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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-26
MAKES THREE
DASHES FOR
TRACK FUND
Carson Administration Would
Deplete Amount Raised by
Levy on Taxpayers to
Extent OF $4,000.

Thtee distinct raids Ola The track .
elevation FUND. fund originally I
created through special levy on
the taN payers Of the city and for .
She express purpose Of paving the /
city expense iu eIeEaung the New .
York Central tracks through South 4
Bend We're attempted by Inc Carr I
SON administration at the council .
meeting Monday nisht
Two OF the raids came when an /
ordinance authorizing The transfer /.
Crom This fund of $4,000 was pre-
seuted $4,000 90 30 Co the park /.
FUND and $4,000 Co the water works I
department.
Just before the time for adjourn /
menf. came another ordinance au- I
thorizug the transfer of $4,000 F.
more from the track elevation fund /
90 the water works department was /
introduced
The TWO ordinance eutaUine a
transfer of $4,000 from the track 7.
elevation fund were referred 20 /
special committee composed OF I
'ouncilmen Nennet Judson and .
Wisnievski
This was done ON motion Of /
Councilman Nenuet following a plea 1
of Controller Swygart that the $50 1
GOO ordinance be passed under the /.
suspension OF rules.
The City i Broke"
Controller SwyEart declared that (
-fhe city is broke He said that
when the Carson administration /.
went into office. there was some. /
hing like $4,000 ln the general /
fund. but now there is only about .
$1,000 left with which To- pay the +
payroll and tine city's outstanding /
debts now due
THE city is broke" he declared. +.
"and II This none, is not trans /
ferrcd from The track elevation .
fund. D viii have TO go out tomor- .
row and borrow where . cam
When asked what the city would .
do if there was no track elevation
fund Mr. Swygart told MR. Nennet +.
that the money would have go be
borrowed where it could be- found /.
"ls there not some way tnat the I.
running of the city cam he cut 4
down 2" Councilman Nenuet wanted I
ro know. Mr.. SwyEdrt answered I
that every effort is being made hy /
'hc administration 90 reduce eN- /
JenSes.
Ell understand that J ~. Toyne
is Dob the pay Of the city is that so.'
inquired Mr. Nennct
90 don't know" answered Mr..
Svyeart. Councilman Bailey entered
the discussion with the statement
that he had heard 10 slid that Air.
Toyue was actin- as sort Of legal
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-26
CASUAL. TIES ON
WEST F FRONT
STRIKE HOME
Chester Hunt of Rolling
Prairie Receives Serious
WOund-EIkhart Man
Dies in Action.

WASHINGTON. Feb % The
deaths of lieutenant and four &C.
diets resulting from airplane aco-
dents were reported 70 the war &c
partment today by Cen. Pershing.
The dead are Lieut.. Leland j. Hag-
adorn. orleans. y. Y. cadets Clar'.
b. Nichol. 1916 Locust st.. PhiiaceI-
phia; j. +. Stillman. So T. 39th ST.,
New YORK City; Donald r. carlton.
Providence. r. L. and Arthur H..
Wilson. 5000 Barins ST., Philadel-
phia
The MESSAGE gave no details O.,
the accidents
Gen. Pershng also reported tina;
Private Ralph r. Spaulding OF
Madison, AIe. had been killed in
action February L, that two other
privates We're severely wounded
February 10 and one slightly
wounded February %. The severe
~ wounded were Frank russ of rs
therville. Ia. and Chester a. Hunt
OF Rolling Prairie. Ind, and the
slightly wounded was Andrew Don
kow. south Bethlehem. Pa.
Private Paul era bUee of Ports
mouth. Ohio. died from wounds re
ceived i'm action Nov. 81; Lieut.
Thomas W. Mccoy OF Elkhart, Ind.
died from wounds resulting from
the explosion Of "A hand grenade
and Private George q. Clark. o.,
HolyOke. Mass. died from accident
al gun shot wounds
Private Charles a. johnson %
Moreley. col. was reported acct
dentauy drowned
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-26
SALVATION ARMY.

Members OF the Chamber of Com
merce. Rotary club. Ministerial as
sociation and city officials will be
present at the luncheon 10 be served
at the " NJ. q. A. Tuesday noon
where plans will he discussed for
Che raising of the local quota i'm the
salvation Army $1.O00.000 war
drive
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-26

Chester A. Hunt is "a widower, and
has two sons Herbert, Il years old,
and Anton. ] - years old. His pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hunt and
one brother. William Hunt. all live
near Rolling Prairie. Ina.
He was born on a farm three ans
one-half miles southeast OF Roune
Prairie in 1853. lie enlisted
i'm Arkansas i'm July, 1917 ana
was first stationed i'm East ~. LOUIS.
H.. during the riots there last sum-
mer. He was one of the first Amer
lean soldiers 10 march through
London. havins sailed sometime
during the month of August
His brother will Hunt heard
from him about three weeks ago
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-26

viii uot be responsible for amy
debts contracted by my wife
GEORGE BECK.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-26

students of Eadiu hall. the fresh
man residence, viii hold their first
smoker I'm the new recreation room
Wednesday evening. An interesting
musical program is being arranged
FOR the occasion. The Rev. FIR. Nc
Garry, C. s. c.. is rector OF Badin
hall
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-26
Notre Dame NeWs

Or. John b Bertelins of the South
Bend council. knights of CoIumbu
delivered an address before the
members of the Notre Dame coun-
ell Monday evening in the council
chambers i'm Walsh hall. The other
address was delivered by the Rev
William Lennartz, G. 5 c., of the
Holy Cross seminary.
The New Henrietta. a reading
10y Arthur Fischer, editor of the
Personality Magazine. viii he
given before the student body and
faculty Tuesday evening i'm Wash
ington hall Last week Mir. Fischer
gave a reading on the Tailor Made
Man" and was we'll received.
The Rev Patrick Haggerty e. :.
c.. rector of Corby hail. the sophie
more residence hall. returned TO du-
u after few days illness. During
the absence of FIR. HasEerty. the
Rev Thomas Leahy G. \ g.. and
the Rev James McElhone. c. :. c..
We're i'm charge.
To encourage the Metre Dame
students 10 buy government Thrift
stamps. literature ON the subject
was distributed throughout the halls
on the campus. FIR CaVanaugh
heartily endorsed the plan and en-
eourased the students 10 buy the
Thrift stamps
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-26
Skirts Of Practical Quality

OF all wool SergeS in navy and black, also in bacN
and white checks, a remarkable value al $5.95
Also SergeS in paidS and novelty stripes ranging
from $5.95 to $1975.
Skirts of Silks in many fabrics: Tafetas, stripes
peated all around Satin and Fables, also Satin Bar.
onetteS in many distinctive colorS. Priced from SIC
to $25
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-26

AtteF q. ~" p4rleF o'er he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
Allies and Germans
Dis Gu SIS Plans for
Withdrawal of Troops

PARIS, Nov. 16.-In accordance with
Marshal Foch's instructions, conveyed
through Major Sisteron to the German
Great headquarters, German military
and technical representatives met Bel
gian officers at Bruges, British at Mons
and French and Americans at Nancy
yesterday afternoon, says Marcel Hutin
In the ECHO de Paris" The meeting
was to arrange the details of the With
drawal OF the Germans across the Rhine
and to discuss questions relative to
railroads, rivers, canals and telegraph
and telephone service.
The Germans gave information con-
corning the different systems Of COM
munlcation and the destruction effected
or planned by the Germans. The Brit
lsh and Belgians dealt with the terri
tory limited by the Dutch Belgian and
the Dutch German frontiers, the Rhine
and the line of Coblenz. The French
and Americans discussed the region
south of Charleroi and Bonn to south
ern Alsace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
Fear Germans Pleas
For Food To Be Ruse
ToObtai,, Sympathy

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (By The As
ISOLATED Press).-In the almost hysteri-
cal appeals of the German provisional
government for supplies of food and
Tor permission to address itself di-
rectly through a commission to the
American public, officials here see
purpose to excite the sympathy of a
large element CT the American popu-
lation, more or less connected by blood
ties with Germany. With such SYM
pathies aroused, the German govern
ment, 1T was said undoubtedly hopes
to influence the approaching peace con-
terence toward leniency
Such appeals as those which have
been sent by wireless by DR.. Solf Ger
man Foreign Secretary. to Secretary
Lansing, were said to be quite unneces-
sary, and not likely to have any bene-
ticial results. President Wilson al
ready has promised to do everything
possible to prevent suffering among the
civil population of the conquered states
The Entente Powers have Endorsed
this attitude, not so much from cons i'd
erations of mercy or sympathy for the
foe as from a genuine conviction that
a starving and desperate people would
make dangerous nelghbors, render any
satisfactory peace impossible, and by
appeals to the internationalist spirit
endanger the security of the entente
countries themselves. TIE design of the
conservative elements in the entente
stats is understood to be to avoid rails
ing any new issues that would aggra-
waite these conditions
1t is known officially that there is
sufficient food in Germany to meet i'm
mediate needs. The supreme war coun-
Gil is planning to supply food in the
future. and before the present stocks
are exhausted. assuming the exercise
of wise economy in food distribution.
Therefore, it is said to be quite UNI
necessary for the German government
to send the proposed commission to the
United States to arrange for the pur-
chase of food. Mr.. Hoover and the
agencies behind him will attend to all
of that.
To correct what appears to be a gem
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
Limited Service Men
From Neu York viii
Start Home This Week

Between $4,000 and $4,000 men from
New York City, who were indicted into
the military service and row are in
training camps in this country, Will re-
turn soon to their homes. according to
the rehabilitation plan outlined yes
terday by General March.
None Of these men need go jobless,
according to Martin Conboy, director Of
the draft FOR New York City, who made
the estimate on the number who will
pour into the city from the canton
ments.
"Thc draft machinery of this city"
Mr.. Conboy said, will be turned to
the use Of every returning soldier who
finds himself without employment. He
should go to 80 local board which in
Quoted him or call at the selective SER
vice headquarters in the Hall of Rec
ords. Every effoffrtf twill be made by
men who understand his physical and
mental capabilities to procure pow
tlOn Tor hun.
1--WE take this personal interest in
the men who were ready to throw
themselves into the conflict"
While it might be several months
before all the men now in combat di-
visions are returned to the city, sew
eral thousand limited service men will
revert to their civilian status this week.
1t is estimated that more than 900
New York City men are at Camp Upton
in one of the six development bat
talions there. These battalions will be
the first demobilzed. They include
limited service men and those who are
not fitted for overseas service, but who
could be developed with special train
ing for full duty
The city's draft registratnts are To-
Gated chiefly in Camp Sheridan, Annis-
ton, Ala, Ebout 1000 miles distant:
Camp Humphries, Georgia., about 900
miles away, and Camp Forest, Lyttle,
La, about $50 miles distant. Many
are still at Camp Wadsworth, Spartan
burg. S. c., while hundreds are scat
tered thrugh coast guard groups at
Fort Wright New London, Conn; Fort
Hancock, New Jersey, and Fortress
Monroe, Va. A fortunate few are at
Fort Totten
At Camp Mills is a brigade composed
chiefly f Californians.
The Students Army Training Camps,
at which 10000 young men are enrolled
in New York city, will be maintained
under military supervision at least
until the end of this year, if not until
the end of the school year, in June,
1919, according to Chancellor Brown of
New York University.
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, of Co.
lumbia University, also believes that
there will be no marked interruption
in the work of the camps during the
first quarter, which ends at Christmas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17

erican troops start toward the Rhine
as soon as possible. 1t Is feared that
after the Germans move back there
will be trouble caused by strsggiers.
Most of these messages have been
sent with French and Italian soldiers
who have been released from German
prisons. These prisoners of war are
reaching the American lines in large
numbers.
A note reaching the headquarters Of
the LIST American army to-day was
written by village priest. He SAID
the German soldiers had been cele-
brating the signing of the armistice
and his Pensioners feared that their
lives would be in danger if the Amer
leans failed to arrive soon.
Several German officers have ap-
preached the American front lines
during the last few days, asking what
is to be done with war material left
behind, according to the terms of the
armistice. A German aviation officer
asked to-day where the planes of his
squadron are to be delivered. All
these queries are answered by state
ment that a commission is now consld-
ering the question and that notification
will soon be, sent to the Germans.
Miss Margaret W. Wilson, daughter
of the President, visited Verdun this
morning. She then went to Monte
Vile, where only bare walls remain.
She passed Malancourt, which for
years was in No Mans Land and now
appears like pile of crushed rock,
and went on to Montfaucon, which
commands view of the country for
miles in all directions.
Rumanian prisoners began reaching
the American lines late yesterday.
They said the Germans had freed them
rather than give them food or provide
transportation for them. The Ruman-
ans appeared in groups at different
parts of the front, being supplied with
clothing and fed by the Americans.
1t is reported that the Germans all
along the line are withdrawing in large
numbers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
Wilson at Peace
Table Would Be
Worlds Adviser
Continued from page l

Allied missions in the United STATE,
since the beginning of the war. who i
a Republican and voted against N,
President in the recent elections hu,
is now working with those who wen,
the President TO be at the conference
said to-day that the best insurance os
a happy outcome would be the Presi-
dents attendance upon it, but not in il
Because of his HIGH Office and domi.
mating influence" this man said. aths
President would be the only nersor
who could settle every dispute in a
manner to satisfy all the dsputants
Nobody would question his disinterest.
edness. Even fiat adverse decision
from him would be received with good
grace by the most contentious. His
advice would be sought on most points
before they formally came I'm before
the conference, with the result that the
conference itself would likely be free
from all disputation."
Could Guide Delegates
This role, it is believed, naturally 3d.
peals to the President. Another thing
that prompts him to yield to the press.
ure that is being brought to bear to
persuade him to be at the conference
though not of it, is his intense anxiety
lest the American delegates stray from
his views of what their course shoald
be. Being with them but not of them
he will be in a position, without IN.
gracious interference, to direct their
procedure as he would have it.
Whether the President goes or stays
at home, he is now supremely inter.
ested in an early and expeditions con
ference. Every hour brings new evil
dences that the Central Powers lost in
their race against the exhaustion Of
their supplies, as well as in the armed
contest with the Allies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17

and show that without food she will
sink into Bolshevism and anarchy.
Nevertheless. the old imperlalistlc or
der still stands. The minority and
the bourgeois are in agreement. SO the
nation is still united and disciplined
and eager to again take up its eco
nomic tasks. Unless We obtain all the
guarantees necessary Germany will
again be formidable tomorrow and
still eager to invade US"
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg in
his message to the German army said
that the threat Of famine caused the
acceptance of the armistise," says Mar
eel Hutin of the Echo de Paris"
Although food difficulties paved a
part in the defeat of Germany, the de-
termining cause of the German col
lapse was the fact that the enemy
army was on the brink of disaster.
"The first words the German pleni-
potentiaries said TO Marshal Foch were
in substance: 'Germany's army is at
your mercy. Marshal Our serves Of
men and munitions are completely ex-
hausted, making it Impossible for US
to continue the war;"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
Note Is Published
Telling Berlin Not to
Address u. S. Direct

WASHINGTON, Nov 16.-Secretary
Lansing made public to-day the text
of his reply to radio communications
from Germany seeking modtica-
tions in the terms of the armis-
tees with Germany and Turkey. 1t an
nounced that the requests would be re-
ferred to the Allied governments and
the Supreme War Council, and pointed
out that such communications should
be sent to all the associated govern
ments, instead of only to the President
or government of the United States,
and should come through established
diplomatic channels instead of by wire
less.
Mr.. Lansing's note, addressed to Min
lister Sulzer, of Switzerland, follows:
II should be gratitied if you would
be good enough 10 convey the follow
ing communication to the Secretary of
Foreign Affairs of the German govern
ment:
THE government of the United
States has received the radio messages
addressed to the President of the
United States by the German govern
ment, relative to relief from certain
requirements imposed in the armistice
with the Ottoman government, and the
armisticc with the German governms t.
Inc communications which have
been received will be forthwith COM
municated to the other governments
with which the government of the
United States is associated, and also
to the Supreme War Council in Paris.
The government of the United
States takes this opportunity to sug-
gest to the German government that
communications of this nature, which
pertain to the terms of the armistice or
to matters in which all the associated
governments are interested. should be
sent to all the governments and not
addressed alone to the President or
government of the United States.
The government of the United
States also desires to call the atten-
ton of the German government to the
fact that these communications should
be presented through established diplo-
matte channels, rather than by direct
radio communication"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
German Troops Reported
Staying Officers as
Victors Approach
Ex-Governor General
And Suite Escape
Enemy Breaks Truce Terms
by Destroying Stores at
Assche Station

PARIS, Nov. Is (By The Associated
Press belgian advance guards en-
tered Brussels this morning.
The German troops, in accordance
with the armistice, began moving out
of the Belgian capital yesterday and
are now nine miles away, according to
the correspondent of the midi" on the
Belgian front.
Riots Are Reported
Conditions in Brussels Tuesday and
Wednesday were as disturbed as on
Sunday and Monday, owing to many
clashes between German troops, says
the Bruges correspondent of "LTnfor-
nation" In the fight in which ma
chine guns were used at the Northern
Rilway station twenty soldiers were
killed.
Automobiles loaded with soldiers and
carrying red flags paraded up and down
the boulevards. Non commissioned Of
ficers were forced to hand over their
arms and the marks of their rank we're
torn off. Officers were driven from the
streets, and those found hiding in pri-
vate houses were killed.
The Governor and his suite, the cor
respondent adds, are believed to have
but most of the officers at
tached to the staff of the local COM
mander were assassinated
The Belgian population took no part
in the disturbances.
French Troops at Metz
The newspapers point out that the
French troops arrived at the gateways
OF Metz on the anniversary of the con-
stitution Of the Clemenceau cabinet,
which was organized on November Is,
1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
German, Catholics
Protest to Pope or
Terms OF Arr1isfice

LONDON, Nov. 16.-German Catho-
lies are appealing to Pope Benedict
against the heavy burdens of the ar
mistice conditions, according to wire
less dispatch received here this after
noon from Berlin.
The manifesto Of the German Catho-
hes points out that 'insistence upon
the cruel armistice conditions" must
throw the German people into the
direst need, and continues:
The demand for the surrender of
railway material which is indispensa-
bic to us prevents us from carrying out
the traffic necessary for victualling the
people, who for four years have been
starving"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
U.s.. War Gardeners Pledge
Aid to Hoover as He So;Je

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1e.-war gar
oehefs OF America asked Food Admin
's'fa'or Hoover before he sailed to- dav
10 take to Europe assurance Of thar
cooperation in helping to provide food
IN a telegram sent to Mr.. Hoover on
'he steamer at New York Charles Lath-
no rop Pack; president of the Nationa,
war ar, Garden Commission. said: '''''
Fleose take to Europe our .ss,,u
% al that the war gardeners Of 10
unl,ed States will raise Victory crons
neSt year III excess of this years greaf
PRODUCTION II cooperating with YOU in all
enelr strength to aid in solyinc to a..
loOd prOblem Of the world D e wy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
Lord Reading Recovering
From Influenza At+...

p hoNpuN, Nov. ls.--Lord Reading,
British High Commissioner and Special
ambassador to the United States, is
recovering from a sharp attack Of IN
Par;s ,,, contracted ont on his return from
delegates at the conferences VII ;n J,t 4sf
p'ace before the armstice between 't tbn
Allies and Germany, Do'"eeh the
ba 1--WE tunes he has arranged to %
oaSk to America, but each Tina ,G; o
ose"pIn 'S was postponed at the renuas.
OF Premier Llovd Genrno Wv iequest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17

eral public misunderstanding ~ -
subject, it may be aushor,sst;,sn e
stated that none Of this fooa ,. ~ ~
sent from America to Germany or ue
tria will be given away. 1t mn.. Gus Is
paid for by the governments Of sso DC
countries. Possibly that canno. Ia us dsS
n German cash. for it is believes s .Sse
the store of "old in the ReichshsnL t as'
been virtually exhausted thronch .ss
heavy purchases which Germanr tue
been obliged TO make from ns,. nas
countries and for which she has has a
pay, for the most part. 10 coin q"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
Rehabilitation to Begin
At Camp Taylor Monday

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 16.-Demob-
ilization of the first soldiers at Camp
Zachary Taylor will begin Monday, ac-
cording to statement of the COM
mandant, Colonel Arthur II. Carter,
with the discharge of whole ba/aries
First men to receive discharges, the
statement said, would be students of
the field artillery officers training
school who prefer not to complete the
course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
Fl. &. Norman To Be on
British Peace DELEGATION

TOXIC. Nov. Is. BY The Associated
Press).-H. c. Norman. counsellor Of
the British Embassy here, it is re-
ported, has been named as one of the
British delegation to the peace con-
terence. lie organizad the secretarial
force OF the 1912 peace congress be-
tween TURKEY and the Balkan statcs