for
attendance must register Monday Pcs
fling a receipt for the institute fee
with the secretary or 10y registering
and paying the fec 10 is am order
of the county board of education
that all teachers who expect TO
teach in the county are required TO
pay this fee
Two percent Will he added to the
general ayerage of teachers who at
tend the fun number 81 lectures.
said r. II. Longdeld county super
intendent. There should be no
hardness. Attendance at classes i'm
normal schools viii be accepted IN
place OF attendance nc the institute.
however
Aim AZ General Interest.
The aim in the preparation or
this program has been to provide
something of general interest to all
Instructors BOD the county. one thins
Yet remains 10 make the institute
success. and that is that every
teacher come in spirit of sympathy
and willingness to cooperate. i hone
that on Monday morning they Will
DO PREPARED tp receive The luSpira-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
CONDITION OF SEN. JAMES
Is NOT SATISFACTORY

international Neus Service.
BALTIMORE. Nd. Aug co.
Sen. ollie VI. James of Kentucky
who has been a patient al Johns
Hopkins hospital for more than two
months. was reported this morning
To bc IN a condition not satisfactory
TO the attending physicians IL was
said that the Kentucky statesman
passed an uncomfortabl night.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
LrMBEn %. INCORPORATES.

Articles OF Incorporation We're
fred Tuesday with County Recorder
Bert kIySz ny cbe oodrun- Powell
Lumber co The iuCorporators are
Charles q Powell. Nee 3D. Voodrun
and g. J Aldworth Tho capital
stock i- $4,000. Dr. is the intention
~ the incorporates Co do general
business iu retailing and whole
sailing lumber and general contract
iu- including the selling mi less-
ink of property.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20

ish Buyiug of New Haven reported
20 Ice OF good character ohio Oh
company declared regular quarterly
dividend Of 1925 and usual eNtH
OF S475 payable sept 20tb to stock
on record sept 2ith.
CHICAGO Aug. -o.-ChioaE,
Journal SAYS The American Cam
company viii free itself OF three
million indebtedness on "Wednesday.
This obligation is i'm the form OF
bank notes bearing &C., Interest.
maturing Aus. d."
NEW YORK. AUG ye-Gener7l
Motors loauded az p percent
premium this morning Hudson.
Clark. Childs bought Marine pre-
ferred. <i~sel Kinuecutt and Hirsch
bought United states steel
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
~, ARsOLrTE DINoRCE

NIe-ITE cTUeIll and lnnuman
treatment iu that her husband
abandoned her Mrs May Coons fled
s..t for am absolute divorce I'M the
- Joseph circuit court Tuesday
morulr- against Herman Coons The
pIairtn states mat they were mar
fied March ~ 1911. and separated
ir June 1915
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20

SEEDS.
Corrected Daily by Warner Bros seed
store, ia r. Wayne ST.
TIMOTHY -S42SQSf.15
RED CLONER-$1JQS1s
WHITE CLOFER--S5S.
ALSIKE-S l4. 504flS.Jo.
ALFALFA-Sl1dS14
SWEET -k1G0SlS
COW PEAS-S3 5O6i$5.O0
SOY BEANS-S3 .50d&55O
BLUE GRASS-$4
FIELD PEAS-$4 5OG$5.16
MIiLETT-S3Gk3T
GERMAN MILLET-S3dSo.oO
JAPANESE MILLET-S2 50aS3
MAMMOTH CLOVER-$19d&22
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
MANY ISSUES ARE
IN BIG DEMAND
Marine Issues Actively Traded
in, Preferred and Conn.,
mon Both Rising.

NEW YORK. Aug. op--
Stocks were inactive i'm the clos
ing session today with prices
holding steady War news re-
,eived was very encouTa gius.
bat the public seems 10 be
waiting for further information
ON the tax pTogTa m.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
HAY, STRAW AND FEED.

HAY STRAW AND FEED.
Corrected Daily by the Wesley Miller
Flour and Feed Co.. 40 8. Michigsn)
RYE-PayiRg $3.50 per bu.
HAY-Paying SO TO $14; selling SIS
to $50.
STRAW-$6 to IS; selling JOc bale.
OATS-Paying T5c: selling S5c to goo
SHELL Complying $50: selling,
$50
EAR CORN-Psying $50; selling.
Ei.75.
TIMOTHY SEED-Psying 81 per bu. /:
selling. S4.T5.
ALFALFA SEED-(Montana grown.
selling. Sl5 per bu.
CLOVER SEED-Paying 81 bu. sell
ing. 500 per bu.
SOY BEANS-Se!ling S475 bu.
COW PEAS-Selling. S475 bu.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20

iUfsrnafinuu. Nfw- service
PARIS Aug 2H.-Tho municipal
council of Paris has voted 20 send
an address ~ thanks Co. the allied
armies fer HAVING saved Amiens.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20

GREEN HIDES-10c to 10.
TALI.OW 2d3c. cough
WOOL-55d61c; calf 20Q 30.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
South Bend Markets
GRAIN AND FEEL

GRAIN AND FEED.
Corrected Daily by j. w. BurTeiI starr
Mills, Hydraulic AV.)
NHEAT-Paying SOS per bu.
OAIS-PayiDg 75c; selling $4,000 per
bu.
BRAN-Selling $50 per hundred.
MIDDLINGS-Sel 50 per hundred
CHOPPED FEED--Selling. $50 per
cWt
SCRATCH FEED-Selling, $4O0 per
cwt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
Grain, Cattle, and Provisions

hogs $40 7jM 20.OU- mediums S-u.ofL
100. heavy Workers $50 9oM = uu- light
Workers. N20UOH 80 ln. pigs S-uouH
20 % rouEhS S1tU0H t1.-n- stays. S1tu.
~ loo heavy mixed $50 -5eI 1850.
EAST BUFFALO LIVE ~ToCk
EAST lEI FFAI.D. ~ S. Aug co.
CATTLE Receipts $50 beads uHrett
active urime steers SI4uUHf1.1J.
butcher grades S6u08 1850
CALVES Receipts .tuu- wa ",.f active
and steady rUIl tu rHulrr S1UIU 1900
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts -Uun
market active. .t-hoit. lambs ST.. 4Ift
1900. cull To- fair $1,000 o. -. sea -
llHgs. Sl40OH boo. sheep. NjuJH l4Un
HOGS Receipts 2taU. IuHrket 3rtiFrs
Workers. $1,000 20 -. pigs >-u-lft
900. mixed. so 1IfI 80 ~. uraFN $50
H2U.6J: rough~. $1,000 11.-5. sta-s
S1IOOn 1850
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
POULTRY AND MEATS.

I28 Il. Jefferson Blvd0
VEAL--Paying, lie; selling. 1ja35c
BEEF-ROast. zoe: boiling. 2Oc; Dor.
terhOuse. 5OG60c; sirlOin, $3.50.
HAM-Paying. 2S1ac, selling, 33c.
LARD-Paying, DC. selling. &c.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20

The French have ueen approach
ing Rove tor several days and are
believed 90 BE- lighting throlEhoe ~
the outskirts ~ the town The cap
ture OF Rove Hself hy the French
has not been announced
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20
FRENCH TAKE RoAE.

Int" I.ItIU U0I N'H- ~FIFIIH.
LONDON Aug 20.-Boye station
has been occupied nE the French
sccoping 20 late dispatches from
the front
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20

LIVE STOCK.
Corrected Daily by Major Bros. :. Lo-
gan ST.. MIsi-awaI<a.)
HEAVY FAT STEERS-Fair to good
idSc: prime. 9eD1Oc.
HOGS-120G15O lbs. 1914 130Q1GO
los. 1890; leo up. l7c.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-06
ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED.

Mrs Herman l.. Riggs OF So East
Eghty-seventh street, has announced
the engagement OF her daughter, Mrs.
Martha Riggs Truax, widow OF Arthur
d. Truax, 10 Frederick w Griffith Of
Palmyra, y. Y. Mrs. Truax is a niece
OF Pliny r. Sexton, Chancellor of the
New York State Regents She was grad
uated from Smith College in 1902, and
in the following year married Mr. Truax,
who was a son OF the late Justice Truax
of this city. Judge Truax died in June.
1916. Mr.. Grifflth was graduated from
Hamilton College In 1885 and for many
years has been a member of the Board
OF Trustees of that college. He is a
commissioner of the Auburn Theological
Seminary and a member OF the Board OF
Education OF Palmyra. He has served
as Assemblymnn and AZ State Senator
from his district. Mr.. Griffith Is n wild
over. his first wife. who was Miss Mary
Adams OF Phelps, n. Y. having died in
June. 1917. The wedding will take place
early in August and will be very quiet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert Battin Bar
rows OF 1872 Grand avenue, Brooklyn,
announce the engagement OF their daugh-
ter Eoise. TO Corporal Robert Harold
Hosg. Fifty-ninth Artillery, American
Expeditionary Force, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert James Hogg of Jersey City.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-06
SUNDAY SERMONS
IN CITY CHURCHES
Overseas Y. VI. {. 4. Worker
Will Speak Under War
Councils Auspices.

FOURTH PRESBYTERlAN CHURCH
West End avenue at Ninety first street
The Rev DR. Edgar Whitaker Work is con
tiruing fun pulpit and pastoral duty. Hcwi'l
preach tomorrow at II A. NJ and r,
The evening service vii he on the church
lawn, with ~ 'ciai patriotic music, II the
weather permits
BROADWAY PRESBYTERIANC CHURCH,
at nan street-SerNiCe ~ II A nv G
d. Jackson Of Detroit, Mich M Jackson
has been IN the overseas service. THIS
meeting VIII he under the auspices Of the
war council of the National Y, NJ. c. \,
MRS MARY F.. CHAPLIN. Hotel Bilt-
more - To morrow mornings subject
"Go,ng West" Mrs chaplin viii give a
summer course of lessons on "Concentra-
ton" Saturdays at il;3o and MONDAYS at
$3.50 and sac SuhlsC's The Law Of
Business success" THE Law Of Vihra
ton" The Law Of Attraction and How
to stop AEeing"
MARBLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH
Firth avenue at Twenty ninth street.-the
Rev. David De Forrest Burro.I VIII preach
morning and evening Subjects Morning
Visions Of Cod evening, Tho Insignia
cant MAJ.
CHRISTIAN srlENCE CHURCHES
The subject Of he lesson sermon to.mor
row viii be God
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-06
GETS MEDAL FOR
FIRST SHOT IN WAR
Lieut.. Commander Ware Is
Honor Guest of Defence
Society.

Lieut.. Commander Bruce r Ware,
L. $ y. who commanded the gun crew
on the Mongolia that on April 10, 1917.
hred the first American shot in the war.
was the honor guest at a dinner given
last night by the officers OF the Ameri-
can Defence Society at the Yale club.
80 West Forty fourth street The first
medal to be awarded by the Defence
Society for distinguished service to the
nation" was pinned upon him by John
Store chairman Of the medal committee.
Dr. Lee De Forest, donor Of the medal.
said he had IL on the authority of Com
pander Ware that Germany now is turn
ing out twelve submarines month and
the Allies are sinking them at the rate
of fourteen a month.
Lieut. Ware. in expressing apprecia =
tior OF the honor said he believed the
U-boat menace is passing. He had con-
voyed more than 100000 troops to
France without the loss of one man ON
every ship ffty-siX naval lookouts are
on duty night and day and ut least on
one occasion have given warning that
saved ship from destruction by "A tor
pedo.
1--WE have been putting the fear OF
gun fire and depth bombs into the hearts
Of the enemy" Comma nder Ware said
80 much so that a German Admiral had
10 make an apology not long ago for the
successful arrival OF our troops in
France In the year that We have been
in this war only two ships have been
sunk, and those were on their way home
and empty.
There are going to be some trans
ports sunk We have to count on that
But we are prepared our men are al
ways stationed on the lookout. OuI
ships boats are watertight. We are or
the jump to save every man II we are
struck The boats fall promptly at the
command to clear and they are always
ready for business
Lieut.. Ware then said he had trained
500 navy lookouts. and that the mer
have been doing exceptional service. He
described an encounter with a subma
rine during the passage of transport
The crew and the men aboard looked
only at the enemy boat, he said. but the
lookouts, whose duty is 20 watch Tho
water in all directions. saw the path OF
the torpedo and gave the signal tha
swerved the ship from its course. Tn,
torpedo passed harmlessly fifteen yards
from the bow.
Judge J. X. Tiffany of Hoboken ant
Robert Appleton. treasurer of the de
fence society. were the other speakers
The medal Is of bronze, designed by
George +. Brewster. Others will be-
awarded for conspicuous acts.
1t had been hoped to confer the frs
medal on Sergeant Clancy, who Will,
serving with a Canadian force carried
the first American flag over the top
Sergeant Clancy is now at the front.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-06
BETA THETA Pr ELECTION.
r. W. Shepardson Chosen Presi-
dent-F. II. SissOn Is Trustee.
snkciaL nkanntch IN TuE SrN

Special Despatch 10 THE Sun.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. W. Va, July
5.-The Beta Theta Pi convention here
closed to-day with the election of F. W.
Shepardson as president. who will sue
coed F H. Sisson of New York. Mr.. Sis
son was elected a trustee TO succeed
Major George NJ. Chandler OF Baltimore.
A banquet was given at the Old White
last evening. followed by informal dane
ing at the Greenbrer
Lieut.. and Mrs Edward l. Doheny
arrived at the Casino Cottage from
Washington for the week end
The Misses Katherine and Jeanne Nc
Laughlin OF New Brunswick. y. j.. are
at the Greenbrier for the summer
Lieut. Charlton h. Battle. L. s ~, and
n. w Wallace arrived from Washing
ton,
Arriving from Memphis to spend some
time here were Gen. and Mrs. Luke f..
Wright and party.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ross who are here
from Liverpool, and their daughter and
son-in-law, Capt. and Mrs A. c. Dor
rance of New York. went to the Pines
for dinner by automobile last evening.
Capt. and Mrs Dorrance have gone TO
Fort Monroe. where he is stationed with
the Coast Artillery.
James b. Weir went to Hot SPRING
by automobile to pass the day. and Mrs
George f.. Daw and party OF Albany left
in their automobile for Washington.
Mrs. A. W, Townes or CINCINNATI and
w p. Semple of Louisville arrived at the
Greenbrier. Many workers were in the
Red Cross rooms this afternoon, where
Miss Martha Sherwood was in charge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-06
WILLIAM BITTNER.

william Bittner, an actor. 81, who
portrayed Won Tirpitz in the film ver-
sion OF Gerard's MY Four Years in
Germany" died yesterday in the st,
Margaret Hotel. West Forty-seventh
street. He Is survived by a wife and
two daughters,
Funeral services will be held at noon
to-day in the Campbell Funeral Church.
broadway and Sixtv-siXth street, A del
egation from the Green Room club, in
which Mr. Bittner was active, will at
tend
Mr.. Bittner was born in Pennsylvania,
but had spent most OF his life in New
York He made his theatrical debut
thirtv-eight years ago and for many
years played in vaudeville In a dramatic
sketch entitled THE Waif.' He was
supported by his wife and two children
in the sketch.
From 1916 until his death he was as
sociated with the Selwyn Company, be-
irg seen in The Naughty WIFE and in
motion pictures with the Famous Play
ers and the Fox Players,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-06
CANADIAN NURSES
TWO FIRST CITIZENS
Naturaiized at Camp Dix I'm
der EeU LotU.
Special Despatch 10 TnE srS.

CAMP DIX. Wrightsown, ~ D.. July
5.-Thc first women TO win American
citizenship under the new law granting
immediate naturalization to army nurses
are two Canadians. Miss Laura Mas
ter native OF New Hamburg, Ontario.
and Miss Leoll Colquhoun of Norris
burg. Ontario. They received their citl-
zenship papers at Camp Dix this after
noon along with class OF almost 1000
foreigners called into the American ma
ton Mt the close OF the ceremony con-
Quoted In the Liberty Theatre by Fed
eral Judge J. Warren Davis.
The Government IL granting YOU this
honor because Americans believe there "a
no more noble work than that in which
you and your associates are engaged
We are glad that you are going to do
this work under the Stars and Stripes
and as Americans" Judge Davis told
tho nurses. The young women while
training at Chicago Hospital enlisted As
American nurses and were assigned to
the base hospital here. Miss Master de-
cided 20 become nurse after seeing
every able bodied man among her rela-
tives, to the number Of fifty. enlist In
Cana dian or American forces.