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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12
CASSIDY OPENS
POLICE SCHOOL
Hopes to Train Men to Learn
Habits and CharaCteriS-
tics of Criminals.

All criminals who fall into the
net spread by the local police de-
partment will be given the once
over" by every man or the uni
formed and plain clothes forces
hereafter. This school for officers
was instituted by Assistant Chief Of
Detectives William Cassidy Friday
night when William Connect. who
has a long police record, was ex-
amined and studied by the day and
night squads.
Another feature OF the shakeup
in che police department by the
Carson administration Is the reduc-
ton in the police force, four men,
and the assignment Of six men TO
the detective force. This plan pro-
vides for four detectives working
from 20 Il p. m. This is two
more than were working at night
during the Keller administration.
The officers school was instituted
with a view Of instructing the men
in the characteristics OF hardened
criminals 10 enable the force TO
spot" an old-timer the moment he
appears in South Bend. Chief Cas-
sidy stated Friday night that no
more pictures OF local offenders will
be taken than actually necessary.
lie stated, however, that felons will
appear in the rOgues' gallery.
Study Connect.
When Connect. who was taken
Thursday night after he had bur
IL. -s--.a a. yTrs1ff.,, rreob r~rocarxr
store at 2001 Miami ST., was brought
before the squads at roll call, he
was ordered 10 walk. talk and act
for the benefit Of the officers and
then Chief Cassidy pointed out the
characteristics easily discernible.
As each officer stepped from the
ranks. Connect was made 10 carry
on a conversation with him, give
the officer a closeup and distant
view OF his visaEe
In this manner Chief Cassidy
stated that he hoped TO teach the
men more than the routine of pa
troll duty Both the patrol and the
plain clothes men will be instruct
ed further i'm their duties when Wis
iting the scene OF a crime and the
most important points of immedi-
ate interest 10 the department as
soon as a crime is committed.
Another change was made on the
force Friday night when Detective
James Cutting was given his old job
49, wagon man on the day force,
and officer Hamilton. who was a
detective under former Chief of De
tectives Barnhart was again order
ed 10 don plain cIothes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12
j. s. MAY PRUNE
RAIL employees
Southern Pacific Head 0p-
poses Move, Fearing
DiSarrangement.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-Possi-
Bile reduction i'm the number of
railroad employees under govern
ment operation was touched upon
Friday at the house interstate COM
merce committees hearing on the
administration railway bill Julius
KruttsChnitt. chairman of the
board of the Southern Pacific, who
said he spoke for the American
Railway association, voiced serious
objection TO any pruning of lists Of
employees on the ground that il
would seriously affect the organiza-
ton of the lines and mean disar-
rangement when the properties are
turned back to their owners after
the war.
Chairman Sims asked about the
feasibility Of eliminating some of
the solicitors employment by the
roads, particularly those whose du-
ties are 10 seek passenger business.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt said the men who
solicit passenger business also look
after freight and therefore he did
not believe any considerable num-
Der OF them could be dispensed
with
Some of the q passenger trains
running between Omaha and Chi
cago, the witness thought, could be
taken off and the men engaged on
them given employment i'm the
freight service. He was opposed,
however. to any changes that would
throw men out Of employment.
Opposes Compensation Basis.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt again voiced his
objection to the proposed basis of
compensation TO the roads. saying
he believed the return should be
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12
CUTTER EMPLOYEES
END CONFERENCE

The annual sales conference of
the sales force and the factory
force Of the Geo. Cutter Co. closed
Friday night after a session OF four
days from Jan. 20 Jan. II. The
conference has been a most inter
estinE one and has been the means
OF establishing "a closer relationship
between the factory and sales force
shan has ever before existed.
on Monday evening the factory
people entertained the sales people
az country dinner AT the Deven-
port farm. near the cry. After the
dinner Informal talks were given by
mem bers OF both forces
Both the factory and the sales
men were unanimous in declaring
that the outlook for the business Of
1913 was very fine.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12
AT THE OLIVER.

Robert Warwick heads the east
in The Mad Love" at the Oliver
theater today and tomorrow. He
has never had a role better fitted
TO his pleasing personality than that
Of the modern Othello i'm this unique
and fascinating story, which com
bines in a most surprising fashion
romance, humOr and tragedy The
heart-hunger Of a neglected wife
and the maddening jealousy of a
suspicious husband are the factors
which bring about the startling
climax. Elaine Hammerstein plays
opposite him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12
TFTEATERS
AT THE ORPHEUM.

Last opportunity to see Pauline
will be given Orpheum patrons to-
day. Other acts on the bill are VIII
stanton and company, Gus Erdman,
May and Kilduff and Scissors"
Lonzo Cox.
Headlining the new bill, which
opens at the Orpheum tomorrow is
a People and Greenwald act, en-
titled The Sextet De Luxe" and
consisting Of six charming young
ladies who sing, dance and play
Richards and Kyle, presenting a
Night at the Club the famous Arc0
brothers. Polish gymnasts; Wallace
Calvin, deceptionist, and the three
BObs, comedy jugglers, make up the
bill
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12
KEEP FLAT ROOFS CLEAN

Building Commissioner Perkins
urges local citizens to keep their fat
roofs free Of snow. The number Of
catastrophes in other cities where
fiat roofs have fallen in makes the
warning to South Bend residents
timely. Mr.. Perkins stated that
should a thaw take place after the
blizzard now raging in the city. roofs
would be under a great strain.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12
AT THE LASALLE.

The Narrow Trail" written by
and featurirI William s. Hart. VIII
be given final showing at the La
sa e theater today.
Roy Stewart who intrOd uces a
rev western type OF actor. plays the
leading role in tomorrow's LasaIle
picture, entitled The Learnin' o.
> ina Benton" Depicting the bitter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12
AT THE CASTLE.

Final showing of The Strong
Way" starring June EIvidge, will
be given at the Castle theater to-
day.
Tomorrow, The Grell Mystery"
features Earle Williams. The story
concerns a woman who murders her
husband when ne attempts TO
blackmail a former sweetheart of
hers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12
COASTERS LEG BROKEN

Charles Collmer. 1874 W. Indiana
av., suffered a fractured left leg on
the tobOggan slide at Rum village
Friday night about o'clock. He
was removed 70 his home in the po-
lice ambulance by officers Miller.
Laskowski and Rambo.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12
OLD CIVIL WAR VETERAN
DIES AT SOLDIERS HOME

Word has been received here Of
the death of Chauncey Ashcraft,
an old civil war veteran at the sol
diers' home at Marion. Ind. Ash
craft was 81 years old. and went 10
the soldiers home from South Bend
about "a YEAR ago.
He Will be buried Saturday after
noon from the home at Marion he
leaves no relatives except a grand
son in the west. whose name OF
whereabouts Is not known
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12
GETS LUNCH, EARS FREEZE

EVANSVILLE. Ind. Jan. L. -
The ears OF Arthur q. Nitzer. as
sistant weather observer at Evans
Vile. were frozen Friday noon As
ne made a hurried dash from the
observatory for luncheon 1T looks
like poetic justice" admitted the
weatherman. now liquid FIRE for the
kaiser"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12
AT THE OIIXER.

stop, Look, LISTEN, the big
ragtime musical production which
comes to the Oliver theater Mon
day. is a riot Of color music and
pretty girls. The trip to the Sand
wich islands is the means Of dis
playing some fetching gowns and
gives opportunity for characteristic
music and tropical scenery.
Anna Held, the noted French
coincidence with the big roguishly-
rolling brown eyes and one of the
greatest favorites of all time with
her saucy stage demeanor. is TO be
the attraction at the oliver theater
Sunday, Jan. 90, in her own musical
comedy, Follow Me-" her latest
success in which she scored a SEN
sational triumph at the Casino.
New York, last season.
Miss Held being French. and
since France is now dearer 10 the
hearts of American people than
ever before, the engagement is
doubly notable. This chic, dainty
artist has done her bit in many ways
toward helping France maintain its
magnificent stand in the present
great strife. For two years before
returning 10 America, she visited
hospitals and battlefelds i'm France
carrying cheer in song and gifts TO
the wounded and blind men.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12

SEATS ON SALE TO-DAY.
PRICES-25c, soc. 75c, Sf.0O
and S1.5O.
The sun., 1918-09-03
NEW ANTI-TANK
TACTICS BY FOE
Squads of Infantrymen Try to
Damage Caterpillar Bands
With Grenades.
ARTIFICIAL MARSH MADE
French i'm Hard Fighting
North Of Scissors Cap
ture Thousands.
ARTIFICIAL MARSH MADE
BY GERALD CAMPBELL.

special cable Despdtch 10 The Sun iron. ne
London Times Service.
copyright. Rls; al rights rese,rrd
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY. Sept .
North of Scissors French troops have
taken Lerry. the last village at the fur
ther edge OF big gully which runs
down 10 tie Aisne. From Pemmiere., to
Serny they have demolished several
strong points and have brought in thou
sands of prisoners on this part Of the
front the enemy left an unusually large
number OF dead, as an inevitable result
OF the Ludendorff policy of examining
every possible man into the front lines.
This is the antithesis OF the Won Boehn
policy in retreat actions. Il is true the
Germans are no longer retreatng in this
sector. and wall OF armed men offers
n sitter barrier than any amount OF
wire
IL - also true that the enemy lately
has evolved a new system Of resisting
the French advance. This consists o.
meeting the dreaded tank attack by
blowing up bridges Wherever possible
and by mining the roads and damn,irg
streams 10 create marshes. They are
also employing a special anl.-tank gun
and delegating specia! squads OF trained
infantrymen to attack the tanks with
hand grenades These are thrown un-
der the tanks with the idea OF putting
tho caterpillar wheels out OF action
As part of the living wall scheme
these are no doubt excellent defensive
measures. but they are carried out only
at fearful cost TO the eneuV Wnau
men must go out TO meet the tanks with
hand grenades it ls rare that any OF
them get back alive, The drawback to
the living wall theory is that it calls for
too many men and can only be effective
as long as the wall remains When the
wall begins to crumble il cannot be re-
placed like trench. eNcert by drawing
on precious reserves.
The Germans may FOR the moment
check our advance. but il happens that
territorial gains are not what the French
are after just now. TIE French pulicy
at present is to kill Germans. and the
thicker they come the thicker they fall
The sun., 1918-09-03
Ground Given Up on SOmme
Had Been Fought Over
Four Times.
MUCH BOOTY RECOVERED
Includes Wheat in the Shocks.
Which Had Been Har-
vested by Enemy.
ny PERRY ROBINSON.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SrN 'rom me
london Tunes Service.
Copyright. leis all rioh.s reserved.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE,
Sept. al visited many villages yesre:-
day which had been the scene of recent
lighting along the Somme. such as
Cappy. Chuigncs. Chuiynolles. Herbe-
court, Dompierre and FAY. All tfeae
towns were ravaged and destroyed by
the Germans in their retreat o' last year
and since then they have been pounded
by our guns
One is greeted the familiar spec
tacle OF stumps of -Uined churches, sur
rounded by a. tumbled wilderness OF
broken walls with black ribs OF chsrred
rafters. Around the villages are charred
remnants OF our hutments, the majority
showing how completely they were de-
stroyed BY fire before We left then.
Everywhere are German sign posts,
the Germans being tremendously prolific
in such enterprises One sign points to
the house where the German command
ant n few days ago had his headquar-
ters 1t 10 now used by the Australian
Y. NJ. e. 4.
Among the rubbish IN the outskirts
the German dead still lie unburied and
al one place a German howitzec lay
sprawled across the road. Twenty
yards further was az overturned gun
carriage and the horrid fragments OF
horses One can picture the dreadful
scene that resulted when ore Of our
high explosive shells hit the gun
Jfa!rly as It was trying to get away.
still further along was one Of our tanks,
blacEened oy fire, showing where, II
lad gaUantly charged down the side OF
a bank.
Numbers oc our lorr.es We're encoun-
tered on the roads dragging back Ger
man army stores. Among the booty were
several German motor cars that had
been hit by shells. but still in such
condition that they could be repaired.
All along are great numbers OF Ger
man guns that had TO be abandoned in
6ight
On some Of the ground re2aptu!ed the
enemy had S'thered the harvest before
We drove HIN out and shocks behind
which machine guns tiled to make a
stand are still there. We came into
possession Of large wire dump, witb
great quantities of timber and other
engineering stores which the Germans
could neither remove nor destroy.
!. 1t is a region with which We are
familiar and it is strangely fascinstin
TO go over t!Ie old ground ana notice the
changes made BY the Germans The
weathSf continues cool ard unsettled,
but mostly fine. with occasional showers.
The sun., 1918-09-03
NAVAL FLIER KILLED
IN 300 FOOT FALL
Drops Into ShailoW Water of
Great South Bay.

BABTLoN, i. l.. Sept, 2,-Wslter p.
Talaski OF Rochester, a student fiier at
tho Bay Shore naval station, was killed
this afternoon when his hydroairplane
fell into the Great South Bay off the
mouth Of the Annusk .nlonica River,
near Babylon. lie fell about 900 feet
and into about five feet of water. 1t
Is believed he died instantly.
lie was flying alone over the bay.
lie was was about a mile OF shore,
Boatmen saw his machine dart suddenly
downward, but being used TO avlators,
antics thought nothins OF 1t until 1t
splashsd into the water.
Chester o. lSetcham. president Of
Babylon Village, who was crossing the
bay in his racing boat was the nrst 10
reach the spot. Talaski had been
strapped to his seat and had gone under.
A patrol boat and other craft soon sur
rounded the wreckage and the body was
extricated and brought to Babylon. Ta-
laskf was "a years old.
The sun., 1918-09-03
YANKEES WIN
PLATEAUR0AD
Cut Way Through Acres Of
Wire Entanglements
Strongly Defended.
REACH TERNY SORNY
Operation Conducted in Face
Of Terrific Fire From
Ground and Air.

WITH THE AMETIcAN ARMY IN FRANCE,
Sept 2.-The American troops reached
the enlbankments OF the Bethune- -Sois-
sons roadway late Sunday night by lit
orally cutting their way through acre
after acre OF barbed wire-the work OF
two great armies. In gaining the road
the Americans passed over great open
places consisting OF an immense net
work OF wire.
The American speaihead east of Ju-
vigny was driven across the Bethune-
scissors roadway by great early morn
ing hammer blow and the Americans
spread-in a great seml-c.rcle and held
their objective.
In the face of German mschines gun
and airplaue fire the Americans began
a powerful night assault from the
Bethune- scissors roadway, which they
had reached late Sunday. They held
the roadway until after dark despite
machine gun fire from the hign points
ahead and enfiladed by machine guns
from the south in the direction OF
Terny- Sorry. The attack carried them
10 the De Castillo trench, more than
half li!lometer east OF the roadway.
From where the De Castillo trench
crosses the roadway the Americans hold
line TO the southwest, on the outskirts
Of ny-Sorny.
4 barrage preceded the in:antrymen,
VINO crossed the roadway in the night
assault. the artillery succeeding in clear
ing the machine sun nests ahead on the
hills. The chief source OF annoyance to
the, Americans came from machine guns
In the Bois de Beaumont. TO the south
ward, where the artillery had difficulty
i'm shooting them out because OF the
dense woods
Soon after the American bamsSe be-
gan German bombing aviators started
opera tions, endeavoring TO locate the
advancing infantrymen by using the di-
rection OF TIE German machine gun
flashes as guide to the desired targets.
The bombing aviators came out in
greater numbers than at any time since
the Americans made their attack north
OF Scissors.
ANY of the wires the Americans had
to overcome We're new, representing re-
cent work by the Germans, while others
were rusty, having stood since the
French strung them some years ago. In
addition TO the wire entanglements the
Americans were compelled TO over
come q trench system which ran along
the hills like canals. The trenches ran
In every direction and most OF them
were deep, having been dug by either
the French or Germans during ther
respective occupations OF the plateau.
The sun., 1918-09-03
BRITISH GO THROUGH HZNDENBURG DEFENCE;
PENETRATE 3 MILES; LMPERZL WHOLE LINE;
AMERICANS REACH BETHUNE- -SOZSSONS ROAD
N. Y. Steamship Omega
Torpedoed; )26 Missing

A BRITISH PORT, Sept. a.
The American steamship
Omega has been torpedoed. The
vessel foundered Friday, night.
Twenty-nine persons were saved.
Twenty-six are missing.
Many bodies have been washed
ashore. The captain of the
Omega was drowned. His body
has been landed.
The Omega was 1886 tons
gross and was built at Belfast in
1880. She was owned by Barber
& Co..New York. The vessel
was 400 feet long, thirty-nine
feet beam and twenty-one feet
deep. The Omega was formerly
the S. V. Luckenbach and before
that was known under the names
of Brooklyn, Mac Pherson, OLDHAM
and British Queen.
The sun., 1918-09-03
YANKEES GO FORWARD ONLY.
They Refuse 10 Yield AN Inch In
Three Days Fighting.

LONDON. Sept 2.-The Americans, says
the correspondent for Reuters, Limited.
at Anne, lean headquarters in France. so
far have never yielded ground in France,
and they kept that proud record invio-
late by their successful advance on
Juvigny after three tays and nights
OF tho bitterest fighting The corre-
spondent says the Amer ans encoun-
tered a stout-hearted and ,tremely skill
full enemy showing no signs of a lowered
morale.
Every foot OF the way into Juvigny
had TO be contested with machine gun
ners who fought until none was left to
fight, The Americans gained ground.
the correspondent adds, the heaviest
shelling with high explosives falling to
loosen their grip, and not even twelve
hours later, when the Germans flooded
the valley with gas
The sun., 1918-09-03
ENEMY ALRMEN STRANGELY Y
MISSING ON BATTLE FRONT
Allies Mystfed by Absence and Conjecture Break
down of Aviation Service-Raiders Go Far
Behind Lines Unopposed

bardments of German railroads and
functions. batteries and transport COL
umns. Some OF the French fiiers. hav-
ing nothing else to do busted themselvs
with carrying rations to the French out
post fighters. who are only partly in
trenched in the open fields, making the
work OF the food carriers extremely
dangerous.
THE SuN correspondent visited a park
not far from Amiens, where the booty
taken by the Canadians and Australians
during the last month was piled up
neatly. More than 1900 cannon were
there and upward OF 5000 machine
guns
The sun., 1918-09-03
128, ,302 Men Captured
by Allies Since July Is

PARIS. Sept. A summary Of
the captures by the allied
forces on the western front since
July rs was issued to-day as fol-
lows;
In the course of their often
sive from July Is to August
81, the armies of the Allies
have taken 12S,302 prisoners,
including 2,674 officers, and
, captured 2,069 guns, 1874
ND throwers, 1878 machine
guns and a considerable
quantity of munitions, supplies
and materials Of all kinds.
The sun., 1918-09-03
New Donor Asks How
Smokes Are Distributed

THE soldiers themselves make
answer. Their letters to
donors come back from the active
sectors, while news is still being
printed Of these activities; such
celerity is surprising, but COM
prehensible by reading the ex-
tracts from letters and post
cards printed on page 5.
One of these was written by
Corporal George w. Piner. "To-
day was tobacco day for us, and
l tell you it is helping us finish
our little Sob"
WARNING! THE sun To-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1918-09-03
GIVE WORK TO WIN WAR.
Employees of Bridgeport Co. Build
Guns without Pay.

WAsRINGToN, Sept. 2.--Emp,oyees o.
the Bullard Engineering Works. Bridge
port, Conn, celebrated Labor Day by
giving without. compensation. Ave hours
of their time 10 constructing Is. mlli-
meter guns for the American Army over
seas. In announcing this tonight, the
Ordnance Department made public this
telegram sent to Gen. Pershing by the
men;
ITO help you win, and win soon, we
propose 10 give LABOR Day a meaning
true to its name by giving. without
compensation, five hours OF our time on
this national holiday to the building Of
1855 miliimeter guns 70 shoot the Hun"
The sun., 1918-09-03
SCHINDEL TO LEAD
MEADE BRIGADE
MacA rthur to Get Field Com
mand in France.

CAMP MEADE, Sept. BRIG. Gen. 8.
J. Bayard Schinde,. one of the best
known officers OF the old Regular Army.
has reported here for duty and has been
assigned to command the Twenty-first
Infantry Brigade. Gen. Schindel -came
here from Camp Pike. Ark. where he
served as a regimental commander. He
has also served as AN officer on the Gen.
cral Staff.
To Gen. Schindel has beel given COM
mand of the brigade, which It was
thought would hs taken TO Frame by
Brig. Gen Douglas Macarthur u Rain
DOW Division fame. Gan. MacAgthur, II
is understood, win he held IN France to
command a brigade in Gen. reIshins' S
rev field army.
The sun., 1918-09-03
British Mission at Capital.

WAsHINGToN, Sept. 2,-The British
war mission headed by Sir Maurice de
Bunsen which has been visiting South
.nerican countries to adjust trade and
financial conditions to meet exigencies
OF the war arrived IN Washington to-day
fr1m Havana.
Tae visitors WI remain n Washing
ton a week or ten days and VIII he the
recipients OF official courtesy,
The sun., 1918-09-03
special CdIte Despatch 10 TEE suN.

PARIS, Sept. During the fighting
along the whole length OF the. front in
the last few days German airplares.
usually plentiful during actual fighting.
have been strangely absent, and this has
given rise to numerous conjectures con-
cerning the actual condition Of the en-
emy's air forces. On the entire Sois-
sions- Noyon front only FIVE enemy ma
chimes have been observed in the last
twenty-four hours.
This has enable the French hiers to
carry out some extremely effective bonn
The sun., 1918-09-03
KYUSHU COAL MINERS IN RIOT.
JapaneSe Colliery Fired and Fifty
Houses Destroyed.

TOXIC. Aug. 81 (delayedl Serious
distur Dances are reported among the
miners in the Kyushu coal district.
At one colliery the miners set fire to
the mine buildings and before the
flames were extinguished fifty houses
had been destroyed.