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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14

would be some time vet before 4
would be pOssi bic TO determine what
Germanys next move would be. II
is certain that should the Moscow
soviet reject the peace terms agreed
on by Lenine then the German ad-
vance against Petrograd Will 5e
pressed. If the peace terms are ac-
cepted il is expected here that Ger
many will wait at least a short
period 10 see what the Russians
themselves intend 10 do with peace.
Paris Suggested Action.
Pending the action of the soviet.
practically all plans which take in
20 consideration Russia and Russian
influence on the war are halted. The
Siberian question remains open with
Toxic, Paris. London and Rome
still exchanging messages as TO pos
sible plans.
1t is possible now 10 reveal the
fact that the suggestion that Japan
be asked TO intervene in Siberia
originated first in Paris The au-
thorities there were in receipt of in
formation indicating that the Ger
mans planned TO arm all prisoners
of war in Siberia and that the boil
sheviki was not inclined TO place
any obstacles in the way.
Exchanges between the japanese
am bassador in Paris and the French
foreign office resulted in a definite
plan Of action being suggested and
then the rroblem was passed on to
LordOn where 1t was approved on
the face of the information furnish
ed by France. 1t was not until Pres't
Wilson called for and secured 2
complete report that the fact was
rev ealed that China really held the
key Of The situation in her hands
through the control Al Harbin and
then when the United States made
il plain that it could not sanction
any move which so closely resem -
bled conquest. Toxic decided 20
withhold action pending develop
ments.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
TRY To WRECK
SOLDIERS TRAIN
Bold Attempt is Made Near
LOganSpOrt on the Wab-
ash Railway.
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LOGANSPORT Ind. March IA
After being kept secret for nearly
a week. 4 became known here to-
day that a bold attempt was made
L. wreck a troop train as II passed
through Logansport last Friday
nisht over the Wabash railroad. a
report Of the matter was made 10
officials OF the road and Waoa N
secret agents are now working Oh
the case.
A report Of the affair was also
made 70 the Miami county council
OF defense ar Peru The block sys-
tenn used By the Wabash railroad
company saved the train from being
wrecked.
The train loaded with soldiers go
ing from = western camp % an east
ern point was on the siding waiting
for express train 40. . % pass. East
of the siding was the red light q
the block system that held back SO.
from reaching the switch on which
the troop train stood.
Because No. . did not appear
when expected an investigation was
made and the trainmen on the tr0op
train went east 20 the end Of thb
switch There the white light show
cd acaiu,st 80. and the switch seas
open The paddock was gone Had
not the block oeen against No. 5
the express train would have passed
through The open switch and hit
head-on with the troop train.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
Boil SHEVIK PLANNING RESTS TANCE TO hun INVASIO
Peace Treaty IN Balance Before Russian C0ngre
Condemned Men
Not to be Shot,
Rules Save Them

International News Service.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
four American soldiers. condemned
TO death by courtmartial in France.
two for sleeping on post, and two
for disobedience Of orders, will not
be shot. Reports that the evidence
In these cases had been sent TO
Pres't Wilson were erroneous, il was
learned today. Instead, the review
ing authority here-the judge advo-
cate generals Offce-after inspec-
tion Of the records in the case has
returned them TO Gen. Pershing
with "a notation showing that the
findings are irregular
Certain technicalities which must
DC observed are understood 10 have
been overlooked by the court. These
irregularities are understood 20 be
Of such a character that Gen. PEI
shing will have TO set aside the find
ings Of the court and restore the
men TO duty. It is possible. of course.
that some of them can be correct
ed, but officials who are completely
familiar with the situation declared
today that the men never will be
executed.
The cases Of the five colored sol
diers awaiting execution for partici-
patton in the Houston riots await
the result Of other trials before the
president will act upon them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
Spy
CAUGHT IN CUBA
Expert Fire Bomb Maker on
Way to New York in
Custody of Officers.
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IutoruatiOna' News Service.
NEW YORK. March Walter
Scheele. considered by government
agents as one Of the most dangerous
German plotters, is today bound for
New York from Havana i'm custody
of American officers. according 70
advices received by local authorities.
Scheele. who was arrested in cuba
where he aed after being indicted
in this country in 1916. on a charge
Of conspirins to dynamite munitions
ship sailing between this port and
Europe. is president Of the New Jer-
sey Agricultural & Chemical Co. Of
Hobo n. He is said TO be an eX-
pert maker Of FIRE bombs and is al
legged by the police to have been
the master plotter i'm conspiracy
discovered In the spring OF 1915.
when ship after ship leaving this
country was found 10 have bombs
slowed away in the cargo.
According 20 indictments which
were returned against Scheele. his
bomb factory was located in Ho-
boken and agents of the government
asserted that if was German gov
ernment plant lie is declared TO
have been the most able assistant or
Lieut. Fay and was associated with
Capt Franz Won Rintelen and
others.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14

1t TO the American public. / am
under the impression that the Amer
lean people will see that we are
acting in self defense There is such
a thing as unwritten law in inter-
national law. We have come 10 a
situation i'm which not the strictly
technical view but the broad, hu-
man aspect OF international law
must be considered
We have no designs upon the
territory Of our enemies and will
surrender no territory to them.
What we have we wish 70 hold. Not
"A foot Of ground will be given any
body so long as we can fight. To
continue this policy will be- impos-
sible if the war is dragged on for
years. We will be starved out. The
submarine will enable us 10 have
our enemies also feel the pangs Of
famine. That is the reason why
we have Joined Germany in her new
submarine policy"
Count Czernin reiterated that
Austria Hungary was not looking
for trouble with the United States
His predecessor in office. Baron
Burian. had made similar state
ments to me long before. and Count
TisZa. the Hungarian premier. dwelt
on the same subject unremittingly
during a tWO-hour interview / had
with him. at the conclusion of which
he permitted me to quote him with
but one single sentence:
For the United States 10 engage
in the European war would be a
crime against humanity"
Count Tisza used the words as
here given. He felt that ultimately
the United States would enter the
war against the central powers.
though it was then February. 1915.
Diplomats Tried
To Avoid Conflict.
To avoid a conflict with the
United States government came 20
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
DEEP INTEREST II
ENTNCED IN CAPITAL.

WASHINGTON. March IL
Deepest Interest was evinced every
where in Washington today in the
meeting of the soviet of the Rus
sian congress. scheduled after post
ponement to assemble in Moscow.
There was a,wide division Of opin-
ion as to The action which will be
taken.
Many officials believe that it will
ratify the German imposed peace
pact. They base this belief on the
effect that the capture Of Odessa,
with its vast supplies. and the i'm
minent capture Of PetrOgrad, viii
have upon the delegates. other Off
ciais, and these include many close
20 Pres't Wilson, hope that the pact
will be rejected.
The soviet will have before il as
surances from the president that the
United States intends TO safeguari
the interests of Russia and of the
executive committee Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor that or
ganized labor in the United States
is ready 10 do all that it can TO aid
the Russian peoples. How effective
these assurances will be officials
here could not forecast.
The taking Of Odessa by the Ger-
mans while long discounted. is ad-
mittedly of great benefit to the cen
trail powers. II releases for them
enormous stores of wheat which can
be transported either overland or by
sea. II opens a way 20 conquest Va
Persia and Afghanistan toward In
dia. should German desires point
that way. Tt gives the central pow
ers. specially Turkey, almost uni7-
terrupted use of the Black sea, witr
its largest port available for any use
the Germans may desire 10 make Of
it, And il many mean that the Rus
sian Black sea feet will pass into
the hands Of the enemy.
Officials declared today that it
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
WEST VIRGINIA RIVER
HIGHEST IN go YEARS
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lnleEuaiINIal NfME NNIhIfls
CHARLESTON. W. Va. March
1f-Enorts were being made today
to get in touch with points alons
the Elk valley where the river.
swollen by heavy rains of the last
As hours Is ar its hciEhest stage =
nearly 60 years. Thirty-two feet
is reported al CLAY Courthouse The
towns Of BurnevilIe and ClcnviUe
are also inundated Wire COM
munication has been severed
Railroad traffic throughout the
south central part Of the state was
demoralized 10y the floods and the
loss Will run into the hundreds of
thousands Of dollars The Ches-
apeake and Ohio railroad sIffeCe0
the greatest damage. train service
on several OF its divisions being sus-
pended because OF slides
About 200 families now living n
the low lying sections Of Charleston
were driven from their homes dur
ing the niSht when the Kanawhl
river reached a crest of 20 feet
five feet over the danger mark. The
river then began falling and it is h.-
Heved that in the absence OF ran
all danger viii have passed hy nisht-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
OHIO RISING,
DRIVES PEOPLE
FROM HOMES
East Liverpool Residents
Abandon Houses and 40
foot Stage is Expect
ed by Tonight.
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EAST LIVERPOOL. o. March IL.
With the Ohio river rapidly ris-
ing. officials AT Dam No. s an noon
today issued flood warning Co river
flpnt pottery owners and residents
in the lowland sections OF East
Liverpool and Wellsyilie and Smith.s
Ferry. Pa a 40-foot stage. which
viii cause the river 20 overflow its
banks at several points. is expected
here at midnight
Families IN Jethro. the western
end of the city began TO move out
this afternoon. The water VIII
reach the second floor of their
homes. A similar exodus viii oc-
cur in certain sections of WoIIsyille.
a 40-foot stage will flood the first
floor of the city pump station and
inundate the tracks of the Steuben-
vile. East Liverpool and Beaver
Valley Traction Co. ar points in
Smiths Ferry. Pa. East Liverpool.
Yellow Greek and Empire. o..
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
RUSSIAN FLEET At
GERMANY s MERCY
Occupation of Odessa, An
nOunCed by Berlin, is
Menace to Navy.
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International News Service:
AMSTERDAM, March 14.-Occu-
patton Of the great Russian port OF
Odessa by German troops--as an
nounced by the German war Office
has put the Russian Black sea
fleet at the mercy OF the central
powers
Advices received here today did
not give the strength OF the Teuton
force that advanced upon the Rus
sian port. but indicated that it was
part OF Won Mackensen's army
that had been holding the Rouman-
ians' front.
Control OF Odessa gives Germany
domination of the Black sea and
opens up a direct route from Ger
many through Ukraiuia TO Trebizon
and thence 10 Persia
Germany has already been ac-
cused OF conspirinS TO make the
Baltic sea a German lake. but the
latest developments indicate that
her ambitions are even greater and
that she aspires 20 make the Black
sea a German lake as well.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
FIND DYNAMITE
IN SHIPYARDS
At HOG ISLAND
Industrial Relations Head JUS
titles Expense of Great
Number of GuardS-SteeI
Shortage Delays Work.
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WASHINGTON. March 1.-Two
hundred and forty pounds of dyna-
mite. enough TO blow up half the
plant" were found hidden i'm vari-
Gus places around the Hog Island
ship yard last month. according 10
testimony today before the senate
commerce committee.
The statement was made by Dud-
ley Reed Kennedy, head of the In
dastrial relations department at Hog
Island, I'm Justification for the large
number of guards kept on the pay
roll
The dynamite was discovered
from time 20 time over a period OF
about a month, Kennedy Gaid,
buried in small quantities over a
scattered area about the ship yard.
How Il got there is complete
mystery. he testified. The case is
now in the hands Of the United
states secret service.
Shortage Of steel.
Mr. Kennedy also said he under
stood there is a shortage OF steel
az the Hog Island yard now. Twelve
ways have been completed. but only
tvvo keels have been laid. The other
no keels viii be laid as soon as steel
is available. ne said
Tie described housing conditious
and told Of his departments work
in providing shelter for the work
men. Barracks for housing 5000
men have been completed. Accom-
modatious for 1900 more have been
procured by a campaign for rooms
iu Philadelphia.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
Pershing Reports
Repulse of Raid
by Rainbow Men
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WASHINGTON. March 14.-Gen.
Pershing in cablegram 10 the war
department. told briefly Of the
American troops repulse Of Ger
man trench raid on the morning OF
March 5.
He added Summary Of activities
OF the f2nd Rainbow diyision}
front night of March and g.. TIE
Cablegram read:
The enemy attempted trench
raid early morning on March ;
Same was repulsed with losses 20
enemy. our losses reported light.
No missing or prisoners Gen. Ger
ard. commanding eighth French
army. congratulated the division
commander on the way in which
the troops repulSed the raid"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
WANTS SOLDIERS TO HAVE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE

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EVANSVILLE. Ind. MareI If-
As "a matter OF simple Justice t1
the American soldiers ir tha f--G
FOR the defense of popular laer.y."
republican chairman OF -he FIRST
district today sent "a resolution 20
Gov. Goodrich urging that DE sa-
point "a committee OF I.e 90 -e. tlar
rs far as possible within tho 'aw.
soldiers bc given the rieht to vote
IN 1915
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
$4,000 MILL WORKERS
WILL GET INCREASE
nte-nationaI -. -.

Iuteruatl tl0n1I wv N"1FI''
LAWBENCE Mass March H.
r was announced here TODAY that
$4,000 employee of the American
Woolen -Uls GO bon this city viii
benefit by another voluntary r.-
crease Of 10 percent u wages 90 20
into effect or Nouday March --- I-
is reported that an other Amerlcan
wooden mill workers througho-t
New England VIII Boz granted "a Ifa
increase. " is expected also tIaf the
other big textile plants in Lawrence
viii make "a similar announcement.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
CREW TAKES
POST, NAVIGATION OPEN

International News Service.
CLEVELAND, March 1.-THE
1913 navigation season and the port
OF cleveland were declared official
Is opened yesterday when the city Of
Mt Clemens. the navy" of the CITY
OF Cleveland. steamed from the har-
bor and carried the crew OF Crib
10 their post. where they keep
navigation lights burning all
through the summer. The first act
or the lighthouse crew when they
arrived az their summer nome was
90 hoist the stars and Stripes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14

George \. Schrpiner. who for
years was correspondent of the
Associated Press i'm Austria
Hungary. the Balkans and Tur-
key, Is about To sail for Europe
as a member of the foreign stan
Of the international News Ser
vice. He has prepared "a short
series Of articles on the subject
lis Austria a-Hungary tho Bridge
To Peace" OF which the ac-
cOmpanying il one. The articles
tell the truth about the dual
monarchy by correspondent
who il generally reputed To- bc
the best informed OH this subject
Of any writer now before the
public.-EditOr's Note.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
WANT REFERENDUM ON
"DRY" ACT RATIFICATION
InlernatIonaI - ScrvIoe !.

international NeWc oetNlCet
CLEVELAND, O.. March Il. -
Wet forces here have started the
circulation OF petitions asking for
70 constitutional amendment TO per-
NIT referendum vote on any action
of the Ohio general assembly taken
when the proposal TO ratify the fed
eral prohibition amendment is laid
before the members. In 45 Ohio
counties the number of signers of
the petitions must represent at least
Eve per cent OF the total vote cast
i'm 1916 in each OF these counties.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
FIVE KILLED IN
GERMAN AIR RAID
HartIepOoI, on North Sea, is
Bombed by ZeppeIinS
Wednesday.
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News Service:
LONDON. March Il. - Five
persons were killed and nine in
jured at Hartlepool last night
by bombs dropped from a Ger
man air raider. according &c an
official statement issued today
by Lord French. commander
in-chief OF the home defenses.
Four bombs were dropped
upon the city OF Hartlepool by
the German airship.
CAS- the official statement used
the term airship IL Is presumed
that Zeppelins were again en-
ployed by the Germans i'm their
latest attack against the north
eastern coast.1
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14

The Austro- Hungarian govern
ment did not want 10 declare war
upon the United States Count
Czernin explained that there was
no reason for this Austria Hun
gary had enemies enough, he said,
and the issue which had led TO a
termination of relations between
the two countries, the ruthless sub
marine warfare. was such that the
American government was the
plaintiff and the central European
governments the defendants. Count
Czernin admitted readily that the
technical aspect of the new policy
i'm submarine warfare against mer-
chant shipping of all nations was
open to question ON the other
hand he pleaded that Germany and
Austria Hungary were acting in
self defense.
Central Powers
Nearly Starved.
The blockade of all central Eu-
ropean ports and the interference
on the part of the allies with t;,e
neutrals from whom Germany and
Austria-Hungary had been obtaining
food were not far from starving the
Germans and their allies out. The
day might come. said Count Czera5t,,
on which the Central powers would
be the victors on the battlefield and
the conquered at home. Such a
victory would have no value. To
prevent that state OF affairs the cen
ual powers had decided upon en-
forcing a more rigorous submarine
blockade of all allied ports. BY
means Of this Great Britain and
France were 20 be starved out.
/ went very thoroughly over the
ground with Count Czernin.
What will your country do?" he
asked.
"I don't know" your excellence"
was my reply.
Neither do T. was Count Germ
in's remark. 81 admit that our de-
cision has no precedent in interna-
tional law. But international law,
like municipal law, is largely made
up Of precedents. Somebody has
TO do a thing first When it meets
with general approval it is incor-
porated in the statutes and i'm the
methods of adjudication
Pleads Necessity
From Starvation.
You know what food conditions
i'm Austria and Hungary are. Our
babies are dying by thousands, our
aged by tens Of thousands. our
enemies wish 20 starve US into sub
mission. In the submarine we seem
to have "A means that will starve
them also. We have decided 10
employ that means to shorten the
war.
"Our act is such that we must
! present il TO n jury. We present
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
.EY DK. CHARLES y A1ED

The war chest is the latest de-
vice OF American ingenuity for the
reinforcement of American gener-
osity
So far as my observations go, it
has been a success i'm every city
where il has been tried.
1t affords the maximum of effic-
iency with the minimum of effort.
IL demands organization il
arouses enthusiasm; but it avoids
fret and fuss and strain and the
abomina bic waste which comes from
the division of effort and dissipation
Of energy.
1t spares alike the city and the
individual a world of worry.
A man knows what ne is expected
TO do for a whole year. a city knows
what is expected from it for the
next II months.
Once the war chest is esta blished.
other claims and appeals are barred
out. No unauthorized appeal need
be listened TO by anybody a bus
mess man need not expend five min
utes OF his valuable time investi-
gating-or refusing.
TabuIate Needs OF Causes.
All the investigating is done by
the representative men who have
been chosen as council Of the wa
chest They make il their business
TO tabulate the great causes which
are endorsed by the president Of the
United States. congress and the
leaders OF the American people.
They consider. in connection with
each appeal:
1.-The cause represented;
THE actual need:
3-The amount OF money needed
from the American people for a
years work OF this particular relief:
4-The amount spent by the or
ganization in raising funds and in
administering relief in proportion
to the sum spent upon the relief
itself.
5.-The standing and reputation
Of the men and women responsible
and other related questions.
Then the allot from the war
chest 90 the organizations they have
approved the amount 20 which they
think that cause is properly entitled
No man or woman in the city is
irritated by repeated appeals No
body is worried by the difficulty OF
deciding between the good qualities
OF a dozen good causes No body
is made sorry because he gave "a
causes a. %. e.. so much that be
has now nothing 20 give for cause.
CONTINUED on PAGE FoURJ
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
HIGH. WINDS CAUSE
DAMAGE IN CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND. O.. March II. -
High winds did considerab BILE dam
age here last night and early today.
breaki = glass and causing damage
on S all buildings. The steel
freighter Col. James NJ. Schoon-
maker. one OF the largest ore car
riers on the lakes, broke from her
mOorings in the Cuyahoga river
early ,oday and dltted before the
wind until a wreckinG tug and the
coast guard were called and made
her fast.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
GRAND RIVER RISING,
EATON RAPIDS MENACED
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DETROIT Mich March It-
Telephone messages from Eaton
Rapids this morning state that tho
Grand river is rising an the rate %
eight inches ar hour and that "a half
million dollars damage had been
done 10 property there Han ST..
one of the principal thoroIghfare-
is under three feet of Wate-. The
Michigan Central railway has a1an-
doned traffic
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
AKED ENCOURAGES
WAR CHEST PLAN
Noted Minister Says 1t AC.
COmpIiSheS Purpose With
Least Trouble.

tThc war chest plan for war
contributions. which is to be
used i'm South Bend. is heartily
endorsed by DR.. Charles +.
Aked. IN the following article
prepared for The News-Times.
Or. Aked. who spoke here last
evening has been in a number
of cities where war chest
campaigns have been staged,
and SO is able To speak from
personal observation and eN-
perience.-Editor's noteD
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
4.OOO BARRELS FLOUR
DESTROYED BY FIRE

CLEVELAND. o.. March IA
Hundreds Of barrels OF -four were
destroyed here early today in a fire
at the plant Of the General Baking
Co The fire is believed to have
been of incendiary origin, as IL
started in five places simultaneously.
More than 1000 barrels NJ -four
were stored i'm the place and most
OF them were destroyed by smoke
and water
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14
NAMES COLLECTOR

WASHINGTON. March IA
Pres't Wilson this afternoon nom
mated George TT. Rowley Of Green
vile. Pa. 10 be collector Of customs
for customs collection district No
l.. with headquarters at Pittsburgh.